The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 157 - 153: A Truly Perfect Gift

Chapter 157: Chapter 153: A Truly Perfect Gift

Ruo Xuan blinked her spirited, clear, and large eyes, "That’s a question indeed!"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

Very well, the conversation skills of this flower are getting deeper!

Xuanyuan Que turned a page of his book with an elegant gesture and asked indifferently, "So, do you still want me to buy that pig back?"

Ruo Xuan’s little bun-like face wrinkled.

"I was thinking if Brother Xuanyuan helps the Demon Lord, you’d become his savior. Wouldn’t that turn enemies into friends and dissolve all grudges with a smile?"

Xuanyuan Que: "Are you sure it’s about turning enemies into friends and dissolving grudges with a smile, and not digging one’s own grave, returning kindness with ingratitude?"

Ruo Xuan: "..."

She wasn’t sure!

"That pig and dog’s life spans are limited. The spirit of the Demon Lord will return to its place sooner or later. Keeping that pig close, you can always keep an eye on him and not fear any sudden treachery."

Xuanyuan Que turned another page, his tone growing ever colder, "You make sense. I will send someone to buy that pig back then!"

Ruo Xuan thought Divine Monarch Xuanyuan was a really good person!

Xuanyuan Que’s indifferent voice added casually yet spoke the cruelest words, "To prevent the Demon Lord from troubling me in the future, I will ensure that pig, including his pig descendants, live a long and healthy life."

Ruo Xuan: "..."

Demon Lord, I tried my best!

If you seek revenge in the future, don’t come for me; go to Divine Monarch!

Ruo Xuan decided not to speak for the Demon Lord anymore.

She now knew that Divine Monarch Xuanyuan and the Demon Lord were mortal enemies, the irreconcilable kind.

"Brother Xuanyuan, will you celebrate your birthday with me tomorrow? We can roast a whole sheep." Ruo Xuan looked expectantly at Xuanyuan Que.

Xuanyuan Que met her hopeful little eyes, and the refusal on his lips became a light "Mhm."

Ruo Xuan smiled, "That’s great!"

She found that no one’s roasted lamb tasted as good as Divine Monarch Xuanyuan’s.

That barbecue on the mountain last time was unforgettable.

The cold corners of Xuanyuan Que’s lips lifted slightly, then disappeared quickly.

"Brother Xuanyuan, I’m celebrating my 104th birthday this year. How many tens of thousands of years old are you?"

Xuanyuan Que: "Not ten thousand, just nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine."

His real age actually wasn’t ten thousand, but because of his formidable cultivation, everyone assumed he had a ten thousand year cultivation.

The exclamation slipped out of Ruo Xuan, "So old, you’ll be a ten-thousand-year-old demon in one more year."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

How envious! She also wanted to have a cultivation of over ten thousand years. But before Ruo Xuan could voice this thought out loud, Xuanyuan Que waved his sleeve, and Ruo Xuan found herself outside the house, followed by the door being slammed shut.

Ruo Xuan, who had been kicked out and denied entry: "..."

Divine Monarch Xuanyuan’s mood seems a bit off today, huh?

Why though?

Forget it!

Ruo Xuan didn’t dare to pester him anymore; a ten-thousand-year-old demon was not something a hundred-year-old little demon like her could afford to offend!

Ruo Xuan decided to go back and prepare a birthday gift for Divine Monarch Xuanyuan with great care, to please him well, and later ask him for some secrets of cultivation.

The spiritual energy in this world is too sparse nowadays. Her Dantian had dug a pit the size of a thumb nail and had not shown any progress since, her cultivation stagnant.

Would Divine Monarch Xuanyuan have a way?

Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old, who else could live as long as he has? He must have extensive experience and knowledge!

As Ruo Xuan pondered what gift to prepare for Xuanyuan Que, she bounced and skipped all the way home.

When Ruo Xuan returned to the Ruo Family home, the Demon Lord had just run back from a corner nook.

The Little White Dog barked at Ruo Xuan, "Woof woof woof...", cursing Xuanyuan Que at length.

Ruo Xuan realized that the Demon Lord was more bothersome than a bee flitting from flower to flower!

"Stop bothering me already, Divine Monarch Xuanyuan has already agreed to have someone buy you back." Ruo Xuan said, irked by the noise.

The Demon Lord paused, his dog face full of suspicion: "Woof woof."

Really?

Ruo Xuan nodded her little head: "Really."

As for the rest of what Xuanyuan had said, there was no need to mention those grudge-invoking words.

The Demon Lord, in his Little White Dog form, was content.

At this moment, Ruo Hang tossed an embroidered ball over, "Xiaobai, let’s play ball! Xuanbao, come over, let’s all play with Xiaobai together!"

The Little White Dog, Demon Lord Xiaobai, acting on instinct, pitter-pattered over and grabbed the embroidered ball.

Ruo Xuan watched the Little White Dog joyfully wagging its tail with the embroidered ball in its mouth, thinking that the Demon Lord actually seemed quite fond of playing the role of a cute little dog.

That suited her just fine, a long and healthy life could very well be his heart’s desire.

Time could dilute all hatreds, if not in a hundred years, then in two hundred years...

Just then, Ruo Shan entered the courtyard, carrying a bundle on his back, and scooped up Ruo Xuan, "Xuanbao, your fifth uncle is back! Did you miss me?"

The brothers, who were playing with the Little White Dog, immediately ran over, "Fifth Uncle!"

"Fifth Uncle, you’re back!"

"Fifth Uncle, you finally returned! We’re having roasted whole lamb tomorrow!"

...

With one arm still wrapped around Ruo Xuan, Ruo Shan reached out and tousled each of his nephews’ heads, smiling, "Fifth Uncle brought some beef jerky for you, have you been studying diligently?"

The children excitedly replied:

"Yes, Master even praised me for my thorough understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics!"

"Master praised my writing!"

"Master praised me for my fast arithmetic!"

...

Ruo Shan set Xuanbao down on the ground, then opened his bundle, taking out a piece of beef jerky wrapped in oiled paper.

It was just one piece, square in shape, about the size of two adult palms put together.

In this dynasty, oxen were used for plowing fields and horses for warfare, so neither oxen nor horses could be slaughtered.

Only when an ox or horse died of old age or sickness could it be eaten.

Thus, beef was very rare.

Ruo Xuan had never tasted it, and neither had the children, all of whom looked on with eager eyes.

Ruo Shan tore the beef jerky in half, giving the smaller piece to Xuanbao and dividing the larger half into four pieces for the brothers.

After getting a small piece each, the brothers asked Ruo Xuan if it was enough, willing to tear off half of their portions for their sister if it wasn’t enough.

"It’s enough! You brothers eat," she replied, having already received a third of the jerky.

Upon hearing this, the brothers happily licked the beef jerky in their hands and then shouted in unison, "Xiaobai, we’ve got beef jerky to eat!"

They decided to share some of the beef jerky with Xiaobai!

The Little White Dog, Demon Lord Xiaobai, reluctantly tried to hide, but his body honestly wagged its tail as he trotted over!

Loss of interest in life!

Ruo Xuan, enticed by the smell of the beef jerky, really wanted to taste it, but then she thought that Divine Lord Xuanyuan probably hadn’t tasted it either.

So she decided to save it, planning to make it a birthday gift for Divine Lord Xuanyuan the next day.

She had intended to make a full set of clothes, but since there wasn’t enough time, she decided to embroider a handkerchief instead.

After all, Divine Lord Xuanyuan often used a handkerchief to wipe her hands and seemed to go through them quite quickly.

But Ruo Xuan was worried that a single handkerchief might seem too stingy, now with a piece of beef jerky, which couldn’t be bought even with silver, it was perfect.

This was something she couldn’t bear to eat herself!

Ruo Xuan gleefully took the beef jerky back to her room and rummaged through her belongings to find a piece of white brocade. She cut a square piece out and then took an embroidery needle to start working on the handkerchief.

What would be good to embroider?

She was the Xuancao Flower, so naturally, she would embroider the Xuancao Flower to prove that the handkerchief was from her.

Embroidery seemed easy to Ruo Xuan when she watched Madam Liu and Madam Jiang do it.

But when it was her turn to embroider, she found it not so easy and even pricked her fingers with the needle.

So instead of embroidering the Xuancao Flower, she opted for the simpler Xuancao, which just had a few leaves, thinking it would be easier.

The fact was, even a few leaves were not easy.

Ruo Xuan managed to embroider half a leaf before giving up, so she simply used the thread to outline the edges.

With great difficulty, she outlined three leaves, awkward and intermittent though they were.

Unable to bear the sight, Ruo Xuan quickly wrapped the beef jerky in the handkerchief, packed it up, and then found a very exquisite wooden box to put it in!

She held the beautiful wooden box, feeling more and more that it was perfect enough!

Truly the perfect birthday gift, comprising sincerity (a piece of cloth personally cut), priceless (half a piece of beef jerky), and an exquisite appearance (a beautiful wooden box)!

Perfect!

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