After Shi Liu found out, she realized that Shi Dad had actually shared the things she had cooked for him. She immediately frowned. Could her father be the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary? If that was the case, she couldn't afford it.
Fortunately, Shi's father was not a fool. The reason he came into the dream was just to see what happened to his daughter, not to urge Shi Liu to burn incense.
"Many of those ghosts are missing limbs after death, and they need incense to repair their souls and bodies. Otherwise, it will affect their reincarnation. As a villager of Stone Village, how can your father and I watch them suffer in the afterlife? So I..."
Shi Liu looked at Shi Dad's guilty eyes and sighed helplessly: "Dad, you don't have to feel embarrassed. I am also a villager of Shitou Village. Besides, if the incense I burn can help them, it can be regarded as a merit for me." She said, why did she always feel that there was something wrong with the merit points in the Yin Yang Pavilion account? It turned out that she was doing good deeds through Shi Dad.
Shi Liu couldn't bring herself to ask Shi Di to ignore those people. Well, forget it, I'll just do a good deed for the day and set aside some time every day to make incense. Surely, in a few decades, these people will be able to reincarnate.
Thinking about family planning in the years ahead, Shi Liu still offered a reminder: "Nowadays, people value having many children and a better life, but that may not be the case in the future. If an overpopulation affects social development, the country might implement family planning. It's better to reincarnate while you can."
"Dad, why don't you talk to those ghosts and let the less seriously injured souls heal first, and then repair the seriously injured ones. This way, some ghosts won't stay in the underworld for too long. After all, don't you need incense and other things to fill your stomachs every day?"
Father Shi thought about it and felt that what his daughter said made sense. When his father was alive, the world was still ruled by the emperor, but when it came to him, it became the world of the common people, so it was really hard to say for sure: "Well, daughter, I understand. I will discuss it with them when I get back."
Seeing that Father Shi didn't look injured, Shi Liu asked curiously, "Dad, why don't you go and reincarnate?"
Father Shi was a little embarrassed by his daughter's question, his face flushed. "Before I died, I made a promise with your mother that I would reincarnate with her a hundred years later, and we would be husband and wife in the next life."
Shi Liu hadn't expected such an answer. She felt like she'd been fed a mouthful of dog food, almost satiated. While many people have made such promises, few actually wait for a century by the Naihe Bridge. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many infatuated men and resentful ghosts in the world. The fact that Shi Dad kept his promise and waited by the Naihe Bridge speaks volumes about the couple's deep affection. It's no wonder Su Sanlan never considered remarrying.
"Dad, do you want to enter my mother's dream once?"
Su Sanlan still mentions Shi Dad from time to time. If Shi Dad could appear in Su Sanlan's dreams, she would be very happy.
Father Shi felt scared when he thought of his wife. He had been doing so badly in the underworld over the years. If it weren't for his daughter burning enough incense in the past year, he probably wouldn't even have a full meal. It was really embarrassing.
"Let's forget about this. I don't have much to say right now. Besides, we are separated by the Yin and Yang, so it's better for the living in the world of the living not to see ghosts. If it weren't for your special physique, I wouldn't dare to enter your dreams casually. After all, it would be harmful to your body."
Shi Liu then remembered her special physique: "Dad, are you okay now?" She was worried that she had sucked all the Yin energy out of Shi Dad's body. How could a ghost survive without Yin energy?
"It's okay. I came here through the normal procedures of the underworld. I have a protective shield given by the underworld, so you can't hurt me."
"That's good." Shi Liu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then asked, "Dad, besides the incense, what else do you need?"
In fact, there are many things missing, but Shi Dad is too embarrassed to speak up. He has never raised this daughter for a day, and he feels guilty.
Perhaps seeing that Father Shi was in trouble, Shi Liu pretended to be ignorant and said, "Is the courtyard I built for you last time big enough to live in? If not, I will build you another courtyard. I will also burn you ten sets of clothes. As for food, I will just burn more incense and gold ingots for you. After all, money can buy anything."
Father Shi was stunned by his daughter's generosity. No wonder his wife had dreamed of a golden baby before her pregnancy. This was definitely a golden baby. He was incredibly wealthy. Was he living the life of an old man in advance? His wife was right. His daughters were the most filial. His sons were all debt collectors. He hadn't received any filial piety from those four boys over the years. It was truly a waste of his time.
Shi Liu looked at Shi Di, who was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. She felt a little embarrassed. These things were really nothing. After all, she couldn't sell them now. The paper-made things would just sit there anyway. It would be better to burn them for Shi Di.
"Dad, how many ghosts over there need incense?" She wanted to prepare herself mentally in advance.
"Not that many, ahem, a total of thirty-seven ghosts, thirty-two of which are seriously missing limbs."
Shi Liu felt relieved when she heard this. Fortunately, there were not too many. If there were hundreds or thousands, she would not be able to take care of them all. After all, she could not make incense all day long, and spices were rare, so she might not be able to gather so many materials.
People say that children are a debt. In her case, Shi Dad... Shi Liu thought that she might know why Shi Dad didn't dare to see her mother. According to the way her mother doted on her daughter, Shi Dad would probably be beaten up. Ahem, what a sin.
Father Shi asked Shi Liu about the situation of everyone in the Shi family again. Knowing that everything was fine at home, he felt much more relieved.
Suddenly Shi Liu thought of the Bai family who had been retaliated against by him, and hurriedly told Shi Dad about it. Then he began to inquire about the Bai family's situation in the underworld. After all, the two villages were adjacent to each other, so he should know something.
Mentioning the Bai family, Father Shi's face darkened. "Over the years, the people of Baijia Village have relied on their fortune-transferring formation to absorb the luck of our Shitou Village. Villagers who should have had smooth sailing have now met with frequent disasters. Even if I hadn't been sucked away by the Baijia Village's luck, I wouldn't have died early. Although I have received compensation now, the damage has already been done, and your mother and you have been devastated by this incident. How can I forgive those people just for a little compensation?"
"Fortunately, no matter how powerful you are in the mortal realm, you'll be treated the same in the underworld. All your merits and demerits are recorded in the Book of Merits. The Bai family has committed countless evil deeds. All the Bai family members I know are being tortured in the Eighteen Levels of Hell, and they won't be able to escape for hundreds of years. It's strange that the legendary Bai Guoshi, the Baijia Village master, isn't in the underworld."
Shi Liu's eyes twitched as she said, "Dad, the Imperial Master you're talking about isn't the one called Bai Luopo?"
"Yes, that's the one called Bai Luopo. It's a very unlucky name, so I was deeply impressed. How did he get this name? Why is it called Luopo? It's so unlucky. But the name doesn't mean anything. Didn't he become the Imperial Master in the end?"
Shi Liu felt that the name perfectly suited Bai Luopu's experience. After all, he was down and out. A distinguished imperial advisor was buried in the wilderness after his death, and the Bai family, which had prospered because of him, had never offered him any tribute. This was no ordinary downfall.
When Father Shi learned about the fate of the great Master Bai, he suddenly felt that the Bai family was still quite capable. Look at how appropriate the name is, it includes everything that happened in his lifetime.
Seeing this, Shi Liu briefly explained the current situation in Baijia Village. "Everyone in Baijia Village is in dire straits right now. Even the educated youth from other places with the surname Bai are in dire straits as long as they stay in Baijia Village. Their misfortunes are quite extraordinary. For this reason, my uncle has made concessions. The educated youth can build their own houses and sell them to the villagers later." (End of this chapter)
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