Chapter 5
Falling
Liu Shi was in the house with a bandage in her hand and a needle and thread basket beside her. Half a month ago, she fainted when she was working. Only then did she find out from Doctor Hu that she had suffered a miscarriage. The one-month-old fetus was gone.
For the sake of the family’s livelihood and for Liu Shi to have proper food to nourish her body, Wang Chuanman went out with his eldest brother, planning to capture prey.
In the end, they did not manage to capture any prey, and the rations they brought out were also finished. The two of them even suffered hunger for three to four days.
Then, they came back with a child.
“Mother said that you have to be careful during the confinement period. Don’t do this. Be careful not to hurt your eyes.” Wang Chuanman had just returned from shoveling snow when he saw Liu Shi sewing clothes.
Liu Shi said, “I’m already fully recovered. I just want to make a small dress for Ah Yu.”
The kasaya that wrapped the child’s body was not brand new, but the material was not bad. Madam Liu simply used it as a lining and cut her original wedding dress into two pieces.
The wedding dress was only a very ordinary red cloth. It was not a full red as well, and it was soft.
Wang Chuanman looked at his wife’s serious expression and couldn’t help but say, “I originally had some regrets. I shouldn’t have brought the child back. Our family is too poor. It’s been hard on our family and the child.”
When Madam Liu raised her head and looked at her husband in surprise, Wang Chuanman continued, “But seeing that you’re all so happy, especially you, I feel that it’s worth it.”
At most, he would eat a meal every two days. He could always save a portion for the child.
Moreover, from the day they picked up Ah Yu, their family had subconsciously become more thrifty. Everyone wanted to save their already short rations and fight with the heavens for the life of the child.
Liu Shi’s tears were about to fall again, but she quickly wiped them away and lowered her head to prevent Wang Chuanman from seeing them. “I just feel that she is really my child.”
The child in her stomach was not fated with her. Now that the child in her dream had appeared, she could not lose it no matter what.
“Alright, then we’ll take good care of her.” Wang Chuanman was still glad that the other brothers in the family understood his situation and did not snatch the child from him. Otherwise, he would not know how to comfort his wife.
There were seven grandchildren in their family, but there was no granddaughter. Naturally, a girl like this was rare.
The couple was talking in the room when Liu Shi suddenly felt something and looked at the door.
At the door, a small person was holding something and walking carefully.
[Kid, be careful.] Meatball was simply worried sick.
Ah Yu held the thing in her hand and nodded at the air. “Alright!”
The Wang Family’s courtyard was an empty piece of land. They had just shoveled snow and the ground was exposed. It was a compacted mud ground.
In the distance, there was a half-broken bamboo fence that had been crushed by the snow. Old man Wang was leading his eldest son and third son to tear down the bamboo fence and use it as firewood.
In spring, he would cut new bamboo.
“Ah Yu.” Liu Shi’s anxious shout shocked the people outside.
Turning around, they saw the little girl wearing thin clothes walking in the courtyard.
She was holding…
A small chamber pot?
That was an unfinished chamber pot. It was originally carved by Old man Wang and he planned to give it to the seventh grandson.
When Ah Yu heard Liu Shi’s voice, she stopped and tilted her head.
Seeing that it was Liu Shi, she smiled sweetly and called out, “Mother.”
Liu Shi subconsciously replied, “Yes!”
Old Madam Wang patted her eldest son’s head beside her. “Why are you still standing there like a club? Quickly carry Ah Yu back into the house!”
It was such a cold day and she was wearing very little. Even they could not stand being outside!
On the other side, Wang Chuanman also rushed towards Ah Yu under Liu Shi’s signal.
Ah Yu was a little stunned. She did not know why people from both sides were rushing towards her. She was a little nervous and held the thing in front of her with her small hands.
Wang Chuanfu and Wang Chuanman ran in a hurry. The snow-covered ground was slippery, and neither of them stopped. In the end, they bumped into each other.
With a bang, Ah Yu, who was originally standing steadily, fell and sat on the ground.
Her face was blank, not knowing what was wrong.
She naturally did not hold the thing in her hand properly and it rolled forward.
It was a small chamber pot made of Nanzhu bamboo. It was also cylindrical. The ground was especially smooth after the snow cleared up, and it rolled for a long time.
Ah Yu tried her best to get up and chase after the chamber pot. Wang Chuanman couldn’t care less about the pain. He got up and hugged Ah Yu.
Just as he was about to leave, he felt his collar being pulled.
Wang Chuan lowered his head and met the child’s faint golden eyes.
It was innocent and pure, with a hint of urgency.
Ah Yu pointed at the little chamber pot that was still rolling forward.
“Water…”
The water that she wanted to give them was still inside.
Strange, why didn’t the water spill out?
Ah Yu could not consider such a complicated matter at all. She only knew that it was very important water and could not be lost.
Meatball was also a little helpless.
Only a few spoonfuls were squeezed out of the spatial pocket. She only drank two spoonfuls and put the rest into the chamber pot.
Fortunately, the weather outside was cold enough. As soon as they went out, the water froze.
The freezing point of the Myriad Spirit Water was lower than ordinary water, but it could not withstand the cold of winter.
“Go and pick it up for your sister!” Third Brother shouted at Fifth Brother.
Fifth Brother responded and ran. In the end, that thing rolled too quickly and instantly fell into the gutter.
The ditch was naturally frozen as well, and heavy snow covered it.
No one realized that a huge creature was swimming quickly along the drain.
As soon as the bamboo chamber pot fell into the drain, the solidified Myriad Spirit Water inside came out.
Without thinking, the huge creature swallowed it.
Everything happened in an instant.
Hearing movement, the huge creature’s eyes darted around, revealing a cold light.
[Not good, there’s danger!] Meatball felt that something was wrong and suddenly said.
Ah Yu struggled to get down, and Wang Chuanman had just put her down.
The little person ran forward again.
Perhaps it was because of the effect of the Myriad Spirit Water, but her movements were no longer as slow as before. She still had some strength when she ran.
No one knew what she wanted to do, so they could not stop her.
After running a few steps, Ah Yu was a little tired and fell to the ground.
Then, like the little chamber pot, she rolled forward.
“Aiya!”
“Stop her!”
The Wang family members hurriedly stepped forward.
As Ah Yu rolled, she brought Fifth Brother down. Now, the two of them were rolling down together.
Everyone heard a loud thud as both of them fell into the gutter.
“Hurry up!” Madam Liu’s eyes almost popped out. She wished she could fall in the place of Ah Yu.
Wang Chuanman ran the fastest. He was about to jump down when he saw a scene that terrified him.
“Mother!” Wang Chuanman let out a strange cry.
Everyone arrived just in time.
The two children were sitting steadily, and Fifth Brother was about to pull Ah Yu up.
Ah Yu sat on the head of a huge python. Her hand was still trying to reach down to grab the small chamber pot that had fallen down.
The python’s head was as big as her body, and its body blocked the spacious drain.
She did not see the little chamber pot and thought that it had fallen under the thing in front of her.
Because she was too focused, she ignored the surrounding sounds.
However, at this moment, the python was bleeding from its mouth and nose. Its tongue was hanging out, and its eyes were closed. Clearly, it was dead.