Chapter 86: What A Miracle

Li Shengfeng went forward and handed the gift in his hand to Grandpa Chu. He smiled guiltily. “Grandpa Chu, I came to see you. This is a small gift. Please accept it.” Grandpa Chu pushed the gift back and said coldly, “I won’t accept your gift.” “Grandpa Chu, you must accept it. I should have come to see you long ago, but 1 was too busy and delayed until now. Please forgive me.” Li Shengfeng sent the gift forward again, but it was still pushed back. For a moment, the situation was extremely awkward. Grandpa Chu said calmly, “Li Shengfeng, just tell us what you’re here for today. Our family is busy with business now and doesn’t have much time to talk to you.” Business? What kind of business? Li Shengfeng subconsciously asked, “What business does your family do?” Grandpa Chu said coldly, “Our family is in the ice cream bar business now. Do you see the house being built in the village? It’s mine.”

When Li Shengfeng entered the village, he saw a big group of people building a house. He was originally wondering who was so rich as to build such a huge house. He did not expect it to be Chu Rong’s house. It was surprising.

Grandpa Chu looked at Li Shengfeng and was somewhat annoyed. “Our family is quite busy. If you don’t have anything to say, you can leave.”

Li Shengfeng came back to his senses. This was the first time he had been treated so coldly since he joined the army. He felt upset, but since he was in the wrong to begin with, he had no choice but lower his attitude. “Grandpa Chu, 1 still have a few words to say.”

As he spoke, he knelt in front of Grandpa Chu. “Grandpa Chu, it was my fault. Please forgive me.”

This caught the Chu family off guard. He actually knelt down!

Chu Qingzhi raised her eyebrows. It seemed that this guy valued his career very much!

Grandpa Chu’s face was still cold as he mocked, “It’s not your fault. It’s our fault. It’s Qingyue’s fault to wait for you.”

Grandpa Chu slowed down. “Get up. You’re an official now. How can I let you kneel to an old man like me?!”

Li Shengfeng quickly denied it, his attitude especially humble. “No, no. In front of you, I’m just a junior. I’m here to apologize. 1 violated the oath I made back then. I didn’t take responsibility and delayed Qingyue. It’s my fault. If you want to hit me, hit me.”

Grandpa Chu smiled coldly. “You are being serious. How would we dare to hit you? It’s just that what you did is really disgusting. It’s not like Qingyue won’t marry anyone but you. If you had told us in advance, you wouldn’t have made her so sad.”

Grandpa Chu was really sad. “Think about it. If your own daughter encounters such a thing one day, what will you do?” When Li Shengfeng heard this, he lowered his head. “Grandpa Chu, I’m sorry. Qingyue, I’m sorry. It’s ail my fault. I’m here to give you an explanation today. I don’t ask for your forgiveness. I just hope that you can forget about this matter and pretend that I don’t exist. Don’t be affected by me.” The Chu family could not tell what he was implying, but Chu Qingzhi knew that he was here to draw the line. He was indirectly telling the Chu family not to reveal the relationship between him and Chu Qingzhi. At this moment, Chu Qingyue said calmly, “You are no longer you.”

There were two meanings to her sentence. One was that she no longer liked Li Shengfeng. The other was that for the sake of power and wealth, he had no bottom line or principles. He was shameless.

Li Shengfeng understood the meaning of these words. His face instantly turned red… He felt a little humiliated.

There was nothing else to say. Grandpa Chu waved his hand in disappointment. “Li Shengfeng, go back. Don’t come again in the future. You and Qingyue have nothing to do with each other.”

He did not care about Li Shengfeng. His grand-daughter’s reputation was more important than anything else.

Having achieved his goal, there was no need for Li Shengfeng to stay. He got up. “Grandpa Chu, Granny Chu, Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, Qingyue, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Take care.”

With that, he quickly turned around and left.

Chu Qingyue said, “Wait.”

Li Shengfeng stopped and frowned. He turned around and asked, “Is there anything else?”

Chu Qingyue picked up Li Shengfeng’s gift and stuffed it in his hand. She looked at Li Shengfeng’s eyes and said, “This is yours. Our family doesn’t want it. Take it with you.” Li Shengfeng was extremely embarrassed. Then, he did not stay any longer and quickly walked away. Chu Qingzhi originally wanted to cast a spell on Li Shengfeng that would make him unlucky. She felt that it would be fun. However, after seeing that Li Shengfeng would have bad luck anyway, she didn’t make a move. There was no need for her to do anything. Li Shengfeng would soon suffer the backlash of karma.

The central room was silent for a while. Grandpa Chu comforted, “Qingyue, it’s all over. Li Shengfeng has also come to apologize. Let this matter go.” Chu Qingyue nodded gently. “Grandpa, 1 know.”

Li Qingyu walked over and held Chu Qingyue’s hand. “Qingyue, go back to your room and rest for a while.”

Chu Qingyue said, “Mother, I want to go to work.”

Li Qingyu said worriedly, “Don’t worry about the work. Rest for a day and you can go when you are in a good mood, okay?”

Chu Qingyue shook her head. “Mother, I want to go.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Mother, I’ll accompany Second Sister to the county city. On the way, 1’11 comfort her. She’ll be fine.”

With Chu Qingzhi around, Li Qingyu was relieved. She agreed. “Qingzhi, tell Qingyue to move on.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Okay.”

Third Uncle’s eldest brother, Chu Lianghong, shouted in surprise, “Aiyo, what a miracle!”

Third Uncle drove his donkey cart to the foot of the mountain to get water. When he heard this, he stopped. “What happened?”

Chu Lianghong pointed at his sugarcane field. “Chu Laipi and Chu Peipei are actually watering my sugarcane field. Do you know?”

Third Uncle was also very surprised. “Did you say they watered your sugarcanes? Haha, you must be joking with me. It’s more like they ate it, right?”

Chu Lianghong said, “They’re really watering it. I didn’t believe it either in the beginning, so 1 stood at the side and watched for a while. They’re indeed watering it, and more than half of it has already been watered.”

Third Uncle looked over at the sugarcane field and pondered. “Have they changed?”

Chu Lianghong said, “I don’t know. 1 went over to ask them, but they chased me away and told me not to disturb their work.”

Third Uncle was puzzled. “That’s strange.”

Chu Lianghong waved his hand. “Ignore them. In any case, they’re not stealing sugarcane to eat.”

Third Uncle joked, “I’m afraid they’re planning to raise your sugarcane before eating it.”

Chu Lianghong’s hand paused. “No way.”

Third Uncle smiled and said, “Whether they will or not, you can’t stop them. It’s better to let them eat a few than to destroy them all. Let them be. They won’t be able to eat much anyway.”

Chu Lianghong said, “That makes sense..”

Chapter 87: Searching for Water Source

There were six villages around the Chu Village. On this day, the village chiefs of these six villages came to the house of the Chu Village chief. Their faces were covered in dust and they had worried expressions.

Village Chief Chu received them with hospitality and asked them to sit in the central room. “What brought you here?”

The village chief of the Zhang Village said bitterly, “Only your village has enough water in this area. Who else can we look for other than you?”

Village Chief Chu immediately understood what he meant. It had not rained for more than two months, and the sun was scorching the ground every day. Everyone was running out of water. “Are you planning to fetch water from the Chu Village?”

The village chief of the Xu Village waved his hand and said, “No, 1 heard that someone in your village can find water sources. 1 wonder if you can get her to help? Of course, we will pay.”

Village Chief Chu didn’t mind, but he couldn’t make the decision for Chu

Qingzhi. “I agree to this, but whether she agrees or not is up to her.”

The village chief of the Zhao Village said anxiously, “Brother Chu, bring us to see her. Well ask her ourselves.”

This concerned the lives of tens of thousands of people. Village Chief Chu did not dare to delay. “Alright, follow me.”

Coincidentally, when they walked near Chu Qingzhi’s house, they bumped into Chu Qingzhi sending Chu Qingyue back.

Village Chief Chu went forward and said politely, “Qingzhi, some people are looking for you. Can 1 borrow some of your time?”

When the village chiefs saw this, they revealed looks of disbelief. Did this little girl find a water source? Was she that capable?

Chu Qingzhi glanced at them and said, “Sure.”

Village Chief Chu first introduced the other village chiefs and briefly explained what had happened. Only then did they let the few village chiefs talk to Chu Qingzhi.

Village Chief Zhang said anxiously, “Miss Chu, please help our village find a water source. There’s no more water in the village. Now, everyone has to go to the river 20 miles away to fetch water. They usually go early in the morning and only come back at noon. Many people are suffering from sunstroke.”

Village Chief Zhao also said, “Miss Chu, if you help us find a water source, our entire village will thank you.”

Chu Qingzhi understood what they were here for. She looked at the sky. It wouldn’t rain for at least a month. If this continued, someone would probably die. “I’ll go with you after I tell my family about it. You can discuss among yourself which village I should go to first.”

The village chiefs hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Miss Chu.”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and returned home.

She walked into the kitchen. “Mother, I have something to do. I might not be back for lunch.”

Li Qingyu was cutting meat. When she heard this, she immediately stopped. “Qingzhi, what are you going to do? Is it so urgent that you can’t stay for lunch?”

Granny Chu also asked with concern, “Yes, what is it?”

Chu Qingzhi explained to them with a smile.

This matter concerned the lives of many people. They did not dare to delay Chu Qingzhi.

Li Qingyu immediately washed her hands and went to get an umbrella for Chu Qingzhi. “Use the umbrella. Your skin is tender. It won’t be good if you get a sunburn.”

Then, she went to get a bottle and washed it. She filled it with water and handed it to Chu Qingzhi. “You have to keep yourself hydrated. The weather is so hot.”

Feeling the love from her mother, Chu Qingzhi’s heart felt sweet. She smiled and said, “Mother, Grandma, I’ll come back as soon as possible.”

Li Qingyu sent Chu Qingzhi to the door. “By the way, Qingzhi, I almost forgot. Your Uncles will come later. What do you want me to arrange for them to do?”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment and said, “You can ask them to make ice cream bars, help Father with the furniture, or help build the house. They can choose whatever they want as long as they work hard.”

Li Qingyu nodded. “1 understand. Come back early.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “I know.”

Chu Qingzhi walked over to meet up with the village chiefs. They were still waiting.

Village Chief Zhang said, “Miss Chu, we’ve discussed. Let’s go to Zhang Village first.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Let’s go.”

The Zhang Village was five miles away from the Chu Village. There was a mountain between them, and it was an hour’s walk. In this era, it was considered close.

It was still filled with vitality when Chu Qingzhi came to pick oranges last time. At this moment, the plants, animals, and people were all in low spirits and listless.

The Chu Village was next to a small river, and the Zhang Village was in the opposite direction of the river, so there were mountains here. The village was in a valley surrounded by mountains.

Village Chief Zhang’s eyes were filled with anticipation. “Miss Chu, do you think we have a water vein here?”

Chu Qingzhi observed her surroundings. “Let me take a look first.”

To the south of the village, there was a small mountain with many pine trees. The mountain was not high, and many children in the village played in the mountain.

Chu Qingzhi flew up the mountain.

There were martial arts in this world. Everyone knew this, but it was rare for people in the village to see it with their own eyes. When they saw Chu Qingzhi fly up, they were stunned.

“She can fly?!”

“Miss Chu can fly! She will definitely find a water source. We are saved.”

“We’re saved! We’re saved!!”

Seeing this scene, not only the village chiefs, but also the villagers of the Zhang Village stood rooted to the ground, as if they had seen a fairy descending to the mortal world.

Actually, she was really a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.

Chu Qingzhi flew to the top of a big tree and looked around. Soon, she discovered a small water vein that was enough for the villagers.

She flew down. “Village Chief Zhang, get the villagers to bring the hoes over to dig for water.”

“Yes, yes, yes. I’ll go immediately.” Village Chief Zhang turned around and ran to inform the villagers to get their tools.

The water source was beside a cluster of lush bamboo outside the village. After digging half a meter deep, water seeped out.

The moment they saw the water, many villagers could not help but wipe their tears.

Some of the villagers surrounded Chu Qingzhi and handed her fruits. “Miss, thank you. Thank you.”

“If it weren’t for you, we’d all be dead.”

An old woman walked over and placed the only two eggs in her house into the small bag Chu Qingzhi was carrying. “Good girl, good girl. You saved the entire village. Thank you so much.”

Everyone was doing their best to express their gratitude. Chu Qingzhi had never encountered such a situation before and was a little touched. “No need, no need. You can keep it for yourselves.”

Everyone kept stuffing things into her hands. “Take it, take it. We don’t have anything good. This is all we have. Don’t refuse.”

Therefore, when Chu Qingzhi came out of the Zhang Village, the small cloth bag was already full.

Chu Qingzhi touched the small cloth bag. She really couldn’t reject the enthusiastic villagers.

Village Chief Zhang sent Chu Qingzhi to the entrance of the village. “Miss Chu, take this. It’s not much, but it’s a token of everyone’s appreciation. Don’t decline.” It was a silver ingot worth ten taels of silver.

After thinking for a while, Chu Qingzhi took the silver ingot. “If you need anything, you can come to the Chu Village to look for me again.”

Village Chief Zhang was extremely grateful. “Thank you, Miss Chu..”

Chapter 88: Dangerous Wildfire

Chu Qingzhi then went to the Xu Village where she also successfully found a water source and received ten taels of silver. However, Chu Qingzhi really had nowhere to put the things given by the villagers, so she did not take any.

When she arrived at the third village, it was time for lunch. The village chief treated her warmly and made a table full of good food to entertain her.

The water issues in five of the six villages were perfectly solved.

At this moment, Chu Qingzhi was walking towards the sixth village, Zhou Village.

Village Chief Zhou was the oldest among all the village chiefs, but he was only in his early sixties and was very healthy.

He had seen Chu Qingzhi’s ability and admired her whole-heartedly. “Miss Chu, if it weren’t for you, we really wouldn’t know what to do.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi smiled and waved her hand. “I’m just doing the little things 1 can do to help everyone.”

Village Chief Zhou couldn’t help but ask curiously, ‘Miss Chu, do you know anything about feng shui?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “I’ve learned it before, but I’m not a master.” She had dabbled in many things, but she did not learn in depth because she did not have that much time.

Village Chief Zhou felt that Chu Qingzhi was being humble. “If you are not a master, then I guess no one is. You can accurately find the water vein every time. No one is better than you.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Village Chief Zhou, you’re flattering me.”

Village Chief Zhou admired Chu Qingzhi even more. She was capable and kept a low profile. In this day and age, such a person was rare.

As they walked along the mountain and turned a corner, they suddenly heard a commotion.

“Put out the fire!! Put out the fire!!!”

“Dang, dang, dang! Everyone, put out the fire!!!”

“Put out the fire, put out the fire!”

The Zhou Village was also surrounded by mountains. At this moment, a small mountain not far from the village was emitting thick smoke. Accompanied by the crackling sound of trees burning, it sounded like a death warrant to everyone’s ears. The raging flames devoured everything in the surroundings and gradually expanded in all directions…

Village Chief Zhou’s expression changed drastically. At this rate, the entire village would be burned to the ground in no time.

He rushed back to the village like a gust of wind to take charge of the situation. “Hurry up and take out all the water in our house to put out the fire.”

Everyone had already taken out the little water they had at home, but it was a drop in the bucket. There was no way to put out the fire.

A cry for help suddenly came from the top of the small mountain. “Help, help…”

This was the voice of the children in the village. There were often children who went up the mountain to play. Today, they were unlucky and were trapped by the wildfire.

Chu Qingzhi naturally would not sit back and do nothing. She flew up the mountain like a beautiful butterfly. At the same time, she sent a voice transmission with her spiritual power. “Village Chief Zhou, get everyone to bring a hoe to the foot of the mountain and wait for me. I’ll bring you to extinguish the fire.”

These words were accurately and clearly heard by everyone. Then, the entire village seemed to have pressed the pause button. Everyone looked at Chu Qingzhi, who was flying towards the small mountain.

“Did a fairy descend to the mortal world?”

“I think I saw a fairy?”

“A fairy came to save our village.”

Everyone had different thoughts, but they all thought that they had seen a fairy and were stunned.

The village chief had seen Chu Qingzhi display her abilities several times and knew what she was capable of. He shouted excitedly, “Hurry up and do as Miss Chu says! Hurry up!”

The village chief’s shout pulled everyone back to their senses. With someone in charge, everything was soon in order.

However, the villagers who were running to the foot of the mountain with hoes were filled with doubts. Shouldn’t they use water to extinguish the fire? How could they extinguish the fire with hoes?

Chu Qingzhi flew to the top of the mountain and was about to bring the two children down the mountain when she suddenly smelled blood.

She immediately spread out her divine sense and found a carriage about ten meters away. The carriage seemed to have fallen from the mountain and was shattered. A horse was lying on the ground with blood flowing out of its nose and mouth. A coachman was lying on the side with blood all over his body. There was also a person in the carriage whose life and death was unknown.

She retracted her divine sense and brought the two children to the carriage.

The coachman was dead. The horse was still breathing. The person in the carriage was still breathing and could hold on for a while.

She immediately picked up the two children and flew down the mountain. She could only save two people at a time. After saving the children, she would come back to save the others.

When the villagers saw that the children were saved, they thanked Chu Qingzhi profusely.

Village Chief Zhou walked up to Chu Qingzhi. “Miss Chu, how should we put out this fire?”

There was a lack of water in the village and there was a fire. He didn’t know what to do.

Chu Qingzhi said, “Everyone, listen to me. It’s no longer realistic to put out the fire now. The only thing we can do is to clear everything that’s flammable in the surrounding area. When there is nothing to burn, the fire will stop on its own.”

The villagers were not stupid. They quickly understood what she meant, so they did not delay any longer. All the people immediately took action.

Chu Qingzhi flew back to the mountain. The scorching heat swept over her body. Coupled with the sunlight, she had the illusion that her clothes were about to burn.

She went straight to the carriage. The bottom of the carriage was already dyed red with blood. It was a shocking sight. With a wave of her hand, she completely destroyed the swaying carriage. The person in the carriage was revealed. It was a young man in exquisite clothes. He was unconscious and his face was pale.

Chu Qingzhi carried him and flew down the mountain. Immediately, people came over.

A warm-hearted auntie said, “Miss Chu, quickly carry him to my house. 1 have an empty room to let him rest.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Auntie, please lead the way.”

The auntie’s house was not far. It was only a few steps away. She placed him on the bed. The man’s breathing was weak. He had lost too much blood and could die at any time.

Chu Qingzhi injected some spiritual energy into the man’s body to protect his heart. She would treat him after she saved the horse.

“Auntie, don’t touch him. I’ll be back soon.”

Chu Qingzhi flew back to the mountain again. The fire was getting stronger and stronger. When the horse saw the fire approaching, tears flowed out of its eyes and it let out a low neigh of sorrow and despair…

Chu Qingzhi circulated her spiritual energy to her arms, picked up the horse, and flew down the mountain.

She placed the horse under the big tree in the auntie’s courtyard and pressed her hand on the horse’s stomach. She injected her spiritual power and an invisible white barrier immediately enveloped the horse.

This horse was even more injured than the man. Not only were its internal organs displaced, but they were also damaged.

The auntie walked over and asked with concern, “Miss Chu, are you going to treat the horse?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Auntie, can you help me boil some hot water?”

“Of course, I’ll go right away.” The auntie went to the kitchen to boil water without hesitation.

After Chu Qingzhi temporarily stabilized the horse’s condition, she came to the room.

The man’s heart was protected, so his life was temporarily out of danger.

However, his hands and legs were broken, and two of his ribs were broken. One of them had pierced into his lungs. In this era, even if he was brought back, he could not be saved.

Chapter 89: What a Perfect Match

The auntie walked into the room with a basin. “Miss, the water is ready.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded at the auntie. “Auntie, do you have new cotton cloth at home?”

The auntie was usually very stingy, but when she saw the blood on the man’s clothes, she agreed without hesitation. Saving a life was better than building a seven-story pagoda. “Yes, I’ll get it for you.”

Chu Qingzhi went around to look for medicinal herbs to stop the bleeding and inflammation.

After finding the herbs, she immediately returned to the auntie’s house.

The auntie handed the cotton to Chu Qingzhi. “Miss, do you think this much cotton cloth is enough? If it’s not enough, 1’11 go to the neighbor’s house to borrow more.”

Chu Qingzhi took a look. The cotton cloth was about three feet long. “It’s enough. Auntie, I’ll bandage his wound now. Can you help me brew the herbs?”

The auntie agreed readily. “Alright, leave the brewing of the herbs to me.”

The man was frowning from the pain. When Chu Qingzhi entered the room, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chu Qingzhi reached out and gently pressed her palm on the man’s chest, injecting spiritual energy into his body. She also directed the spiritual energy towards his two broken ribs, allowing them to grow back together.

Then, she redirected her spiritual energy towards his lung that had been pierced by the ribs to help him recover.

After doing this, the man’s life was out of danger. As for the rest, Chu Qingzhi did not plan to use spiritual energy to treat him anymore. She wanted him to recover on his own so that others would not be suspicious.

Chu Qingzhi cut the man’s broken clothes and pants and wiped the blood with hot water.

Then, she used a saw to saw eight wooden planks that were five inches wide and one foot long. She fixed the man’s broken limbs on it.

After dealing with the wound on his hands and feet, she began to deal with the other wounds on his body.

As soon as she finished bandaging, the auntie came in with a bowl. “Miss, the medicine is ready.”

Chu Qingzhi took the bowl of medicine. “Auntie, thank you.”

The auntie smiled and waved her hand. “It’s a good thing to save someone. Miss, you don’t have to thank me.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. Then, she walked to the bed, propped up the man’s upper body with one hand, and fed the medicine to the man with the other.

The auntie asked in surprise, “Miss, are you also a doctor?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Yes, if you need a doctor in the future, you can come to the

Chu Village to look for me.”

The auntie nodded repeatedly. “Definitely I will.”

Chu Qingzhi placed the man back on the bed and checked his pulse. He was fine now. Then, she walked out of the room to treat the horse.

When the horse saw Chu Qingzhi, its eyes, which were about to close, immediately widened. It stared at Chu Qingzhi without blinking, and its eyes slowly filled with tears.

Chu Qingzhi squatted down and touched the horse’s head. “Don’t cry, don’t cry. I’ll save you.”

The horse rubbed its head against Chu Qingzhi’s palm.

When the auntie saw this scene, she clicked her tongue in surprise. “This horse is intelligent. It seems to know what you are saying.”

Chu Qingzhi touched the horse’s head and got up to look for herbs.

To her surprise, just as she reached the entrance of the auntie’s courtyard, she saw a man and a horse coming from the village entrance.

The horse was tall and mighty.

The person on the horse was even more so. He was dressed in blue and had a silver crown. His face was chiseled and handsome, and his eyes were like an eagle’s, sharp and energetic. He was tall and had a powerful aura.

When the person on the horse saw Chu Qingzhi, the corners of his lips curled up. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The man and horse quickly arrived in front of Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Jinghong, why are you here?”

Tang Jinghong said in a low voice, “Your mother was worried about you and asked me to come and see how you are doing.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Something unexpected happened. Otherwise, 1 would have gone back long ago.” Then, she explained the matter to Tang Jinghong.

Tang Jinghong tied the horse to the tree trunk. “I’ll go with you to find the herbs.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Okay.”

The auntie looked at the two of them from behind and could not help but praise them for being a perfect match. She was originally thinking about introducing her son to Chu Qingzhi, but now, she gave up on this thought.

Tang Jinghong handed the water to Chu Qingzhi. “Drink some water. Your face is red from the sun. Your mother’s heart will ache when she sees this.”

Chu Qingzhi was thirsty. She had long finished the water she brought. She took the water and drank it. As she drank, she glanced at Tang Jinghong. He was quite considerate.

After Chu Qingzhi applied medicine on the horse’s injuries, the fire in the mountains was finally extinguished.

The villager said, “Village Chief, the fire is finally extinguished.”

The village chief wiped his sweat and finally felt relieved. “Miss Chu is smart. Otherwise, our village, even the nearby villages, wouldn’t be burned down.”

The villager said excitedly, “Let’s go back and thank Miss Chu properly later.”

“Okay.” The village chief asked four villagers to stay to guard this place to continue putting out the smoldering fire. Then, he brought the rest back to the village.

Chu Qingzhi was leading a few villagers to dig for water under the banana tree. This water vein was buried a little deeper. They only saw water after digging for a meter and a half. However, once they reached the water vein, water gurgled out.

The villagers looked at the water and felt even more that Chu Qingzhi was a fairy who had descended to the mortal world to help them. Their gratitude for Chu Qingzhi immediately rose to the level of faith.

Village Chief Zhou quickly walked to Chu Qingzhi and said gratefully, “Miss Chu, thank you for saving us. Otherwise, we would have been homeless.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Village Chief, you’re too polite. You guys worked hard to save yourselves.”

Chu Qingzhi continued, “Village Chief, I need your help with something.”

Village Chief Zhou said, “Miss, feel free to tell us. We will definitely do our best.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I want to borrow two carts, one for an injured person and one for an injured horse.”

Village Chief Zhou agreed without hesitation. “No problem. 1’11 arrange it immediately.”

There was no need for Chu Qingzhi to do anything else.

Chapter 90: The Li Family

In Chu Village.

The entire village was filled with a mouth-watering fragrance, causing everyone to swallow their saliva.

“What smells so good?”

“I’ve never smelled this before.”

The fragrance caused the villagers to discuss curiously.

This mouth-watering smell came from the two big pots in the corner of Chu Qingzhi’s courtyard and the big pot in the kitchen. White mist floated out of the pots and gradually spread around.

After the aunties wrapped the dumplings, they followed Chu Qingzhi’s instructions and placed them in the pots to boil.

At first, it was nothing special, but as it was cooked, the fragrance wafted out.

Now that it was almost cooked, it was even more fragrant.

Li Qingyu looked around. Chu Qingyue, Chu Qingshuang, Chu Xuyuan, and Chu Xuyao were all at home, but Chu Qingzhi had not returned. She could not help but feel worried.

She walked towards Chu Rong. “Husband, Qingzhi isn’t back yet. I’ll go take a look.”

Chu Rong was also very worried. He said, “I’ll go. You stay and look after the house.”

Li Qingyu was worried. “I’ll go with you. There’s nothing much to do at home now.” The villagers went home after work, and so did the people who built the house.

However, just as they were about to walk out, Chu Xuyuan’s voice sounded. “She’s back. Fifth Sister is back…”

The two of them quickened their pace. When they walked out of the house, they saw a group of people walking towards their house.

Li Qingyu quickly went forward. “Qingzhi.”

Chu Qingzhi waved at Li Qingyu. “Mother, I’m back.”

Li Qingyu looked at Chu Qingzhi carefully. “You’re finally back. I was so worried.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “I’m fine, Mother. But 1 have something to tell you.”

Li Qingyu said with a look of confusion, “What is it?”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and pointed at the person and the horse on the carts. Then, she explained the ins and outs of the matter. “Mother, that person is seriously injured. I don’t know his identity… Can we take him in for the time being?”

Li Qingyu was kind. “Sure. Saving his life is more important.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Thank you, Mother. 1’11 treat him as soon as possible and let him go home.”

Li Qingyu nodded.

The horse was kept in the stable, which was spacious enough to accommodate an extra horse.

Seeing that the horse was so seriously injured, Fu Bao reluctantly agreed to share half of the territory.

Fu Bao was a sick horse that Chu Qingzhi brought home. Chu Eighth named it Fu Bao, and the horse liked it. Then, the name Fu Bao spread throughout the Chu Village.

The man was placed in Chu Xuhua and Chu Third’s room. Their room was more spacious, and there was an extra small bed.

Chu Qingzhi came to the big pot that was cooking the dumplings and lifted the lid. It smelled so good. This rice dumpling was definitely going to be delicious.

The auntie who was adding the firewood at the side asked, “Qingzhi, are the rice dumplings cooked?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “It’s well-cooked. Aunt, you can put out the fire now.”

The auntie replied, “Okay.”

Chu Qingzhi scooped the rice dumplings into the basket one by one. Chu Xuhua and Chu Qingyue helped carry them to the kitchen, so everyone gathered in the kitchen and watched eagerly.

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “You can eat the rice dumpling now. Whoever wants to eat it can take one.”

Chu Qingzhi looked around. “Mother, where are uncles and the others?”

“They’re all in the shed,” Li Qingyu said softly. “They wanted to eat ice cream bars, but they were too embarrassed to eat the ones we are going to sell, so they said that they would make it themselves. I thought about it and agreed.”

Chu Qingzhi said politely, “Mother, bring me over to see them.”

Li Qingyu nodded.

As Chu Qingzhi followed Li Qingyu to the shed at the back of the house, she said to Chu Qingyue and Chu Qingning, “Second Sister, Fourth Sister, send some rice dumplings to the ten aunties who helped us.”

Chu Qingyue replied, “Alright, I’ll send it over immediately.”

In the shed. Zheng Guixiang and Li Hanhai had four children: the eldest son Li Qinghu, the second son Li Qingwu, the third daughter Li Qingyu, and the fourth daughter Li Qingyin.

The eldest son had five children, three sons, and two daughters.

The second son had four children, three sons and a daughter.

Now, Zheng Guixiang, Li Hanhai, their eldest son, and their second son’s family were all here.

Zheng Guixiang’s grandson had a wife and children, so there were more than 20 people in this complicated family. There were old and young, and they were noisy.

Fan Limei, the eldest daughter-in-law, said enviously, “Mother, Qingyu’s family is rich now.”

Zheng Guixiang looked at Fan Limei. “Yes, but she’s our family. She definitely won’t forget about us.”

Hmph, if she still remembered us, she would have taken the initiative to come and tell us instead of us looking for her for a job. Fan Limei didn’t speak her thoughts aloud. She said, “Mother, we’re Qingyu’s brothers and sisters-in-law. You have to ask her to give us more wage.”

Zheng Guixiang thought about it and felt that Fan Limei was right. “I will tell Qingyu. Don’t worry, She won’t treat us badly.”

Cao Zhilan, the second daughter-in-law, kept stuffing ice cream bars into her mouth. She had already eaten five pieces. When she heard this, she said, “Mother, I don’t want to work. Tell Qingyu to let me be the manager.”

Zheng Guixiang hesitated and said, “That’s not a good idea, right?” Cao Zhilan said nonchalantly, “Mother, what’s wrong with that? I’m her sister-in-law. How can she not agree to such a small request?”

Zheng Guixiang felt that her words made sense. “I’ll talk to Qingyu later.” The others ate the ice cream bars in big mouthfuls while listening to the two of them. However, they felt that they were right, so they did not say anything.

Chu Qingzhi and Li Qingyu stood outside the shed and heard everything. Chu Qingzhi’s expression did not change, but Li Qingyu’s expression turned very ugly. The mother and daughter looked at each other, then walked in. Their arrival immediately attracted the attention of Zheng Guixiang’s family. Zheng Guixiang liked her grand-daughter and doted on her. Grandpa’s gaze was filled with disdain. A girl would be married off sooner or later. If the Chu family didn’t have this business, how could they afford to raise an extra daughter? He thought that Chu Qingzhi shouldn’t be brought back at all. Her adoptive parents were so rich. Wouldn’t it be good to eat someone else’s food?” The two uncles had a good impression of Chu Qingzhi and smiled at her Two aunts didn’t like Chu Qingzhi so much. They thought that Chu Qingzhi was going out too much and that it was not appropriate. Their daughters were better. They stayed at home and did some needlework to earn money to support the family..