The next day, Chen Tie's father was buried, Chen Mu saw the whole process in his eyes, the funeral in this world is very similar to ancient times, and the practice is also burial, believing that people have spirits after death, and finally return to the arms of the underworld.

After the burial, the whole village returned to calm.

Chen Mu stayed at Chen Tie's house, and when Chen Tie introduced him, he only said that he was a distinguished guest from the county town. As for what he said in private, he didn't know.

In the evening, Chen Mu stood on a hillside near the entrance of the village, when the sun was about to set, and the setting sun reflected his face red.

He stared at the mountain opposite, his expression lonely.

In the past few days, he has lived a little worse than death, no mobile phone, no computer, no network, these are all counted, at most it is a problem of not getting used to it.

I don't even have paper towels, and I actually have to use bamboo chips after going to the toilet, which is still shared. It's really unbearable.

Eating is even worse, the staple food is a black and yellow paste, wild vegetable leaves boiled in white water, there is no seasoning at all, the meat is bacon that has been put for an unknown amount of time, from the outside to the inside, it is all black, and there is a peculiar smell.

When I slept at night, I didn't even have a quilt, and the mountain wind blew in through the gap in the window, whining, and it sounded a little sloppy.

The living environment is extremely harsh.

He misses life on earth immensely, especially the mattress he slept on, the air conditioner, and the food his mother cooked.

Sometimes he thought to himself, it was better to die just like that.

This thought flashed in his heart, and he suppressed it.

His life is not entirely hopeless, at least, as a modern man who has completed nine years of compulsory education, three years of high school, four years of university study, plus six years of work experience. In this world of low productivity, having self-confidence can live well.

In addition, he also has a crossing benefit, although until now, he has not discovered the purpose of that attic, at least it is a golden finger, and one day he will be able to discover its mysteries.

So, he had to live well.

He refocused his attention on the mountain opposite, faintly visible of a building.

In the past few days, he has walked around the village, thinking about how to improve his life, and has thought of several methods, but it will take a certain amount of time to achieve results.

[Go back and ask Chen Tie. 】

He thought to himself, and then he heard the sound of hooves, and turned his head to look.

On the path leading to the outside of the village, several horses galloped towards them, and on the horses were several young men and women, although they were separated by a distance, they could not see their faces clearly, and just by looking at their clothes, they knew that they must be the children of rich families.

[Is that the owner of that garden?]

He thought to himself. In the village, there is a manor, which is not the same as the house in the village. Listening to Chen Tie, he belongs to a large family surnamed Huang, usually only the steward and a few handymen are taking care of it, and the master's family will occasionally come over to play and hunt.

Unexpectedly, just a few days after I came, I was bumped into by him.

At this moment, the man in white at the front looked at him and stared at him for a few seconds.

"Shouldn't you find an opportunity to get in touch with them?"

After the other party walked away, Chen Mu thought in his heart.

............

Before it got dark, Chen Mu returned to Chen Tie's house, and in the living room, only Chen Tie was waiting for him. There was a lamp lit on the table, and the light was dim.

When I saw him come in, he brought the food out of the kitchen, and then stood aside, with a respectful appearance, like a servant.

Eating and drinking for nothing in people's homes, and being treated as an uncle. No matter how thick-skinned Chen Mu is, he is a little uncomfortable.

I remember that on the first day, he sat at the table alone to eat, and Chen Tie's family hid in the kitchen to eat. He almost couldn't hold back.

Since then, he has come back every day after dinner.

"Sit down. He asked Chen Tie to sit down and said, "I saw a few people riding into the village just now, who are they?"

Chen Tie replied, "I heard that it was the son-in-law of the Huang family, who brought a cousin to play." ”

Chen Mu asked again, "On a hill to the west of the village, there seems to be a building, what is that place?"

Chen Tie was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "Oh, that's a deserted Taoist temple. ”

"Taoism?"

"Yes, it's been deserted for many years, I used to go there when I was a kid, it's very shabby. ”

Chen Mu asked about the way up again, and when he heard him, the meal was finished.

Here, there is no entertainment at night, and everyone goes to bed very early.

Chen Mu has also been accustomed to going to bed early these days, and after falling asleep, he entered the attic space again, and he groped again, still in vain.

............

Before dawn the next day, Chen Mu woke up and came outside the house, which was white and foggy again.

These days, there is fog every morning, and when the sun rises, it will soon dissipate.

With such a big fog, it was inconvenient to climb the mountain, so he planned to wait until the fog cleared before setting off.

He didn't want to stay at Chen Tie's house for long, so after a simple breakfast, he went out of the village to stroll, mainly to observe the cultivation of the locals.

His grandfather's house is rural, and when he was a child, he went to his grandfather's house to play, and also went to the field to plant rice and harvest rice. I don't know much about farming, but I don't know much about the basic concepts of manure.

Through the observation of the past few days, the cultivation methods of the people here are still very rudimentary. It will certainly not be a problem for him to study hard and increase the grain output a little.

However, this effect is too slow, at least a few months, or even a year or two.

As for the means of burning glass, distilling high-grade liquor, etc., he did not think about it, first, he did not understand, and second, it was too eye-catching, and it was not suitable as a means to make the first pot of gold.

He thought as he walked, and before he knew it, the sun was rising in the east, and the fog in the village began to lift.

As soon as he looked up, he found himself in front of the Huang family's manor, and was about to go back, when the gate suddenly opened, and a man and a woman walked out, they changed their clothes, the man carried a bow, and the woman held a hunting dog in her hand. Looks like he's going hunting.

Since he took care of his face, he naturally couldn't treat it as if he hadn't seen it, Chen Mu smiled and nodded, which could be regarded as a greeting. I couldn't help but look at the woman. There was not a single woman in the whole village who could be called pretty, and most of them were dark and thin due to malnutrition and daily toil.

At first glance, when I saw a fair-skinned and beautiful girl, I really had a feeling of brightness.

The man took the initiative to speak, and his attitude was quite kind, "Under Huang Jian, I don't know what Your Excellency is called?"

He spoke standard official language. And not the local dialect.

"In Xia Chenmu, I traveled to your land, and I was worried that it would be too presumptuous, so I didn't come to visit. Chen Mu said politely.

Huang Jian smiled, "You're polite, my sister and I are going to go to the mountains to hunt, so I won't accompany you." After saying that, he took the girl next to him and left.

Chen Mumu sent them away, and his first impression of this Huang Jian was not bad, and he looked polite.