Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 385 - 384: Return

Chapter 385: Chapter 384: Return

After dinner, Chen Afu led a few children out of the West Wing.

Suddenly, Alu pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look!"

Everyone looked up and saw swarms of swallows flying south in the azure sky.

This was the first time they had seen so many swallows flocking and heading south this year.

Dabao said with tears in his eyes, "I’m going to spank Jin Bao when he’s back. It’s already autumn, and he will soon be heading to the southern region, but he still hasn’t returned to see us."

Yan’er was even more upset and began to cry. She gazed upwards and said, "Jin Yanzi hasn’t come back yet, could it have flown directly to the southern area?"

Li Xuan simply burst into tears.

Alu, embarrassed about his careless words, quickly said, "Jin Yanzi definitely knows we miss it, it will come back to see us before it heads to the southern place..."

Subsequently, he took Dabao and Ms. Chu out of the main court. He was now resting at the Chaohua Courtyard at noon.

That day, Chu Lingxuan left the city and did not return at night.

Chen Afu saw Hong Fei close the window a bit more tightly, so she went over and opened the window wider.

Hong Fei disapproved and said, "Ma’am, it’s entering autumn now, and the night wind is chilly."

Chen Afu said, "I’m leaving the door open for Jin Bao. In case it comes home at night, it needs this way."

She got into bed, and after Hong Fei put down the Net Tent and put out the light, she also left the room.

Chen Afu lay for a moment and then quietly got up and got out of bed, moving the chair next to the bed into space.

She sat in the chair, pulled up her clothes, revealing a large round belly. She then placed Jin Bei on her belly. The cool little body gradually warmed up, and its tiny wings seemed to have relaxed a bit.

During her noon rest these days, she would go into the space and place little Jin Bei on her belly. She had a feeling that the baby inside her belly seemed to enjoy playing with Jin Bei, as did Jin Bei.

Suddenly, to her surprise, she could feel the baby in her belly move, and she saw a little bump rise on the belly where Jin Bei was lying down. She had no idea if these two little things were kicking or boxing.

She laughed and said, "Beibei, feel it, this is your little brother or sister, they want to play with you inside mommy’s belly. Oh, another bump has appeared here. This baby also wants to play with you." As she said this, she moved Jin Bei to the other small bump.

Jin Bei’s wings relaxed slightly once again. Although they quickly closed up again, the scale of their movement was larger than usual and clearly visible this time.

Chen Afu exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my God, Beibei’s movement is getting bigger. Jin Bao would be thrilled if he saw it." She sighed again and said, "In two days, Jin Bao should join Beibei in the space. I still don’t know if it has found the tricolor ball...oh, it’s killing me."

From the side, Jin Bao asked, "What good thing can make someone so happy they could die?"

Chen Afu was only focused on Jin Bei and didn’t even lift her head. She continued to look at Jin Bei and said, "Beibei’s wings moved while caressing the baby in mommy’s belly. Look, look, it moved again!"

Jin Yanzi had already landed on Chen Afu’s belly and was also excitedly calling out when it saw Jin Bei, "Oh, oh, Beibei’s wings truly moved!"

It was so incredible that Jin Yanzi covered its beak with one wing.

"Ah, the baby is back!" cried Chen Afu. It finally registered, and she grabbed Jin Yanzi in her hand. Overwhelmed by excitement, she squeezed Jin Yanzi too hard and made it roll its eyes in response.

Again she anxiously asked, "What about the tricolor ball? Did you find it?"

Jin Yanzi managed to escape Chen Afu’s grip and proudly chirped, "As the unbeatable Jin Yanzi goes, what could I not achieve? I have found the tricolor ball, to the north, and have placed it in the courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Chen Afu embraced Jin Yanzi and kissed it a few times, laughing, "Thank you, baby. You have done us a great favour."

Jin Yanzi said arrogantly, "I don’t care for other people’s favour, as long as mommy remembers the favour granted by this bird."

Chen Afu laughed and said, "Mommy will always remember."

She quickly tidied up her clothes and took Jin Yanzi out of the space. She then called out loudly, "Hong Fei, Jin Yanzi is back."

Hong Fei, who was on night duty in the side room heard this, hurried in to light the candle, hung up the Net Tent, and saw Chen Afu dressing in the dark while Jin Yanzi was standing on the bed, lifting its little head to watch in delight.

Hong Fei and the other maids knew how anxiously their masters were waiting for Jin Yanzi. They too feared that it might get lost while playing outside. It would be a shame if such a cute little bird got lost.

As Hong Fi helped Chen Afu put on her clothes, she joyfully said, "Jin Bao is finally back, the brothers and sisters missed you and cried their eyes out."

Jin Yanzi chirped at her a couple of times.

Chen Afu dressed and went out, and indeed there was a flower in the courtyard. It stood straight due to the excess soil at its root. She hurried over and saw the tri-colored large flower even more enchanting and eye-catching under the starlight, incomparably beautiful.

It was indeed the tricolor ball flower she had seen before.

She joyously said, "Quick, get a flower pot and plant it."

Hong Fei agreed, quickly brought over the empty flower pot that Chen Afu had prepared beforehand, and planted the tricolor ball in it, then watered it.

Chen Afu was aware of the preciousness of the flower, and hesitant to leave it outside in the night, she asked Hong Fei to move it inside the room.

Once back in her bedroom, Chen Afu returned to the space with Jin Yanzi, and casually grabbed a bowl of pine nuts.

She said flatteringly, "These pine nuts are cooked by mommy with sugar and milk, called Milk Fragrance Pine Nuts, they are sweet and fragrant."

Jin Yanzi gave Jin Bei a few kisses with its small beak then started eating the Milk Fragrance Pine Nuts, satisfied, it peeped, "it’s delicious, has a unique taste, mommy, make more in future."

As Chen Afu sat in the chair, she noticed Jin Yanzi had almost finished eating, she laughed and said, "Baby, now that we have the tricolor ball, give mommy a little bit of the green swallow’s nest so that tomorrow mommy can go find Monk Gui Ling."

Jin Yanzi was eating happily, but when it heard mommy mention the issue that upset it, it stopped eating, flew to one side, and began wiping away tears with the corner of its wing.

Chen Afu coaxed, "Good baby, I promise not to ask for your green swallow’s nest anymore. That old monk has left for now and won’t be back for five years, so just give mommy a little, okay? With it, mommy can then get the brocade bag, and figure out a way to protect the Chus and all these children."

Jin Yanzi knew it must give away the green swallow’s nest. Though it felt uncomfortable, it cried for a bit before flying into the Golden House. It then brought out a piece of green swallow’s nest as big as a fingernail. Chen Afu was so excited holding that tiny piece of green swallow’s nest. Now that she had both items, finally, she could get the brocade bag.

She again said many kind words to Jin Yanzi, who was still wiping its tears, and gave it a few kisses. She then wrapped the green swallow’s nest in a handkerchief, put the handkerchief in the bag, and put the bag into the space. She couldn’t take it out for now.