Goldfield
Chapter 192: Nightmares

Qian Wen could no longer resist the kindness of the little boy and took out a piece of chicken the size of his thumb. He stuffed the meat into his mouth and tasted it carefully. His flesh melted into his mouth and revealed a taste he could never forget in his entire life. Even when he passed the imperial court examination in the future and was able to eat roasted chicken as often as possible as well as other delicious foods, he still could never taste the taste he once had …

Yu Xiaocao watched the little boy with satisfaction and felt an overwhelming satisfaction when he saw how happy his little brother was eating. He could not resist the temptation and pinched his plump face. Little Shitou puffed her cheeks and nonchalantly refused, “Second Sister, I am not a child anymore. I am now a student of Rongxuan Academy, so stop pinching my face. If others look, I will lose face in front of them! ”

“I pinched your face because I love you. Not that I want to pinch a stranger's face ah! Now I understand why there is this saying: ‘when a boy grows up, he does not want his mother anymore’. You're not even an adult yet and you're only in school, yet you don't want me, your second sister, anymore, eh? How disappointing! ” Yu Xiaocao turned his head to the side and forcefully opened his eyes wide. He let the feeling of disappointment increase in him and managed to blink a little tear as he stared at his younger brother accusingly.

Little Shitou immediately panicked and quickly put down her rice bowl. He rushed to his second sister and hugged her arm, lightly swinging as he said, “Second Sister, you are still my Second Big Brother! You will always be my good Second Brother. Don't be sad, I'm the one who's wrong. Pinch me, pinch me as you like. ”.

Qian Wen had noticed Xiaocao's cunning actions and couldn't help but shake her head inwardly. Although Yu Fan was smart and ingenious, he was really no match for the tricks and petty antics of his second sister.

Xiaocao blinked his eyes, and the tears in his eyes flowed from his eyelashes to his cheeks. A sad expression appeared on his face, which, when paired with tears, made him look extremely sad. Little Shitou almost cried, and she continued with a sob in her voice, “Second Sister, don't cry. In the future, I won't do this again. Don't be mad at me. ”.

Little Fatty Sun interjected and pushed her round and plump face in front of Xiaocao. He loudly stated, “Second Sister, don't be sad. If Little Shitou does not recognize you as her sister anymore, I will take her place! Look, you can pinch me all you want. I'm sure my face feels much better than Little Shitou's! ”

Xiaocao could not help but laugh. He rubbed Little Shitou's face and ruffled Little Fatty Sun's hair as he said, “I'm just scaring you guys, don't take it seriously! Quickly eat more.This is not yet morning anymore, I still have to return to Dongshan Village. Shitou, study well and I will come tomorrow to take you home. ” Tomorrow is Shitou's weekly rest period starting.

Little Shitou now knew she had been cheated again by her second sister. He sobbed a few times and looked Xiaocao in the eyes with a serious look. He swore, “Second Sister! Don't worry, I will always be your Little Shitou !! ”

This promise had been deeply engraved in his heart. Even after he became the young top scorer in the imperial examinations and was famous throughout the country, whenever he saw his second sister shamelessly acting up, he always returned to his usual reaction …

Before Xiaocao could feel touched, Little Fatty Sun interjected again, “Second Brother, I will always be your Little Fatty Sun as well! In the future, when you make good food, do not forget to bring one serving for me ah !! ”

Xiaocao pinched the face of Little Fatty, who was slightly taller than him. She did not know if she should laugh or cry as she replied, “Don't worry! Even if you don't call me ‘Second Sister’, I will still carry your share !! All right, I'll get out. If I go any longer, I won't be able to go home before it gets dark !! ”

After waving at Little Shitou and her friends, Xiaocao returned to the melon stall. Lady Fang's carriage was ready to depart. The two Xiaocao family carts had enough space to accommodate all the daily living necessities he had bought before.

When Madam Zhang saw the two carts full of goods, she became envious. There was a large sack of white rice, a large sack of wheat flour, and also a piece of fatty pork that weighed at least five catties. Moreover, there were some good items in daily life that he had never seen. He guessed that the contents of the two carts were at least worth ten taels. Sure enough, family officials have never been stingy with their shopping habits.

However, the clairvoyant said that his family would give birth to an official. After her son passed the examination, she would also be considered the mother of an official. When that happened, he could easily walk around with a pocket full of money…

As the cart was full of items, their speed naturally became slower. By the time they reached Dongshan Village, the moon had just peeked through the tree line. When they passed Madam Zhang's residence, she refused to get off the carriage because she still did not have the money she wanted.

“Grandma, two hundred taels is a lot of money, so you have to give us time to finish everything !! It's late at night, if there's anything else you need to say, can't wait until tomorrow? We can finish it then! ”

Madam Zhang had been out and about since dawn and it took her several hours to walk into the city. He also spent a lot of time waiting outside the melon stall and could not bear to spend a little money for lunch. After making a giant rampage, he did not have much energy left in his body. He thought for a moment and decided that if Yu Hai wanted to break his promise, he would make him pay! Realizing she would get nothing today, Madam Zhang finally got off the carriage and returned home.

Lady Fang watched the old woman as a feeling of resentment slowly surfaced within her. He sighed lightly, “Xiaocao, there is no harm in spending money to fix the problem. However, doing this will only encourage certain people to be more shameless. In the future, they will continue to do the same to get money from you, and that is not good! ”

Yu Xiaocao had seen a golden light burst from the colorful stone on his wrist when Madam Zhang finally got off the carriage. It shot towards Madam Zhang's head. When she heard the worried comments of her godmother, she smiled cunningly and replied, “Godmother, don't worry! The money he wanted .. he wouldn't be able to get a single piece of copper! Just wait and see what is revealed next ah! ”

That night, a sly figure quietly walked out from the eastern room of the old residence. A golden-coloured little kitten looked at the person with disdain and proudly raised its head as it followed from behind.

[We're going out to see a good game, not to pretend to be a thief, okay? Is it necessary to act this mysterious?] The little sacred stone sniffed with disdain.

Xiaocao carefully opened the door. The old wooden door let out a sound ‘creeeeek——’ and Xiaocao was surprised like a rabbit waiting to jump away. He cupped his hands into his mouth and stared at the kang bed, waiting for any reaction. His father turned his back and continued to snore loudly.

After the false alarm was over, he quietly slipped out of the door and quickly rushed through the courtyard. He ran towards the main gate. Yu Hang, who woke up to go to the restroom, could see a shadowy figure similar to one of his younger sisters. A confused feeling settled in his heart. Why didn't his sister sleep in the middle of the night and instead run around outside?

Yu Hang immediately caught up with Xiaocao and patted him lightly on the shoulder. Xiaocao let out a slow scream and closed his mouth. When she saw her older brother behind her, she glared at him in annoyance —— scaring someone too badly could cause them to die, okay?

Yu Hang instantly recognized his youngest sister from the look in his eyes. He asked her rather suspiciously, “Why don't you sleep? Where are you planning to go? ”

Xiaocao placed his finger on his lips to remind him to lower his voice. He then faced the main room of the house again and watched for a moment before he calmly replied, “Don't ask me here, come with me!”

The two of them ran around in the moonlight and arrived at the outer wall of the main branch. Fortunately, with his elder brother, Xiaocao could step on Yu Hang's shoulder and climb onto the wall. When he jumped down, the small holy stone used its spiritual power to calm him down a bit and he managed to avoid planting his face into the ground.

Ever since he recovered from his injuries, Yu Hang felt his hands become more nimble and there was more power in his body —— little god stone rolled his eyes, ‘This divine stone bath water naturally strengthens and heals the body! ‘

He flipped the wall easily. Following the direction of her younger sister, she crawled until she arrived under the main room window. The weather is slowly heating up and the window to the main room has not been closed. With the moon giving off a faint hint of light, he could see the two people in the room lying on the bed and hearing his grandfather's thunderous snoring.

Yu Xiaocao was also there, sharpening his ears to listen to the voice coming from the main hall. Yu Hang finds his little sister's antics quite funny and humbles her voice, “ Sister, did you specifically come here to listen to grandpa's snoring?”

“Ssst, don't say anything ..” Xiaocao just finished his sentence when a commotion appeared in the inner room.

“Died! Stay away from me!” A sad cry echoed out of the room. Old Yu's noisy snoring suddenly stopped and, after that, the voice of him wearing clothes could be heard.

“Wife, wife?” Old Yu patted his wife's arm but did not expect his wife would let go of his hand violently! Madam Zhang originally closed her eyes but now her eyes were wide open, filled with shock. The look on his face made him look like he had just seen a ghost. He stiffly stared at the roof beams in horror, as if he had seen something up there. He shouted, “Don't come !! Stay away from me!!”

Old Yu followed his wife's line of sight and looked at the beam. He finds nothing there and thinks that his wife is frightened by nightmares. Since he was afraid of making her even more surprised, he could only say calmly, “Wife, wife ..”

Madam Zhang acted as if she was trapped in her own dimension. He not only woke up but also became more agitated and started slapping the air in front of him, “I'm not afraid of you !! You've been dead for over a decade !! Come here, I'm not afraid of you !! ”

Old Yu looked again at the roof beams and the hair on his body lifted up. Looks like his old wife has found something unclean.

“Wife, who do you see now?” Shivering crept on Old Yu's back as he asked calmly.

“Cousin brother!! You are suffering from an incurable disease, so living longer will not change anything. Your husband is so poor at trying to treat your illness that your home doesn't even have a grain of rice. If you don't die, your husband, who is a good man, will starve to death with you !! ” The terrified expression on Madam Zhang's face was suddenly replaced with a cruel expression. He growled as he stared at the beams in the room as if he had just seen his nemesis.

In Madam Zhang's consciousness, a ghastly pale woman, with blood coming out of all her holes, looked at her with a hateful gaze. Ghostly apparitions constantly lament, “I protect you from the goodness of my own heart, why do you hurt me? Why do you have to hurt me? ”

“You must die !! If you don't die, your husband will never look at me twice !! If you die, then everything you have will be mine !! ” Madame Zhang seems to have lost her marbles under constant ghost interrogation and suddenly shouted the secret she had been hiding inside for decades.

Old Yu was stunned by the evil expression on Madam Zhang's face and looked at her as if he didn't know who she was. Back then, Madam Zhang, who had been married to a village far to their west, had been persecuted by her husband's family. After finally feeling enough, he stole a dozen copper coins from the family and went with his son, begging for food, to go to Dongshan Village. He sought refuge with his first wife —— Madam Zhang is older