Read Novel Full Chapter 1380: Extra Story: After the Return
Chapter 1380: Extra Story: After the Return
"Wake up!"
"The feast is on, red braised pork knuckle, clear stewed bass, roast whole lamb, stewed whole beef, Buddha’s Delight, scrambled eggs, roast goose, beggar’s chicken... Anyone interested?"
A clear voice echoed through the mountain village.
At this moment, the little village, dormant for countless ages, suddenly seemed to come to life.
"That was a refreshing nap..."
In a stone house, Second Elder rubbed his sleepy eyes as he awoke, stretched lazily, got up, and went outside, surprised:
"Huh? What’s going on... It’s only been a few days, how have the weeds taken over my yard?"
Second Elder was stunned. The once clean and tidy yard was now overgrown with weeds, even the rooftop had sprouted plants.
"What is happening, it’s like the land hasn’t been tilled for years, is this reasonable?"
On the road, Uncle Zhang stepped out, carrying his almost rotten whip, and said:
"What’s going on, Old Zhao, is dirty stuff causing trouble in the village again?"
Not just them, that day, the village’s elders and youths, men and women alike, woke up from their slumber.
"Sunshine’s out, time to get up and play!"
Wang Xiao’er, Er Ya, and a group of children emerged from the wild weeds.
"Oh no, the vegetable patch is all ruined, what shall we eat now..."
Auntie Wang exclaimed at the unrecognizable garden.
"The ditch water’s dried up, the land’s parched, what are we going to do..."
"Ugh, all the fruit trees I planted are dead..."
The villagers faced the drastically changed little village, sighing endlessly.
"No worries about the barren land, we’ll till tomorrow; no fear of dry water, we’ll dig a well tomorrow!"
At the village entrance, a young man walked in, pulling many animals behind him, including cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, pigs, all kinds, saying:
"Today we feast, fill up first, we’ll raise the rest, never worry about meat again."
Seeing him, the villagers paused briefly, then instantly rushed toward him.
"Isn’t that Little Li?!"
"Oh my, finally you’re back, it’s been years since we last saw you!"
"Little Li’s returned to the village, feast time, Uncle Zhang, come help me drag this big fat pig over here! Let’s slaughter it!"
The villagers were incredibly lively; they hadn’t forgotten Li Fan.
Even the wild weeds scattered throughout the village were overlooked as everyone hurried to Li Fan’s side, catching up while leading away those animals.
"Little Li, I recall years ago when you first arrived at the village and woke us up, our village was desolate too. You left for a while, came back, and it’s desolate again... You’ve got to take responsibility!"
Second Elder laughed and said:
"My cane is broken, you’ve got to make me a new one!"
"My cattle whip too!"
Uncle Zhang chimed in beside him.
Li Fan smiled at them one by one, saying:
"Alright!"
After chatting with the enthusiastic villagers, he headed toward the small courtyard.
Excitedly, the villagers began bustling, clearing a patch of wild weeds from the village, then lighting fires and setting pots, slaughtering pigs and sheep, absolutely lively.
Everything just like when Little Li first arrived at the mountain village, identical.
...
Wu’er Xianting.
The plaque had already fallen on the ground, sacredness transformed into void, Li Fan gently reached out, pushed open the old wooden gate.
Entering the small courtyard, it was overgrown with wild weeds too.
The Peach Tree appeared wilted, leaves scattered all over the ground.
"Meow meow."
In his arms, the little kitten meowed softly.
Li Fan placed the kitten on the stone table under the Peach Tree, then picked up a broom and cleaned the small courtyard thoroughly.
He got busy with chores, incredibly focused. He swept the Peach Tree leaves clean, then pulled out the wild weeds from the vegetable patch, tidying the land flat, inside and outside of the yard cleaned immaculate.
Then he began digging the well, started repairing the small courtyard, filling the dried pond with water, picking up a few fossil-like fish, tossing them into the water.
In the chicken coop, only stone-like eggs remained, but Li Fan carefully wiped them with a cloth, and surprisingly, the stones gradually turned smooth, smooth like eggshells.
The stone eggs truly transformed into real eggs.
One by one, he watered the plants in the yard.
A strip of dark red dry grass sprouted new shoots.
An old dead grapevine extended new branches.
A withered lotus root began growing slowly in water.
Amidst a patch of wild grass, tender green appeared.
A stark dry tree’s leaves slowly extended open again.
Underneath the Bodhi Tree, new Bodhi began to sprout.
New green spread over the Kirin Tree stump.
Beneath the dead old bamboo, a bamboo shoot broke through the ground.
Rusty iron-like thorny tree cracked open, amidst rust, golden light faintly flickered.
A piece of already dead Two-Leaf Clover, growing place one part soil white, the other soil black, Li Fan adjusted the soil, then buried the grass roots within.
Then, he looked at the animal stone sculptures beside him, walked over.
He smiled, his hand brushed over those stone carvings, suddenly, the sculptures cracked open, animals leaping out.
White Little Wolf.
White foal.
A golden calf.
A flame-red little bird.
A lively Monkey.
A Little Turtle.
An odd Little Kirin.
A white Little Fox.
These little animals all came to life, seeing Li Fan, their lively big eyes seemed as if they were meeting a relative, intimately ran up, surrounding Li Fan, surrounding the little kitten.
Li Fan smiled, then walked aside, from a large dog stone sculpture, suddenly sprang out a black big dog!