There was another heat wave in the village. The sun shone sizzlingly in the sky. The adults were working in the vegetable gardens, and the children were walking, running and playing. The older girls giggled and ran far away to the river an hour away from the village, a gift from Princess Iron Fan herself. Another day.

There is a fountain in the main square of the village. On top of the fountain is a statue of Princess Iron Fan herself. The goddess stands with her banana palm leaf fan. Another oasis given by the goddess herself.

A tall young man sits on the stone fountain. Some of the villagers bow before him. They bring jewelry, food and sweets. Red Son inspects each of them.

He takes a plate from one of the old women and examines the contents. The young man's face contorts in a grimace of disgust.

"Xiao lun bao? Really? You think this is worthy of my mother's second!? She's a goddess, not a simple peasant! She needs something bigger than Fujian itself! There's no way she'll eat-"

And then, Red Son, noticing the shock of the peasants. And then... he sees the tears in the old lady's eyes. Irritation leaves Red Son's face and is replaced by worry. He immediately feels sick to his stomach, and the cats start scratching at his soul. He feels like hugging this old lady like it's his own grandmother.

Red Son quickly grabs the wooden sticks and in no time all 16 dumplings are in his mouth. Red Son swallows his food and sighs. He blushes slightly and looks away.

"But... I guess even simple things like this can please the gods. If she won't eat them, I will gladly eat them again."

Red Son smiles and looks at old lady. He gently returns her plate to her and sighs.

Red Son straightens his back and looks at the sun. He's getting tired of checking all these presents... maybe he should take a break. He'd love to run around the woods with the boys, steal berries from the girls, or just sleep with the cows in the meadow...