Chapter 146 h'y'b'y
No matter what, these are the villagers' wishes. It would be a real disappointment if she made a wish at this time and said that it would not come true.
Bai Tao also thought about the time before she traveled through time. No matter which temple she went to worship Buddha and pray, she would recite every word clearly and recite it three or five times.
The main point is that not only you need to know it, but Bodhisattva also needs to know it.
There are so many people worshipping Buddha every day, how could the Bodhisattva notice them all if you just recite it in your heart? But it is different if you recite it out loud, the Bodhisattva will definitely notice such a special and confident believer.
Thinking about it this way, the villagers' loud wishes are very sincere and necessary.
Bai Tao smiled and patted the treasure box in front of her, saying, "Here, this is my birthday gift to you."
And gifts?
The people celebrating the birthday were two young wives, an older girl, a child and two men.
The gifts Bai Tao prepared were uniformly five taels of silver and ten meters of cloth per person, and then she gave different things based on gender and age.
The children were given a big gift bag of snacks, the young wife was given a large piece of flowered cloth, the older girl was given two headdresses, and the two grown men were each given a pair of shoes.
"Thank you, aunt~"
The six people were extremely excited. After expressing their gratitude, they took the things and knelt down at the same time, kowtowed three times devoutly to Bai Tao.
"May my aunt be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the sky..."
Bai Tao smiled brightly: "Okay, okay, you are all good children, get up quickly, get up quickly."
The six people then got up and said obediently: "Thank you, Auntie..."
The other villagers also watched with smiles on their faces, and many of them prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping that the aunt would always be with them and not take anyone else with her.
We had just eaten dinner and weren’t hungry anyway, so we cut the cake into pieces and gave each person a piece of each. Both adults and children enjoyed the cakes so much.
“This durian mille-feuille is really delicious.”
“The strawberry pudding cake is delicious too.”
“I think they’re all delicious.”
"The things that my aunt gave me are all the best!"
"..."
Bai Tao saw that the villagers were enjoying their meal and thought that there were few entertainment activities in ancient times, so she said, "From now on, every month, the village will celebrate the birthday of the person whose birthday is in that month."
In the ancient world where clan inheritance was the main theme, cohesion was very important.
Regular large-scale collective activities like this will help strengthen the cohesion of Taohua Village.
Anyway, I listen to her stories at night now, so it would be nice to arrange a day to celebrate my birthday.
Every month?!
The villagers were immediately delighted when they heard this.
But soon, he began to hesitate.
"Auntie, isn't this too expensive?"
"Yes, Auntie, you are kind to us, we all know it, but..."
Bai Tao: "It's only once a month, not every day. It's nice for everyone to have fun together."
After she finished speaking, she saw that the villagers wanted to say something else, so she continued, "If you are worried about spending money, then you can just find some more strange and unique things for me."
Even if it is not Bai Tao's birthday, the villagers will subconsciously find strange and weird things for her.
But since Bai Tao had said so, the villagers knew her temper, so they said nothing more and thanked her in unison: "Thank you, Auntie."
Several villagers who had birthdays next month felt nervous. While they were jumping for joy, they kept repeating in their hearts:
All I have is one wish, that I will always be by our side and ignore those slutty bitches out there!
After almost finishing the meal, Bai Tao said before going to bed: "Go to bed early tonight, we will cross the river tomorrow." She spent 200 coins, and the mall said that they could cross the river tomorrow.
After five days, the ice on the river surface will melt, and it will melt faster than it froze.
In the evening, some villagers went to the river to observe, but after the river surface froze over, no one knew how thick it was at the moment.
As soon as Bai Tao said this, Bai Dashan responded and turned around to arrange people to go to the river to determine the thickness of the ice.
Although his aunt said there would definitely be no problem, he should still be cautious.
The people of Taohua Village are very strong, so Bai Shanquan first punched the shore twice. Seeing that the ice did not crack, he felt relieved and continued to move forward.
He led the two men all the way to the center of the river, dug several holes in the ice with a chisel along the way, and measured the thickness of the ice. The ice in the center of the river was more than one meter thick, which was more than enough to cross the river.
"Village chief, I took people to measure it. The thinnest part of the ice is at least 1.2 meters. By tomorrow, it will be at least 10 centimeters thicker."
Bai Dashan: "Okay, that's good."
He raised his hand and glanced at the watch on his wrist. The moonlight hands were clearly visible in the night.
"It's already past ten o'clock. You should rest and get up early to clean up tomorrow."
Bai Shanquan nodded: "Okay, then Village Chief, you should also go to bed early."
Not only Bai Dashan has watches, but everyone in the village, young and old, has watches. The only difference is that there are children's and adult models.
These watches were rewards from the mall after completing the survival mission. Bai Tao cursed and turned around to distribute them to the villagers.
Then he spent an hour teaching the villagers how to tell time.
Now people in Taohua Village no longer need to look up at the sun to guess the time, they just need to raise their hand and look at their watch.
At first, the villagers were not used to it, but after two days of use, it became more and more fragrant.
I am really amazing. It is indeed more accurate to check time this way. After all, even the minutes and seconds can be calculated accurately.
Of course, the villagers were extremely cautious about such actions considering the time and would not let anyone outside Taohua Village see them.
Such a powerful item should naturally only be known to the villagers themselves. If outsiders knew about it, the watch would be stolen, but it would cause trouble for me.
Bai Tao knew that the villagers were always cautious, so she felt comfortable giving them some things.
The next morning.
As soon as the sky was getting light, many people noticed that the Baijiabao caravan was moving differently than usual.
Many tents have been dismantled and loaded onto the pack trucks, and it is obvious that they are setting off today.
The Zhou family lived not far away, so Zhou Yang hurried over to inquire.
"Young man, I want to ask, are we going to set off today?"
"Yes, our aunt said that we will set off after breakfast." Such a big commotion could be seen by everyone, so there was nothing to hide.
"Hey, thanks, little brother." Zhou Yang thanked him, turned around and hurried back to call his family to pack up their things.
He didn't ask any more questions and just followed the caravan.
If the caravan's horse-drawn carriages and pack carts can cross the river, then those of them who don't have anything big to carry will have even less to worry about.
If the caravan plans to take a detour, his family will follow.
They follow the Baijiabao caravan wherever it goes.
When the Baijiabao caravan was packing up, everyone else also started to pack up in a hurry.
Yang Song carefully strolled around the river, and after returning, he whispered, "Master, there are a few more ice holes on the river today. They must have been left by Miss Bai's people when they checked the thickness of the ice."