The woman and the uncle were stunned for a moment and looked at each other, as if they had something to hide.
"What's wrong?" Ling Yue felt uneasy.
The uncle said with some embarrassment, "Girl, please don't worry, this cup is intact, but..."
"Just what?"
"But, girl, don't be angry if I tell you."
"Okay, I'm not angry, so don't beat around the bush."
The uncle paused, as if he had made some kind of decision, "The child used the cup to make a clay Buddha."
"Oh, I thought it was a big deal. It's okay. Let him do it. At least you saved my life." Ling Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
"Really? Then thank you, girl." The uncle and his wife looked grateful.
"Well, it's okay. I want to go for a walk. After sleeping for so long, my bones are a lot stiffer." Ling Yue now has a sore back.
All this was so weird. She clearly remembered that she was still in a newsstand in a stormy weather, but in the blink of an eye, she traveled through a thousand years and arrived in ancient times. Was this a dream or an hallucination?
Ling Yue pinched herself, her skin turned red and there was some pain, but it seemed it was not a dream.
She left her uncle's house and found that it was located by a small pond in the mountains. It was surrounded by lush green trees and mottled light and shadow. Although the air was fresh, it was too quiet, which made people feel horrified. Looking from a distance, there was only this isolated surrounding.
One family.
She turned around and was about to enter the house when a strange cry suddenly came. Ling Yue looked around, but didn't find anything, and it suddenly became quiet again.
"Those are wild animals in the woods. Don't worry, they won't attack people." The uncle who stood behind Ling Yue at some point explained.
"Oh...there's only one family here?"
"Well, we are here."
"Why? Aren't you afraid of a family living in this remote mountain?"
"Afraid? Haha, our family has lived in this deep mountain for five or six years, and we have long been used to it."
"That shouldn't be the case. Why is there only one family here?"
The uncle sighed and stared into the distance, as if he was recalling something, "Girl, you don't know something. We didn't live here before, but in Chang'an City.
"Chang'an? Isn't that great? Why do you have to live in the mountains? It's not boring like this."
The uncle gave a bitter smile and shook his head, "We have no choice. Six years ago, I was a businessman in Chang'an City. Although my family is not as rich as the country, I can be self-sufficient by doing some small business. My wife, Xiaoxiao, is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
My daughter, because her father thought my family was not rich enough and my family was not well-matched, he firmly disagreed with us being together. He even locked Xiaoxiao in the room and refused to allow her to see me. Later, Xiaoxiao secretly visited me while her father was not paying attention.
She ran away from home to see me, and later her father found out about it. In a rage, her father said he would put me in jail, and then he had no choice but to end up in this deep mountain."
"Oh..." Ling Yue felt a little sad as she listened, "But how do you live?"
"I usually hunt, chop some firewood, and then go to the city to exchange for some daily necessities. When I was young, I grew vegetables at home and took care of the children."
"Oh, that's quite happy... However, I think Xiaoxiao will also miss her relatives. She is very brave to endure the pain of missing her relatives in exchange for the pain of lovesickness."
Ling Yue thought of her parents and felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She also suffered from the pain of missing her relatives all the time.
"What about you? You are young, but you are very worried. It seems that you have experienced a lot of things."