Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty-Chapter 61 - 60 Two Drops of Saliva

Chapter 61: Chapter 60 Two Drops of Saliva

Chapter 61 -60 Two Drops of Saliva

In the evening, after Dabao fell asleep, Chen Afu took some candies and snacks to the small space. Jin Yanzi, being a picky eater, would definitely like the treats from the Tang Garden, so Afu brought some for her.

Upon entering, she saw Jin Yanzi lying on the ground, joyfully purring, with both wingtips stuffed into her tiny beak. Around her, golden ornaments already stripped of their gems lay scattered.

Chen Afu squatted down and asked, “Jin Bao’er, what are you so happy about?”

Jin Yanzi gave her a flirty wink, took her wingtips out of her mouth, and said, “Mummy, why didn’t you sing that beautiful song earlier? I love listening to it, I just love it. I absolutely adore it.”

Afu was overwhelmed and flopped onto the earth.

She never expected that a single nursery rhyme could excite the little creature so much. Chen Afu picked Yanzi up and cradled her in the palm of her hand, then sang the song once again.

Little swallow, dressed in floral, here again in the spring…

Accompanying Afu’s singing, Yanzi gently flapped her wings, moving her body rhythmically to the tune while saliva drooled from her beak involuntarily.

Seeing those two sparkling droplets, Afu struggled to suppress her excitement as she finished the song, put Yanzi down, and gently cupped her hand.

She must protect these valuable droplets as they are even more replenishing than Thousand-Year Ginseng.

Jin Yanzi didn’t notice Afu’s maneuver. She continued to roll around playfully, charmingly scattering a few pearls and gems stripped from the ornaments in front of Afu. Yanzi said sweetly, “Mummy, I’ll give you these. You can sell them for silver.”

There’s no doubt if she dared to sell these things, she’d be arrested as a thief or an accomplice

Chen Afu shook her head, then suggested, “Jin Bao, Mummy thinks Yanchen Fragrant Leaves can provide clarity. Can we take some leaf crumbs out, sew them inside swallow toys, and give them to Ms. Chu? Dabao says she’s pitiful, and one of her relatives is very kind. I want to help her. Also, let’s add some leaf crumbs into Dabao and Alu’s pillows to make them smarter, and so they can pass the imperial examination and become officials. This would improve our livelihood.”

Jin Yanzi brightened up, ecstatic, and readily agreed, “Okay. Yan’er, Dabao, and Uncle Alu are all nice. I want them to have better lives too. The Yanchen Fragrant Leaves can indeed enhance clarity and concentration. But it can’t completely cure pretty Yan’er’s illness. Prolonged exposure will only slightly improve her condition. The leaves are too fragrant; you can only put a tiny bit, no more than the size of my eye booger, into the doll or the pillow. This way no one will be able to smell it.”

To be better is already a huge improvement, thought Chen Afu happily.

However, she wondered, just how big was Jin Yanzi’s eye booger?

Afu said she was going out to get a pair of scissors. She didn’t wait for Jin Yanzi’s reply about her tiny beak doing the job; she bounded back into the small space. First, she used a teacup to collect the two droplets of saliva, then she got a little warm water from the teapot, and finally covered the teacup. After that, she picked up the scissors to re-enter the small space.

When Chen Afu exited the small space, she pinched a little bit of Yanchen Fragrant Leaf crumbs. She would come back for more when making pillows for Dabao and Alu. She tightly held the tiny piece, hardly daring to breathe, for she was afraid it might be blown away and she wouldn’t be able to find it.

Afu placed the tiny piece of leaf crumbs into a huge ball of cotton wool, which she intended to make into a large swallow doll. This doll needed to be flamboyant, with a bold contrast of colors to catch the young girl’s attention, in the hope she would use it as a pillow when sleeping.

Chen Afu decided that the swallow’s back and tail would be red, wings bright blue, and belly hot pink. She would embroider flowers on the wings and around the neck. The swallow would also have to have a captivating smile, its eyes crinkled into slits, and it should look somewhat provocative.

She stayed up late sewing.

The next day, Afu got up early to make breakfast in the old courtyard. She carried her teacup over and poured the water inside into the pot. Then she washed the teacup with water and poured it into the pot too.

Today she made white rice porridge, which was so fragrant that everyone hardly spoke while eating. Chen Dabao scraped every bit of it from the pot.

He smacked his lips and commented, “The porridge smells so good today.”

Afu found it amusing; that even her saliva, which had been used as water, was very well-received. Aside from Jin Yanzi, no one else could possibly know about it.

Zhui Feng woke up late and followed the aroma only to find all the delicious food had been finished. He was so sad that he cried. Alu laughed and quickly promised him that his mother will make meat buns for lunch.

Dabao said with a laugh, “We would be having lunch at Tang Garden today, where there will be plenty of meat. We will surely have enough.”

Upon hearing this, Afu mentioned that Mrs. Hu might not let the matter rest and sneakily bring Dahu and Daya along for Dabao to take to Tang Garden.

Everyone agreed, for that indeed seemed like something Mrs. Hu would do.

After washing the dishes, Afu returned to her work. She let Dabao wait with Qi Qi, Hui Hui, and Zhui Feng in the old courtyard until the late morning before going to Tang Garden. Yesterday, Manager Luo had come around this time to fetch Dabao, by which Ms. Chu should be awake.

She also advised Dabao that if Mrs. Hu brought Dahu and Daya over, he should wait in the courtyard for Manager Luo to come fetch them, and not take them to Tang Garden himself. Chu Hanyan is ill, and Tang Garden wouldn’t let anyone frighten her casually, so they certainly wouldn’t admit them. Daya is still young and spoilt; if she is scolded or beaten or if anything happens, it would be difficult for them to explain, and they would also feel sorry for Chen Agu and Mrs. Gao.

If Manager Luo came, whether he would take them or not would be up to him.

Originally, Dabao had planned on going by himself today, but with this situation unfolding, he has no choice but to wait in the courtyard.

After finishing her chores, Mrs. Wang also hurriedly joined Afu in the east room of the New Courtyard to work. She smartly bolted the side door – usually, it would be open during the day. She was worried that Mrs. Hu might come over to the New Courtyard to drop off Dahu and Daya if they see these pieces of satin, she would surely snatch them away.

Once Mrs. Wang entered the east room, she saw that although it was spacious it was very clean. On the bed cabinet stood a small porcelain vase holding a few chrysanthemums. There was a faint yet refreshing fragrance in the room, accompanied by the melodious song of a lark outside the window. It was extremely cozy.

She said smilingly, “A bedroom should indeed be like this – clean and refreshing, devoid of the smell of food and other things.”

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Afu replied with a laugh, “Once we have enough money to build a big house, mother could also separate the bedroom from the living room and dining room.”

Mrs. Wang said with a smile, “Let’s wait for a few years, when Alu grows up and gets married. Then we will build a big courtyard.”

Afu kept quiet, thinking to herself that once they earned some more money, they would build two big courtyards.

When Mrs. Wang saw the satin that had been cut, and heard about the type of swallow they would be making, she was so surprised that her mouth hung wide open. “My goodness, a swallow can wear a flowered dress, wear a flower headband, wrap a flower headscarf? Only our Afu could think of that.”