Acai's Sky

Chapter 710: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

Just when Tong Lang was full of doubts, her scream had successfully attracted the attention of the maid outside.

The little maid ran into the room in a hurry. When she saw her mistress covered in dirt, she immediately understood what had happened.

So, without saying a word, she turned around and ran out in a hurry, loudly ordering the maids to quickly carry the large wooden barrel for bathing into the house.

Not long after, several strong women came panting and carried a huge wooden bathtub into the room.

Then they poured bucket after bucket of steaming hot water into the bathtub.

The little maid stood by, anxiously urging, "Miss, please go in and wash quickly. The kitchens in the mansion are all very busy today, and everyone is busy boiling water for everyone!"

Tong Lang slid into the tub like a loach, splashing around happily as he eagerly asked, "What's going on? Explain it to me! Why are all the people in the kitchen busy boiling water?"

The little maidservant standing by nodded hurriedly, like a chick pecking at rice, and said anxiously, "My lady, you got up too late today! Everyone in our house is just like you, covered in greasy and dirty things, it's really unbearable to look at!"

"It's not just us maids, old women and servants who are like this. I heard from outside that people in the whole city are like this. But it seems that the situation is still a little better than that of our Tong family." The little maid added.

Upon hearing this, Tong Lang glanced at the vaguely visible System Little Treasure beside him in surprise, then quickly focused his mind and began communicating with it through his thoughts: "Oh my god, if everyone in this county has become like this, what exactly does this mean?"

After spinning around in mid-air for a few times, Little Baoer replied in a serious tone, "I think it's probably God showing mercy, sending down some magical gift so that all the common people can get a little bit of it and enjoy the so-called 'divine blessing'! Hmm... that's probably what's going on!"

Tong Lang rubbed the dirt from her hands even harder when she heard this. Her eyes widened as she pressed on, "Then how can we, the Tong family, be explained as being in a far worse situation than the common people outside?"

Little Bao was seen flying up and down in the air, explaining with confidence: "Hey, of course! It must be because our Tong family has made great efforts to alleviate the drought and made great contributions! So God is happy and specially rewarded us with some extra rewards!"

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This wonderful news has already spread throughout Jialu County, and people are talking about it with relish in the streets, alleys, and fields.

At this moment, a group of people were sitting under a fruit tree with new buds on the side of the road, chatting excitedly.

One of the old ladies was smiling, twisting the hemp rope in her hands, and said cheerfully:

"Look, the fruit tree is sprouting new buds! There's still some time before the Chinese New Year. After the New Year, we can pick some fresh and delicious fruits to enjoy."

At this moment, the old man sitting next to the old woman took a closer look, his eyes widened in surprise, and he shouted loudly:

"Oh my, my dear, look! This fruit tree seems to have grown a lot thicker. It feels like it has grown four fingers thicker overnight!"

Before the old man finished speaking, his son hurried forward, stretched out his broad palm, and carefully placed it close to the tree trunk to gesture.

After a moment, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Dad is right, this tree is indeed much thicker!"

Hearing this, the old woman happily put down the hemp rope in her hand, slowly stood up, then clasped her hands together devoutly and looked up at the sky.

He kept muttering to himself, "Heaven is truly merciful! We finally managed to survive this disaster, but I never thought that Heaven would be so kind to us and grant us such generous benefits. Thank you, Heaven, for blessing us and allowing us to live a peaceful life."

Seeing his mother's actions, the filial son did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly knelt on his knees, put his hands together, and kowtowed respectfully to the sky.

He said sincerely, "Thank you, Heaven, for your great kindness. I will be a good person in the future and serve you wholeheartedly. I will never let you down for your care and love."

The old man carrying the load had a smile on his face as he slowly walked past the family, muttering:

"Oh my god, I've been suffering from a serious illness before, and I've always wanted to earn more money so I can see a doctor for treatment.

But who would have thought that just last night, all my symptoms would disappear!"

When the old woman at the side heard this, she quickly interrupted and said, "That's right! I also feel that my body is much lighter than before.

Especially my eyes. When I was embroidering before, I could hardly see the threads, but now I can see them clearly and vividly.

If this old man hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed this change!" As she spoke, she nodded repeatedly, indicating that she agreed with what the old man said.

At this time, the old man in the family heard the conversation between the two people, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, clasped his hands together and bowed to the sky in gratitude.

He kept muttering to himself, "Thank God for blessing us common people!"

After he finished his worship, he stood up, turned to the old man carrying the load and said:

"I heard from the night watchman that there was a heavy fog last night. It was so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Even two people standing face to face could hardly see each other clearly.

And later, the fog seemed to have grown legs and rushed straight towards the Tong family's old house.

We just inhaled a tiny bit of the mist."

His son was listening with great interest. As soon as his father finished speaking, he couldn't wait to interrupt and said:

"Dad is right! Just think about it, the owner of the Tong family's old house must have great merits!

He led the people of Jialu County to grow high-yield crops. In years of famine, he not only immediately opened the granary to distribute grain and rice porridge to everyone to fill their stomachs, but also provided everyone with free soup and medicine to prevent the spread of epidemics.

Such a great act of kindness is truly admirable!" After saying this, he did not forget to raise his thumbs high in the direction of the Tong family's old house.

Many people looked at each other and then lowered their heads to check if any miracle had happened to them.