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Chapter 61 Storm (3)

The men in the village immediately took action upon hearing this. Two men quickly ran back to the ancestral hall to inform the village chief, and four other men went in the four directions of east, west, north, and south to inform those who were still at home.

It is now noon. Lin Mu has been busy for several mornings, putting all the sheared wool into wooden barrels and moving it into the warehouse. He plans to take a break at noon and drain it through water to remove the smell.

Gu Shiqing took out six large, tender peaches from the space, filled them with a bucket of well water and soaked them for a while. The peach skin is pink and tender, and the peach flesh is soft, and the juice can be sucked out with just one suck. Lin Mu sipped it with a smile in his eyes.

Brother Zhi was amazed, "Where did you pick the peaches at this time?" He had been squatting here every day for the past few days, but he didn't see it.

"Eat, don't ask." Tang Jiang stopped him.

"Oh." Brother Zhi agreed in a daze.

The sound of footsteps came from far to near.

The curtain in the main room was opened, and it was Wang Xi.

The originally solemn look on his face softened as he watched them eating peaches leisurely.

"Here, take it and eat it yourself." Gu Shiqing was not polite to him and motioned for Tao Zi to be on the table.

"Someone in the village is shouting that the living dead are coming. Which of you should come with me to have a look?" Wang Xi asked.

"I'll go." Tang Jiang stood up immediately.

"Okay," Gu Shiqing nodded, "Then you come back later to replace me."

He and Tang Jiang had agreed that the two of them would take turns so that both the inner and outer courtyards could be taken care of.

Lin Mu stood up from the chair and took Zhi Ge'er's hand. "Don't worry, Zhi Zhi is here with me."

Tang Jiang nodded and went out with Wang Xi.

Zhi Geer stared blankly, Lin Mu hurriedly pulled him to the backyard, "Zhi Zhi, come and help me!"

He said this, and Zhi Geer came back to his senses.

The two of them worked together to go to the warehouse and carry a big wooden bucket. They came out to the corridor in front of the main room. Lin Mu brought two small stools. Gu Shiqing had a good understanding with him and guessed that he was going to pass the wool through water, so he had prepared a bucket filled with water. Two large wooden basins were placed on the corridor, and he held Brother Xiao Le and stood waiting for them.

Lin Mu smiled, knowing that he needed to fetch water, why did he forget to get the vanilla?

He went to get a handful of herbs, tore them into pieces and threw them into a wooden basin. Gu Shiqing took a chair and sat on the porch, hugging Brother Le and telling him stories.

They are happy here, but that is not the case outside.

The huge group of zombies quickly broke through the wooden wall built in the village. As if they were awake, they gathered together and pushed forward before there was a gap in the wooden wall. After there was a gap, they lined up and dispersed. The men on the outside were stunned.

Wu Laoer secretly yelled, "Get out! Come to me! Get out!"

The men ran and gathered around him. A circle of people stood back to back, waving wooden sticks at the living dead with both hands. stick.

The circle moved closer and closer to the ancestral hall, and the living dead fell down one by one. The hot sunshine shone on the wheat-colored faces and arms of the men, waves of heat hit their faces, and big beads of sweat fell from their foreheads. , they gritted their teeth and worked together to prevent the living dead from getting close.

If you are bitten, you may lose your life. No one like them can be spared! Everyone thought firmly in their hearts.

After walking and stopping for more than an hour, Wu Laoer looked around at the living dead that had been almost eliminated and that were already moving in all directions, and then turned to look at the ancestral hall that was not far away.

The one standing in the center said: "You, you, you, ten of you, go back, and ten more people will come out, and we will wait here."

The men he picked were all weak, and everyone had no objections. .

The rest took turns opening the water bags on their waists and drinking cool white water. "It's so hot today!" A man wiped the sweat from his head.

"Yeah," the other man smiled naively, "Three, four...seven, eight, hey! I didn't think I could defeat eight living dead!"

The atmosphere suddenly became heated, and everyone was grabbing He carefully recalled in his head how many shots he had shot, and while he was competing with each other, the next ten men came over.

Wu Laoer nodded the heads, no one is missing, okay.

"The living dead have dispersed into the village. It's pointless for us to get together again. Let's divide into eight teams, two teams each in the four directions of east, west, north and south. Change teams every hour and go back to the ancestral hall to rest."

"Boss! I don't want to rest!" shouted a man.

"If you don't want to rest, why don't you go without eating all day?" Wu Laoer said angrily.

The man fell silent.

"Okay, let's go."

Everyone obeyed the order.

The situation of Lin Mu's house was much better than Gu Shiqing expected. Wu Laoer and the others eliminated hundreds of out of a thousand zombies, and only a dozen or so were left hanging around the outer wall of Lin Mu's house.

Gu Shiqing is not shy enough to do it himself!

He saw that Tang Jiang hadn't come back for a long time and was worried. He went to the outer courtyard to take a look, and then he realized that this was the situation.

So what are you worried about? Nothing to worry about anymore.

"Which of you is willing to go out and give it a try?" Gu Shiqing said to Wang Xi.

Counting Wang Xi, there are eight men in total here, which is more than enough to deal with more than twenty zombies.

"I have wooden sticks here."

Gu Shiqing turned back and pretended to take eight wooden sticks and pile them on the ground. A man stood up and picked them up first, and others came one after another.

Gu Shiqing nodded in his mind, "Call us again if you need anything." He told Wang Xi and invited Tang Jiang to go back with him.

Lin Mu and Zhi Geer were waiting eagerly on the porch.

The story my husband told Lele just now was so fascinating!

Lin Mu picked out the chopped herbs from the water and shook the wool from the barrel into the basin.

"Ms. sir!" Lin Mu's eyes lit up when he saw Gu Shiqing.

Gu Shiqing was inspired by his bright little eyes, and sat down to resume his old business. Not only did he finish the story of Snow White that he had just not finished, but he also resignedly searched his head for the Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, etc.

It's really killing me!

Fairy tales entertained Lele, but why was Lele so uninterested and his wife so excited?

It wasn't until the evening that Mr. Zhou came to ask when the food would be ready and served. Lin Mucai still said that that was all for today.

Gu Shiqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His stock of fairy tales was really running low.

Maybe try martial arts next time?

In the ancestral hall.

The old village chief also borrowed the kitchen with several aunts and husbands to cook a big pot of rice. There is no place where every household has a fire. The villagers handed over the food and just made do with it, leaving it to the men who went out from home to be alone. A bowl of white rice was served.

This is something only a man who works hard can get!

Wu Laoer led the men non-stop from noon to night, and finally defeated the living dead.

"Let's talk about the rest tomorrow morning."

The group returned to the ancestral hall and had a good sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone got up early again. One team continued to look for the living dead, and the other team gathered those who had fallen on the ground together. Otherwise, there would be nowhere to start.

"Where can there be so many piles?" The leading man was worried. It turned out that there was no room for the piles in the three rooms.

"Let's pile up the open space in front of the ancestral hall first." A man suggested.

"Okay, okay."

The living dead were piled up like a hill at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and some of the brave ones quietly ran out to take a look.

As I got closer, I could hear the "ho ho" sound coming from my throat, but I couldn't move.

However, the two wealthy families living in the ancestral hall were not happy. When Mrs. Zhu thought of the pile outside, she recalled the living dead all over the streets in the county, and she felt frightened.

Why are these country people so unruly!

She was angry but couldn't express it. Listening to the laughter in the yard, she felt even more depressed.

Mr. Zhu cherished his wife and said, "I'll go talk to them."

He personally told the old village chief about the matter. The old village chief was willing to solve it, but there was nothing he could do.

Who would be happy to have such a big pile moved in front of someone's house?

Who is willing to move it?

During the stalemate, Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang pulled a donkey cart filled with the living dead. They picked up the people near their home and took the opportunity to see how the situation was.

Hearing this, Gu Shiqing's eyes lit up, "I have a good idea!"

Everyone looked at him.

"It's burned." He said matter-of-factly.

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Chapter 62 Fire (end with inverted v)

In Shangxi Village.

The summer night was filled with the sound of frogs, and the villagers lying in the courtyard of the ancestral hall were also chirping while staring at the bright stars above their heads.

Mrs. Zhu turned over in the side room. This time she didn't mind the noise, but listened with her ears straightened up.

"What do you think of what young boy Qing said during the day?" "

What do you think of it?"

"Anyway, I absolutely disagree," the man pointed to the door, "there is my second uncle there!"

"Come on," the man who asked the question

curled his lips, "then why did you take a detour without even taking a look at where your second grandfather has been lying for so long!" "This, this is not," the man smiled coquettishly, covering his mouth and nose. , too embarrassed to say it.

Who can bear the stench blowing in the wind?

There were people he knew there and he wasn't the only one there, so what would he do if he went to see them? They have all become living dead, and doctors say they will never be cured again in this life.

"I think that guy is right." A man next to him said dullly after listening for a long time.

"What if we don't do this? How long will it take

to bury each one?" "How long will it take to dig the graves one by one?"

"I don't care about you, I don't have time to dig. I will plant the seeds soon, and there is still a lot of work in the ground. Where is my son?"

"I think Brother Li is right. I just paid the grain. What if I continue to delay paying taxes in Qiu Shang? My brother is planning to get a wife in Qiu Shang!"

"Hey..."

Everyone! Opinions vary.

Gu Shiqing had expected this, so he dropped a bomb during the day and said a few words of his own opinion before going back without arguing with the villagers.

He said everything he needed to say, and let them think about the rest.

Lin Mu lay in Gu Shiqing's arms and analyzed with him, "I think younger men and buddies will agree."

He played with Gu Shiqing's long black hair and frowned, "It's the village chief and "Uncle San and the others."

"I don't think so." Lin Mu shook his head.

It is understandable that the elderly are more conservative in their thinking. After all, in their opinion, the ancestors of Shangxi Village have not been like this for generations. He, Gu Shiqing, is unruly and ridiculous.

Gu Shiqing said with relief, "It's okay. I'll ask Wu Laoer tomorrow. The young men are very convinced of him. The village chiefs may not necessarily have the final say in everything."

"That's all." Lin Mu nodded. head, stretched out his arms around Gu Shiqing's waist, and closed his eyes.

"Little rascal!" Gu Shiqing pinched Lin Mu's cheek. Just now when he was pestering him to tell a story, he promised this and that, but now he has forgotten it in the blink of an eye?

But... Seeing Lin Mu's nervous eyelashes twitching, Gu Shiqing leaned close to the tender earlobe and bit it lightly, "I'll let you go today."

Lin Mu's face remained calm, as if he had already fallen asleep. I was secretly relieved.

It was so risky, so risky. I had promised my husband so much just now, but when I came back to my senses, I realized what a difficult move this was!

No, no, my waist will break! !

Fortunately, I was smart and pretended to be asleep immediately!

What Lin Mu didn't expect was that his third uncle, who he thought was conservative, actually supported them and instead stood up to convince the village chief.

"The old man is old and doesn't understand anything, so he shouldn't talk too much." The third uncle coughed lightly.

"I watched our Shangxi Village become such a big village now."

"If a village wants to become better and better, all the living people must work together!" The third uncle didn't know what he thought of, and his eyes gradually blurred.

The old village chief sighed, he understood, the third uncle was asking him to put the living people first!

Rules are rules, and the rules they set in Shangxi Village are for the betterment of the village and its people!

Only by getting rid of the old can we welcome the new.

He decided that he had to bear the burden of breaking the rules of his ancestors. He was already an old man anyway, so he could ask his ancestors for punishment later.

The old village chief did not expect that things would turn around.

It was not his turn to bear the burden.

The magistrate gave the order.

Magistrate Qian also considered it carefully and carefully. The letter Gu Shiqing handed him had been on his desk for a long time. Every word in it was so heartfelt that he had to be moved. He knew the customs of the entire county and the surrounding villages, but the letter was right, he had to cut the weeds and root them out.

He is the head of a county. If he doesn't bear this burden, who will bear it?

The grain harvested a few days ago can be regarded as an emergency, but it will not last for many days.

Since the inner wall was built and the outside was looted, many people stopped going out and stayed in the inner city all day, neither farming nor looking for work, just waiting for the government to distribute relief grains. If things go on like this, how will we live our lives?

"Come here!" Magistrate Qian seemed to have aged ten years, beckoning to the government officials in the hall.

The yamen officer responded and left, and soon he called all the yamen officers on duty today.

Magistrate Qian gave his orders one by one. The government officials opened their eyes wide and couldn't believe what they heard.

"You must convey my words to the village chiefs!"

County Magistrate Qian paced back and forth in front of the hall with his hands behind his back, "Just say what I say! I will ask anyone who can't do it!"

"If any village chief refuses to listen, Yes, this village will pay an additional 50% tax this fall!" He made a cruel decision. Farmers already had a hard time, and they couldn't even eat enough with the 50% tax added. But in order to achieve his goal as quickly as possible, he had to resort to this strategy. .

When the four government officials arrived at Shangxi Village, the old village chief was leading everyone to surround the pile of zombies at the entrance of the ancestral hall. Wu Laoer led ten men and followed behind him holding torches.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing also came. "I didn't expect that the village chief decided so quickly." Lin Mu murmured.

My husband just proposed it yesterday, and everyone agreed so quickly?

He thought the village was going to keep talking for a while!

Of course not everyone agrees, and even now some people say that the old village elder is confused.

However, when the government officials said that Qiu Shang would pay 50% more tax if he disobeyed the order, the villagers who disagreed fell silent.

One is blamed by his ancestors after his death, and the other is what happened this autumn before his eyes. He knows how to choose whether it is light or serious, but he can't help scolding Magistrate Qian behind his back that his conscience was eaten by a dog, and he will not die a good death in the future.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's start burning." The old village chief looked around and finally asked the villagers.

No one said a word.

The county issued an order, and the burden on him as the village chief was much lighter. After all, any farmer knew that paying an extra 50% tax would not even have enough food to eat. He could not just watch the villagers starve to death just to adhere to the rules of his ancestors. Bar!

A large pit has been dug in advance next to the zombie pile. Water and fire are ruthless. This is the isolation zone that Gu Shiqing proposed to dig. The zombies in the three rooms were also dragged out and placed on top of the original zombie pile. Wu Laoer was the first A man stood up and threw the torch in his hand onto the pile of zombies. The men behind him also followed suit.

The fire started.

There was a "crackling" sound, and a stench that seemed ten times stronger than usual hit people with the hot wind. Gu Shiqing quickly took out his homemade mask and put it on Lin Mu.

He didn't have any masks in stock in his space. He received the letter in the morning and hurriedly made them out of breathable and thin fabric. The effect is definitely not as good as the previous ones, but it's better than nothing.

Lin Mu was also startled by the stench that reached the sky. It was so stinky that it made people want to vomit. No wonder my husband didn't let Lele come!

Some of the surrounding villagers were actually nauseated and vomited, and everyone stayed away.

"No, no, this stinks too much!"

"I can't stand it anymore, I won't watch anymore."

The villagers who couldn't stand it turned and left, while most of them still stood there, watching the firelight quietly.

Lin Mu held Gu Shiqing's hand tightly, "Mr. sir, have you said it's over?"

This mad disease has taken away too many lives, and some people in the village couldn't help but have red eyes.

"I don't know, it will be fine." Gu Shiqing looked up at the sky. There was a scorching sun in the sky and a raging fire on the ground. Can it burn everything clean?

He didn't know that Gu Shiqing hugged the forest trees lightly, hoping that peace could return here.

The living dead seem to be particularly resistant to burning. The fire burned from the county to the surrounding villages, from Shangxi Village to Xiaohe Village, from day to night.

The crowd gradually left, and only the men who had been ordered by the village chief to take turns to guard were still waiting.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing also returned. The biggest threat to the village was removed. Wang Xi and the others returned to their mud-roofed house to recharge their batteries and continue to cultivate wasteland. Zhi Ge and his wife also packed up their belongings and moved out from Lin Mu's house. The village People also happily left the ancestral hall while you carried the bedding and I carried the pillows.

"Ms. sir, there will be some living dead."

"Yes." Gu Shiqing nodded. He estimated that County Magistrate Qian had given the order to the entire county, so most of the zombies had been cleared out, but there must have been some that slipped through the net. fish.

"We have to pay more attention."

"Well," Lin Mu said with a smile, "I just told Zhizhi!"

The fire in Shangxi Village burned for two days and one night, and finally burned the piles of zombies to green. White powder.

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Thank you little angels for reading!

Yesterday I received a thunderbolt from a cute little girl for the first time! grateful!

I have had many first-time experiences since writing this article!

It feels so novel!

Chapter 63 (2)End of

The powder at the entrance of the ancestral hall was piled there, and no one touched it. Everyone took a detour.

At night, Lin Mu packed two big cloth bags that he had sewn. Gu Shiqing took a big shovel and shoveled it into the open cloth bags. Lin Mu pinched the shrinking rope at the bag mouth and handed it to Gu Shiqing. Gu Shiqing Carrying it on his shoulders, the two of them walked back together.

He wanted this powder as an experiment. His space powers could be upgraded and evolved into what they are now by relying on the crystal nuclei of supernatural zombies. However, it is unclear whether the powder left behind after burning ordinary zombies has any effect. It must be obtained Get your hands dirty.

The two quietly entered the inner courtyard door and came to an empty warehouse in the backyard. Gu Shiqing took off the two burdens on his shoulders and stretched his shoulders. Needless to say, this burden is quite real, and it is not easy to carry it all the way.

"I asked you to carry one for me. How can you bear the burden of two people carrying it together? Your shoulders will be sore." Lin Mu complained to his husband, but his hands were not idle. He stood behind Gu Shiqing and kneaded him hard. of the right shoulder.

"Hiss..." Gu Shiqing grimaced in pain and did not dare to complain.

"Okay, let's take a look." After more than ten minutes, Lin Mu put down his hand.

He squatted down and untied one of the bags, "I'll do it." Gu Shiqing said, not wanting to be dirty, he bent down and reached into the bag to grab a handful of bluish-white powder. The powder was fine and felt like that Fine white sugar.

He waved the powder into the space, and it disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. "Huh? Come again." Gu Shiqing poured a bag of powder into the space with all his strength.

"I'll go in and take a look." He told Lin Mu.

Lin Mu nodded obediently.

Gu Shiqing stepped out of the way and entered the space. He looked left and right. No change? he wondered.

Why!

The black land seems to be getting bigger!

Gu Shiqing walked around and found that it was a quarter bigger than before!

Wouldn't that mean there are more places for farming?

He came out excitedly, "The land has gotten bigger. Come on, let's pour the other bag in!"

"Okay!" Gu Shiqing had described the things in the space, and he also knew that he had all kinds of fresh things. The medicinal materials were all collected from the black soil. When I heard this, I was very excited and hurriedly opened another bag and handed it to my husband.

Gu Shiqing went in again and finally determined that the black earth in the space was half as big as before.

"What should we plant?" Lin Mu was already thinking.

"Plant some fruit trees?" Gu Shiqing suggested, "We have planted the fruit saplings you bought last time in the yard. Let's plant a few in the space. The extra ones will be purple grass. Anyway, our family consumes this fodder. Gotta get rid of it."

"Okay!"

Many people in the village were relieved when they saw the powder disappearing at the entrance of the ancestral hall, but Gu Shiqing, Wu Laoer and others were not relieved. The living dead were almost burned. The villagers thought it was time for the patrol to withdraw. The weather was getting colder and they had to plant seeds soon.

Wu Laoer ignored him and insisted on continuing patrolling. Many men also listened to him, and the old village chief also valued Wu Laoer.

After this incident, he felt that Wu Laoer was a malleable talent. He was also old. He originally wanted his son to continue to be the village chief, but his own son was useless and caused public outrage. He gave up this idea and looked coldly. It seemed that both Gu Xiaozi and Wu Xiaozi were capable, but Gu Xiaozi was too independent. He chose Wu Laoer and thought about settling the matter after the New Year.

The patrol team still did the same thing as before, that is, with fewer people, the captured living dead were thrown into the three rooms, and they were set on fire together for three to five days. The men gradually became adept at this.

The situation in the county has also improved a lot.

A fire burned all the zombies outside the courtyard wall, and the rest were afraid of the fire and stayed away.

Magistrate Qian is very busy these days!

On the one hand, he ordered the government officials to take the common people to sweep the house, clean up the things that should be cleaned, and repair the houses that could still be inhabited. If they were really dilapidated, they would all be demolished. It was full of enthusiasm for a while.

On the other side, he led people to count the population and measure the land. There were so many people in the inner city who had to find a way to make a living. He planned to allocate part of the land to them for farming, and wait until the next two or three years passed.

Many people knew the news and worked even harder to clean up the mess outside the city. Their work was not in vain! I did it all for myself! Who is not positive?

In Shangxi Village.

Today is the day to sow.

The weather is good, the sun is shining warmly, and there is still a bit of summer left. It is suitable for the men to wear short-sleeved shorts to work.

Lin Mu's bacon was finally finished, and the little piglet he had held had not yet been released. It happened that the village butcher Li killed a fat pig yesterday. He went to buy ten pounds of fresh meat and five pounds of ribs. When he came back Put it into the barrel and stuff it into Gu Shiqing's space. This morning he cut two kilograms, put on a small bag of white flour, and carried ten eggs. The two of them went to the fields to deliver them to the Li brothers.

He rented the land to the Li brothers for farming, and it was customary to give him something as a token of comfort during hard times like farming.

When passing by other people's fields, Wang Xi greeted them with a smile, "Where are you going with your things?"

Wang Xi was leading the men to work in the fields. A few days ago, Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing acted as guarantors for them. The group of them settled in the village, but they had no land to divide and had to cultivate the wasteland themselves. The old village chief promised not to pay taxes on the wasteland for the first three years. Wang Xi and the others had nothing to do with it, so the matter was settled.

The group of people searched around in the village, and Gu Shiqing couldn't help but help them. Finally, they selected a large piece of land, and they were busy removing weeds, loosening the soil, and fertilizing. They rushed to join the villagers today. kind.

Gu Shiqing pointed to the meat in his hand and responded to him, "Our land has been rented to others for planting. We will plant the seeds for them today."

Wang Xi nodded with a smile, complimented, and then suddenly remembered something, "Yes. I have something to ask you for help. I was too busy to talk about it the past few days. Xiao Zhou, who is following me, is looking for someone.

"Isn't it a coincidence? I also want to ask you to find someone, but you are not in the county now! " I don't know if it's easy to deal with it." Gu Shiqing hesitated.

"You can tell me, I still know a few people in the county." Wang Xi agreed.

Gu Shiqing told him about Mr. Zhou's situation, and his eyes widened when he heard it. "How do you say this is like Xiao Zhou and the others?"

"Oh?" Lin Mu also became more energetic, "But Really?"

Wang Xi nodded solemnly and reached out to call Xiao Zhou.

A boy in his mid-teens, who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, with a tall and straight figure and a determined look, he could tell he was capable of enduring hardship.

Gu Shiqingzi asked him carefully. He was at a loss at first, but his eyes brightened as he listened, "It's my dad! It must be my dad!" The eagerness in his eyes almost overflowed.

Lin Mu couldn't bear it and stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't worry, we'll go back and take him to see him."

"I'll go with you!" He wanted to follow.

Wang Xi pulled him and said, "There are your younger brothers and sisters as well. Go call them and wait for your father to come together." He nodded obediently.

Lin Mu hurriedly pulled Gu Shiqing back and even forgot to give away the things in his hands. He had seen Mr. Zhou's sadness these days, but the situation was dangerous some time ago and he was powerless.

Now it's better, Zhou Fulang can finally reunite with his family.

He slipped into the inner courtyard and found Mr. Zhou who was washing dishes in the kitchen. After Mr. Zhou got the words, tears started to flow down his face. His legs were weak and he was about to kneel on the ground. Lin Mu pulled him up and comforted him. He didn't want to be sad, so as not to make the children cry, so he stopped crying.

Mr. Zhou stumbled to the field and said, "My son!" When he saw Xiao Zhou, he couldn't help but hug him in his arms. The half-grown Xiao Zhou already had the rudiments of an adult man, but when he saw the living father His eyes were red, and he pulled his younger brother and sister behind him, and the family hugged each other.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing followed suit and were very sad.

"Ms. sir, do we still have Mr. Zhou here?" Lin Mu hesitated. He felt that Mr. Zhou was usually diligent and careful in his work, but he couldn't bear to prevent their family from reuniting.

"Let him go." Gu Shiqing said silently, "He probably won't leave now. We signed a contract with him, and," he paused, then added, "he can't afford to feed three children now."

Sure enough, Mr. Zhou had no intention of leaving at all. After the whole family had finished crying, he turned around and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Mr. and Mrs. Lin Mu. Lin Mu quickly stopped him, "We didn't do anything. God sent you there." If you are in the same place, I will give you a day off today to get close to the children."

After saying that, he couldn't bear to see their happy eyes, and took Gu Shiqing to find the Li brothers.

Time is like water.

Zhou Fulang's family has also settled in the village for several months. Xiao Zhou and his younger brothers and sisters still lived with Wang Xi in the mud-roofed house. His father continued to work at Lin Mu's house and often went to visit the children during the day.

Lin Mu didn't agree. As long as the work was done, he didn't care about his free time. Moreover, there were fewer living dead people now. The patrol team could only arrest two or three people a day. In the village, husbands and aunts came and went. I don't care anymore, just be careful.

As for Gu Shiqing, Lin Mu made the decision in everything. Lin Mu didn't care and he didn't care either.

He now holds his wife and children in his arms every day, and there are people at home doing laundry and cooking. Not to mention how comfortable his life is!

The days are coming to autumn in a flash. It seems that just yesterday I was busy planting seeds, and today is the day of harvest.

Everyone in the village has a satisfied smile on their face, and they can tell at a glance that the harvest is good. This year, because of the living dead, they worked much harder in the summer than in previous years. Fortunately, they felt it was worth it when they touched the plump ears!

The county government officials also arrived as scheduled.

The smiles of the villagers disappeared, damn it! The food that had just been threshed was gone after just a few days of covering it!

"Huh? Why is it less than in previous years?" The first person to pay taxes asked as he looked at his returned sack.

"The county magistrate said that those who paid grain this summer should pay less now." The yamen official who weighed grain said with a straight face.

"Master Qingtian! Master Qingtian!" The people in the village at the back were excited.

They originally thought that summer food was obtained by fetching water from bamboo baskets, but who knew that the county magistrate actually kept his word!

Now people in the village began to speak well of Magistrate Qian.

Gu Shiqing laughed, his face changed so quickly.

The two moved with the team, and soon they arrived. Lin Mu put his fingerprints on the registration book. The yamen servant holding the brochure laughed and said, "Your husband is the master of the house."

It's rare for a husband to be the master of the house these days.

Gu Shiqing said calmly: "Yes, our family only eats with my husband!"

"I don't dare to make him angry."

Lin Mu turned around and glared at him. Gu Shiqing hurriedly pretended to be scared and shut up, and the surrounding villagers Everyone here laughed happily, and some men laughed at Gu Shiqing's husband's lack of strength.

Lin Mu blushed with embarrassment, picked him up and ran away.

"Hahaha!"

Lin Mu silently held his hand from the front, and Gu Shiqing followed leisurely with a smile on his face.

Arriving in the inner courtyard, Lin Mu slammed the door and said seriously: "Mr. sir! Don't say that outside next time, the villagers will laugh at you!" "

It's just a joke," Gu Shiqing spread his hands and came closer. Lin Mu said, "What's wrong with my husband being willing to support me? If they have the ability, they can find such a good husband!"

Lin Mu glanced at him, put his hands on his hips, and became angry.

"Mumu, are you unwilling?" Gu Shiqing looked pitiful again.

Lin Mu let out a small "thump". Even though he knew that his husband was doing it on purpose, he still couldn't help but satisfy him and whispered: "Yes."

He finally saw it, and he stayed there to worry about his husband, for fear of people outside. He said that my husband was not good, but he didn't care at all. He just laughed at my husband today for his lack of support. On the contrary, my husband felt a little happy about it.

Gu Shiqing was satisfied after hearing what Lin Mu said.

Regardless of his height than Lin Mu, he deliberately leaned against Lin Mu, "I hope my husband will love me more in the future!"

Lin Mu stretched out his arms and hugged his waist, feeling the soft touch under his hands, and said "Hmm" with a blushing face. .

At night, Lin Mu really took good care of Gu Shiqing.

"Well, sir... let me go..." Lin Mu's voice was filled with tears. His wet black hair was scattered on the bed. Gu Shiqing stretched out his hand to pick up a strand of hair and smelled it. A fresh fragrance penetrated his nose. He moved faster and faster while teasing Lin Mu, "Good husband, please love me."

The warm breath lingered around Lin Mu's ears, and Lin Mu was drowsy. He could no longer say anything as the waves rolled. Words come.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing had been having trouble for several days. My husband went too far this time! He also said something embarrassing like "I love him".

He recalled that his face was still burning hot, and he sat in the yard rubbing his red face, with Gu Shiqing coaxing him gently.

Gu Shiqing promised not to talk to Meng Lang again next time, but in fact, he was secretly harboring bad intentions.

Lin Mu knew nothing and foolishly thought that he would have the final say in bed from now on.

Today is the first day of the twelfth lunar month. The second son of the Li family in the east of the village is getting married and invited them to a banquet.

Around noon, Lin Mu wore a navy blue cotton jacket and cotton trousers. Gu Shiqing put a fur coat on top of him and put on a small woolen hat for Brother Xiao Le. Lin Mu carried a basket of ten eggs and a With a small bag of cornmeal, the three of them headed to the east end of the village.

On the road, I met Brother Zhi, who raised his face and murmured to Lin Mu. Gu Shiqing took Brother Xiaole and followed behind with Tang Jiang.

"After the New Year, I plan to continue to go out as escorts." Tang Jiang said, seeing a living dead staggering towards Lin Mu and the others not far away, he was not nervous and motioned to Gu Shiqing to look.

Zhi Geer got ahead of Lin Mu and walked up with a short wooden stick and knocked hard several times. The living dead fell down in response. Zhi Geer happily went to Lin Mu to ask for praise, and Lin Mu praised him sincerely. He said, "Zhizhi, you are much better now than before!" The two of them laughed together.

Tang Jiang also looked proud. What could Gu Shiqing do if someone showed off his wife? That must be highly praised!

The five people arrived at the east end of the village. The table and stools had been placed outside the Li family's yard. Lin Mu and Zhi Ge'er gave the gifts they brought to Aunt Li's family. The five people chose a table and sat down together. Gu Shi Qing held Brother Xiaole in his arms and chatted together.

"Although the situation is better now, you still have to be careful when going out as a escort." Gu Shiqing reminded Tang Jiang.

"Escort?" Lin Mu asked Brother Zhi, "Brother Tang is going out."

"Yes," Brother Zhi pouted, "He said he wanted to see how the brothers were doing, and I couldn't stop him." He said. Pulling fingers.

"It must be fine," Lin Mu reassured him, "Didn't you see that the salesmen have been here too?"

Yes, Brother Zhi nodded. He even bought a headband from him when the salesmen came to their village a few days ago! The salesman said that the situation in the county was much better, so he carried the load again to various villages.

It's definitely hard to say that his husband's skills are better than theirs.

Lin Mu said again: "Besides, we still rent a shop in the county. Maybe we will also work during the Chinese New Year!"

Brother Zhi immediately cheered up, but no! Now that the situation has improved, he and Mumu's shop must continue to open! He is not afraid of the living dead now!

Farmers don't have a few months of free time throughout the year, and this summer is busier than in previous years. Things like marrying a wife and serving wine are all squeezed into the twelfth lunar month. Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing ate for several days. Xi, brother Xiaole was going crazy playing, hanging out with Mr. Wu's family every day. The two little brothers held hands wherever they went. Lin Mu and Zhi Geer laughed when they saw it, not thinking about these two little brothers. But there are shadows of the two of them when they were young!

The entire Shangxi Village has been bustling for more than half a month, and on the New Year's Day, the banquets between you and me finally stopped.

According to the custom of Shangxi Village, this day is a day for worshiping ancestors. On this day, you can no longer eat with neighbors and do not visit relatives until after the New Year.

Lin Mu got up early. Yesterday he steamed steamed buns and carefully prepared the dishes that his parents and brother liked. When the salesman came last time, he had already bought candles, paper money, and mourning watches. Today, the family of three has to go grave.

He told Mr. Zhou not to be busy today and to stay with the children. Although their ancestral graves were not here, burning some paper money together as a family was considered as sustenance.

Lin Mu took his husband and brother Xiao Le to light candles in front of the grave, laid out the meals and steamed buns he had brought as tribute to his parents and brother, and burned piles of paper money and memorials. The three of them knelt together. In front of the grave, brother Xiaole knelt between Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing, "Mom, dad, brother." The three of them kowtowed together. They arrived early, and no one from the village had come yet. The surroundings were quiet, and Lin Mu was chattering. Talk to your loved ones and tell them that so much has happened this year.

He got married, opened a shop with Zhi Geer, built a new house and moved to a new home. In the summer, he encountered the living dead again. Fortunately, everyone came over safely.

As the sun gradually rose, the ancestral grave site became more popular. Many families in the village came, so Lin Mu's family said goodbye to his parents and brothers and went back.

"Ms. Xianggong, do you want to pay homage to your relatives?" Lin Mu mentioned this matter carefully. Xian Gong never said that any relatives were still there. He wanted to ask but was afraid of arousing the sadness of Xian Gong. He just asked today in Xiaonian. That's okay too.

"No need." Gu Shiqing smiled faintly. They, he looked up at the gray sky, they should have turned into stars hanging in the sky.

When Lin Mu heard what he said, he kept silent.

However, Gu Shiqing was curious and pointed at brother Xiao Le who was walking in front of him and asked quietly, "Where is his mother? She's not coming?"

Lin Mu's eyes dimmed and he shook his head, "She's not coming."

After the girl lost her husband and remarried, No one would say anything about worshiping the previous husband once a year, and some even come with the later husband.

However, Brother Xiaole's mother never came once.

I have never come to pay homage to his brother, nor have I ever visited brother Xiao Le.

Gu Shiqing comforted him, "It's okay if you don't come, otherwise the child will be sad too."

"That's right." Lin Mu nodded and reached out to touch the little hat of brother Xiao Le, who was in front of him and knew nothing about it.

Brother Xiao Le turned his head and blinked his big eyes, as if asking him what happened.

Lin Mu smiled and picked him up, rubbed Xiao Le's tender face that still smelled of milk, and held Gu Shiqing's outstretched hand. It didn't matter whether he came or not, their family should live a good life!

After the Little New Year, it would soon be New Year's Eve. Lin Mu had no relatives, nor did Gu Shiqing. They spent New Year's Eve together as a family of three. Zhang Hanzi said a few days in advance that he would go back and have a look, so Gu Shiqing gave him a red envelope to let him go.

At this time, their family and Mr. Zhou were the only ones left in the house. Since Mr. Zhang had gone back, Lin Mu simply let Mr. Zhou's children stay for a few days to get close to their father. He was not allowed to cook, and the family ate by themselves. My own, as well as Lin Mu's family.

Gu Shiqing scratched his head and cooked a few delicious dishes, such as fish with pickled vegetables and boiled pork slices. He specially made them with a lighter taste so that Brother Xiao Le could eat them.

Lin Mu also picked a mutton sheep and killed it. He heated water, shaved and skinned the sheep. This time, no one helped. The two of them worked very hard for two days before cleaning it up. They were afraid that Brother Xiaole would see the bloody scene and send him away. Go to Mr. Wu's house and play with Tuantuan.

After cutting the mutton, I gave Brother Zhi a leg of lamb. Aunt Wang, Mr. Wu and others also gave two kilograms of mutton. The weather is cold, so cook some mutton soup to warm yourself up.

Lin Mu took a mouthful of the fragrant mutton soup stewed by Gu Shiqing and put it into his mouth. The mutton was tender but not sour and melted in his mouth. Brother Xiao Le drank bowl after bowl, but Lin Mu forbade him to drink any more. It is not advisable to eat too much of this food.

Gu Shiqing brought up a plate. On the plate was a golden and shiny roasted lamb leg. The overbearing fragrance immediately attracted the attention of Lin Mu and Xiao Le. Looking at the two of them with the same bright eyes, Gu Shiqing Smiling, he took a knife and cut it into pieces. He took a piece and fed it to Lin Shu, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

"Yum! Delicious!" The roasted lamb leg is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, juicy and rich. The meaty flavor suddenly burst into his mouth, and Lin Mu nodded while chewing.

"You eat too!" He stretched out his hand to push Gu Shiqing, and Gu Shiqing also took a piece. The overbearing aroma filled his entire mouth. My cooking skills are so good? He even had doubts.

Brother Xiao Le can't wait any longer. Why is it that my uncle and uncle Gu have eaten before it's my turn?

He also reached out to pick it up, and Lin Mu pinched three pieces for him. Why was there only such a small amount? Brother Xiao Le was not convinced, "I am already six years old!"

Lin Mu laughed and rubbed his tender little face, "Six years old He's still a child, so he can't eat too much. If he eats too much, he won't be able to heal. "

Brother Xiao Le nodded dullly.

Lin Mu's family lived a very happy life this year. Gu Shiqing cooked delicious food in different ways every day and told stories. The rivers, lakes and heroes described in the stories were really fascinating.

Lin Mu pestered him and refused to listen. Gu Shiqing became jealous and pinched Lin Mu's cheeks, "Is he as good as your husband?"

"No, no." Lin Mu quickly shook his head, but he couldn't make his husband jealous, otherwise he would be dead the next day. My back is sore.

He is no longer angry with his husband about the random things at night. In any case, his husband refuses to change despite repeated admonitions, and he plausibly says that it is because of his ability. What can Lin Mu do? A promise is a promise, but you just don't do it!

However, he is slowly getting interested now. Well, there is no need to let the husband know about this!

Winter passes and spring comes.

As the New Year is over, spring is approaching, and villagers go to the fields with hoes on their shoulders. Before the repeated work of the new year begins, they must first loosen the soil.

This is not an easy job. After all, the winter has passed and the land is caked, so it requires a lot of effort.

Lin Mu planned to continue signing a one-year lease with the Li brothers. Gu Shiqing agreed and still took the deed to the old village chief to sign it, and it was signed in a moment.

"We have known each other for a year," Lin Mu recalled. "Last year the village chief came to tell me that I was shocked!"

"Me too." Gu Shiqing smiled bitterly. He was quite frightened at that time.

The two of them drove the carriage to the door of Zhi Ge'er's house. Zhi Ge'er sent her husband Tang Jiang to the county escort office today. Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing agreed to join them, and the four of them rode Lin Mu's carriage together, "Tick Tap." "Tap" the carriage came to the county in a swaying manner.

The county has changed drastically from what Gu Shiqing saw last time.

The inner wall is still standing there, but the traffic does not go underground, but the doors are opened on the wall normally. There are many houses missing outside the wall, and most of them are divided into fields, and men are cultivating the wasteland with hoes. .

Gu Shiqing saw a familiar person. He was a person who used to live in a shed at the entrance of Shangxi Village. Later, the situation improved and the shed was slowly removed. It seemed that he had returned after seeing that he could not get any land in Shangxi Village. The county.

Entering the inner city again, it was much better than the last time when the crowds were crowded. The streets and alleys were quite tidy and the people were in good spirits. Gu Shiqing nodded secretly. It seemed that after a few months, the man named Qian The county magistrate has done a good job here.

The carriage stopped at the door of the escort agency.

The Escort Bureau is located in the center of the inner city. It looks pretty good and not run-down. Brother Zhi is a little relieved.

Tang Jiang jumped out of the carriage with his baggage on his back, turned to Zhi Geer and wanted to say something, but Zhi Geer covered his mouth, "Stop talking, I know everything. Just remember that someone is waiting for you to come back."

Tang Jiang looked moved, looked at him deeply, and joined his brothers who were waiting for him at the door of the escort agency.

Brother Zhi smiled and waved as he watched them leave.

Lin Mu was afraid that he would be sad, so he hurriedly said: "Now that we are in the county, how about we go and see the shop?"

"Okay!" Zhi Ge'er became interested.

Gu Shiqing drove to the original location of West Street. West Street used to be the most prosperous street in the county. After the incident about the living dead, almost all the shops on the street were closed. After a few months, things got better. Most of the shops have reopened, but some still have the original owners and some have changed people.

People were coming and going on the street, which was more lively than what Gu Shiqing saw last time.

Lin Mu and Zhi Geer opened the window and looked out, which one was their Lin's shop?

Why! Found it!

Brother Zhi saw the small plaque on their home, and Gu Shiqing turned aside to let the two of them jump off. The two of them ran to the Lin family shop in high spirits, and Gu Shiqing led the carriage and followed them.

"Hey! It's okay!" Brother Zhi looked left and right. The door of their shop was fine, and the lock hanging on it was also fine.

"Maybe because the shop is small, it avoided this disaster. " Lin Mu pursed his lips and smiled.

Zhi Geer nodded, "Very true." Lin Mu

looked up at the small plaque "Lin's Shop" and pointed it out to Brother Zhi, "The right side is crooked and needs to be nailed back on."

"I'll do it! " "Gu Shiqing watched for a long time and finally found it useful.

He handed the reins to Lin Mu and went to borrow wooden frames and nails from other shops on the street.

Lin Mu took out the key and unlocked the shop, "Ahem Ahem! "The dust in the sky rushed towards his face. He opened the door to disperse the dust smell. Brother Zhi took a small wooden bucket and went to the water fetching place on the street to fetch water. "I'll fetch some water and come back. Let's scrub it again. "

"OK. "Lin Mu nodded. He arranged the tables, stools, and cabinets in the shop neatly.

Gu Shiqing came back, took a hammer and stood on the wooden shelf to straighten the plaque, "Mumu, come and help me see if it is right.

Lin Mu followed the instructions, holding on to the wooden frame and looking above his head, "That's it, let's nail it. " "

He said this, and Gu Shiqing nailed the plaque with "ding ding ding".

They were busy here, and a little girl passing by said in surprise: "Mr. Lin, your shop is about to open!"

Lin Mu turned around and saw a familiar face, which must be the maid of a young lady. He smiled and said, "We are ready to open the door. It will take some time. Please wait. "

"That's okay, that's okay! " The little girl waved her hand nonchalantly, "Just open the door." "Said, he left happily.

This time about the living dead, the young lady escaped to the countryside and lost a lot of knickknacks! The young lady was so sad that she cried.

If the forest shop is open, the little ones can make up for it. She had to go back and tell the lady!

As soon as the little girl left, Brother Zhi came back happily, carrying the small wooden bucket. Lin Mu was worried that he would shake the water out of it

! " Lin Mu hurried up to meet him. Seeing his flushed face with excitement, he must be up to something good.

"Hehe, Mumu, you are so smart. "Brother Zhi excitedly patted Lin Mu's shoulder, whispered to him quietly, and said mysteriously: "Do you know what happened to the owner of the Lucky Doll Shop opposite us?

Lin Mu turned to look at him, could it be that...

"That's right! " "Brother Zhi didn't wait for him to guess, and couldn't help but said: "He was bitten by the living dead!

"Bite? " "

"right! "Brother Zhi curled his lips, "It is said that when the living dead happened in the county, his parents, grandparents, wife and children didn't care about him. He took the money and ran away. Who knew he was bitten at the gate of the city! "

Lin Mu was silent, running for his life regardless of his relatives, and he was indeed a little indifferent.

Brother Zhi snorted angrily, "That's right!

"Don't be angry, come and help me quickly. " "

"Why! OK! "Brother Zhi took the rag from Lin Mu's hand, and they wiped the table together. Gu Shiqing was tall, so he was responsible for the big cabinet.

The three of them worked together, and soon the entire Lin's shop was completely new.

They took the carriage back together, and on the way Lin Mu and Zhi Geer were discussing when the shop would open.

Gu Shiqing was driving the carriage in front and did not participate in the discussion.

A month later, Lin's shop reopened.

Gu Shiqing did not comment on it. He only needs to do the logistics work. Before Zhang Hanzi comes back, he will take care of the livestock at home. It is also Gu Shiqing who will do the laundry, cooking, yard cleaning, etc. for Mr. Zhou and take care of Brother Xiao Le.

He will give Lin Mu enough. It was time to prepare for the reopening. If the men in the village saw this, they would laugh at him, but how could he not support his wife who was busy with her career? He was enjoying it!

On the morning of the opening, the three of them arrived early in the carriage. Once in the county, you can occasionally see one or two living dead on the road, but at this time everyone is on guard and will hardly let the living dead succeed. I think they will be extinct in a few months

according to the method last time . , Lin Mu and Zhi Geer still put the little dolls in the big cabinet for people to see, and they would wrap up the ones they picked and hand them over to others.

Unfortunately, the business in the morning was not very good, as they said last time. The little girl who came was nowhere to be seen.

Brother Zhi was a little anxious, so Lin Mu comforted him, "Don't worry, it's only been one morning, and many people must not know yet. "

He said firmly, but he was also a little worried. The shop across from the arena was no longer open this time, and they were very ambitious.

Fortunately, this was only temporary, and their business picked up after three or five days.

Just like last time, it was still the young men and ladies from the wealthy families who sent their brothers and girls to buy them first. They all said the same thing. They all lost it because of the living dead thing, so even if they didn't come up with new styles, they I'm also happy to buy it.

Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Shiqing came.

He was holding a big wooden box in his hand. "You bring it here for whatever you want to do. Zhizhi and I can just buy something to eat randomly." Lin Mu gave him an angry look.

"That's not okay." Gu Shiqing disagreed. How could he deal with it casually during lunch?

He opened the lid and brought out bowls of today's meals. Corn buns, stir-fried cabbage with pork, fried fish, and mutton soup. Before Lin Mu could say anything, Zhi Geer bent his eyes and thanked him, then pulled Lin Mu to sit down together, "Oh, Mu Mu, your husband-in-law sent it to us. Just eat!"

Lin Mu had no choice but to sit down and pick up the chopsticks together, "You eat too," he called to Gu Shiqing.

Gu Shiqing smiled and said, "Okay."

The aroma from Lin's shop drifted to the next door. The aunt from the shop next door smiled and teased Lin Mu, "Mr. Lin, you have found a good husband-in-law. He comes to deliver meals every day at noon, which is better than ours." That's a lot better!"

Lin Mu blushed and chatted with her for a few words, then turned around and stared at Gu Shiqing with a smile, his eyes seemed to say: My husband is so kind, how are you going to thank me?

Lin Mu's face heated up, he avoided his sight, lowered his head and drank the soup. The soup was delicious and sweet to his heart.

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Chapter 64 Drizzle

A rainy day.

Gu Shiqing got up in the morning and drove a carriage to take Lin Mu to the county. Now Lin Mu and Zhi Geer take turns going to Lin's shop every day. He chose a room in the backyard warehouse to place two sewing machines, and the two of them made dolls there. Brother Zhi ran to Lin Mu's house every day, and one day he happened to meet the little brother of Mr. Zhou's family. He thought they were very close to each other, and discussed with Lin Mu whether he could hire him to make dolls together.

He was a handsome boy, only twelve years old. He had been weak since he was a child. Living with Wang Xi and others in a mud-roofed house could not do much. He could only help with laundry and cooking. Now that he has this opportunity, it is not hard to pay back Mr. Zhou would be very grateful to me for being able to learn this craft.

As a result, the two of them had a little apprentice.

At the dinner table, Lin Mu took a sip of soft, glutinous and sweet white porridge. He listened to the "tick-tap-tap" of the rain outside and told Brother Xiao Le, "It's raining today. Don't go outside. Why don't you go to Tuan Brother?" Why don't we invite him to play with us?"

Mr. Wu and his family are planning to move back to the county. Brother Xiao Le and Brother Tuan know that they are going to separate, so they stick together every day these days.

Brother Xiao Le chewed the egg pancake and nodded.

Lin Mu looked at Gu Shiqing again, "Come back as soon as you send me there. Don't wait any longer."

"Okay." Gu Shiqing agreed immediately. Whether he would go in the afternoon or not was another matter.

Lin Mu checked everything at home before carrying the wooden box and walking out of the yard with Gu Shiqing.

Gu Shiqing held a black umbrella in his right hand and held Lin Mu in his left hand. The two of them came to the temple and took out the horses, took off the reins and got into the carriage. Lin Mu stretched out his hand and put down the black cloth covering the walls around the carriage, saying, "Mr. "Don't forget to wear a hat."

"Hey!" Gu Shiqing agreed, straightening the hat on his head and waving his whip.

The carriage headed towards the county against the thin wisps of rain.

When they arrived at the shop, Lin Mu got out of the carriage and urged Gu Shiqing to go back quickly.

Gu Shiqing obediently turned around.

I went back to feed the livestock, washed the pig pens, sheep pens, and cowsheds while it was raining, and repaired the leaks. I squeezed a small bucket of milk for the cows and put it on the pot to warm, and gave it to my wife and children when I came back in the evening. . Then go to the space to check the growth status of the purple grass and medicinal materials planted.

If Zhang Hanzi doesn't come back, I can take his place!

Gu Shiqing stood on the corridor of the hall and looked at the dark sky outside.

In the evening, we drove the carriage to the county to pick up Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was wearing a foggy blue robe today. He had sharp eyes. Before he reached West Street, he saw Lin Mu walking on the street holding a black umbrella. He hurried over and said, "Mumu, why is it so early today? Don't wait for me to come over. Pick you up?"

I couldn't see it clearly from a distance. When I got closer, I saw a big stain on the edge of Lin Mu's robe. He reached out and touched it, "Is it not wet inside?" "

No," Lin Mu shook. Shaking his head, Gu Shiqing stopped him from bending down, and got into the carriage with some gloominess.

Gu Shiqing's heart suddenly thought, what's going on?

I saw him get into the car, take the umbrella, put it away, and drive the carriage back to the village.

Lin Mu held his chin with one hand, rolled up the black cloth on one side, and leaned against the window to look outside.

The soft drizzle was blowing.

Alas... He sighed inwardly.

When will this rain stop?

There are fewer children buying dolls these days.

The business of the wealthy family has no impact. They have boys and girls who come out to run errands. They are just ordinary dolls. Maybe it is raining and the family has restrained the boys and girls from playing outside. These days, ordinary dolls are sold. The number that went out was reduced by a third.

Lin Mu kicked his feet and looked at the edge of the robe with a frown. This was a newly made robe, the same style as the doll's clothes! My husband praised me for looking good in the morning, but as soon as I went to the shop, I was splashed with mud and water from the street.

Going back to face Zhi Geer's expectant eyes, Lin Mu helplessly shook his head.

Well, Brother Zhi also knows the answer.

Gu Shiqing saw the lawsuit between the two of them and asked about the reason.

What else does he care about? April is the rainy season, so it's normal for it to rain a lot.

He held Lin Mu's hand and said, "Mumu, if the clothes are dirty, they are dirty. Let's buy new ones."

Lin Mu pursed his lips.

Gu Shiqing hugged him and got to the crux this time, "The important thing is that people are not clothes. In my heart, you look stunning no matter what you wear."

Looking at his father's serious eyes, Lin Mu finally nodded and chuckled.

oops! How could I be so bad! I have to let my husband praise me, why have I become like this! Lin Mu secretly scolded himself in his heart.

He still had a gentle look on his face as he listened to his husband talk about another thing.

"It's about the business of the shop, Mumu, don't worry. It rains more during the plum rainy season. After a few days, when the weather clears up, more people will come back to buy."

"Meiyu? My husband, what are you talking about?" Lin Mu was confused.

"Huh?" This time it was Gu Shiqing's turn to be confused.

He had learned about the geographical location of Shangxi Village before. This continent is somewhat similar to the previous one. Dongjun is on the eastern coast, but Shangxi Village is to the west of Dongjun. What's wrong? Isn't there a rainy season?

"There is a period of time every year when there is a lot of rain," Gu Shiqing asked, "Isn't it like this in previous years?"

"No," Lin Mu shook his head in confusion, "I have been in the village for more than 20 years, and as long as I can remember, it has never rained There has been so much rain in April before."

Gu Shiqing slapped his head. He was often running outside at this time last year and didn't pay attention.

Then I thought about it, if this is the case, it would be troublesome. It rains so much when it shouldn't rain, and floods or droughts can easily occur!

Looking at Lin Mu's clear eyes, Gu Shiqing had a smile on his face, "I remembered it wrong! Mumu, don't worry, the rain will stop, and the business of our shop will be good!"

He leaned over and "tweeted" Lin Mu He said, "Come on, let's stop thinking about it and go to bed!"

After saying that, he took off his shoes and went to bed, patting the place next to him. Lin Mu also smiled and threw himself into his husband's arms, finding the most comfortable position and closing his eyes.

Gu Shiqing asked Lin Mu to relax, but he was a little wary. It seemed that the drizzle was not a big problem now. If the rain got heavier, he would have to be careful.

The next day, it was Zhi Ge'er's turn to go to the shop. He didn't want anyone to take him away, so Lin Mu stayed at home with Gu Shiqing.

When it was Lin Mu's turn to go again, Gu Shiqing sent him to the shop this time and did not return immediately. Instead, he found a teahouse in the county and ordered a pot of tea and two plates of soft snacks while listening to the storyteller at the front desk. He was frothing and paying attention to what the tea patrons around him were saying.

Sure enough, the continuous drizzle is a hot topic recently.

A tea-goer complained, "Oh my god, it rains every day, and I can't even dry my robe!"

"Hahaha!" Someone next to him laughed, "Don't you have a lot of money at home? Buy it!"

"It's been raining recently. Too much," one of them took a sip of tea, "I'm afraid it won't be good if it goes on like this!"

"No, what's not good? Don't talk nonsense!" Someone immediately stood up and retorted. His family sells rice and grain. If it rains too much, isn't he afraid that the rice he stores will become moldy?

The man shook his head, "I'm afraid there's a flood!"

As soon as he said this, several familiar tea patrons around him widened their eyes.

What nonsense are you talking about? When had there been flooding in their area? That only happens once every few decades!

Seeing that they didn't believe it, the man didn't defend himself and just sipped tea leisurely.

Gu Shiqing felt that what he said made sense. Just as he thought, just because it happened once every few decades did not mean it was impossible to happen. Before he came here, the high temperature, ice and snow, and cold waves that happened every few decades and every hundreds of years were still there. Less? !

After taking Lin Mu back, Gu Shiqing began to think about what to do.

He has nothing to do these days, except taking care of the livestock at home and taking care of the black soil in the space. The rest is to be a good wife to his wife, picking her up and dropping her off in the car.

When he had free time, he first walked around the river in the village.

This river flows through several villages. Its source and destination are not in their county, and there are no dams on both sides of the river!

Gu Shiqing now truly believed that this place had never experienced any floods.

This is a bit difficult to handle!

He was a little worried. If it rained heavily, there would be no way to control how much water would pour from the sky.

On the ground, he can't control the river. How about building a dam? Impossible, he has no one and no money, he is just a bare commander, how can he do it?

Convince others to come along? Just look at what happened in the teahouse today. You will probably be regarded as a lunatic!

Build a reservoir sluice? Not to mention, he probably wouldn't even have the materials together.

At this time, he was a little bit blaming God. It didn't comply with the law of time travel at all. Why didn't he dress up as a prince or the son of a high official?

It's really hard to do anything now.

Lin Mu always felt that his husband was unhappy these days, but he didn't say anything when asked.

Today I finally couldn't help it anymore. When the two of them were lying on the bed at night, the atmosphere was just right. As soon as Gu Shiqing put his hand on Lin Mu's waist and was about to do something, Lin Mu turned around and grabbed Gu Shiqing's face fiercely, "Say! What on earth are you doing? What's wrong! "

Ouch! It's so funny when my wife pretends to be a bully!

The depression in Gu Shiqing's heart suddenly disappeared, and he quickly confessed honestly.

Lin Mu frowned and said carefully, "Mr. sir, I know you have vision and ambition, but I don't think you need to bear this burden. Why don't you try to let it go? Maybe you can relax faster?"

Lin Mu kept looking at it . It is clear that he is just an ordinary country boy, and my husband is an ordinary hunter. Although he has a treasure in his hand, things like building dams and preparing for floods, as my husband said, should not be under the control of the government. ? No matter what happens, there is still the village chief, so it is not the husband and wife's turn to make the final decision on matters in the village.

Hey, Lin Mu sighed quietly in his heart, maybe my husband-in-law is so worried because he wants to do something for the village. Am I not worthy of my husband-in-law?

Gu Shiqing: No! Wife, listen to my explanation! I am not so noble!

Gu Shiqing suddenly realized.

Yes! He has always been sad that he cannot change the general environment, but he ignores that what he wants cannot be accomplished by one person!

"Mumu! You are so smart!" Gu Shiqing couldn't help but kiss Lin Mu several times.

"I did make a mistake!" Gu Shiqing carefully reviewed.

It may be that his success in persuading Magistrate Qian about the zombies gave him great confidence, but in fact, he does not always have the opportunity to change the general environment.

He thought that he should first consider what to do at home.

Lin Mu looked at her husband's bright eyes and knew that he had an idea. He also pursed his lips and smiled.

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Chapter 65 Bamboo House

Gu Shiqing was really thinking of something.

The most basic needs are nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation. In order to deal with zombies, he is well prepared, many of which he has not yet used.

The only problem is accommodation.

A newly built house can be regarded as a small safe fortress in the face of zombies, but floods are different.

The land was open, but the terrain was not high. If it rained continuously and the river flooded over, there would indeed be a wall outside. But he had never seen news about floods reaching several floors before, which was still worrying.

In the morning, he sent Lin Mu to the county and started walking around the village when he came back.

From the east end of the village to the west, from south to north, Gu Shiqing searched around with a black umbrella.

After reading it, I shook my head with a wry smile. There really wasn't any good place, and the terrain was not high. Why not go to the county?

No, I still have cattle and sheep at home, and the county may not have enough money to buy a yard that can raise so many livestock.

What's more, the terrain in the county is just like this, not much higher than the village, so it's not worth it.

Gu Shiqing looked at Xishan with his eyes, and his heart moved, how about going to the mountain?

With this in mind, he went home, changed into a raincoat, a bamboo hat, and went up the mountain wearing the turf shoes sewn by Lin Mu.

If you are staying in the mountains for a while, you don't have to go too far inside. Just go outside and be close to the village. He is familiar with them all. After walking around for a while, I had an idea in my mind, and went down the mountain smoothly. The rain stopped, and I was just in time to go home and catch the carriage to pick up Lin Mu.

Lin Mu also took a rest early today. Since the rain continued and business was not good, he and Zhi Geer slowly closed their doors earlier in the afternoon.

Rainy days are no more troublesome than sunny days, and getting things done is more troublesome. No, he has extra things to do today. Brother Xiao Le's underwear never dried after being washed and hung on the porch. He planned to go back early and make another set. It happened that his husband had bought a lot of fabric before and had not yet spent any money.

"Mumu!" When Lin Mu locked the shop, Gu Shiqing came holding an umbrella.

"Mr. Sir." Lin Mu showed a faint smile, hid under the umbrella and got on the carriage.

The horse in front snorted and felt wet. Lin Mu reached out and touched it gently, "Poor little boy, go back and feed you delicious food."

Gu Shiqing looked at Lin Mu sitting in the carriage and jumped up to sit on it. Catch the car at the front.

"Mumu, I just took a look in the village. There is no good place to avoid floods. I was thinking, why don't we go to Xishan?

" .

"Did you pick the right place?" Lin Mu asked again.

"Yes, I'll take you to see it when I have time."

"Let's go directly later. It's easier to walk up the mountain now that the rain has stopped." Let's finish the clothes in the evening. My husband will feel more comfortable if he settles down earlier.

"Okay." Gu Shiqing agreed readily.

The carriage "tap tap tap" drove into Shangxi Village, without stopping, and headed straight for the west mountain.

It didn't take long to reach the place.

Lin Mu jumped off the carriage.

"How's it going?" Gu Shiqing smiled and motioned for him to look.

"A large piece of flat land is more than enough to build a bamboo house."

"Bamboo house?

" "Yes, bamboo house." "Gu Shiqing nodded.

"The bamboo house is light and can be built higher, but the space is not too big. Our cattle and sheep will definitely not be able to be raised. "

Lin Mu looked at the open space pointed by Gu Shiqing. It was about half the size of their front yard and relatively flat. Next to it was a big tree that three people hugged. On one side was a rugged stone wall, which could block the wind and rain. On the other side, it could block wind and rain. On one side is the road they walked on. This place is halfway up the mountain and is close to the bamboo forest below. There is no need to worry about building a bamboo house.

But...

"Is there a stream nearby?" "Lin Mu blinked.

"Follow me. "Gu Shiqing tied the reins to the tree trunk nearby, took Lin Mu's hand and led him to the other side of the stone wall.

The clear stream was flowing.

"Not bad! "Lin Mu clapped his hands in surprise, looking at the land just now, it's really good.

It's also close to the stream. If you really live here, it's cheaper than fetching water at home!

Gu Shiqing looked at Lin Mu's happy look and couldn't bear to spoil his happiness. If floods really come, the stream water left from the upper reaches will be washed out and become turbid.

"Let's go see another one.

"Another one? "

"Yes, the place is spacious and we can raise cattle and sheep. " "

The two of them walked not far along the stream network and arrived.

It was actually a cave!

No, there were several caves, large and small!

"Here, where are the beasts in here? Lin Mu couldn't help asking.

"No more." "Gu Shiqing shook his head. The cave was already empty when he found it, and the smell of wild animals was very weak. Maybe the cave had been abandoned.

The two chose the largest cave. The entrance was not big, and there was only the outside of their home. It was half the size of the door.

Gu Shiqing held up a torch and the two of them walked in. It was more than three meters high and had an irregular shape. It added up to about 100 square meters by visual inspection. There was a long protrusion on the top of the head that was about half of the middle. Stone, the dim firelight shines in the gloomy cave, adding a sense of tranquility.

"A curtain can be hung here to divide the cave into two. "Lin Mu pointed to the protruding place and said.

"Very true. "Gu Shiqing nodded.

Lin Mu knelt down and touched the stones on both sides of the cave. They were not wet, but very dry, which means they are waterproof.

"Let's go check out those caves again. "Lin Mu grabbed Gu Shiqing's other hand, and the two of them walked out of the cave hand in hand.

The nearby small caves were much smaller, with an area of ​​about twenty or thirty square meters. Gu Shiqing selfishly didn't want to choose. The place is too small to live in.

"What do you think? "Gu Shiqing asked Lin Mu when the two were returning.

"Well...each has his own merits, sir, how are you preparing for both of them? "

"All? "

Yes," Lin Mu nodded, "we raise livestock in the cave. We live in the bamboo house outside, and we can also bring Zhizhi and the others with us." "

Gu Shiqing pondered. He really hadn't thought about it before, but what Mumu said made some sense. If all the livestock were moved over, maybe the two of them really weren't enough. Teaming up with Lin Zhifu would be a good idea. Last time the zombies He and Tang Jiang cooperated quite well at that time.

"Mumu, you are right. "Gu Shiqing said.

"The two of us and Mr. Zhou still took some risks in the wild. It would be safer to go with Tang Jiang and the others. "

In the evening, Lin Mu took the fabric to Zhi Ge'er's house and talked about it with Zhi Ge'er while making Xiao Le's underwear.

Zhi Ge'er had no doubts and said with a smile: "Mu Mu, what do you think we should do? Just do it! I trust you! "Anyway, his Mu Mu won't harm him, so he doesn't bother to think about this or that. Let Tang Jiang worry about it.

"Zhizhi. "Under the candlelight, Lin Mu looked over with emotion.

"Hey!" Brother Zhi waved his hand nonchalantly, "Tang Jiang will be back the day after tomorrow. I will tell him as soon as he comes back.

"If you want to do anything else, let your family member tell him directly. Let's not leave it here. Worry.

Lin Mu sighed and nodded his forehead bitterly, "Please serve some snacks! " "

When Tang Jiang came back, Gu Shiqing had already cut down bamboo all over the ground.

He cut the bamboo, and the trees were transported to the open space with donkey carts. No one came to this place, and there was no fear of anyone taking the bamboo wherever it was piled. As soon

as Brother Zhi told Tang Jiang, he agreed. He could see clearly that nothing went wrong following Gu Shiqing, and he went up the mountain without saying a word. "Well,

"

Tang Jiang nodded, and then said, "I made a lot of money this time. If there's anything I don't want to do, just say it." "

"OK. "Gu Shiqing was not polite to him either.

The two brothers were busy at the foot of the mountain, and the two men were busy on the mountain.

However, some villagers noticed it, and pulled Lin Mu to ask, "Why are you and the men from the Tang family busy working on the west mountain every day? Woolen cloth? "

"ah? "Lin Mu hesitated. Should he say it? Don't say it. If there is a real flood and everyone is unprepared, say it. Forget it. He won't believe it if he says it.

He can't guarantee it himself. It's just a precaution. That's all.

When discussing with Gu Shiqing while lying in bed at night, Gu Shiqing agreed, "But it's not the time yet. We'll talk about it if it rains again in a while. "

It hasn't rained in the past two days. I don't know if it will rain in the next few days. If it rains continuously like this again, no matter how dull you are, you will feel that something is wrong.

Within two days, the bamboo will take care of Shi Qing . The design was cut and cut, and the next step was to build the bamboo house.

The weather was beautiful today, and the rain stopped. Lin Mu and Zhi Geer closed the shop in the county, and the four of them went up the mountain with

the thin wood and smooth pieces of bamboo . It was already piled in the open space, and Gu Shiqing had already calculated the size on paper, so the four of them quickly started

digging a big hole in the ground, while Lin Mu and Zhi Geer pressed the bamboo pieces together . They were piled up in categories of different sizes and lengths; Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang inserted the thicker wood into the hole as the foundation, and then tied the thin wood with straw ropes to fix it. Lin Mu and Lin Mu dug some yellow soil and water from the local area. , the straw brought from home, the proportions of which Gu Shiqing had experimented with before, Lin Mu and the two of them stirred hard, their shoes were dirty, they looked at

each other and didn't feel like it was hard. The suspended layer was already built. This layer was more than three meters long, so Lin Mu and the two began to carry handfuls of bamboo pieces up. The two men carefully spread the bamboo pieces and tied them tightly with straw ropes. , it creaks when stepped on, but it is very strong.

After laying the bamboo floor, it is the turn of the roof. Gu Shiqing has already built the frame with thin wood of the same length, and Lin Mu and the others put on the yellow mud. To use it, Gu Shiqing specially learned from the old bricklayers to use two trowels and Tang Jiang to smear yellow mud on the roof, and then inlaid it with bamboo slices. This was both strong and waterproof, and the surrounding walls were also made of the same material. The method is laid out.

"Okay!

"Mumu, come on! " "Gu Shiqing stretched out his hand with a smile.

Lin Mu looked at the bamboo house in front of him. The green bamboos made a neat big room. He and Zhi Geer climbed up the wooden ladder and held Gu Shiqing's hand.

The bamboo is slippery when you step on it, but it is very stable and does not shake. When you walk in, a fragrance lingers. It is about the same size as a small cave, and the family does not feel crowded. "

Are you satisfied? "Gu Shiqing squeezed his hand.

"It looks good! " Lin Mu smiled.

Brother Zhi also shouted, his eyes full of surprise, "Oh my God, I never knew that bamboo could build such a house! "

Tang Jiang hugged him slightly.

The four of them laughed out loud.

Chapter 66 Clues

In Shangxi Village.

It has been raining for many days and today it is finally a sunny day. The sun is shining brightly in the sky. Lin Mu didn't have to go to the county today, but he didn't let Gu Shiqing sleep in. He grabbed his ears to wake him up in the morning. Gu Shiqing started mumbling, and the sound of raindrops no longer disturbed his ears. Why doesn't my wife let me sleep in?

"Go and ask Mr. Zhou to wash the quilt cover he changed and hang it in the yard." Lin Mu pointed at the quilt covers piled on the bed.

Gu Shiqing resignedly hugged the baby and went out.

Lin Mu was not idle either. He rummaged through the boxes and found a pile of clothes. Most of them were from Gu Shiqing and himself last year. This pile had to be taken out to dry in the sun and put on. Brother Xiaole, on the other hand, didn't have much. He was a year older and taller. Some of his clothes had to be made again. I just made a few sets and took them to the water.

Lin Mu is not like some husbands in the village who make clothes for their children that are large enough to last three or four years. Once the big ones are worn, they can also be worn by the younger ones below. He is just a nephew, and he makes clothes according to the requirements. The size is just right so the child can wear it comfortably. Although his family is not rich, he can still afford to spend a little money on making clothes. He makes most of them himself instead of buying ready-made clothes from outside embroidery shops, which saves a lot of money.

Gu Shiqing didn't have anything to say. Children just have to dress up nicely. Children's clothes used to be much more expensive than adults' clothes. For this reason, when he was stocking up on fabrics, he specially stocked up a lot for Brother Xiao Le. few.

Lin Mu carried a pile of clothes in his arms and walked out of the house. Mr. Zhou was sitting on a small stool in the yard, with clothes soaking in a large wooden basin in front of him. When he saw him coming, he hurriedly stood up and took the clothes in his arms.

"Husband, let me do it. Breakfast is ready."

Lin Mu nodded and gave him the clothes.

Entering the main room, Gu Shiqing and Brother Xiaole were sitting on chairs and looking at him eagerly. On the table were polenta, flower rolls, egg pancakes and several plates of side dishes.

Lin Mu couldn't help laughing.

This is waiting for me to serve dinner.

"Eat." He greeted his husband and the child.

When the two people heard what he said, they moved their chopsticks together.

Brother Xiaole purred after drinking the porridge, bit an egg pancake and jumped down to find Brother Tuan.

"You two, be careful and don't leave the village." Lin Mu warned him.

"Yeah!" Brother Xiaole agreed and ran out.

After breakfast, Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing went out hand in hand. When they arrived at the gate of the outer courtyard, they led the donkey cart out. They had to go up the mountain today. They agreed with Tang Jiang yesterday to make bamboo rafts together. This was something Gu Shiqing couldn't handle alone.

On the way, the men in the village carrying hoes were all smiling. After so many days of rain, it finally cleared up. How could you not smile? It's almost May, and the wheat in the fields will be harvested in two months. Although you must water the wheat if you want it to grow well, you can't water it like this every day. Besides, the farmers' methods of tending the fields have been passed down from generation to generation. It hasn't rained like this at this time of year in the past ten or twenty years. Some young men are worried about it, and the old men in the family are indispensable. Come out and make up your mind.

"Come on, let him do it! You can still bear this little rain!"

The same goes for Lin Mu's family. The Li brothers have only been in Shangxi Village for a few years. They don't know much about it, and the old man in the family can't say anything. He didn't pay attention and ran over to ask Lin Mu. Lin Mu didn't understand. He didn't have to do it when his father was here. He left and rented the land to others for farming. He only helped out sometimes, but he didn't understand either. Not to mention Gu Shiqing, he's nowhere to be seen. He can't be counted on. Farming in his space is easier than outside. When the seeds are buried, they "click" upward.

There was no other way, so Lin Mu had no choice but to tell them: "You can follow the example in the field next door. I don't blame you."

The Li brothers left after they got the answer.

"Relax, we don't rely on the fields for food." He still has room, but if it doesn't work, the fields are planted with rice and wheat. The family can always have enough to eat, and there is still food from the previous settlement.

"We have nothing to worry about," Lin Mu shook his head, "but there are so many people in the world who don't have enough to eat." He sighed.

Farmers depend on the weather for their livelihood, but what can they do if it rains?

Gu Shiqing was silent, this was an eternal problem that he, an ordinary person, could not solve.

Back to the present, Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing arrived at Xishan Mountain, and Tang Jiang was already chopping bamboo with a machete.

Gu Shiqing also took out his knife and joined in. Lin Mu had tried it, and it was very laborious to chop the thick and heavy bamboo. He might as well do something else.

Lin Mu piled the big moso bamboos they cut down one by one to the side. He used a knife to cut off the burrs on them and polished them smooth. Then he chopped them into equal lengths. He lit a fire, roasted one end of the moso bamboo until it was soft, and gently bent it. Fold it into a consistent curvature to make the bow. He went to the donkey cart to get an earthen pot, and used a brush to paint the elbows with tung oil. This was a meticulous job, and Lin Mu didn't find it annoying. He concentrated on doing it. It was Gu Shiqing who handed him a water bag to drink. God comes.

After drinking water, we resumed work. At noon, we also ate big steamed stuffed buns stuffed with meat on the mountain. They were grilled on the fire, and the aroma wafted out.

After eating, they continued to cut bamboo. After the cutting was completed, Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang tied the bamboo rafts tightly with straw ropes. The forest trees chopped thin bamboos, cut them back, poked holes in the big bamboos at the bottom, and tied them upright to make backrests.

In the evening, the three of them went down the mountain together. Today they made eight bamboo rafts stacked on top of each other on the donkey cart. It looked spectacular from a distance.

Someone in the village saw it and asked, "Why, Boy Gu, Boy Tang, is this what you are doing when you go up to the mountain to work?"

"Yeah."

The man's eyes widened. No, there is something wrong with these two men! Go up the mountain and work around just to make bamboo rafts? He thought he was going to hunt wild animals! It couldn't be eaten, used, or exchanged for anything. He didn't even know what to say!

Shaking his head, the man went home carrying the hoe.

From the foot of the mountain to Tang Jiang's house and then to Lin Mu's house, the three of them and the bamboo rafts on the donkey cart made a good appearance, and soon the whole village knew about it.

You can say anything, but most people feel that these two men are full and full!

There are also those who envy them because they have money! Can't you just do whatever you want without going to the ground? It's not like they guard this three-acre of land every day!

When Zhi Geer returned to the village, he was also stopped and questioned by the villagers, but he was smart and smiled. He went to the county today and didn't know about it, so he was let off.

Of course he knew, and he rushed to Lin Mu's house happily, "Mumu! Mumu! I made a lot of money today. It seems like the rain a few days ago really affected the business!"

"Then then. Good." Lin Mu was very happy that the shop was making money.

Unexpectedly, within half a month of such days, the patter of rain began again, and this time it was May.

It's been raining continuously for another half month.

At this time, no matter how experienced the man was, he felt a little nervous.

No, it rained in April, it also rained in May, and the rain in May was even heavier than that in April. What the hell is this going to do?

In Shangxi Village, not even the third uncle and the others have ever encountered such a strange thing. In previous years, it would be good if it rained half the days in April and May. The fields were watered by buckets by buckets. Then I scolded God then, but I scold God now too, hey!

People in the village were talking a lot.

The old village chief finally summoned all the men from the family to the ancestral hall.

He originally wanted to give the village chief's position to Wu Lao'er, but when something happened in the fields, Wu Lao'er, a young man, shook his head and had to ask him to stand up and discuss a solution.

There were anxious faces, and Gu Shiqing was among them, but his expression was calm.

"What do you say?" The old village chief stood on the porch of the main room of the ancestral hall and smoked his pipe.

Everyone was silent.

Gu Shiqing was wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat without saying a word.

Looking at the falling raindrops, he suddenly remembered that each person in the family seemed to only have two sets of raincoats. This is not good. Judging from the rain, two sets may not be enough. He will have to remember this when he goes back, he thought silently.

"Gu boy, tell me." The old village chief called his name.

This kid has always had many tricks up his sleeve, so he wanted to see what he could do.

Gu Shiqing felt helpless when his name was called. How could he know?

Can his knowledge of farming in the fields be as good as that of an old farmer who has served him for decades? He stopped playing tricks.

"I don't know if our land is rented to others for cultivation."

"But I think that's it now, and I can't say for sure in the future. Who knows how much harvest will be left?"

"It's better to buy some grain early and store it to prevent insufficient harvest. Eat, and prepare some rain gear in case you don't have enough."

As soon as he said this, the situation exploded.

Immediately there was an old man blowing his beard and staring at him.

What does Gu Xiaozi mean?

Isn't it just saying that there is no hope for this year's harvest?

There is no one like him who doesn't hope for better things! Just think about these bad things!

"We are asking if there is anything we can do. It would be better for you to just say don't worry about the harvest, right?" a young man said angrily.

"That's right, I'm still buying grain. How can any farmer buy grain? Isn't this just delivered to your door to make people laugh!"

Okay, Gu Shiqing held his forehead, he admitted that what he said was a bit more straightforward, but this is really They were all words from the bottom of his heart. He had been preparing based on the lack of success in this batch.

However, looking at the anxious eyes of the villagers, he sighed. Now everyone still has hope, and what he said was indeed unpalatable.

"I know what I said is not pleasant to listen to, but I have no choice but to prepare for the worst, that is, what will happen if I don't get it? If you don't want to hear it, just ignore it."

After saying this, there was no thought for a moment . People make noises.

The eyes of the villagers flickered, not knowing what they were thinking.

After a while, the old village chief said, "Okay, does anyone have any more to say?"

It seemed that the incident he had just had was over.

Gu Shiqing smiled bitterly, probably not many people believed him anymore,

so forget it, he had reminded him that he was worthy of his heart.

He thought wrong this time. After the zombie incident last time, some people in the village felt that he had a unique vision. This time, hearing what he said, the clever man secretly took notice in his heart and planned to go back and reunite with his family. Let's discuss it with my daughter-in-law.

Chapter 67 Preparation

Wu Lao Er was one of them. He had been tossing and turning in the ancestral hall just now, but no one had any good ideas. He silently remembered what Gu Shiqing said, and when he got back, he got together with his husband and his brother Wu Lao Er to discuss this matter. After mentioning it, Wu Laoer immediately nodded in approval, "Let's go to the county tomorrow to buy grain. If we can't buy it in the county, we can go further!"

He is not as good as his younger brother Wu Laoer in farming, but in He has his own way of survival in the county, not to mention that he was one of the first people in the county to come back to the village to seek refuge, which shows that he is a lively thinker!

Originally, he planned to take his wife and children back to the county, but the rain kept falling, so the matter was put on hold. After a winter, his brother Wu Lao'er's family did not have much food, and they were waiting to harvest new food! In addition, the three of them still live here, so it's better to listen to that Gu boy and make plans as soon as possible. If you don't buy food now, it will be too late when you have to wait for the rice to be cooked. The price of food will increase several times! Doesn't he know the moral character of those people in the county?

Thinking like this, I explained the reason to Wu Laoer in detail, and Wu Laoer also nodded in agreement.

Early in the morning of the next day, Mr. Wu and his younger brother Wu Laoer drove to the county to buy grain despite the rain.

When I arrived at the rice and grain store, I saw it, what a guy! There were already quite a few people there, so Mr. Wu pushed his way to the front and asked about the price. It was two or three cents more expensive than usual!

"Buy!" Wu Laoer, a taciturn man, said to his brother amid the commotion.

This is already more expensive than usual. How long will it take to wait?

Seeing that the harvest in the fields this year is definitely not as good as in previous years.

The two brothers bought enough food to last for two months and carried it back to Shangxi Village. Together with the leftovers at home, the two families would have no problem eating until autumn. After a major incident was resolved, they felt at ease. .

Money will definitely cost more, but Wu Lao Er has some savings, and Wu Lao Er is not too poor to open the pot. The two of them only regret that they didn't come earlier.

After returning to the village, he naturally told his neighbors about this series of experiences. Some people couldn't help but become nervous after hearing this, "Are you telling the truth? There are many people going to buy food now?"

"I heard that Aren't there people in the county who are farming now? "

"You're stupid, if you don't collect it now, you still have to buy grain!"

For a while, many people were thinking about going to the county to buy some grain. The food at home is only enough to last this batch of harvest. If the harvest is not good, the food will definitely be more expensive, maybe even more expensive than now! It's better to buy it now and collect the grain later and sell it at a higher price!

Gu Shiqing didn't know what the villagers were thinking. He and Lin Mu were far away on the Western Mountain.

The bamboo house on Xishan Mountain was built, and he and Lin Mu were cleaning up the cave.

They plan to use this big cave to raise cattle and sheep, so there is no need to clean it up as carefully as if it were a human habitation. Some dry straw is spread on the ground, and the inner room is for the cattle. A long wooden curtain is nailed up in the middle, and the bottom is fenced with wood, so that the cattle and sheep can be separated. The outside area near the hole is for the sheep. , it happens that sheep have hair on their bodies, which can carry the wind better.

"Can cattle and sheep enter this cave?" Lin Mu gestured.

"Don't worry, we can get in." Gu Shiqing said. He had already taken the approximate measurements.

"Okay, then we will also hang a curtain at the door to prevent people from coming to see." Lin Mu thought about it. If their family cannot live in it, it is estimated that many families in the village will not be able to live in it. They will not be the only ones going up the mountain at that time, but You have to keep an eye on the cattle and sheep to avoid being touched by someone.

"By the way, are there any caves on this mountain besides these?" Lin Mu suddenly remembered that if there weren't caves, someone would be staring at their home.

"Yes." Gu Shiqing pointed to a lot of empty houses not far away. "Who dares to think about our family? I will let them come back!" He knew what Lin Mu was worried about.

"Go!" Lin Mu burst out laughing, "What kind of hero do you think you are? There's no coming back!" Why didn't he know that his husband-in-law was so capable! His skills are better, but he's not as good as those heroes who come and go without a trace!

"Mumu!" Gu Shiqing turned around and said with a smile, "I'll give your husband some face!"

"Okay, okay! Master Gu, come here and sweep out the mess in this cave." Lin Mu pointed to the side. A small cave, this is the cave he prepared for pigs and rabbits to stay.

"Okay!" Gu Shiqing, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, raised his hand nondescriptly to promise his wife.

The two of them kept cleaning for a long time, and finally finished cleaning all the caves.

The largest cave houses cattle and sheep. Among the remaining small caves, one houses pigs and rabbits, one houses chickens and ducks, and one is used to put things up when the time comes. The last small cave is used to house people, who take turns living with the villagers. My brother and his family live in a cave and the other in a bamboo house. It just so happens that five caves, one large, four small and five are arranged on this stone wall.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing drove the carriage down the mountain happily. When they came back, they looked at Brother Zhi with a sad face, "Mumu, our business is not as good as before."

"Hey! I know," Lin Mu supported Brother Zhi. Sitting on the chair in the main room, he picked up the tea bowl and fed him a sip of tea, "Business was not very good when I went there yesterday."

"Don't worry, there is nothing we can do about it. Let's just make less dolls. The shop We have already earned the rent, so we can earn whatever is left."

"Don't get sick before you earn a lot of money!" Lin Mu frowned and warned.

"Okay." Brother Zhi replied gloomily. He knew what Mumu said made sense, but why was he feeling unhappy?

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing were cooking at home.

This was what Gu Shiqing suggested, "We have nothing to do at home anyway, so why not cook some food and store it in my space, so that we don't have to go up the mountain and the conditions are simple, and then we can just take it out and heat it up to eat, wouldn't it be convenient?" Feeling comfortable again?"

Lin Mu opened his eyes wide, why didn't he expect that? The earthen pots and bowls bought by my husband are just sitting there in the space. Why not stew some soup and put them together?

"Crack, click, click!" Lin Mu showed no mercy and killed five chickens and five ducks at once. The smell of blood was all over the yard. Fortunately, it rained, and it was washed away by the water in a short time.

Chop into white and tender chicken, delicious mushrooms, healthy wolfberry, Lin Mu also added a little, put them in a large earthen pot and put them on the stove to stew. Another stove put stewed duck with radish. The soup, white and tender juicy radish paired with delicious duck meat, tastes very nourishing.

In order to prevent him from being exposed to the rain and cold, Lin Mu also asked Gu Shiqing to kill a mutton and save the lamb legs for roasting. Lin Mu never forgot the delicious taste during the Chinese New Year. He also kept other meat for stew. Lin Mu also pulled out a lot of ginger, cut it into slices and put it on the stove to cook, pouring down a small bucket of water. No matter how he cooked it, the more the ginger was cooked, the stronger the ginger flavor became. In the past few days, whether it was Gu Shiqing or Xiao Lege, Every time I come back from outside, I am forced to drink a bowl.

Gu Shiqing: I already regretted asking my wife to cook...

Gu Shiqing also showed off his skills, sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour pork loin, fish-flavored shredded pork, braised pork, sauce-flavored chicken wings, shrimp steamed eggs, green pepper stir-fried and smoked Stir-fried meat slices with meat and lettuce... The kitchen was fragrant every day, and Brother Xiaole stopped going out to play. He and Brother Xiaotuan squatted in the kitchen all day, eagerly watching Gu Shiqing cook.

Lin Mu laughed in his heart, and occasionally gave the two little brothers a bite or two. Brother Xiaole said a lot of good things, and brother Xiaotuan was more timid, so he smiled sweetly.

"Uncle Gu, I still want to eat chicken wings~" Brother Xiaole had just finished chewing a chicken wing, and he was still greedy with his fingers.

"No." Lin Mu shook his head first. In total, he killed five chickens and got ten chicken wings. If he eats them this time, he won't have to eat them next time! He was greedy just now, but he just didn't have the nerve to reach out.

"Eat it if you want. It's just for you and your children." Gu Shiqing stuck his head out and said, his hot breath hitting Lin Mu's ears.

"No, you haven't eaten yet."

"I don't want to eat. I just don't drink ginger soup next time." Gu Shiqing took the opportunity to beg for mercy.

Lin Mu glared, "That's even worse."

Well, Gu Shiqing glanced at Xiao Le, who was pouting, and we both failed.

The rain kept falling and only stopped for one day. Lin Mu would either go to the county or cook at home with his husband and wife, waiting for them to make all kinds of dishes from the chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and pigs they had killed. While I was hoarding in the space, more than ten days passed without my noticing.

It's June.

Gu Shiqing kneaded the dough in his hands and looked at the weather outside. It was cloudy again today.

Lin Mu also said: "I think if this continues, I will discuss with Brother Zhi not to open the shop in the afternoon."

Just as he was talking, Mr. Zhou ran into the kitchen and said, "My boss, Mr. Zhang, is back and is waiting in the outer courtyard. "

Oh?" He is finally back!

Gu Shiqing looked at his hands full of flour and went to wash his hands next to him. Lin Mu stood over and kneaded the dough, "You go ahead, I'll make the steamed buns."

"Okay." Gu Shiqing nodded.

When we arrived at the outer courtyard, Mr. Zhang was inspecting the sheepfold.

"How about it? I've learned a lot about your skills!" Gu Shiqing teased Zhang Hanzi and asked him why it took him so long to come back and whether he didn't want to work here anymore. If he didn't want to work earlier, he could find someone to replace him. .

No, Zhang Hanzi shook his head and honestly explained the reason. It turned out that my wife had left, so I was delayed for some time. He also said that now that my wife and children had settled down, I still wanted to continue working here.

"My condolences." Gu Shiqing patted Hanzi Zhang on the shoulder, and said that Hanzi Zhang didn't do things without telling him, and that something happened at home. If you still want to do it, then go ahead. He really takes care of the livestock well.

He also asked him if he knew it would rain a lot here this year. Zhang Hanzi answered honestly that it had been raining more and more frequently on the way from the north. Gu Shiqing said that there might be waterlogging, which made him feel confident, but he didn't need to worry too much. It seems that Zhang Hanzi has not yet recovered, and he has no reaction to the waterlogging incident. He just bows his head and hums.

Gu Shiqing sighed, "Okay, you can go back to your original job. I'll leave the livestock to you."

Zhang Hanzi nodded in agreement.

Chapter 68 Back and forth

The rain in June has not stopped, sometimes getting heavy and sometimes lightening, and the people in the village are panicked.

After many days of rain watering, the wheat seedlings in the fields were already half dead. The old men sat on the porch and sighed, why didn't God give the crops a way to survive?

Melancholy spread throughout Shangxi Village.

Worse things were yet to come.

The rain all night made a crackling sound on the tiles above his head. Lin Mu had not slept well and his eyes were a little dark. Gu Shiqing touched it with his hand and said, "Why don't you go to the shop today."

Lin Mu shook his head.

The two got up, put on their clothes and washed up, then went to the main room to have breakfast. As soon as Lin Mu took a sip of hot porridge, Mr. Zhou led Zhi Geer and Tang Jiang outside.

"Mumu!" Brother Zhi took off his raincoat and the bamboo hat on his head and put them on the porch, "Don't go to the shop today. The water outside is up to your calves. The county doesn't know what's going on!"

"Calf?" Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing looked at each other in shock.

Wasn't the water still a shallow layer on the ground yesterday? In a yard as big as theirs, they just need to pay attention to sweeping the water out.

"I'll go out and take a look." Gu Shiqing put down his chopsticks and went out.

Brother Zhi was still talking to Lin Mu: "Yes, it was indeed like this yesterday, but when I woke up this morning, I saw that the water outside was as deep as our calves. Fortunately, our house has good drainage, and the water in the yard only reached our ankles. So I He and Tang Jiang also dug sand to block the door.

"That's right!"

Brother Zhi praised again: "Your house has good drainage. I just came in from the outer courtyard and it was only up to my ankles." The water in the inner courtyard is shallower. No wonder you don't know. Once the two-story courtyard door is closed, who knows what the water is like outside. "

"If you ask me, don't go. Let's stay at home."

Lin Mu smiled bitterly, even if he didn't go to the shop, he couldn't stay at home. In this case, he and his husband might have to start moving the livestock up the mountain.

Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Shiqing came back, put down his hat, and nodded, "The water outside is indeed up to the calves."

"Yes, this happened overnight." Tang Jiang also said.

"I won't wake up tomorrow and the water will reach my thighs." He also joked.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Brother Zhi stood up and covered his husband's mouth with his hand.

"Okay, okay!" Tang Jiang raised his hands to beg for mercy, and only then did Brother Zhi put his hands down.

"What should we say?" Gu Shiqing asked Lin Mu, "Let's go while it's still possible and move the cattle and sheep up the mountain?"

"Okay." Lin Mu nodded and looked at Brother Zhi, "I won't go today, first. "It's overdue

! If you need anything, don't talk to me!"

"Then I won't be polite to you two," Gu Shiqing asked for help. I need to borrow your donkey cart."

"Okay, I'll bring it home." Tang Jiang raised his feet and went out.

Brother Zhi stays here to help.

After Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing finished breakfast, they asked Mr. Zhou to take care of brother Xiao Le.

The three of them went to the outer courtyard together. Sure enough, the water was up to their ankles. It was still a bit cool in June.

"How is it? I didn't lie to you."

Lin Mu nodded.

I looked at the three pairs of straw sandals soaked in the water. No, even though the weather was getting warmer, it was still cold to keep soaking like this.

"Wait for me." After saying that, Lin Mu went back to the backyard warehouse to find the animal skin shoes he made, and hurried back with two pairs of shoes, two large, two small, and four.

"Well, I made it. This animal skin is somewhat waterproof, and I sewed a layer of black cloth on the outside. You wear mine, and there is a pair of Shiqing ones for Brother Tang to wear. It's better than us wearing straw sandals like this."

" Wow!" Brother Zhi touched the warm animal skin shoes in his hands, took off his wet straw sandals, wiped his feet and put them in. The plush shoes were as long as the knees, which was more than enough to cover the water on the calves.

"Mumu, you are so skillful with your hands, thank you!" Zhi Geer smiled and hugged Lin Mu's arm and shook it.

"Don't thank me for such a small thing!" Lin Mu held Brother Zhi's arm, "I still need your help!"

The three of them arrived at the gate of the outer courtyard. Gu Shiqing, wearing animal skin shoes on her feet, led the donkey cart. "Let's take the donkey cart." Let's change it."

He went to get another large piece of Ubu, scissors and hammer. Lin Mu and Zhi Geer both understood. They took the scissors and cut a large piece according to the size of the donkey cart, and pasted it on three wooden boards. , Gu Shiqing took a hammer and hammered it with nails, and a simple waterproof tent was made, leaving only one side for the livestock to enter.

When they were remodeling, Tang Jiang also led his donkey cart outside and knocked on the door. Gu Shiqing opened the door and let him in. He also remodeled their home. Tang Jiang took the animal skin shoes from Zhi Geer's hand. After putting them on, the two donkey carts each carried a sheep, and the four of them waded up the mountain together.

This trip up the mountain was headed towards the cave. When they arrived at the cave, Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang took the sheep down together, rushed to the big cave, and drove the empty cart to continue down the mountain. Lin Mu and Zhi Geer didn't follow them back, they The two of them were waiting on the mountain. From now on, no one can be left in this cave.

Lin Mu brought a dry rag, and Zhi Geer and a sheep each rinsed the sheep's hooves in the rain outside, wiped them with a dry rag, and rushed to the fluffy pile of straw in the big cave.

Lin Mu and Zhi Geer took off their coir raincoats and bamboo hats and sat cross-legged on the straw at the entrance of the cave. The sheep called "baa baa" and came closer to Lin Mu, sniffing left and right. Maybe they smelled a familiar smell, and slowly they stopped. Squeaked.

The two of them were leaning against each other, chatting incessantly. After a while, Gu Shiqing and Tang Jiang came again.

We made three trips back and forth in the morning, and on the fourth trip up the mountain, the donkeys in the donkey cart had been replaced by horses.

"The two donkeys can't bear it anymore." Gu Shiqing shook his head, sat down next to Lin Mu and panted, and handed him the meat pie in his arms, "I've wronged you at noon, so I'll make do with it."

Lin Mu took the hot meat meat pie, shook his head, "I'm not wronged." He reached out to touch Gu Shiqing's face that was wet by the rain, and said worriedly: "Let me do it this afternoon."

"It's okay," Gu Shiqing shook his head and held Lin Mu's hand. , pinched, "Your husband, I'm fine."

Lin Mu didn't believe it.

After dinner, he and Zhi Geer just forced the two men to rest in the cave. He and Zhi Geer led the carriage down the mountain and waded through the water to the door of Lin Mu's house. Zhi Geer sighed, "Don't say this. Walking through the water was indeed more tiring than usual! It was not easy for them to go back and forth four times in the morning. "

"Yes."

Lin Mu and Zhi Geer stood up and grabbed the carriage. He walked away, "Let's come, let's come, you two have a rest."

Zhi Geer chuckled and said, "Mumu, your husband-in-law loves you."

"Don't your husband-in-law love you?" Lin Mu asked back.

Brother Zhi snorted and became silent.

Gu Shiqing went back and forth four more times. On the last trip up the mountain, Gu Shiqing didn't bring anything to eat. He had already had dinner and planned to stay in the cave at night and let Lin Mu and Zhi Geer go back to eat together. , come back tomorrow.

Lin Mu refused, "I'll accompany you."

"Mumu," Gu Shiqing took him to another cave to talk, "You go back with them and have a good night's rest. I'm on the mountain. Don't worry about me, really."

"No, I don't want you to be alone. Stay on the mountain." Lin Mu shook his head.

"It's okay," Gu Shiqing kissed him on the forehead, "Did you forget that my husband stayed in the mountains before when he was hunting? I'm very familiar with this area, so don't worry. And as you know, I have everything to eat, wear and cover." Yes."

Lin Mu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Gu Shiqing continued to persuade: "Have you forgotten Lele? He is still waiting for you at the bottom of the mountain! I promise not to lose a hair, okay?"

"Yes." Lin Mu nodded dullly and finally agreed.

Gu Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief and asked Lin Mu to follow Tang Jiang and the others. The road was slippery on rainy days, so it was best to go down the mountain while the sun was still bright. It was much harder to walk after dark.

Lin Mu looked back at Gu Shiqing and reluctantly led the carriage back.

Gu Shiqing was really busy alone in the cave. He checked the cattle and sheep that were brought up today and found that they were all fine. He dragged two quilts out of the space, one on the straw and one on his body. , didn't even light a candle, and just went to bed early. I was really tired today!

He fell asleep, but the forest trees were gone. He was still thinking about him in his heart, and he tossed and turned in his arms, unable to fall asleep.

Is it cold for my husband in the mountains? I heard Mr. Zhou say that he didn't eat much for dinner. Are you hungry now? Lin Mu was thinking wildly. In fact, Gu Shiqing had all the food and clothing in his space. There was no way he could be cold and hungry. If he was concerned, he would be confused.

I slept until dawn, got up early and had breakfast. I baked pies and steamed buns and put them in my arms, thinking of bringing them to Gu Shiqing.

Opening the courtyard door, Zhi Ge'er and Tang Jiang came. Zhi Ge'er grabbed Lin Mu's sleeve with excitement, "Mu Mu, they are catching fish! Let's catch fish too!"

"Catch fish?"

"Yes, water There are so many fish in the river in the village," Tang Jiang answered.

"I... Shi Qing hasn't had breakfast yet." Lin Mu hesitated, he wanted to go up the mountain first before going.

"That's right," Brother Zhi understood, "Then let's go up there first and then catch fish!"

"Okay! Then I'll ask Mr. Zhang to go up the mountain to exchange for my husband." Lin Mu turned around and led them to the sheepfold, and loaded them up. After getting the sheep, Zhang Hanzi followed him when he went out again.

The three of them went up the mountain together. When they arrived in the cave, the first thing Lin Mu did was to hand Gu Shiqing the pies, steamed buns and water bag in his arms, "Mr. sir, are you hungry?" "

It's okay, I'm not hungry." Shi Qing was really not hungry, but looking at Lin Mu's expectant eyes, he still took big bites of the pie.

After he finished eating, he left Zhang Hanzi on the mountain, and the four of them went down the mountain toward the river in the village.

Before we reached the river, we saw a group of people from a distance. As we got closer, many men rolled up their trousers and reached into the water to feel around. The boys at home were following behind with buckets, and there were also boys half a year old. Several of them were shouting and making noise, spearing fish with wooden forks.

The dull atmosphere in the village was swept away.

Everyone's face was filled with smiles. Brother Zhi was also infected, holding Tang Jiang's hand and saying, "We'll go too, we'll go too!"

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Chapter 69 Going up the mountain

Mr. and Mrs. Lin Mu and Mr. Zhi Ge appeared together by the river wearing the same animal skin shoes. The sharp-eyed Liu Bufan nudged the man next to him, "Here, they are here too."

"Come here! Don't block it. Me, the fish is going to escape." The one who was pushed didn't care.

Lin Mu went home to get the barrels. Gu Shiqing had some in his space, but he couldn't take them out in public, so Lin Mu had to make one more trip. When he came back with two large barrels, Gu Shiqing and the others were already mixed in with the crowd. I squatted down to catch fish.

"Wow! What a big fish!" Gu Shiqing grabbed the head and tail of the fish with both hands. The fish was still struggling in his hands, "It's coming, it's coming!" Lin Mu hurriedly ran over to get the bucket.

"Mumu! Give me a bucket too." Zhi Geer reached for it, and Lin Mu gave it to him. The two young men followed the man to catch the fish, and saw one lively fish jumping into the bucket one after another. Zhi Geer Er's eyes narrowed with a smile, and Lin Mu also smiled.

It was in full swing for most of the morning. Lin Mu and Zhi Geer went back to exchange buckets. Both families caught two full buckets of fish. The largest weighed more than six kilograms, and the small grass carp weighed more than a kilogram and some were less than a kilogram. All the forest trees have been released, even if they are too small, what will they eat after all the small fish are caught?

The two young couples went back to put away the fish and then came to Lin Mu's house after dinner. The livestock hadn't even moved to the mountains yet!

The people in the village had a delicious meal today. They chewed the delicious fish meat in their mouths and there were big fish lying in the wooden barrels. The old man smiled and narrowed his eyes, feeling relieved at last.

Lin Mu, Gu Shiqing and Zhi Ge's couple moved back and forth for two days, and finally moved all the family's livestock to the cave.

The two wanted to stay on the mountain together tonight, but Zhang Hanzi volunteered to stay on the mountain to take care of the livestock, so Gu Shiqing agreed.

He was probably sad when he came back from home this time, and he didn't take anything seriously. He was not willing to let Gu Shiqing ask him to live alone in a cave, so he just said he would make do with the rabbit hole.

He said this, but Gu Shiqing still felt bad, so he divided the small cave into two, and moved the rabbit nest to the chicken and duck hole. Half of the original hole was surrounded by wood, and a curtain was nailed in the middle. The other half was made a bed for Zhang Hanzi. Zhang Hanzi lay down on it without even frowning. He didn't seem to care. Fortunately, he was still careful about the livestock, so Gu Shiqing was relieved to leave it to him.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing returned home, and Wang Xi came to knock on the door.

"What? Come for dinner?" Gu Shiqing teased him. Wang Xi had been busy leading his brothers to cultivate wasteland, and he had not interacted with him for some time.

"You don't have to eat the food," Wang Xi punched him, "I'm here to ask you, you suggested buying food before."

"Yes." Gu Shiqing nodded.

"What else? I bought the grain, but I still feel uneasy when I look at the water now. I'm afraid the water will rise again, and I won't know whether this house can be lived in by then." Wang Xi was worried.

"I've also looked in your village. Apart from the ancestral hall, your house has the highest wall. But I've seen you come and go to Xishan countless times today. What's wrong? Even you feel that the house is hanging."

"Yes... Since Wang Xi had seen it and took the initiative to ask, Gu Shiqing took advantage of the situation and told him, "Although the courtyard wall is high, I don't know exactly where the water will rise, so I thought about looking for it in Xishan!" I made a cave and slowly moved all the important things out of the house."

"You saw it, too," Gu Shiqing pointed to the water that reached up to my calves. I was very tired these two days!

"Cave? " Good guy! You are all ready! "

"OK! "Wang Xi nodded, "I already know what you said, so I'm going to take the people up to the west mountain to grab them. Why don't I occupy a cave first like you did. "

Wang Xi said as he cupped his hands and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute," Gu Shiqing stopped him, "If you don't have enough space over there, send Mr. Zhou's children to live with us.

"Okay, let them come when we get back. " "Wang Xi was not polite, and did not mention what to do with so many people left. He knew a little about Gu Shiqing, and knew that he could only take in three of Mr. Zhou's children, leaving only his brothers. He would only point the way when he had the energy to do so. He still had to think of his own way.

After bidding farewell to Wang Xi, Gu Shiqing returned to the table and continued to eat with Lin Mu. He heard that he would take his children with him. Mr. Zhou, who was waiting on the side, couldn't help but thank him. He had seen the preparations made by his employer and husband these days. The child could accompany him and suffer less. How could he not thank God for meeting such a good thing? Home!

In the next few days, Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing loaded up their belongings in a carriage and went up the mountain again. This time they didn't ask for help. They also had to pack their own belongings. That was fine, so Gu Shiqing You can use your own space to empty out the backyard warehouse, and then send it to the mountain in a pretentious manner.

However, in order to keep up with the situation, you still have to fill up half of the small cave, and the most of it is the purple grass that is fed to the livestock. Now . Zhang Hanzi grabbed purple-eye fodder to feed the livestock every day, so Gu Shiqing was not too fake.

The two of them were still busy building a small shed with wood next to the small cave where the supplies were stored . In Ubud, there are two small stoves built with mud, so that it is convenient and safe to heat things outside.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

Seeing the water that was originally up to the calf gradually covering the knees, the faces of the villagers look sad. It is becoming more and more obvious.

The water has almost submerged the wheat seedlings. There is no hope for the harvest in the first half of this year. Only the grain stored at home is left. But after a winter, I am counting on this harvest to have a good meal and store grain. How much more is there?

At this time, those who listened to Gu Shiqing's suggestion to stock up on food, such as Wu Lao and Wu Lao Er, were all grateful, but those who scorned Gu Shiqing's suggestion now felt regretful in their hearts! Taking advantage of the opportunity, even though the water was now over my knees, I still walked step by step to the county to buy grain. As soon as I arrived in the county, I was dumbfounded. The water level in the county was no lower than that in the village, and the price of grain was much more expensive than that time. It had risen. It was more than double the price!

I had to bear the pain and spend more money to buy it, and I had to hold it tightly in my arms to prevent it from getting wet. Why didn't I believe in evil at that time? People secretly ask themselves:

The big harvest of fish brought joy to the village a few days ago, but that was only temporary. Now that most of the fish have been caught by the village men, where are the fish left? It took a lot of work, and I didn't even dare to open the courtyard door.

It rained non-stop for three days and three nights.

The water level in the inner courtyard of Lin Mu's house was now up to his shins. When he woke up early in the morning, his heart sank when he looked outside. It rose last night, and now I'm afraid...

Lin Mu went back to the house and pushed Gu Shiqing to wake him up, "Ms. sir, wake up, the water outside has risen again! "

"What! Gu Shiqing sat up suddenly and said, "You are in the room, I will go out and take a look." "

Gu Shiqing put on a raincoat, a bamboo hat and animal skin shoes and walked outside. Now they can no longer be regarded as animal skin shoes, but should be called animal skin pants. Since the water level outside has exceeded the knees, the trees have sewn two more pieces of cloth on top, all the way to the waist. , now it can't be enough. If it's not enough, he will have to do something else.

Gu Shiqing pushed open the inner courtyard door. No, he couldn't push the door open. There was water outside, so he couldn't push it open. Since the water level in the outer courtyard has reached the calf level, the door to their house has not been closed. The sandbags he dug and filled with sand are blocked at the door. When people want to leave, the sandbags are moved away.

Now I saw that the water level had reached his knees, and the sandbag was useless. Gu Shiqing moved it away with difficulty, and simply let the water from the outer courtyard pour in. The water level outside was probably higher, and it seemed that they couldn't live down here. Gotta go up the mountain.

Gu Shiqing came to the door of the outer courtyard. Two bamboo rafts were hanging on the wall. He reached out and untied one piece. He stood on the wall and looked outside. He happened to see two young men holding bamboo rafts coming over. They shouted, "Send the old people and children to the ancestral hall! Send the old people and children to the ancestral hall!"

"I know!" Gu Shiqing shouted back inside, and asked, "How deep is the water outside!"

"Thighs!" one of the men replied. .

"Thank you!"

The two men said nothing, and Gu Shiqing watched them float away on the bamboo raft.

He got down from the bamboo raft and returned to the water, then returned to the inner courtyard.

"How's it going?" Lin Mu was pacing back and forth on the corridor.

"Get ready to go up the mountain, the water level is up to your thighs."

"Okay!" Lin Mu took a deep breath, "I'll call Lele, and you go tell Mr. Zhou."

The two of them split up, and Lin Mu carried Xiao Le to the outer courtyard. At that time, Zhou Fulang's family and Gu Shiqing were already waiting there.

Seeing Lin Mu, Gu Shiqing took Xiaole Geer in his hand and motioned to Lin Mu to climb up the bamboo raft first.

The forest tree climbed up the bamboo raft, then supported the bamboo raft to the wall, threw another bamboo raft over the wall, handed the rope to Zhou Fulang, climbed over the wall by stepping on the bamboo raft inside the door, and landed steadily on the bamboo raft outside. Go up and let Zhou Fulang's family come here one after another. Although there were some twists and turns in the process, they succeeded in the end.

Only Gu Shiqing was left, and Lin Mu stared at him. Of course, Gu Shiqing didn't let him worry. He first stepped on the bamboo rafts and held Xiao Le brother in his arms and handed it to Lin Mu. This was the first time that Xiao Le brother had encountered such a thing. , I was scared but listened to their actions obediently, which was very worry-free.

With Brother Xiaole in Lin Mu's hands, Gu Shiqing felt even more relaxed. He climbed to the top of the wall on the bamboo raft and threw the piece out of the door.

In this way, there were three people in Lin Mu and one bamboo raft in Zhou Fulang's family. The two bamboo rafts were swaying on the vast water and heading towards the West Mountain. Gu Shiqing was originally worried that Mr. Zhou wouldn't be able to hold on alone and asked Lin Mu to help them, but Mr. Zhou took the photo He chested, "I can definitely protect my father and my brothers and sisters!" Lin Mu let them go.

Two bamboo rafts floated past the ancestral hall, and a man from the family happened to come over holding a crying child. "Where are you going?" When he saw Lin Mu and the others, he couldn't help but ask.

"Xishan." Gu Shiqing replied.

After thinking about it, he reminded me: "There is a cave on the mountain, so just make do with it."

After saying that, he held on to the bamboo raft and continued forward.

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Chapter 70 Settlement

Lin Mu, Gu Shiqing and his family, Zhou Fu and their children, held two rows of bamboo rafts and rowed towards the west mountain. There was a mist all around, and they could only see the houses of the villagers exposed on the water and the swaying branches and leaves submerged in the water. The other trees, such as the wheat seedlings in the field, could not be seen at all. They could only judge whether it was a field based on the general direction. Lin Mu felt sad, it seemed that this season's harvest was impossible.

There were still village men walking on the water with their upper bodies exposed. Some were sitting with dolls on their shoulders, and some were carrying elderly family members on their backs. They were all struggling to move forward in the water towards the ancestral hall, with the cold rain hitting their faces. Neither the body nor the body can stop the determination to move forward. They don't need the old village chief to send people to know that at this time they can only count on the ancestral hall to be able to hold on.

Lin Mu and his family, who were going against the flow of water and people, naturally attracted attention.

"Brother Mu, where are you going?" Someone asked from a distance through the water curtain.

Lin Mu couldn't see the man's face clearly, so he leaned down and shouted back: "Xishan!"

The surrounding villagers soaking in the water heard it.

Seeing the Lin Mu family sitting firmly on the bamboo raft, it was different from them. It seemed that they had already planned it.

Why! How come no one of them thought of it!

There were also men who immediately wanted to turn around and follow them, but were pulled by the husband next to them, "Dad is still in the ancestral hall! I don't know how long I will follow you now. Why don't you set up a bamboo raft like the Lin family did for dad and the children to sit on?" Pack up the food at home and take it with you."

"Hey! That's true!" The man smiled naively, "Then we should send the baby to the ancestral hall first?" Zui Nunu motioned to his husband. Baby.

"Is that okay? Send it to Dad first and watch us go back to move the food and make bamboo rafts." His husband quickly made up his mind.

Lin Mu and Gu Shiqing saw many people in the village along the way. Many of them had just woken up and noticed that the water outside was so high, so they hurriedly sent the elderly and children to the ancestral hall. They had not had time to worry about the wheat seedlings in the fields and the food at home. !

The news that they were going to Xishan spread quickly around the ancestral hall. People who were quick to hear people talking about this place were secretly thinking about it. The ancestral hall was so noisy and everyone was eating in the same place. This was no better than the living dead. At that time, all the men went out and acted together, so why not take a gamble and go and have a look too!

Those who move slowly want to imitate Lin Mu's family and make bamboo rafts and go there with the whole family. Those who move fast have already thought that there is a first-come-first-served basis in the mountains, so why not suffer a little more now and get a good place first? Thinking about it, some went back to dismantle the wooden boards and got wooden basins for the children to sit in, and some just carried the children on their backs and stepped on the water towards the west mountain.

Lin Mu and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain. One by one they got off the bamboo rafts and stepped onto the muddy ground.

"Be careful where you step and tread firmly." Lin Mu hugged brother Xiao Le and told Zhou Fulang and others who were following behind.

After so many days of rain washing, they could not be called stepping on the ground now, they were clearly stepping on the mud. But this is something that the villagers who are still trapped in the ancestral hall cannot envy!

Gu Shiqing took the lead, walking at the front carrying the bamboo raft. Zhou Xiaozi followed behind, dragging the bamboo raft. He was still a young man and was exhausted from the journey. Naturally, he could not carry the bamboo raft on his shoulders like Gu Shiqing.

Mr. Zhou cherished the child and asked the little brother and the girl to follow Lin Mu closely. He also helped the child pull the other rope hard.

"Dad, I can do it!" Zhou Xiaozi pursed his lips.

"Shh, don't disturb me husband, let's be gentle." Mr. Zhou asked him to be quiet and follow him.

When Zhou Xiaozi heard this, he stopped talking. He listened to his father.

The road up the mountain on a rainy day was much more difficult. Lin Mu felt that it took less than an hour before he saw their small bamboo hut, but Gu Shiqing did not stop, "Go over there first, everything is there."

"Okay! Lin Mu responded, turning to the little brother who was looking at the bamboo house intently, "Don't look away, just follow."

After walking a short distance further, they arrived at the cave.

"Mumu! You're here!" Zhi Ge'er ran out of the cave in a hurry without even bothering to put on his bamboo hat.

Why? Gu Shiqing thought they would be the first, but he didn't expect Zhi Geer and the others to arrive first.

Lin Mu quickly waved to Zhi Geer, "Go back quickly! Go back quickly!"

Zhi Geer was still hesitating, but Tang Jiang pulled him into the cave.

"My hair has just been dried, and it got wet again when I went out."

Gu Shiqing took the bamboo raft from Zhou Xiaozi's hand, stood the two against the cave, and called Mr. Zhou and the others to enter the cave.

He came over to help Lin Mu take off his bamboo hat, take off his animal skin shoes, and push him in.

Lin Mu got into the cave with wet hair and bare feet. There was a small fire in the middle of the small cave. Everyone was sitting around the fire. Brother Zhi handed him a bowl of ginger soup, "Come on! Mu Mu! Drink it quickly." "

He took a dry cloth and wiped his hair. Gu Shiqing followed Lin Mu in and sat next to him. For a moment, the cave seemed much smaller. Tang Jiang didn't sit over, but sat near the door and looked at this place. .

Everyone drank ginger soup and lit a fire. They warmed up and talked more.

"When did you come?"

"Not long before you," Zhi Ge'er pouted, "I was cold and hungry. I got angry first, so I made some ginger soup thinking that you would come later."

"Thank you very much . You." Lin Mu smiled and held Zhi Ge'er's hand.

"Thank you!" Brother Zhi pushed him, "Don't say that next time!"

"Okay, okay!"

They talked about the situation at the foot of the mountain, "Hey, I don't know what's going on in the village? When I came here It's all water, it makes people panic." Zhi Geer said and fell into Lin Mu's arms.

Looking at your husband, Gu Shiqing gave Tang Jiang a look.

Tang Jiang didn't think anything of it. His husband and Mr. Gu were good friends. Why is Brother Gu so stingy?

Gu Shiqing had no choice but to give up and deliberately turned to ask Lin Mu, "Mumu, are you hungry? I am."

Lin Mu had been chatting with Zhi Geer, but now he turned around and said, yes, they haven't eaten yet. Here's breakfast! I was so busy all morning that I forgot to ask, "Ms. sir, what do you want to eat? I'll make it." There are so many people here and it's hard for my husband to take out the food.

"Husband, let me do it." Zhou Fulang quickly put down the bowl in his hand.

That's okay, Lin Mu was not polite, "There is a small stove outside, let's do it there, the things are in the cave above."

He just stood up and was about to take Mr. Zhou to see it, when Gu Shiqing pushed him to sit down, " You warm yourself by the fire while I go."

Zhou Fulang told the children to sit still. He followed Gu Shiqing to the entrance of the cave. There was a small cave diagonally above. Gu Shiqing climbed up diagonally on the rocks at the entrance, and Zhou Fulang followed behind. Following suit, I crawled to the entrance of the cave and found that there were a lot of things piled inside.

"All the food and supplies are here." Gu Shiqing introduced to Mr. Zhou, "We will live here for the time being, just like at home. Over there," he leaned out and pointed outside, "those are the fosters. Zhang Hanzi is in charge of the livestock. If he has something too busy to handle, you should go and help him. This cave is full of things. You and the children will live there. There is only one thing that cannot be left alone. Other than me and my husband, the others will come and get it. Remember to tell me what you need to make a fire at night. You can use the wood as you like. I will hang up the curtain at the door later. "

"I understand, boss, I will definitely keep a close eye on this place." Mr. Zhou responded.

"Also, it doesn't matter whether I or Mr. Tang and his family live in the cave down there. If I don't live here, it will be at the bamboo hut down below. Remember the way."

"Remember."

"I'll use the stove set up below to cook for the next two days. It's as simple as eating enough."

"Okay, boss, don't worry, I'll make breakfast right away."

After Gu Shiqing finished his instructions, he was about to go down when he thought of something and turned around and said, "Oh, I forgot. It's best not to go out alone in the mountains. Be

careful of wild animals. With his children, not to mention the things in this cave, a few people can spend months on the mountain without any problem, unlike others who are still soaking in the water!

No, no, I have to cook quickly, I can't keep my husband waiting.

Thinking about this, Mr. Zhou quickly got to work, picking out the iron pot and going down. He was in a hurry today, so he didn't want to do anything too troublesome. He scooped up white rice and stewed a pot of porridge, and steamed buns on the other stove, which Gu Shiqing had prepared before and put them in the cave.

After a while, both items were ready. Mr. Zhou quickly brought them in. There was no table, so he put them on the ground and took a pile of bowls to serve them.

The boss, the husband, and the Tang family each had a bowl of hot white porridge and two big buns. It was the boy's turn. Mr. Zhou filled the bowl, but the boy didn't dare to take it.

"It's okay, just eat." Lin Mu said.

Mr. Zhou glanced at his father, and Mr. Zhou also smiled and said: "My husband is kind-hearted, I pity you guys."

All three children accepted the gift and thanked their husband repeatedly.

Lin Mu smiled, didn't say anything, and quietly said to Brother Zhi: "Sorry, we still feel uncomfortable here, why don't we let them go up there."

"Okay, you have the final say in your family . ." Brother Zhi joked with him.

Lin Mu shook his head. These were not from his own family. His family only hired Mr. Zhou, but these children were diligent and often came to help with work.

So, after everyone had eaten and drank enough, he said to Gu Shiqing: "Ms. sir, take the children up. If you don't know how to make a fire, help make one. You can use the firewood as you like. It has been soaked in water. Don't freeze it." Stay."

The three children thanked each other and stood up to follow. The younger brother who was more familiar with Lin Mu even came over to tell him and his brother if he had anything to do. Lin Mu smiled and touched his head.

What can happen in the mountains?

It's raining, the ground is muddy, you can't just stroll around, and the shops are closed, so you spend all your time in this small cave. Mr. Zhou is also interested in eating three meals a day. He is very free now.

The only thing I worry about is whether the water at the bottom of the mountain will still rise? When can we retreat?

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