Jiang's mother couldn't help but recall that feeling again. Why did miracles always happen to her daughter? From the ginseng and rabbit at the beginning, to the pheasant, and then the mushrooms, and these wild eggs. Moreover, even though there were so many mushrooms, Han Shi still said in the village that she had lied to her and that she hadn't seen a single mushroom.
She smiled and coaxed Er Ya away: "Our Er Ya is so great! She found eggs again. Mom will fry them for you later. Go and check on our little piglets first."
After sending Er Ya away, Jiang's mother pulled Lin Jianguo aside and began to tell him about her feelings: "Her father, look at our Er Ya, I always feel like something's not right. When she's around, she always seems to find something to eat. Do you think our Er Ya might be possessed by a ghost?"
Lin Jianguo rolled his eyes at her: "Look at you, what are you thinking? If Er Ya hears this, she definitely won't like you anymore." Thinking of his soft and sweet daughter, he added: "She's just lucky. If she were really possessed by a ghost, how could she have found such a big ginseng for us? She would definitely have harmed us first."
Jiang's mother thought about it and realized it made sense. Her family's life was getting better and better, all thanks to her daughter: "Then tell me, could our Er Ya be a servant of Guanyin, sent here specifically to repay a debt of gratitude?"
"Maybe so. Maybe God saw how poor our family was and specially gave us a lucky baby. With her, our family will get better and better."
After saying that, he added a word of caution to Jiang's mother: "Just think about it in your heart, but don't tell anyone. Right now, the crackdown on feudal superstition is still very strict. Don't let our Er Ya be arrested because of you."
"Look at what you're saying. I'm just telling you. That's my daughter, whom I carried for ten months and gave birth to. Would I harm her? Don't go around spouting nonsense, or I'll fight you to the death."
After confirming that her daughter was not possessed by a ghost, but was a lucky baby, Jiang's mother felt relieved.
Seeing that there wasn't much cornmeal left in the bag, he called Lin Jianguo to carry half a bag of corn to the stone mill at the west end of the village to grind it. He then quickly washed the picked toon sprouts, chopped them, beat a few eggs, put firewood in a small pot, heated the pot, added some oil, and after watching the oil smoke, he poured the eggs into the pot. The oil sizzled and popped, and soon the eggs were set. He cut them into small pieces, put them in a bowl, and the toon sprout scrambled eggs were ready.
Er Ya smelled a familiar aroma in the yard. She stopped feeding the pigs and rushed to the kitchen to have a taste. Jiang's mother looked at her daughter and shook her head with amusement. How could she have such a feeling? This girl in front of her was just like her own daughter. Look at her eyebrows and eyes, she was a perfect replica of herself.
Er Ya had no idea that Jiang's mother had just suspected her. She opened her mouth and took a big bite of the stir-fried eggs with toon leaves. The taste made her homesick. She hadn't tasted this flavor since her grandmother passed away. A pang of sadness shot through her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. Seeing Er Ya start crying while eating, Jiang's mother panicked.
"What's wrong, Er Ya? Why are you crying? Is it because your mother's cooking is not good?"
Seeing her mother's nervous expression, Er Ya quickly said, "No, Mother, it's delicious. I ate too fast and burned my mouth." She then picked up another bite and put it into her mother's mouth, saying, "Mother, look, isn't it delicious?"
I don't have any relatives in modern times, only a father. I haven't contacted my stepmother since she married him. I never expected to find such wonderful parents in this place. I am so lucky.
Just then, Lin Jianguo returned from grinding cornmeal, and Jiang's mother brought the food into the main room, calling for the father and daughter to eat quickly.
The next day, Jiang's mother got up at the crack of dawn to make breakfast. She kneaded some wild vegetable dumplings and steamed a few white flour buns for Er Ya. She hadn't even been willing to eat the thirty catties of white flour she received when the family divided the property. Now that she had a job and the family had an extra source of income, she could buy some white flour and rice for Er Ya to eat. Er Ya ate well and became plump and healthy.
The meal was ready. Jiang's mother placed the clothes she had worked on overnight next to Er Ya's pillow. Looking at Er Ya's face, which was still smiling in her sleep, she touched it. After these few days of raising her, she had gained a little weight.
Er Ya slowly opened her sleepy eyes, rubbed them, and saw Jiang's mother sitting next to her with a smile: "Mother, is it dawn yet?"
Jiang's mother looked at the girl with amusement: "The sun is coming out soon, and it will soon be shining on your little bottom. Get up and try on the clothes your mother made for you to see if they fit."
"Wow~ My new clothes are finished? That's great! I want to try them on, I want to try them on."
Touching her new clothes, Er Ya liked them more and more. Jiang's mother thought that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so she didn't put in much cotton. The pink clothes made Er Ya's skin look whiter, adding a touch of color to the bare yard.
"Oh my, our Er Ya looks so beautiful today, like a little flower girl!" Lin Jianguo returned with water and saw Er Ya twirling around in her new clothes as soon as he entered the yard, extremely excited.
There is only one well in the village, which was dug by all the villagers together. Every day, the villagers have to line up to fetch water until their water tanks are full. This task alone consumes a lot of people's physical strength every day.
Seeing that the water tank was almost full, Lin Jianguo washed his hands and prepared to eat. Seeing Er Ya still admiring herself, he called out to her, "Alright, Er Ya, come and eat. Stop admiring yourself. When we have money, Dad will buy you lots of clothes and let you wear different clothes every day."
After the family ate together, Jiang's mother was busy washing the pots and boiling water to scald the pig feed. Er Ya ran over to check on her little pig.
The piglet, which couldn't open its eyes at first, seemed to have adapted to the environment overnight and started to improve. When given some pig feed, it would slowly start eating. As long as it was willing to eat, the pig would gradually get better. It was really strange. Lin Jianguo thought to himself, "I thought I had lost five yuan, but I didn't expect to make a profit. Er Ya is really a lucky charm." What surprised him even more was that an even bigger surprise was yet to come.
Just after feeding the pigs, Liu Jingyu's car pulled up at the door. It turned out he had come to pick up Jiang's mother. Er Ya was astonished to see Liu Jingyu and his companion carrying so many bags and packages out of the car: "Big brother, why did you bring so many things?"
Liu Jingyu said apologetically, "I didn't prepare anything last time, so I've made up for it this time. Er Ya, I'm going to spend the whole day with you today, so you'd better treat me well because of all this."
To be continued!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com