Chapter 1544 - 1543: Misconceptions about the Mainland

Chapter 1544: Chapter 1543: Misconceptions about the Mainland

Chapter 1543: Misconception About Life in Mainland

Mengyu directly stuffed the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill into his hand: "Don’t worry, this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill is real. You’re getting older, and your meridians are fixed, so you must use the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill to expand your meridians.

Hold onto this. You’ll have to buy the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill yourself. After you cleanse your marrow tonight, see me again tomorrow. When you come, bring a few of the oldest antiques you can find. Remember, it’s not about value, just the age, even if they’re damaged."

When Ou Pengfei heard he had to buy the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill himself, he felt uneasy; could he really afford it?

Later, hearing that he just needed to find a few of the oldest items he could, he relaxed.

He didn’t know that Mengyu asking him to find a few of the oldest antiques was also a test for him.

"Okay, Master! I’ll definitely bring them tomorrow. But how can I tell how old those things are?"

Mengyu replied, "That’s easy. I’ll give you a bead. Take it back and place it on the antique. The older the item, the brighter the bead."

After Ou Pengfei took his leave, Mengyu instructed Le Yin on the surface and Le De secretly to keep an eye on Hai Xue and her mother, advising them to remain in the hotel and not go out for now. Meanwhile, Mengyu applied the Invisibility Talisman and followed behind Ou Pengfei.

Upon returning home, the Ou siblings were surrounded by a group of people.

"Pengfei, Zhenzhen, quickly tell us. Your elder aunt has already reached the doorstep, why doesn’t she come back?" asked Second Aunt Qu.

"Yes, Pengfei, didn’t you say before that your elder aunt was trafficked to the countryside and lived a poor life? Now that she’s about to become a wealthy person, why isn’t she coming back? Is she deliberately trying to trick us?" This was Third Aunt Qu speaking.

"Cousin, is it that elder aunt truly doesn’t want to come back, or is it for some other reason?" asked Ou Jiayi, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Second Uncle Ou Zhengyi.

"Exactly, exactly, elder aunt certainly hasn’t seen much of the world. She’s probably scared by Xiangjiang and doesn’t dare to meet us." questioned Ou Pengju, the twelve-year-old son of Third Uncle Ou Zhengli.

"..."

Seeing Ou Pengfei and Ou Zhen being bombarded with questions, the grandmother spoke up: "Why are you all so anxious, crowding around Pengfei and Zhenzhen, expecting them to answer everyone?"

The crowd fell silent as grandmother took Ou Zhen’s hand in one hand and Ou Pengfei’s hand in the other and asked, "You’ve already seen your elder aunt, haven’t you?"

"Yes, we have." they answered simultaneously.

"How is her health? Has she been doing well these years?" grandmother asked again.

Ou Pengfei inwardly praised, now that’s the question that should be asked first. He courteously replied, "Grandmother, elder aunt’s health looks great. Although she’s nearing fifty, outwardly she appears only in her thirties. It seems she’s been doing quite well these years."

"No way," Third Aunt Qu said, puzzled, "Didn’t people say she was trafficked to rural mainland, living a life of not having enough to eat or wear?"

Ou Zhen replied with irritation, "Who said she didn’t have enough to eat or wear? Elder aunt said when she was young, she might have eaten less meat, but there was always food to eat. Even if the family with the most kids in the village had a shortage of rice, they could still fill up with sweet potatoes and yams.

Moreover, even families with many children were allowed to divide the various grains first, then work points were deducted later. So except in years of major disaster, no one went hungry.

As for clothing—elder aunt said back at home, the clothes were all fabric but not lacking warmth. Who in winter doesn’t have a quilted jacket?"

The crowd was stunned: this was different from their understanding of the mainland.