The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 750: The Heart of the Fetal God (XVI)
When she arrived at the ranch, Danjin once again met the old herdsman who had guided her here in Luoxue Town.

"Little girl, you're really here!"

"Well, you said this place is good, so I came here. I have to find a place to make a living." Dan Jin said.

The old shepherd grinned and looked very happy. He turned around and asked his youngest son to lead out thirty sheep from the thousands of sheep.

"Remember, pick out some strong ewes for the kid, or he will starve." The old shepherd reminded.

Liu Sheng let out an "ah" in a baby voice as a response and a thank you, but he avoided the other person's hand that was stretched out to tease his face.

Afterwards, Danjin listened to the old herdsman's conversation for a few minutes and found out that the Baicun public ranch was actually run by their family.

"It's a pity that you can't share more of the burden with me..." The old herdsman sighed, "Taking care of so many heads is really tiring..."

Danjin nodded. The old herdsman looked just like the sheep on his pasture. Each one was shriveled and thin, as if they would be blown away from the meadow if the wind blew.

"But I can't help it. These sheep always come back to me after a while..."

As the old herdsman was speaking, he heard Aji cough twice.

"Old Zhaxi, go find a mule for Miss Liu. She also needs to carry some fodder. She can't carry it." Aji said, "The mule is my gift to Miss Liu. I'll give you the silver later."

Dan Jin waved his hands quickly: "No need, Brother Aji, I'll pay you whatever you deserve."

Liu Sheng, who was lying in Dan Jin's arms, raised his eyebrows.

[It seems there is some inside story...]

The old herdsman Zhaxi of course obeyed the words of the young village chief and hurried over to bring over a skinny mule.

At this time, his youngest son also drove over thirty sheep.

While the old man and the young were carrying fodder, Dan Jin reached out and pinched the backs of the sheep one by one, and looked at their teeth and eyes.

Liu Sheng lay on her back and looked at her curiously. She was a Tang person, so naturally she didn't understand these things.

Ah Ji smiled and praised: "Miss Liu really understands. I thought you are a Tang person and you might not understand."

"I just said that I have been able to do it since I was young." Dan Jin puffed up her face and said dissatisfiedly.

Aji just chuckled at this, obviously thinking it was just an excuse.

But that's true. Liu Sheng heard from Dan Jin that although the Tang people had migrated to the grassland for a hundred years, they were not very proficient in these things, and most of them were still engaged in planting, business or as craftsmen.

People like Zhu Jiuqing are probably the descendants of such Tang Dynasty craftsmen.

"By the way, you have to put this thing on the sheepfold at night, otherwise I won't be responsible if a sheep gets lost."

The old herdsman came over and handed Danjin a bundle of oilcloth-like objects with some strange patterns painted on it with scarlet paint.

Dan Jin: “What is this?”

"This was painted by Master Baoquan and the monks in the temple specifically for us herdsmen. Master is such a good person! Thank you, Master Taishen!" said the old herdsman sincerely.

It is said that Master Baoquan is the master stationed here. Bai Village and the surrounding villages are all under the protection of his temple.

Liu Sheng in his arms stretched out his little hand and gently touched the oilcloth. He seemed to wave his hand unintentionally, turning it a few times, revealing more patterns.

"Oh, this little kid is interested in this. It seems he has the potential to be a master!" The old herdsman became interested and praised with a smile.

Before Danjin could speak, Aji said, "This is a girl."

The old herdsman was stunned for a moment, then immediately stopped smiling and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

It is a recognized fact that a girl cannot be a guru. By praising her like this, aren't you just hurting people's hearts?
However, Danjin didn't seem to care. She looked at the child in her arms with a smile and said softly, "It's okay. I think what the old man said makes sense."

The old herdsman and Aji looked at each other and understood that she was indeed an orphan girl with no knowledge and who spoke without thinking, so there was no need to say more.

After everything was ready, Aji accompanied Danjin to herd the sheep back.

When they passed by the village chief's house, the old village chief was standing at the door with a cane. When he saw them coming, he shouted:

"Aji, remember to help the little girl fix the sheepfold, so that it won't leak and the sheep won't get lost."

"I got it! Father!" Aji said with a grin.

The old village chief sighed and whispered: "What do you know? You know nothing..."

He shook his head, turned around and went back to the house with his crutches.

After walking around the village chief's house and passing a fence covered with weeds, Danjin's eyes suddenly lit up. He bent down, picked a handful of weeds, and casually stuffed them into his cloth bag.

Ah Ji smiled and said, "Miss Liu, do you still recognize that these are edible?"

"Well, these are healing herbs. I... have worked in a pharmacy before, so I recognize them." Dan Jin replied softly.

Ah Ji nodded and said with emotion: "Miss Liu, you are really knowledgeable."

Dan Jin smiled: "This is nothing."

At this moment, she felt Liu Sheng in her arms suddenly tug at her sleeve. Looking down, she saw Liu Sheng pointing at a small wooden house in the distance and making a few yelping sounds.

There were two big words written on the wooden house - "Seed".

From a distance, I saw a skinny old woman sitting in front of the house with a pile of baskets in front of her.

Aji suddenly realized.

"Oh, that's the seed lady from our Bai Village. She used to grow very good things, but she has been in poor health in recent years and can no longer grow anything, so now she just sells seeds in the village."

"If you choose planting, then I will take you to her place."

Seeing that Liu Sheng was still staring at the wooden house, Dan Jin turned to Aji and said, "Brother Aji, please help me watch these sheep first. I'll go take a look."

Aji was surprised: "You don't want to plant again? The village will not bear the cost. Also, if you plant near the yurt, we will not care about you. If you want more land, you need to ask the village."

"Okay, I understand." Dan Jin nodded.

"Of course, if you grow the crops yourself and there is a harvest, the village will only take 10% of it." Aji smiled, "But I think it's unlikely. I advise you to give up this idea."

Danjin didn't take Aji's advice seriously.

There must be a reason why the adults said they wanted to go and take a look.

Walking along the stone path, I saw an old woman sitting in front of the door, guarding baskets filled with various seeds sorted into different categories.

The old woman was very thin. At first glance, she looked like a dried corpse leaning against the door. If I hadn't barely seen the slight rise and fall of her chest, I would have thought she was dead.

"Old lady, we want to buy seeds." Danjin walked over and spoke according to the adults' instructions.

The old woman still had her eyes closed, as if she hadn't heard anything.

So Danjin spoke louder: "Old lady! We want to buy seeds!"

The old woman then reluctantly lifted her heavy eyelids and said hoarsely and feebly, "Oh, oh, if you want to buy it, just buy it. Why are you shouting so loudly?"

Dan Jin did not argue with her, but just followed Liu Sheng's instructions and bought some barley, wheat, rapeseed, potatoes, radish and cabbage seeds.

"However, let me make it clear in advance that the weather has been bad recently, so it's very difficult for the seeds to germinate. You have to take good care of them. You must pay attention, and don't blame me for the bad seeds when they don't grow."

Liu Sheng pinched the seeds with her pink little hands and nodded.

Danjin understood, took a look, and said, "No, old man, your seeds are full inside, dry on the outside and have no moldy smell. They are well preserved."

After hearing this, the old woman opened her toothless mouth and laughed: "You little kid, you know how to grow crops?"

Danjin smiled slightly: "I used to do it at home, and my mother would even take us to identify the seeds."

The old woman's eyes softened immediately. She noticed that Dan Jin said "before". Then she looked at her with the baby by herself and felt sorry for her. "Is this... your sister?"

"Yes." Dan Jin nodded.

The old woman stretched out her skinny hand, touched the felt hat on Liu Sheng's head, then slowly took out three maltose from her bosom and put them in Liu Sheng's little hand.

Liu Sheng uttered a few groans.

"My sister said, thank you, old man." Dan Jin said with a smile.

"Good boy..." The old woman smiled and nodded.

Her smile gradually faded, she sighed and whispered, "My granddaughter was this big when she went to the snowy mountains..."

"Going to the snow mountains?" Dan Jin was surprised.

Liu Sheng felt Dan Jin tighten his grip on his hand.

"Yes, that was more than ten years ago. She must have accumulated a lot of merits by following the master."

A happy smile appeared on the old woman's face, but was immediately replaced by a hint of sadness.

"It's just... why hasn't she come to see me after all this time? I clearly left her a longevity lock with the address of Baicun engraved on the back. I've been waiting here, why hasn't she come yet?"

Dan Jin took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty: "She will be back soon."

The old woman nodded, and her expression seemed a little comforted.

"Of course, I just hope she can be quick, otherwise... I'm afraid I can't hold on..."

She leaned back against the door, closed her eyes, breathed softly, and waved her hand to indicate that they could leave.

Obviously he was tired and didn't want to talk anymore.

Danjin put the newly bought seeds into the cloth bag, picked up Liu Sheng and turned to walk towards Aji who was already waiting impatiently.

Liu Sheng lay on Dan Jin's shoulder, looked back at the old woman curled up on the steps, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Modified the number of sheep...try to make it more reasonable