Chapter 127: Swallow’s Droppings

As the night grew quiet and Dabao fell fast asleep, Chen Feng slipped into the space.

The Golden Swallow was lying on the ground, covering its small head with its large wings.

Chen Feng was startled and quickly crouched down, asking, “Darling, what’s wrong? Are you crying again?”

The Golden Swallow moved its wings aside. It hadn’t been crying, but its little face was beet red, looking quite embarrassed.

Relieved that it hadn’t been crying, Chen Feng shook the small bowl and said, “Goldie Baby, stand up and see what mommy has brought you to eat.”

The fragrance enticed the Golden Swallow to stand up, its mouth almost reaching into the bowl before pulling back. It seemed to be in a state of wanting to eat desperately but also trying hard to hold back.

“What’s wrong, don’t you like it?” Chen Feng asked.

The Golden Swallow lowered its head, using a wing to cover its small head and said, “Mommy, please don’t make fun of me, I’ll tell you this secret.”

Chen Feng said, “You are mommy’s baby, mommy would never make fun of you.”

The Golden Swallow moved its wing away, looked at Chen Feng, then opened its small beak, its face getting even redder. It covered its face with its wings again and said, “Oh, I feel embarrassed, what should I do.”

Chen Feng said, “You little thing, you are not embarrassed to talk about ‘that’ with others, so what else could make you feel embarrassed?”

The Golden Swallow squirmed and said, “That’s someone else, not me, I have nothing to be embarrassed about. But this, this is my privacy.”

Curiously, Chen Feng asked, “Could it be that you’ve taken a liking to a female swallow and want to start a family with her?”

The Golden Swallow hastily waved its wings, “Oh no, no, it’s not that. It’s… it’s…” It shook its small body and finally gathered the courage to lift its head and say, “It’s just that whenever I eat something from outside the space, I need to go poo…”

Chen Feng playfully remarked, “Oh, so you need to go poo. That’s entirely normal, what’s to be embarrassed about? What do you need me to do? Help you wipe your bottom?”

The Golden Swallow quickly said, “Oh no, it’s not like that. It’s just that I’ve been doing my business in the same spot for so long, and mommy has been disposing of it for me. It’s accumulated quite a bit, and it’s quite a bother.” With its wing, it pointed to a bulge under a tree root, covered with a few leaves.

Chen Feng walked over and lifted the leaves, revealing a fist-sized golden droppings. The droppings weren’t smelly and were very dry, resembling small golden grains of soil piled together.

Just as the Golden Swallow’s saliva was a rare green swallow’s nest, the droppings it produced seemed to be an elusive swallow’s fertilizer.

Thinking about her own 200 acres of land, as well as more land in the future, Chen Feng’s eyes lit up.

She said, “Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll bring in some covered bowls and tea sets. You can do it in there, and when I need it later, I’ll come in and take it out.”

“But, I don’t want to leave my droppings in the house.” The Golden Swallow said.

Chen Feng replied, “Your droppings don’t smell, and it’s not a big deal to keep them around. I’m worried I might lose them if I take them outside, which would be a pity. These are high-quality fertilizers, we’ll use them for the land in the future.” Seeing the Golden Swallow reluctant, she held it in her hand and said, “Goldie Baby, you’re really something. Your entire body is precious, and even your droppings are precious to mommy. In the future, mommy will make a fortune with these droppings.”

The Golden Swallow, feeling proud, covered its mouth and chuckled, “Mommy’s praise makes me embarrassed.”

Chen Feng sang “Little Swallow, Wearing Flowery Clothes” twice to it, then went out and brought in four covered bowls and tea sets, transferring the droppings into the bowls and covering them.

This became the Golden Swallow’s designated “toilet.”

She also instructed it that when it needed to go, it should uncover the bowl, and when finished, it should cover it again.

The Golden Swallow was still a bit disdainful, saying, “My previous owner used a toilet made of gold or gold-inlaid jade, and after using it, it was taken away. But you’re only giving me a few rough porcelain bowls and want me to keep them in my house.”

It seems it had encountered this awkward situation before, yet it’s still pretending it’s the first time.

Chen Feng rolled her eyes in her mind but still said, “Mommy is poor now, but when I become rich, I will get you a golden one.”

Having resolved the “toilet” issue, the Golden Swallow happily indulged in the braised snacks Chen Feng had brought in.

Mischievously, Chen Feng thought that in order to accumulate more fertilizer, she would need to bring in more food, especially oil-rich food, to help the Golden Swallow accumulate more fertilizer.

The next day, Chen Dabao was to represent Chen Feng in thanking those who had helped. He was going to the main house with Chen Ming and Lu to accompany the guests for dinner, so Chen Feng only took Qiqi, Gray, and Zhui Feng to Tangyuan.

Chu Hanyan, not seeing Dabao, had a hint of disappointment in her vacant eyes. She quietly murmured, “Dabao…”

Chen Feng smiled and fed her a braised peanut, saying, “Dabao is busy today, but he will come to play with little Yan tomorrow.”

Abbess Liao Chen thanked Chen Feng for bringing her a bowl of vegetarian food, tofu, kelp, and peanuts, and found them delicious. She then said softly, “Yes, it’s delicious. Lingyin Temple’s Master Wuzhi has returned. He particularly enjoys good food. I have prepared a box of osmanthus glutinous rice dates made by Wei, which I can also give to him along with this bowl of braised snacks.”

Worried about the snacks spoiling, Abbess Liao Chen, who had planned to stay for another day, had to leave in a hurry. She promised to come back to accompany Miss Yan in a few days. She was in a hurry to take the delicacies to meet Master Wuzhi and to seek his help in fortune-telling for her granddaughter.

Chen Feng led Chu Hanyan to the outer courtyard and watched her get on the carriage, then observed the carriage disappear beyond the vermilion gates.

After a while, it seemed that Chu Hanyan just realized that her grandmother had left again. Tears welled up in her grape-like eyes, and big drops rolled down as she cried loudly.

Chen Feng picked her up, seeing her cry so heartbreakingly, unable to bear it. Besides the servants, there were few blood relatives who cared for the little girl most of the time. After her father, grandmother, and great-grandfather had accompanied her, they all hurriedly left to attend to their own affairs.

She couldn’t step out of her own world, and perhaps she didn’t want her loved ones to step into her world, only to leave again.

Chen Feng felt some sympathy for the little girl. From this perspective, the previous naive Feng was much stronger than her. At least her loved ones were always by her side, caring for her and loving her.

For such patients, emotional fulfillment is far more important than material satisfaction.

Chen Feng gently brushed her cheek against the little girl’s, whispering, “Don’t be sad, Auntie is here with you.”

The little girl stopped crying and looked at Chen Feng with her watery eyes.

Chen Feng smiled, then discreetly kissed her and softly asked, “Does my dear like it when Auntie does this?” Seeing the little girl nod slightly, she added, “This is our little secret, don’t tell anyone, okay?”

The tearful little girl smiled, her eyes sparkling, and nodded slightly.