After Picking Up the Lucky Girl, the Whole Village Became Prosperous Chapter 4

 Chapter 4 A Book

“What?” Jiang Sanlang couldn't understand his daughter's speech as always.

 “Qi, fish!” Ying Bao felt tired. "Fish."

Chunniang smiled and translated: "My daughter said she wanted to eat fish."

Yingbao nodded repeatedly. Beauty is still smart.

“Haha, it turns out Yingbao wants to eat fish.” Jiang Sanlang suddenly realized, “When dad gets back, I'll go down to the river to catch one!”

Yingbao:…

 I bought brown sugar, measured a few liters of rice, and spent another ten cents on a bamboo-backed basket to hold things in. The remaining money in my hand had already been spent.

Jiang Sanlang put his daughter on the back of the bamboo basket, took his daughter-in-law and rushed home happily.

 After returning home, the little girl put her head on the kang, and one of the couple started a fire and the other kneaded the dough, preparing to make some dough to reward themselves.

Ying Bao was very bored on the kang. He rolled around several times and simply lay down and pretended to sleep.

He took out a handful of husked rice from his small pocket, quietly brought it into the cave, and placed it next to the stone wall with the various seeds collected in the previous days.

These are all I secretly grabbed from the grain storage at home a few days ago.

Yingbao counted several soybeans, a handful of wheat grains, a handful of rice millet, and a handful of rice that he had just brought in.

It's a pity that she is too young and lacks energy, so her consciousness cannot stay in space for too long, otherwise she will definitely plant them all.

While she still had energy, Ying Bao carefully looked around the cave.

 I saw that the roof of the cave, the surrounding areas, and the soles of my feet were all made of hard stone walls, and I felt as if I was in a confined space made of rocks.

There is no passage to enter or exit the space, but she is clearly standing here, which is very magical.

Yingbao also discovered that some crystal white and transparent plants grew out of the cracks in the rock wall, which looked a bit like Wuding Zhi.

These crystal white leaves are only the size of soybean grains, plump and plump, and clustered together like palm-sized hydrangeas. When pinched, the leaves will burst into pulp, and the pulp is sticky, like cactus juice.

The juice has a light and refreshing fragrance, and it dries quickly when applied to the hands.

 The skin that has been applied is as smooth as a layer of snow cream, and the lingering fragrance lingers for a long time.

This thing seems to be non-toxic, but I don't know if it can be eaten.

However, according to the principle of the story, some heavenly materials and earthly treasures grow in mysterious caves or secret realms, so this crystal white plant may be some kind of heavenly material and earthly treasures.

Yingbao was thinking wildly and decided to take some time out to feed the animals to see what the reaction was.

 It's a pity that she hasn't been able to find a suitable opportunity recently, and she hasn't been able to meet animals that she can come into contact with.

Of course, you can't use your own hens to try it. If they kick up their legs or don't lay eggs, you and your parents will be heartbroken.

Ying Bao looked at the cave for a little longer, but couldn't hold it any longer, her eyelids kept sticking together, and she fell asleep without realizing it.

In her sleep, she seemed to be walking in a fog. Suddenly, a golden light flashed in front of her, and a huge book as big as a table appeared. On the cover of the book were the following characters: Qian Gong Tian Jiao.

Well…

 Maybe it's because I haven't read a storybook for a long time, so I can always dream about one, and it has such a popular title.

Turning to the first page, Ying Bao read it carefully, and several familiar terms jumped out on the page.

 Chuanhe Town, Xichen Village, Qinchuan County, Chen Tiantian.

Yingbao was stunned.

 The place where I am is Chuanhe Town, Qinchuan County.

 The one across the river is Xichen Village.

Also, the name Chen Tiantian was so familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.

While I was deep in thought, suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the book in my hand instantly turned into paper butterflies and flew away, making it impossible to catch it. Unfortunately, it will be gone after reading two chapters, and I don't know what to do.

The content of these two chapters is actually very simple. It mainly talks about Chen Tiantian's beautiful appearance and cleverness. It also explains that she is a famous beauty in Qinchuan County and the family's favorite little lucky star.

One day, a group of poor relatives from the countryside suddenly came to Xiaomei's family.

It is said that the Chuanhe River flooded and destroyed many houses and farms. These relatives fled from the village and went to Chen Tiantian's mother, Xiao Han.

Yingbao frowned.

Xichen Village suffered a flood and went to the county town to seek refuge with relatives surnamed Han.

This is exactly what happened when she was nine

 Speaking of which, Chuanhe Town, where she is located, is adjacent to the Chuanhe River and suffers from floods every few years.

It's just that the terrain of Dongxichen Village is relatively high. Whenever a flood occurs, only the crops and farmland are flooded, and the village houses are not affected.

 When I was six and nine years old, there were two serious floods in Chuanhe River.

When I was six years old, I remember that there were heavy rains just after the beginning of summer, and then the water level of the river rose until it reached Dongxi Village and surrounding villages.

People took their cattle and sheep and fled to Houbei Mountain or Xiaonan Mountain, which is higher. After staying on the mountain for more than ten days, the water level gradually receded.

The water in the village has receded, but the crops that were about to mature were gone. The river water in the fields was silted up, and it was impossible to replant for a while. Therefore, many villagers took their families and took refuge outside.

In the summer when I was nine years old, there were heavy rains for many days, and the river surged in. Not only did it wash away the stone bridge between the east and west villages, but all the houses in the village were also wiped out. Many villagers died in the unprecedented disaster. water.

Yingbao remembers that she fled to the county town with Chen Changping's family, and even stayed at the home of Aunt Han, the younger sister of her biological mother, Han.

Aunt Han comes from a good family. Her husband, whose surname is also Chen, is said to be a close confidant of the county captain. He is quite famous in the county. Even the chief bookkeeper of the yamen and the clerk are called brothers to him.

Aunt Han has two sons and three daughters. She usually calls her daughter "Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya". I wonder which one of them Chen Tiantian is?

  After being unable to think for long, Ying Bao's consciousness began to become chaotic.

 When she woke up the next day, she still had the dream from last night in her head, and her whole body was wilted.

 Sigh, it would be great if I could keep reading. The feeling of being whetted is really annoying.

 “Bao'er, let's eat.”

Chunniang cooked thick and sweet white rice porridge and stewed an egg custard, stirred them together and fed them to her daughter.

Yingbao stammered and quickly finished a small bowl.

 She needs to grow up quickly, so that she can run and jump quickly, so that she no longer needs to be taken care of by her mother-in-law all the time.

“Bao'er was so good today. He finished a whole bowl.”

Chunniang put down the bowl, smiled and helped her daughter rub her belly, "Let me see, mom, is your belly stretched?"

Yingbao was ticklish, so she giggled and avoided Aniang's hand.

Mother and daughter were really having fun. Old Mrs. Jiang walked in carrying a basket.

“Mother is here.” Chun Niang quickly stood up and went to greet her.

　　After the family separation, although she and Weng Po lived in the same village, her mother-in-law Jiang Liu rarely visited her house. Today, it was rare that she came to her house early in the morning.

However, Chun Niang knew very well that she was pregnant, and her husband must have told her mother-in-law.

The old lady put the basket on the table and looked at her daughter-in-law up and down, her eyes slipping to her belly.

“Sanlang said you were happy, so I came over to have a look. I happened to have some eggs saved at home, and your sister-in-law asked me to bring them over.”

 The old lady and her husband lived with the eldest son, and the management of the house was left to the eldest daughter-in-law.

 Fortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law is virtuous and sensible, so she picked up a few eggs early in the morning and asked her to give them to the third sister-in-law.

 (End of this chapter)

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