Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Kindness in Heart
After entering the twelfth lunar month, Yu Li became increasingly busy, as people from everywhere asked her to slaughter pigs.
After people from nearby villages heard about her unique skill of slaughtering pigs, they actually came all the way to Qingshi Village to ask her to help slaughter pigs, and were willing to pay her extra money for this.
When the village chief came to the Fu family and told her about this, Yu Li was very puzzled.
"Don't they have money?"
She had seen many common people squandering their coins, so she was quite surprised that someone was so generous that he was willing to pay more to ask her to kill a pig.
The village chief smiled and said, "It's not that I don't have money, but I just want to be lucky."
Yu Li became more and more confused, and even Zhou looked bewildered.
Only Fu Wenxiao seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes fell on Yu Li.
The village chief said, "Because you, Li Niang, kill pigs differently from others. When you kill pigs, they are very obedient. They don't struggle or scream during the whole process. And you kill them with one knife. It's a quick death. Everyone who has seen it thinks that you, Li Niang, are kind-hearted, so the pigs are grateful to you. This is a good omen, and everyone thinks it is very auspicious..."
Hearing this, Yu Li looked confused.
What do you mean by kindness? How could she not know? Those pigs were not repaying her kindness because of her kindness, but were frightened by the supernatural power radiating from her body and dared not resist.
It really has nothing to do with a good omen. This can’t be called a good omen, right?
Now she is certain that supernatural powers have a deterrent effect on the animals in this world.
Animals are far more sensitive than humans. When she was in the awakening stage, energy leaked from her body. This is a very normal phenomenon. From that time on, animals have been able to sense it keenly.
When her special powers were fully awakened, the animals' fear of her increased, and even she could not control the situation.
Unless one day she loses her super powers and becomes an ordinary person.
But this is impossible. The superpower is very useful and can save lives at critical moments. She doesn't want to lose it.
Even though her ability is an extremely mild life ability, it is still an abnormal energy for the animals in this world, and it even needs to be converted by devouring food.
Animals are also a kind of food for humans, and she can transform the food she eats into superpowers.
It's normal for them to be afraid of her.
So, this really has nothing to do with her being kind-hearted or being grateful.
But she couldn't tell these words to the village chief, and instead he made her really confused, because this was too outrageous. If she wasn't involved in the case and didn't know the truth, she might really be scared.
Seeing the confusion on her face, Fu Wenxiao clenched his hands into fists to hide the smile on his lips.
Zhou widened her eyes, looked at the village chief in surprise, then at Yu Li, with a thoughtful look on her face.
The two children didn't understand what the adults said at all. They looked here and there and laughed foolishly.
The village chief ignored their reactions and continued happily, "It's almost the New Year, and there are many sacrifices of all sizes in each village. Everyone wants to pray for good luck, so they want to ask you to help kill pigs. Isn't Qingxi Village next door going to kill pigs for the Kitchen God? They want you to help kill a few pigs, so that they can pray for good luck..."
After the village chief finished speaking, he asked, "Li Niang, do you want to go? They said that if you are willing to go, they will give you some extra money for running errands, and after the Kitchen God Festival, they will also give you a pig's head."
Yu Li was not interested in pig heads. If she wanted to eat pig heads, she could get them at the butcher shop at any time.
At this time, Zhou said: "The cured pig head is delicious, or it can be braised and then stir-fried, which is a delicious dish, or it can be mixed with cold salad, or cooked in a pot..."
Yu Li's ears moved slightly.
The village chief continued, "Our village has a good relationship with Qingxi Village. The village chief of Qingxi Village came to me specially. I couldn't refuse him, so I came to ask you. In the past few days, many people came to you, all wanting you to help kill pigs. I couldn't handle them all. In previous years, I haven't seen them running so hard. Each of them smiled like a flower..."
Although he said he was distressed, he actually had a constant smile on his face and wrinkles all over the corners of his eyes, which showed that he was really happy.
Yu Li looked at him and asked, "When will they slaughter the pigs over there?"
The village chief said, "The day after tomorrow, I will ask you to help kill five pigs. After the Kitchen God Festival, all the villagers will divide the pigs together, and you will get one pig head."
"Okay, I'll go there then."
Since the village chief has come in person, Yu Li thinks he should go there.
Anyway, there is money to be made from slaughtering pigs, and it doesn’t matter where you do it, so you can still make a living by taking a day off.
The village chief was very happy to see her agree, and said, "Li Niang, when our village holds the Kitchen God Festival, we will also need your help in slaughtering the pig."
Of course, they in Qingshi Village also want to pray for good luck.
Yu Li: "No problem."
The village chief walked away with his hands behind his back, and one could tell from his back that he was truly happy.
A skilled pig butcher appeared in her village, and all the nearby villages came to ask her to butcher pigs for good luck or something...
Oh, why didn't I know that Li Niang was so capable before? This is really good news!
After seeing the village chief off, Zhou closed the door and looked at Yu Li with curiosity.
She asked in surprise: "Li Niang, are those pigs really not squealing because they are grateful to you?"
Yu Li shook his head honestly, "I don't think so."
"But I think it must be true." Zhou said affirmatively. Li Niang was a lucky star, and she believed it firmly.
If the evidence before was not enough, the reactions of the pigs now prove that she is indeed a lucky star.
Yu Li looked at her in confusion.
Zhou didn't answer her doubts, but asked kindly: "What would you like to eat tonight, Li Niang? I'll make it for you."
She now treats Yu Li as her treasure. As long as Yu Li wants to eat and she can make it, she will cook it for Li Niang. Seeing her eat with such delicious taste makes her happy and her appetite improves.
Yu Li immediately put aside those doubts and said without hesitation: "Stir-fried pork head!"
Zhou sighed and said with a smile, "We don't have any pig heads at home, can we have bacon hotpot?"
"Can!"
Yu Li felt that the bacon made by her mother-in-law was so delicious that she would never get tired of it. There was a lot of bacon made at home, but unfortunately she was such a big eater that it seemed to be finished very quickly.
We need to get more meat to make bacon.
When the weather gets hot, we won’t be able to make bacon, and then we’ll have nothing to eat.
At night, when Yu Li was transferring supernatural powers to Fu Wenxiao, he found that he was staring at him.
"What are you looking at?" She tilted her head to look at him, puzzled.
The light fell on her face. Her eyes were clear and somewhat childishly cute. Fu Wenxiao smiled unconsciously and said, "I didn't know that when Li Niang killed the pigs, the pigs were so quiet."
"That's nothing." Yu Li said nonchalantly, "The dog is also very quiet."
Fu Wenxiao: “…”
"Uncle Tu's dog was very quiet when he saw me, but he still had the energy to hide in the house, unlike the pigs that just lay down..." Yu Li paused here, "The animals in the mountains are very smart. I haven't seen a single animal since I entered the mountains."
Fu Wenxiao suddenly laughed.
He seemed to understand somewhat that she had a natural deterrent to animals, which seemed incredible.
No wonder she was so confused when the village chief said those things. It was obvious that the pigs were afraid of her, but he insisted on saying that the pigs were grateful to her, which made her confused.
He laughed and said, "Li Niang is really amazing!"
Yu Li asked him hesitantly, "Don't you think it's weird?"
"I don't think so." He said softly, "There are many talented people in this world. They all have some special abilities. Li Niang is also a talented person. Uncle Tu and the others should think so."
Yu Li felt relieved immediately and nodded, "You are right, I was taught by a talented person!"
Teacher Cai is not here anyway, so it doesn't matter if she gives Teacher Cai an identity as a capable person.
Fu Wenxiao could feel her relaxation. Even when she was sleeping, her body was relaxed.
He couldn't help but turn his body and look in her direction.
Although it was dark and I couldn't see her clearly, as long as I felt that she was beside me, I had an indescribable sense of security in my heart, and my heart, which had been wandering all these years, finally settled down.
Yu Li was very sleepy, but he could still feel the movements of the person on the other side of the bed.
It was hard for her to tolerate the sound of another person breathing that did not belong to her in the place where she rested. However, because he was very quiet when he slept, and she woke up in the same position in the morning as when she fell asleep at night, she gradually became able to tolerate his presence. However, if he turned over or something, she could not tolerate it.
Before she opened her mouth, she heard him say, "Sweet dreams, Li Niang."
Although Yu Li was very sleepy, he still politely replied, "Sweet dreams."
**
On the day that Yu Li agreed to go to Qingxi Village to slaughter a pig, she set out early in the morning. When she returned to the village, it was already dark.
Zhou heard the noise at the door and hurried to open it.
Seeing that it was Yu Li, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Li Niang, are you cold? Are you tired? Do you want to eat something? Or take a hot bath first..."
Zhou followed Yu Li around in circles.
Yu Li answered patiently: "Mom, I'm not cold or tired, I'm just very hungry..."
Hearing this, Zhou immediately said, "There's meat stewing in the pot, and there's also the bacon rice that we steamed last night. They're both still hot. I'll bring them over for you to eat."
Yu Li followed her into the kitchen, put the pig's head he brought back next to the stove, then went to wash his hands and eat.
Fu Wenxiao heard the sound and came out of the house.
Seeing her sitting well in the kitchen, holding her bowl and eating, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The weather was cold, and the main room was too empty and too cold, so the Fu family moved their meals to the kitchen.
The Fu family’s kitchen was specially built larger, and the dining table was placed next to the fire pit, so that they could eat while warming themselves by the fire without worrying about getting cold.
Sometimes I get covered in cigarette ash.
Zhou and Fu Wenxiao were both very particular people. Even in very cold weather, they would wash themselves diligently, change their clothes every day, and use a lot of hot water.
As a result, the firewood was consumed quickly.
Fortunately, when winter came, Zhou asked Dazhuang to help buy some firewood and charcoal, which was enough.
Fu Wenxiao, Zhou, and the two children sat in front of the fire, warming themselves by the fire and eating with Yu Li.
Zhou threw a few sweet potatoes into the fire pit to roast and asked, "Mother Li, did everything go well today?"
Yu Li took the time to answer, "It went pretty smoothly."
Zhou looked at her and asked, "You came back so late, didn't you encounter anything on the way?"
Yu Li: "Yes, I met two blind men, but I beat them up..." As she spoke, she looked at her mother-in-law and two children, worried that they would be frightened.
Zhou was indeed frightened and asked hurriedly, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, those two can't beat me!" Yu Li comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm very strong."
After confirming that she was fine, Zhou finally felt relieved and said, "Today, Da Zhuang's mother brought me some fried fruit. She told me that before the New Year, there were often some idle men in the village who would squat on the roads of various villages and attack those who came back late, stealing their belongings and money. You came back late today, and I was worried that you would encounter them too..."
During the period before the New Year, everyone is busy, and sometimes some villagers even have to walk at night.
At this time, it is easy to encounter idle hooligans who take the opportunity to rob, and in serious cases, people may die.
Yu Li looked calm.
We did encounter them, but we used the same method we used to deal with Wu Shouzi and the others. We beat them up first and then robbed them of their belongings.
Since they like to rob others, let them have a taste of being robbed.
Fu Wenxiao saw that she looked relaxed and knew that those idlers were nothing to her.
He laughed a little.
As expected, caring too much can lead to confusion... Seeing that she hadn't come back yet after dark, and hearing Zhou's nagging beside her, I couldn't control myself. Even though I knew she was very capable, I couldn't help but think too much about her feelings.
Yu Li's attention was not on these, and he asked, "Mom, what are fried fruits?"
"It's a deep-fried food, also called fried oil cake." Zhou smiled, got up and took out a bowl of fried food from the cabinet against the wall. "This is fried today, but it's cold now, so it's not as delicious as it was when it was just fried. Wait a few days until it's harder, then steam it in a pot and it will have a different flavor."
Yu Li took a piece of fried pancake and ate it. He found it tasted very good, fragrant and chewy. It should be made of glutinous rice and a little sugar, giving it a slightly sweet taste.
"It's delicious," she said.
Zhou smiled and said, "When you are at home someday, I will fry some for you. Freshly fried ones taste the best."
Yu Li replied with a sincere heart, "Okay."
The two children were also very happy when they heard that they were going to fry fruits.
After dinner, the family sat by the fire and talked about things related to the Chinese New Year.
Zhou said: "The New Year is coming soon, and our family has to prepare New Year's goods. This year we want to have a lively New Year and buy more things to bring back..."
Yu Li asked what New Year's goods she should prepare so that she could go to the county town to buy them.
The two of them talked about New Year's goods for most of an hour. Zhou was the one who talked, and Yu Li was responsible for taking notes and buying them in the county town.
Fu Wenxiao and the two children sat nearby and listened.
After the two of them finished talking, Fu Wenxiao suddenly said, "Mom, let's move to the county town after the New Year."
Zhou was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't react.
Yu Li turned to look at him, "You want to live in the county town?"
She did have the idea of moving to the county town, but there was nothing wrong with living in the village. Although she had to get up in the middle of the night to rush to the county town, she did not feel tired. Compared with going out in the wind and rain and fighting at any time in her previous life, she felt that this intensity was not difficult at all and was nothing at all.
Of course, it is also good to move to a county town, where supplies are abundant and shopping is convenient.
But Yu Li never mentioned this matter.
Because she found that her mother-in-law seemed to be afraid of contacting strangers, and did not want to go to the county town. She wanted to stay in the village, as if she was afraid of someone.
Or to escape from someone.
Yu Li did not explore. Everyone has their own secrets and does not like others to explore them, just like her origins are also a secret. If she had not wanted to find someone who could help her adapt to this world, she would not have revealed it in front of Fu Wenxiao.
At that time she thought he would not live long, so there was no need to hide anything.
But now...
Yu Li thought to herself that the Fu family was under her protection, and as long as she was there, no one could harm anyone from the Fu family.
If her mother-in-law was afraid, she would be willing to stay in the village with her.
Sure enough, Zhou was a little uneasy and asked in a low voice: "Xiao brother, why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Fu Wenxiao's expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "Li Niang works in the county town. She has to go to the county town early in the morning every day. It's really too hard..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhou showed a guilty look.
"It's okay, I'm not tired." Yu Li spoke up, so that the mother-in-law wouldn't feel guilty.
Everyone has something they are afraid of. Since my mother-in-law was afraid and didn't dare to live in the county town, she thought it was no big deal. At worst she could just live in the village in the future.
Zhou stammered, her eyes slightly red: "Li Niang..."
"Mom, it's okay." Fu Wenxiao said gently.
Yu Li also said: "Mom, I want to live in the village."
Zhou looked at Fu Wenxiao, then at Yu Li who was sitting there. Both of them had identical calm expressions on their faces, as if they thought moving to the county town was no big deal.
Their calmness finally infected her.
Zhou said, "Then let's move." She said to Yu Li apologetically, "Mother Li, I'm sorry for making you work so hard."
Although the child said she was not tired, she was also a human being, how could she not be tired?
Zhou felt sorry for her and also felt a little guilty, thinking that she was not a good "mother-in-law" and had not taken good care of her and considered her.
Yu Li smiled, "Mom, it's really nothing." Not wanting her to blame herself too much, she changed the subject, "Xiao Ge'er, when are we moving to the county town?"
Fu Wenxiao asked her back, "When do you want to move there?"
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until spring to move. The weather will be warmer then and your body will be able to withstand it." By then, his body should be almost well, so it wouldn't be a problem if he moved a little, right?
"That's good!" Zhou said immediately, "It will be more convenient to move when the weather warms up."
She was worried about Fu Wenxiao's health and didn't want him to go through so much trouble in such a cold weather. What if he got sick again?
Although Xiao Ge'er looks much better now, he still gets sick. A few days ago, he suddenly had a cough and it took him a few days of taking medicine before he got better.
Fu Wenxiao raised the corners of his lips slightly, feeling very happy, and said in a gentle voice: "Well, listen to Li Niang."
Yu Li added: "After the New Year, I will look for a house."
She felt that finding a house was not a problem. She could just ask Ge Yayi when the time came. The house he found for Yu Jin was very good, so she thought he could also help her find a suitable house.
After Yu left to wash up, Zhou asked the two children to go back to their room to sleep.
Fu Wenxiao also returned to his room.
After a while, Zhou came in with a bowl of medicine, "Xiao brother, it's time to take the medicine."
Yu Li had stopped taking his medicine a long time ago, but Fu Wenxiao was still taking it. It was the tonic prescribed by Doctor Xu to strengthen his body. Although Yu Li used his supernatural powers to treat him every day, he still couldn't stop taking the medicine. Only by taking both methods could his body recover faster.
Fu Wenxiao plans to take part in next year's county exam, and he hopes his body can hold up.
Zhou's eyes were still a little red. She watched Fu Wenxiao drink the medicine in one gulp, as if he couldn't feel the bitterness. Somehow, she felt a little uncomfortable.
"Xiao brother, it would be great if your mother were still alive." She said softly, "If she saw Li Niang, she would definitely like her very much!"
Fu Wenxiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "Yes."
He thought, there shouldn't be anyone who doesn't like such a girl? She has a strong vitality, does things with principles, has a powerful force that can flatten mountains and split the earth, but she has compassion for the weak and has good intentions towards the world...
Who can not like a girl like this?
Seeing that he agreed, Zhou felt happy.
Thinking of something, she looked disappointed again and said softly: "Before your mother got into trouble, she told me that it was her fault that you got into trouble. She hoped that you could live. As long as you could live, anything would be fine..."
Her master handed Xiao Ge'er to her and asked her to take Xiao Ge'er back to his hometown and let Xiao Ge'er recognize her as his mother so as to protect him away from the eyes of others.
The master even said that Xiao Ge'er would be handed over to her, and asked her to do everything she could to keep Xiao Ge'er alive.
But that summer, Xiao Ge'er fell into a coma and the doctors said he was about to die, so they asked her to prepare for his funeral.
Zhou was really scared and unwilling. She hoped Xiaoger would live well.
After finding that all her methods were useless, she could only bring him happiness...
Thinking back to the situation at that time, I still feel a little scared. When I decided to marry him off to bring good luck, although I knew in my heart that this was not right, compared to all that, keeping him alive was the most important thing. I believe that the master would have agreed if he knew.
She didn't expect that getting married for good luck would really work.
Li Niang is better than any other girl in the world. She thinks that if her master sees Li Niang, she will like her, and she will not have let her master down.
Fu Wenxiao looked at her, knowing the guilt in her heart, and said softly: "Mom, I am very grateful for you for me..."
He pursed his lips slightly, his face slightly hot.
He didn't think Zhou had done anything wrong, and was even very grateful to her for always staying with him and taking care of him like another mother.
Because of her, he was able to meet Yu Li. Otherwise, even if they were in the same village, they would probably have no intersection.
Rather than death, he regretted missing out on her. He might even not know there was a girl named "Yu Li" in the world until his death.
Fortunately, they were able to meet in this way.
Zhou could see the expression on his face and couldn't help but laugh.
She finally felt relieved.
Xiao Ge'er's health is getting better, Li Niang is also a good person, and she is not an ordinary girl. She can protect herself. If she encounters those people again in the future...
She didn't have to worry about them.
**
The next day, Yu Li received his wages and went to the street to buy New Year's goods.
The streets and alleys of the county town are very busy, and there are more goods on the streets than before.
Because there were too many things to buy and she couldn't finish them in one day, she decided to buy some every day and take them home.
When passing by Jucai Lane, Yu Li went over to see his sister and asked her if she wanted to buy New Year's goods.
Yu Jin smiled and said, "Big sister, we have already started buying."
They do business in the county town and make some money, so they are generous in buying New Year's goods. So whenever they have time these days, they will buy some New Year's goods and send them back to the village when they go back to get grains.
Not only that, Yu Jin also specially bought a batch of New Year's goods and sold them in the store.
Unexpectedly, the business in the store was even better. The three of them were busy every day and earned more and more money.
Yu Jin saw that her backpack was about to overflow with things. Although he knew that she was very strong, he still felt a little distressed when he thought that she had to carry everything back home.
She asked, "Sister, why don't you move to the county town?"
She felt that the Fu family could actually move to the county town. After all, the Fu family’s land was rented out to others for farming, so they didn’t have to tend to the crops themselves. Living in the village was not as convenient as living in the county town.
Her sister doesn't have to get up late at night every day to rush to the county town.
Moreover, her sister likes the food in the county town very much. If she lives in the county town, she can buy it whenever she wants to eat it without having to endure it.
Yu Li didn't expect that her sister would ask her today just after they discussed when to move to the county town last night.
She said, "Actually, we plan to move to the county town when the weather warms up next spring."
"Really?" Yu Jin said in surprise, "That's great."
As for why they moved to the county town in spring, she thought it was to take care of her brother-in-law's health. After all, her brother-in-law was in poor health, and moving in such cold weather would not be good if he got sick.
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