“Mom, dad. We have collected plenty of rice, chickens, and rabbitsfrom the dimension. We should look for another opportunity to sell them and, atthe same time, have the doctor visit one more time and see what more he coulddo for dad.” Cheng Xiao Xiao expressed what was on her mind.
Cheng Bi Yuan lowered his dimmed eyes. Mrs. Cheng, who wasstanding nearby, nodded and smile, “Xiao Xiao was right. I will go and borrowthe cow-drawn wagon from Patriarch Liu again so we can sell our produces formore money and get some better medicines for your dad. Now that he isrecovering, we should continue on with the treatment.”
“Plus, we need more salt and oil. Let’s arrange our trip for dayafter tomorrow!” Mrs. Cheng had made the decision.
Looking at the silent father, Cheng Xiao Xiao could figure outwhat was on his mind. She added, “Dad, we don’t need much, we just want you torecover to normal.”
Even though she didn’t have the original memory of Cheng XiaoXiao, but she could still tell that her father was not just a commoner.Espeically seeing how her brother Cheng Zheng Yuan has been practicing kung fu everyday. She was sure her dadwas a very skilled kung fu master ofhis time.
Unfortunately she didn’t know how he had offended someone. Notonly did they force him to this place, they followed him all the way just tosever his tendons and crush his bones – the way to rid someone of all his skillin kung fu. That much she could figureout.
Cheng Bi Yuan slowly raise his head. He knew his daughter haschanged, but he didn’t expect her to have such intuition. Casually, he said,“You can make decisions around the house; be careful when you go sell things atthe marketplace.” Slight worry flashed passed his eyes, he worried that otherswill realize they have mythical animals here.\nHe knew very well that if others discovered these mythicalanimals, they will never have peaceful days again. But the family needs moneyand they didn’t have anything else to sell. What options did he have?
“Mom, dad, I understand!”
After that was settled, Cheng Xiao Xiao stayed and chitchatted fora bit before she exited her parents’ house.
Woof woof woof woof…..
Cheng Xiao Xiao heard her dogs barking right before she was aboutto enter her house. She dashed toward the outside immediately.
“Xiao Xiao, who came?” Asked Mrs. Cheng when the ruckus drew herattention and she, too, exited her hours.
“Mom, I’m not too sure!”
The two of them walked to the field to check out what was goingon. They saw a woman squatting next to the vegetable field and yanking on ahalf-grown bok choy. Cheng Xiao Xiao was furious and shouted, “How dare you!Coming here to steal in broad day light!”
Her shout startled the woman who was yanking away in the vegetablefield. She almost plowed face-down into the field. She turned around, and itwas An Xiao Hung, the evil Hung niang.
“An Xiao Hung, how could you come and steal from us in boarddaylight! Isn’t that a bit much?!” Even Mrs. Cheng had lost her temperament.
Cheng Xiao Xiao ran up to look and noticed that she had alreadyyanked out half the bok choy from the field. Angrily, she shouted, “An Hung niang, what was wrong with you? Youcan’t just come here and take our vegetables!”
“What’s the big deal? You didn’t need to yell. I am just taking acouple of your sprouts. How care you call me a thief!”
The displeased An Hung niangstood up and patted away some of the dirt on her clothes. She then bent over andpicked up a bunch of the bok choy that she had pulled out and said to the twoof them, “We are all Willow villagers. There’s no need to name call. Aren’t youguys a bit rude toward Willow villagers?”\nThey have seen unreasonable people, but not someone thisunreasonable. The Cheng’s mother and daughter were shaking from their anger!
This was the first time Cheng Xiao Xiao wanted to physicallystrike someone. Sternly she warned, “Put the vegetables down or else!”
___
Find advanced chapters on my Patreon site! I am currently offering three different tiers.