Chapter 459 Ending
Midsummer.
The villagers got up early in the morning and prepared to go to the market.
Several women carried baskets on their backs and the first thing they did when they went out was to look towards the jungle not far away.
"Hasn't that lady come out yet?"
"No, today is already the fifteenth day. Could they have died in the mouth of that giant insect?"
"What friends? Animals are animals. How can they be the same as humans?"
As soon as the words fell.
Three familiar figures appeared at the edge of the jungle.
It was none other than Bai Wutong and Chan'er Yingchun.
The women's eyes widened immediately and they dared not speak any more.
Although they had seen such a scene once, they still couldn't help being surprised when they saw it again.
They are still alive...
These three people are really lucky enough to survive the mouth of the big beast.
Chan'er ignored them and supported Bai Wutong, "My Lady, today is the market on the 15th of every month. Let's buy more things this time."
Bai Wutong nodded, "Okay, be sure to buy more meat and bones."
The big bug is getting a bit old, and isn't as agile as before when hunting.
Since Bai Wutong has money, he might as well go out and buy some meat for the cat to eat.
Although you can’t buy food for 15 days at a time, at least it can make the big insect feel more relaxed and enjoy its meal.
The three of them set out together and headed for the market.
The market is in the county town not far away, and it only takes half an hour to walk there.
Bai Wutong had changed out of her silk and satin clothes and put on coarse linen clothes. Except for her appearance and temperament, which were different from those of an ordinary peasant girl, everything else looked almost exactly the same.
The three of them came to a meat stall not far away.
The boss had a very deep memory of Bai Wutong. After all, he had never seen a farm girl who could buy nearly 100 kilograms of meat in one go.
"Madam, you are here again, what do you want to buy?"
"How much meat do you have left?"
"There are still about 150 kilograms."
"Okay, I'll take them all." Bai Wutong asked the boss to pack them all up and send a few secret guards to take them back. The remaining people were enough to protect her.
The three of them bought food as they walked, and returned home after buying enough food for half a month.
Now when Chan'er and Yingchun saw the big beast again, they were no longer nervous as before, but instead felt a little closer to it. Looking at its fierce and fierce appearance, they did not feel scared at all.
Bai Wutong took out the meat and let the big insect eat as much as it wanted in one go.
It was lying not far away and ate ten kilograms of meat in just a few bites, which made Chan'er marvel at it.
At this moment, a secret guard came and handed over a letter, "Madam, this is sent from the capital."
After Bai Wutong settled down here, she asked the secret guards to send a message back. Now Yunhe and the others also knew that she lived here, but they thought she lived in the village and had no idea about the big insect. Otherwise, they would probably be worried about her every day and would not be able to eat or sleep well.
When the letter was opened, it was written in Zhaoyang's familiar handwriting.
"Mother, I have good news for you. I'm pregnant and have severe morning sickness. I can't eat anything and vomit several times a day. It turns out that pregnancy is so hard. I wonder if it was the same when you were pregnant with us. If not, I want to ask you how to get better. I really miss you and hope you can come back soon. It's so annoying that my second brother knows that I'm going to write to you and insists that I tell you that my second sister-in-law is also pregnant, but her pregnancy is much better than mine..."
Zhaoyang chattered on and on for three whole pages, all densely packed with words.
Bai Wutong didn't feel bored at all, instead he watched it over and over again.
She knew that Zhaoyang was just giving her a reason to reply.
Otherwise, there are so many imperial doctors in the palace, and any one of them would know better how to alleviate morning sickness.
"Chan'er, grind."
"Yes, madam."
Bai Wutong sat on a small bamboo chair and began to write a reply.
It took me an hour to write this, and I finished four full pages.
It describes in detail what to pay attention to during pregnancy and what to eat.
It seems that she really can't avoid worrying. Even though she is gone, she still has to worry about her children.
Bai Wutong called the secret guard and asked him to deliver the letter.
This place is not far from the capital. If we ride at full speed, the letter can be delivered in a day and a half at most.
She got up and went outside.
The big insect had finished eating the meat and was lying there lazily.
Bai Wutong leaned against it and closed his eyes. "Now that we are full, it is time to go to sleep..."
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Time goes by day by day.
The box in the cabin that was used to store letters was already full.
In desperation, Bai Wutong could only ask Chan'er to help him weave a small box and continue to pack it.
Before you know it.
The small boxes were piled up one on top of the other, filling up the entire corner.
Bai Wutong looked at the old tiger and suddenly realized.
Time flies so fast, three years have passed...
In these three years, she has never left the mountains and forests, and even spent the New Year with the big tiger.
Bai Wutong seemed to sense something and raised his hand to stroke the fur of the big insect. "Are you leaving?"
The big tiger didn't even have the strength to raise its head and could only make intermittent snoring sounds.
Bai Wutong buried her head in its neck in pain, her voice choking with sobs, "You have lived for more than 20 years, but I have only been with you for five years. It's my fault. Let's go, don't worry, I will take good care of myself. Now I am the queen mother, no one can hurt me."
The snoring sound disappeared at some point.
The big tiger also closed his eyes completely.
After a long time, Bai Wutong finally looked up.
"Chan'er, Yingchun, take people to dig the soil and bury it."
"Yes, your majesty." Chan'er's eyes were red. She went to get a shovel and called the secret guards to dig the hole together.
Three years is enough to change everything.
Chan'er and Yingchun were no longer afraid of the big beast, and occasionally dared to touch it.
Even the secret guards would sometimes show up and sit not far from it, looking at the tranquil stream and the emerald green together.
Sometimes when the weather is cold, big insects will enter the house.
It was not afraid of the cold, but it was afraid that Bai Wutong would be cold, so it used its thick fur to keep her warm.
Chan'er cried as she dug, "How could the big insect die? I haven't even touched its butt yet."
Yingchun dug a hole in silence for a long time before she said, "I don't know how sad the queen must be."
They both turned around and looked at Bai Wutong at the same time.
She still sat next to the big insect, humming a ballad softly.
She no longer shed tears, but her heart was bleeding.
Her last friend here also left.
It was as if half of her heart had been taken away, leaving her feeling extremely empty.
Even this mountain forest has lost its color.
Night is falling.
The big tiger was buried.
As the soil buried the yellow hair, it completely disappeared.
Bai Wutong sprinkled the last handful of soil.
"Come on, it's time for us to leave here."
After she finished speaking, she returned to the cabin in silence and began to pack her things.
Chan'er and Yingchun were very worried when they saw her like this.
"My lady, if you are sad, just cry."
"Yes, my lady, it will be better if you cry."
Bai Wutong chuckled and became more open-minded. "Sometimes, separation is better. It didn't die at the hands of hunters, nor did it die early from illness. It died of old age. I stayed with it for the last three years. I know it was happy. If that's the case, then I have nothing to be sad about."
"It's just..." She paused, "I'll never feel like home again."
If there are no relatives or friends at home, is it still a home?
Chan'er spoke quickly, and without thinking, she said, "My queen, the palace is your home, and the Xun Mansion is also your home!"
Bai Wutong stopped talking and continued packing.
Seeing this, Chan'er didn't dare to say anything more and went to help silently.
After packing up their things, they set out overnight.
Bai Wutong wanted to be alone for some time, so Chan'er and Yingchun sat in the second carriage.
Yingchun took out the handkerchief she had embroidered and put it in her bag, leaving it for the queen to use to wipe her hands. "Chan'er, what kind of person is the queen? Why doesn't she think that the Xun Mansion and the Imperial Palace are her home?"
The Xun family has both parents and clan members.
The palace has sons, daughters, and familiar palace maids.
Why aren't they home?
Chan'er opened her mouth and finally sighed, "I can't figure it out either. How could the queen know the big insect? And what did the queen mean by five years? The big insect lived for more than 20 years. Apart from these three years, the queen also accompanied it for two years. But if you count it, the queen should have entered the palace at that time. No, it should have been in the Taoist temple. The Taoist temple is two days away from here!"
The more she talked, the more she felt that Bai Wutong was full of secrets.
Unfortunately... she was just a servant, and if Bai Wutong didn't say anything, they wouldn't dare to ask.
Yingchun patted her shoulder and said, "It's so late, go to bed first. Let's not talk about what we said today. If the queen hears it, she will be angry."
Chan'er nodded, lay down on the cushion, and quickly fell asleep as the carriage rocked.
Early morning.
The carriage arrived at the next city.
The two of them have changed from their previous sadness and returned to their normal appearance.
As soon as I got off the car, I saw Bai Wutong standing not far from the city gate, seemingly looking at something.
Chan'er walked over in small steps, "My queen, aren't we going back to the palace?"
"I'm not going back. If you want to go back, go ahead. I want to see this beautiful land." After saying that, she took out two sculptures of kittens and hung them on her body.
The tablet remains in the hometown.
These two sculptures are her father and mother, accompanying her on her journey around the world.
"I'm not going back. I want to stay with my queen."
Yingchun followed closely, "Me too."
Bai Wutong raised his hand to block the sunlight and smiled, "Okay, let's go into the city."
The group walked towards the city gate.
Not far from the door stood a stone tablet with two lines of large characters inscribed on it - Things in the world are like flowing water, just like a dream of ups and downs.
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