Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 99: A Dream of Golden Millet

This is a good question.

Wen Shi and He Yunsong fell silent at the same time.

The air seemed to quiet down, and the three of them exchanged glances.

After a while, He Yunsong poked Wen Shi with his finger, "You know Uncle Yaozi well, see what you want to ask."

Yi Chichi immediately looked at him with burning eyes.

Wen Shi then realized that all the pressure was on him.

He covered his lips and pondered for a moment, "Mr. Yi, why don’t you ask Uncle Yaozi why he hasn’t married."

Old Yaozi had always longed for grandchildren before he left, and he had people setting up matches with suitable girls from nearby villages.

There were quite a few women interested in Uncle Yaozi.

Even a pretty young woman pursued him all the way to his home.

Even after more than ten years had passed, Wen Shi still remembered the scene where that woman held a kitchen knife to her neck, forcing Uncle Yaozi to marry her.

But Uncle Yaozi refused.

He even said harshly that even if the woman died in front of him, he wouldn’t shed a single tear.

The situation was very unpleasant at that time.

Since then, Uncle Yaozi’s reputation became tarnished, and the woman’s reputation didn’t fare much better. After being forcibly taken home by her parents, she married far away in Inner Mongolia.

It’s unclear how things are now, but Uncle Yaozi became an old bachelor.

People in the village were quite curious about why Uncle Yaozi didn’t marry, but no one knew the reason.

When asked, Uncle Yaozi was tight-lipped.

He was genuinely curious.

Yi Chichi was a bit surprised, "Are you sure you want to ask this?"

"I’m sure!"

"...Digging into someone’s privacy could get us struck by lightning, and most importantly, I’m afraid Uncle Yaozi would explode."

As soon as Wen Shi said this, he hesitated and wanted to change the question.

However, unexpectedly, Uncle Yaozi suddenly started sobbing, patting his thigh angrily and questioning, "You finally came back. I waited for you from 18 to 48, thirty years, I thought you were dead, why did you come back, wah wah wah..."

"Mu Da, I hate you. I’d rather have never known you, wah wah wah... How could you be so heartless..."

...

凸(艹皿艹)

Damn, Uncle Yaozi has been holding someone in his heart.

Fell for someone at 18, and spent half his life just waiting for a lover to return.

He Yunsong looked at Yi Chichi in a daze, "Is hypnosis this miraculous?"

Not only can it make you dream of resting your head on a beauty’s lap and awakening to power but can also let you see a lover from years long past?

Yi Chichi’s mouth twitched slightly, "Hypnosis can release a person’s negative emotions."

She didn’t mention that it could alter one’s memories with commands.

Seeing Uncle Yaozi stretch out his hands as if hugging and rubbing against someone’s shoulders while lamenting and complaining, Wen Shi felt creeped out.

Honestly, the scene scared him a bit.

"Let Uncle Yaozi wake up."

If he didn’t wake him up now, who knew what other dark secrets Uncle Yaozi might share; he really didn’t want Uncle Yaozi chasing him around the village with a knife.

Yi Chichi nodded and snapped her fingers.

The sobbing Uncle Yaozi shivered all over, and his vacant eyes gradually regained their sparkle, memories returning.

Then—

"What did you all hear?!"

He looked at Yi Chichi and the others with fierce eyes, wishing to eat them alive.

Yi Chichi and the rest, ...who would dare to tell the truth?

It’s not like they wanted to die young!

"Uncle, did you say something?"

Yi Chichi pretended to be the most innocent, looking at him with bright, inquisitive eyes, "What did you see?"

"Yes, Uncle, what did you see? I saw you crying and laughing and smacking your lips."

Wen Shi was as much an actor as Yi Chichi, pretending no less convincingly.

He Yunsong’s forehead was full of sweat lines, damn, these two were putting on a show.

He wasn’t up to their level, staying silent was the best choice.

Afraid that Uncle Yaozi might see through his nervousness, He Yunsong cheerfully changed the subject, "I’m thirsty, do you all want some water?"

"Bring me a cup!"

Feeling his throat parched after crying, Uncle Yaozi quickly directed He Yunsong to get some water to make tea.

Soon, He Yunsong came with water.

Uncle Yaozi was truly thirsty, and after drinking half a cup, his emotions settled down, covering the intense sadness in his eyes with his lowered gaze.

Mu Da, will we never meet again in this lifetime?

After thirty years, are you still alive now?

Yi Chichi didn’t dare make a sound, feeling the sadness emanating from Uncle Yaozi.

She could only sip on her water cautiously.

Wen Shi and He Yunsong weren’t doing much better, being professionally trained and having come back injured from the battlefield, they were even more sensitive to emotions.

Sharing a glance, Wen Shi decided to break the heavy atmosphere.

"Uncle, how did you feel when you were hypnotized?"

This question brought Uncle Yaozi’s gaze upon him, and after a long silence, he spoke softly, "It fulfills the desires in one’s heart, releasing the things that weigh it down."

Frowning as he thought, he made his final summary.

"It felt a bit like a dream within a dream."

Wen Shi and He Yunsong looked at Yi Chichi at the same time, their eyes so intense they almost burned her.

Yi Chichi felt her scalp tingle under their gaze, just about to ask what they meant when their loud demand echoed.

"We want to try it."

"Okay, Chichi, you hypnotize them!"

Even before Yi Chichi agreed, Uncle Yaozi eagerly spoke up.

"No."

Both of them waved their hands, indicating disagreement, and then explained under Yi Chichi’s and Uncle Yaozi’s puzzled looks, "I mean under Chichi’s guidance, we’ll hypnotize each other."

Letting Yi Chichi hypnotize them...

No way, not in this lifetime.

If a strong man like Uncle Yaozi, who could face wolves alone in the mountains, made a fool of himself, they might end up making complete fools of themselves.

Even though there were only four people present, they needed to preserve their dignity.

"Okay."

Yi Chichi agreed straightforwardly, believing that practice would reveal the truth, allowing her to see if Wen Shi and He Yunsong had any talent.

Unexpectedly, after trying, they found out that hypnosis isn’t a skill just anyone can master.

Neither Wen Shi nor He Yunsong had the talent; although they remembered the essentials and techniques well, when it came to practice, they couldn’t get started, constantly switching between awkward laughs.

Initially, Yi Chichi would correct them, guiding them on what kind of voice to use, what frequency to shake a hypnotic object, and how to relax someone through language, opening them up emotionally, and such.

Her teaching was comprehensive, full of valuable information.

However, they couldn’t learn, and following her directions, they still found countless pitfalls.

Helplessly, she had to give up.

"Don’t try anymore, you won’t learn it."

It was obvious.

They had memorized the theory, but when it came to doing it, they encountered issues and loopholes everywhere.

Wen Shi sighed while sitting on a chair, "Are we useless?"

"Quite useless."

Uncle Yaozi chimed in like a sidekick.

Yi Chichi, not wanting to hit them too hard, comforted them, "It’s related to talent; your talents and skills likely lie elsewhere."

That’s true; aside from hypnosis, they learned everything else quite well. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What kind of person has talent?"