Mulan - Shan Yu Returns

Chapter 13: Fall

"All right, you are all released," the jail-keeper said as he opened the jail for Zong, Yu Fan, and Chang. When they walked out, the ray of sunshine hit them in the eye. It was unbearable at first, but then they got used to it.

"So what're we gonna do, Zong?" Yu Fan asked.

"Yeah, what ARE we gon' do?" Chang asked. They were in a jail for a long time that their speech was a little off.

"...set things right..." Zong replied.

"Yeah... let's do this..." Yu Fan said.

"We can't live like a villain anymore," Chang said.

"We're going to fix everything," Zong said. They all exited the jail building.

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Before their release, everyday, Shan Yu woke up at usual time to cook breakfast for the Fa family, eat breakfast, and go to the construction site to stack the stones and bricks, and spread the rammed earth. Mushu was there with him since it was always fun to see him build the house, and sometimes, Shan Yu needed Mushu's fire so that the rammed earth can harden faster. When it was time to eat lunch, he was about to go back, but Mulan came in with a boxed lunch. "I got something for you to eat," Mulan said as she help up the boxed meal. "I already ate so you can take a break and Yao, Ling, Chien-Po, and I can take care of it."

"Really? Thank you!" Shan Yu said as he received the boxed meal. He ate it at the corner while Mulan and Chien-Po were stacking stones and bricks, and Yao and Ling were spreading rammed earth. 

"Shanny, I'm hungry too," Mushu whispered into his ears.

"I'll quickly hand you a piece when the trio is not looking," Shan Yu whispered back. When Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po were looking at the different direction, Shan Yu quickly grabbed a piece and fed it to Mushu. When Shan Yu and Mushu finished the meal, he went back to join them to build his house. 

"Let's use your fire breath later," Shan Yu suggested.

"Yes, let's come back when it's dark and then I can use my fire breath," Mushu whispered back. Shan Yu nodded.

"Knock knock!" Su called from the gate.

"Oh, welcome!" Shan Yu greeted. 

"Here's somethings you might need," Ting-ting said as the three of them dragged the cart full of useful tools and objects: pot, pan, shovel, sickle, handmade baskets, few bowls, few plates, and few utensils.

"All of these?" Shan Yu asked as he looked through the cart.

"It's not a lot, but please keep them," Mei said. 

"It's to help you start easily," Su said.

"Not a lot? This is more than enough!" Shan Yu said. "Thank you very much!" 

"You sure hit a jackpot today, Shanny!" Mushu whispered into his ears. Shan Yu snickered for a bit.

"Now... what's missing?" Su asked herself as she looked around. "Oh yes! The garden!" She said as she gently placed her side of the fist on her palm.

Mei said as she walked to the back of the house and looked, "Thankfully there are some grass area behind the house."

"We will need some soil in the storage so that you can plant something," Ting-ting said.

"I can get them myself," Shan Yu said. "Thank you for your thoughts."

"Well then, good luck with everything!" Mei said.

"We'll bring you something to eat!" Su said as she ran out of the house to fix something to eat for the construction workers. 

"Keep the cart too," Ting-ting said. "You'll need it too."