Chapter 62: 100 Shots
Lin Changzhuan is very smart, and he naturally knows what Wang Xi is thinking, but he knows whether he has a chance or not, that's another story.
He always felt that Mu Xiang was different from them, and they were different from Da Mei Jin Ju, just like a pearl hidden in the lotus pond, although she was buried in the sludge and couldn't see clearly, but one day, she broke through the water, and she would shine.
Therefore, he deliberately fell behind the two, Mu Xiang walked fast, he took the opportunity to pull down Wang Xi, the two fell ten steps away, he looked up at the distance from Mu Xiang, and whispered to Wang Xi: "Don't put on this face, Mu Xiang is not wrong, you are always like this, she will be unhappy, in fact, it is good to be a friend for this life, what do you say?" ”
He said everything so clearly, how could Wang Xi not understand. He hung his head, a little discouraged, "I understand what you said, I ...... I just can't turn the corner for a while, give me some time. ”
Lin Changzhuan didn't say anything anymore, patted him on the shoulder, and took the lead to leave.
Wang Xi stood for a while, took a few deep breaths, calmed down his mood, and then chased after him.
This morning, the weather was still very clear, but not long after they entered the mountain, the sun was obscured by dark clouds, and the sky also darkened.
Lin Changzhuan looked up at the sky, a little worried, "Shouldn't it rain this day?" If it rains, it's going to be bad, and we don't even have any clothes! ”
Wang Xi is also a little worried, after all, on a rainy day, the mountain road is not easy to walk, and if it rains suddenly, it will also startle the animals in the mountain. ”
Lin Changzhuan nodded in agreement, Mu Xiang had no opinion, she was not familiar with the climate in the wild, she could not be blindly confident at this time, there were many wild beasts in the ancient mountains.
This time they went into the mountains, taking a different path, hoping to meet a larger prey.
Mu Xiang's archery skills are becoming more and more mature, it's a pity, she has no internal strength, and relying on her strength alone, she will be much worse than Wang Xi and them. After climbing a mountain road and chasing several prey, he was too tired to walk.
Wang Xi looked at the sky and said, "It's cloudy, it doesn't look like it's going to rain, or let's find a place to rest." ”
Mu Xiang agreed, and Lin Changzhuan had no opinion, so the three of them found a big stone to shelter from the wind, sat down to eat dry food and drink water.
Last time, there was water in the place where they were resting, and they could catch a few fish, but now they can't, because they go deeper into the forest than the last time, and Wang Xi is worried that the smell of barbecue will attract big things, so he can only nibble on some dry food.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the woods, which came suddenly, but not strangely.
Wang Xi once said that although the mountain is not high, it has a wide area, and no one has ever entered the deepest place, so there are likely to be tigers, or wild bears, maybe leopards, and pythons!
Wang Xi stood up, looked in that direction, threw down half of the nest, and said sharply: "Take the things, let's go up the tree!" ”
Lin Changzhuan realized that the person who came was not good, so he didn't dare to be sloppy at all, and quickly packed up his things and said to Mu Xiang: "Find the tree first, you go up first, and I will break off with Wang Xi!" ”
"Good!" Mu Xiang knows the dangers in the forest, and at the moment it is safest to go to the tree.
The three of them quickly found a big tree that was nearly two meters thick, Lin Chang bolted up the tree first, Wang Xi held the wood incense below, and Lin Chang bolted on top to continue.
Just when Lin Changzhuan had already grabbed Mu Xiang's hand and was about to pull her up the tree, a white shadow suddenly came out from a distance, and the direction it pounced on was towards Wang Xi. Because he was the only one who was still standing on the ground.
"Wang Xi!"
"Brother Wang Xi......"
Two voices sounded at the same time, one was Lin Changzhuan and the other was Mu Xiang.
The sudden change made Lin Changzhuan ineffective, and he panicked, and his hand holding Mu Xiang was loose, Mu Xiang originally remembered Wang Xi, and he didn't catch Lin Changshuo, and the two let go at the same time, and Mu Xiang fell to the ground.
At the same time, Wang Xi had already realized that something was approaching, and he also thought that Lin Changzhuan had grabbed Mu Xiang, so he quickly turned sideways and shot away the fierce wind. It's a pity that he hasn't practiced martial arts after all, and his movements are not agile enough, so he dodged away, but his shoulder was grabbed with bright red blood, and immediately dyed half of his shoulder red.
"Wang Xi, hurry up the tree!"
This scream was woody, she reacted very quickly to get up, pushed Wang Xi to the tree behind her, held the bow in one hand, and quickly took out the arrow from behind her with the other, aiming!
Lin Changzhuan came back to his senses and saw the situation below, just a dozen meters away from them, there was a white-colored, half-human-tall leopard, staring at the three of them.
"Wang Xi, hurry! You're injured, come up first, and then talk about it," Lin Changzhuan also saw the injury on Wang Xi's shoulder, and his eyes turned red.
Wang Xi didn't move, "Mu Xiang, don't worry about me, you go up first, don't be reckless, I'll stay behind!" ”
Mu Xiang didn't move, the bow and arrow in her hand were aimed at the tea leopard motionlessly, her heartbeat, only in Wang Xi's injury just now, and the sudden change, fluctuated slightly, but soon, she regained her composure, the hidden murderous aura on her body burst out, staring coldly at the leopard, and at the same time, the leopard was also staring at her, as if waiting for her to make further moves.
Mu Xiang knew that she couldn't even have a scared look now, the leopard was very smart, Mu Xiang aimed at its bow and arrow, in fact, it didn't play a role, but the strength emanating from her made the leopard hesitate. It's observing, it's tempting, if it waits for it to understand, maybe the next second it will pounce on it and tear Muxiang's neck.
Wang Xi looked at the stalemate of one person and one leopard, and somewhat understood, although he was still wondering where Mu Xiang got the courage and calmness to fight against a wild leopard, but now was not the time to say this, he slowly retreated.
Lin Changzhuan didn't speak, but he also quietly put on his bow and arrow, but he knew in his heart that he couldn't even touch the hair of a leopard with such skills.
The hungry wild leopard is even more difficult to deal with than a tiger, and most importantly, it can climb trees.
Mu Xiang's eyes were staring at the wild leopard, looking murderous, but in fact, only she knew it, her palms holding the bow and arrows were full of sweat, and she couldn't keep the same posture for long. She whispered to Wang Xi, who was retreating, "Hurry up the tree!" ”
Wang Xi didn't dare to delay any longer, and quickly turned around and hugged the tree. For the country boy, it is very simple to go up the tree, and it is not difficult for Wang Xi, but I don't know why, today I climbed extremely hard, and there were several times when I was soft and almost slipped down.
The wild leopard moves!
It slowly shifted its steps, its back arched, and slowly retreated. This is the action that is about to be attacked. A feast for three people, worth it.
Mu Xiang shook the bow and arrow in his hand, and actually took a step forward, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, she was standing with her back to Wang Xi, otherwise this smile would have frightened them. But when he saw Mu Xiang take a step forward, he was also frightened. Frightened, but they dare not speak, at this time, an unconscious action may cause the wild leopard to be alert.
The wild leopard is actually very beautiful, better looking than the tiger, with a slender body, strong limbs, and beautiful patterns on its body, but when it attacks, it is deadly. I heard that the success rate of wild leopards in capturing prey is quite high, which is no wonder, not to mention animals, even people, can not compare to its speed.
Mu Xiang stared at it without moving, and the bloodthirsty smile on his face not only did not disperse, but became stronger, "It is said that the weak eat the strong, then let's take a look today, who is weak, who is strong!" Before the end of the last word fell, there was a whoosh, and a bamboo arrow broke through the air, but it was not aimed at the wild leopard.
At the moment when she released the arrow, the wild leopard jumped up, and its original posture was already set, like an arrow on a bow with wood incense, just waiting to be launched. The direction it pounced in was towards the woody incense.
"Woody!"
"Wooden ......"
Lin Changzhuan and Wang Xi saw very clearly because they were standing on the tree. Just as the wild leopard was about to pounce on the wood incense, the arrow she shot out was straight to meet it, piercing the wild leopard's eyes sharply.
The wild leopard screamed, but it pounced too hard, even if its eyes were pricked, its momentum did not decrease.
At this time, it was too late for Mu Xiang to hide, and in an instant, she had been pounced on by the wild leopard and pressed to the ground.
Lin Changzhuan and Wang Xi jumped down from the tree at the same time, and in addition to bows and arrows, they also had machetes on them. Wang Xi rushed to the front, changed his honest and honest appearance, his expression was hideous and vicious, and he slashed at the wild leopard with a machete.
The wild leopard was not stupid, when they pounced, they had already jumped off Mu Xiang, but they did not jump long, only a few steps away from Mu Xiang, and with just one jump, Mu Xiang could be knocked down again.
Wang Xi didn't chase anymore, only holding the machete, standing still, not even daring to leave the wild leopard, but he was worried about Mu Xiang's situation, so he could only try to shout: "Mu Xiang!" ”
Lin Changzhuan stood behind Wang Xi, he also held a machete in his hand, but because he was standing behind, he could avoid the direct gaze of the wild leopard, and at the same time, he also looked at Mu Xiang, "Mu Xiang, are you okay?" ”
It hurts!
Mu Xiang lay on her back on the ground, feeling a burst of pain in her chest, and really wanted to untie her clothes to see if her chest was crushed by the leopard's claws.
Because when the wild leopard pounced just now, the place where the two paws were pressed was her chest. Thinking that he was being despised by a wild leopard, Mu Xiang couldn't wait to stomp on his paws.
Struggling to get up, protecting his chest, he took a few steps back, and shook his head at the two of them, "I'm fine, I was just hit and not injured." ”
Lin Changzhuan saw that there was indeed no wound on her body, so he put his mind at ease, "It's good that you are not injured, go back and hide, this wild leopard is afraid that it will not let us go lightly today, today it will either die or we will die." ”
The wild leopard roared incessantly, and the arrow was still stuck in its eye, and the pain made it restless, but it did not dare to move, and with the only remaining eye, it stared at the three people in front of it, and from time to time it showed its fangs, and it seemed that it really provoked it.
Mu Xiang took a few breaths and felt much better, and her waist could straighten up. She knew that what Lin Changzhuan said was right, this wild leopard would not let them go, and now there was only a hard fight.
Wang Xi said quietly: "The three of us, stand separately, each on one side." ”
Lin Changzhuan nodded, signaling Mu Xiang to retreat to the other side, and he himself retreated to the other side of Wang Xi.
Three people, each retreating to three directions, if the wild leopard attacks one person, the other two can be rescued in time.
Just as they had just set up their formation, and before they could stand still, the wild leopard suddenly pounced towards the nearest Mu Xiang.
When they first retreated, none of the three of them noticed that there was a steep slope behind Mu Xiang. When she retreated, Mu Xiang glanced back, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, this time it's troublesome, there are beasts in front, and there is no way back, is it possible that her life in this life will be broken only here?
Before she could figure out how to defend herself, the leopard lunged at her.
Wang Xi and Lin Changzhuan were frightened, and both of them tried their best to pounce on the wild leopard.
At the moment when the wild leopard was about to pounce, Mu Xiang lay back, rolled down the hill, and broke his leg at most, which was better than sending it into the wild leopard's mouth and serving it lunch.
However, after she fell, there was no imaginary pain, no rolling dizziness, there seemed to be an extra wall behind her, and through the thin clothes, she seemed to be able to feel the temperature.
Temperature?
Mu Xiang opened his eyes violently, turned his head to look, and was facing a pair of eyes as deep as the sea, resolute as a knife-like outline.
How could it be him?
Suddenly, Mu Xiang felt that the world was really wonderful, although at this moment, there were some things she was not sure about, but the only thing she could be sure of was the fate with this person, I am afraid it will not be easy to end.
The person who came will hold her waist with one hand and take her away from the steep slope, but the wild leopard that pounced on her approached the edge of the steep slope, braked suddenly, and turned around again, and the yellow pupils faced the person, "Roar!" "The roar of the beast, deafening.
The man flashed back to Wang Xi and them, put Mu Xiang down, his eyes flickered, but there was no smile on his face, "Since you can't kill it, don't do it!" ”
Mu Xiang looked at him steadily, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw another man in crescent moon white also coming. It turned out to be them, Tang Mo and Helian Sheng.
Tang Mo walked up quickly, saw her covered in dust, and his expression was slightly angry, "You said that you are a little girl, why are you running up the mountain if you have nothing to do, is this a place for you to play?" If Helian strikes one step too late, your little life will be gone! ”
He poked Mu Xiang's forehead, this action, Mu Xiang didn't care, poked his forehead, and not anywhere else. But Wang Xi and Lin Changzhuan were stunned, and Wang Xi clenched the bow and arrow in his hand, staring at Tang Mo with his eyes.
Mu Xiang patted the soil on his body, looked at Helian Sheng's back, and said easily: "Thank you, I'll invite you to dinner another day!" ”
Helian Sheng didn't move, nor did he speak, because the wild leopard also stood still. Although the danger is still there, for some reason, looking at the back of the mountain in front of him, Mu Xiang feels at ease for the first time in this other world.
Helian Sheng stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the wild leopard with only one eye in his eyes with contempt.
The strong face each other, and just one look is enough to distinguish the superior.
The wild leopard was shocked by the bloody and murderous aura on Helian Sheng's body.
It hesitated, moving slowly, looking for an opportunity to escape.
Helian Sheng's sexy thin lips hooked a cold smile, and as soon as his hand was raised, he didn't know when, there was an extra sword in his hand. Then, everyone only felt that something flashed in front of them, and when they opened their eyes, they only saw the body of the wild leopard slowly falling. And Helian Sheng tore a piece of his clothes, and was wiping his sword, his eyes were cold, lined with his handsome and tough appearance, just one glance was enough to take a person who couldn't breathe.
Lin Changzhuan rubbed his eyes and exclaimed: "This strong man is so powerful, he can kill it with just one sword, it's too powerful." ”
Wang Xi didn't like these two people from the first glance, but he didn't like it, but Helian Sheng's ability was obvious. As a man, his skills are not as good as others, and he can't be looked down upon. He pulled Lin Changzhuan and went to clean up the leopard, although it was dead and had several external injuries on its body, the leopard's skin and meat were very valuable.
Helian Sheng walked back and swept his gaze over Mu Xiang.
Mu Xiang's eyes stared straight at the wild leopard, and she didn't know what she was thinking, but when Helian Sheng looked over, she suddenly raised her head and muttered angrily: "If you want to kill, kill it, why do you want to stab it from it, then the leopard skin will be valuable!" "The fur of an animal, of course, is only worth its weight if it is complete, and if you cut a piece of skin, the price will drop a lot.
Helian Sheng's face was very ugly, and his tone was a little sharper, "If I had known, I wouldn't have killed it, and I would have left it to you to solve it yourself!" If he hadn't seen the arrow she had just shot at the leopard, he would have wondered if she was sick in the head, and was silver more important than her life?
Mu Xiang glared at him unconvinced, not afraid of his eyes at all.
Tang Mo said with a smile: "You girl, you are too ignorant, if it weren't for Helian, would you still be standing here and quarreling with us now?" As he spoke, he also looked at Helian Sheng, for fear that this friend, in a fit of anger, would pinch off Mu Xiang's delicate little neck with his own hands.
Mu Xiang is angry, right and wrong, she is still very clear, "I'm sorry, I take back what I just said, that, thank you for saving your life." ”
Helian Sheng snorted coldly and ignored her.
Tang Mo came up with a smile, "Mu Xiang, since you want to invite us to dinner, it's better to choose a day, or we will send you back now, and you invite us to dinner, how about it?" ”
Mu Xiang glared at him, slowly leaned back her neck, distanced herself from him, her face was weird, she bit her lip and thought about it for a long time, and was about to refuse. Listening to Helian Sheng, he said in a cold tone: "I still have something to do, I want to go to you!" This was obviously said to Tang Mo.
"If you don't go, you won't go," Tang Mo touched his nose, looking disappointed. In fact, he was just teasing Mu Xiang, in her small house, the two of them couldn't even lift their heads when they went in.
But Tang Mo thought of something again, and said to Mu Xiang: "I heard that you are going to build a house, so when your house is built, should you invite Young Master Ben to drink a pile of wine?" Anyway, your silver is still given by this young master! ”
His words caused Helian Sheng and Mu Xiang to glare at him at the same time. The reason for Helian Sheng's glaring may only be known to him.
And Mu Xiang was angry, "My silver is what I earned from you, why do you want to say that you gave it, besides, my family built a house, what does it matter to you, I don't know you well, we are not friends, why should I invite you to dinner, if you really want to come, bring some money." ”
Tang Mo is angry, this girl is too good at settling accounts!
On the other side, Helian Sheng's mood suddenly improved, and he said lukewarmly: "Then ask him to contribute money, congratulations to others on building a new house, and he should indeed give gifts!" ”
Looking at Helian Sheng's expressionless face, and then seeing that Tang Mo was about to suffocate into internal injuries, Mu Xiang couldn't hold back for a while, and laughed, "I'm talking about playing, you two can be regarded as saving my life today, and when my house is built, I will definitely let Xiaoliu bring you a message and invite you to come over for a drink." ”
Tang Mole nodded straightly, "That's a good feeling, you still have to stew soft-shelled turtle soup then, you haven't drunk enough last time!" ”
Helian Shengjun's face pulled down again, and looking at Tang Mo's eyes, for some reason, it was a little colder.
Mu Xiang didn't care about their expressions, on the other side, Wang Xi and Lin Changzhuan had already tied up the wild leopard, cut a wooden stick for a flat pole, and the two of them carried it, and they were ready to leave.
So, she also packed her things and prepared to go down the mountain with them, and when she was leaving, she suddenly winked at Tang Mo and He Liansheng, smiled slightly, and said: "Soft-shelled turtle soup is aphrodisiac, if you are both lacking, I can consider stewing a pot!" ”
When she had said that, she herself felt amused, turned around, and waved her hand behind them, leaving behind two men with black faces.
Tang Mo was stunned for a while, as if he suddenly remembered, patted his fan, and said: "No wonder I felt weird when I drank the soup that day, it turned out to be like this, so dangerous!" He pondered to himself, but suddenly felt a cold swishing on his back, and the wind was blowing.
Turning his head, Helian Sheng's eyes looked like he was about to eat people.
Tang Mo laughed dryly twice and deliberately diverted the topic, "Aren't you going back to Beijing to report on your work?" This one comes and goes, and there is no month, and I will definitely not come back, so let's do it, your share, I will help you eat it! ”
Helian Sheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around and left, leaving a sentence before leaving, "It's just a debriefing, it doesn't matter sooner or later." ”
These words made Helian Sheng's scalp tingle when he heard it, and he really dared to say that the emperor personally ordered him to go back to report on his work, but when it came to this guy's mouth, it became a trivial matter. Is there any courtier like this? It's even bigger than the prince's score.
After a while, on the way down the mountain, Tang Mo suddenly said: "That girl is good!" ”
Helian Sheng: "Hmm! ”
Tang Mo said again: "Do you think she will be a spy?" ”
Helian Sheng again: "Hmm! ”
Tang Mo was angry, what did he mean, it was her who said that Mu Xiang was a spy, and it had only been a few days of hard work, not to mention, what kind of trouble was there!
**
Mu Xiang walked for a while, resisted the idea of looking back, and buried his head behind Wang Xi and the two of them, walking all the way, thinking about things all the way.
Today's scene can be said to be extremely dangerous, although she said that she was not afraid, but only she knew it, at that moment, her heart was cold, and she even stopped breathing.
Although Helian Sheng's appearance was unusual, at least they saved their own lives, and that was enough.
**
Wang Xi and the others carried a wild leopard back to the village, but the people in the village were stunned, and even the old village chief rushed over when he heard the news. The point is not how much a leopard is worth, but how much skill it takes for them to kill a beast!
Mu Xiang was bent on going home to change her clothes, besides, she didn't want that leopard, it was better to hunt a few more pheasants.
Wang Xi and Lin Changzhuan didn't say anything, such a big leopard was not good in her house, and she wouldn't clean it up, so the two decided to move the leopard to Wang Xi's house first, and then clean it up, sell it for money, and the three of them will divide it again, of course, a large part of the money should be given to Mu Xiang. Because the arrow in the leopard's eye was shot by Mu Xiang.
When he got home, Caiyun was frightened by Muxiang's appearance, his clothes were scratched several times, and there were marks on his face from tree branches, which looked like he was in danger.
Caiyun covered her mouth, and she was about to cry in fright, "Eldest sister, don't go hunting in the future, our family is not short of food now, don't take that risk, okay?" ”
Not only was she frightened when she saw it, but Mu Lang was also about to turn red, tugging at Mu Xiang's sleeve and looking at her blankly, "Sister, don't go hunting, don't hunt!" ”
Mu Xiang's eyes were hot, and she reached out to hug the two of them, "Okay, I won't go in the future, no matter what good things are on the mountain, I won't go." She felt a little guilty. The money from Tang Mo did make them no longer have to worry about food and clothing. However, perhaps it was because she had an adventurous nature in her previous life, and in this life, she liked the feeling of holding a bow and arrow, which was very enjoyable. But she ignored the worries of her relatives.
Caiyun sniffed, wiped away her tears, and said angrily: "I don't care, if you go hunting again in the future, I will take Mu Lang, let's go together, you can't leave us behind!" She knew that if she said this, the eldest sister would definitely not dare to go up the mountain alone. Because the eldest sister will not let her and Mu Lang have any danger.
Mu Xiang pinched her nose and said with a smile: "Yo, my Mu Xiang has also learned to blackmail people!" Okay, I promise you won't go if you don't go, our family will build a house soon, and the eldest sister doesn't have the time to go even if she wants to. "The next few days are going to be very busy.
"Oh, by the way, someone brought something in the morning," Caiyun remembered something, and pulled her and ran to the back room.
Seeing a few wooden boxes on the kang, Mu Xiang remembered that when she came back from the town that day, she found a carpenter and ordered this batch of things, but she didn't expect that the carpenter was quite punctual, so it was delivered quickly, "Then did he collect the money?" At the beginning, I only gave a deposit, and I knew that he would deliver it today, so I gave you the silver in advance. ”
Caiyun said with a smile: "He said, wait until you go to the town next time and give it to him, it's the same, oh, before he came, he also went to Damei's house." ”
Mu Xiang suddenly remembered what the carpenter had said that he had relatives in Yuhe Village, and it seemed that he was related to Damei's family. That's fine, with the relationship between the Da Mei family, it's no wonder that he doesn't worry about getting money.
Mu Lang walked over, shook one of the wooden boxes, and asked curiously, "Sister, can you play with this?" ”
Mu Xiang smiled and said, "Mu Lang, these are not for fun, in a few days, I will make things with your second sister, and you will know what they are." ”
Caiyun heard her say this, and she was also curious, "What can I do with this, I can't see it at all, is it that eldest sister you want to make tofu?" ”
Mu Xiang shook his head, making tofu is not simple, just these few small rooms in their house, there is no place at all, and there is no extra manpower to make it. As for what exactly she was going to do, she sold it. Asked Caiyun to take some soybeans and mung beans respectively, soaked them in warm water, and taught her how to spread the beans in the box and put them away.
To put it bluntly, she actually wanted to experiment and see if she could make bean sprouts.
According to the traditional method, making bean sprouts is actually very simple, and it will be more time-consuming to do it normally. Therefore, in modern times, many black-hearted merchants use chemicals to soak beans, which will shorten the germination time of soybeans and mung beans.
However, this kind of bean sprouts not only has a poor taste, but also poison. There are no natural conditions at all, and the sprouts that are slowly brewed are delicious.
As for the specific operation methods, such as soaking time and temperature control, we have to think about it slowly and explore it step by step.
Caiyun went to soak beans according to what she said, and Mu Xiang went to the river to pick up two buckets of water, ready to come back to brush the box, and cook.
Her house is far from the river, there is a distance, back and forth to carry water or something, it is really a long time, she also thought about it, she has to dig a well, in the future in the yard to do something, it will be more convenient.
It was just by this time that I was building a house, and by the way, I was able to solve the matter of the well.
In the evening, Mu Xiang scooped up some rice and prepared to cook rice to eat. There are a lot of dried and smoked small salted fish at home, mixed with red pepper sauce, plus chives and preserved lard, steamed together in a rice pot, and eaten with rice, which is the best meal.
In addition, she also steamed some shrimp paste, which can also be eaten with rice.
In fact, her family's current life is one of the best in the entire Yuhe Village. Let's ask, who can eat white rice every day?
Most people eat corn paste in the morning, eat some white flour buns at noon, and at night, some have lumps underneath, and some still eat corn paste.
But Mu Xiang is low-key, Mu Lang won't talk nonsense when he goes out, and Caiyun is busy at home every day, so only a few people in the village know that her family's life is better.
The leeks in the vegetable garden, after being watered with heavy fertilizer in the woody fragrance, and then the new leeks that emerge are thick and tender, and they grow quickly. In the evening, Mu Xiang cut some leeks and stir-fried them with dried dried shrimp.
In addition, they also made a small cabbage soup, put some lard, and an egg, although there was no meat, but for the three of them, it was already very rich. After all, they never dreamed of such a day before.
While eating, Caiyun stared at Mu Xiang's face with an expression that wanted to speak and stopped.
Mu Xiang took a chopstick leek egg and put it in Mu Lang's bowl, looked up at her expression, and said with a smile: "What are you always staring at me, I don't write on my face," Seeing that Caiyun was staring at it so seriously, she rubbed her cheek with her fingers.
Speaking of which, she has a way of getting acne, which is quite troublesome, and sometimes she is busy for a few days, and she forgets about it, and the acne slowly fades. Recently, the weather has been hot and humid, and the acne on my face is sometimes quite itchy.
Caiyun took a bite of rice, chewed the rice, and said: "Why don't you cut more and keep it in the sea, so that you can cover your forehead, and when you walk in the future, your head will hang low, in that case, it will not be easy for people to notice." ”
Mu Xiang thought about it for a while, and felt that her sister's method was not bad, so she cut a deep sea like in her previous life, her forehead was wide, and after her hair came down, she could block a lot, "It's also done, then I'll have dinner later, you can help me cut it!" ”
"Huh? If you want me to cut it, what if it breaks it for you, or I'll go to Sister Jin Ju, she will cut it," Caiyun shook his head in fright. The eldest sister's hair was very beautiful, and she felt that if it was cut badly, it would be a great sin.
"Ah what, you just have to cut it all together, and don't cut out the patterns, it's just decided, you can eat it quickly," Mu Xiang quickly finished eating the rice, stood up and put the bowl into the small pot, just after the vegetables were fried, she added water to the small pot, and used the residual temperature of Chai He to warm the water, and when washing the dishes, she could wash it with warm water first.
Because the house is small, the soaked soybean boxes are placed on the small table in the kitchen, and they are stacked layer by layer. In fact, Mu Xiang didn't do much this time, only four boxes. First, experiment, and then soak more when the specific operation method is mastered.
Two days later, Lin Changzhuan came to inform Mu Xiang that the matter of building a house was about to start, and he and a few of them would go to pull the materials back first, and then start work when they were almost done.
Mu Xiang thought that although the wages were paid by the king, the lord had to take care of the food, so he asked the king to buy a few bags of white noodles from the town.
When you invite workers to eat, you must not be lazy, otherwise people will not be able to work hard, and many things will be delayed. But rice is too expensive, and no one can afford to supply it, so Mu Xiang thought of steamed buns.
As for the dishes! In the past few days, she has been running around with her younger siblings carrying shrimp nets, and there are more and more dried fish and shrimp dried in the yard. For the peasant family, it is not cost-effective to go to the town to buy meat and come back to burn, it is better to catch some fish and shrimp, which is also a precious thing, and there is no shame in putting it on the table.
Mu Xiang's family wants to build a house, which has attracted a lot of discussion in Yuhe Village. The villagers were very curious about where she got the money, and some people who wanted to be crooked spread rumors that Mu Xiang was bought and wanted to be a concubine. Of course, only the person concerned knows best who this word came from.
When Grandma Wang heard this, she sighed for several days. She heard Wang Xi say that Mu Xiang had done a few businesses in the town and made a lot of money, but a girl who had not been out of the cabinet was said to be like this, and her reputation had already been ruined. Who wants to marry such a girl!
Regarding the gossip outside, Mu Xiang just laughed when he heard it. If they have the guts, they will come to her and say, and those who have no courage are only worthy to say something bad behind their backs.
Lin Fugui chose a good day for Mu Xiang, set off firecrackers, and sounded gongs to start work.
Da Mei and Jin Ju helped Mu Xiang steam a lot of steamed buns and distributed them to the villagers who came to watch, and there were some candies, and the little babies grabbed the most.
When the villagers who joined in the excitement saw the materials placed in the courtyard of Mu Xiang's house, they were speechless, and their eyes changed when they looked at Mu Xiang, some were jealous, some were disdainful, and some were envious.
Liu grabbed the steamed bun in his hand, took a bite hard, and sneered loudly: "Mu Xiang, you have a big hair this time, if you have any good ideas to make money, can't you tell us?" Let's follow suit! ”
She started, and immediately several mothers-in-law who knew her well echoed her.
A dark-skinned woman shouted: "Mu Xiang, my aunt has also watched you grow up, you can't be rich yourself, just forget about us, my family also wants to build a house!" ”
Another thin middle-aged woman shrugged her shoulders disdainfully, "Who doesn't want to build a new house, do you think it's your family that you want to build, in our village, the Zhao family's house is good, and the Mu Xiang family's house is going to be built, but you have to compare the Zhao family's house to it!" What she said was obviously comparing Muxiang with the Zhao family, that is, deliberately wanting to anger Chen Mei'e. Because she saw Chen Mei'e standing not far away watching, but she didn't come to her.
Liu gloated and laughed, "I said you stupid women, you really think it's easy to make money, if it's easy to earn silver, let's eat corn buns every day?" Money is not easy to earn, we are old and decrepit, we must not be compared with little girls, people don't need to do anything to earn money...... Did You Know? Because there are so many people, she didn't speak too plainly, but it is precisely because she didn't speak plainly that it is easier for people to want to be crooked.
The little girl is beautiful, she doesn't have to do any work, and she can earn a lot of silver, so only those who come out of the Qinglou will have this treatment.
Chen Mei'e was originally angry at what the woman said, but now when she heard Liu say this, she laughed instead of anger, deliberately pinched her voice, and said sourly: "That's, don't look at what our Muxiang looks like, dress up a little, are you afraid that you won't be able to earn money?" ”
Mu Xiang was holding a basket of steamed buns and was handing out steamed buns to a small baby around her. At first, she didn't hear what they said, but it was Jin Ju who turned her arm and she noticed, but she only listened to what Liu said to Chen Mei'e.
Lin Fugui and his people have already started to work, because the yard is chaotic, so the people who came to join in the fun are all gathered outside the courtyard gate.
Mu Xiang sneered, handed the bamboo basket to Da Mei, put it on the big table in the courtyard and served a cup of tea, and slowly walked towards the Liu family.
To be honest, Liu is still a little afraid of Mu Xiang, and she is more willing to hide behind the crowd than to fight against Mu Xiang, ridiculing her and damaging her. At this time, he looked at Mu Xiang holding the bowl and walked over with a sneer.
She swallowed her saliva and couldn't stop stepping back, "What do you want to do?" I'm just talking casually, what's the matter, do you still have the ability to control other people's mouths? ”
Mu Xiang approached her, still with that smile on her face, and when she approached her three steps away, she stopped, "I can't control your mouth, but I can beat you!" As she spoke, she poured the teacup in her hand on Liu's face.
The cup of tea has just been brought out for a while, and when it was poured into the teacup, it was put aside for a while, and it was already a lot colder, otherwise Liu would have been burned and screamed now-
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This chapter is out.,Do you want to give a reward?,It's very powerful at the end!