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After time traveling, she took her husband into troubled times.

Author: Mao Guo Yunxiang.

Introduction :

Lin Mu's parents died young. His elder brother contracted a cold a few years after he was admitted as a scholar. Got a little doll.

Everyone in Shangxi Village said that this was a burden, and it would be difficult for Lin Mu to have a brother with her.

Lin Mu scolded him back: "This is my nephew. I have to raise him. I don't care whether he is married or not!"

Sure enough, at the age of twenty-two, Lin Mu was still raising his nephew alone.

The government assigned an Orion, who had no money and no land, to marry Lin Mu. Some people in the village laughed at Lin Mu. Who would have expected that the Orion not only loved him and his nephew, but also had vision and ability. Soon a house was built and the land was bought. , Lin Mu's family's life became more and more prosperous.

Later, merciless zombies, monstrous floods, snow and ice, and disasters came one after another. No matter how difficult it was, Lin Mu held the hunter's hand tightly and the two of them carried it together.

Gu Shiqing, who died in the apocalypse, traveled through time to an Orion of the same name, and his space powers were also upgraded.

Who knew that because he was twenty-five years old and unmarried, he was assigned a husband by the government?

Gu Shiqing fell in love with the capable and energetic young husband and the well-behaved and sensible young nephew at a glance.

Just when he was dreaming of the beautiful life of his wife and children on the hot bed, disaster struck unexpectedly.

Wow! That won't work! Gu Shiqing, who knew nothing about agriculture, could only stand up and use his own space to farm, store goods, and live a good life with his wife and children!

Reading instructions: 1. Externally capable and pungent ,

internally gentle and accepting Search keywords for the post-apocalyptic story of rural love and farming about having children : Protagonist: Lin Mu, Gu Shiqing ┃ Supporting role: Lin Le ┃ Others: One-sentence introduction: The wife assigned by the government is so sweet! Mission: Face difficulties and work together to create a better tomorrow!

Chapter 1 Official match

Today is the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. After the rooster crows three times, Lin Mu gets up from bed.

Put on a short jacket and cotton trousers, and tuck Le Geer's small cotton jacket and cotton trousers into the quilt, so that the baby will not be cold when wearing it. Seeing Brother Le sleeping soundly, Lin Mu smiled, touched his fair and tender face, and quietly opened the door to the east side of the room and went to the kitchen.

Le Ge'er is Lin Mu's nephew. Lin Mu's parents passed away when he was ten years old, leaving him and his elder brother to depend on each other. His father used to be a salesman. He saved a few taels of silver from traveling all over the country, built three large houses with bricks and tiles, and bought several acres of paddy fields and several acres of dry land. My elder brother Lin Sen was a good scholar. He was selected as a scholar at the age of twenty-three. He married the daughter of the owner of a rice and grain store in the county and gave birth to a little brother named Le Geer. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. My brother caught wind and cold in winter and passed away. A few months later, my sister-in-law also returned to her parents' home, leaving only Lin Mu and Xiao Le, who was five years old this year.

Lin Mu sprinkled a handful of brown rice and a handful of beans into the large iron pot in the kitchen, added some water to cook a small pot of multigrain porridge, put it on a wooden rack and steamed four large soft steamed buns, and took them from the egg basket in the cupboard. An egg, mixed with some flour, and made a soft egg pancake for Brother Xiaole. After breakfast, Lin Mu warmed a pot of water on the stove for Brother Xiaole, then went to the hut to feed the family's three chickens, one male, two females, and then went to the yard to pack up the donkey cart and prepare to go to the market later.

The paddy fields, dry fields, and trees at home were too busy for one person, so they were rented out to villagers for cultivation, and the rent collected was used as food rations for him and Brother Xiaole. As for him, in addition to taking care of brother Xiao Le, he also takes care of the chickens and pigs raised at home. He also makes a living by selling shortbread cookies he makes at the market. Shangxi Village and several surrounding villages usually have a market in the town every ten days, which is not too frequent. In this way, Lin Mu is also busy.

While loading shortbread cookies onto the donkey cart, Lin Mu was thinking about going to his best friend Zhi Ge's house later to ask him to help look after Xiao Le for a long time, when he heard a "tuk-tuk-duk" knock on the door.

Opening the door, it was the village chief.

"Brother Mu, have a great New Year!" the old village chief smiled cheerfully.

"Village chief, happy New Year, come in, come in, it's cold outside." Lin Mu stepped inside.

"It's okay." The old village chief waved his hand and said, "I just want to tell you something."

"Brother Mu, it's not easy for you to take care of Brother Le by yourself. Have you ever thought about finding a man to get married?"

Why are you talking about this? Lin Mu was confused. Since he refused to send Brother Xiaole away two years ago, saying that he would raise him, no one has kissed him for a long time. They all thought he was taking the child. Moreover, he is taller among the brothers, and his skin is not fair. He is not really a good-looking brother. Why, could someone find the village chief and propose marriage?

Lin Mu was frowning and thinking when he heard what the village chief said.

"Brother Mu, everyone knows your situation. It's not that the village chief wants to make things difficult for you. It's just the New Year and you are already twenty-two. According to our Dayong law, a girl's brother is twenty-two and a boy is two. You must get married at the age of fifteen. Otherwise, after this age, firstly, you will have to pay an extra five hundred coins every year, and even more in the future. Secondly, when the government allocates a man to you to get married, then it will be I have no choice. I don't want to have to pay a large sum of money, so it's not five hundred coins." The old village chief said with a serious face.

Yes! Lin Mu was stunned. He had been patronizing Le Geer in the past few years, but he had forgotten about this problem. He could afford five hundred yuan. Lin Mu thought, but he would have to pay more in the future. After all, his family was not that rich, let alone Government allocation is even less certain.

"Brother Mu," the old village chief said softly, "This is also related to the annual evaluation of our village. Now besides you, there are two boys in their twenties in our village who are still unmarried. The head of a village Gu Yuan, you know. There is also Gu Shiqing who lives in the west side of the mountain. He doesn't interact with many people. Think about these two people. The official match will start from our village. You can't choose between these two people. Zhongcai is looking at other villages."

The old village chief sighed, "It's better to decide as soon as possible! I'll tell Mr. Hong of the government as soon as possible."

Lin Mu nodded and said seriously: "It's better to decide as soon as possible!" , I will consider it, just... I will try my best!"

"Brother Mu, who are you talking to?" A figure came over from a distance.

The old village chief nodded and left.

When the figure got closer, he saw that it was Brother Zhi, wearing a variegated rabbit fur coat and a pair of short brown leather boots.

Lin Mu immediately smiled and said, "Why did you come here so early? I was just about to call you when the village chief came."

A smile appeared on Zhi Ge'er's pretty face, and he was about to take off his coat as he entered the door. "I know you have to go to the market today. It's a good time for me and Brother Xiaole to have a good kiss. Don't worry."

"Hey, don't take it off. Put your coat on quickly. It's cold. We haven't had time to light up the heater in the main room yet. " "Lin Mu held Zhi Ge'er's hand to prevent him from taking off his clothes, opened the door of the main room to welcome him in, lit the stove, and pulled down the curtain of the main room, leaving a slight gap.

"Stop working, I'll stay in the side room later." Brother Zhi poked Lin Mu's arm, "Tell me, what happened just now?"

"Hey..." Lin Mu sighed, " Just now the village chief said that I am twenty-two years old and I have to get married. Otherwise, I will have to pay more taxes or the government will give me a distribution."

Brother Zhi's round eyes widened: "Ouch? I forgot? What should I do? Where can I find someone for a while, and there is brother Xiaole? "

Most of the young men in the village like Zhi Geer got married when they were seventeen or eighteen years old. Zhi Ge. His son's family doted on him and he insisted on keeping him until he was twenty. It was already too late, not to mention that Lin Mu was twenty-two, so it was normal for him not to think about it for a while.

"Let's talk about it again," Lin Mu smiled bitterly, "There are still two unmarried boys in the village. I'll come back after the market to have a look."

"No matter what, I have to take Brother Xiaole with me."

"It really can't be done. I If I don't get married, I'll save up as much as I can, and I'll accept the extra money." Lin Mu made up his mind.

"Mumu!" Brother Zhi looked at Lin Mu worriedly.

"I asked my husband to go to their escort agency to see if there is anyone suitable!" Zhi Geer's eyes lit up.

"Forget it," Lin Mu pushed him and pinched his little face, "It's not like I haven't seen it before, so don't embarrass your family Tang Jiang!"

"Okay, no more, I'll go ahead. Let's go, we still have a while to get to the county." Lin Mu waved his hand.

"Okay, you go ahead. I'm with Brother Le."

"I put Brother Le's breakfast in the stove." Lin Mu said as he put on his cotton coat.

"I know! I know!"

Lin Mu walked to the yard, took the donkey cart, opened the door and went out. It was said to be a donkey cart, but in fact it was a donkey pulling a wooden board, surrounded by thin wooden boards, and There are no carriages. There was a layer of hay on the wooden board, and two large baskets were placed on the hay. Inside the baskets were small shortbread cookies wrapped in paper, and a large backpack. Lin Mu was planning to sell the shortbread cookies and was looking to buy some from the town. Things to use.

After a while, I walked to the main road leading to the county from outside the village. The sky was slightly bright. Fortunately, I was familiar with this road. I didn't worry about seeing the trees clearly. The wind was blowing and there were waves of chill. Lin Mu quickened his pace, thinking that he would leave early and come back early so that he would have something to do when he came back.

While Lin Mu was walking on the road, what he didn't know was that a quiet change had occurred in a corner of the village. A core had been replaced in a shell, and his fate had also changed.

Gu Shiqing woke up from bed and heard a knock on the door outside, so he subconsciously opened the door.

When he opened the door, he saw an old man with gray hair, saying: "Young boy, I'm here to talk to you today..."

Gu Shiqing nodded blankly while accepting the memory in his mind.

He seems to have traveled through time?

From the end of the world to this unknown Yong Dynasty?

He remembered that he and his team went to fight zombies and collect crystal cores. Unexpectedly, he was pushed into a pile of zombies by his teammates. The zombies kept coming towards him. He killed them all in a daze. He couldn't kill them all. He couldn't prepare to use his space powers. I was able to hide in the space, but who knew that I saw that the space was filled with white mist that was not there before, and I just couldn't get in.

The last scene in his memory was the scene of zombies rushing towards him. His body must have been torn into pieces, he thought sadly.

The owner of this body is a hunter. He came to Shangxi Village and settled down three years ago. He may be a little afraid of society, and he doesn't interact much with the villagers. He only built two mud-tile houses, one at the west end of the village near the mountain. It is cheap for people to make a living hunting.

Gu Shiqing thought that it would be better if he didn't have much contact with the villagers, so that he wouldn't have to worry too much about being different from the original owner in his words and deeds.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the old man say, "That's it for now. Young boy Qing, hurry up and get ready. I'll go back first."

"Yeah, I understand." Gu Shiqing agreed casually and waited for the old man to leave. Closed the door.

I turned my head and took a look. The yard was quite big, but it was too messy. There were two piles of firewood piled on the east side, and there were many animal hairs stuck to the open space on the west side. There were also specks of blood on the ground. It seemed that this was a place where prey was processed. The stove room is not big either. There is a stove with a big iron pot on it, a cupboard on the floor, a bag of brown rice, oil, salt and so on. When he came back from the apocalypse, his accommodation conditions were not that good, but they were much neater than this. There were two mud-roofed houses, and the one he lived in just now had only a wooden bed and a large wardrobe. He reached out and touched it, and found a layer of dust. He shook his head and came to another main room, which contained nothing but tables and chairs, except for a square table, which was sturdy and made of good materials.

Hey, sighed, it seems that this house needs to be cleaned, or should we just leave here?

Anyway, we have had enough of fighting every day in the last days. It doesn't matter if we wander around in this ancient time. If nothing else, we can still eat our fill wherever we work hard.

Wait, what did the old man

say? No, that should be the village chief. Gu Shiqing thought about what he said at the door.

I'm going! ! ! This era is different from the ancient times he thought! In addition to men and women, there are brothers, and they can also get married and have children.

The most important thing is that the owner of this body is not married yet on the 25th of this year. In this era, if he doesn't get married, he will have to pay taxes or the government

will directly assign a partner? ? ?

Gu Shiqing was stunned.

I used to think that the country's allocation of objects was just a joke, but I didn't expect that it would actually come true after wearing it?

Chapter 2 Meeting

Calm down.

Gu Shiqing sat on the edge of the bed and thought.

It is not necessary to be married to be allocated, but those who are not married will have to pay more money. According to what the village chief said just now, there is only one 22-year-old brother in Shangxi Village who is not married. If he is to be allocated, he should be considered first. How about going to see this guy first?

Gu Shiqing hesitated, if possible, let's live together together first?

They are husband and wife in name only, but who knows behind closed doors. Anyway, according to the village chief, the brother was devoted to his nephew, and it was also because of this that the marriage was not concluded.

But if this happens, my plan to travel in ancient times will be ruined.

Oh, no matter what, let's go to the village first to get familiar with the environment.

Gu Shiqing stood up, found the broom from Orion's house, and found a few rags, and started cleaning. He would first clean up a place where people could live.

Gu Shiqing was busy in the yard while feeling the strong cold wind. It was really cold here in winter, and he didn't know that the climate was different from modern times.

Lin Mu is also busy.

However, there were so many people at the market, and he was busy shouting at the shortcakes, and there were beads of sweat on his nose!

With a smile on his face, he greeted his regular customers, most of whom were from the surrounding villages. The palm-sized shortbreads were yellow, beautiful and delicious. They were wrapped in paper and had bacon fillings printed on the paper. A yellow flower and a red flower printed on the paper with sweet bean paste filling.

He specially went to the county to find a painter to draw this, and he also found someone to carve the mold. He bought the ink pad and wrapped the shortbreads one by one and printed them on it. It was precisely because his shortbreads were decent, affordable, and only Only when people are willing to spend more money at a big market can they be sold for ten cents each. Otherwise, ordinary shortbread cookies usually only cost five or six cents each.

Now during the Chinese New Year, many families have to visit relatives, and farmers can buy a few of these small shortbread cookies, so business is particularly good today. After only an hour, the salty and sweet ones brought by the forest trees are worth 100 each. The shortbread was sold out.

He was not in a hurry to go back. He walked around the market and bought a bunch of candied haws for Brother Xiao Le. He also weighed a pound of sweet fruit. This is a kind of food that is about the size of the belly of a little finger and tastes sweet. It's crispy and costs 30 cents per pound. It's a bit expensive, but I can't eat it a few times throughout the year, so I bought some for my little brother to sweeten his mouth. I also bought a box of Baiyun cake for my brother Zhi, which is also a kind of white cake. The soft pastry tastes soft and delicate. Zhi Geer likes it the most.

After buying these, I walked to the outermost part of the market. There were stalls selling meat and fish food. Because of the strong meaty smell, I had to set up stalls at the outermost edge of the market. Lin Mu picked half a catty of mutton and asked the stall owner to cut it into slices. He went back to cook the pot with Brother Xiaole in the evening. Thinking of his cheerful look, Lin Mu also had a smile in his eyes. Putting the purchased items into the basket, Lin Mu led the donkey cart and walked back slowly.

As I walked, I was calculating in my mind. The shortcakes were ten cents each, and I earned four cents each. I sold two hundred of them today, which means I earned eight hundred cents. The candied haws were two cents, and half a pound of mutton was eighteen cents, which is twenty. Wen, plus other things, a total of ninety Wen.

This is not bad and can still be afforded, he nodded.

If it doesn't work, just pay more tax. As long as it stays like this, you will make enough money from selling shortbread during the New Year.

After the New Year, the weather gradually gets warmer, and in the spring I will think about whether I can do something else to make a living.

Having made up his mind, he didn't panic.

Although he told Brother Zhi that it was okay in the morning, he was still young and was getting married. How could Lin Mu not panic at all?

It's just that he is the only one to take care of everything at home and outside the house. He is used to it. The three blue brick houses at home are pretty good in Shangxi Village. He also has his nephew and brother. How could a child not be bullied by the villagers?

Although most of the villagers and fellow villagers are quite friendly, the forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds, and there are always a few that are annoying.

It was already bright, and the sun hung overhead, emitting a lazy light. After walking for an hour to the village entrance, Lin Mu said hello to the villagers and walked back home. As soon as I walked to the door of my house, I met such an annoying person, who happened to live next to his house, and was the neighbor on the left, Aunt Liu.

From the moment his brother passed away, he would come to his house every day to complain about his sister-in-law's misfortune. Later, when his sister-in-law left, she encouraged him to give Brother Xiao Le away, and later she said he wanted to tell Lin Mu about his nephew. It really happened everywhere. she.

Lin Mu didn't even look at her and walked straight home. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by her at the door of the yard.

"Brother Mu, I'm back selling shortcakes again. You've made a lot of money today, right?"

"I asked my sister to help you make shortcakes, but you didn't want to. I'm a fellow villager, and I won't ask you for much wages ." Yes, don't worry!" Aunt Liu said with a smile while squinting to see what was in Lin Mu's basket.

"No, Aunt Liu," Lin Mu said angrily, "I'm busy here. Please excuse me. I'll go home and take care of the kids."

Ask your sister to help me. Your sister's family has opened a store in town selling pancakes. , noodles and other foods, if you can't open your own shop, can you help me? Are you here to help me or to learn how to make shortbread?

"Wait a minute, brother Mu, my aunt has congratulated you. You're going to get married soon, right? There's a coincidence that my aunt wants to talk to you about." Aunt Liu pulled Lin Mu with a smile.

Lin Mu frowned: "Aunt Liu, it's really hard for you to listen to me talking to the village chief at the gate of the hospital this morning. If you get cold, don't come to me to ask for medical money!"

Aunt Liu's face suddenly turned ugly, and she Trying to force out a little smile: "Brother Mu, you have misunderstood Auntie. Auntie is also thinking about you."

No, Lin Mu thought, usually Aunt Liu would be angry when she was being bullied, so why is she so abnormal today?

Aunt Liu patted the forest trees eagerly and said: "Brother Mu, we are fellow villagers, and my aunt is also thinking of ways for you to get married. You said that you would bring a brother with you, and the government finally assigned a boy. In the blink of an eye, you will live a happy life. It's a good life, but you are broke, what will you do with your dowry? "

Here you go!" Aunt Liu finally couldn't help but explain her purpose!

Lin Mu said calmly: "Oh? What can Aunt Liu do?"

Seeing Lin Mu answer the question, Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Auntie, there is a good idea. When you get married, go live with your husband's house. Your family is here. The house is empty, so it's cheaper to give it to my aunt's house. My aunt will give you five taels of silver, and you can use it to buy a dowry and make the marriage beautiful."

Aunt Liu said to Qiao again: "But? Auntie is not bragging, there are not many people in the village who can give out five taels of silver at once. Auntie feels sorry for you and gives you a hand. You must not forget this feeling in the future!"

Lin Mu pushed Aunt Liu's hand away hard and said, He pushed her until she staggered and sneered in anger!

"Aunt Liu, you are really a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken. You have no good intentions."

"I asked you why you are so concerned about whether I have a dowry. It turns out you are planning to buy my house!"

"Five taels of silver? My father spent thirty You want a brick house with only five taels, so why don't you go and grab it?"

"Just ask if you can build a mud house with only five taels!"

Aunt Liu was still saying something kind. Being treated as an idiot, Lin Mu ignored him with a cold face.

Seeing Aunt Liu saying that her back hurt from being pushed by Lin Mu just now, and sitting on the ground crying endlessly, Lin Mu tilted his head and prepared to open the door and enter the yard.

"Excuse me, please wait a moment!" Gu Shiqing finished cleaning the house, cooked some cereals, and finished eating. Then he walked around the village and asked questions. He walked all the way to Lin Mu's house and happened to hear Aunt Liu talking to Lin Mu.

There was a voice from behind, and Lin Mu turned around to see a tall figure walking quickly.

When he got closer, he saw a boy he had never seen before. He seemed to be older than him. He was wearing a dark brown cotton jacket and cotton trousers with some blood stains scattered on them (no way, this was already the best thing Gu Shiqing found (a set of winter clothes), and her hair was tied up with thin bamboo chopsticks.

He was tall, with healthy complexion, and looked at him with a smile on his face.

While Lin Mu looked at Gu Shiqing, Gu Shiqing also looked at Lin Mu, because he was a brother and could not take a closer look. However, he was just standing there listening to Lin Mu and Aunt Liu talking, and was already attracted by Lin Mu's neither humble nor overbearing attitude. When he got closer, he saw his tall figure, broad shoulders and narrow waist, his skin color was not as fair as most of the brothers, and his face was heroic. With his beautiful eyebrows and bright eyes, he can't be called a handsome guy, but he has a dash of sassiness.

Gu Shiqing's heart pounded.

His wife is good-looking and has a good temperament.

That's right, Gu Shiqing had already unilaterally identified Lin Mu and had long forgotten the idea of ​​living together before coming here!

Chapter 3 Preparation

Gu Shiqing was a little nervous, but he still managed to stay calm and said: "You are Lin Mu, right? I am Gu Shiqing. I live on the west side of the village, near the mountain."

Lin Mu guessed Gu Shiqing's purpose as soon as he heard this, and he was not a sloppy person. The man smiled and said directly: "I'm Lin Mu. You're here for what the village chief said about getting married, right?"

Huh? Does your wife also know about getting married? Is my wife satisfied with me?

Gu Shiqing pursed his lips slightly and said seriously: "Yes, you have a suitable candidate now. If not, can you consider me?"

"I am a hunter. The conditions are not very good. I have only saved ten yuan after several years of hunting. "A few taels of silver."

"But" Gu Shiqing paused and said, "please don't reject it all at once. I will definitely work hard to make money to support the family. Can you decide based on my performance in asking for marriage?

" After Shi Qing finished speaking, he looked at Lin Mu expectantly.

He seemed quite serious, Lin Mu thought. Orion could not be considered lazy if he could save a few taels of silver a year. Anyway, he could support himself and his nephew, but there were still some things he had to talk to him about first.

Lin Mu looked at Gu Shiqing and said slowly: "As for getting married, if you are willing, I will tell you my conditions first. My nephew and I are the only ones in my family, and I want to take him with me. If we really get married, I don't need you to take care of me. I can make a living on my own, as long as you don't mind beating or scolding him. The other thing is that these three rooms in the house were left by my father and they won't be sold. "There are also five acres of paddy fields and three acres of dry fields. These are now rented to others for farming, and only some food rations are left. If you get married, it's up to you whether you want to farm or continue hunting."

Lin Mu's eyes wandered, a little difficult. He said, "I'm not as good-looking as many brothers in the village, and..."

He paused, and then said, "Maybe it's not easy to have children..."

Yes, my brother was born with an earlobe on his left or right earlobe. For pregnancy moles, the brighter the color, the better for fertility. Lin Mu's pregnancy mole is only a light red color. Many people in the village are concerned about this. This is also an important reason why he has not yet gotten married at the age of twenty-two.

"I" Gu Shiqing was stunned. He said, "How come no one noticed that my wife is so good!"

It turns out it's because of this, and thanks to their lack of vision, haha!

Gu Shiqing's eyes were burning, and he looked at Lin Mu and said: "I know! I don't care about this! I just want to live a good life with you. Besides, my child has a little brother. He is our brother. I will be with you." You'll take good care of him together."

Lin Mu shrank back because of his hot gaze. Somehow, he was a little scared and a little expectant. He lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

Gu Shiqing went on to say: "It's okay if you don't believe it. Let's continue and see. You wait for me to propose marriage!"

Gu Shiqing dropped this bombshell and left Shi Shiran, leaving Lin Mu standing there with his cheeks burning.

Lin Mu calmed down for a while and went back to give the Baiyun cake to Brother Zhi. After Brother Zhi earnestly told him to consider getting married as soon as possible, he took Brother Xiaole back. For some reason, he felt a little embarrassed to tell him that Gu Shiqing came to see him. Zhi Geer.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Le Geer stared at Lin Mu with his big, grape-black eyes, his little face full of doubts, as if he was asking why Lin Mu didn't eat such delicious meat?

Lin Mu came back to his senses, looked at Le Geer's innocent little face, and said with a guilty conscience: "It's nothing, uncle is just thinking..."

Lin Mu wiped the hot pot of Le Geer's hot mutton with a small handkerchief. With a flushed face, he hesitated and said: "If uncle takes Lele to another home, and there is an uncle with him, would Lele be willing?"

Brother Le raised his head and pouted: "This is beautiful Did uncle talk about getting married? "

Huh?" Did Brother Zhi tell the child? Lin Mu didn't know what to say.

That's right, Brother Xiaole has always called Brother Zhi his handsome uncle.

"That's what I mean," Lin Mu said patiently, "What do you think about Lele?"

Brother Xiaole stretched out his little fleshy hand, held his little chin, and his face was solemn, as if he was thinking about something.

Brother Xue Zhi looked very similar. Lin Mu laughed. It was his chubby little face that ruined the scene. Otherwise, he looked quite serious.

"Yeah!" Brother Xiao Le nodded, put down his little fleshy hand, and frowned: "As long as that person is good to uncle, Lele will have no problem!"

"But!" Brother Xiao Le blinked his big eyes, " Can't we just get married at home? Lele likes it here and doesn't want to go anywhere else."

Brother Xiao Le looked at Lin Mu expectantly.

Lin Mu, Lin Mu has never thought about this problem. In the village, people usually go to the husband's house to get married, and only the married man will live in the husband's house.

He... is very sincere, but there are no men who don't mind this.

Facing brother Xiao Le, Lin Mu still smiled and said, "What Lele said makes sense. Let's discuss it with that uncle!"

"Yes!" Brother Xiao Le nodded energetically, as if he had already said It's like deciding not to leave.

He has always had full confidence in Lin Mu, his little uncle, because in the eyes of little Le Geer, he is the most powerful person in the village!

After eating the shabu-shabu, Brother Xiaole licked the candied haws and licked his fleshy little fingers and thought, my uncle is super awesome and can drive ugly carts, but Huahua's uncle can't (all the donkey carts in the village are driven by men) of). Well, when my uncle went out and gave Lele delicious candied haws, Huahua's father wouldn't buy them either.

Brother Xiaole thought proudly, if uncle promised Lele, he would definitely be right!

While Lin Mu and Brother Xiaole were discussing him, Gu Shiqing was thinking about how to prepare to propose marriage and express his sincerity to his wife.

He has already asked the old village chief to find out that the rules of marriage in the village are not complicated, that is, there are three steps: marriage proposal, appointment and formal marriage. The process of asking for a bride is not as formal as asking for a bride, because going to the husband's house to ask for a marriage does not guarantee a yes, but the things you bring can't be taken back, so most people don't go too extravagant and invite an older aunt or husband in the village. It is enough for Lang to go to his husband's house with two kilograms of meat and a few pastries.

However, Gu Shiqing was wondering if he could be a little different, but the space he had been paying attention to since waking up had not changed much. It was still a layer of white fog. He couldn't see what was inside, and no one could get in. He couldn't take things out. Originally, he could move this space as he pleased. The things stored in it could appear outside after just thinking about them. But now...

Hey, Gu Shiqing sighed, I'm afraid I can't show my wife anything new and interesting when I'm proposing. It seems I have to follow the rules here for proposing.

After thinking about this, Gu Shiqing began to make preparations. The original owner was a hunter, and he also picked up the craft of hunting first. As a person who came from the apocalypse, he had never seen any mutant plants or animals, and hunting would not be a problem for him. The original owner hid more than a dozen taels of silver in a small wooden box with a lock under the bed, and then there were hunting things hung on the wall of the side room. He looked at a large scimitar, a knife similar to a dagger, and a bow and arrow. The knives were all a bit blunt, so he sharpened them with the whetstone next to them. The bow was usable, but the arrows were old and worn out, and apart from that, there wasn't much else.

Gone? ? Gu Shiqing was a little confused. He could eat enough and save money with this little thing. It was quite hard for the hunter.

Early the next morning, Gu Shiqing got up early and went to the county in the direction mentioned by the old village chief, taking the dozen taels of silver and a cloth bag from Orion.

When I arrived in the county, I first went to the grocery store and bought a large bundle of rope as thick as my little finger and put it in my bag. Then I went to the iron shop and wanted to use iron to make some sharp arrowheads. Unfortunately, the iron was too expensive. One tael of silver could only be used. Make two iron arrows and limit the quantity you can buy. This was boring. Gu Shiqing shook his head and thought of other solutions. So he simply tried it in an iron shop and bought a handy machete. It cost almost ten taels of silver.

But even so, Gu Shiqing still spent money to eat a bowl of water at the county stall. After all, he still had things to do when he returned home. It was the first time he ate at a roadside stall here. Gu Shiqing thought it was pretty good. The noodles were chewy and authentic, but the soup base was not that great.

After returning to the house and putting down his things, Gu Shiqing went up the mountain with the machete and rope he just bought. He didn't go far in, so he prepared to cut some wood on the outside to make a wooden frame for a trap.

It was noon, the sun was shining brightly and it was not as cold as the morning. He simply took off his cotton coat and happily concentrated on chopping wood.

After chopping for more than an hour, Gu Shiqing saw that it was almost done. He tied the pieces of wood together with ropes and carried them down the mountain. When he went down the mountain, he didn't walk the same way as before. He just wanted to stroll around more and get familiar with it. Unexpectedly, he actually found something good!

A bamboo forest!

Now the arrows are there. I originally wanted to sharpen wood to make arrowheads, but wouldn't it be better to have bamboo?

He cut some more bamboo and took it back. Without taking a rest, he began to cut the wood into thin pieces of similar size and thickness, and began to weave a wooden frame and a large backpack to put things on.

Really, this hunter doesn't even have a backpack at home. He really doesn't know how to carry it after he has killed it. He can't just hold it in his hand.

Gu Shiqing laughed, and began to thin the bamboo again, cutting it into a pointed head at the front, and then tied it to the arrow, which was only half a hand long.

Now we have recyclable arrows!

Gu Shiqing looked at the three large wooden frames, a large backpack, and a lot of arrows that he had made with a smile on his face.

What a sense of accomplishment! It's really a shame that I learned the craft by living next to a master carpenter in the base, otherwise I would be in trouble now!

After finishing these things, he went up the mountain to dig the traps, set up a few traps, made some multigrain rice, ate some pickles made by the original owner, and started making pancakes after cleaning up. Tomorrow was going to be a day in the mountains, and dry food was essential. Gu Shiqing skillfully kneaded the noodles with water, put some pickles and pickled radish in it, rolled it out into a circle larger than the palm of his hand, and steamed it in an iron pot. After that, pour some oil into the pan, fry the pancake until golden brown on both sides, and fragrant.

Yes, Gu Shiqing is still very satisfied with his cooking skills, but the raw materials are a bit lacking. But there was nothing he could do. Gu Shiqing looked at the space again before going to bed. It was still the same, so he could only ignore it for the time being and go to sleep.

Early the next morning, Gu Shiqing went up the mountain with a full set of equipment.

First, I went to the place where the trap was dug, what a guy! Two wild wolves! Not even small! It's too easy. It's still winter. Could it be that the previous hunters didn't know how to set traps? Gu Shiqing had some doubts.

Gu Shiqing stepped forward and knocked the wild wolf unconscious. After looking through it, he found that they were all injured in the legs and were trapped in the pit again. One's fur was a bit mixed and the other was almost pure gray. Not bad. He will keep the wolf skin for a while. , it's warm to wear outside this winter.

Then I went to see a few traps set up, two pheasants, and rabbits. The pheasant was okay, but the rabbit was a big surprise. After all, there was a big rabbit and three palm-sized little rabbits inside!

Gu Shiqing immediately thought that these three little rabbits could be given to his wife and children to play with!

So I took the rabbits out of the wooden frame more carefully. The big rabbit was pure white, and the three little rabbits were all different colors, but each was cute in its own way.

Gu Shiqing put all the prey into a large backpack, then took a bow, arrow and machete and started looking for other prey. He didn't go down the mountain until it got dark.

Today is really a good harvest. Gu Shiqing is very happy. Two wild wolves, four pheasants, seven big rabbits and three small rabbits, and a silly roe deer. If he hadn't been trained in the last days, he would have developed special abilities. Yes, he may not be able to hold it yet!

After sleeping until dawn, Gu Shiqing left the nest of little rabbits and a pheasant, and the pure gray wolf skin. He put the remaining things in his backpack and went to the county.

When Gu Shiqing went to the county, he saw some people setting up stalls to sell these wild animals, but he had something to do today, so he didn't wait there. After wandering around to understand the market conditions, he turned around and found a slightly higher-end restaurant in the county. There were three restaurants in the county, one was affordable and two were high-end. He hoped that this Jixiang Restaurant could eat all the wild food he brought. Please check it out, otherwise you will have to make another trip.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper of Jixianglou was a generous man and the price was fair, only slightly lower than the market price. Gu Shiqing gave him all the prey, leaving only the wolf skin. The shopkeeper was very happy. Tell him to come here next time there is such a wild animal.

According to the shopkeeper, it is difficult to be a hunter these days, and few people like him bring so many wild animals to sell at one time.

I'm afraid the hunters here really don't know how to dig traps and set traps. Gu Shiqing was a bit dumbfounded.

Taking the remaining wolf skin, Gu Shiqing went to the cloth shop in the county. There were only two cloth shops in the county, one of which sold cheap cheesecloth and fine cotton. Another expensive one also sells some silks and satins. For something as hard to come by as wolf skin, of course, go to the expensive Ruyi Clothing Store. Gu Shiqing showed this complete wolf skin to the shopkeeper of Buzhuang. The shopkeeper was really surprised and gave him the price of thirty taels of silver, and said regretfully: "If it weren't for the mottled color on your wolf skin, , the price can be higher, this brother is very skilled, he must send these furs to me next time!"

Gu Shiqing naturally agreed, and bought a set of cotton clothes and trousers at the cloth store, but there was no other way. The original owner only had one set of cotton clothes and trousers, so he had to have a change of clothes. After buying the cotton clothes and pants he wore, he went to the embroidery shop next door and bought a light blue headband with a small white pearl for Lin Mu. The hairstyles of the guys here were not complicated, and most of them had their hair tied up like men. , but men mostly use wooden chopsticks or bamboo chopsticks for decoration, while brothers use hair ties.

Last time I saw my wife had a brown hair on her head and the color was not bright. I hope this wife will be satisfied with it!

Gu Shiqing went to the pastry shop and bought two boxes of the popular seasonal cakes, and returned to the village with the money and the purchased items. I also made a lot of money from this hunting. The pheasant cost thirty cents per catty, a total of eighteen catties. The rabbit was cheaper, twenty cents per catty, almost fifty catties. I also added two rabbit skins, and I only kept them. Five rabbit skins; and the roe deer, which is not very common, weighs forty cents per catty, weighing more than one hundred and fifty catties, so it is calculated as one hundred and fifty catties; and then cross out the three ounces of cotton clothes and pants and other Yes, the net profit is thirty-four taels plus two hundred and forty wen.

Gu Shiqing was satisfied. It seemed that he would wear more wolf skins next time. This was the most profitable.

I just went shopping on the street, and with so much money, I can prepare a wedding gift for my wife! He felt at ease and hastened his pace back to the village.

When I got home, I put away my money, tied up the pheasants, and braided a small backpack to put the three little rabbits in. I took the pure gray wolf skin and five rabbit skins, as well as the newly bought cakes and hair ribbons, and went to the forest. Home.

What is Lin Mu doing at this time?

Chapter 4 Gift Giving

What is Lin Mu doing?

Lin Mu was talking to Brother Zhi and his right neighbor Aunt Wang in the yard. Aunt Wang was kind and liked Brother Xiao Le very much. She was holding Brother Zhi in her arms and rocking back and forth, and Brother Xiao Le was also playing. Had a great time.

Brother Zhi was handing a light green hair tie to Lin Mu, "Here, Qian'er got the Baiyun cake you gave me. I was so happy that I asked Tang Jiang to bring two hair ties from the county. One for you and one for me. Why? Like?" Brother Zhi blinked.

"You can take it with you. The color is too bright and I'm not used to it."

Brother Zhi couldn't help but help Lin Mu take it, "It looks good! You just don't want to dress yourself up."

Lin Mu was about to refuse.

"Can I come in?" Someone knocked on the courtyard door.

It's Gu Shiqing! Lin Mu suddenly seemed a little shocked, and Brother Xiao Le also looked at him curiously.

Hey, who is this? Is he the uncle who wants to live with Lele? He is so tall, little Brother Le raised his head.

Not hearing Lin Mu's answer, Gu Shiqing remained silent.

Walk in and place the pheasant and wolf and rabbit skins on the ground.

"I made this one. The wolf skin will keep you warm. You can sew it into a coat or cover it with a quilt. The rabbit fur is softer. It's for Brother Le. You can sew it into a fur coat and wear it outside your cotton-padded jacket.

" Shi Qing smiled and glanced at Zhi Geer who was standing next to Lin Mu, "This is your friend Lin Zhi, please take care of Mu Mu."

He took out two coins he bought in the county from his backpack . He handed a box of four-season cakes to Lin Mu, "These are the cakes I just bought this morning. Remember to give a box to Lin Zhi." He smiled apologetically at Zhi Geer, "It's not a good thing, just for fun." Yeah

. ! Gu Shiqing compared it in his mind! Successfully entered my wife's dating circle!

He was proud, but everyone in the courtyard was a little stunned.

Lin Mu was a little shy and turned his head slightly. He looked like this... What a look. He even called me Mu Mu...

It was only the second time they met, and the marriage had not been decided yet. Zhi Geer also I don't know why... why did I bring these things to my house?

Brother Zhi is also a little dazed. Who is this person? Oh~ No wonder Mumu didn't rush and asked me to go find my husband to introduce him. It turns out that someone is already obsessed with him!

Lin Mu: You really misunderstood Brother Zhi. I don't know how he knows him so well.

Brother Zhi saw two dizzy red lumps appearing on Lin Mu's hands, but Lin Mu didn't reach out to take them. He quickly pushed him and blinked at him with a questioning expression, "Take it? His hands are hanging over there!" "

Lin Mu slowly stretched out his hand, and finally took the next step, but became more and more embarrassed. He pushed two boxes of pastries into Zhi Ge'er's hand. Zhi Ge'er was not annoyed and said to Gu Shiqing with a smile: "Thank you. "La!"

At this time, brother Xiao Le came over with small steps, stretched out his little fleshy hands to grab Gu Shiqing's cotton pants, raised his head, "Mine has mine, and so does the beautiful uncle, Lele." "Uncle Gao, didn't you bring it to Lele?"

Brother Xiaole just stood aside and looked at it for a long time. Uncle Gao brought a lot of Maomao to Uncle Gao, and some delicious things to give to Uncle Lele. Where to take it? He was a little aggrieved.

Well, just as Lin Mu recovered from his shame, he was stunned again.

Lele...this child? ? this? ? But Brother Zhi covered his mouth and chuckled softly.

Lin Mu turned around and glared at Zhi Ge'er, who glared back not to be outdone, and whispered into Lin Mu's ear: "Don't glare at me, I will have a nice talk with you about him later!"

Uh. , Lin Mutou turned back again, looking at Gu Shiqing, feeling a little guilty.

Just as he was about to scold Brother Xiao Le, Gu Shiqing knelt down and said to Brother Xiao Le with a gentle smile, "You must be Lele!"

"Yes!" Brother Xiao Le nodded.

So cute! Gu Shiqing looked at Brother Xiaole's fair and tender little face with a little baby fat, and his arrogant little expression and thought, God, what kind of luck have I got!

He suppressed his happiness, put down the backpack on his back, opened the lid, and took brother Xiao Le's little fleshy hand that was holding his clothes. It was indeed a child's hand, soft and soft.

He led Brother Xiao Le to look into the basket, "I heard that Lele is a very cute little brother. He usually listens to his uncle and doesn't let him worry about him. I will give Lele a good partner to play with."

Xiao Le Brother looked at the three little rabbits in the basket, opened his mouth in surprise, let go of Gu Shiqing's hand, jumped to hold Lin Mu's hand, "Mumu! Mumu! Look at the little rabbits! Little rabbits! Rabbit!"

He raised his head and smiled brightly, "I like Uncle Gao! I want to play with the little rabbit!"

Lin Mu, Lin Mu had lost his temper. He was pulled by Brother Xiaole to look at the three little rabbits. . One is white with a bit of gray on its head, one is black and gray, and one is gray with small black spots on its back. They look cute and cute, and are only as small as the palm of your hand. They should be in a nest.

Brother Zhi was also pulled by Brother Xiao Le and ran over to see what was new. He was very happy. Seeing Brother Xiao Le's lively and happy look, Lin Mu couldn't bear to let Gu Shiqing take away the three rabbits. Everyone looked happy. Very satisfied, even Aunt Wang happily looked at the little rabbit and laughed with them.

Even Lin Mu himself, although a little embarrassed to speak, was also happy. What he didn't know was that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised at this time, and his eyes were also bright.

He was talking to Brother Xiaole about making a nest for the little rabbit and the points to pay attention to when raising the little rabbit, but Gu Shiqing was already dumbfounded.

Hmm... How should I put it... When his wife was educating the children gently, she seemed to be bathed in a layer of radiance. Looking at Lin Mu's smiling profile, Gu Shiqing thought, I really want to get married, I really want to establish a relationship with my wife, this way. Okay...

Lin Mu felt a burning gaze and turned his head. Gu Shiqing looked at him with a smile.

"This man!" Lin Mu snorted in his heart and felt a little sweet. He turned to Brother Lele and said: "Okay! Let these little rabbits be handed over to Lele! Lele should take good care of them! Now let's find a small basket and some hay to put the little rabbits in to eat. Let's get something!"

"Yeah! Okay!" Brother Xiaole nodded confidently and ran away happily.

Gu Shiqing, although Gu Shiqing didn't want to leave, he still had to leave. Finally, he took out the tied pheasant from the basket and said, "To replenish your health for you and Lele." He smiled and walked out the door.

He stroked the hair tie in his arms and really wanted to give it to his wife, but there were other people, would his wife be embarrassed?

(Didn't you realize that your wife is already embarrassed???)

Otherwise? Looking at the threshold under his feet, he made up his mind and turned around. Lin Mu followed and stood a few steps away from him.

Gu Shiqing stepped forward, took out the light blue hair tie from his arms, and said to Lin Mu, "Reach out your hand."

Huh? Lin Mu subconsciously reached out his hand.

Gu Shiqing put the hairband on Lin Mu's hand, looked at him steadily, then turned and walked out.

Lin Mu held the hair tie in his hand, a little dazed.

After Gu Shiqing left, Zhi Geer hurriedly came forward and looked at the hair tie in Lin Mu's hand. The light blue satin was shiny, and there was a small milky white pearl hanging on one end, making it a little more delicate. .

Brother Zhi was satisfied and poked Lin Mu's arm, "My taste is not bad. This color suits you very well." Then he pretended to be angry and said, "No wonder you didn't want the hair tie I gave you. It turns out there is something better." " Ah!"

"Brother Zhi! Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Mu said helplessly: "I didn't expect him to come and bring these things."

Lin Mu told Brother Zhi about the last meeting. After hearing this, Brother Zhi nodded, "Then he's okay. I think he keeps you and Brother Le in mind. You should think about it!"

"How about it? I'll go with you in a few days. Did you buy embroidery thread and materials from the county? Have you decided what to give him as a return gift when he proposes marriage? "

The custom in Shangxi Village is that men usually give two or three pounds of meat and a few things when they propose marriage. If the girl or the boy agrees, they can give the man a handkerchief or purse as a return gift. They can also give him more complicated embroidery work. However, everyone in the village is busy when they come and there is no time to practice embroidery. Secondly, I couldn't find any good master, so a veil and a purse were enough. For example, Zhi Geer's family loves him, so he has time to practice, but he doesn't want to, and his embroidery work is average. In the end, he just gave him a handkerchief with embroidered flowers. This made Tang Jiang's eyes narrowed with joy. It's over!

"Brother Zhi!" Lin Mu was a little dumbfounded, "Were you thinking about it just now? Why are you embroidering things now?"

"What's the matter? Prepare in advance!" Brother Zhi disagreed, "He's not bad looking either. Remember, you are also generous with your actions. I think you are pretty good, just a little bit worse than our Tang Jiang."

"Brother Mu," Aunt Wang came over at this time, "Auntie is older . I'm just a human being, so don't take it too seriously."

Lin Mu said hurriedly: "No.

Aunt Wang said kindly: "This man has an upright appearance and is loyal to others. If nothing else, just this wolf skin, how rare is it? He can get it. With such ability, why should he worry about not being able to support his family in the future? Besides, Many people in our village don't give anything as good as this when asking for a bride, not to mention they know how to give rabbits to please their children."

Aunt Wang looked at Lin Mu's hairband again and smiled: "It's good for you, Brother Mu. Ah, it's not easy for you to manage the house alone. It will be easier if you have someone to help you."

"Okay! The old lady is leaving!" Aunt Wang said and left.

Lin Mu looked at the hair tie in his hand and the leather on the ground. He reached out and touched it. It was thick and soft. It was indeed a rare good leather. It didn't have a big smell. It seemed that it had been processed.

He keeps such good leather and wears it when he is hunting in the mountains. Why would he give it to me?

The clothes he was wearing today were still the same ones with blood stains on them. I don't know if they had been changed or washed?

Lin Mu thought about it, and suddenly felt an impulse in his heart.

He stood up and ran out.

"Hey, where are you going?" Brother Zhi called from behind.

"Be right back! You go first!"

Gu Shiqing was lying on the bed and resting contentedly. Today he met Xiao Lele and his wife's good friends. They all seemed to have a good impression of me.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk!"

Who is knocking on the door outside?

Gu Shiqing got out of bed and opened the door.

Mumu? ! Gu Shiqing opened his eyes slightly.

Chapter 5 Determined

"I..." Lin Mu came here with an impulse, and his face felt slightly hot when he saw Gu Shiqing's doubtful eyes.

I? ! Am I here? Is it too abrupt?

The impulse in Lin Mu's heart retreated a little, and he moved his steps slightly. He wanted to go back.

Gu Shiqing smiled happily, opened the door next to him, and led Lin Mu in. "Come on, since you're here? Go in and have a look?"

Lin Mu lowered his head and slowly followed Gu Shiqing into the yard.

Gu Shiqing smiled calmly and said, "My place is not as good as your home. Don't dislike it. I will make this place beautiful before we get married."

This man! Say that again!

Lin Mu held back his shame, looked around, and said hesitantly: "I... don't dislike... it's just..."

? ! ? ! ? ! When my wife says she doesn't dislike it, does that mean she agrees to get married? !

Gu Shiqing's hands were trembling slightly, he took a step forward, stared at Lin Mu and said eagerly: "Just what? Tell me! As long as I can do it, I will definitely promise you!"

Lin Mu was stared at by his burning gaze, "It's just... I can Can't...can you...don't live here, live at my place?"

"It's not that your place is not good, it's just that Lele is more accustomed to living at home and doesn't want to move." Lin Mu stared at Gu Shiqing sincerely, fearing that he wouldn't. Believing.

Why! Hearing this, Gu Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression instantly relaxed.

What else do I care about! It's just a question of where to live!

Gu Shiqing reflected that he still didn't care enough about his wife and children. He followed the team in the end of the world and had no fixed place. He had just come here and could live anywhere. He actually forgot to care about whether his wife and children preferred to live in a familiar environment. Hit.

"Okay, let's live at Mumu's place, but Mumu don't dislike me!"

Lin Mu looked at Shi Qing as if he didn't take it seriously, which was really a bit surprising!

Everyone in the village knows that only married men live in the husband's house, does he really not mind at all?

Or does he simply not know what it means?

To be honest, Lin Mu didn't expect him to agree immediately. He originally just thought about whether we could discuss it, but who knew he would!

Lin Mu couldn't help but said: "You know! Do you know what this means?"

Gu Shiqing looked at Lin Mu's anxious expression and said firmly: "I know! I don't care where I live, Mumu."

"Anyway, we are Just live together, not to mention that I didn't think it through well. You and Lele are more familiar with home, and that's where you grew up, so I'm very willing to live there." Gu Shiqing looked nostalgic.

What a blessing it is to live in the home where my wife grew up!

What was Mumu like as a child? Why! It's a pity that there are no cameras here.

I heard that Mumu's parents passed away very early. Mumu must have had a hard time when he was a child. No wonder he is so capable now, raising Lele by himself. Why, why didn't I come earlier!

Lin Mu's eyes were a little sore.

At home, where I grew up, my parents have left, my brother has left, and my sister-in-law has also left.

Only Lele and I were left.

He said he wanted to see it.

Will he stay at home for a long time?

No one has ever said these words to me.

Can I...can I trust him?

Lin Mu was a little confused.

He didn't know how long this person would stay with him this time.

However, looking at Gu Shiqing's handsome and smiling face.

Lin Mu blinked, forcing away the moisture from his eyes.

I want to believe him for once!

Lin Mu's expression was firm, no matter whether he would leave in the future, whether he would dislike me for having a child, or whether he would dislike me for not being my biological child.

It should be serious now.

That's enough.

Gu Shiqing didn't know that Lin Mu was moved by his few words. If he had known this effect earlier, he would have confessed to Lin Mu more. Gu Shiqing was still very happy to express his feelings.

Gu Shiqing didn't know that Lin Mu had thought so much. He didn't hear Lin Mu's answer and didn't urge him. He just waited quietly.

After a long time, Lin Mu gathered his mood, raised his head, and showed a smile, full of relief and hope for a life with one more person in the future, "Thank you, you...I..." Lin Mu opened his mouth, saying this for the first time. Lin Mu couldn't open his mouth, but he still tried his best to say: "You... can come."

Can he understand what I mean? Lin Mu thought.

"Mumu! Do you mean that I can propose marriage?" Gu Shiqing looked excited, and there seemed to be light flowing in his bright eyes.

"Yeah." Lin Mu responded briefly, turned around and walked away quickly.

"Wait for me in ten days! Mumu!" Gu Shiqing shouted after catching up a few steps.

Lin Mu left.

yeah! Gu Shiqing jumped a few times in the yard excitedly, and his calm demeanor disappeared.

The next step is to prepare a wedding gift for my wife!

Gu Shiqing knew that some villagers had laughed at Mumu for not being able to get married, so he wanted to earn face for Mumu and give them a hard slap!

Early the next morning, he got up early and counted the money at home, which was almost forty taels, and took it all to the county to find the red husband the village chief told him. The matchmaker mentioned by the village chief specializes in arranging the marriages between men and girls from the nearby villages. If the matchmaker in your village is not a match, you should come to the matchmaker to introduce them to each other.

According to the address given by the village chief, he found the home of the married couple. As soon as Gu Shiqing entered, he smiled and bowed: "Hello, Mr. Zhao. Gu Shiqing, a man from Shangxi Village, asked you to arrange a marriage."

This Mr. Zhao was also at home. , a husband in his forties came up to them with a smile and asked about Gu Shiqing and Lin Mu in detail. Naturally, he was filled with joy and kept saying that they were a perfect match.

Gu Shiqing asked again how to prepare a wedding gift. Mr. Zhao considered it carefully and said: "Shangxi Village has an example of how to prepare a wedding gift. Usually, you have to find a brother from the village, Quanfu, and your family to come to the door with a few things, but yours In that case, you and Brother Quanfu can just come to the door. Usually, you can buy two kilograms of meat and four kinds of pastries, but I think you don't want to stop there!" Mr. Zhao said with a meaningful smile.

"That's right," Gu Shiqing bowed his hands and begged: "Please tell Mr. Zhao how to make the marriage proposal more beautiful. Money is not an issue."

Mr. Zhao nodded and said with a smile: "You Since I said this, I will tell you the truth. These four pastries are simplified from the four things worn on the head, neck and hands, because people in the village do not have the financial resources to buy them. If you are willing, you can buy them. There are four things to wear, regardless of whether they are silver or gold. If you can't bear it, you can buy two of the same. If you want to make it more beautiful, just replace it with half a big fat pig. The better ones are replaced by cattle and sheep."

Gu Shiqing wrote them down one by one, and asked Mr. Zhao to come and see him as a gift that day. Mr. Zhao initially refused, but later he agreed because of Gu Shiqing's plea and the five taels of silver. You know, the normal thank you gift given to him as a red husband is only 500 yuan.

Gu Shiqing went hunting to earn money to buy wedding gifts. Not only did Lin Mu also have gifts to prepare in return.

On this day, I made an appointment with Brother Zhi and Brother Xiaole to come to the embroidery shop in the county to buy embroidery thread and fabric.

When we arrived at the county, we first went shopping with Brother Xiaole and Brother Zhi, bought some food and entertainment, and ate two or three side dishes in a street restaurant at noon.

"It's rare that you're happy to eat out today," Zhi Ge'er said with a bulging mouth: "We'll see how he behaves on the day he asks for marriage, but don't let me be embarrassed by seeing the wrong person!"

Lin Mu picked up a piece of Zhi Ge'er. Zhi Geer gave him his favorite candy lotus root and said, "Eat yours. If you want to embarrass me, it will also embarrass me."

"Hahaha!" Zhi Geer winked.

After eating, the three of them went to buy two kilograms of happy fruits to distribute to everyone on the day of proposing, and then went to the embroidery workshop.

Hearing that they were here to pick out embroidery materials for marriage gifts, the shopkeeper enthusiastically introduced them to them, "Three guests, these are three different materials in our shop. This one... is... that one... is ...They are all very popular and suitable for return gifts. What do you two think?"

Lin Mu looked at the materials in front of him and finally said: "Give me the navy blue one." Because it is for return gifts, the shopkeeper said. Go and cut the material to normal size.

Brother Zhi gently touched Lin Mu's arm, "This is the most expensive one, it costs 300 yuan! Think clearly!"

"Poor!" A gorgeously dressed brother who was looking at the embroidery thread next to him snorted, Seeing Lin Mu and the other two looking over, they didn't flinch, but sneered, "What? You can get married too! Who is so blind!" It

was actually Li Wen!

Li Wen was the younger brother of Lin Mu's former sister-in-law Li Ya. He had always looked down on the Lin Mu family and always complained that his sister was marrying such a village family. Later, Lin Mu's brother died and he finally found an opportunity to persuade his sister to go back.

Brother Zhi was so angry that he rushed to argue, but Lin Mu pulled him and said, "Forget it." He glanced at Brother Xiao Le, and Brother Zhi understood, so he pretended not to see him.

Seeing that they didn't respond, Li Wen snorted and left without even looking at his sister's brother.

Although he encountered some unpleasantness when he went to the county today, Lin Mu still concentrated on embroidering the purse when he returned home. He was good at embroidery and finished it in two days. Brother Zhi kept praising it for how beautiful it was. But after looking at it for a long time, Lin Mu always felt that it was not good enough, and embroidery skills could not be improved in a short while. He tossed and turned in bed thinking about it for a long time at night.

The next day, Lin Mu entrusted Brother Xiao Le to Aunt Wang, quietly went to the county embroidery workshop alone, bought some materials, and came back to embroider a peace charm overnight. It was small, yellow, delicate and cute. I knew it took a lot of effort, and I was finally satisfied. Brother Zhi was even more impressed when he saw it.

The night before the marriage proposal, Lin Mu put the peace charm in his purse and touched it carefully, thinking about tomorrow's marriage proposal. He felt a little nervous and a little expectant, and finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and finally fell asleep.

Tomorrow is the day to propose marriage! After preparing for these days, it's finally here! Gu Shiqing also climbed into bed early and fell asleep.

Chapter 6 Proposal

Finally the day came to propose marriage.

Lin Mu got up early, washed up, had breakfast, fed the chickens and rabbits, and went around the yard again.

Well, it's pretty clean. Lin Mu nodded.

Seeing that it was almost time, he called Brother Xiao Le up again. Both of them put on clean and tidy cotton jackets and trousers. The dark blue suit was made by Lin Mu with Brother Xiao Le in the county before the Chinese New Year. , wearing it makes you look more energetic. Lin Mu put on a small scarf for Brother Xiaole, which was made of the rabbit skin that Gu Shiqing sent that day. As for myself, I quietly put my hair up and put on the light blue hair tie given by Gu Shiqing. The little pearl at the end of the hair tie swayed with my steps. Brother Xiao Le jumped up and grabbed it with his little fleshy hands. , failed to catch it several times, and stopped moving. His white and tender little face was buried in the soft rabbit fur and rubbed again and again. Then he became happy again. He raised his head and said to Lin Mu with a smile: "Mumu, I'm so happy today." Uncle is coming, right?"

"Call me uncle, and that's not Uncle Gao, but Uncle Gu," Lin Mu corrected him with a smile.

"Okay." Brother Xiao Le pouted.

With a "bang" sound, it's time.

According to the custom of Shangxi Village, it was around this time that Lin Mu took Brother Xiaole to ask Aunt Wang to come to his home. Since the elders in his family were no longer around, he asked Aunt Wang to play the role of elder. Aunt Wang had watched Lin Mu grow up, and she was always very helpful to him. Lin Mu had told her in advance that there was no way she wouldn't be happy with such a happy event. Naturally, she came dressed neatly and happily. He also asked the old man at home to take the younger brothers with his grandchildren to join in the fun later.

The people in the village are not very interesting. It is common for one family to get married and half the village come to see it.

Lin Mu led Brother Xiaole and Aunt Wang back, chatting and laughing, and happened to meet Brother Zhi at the door of the courtyard, so he went in together and asked them to sit in the main room and wait. He went to warm water to make tea, and gave Aunt Wang and Brother Zhi each a bowl of tea.

The three of them sat down on the chairs. Aunt Wang and Brother Zhi held Brother Xiaole and teased him. Lin Mu remained silent, looked around the entire hall, then looked at the yard, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything is ready, but I don't know when he will come?

He looked at the yard with some worry, it was almost time!

Lin Mu was wondering when Gu Shiqing would come, but Gu Shiqing could not wait to reach the entrance of the village.

He got up before dawn today and put on the cotton-padded jacket and trousers he just bought a few days ago. He has a tall and straight figure and does not look bloated at all. Instead, he looks dignified and handsome. He packed up the accessories and pastries that he was going to deliver today one by one, and rushed to the county on the donkey cart he bought a few days ago. He first went to the butcher's house he had agreed to, picked up half of the fat pig he had ordered, and hung it on the back of the donkey cart. , and went to Mr. Zhao's house to invite him.

This has been agreed upon a long time ago. Mr. Zhao has also cleaned up today. He seems to be in good spirits. He naturally feels good about the big fat pig at the back of the donkey cart.

Take the car all the way to Shangxi Village.

"Good guy, whose business is this? Such a fat pig!" The meat of the fat pig trembled along with the bumpy road. Other villagers on the road saw it and started talking.

Gu Shiqing was naturally happy after hearing this, which showed that he had good taste and made the right purchase! I hope Mumu will be satisfied too!

The old village chief had already listened to Gu Shiqing's request and was waiting at the entrance of the village. As soon as he saw them, he followed them to Lin Mu's house, and many villagers around him who were joining in the fun also followed.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" The old village chief's voice came from outside the yard.

Lin Mu stood up and sat down again. Seeing Aunt Wang and Brother Zhi looking outside, he said to them, "Shall we go out together?"

The three of them went out with Brother Xiao Le. Brother Zhi opened the door to the yard, and Lin Mu was doing some tidying up behind him. Clothes, looking up, a group of villagers gathered around Gu Shiqing, the old village chief and an old husband into the yard. The villagers also knew the rules and did not come in. They just crowded outside the yard and looked at each other.

The three of them stood two meters apart from the forest trees and the others. Gu Shiqing took a step forward with a smile, bowed to the forest trees and the others, and said, "Gu Shiqing, my boy, came here to propose marriage to the Lin family brother."

" Cough," the old village chief coughed slightly and said seriously: "Gu Shiqing, a hunter from Shangxi Village, has no farmland, and his family has two mud-tile houses. Please look at the marriage gift!"

At this time, Mr. Zhao also took the gift just now! Gu Shiqing handed him four pastry boxes and accessories boxes, and stepped forward to come to Lin Mu and the others: "Four boxes of pastries, namely Hehe cake, Xiangle cake, Fuqi cake and Hemei cake, bring happiness to the whole family. I wish you happiness!" As he said this, he opened the pastry boxes one by one and asked Lin Mu and the others to take a closer look.

Lin Mu was naturally embarrassed to look at it. Only Aunt Wang, as an elder, came forward to take a closer look.

Then there was Gu Shiqing who had just asked some men who were watching outside to carry half of a big fat pig into the yard. Mr. Zhao pointed at the half of a big fat pig and said: "Half of a big fat pig, brother. From now on, if you follow the Gu family, you will have no worries about food and clothing! "

His! There were gasps outside the yard, and the villagers commented: "This young boy is so generous. We haven't seen such a generous marriage proposal in our village for a long time!"

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect it." Everyone agreed.

Lin Mu was also a little surprised. Why did he bring so many things?

It doesn't matter that the pastries are more delicate than ordinary ones, but I also brought half a pig! Last time you told me that you saved more than ten taels of silver, wouldn't you use it all to buy these things?

Nowadays, the price of pork is twenty cents per pound, and there are hundreds of pounds of pork here. Plus four boxes of pastries, there are still thirty taels of silver. No wonder Lin Mu feels that it is a waste.

Just as he was thinking about it, Mr. Zhao smiled and opened the accessories box that looked exquisite and exuded some fragrance, showed it in front of Lin Mu and the other three, and said: "Brother, please look at this, these are the headdresses, neck ornaments and bracelets bought by the Gu family boy. I don't know. Satisfied? "

This?" Lin Mu looked around and saw a set of accessories lying quietly inside the square accessory box. A pair of thin silver bracelets, embossed with patterns, simple and elegant, Lin Mu stared at his wrist. Then I saw that the headdress was a cyan hairband with a silver drop on one side... Lin Mu looked closely and saw that it actually looked like a rabbit. The color of this hair tie was chosen by Gu Shiqing, and he also hid some selfish motives. Finally, look at the necklace placed in the middle. It is a gold chain, thin with some hollows, exquisite and small, and the warm golden color matches the skin color of the forest tree.

There was actually a gold chain, Lin Mu was surprised, where did he get the money to buy these? It's only been ten days, so there are more than a dozen taels here?

Gu Shiqing: Thank you, your husband is so good at making money!

The onlookers outside the yard had already started talking, "How can this young guy, who is so humble and humble, be so rich? That's a gold chain, right?"

"No, you're wrong, he's just a hunter. " Why don't you tidy up the house if you have such money?"

"That's right! There are a few silver ones."

"I'm afraid he's not stupid. He just took this as a wedding gift. " If he doesn't come back, there's nothing he can do if he doesn't agree!"

"Who knows," someone said with a gloomy look.

Gu Shiqing didn't hear those comments, and even if he heard them, he wouldn't care.

I just love buying good things for Mumu. What's wrong?

At this time, according to the custom in the village, Gu Shiqing stood up and said to Lin Mu, "I wonder what you think?"

Lin Mu didn't say anything. He was afraid that he would have to agree as soon as he opened his mouth. Brother Zhi was so satisfied that he wanted to agree for Lin Mu immediately. Aunt Wang was older and more knowledgeable, so she was more stable. She knew that it was rumored that brother Zhi would have to turn down the offer to marry him. It took me two or three rejections to achieve happiness, but I couldn't bear to refuse such sincerity, so I just smiled and shook my head.

Of course, Gu Shiqing had carefully understood the process of proposing for marriage, and knew that he had to refuse the proposal the first time, otherwise it would be bad for the lives of the two of them in the future.

I really don't know who said such nonsense... I'm so full!

But just do as the Romans do! It's not really a bad thing, of course Gu Shiqing is happy to make face for Lin Mu.

However, he was still slightly disappointed. After all, he was rejected by Mumu... However, he must have agreed in his heart! Yes, he has this confidence!

So, he said sincerely: "Brother Lin, don't worry, everything will be decided by you from now on. I won't say anything. The conditions at home are not as good as yours. I hope you won't dislike me and let me live here." In the blue brick house."

This was what the two of them had agreed upon before, but looking at Gu Shiqing's low-brow look, Lin Mu almost burst into laughter.

How could I dislike him? To think that so many people would make fun of me by saying this.

The villagers started talking again. Gu Shiqing's marriage proposal shocked them so much. Not many people in the village could afford such a generous gift, and even if they could, they wouldn't take it. Now they actually offered to live in the husband's house. Isn't this a married man? It's too unmanly.

He's just a 22-year-old guy with a fat bottle, and he's not good-looking either. As for being coaxed like this?

Gu Shiqing: Who said it doesn't look good? Mumu is so handsome!

Lin Mu couldn't help laughing at his appearance, and said: "Okay!"

Aunt Wang also smiled and answered: "Lin Mu, a farmer from Shangxi Village, has several acres of paddy and dry land, and three brick houses at home. Now..."

She paused, Gu Shiqing's heart tightened, and she stared at Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang said again: "I agreed to propose!"

Everyone said congratulations, and there was a peaceful and joyful atmosphere. Brother Zhi took out his hand. The happy fruits were distributed to everyone, which made the atmosphere even more lively. All the boys and girls came out to ask for the happy fruits, and little Le brother was also jumping and making noise.

Aunt Wang hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Return the gift!"

Lin Mu hurriedly took out the purse he kept close to his body and handed it to Gu Shiqing. He whispered: "Take it, there is a peace charm in it. Hunting is dangerous, you, remember Take it." His face turned slightly red.

"Okay! I will definitely take it with me!" came Gu Shiqing's magnetic voice.

Lin Mu and him looked at each other, both smiling, and thinking at the same time: We are finally engaged to him!

Chapter 7 Space Power

Gu Shiqing didn't expect that today would be a double happiness. He had just gotten engaged to Lin Mu. When he was lying in bed at night reminiscing, he suddenly found that the space could be entered!

When the white mist dissipates, the space changes drastically!

It turns out that it is only the size of a basketball court, time stands still, and things look the same when they are put in and taken out.

But it was different now. It had become a small island surrounded by water. Gu Shiqing didn't know how vast the water was. The distance was still shrouded in white mist, as if this was just the tip of the iceberg. The island was at least ten times larger than before, and was divided into two halves by a river. Gu Shiqing stood on the smaller piece of land. The soil was very solid, and there was no loose feeling when he stepped on it. After rubbing it for a few times, there was no fine soil or dust, it just seemed like dirt. A large pile of messy supplies that he had collected before were also on this land, huddled in a corner.

Gu Shiqing walked over and took a quick look. Water, medicine, clothes, instant noodles... didn't seem to be missing anything. At least the bulky things weren't missing, and the quantity didn't seem to be missing either. So what was going on?

Wait a moment, Gu Shiqing pulled out a small backpack and looked at it. The crystal core was missing?

Zombies also include ordinary zombies and super zombies with powers such as fire, earth, wind, and wood. The crystal core is the product of the brains of super zombies. Generally, superpowers rely on the corresponding super power crystal core to upgrade, or use it. Come to exchange for supplies. When he came, there were already fire, earth and other superpower users who had been promoted to the second and third levels. Gu Shiqing awakened the power of space. No one has ever seen a zombie with space power. Even if he saw it, he might not be able to distinguish it, so he stored the crystal core he brought in in space, thinking of using it to exchange for space power. supplies.

Could it be that there are crystal nuclei with spatial powers in those crystal nuclei? The quantity is enough, so I started upgrading a few days before I came here, and those white mist are the signs of upgrading?

Gu Shiqing looked at the white mist in the distance and thought.

He ran to the larger piece of land on the other side of the river. The river was not too wide, only about seven or eight meters. There was a simple wooden bridge on both sides of the river. It was stable. Gu Shiqing walked on the bridge, and for a while The breeze blows.

Gu Shiqing's eyes widened.

wind? ! And earth, water, and this wooden bridge?

He remembered that the crystal nuclei he saved contained a lot of earth, water and wood elements, but not many wind elements. Could it be that these crystal nuclei were also absorbed? Is that why there is so much water and large areas of land here? But the wind is not strong, what about the wood element? Could it be that it just turned into this small wooden bridge? What about other crystal nuclei? Where does it show up?

Gu Shiqing walked off the bridge. The land in front of him was different from the one on the other side. There was an extra piece of black land in the middle! He touched a handful of soil with his hand. It was moist, but it felt similar to the fields planted outside. Could it be possible to plant on these black soils?

He was a little confused. If these were formed from materials according to his previous speculation, then what happened to them?

He decided to put his doubts aside and explore whether the black soil could actually be cultivated.

In any case, it's not the end of the world anymore, it's more important to live a good life now. You can take your time with the space matter, and let's move into my wife's house successfully first!

Gu Shiqing continued to hunt between the mountains and the county. From time to time, he would send wild animals and furs to Lin Mu, bring some cakes and other things to the county, help Lin Mu fetch water and chop firewood every day, etc. Brother Xiao Le had already Having become familiar with him, now he ran to open the door without having to tell Lin Mu when he came. Lin Mu asked him not to bring so many things, but he still kept running back and forth, so Lin Mu had no choice but to keep them.

Who in Shangxi Village wouldn't say that Lin Mu has the foresight to find such a caring man! But it made some villagers who couldn't find a home for Xiaolinmu before very angry!

As for Lin Mu, Lin Mu doesn't care about them. He lives his own life in peace and quiet, and the man takes care of him. Brother Xiao Le is also sensible. His life is so beautiful that he has no time to care about them!

That morning, the wind was beautiful and the sun was warm, Lin Mu fed the chickens and rabbits at home, did other chores, and sat in the yard to sew the wolf skins that Gu Shiqing sent. He later sent a few more , Lin Mu thought about making him a wolf fur coat. Although it was March and the weather was getting warmer, the wind was still strong in the mountains. Brother Xiao Le was playing with his nest of little rabbits and newly hatched chicks. No, Very happy.

"Mumu," Brother Zhi walked into the yard and said, "Follow me to the county. Tang Jiang and his escort agency were escorting a batch of fabrics from North County to South County this time. Something happened on the way. The fabrics were somewhat damaged. The boss didn't want them. If they want to lose money, they have to sell it to make up for the loss. Let's go and find out if there is any suitable way."

Lin Mu stood up and took Brother Xiaole to Aunt Wang's house, asking him to stay there and looking for Gu. Shi Qing and the three of them went to the county together. He and Zhi Geer sat on the donkey cart, and Gu Shiqing sat in front and drove the donkey cart.

Walking all the way, we soon arrived at the entrance of Shunfeng Escort Agency. This is their largest escort agency in East County, and it also has a branch station in Qinghe County.

People were coming and going at the door of the escort agency, and there was a lot of noise. Many husbands and aunts who came were holding cloths and smiling. It seemed that the price was indeed fair.

Tang Jiang was waiting at the door to lead them in. He was also a tall man with a strong body and a very honest smile.

Lin Mu and Zhi Geer went in. The backyard of the escort agency was crowded with people. Many wooden shelves were temporarily set up. Many different styles of cloth were placed on the wooden shelves according to the damage. They also joined the crowd to select.

"This is good! This color matches you!"

"I bought this for our Tang Jiang... What do you think?"

"Not bad, I picked this for Shi Qing."

"Yo! Everyone calls me Shi Qing! "Brother Zhi teased.

Lin Mu patted him sheepishly, and the two continued to choose.

At this time, Lin Mu saw that there were not many people in the row of shelves in front, so he pulled Zhi Geer over.

"They are just scraps of cloth. They can't be used to make any clothes and are of no use." Zhi Geer shook his head.

"No," Lin Mu thought seriously and said, "It can be made into a handkerchief, and..." Lin Mu gestured with his hands, "Do you remember the little rabbit I made for Brother Xiaole before, that was a rag? "It's made of hair."

Brother Zhi's eyes lit up, "Yes, I almost forgot about it! Let's buy some."

Seeing the two of them picking it up, an aunt who came to help sell fabrics said: " You want this, it's weighed by the pound, it's five cents per pound, it's not worth anything, if you like it, you can just give it as a gift." After

hearing this, Lin Mu thought, it's so cheap, then I'll do it. Can you buy some and make similar dolls to sell on the market? Lele likes them so much, someone should buy them.

He told Brother Zhi about this idea, "Someone will definitely buy it. You are so good at embroidery." Brother Zhi agreed, "It's just that it will be too tiring."

"If you're not tired, it's nothing to do some needlework. ." Lin Mu replied with a smile.

In fact, he was thinking that firstly, the weather would get warmer and the shortbread sales would not be so good, which he had already experienced in previous years. Secondly, Gu Shiqing spent money more generously than the average village man, although he earned a lot from hunting. It's a lot, but if I can make a stable living, I'll feel more at ease.

Thinking of this, Lin Mu weighed several kilograms of rags and took the other fabrics he had just bought. The two of them greeted Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang who were waiting aside and went back together.

His face looked a little bad, and Lin Mu looked at Gu Shiqing worriedly, what happened.

Gu Shiqing noticed Lin Mu's concerned gaze, smiled reassuringly, took the cloth in Lin Mu's hand, and the four of them went back together.

On the way, the four of them were chatting and laughing. Gu Shiqing behaved as usual, but Lin Mu still felt that something was wrong, so he sent Zhi Ge'er and the others away and pulled Gu Shiqing into the house.

"What happened?" Lin Mu stared at him and asked.

"It's okay." Gu Shiqing smiled.

"Then why do you look unhappy?" Lin Mu still didn't believe it.

Gu Shiqing knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he pretended to sigh and said: "Hey... I originally dug up a pair of big wild ginseng, but the county pharmacy couldn't take it away. I asked Brother Tang if there was anything he could do, and Brother Tang said that he Someone I know in Beijun asked me to go there and sell it. I thought about it, Beijun is so far away and I won't be able to see Mumu for a long time. I couldn't bear to leave."

Lin Mu's mood was really ups and downs, and he couldn't help but smile.

he! He said such words again, and Lin Mu's face turned a little red. He didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed.

Gu Shiqing looked at Lin Mu and said goodbye to him in a good mood. He turned around and went out, his smile gradually fading. What he told Lin Mu was the truth. He did dig up wild ginseng, and there were more than one pair. He also really wanted to take care of him. Tang Jiang's acquaintances can be sold at a good price. Of course, this is what I thought before chatting with Tang Jiang today.

However, there was another important reason why he wanted to go to North County, and he wanted to confirm one thing.

Today Tang Jiang told him that the accidental damage of this batch of fabrics was due to the "madman" he encountered in Beijun. Listening to his description, his heart gradually sank. Whether the "madman" in Tang Jiang's mouth or the ordinary zombies he knew were Their appearance and behavior are very similar. It is said that they have only appeared in North County so far. Anyway, Tang Jiang has not seen them in East County.

Therefore, he had to go to Bei County and confirm with his own eyes whether the "crazy people" were really ordinary zombies.

If so, Gu Shiqing is in a heavy heart, so he must make preparations early!

He has made an appointment with Tang Jiang and will set off the day after tomorrow to go to Beijun together to sell wild ginseng and see if he can find any traces of the "madman". What is comforting is that in this era, transportation is not as developed as before the apocalypse, and crowd mobility is not as great as before. His spatial powers are still there. If he is indeed a zombie, he still has time.

bring it on! Gu Shiqing really didn't want to encounter those things in this era, but he had no choice. For Mumu and Brother Xiaole, he couldn't admit defeat!

Chapter 8 North County

In Shangxi Village.

It's March, the weather is still cold and the wind is blowing. The forest trees got up early this morning, lighting candles and sewing wolf fur coats. Gu Shiqing will go to Beijun tomorrow. It's cold in the north, so he has to hurry up. Come out so that he can be clothed.

More than an hour passed, and gradually there was noise and smoke in the village, and most people started to have breakfast. Lin Mu also took Brother Xiao Le to have breakfast, which consisted of two bowls of multigrain porridge, crispy pickled radish, and a bowl of pickles. After finishing the meal with a slurp, Lin Mu moved a stool to the yard as the sun came out. , and started working again. Brother Xiao Le let the little yellow chicken and rabbit out for a walk in the yard, and he followed behind to play.

There was a knock on the door in the courtyard.

Lin Mu took a look and saw that the people coming were the two brothers from the Li family, the head of the village.

Two men in their prime, dark-skinned and tall, did not come in. They just smiled shyly at the door of the yard and said, "Brothers from the Lin family, let's ask if the fields will be given to our family for planting this year?" If you want to plant it, you have to make preparations."

"Oh," Lin Mu suddenly agreed and said, "Of course, you are all veterans of the field. If you have time, let's go to the village chief to draw up a deed."

The two brothers hurriedly agreed.

The two brothers came to the village the year after Lin Mu's brother died. They came from the north and settled down with a family of ten people without any land or land. In the first year after brother Lin Mu's death, he tended the crops by himself during the off-season, and hired a few idle men during the busy season. He also had his sister-in-law at home, so he could hold on even if he was a little tired. When his sister-in-law returned home, the child was still so young, and he was really unable to do what he wanted, so he rented the paddy and dry fields to the family for farming. The rent was 30%, which was just enough to feed him and Lele and pay taxes. The family is also diligent, takes good care of the fields, and is kind. The husband of the family often brings delicious vegetables to Lin Mu.

The deed contains examples from previous years, and it was signed in a short time.

When Lin Mu came back, he took out the meat in the kitchen to prepare dried meat. On the day of his proposal, he divided half of the big fat pig that Gu Shiqing sent to the family he was close to, and gave some to Mr. Zhao to take away, leaving the rest. Half of them were cut into pieces for Gu Shiqing, and some of the forest trees were made into large pieces of bacon, which were hung in the cabinet in the kitchen. They could last for many days. I ate some during this period, but there was still a lot left. Woolen cloth. Lin Mu cut the bacon vertically into half a palm-sized piece, then cut it horizontally into slices and placed them in a basin, filling a large basin.

Pour oil into a large iron pot, add salt, and then add spicy leaves. This is a long and thin weed that gives a spicy taste when chewed. There are many in the fields, so be careful about cooking. Vegetables use this spicy green oil, but people in the village can just pull a handful from the field and put it in. Why do you have to spend money to buy it?

Lin Mu heard the sound of oil crackling in the pot. He poured the chopped meat into it and fried it twice. He took it out and pinched a piece to taste. The dried meat was hard and oily. It tastes chewy, which is spicy on the tongue.

Although it is spicy, it can be kept longer and is better for eating. Lin Mu thought that he was leaving in a hurry, so maybe he could prepare something more. So, pieces of dried meat were strung up and hung on the eaves.

By the afternoon, I saw that the oil was soaked in the dried meat, and the wolfskin coat was about to be ready. Lin Mu stood up, picked off the dried meat, wrapped it in paper into four packages, and put it into the baggage together with the wolfskin coat. He told Brother Xiao Le to be well at home, and knocked on Gu Shiqing's door with the baggage on his back.

Gu Shiqing was packing his things, packing some clothes, taking the handy knife, and putting the other hunting tools in the space. He has also studied space recently. The place where he puts things on the other side of the river still has time standing still. He can continue to store things. That piece of black land can indeed grow things. Not only that, the flow rate of time is three times that of the outside. Things that take a month to mature can mature in that black soil in a month! He has tried it with the original lettuce seeds. The black soil is fertile and there are no weeds or insects. He has tried it on his own and found that growing lettuce is not difficult. He can handle it, but what about staple foods like wheat?

He couldn't help but complain that he originally thought it would be more convenient to have space, but he didn't expect that the challenges would also be greatly increased.

Hearing someone knocking on the door, he put his thoughts away and opened the door. It was Lin Mu. Carrying a baggage, he said with concern in his eyes: "This is the food and clothes I brought you. I'm short on time and haven't done much, so just keep it."

Gu Shiqing took it and took a look. and a few packages of things wrapped in paper, "You...sewed this with wolf skin?"

"Yeah." Lin Mu nodded, "It's cold in the north, and we can't take it lightly even though it's March."

Gu Shiqing touched it and The needles and threads were fine and dense. Looking at Lin Mu's serious look and imagining him sewing under the dim light of the candle at night, a warm current surged in his heart.

He stepped forward, hugged Lin Mu gently, caressed his back, and let go after a few seconds, raising the corners of his mouth, "Thank you! I need it very much."

Lin Mu seemed to be frozen, shrouded in his figure, and hugged him The moment I came up, I smelled the fragrance of soap locust. He blushed slightly and hummed softly.

Mumu is so good! Gu Shiqing is proud!

Wait, Gu Shiqing patted his head and remembered something!

"Mumu, wait a moment, I'll be right back." Gu Shiqing said and took the bundle to the side room.

Oh, how could Mumu work so hard every time? Are you so stupid that you forgot your sewing machine?

While Gu Shiqing blamed himself, he took out a sewing machine from the space and placed it in the corner of the side room. He also took a stool and placed it in front of him. He walked over to Lin Mu and said, "Mumu, let me show you something. Come with me."

Taking Lin Mu to the side room, Gu Shiqing pointed to the sewing machine in the corner and said, "Mumu, this is my blacksmith in the county. I came across it by chance in the shop. It seems to have come from other counties. The blacksmith has processed it and can use it to sew clothes."

Lin Mu couldn't figure out what this strange-shaped thing was. He had seen a loom and this one before. It's different.

"It's okay, it's very simple to use." Gu Shiqing saw Lin Mu's doubts and did not answer.

Mainly, he couldn't answer it... he could only coax his wife into saying it was from the blacksmith's shop... I hope my wife would see it as useful and stop worrying about where it came from.

In fact, there are a total of three sewing machines in Gu Shiqing's space. They were all collected materials in the supermarket before. I saw that there is a special place for trimming trouser legs in the clothes selling area in the supermarket, and there are three sewing machines. He was just thinking about using it in the future, but he didn't expect to actually use it to mend clothes. Many people in the team learned how to use it.

Gu Shiqing led Lin Mu to sit on the stool, let him step on the pedal, took a piece of cloth, and told him how to move his hands and feet together. Although Lin Mu felt that the iron bump was strange, he was frightened by its booming sound. A jump. But under Gu Shiqing's slow teaching and Gu Shiqing's personal demonstration, I learned it without even using one.

"Mumu is great!" Gu Shiqing gave Lin Mu a thumbs up.

He really felt that Lin Mu was very powerful, and it was not easy to accept this kind of ultra-era thing.

Although Lin Mu still thinks this is strange and unfamiliar, this "sewing machine" is really useful. With this, he can make dolls much faster.

He only felt that he had little experience and had not seen such things from other counties. He never thought that he was the only one who had seen it in this era, and that he was truly well-informed.

Gu Shiqing taught Lin Mu how to use the sewing machine, told him some precautions, and handed him the key, "While I was away, Mu Mu was tired and wanted to use the sewing machine as he pleased. However, it is best not to move it. Move, it's quite heavy."

Lin Mu looked at the key in Gu Shiqing's hand. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it and put it into the baggage he had brought. He looked seriously into Gu Shiqing's eyes and said, "I will keep it well."

Second sky. It was still dark, Lin Mu and Zhi Ge'er said goodbye to Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang at the entrance of the village. Looking at their retreating figures, Lin Mu sighed. Zhi Ge'er was fine, after all, Tang Jiang often went out as escorts. He was used to it, and said to Lin Mu with a smile: "Don't worry, Mu Mu, Tangjiang is used to this road, nothing will happen to him."

Lin Mu nodded and smiled, and the two of them returned to the village. , Lin Mu continued to work, taking care of Brother Xiao Le, feeding the chickens and rabbits, and taking the rags he bought, he went to Gu Shiqing's house to use the sewing machine to make dolls, which was quite regular.

Gu Shiqing's days are also very regular. He follows Tangjiang all the way. This road is often used by escorts in Tangjiang. It is relatively safe. Most of them are official roads, but there are also some small roads. There are government inns on the official roads where you can stay. On the small roads, there are some inns.

Dayong has four counties in one state. Their Dongjun is in the east, and Shangxi Village is in the west and north of Dongjun. It is not too far from Beijun. Generally, Tangjiang has carriages for escorts. It is cold in winter, so they use them. They got into the carriage in the escort office, with a stove burning in the carriage. The two of them took turns to drive out and find a place to rest at night. Three days later, we arrived at Beifeng Mansion, the southernmost city in Bei County.

Beifeng Mansion.

Gu Shiqing stood outside the city wall, looking at the three characters "Bei Feng Mansion" on the wall, and felt a chilling atmosphere.

Although the two places are not far apart, you can feel the difference between North County and East County just from outside. Looking at the crowds of people coming and going outside the city, most of them were tall and had loud voices, and some had hot tempers. They would roll up their sleeves and get ready to wear clothes when they disagreed with each other, but they were stopped by the patrol officers outside the city.

Tang Jiang said: "People from Beijun go straight. It's not difficult, you know everything."

Gu Shiqing nodded in agreement and followed Tang Jiang to line up outside the city, pay the entrance fee and then enter the city.

After entering the city, he found a hotel where Tang Jiang usually stayed. Tang Jiang went to contact acquaintances. Gu Shiqing walked around the city, listening to passers-by chatting, trying to see if there was any news about "crazy people". .

Chapter 9 Zombies

Gu Shiqing walked around the inn for a few times. Seeing that it was getting late and unfamiliar with the place, he returned to the inn to wait for news about Tang Jiang.

There was no news at night, so I ordered some food to be eaten in the room. A bowl of mutton soup and a bowl of pickled Chinese cabbage. The food was warm. The waiter came and burned the kang. Yes, there is a kang here too. , similar to what he had seen in the Northeast before, and he was quite used to it. After pouring the foot-washing water, he sat on the kang and waited for Tang Jiang.

Tang Jiang came back at midnight.

As soon as I walked in, the smell of alcohol hit my face. Upon closer inspection, the tall man's eyes were clear and clear. He was not drunk, but his eyes were red.

"What's wrong?" Gu Shiqing got up from the kang and asked with concern as he wanted to ask the waiter to bring some hot rice and dishes to Tang Jiang.

"No, I've eaten." Tang Jiang shook his head and stopped him.

Gu Shiqing frowned. Why did it feel like something had happened?

Tang Jiang brought a basin of hot water and sat on the kang over there with his feet in the basin and his head lowered.

Gu Shiqing remained silent. He could see that Tang Jiang was in a bad mood, so he should let him take it easy first.

After a while, Tang Jiang finally said hoarsely: "Something happened to two brothers in the escort agency."

"Something happened?"

"Yes." Tang Jiang looked at Gu Shiqing, with sadness and self-blame in his eyes. .

"I didn't mean that we met two 'lunatics' on the way back with those fabrics. Xiao Qian stood in front of me and was bitten by one of them..."

Tang Jiang covered his face with his hands, looking like he couldn't bear it.

"Now he is also infected with madness... It's all me... If it weren't for saving me... Xiao Qian wouldn't..."

Gu Shiqing felt a little heavy, was he bitten and then mutated? Isn't this a zombie?

He stood up and patted Tang Jiang on the shoulder, "This is not your fault. Don't be too sad. Where is the other person? How are they now? Life is difficult at home. Do you want some help? "

Tang Jiang nodded, "I will go to the bank to get money and send it to them early tomorrow morning."

"Xiao Qian was infected by Xiao Qian. The two of them shared a room in the escort agency. It is said that Xiao Qian suddenly went crazy and bit Xiao Li one night. , and then realized that they were both the same as the 'madmen' they met that day.

"What about now? Have you controlled them from contact with others?"

Gu Shiqing can't be blamed for being cold-blooded. He is used to killing zombies in the apocalypse. The people who came here couldn't accept it, so he proposed to control it to take care of their mood.

"It's under control." Tang Jiang nodded, "That day, I asked a doctor to see it and said it couldn't be cured, so I locked the two of them in the room where they lived. I invited several more doctors one after another, but they said it couldn't be cured, and they can't be cured now." Their family will send them food every day, but they won't eat it."

"Just trying to survive," Tang Jiang sighed again, "The two of them are only in their twenties.

" I'm afraid it's still going to be tough. How can zombies eat human food? What they want is human flesh and blood.

Before seeing it, Gu Shiqing still wasn't 100% sure, so he said, "I'll go with you tomorrow."

Tang Jiang agreed, "By the way, I'll take you to the doctor tomorrow. "Bring it on."

"Okay." Gu Shiqing got on the kang and blew out the candle on his bedside.

Tang Jiang was still sitting there, not knowing what he was thinking, and Gu Shiqing couldn't help him. The current situation is that there is a high possibility of zombies. If this is the case, sad days will follow. The relatives and friends of yesterday may be dead today. You become someone who threatens your life. At that time, whether to give up your life and die together or kill them and survive is a heartbreaking and heartbreaking decision.

Early the next morning, Tang Jiang first went to the bank to get twenty taels of silver, and then took Gu Shiqing to the Shunfeng Escort Bureau's branch in Beifeng Mansion.

"Here we come." Someone greeted Tang Jiang. Most of the escorts in the escort agency had gloomy expressions. It seemed that they were influenced by the two brothers.

The person who greeted Tang Jiang was named Wang. He was in his thirties and was the leader of their team. After delivering the cloth to Dongjun, he came back to hand it over.

He led Gu Shiqing and Gu Shiqing through the long yard to the miscellaneous room in the backyard.

Leader Wang looked haggard and his tall shoulders were a little slumped. He pointed at the hut and said, "I went crazy last night and tore up the windows. I almost ran out of it. I had no choice but to restrain myself and moved here. Here, there are only a few small windows the size of a palm. Lock the door and be strong."

Gu Shiqing looked at the house and saw that it was made of mud and tiles. The windows were really not big, so it was safe.

Tang Jiang remained silent. He walked closer and looked through the window, his brows furrowed into a gully.

Gu Shiqing walked over and patted him on the shoulder. Tang Jiang wiped his face, turned around and pulled Leader Wang aside.

While Tang Jiang was away, Gu Shiqing clung to the window and looked inside carefully.

Although Rao was mentally prepared, his heart skipped a beat!

really! It's a zombie!

With a bluish-white face, wrinkled skin that seemed to have lost all moisture, a stiff body, waving hands, and a "ho ho" sound coming from his mouth, it seemed as if he could feel the breath of a living person. A zombie stretched out his hand and was about to go. Looking out the window, Gu Shiqing felt nervous and quickly moved out of the way. The zombie stretched his hand out of the window, but couldn't touch anything and was still waving it up and down.

Gu Shiqing took a deep breath. He really didn't want to experience the feeling of his life being threatened again at that moment just now.

Fortunately, they are just ordinary zombies. Ordinary zombies do not move very fast. If you prepare carefully and cooperate with a few people, you can still fight.

However, it is difficult for people to change their minds. They only think that they are sick. They never expect that the relatives and friends they were once familiar with have completely transformed into another kind of creature.

Yes, Gu Shiqing smiled bitterly. If he hadn't had his own magical experience, he wouldn't have accepted the reality so quickly.

Thinking here, Tang Jiang has come back.

"Let's go, I'll take you to find Dr. Ge."

Gu Shiqing nodded. Although he wanted to eradicate the roots, he had no choice. Let's just keep these two zombies in this way for now. The hut is considered strong, so there was nothing he could do. Convincing them to kill these creatures that are no longer human and imprisoning them in a short period of time may be the best way for both parties now.

Tang Jiang led Gu Shiqing to a shabby medical center and explained: "It looks a bit shabby, but Doctor Ge's medical skills are very good and he is kind."

After entering, it was exactly what he thought. The image of the old Chinese doctor made Gu Shiqing laugh a little, and he felt a sense of intimacy.

He followed Tang Jiang forward, bowed his hands respectfully, and explained his intention.

"Do you really have a pair of ginseng?" Doctor Ge's white beard trembled slightly with his excitement.

"Don't you dare to speak nonsense." Gu Shiqing smiled.

"Bring it to me quickly!"

Gu Shiqing did not hesitate and took out a pair of ginseng from his arms. Doctor Ge stretched out his hand to take it. It was such a big pair of ginseng! Only a little thinner than his son's arm, with thick roots, the two ginseng were hugged together. He squinted his eyes, twirled his beard, and kept praising, "Good ginseng, good ginseng!" "It's a rare sight in this life, old man! The key is! Or ginseng!"

He asked again: "Did you dig it yourself?"

Gu Shiqing nodded in agreement.

Doctor Ge also nodded and pointed at Gu Shiqing, "You're so lucky!"

"This couple will give you a thousand taels. If you have any good medicinal materials in the future, just send them to me!"

A thousand taels? !

Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang looked at each other.

"What, you think it's too little?" Doctor Ge's face was stern.

Gu Shiqing was just about to say that there were so many, and I was surprised, when I saw Dr. Ge clearing his throat and showing a bit of embarrassment, "I've been collecting a lot of medicinal materials recently, and I don't have much cash. You really don't like me for being short." I'll write you an IOU and I'll replenish it for you in a few months."

Gu Shiqing was speechless. It's really worth it!

Seeing that the two of them knew nothing, Doctor Ge told them in detail about the rarity of these ginseng, from the growth environment to the medicinal value. Gu Shiqing didn't understand it anyway. He only knew that a thousand taels of it were really not worth it. Considered expensive.

However, he didn't really intend to issue an IOU.

In fact, in addition to selling ginseng, he also aimed at medicinal seeds. After all, although there are Western medicines in his space, there are not many, and they cannot be reproduced. The right way is to rely on the black soil in the space to grow Chinese medicine.

So, he asked Dr. Ge for some medical books, medicinal seeds and planting methods.

Doctor Ge was very happy, "Okay! Just pick any medicinal seeds you want. The methods of growing medicines and the techniques of preparing medicinal materials are all recorded in medical books. I'll let Xiao Zhang take you there."

"What good medicinal materials can you find next time? " Bring it to me. Those that have been out for a while must be cooked before bringing them back." Doctor Ge told Gu Shiqing seriously and called his apprentice Zhang Baicao to take Gu Shiqing.

Gu Shiqing secretly laughed at this original idea, no wonder he wanted to tell me the method of preparing the medicinal materials.

Seeing that it was almost done, Gu Shiqing asked Tang Jiang to go back first. Tang Jiang happened to be going to visit the two brothers' homes, so he agreed.

Gu Shiqing followed Zhang Baicao to pick out medicinal seeds, which really frightened Doctor Ge's apprentice. Why did this man want all medicinal seeds?

Gu Shiqing didn't care, he had to take this opportunity to prepare more medicinal materials for the future.

He had some art skills, so he asked Zhang Baicao to identify the medicinal materials, and he followed and drew them. He also selected various medical books and asked Dr. Ge's apprentices to help him copy a copy. With the master's instructions and hard-earned money, the apprentices were also willing. Dr. Ge was alone in the room studying the pair of ginseng. Who knew that his disciples were being ganged up on by Gu Shiqing?

While Gu Shiqing was busy, Lin Mu was also busy, but he was busy alone.

After breakfast every morning, he didn't have to worry about things in the fields. He took care of the housework and took Brother Xiao Le to Gu Shiqing's home to sew dolls with a sewing machine. Brother Xiao Le was very happy. There are different dolls to play with every day! It had been five days since the day Gu Shiqing left. He had already made more than a dozen dolls. The next day happened to be the day of the big market. He made an appointment with Brother Zhi to go to the market to sell them the next morning. look.

Chapter 10 Testing the Waters

Gu Shiqing has been to Beijun for five days, and Lin Mu has made more than a dozen dolls during these five days.

Today was the day to catch the big market. Lin Mu got up in the morning and packed up as usual, dressed Brother Xiaole, went to the kitchen and brought breakfast out. Four big cornmeal buns, three for him and one for brother Xiao Le. He picked a handful of small green vegetables and threw them in to make a vegetable paste with the leftover broth from last night. There was also a bowl of pickles, brother Xiao Le. He doesn't like to eat this. He didn't pickle it enough this winter and there was nothing left in the jar after finishing this bowl.

Lin Mu slurped down the vegetable paste, chewed the big soft steamed buns with the fragrance of corn, and finished them quickly. Brother Xiaole held the steamed bun in one hand, and with the other hand he took the broken pieces of steamed bun and put it into his mouth. He hadn't eaten half of it yet. When he looked again, he saw that the vegetables were mushy and didn't move much.

"Lele, don't mess around. I'm going to the market today. If you go late, you won't get anywhere." Lin Mu urged.

Catch the big show!

When Brother Xiaole heard this, he became energetic and stopped grabbing the buns. He just held them with both hands and gnawed them, jumping off the stool as he ate, "Lele is ready! Let's go! Let's go!"

"Not yet, Uncle still has to prepare, don't choke."

Lin Mu opened the door curtain of the main room and went out. He took the donkey out of the shed and put it on the cart. He first put a layer of straw on the wooden board and took an extra bundle of dry things. The straw was piled on top, thinking that it would be eaten by the donkey later, and he took out a cushion he had sewn with old clothes and placed it on the straw. This was a place for brother Xiao Le to sit.

Turning around and going to the kitchen, the two flavors of shortbread made last night were placed in two baskets. Lin Mu carried them out one by one, and saw Brother Xiao Le holding three little rabbits and trying to put them in the car.

"We won't take the little rabbit with us today." Lin Mu knelt down to discuss with Brother Xiao Le.

"Well, uncle." Brother Xiaole blinked and looked at Lin Mu imploringly, "Lele please!" Brother Xiaole pouted and said a lot of nice things.

Lin Mu relented, "Take it with you, take it with you, but you have to take care of yourself."

"Yeah, yeah!" Brother Xiao Le nodded quickly and settled down by himself.

Lin Mu entered the side room and came out with a basket of dolls. Brother Xiao Le was already sitting obediently on the small cushion on the donkey cart.

Lin Mu checked the things and found that he had brought them all. He led the donkey cart out of the house, locked the courtyard door, and walked all the way to Zhi Geer's house.

"Brother Zhi!" Lin Mu shouted outside the yard.

"Come on, come on!" Brother Zhi answered and opened the door, holding a big sweater and clothes in his hand.

Lin Mu stepped forward and helped him put on his clothes. Zhi Geer straightened his hairband himself, "Let's go."

Lin Mu led the car in front, and Zhi Geer walked behind, sometimes talking to Lin Mu. Sometimes I chatted with Brother Xiao Le in the car, and even picked up a rabbit to play with. The three of them went together and felt that they walked faster than Lin Mu usually went to the market by himself, and they arrived at the county not long after.

Lin Mu led them to the place where he often set up stalls. There were already many people coming and going, and it was lively.

Brother Xiaole also sat obediently on the donkey cart, watching with curiosity and not clamoring to play.

Lin Mu carried two baskets of small shortbread cookies and placed them on the ground. He opened a corner of the cloth covering them and took out a half-opened paper bag to make a show of placing it on the cloth. He turned around and saw that Zhi Geer had already helped him spread it on the ground. A layer of clean cloth was taking the dolls out of the basket one by one. Lin Mu went over and arranged the dolls one by one on the cloth.

Seeing him coming, Zhi Geer said in admiration: "Mumu, you are great! These dolls are so beautiful. There must be many people rushing to buy them."

Because he was making dolls at Gu Shiqing's house, Zhi Geer did not follow. He went to see it and saw that Lin Mu's doll was so beautiful today. He firmly believed that it would be sold.

"How much do you plan to sell each one?" "

I'm thinking five cents a piece." Lin Mu hesitated and said, "Do you think it's expensive?"

"How could it be?"

"How did you think of selling it so cheaply?"

"Mu Mu," Brother Zhi held his hand and said, "You are more tired making this than shortbread, and selling it is cheaper. What are you looking for!"

Lin Mu looked at the dolls on the ground, yes, even with Gu Shiqing's sewing machine Help, it took a lot of effort for him to do this.

The palm-long dolls were arranged in three rows, namely boy, girl and brother. He first sewed rags into a long tube shape for the body, and then sewed a round head. The clothes on the dolls were all rags. He couldn't make them all the same, so he found some suitable colors and spliced ​​them together. The boys used darker colors, and the girls and brothers used brighter colors. Then he sewed them into jackets, trousers, and girls. The red lips on his face were embroidered with red thread, and the black eyes were embroidered with black thread to make them round. In order to distinguish the boy from the girl, he embroidered a long green line on the boy's head. The hairband is inserted in the hair. The girl has a pink flower on her head, and the brother has a long blue hairband.

Lin Mu was a little reluctant. It was indeed much harder for him to make this than the shortbread.

"How about we order more?"

Brother Zhi said: "You know, following Tang Jiang, I also met some young ladies from wealthy families, but I have never seen them have such little dolls."

"Those of them People, they show off all the strange things they have."

Lin Mu nodded, it was normal for Tang Jiang to serve as a bodyguard for rich people, and what Brother Zhi said made sense.

Lin Mu asked again: "Then how much do you think is appropriate to sell?"

Zhi Ge'er pondered, "Hmm... twenty cents."

Lin Mu was surprised, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Zhi Ge'er said made sense, but if it really sold for so much ...

It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate, Lin Mu thought, then we can't sell it here. Here, most of the farmers come to the market, so he only said five cents a piece at the beginning. They can't afford it if it's too expensive. . But Brother Zhi reminded him that these dolls should not be sold cheaply just because farmers could not afford them. Perhaps, he could change the dolls to another place where they could even be sold at a higher price.

Lin Mu made up his mind and told Zhi Ge'er in detail. Zhi Ge'er was a little hesitant. Mu Mu said he was going to the most prosperous West Street in the county to set up a stall! Not to mention anything else, renting a stall there for a day requires a lot of money!

But...since Mumu entrusted him with it, it didn't matter, he went to take a look.

Brother Zhi took Brother Xiaole to West Street. Lin Mu put away the dolls on the ground and continued selling shortbread cookies. He had just asked Brother Zhi to go to West Street to find out where they were now. How much does it cost to set up a stall for a day? Secondly, I would like to ask my brother to go shopping and see if there are any such little dolls sold there, or if there are some gadgets. If so, also know how much money they sell for, so that he can That's all I know.

About an hour later, Lin Mu's shortbread cookies were almost sold out. Brother Zhi also hurried over with Brother Xiaole, his eyes bright, "Mumu! I've looked all over the West Street, but you're not there." Such a doll!"

Lin Mu was also delighted and smiled.

"Okay! Let's go over and have a look when everything is sold out here!" Just as he was talking, an aunt came to buy shortbread cookies, and the last four were bought. Lin Mu collected the forty coins and packed up the things. My brother helped put Brother Xiaole on the donkey cart. Brother Xiaole got up early today and ran behind for a long time. He was already a little tired and muttered: "Lele is sleepy...Uncle... ..." Lin Mu lifted up the hair on his forehead, wiped it with a handkerchief, and folded a small pillow for him with clothes. He took Brother Xiaole's rabbit fur coat from Brother Zhi's hand and covered him with it. .

"Have a rest." Lin Mu said softly.

After settling Brother Xiao Le, Lin Mu drove the donkey cart and Brother Zhi to West Street.

"Thank you for your hard work today." Lin Mu felt a little guilty looking at the sweat on Brother Zhi's head.

"It's okay," Brother Zhi smiled and hugged Lin Mu's arm, "You are my good friend. Besides, when they didn't like me when they were young, you took me to play with them."

The two walked away for a quarter of an hour. When we arrived at West Street, West Street was much more prosperous. Several restaurants in the county were located here. Lin Mu had been to the embroidery shop here and was familiar with the road. He found the person who managed the stall and rented a stall because it was almost noon. , so they only counted half a day and ten pennies.

Lin Mu paid the money and took Zhi Geer to choose a seat next to the embroidery workshop. There were many aunts and husbands here, so it was suitable to buy dolls for the children at home. Moreover, there were many wealthy families coming and going in the embroidery workshop, so those who were poorer could go there. It's just a matter of buying fabrics from a cloth shop, why would you bother to hire an embroiderer?

Brother Zhi pushed the donkey cart aside, and Lin Mu still placed the doll on the ground as before.

A man came out of the embroidery workshop, wearing a gold bracelet on his hand. He saw their stall and picked up a Geer doll. "This doll of yours is novel and interesting. How much does it cost?"

"Thirty cents a piece." Lin Mu He responded with a smile, feeling nervous.

Brother Zhi's eyes widened.

"Let's take two." The husband picked and selected two dolls. Lin Mu took the money and breathed a sigh of relief. It's done!

It seemed that thirty cents was not expensive in the eyes of wealthy people, but what happened next was far beyond Lin Mu's expectations.

Lin Mu thought he would sell them one by one slowly, but as soon as he received the money, four or five husbands walked towards the embroidery workshop and greeted the first husband, "Mr. You, what is it?" Let's take a look."

The young man pointed to the stall on the ground, "Little doll, just buy it to play with."

From the looks of the couple, Lin Mu greeted him in a polite way, "Hello, gentlemen, buy some. Let the children pass the time. "

So, you will marry these husbands one by one?

One of the kind-faced husbands even mentioned something to Lin Mu and said, "It's a bit clever, but the materials are a bit off."

Lin Mu took Zhi Ge'er back to the village. Zhi Ge'er was still immersed in surprise, "Thirty Wen One, just sold out?"

"Mumu, I'm not dreaming!"

He didn't show it on his face, but he was a little happy in his heart. He pinched Brother Zhi's face playfully, "Does it hurt

? When I woke up, I was not dreaming!

Mumu is so awesome!

Lin Mu smiled and dodged Zhi Ge'er's hand, "There are still improvements, didn't the kind husband say it today?"