Chapter 23: Accumulating Blessings for Xiaojiu
The villagers were illiterate peasants who had no idea what it meant to apologize by carrying a few thorns on their backs. Under the guidance of the head of the village, each of them carried a few thorns on their backs, and the group of people pushed and shoved their way to the door of the Ye family.
Luo Qiuyue stood at the door, "Hey! What are you doing? I don't lack firewood at home!"
The village head popped his head out from the crowd and said, "Mother Yan Ping, this is to admit my guilt and apologize to you!"
Luo Qiuyue sneered, "No, no, no, I can't accept such a big gift! I'm a straightforward person, and it's boring to argue about it. You want the Ye family to enter Wild Bear Ridge, but the Ye family really can't go! I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you, it's just that the responsibility is too heavy for us to bear!"
"Mother Yan Ping, we really know we were wrong. We won't let the Ye family take the responsibility. If anything really happens, we will definitely not blame your family."
"Yes, if anyone dares to blame the Ye family, they will become the enemy of the entire village!"
"That's what I said, but my family are all honest people. If there is any danger on the mountain, we will still risk our lives to save you. Buwei is already injured, I really can't take this risk. Everyone, go back, don't force me!"
Everyone was anxious and knelt down with a thud.
They had knelt countless times in the past few years to pray for rain, but this was the first time they knelt together to beg for rain.
"Just save us! Otherwise, we really won't survive!"
"Mother Yan Ping, please have some pity on us. We can't flee from the famine!"
Luo Qiuyue knelt down without saying a word.
Who doesn’t know how to kneel?
Just kneeling down can get you a free bodyguard. How can it be so good?
At this time, the three little ones came out of the room.
"Grandma, why are you kneeling?"
Aren’t kneeling punishment only imposed on children who have done something wrong?
When I looked outside again, I saw that everyone except the village head was kneeling.
It seems like the whole village has done something wrong?
Ye Xiaowen decided to be a self-conscious child, so he knelt down quickly.
Ye Xiaowu: Um, brother, you kneel, I kneel too.
Seeing that both of his brothers had knelt, the little girl hesitantly walked around with her two little pigtails on her head, then reached out her little hand to pull Luo Qiuyue, "Anai! Get up!"
Little Jiu's big round eyes were filled with concern. Luo Qiuyue felt warm in her heart and touched her little face. "Little Jiubao is so good. You know how to care for others at such a young age! Grandma, it's okay. It's better to kneel down than to be forced to do something stupid."
Everyone looked ashamed.
They were indeed forcing her, but there was really no other way. She had to kneel down today until she softened her heart.
The scorching sun was like fire and the ground was as hot as an iron, but no one showed any intention of getting up, as if they were going to kneel there forever.
Xiaojiu was very anxious. How long would he have to kneel down? He might get a heat stroke!
Hey, I am a filial baby, so I will suffer with grandma too!
Little Tuanzi found a relatively clean piece of ground behind Luo Qiuyue, then bent his knees and knelt down.
"Boom!" There was a loud thunder in the sky!
Everyone was shocked.
Xiaojiu stood up, used his little hands to make a canopy, and looked up at the sky.
The sun was very bright and there was not a single cloud.
It seemed like it was just an illusion just now.
The little dumpling returned to where he was, his knees just touching the ground.
“Boom!”
The little dumpling shuddered and the thunder stopped.
Everyone's faces paled. How could there be constant thunder on such a sunny day? Something strange was happening in the sky. Something big was about to happen!
Xiaojiu tilted her head, she seemed to have discovered something very interesting.
To prove the authenticity of the matter.
She decided to try a few more times.
then.
The little dumpling kneeled down, stood up, kneeled down, and stood up...
And the thunder in the sky seemed to cooperate with her, rumbling, stopping, rumbling, stopping...
Everyone's attention was focused on the strange thunder, and no one noticed the small figure behind Luo Qiuyue.
But just because people outside can’t see it doesn’t mean people inside the house can’t see it.
Ye Yanan and Ye Yanshun's jaws dropped to the ground as if they were struck by lightning.
They suddenly understood why the whole family obeyed Little Tuanzi's every word. Did everyone else in the family know that Little Tuanzi was a deity, except for the two of them?!
The little boy wanted to continue playing, but Ye Yanshun, who was trembling, picked him up and begged him, "Hey, little ancestor, if you kneel again, the sky will fall!"
The thunder finally stopped, but everyone was still in shock, feeling that the thunder from the sky would strike their heads at any time.
This is a warning from God: Don’t be selfish!
"Mother Yan Ping, we all know we were wrong! We also know that the Ye family will suffer in this matter. Just treat it as a good deed and accumulate blessings for your descendants, okay?"
Accumulate blessings?
Luo Qiuyue's heart moved.
Xiaojiu's magical powers always made her feel uneasy. She and Yunniang were always worried that God would call Xiaojiu back to heaven.
The Ye family should indeed do more good deeds to accumulate blessings for Xiaojiu so that she can grow up safely.
Listening to the little girl's babbling in the house, Luo Qiuyue stood up and said, "Okay, everyone, get up. We still have to go up the mountain to dig a canal tomorrow, so save some energy."
"Do you agree?" Everyone was delighted.
"What can I do if I disagree?" Luo Qiuyue sighed. "I was just angry for a moment, but I've calmed down now. After all, I can't just watch everyone go to a dead end. I hope you remember what I said today!"
"I remember, I remember. Thank you for your generosity!"
"But I have one condition!"
The village head spoke on behalf of the villagers, "Just tell me what your conditions are!
"My little Jiu'er is not in good health. I want to ask for your help and feed her with rice and clothes from various families. I will go to each of your houses to ask for rice and cloth."
When everyone heard this, they were like, "Oh! I thought it was a big deal!"
"Why do you need to go and ask for it yourself? I'll go back right away, find a piece of flowered cloth and a handful of rice and bring it over!"
"Use my old Chen family's to ensure that Xiao Jiuer lives a long life!"
"It's the same with my Zhang family. Little Jiuer has been cured of all diseases and disasters after using it!"
"Chen" and "Zhang" sound like "growth", so people who make patchwork clothes like to ask for things from people with these two surnames because they sound auspicious.
The matter was resolved, and everyone felt relieved. They all happily sent the cloth and rice.
Cloth is easy to get, but rice is not easy to get. Although it is only a small handful, it is life-saving food in a famine.
Those who didn’t have rice grabbed a handful of black flour.
At this time, Ye Yanping came back pulling a cart. After fetching water today, he and Yunniang went to the town, one to sell the wolf from yesterday, and the other to buy some food.
"I haven't been to town for a while. How much is a pound of brown rice now?" someone asked.
Ye Yanping felt a pang of pain: "Twelve cents."
When I went there a few days ago, it was still 7 cents. I knew it would go up, but I didn’t expect it to go up so wildly.
"What?! The price of brown rice, which used to be three cents a pound, has risen to twelve cents? This is sheer robbery!"
"How can we afford such expensive food? Isn't this life-threatening?!"
Everyone wailed, and the joy they had just felt was instantly diluted.
Even if the water problem is solved, there are still two months before the harvest. What should we do during these two months?
The severe drought in recent years has drained our family’s savings. Where would we get the money to buy such expensive food?
The village head frowned and said, "Those of you who have extra money at home, go to town and buy food as soon as possible. I'm afraid the price of food will continue to rise!"
"I can't afford it! It's too hard, I can't live anymore! Why can't I even hope for a good day? I'd rather die than live."
Everyone's eyes were red.
"Why are you saying such depressing things?! There will be new food in two months. We have to endure these two months even if we have to eat tree bark and soil!" said the head of the village.
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