Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

The soaked and softened lard permeated each grain of rice, the oily rice stimulating Xiao Xianʼs taste buds and tongue. The rice was even hotter with the oil, but Xiao Xian couldnʼt care less about that; stirring with her chopsticks and blowing the heat away, she quickly finished the rice.

”What is this?” Xiao Xian had never eaten such delicious food at the Yunteng Sect. After eating, she still remembered to lick the tips of her chopsticks. This bowl of rice unknowingly brought her closer to Zhu Shijun.

Watching his granddaughterʼs greedy look, Zhu Shijun stroked his beard and smiled, ”Pork lard mixed with rice, back when your mom was... a child, she loved the pork lard mixed with rice I made the most,” the elderʼs eyes unknowingly turned red, and to prevent his granddaughter from seeing his embarrassed state, he took away the empty bowls and chopsticks, and went into the kitchen, masking the sound of his sniffles with washing noises.

The gray box that sang continued its ”yi yi ya ya” song for a long while, and Xiao Xian still couldnʼt figure it out. After Zhu Shijun finished tidying up, he took Xiao Xian back to her room.

Among the four rooms, the kitchen was the farthest north, the second room was the dining area, the third room was Zhu Shijunʼs, and the innermost was Xiao Xianʼs room. The elder made the bed for his granddaughter and coaxed her to sleep before turning off the lights.

”Where is this? And why am I here?” Xiao Xian curled up under the covers, touching the soft quilt and clean bedding, which was much better than her treatment at the Yunteng Sect where the firewood room didnʼt have fragrant bedding or a spacious bed, ”I should first check out the space.”