boyutpedia Chapter 197 Giving Gifts
Chapter 197 Giving Gifts
"Wow~ Sister, this is so sweet!" Da Zhuang shouted excitedly, his voice very loud.
He clutched the piece of malt candy tightly in his hand, his eyes wide with surprise and satisfaction.
Immediately afterward, Si Niu also shouted, "Wow~ It's so delicious! I'm going to keep it and take it back for my mother to try."
As he spoke, he carefully wrapped the remaining maltose in a handkerchief and tucked it into his pocket like a precious treasure.
In an instant, the surroundings were filled with exclamations of surprise, and Su Yue felt her ears ringing from the series of "waaaaa" sounds.
After finally getting a little quieter, she turned to look at the older Maodou and asked curiously, "Maodou, why are you all so happy that Erdanzi's mother gave birth to a little sister?"
Maodou blinked and replied seriously, "Sister, there are too few girls here!"
And as long as we have a baby girl, we'll have meat to eat.
Take Si Niu's family for example. His mother has already given birth to four children, but she hasn't had a single younger sister.
Sigh! I really hope my mom can give birth to a cute little sister for me soon, then we can eat meat again.
After saying that, he sighed deeply, mimicking an adult, his mature demeanor making everyone chuckle.
Hearing this, Si Niu quickly chimed in, "That's right, sister. Back when my mother gave birth to me, everyone said it would definitely be a girl. But when I was born, my father told me that my mother was so angry that she cried her eyes out."
At this point, Si Niu himself started laughing, licking the malt candy in his hand and chuckling incessantly.
Su Yue found it increasingly strange and couldn't help but ask, "But I seem to have heard that Da Zhuang has a younger sister, doesn't he?"
Why have I never seen you take her out to play with her?
The question startled the children present, who then began to discuss it animatedly.
"Oh dear, sister, you don't know, Da Zhuang's younger sister isn't in good health and is always sick, so she rarely goes out."
"Yes, yes, and their family is afraid that the younger sister will catch a cold, so they take good care of her and don't let us see her easily."
As Su Yue listened to the children's explanations, she became increasingly puzzled.
Is there really some special reason why there are so few girls here?
Could it be some mysterious radiation affecting the birth rate?
Previously, she seemed to have only heard that areas with higher radiation levels tend to have a higher chance of having female babies.
However, she had never heard of any place where only boys were born.
At this moment, Dazhuang said with a smug look on his face, "My little sister is still too young, and my mother thinks I'm too dirty, so she won't let me bring her out to play!"
As he said this, he held his head high, as if showing off something to everyone.
Seeing Dazhuang's arrogant little face, Su Yue couldn't help but laugh and almost burst out laughing on the spot.
Before long, they arrived near the entrance to the underground cave.
Su Yue hurriedly told Maodou to run back and find the village chief to come and help, while she herself chose to stay where she was and wait.
Don't let Maodou's small size fool you, he can run really fast on those little legs!
In less than two minutes, he had successfully dragged the village chief here.
"Hey! Maodou, can you slow down a bit? You're pulling this old man to pieces!"
Grandpa Village Chief kept muttering to himself as he was pulled by the edamame, staggering and almost losing his balance.
However, Maodou didn't care about any of that. He still replied with a grin, "Hehehe! Grandpa Village Chief, my sister asked me to come find you. We'd better hurry, or my sister will get impatient!"
Not long after, Su Yue saw two people crawl out of the narrow hole one after the other.
The village chief casually stroked his white beard before turning his gaze to Su Yue and slowly asking, "I wonder what brings you here, young lady?"
At this moment, Dali stepped forward first and placed the pile of things he was carrying in his arms into the arms of the village chief.
Then she quickly retreated behind Su Yue and stood up straight.
Su Yue then cleared her throat and said, "This bag of fried noodles is our payment for staying here."
Also, I heard yesterday that someone in the village just had a baby, and these brown sugars and fine cotton cloths are specially for the child and her mother, so we can share in the joy.
Upon hearing this, the village chief was terrified and his face changed drastically. He quickly waved his hand and declined, saying, "Oh dear, how can this be? Young lady, you should take it back immediately."
These gifts are far too valuable; we can't accept them! As he spoke, he hurriedly tried to return the things in his arms to Su Yue.
However, Su Yue smiled and pushed the items back again, explaining sincerely, "Grandpa Village Chief, please don't be so polite with us."
You know, the wind was blowing so fiercely last night. If it weren't for your kindness in letting us stay here for the night, we would have been in trouble.
We'd probably be blown away by the wind long ago. Besides, we need to keep going soon, and carrying so much stuff will only add to our weight.
And so, the two of them went back and forth, refusing each other's offer several times.
Finally, the village chief could not persuade Su Yue to give up and had to accept the generous gift with heartfelt gratitude.
Su Yue and Dali left the village, watched by a group of children and the village chief, whose eyes were filled with tears and who was deeply moved and sobbing uncontrollably.
This time, the route they were traveling was based on a map drawn by the village chief.
However, not long after they left, the perceptive Su Yue sensed something amiss, but the feeling vanished in an instant, as if it were just a momentary illusion.
So she shook her head to herself and continued walking forward.
"Dali, I don't know why, but I always feel like there's something wrong with this road," Su Yue whispered to Dali beside her.
Before this, the cautious Su Yue had already used her mental power to carefully explore the road ahead, and found nothing but endless sand dunes.
Meanwhile, Dali, ever since the two embarked on their journey, had never taken her eyes off Su Yue for a moment, completely oblivious to the changes in her surroundings.