Chapter 149: The grave is full of flowers
Time goes back twenty years.
At that time, there were still many families living in the village at the foot of the mountain.
But like all remote villages, the young people go out to work, leaving only the elderly and children at home.
But there is one family in the village that is different.
The thirty-year-old man still stays in the village. It’s not that he doesn’t want to go out to work, but that he has lung disease and can’t do heavy work.
Fortunately, the man got the disease while working in the factory. The factory compensated him with some money, and the man returned to the village and was able to make a living.
On a snowy morning that year, the man was walking at the entrance of the village as usual, but he heard a baby crying under the straw in the field. When he walked closer, he found that it was a baby girl wrapped in a swaddle.
In that era, there was still a preference for boys over girls in rural areas, and this was especially true in poorer areas. So the baby girl was abandoned.
The man took the baby girl home. When the people in the village found out, they all advised him that there was no need to bring a baby girl home, and if he really wanted to keep offspring, he could buy a baby boy.
Buying and selling babies is illegal, but in the remote mountain village, in that era, no one thought there was anything wrong. The man listened to the villagers' advice, but smiled and shook his head.
Perhaps because of having another child, the man's health became better and better. When the baby girl was seven years old, a matchmaker came to introduce the man to someone else. The girl was from the next village and was divorced.
For a man, it is good enough to be able to marry a wife, and it doesn’t matter whether he gets divorced or not.
The man agreed to the marriage, and the woman soon married him. The next year, she gave birth to a baby boy. The man was very happy. He had both a son and a daughter. God was still blessing him.
But with the birth of their son, the man's wife seemed like a different person. She stopped doing any housework and let her eight-year-old daughter wash the clothes. As for cooking, she pushed all the responsibility to the man.
It is normal for children in rural areas to grow up early, but the man felt sorry for his daughter when he saw her hands were covered with frostbite in the middle of winter, so he said a few words to his wife. He didn't expect that his words would cause his wife to respond fiercely.
Although the man's health had improved a lot over the years, he had a lung disease and could not be stimulated. This quarrel caused the man's old illness to relapse. His health took a turn for the worse and he could only lie in bed after a few days.
When the man’s wife saw this situation, she secretly left and ran away from home. She did not return to her parents’ home and was said to have gone to work in a big city.
Upon learning that his wife had run away, the man was once again stimulated. He died in bed less than a week later, leaving behind only his eight-year-old daughter and one-year-old son.
"The man knew he was dying. On the night before he died, he told his daughter to be adopted by another family in the village without a woman. As for his son, he asked the villagers to send him to another family to adopt him."
There are still many families without sons who would like to have a one-year-old boy.
"However, the daughter shook her head and refused, and told the man that she would raise her brother."
Hu Xin looked at Lin Ye, and Lin Ye listened silently. He knew that the daughter in Hu Xin's story was her, or the original body of this body.
"Such a young girl, after her father died, because she had no money, she knelt at the door of someone's house and begged the villagers to carry her father to the mountain for burial. After her father was buried, she chose to drop out of school and did not continue her studies. Instead, she took a job threading small ornaments. She could earn 20 yuan by threading 500 needles a day."
"Although life was hard, the girl was very happy to see her brother growing up day by day. However, fate did not favor the girl. When her brother was three years old, he suddenly caught a cold and fell ill. All the money the girl had was not enough to pay for his medical treatment."
"Fortunately, the doctor sympathized with her and waived a lot of her fees. But even so, her brother needed nutritional supplements after returning home, which also cost a lot of money. In order to make money, the girl had to work desperately. She continued to thread needles during the day, and when her brother fell asleep at night, she would go to the mountain alone with a flashlight to dig some herbs."
"Even some adults in the village don't dare to go up the mountain at night, but a frail little girl dared to go up the mountain alone for her brother. Not to mention the wild animals and poisonous insects, she fell and slipped on the mountain road several times, but the girl still persisted."
"Once, the girl was chased by a wild boar. In her panic, she ran into a cave. In the cave, there was a jasmine flower. Because it absorbed the energy of the earth veins, it was about to become a spirit. The moment the spirits of plants and trees become spirits, they will attract wild beasts. In this cave, there was a poisonous snake staring at the jasmine flower, waiting for the moment when the jasmine flower becomes a spirit, so that it could swallow it in one gulp."
"The girl accidentally entered the cave and found a poisonous snake, but she was not afraid. She used the hoe she used to dig herbs to kill the snake, thus saving the life of the jasmine flower."
"Later, Jasmine cultivated into a spirit and stayed in the cave for five years. After gaining some abilities, she wanted to find the girl to repay her gratitude. But when she arrived at the village, she found that the girl had disappeared for three days."
"Everyone in the village was looking for the girl. She saw the girl's brother walking to find his sister. He didn't stop until his feet were rubbed raw. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and fainted. He was sent to the hospital by the villagers."
"The villagers all tried to persuade the boy to give up, saying that his sister might have been taken away by wild animals while collecting herbs in the mountains. Although there are no tigers in the deep mountains, there are jackals. The boy didn't believe it, but his body was not good and he couldn't get out of bed."
"The boy couldn't find his sister, but she could. The Jasmine Flower Spirit used her magical powers to find the girl's body at the bottom of a pond not far from the entrance of the village."
"The girl was put in a sack, which was tied with an iron chain, and one end of the iron chain was tied to a large stone. The girl's clothes were stripped off. Su Xinhua knew that the girl was brutally murdered by criminals."
"Jasmine wanted to avenge the girl, so she prayed to God. Unexpectedly, God really responded to her and allowed her to possess the girl's body."
"The next day, the girl returned to the village. The villagers were very happy to see her back. They watched the siblings grow up. Whenever there was a wedding, they would invite the siblings to come over for dinner. They would also send them clothes that their children couldn't wear."
"The villagers are not well-off. This is the greatest help we can give to the siblings. The siblings also know how good the villagers are to them."
"The girl's brother was very happy to hear the news that his sister had returned. His illness, which was caused by anxiety and anger, was quickly cured. However, on the second day after the girl returned, two people died in the village. A couple accidentally fell into the pond at the entrance of the village and drowned."
"The pond at the entrance of the village was contracted by the couple. The villagers guessed that the couple was afraid that someone would steal fish at night, so they wanted to guard it. Unexpectedly, an accident happened. Apart from their feelings, they could only sigh. Only the Jasmine Flower Spirit knew that the couple did not drown accidentally, but were dragged into the water by her."
"The Jasmine flower spirit possessed the girl and entered the village. She noticed that the couple looked strange. At night, the couple secretly walked towards the pond. The couple whispered to each other as they walked, and the Jasmine flower spirit knew the truth."
"It turned out that four days ago, the girl went up the mountain to collect herbs, but it suddenly rained heavily that day. The girl hurried down the mountain and her clothes were soaked. The husband of the couple happened to be cutting grass for fish by the pond. When he saw the girl's wet clothes, he had evil thoughts and dragged the girl to a makeshift hut by the pond. The girl fought back desperately, but the man strangled her to death in anger."
"The girl was strangled to death, and the man was panicking. His wife happened to be delivering food at this time and witnessed the scene. After scolding the man for a few words, she actually wanted to cover up her husband's crime. After discussing it, the couple decided to sink the girl's body to the bottom of the pond and wait for the body to rot in a few years. By then, even if it was discovered, there would be no need to worry because there would be no evidence."
When Hu Xin said this, a mocking expression appeared on his face: "When the couple saw that the girl was alive, they were so scared that they couldn't sit still during the day. They came to the pond at night and planned to pull up the sack. Unfortunately, they failed to salvage the sack, but both fell into the water and drowned."
Hearing this, Lin Ye's eyes narrowed. The couple was drowned because of the jasmine flower fairy in front of him, but justice is clear and retribution is inevitable. It can be said that they deserved it.
"After avenging the girl, the Jasmine Flower Spirit originally planned to leave, but after she returned home, she saw the diary written by the girl. In the girl's thick diary with hundreds of pages, every page mentioned her brother."
"After reading the girl's diary, Jasmine changed her mind because she knew that what the girl needed most was not revenge but to take good care of her brother. She decided to take care of her brother on behalf of the girl."
When Hu Xin said this, he looked behind Lin Ye. Lin Ye did not turn back, as he had already sensed that Hu Yu was hiding in the corner behind him and eavesdropping.
"sister!"
Hu Yu walked out from the corner with tears on his face.
"You guessed it a long time ago, right, Xiaoyu."
Hu Xin was not surprised at all that Hu Yu was eavesdropping. She was saying this to both Lin Ye and Hu Yu.
Hu Yu nodded: "My sister didn't touch my head before. She said that if a child's head is touched, he will not grow taller."
Hu Xin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Come here and let me touch you again."
Hu Yu walked forward and squatted down. Hu Xin rubbed Hu Yu's head and said, "Xiao Yu has grown up and needs to see the wider world. Sister can no longer selfishly leave you in the mountains."
"Sister..." Hu Yu was about to speak anxiously, but Hu Xin pressed his lips with her fingers.
"I have deceived you for so many years, will you blame me?"
"No... don't blame me. In my heart you have long been my sister."
Hu Xin's face suddenly hardened at Hu Yu's answer. She held Hu Yu's cheeks with both hands and said seriously, "Xiao Yu, you only have one sister forever. No one can replace her. She has suffered too much for you."
“I…I…”
"Okay, help me back to my room. I know you secretly bought some cosmetics for my birthday. Take them out."
Hu Yu helped Hu Xin into the house, turned around and took out a set of cosmetics from under his bed, which cost more than 200 yuan. He bought them secretly in the city without telling his sister. His sister's birthday was in three days, and he planned to give it to his sister on that day as a surprise.
"Go to the mountain and plant some flowers for my sister. Not only does my sister want to put on makeup, she also wants to plant a flower for herself."
There are still wild flowers blooming on the mountain at this season. Hu Yu nodded heavily, turned around and ran towards the mountain.
Lin Ye did not enter the house, but stood outside the door. At this moment, he could not help but speak: "Why bother? You have already repaid the favor. There is no need to go this far."
"It's been seven years. I don't know whether I am Jasmine or Hu Xin anymore. Maybe we should have been one. Thank you for your help, sir. I hope you will accept this little gift from Xiao Yao."
A drop of liquid in the shape of a water droplet that shone with white fluorescence floated out of the room. Lin Ye reached out to take it. The drop fell into the palm of his hand. If you look closely, you can see a white flower in the liquid.
This is a demon crystal unique to plant-based monsters.
Only the plant spirits themselves can release it, which is similar to the Taoist's primordial spirit. Once it is taken out, all cultivation will be wasted.
For a Taoist practitioner, if he loses his primordial spirit, his cultivation will be wasted, and for a monster who loses his demon crystal, it means his life has come to an end.
"I hope you can take good care of Xiaoyu."
This was Hu Xin's last voice. After Hu Yu hurriedly ran into the house with a bunch of wild flowers, a while later, Hu Yu's heart-wrenching cry was heard from inside.
"sister!"
…
Frangipani!
A plant with more flowers than leaves.
At the back of the village, Hu Yu carefully placed Hu Xin's body in a newly dug grave. On Hu Xin's head was a white jasmine flower. This jasmine flower was not picked by Hu Yu...
Hu Yu was crying while filling the grave with dirt. Lin Ye stood quietly by the side. When Hu Yu finished filling the grave, he said, "I will arrange for you to go to school."
When Hu Yu heard this, he opened his mouth to say something, but Lin Ye then said another sentence.
"This is what your sister asked of you. It is also her last wish."
"Okay, I'll go study."
When Hu Yu heard this, he nodded heavily and wiped his tears. He stayed in the village before because he had a sister there. Now that his sister is gone, his home is gone too.
"Let's go."
Lin Ye took Hu Yu and turned to walk down the mountain. But after turning around, he flicked his right hand lightly, and a drop of jasmine flower crystal fell on the grave and soon disappeared into the soil.
“Maybe next year, there will be a large area of frangipani flowers growing here.”
Lin Ye whispered something, Hu Yu looked up at Lin Ye in confusion, not understanding what Lin Ye meant.
