Chapter 438 The Flower of Barrenness (13)
Chapter 438 The Flower of Barrenness (13)
"I...I don't know." Tian Xiaoyu was a little confused by what Wangyou said.
“My advice is that it’s best not to go. You are rich, good-looking, and have a child now. You have a perfect life. But if you go to the capital, you may be happy, but you may also be killed and bring trouble to our family.”
"I'm sorry, Sister Wangyou, I've caused you trouble. Just pretend I was never here." Tian Xiaoyu blushed at Wangyou's words, hurriedly put down the things in the basket, and ran away.
Watching Tian Xiaoyu run away, Wangyou felt somewhat helpless. She knew that the person Tian Xiaoyu had saved was the one from the cave where she had met Bai Xue, and Wangyou was quite certain that Tian Xiaoyu was not the same Tian Daya from before.
Perhaps it was Tian Xiaoyu who survived the fall into the water, while Tian Daya had already died in the river.
Tian Xiaoyu is quite capable and has a good personality. Judging from her behavior, she is very different from people of this era. Wangyou guesses that she is not like the Lu family girl who has lived a second life, but more like a person from another world.
Judging from the things she took out, the education in her world is at least more advanced than this world, so why is she so desperate for a man?
Wangyou didn't understand. She found a seriously injured man on the road and not only was she not wary of him, but she also saved him. Then, seeing that he had amnesia and not knowing whether he had a wife and children, she married him off. What was she thinking?
"Sister, what are you looking at?"
"It's nothing, I just can't figure it out."
"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore. But Sister Daya has really changed a lot. I can't see any trace of her from when she was a child in her now." Tianye stood next to Wangyou and laughed.
Reminded by Tianye, Wangyou suddenly realized something: Daya's features were not good-looking when she was a child. Although Tian Lao Er was not bad-looking, his second aunt was very ugly, and Daya and her sister looked more like their second aunt.
No matter how long a person grows, their facial features won't change much. Da Ya has fair skin and is beautiful. She has already had a child, but you can't tell from her face at all. She looks like a young woman in her late teens.
Moreover, according to her understanding, Tian Xiaoyu often travels outside for her family's business, so even if she takes good care of herself, she couldn't possibly look this good. There must be something strange about this.
"A-Ye, come with me for a walk around the village!"
"Okay, sis, I'll go with you."
Wangyou led Tianye on a purposeful walk, and before they knew it, they arrived at Tian Lao Er's house. They saw Tian Lao Er and his wife busy in the yard, and they had changed a lot.
What caught Wangyou's attention was the water vat in the courtyard, from which she sensed a rich vitality.
"Forget-Me-Not Sister, what brings you to my house?"
"I've just been thinking about it, and there are some things I need to ask you."
"Then come in and speak."
Wangyou followed Tian Xiaoyu inside, and then headed towards the water vat.
Sensing the overwhelming vitality, Wangyou was fairly certain that the changes in Tian Lao Er's family were related to the water in the water tank.
"Sister Wangyou, Brother Tianye, please have a seat. I'll go pour you some tea." Tian Xiaoyu seemed flustered for some reason, as if she were at a loss.
Holding her teacup, Wangyou took a sip of tea, glanced at Tian Xiaoyu, and thought to herself, "Is this girl really that clueless?"
"Sister Xiaoyu, nobody's a fool." Perhaps seeing the naiveté hidden in Tian Xiaoyu's clear eyes, she couldn't help but say.
"What's wrong, Sister Wangyou? Why are you talking like that?"
"Let me put it more clearly: just based on the water in your house, your amnesiac husband will come back."
With a crash, the teacup in Tian Xiaoyu's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Forget-Me-Not Sister, what are you saying?"
“Yeah, sis, is there something wrong with this water? It tastes pretty good, almost like the top-quality spring water from the mountains…” Tianye also noticed something was wrong.
The villagers fetch water from the river upstream, but the river water isn't this clear and sweet!
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Aye, let's go." Wangyou stood up. "If you want to save your life, then stick to the fact that this is spring water, otherwise you'll be drained dry."
Before leaving, Wangyou bent down and whispered a reminder in Tian Xiaoyu's ear.
"Sister, is there something wrong with this water? Let's quickly find a doctor to check on your health."
"I'm fine. We're in the prefectural city, and we drink this kind of spring water every day. What could possibly be wrong?"
"But there aren't any mountain springs in our village!"
"It will happen. Keep what happened today a secret from everyone."
"Oh, sister, I'll remember. It's just a pity that Bai Xue went back to the mountains to take care of her cubs."
“It belongs to the mountains and fields. Besides, we can’t take it with us when we go to the capital. It’s good to let it return to the mountains and fields.” Wangyou smiled and went for a walk up the mountain with Tianye.
After Wangyou left, Tian Xiaoyu collapsed to the ground.
She never expected that even after diluting herself to this extent, Wangyou would see right through her at a glance, but Tian Xiaoyu could only stubbornly deny it.
After Wangyou's reminder, Tian Xiaoyu became much more cautious. She secretly dug a spring on the mountain in the middle of the night, though it took her a little longer.
Because Tianye and Tianzhuang needed to prepare for the imperial examinations and find a place to stay in the capital, Tianye and his group went ahead first, while Wangyou, Song Shi, and Old Man Qiu followed later, without any rush.
That day, Wangyou was sunbathing in the courtyard with her eyes closed when she suddenly heard a thud. When she opened her eyes, she saw a person kneeling in front of her.
"Xiaoyu, what are you doing? It's not even Chinese New Year yet, and I don't have any red envelopes." Wangyou was startled.
"Have you figured something out? Please enlighten me."
"No, what are you talking about?"
Tian Xiaoyu glanced around, then took out a small jade bottle from the basket. "Sister Wangyou, the medicine in this bottle can cure your body. Please save me."
Wangyou reached out and took the jade bottle. She examined it and realized that the jade bottle was made of superior material, definitely not something an ordinary person could produce. Wangyou then opened the stopper and smelled it, and an extremely rich vitality emanated from it.
She has plenty of vitality and could indeed be kept alive in a critical moment, but it's unlikely she can be cured. After all, she's not injured; she's missing a part of her heart.
“It’s from the same source as what I felt in the water tank that day, except that the one in the water tank was probably diluted, while the one in the bottle was the original.” Wangyou got up and pulled Tian Xiaoyu up from the ground.
"Yes, I have..."
"Don't tell me a secret is a secret because only one person knows it. I'm not interested in exploring your destiny. I just want to know, did you give this kind of thing to that man?"
“I fed him once when I rescued him on the mountain, but that was the only time. I never fed him again after that. I just dripped a drop into the water tank every day,” Tian Xiaoyu explained in one go.
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