Goldfield
Chapter 105: Seeing Ghosts

He originally thought that they were only two girls aged seven to eight, so he could earn money easily just by scaring them a little. But he did not expect Xiaocao to threaten him with yamen and whip punishments. He also tried to escape after tricking her. He couldn't help but feel angry. He picked up a wooden stick that was as thick as someone's wrist and prepared to quickly drop it and escape after taking the money. He needed to act quickly so that no one would truly pass by this moment and waste all his effort.

In the village, taking other children's belongings and oppressing people were things he had been doing since he was a child. However, this was the first time he had committed a crime and robbed people on the street. With a twisted expression, he hardened his heart, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and was about to ruthlessly strike Xiaocao's head.

Xiaolian shouted and ignored the pain on her face as she rushed to block the blow for her younger sister. Her sister nearly died last summer after being pushed away by their oldest aunt. He could never forget the sight of his sister's pale face covered in deep red blood. There was only one thought in his mind at this time — he should not let him get hurt again!

As Xiaolian hugged Xiaocao with her weak body to prevent her from being attacked by robbers, Xiaocao's heart was filled with outbursts of emotion. In his previous life, no matter how much suffering he was, he had to stand tall and face it bravely. He should not fall because he knows that he is the main pillar of his family and the only person his younger siblings can rely on. After being resurrected, she had become a protected person, which made her feel the warmth of a family again …

Xiaocao propped up Xiaolian's shoulders and pointed to the robber, whose staff was raised high but looked as if he had been paralyzed by a spell. He said, “Don't be afraid! He can't do anything! ”

“Uh? Why isn't he moving? Could there be a god helping us? ” Xiaolian still had fear as she pulled her sister back a few steps and asked curiously.

Right now, Yu Ge was suffering from unprecedented fear and torment. As soon as he lifted the wooden stick, the sky suddenly darkened and a loud voice shouted, “How dare you, Yu Ge! To rob others of their wealth in broad daylight! To oppress the good and the weak! The King of Hell has sent this immortal being to hold your soul and bring you to the Hell Palace to be judged! ”

Heizi was so frightened that she immediately lost her mind as she looked up. In the dark sky, there was a huge tall figure with a cow head and a human body holding a steel fork. Wasn't he the messenger of the soul in the legends? His feet were limp from shock. He felt a warm sensation around his groin and a foul smell could be smelled. He was so scared that he peed in his pants.

When a dark and shiny iron chain wrapped around his neck, he immediately threw out the staff in his hand, knelt down, and desperately prostrated on the head of the Cow. He kept begging for mercy, “Please forgive me, have mercy on me! Since this is my first time committing such a crime, can you forgive me this time? ”

Ox-Head spoke again, “You are the thief who committed the robbery. You have also oppressed the good and the weak and taken ownership of someone else's property. You will be taken to the Boiling Oil Cauldron. Your clothes will be stripped off and thrown into a hot oil pan to fry. Just like fish, human skin will gradually be fried into a golden crisp because the hot oil in the frying pan crackles. According to the seriousness of the case, the severity of the punishment will be changed. You are a first-time offender, so frying two or three times is enough! All right, stop your nonsense and come with me !! ”

Heizi would tremble whenever the Cow Chief said something. When Ox-Head finished speaking, Heizi also collapsed to the ground and was unable to get up. If Heizi had a choice, he would rather pass out immediately. But he's very clear-minded now. At the same time, he was also afraid of fainting, then being taken to the Hell Palace in an unconscious state. He was afraid that he would be sentenced to eighteen levels of hell and suffer the torment of being fried and frozen!

He was so scared that he could not even speak. He continued to kowtow and admit his mistake, while looking for an opportunity to improve his ways and start over.

A thin smile slowly appeared at the corner of Xiaocao's mouth, while Xiaolian, who was beside him, exclaimed in surprise, “Adik, is she possessed? What did he suddenly change his attitude and prostrate to us while begging for mercy? ”

Xiaocao smiled and said, “Maybe..he was suddenly enlightened by Buddha to change from a villain and become a good person! Isn't there a saying: ‘there's a fine line between good and evil’? Let's go and let him! ”

Xiaolian picked up the basket that fell to the ground and asked in a slightly unsure tone, “Adik, why do I feel like her voice sounds a bit familiar? He's supposed to be someone we know, right? ”

“Who cares if we know him or not? Let's go quickly! If he suddenly changes his mind again, then we are done! ” Xiaocao was afraid of arousing Xiaolian's suspicions, so he couldn't stay to appreciate Heizi's humiliation and immediately pulled her away.

Heizi was still prostrating in the air nonstop. His forehead was already bleeding, but he did not dare to stop. Little Divine Stone saw that the sisters had gone far away, so it pretended to look merciful and said, [Alright! A recognized error is being corrected. For the sake of your kind attitude, I'll give you another chance! Remember to do good deeds and do not commit sin!]

Heizi did kowtow repeatedly to express her gratitude, “Ya, yes! This little fellow would not dare to have any more evil intentions. I will definitely do more good deeds! Absolutely!”

Seeing that he had learned his lesson, the Little Divine Stone dissolved his strength and chased after his master with short legs at lightning speed.

Heizi only felt that the boundless darkness in front of him had dispersed and the soul messenger had disappeared. After experiencing ‘musibah’ before, he finally realized the importance of light. Lying on the ground, he needed half a day to recover the strength in his upper body. His cotton-coated clothes were already soaked in cold sweat, especially his pants. It's filled with his urine. He could not resist shivering a few times as the cold wind blew.

Heizi's head was injured and bleeding, and he looked like he had been rolling around in the mud. So, when Madam Li saw her battered appearance after she returned home, her heart ached as she asked repeatedly, “What happened? Heizi, who's bothering you? Tell Mom, I'll settle the score with them! ”

“Fucking boy! You dare curse your mother. Are you looking for a beating? ” Lady Li raised her hand, but when she saw the wound on her son's head, she put her hand in distress.

After suffering from fear and colds, Heizi had a high fever throughout the night. The whole family rushed to the doctor and got the medicine. It took more than ten days for him to fully recover from his illness. After recovering, all the villagers in Dongshan Village clearly noticed the change in Heizi.

The little oppressors who used to play tricks and make fun of people have disappeared. He has become polite and will come forward to help others when they need help. Heizi had never helped out at home before, but now, she was going to cut firewood for her mother and help her grandmother feed the pigs. He also followed his grandfather to the sea several times. Everyone in the family agreed that he had grown up and become serious and hardworking.

For the next few days, life was simple yet warm.

In the morning, at dawn, a little donkey named ‘Little Grey’ takes his sister to the dock to sell the boiled food they made the night before.

The little gray donkey, who was on the verge of death, was fed mystic stone water and peanut food every day. Little Divine Stone was also gracefully treating her illness. After a few days, it not only recovered from his illness, but also fattened. The originally dull and gloomy fur became shiny. As if he knew that Xiaocao was his savior, he was very close to him and obeyed all his orders.

Therefore, Yu Hai was not at all worried about his two eight-year-old daughters driving the carriage itself. This was because they did not even need to steer the cart when Xiaocao was around. As if he could understand human language, the little donkey would run wherever he was directed.

Yu Hai and Lady Liu were also busy yet full of life. Every day, Lady Liu woke up early and prepared breakfast for her daughter. Now that her family had better living conditions, she would always make different types of food with rice and wheat flour for her children to eat. But he himself continued to eat coarse wheat flour …

When Xiaocao found out about it, he had spoken to his mother several times about the matter. However, Madam Liu will only answer with a smile, “I'm used to eating coarse wheat flour, so if I suddenly eat wheat flour, my stomach will not get used to.” After that, he would hide from Xiaocao every time he ate, afraid that his daughter would feel sorry for him.

After their daughter left, she and her husband would support the straw in the front and back yard, so the vibrant vegetables could bask in the warm spring sunshine.

Next, the unemployed Lady Liu would sit down and sew clothes and shoes for her husband and children. The morning just went by so quickly.

Yu Hai, on the contrary, went fishing in the middle of the pond behind the house with a bamboo raft he made himself. Actually, he was just pretending to fish with nets for others to see. In fact, he was actually catching fish with ‘feed fish’ that his daughter had prepared. He catches a lot of fish every day, which is the envy of his neighbors.

After returning from fishing, Madam Mao once asked her to let her husband borrow a bamboo raft and fishing nets so she could try fishing like him. However, after spending the entire afternoon, her husband only managed to catch two or three small catfish. She was so angry that she scolded her husband for not living up to expectations and she didn't even know how to fish.

Her husband, Qian Fugui, simply laughed and said, “Brother Yu Hai is a first-class fisherman in the village. He had even caught a great shark in the sea before, let alone a small fish in a pond. How can we compare with him? We should focus on raising our ducks. ”.

With that little donkey, they saved a lot of travel time and Xiaocao had more free time. When they returned home during the day, he took a good nap after a decent lunch. When he woke up, he fried the small fish and the salted fish with the help of Madam Liu.

In the afternoon, Yu Hai drove a donkey carriage and brought his eldest daughter, Xiaolian, to sell pickles of fish. This way, Xiaocao could rest all afternoon.

When boiling the pig's head and colon at night, Xiaocao would only need to prepare the cooking sauce and Lady Liu would be able to complete the rest of the process alone. Since the whole family works together and divides the work, they are not too busy and rushed.

Today, the whole family gathers around the table for lunch. They were probably the only family in the village with the luxury of eating three meals a day, which Xiaocao of course suggested. On the grounds that breakfast was eaten too early and she could not hold back the hunger until dinner, she simplified breakfast, made lunch a priority, and delayed dinner for two hours. The new schedule is essentially the same as three meals in modern times. Thus, Xiaocao was very satisfied with the results.

For lunch, they enjoy a plate of sauteed chives with dried tofu and a bowl of thick fresh fish soup. The staple food is bakpao made from wheat flour and sorghum flour. Initially, Xiaocao suggested that they only eat wheat flour in the future, but Madam Liu, who was used to being frugal, disagreed with his advice. He also said that Xiaocao was a spender, who not only knew how to earn money but also spent money. So she was worried about how Xiaocao would manage the household in the future with her shopping habits.