EBE Chapter 141 What does it mean to look like a human but a dog?
Chapter 141 What does it mean to look like a human but a dog?
Liu hesitated and turned back, still feeling it was a bit expensive.
After all, it's the first time I've bought jewelry. How can I only buy it for myself and not for my two daughters?
What kind of mother is so protective of her child?
So she shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, but I still think it's a bit expensive, so I'll pass for now."
The woman's smile faltered, and she looked somewhat unhappy. If the hairpin were any cheaper, she wouldn't make much money.
This family was all dressed in new clothes and leading a mule; they looked like respectable people and didn't seem like they were poor.
She forced a smile and said, "Little sister, come and take another look. We can discuss the price. If you buy a lot, I'll give you a discount."
When Liu heard that buying more would get a discount, she was tempted and immediately thought of picking some out for her two daughters as well.
"Okay, let's take another look then."
She took her daughter's hand and returned to the stall, carefully selecting items from left and right.
After all, this was the first time in their lives that the mother and her two children had bought jewelry, so they had to make sure they liked it the most and that the money spent was worthwhile.
However, after looking around, she still couldn't find any children's jewelry that satisfied her.
She sighed and said, "Tang'er, you and Yu'er are still too young to wear hairpins. I'd like to pick out a small bracelet for each of you, but these silver bracelets are bare and I don't know what they're engraved with. They don't even have any flowers engraved on them. They're really not pretty."
It turns out her mother wanted to buy a silver bracelet for her and Xiaoyu each. No wonder she's her mother; even when buying jewelry for herself, she doesn't forget her two daughters.
Having a mother who doesn't discriminate against girls is truly a blessing from her past life!
She smiled slightly, reached out and picked out two small bracelets. One bracelet was engraved with the words "peace" and the other with "good fortune." Although simple, they were blessed with auspicious meanings.
"Mom, these two are fine. They don't have any carvings, but they do have words carved on them. The words carved on the bracelets are definitely auspicious, so wearing them will definitely bring good luck."
Upon hearing that the inscription on the bracelet was auspicious, Liu instantly took a liking to it and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's auspicious. Children should wear something auspicious so that God will bless them. I'll buy these two for you two."
So she quickly started negotiating the price with the woman. In the end, Lin Xiaotang bargained so hard that her throat was practically steaming, that she finally got the plum blossom hairpin and two small silver bracelets for one tael of silver and one hundred coins.
Lin Qingchuan helped his wife insert the plum blossom hairpin into her hair, and thought it looked very beautiful, so he couldn't help but praise it.
“Fengniang, this hairpin looks really good on you. In the future, when we save more money, you can buy more jewelry and make more beautiful new clothes so that we can dress up nicely.”
Liu blushed and smiled shyly, "Dad, there are so many people outside, why are you saying these things?"
Knowing his wife was easily embarrassed, Lin Qingchuan smiled and said no more.
Lin Xiaotang gave the bracelet engraved with the word "auspicious" to her younger sister, and wore the one engraved with "peace" for herself. After all, she and her father traveled back and forth between the town and the county. Although she was not very superstitious, wearing the bracelet was better than nothing.
The family of four strolled around, stopping frequently to look at the sights. They even saw a group of jugglers performing acts such as breaking large stones on their chests, walking on tightropes, and jumping through fire hoops.
Her parents and younger sister all craned their necks to join in the fun, unable to look away, but Lin Xiaotang wasn't interested. After all, she had already grown tired of watching all kinds of videos in her previous life.
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Dushui County is bordered by water on one side and surrounded by mountains on the other. There is a temple halfway up the mountain. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many people go to the temple to burn incense, worship Buddha, and fulfill their vows.
Liu learned from passersby that she also wanted to go and burn incense and pray.
“Dad, everyone is going to burn incense and pray to Buddha. Why don’t we go and pray too? We used to live a hard life with no hope, so it was fine that we didn’t pray. But things are different now. Our family is in business, and I’m pregnant. It’s always good to go and pray.”
Lin Qingchuan immediately refused, "No, no, you're pregnant, how can you walk such a long way and climb up and down? If you really want to go, we'll wait until you give birth and recover before we go to pay our respects."
"Oh, I see. Then we'll probably have to wait until the next Chinese New Year."
Seeing her mother's disappointment, Lin Xiaotang thought for a moment and said, "Father, Mother, why don't you and Xiaoyu wait for me here? I'll go. I can run fast by myself and get a few more peace charms."
The couple were worried and quickly stopped them, saying, "No, you're still young. How can we feel at ease if you go alone? Let's wait until next year and go together."
Finally, with Lin Xiaotang's persistence, her parents relented. She climbed halfway up the mountain by herself, panting heavily as she leaned against the temple gate.
If she had known it would be this tiring, she wouldn't have come.
A child's body, an adult's soul—what's the point of showing off like this?
She took a few deep breaths, dragged her aching legs, entered the temple, took out the money her father had given her, donated a piece of silver, lit two incense sticks, and asked for five peace charms.
One for each of the four family members, and the other for Manager Su.
She had been saying she would buy a thank-you gift to Manager Su for renting them the house, but she couldn't think of a suitable one. So she decided to buy some pastries and give them along with this amulet.
It's the thought that counts, isn't it?
She left the temple happily and was about to go down the mountain when suddenly someone covered her mouth and nose, grabbed her, and dragged her behind a rock.
In a split second, her first thought was that she had encountered human traffickers!
So she struggled desperately, trying to break free from his grasp, and cried out for help, making "woo woo" sounds, but she couldn't break free.
"Shh, don't make a sound. I won't do anything to you. Just cover for me, and I'll let you go once the people chasing me are gone."
What the hell?
Is this person a human trafficker?
She was arrested right after praying to Buddha; how could she still believe it?
The boy turned her small frame around and saw that the little girl looked only six or seven years old. He realized that he couldn't fool her by having her act.
(My darlings, I've slightly modified Xiaotang and her sister's ages in the previous post, adding one year to each of them. I'm just letting you know in advance so you won't miss the author's note, but it doesn't affect the overall picture.)
The group of people outside are relentlessly pursuing us. What should we do?
Lin Xiaotang looked up at the other person and saw that he was a boy of eleven or twelve years old, who was more than a head taller than her.
The young man wore a jade crown, was handsome and refined, with exquisite features, even more beautiful than a woman. He was dressed in a crescent-white brocade robe, and looked noble and extraordinary.
She thought to herself, "You can't judge a book by its cover." She wouldn't be fooled by a pretty face. If he was a human trafficker who used his looks to deceive people, she was doomed. Even if she was being chased and had to cover for him, she would still be implicated.
So she stomped down hard, and the other person's face turned red with pain.
The boy lowered his voice in anger and threatened, "If we get caught, we'll all be arrested. If you're not afraid, then go ahead and run away."
What the hell?
They'll all get arrested?
She immediately retorted angrily, "I was dragged here by you, why should I be arrested along with you?"
The boy sneered, "It's too late for you to distance yourself from me now. If those people see us leaving from the same place, they'll definitely arrest you too."
Lin Xiaotang: "..."
So she launched a kick at the opponent's lower body, but the opponent reacted quickly and twisted her leg, preventing her from succeeding.
She was in a hurry to go down the mountain to find her parents and sister, and didn't have time to get involved in other people's affairs, so she couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Brother, you're dressed smartly, you must come from a good family. What did you do to be being chased during the New Year?"
The boy's face darkened, and he asked irritably, "What does 'looking like a human but acting like a dog' mean?"