Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 76 Extra: Yin Tian Yin Yue (4)——It’s her, not him!

Yin Tian's heart was filled with endless regret. If he hadn't seen his mother resurrect the puppy, would he have pestered her to learn the art of sorcery? If his sister hadn't been trying to collect more firewood for money, would she have run into the village chief's bastard son and fallen off the cliff? If he hadn't resurrected his sister, would his mother have been mistaken for a witch and burned to death?
It's all my fault...

Yin Tian felt weaker and weaker as he walked. He sat down under a tree and hid in his sister's cold embrace. He grabbed her clothes and said, "Sister... Sister... Mother..."

Yin Tian didn't cry, but instead raised his lips slightly. He thought, otherwise, just die here? It seems pretty good too.

"Here, kid, this is for you..." A voice interrupted Yin Tian's thoughts. Yin Tian opened his eyes and saw an old man with white beard riding a small donkey. He handed him a sesame cake.

Yin Tian hesitated for a while before finally taking it. He took a bite, but the fragrant pancake was hard to swallow.

"The deceased is gone, why not let him rest in peace." The old man's voice was very deep.

"My sister is not dead..." Yin Tian replied stubbornly with red eyes.

The old man shook his head helplessly and took out a small, exquisitely crafted silver lock from his pocket. There was a small red bean on the silver lock. He handed the small silver lock to him and said, "Child, this is for you. Let him wear it. This small silver lock has the effect of calming the soul. At least it can comfort his soul."

Yin Tian took the small silver lock and put it on his sister.

The old man shook his head: "The dead cannot be resurrected, and the living should still look forward. Don't you agree, little girl..."

When he heard the word "little girl", Yin Tian's eyes widened instantly: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

The old man said: "Little girl, why do you deceive yourself? The little boy is already dead..."

Yin Tian's eyes widened, and he was furious: "What are you talking about! I am Yin Tian, ​​Xiaotian is not dead... As long as Xiaotian is not dead, our lineage will not be broken! I can't let them wipe out my entire family!"

The old man sighed inwardly, yet another one bound by old-fashioned thinking: "Does it mean that boys inherit the family, but girls don't?"

"Is it okay for girls?" Yin Tian, ​​oh no, it should be Yin Yue who was dressed as a boy, asked blankly.
"Why not?" the old man replied patiently, "Isn't it good to be yourself?"

"Be myself?" Yin Yue murmured, then shook her head fiercely and denied it, "No, they won't recognize me! Xiaotian can't die... I can only be Xiaotian!"

"Ah..." The old man sighed. In many cases, the person involved is confused and cannot be persuaded. "You are committing a sin... You need to figure this out yourself..."
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Five years later……

It was her mother's death anniversary again, and Yin Yue took Yin Tian back to Yinjia Village, which was still in ruins.

Yin Yue was still dressed like a boy, and Yin Tian was still wearing a girl's dress, but Yin Yue's eyes were much clearer.

A few years ago, Yin Yue built a tomb for her mother here. After offering incense, Yin Yue and Yin Tian walked a long way. Suddenly, she noticed that the silver lock around Yin Tian's neck had fallen off at some point, so she turned back to look for it. From a distance, Yin Yue spotted a teenage child crouching on her mother's grave. Upon closer inspection, she saw that he was stealing the offerings. Hearing footsteps, the child looked up in panic, but before he could forget, he stuffed the steamed bun in his mouth, grabbed two more, and turned to run. Yin Yue quickly stepped forward and grabbed the child's clothes by the back of his neck.

The child's face was dirty, but his eyes were clearly black and white, staring at Yin Yue with bright eyes. Those eyes looked very much like Yin Tian. Yin Yue's heart moved, and her hand loosened.

Seeing the opportunity, the child ran away for a long distance.

"If you want, take them all away!" Yin Yue didn't mind. She waved her sleeves and said to the child running away, as if she saw herself when she was hungry as a child. After that, she was about to leave on her own.

Seeing that he not only did not beat or scold him, but also let him take away the remaining steamed buns and food, the child tentatively moved towards the grave, took off his tattered coat, poured all the offerings into the clothes, packed them up, and looked at Yin Yue vigilantly while packing. He was relieved only after confirming that Yin Yue had really gone far away.

The child took the bag of food, walked a few steps, stopped, thought for a moment, and then chased after Yin Yue. "Why are you following me?" Yin Yue asked expressionlessly.

"Good man..."

"Good person? Hahaha, I'm not a good person!" Yin Yue laughed at herself.

"Follow you and you'll have something to eat!" the child continued, unwilling to give up.

Yin Yue sneered and walked away without looking back.

The child did not give up and followed not far away.

……

After three days of following Yin Yue, the child finally couldn't walk anymore, and the already worn-out shoes on his feet were completely ruined. During these days, when Yin Yue ate, the child ate the food she had packed. When Yin Yue stayed at the inn, the child squatted at the door waiting, and followed her like this for three full days.

At noon on the fourth day, the sun was blazing brightly. The child was following Yin Yue's carriage. As he was walking, he suddenly fell down.

When he woke up again, the child was already lying in the carriage.

"Drink some water!" Yin Yue threw a leather bag over. "I'm not taking you in out of kindness. When you're ready, get out of here! You're making my carriage dirty!"

The child drank the water obediently, nodded, and had a gleam in his eyes.

However, until they reached their destination, Yin Yue did not ask the child to get off the bus.

"Follow her and go wash. I don't like dirty things." Yin Yue just entered the yard and without turning her head, she left a word and asked the child to follow a puppet to wash.

……

"Are you a girl?" Yin Yue looked at the child standing in the hall, a little surprised.

After washing up, she turned out to be a fair-skinned, thin girl. She stared at him with bright eyes, a little bewildered. Her clothes were a little too big and baggy, making her look even thinner.

"I don't keep idle people here. You can do whatever you want!" Yin Yue stood up and left. His original intention was to let the girl leave. After all, this was not a charity.

But the girl didn't think so. Since she didn't want to keep idle people, she decided not to be idle. Although most of the work in the yard would be completed step by step by the puppet sisters, there would occasionally be things that the puppets could not do, such as making various dishes, going down the mountain to buy vegetables, and dealing with people.

……

"Eat more! You're so skinny and ugly, you wouldn't even look good as a doll!" Yin Yue threw a chicken leg into the girl's bowl and said with a fierce look on her face, "When you grow up, I'll make you into a doll!"

"Yeah!" The girl nodded with a satisfied look on her face and responded sweetly.

"..." Yin Yue frowned slightly. Is this child stupid? (End)