The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 47 - 45 Sincerity Like Fire
Chapter 47: Chapter 45: Sincerity Like Fire
Chapter 47 -45: Sincerity Like Fire
In the red sweet potato field, the passionate old Madame Xuanyuan had already picked up a hoe and joined Granny Lei in tilling the sweet potatoes.
As she harvested, old Madame Xuanyuan couldn’t help but praise, “Wow, these sweet potatoes are growing so well! I’ve never seen such large sweet potatoes! Xuanbao’s grandmother, you really do have a knack for farming!”
Granny Lei and the ancient shopkeeper watched her hoe with trepidation, terrified that she might accidentally hoe her own foot.
The children continued to gather peanuts, while Ruo Xuan was taken aside by Xuanyuan Que with a single glance, and the two of them were responsible for picking the peanuts that were unearthed.
Ruo Xuan asked in a low voice, “Brother Xuanyuan, what did you want to see me for?”
Xuanyuan Que, pinching a peanut that couldn’t be plumper, spoke indifferently, “Why do you think I came? Don’t you know?”
This flower used to lack courage, but now that she had become human, her courage grew bigger and bigger; so casually she told a stranger about the impending flood disaster. Wasn’t she afraid of encountering those with sinister intentions who would capture her and use her?
Ruo Xuan replied, “It’s the Heavens that want to clean up the Loyal and Brave General, not me! Wild boars coming down the mountain might not necessarily be drawn by spiritual energy! The flood is coming; look, all these peanuts are shivering in the soil. If I don’t ripen them quickly and harvest them, they’ll all drown!”
Xuanyuan Que was speechless.
He didn’t know that besides telling Lord County Magistrate about the flood, she had done so many things!
“You’ve known Lord County Magistrate for a long time?”
Ruo Xuan shook her tiny head, “No, I met him yesterday.”
Xuanyuan Que continued picking peanuts one by one, “How could you dare to tell him about the flood after only meeting him yesterday? Do you know if he’s a good person or a bad one? Aren’t you afraid that if he found out about your heavenly abilities, he would capture you and use you for his own ends?”
Ruo Xuan blinked her large eyes and said, “I didn’t think that much, I just thought that since the County Magistrate could manage a county, he could warn a lot of people.”
Xuanyuan Que looked up at her, seeing her eyes clear and pure, brimming with sincerity, like the world’s purest and brightest piece of lucid glass, exposing all darkness and filth to nowhere to hide.
Through her pure eyes, he saw a heart of a newborn.
Her sincerity was like a fire, warming all things, and it moved his heart, which had been frozen and hardened for thousands of years, causing it to feel a slight warmth.
She was naturally sincere and kindhearted, unable to bear the sight of people suffering without taking action.
But not everyone in the world is as simple and sincere as she.
The greed and cunning of human nature was beyond her imagination, and everyone had their own destiny.
Never mind, if she didn’t know how to protect herself, he would just have to keep a closer eye on her from now on.
She was meant to live carefree by the bank of the Ruoshui River—why did he bring her into this complex world of humans?
He had to protect her, at least a little.
“And what’s with the General Residence? Does the death of the old General have anything to do with you?”
Upon hearing the words ‘Loyal and Brave General’, fire sparked in Ruo Xuan’s bright eyes, and her steamed-bun face filled with righteous indignation. She even burst the peanuts in her hand: “The people of the Loyal and Brave General’s Residence are big baddies, so very wicked…”
Then Xuanyuan Que listened as she went on and on, babbling like a swarm of bees buzzing in his ear…
R𝑒ad lat𝒆st chapt𝒆rs at free𝑤ebnovel.com Only.
The buzzing made his expression grow colder, his body emanating a killing aura.
“Leave the matter of the flood to me, as well as the issue with the General’s Residence. If your grandfather’s death was caused by traitors, I will help you get to the bottom of it and clear his name. This is not something that can be done by simply using Immortal Techniques, so don’t go to the General’s Residence and risk startling the snakes.”
If the person behind it had the power to defy destiny, how could she—a flower whose cultivation had only just sufficed to take human form for the first time to the extent she couldn’t even conjure clothes for herself—resist?
Her venturing into the General’s Residence would be like a sheep entering a tiger’s den.
Ruo Xuan’s eyes brightened, “Thank you, Brother Xuanyuan!”
Now she didn’t have to enter the General’s Residence; she would sneak a peek during the funeral procession to find the perpetrator and inform the Heavens to prevent further harm to the world.
Xuanyuan Que thought of warning her not to casually use spells or Immortal Techniques in the future, but then he thought better of it.
He had said as much last time, and it was in vain to repeat it.
“This flower is quite adept at misinterpreting people’s intentions!”
Those unaware might think she was a Morning Glory rather than a Xuancao Flower, so roundabout is her manner.
Ruo Xuan thought of something else and added, “Right, Brother Xuanyuan, I also dreamt on behalf of Lord County Magistrate Zhang.”
Xuanyuan Que: “…”
*
When Lord County Magistrate Zhang returned to the Governor’s Office, he had his aides notify the staff to come over for a meeting. While waiting, he accidentally fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamt that Shaxi County had become a vast ocean, which scared him into waking up with a start!
After that, ignoring everyone’s objections, he forcefully pushed through the crowd and personally wrote a notice, getting ready to have the clerks post it to inform the public.
At that moment, the aide, along with Shopkeeper Gu, entered, “My Lord, Shopkeeper Gu requests an audience.”
County Magistrate Zhang was startled when he saw the visitor – could it be that the old ancestor or the young one needed something?
Shopkeeper Gu gave a respectful bow and then said, “Lord Zhang, the old madam has sent me to deliver a letter to you.”
County Magistrate Zhang relaxed and accepted the letter with a smile, “How have the old madam and the young master been recently?”
Shopkeeper Gu replied with a smile, “Thank you for your concern, my lord, both the old madam and the young master are quite well.”
County Magistrate Zhang felt at ease. He opened the letter and was stupefied – the State Preceptor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau had observed the stars at night and discovered that there would be a flood in Shengping Prefecture?
So, Xuanbao’s dream was true?
As Shopkeeper Gu’s gaze fell on the notice in County Magistrate Zhang’s hands and he thought of the young master’s instructions, he said, “It seems that Lord County Magistrate already knows of the State Preceptor’s prediction and has a plan in place. Did you find out from the Ruo Family?”
County Magistrate Zhang was shocked, “Shopkeeper Gu knows someone from the Ruo Family too?”
Shopkeeper Gu nodded, “The old madam and the young master are very fond of Xuanbao. The young master had warned Xuanbao about the impending flood, and the Ruo Family is also aware of the matter.”
County Magistrate Zhang found it amusing and ironic – so that’s how it was!
He hadn’t expected the Ruo Family to entrust such a matter to a three-year-old girl.
However, County Magistrate Zhang quickly saw the logic in it. If an adult had spoken about it, he would have certainly not believed it.
It’s different with children; a three-year-old lying would have made a lot of mistakes, but Xuanbao spoke so convincingly that he had felt an inexplicable panic at the time and believed her just a little bit.
And then, he miraculously had a dream at noon that made him believe her seventy percent, and now even the State Preceptor had predicted the same thing – he was now ninety percent convinced.
Having delivered his message, Shopkeeper Gu left, and County Magistrate Zhang quickly got to work – there wasn’t much that could be done in five days.
Soon, the entire county’s populace knew about the impending flood and got busy. Some hurried to harvest Geng Grass, others to reinforce the riverbanks, and some were occupied with the autumn harvest.
Yet many felt that the prophecy of the State Preceptor was unreliable, for in a hundred years, Shaxi County had never experienced a flood in autumn.
They were reluctant to harvest the rice in their fields that had yet to mature – harvesting early would mean a bigger reduction in yield than the ten catties of grain they had to pay less in taxes to the Governor’s Office.
The Ruo Family believed Ruo Xuan’s words and scurried every day in their fields – harvesting peanuts, then sweet potatoes, and finally rice.
Being busy, the Ruo Family completely forgot about the General Residence.
Mrs. Zhou waited for a whole three days and did not see even a shadow from the Ruo Family. Learning that they were busy with the autumn harvest and wouldn’t come to pay respects at the ancestral shrine, she was so furious that blood rushed to her head, and she fainted on the spot.
It was only after Doctor Qi fed her a thousand-tael Life-Saving Pill that her life was saved.
When she woke up, her mouth and eyes were slightly askew, and her speech was a bit slurred, which panicked her so much she smashed another medicine bowl!
She clutched her son’s hand tightly, “Have the Ruo Family people come yet?”
Jiang Qing’s eyes flashed with a murderous intent, “Good for the Ruo Family, not taking our Jiang Family seriously at all,” he said, “No, but there’s news from Master Xuan Ji.”
