The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 164 - 160 Two Together, Good Things Keep Coming

Chapter 164: Chapter 160 Two Together, Good Things Keep Coming

Xuanyuan Que would certainly not grill things for the Demon Lord to eat, so whenever Ruo Xuan wanted to give something to that dog, he would go on strike and not cook.

But Ruo Xuan did not want to grill by herself, so she coaxed the Demon Lord to ask her brother for some grilled meat.

There was no helping it, the food grilled by Xuanyuan Que was too delicious, she didn’t get enough of it herself.

The Demon Lord rolled his eyes at Ruo Xuan, "This spineless Xuancao Flower that breaks its promises, she even said she’d give me a birthday gift!"

With a somewhat guilty conscience, Ruo Xuan defended herself, "The birthday gift is convincing Brother Xuanyuan to buy back your pig body!"

The New Year’s Eve vigil began with a barbecue, as Ruo Xuan, under the attentive care of Xuanyuan Que, ate her full with her little belly round and her little face flushed red.

"Brother Xuanyuan, from now on, we should always be together every New Year’s Eve..." What Ruo Xuan wanted to say was to be together for a barbecue, but she let out a full belch before she could finish, so the words "grilled meat" never came out.

Xuanyuan Que warmed up a cup of water that had cooled down with his spiritual power and gave it to her.

Ruo Xuan took it and after taking a sip, she looked at him for an answer, asking, "Is it okay?"

She wanted to enjoy the meat grilled by Divine Lord Xuanyuan on her birthday and every New Year’s Eve.

"Mhm." Xuanyuan Que seemed to be lost in thought, his mind drifting far away, and only after a moment did he reply faintly.

Ruo Xuan had no idea that her words had any special meaning.

Ever since she gained sentience, Ruo Xuan felt the presence of Xuanyuan Que.

The other Upper Gods would occasionally appear on the Ruoshui Riverbank to collect Ruo Shui, while Xuanyuan Que would show up every so often to cultivate there for a period of time.

She felt that it was the nurturing of the spiritual energy during Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s cultivation that allowed her to develop sentience.

Because each time Divine Lord Xuanyuan came to cultivate, she felt she became a bit smarter and her cultivation level also increased a bit.

Nothing grew on the barren Ruoshui Riverbank, and it was seldom visited by people; her greatest hope every day was for Divine Lord Xuanyuan to come and cultivate, much like her brothers looking forward to New Year’s Eve.

When he appeared, she would be exceedingly happy, just as her brothers would be overjoyed when New Year’s arrived.

So when Ruo Xuan said she wanted to be with Xuanyuan Que every year in the future, it was because she had been accustomed to his presence for centuries, and she also longed to eat the grilled meat prepared by Xuanyuan Que!

This was something Xuanyuan Que naturally understood.

Xuanyuan Que recalled the battle with the Demon Lord a century ago when he seriously injured the Demon Lord, and he himself was also poisoned and injured. He habitually came to the deserted Ruoshui Riverbank to heal and meditate.

When he was cleaning his clothes, he found a seed from a Xuancao Flower on his garment, not knowing when it had stuck there.

He casually brushed off the seed, then crossed his legs and sat on the Five-Colored Stone to heal and meditate.

This meditation lasted several months, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a bit of green growing from the crevices of the Five-Colored Stone.

The Ruoshui Riverbank was originally barren, but his cultivation caused spiritual power to converge around him for a hundred miles, and the Five-Colored Stone itself was a magical stone. The seed of the Xuancao Flower, nurtured by the dense spiritual energy, began to sprout.

All living things have their destiny, and since it could sprout on the barren Ruoshui Riverbank, he felt it was a little too desolate. He then sprinkled a bit of Nine Heavens breathing soil into the stone crevices to better facilitate its growth, even coming to the Ruoshui Riverbank regularly to cultivate, ensuring it wouldn’t wither.

Unexpectedly, it eventually cultivated into an immortal being, one he had raised himself.

At that moment, Aunt Yu Hua came out holding a large plate of dumplings. Since everyone was full from the barbecue, she only put one dumpling in each person’s bowl.

Ruo Xuan, eager to taste it, stuffed the dumpling into her mouth and bit into something hard. It was a peanut-shaped gold nugget!

She exclaimed with joy, "Brother Xuanyuan, I ate gold!"

Old Madam Xuanyuan joyously said, "Xuanbao is bound to have good things happen in the new year, an endless string of good fortune!"

"Is that so?" Ruo Xuan, upon hearing this, urged Xuanyuan Que, "Brother Xuanyuan, hurry up and eat!"

Xuanyuan Que then bit into a dumpling and then spat out a persimmon-shaped gold ingot.

"Haha, may everything go as wished, good luck all the way!" Old Madam Xuanyuan said with a beaming smile.

The children couldn’t wait to put dumplings into their mouths, and each one of them found gold ingots in shapes like apples, oranges, longans, peanuts, and so forth, all of which had extremely auspicious implications.

Ruo Xuan, looking at the gold ingot in Xuanyuan Que’s hand, thought that the persimmon-shaped one was so pretty, much more so than her peanut-shaped one. She asked, "Brother Xuanyuan, can we switch?"

Xuanyuan Que, seeing the sparkle in her eyes, knew she wanted it and simply gave it to her, "No need to switch, it’s yours!"

Ruo Xuan accepted it, holding the two gold ingots in her palm and playing with them, "Hehe, two together means even more good things will happen!"

Only then did Xuanyuan Que glance at the two gold ingots in her palms.

Ruo Xuan felt it was not enough, "I really want to collect a whole set! Wouldn’t that just be a series of endless good fortune..."

Ruo Zhou heard this and said, "Xuanbao, big brother’s is yours!"

Ruo Hang and the other brothers also said one after another, "Xuanbao, second brother’s/third brother’s/fourth brother’s is also yours!"

As Ruo Xuan was about to accept them, Xuanyuan Que said quietly, "These gold ingots all have their own good omens, symbolizing fortune for the coming year. Don’t take your brothers’ luck. I have other shapes as well; I’ll bring them to you tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Ruo Xuan agreed it made a lot of sense and didn’t take her brothers’, "I was just joking, two are enough for me! Brothers, keep yours!"

Ruo Xuan even gave back the one from Xuanyuan Que, "Then I can’t take Brother Xuanyuan’s fortune."

Xuanyuan Que didn’t accept it, simply stating, "I don’t need these omens, you keep it."

Ruo Xuan thought about it and realized it made sense, as Divine Lord Xuanyuan was the very essence of good fortune—he hardly needed these!

"Well, if Brother Xuanyuan doesn’t need them, then from now on, give me all your gold ingots every year!" Those were made of gold, after all! She was in great need of such fortune!

Xuanyuan Que: ...Indeed, a flower that gives no ground and is always wanting more!

Yan Jiaojiao then asked her own brothers for gold ingots, but alas, she was rejected!

What a joke, their monthly allowance was limited, and they relied on the extra silver given during festivals to buy what they wanted.

Yan Jiaojiao pursed her lips, hmmph, so much for real brothers!

Better than real brothers couldn’t compare to how the little cousin treated sister Xuanbao!

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After midnight, the children were sent back to their rooms to sleep by the adults. The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the kids went from house to house, paying New Year’s visits, though their actual aim was to collect candies!

Ruo Xuan followed her brothers all around the village, hitting every household, and filled the pockets of her clothing with candies.

Thinking that Divine Lord Xuanyuan didn’t have any candies to eat, she happily ran up the mountain and took out all the candies from her pocket, "Brother Xuanyuan, please have some candies. I got these from the village—it’s a collection from many households."

Xuanyuan Que, not a fan of sweets, directly declined, "I don’t want them, you eat."

Ruo Xuan took one and stuffed it into his mouth, "It’s very sweet. They say that after eating candies from many households, life will be sweet."

Thus, on the first day of the new year, Divine Lord Xuanyuan was given a mouthful of sweetness!