SFS Chapter 60 The Fairy Goddess Has Departed
Chapter 60 The Fairy Goddess Has Departed
Early in the morning, the servants of the Lin family, who had been drugged, woke up to the scene in the bedroom, and were struck dumb.
It's one thing for the homeowner to be dumped on the ground, but how come the house was completely ransacked? Would robbers break in so quietly?
They couldn't understand it, and some people, in a state of extreme panic, chose to grab whatever they could find and try to escape.
The Xie family, who were stationed at the border, have been exiled. The Hu people are about to attack, and the world is about to fall into chaos. If they run away and hide for a while, they might still survive. But with the mansion in such a state, if the master catches them, they will not survive!
The Lin family has been in turmoil lately. The Lin family went to the county town to ask the county magistrate for help in finding the thief, but before the thief could be found, the Lin family members started fighting amongst themselves.
Old Master Lin had many concubines and children during his lifetime. With his death, there was no one to keep order, and each household began to clamor for a division of the family property. It was easy to break up the family, but the difficult part was how to divide the property.
Before the division of the family property was even resolved, the mansion was ransacked again. Everyone cried and wailed, and after the chaos subsided, the Lin family discovered that several servants were missing from the mansion.
Their first thought was that the servants were conspiring to steal their master's valuables and then escape. After all, how could one or two people possibly move all that stuff?
Therefore, it makes sense that the warehouse was emptied last time and the theft by the person in charge went unnoticed.
Furthermore, when the world is about to descend into chaos, wealthy families have servants and thugs, so they are not afraid of outsiders forcibly breaking in. What they need to be most wary of is internal strife.
After searching for so long, the thief finally made a breakthrough. The Lin family immediately sent people to search for the escaped servants in a fit of rage. They focused all their attention on the servants and completely forgot about Meng Fuqing from Mengjia Village.
Meng Fuqing was unaware that someone had inadvertently taken the blame for her. She waited until news of the border war arrived before taking action, all for the sake of creating chaos.
With chaos everywhere, the Lin and Li families naturally didn't stand out much.
Besides, she wouldn't completely believe Xie Jin's statement that the Great Yan would be defeated, but Meng Linlang's premonition added to the credibility of the matter.
In this way, things got even more chaotic, and the commotion she caused was nothing compared to what was to come.
Not long after, Shan Qiyu returned home with a worried expression.
Meng Fuqing went up to her, "Mother, what did Grandpa Village Chief say?"
"They said that every household should prepare and put all the things they want to take away together. Don't drag your feet and be reluctant to part with this or that. If the barbarian cavalry marches south, you have to leave when they knock on the gong to let you go. If you miss the call, don't blame them for not waiting for you."
After Shan Qiyu finished explaining the important points, he also mentioned some miscellaneous things to pay attention to, such as each family should send a strong laborer, who should carry a stick, sickle, hoe, etc., to walk at the front or back of the group, protecting the elderly, weak, women and children in the middle; steam more dry food so it won't spoil in winter; and how to deal with situations that might be encountered on the road, etc.
He said a whole lot of things.
Meng Ali's big, round eyes darted around as she carefully remembered what her mother had said.
He was the only boy in the family. Although he was young and weak, he had a good memory. He remembered a lot of things so that he could remind his mother and older sisters on the road.
It's best not to let his mother and older sister worry about him.
Meng Fuqing listened attentively, and finally couldn't help but admire Meng Bochang for doing a good job as village chief, having considered almost everything.
"Did the village chief experience fleeing from war before? He knows so much."
Shan Qiyu said, "Your village chief's great-grandfather's generation fled here from the war. I often heard my elders talk about this, so I naturally know more about it."
Meng Fuqing nodded knowingly.
Everything was fine at home. The only thing that worried Shan Qiyu was that her family didn't have any able-bodied men. They also had a lot of stuff. If they really needed someone to help, she would have to fill in.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, she couldn't help but feel emotional. When she went back to the village meeting and compared the situation of other families, she was extremely grateful that Qingqing had bought a mule cart. Otherwise, it would have been a problem whether her family could have safely carried all their belongings by hand to a safe place.
Thinking this, Shan Qiyu got up and went into the house to take out some paper money and three incense sticks.
Meng Fuqing asked in surprise, "Mother, what are you going to do?"
"Mother, do you want to worship the Bodhisattva?" Meng Ali asked.
Shan Qiyu wanted to pray, but not to a Bodhisattva; she prayed to a fairy goddess. "Mother, I pray to the goddess in heaven and ask her to protect your eldest sister."
Meng Ali didn't know why the goddess in heaven only blessed her eldest sister, but she still tried to help her mother.
Meng Fuqing remained silent. She watched as Shan Qiyu and Meng Ali brought over two handfuls of soil, lit incense, knelt on the ground, stuck three incense sticks into the soil, burned paper money, and kowtowed, their expressions exceptionally devout.
The ashes of the paper money moved on their own without wind, scattering as if leading to the underworld. Meng Fuqing looked up at the sky.
Meng Fuqing, you can rest in peace now.
***
Around noon, Meng Ranran had just served the stewed mutton with radish, scrambled eggs, and stir-fried cabbage when she went home.
“My master told me to go home and help out, but he has a lot of people at home and doesn’t need me.”
With so many men in black at her master's house, she barely dared to speak.
Meng Fuqing placed the white flour pancakes on the table and asked her, "How is your master's leg now?"
"I'm much better now, sister, but it still hurts a little when I walk," Meng Ranran said as she put the stool back down.
Meng Fuqing casually said, "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Did Doctor Zheng ask our family to buy some things for him in the county?"
Meng Ranran shook her head and whispered, "Master has plenty of family and Marco, they don't need us."
Meng Fuqing nodded.
With Xie Jin and his group around, their family really didn't need to worry too much about Doctor Zheng's mobility issues.
After lunch, the family worked together to marinate the remaining mutton and pork, cut them into strips, and make them into dried meat.
After finishing the main course, we steamed some dry food. Lately, we've been eating mostly wheat flour at home, so the dark flour we had stockpiled earlier finally came in handy. The pots and pans in the house were constantly running all afternoon.
After a busy day, Meng Fuqing went to the space to soak in the hot spring to relax in the evening.
She was considering whether or not to tell Shan Qiyu about the space within her.
She bought the things with the intention of getting through the famine. Now that the famine has just begun and war has broken out, the things she bought before seem too numerous and conspicuous, making her an easy target for others.
They are a family of four, a widow and her two children, and it's no wonder they keep a low profile.
The next day, the villagers were still busy preparing to flee, and there was still no news of the Hu people attacking.
After careful consideration, Meng Fuqing decided to tell Shan Qiyu about the treasure that the fairy goddess had left for her.
She pulled Shan Qiyu into the house, closed the door, and whispered, "Mother, the Fairy Goddess has already left."
Shan Qiyu's eyes widened instantly. "Did Mother send her away?"
"...No, she recovered and left naturally. She left me a treasure when she left. It can be used to store things that we can't fit in."
Seeing that Shan Qiyu was somewhat confused, Meng Fuqing kicked the small stool next to his feet, "Look."
Dan Qiyu looked down and saw that the small stool had vanished into thin air.
She couldn't help but take a step back, and when she looked again, the little stool had reappeared.
Saitama: ...
Fortunately, with the Fairy Goddess as an example, she was able to accept this matter relatively well.
She suppressed her shock and tried to remain calm, saying, "I understand. Don't tell anyone except Mother. From now on, you can keep all the valuables in our house. I'll trust you with that. I'll go burn some paper money to send off the fairy goddess."
With that, she walked out of the house.