Chapter 22 Bad Feng Shui
The campsite chosen by Village Chief Lin was in a mountain valley, next to a grove of trees. Because of the drought, the grove was full of dead branches.
This makes it easier for everyone to gather firewood, start a fire, and cook.
After walking around the camp and returning, Village Chief Lin frowned as he looked at the women who were starting a fire and cooking, and raised his voice.
"By the way, I want to emphasize to everyone that you must pay attention to fire safety when cooking over a fire in the future."
With such a drought and water shortage, the dry grass and firewood on the ground are very easy to catch fire. Right now, we don't even have drinking water. If a fire breaks out, we'll just have to wait to die.
Therefore, we must be extremely careful when starting a fire for cooking at any time. When we leave the camp, we must make sure the fire is completely extinguished, and it's best to dig a pit to bury all embers.
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At the campsite, the adults were busy moving luggage, starting fires, and cooking.
The older children also went to collect firewood very conscientiously.
Ning Bao and Mu Chengye, the two little ones, couldn't help.
Li Guizhi simply waved to them.
"Go play, but don't go too far. Just play on the side. If you encounter any bad guys, shout loudly."
Five-year-old Mu Chengye nodded seriously, like a little adult.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'll take good care of my little sister."
The two children walked hand in hand to the open space next to them, but Ningbao frowned, and the cat in her arms was also a little restless.
Ningbao patted the little cat's head.
"Be quiet, or I won't let you eat later."
Lingling rolled her eyes at Ningbao:
Hmph! If they don't want to give it to me, they don't want to. It won't starve to death even if it doesn't eat.
After making her complaint, Lingling turned around and faced Ningbao with her backside.
Although Ningbao didn't understand what Lingling meant, it could tell from her actions that she was dissatisfied.
Although Ningbao was young, she didn't intend to argue with a cat. She gently stroked the cat's fur a few times and stuffed it into the cloth bag she was carrying.
Lingling, who had been stuffed into the bag, consciously poked her little head out, then closed her eyes and began to rest.
Ning Bao held Mu Chengye's hand and looked around:
There is yin energy!
Ugh! This place looks like it has bad feng shui.
Village Chief Lin, who was surveying the situation, saw Ning Bao, who was being led by Mu Chengye, sighing with a furrowed brow. He couldn't help but step forward and ask her what was wrong.
"Ningbao, what's wrong? Are you unhappy? Are you feeling unwell? Should the village chief take you back?"
Ningbao didn't answer the village chief's question. Instead, she looked up at him with a serious expression and asked,
"Village Chief, may we change campsites?"
The village chief paused for a moment, then sighed softly.
"Your father and your Uncle Jianfei went to scout out the area before we set up camp. This is the only flat place around here with enough dry firewood for so many of us to camp. So unless there are any special circumstances, we'll spend the night here."
Ning Bao glanced around and thought, "Well, this is where my father chose it. It doesn't matter if the feng shui isn't good. We'll just stay here for one night and we'll be fine with it."
As for the others, it doesn't matter much. If they behave themselves, that's fine; otherwise, she wouldn't mind taking them away.
The chubby little hand reached into the small cloth bag and pulled out a few talismans, handing them to the village chief.
"Village Chief, take these talismans; they can ward off evil spirits. Give one to each member of your family and keep it close to their body."
Village Chief Lin took the talisman and looked at it. He originally wanted to say that it was not needed, as he thought it was something Ning Bao used for playing house.
But when he saw Ning Bao's Taoist head and robes and the peach wood sword on her back, he withdrew his hand that was about to push Ning Bao's chubby little hand away from the talisman.
He felt he might regret not taking these talismans, so the village chief quickly took the talismans from Ning Bao and put them in his pocket.
"Thank you, Ningbao. I'll go check on you. You guys play here, don't go too far. The bad guys outside can eat children."
Mu Chengye took the village chief's words as an adult trying to scare a child, but Ning Bao did not. Today, she saw many refugees with karmic afflictions and dark circles between their eyebrows.
If she wasn't mistaken, those people had all eaten human flesh...
With nothing to do, the diligent and studious Mu Chengye picked up a small twig from the ground and squatted down to write.
"Little sister, let me teach you how to write big characters."
Ningbao was a little resistant to the idea of writing. Although she started drawing talismans with a pen when she was just a few months old, she had no interest in writing.
So much so that her master would get furious every time he taught her to write. He could teach her to draw talismans and recognize characters, but teaching her to write was like taking her life.
On the contrary, Mu Chengye especially liked writing, and he was already writing seriously on the ground with his little bottom sticking out.
Ningbao frowned slightly, then suddenly had a brilliant idea.
"Fourth Brother, Ningbao thinks it's not suitable to learn calligraphy or read books right now, but it's suitable to practice kung fu."
Mu Chengye frowned.
"Practicing kung fu?"
Ning Bao nodded quickly.
"Yes, practice kung fu."
Fourth Brother, look at us, we've only been on our way for a day and we've already encountered so many people. Many of them like to rob people and beat them up.
If everyone knew kung fu, wouldn't we be less afraid of them?
In this way, we not only won't need adults to protect us, but we can also protect our grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts, and brothers.
Mu Chengye thought about it seriously for a moment, then said solemnly.
“My sister is right. In these chaotic times, we should not only study literature, but also learn both literature and martial arts.”
Only when we and our families are safe can we focus on our studies.
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