"Little Yu, why are you... always eating?" Lu Hua chided playfully.
"Sister, I'm hungry every day..." Little Yu rubbed his belly, looking particularly wronged.
Bai Sheng chuckled, "Someone who gives you food isn't necessarily a good person, because some people will deceive you with good things beforehand to achieve their own goals; while someone who hits you for no reason is definitely a bad person. Distinguishing between good and bad people is more complicated. You should observe and feel more. When you're older, you'll naturally understand."
"Observe more, feel more. En, sister-in-law, I understand," Lu Yun nodded.
"Sister-in-law, I understand too," Lu Hua smiled shyly.
"Sister-in-law, I... I'll understand when I grow up," Lu Yu reached out his small hand to hold Bai Sheng's.
Bai Sheng let out a relieved sigh.
Aiya, educating children really takes a lot of effort. She hadn't been married or had children in her previous life. This "parenting wisdom" in her mind was all learned from television and books. Still, it would do for now.
Lu Ye stared blankly at Bai Sheng, his eyes shining brightly.
"Bai Sheng!"
As Bai Sheng turned to head for the kitchen, Lu Ye softly called out to her.
Bai Sheng turned, and Lu Ye stepped in front of her, "You stay home and look after your siblings, I'll go to Red Tree Slope first to take a look, and find a place... to bury Dad and Mom."
Bai Sheng was about to say "Okay," when a thought suddenly popped into her head, "Lu Ye, I have an idea about where to bury Dad and Mom. I don't know if you're willing."
Lu Ye met Bai Sheng's gaze and said gently, "What idea? Tell me."
Bai Sheng glanced at Lu Hua and the others, pulled Lu Ye aside, and whispered, "I thought... maybe we could put Dad and Mom in the space first. Everything in the space doesn't decay or spoil, and the environment is good. When we have better conditions later, we can get two good coffins made for Dad and Mom and choose a blessed spot to bury them. What do you think?"
Lu Ye stared at Bai Sheng, his deep dark eyes flashing with surprise, "But, this is your space. Dad and Mom are, after all, deceased. If their bodies are put in there, you... won't mind?"
"You still treat me like an outsider," Bai Sheng sighed.
"I... I don't. I just..." Lu Ye didn't know how to explain.
However, Bai Sheng didn't want to dwell on it. Her in-laws had taken her in, and Lu Ye protected her so well. She only needed to repay them with her own heart. As for other things, they would happen naturally.
"If you treat me as family, then your parents are my parents. We can build a small bamboo house in the space and put Dad and Mom in there temporarily. It won't affect anything."
"En, then... we'll do as you say!" Lu Ye smiled somewhat shyly.
At noon, Bai Sheng had Heng Heng dig up some wild vegetables again, mixed the remaining sweet potato starch with the chopped vegetables, kneaded it into a dough, and fried it into vegetable cakes in a pan.
Eating the vegetable cakes with spiritual spring water was another delicious meal. Everyone ate their fill.
After eating, Lu Ye asked Lu Hua to take her two younger brothers to sleep in their parents' former "room" for their afternoon nap. He then quietly carried their parents' bodies into his and Bai Sheng's room.
Bai Sheng stepped forward, tugged on Lu Ye's sleeve, and with a thought, they were in the space.
"Heng heng heng... Master, you're here?" Heng Heng excitedly pounced towards Bai Sheng, ignoring the second fool standing beside him holding two stiff wooden objects.
Seeing the big black pig about to crush her, Bai Sheng agilely dodged. The big black pig crashed into the grass with a thud, shaking the ground three times.
"Heng heng! Big Black Pig!" Bai Sheng stamped her foot and roared in a drawn-out voice, "Don't you know your own limits? You're such a huge strong warrior, why do you have to act like a puppy and pounce for hugs? If you rush at me like that, I'll turn into a meat patty instantly, do you know that?"
The warrior Heng Heng innocently raised his pig head from the grass, a few crushed yellow flowers sticking to his black fur. "Master, I... I was just too happy to see you!"
Bai Sheng sighed deeply, rolling her eyes helplessly, "From now on, you must always remember your own limits! You are not a kitten or a puppy, you are a pig! A fat, strong, big black pig!"
Heng Heng lowered his pig head and stood up, "Master, Heng Heng remembers. I won't dare to do it again next time. Please don't be angry."
Lu Ye stared blankly at Bai Sheng, his eyes unblinking. Was she... talking to a pig? Could she understand pig squeals?
Bai Sheng noticed Lu Ye's direct gaze, touched her nose, and chuckled awkwardly, "Uh, yes, I can understand Heng Heng's pig squeals." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Oh, that's... quite... quite good," Lu Ye nodded dazedly.
"Lu Ye, why don't you go find a spot first, where to put Dad and Mom," Bai Sheng said.
This space was about the size of two standard football fields. It was better for Lu Ye to decide where to place his in-laws' bodies.
Lu Ye agreed, looked around, and then walked towards the most remote southwest corner of the space, where there was a small patch of dense trees, providing good concealment. He planned to place their bodies behind the trees.
Although Bai Sheng didn't mind, Lu Ye wanted to minimize the presence of his parents' bodies, so as not to affect Bai Sheng as much as possible.
Seeing Lu Ye walk away, Heng Heng asked, "Master, what are those two stiff things that Second Fool is carrying?"
"Those aren't things! Those are—" Bai Sheng kicked Heng Heng's pig rear, "Those are Lu Ye's Mom and Dad, my in-laws' remains!"
"What? Remains?" Heng Heng was shocked, "You mean corpses! Master, you brought two corpses into the space, I'm timid, I'll be scared."
"If I slaughter you and eat you as pork, would you be scared?" Bai Sheng gritted her teeth and bit Heng Heng's pig ear.
"Ah! Master, no... don't slaughter me, you... you can put as many corpses as you want," Heng Heng yelped like a pig being slaughtered.
Bai Sheng released his pig ear, slapped his pig head, and said, "Heng Heng, remember this, if my in-laws hadn't taken in the original owner, she would have been sent to the border red tent. If that were the case, I would have been a military prostitute upon transmigration. If I became a military prostitute, you wouldn't have had a good time either! So, from now on, you must take good care of my in-laws' remains. Although I don't understand why you became the space manager, I believe that only when I do well, will you do well!"
"Mhm, mhm, Master is right. Heng Heng will definitely be the most obedient pig to Master!" Heng Heng subserviently rubbed Bai Sheng's small leg with his pig head. "But, Master, why aren't Second Fool's parents buried outside?"
A coldness surfaced in Bai Sheng's eyes, "Those scoundrels in Huangsha Village are targeting Lu Ye everywhere because he married me, a female slave. They want to drive Lu Ye's family out of Huangsha Village. His parents have nowhere to be buried, so they can only be placed in the space for now."
"What? Those scoundrels dared to drive out Master?!" Heng Heng was so angry that he snorted a puff of vapor from his pig nose. "No, Master, Heng Heng must work hard from now on to help you rise and then trample those ignorant villagers to death!"
Bai Sheng sneered, her gaze becoming deep, "They will come begging me in the future."