The full moon banquet continued until the lanterns were lit, and the villagers, full to the brim, left leaning against walls.
They had eaten heartily, feeling as though their throats were packed with food.
The village head and his wife seemed to know they were all gluttons, as they had prepared an abundance of food. From noon to night, they had subjected them to several rounds of culinary bombardment, to which they had no defense.
The village head and his wife had treated them with such sincerity that they would repay it with sincerity in the future. Though they could not reciprocate with the same kind of food, they could make amends in other ways.
Furthermore, the village head allowing them to become villagers of Hongshu Village was a great kindness in itself, and they would never forget it. Kuai Shu Ge.
It was said that when the village was reorganized, the village head and his wife chose them because they had not committed many evil deeds. All those who had done bad things were driven to Qianfei Village.
This truly made them hold their heads high, because in their former village, they had mostly been bullied, and many of the village's benefits had never reached them.
After seeing off all the guests, the household servants began to clean up the scene.
The four little ones, after their glorious moment, finally fell asleep.
Today was the special day for the fourth child. Bai Sheng and Lu Ye planned to take care of them personally that evening, so they sent the wet nurse and Lu Huo and Lu Yin back to their rooms to rest.
After closing the doors tightly, the two of them took the four children into the space.
This was the first time the four children had entered the space since their birth. Bai Sheng did not want to hide anything about the space from them in the future.
Since she became pregnant, the space had quadrupled in size, indicating that the space welcomed the children very much and might have a mysterious connection with them. Allowing the children to spend more time in the space would surely bring many benefits.
This time, Lu Ye and Bai Sheng wanted to take the children to see their parents.
Their parents' bodies were still kept in the space. During their lifetime, they had always longed to hold their grandchildren as soon as possible. Now that they had four, on the commemorative occasion of the full moon, it was only right for the children and grandchildren to pay their respects.
When their family was driven out by the people of Huangsha Village, and Lu Ye's parents had nowhere to be buried, Lu Ye built a simple stone bed in a secluded corner of the space and placed his parents' bodies on it. Later, he bought a clean white cloth to cover them.
Lu Ye often went to kowtow, but he never dared to lift the white cloth to look at his parents' faces. He was afraid that seeing their tragic appearance of starving to death and dying of thirst would pierce his heart like a knife.
His parents probably never imagined they would die of thirst and starvation.
As long as they had a little food and water, they gave it all to their three young children and daughter-in-law, always thinking they could endure a little longer. But it was precisely this superhuman endurance and selfless love for their children that made them unaware that their bodies were already depleted.
Lu Ye pushed the crude baby crib made by Bai Sheng with her mind. Bai Sheng held his arm, and the two of them walked towards the place where their parents' bodies were stored.
This baby crib was only used in the space. For convenience of movement, Bai Sheng had also installed four wooden wheels on it.
The four little ones were sleeping soundly in the crib.
On the stone bed, the white cloth covering the bodies remained as white as new.
However, to their surprise, their parents' hair was still growing, revealing the white cloth and hanging down to the grass.
In fact, there was a saying among the people that some people, after death, if the surrounding environment could ensure the preservation of the body, their hair would continue to grow.
The bodies of their parents were definitely preserved in the space, and their hair growing was also normal.
Lu Ye placed the offerings in front of the stone bed, inserted two sticks of incense into the censer, lit them, and then knelt and paid respects with Bai Sheng.
After paying their respects, Lu Ye picked up the first and second children, and Bai Sheng picked up the third and fourth children, and knelt again before their parents' bodies.
Looking at the two cold bodies on the stone bed, Lu Ye's eyes were slightly moist. "Parents, today is your grandchildren's full moon banquet. Your son has brought his wife and children to see you.
Thank you very much, parents, for finding such a good wife for your son. She is beautiful, kind, intelligent, capable, lively, and adorable. She is the person closest to my heart.
Moreover, she is very capable and gave birth to four little treasures in one go.
Parents, look quickly!
The eldest is a little girl named Jin Hua. The second, third, and fourth are naughty boys, named Jin Ye, Jin Rui, and Jin Yi respectively. They look like my wife, so they are all very good-looking."
Bai Sheng's voice also became a little choked with emotion. "Parents, you are not only my good in-laws but also my great benefactors. If you hadn't kindly brought me home, I don't know where I would be suffering now.
Thank you for not disliking me for being ugly, dirty, or... of low status back then, and for allowing me to become the wife of your beloved eldest son.
Your eldest son treats me very well. I feel very happy to be his wife.
My sister-in-law, Hua Hua, and my two younger brothers-in-law, Xiao Yun and Xiao Yu, are also very kind and well-behaved children. Thank you, parents, for giving me such a happy and beautiful family.
Most unforgettable of all, you shared the little water and food you had left with me, allowing me to live until Lu Ye returned home.
Parents, in the next life, I hope you will be reborn into good families and live happily forever, never suffering again."
Bai Sheng's tears wet her face, and Lu Ye turned and gently kissed her cheek.
"Your parents are here," Bai Sheng lowered her head shyly. Even if she had thicker skin, she didn't want to show affection in front of her deceased in-laws.
When she looked up again, she found that the third and fourth children in her arms had woken up at some point and were looking at her with their clear, black eyes, their pink, slightly upturned lips curved into a faint smile.
Bai Sheng leaned down and kissed each of their faces, saying affectionately with great tenderness, "You two little rascals, why are you awake now?"
Lu Ye looked at the first and second children in his arms and found that these two little ones had also woken up.
Normally, even if Bao Yu wailed beside them, they wouldn't wake up. But now, after hearing their parents speak, they had all woken up. Moreover, they were all energetic, with clear, water-like eyes rolling around.
Lu Ye also leaned down and kissed the faces of the first and second children, then raised his head and continued, "Parents, our family now has money and lives a good life. Your son plans to find a feng shui blessed spot and have a fine double coffin made to rebury you.
Your tomb, son, wants to build it as a 'stone coffin tomb', sturdy and beautiful, and will never let you be exposed to wind and rain again.
This space of Guai Bao is naturally excellent, but the space is too mysterious after all, and it is not something we... can see through at a glance. If you stay in the space all the time, who knows if it will affect reincarnation.
Therefore, your son still decides to bury you outside. In a few more days, your son will choose an auspicious day and time to bury you."
As Lu Ye finished speaking, all four little ones actually started laughing, making "aow" sounds from their tender little mouths.
Lu Ye and Bai Sheng were extremely surprised. Did the little ones... understand their father's words?
At this moment, Bai Sheng increasingly felt that her four little ones were likely extraordinary. She decided that she must accompany them more in the future and not leave such young children entirely to the wet nurse and maids.