Bab 106: Strange Ceremony

Early the next morning, Sui Hua was awake before the call of the crow, her bright eyes filled with expectations and hope for the new day. Life in the Budh Village was mundane and ordinary, with its villagers at work before the break of dawn.

However, as hard-working, illiterate individuals, none of the villagers minded their boring life and instead, found peace and satisfaction in the small piece of land they owned.

Sui Hua was one such individual.

As the eldest daughter of a family of 10, her four elder brothers plowed the field and planted crops, while her three little sisters and she took care of meals, washing and sewing of clothes, and fixing the holes in their mud house.

"Sui Hua, are you up yet?"

"Yes, mama! Give me just a second!" Rushing out of her bedding, Sui Hua went out the back door to relieve herself. Grabbing a fresh twig, she chewed on one end of it and sprinkled a bit of salt.