The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 492 - 463 Feudal Superstition, Open-air Hot Spring_1

Chapter 492: Chapter 463 Feudal Superstition, Open-air Hot Spring_1

"Everyone outside says it’s feudal superstition, but I don’t think so. The things that we Huaxia people have passed down for thousands of years are not without merit. For example, feng shui and spirits, it’s better to believe they are real than not," Village Chief Qi said. "If we do our part well, the spirits won’t blame us."

Qi Shuming echoed, "Big Brother Dazhu, have you noticed that our village seems a bit unusual these recent years, as if it’s luckier than other villages?"

"Of course, I’ve noticed, otherwise would I burn paper offerings so devoutly?" Village Chief Qi laughed, thinking to himself that he had never been this devout even when making offerings to his own father.

He Jingyu chuckled and replied, "In fact, that’s a good thing. Fearing in your heart keeps one alert."

"Talking about those great principles is beyond us, but I know that in life and in doing things, one cannot lose their conscience," Village Chief Qi said. "Just like those archaeologists from the city, who have dismantled people’s homes and taken their belongings, and then don’t even cover them back up. Even if you want to study them, shouldn’t you at least put up some kind of shelter? But look, there’s nothing!"

"In that case, why don’t we build the shelters?" Qi Shuming suggested. They had wood and stone on the mountain; they could use local materials, the only waste being manpower.

"Sounds good," Qi Shuming agreed.

However, not long after Village Chief Qi took the strong men of the village to build shelters over these large tombs, incredibly hot springs bubbled up from these pits.

Near the Peach Orchard, because of these steaming hot springs, the area became misty, as if it had transformed into Taoyuan Fairyland.

Seeing this, Village Chief Qi was dumbfounded and hurried to report the situation to the county.

Director Yang came over with his assistants, looked around, and since they couldn’t see anything special, they only took back a few bottles of water for testing.

But there are always daredevils in the village, and some directly brought large basins to bathe beside the springs.

Because the water was boiling hot, and the surrounding area was full of steam, even by the outdoor pools, one wouldn’t feel cold when stripping down to bathe, and the number of people coming for baths increased.

Village Chief Qi was shocked, thinking that this was disrespectful to the tomb owners, but he couldn’t stop it, so he dug a large pit beside these big pits that could simultaneously accommodate about twenty people for a bath, about seventy to eighty centimeters deep, and led the hot water into it before creating an outlet as well.

He Jingyu helped to calculate the inflow and outflow, so the temperature of the water in the pit could be maintained within a reasonable range, and a group of men nakedly sat inside, soaking in the hot bath.

When He Jingyu saw that everyone was taking baths without issue, he also took a soak. And he had to admit, it was indeed more comfortable than heating water for a bath at home.

The water that Director Yang took for testing turned out to be ordinary hot springs, with nothing unusual about it, so he left them to it.

Ever since there was a hot spring pool near Peach Orchard, He Tiantian and the young ladies and newlywed women of the village stopped coming near the back hill of Peach Orchard.

While providing Sacred Blood, He Tiantian caught the Snake King and asked, "What’s the deal with those hot springs? Could bathing in them harm the villagers’ health?"

The Snake King’s voice was quite deep as he shook his head and replied, "No!"

"Then where does this water come from?" Tiantian asked curiously, noting that the large pits were close to where the Snake King cultivated, and she suspected there was a connection with him.

"It’s the heat released during my cultivation," the Snake King answered tersely, either looking up at the sky or down at the ground, but never directly at Tiantian standing in the middle.

Tiantian also felt that the Snake King was different from before, no longer constantly saying "This King" or scolding her "Stupid woman, foolish woman," and even seemed reluctant to talk much with her.

Tiantian was very puzzled, why was that?

"Snake King, do you have something on your mind?" He Tiantian asked, even reaching out to stroke the Snake King’s head a few times, "I’ve noticed you’re not the same as before..."

"How was I before?" the Snake King glanced at He Tiantian with his eyes slanted.

"You used to be very Snake King-like, but now you seem more grown-up, more silent." He Tiantian still preferred the Snake King of the past, but she also knew that all natural beings had their own growth patterns. It was inevitable that the Snake King would grow up.

"Indeed, I have grown up, so from now on, don’t touch my head," the Snake King showed his teeth to He Tiantian in a snarl, as if to scare her.

"Hahaha!" laughed He Tiantian, "Congratulations on growing up. By the way, now that your original form has gotten so big, your human form must have grown too, right? Quick, transform and let me see."

Upon hearing this, the Snake King felt somewhat uneasy and said, "Hurry up, I need to absorb the Sacred Blood."

"Just transform and show me!" begged He Tiantian, wanting to see if the small chubby kid from before had turned into a big chubby kid.

But no sooner had He Tiantian spoken than she felt a tingling numbness at her ankle and lost consciousness.

The Snake King had no intention of transforming in front of He Tiantian. If she saw he was already taller than her and looked roughly her age, she would avoid him in everything she did from then on.

After the Snake King absorbed the Sacred Blood, he transformed into a human.

He wanted to pinch He Tiantian’s face but stopped just before touching her cheek.

To touch, and yet wanting to touch more!

To want to touch, yet unable to have, leaves only heartache!

The Snake King gritted his teeth and vanished from He Tiantian’s room, and this time, due to his panic, he didn’t help tidy up her room.

When He Tiantian woke up, her room was in complete disarray.

When Wang Shuping came in to call her daughter for a meal and saw the mess, she tidied up while chattering, "Did you sleepwalk last night? Such a mess in the room!"

He Tiantian laughed nervously, "Heh, I saw a mouse last night and was trying to catch it."

"A mouse?" Wang Shuping frowned, "Next time, have your dad bring some mouse poison back from the county city. With more grain at home this year, there are more mice than before."

"Yeah!" He Tiantian answered haphazardly.

At that moment, Zhao Dajiao came to visit.

"You clean up," Wang Shuping instructed before leaving her daughter’s room.

Third Grandma Qi asked with a chuckle, "Da Jiao, what brings you over today?"

Zhao Dajiao, sitting on a stool next to Third Grandma Qi, replied, "Isn’t it because some of the old ladies in the village saw the men enjoying their bath on the back hill and started thinking about whether it’s possible to have a pool just for women to soak in?"

"Haha, so that’s what it’s about!" exclaimed Third Grandma Qi, "I’ve soaked in a hot spring before, and it really is comfortable. Now that it’s winter, bathing in a hot spring is much more comfortable than heating water at home. You don’t have to worry about the water cooling down and catching a chill."

"Exactly, bathing at home uses up a lot of water, it’s not as comfortable, and you can catch a cold or fever," said Zhao Dajiao, "That’s why I came to ask if Shuping and Tiantian agree. If they do, our village will have the consent of ninety-three female comrades. With so many in favor, our proposition will also gain the village’s support."