Chapter 24 - 024 Harvest
Old Man looked at his granddaughter with a meaningful gaze. He was not as easy to deceive as Xinhua and the other youngsters. Although these eggs were roughly the size of wild pheasant eggs, their color was much lighter, and this place was right by the side of the road, with people coming and going. How could there be wild pheasants laying eggs here? It seemed that Ah Nan hadn't told the truth last night; she had a secret.
No matter how clever Mr. Ren was, he would never imagine that there was a Space on Tian Sisi. He did think, however, that the dream about the white ape that Tian Sisi spoke of must be true. Just now, it must have been the white ape that had come by. The white ape probably didn't want to meet them, mere mortals, so it took the opportunity when Ah Nan was alone to give her these eggs. He didn't know what kind of eggs these were but figured they must be something good!
Tian Sisi had no idea that in just a short while, Old Man had come up with so many stories. Although they were a bit far-fetched, it saved her a lot of trouble. Afterwards, Old Man took advantage of various pretexts to send Tian Xinhua and others to chop some firewood here, or cut some grass there, in essence, creating many opportunities for Tian Sisi, who was delighted to release a wild rabbit here and there, and a wild pheasant elsewhere.
The wild rabbits and pheasants were all plump and lively. Tian Xinhua and the others were thrilled to collect the animals one by one into baskets, totaling five wild rabbits, two pheasants, and a nest of pheasant eggs. Old Man looked at his somewhat complacent granddaughter and sighed. Kids really were kids; she didn't know to hold back at all and let Lord Bai Yuan give out so many things at once.
Old Man coughed loudly a few times and looked at Tian Sisi deeply as he said: "We should head back home. There's still a long life ahead of us, so don't catch all the game at once. Whatever you do, always leave a way out."
Tian Sisi looked into Old Man's eyes, her heart skipped a beat. Did Grandpa discover something? She looked at Old Man, but his face seemed the same as always, just with additional joy. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Tian Sisi muttered to herself inwardly, though she became a bit more cautious, knowing that she needed to be more careful in the future.
Old Man was amused to see how funny Ah Nan had been just now, like a little fox. It seemed that Ah Nan really did have a secret. He would have to have a good talk with Ah Nan tonight. If there really was something going on, he could also help conceal it. Otherwise, relying on this little girl, it would only be a matter of time before she slipped up. Humph, this little girl was still too green!
Tian Qinghua weighed a rabbit in his hand, his eyes narrowing with joy, "Ah Nan, your dreams are so accurate. You found wild rabbits and pheasants. Ah Nan, have such a dream again tonight, and let's see what we can find tomorrow?"
"Don't expect such good fortune every day. Today was just our lucky day; what does it have to do with Ah Nan? Don't always dream about pie falling from the sky; it's more proper to work hard and honestly." Tian Xinhua slapped his brother on the head quite hard.
In fact, he also vaguely felt that today's events had something to do with Ah Nan. Although he was young, he knew that if outsiders learned about the things Tian Sisi's dreams predicted, she would definitely get into trouble. So, instinctively, he tried to dissociate Ah Nan from this matter.
"Keep your mouth shut, and don't go blabbering outside. If I find out you've been talking carelessly, you won't even get to drink soup in the future." Tian Xinhua, still uneasy, frowned and intimidated his brother.