readsfreenovel Chapter 276 The Little Nun 4
Chapter 276 The Little Nun 4
After finishing a bowl of mixed grain porridge, drowsiness took hold again, and under the care of the two elderly people, Lingyi fell asleep in the not-so-soft bedding.
She slept very soundly, and when she woke up, the sun had just risen.
The hens in the farmhouse courtyard clucked, and the rhythmic sound of chopping wood echoed.
The moment Ling Yi pushed open the door, her mother-in-law, who had deliberately stayed home to wait for her to wake up, smiled: "You slept for quite a long time. Are you hungry? I've kept some rice warm in the pot. Come and eat."
The pot contained dry mixed grain rice served with a bowl of stir-fried pickled vegetables. It was an extremely simple meal, but it was the two elderly people's precious food reserve.
Ling Yi pursed her lips shyly at her mother-in-law and began to wolf down her food.
When you're starving, everything tastes delicious!
After finishing a whole bowl of rice, Ling Yi, even though she was still a little hungry, did not ask for more food.
The land at the foot of the mountain is not fertile, and people usually eat thin porridge. This kind of dry rice is already something the old woman squeezed out of her teeth. It would be impolite for her to ask for more.
"Auntie, let me help you chop firewood!" After rinsing the bowl with the remaining water in the pot, Lingyi rolled up her sleeves and went into the yard.
"No way, you're not well yet." The mother-in-law hurriedly tried to stop her, but she wasn't as nimble as Ling Yi and managed to get the axe.
With a "crack," the twig broke in two. Ling Yi then placed them on the thick wooden stake and chopped them again until they were split into thin, easily flammable strips before stopping.
She wasn't particularly strong, but she used her strength skillfully.
She chopped the wood into uniform pieces, arranged them neatly, and they looked beautiful.
The mother-in-law paused for a moment, then decided not to stop her and sat down to watch Ling Yi continue chopping wood.
After a morning had passed, a neat little stack of firewood appeared in the yard, and Ling Yi finally shook her sore arms.
This body was so weak that after doing just this little bit, she felt as if the muscles in her body no longer belonged to her.
Fortunately, she had encountered such mysterious things as internal energy in the world she had experienced, and this world did not seem to prohibit this kind of energy.
While she was chopping wood, she secretly circulated her internal energy. Although it didn't have an immediate effect, at least it prevented her from collapsing onto the pile of firewood.
"Why is a child so competitive?"
The mother-in-law knew why Lingyi was so anxious; she wanted to go find her master and fellow disciples so she could repay the debt of a meal to the couple and then leave.
but……
"Look at your body, you can't even chop firewood properly, how can you leave here in peace?"
In this world, there are countless bandits and outlaws; this girl was probably robbed as soon as she stepped out the door.
After being teased by the old man, Ling Yi pursed her lips and did not argue, but said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't be reckless."
She went out to find someone, not to throw her life away. She needs to recover her health first.
While one might not reach the level of taking someone's head amidst a vast army, one should at least be able to fight against a hundred men single-handedly.
Touching her somewhat shrunken belly, Ling Yi felt that the time she had spent circulating her internal energy had consumed all the energy she had ingested.
"Grandma, I... I'd like to go back to the nunnery to get some clean clothes before I come back, is that alright?"
"Why not?" Grandma propped herself up from the small chair. "Go early and come back early. I'll fry you an egg for lunch!"
In the village, this is considered the best possible treatment for one's health.
She knew that Master Jing'an was always tolerant of Ling Yi, the young nun who had not yet become a nun. Sometimes he would even exchange meat from wild animals with the villagers to nourish them, and he did not mind too many formalities.
Therefore, she didn't see anything wrong with giving Lingyi eggs that could hatch into chicks.
If all else fails, I can just stop eating it after I become a monk. Master Jing'an will definitely understand.
"Thank you, Grandma."
Ling Yi left the courtyard, but instead of returning to the temple, she turned and headed up the mountain.
It wasn't just to see if those people might launch a surprise attack, but also to catch some wild animals to eat.
Without meat, her body couldn't withstand the ravages of martial arts training.
After lingering on the mountain for half an afternoon, Ling Yi grabbed a pheasant and two rabbits, tied their carcasses with straw rope, and headed down the mountain.
When she passed by Jingci Nunnery, she left the body outside and went inside to get her own change of clothes.
When Master Jing'an left, he did not take her clothes with him.
In an era when clothes are considered precious, her actions are quite poignant.
She was still hoping that the child on the mountain would come back alive...
Ling Yi stroked the mottled gate of Jingci Nunnery, clicked the lock shut, and turned to leave.
When she returns, she will bring her master and junior sisters back together in a happy reunion.
When Ling Yi returned to the courtyard, she saw two anxious-looking elderly people waiting outside.
"Thank you for waiting, my in-laws!" She quickly took two steps and went to greet them.
When her mother-in-law saw her return, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her arm, saying, "Where have you been, child!"
She thought the child had just rushed out without thinking!
Ling Yi picked up the meat they had been ignoring: "I'll go up the mountain to catch some meat for a nice snack!"
The mother-in-law was taken aback, but the father-in-law chuckled: "Don't you monks not kill living beings?"
Ling Yi pointed to her thick, beautiful hair: "Look at me, do I look like a nun?"
She stuffed the meat into her mother-in-law's hands: "Please do all of this for me. I'm a little hungry and might eat a lot."
The old man was stunned: "You've done it all?"
Ling Yi nodded emphatically: "I've done it all!"
She still complained that the fat and energy weren't enough after all that. If she weren't afraid of becoming a bear's meal, she would have cut off two bear paws to replenish her energy.
The mother-in-law hesitated, but didn't say anything more.
In her opinion, the girl might have been driven mad by the departure of her master and apprentice, and was currently suffering from a mental breakdown.
Oh well, let her be.
Dinner was unusually late that day. The three of them set up a table in the kitchen and ate by the light of the fire in the stove.
Lingyi first set aside a large bowl of meat for the two elderly people, then pulled the bowl in front of herself and began to eat the chicken and rabbit stew her mother-in-law had prepared.
Don't misunderstand, it's not that she wanted to eat it all by herself, but that these two elderly people simply couldn't bear to eat the meat and wanted to save it for her to nourish her body tomorrow.
What should we keep?
There will be more meat tomorrow!
Under the astonished gazes of the two elderly people, Ling Yi ate the entire large bowl of meat while circulating her cultivation technique. At the end, she even had a large bowl of mixed grain rice before wiping her mouth and saying, "I'm full!"
The two elderly people: "..."
You should have been full long ago!