I have been farming since I crossed over.

It was a beautiful day. He arrived at the Yang family's door, dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a whisk. He knocked on the door and asked to come in for a drink of water. The old lady of the Yang family warmly invited him in and poured him a glass of water. When the Taoist saw several girls from the Yang family playing together, he couldn't help but sigh, "Old lady, your family's feng shui is very good. It is bound to give birth to a rich and prosperous child. What a pity." Upon hearing this, the old lady of the Yang family hurriedly asked the reason. The Taoist stroked his beard and said mysteriously, "Your family's feng shui is good, but this child can't bear it. It will cause the two souls and six spirits to leave the body, and will become stupid. But I see that the girls playing in your yard don't seem to have any of these characteristics."

When the old lady of the Yang family heard these words, her heart skipped a beat. He couldn't be talking about the third daughter of his fifth son, right? It was his own seventh granddaughter, who had been mentally retarded since childhood and could not even speak except for giggling. Now she was in the fifth room, being taken care of by her second sister. Didn't she play in the yard? Thinking of the suffering her seventh granddaughter had endured, she couldn't help but feel an urge to ask the Taoist if there was any way. So the old lady Yang became more enthusiastic, took a stool, and said, "Taoist, you are really amazing. I have a girl like this in my family who was born mentally retarded. Do you have any way to save her? I don't care whether she is destined to be rich or not. As long as she can be like a normal person, I will build a longevity platform for you and pray for you every day." The old lady Yang said with tears in her eyes.

The old Taoist priest was delighted to hear this, but pretended to be embarrassed and said, "This is a bit difficult, but meeting me is fate. As long as I take her to experience the hardships of life and see the various aspects of life, and then take her to Penglai Island, I can help her soul return to its place. Then, she will live a long and prosperous life."

Old Lady Yang was delighted by the Taoist's words, but she was hesitant about handing her mentally retarded granddaughter over to him. Furthermore, she realized that this would require the consent of her fifth daughter-in-law and fifth son. After all, they had deep feelings for the third daughter. So, she hesitated for a moment, but still made no decision. Instead, she begged the Taoist to stay at her home until the old man and his sons and daughters-in-law returned to discuss the matter.

In this way, the old Taoist priest stayed at the Yang family. In the evening, when Old Man Yang and his sons and daughters-in-law came back, they heard about this matter and everyone disagreed.

"Dad, no! No matter how poor our family is, we can still afford to raise Xiao Xi! Don't send Xiao Xi away." The eldest son was the first to object.

After hearing what his eldest brother said, the fifth son immediately said, "Yes, Dad, this Taoist priest has an unknown origin. Who knows if he is a liar? My wife and I must work harder to support Xiaoxi for the rest of her life."

"Dad, I don't think this Taoist priest is a good person. What if he does something bad to Xiaoxi?" The smart second son said worriedly.

"Dad, we can't send Xiaoxi away. Let's let him go quickly!" The fourth son said angrily. After that, he stood up and went to pull the old Taoist priest.

Finally, the old Taoist priest was helpless and said, "How about this? I'll stay here first and treat Xiaoxi while teaching her some self-care skills. If it works, you can consider letting me take her out to travel!"

In this way, the old Taoist priest stayed. Sometimes he gave Xiaoxi acupuncture, sometimes he gave her some medicine, and most of the time he told her some folk stories. More than half a month passed in a flash. Suddenly one morning, Xiaoxi called Wu, who was washing clothes by the well, "Mom". Wu was so happy that tears filled her eyes. Then she shouted towards the main courtyard: "Mom, Mom, Xiaoxi called me mom." Then she turned to the west wing where the fifth room lived and shouted: "Baby's dad, baby's dad, Xiaoxi called me mom!"

At once, several doors opened with a clatter, and several people came running in. Old Lady Yang was the first to speak, "Really? Xiao Xi really spoke!"

"Na" a babyish voice sounded again!

Old Mrs. Yang bent down and picked up her foolish granddaughter. She bowed three times to the sky, knelt down, and said while crying, "Thank God, thank God, my Xiaoxi can finally speak!" A large group of people knelt down around her, all bowing to the sky!

After this incident, the two sides agreed that the old Taoist priest would first accept Xiaoxi as his apprentice, then take her away for ten years, returning her to the Yang family when she turned fifteen. The next day, the old Taoist priest held a simple ceremony at the Yang family, officially accepting the mentally retarded Xiaoxi as his disciple. He then embarked on a journey with Xiaoxi, beginning an uncharted path.