The sound came in waves, rhythmic and regular, like the beating of a wooden fish.
Bai Junjun had a good quality of sleep and was completely unaffected, but Bai Sasa, once frightened by a fool, had a psychological shadow over such strongly rhythmic noises!
After all, this was the Village Chief’s house, and their family had tragically passed away and been buried not long ago; it was hardly surprising that strange noises at this time could lead to sinister thoughts.
Consequently, Bai Sasa opened her eyes in terror and looked out of the window shakily.
The windows here were pasted with paper, and it was brighter outside than inside; if there was something there, one could see its shadow.
At this moment, there stood a figure outside the window, its shadow deeply startling Bai Sasa, and she immediately let out a piercing scream.
Bai Junjun, hearing the sound, immediately opened her eyes and, following Bai Sasa’s gaze, also saw the shadow. Without saying a word, Bai Junjun flung her wooden pillow out the window.
Bai Junjun was very strong, and the window frame was already rickety; struck by the wooden pillow, it instantly shattered, leaving a large hole.
As the wooden pillow flew out, the shadow outside also let out a pained howl.
That voice was actually... the fool?
The sisters exchanged a doubtful glance and hurried outside.
Then they saw the fool squatting on the outside corridor, clutching his head and grimacing in pain, while Bai Junjun’s window was broken, and the wooden pillow had fallen into the courtyard.
At that time, Li Wenli and Bai Lingyu were chopping wood, and the rhythmic knocking sound was actually made by them.
And the fool had merely wanted to check if the sisters were awake yet.
After all, it was three Shichen past noon, yet there had been no sign of movement from the sisters.
Bai Sasa was stunned; if she hadn’t been so easily scared, her older sister would definitely not have hurt someone.
"I..." She didn’t know what to say at the moment.
Just said, "It’s not your fault."
Then she silently walked over to the fool, took out some Water of Flora from her water bottle, and applied it to his forehead.
In some ways, this Water of Flora was also considered to have a miraculous effect on treating bruises and injuries.
After the fool applied the medicine, his burning forehead immediately felt cool.
Li Wenli, witnessing all this, couldn’t help laughing, "I told you not to get close to the girls’ room, didn’t I? You never listen."
Bai Junjun rolled her eyes at Li Wenli, who was talking without pain, standing aside.
He really had the nerve to say it, considering he himself had asked girls to come to his room to weave straw mats and make beds. How could that be justified?
However, Bai Junjun just rolled her eyes inwardly. At this moment, she tended to the fool and then went into the kitchen.
The kitchen had just been raided, and although the old man and woman had tried their best to restore it to its original state, signs of the raid were still visible.
Everything here was plundered, leaving behind no rice, flour, grain, or oil.
But Bai Junjun still found a few paddy grains in the corners of some bottles and jars.
Having the paddy was a good start.
She grabbed the hard-earned paddy grains, ready to plant them once again.
At that time, not a single villager had returned from going out, so Bai Junjun quickly took the opportunity to go to the Village Chief’s vegetable garden, which had also been stripped bare.
But Bai Junjun didn’t care. She just threw the few grains of paddy into the soil and then activated her Special Ability.
In a short amount of time, the five paddy grains thrived wonderfully, and soon they bore golden grains.
Bai Junjun replanted these grains of paddy.
After all, her Special Ability had reached First Rank, and planting a grain of rice was no longer as exhausting as before.
Bai Junjun, not wanting to do things by halves, planted these paddy grains at lightning speed, and in short order, she harvested thirty jin of yield.