The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Hua Chao was sitting in the yard of villager Su Chenyang's house, which was the home of the child they rescued. There were only a dozen households in the entire village.

Almost everyone gathered around the small courtyard. The enthusiastic villagers brought their own food and set up a whole table.

The villagers in this village are all members of the Su clan, and there are very few people with other surnames in the entire village.

The small courtyard was surrounded by villagers in three layers inside and outside. Everyone was laughing and watching Hua Chao and Ling Mi in the courtyard.

An elderly man with a short beard spoke to the villagers who were watching in the yard.

"Okay, okay! Let's go home! We've been busy all afternoon, and we're all tired, including the two girls. Let's go home! Let the two girls have a good rest too."

The crowd then left in groups of three or four, and the courtyard gradually became quiet.

Hua Chao then had time to look around the small courtyard. The courtyard was surrounded by a fence. It was not big, and the several wooden houses were cleaned tidy. The tall piles of firewood outside the houses were neatly stacked. It was obvious that the owner of this house was very hardworking.

Hua Chao was looking around when a small figure ran over and flashed into Hua Chao's arms.

When she looked down, she saw that it was the little boy she had rescued. He was chubby and very cute.

"Sister, sister!..." The little mouth mumbled and called Hua Chao.

Hua Chao touched the little boy's chubby face, picked him up and placed him on her lap.

"Hey... the little guy is so cute!"

Ling Mi came over, reached out and touched the little head and said with a smile.

"Don't dare to play by the river again. You were so naughty that you fell in. Fortunately, we saw you and rescued you, but this time you made my sister suffer!"

"Hahaha... Ling Mi is still a child, so young, how can he know what fear is? Fortunately, he was rescued. As long as everyone is safe, that's better than anything else."

"Hmm..." Maomao moved his big head over and snuggled close to the little boy.

"Maomao, look, little brother is fine!"

Hua Chao touched Maomao to comfort it. This time, little Maomao was also scared to death. It only recovered now and tried to eat the bamboo shoots that Lingmi handed to it.

"Sister, this is what my mother prepared. Come and eat it quickly. Mom and Dad are still cooking."

A pretty little girl brought a large tray of food and asked Hua Chao and Ling Mi to sit at the dining table in the yard.

Hua Chao asked, calling the little girl over.

"Tell your mom and dad not to be so polite. The two of us can't eat much either."

"Oh! Miss Hua Chao, these are just some home-cooked dishes. They are not good things. Come on, come on... They are all ready. Come and try them!"

The little girl's tall and thin mother stood in front of the dining table and greeted Hua Chao with a smile.

The couple stopped only when the table was full, and the family of four let Hua Chao and Ling Mi sit at the table.

"My benefactor, please accept my Su Chenyang family's thanks again."

Having said that, the family of four did not allow Hua Chao to refuse, and they all knelt on their knees and bowed down.

"If the two girls hadn't risked their lives to save me today, the only child in my family for three generations would have been cut off! Woo woo..." Su said while sobbing.

"Oh, we just happened to pass by and saw it. There's no reason for us not to save him. You really don't have to be so polite."

"No, Miss Hua Chao almost had an accident while trying to save my boy. Fortunately, she is fine, otherwise we would be embarrassed."

Hua Chao was also a little helpless. He was clearly rescued by the river god and was not injured at all, but he made the villagers worry about him like this.

What's more, he had already accepted the gift from the River God in the River God's Mansion, which was a priceless thing.

It's already a blessing in disguise, but I can't explain these things to them yet. I can only endure their gratitude.

Looking at the family of four kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up, Hua Chao stepped forward and picked up the little boy.

"Hey...you don't have to be like this. It's just a small favor. I'm a good swimmer. A river like this is no problem for me. Anyone who sees such a cute little creature fall into the river will help it. Don't ask me if I'm grateful or not!"

Su Chenyang got up and sat down to eat with Hua Chao and Ling Mi. He also asked the little girl to find some bamboo shoots for Maomao to eat. Xiaowo followed the little girl to play.

"Miss Hua Chao, I heard from my wife that you came to our Sujia Village today to look for someone, right?"

Su Chenyang cut a piece of food with chopsticks and asked.

"Yes! My sister and I came to this village today to look for someone, but we asked around, door to door, but in the end we didn't get any results. Everyone said they had never seen Yang Shilin."

"I heard that you also have a portrait of that young man. How about you show it to me? When you asked during the day, all the young people in the village went out to work. The ones left at home were either old people or children. How could you get any results?"

Hua Chao heard what Su Chenyang said and thought it made sense. Most of the people who stayed at home were old, weak, sick and disabled, so it was not true that there was nothing that could be found out.

Ling Mi hurriedly took out the portrait, opened it and showed it to Su Chenyang.

Su Chenyang looked at the painting carefully, as if thinking about something.

"Hmm... the young man in this painting looks to be only in his teens. I seem to have seen him somewhere before. But I just can't remember where."

Hua Chao's heart was pounding. This was the first time in such a long time that someone said they had seen Yang Shilin somewhere. How could Hua Chao not be excited?

Hua Chao asked with a trembling voice: "Really? Have you really seen him?"

Ling Mi also excitedly grabbed Hua Chao's sleeve and said in a tearful voice: "Sister, there is finally some hope!"

"Oh! Don't cry, girls! I'll take a closer look. If it doesn't work, I'll go door to door and ask. You two just stay home and wait for the news."

As Old Su spoke, he stood up and carefully looked at Yang Shilin in the painting.

"Yeah! I'm sure I've seen this person somewhere before. I just can't remember where!"

Hua Chao bowed deeply: "Brother Su, you are the first person who said that he had seen Yang Shilin. I hope you can help me think about it. We sisters have been looking for him for so long!"

Su Chenyang took the painting and said, "How about this, the two girls just rest in my house. I will go out and ask the villagers. If anyone knows him, I will bring him to you."

Hua Chao and Ling Mi hurriedly stood up to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Brother Su."

Looking at Su Chenyang walking out of the courtyard gate, Hua Chao couldn't help feeling a little sad.

I don’t know if Brother Su can find out the whereabouts of Yang Shilin this time. I just hope that Brother Su can bring them good news when he comes back.