boyutpedia Chapter 1981 Finding a Way to Survive
Chapter 1981 Finding a Way to Survive
What are the Lu family members doing in Nanzhao?!
They couldn't even survive in the capital, did they think they would have new opportunities in Nanzhao?
Isn't Lu Ming afraid that if he goes to Nanzhao, the people who have been looking for Cui Liyue will find out and twist his head off?
Or perhaps they think that the person they're looking for, Cui Liyue, isn't an enemy, but possibly a friend? Maybe they can seek refuge with her there?
"Do you know why they went to Nanzhao?" Lu Zhaoling asked Xiao Cai.
Xiao Cai nodded and said, "I heard Uncle Ming say that they wouldn't be able to survive whether they stayed in the capital or in their hometown. Besides, the officials would come knocking on their door sooner or later. It would be better to go further away to Nanzhao, where there might be other opportunities."
The "Mingbo" he mentioned is Lu Ming.
Ironically, Lu Ming used to look down on the poor villagers in the countryside. He rarely went back, and when he did, he would ignore the villagers when they greeted him, acting like a high-ranking official from the capital.
People from poor families like Xiao Cai are not valued by their own family members. They are dressed in tattered clothes every day. Even when they stand in front of Lu Ming, Lu Ming doesn't even look at them.
Although Xiao Cai called him Uncle Ming, Lu Ming would probably pretend he didn't hear it.
"Did he say anything else?" Lu Zhaoling asked again.
If Xiao Cai had overheard such an important conversation, Old Man Lu would definitely have given Lu Ming something in return.
She always felt that what Old Man Lu said was the key.
Xiao Cai thought about it.
"Your grandfather seemed to say that if we get what we need, we can risk talking to someone. If we can negotiate a good deal, we can definitely live a good life in Nanzhao."
After saying this, he continued to think and said with some disappointment, "After saying this, your grandfather seemed afraid of being overheard, so he told Uncle Ming to just leave it at that, and then quickly packed his things and left, saying he would talk about it on the way."
“They left in the middle of the night,” Xiao Cai told Lu Zhaoling. “They returned to the village quietly, sneaking home in the middle of the night without even lighting a candle, and then secretly went to your uncle’s grave.”
"My lord?"
Lu Zhaoling's mind raced for a moment before she realized who her uncle was.
Isn't that referring to Old Man Lu's twin brother, the one who is suspected to be her grandfather?
"What are they doing at the cemetery? Didn't we say back then that my uncle was just kidnapped?"
"That's what they say. Your uncle's grave only contains a set of clothes and shoes; it's not a real grave."
As Xiao Cai finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Lu Zhaoling, clearly feeling a little guilty.
He lowered his head and clutched the hem of his clothes.
Seeing his action, Lu Zhaoling raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"Sister Lu, I... I have something to tell you..."
"Go ahead."
“I know your uncle’s clothes and shoes are buried there. When I was so cold before, I thought about digging up his grave and borrowing those clothes to wear.”
hiss.
Hearing this, even Madam Sheng, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but gasp.
She reached out and tapped Xiao Cai on the head.
"You weren't dead back then, were you? You dared to strip off the clothes that were buried with you? If a little kid like you wore those clothes, you'd definitely get sick."
Not just any clothes can be worn.
But after knocking him on the head, Madam Sheng thought about it again and realized that he was so cold that he had forced a child to come up with such a solution. What a terrible thing!
This child is so pitiful.
She ruffled Xiao Cai's hair again, as if that ruffle could cover up the blow she had just struck him.
"I dug a hole and then regretted it, so I filled it back in with soil," Xiao Cai said, head down.
"It's alright, it's nothing. Even if you really did dig up the grave and borrow clothes back then, it doesn't matter, I don't blame you."
Xiao Cai was relieved and continued, "I went to the cemetery with Uncle Ming and the others. By the way, I don't know who it was, but they stuck a broken pair of scissors on your uncle's grave."
He suddenly remembered something else.
Lu Zhaoling frowned.
Old Lu did it, didn't he?
"However, I managed to smash those scissors with a rock," Xiao Cai added.
Ok?
Hearing him say that, Lu Zhaoling was surprised. She looked at Xiao Cai carefully and found that he did not have the kind of dark and resentful aura that the ghosts of those who died young did not have.
Moreover, Xiao Cai's speech is noticeably clearer than before he was alive, and he can remember so many things that the Lu family members said, which means that he can no longer be considered a pitiful wandering ghost.
She moved.
Could it be that because he helped smash the pair of scissors on the grave, he has some karmic connection with Yama, and thus has accumulated some merit?
Since that's the case, and there's this one thing, Xiao Cai will definitely be able to be born into a good family.
She'll show it to her junior brother later.
"Thank you so much, Xiao Cai. You've done a good deed, and I must thank you on behalf of my uncle," Lu Zhaoling said to Xiao Cai.
No, it's not necessary.
Xiao Cai didn't say that it took him a lot of effort to smash that pair of scissors.
He couldn't even touch the scissors; his hand would go right through them, and he would feel pain.
He couldn't pick up the stone at first, but after practicing for several days, he found a black stone behind the grave and realized that he could pick it up.
He practiced for a long time before he finally managed to smash the scissors down.
“After Uncle Ming and the others went there, they stuck the scissors back into the grave,” Xiao Cai said. “But don’t worry, Sister Lu, the ghost uncle who knows you removed them. Now that Uncle Ming and the others have left, they won’t stick the scissors back into the grave.”
"it is good."
Lu Zhaoling originally asked Zong Bie to go to the countryside with the Lu family, specifically instructing him to visit the cemetery.
The Lu family really did something wrong.
However, now that Yama has returned, that tomb should be of no use anymore, right?
But what kind of experiences did the Lu family have that made them all so lucky and resilient?
Is it possible to always turn bad luck into good?
“Sister Lu, your grandfather went behind that grave. It’s so strange. He made several men in the family prick their fingers, squeeze out the blood, and sprinkle it on the grave.”
"They all bleed?" Lu Zhaoling seemed to remember something.
"Yes, and they didn't say anything. They just squeezed out the blood and left. Uncle Ghost followed them, and he told me I had to tell you about this."
Xiao Cai said, "Uncle Ghost said that the cemetery is a bit strange, so he doesn't dare to stay there for too long."
"And what about you?" Lu Zhaoling asked.
Zong Bie, that drowned ghost, dared not stay too long; perhaps Xiao Cai could?
“I didn’t dare to go near it before, but when I was scared, I would stay under the tree not far from the grave and I would feel safe. After I smashed the scissors, I dared to go near it.”
"I was in the cemetery the whole time, that's how the ghost uncle saw me."
It turned out to be the case.
Lu Zhaoling understood. So it was because he helped smash the scissors on the grave that he had some connection with the place and was allowed to stay.