A rare opportunity

Chapter 532: People are clothes and horses are saddles

After a night of hard work, Muchun buried Zijuan's mother in an open space not far from the hut. Water was brought from a small river in the distance to thoroughly wash the hut inside and out. Fortunately, the hut was well ventilated, and when the sun rose, the smell of the dead had completely dissipated!

Muchun looked around and when he was sure that there was no smell in the hut, he put Zijuan on a pile of thatch he had just collected and untied her acupoints.

Zijuan opened her eyes, and then she turned over and sat up, rubbing her eyes and saying loudly:

"Mom! I'm hungry!"

When she saw the pancake beside her, she reached out and grabbed it, stuffing it into her mouth without hesitation. But when she saw the clean environment in front of her, she was stunned for a moment. She stood up with a "teng" and ran away! She bumped into Mu Chun who was walking into the house after hearing Zijuan's voice!

She was so frightened that she was shaking all over and hurriedly backed away! When she saw clearly that the person in front of her was Muchun, she rushed over without saying anything and grabbed Muchun and walked out. As she walked, she hurriedly said:

"Sister, let's go!"

Muchun was dragged out of the door by her involuntarily, but Zijuan suddenly stopped. Looking at the familiar environment in front of her, she turned back to look at the thatched cottage, her face full of suspicion!

Mu Chun was also confused by her and thought she was just sleep deprived. So he slowly walked over, patted her head, and asked softly:

"What's wrong? Zijuan!"

Zijuan looked up at Muchun in astonishment, and then rubbed her eyes. This rubbing was not a big deal, but it frightened her so much that she screamed "Oh my God!", swung her arms, and pressed her head tightly against Muchun's thighs!

Zijuan's action frightened Muchun! He hurriedly picked up Zijuan. But Zijuan buried her head in Muchun's chest again, not daring to look up!

Mu Chun thought something had happened to Zijuan and asked anxiously:

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened to you?"

Seeing Zijuan still burying her head, Muchun hugged her and rushed to the town! As he ran, he said:

"Dear Zijuan, don't be afraid! I'll take you to see a doctor right now! It's all my fault! It's all my fault! You must have caught a cold when I gave you a bath last night! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"

"No! Sister! I won't go to the doctor!"

"Silly child! How can you not see a doctor when you are sick? Be good! We will be fine after we take the medicine prescribed by the doctor!"

"Sister! Put me down! I...I'm not sick!"

"Don't be afraid, Zijuan! With your sister here, the doctor won't refuse to treat you!"

For Zijuan, Muchun was ready to use force! If the doctor in the town dared not to treat Zijuan, she would not mind forcing him with a long sword!

"Sister! I...I'm really not sick! You...put me down now!"

Zijuan seemed to be a little anxious! She shouted loudly and struggled hard, trying to get out of Muchun's arms! Muchun didn't care about that. She just thought Zijuan was afraid of facing strangers. Therefore, no matter Zijuan shouted or struggled, she ignored it and just kept on going!

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the town, Zijuan couldn't help crying and begging:

"Please, sister! I...I'm really not sick! If you don't believe me, can't you just touch my head?"

When Muchun heard her cry, she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted! At the same time, she felt a little ashamed! She, an adult, panicked when something happened, but needed a child to remind her! Although she couldn't cure diseases, she could still know if a person was sick and what the condition was. Of course, it was not like Zijuan said, just touch her head. She only needed to use her divine consciousness to detect Zijuan's body!

When she finished the detection, she couldn't help but be surprised! Just as Zijuan said, there was nothing wrong with her body! She immediately moved Zijuan's head and asked her to look at her, and asked in confusion:

"and you……?"

"I...I...these clothes and my home..."

"What's wrong? Do you think this dress is not pretty? It really doesn't fit me well, wait..."

Mu Chun still didn't quite understand and asked again.

"No, no, no! This dress is so beautiful, I have never worn such a beautiful dress! I...I'm just not used to it!"

Zijuan blushed and said anxiously.

Mu Chun looked at her blushing face, the hint of shyness and the smile in the corners of her eyes, and nodded as if she understood. As a child from a wealthy family, how could she understand the feelings of a child from a poor family?

Wearing new clothes is commonplace for children from rich families, so they would not feel too excited. But for a child from a poor family, especially for a child from a poor family who has never worn such beautiful new clothes, it is something she will remember for the rest of her life!

When they put on new clothes for the first time, they will feel shy! They may even feel ashamed to see people! Sometimes, they will deliberately make the new clothes dirty or worn! It’s not that they don’t like new clothes, but that they are not used to them!

Since Zijuan was fine, there was no need to see a doctor. But she still had to go to the town. She had to go to the town to buy some food. She didn't want to stay here for a long time, but she couldn't leave for the time being. She couldn't convince Zijuan to go with her! She could only accompany Zijuan temporarily and wait for her mother who would never come back at her home!

Zijuan was reluctant to follow Muchun into the town at first, but after Muchun's repeated persuasion, and fearing that Muchun would never come back, she had no choice but to bite the bullet, hold Muchun's clothes, hide behind Muchun with her head down, and follow him step by step into the town.

It was already noon, and the streets of the town were already bustling with activity! Farmers and residents from nearby and distant villages were buying or selling; sitting or walking; carrying things on their shoulders; or carrying things in their cars or by hand. The sounds of bargaining were endless, and the sounds of laughter and scolding could be heard from time to time!

In the whole town, the only person who was out of tune with the lively scene was probably Zijuan! She had a fearful look in her eyes and a panicked expression! She hid behind Muchun and tried her best to pull her to a quiet place with few people! But what surprised her was that the people in the town did not avoid her as they did before! On the contrary, she could hear people praising her from time to time:

"Tsk tsk! Whose little baby is this? She's so pretty!"

Zijuan didn't think this was a compliment to her because she had never heard such compliments before! She had heard the most of them: ugly! Disaster star!

Mu Chun was very satisfied with her masterpiece! Of course, this was her masterpiece! When Mu Chun finished tidying up the room, she looked at Zi Juan's face covered with dirt and her tattered clothes, and immediately cleaned her up. After cleaning Zi Juan, she found that Zi Juan looked a little thin, but she was pretty. With a little dressing up, she would become a girl that everyone loves!

She could understand that the family was poor and couldn't afford new clothes. But what she didn't quite understand was why Zijuan's mother let Zijuan's clothes be ruined like this and didn't help her clean them? But now she no longer knew the answer!

It was impossible to buy new clothes in the middle of the night, so Muchun decided to alter her own clothes first and let Zijuan wear them, and then go to the town to buy her some new clothes in the morning.

There was needle and thread, which the attentive Meixiang had prepared for her. But Muchun, who had always lived a life of luxury, had never touched needle and thread, and had never thought of sewing or mending, let alone altering clothes! But now she was forced to do something, and there was nothing she could do. She could only recall how her mother and Meixiang mended clothes, and imitate them. It was not until the east was white that she barely finished altering a set of clothes.

Although she didn't have much confidence. But when she put the dress on Zijuan, she was amazed! She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: the saying goes: clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse, it's true! The clothes that she casually modified, put on Zijuan, and she immediately turned Zijuan into a beautiful and lovely girl!

Although Muchun was not good at tailoring, she had different experience after all. Although she herself was not satisfied with the dress she modified, it was extremely beautiful in the eyes of the small town residents! Moreover, with Zijuan's bright eyes and charming face, it naturally attracted everyone's praise!