Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn
Chapter 73 - 63: Some Rejoice, Some Worry

Chapter 73: Chapter 63: Some Rejoice, Some Worry

Xiao Xian seemed to see a young woman in her twenties bowing to her with a smile, "Master Shan Yin, come take a look, I don’t have the strength, I can’t wrap it up." Xiao Xian knew, at this moment, the person Taohua most wanted to see should be Master Shan Yin.

Master Shan Yin had been living a monastic life for over forty years but had never held a child. As Xiao Xian spoke, she pushed the baby into his arms. The big monk was so flustered that he hurriedly took the child.

He didn’t dare to use too much force, and could only cradle the baby girl with his palms. Just as he was about to check if there was any letter related to the baby’s origin on her, the baby suddenly latched onto the monk’s finger, smacking and biting on it.

"Master Shan Yin, she’s hungry, no, she’s smiling," Yezi, who was just scared out of her wits, was now spirited.

Having seen the baby girl, Master Shan Yin’s usually lonely heart warmed up. He didn’t know who had abandoned the child under the big peach tree, but it seemed they were fated, "Poor child, tomorrow I’ll take you into the mountains and ask if any family is willing to take you in." But no sooner had Master Shan Yin finished speaking than the little girl began to cry and wail, and no matter how Master Shan Yin tried to soothe her, she wouldn’t stop.

"Master, you should adopt her, look, she’s crying so hard she’s turned red," Xiao Xian took the opportunity to egg him on, jokingly arguing that it would be a waste if she and Taohua’s efforts were sent away.

Yezi still muttered on the side: "That won’t do. Men and women should not touch each other, the monk has renounced worldly life, it’s inconvenient, plus Mama said, now that times are better, there are special places in the city that take orphans in."

Almost at the same time, Yezi felt two resentful glances, one from Xiao Xian and the other from... that baby girl. Oh my, Yezi panicked and took back her words, daring not say more.

Master Shan Yin, having no choice, agreed with a nod, and the baby girl immediately stopped crying. Master Shan Yin brought Xiao Xian and Yezi into the temple, and after understanding why they were still outside the temple so late, he scolded them both before warming up some rice porridge, feeding the baby girl and then arranging a place for the two to stay.

The temple returned to quietness, the next day, the adults from both families came knocking, Yuezi was inevitably scolded. Xiao Xian, having helped Taohua, was in high spirits, and thus let Zhu Shijun even berate her.

Yezi saw Xiao Xian in a good mood, not even feeling the pain from several slaps on the ear from Mama. Soon, the children from the village and the stronghold came for school, seeing the big peach tree struck by lightning and all showed pity.

After Yezi’s mother learned about the baby girl at the temple, she had the intention to adopt her. Their family had only one Yezi, who was too mischievous. Having another daughter was good. The baby girl born from the peach tree had a round forehead and pitch-black eyes, indescribably cute. Just a pity when she approached the baby girl, the child would start crying non-stop, leaving the onlookers quite helpless.

It was finally Zhu Shijun who spoke up: "The baby girl won’t stop crying; she probably doesn’t want to leave Master Shan Yin. As they say, a melon forcibly twisted off the vine is not sweet. Yezi’s mother might as well recognize her as a goddaughter, visit more often, that’s all. Just leave the baby girl in the temple, let Yezi’s mother bring some food and clothing for the child." Zhu Shijun’s words won unanimous approval; Yezi’s mother’s help resolved the baby girl’s needs and made it more convenient for Master Shan Yin to adopt her.

"Om mani padme hum, since that is so, let the baby girl stay in the temple. Benefactors, you are all of high virtue and prestige, I trouble you to name the baby girl." Shanyin Monk became quite fond of the baby girl after spending the night together, not wanting to let her go when someone took her.

"Taohua," Xiao Xian, upon hearing that her grandfather had the right to name the baby, couldn’t wait to speak up, "She was abandoned under the big peach tree, and wrapped in fabric like a peach blossom. It is said that from the Taohua branch a new life springs, Grandfather, shall we call her Taohua?"

"Ah, she’s smiling again." Yezi said, the girl was unfairly biased, whenever Xiao Xian said anything she would smile, but whenever he spoke, she would either cry or roll her eyes at him. And his mother was still thinking of taking a goddaughter, if he got such a sister in the future, he was going to suffer.

"Out of the peach blossom branch comes the auspicious child, let’s name her Taohua," Shanyin Monk nodded in agreement. After thanking the adults from both families, Master Shan Yin began teaching as usual, the only difference in today’s class was the addition of a cradle next to the lime water bucket, inside which lay a little baby girl.