"Oh dear, my eyesight isn't very good, and it's too dark to see clearly. But your love line is a bit frightening..." Guan Zhongbo muttered to himself.
Xiao Xitian blinked her big eyes upon hearing this, "How is it frightening?"
What was frightening about love?
Guan Zhongbo rubbed Xiao Xitian's palm. "I can't say for sure, girl. You will surely find a perfect love in the future, but you'll have to go through many hardships. Tsk, tsk, overall it's still quite smooth, so you don't need to worry too much!~"
Xiao Xitian: "......"
You're the one who's worried, staying up late and insisting on reading her palm. You must be quite ill.
"Let me look at your career line and life line too. Hey, girl, don't move around!~" Guan Zhongbo wanted to continue fortune-telling, but Xiao Xitian was not cooperating.
She huffily pulled her small hand back, tucking it into her sleeve. Xiao Xitian puffed out her cheeks, "Old Grandpa, my hands are about to freeze off. You should go rest. I heard you have to see Sister Fang'er and Sister Huaihua tomorrow. I won't disturb you anymore..."
With that, Xiao Xitian trotted back to her room with her short legs.
In the past, Old Man Yun also wanted to find the village's great immortal to tell her fortune and read her palm, but Madam Gu forbade it, saying that children and grandchildren would have their own fortunes, and destiny couldn't be decided by reading palms just once or twice...
Everyone in the Yun family had received an education, and their cultural level was higher than that of other villagers.
Therefore, superstitions about ghosts and gods were simply not accepted in their family.
When Xiao Xitian was swept away by the mountain flood, Madam Gu didn't burn incense or pray to Buddha for blessings. If it were a wealthy family, they would have invited several eminent monks to perform a ritual at home...
Before dawn the next day, Jin Huaihua began to get busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast, even lighting all the stoves in the house.
The cold wind had blown all night, and the residual heat in the stove had long since dissipated. The early morning, when it was still dimly lit, was when people were most tired and drowsy. If the heated brick bed could remain warm, one would feel more energetic after waking up...
After tasks like clearing ashes, chopping wood, lighting fires, carrying water, feeding pigs and cows, and cooking, almost an hour had passed.
Fortunately, Jin Xiaolou woke up early and helped Huaihua feed the cows and pigs.
Jin Shan also didn't sleep in when he returned home. He got up to chop wood and sweep the yard, and even went to the cowshed with Jin Xiaolou to milk the cows...
"Haha, another four buckets. Brother Jin Shan, will you go to the county town with me to deliver the milk cows later?" Jin Xiaolou said with a smile.
One bucket was kept for the family to drink, and the remaining three buckets had to be delivered before noon.
Yun Jinshan nodded, "Sure. There's nothing much to do at home, so it'll be good to go to the county town with you for a stroll!~"
Until the shop opened, the milk still had to be delivered to customers on time...
At breakfast, Gu Mingyan and Xiao Jinfeng glared at each other as if struck by lightning.
They had eaten too many sticky bean buns the night before, and both young masters had barely slept all night, with dark circles under their eyes almost reaching the floor.
"Daddy, Mommy, I'm going to the county town today to find workers to renovate the house!" Xiao Xitian said while drinking millet porridge.
Madam Gu listened and said with a worried expression, "Daughter, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. Let your father and elder brother accompany you..."
Their daughter was already working hard for the family's livelihood at such a young age, so the Yun family, young and old, should support her endeavors.
"Yes, yes. After breakfast, I'll take my sister to the county town!" Yun Daman said.
Xiao Xitian pursed her lips and smiled, saying nothing.
"This young master will go too!" Xiao Jinfeng put down his large bowl and said righteously.
Gu Mingyan heard this and shot him a glare, "Young Master Xiao, you're really meddling. Our daughter is going to the county town to handle her own family's affairs. What are you doing tagging along? Young Master Xiao really doesn't consider himself an outsider..."
Qing Lan sighed, holding her forehead. Here they go again.
If necessary, they could have another competition. How about a contest to see who can eat more red bean buns this time?
The red bean buns were even bigger than the sticky bean buns.
Xiao Jinfeng snorted coldly and threw his chopsticks onto the dining table with a "swish." "Young Master Gu, who are you being sarcastic to so early in the morning? I'm accompanying Miss Yun to the county town, and that's my own business. Do I need you to dictate it?"
Everyone: "......"
Can't they just have a peaceful breakfast?
Gu Mingyan curled his lips. "Young Master Xiao, don't forget our bet. After we've seen Sister Fang'er and Sister Huaihua, you'll pack up and leave Dashui Village, so you don't get laughed at!~"
"No need for Young Master Gu to remind me. My memory is very good, and I won't break my promise!" Xiao Jinfeng said sullenly.
Old Man Sun raised his eyelids, carefully looked at Gu Mingyan, then at Xiao Jinfeng, and lowered his head to continue drinking his porridge...
Judging by the demeanor and bearing of these two, they were likely from distinguished backgrounds.
Upon moving into the Old Yun family's home, Old Man Sun realized that there were so many important figures hidden here, it was truly a place of hidden talents.
In that case, the little girl named Yun Xitian might also have an unusual identity.
Although Yun Jinshan didn't know what feud Gu Mingyan and Xiao Jinfeng had, he still told his grandfather and grandmother about his encounter with Liu Cuirong...
"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom asked me to find the land deed and house deed after I got back. She said a wealthy gentleman intends to buy a piece of land in the countryside, and she's earning some errand money in the process!" Yun Jinshan mumbled.
When Old Man Yun heard this, he was furious and couldn't even eat. "No, what is Liu Cuirong up to now? How dare she covet our house?"
If Liu Cuirong had been able to give birth to that little girl smoothly back then, the Yun family would have had a slightly different attitude towards her...
But that woman never had the fate to give birth to a daughter. She ate and drank excessively before labor and didn't pay attention to prenatal care. After the incident, she didn't learn her lesson. It was purely her own fault.
"Old man!" Madam Gu shot Old Man Yun a glare and said sternly, "This is not our house; it's our daughter's. No one can take it away!"
Back then, Xiao Jinheng had transferred the house to Xiao Xitian, and it was in her name. For Liu Cuirong to still shamelessly have designs on the house, she was truly shameless...
"Wife is right. This house belongs to our daughter. If Liu Cuirong dares to be arrogant, I'll break her legs!" Old Man Yun said, clenching his fists.
After breakfast, Guan Zhongbo, carrying his medicine box, ambled into the main hall.
Before Xiao Jinfeng could introduce him, Guan Zhongbo glanced at everyone. "Which one is Miss Fang'er?"
Zhao Guihua heard this and quickly pulled Shangguan Fang'er, who was painting, over. "It's her..."
Guan Zhongbo looked her up and down and was about to reach out to take Fang'er's pulse when she clenched her fist and punched him in the eye.
"Bang!"
"Ouch..."