Become a god in the world of Cthulhu

Chapter 203
When Hua Sijin returned to her grandmother, the table was already full of people, and only the seat next to her grandmother was empty, which was reserved for them.

Grandma Hua didn't ask anything, she just opened the chair a little so that the little girl could sit down.

Hua Sijin likes this kind of banquet very much. She can eat a little of each dish and feels very satisfied.The only thing that makes them feel a little regretful is that this banquet does not include mushrooms and fried meat!
The banquet lasted for nearly two hours before it was truly over. The guests dispersed, and Village Chief Tao's house gradually became quiet.

Village head Tao and his wife sat in front of the bed, taking stock of the family's belongings. Now that Shu'er has passed the Juren exam, she will naturally continue to take the exam.When a child travels far away to study alone, the parents are always worried, and they need to bring him some money.

Village head Tao recalled what county head Tan told him during the day, "Your son is full of talent, both ability and political integrity. If you continue your studies, you will definitely be able to make great achievements!"

"Duohong Confucianism in the capital is a good place to study!" These were the last words that County Magistrate Tan said before leaving.

Village Chief Tao hesitated, the capital city is still too far away!

In the end, it was Tao Shu who expressed his opinion, "Father, children are not afraid of distance, and they should not be afraid of hardships and difficulties in studying. The sharp edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Parents, please rest assured and wait for the child to come back!" Tao Shu thought. , Returning home, this is probably the dream of every scholar, and he wants to make this dream come true.

Village head Tao didn't understand what swords and plum blossoms were, but he respected his son's wishes and let him go if he wanted to.It's a good thing that his son is so outstanding, so he should think about making a career for himself!Village head Tao told himself so in his heart.

"Little Tao Shu, go, you must work hard!" Hua Sijin thought for a long time, but she was really not very good at how to say goodbye, so she said this for a long time.

They knew that little Taoshu was leaving and no one would play with them in the future. Thinking of this, Hua Sijin felt a little sad in her heart.But little Taoshu went to further his studies. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of this word, they knew that this was a good thing.

"Okay! You have to be well!" Little Taoshu stretched out his hand for the first time, rubbed the top of their hair, waved, and left Bixi Village with his book bag on his back.

The weather is gradually getting cooler, but it will be the beginning of winter in a blink of an eye, and Hua Sijin's birthday is here.

"What birthday present does Jin'er want this year?" Grandma Hua asked them a month in advance.

"I want a big table of food!" Hua Sijin blinked and replied quickly.

"Okay! I know!" Grandma Hua sighed softly. The little girl's birthday gift every year is a large table of dishes. If you don't know, you think they are always hungry and don't give them anything to eat.But it didn't happen at all. Jin'er obviously ate three meals a day, and never missed a meal, and every meal was extremely delicious.

On the day of Hua Sijin's birthday, Grandma Hua really cooked a big table of dishes as she said, a table full of six dishes in total, taking the auspicious meaning of Liuliu Dashun.

"Bazhen Chicken, Sweet and Sour Fish, Roasted Duck with Bamboo Shoots, Vegetable Emerald Roll, Meatball Soup, and... Stir-Fried Pork with Mushrooms!" Hua Sijin stood in front of the table, counting the dishes on the table.

"Wonderful!" Hua Sijin looked at the dishes on the table, her eyes sparkled, and she suddenly clapped her hands and laughed.

Grandma Hua heard the movement in the kitchen and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm just saying, grandma's dishes are well matched, meat and vegetables are balanced, and there is meatball soup to warm up, and also my favorite fried pork with mushrooms!" Hua Sijin walked to the door with a smile on her face , talking eloquently.

Hearing the praise, Grandma Hua's brows widened, she was very pleased, and said with a smile, "You little girl is poor!"

"I'll call the two little guys over!" Hua Sijin ran towards the door.

"Come back soon, don't wait for the food to get cold!" Grandma Hua urged in the yard.

"Got it!" Hua Sijin shouted from a distance.

"Aqing, Ake, eat more!" During the meal, Hua Sijin put a piece of duck for each of the two little guys, and said with a smile.

The little guys said in unison, "Thank you sister Jin'er!"

Hua Sijin looked at the little guy's obedient and cute appearance, smiled and rolled his eyes, and said repeatedly, "No thanks, no thanks, don't be polite to sister Jin'er!"

The two little guys are two children from the neighbor's house. Ake is the elder brother, five years old, and Aqing is the younger sister, three years old this year. Both little guys are very good.I always like to chase after Hua Sijin and ask, sister Jin'er, what are you doing?At this time, Hua Sijin will answer them with a smile, and then take them to play together.

"Happy birthday to Sister Jin'er!" After the meal, little Ah Qing took out a bracelet woven with red string from her bosom, on which was hung a crystal-clear amber pendant in the shape of a plump, round drop.

Hua Sijin took it over and touched the small pendant carefully. It felt like jade but not jade. After pondering for a while, Hua Sijin's eyes lit up, "This is the herring stone!"

"Sister Jin'er is really smart!" Ah Qing said with a smile.

"This is the herring that my father caught, my brother dried and polished it, and I wove the rope. By the way, sister Jin'er, I heard that this can exorcise evil spirits!" Ah Qing introduced in a rambling manner.

Hua Sijin lovingly rubbed Ah Qing's little face, carefully looked at the bracelet in her hand, and said with a smile, "It's so beautiful! Thank you all! Sister Jin'er likes this gift very much."

Ah Qing and A Ke blushed happily, "It's good that sister Jin'er likes it!"

At night, Hua Sijin took out the bracelet from her arms, tied it on her left wrist, and fell asleep peacefully.

"Ajin, is your Grandma Hua at home?" Hua Sijin was watering the mushrooms in the yard when she heard a voice above her head. Hua Sijin looked up and said, "Brother Changhong!"

"A Jin!" The young man called Brother Changhong smiled softly, with a pair of faint dimples on his cheeks, which looked a little cute.

"Grandma is out, but if anything happens, tell me the same thing." Hua Sijin replied.

"Oh! This is the money from the last time I went to the market to help Grandma Hua sell handkerchiefs. Remember to give it to Grandma Hua!" Changhong smiled, and took out a half-worn handkerchief wrapped with money from his pocket.
"Excuse!" Song Xiao glanced at him and said in disbelief.

"No matter what, I did break my promise!" Tao Shu bent down and picked up a stone from the ground, made a gesture of swearing, looked up at Song Xiao and said, "If Sijin still has complaints, why don't you do it again?" Hit me once, and I promise I will never tell it this time. Really! This time, even if...even if my father comes out with a whip thicker than this tree, I will never tell it again! "Tao Shu said seriously while pointing seriously at the willow tree where Hua Sijin was sitting, which was as thick as a person's arms.

"It's Sister Ah Xiao!" Hua Sijin corrected.

"Don't! I'm not short-sighted. The last time was enough!" Song Xiao leisurely took off a willow leaf and threw it down. Watching it stumble to the ground, she replied coolly.

"However, I'm not that stingy. For now, I'll forgive you!" In fact, they had forgotten about this matter long ago. If it weren't for the annoying child Tao Shu who always dangled in front of their eyes, and always I mention them from time to time, but I'm afraid they can't even remember them now.

"Then thank you Sijin Kuanhong!" Tao Shu smiled and rolled up his sleeves, and expressed his thanks in a decent manner.

Song Xiao curled her lips and once again took the trouble to correct her: "There are no rules, call me Sister Ah Xiao!"

Tao Shu blinked, smiled and replied, "Okay, Ah Xiao!"

"Hey! I'm three years older than you, and I've always taken care of you like an eldest sister all these years. Why can't I call you a sister in exchange? What a heartlessness!" Song Xiao looked at Tao Shu and said angrily.

Tao Shu tilted his head and looked at them, as if he was remembering something, and slightly elongated his voice, "Looking after me like an elder sister... Huh? Why didn't I know about it?"

Song Xiao looked at him in disbelief, "How could you not know this!"

Song Xiao broke his fingers and counted them carefully, "When I go into the water and catch fish, I will often give you one, and I will give you one if I fold a beautiful flower. Even my favorite mushrooms grown by my grandmother, I will give you one." I give it to you to eat from time to time, and I will give you a few roasted sweet potatoes in winter, don’t you remember these things?”

"That's right! I don't know who it is, I don't know where I went to play and I came home late. I was afraid of being nagged by Zhou Zhousai, so I said that I had to drag you to play with me and refused to let you go home. Zhou Zhousai The next day I went to my house and told my mother that in order to help someone, I had to silently admit that it was my fault, but I was scolded for most of the night! "

"And a few days ago, in order to chase a yellow butterfly, someone stepped on the half-acre rapeseed field of Aunt Wang's house without even looking at the road under his feet. You yourself were in a hurry to chase the butterfly. I see you I was walking the wrong way, so I didn’t follow inside, and while calling you to come back, I was standing outside the vegetable garden, but Aunt Wang happened to see me, and I stood there and endured a long time of scolding for you!”

"Also, uh..." Before Tao Shu could continue, his mouth was covered by a pair of white and soft hands.Tao Shu was stunned, and his ears were slightly red.

Song Xiao smiled shyly and looked at Tao Shu's wide-eyed Tao Shu, "Okay, okay! Don't be so stingy to turn over the old score. If you don't want to yell, just don't yell!"

Tao Shu's mouth was covered, and he wanted to struggle to escape, but the girl was so strong that he couldn't break free at all, which made him feel even more ashamed and annoyed.

"Let go of me!" Tao Shu shouted vaguely with his mouth covered.

Song Xiao thought for a while, "Then you have to promise me that you will stop talking about this!"

Tao Shu couldn't speak, so he blinked vigorously to express his agreement.

Seeing this, Song Xiao let go of his hand in relief.

Someone in the distance shouted "Ah Xiao!"

Song Xiao glanced into the distance, and said to Tao Shu, "My grandmother told me to go back, little Tao Shu, I won't play with you today!"

After speaking, the girl ran home.

Tao Shu stood there in a daze, running so fast!In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared again.He seemed to never be able to keep up with Song Xiao's rhythm. Ordinary people would at least take their companions along the way when they go home, or say good-bye before leaving separately. There are very few people like them. They give an explanation in a hurry and don't wait for anyone to react. Just disappeared.

Tao Shu shook his head in a funny way, what was he thinking!Song Xiao has always been like this. His motives are pure, he doesn't hide his thoughts, and he just does what he wants to do.They are obviously 15-year-old girls, but they are still as innocent and mischievous as children. It is always difficult to really get angry at them.

"Girl! Why are you running in such a hurry!" Song Xiao smiled and looked at the little girl's face that had become extremely rosy due to the strenuous exercise. She took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the sweat on her forehead. It was full of pity.

Song Xiao replied solemnly, "Grandmother asked me to call me. If I come back earlier, grandma can naturally worry less!"

Zhou Zhousai said with a smile, "The little girl is really amazing, she is getting better and better at pleasing grandma!" There was no trace of resentment in her tone, only doting that could be easily seen at a glance.

"Grandma, is it time to have fried meat with mushrooms for dinner?" Hua Sijin asked quickly with a bright smile.

"Don't worry, grandma will never forget your mushroom fried pork even if she forgets anything!" Zhou Zhousai sighed helplessly.

The little girls have been eating the same dish for one meal a day, but they don't feel bored at all. It's just like their mother's love for taro cakes in the past, which hasn't changed in decades.

Zhou Zhousai was cleaning the mushrooms. The mushrooms were just picked from the garden. They were plump and firm, fluffy and soft, with a slight smell of the earth in the garden.Grandma Hua first cleaned them roughly, then tore the large pieces of oyster mushrooms into small pieces, then put them in clean water and washed them gently.

Looking up, he accidentally saw a little girl sitting on a small bench in the yard weaving a wreath outside the window. Zhou Zhousai looked into their carefree eyes, and for some reason, he suddenly remembered what the Taoist priest who once wandered here said: This boy is very talented and has an exquisite mind. If he is well cultivated, he will be of great use in the future.But now, the three souls and the seven souls are missing one main soul. If the main soul does not return, their minds will not be able to grow. Although they will always be as pure as children, they will not be able to show their talents and live a mediocre life.

At that time, they fortunately scolded the Taoist priest. They were obviously just playful and would get better when they grow up. How could they be made up by him to be mentally disturbed?

However, as Xiao'er grew up, it seemed that she was gradually confirming the words of the Taoist priest back then, her mind was clear, and her talent was not obvious.

They took out poems and songs to read to them. They were obviously watching. The little girl sat quietly all morning and memorized them, but she couldn't even recite a short poem with only twenty characters. They took out the poems left by their mother. I gave them the martial arts secrets and learned them for a month, but they didn't learn a single move.

It's just not obvious!
Zhou Zhousai sighed melancholy, looked away, drained the water in the basin and went to stir-fry.

(End of this chapter)