Yueyang nodded and said, "Okay, Grandpa Village Chief, my sister and I haven't eaten your vegetable rice balls for a long time, and now we miss them sometimes."
The village chief said with a smile: "If you want to eat it, ask your village chief grandmother to make it for you. It's not a good thing, so please don't mind it!"
The twelve guards waved their hands and showed no concern.
The old lady said, "We have a piece of meat at home. It was brought back from town by your uncle Yong yesterday. It's perfect for treating you."
After saying that, he hurried back to the kitchen. Seeing this, Yue Bing followed him to help. Yue Xue and Yue Wu also followed him into the kitchen, leaving the village chief and the remaining boys of the Twelve Guards in the yard.
"Grandpa Village Chief, why can't I see Uncle Yong?" Yueyang asked.
"Your uncle Yong found a pretty good job in town. Your aunt also found a job in town and rented a small courtyard in town. Now they live in town as a family of four with their two children. They come back to see us two old people when they have time. It's pretty good." The village chief said with a smile.
Yueyang smiled and nodded.
The village chief asked, "Child, how have you and Qiuya been doing these past few years? How has the good young master...young lady treated you?"
Yue Yang said, "My sister and I are doing very well. The young lady treats us like family. My sister and I are living a happy life. We have even learned to read and do some kung fu."
The village chief smiled and said, "That's good. I was saying that when I first saw that young master, he looked kind and didn't seem like a bad person. Now that I see you and Qiu Ya are doing so well, I'm relieved."
Yueyang said, "Thank you, Village Chief, for your concern."
The village chief hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you and Qiuya planning to go back to the old house?"
Yueyang said, "No, my sister and I will go to pay our respects to our parents later. We feel guilty for not being able to come back and burn incense for them in the past few years."
The village chief nodded and said, "It's time to show your parents what you look like now. In the past few years, your uncle Yong has taken you to burn incense and sweep the graves for your parents, otherwise their graves would be left uncultivated. Now that you're back, it's time to show your filial piety in person."
Yue Yang's hands trembled as he asked, "Have they...never once paid homage to my parents?"
Upon hearing this, the village chief sighed but said nothing. That family was too ruthless. Not only did they occupy the house left by Chunwa's parents, but they also sold the two remaining orphans to others. Now the graves of their brother, sister-in-law and younger brother are not far from their home, but they don't even go to see them, let alone burn incense and worship them.
Yueyang nodded and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, I understand. After dinner, I will take my sister to worship our parents."
The village chief nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are all good children. Grandpa Village Chief knows your difficulties. Just come back to visit more often in the future."
Yueyang nodded and said, "Yes, Village Chief Grandpa."
After a while, Yue Bing's voice came, and it was time to eat.
There was a basket of rice balls, a big bowl of braised pork, and two large plates of side dishes.
"There's nothing delicious at home, but I'll make sure you have enough to eat!" said the old lady with a smile.
Yueyang said: "That's enough. Thank you for the hospitality, Grandma Village Chief."
The village chief said with a smile: "You're welcome. These vegetable rice balls are freshly made. Eat them while they're hot."
Yueyang looked at the steaming rice balls and found that there was white refined rice mixed in with the brown rice. He knew that the village head's grandmother had taken out the best from her home to entertain them.
"Chunwa Qiuya, I originally wanted to make it with white rice, but there was not enough white rice at home, so I mixed some brown rice in it. Don't mind it!" said the old woman a little embarrassedly.
Just by looking at the two children's clothes, she knew that they lived a good life and the food they ate must be finer than theirs. She wondered if they could get used to eating this kind of coarse rice.
Yueyang said, "How could I dislike it? If it weren't for the brown rice and vegetable rice balls made by the village head's grandmother, my sister and I wouldn't be alive now. You two elders have done me and my sister a great favor."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "Child, what's the point of talking about gratitude? When your father was still alive, he and your Uncle Yong had such a close relationship that they grew up together. He often helped our family with some chores, which made things much easier for me and your village chief grandmother. Now that he had an accident and left you and Qiu Ya behind, it's only right for us to take care of you. Don't say such things."
Yueyang nodded, picked up a vegetable rice ball and took a bite. The familiar taste reminded him of the past. Except that the mixed white rice tasted better, nothing else had changed.
"Eat, eat everyone. You kids, don't just stand there and watch. Eat while it's hot." The village head's grandmother called out.
The twelve guards nodded, each took a rice ball and started eating.
To them, the taste was indeed incomparable to what they usually ate, but the village chief's family used the best food in their home to entertain them.
They had suffered hardships before, and for them, this vegetable rice ball was a blessing if they could have eaten it when they were still begging...
For a moment, the Twelve Guards thought of their past experiences, and they all sighed and ate the rice balls in their hands in big mouthfuls.
The village head lady was extremely happy to see this.
"Eat meat and see if the braised pork made by grandma suits your taste." The village chief's grandma put meat in everyone's bowl.
"Thank you, Grandma Village Chief. You and Grandpa Village Chief can have some too." Everyone expressed their gratitude.
Yue Bing even picked up two pieces of meat for each of the two elders and said, "Don't just focus on feeding us, you also need to nourish yourself well."
The village chief nodded and replied, "Eat it all!"
At this time, all the other villagers in Lotus Village knew that a young man and young lady with extraordinary appearance and dress had come to the village chief's house, and they all started talking about it.
"Look at all the horses tied up in front of the village chief's house. They're all sleek and shiny, and they look worth a lot of money. I wonder what their relationship is to the village chief's family."
"Yeah, we've lived with the village chief's family for so long, and I've never heard that they know any rich people..."
"Maybe he is not a relative of the village chief. He may be passing by our village and it is time for dinner. He may come to ask for food. But he will definitely give money. The village chief has taken advantage of us again this time. Why didn't he come to my house..." a woman muttered.
"What can you offer as a treat at your house? Let me tell you, people like them are very picky..." another woman rolled her eyes.
"I don't think so. I saw it with my own eyes. They passed by other houses without any intention of stopping. They went straight to the village chief's house. I think they were heading for the village chief's house!" another woman gossiped.
"Ah... then it seems like he's someone from the village chief's family. I'm wondering, how can the village chief still be so miserable if he knows someone like this?"
"Who knew? Oh no! I still have food cooking in the pot! How could I have forgotten!" A woman slapped her thigh and ran home...
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