"What?" Jiang Sanlang, as usual, didn't understand what his daughter was saying.
"Qi, fish!" Yingbao felt tired. "Fish, fish."
Chunniang smiled and acted as an interpreter: "My daughter said she wanted to eat fish."
Yingbao nodded repeatedly. The beautiful lady is really smart.
"Haha, so Yingbao wants to eat fish." Jiang Sanlang suddenly realized, "I'll go down to the river and catch one when Dad gets home!"
Sakura: …
After buying some brown sugar and measuring a few liters of rice, he spent another ten cents on a bamboo backpack to carry his things. Most of the remaining money he had in his hand had been spent.
Jiang Sanlang put his daughter into a bamboo basket and hurried home with his wife.
When they got home, they put the little girl on the kang, and the couple, one lit the fire and the other kneaded the dough, preparing to make some pancakes as a reward for themselves.
Yingbao on the kang was very bored. She rolled over and over several times and then simply lay down and pretended to sleep.
He took out a handful of rice grains with shells from his small bag, quietly brought them into the cave, and placed them next to the stone wall together with the various seeds he had collected a few days ago.
These were secretly taken from the food storage at home a few days ago.
Yingbao counted them and found a few soybeans, a handful of wheat grains, a handful of millet, and a handful of rice that she had just brought in.
It’s a pity that she is too young, lacks energy, and her consciousness cannot stay in the space for too long, otherwise she would definitely plant them all.
While she still had energy, Yingbao looked around the cave carefully.
I saw that the top of the cave, the surroundings and the soles of my feet were all solid stone walls, and I felt as if I was in an enclosed space made of rock.
There was no passage to enter or exit the space, but she was clearly standing here. It was magical.
Yingbao also discovered that some crystal white and transparent plants grew in the cracks of the rock wall, which looked a bit like Wudingzhi.
These crystal white leaves are only the size of soybeans, plump and thick, and clustered together like palm-sized hydrangeas. If you pinch the leaves, they will burst into juice, which is sticky and looks like cactus juice.
The juice has a light and refreshing fragrance, and it dries quickly when applied on your hands.
The skin after application feels as smooth as if covered with a layer of snow skin cream, and the fragrance lingers for a long time.
This thing looks non-toxic, but I don't know if it's edible.
However, according to the principles of the story, some natural treasures grow in mysterious caves or secret realms, so this crystal white plant might be some kind of natural treasure.
Yingbao was thinking wildly and decided to take some out to feed the animals to see how they reacted.
Unfortunately, she hasn't found a suitable opportunity recently, nor has she encountered any animals that she can interact with.
Of course, you can't try it on your own hens. What if they kick their legs and die, or stop laying eggs, you and your parents will be heartbroken.
Yingbao looked at the cave for a while longer, but couldn't hold on any longer. Her eyelids kept sticking together and she fell asleep before she knew it.
In her dream, she seemed to be walking in a mist. 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, there were several large characters written in a flamboyant style: Qian Gong Tian Jiao.
Ah this...
Maybe it’s because I haven’t read a storybook for a long time, so I dream about one even in my dreams, and the title of the book is so popular.
Opening the first page, Yingbao read it carefully and saw several familiar nouns popping up on the paper.
Chuanhe Town, Xichen Village, Qinchuan County, Chen Tiantian.
Yingbao was stunned.
The place where I am now is Chuanhe Town, Qinchuan County.
The one across the river is Xichen Village.
Also, the name Chen Tiantian sounded so familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.
As I was deep in thought, suddenly a strong wind blew, and the book in my hand instantly turned into paper butterflies and flew away, making it impossible to catch it.
Unfortunately, I stopped reading after just two chapters, and I don’t know what will happen next.
The content of these two chapters is actually very simple. It mainly tells about Chen Tiantian's beauty and cleverness. It also explains that she is a famous beauty in Qinchuan County and a lucky star favored by the whole family.
One day, a group of poor relatives from the countryside suddenly came to the little beauty's house.
It is said that there was a flood in the Sichuan River, destroying many houses and farms. These relatives fled from the village and took refuge with Chen Tiantian's mother, Xiao Han.
Yingbao frowned.
There was a flood in Xichen Village, so people went to the county town to seek refuge with their relatives named Han.
This is exactly what happened when she was nine years old.
Speaking of which, the town where she lives, Chuanhe, is close to the Chuan River and suffers from floods every few years.
It’s just that the terrain of Dongxi Chen Village is relatively high, so every time a flood comes, only the crops and farmland are flooded, and the village houses are not affected.
When he 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 continuous heavy rains just after the beginning of summer, and then the water level of the river rose until it flooded Dongxi Village and the surrounding villages.
People led their cattle and sheep to flee to the higher Houbei Mountain or Xiaonan Mountain. After staying on the mountain for ten days or so, the water level gradually receded.
The water in the village receded, but the crops that were about to mature were gone, and the river water in the fields was silted up, making it impossible to replant in a short time. As a result, many villagers dragged their families away for shelter.
In the summer when he was nine years old, it rained heavily for many days. The river water rushed in and not only washed away the stone bridge between the east and west villages, but also destroyed only one in ten houses in the village. Many villagers died in that unprecedented flood.
Yingbao remembered that she fled to the county town with Chen Changping's family and stayed at her aunt Han's house, Xiao Han's, the younger sister of her biological mother Han.
Aunt Han came from a well-off family. Her husband's surname was also Chen. He was said to be a close confidant of the county lieutenant and had a lot of respect in the county. Even the chief clerk in the yamen treated him as a brother.
Aunt Han has two sons and three daughters. She usually calls her daughters Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya. I wonder which one of them Chen Tiantian is
Before she could think for long, Yingbao's consciousness began to become confused.
When she woke up the next day, her head was still filled with last night's dream, and she felt depressed.
Oh, if only I could continue watching, the feeling of being kept in suspense is really exhausting.
"Baoer, it's time to eat."
Chunniang cooked some thick, sweet white rice porridge and stewed some egg custard, mixed them together and fed them to her daughter.
Yingbao ate it bite by bite and soon finished the small bowl.
She had to grow up quickly, so that she could run and jump, and no longer need her mother's constant care.
"Bao'er is really good today. He finished a whole bowl."
Chun Niang put down the bowl and rubbed her daughter's belly with a smile, "Let me take a look, is your belly full?"
Yingbao is ticklish and giggles as she tries to avoid A-niang's hand.
The mother and daughter were having a lot of fun, and Old Mrs. Jiang walked in carrying a basket.
"Mom is here." Chunniang quickly got up and went to greet her.
After the separation, although she lived in the same village with her parents-in-law, her mother-in-law Jiang Liu seldom came to visit her. But today was a rare occasion as she came to visit early in the morning.
However, Chunniang knew very well that her husband must have told her mother-in-law about her pregnancy.
The old lady put the basket on the table, looked her daughter-in-law up and down, and her eyes glanced at her daughter-in-law's belly.
"Sanlang said you were pregnant, so I came to take a look. I happened to have saved a few eggs 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 all household affairs were left to the eldest daughter-in-law.
Fortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law was virtuous and sensible. She picked up a few eggs early in the morning and asked her to give them to the third sister-in-law.