Phi-Fic Chapter 4, First Master – Chun'e
Chapter 4, First Master – Chun'e
"The sun sets beyond the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea."
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Once bitten, twice shy; because of what happened at Chunhua's grandma's house, Yufei's grandma almost had a heart attack.
Because of this incident, Yufei's grandmother kept a particularly close eye on Liu Yufei.
However, Liu Yufei realized the inappropriateness of her behavior and refrained from any further rash actions. In the three years since her rebirth, she has been exceptionally well-behaved.
This was also a plan that Liu Yufei devised for herself, so that her grandparents would feel that she was precocious and could trust her.
So Liu Yufei could recite 300 Tang poems when she was two years old.
At the age of three, Liu Yufei entered the village kindergarten. While other children were playing in the mud, little Liu Yufei started pestering the teacher to teach her numbers up to 100, and addition and subtraction.
Therefore, she became the "other people's child" in their village.
Those kids who used to play with her in her past life now avoid her like the plague, especially afraid that their parents will compare them to Liu Yufei, and that the comparisons might lead to them getting a beating.
As a result, Liu Yufei still doesn't have any playmates when she turns four this year.
"Alas! Geniuses are always lonely," Liu Yufei thought sadly.
But because of her intelligence, Yufei's grandmother was able to grant Yufei's request to take her to the fields and around.
Although they still kept an eye on Liu Yufei to prevent her from running around, they weren't as strict. So, right under her grandparents' noses, Yufei managed to sneak in glutinous rice and paddy when she was two years old.
When he was three years old, he smuggled sugarcane stalks into the space.
Their area is famous for sugarcane, and every summer, every household has piles and piles of sugarcane stored away.
Liu Yufei secretly put the sugarcane tops they didn't want into her space, and unexpectedly, they actually grew and survived.
They also smuggled rice paddy fish, eels, loaches, and even soft-shelled turtles from the fields.
That was when Yufei was behaving exceptionally well. She made a request to her grandmother, saying she wanted to watch them work in the fields, promising to stay quietly in the designated area and not wander off. Her grandmother finally relented and agreed.
On Labor Day, we took her along during the busy harvest season. Yufei was with her grandparents in the fields while they were working to catch the harvest.
Within the area designated by her grandparents, Yufei secretly collected everything that appeared in that small area—snail seedlings, rice seeds, and so on.
It was at this moment that she discovered a turtle cave in that small area, and she collected all the turtles inside into her spatial storage.
Back in her space, Liu Yufei's eyes lit up when she saw the wild turtle; it was a wild turtle!
In her previous life, when she was in her twenties, it was already rare to see wild soft-shelled turtles. She heard that back then, wild soft-shelled turtles could sell for over 100 yuan per kilogram.
She needs to take good care of herself; it all costs money!
In this life, because of Yufei, Grandma Chunhua and Grandma Yufei, who had little interaction in their previous lives, unexpectedly became best friends.
Whenever Grandma Yufei and Grandma Chunhua chatted, Yufei always liked to stick close to Grandpa Gao.
Of course! We only went to see Grandpa Gao after getting Grandma Yufei's permission.
Grandpa Yufei was quite jealous because of this, and Yufei said she could only ask him to bear with it, since she had been trying to brew peach blossom wine in her space for over a year, but it still ended in failure.
So she still needed to secretly learn from Grandpa Gao.
Of course, she didn't learn it for nothing; in the past two years, when the peaches from these trees ripened, she gave quite a few to Grandpa Gao's family.
Peaches are delicious, and as for their benefits... does reducing gray hair count?
Today she plans to try making peach blossom wine again.
She had already prepared the peach blossoms she had picked from the peach tree.
Those were fresh peach blossoms she picked from the very bottom of the peach tree, standing on a stool as she carried them.
She first soaked the peach blossoms in clean water, then removed the top layer and drained the water before setting them aside.
Then, I took out the prepared glutinous rice from the space. This glutinous rice had been cultivated in the space for two years; it was fragrant, sweet, soft, and extremely delicious.
Soak for 3 hours and then scrub clean.
During this time, Yufei started to light the stove and burn firewood. The little girl, carrying a piece of firewood almost as big as herself, would push it into the stove with a few puffs, then stir the firewood a couple of times to make sure it burned fully with the air.
Liu Yufei spread the glutinous rice out evenly in the steamer and poked a few small holes in the center with her little hand to ensure the rice cooked more evenly.
Then, with all her might, she placed the steamer into the pot, and finally scooped a ladleful of water into the pot.
While waiting for the glutinous rice to cook and begin the next step, Yufei slowly climbed down from the stool.
Oh my god, she was exhausted. Sitting on the bench she had just been standing on, she questioned her existence. She was still very happy to have been reborn.
The rebirth was a bit too much for her; she was really not used to it. Even though she had been reborn for three years, she still felt like she was wasting her life if she didn't do something.
However, her body feels completely drained after even slightly strenuous work, and some areas are still quite dangerous for her.
She couldn't help but think, "If only someone could help me."
About 20 minutes later, Liu Yufei estimated that the time was about right, so she climbed back onto the chair and put the prepared peach blossoms into the steamer. Just then, she heard a "creak" and the kitchen door opened.
Yufei stood on the chair, looking at the doorway in surprise.
A stern-faced old woman dressed in an ancient-style ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with her hair tied up in a matronly style, stood at the door. She looked at Yufei with surprise, but quickly composed herself, rushed to Yufei, and lifted her up.
Then, after quickly glancing at the things in front of the stove, he understood what Yufei needed to do and began to help Yufei complete the remaining tasks.
At the same time, a line of text popped up in front of Yufei's eyes:
Your new player gift pack has arrived! Please check your mail!
Yufei looked at the old woman in front of her. This must be her newbie gift pack!
Well, it's good to have someone help me, Yufei said resignedly.
"Granny, use this to pack it."
Yufei took out the jar she had prepared beforehand and timidly spoke to the person in front of her in a childish voice.
Yufei was still a little intimidated by the old woman's serious expression, so she lacked confidence when making her requests.
The man didn't say anything, silently took the wine jar from Yufei, and filled it up.
Yufei carried the packaged contents to the peach tree and buried the wine inside. After everything was done...
The old woman frowned as she looked at Yufei, who was covered in black ash and mud.
I picked her up and took her to take a bath. I changed her into clean clothes, and looking at the rosy-cheeked, sweet-smelling baby, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Yufei with disapproval, she said, "Miss, my name is Chun'e, you can call me Granny Chun. From today onwards, I will serve as your etiquette tutor."
I have to say something about your behavior today, Miss!
"Greetings, Granny Chun~⊙﹏⊙" Yufei listened obediently to Chun'e's instructions, feeling a little scared of this first gift...