Chapter 736: Kind and Clean
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The few of them walked away with smiles. Liu Sanniang looked at them until she disappeared from sight.
She lowered her head and saw the black and wrinkled bark. As far as she could see, there were branches and trees.
She had become a tree!
Liu Sanniang knew that this was an illusion. The person she was looking for had already set up this illusion before her arrival. If she could not leave the illusion, she would not be able to see the person who opened the Yin Gate. What about Chu Yan, Hu Yu, Liu Yuanyuan, and the others?
She became a big tree and could only see a village in the distance. At sunset, smoke began to rise from the chimneys in the village.
She had fallen into illusions a few times, each time with a different identity, but this time, she was Liu Sanniang. She just became a tree and could not move. She could only look at the village from afar.
The sky gradually darkened. Liu Sanniang looked from afar and saw faint light in the village.
Liu Sanniang listened carefully and heard many voices. She calmed down and focused her attention on a house.
“Uncle Lin, Auntie Lin, Sister Xue’s cooking is really good. Thank you.”
Lin Feng and Lin Cong were holding rice cakes in their hands. They stuffed some of the stir-fried river prawns into it and ate in big mouthfuls.
In the yellow mud house with a thatched roof, laughter could be heard.
The dishes in the big bowl slowly bottomed out, and the few of them burped.
Lin Feng and Lin Cong licked their lips. “Sister Xue, can we go get river prawns again tomorrow? It’s been hot these days.”
Lin Xue smiled. “Sure.”
Lin Feng and Lin Cong left and returned home.
After their friends left, Lin Jie and Lin Fan went to wash up. After washing up, they climbed into bed and slept.
Lin Xue took out the dirty clothes that her two brothers had taken off. She looked at her sleeping brothers and smiled. “Naughty children.”
Lin Xue went out to wash the clothes in the back. Mrs. Lin cleaned up the house and came over to help wash it. The smell of smoke wafted in the air. Mrs. Lin smiled and said, “Your father is smoking again.”
Lin Xue smiled. “Mother, Father is tired from working all day. He just wants to smoke some cigarettes to relax.”
Mrs. Lin wiped the water off her hands and touched Lin Xue’s rough hair. “Xue, you’re so sensible. 1 really want to keep you for two more years. It’s all my fault for making you suffer with us.”
Lin Xue’s face was a little yellow and she looked malnourished. Only her eyes were very bright and clean.
Lin Xue smiled and said as she washed her clothes, “Father and Mother dote on me so much. I’m blessed to be your child. Our family is poor, but as long as we work hard, our lives will get better and better.”
Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter who had a pure heart and smiled in relief. “That’s right.”
The mother and daughter washed the clothes together and hung them up on the rope in the courtyard. When she touched the holes, Mrs. Lin said helplessly, “We can’t let them play in the water tomorrow. They always come back with holes in their clothes.”
Lin Xue smiled. “It’s fine. The last time I went to town, 1 bought some fabrics. I can use them to sew the clothes.”
Mrs. Lin smiled in relief. “You always pamper them. What if you spoil them too much?”
Lin Xue said seriously, “Jie and Fan are both good children. I only have two brothers. If I don’t dote on them, who should 1 dote on?”
Mrs. Lin had nothing to say. After cleaning up, she prepared to enter the room to rest.
Mr. Lin stopped smoking and said to Lin Xue, “Remember to lock the door. You don’t have to wake up so early every day. Rest more.”
Lin Xue replied, “Okay, Father.”
After closing the door and blowing on the oil lamp, the courtyard turned dark and blended in with the mountains.
In the dark night, Mr. and Mrs. Lin slept in each other’s arms on the wooden bed.
Mrs. Lin said, “Xue is getting married. What dowry can we prepare for her?”
Mr. Lin was silent for a moment before saying, “I’ll make a cupboard and a few stools for her. Our family is not well-off. That’s all we can do.”
Mrs. Lin nodded. “That child from the Chen family has a good character. Our daughter will have a good life in the future.”
Mr. Lin smiled.
In the darkness, a black snake slithered out.
Hu Yu squatted outside. When she saw the black snake coming out, she went over. “It should be this family, right?”
Liu Yuanyuan nodded. “I think so. I just don’t know who created this illusion. If we want to know who it is, I’m afraid we have to wait.”
Hu Yu squatted down. “I’m so sad. Look at what I’ve become now. An ugly dog. I miss my beautiful fur.”
Liu Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue. “I don’t think anything is gonna happen tonight. Let’s go and find Venerable Liu first. You’re a dog now. Have you seen another dog? General Black is most likely the same as you.”
Hu Yu pursed her lips. “General Black is not a demon. Even if General Black becomes a dog, he can’t communicate with us. Let’s go find Venerable first.”
Hu Yu was right. They had to find Liu Sanniang first.
Liu Yuanyuan called Liu Sanniang in her mind.
Soon, Liu Sanniang told Hu Yu and Liu Yuanyuan where she was.
Hu Yu trotted on her short legs and panted. “Liu Yuanyuan, can you grow bigger and carry me? I’m too tired and can’t move at all.”
Liu Yuanyuan looked at Hu Yu. Hu Yu had become a one-month-old puppy. She was slow and weak.
Liu Yuanyuan slithered into the grass. “How about you stay? i’ll go meet Venerable Liu.”
Hu Yu immediately sped up. “That won’t do.”
The sky began to brighten. A black snake circled around a tree. Hu Yu was so tired that she kept sticking out her tongue and stammering, “Venerable, did you become a tree? 1-1 suddenly felt that being a dog is not all that bad..”