Wu Jin Fei returns home

The time passed quite a long time, in fact, it was already noon now, and it was also quite hot for now.

However, the branches of the family still behaved as usual, they still sat waiting for Wu Jin Fei's arrival to the main street of the village, waiting for him to come so that they could welcome Wu Jin Fei in person, after all, this is also a tradition that has been preserved by the Wu people.

Just like this, on that day, the main street of the Wu village was full of people, more than 50 people in total, rejoicing in the return of Grandpa Ming Qi and Grandpa Huang Gu to the village.

There were loud cheers shouting their names in the Wu tribe village, the sound echoed around the Wu tribe mountain village, welcomed with smiles and laughter full of the warmth of a family, but this is different from what is happening now.

Due to the outbreak of the icy night flu, almost half of the Wu tribe died including all the elders of the previous meeting hall now, their bodies shivered violently, then at the end of their deaths, their bodies were stiff and very cold as if they were covered by a very cold night snow.

This happened a long time ago, several generations before Ming Qi's grandfather's generation, and because the medical and disease recognition methods back then were less than today, the only way for the Wu people at that time to be at ease was to keep praying to the ancestors, and they performed repeated prayers and kowtows.

Tapping their heads repeatedly and slowly on the floor of the sacred cave where ancestors were honored, which was filled with many wooden slips bearing the names of the deceased, while surrounded by several bonfires in several corners of the cave, they did this in the hope that this frightening plague and misfortune would soon leave and end, as well as never return again.

But once again, the plague came to the Wu tribe and moreover took almost half of the Wu tribe's lives in Ming Qi's grandfather's generation.

"What do Grandpa think big sister Hong Xiao didn't come to welcome with big brother Wu Jin Fei?"

Wu Liang said as he felt very bored when he had to wait all day for someone who didn't know when he would actually get to the main road.

Ming Qi's grandfather was also like that, sitting leisurely reading the book 'Myth of Chi Ren' while sipping cold milk mixed with honey.

He was so focused on reading that he did not notice Wu Liang's words just now, although Wu Liang spoke softly but it should be enough for someone to hear his question.

"Ah, big sister Shan Yu is back."

Wu Liang said when he saw his sister who walked approaching them on the main road of the Wu tribe village, Wu Liang waved his hand slightly to give information that he and his grandfather were here, although Shan Yu's older sister already knew, but he still acted as if he found Wu Liang, then Shan Yu continued his footsteps and landed on the porch of Zhou's grandfather's house, then sat on Wu Liang's left.

Shan Yu's sister came there with another basket of bread, complete with a jar of honey and a bowl to pour it too, then she brought a table in front of him and Wu Liang, then put everything on it.

"Let's eat with satisfaction, when else can we eat all this without any worries, right?"

Shan Yu's elder sister said to Wu Liang, while Ming Qi's grandfather was still focused on reading the book 'Myth of Chi Ren' in his hand, his eyes dancing from word to word from corner to corner in the book, his gaze sweeping across the texture of the paper that also felt quite good when rubbed between two fingers.

"Big sister, do you know why big sister Hong Xiao didn't come to welcome Wu Jin Fei?"

Wu Liang asked as he broke off part of the bread then put the rest into the basket, then the part of the bread he was holding was poked into the honey bowl hard in order to get a lot of honey that would stick to the skin of the bread, and finally the bread landed in Wu Liang's mouth with a delicious taste attached to his tongue.

Likewise with elder sister Shan Yu, she was also eating her bread carefully so that the honey attached to the bread would not scatter or at least not dirty her hands.

"Oh big sister Hong Xiao, she is indeed like that, the disease she has suffered from since childhood has made her very discouraged, you don't know clearly what the disease is, but herbalist Huang Tian said that it was polio based on the book that herbalist Huang Tian read, yes... His name is polio, because of his small legs he can't walk properly."

Shan Yu's elder sister replied to Wu Liang on her right side, she also knew Hong Xiao very well herself.

It was rumored that Hong Xiao wanted to kill herself because of the burden and inner pressure she suffered, suffering for the rest of her life, she was very sad and very very gloomy because she could not move and contribute to the village.

Not contributing to the village meant ignoring the legacy and contributions of the ancestors that had previously been passed down, so that made Hong Xiao very upset and helpless because she could not do the same thing that her ancestors had done for the village.

Just as she was about to kill herself, Hong Ling's uncle came and prevented her, telling her that killing herself was not the right solution and would only bring more burden and pressure to her soul.

Hong Xiao's suicide would mean that she was also neglecting the legacy of her deceased mother and father, which would also make her very disliked by her ancestors for throwing away her own life that her mother and father gave her.

Because of that thought, Hong Ling was able to slowly prevent his younger sister from swallowing the wooden spoon that Hong Xiao used to eat her breakfast.

Hong Xiao who could not even kill herself could only live sitting and pensive without being able to do anything, drifting in endless suffering and staring every day in her bed at the blue sky that she could never fully reach.

"Well now I really know, it's appropriate that uncle Hong Ling never allowed me and Ao Nan to visit his younger sister Hong Xiao, I'm also sorry for the suffering of elder sister Hong Xiao."

Wu Liang said after hearing his brother's brief explanation, he got a clear picture now of how the reason behind uncle Hong Ling's ban, all this time no one wanted to talk about it because it was also a strict taboo.

Hong Xiao, according to the rules and norms of the Wu clan's extended family, was the most backward and shunned person, because besides being unable to do anything, she was only a material and mental burden to the family's only uncle Hong Ling.

Even she herself could not change anything to improve her situation, let alone just to jump, she would not be able to do it in her lifetime.

"That's right Wu Liang, don't be too sad when thinking about other people's suffering, we also have to focus on ourselves so that we don't suffer more than what we feel now, Wu Jin Fei's talk took so long, is there no sign of Hei Xing and Su Chang?"

After a few words of encouragement from elder sister Shan Yu, she asked Wu Liang with a very clear tone and expression of astonishment, she glanced at the end of the entrance to the main street of the Wu tribe village, then she landed her gaze on her grandfather as if she was throwing a question to her grandfather.

Grandpa Ming Qi, who had clearly heard her, remained speechless and focused on reading the book in his hand. Then, as he continued to feel that he was being stared at with a huge question mark, he slowly glanced around the corner his eyes and sure enough, big sister Shan Yu and Wu Liang were watching him.

"Huh... Don't ask grandpa, i don't know either, just wait, rumors are uncertain, but dove rumors are another thing and guaranteed to be true, just wait and Wu Jin Fei will definitely come back, are you really waiting for him just because you want to be given by?"

Grandpa Ming Qi said while being astonished by the attitude of his two grandchildren, after giving a very clear answer and feeling that it also answered the question marks of his grandchildren, he returned to reading his book.

Wu Liang and his sister looked at each other while keeping the answer that also removed some of the question marks on them.

Time continued to pass and it was already past noon.

"Gosh it took so long, arghh...."

Wu Liang muttered as he continued to slowly chew the bread in his mouth, because of his voice the Shang family branch and Ning family branch who were on the terrace of his house, the Shang family branch glanced at him strangely and then continued talking to each other.

Grandpa Ming Qi also kept quiet and continued reading his book as if he did not care about Wu Liang's actions just now.

Suddenly from the end of the entrance to the main street of the Wu tribe village, Hei Xing and Su Chang were seen, they ran over while panting, and Hei Xing immediately said.

"Wu Jin Fei, Wu Jin Fei is back, he's really back, but he brought someone."