Chapter 661
: The Touched Siblings
Xu Bo'an was in a hurry to leave because he left two horses for Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu.
The two little guys were trying to get back to their hometown, but they had been walking for a long time but had not yet gotten out of the Yushan Mountains. It would take them a long time to walk back on foot.
So Xu Bo'an agreed to provide them with horses so that they could go and come back early.
After all, both Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi are rare talents in Xu Bo'an's eyes.
Talents must be cared for so that we can create an environment that will retain them and make them stay willingly.
Soon, Xu Boan took the initiative to consume the power of incense and vows. His sight moved and he suddenly came to the place where Chen Shishi had burned incense and prayed for the mountain god to appear last time.
At the mountain god's tablet on the side of the road, Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu were resting against a tree. Chen Shishi had fallen asleep with her eyes closed and breathing steadily, but Yan Xiaojiu's ears were trembling slightly from time to time, and it was obvious that he was still paying attention to the movements around him. It was obvious that he had extraordinary abilities.
Because Chen Shishi had sprained her ankle and it was inconvenient for her to travel, Xu Boan asked her to wait for two days until he sent a horse over.
The mountain god has spoken, so even if Yan Xiaojiu can carry his elder sister on his back, he still has to listen to the mountain god.
The two were resting when they heard a majestic voice, "Liu Shishi, Yan Xiaojiu, you are resting here, aren't you afraid of being attacked by wild beasts?"
Hearing the unusual noise, Yan Xiaojiu was suddenly startled. Realizing that it was the words of the Mountain God, Yan Xiaojiu let down his guard and gently pushed Chen Shishi. Then he turned over and knelt on the ground, saying first: "Welcome the Mountain God to appear!"
Chen Shishi woke up slowly and said dazedly, "Little brother, why did you touch me? I just fell asleep and you disturbed my sweet dream."
Yan Xiaojiu reminded in an awkward whisper: "Sister, don't be rude, the mountain god has appeared."
Chen Shishi was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she narrowed her eyes and glanced at Yan Xiaojiu before she came to her senses and understood what was going on.
Seeing her younger brother kneeling, she finally came to her senses. She quickly knelt on the ground and said awkwardly, "I didn't know it was the Mountain God who showed his divine power. I am inappropriate. I hope the Mountain God will punish me."
Seeing Chen Shishi looking a little panicked, Xu Boan consoled her, "You have been traveling hard these days, I will not blame you for such a small matter."
Hearing that the Mountain God didn't blame her, Chen Shishi finally put her heart at ease and said, "Thank you so much for your generosity!"
Xu Bo'an continued, "I came here this time because I saw that you two siblings were having a hard time traveling, so I specially gave you horses. You should be ready to pick me up!"
When Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi heard that the Mountain God was going to give them horses, their eyes immediately lit up and they were extremely happy. They had been traveling on foot for these days, which was not only tiring but also too slow.
Yan Xiaojiu used to be a constable in the government office. He had a very strong physique, but after walking for so many days, he was very tired, not to mention a weak woman like Chen Shishi.
Moreover, Chen Shishi accidentally sprained her ankle these days, so Yan Xiaojiu had to carry Chen Shishi on his back when traveling, which made traveling even more difficult. The two of them had imagined that it would be great if they had horses to ride on, so they wouldn't have to suffer like they do now.
But both of them knew that in such an environment, owning a horse was a fantasy and a pipe dream, and it was simply impossible.
If Yan Xiaojiu was still a constable in the government office before, if he contacted his colleagues in the local government office, he might be able to borrow a horse for use. But now Yan Xiaojiu has already resigned from his official position and is just an ordinary citizen. He has no such channels at all.
Even though the brother and sister were eager to return home, they had already prepared themselves mentally for the hardships along the way from the moment they planned to return home. However, when they really faced the actual difficulties, they could not avoid some psychological fluctuations. After all, the physical fatigue was real.
Now hearing that the Mountain God was going to reward them with horses was equivalent to turning the impossible thing they imagined into reality. How could they not be excited by such a good thing as pie falling from the sky?
Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi kowtowed and knelt down. Because Chen Shishi had sprained her ankle and was unable to move, Yan Xiaojiu quickly raised his head and prepared to pick up the horse.
Seeing that the brother and sister were ready, Xu Bo'an touched the horses with his hands, changed them to the size of the horses in the bonsai, and placed them next to Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu one by one.
Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu were overjoyed to see two lifelike horses really appear beside them. Yan Xiaojiu quickly grabbed the horses' reins and tied them to two trees nearby.
Xu Boan saw that the two had settled the horses. Thinking that they were using the horses for traveling, he shrunk some of the horse feed to the size of a bonsai world in order to make it easier for them to carry horse feed. He placed it in front of Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu. Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu saw that the Mountain God had bestowed some more things on them, and they looked over curiously.
Just as they were curious, Xu Bo'an said, "These are the horse feeds I gave you. You have worked very hard on the journey, and the vegetation is not thriving right now. With these, you don't have to worry about food for the horses for a while."
Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu were very moved when they saw the Mountain God giving them some horse feed. They didn't expect that the Mountain God would be so thoughtful of them. They quickly knelt down again in front of the tablet of the Mountain God and said in unison: "Thank you, Mountain God, thank you, Mountain God!" At that time, Xu Bo'an, under the leadership of the old cat, knew that the several houses on this mountain were storing food and daily necessities. Thinking that Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu had been traveling for so many days and probably had little food left, he entered the house and took out some bread, biscuits, ham and other things to fill their stomachs. Then he took some water and was about to put it in for Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu in the bonsai world.
Suddenly he saw a large medicine box next to the food. Xu Boan suddenly remembered that Chen Shishi had sprained her ankle, and the Yunnan Baiyao spray he had just used on the old cat seemed to have been placed in the medicine box by the old cat.
Xu Boan opened the medicine box and saw Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, but there was not much else in it, only some band-aids and a bottle of quick-acting heart-saving pills. Xu Boan was immediately furious. Lao Mao was really stupid. Such a big medicine box was so empty! At least he should have prepared some common medicines for treating colds, fevers, and diarrhea!
Xu Boan picked up the bottle of spray, shrunk it down to the normal size of the bonsai world, and put it in. He said, "I see that you have very little food left, so I will give you this food. In addition, this medicine is for sprains. After Chen Shishi uses it, it will greatly reduce the pain in her ankle."
Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi were deeply moved when they saw that the Mountain God was giving them both food and medicine. When they set out, they were afraid that bringing too much food would add burden to their bodies and thus affect their journey, so they did not dare to bring too much food. After traveling for so many days, the brother and sister did not dare to eat much along the way in order to survive until returning home.
Walking is very physically demanding, and the two of them ate very little, so their bodies were not able to make ends meet. They could only rely on short rests on the way to conserve some energy, which was one of the reasons why they walked so slowly.
Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi kowtowed to express their gratitude. Xu Boan said to Chen Shishi, "Chen Shishi, please spray the medicine on the injured area immediately so that it will be convenient for you to travel later."
After hearing what the Mountain God said, Chen Shishi picked up the box of medicine given by the Mountain God, opened the package, and took out the two bottles of medicine inside. She was dumbfounded after getting the medicine because she suddenly realized that she had no idea how to use the medicine.
After all, in Chen Shishi's understanding, medicine for treating injuries should be boiled and filtered before taking, but this thing now! What kind of medicine is it?
When Xu Boan saw Chen Shishi holding the bottle of spray in her hand with a confused look on her face, he suddenly remembered that he had never given the little people in the bonsai world this kind of spray packaging before, and the little people in the bonsai world did not know how to use it.
Xu Boan took the Yunnan Baiyao spray from Chen Shishi and said, "Chen Shishi, show your injured ankle and I'll spray it for you. You'll be able to use it in a while."
In the bonsai world, women showing their feet is often seen as violating etiquette and being immoral. Chen Shishi did have this traditional idea in her bones.
But after staying in the music house for so long, she had already become more open-minded. Later, when Chen Shishi was dancing in the courtyard of the temple in Kaoshan Village under the moonlight, Xu Boan put his mobile phone on the bonsai world to take pictures and was accidentally discovered by Chen Shishi.
On that occasion, Chen Shishi accidentally came into contact with what she thought was the life of the fairies in the fairyland. She saw the fairies wearing free clothes and dancing enchantingly. Chen Shishi was so envious that she later made some similar clothes for herself and learned to dance like the fairies.
It was precisely because of this coincidence that Chen Shishi's psychological acceptance ability became much stronger. So when she heard the mountain god say to expose the injured area on her ankle, she didn't think there was anything against the rules. Instead, she felt that she was really marrying up to the level of someone like him and asked the mountain god to spray medicine on her personally.
However, although she was a little nervous, Chen Shishi still followed the instructions of the Mountain God and exposed the sprained ankle. In an instant, Xu Boan saw a large and obvious swelling on Chen Shishi's originally fair ankle, and then Xu Boan sprayed the spray in his hand directly on the injured area of Chen Shishi.
After spraying, he said to Chen Shishi: "Did you see that? This spray is used in this way. Wait a little while and spray it again in the same way. Do not use it more than three times a day until it is completely healed!"
After hearing what the Mountain God said, Chen Shishi nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you, Mountain God!"
Xu Boan delivered these things and explained the usage of the medicines clearly. He did not want to delay the siblings' journey any longer, and said, "Okay, I still have things to deal with, so I'll leave first. Be careful on your journey, and we'll see you later!"
"Farewell, Grandpa Mountain God!" The brother and sister kowtowed again, knelt on the ground and expressed their gratitude profusely. When they heard no more instructions from the Grandpa Mountain God, they stood up and sat down against a big tree.
The brother and sister, who were starving at the moment, were filled with gratitude when they saw the Mountain God gift them such delicious food. Yan Xiaojiu was extremely excited when he saw the huge pile of food.
He was already starving at this time, so Yu Shi quickly took two loaves of bread from the pile of food next to him, violently tore them apart, handed one to Chen Shi Shi first, and said happily: "Sister, eat quickly!"
Chen Shishi took the bread from her brother Yan Xiaojiu and smelled the rich aroma of the bread. She was so hungry that she didn't care about her image anymore and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
Yan Xiaojiu also quickly picked up the bread in his hand and started eating it. While eating, he looked at his elder sister with satisfaction. While Chen Shishi was eating, tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously.
Seeing this, Yan Xiaojiu stopped chewing, looked at Chen Shishi nervously and said, "Sister, we are so happy now. We can eat the fairyland delicacies given by the mountain god. Why are you still crying?"
Yan Xiaojiu wiped away Chen Shishi's tears with her sleeve while speaking. Chen Shishi looked at Yan Xiaojiu and said, "Xiaojiu, I'm fine. It's just that I'm too moved. I've grown up like this, and apart from my parents who took care of me and gave me such warmth when I was a child, no one has ever been so kind to me. The more I think about this, the more I want to cry. This is probably what people call tears of joy."
Yan Xiaojiu knew that Chen Shishi was crying because she was touched by the care given by the Mountain God, so she felt relieved and said to Chen Shishi: "Sister, to be honest, I feel the same way as you. Since our parents passed away, I have been alone. For so many years, I have been wandering outside, working hard from the bottom of society, and was lucky enough to enter the government office and become the head of the police.
I thought everything would be fine, but it turned out to be the opposite. As a police chief, there are many things that I cannot control. During this period, I have experienced the warmth and coldness of the world, and rarely felt the slightest warmth. Fortunately, the appearance of Grandpa Mountain God not only allowed my sister and I to recognize each other, but also gave us mutual support. Now that I have left the government office and no longer have the great pressure I had before, Grandpa Mountain God still takes care of us so much. I really feel..."
Yan Xiaojiu's eyes became moist as he spoke of his deep feelings. Chen Shishi patted her brother Yan Xiaojiu on the shoulder and said, "Yes, I have thought it through. For both of us, without our parents, we have no home. After returning to our hometown to worship our ancestors and fulfill our wishes, Kaoshan Village will be our home!"
Yan Xiaojiu nodded vigorously and said, "I think the same as you, sister. From now on, I will swear to be loyal to the Mountain God until death, and tell my descendants to follow this principle and offer incense to the Mountain God for eternity!" (End of this chapter)