Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 – Chapter 5: Lucky Star and Space (1/2)
Chapter 5 – Chapter 5: Lucky Star and Space
A small village called Xiao Family Village, was located a hundred miles from Qing County in Jianggan City.
The village had not seen rain for half a year, and the continuous drought had caused the crops in the fields to wither.
What was strange was that while Xiao Family Village hadn’t seen a drop of rain in half a year, other villages occasionally experienced heavy rain to relieve their drought situations.
Even though dark clouds hovered above Xiao Family Village, as if to pour rain at any moment, a gust of wind would soon blow the clouds away to the neighboring villages.
As a result, the villagers from other villages speculated that Xiao Family Village must have committed some sort of sin, causing even the heavens to be displeased and punish them with drought.
The village head looked at the clear blue sky above and couldn’t help but frown. A villager beside him lamented, “Our crops are withering in the fields. If it doesn’t rain, we won’t harvest anything for half a year. Is it true that our village has committed some sin that even the heavens are punishing us?”
The village head replied solemnly, “Nonsense!”
Suddenly, he saw Xiao Wanshan and his family returning to the village with their child.
To the village head’s surprise, as soon as their feet stepped into the village, the previously clear blue sky became engulfed in dark clouds, followed by thunder and lightning.
In fact, the villagers were no longer surprised by such a situation.
Many times before, the rain had just ended up falling in neighboring villages.
Xiao Wanshan looked up at the sky and said, “Let’s hurry home, or Little Bao will get caught in the rain.”
A villager smiled and reassured him, “Wanshan, don’t worry. It won’t rain. This has happened so many times before.”
Before Xiao Wanshan could react, Xiao Junxuan, who was carrying things beside him, said, “Auntie Chun, but the raindrops are already hitting my face.”
“What?” The villager immediately looked up and indeed felt heavy raindrops like beans hitting their faces.
Excited and agitated, the villagers exclaimed, “It’s raining! It’s raining!”
The village head was also shocked; it was really raining this time.
He was overjoyed.
Seeing Xiao Wanshan’s family just at the village entrance, he shouted, “Wanshan, hurry up and run home with the child! Anyone close to them, bring a big umbrella quickly!”
Upon hearing the village head’s shout, other villagers reacted.
“It’s too late to grab an umbrella. Quick, quick, my house is the closest. Hurry to my house for shelter.”
“Aunt, I’m still in confinement period, I can’t go to your house.”
“Why can’t you? Come on, hurry up. The rain is getting heavier, and if you don’t go now, you’ll get soaked. You’re in confinement, you can’t get caught in the rain!”
Soon after, whether it was Xiao Wanshan’s family or other villagers farther away, they all ran to Xiao Chunming’s house, which was the closest to the village entrance.
Not long after they entered, they heard the sound of heavy rain pouring outside.
“Haha, it’s really raining!”
“This is great.”
Then, some of the women surrounded the newborn baby and spoke.
“This child is truly blessed. She just returned to the village, and it started raining heavily. She is like a lucky star for our village.”
“Indeed, I saw Wanshan carrying the child entering the village, and the sky immediately darkened, followed by rain. Haha, this child is like our village’s savior. It hasn’t rained for half a year, and if it didn’t rain, our crops would die.”
“Wanshan, have you named the child yet?”
A villager asked.
Xiao Wanshan shook his head, “Not yet, we want the elders in the village to help choose a suitable name.”
At this moment, the village head suggested, “The child returned to the village and brought rain, which shows she is blessed and brings good fortune. Carp is a traditional symbol of good luck and auspiciousness. Why not name her Jinli, and hope that blessings and good luck will accompany her throughout her life!”
“Jinli, I think it’s a good name.” A villager agreed. “Since the child is blessed, we should choose a name with a good meaning.”
Everyone voiced their agreement with the name Jinli.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Wanshan and his wife nodded, “Alright, her name is Xiao Jinli!”
…
Just as Xiao Wanshan and his wife brought Xiao Jinli back to the village, coincidentally, rain finally fell. As a result, Xiao Jinli quickly became a favorite among the villagers.
Even before her first month ended, groups of villagers visited Little Jinli every day.
Throughout that month, the now smaller Xiao Wushuang remained silent and pensive.
Over the course of that month, Xiao Wushuang learned through overheard conversations that she had somehow been reborn 400 years earlier on the Blue Star.
That is, 21st-century Earth, in the year 2001.
…
When Xiao Wushuang looked at her right wrist when adults were not around and saw the small green leaf birthmark there that was identical to her previous life, she was once again shocked.
How could this be?
Could it be that this space had traveled with her soul through time?
It had to be.