Chapter 11: White Bread vs. Brown Bread
The tub is placed in the back room, and there are several small windows near the roof to ensure that the room is bright and private, without fear of being spied on.
After a while, Jenny walked in with boiling hot water, and Aina had almost cleaned the tub and the whole room, and the two of them worked together to fill the entire tub.
"We'll be outside and keep watch until we need to change the water, and you can just call us, Miss Lucy." After saying this, Aina and Jenny exited the room.
The hot water in the kitchen was still boiling, probably because they called the boys in the yard for help, and they didn't seem to think that a bucket of water was enough for Lu Xi, so they prepared a lot of firewood and water in the yard.
As it turned out, they were right, and it wasn't enough.
After all, it has been almost a month since Lu Xi crossed into this other world, during which she has been on the road, and she has only cleaned a few times, and she has slept in the open all the way, and her body must be dirty.
After changing the water three times, Lu Xi felt that he had finally washed up, and his body was much more relaxed, and he didn't know how much mud had accumulated on his body.
Changing into one of the new clothes, Lu Xi walked out of the house, Aina and Jenny were waiting at the door, Jenny was rubbing her arms, carrying water so many times, she was too tired to do it.
Aina was much better, she looked very physical, and she was the first to see Lu Xi walk out.
"Miss Lucy."
Aynador glanced at Lu Xi twice, showed a bright smile, and said, "Miss Lucy is very beautiful in this dress. ”
Lu Xi made a move, and suddenly the dress she chose should be Aina's, and the cuffs and trousers were indeed a little long, so she nodded to Aina, "Thank you." ”
It is a response to compliments and compliments, and it is also a thank you for the clothes provided by the other party.
Lu Xi glanced at the courtyard, the stove in the kitchen had been extinguished, the unused firewood was piled up by the wall, and the wooden buckets that carried water before were gone.
"The barrels are all their own, they still need to be used, they can't be left here, you can let them bring them again if you need to." Jenny noticed Lu Xi's gaze and explained to Lu Xi softly.
Lu Xi was about to say that he didn't need it, when he suddenly thought of something, so he nodded, "I know." ”
Aina and Jenny still had to clean up the house, and after talking to Lu Xi, the two of them went to work.
Looking at their backs, Lu Xi was a little uncomfortable with this kind of feeling that others would do everything for her, and the feeling of doing nothing by herself made her very uneasy.
It's not that she likes to work or toil, but that she has been separated from the intense and exciting wild survival environment for too short a time, and she can't easily relax for a while.
"Sister Aina!" Aina, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, came running from a distance, shouting loudly, and her energetic voice did not make people feel noisy and disgusted.
Ayina stayed outside the courtyard, presumably having received some kind of instruction in advance.
Lu Xi's back was about to return to the house when he paused, turned around to look, and Ayina outside the courtyard blinked, and suddenly showed a bright smile.
"Ah, it's Miss Lucy!"
It should have seen the dress on her body, so she accidentally recognized the wrong person, Lu Xi thought, and nodded in response to this greeting.
It was just a response of basic politeness, but the young Ayina spoke very enthusiastically as if she had received some kind of answer.
"Miss Lucy, the mercenary gentlemen have just returned from hunting a low-level monster, a very large one, and it is placed in the clearing to the west of the village, do you want to go and see it?"
"Huh?" Lu Xi was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Ayina had already continued.
"That's right, the mercenary gentlemen said, when they finish dealing with that low-level monster, the rest of the monster meat can be left for us to deal with, my father has decided to hold a bonfire gathering tomorrow night, do you want to participate together?"
Like some kind of small animal, the young Ayi's clear eyes that radiated bright light looked at Lu Xi expectantly.
“…… I'll think about it. Lu Xi didn't say the words of refusal, but he didn't firmly agree, leaving room for choice.
At this time, Aina heard the voice and walked out, and she immediately opened her mouth to scold, "Aina, don't cause trouble to Miss Lucy!" ”
Then he apologized to Lu Xi, "I'm sorry, Miss Lucy, Ayina is a little too noisy." ”
"It's okay." Lu Xi shook his head, seeing that Aina had already gone out to teach her younger brother a lesson, she didn't pay much attention to it, and turned around and returned to the house.
Jenny in the room was putting the finishing touches on it, and Lu Xi stood there and watched for a while before asking.
"Jenny, are there any books in the village that I can read?"
Lu Xi thought about it for a long time, and it may be the most direct and simple way to understand this world from books - because of that letter, Lu Xi was sure that he could understand the words of this other world.
"Do you want to read now? Miss Lucy. Jenny couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
Lu Xi also felt that her request to read a book was a bit strange, after all, her character was a wandering aristocratic lady who had just received help, and she should rest for a while, relax her nervous spirit, and then go to other things.
But Lu Xi didn't forget the extra hint given on the novice task.
"Players are advised to arrive at the farm as soon as possible, as too long of idle time on the farm will cause unforeseen events."
Lu Xi had already wasted too much time surviving in the wild, and now she was allowed to rest without doing anything, and she couldn't do it at all, and every moment wasted would make her feel uneasy.
"I'm a little ...... right now It's hard to be calm, maybe reading a book can make me relax. Lu Xi used an expressionless face to say lame excuses that he didn't believe.
Jenny gave a blank expression, "That's right." ”
…… Is this believing? Lu Xi blinked, and before he could say anything more, Jenny had already opened her mouth and continued to speak.
Jenny shook her head, "It's just that there are no books in our village, and civilians don't need to be literate." However, maybe there will be some books in the village chief's house, can I help you ask the village chief Luli? Miss Lucy. ”
Lu Xi was silent for a moment before nodding, "I'm sorry for you." ”
Looking at the back of Jenny leaving, Lu Xi felt an inexplicable boredom, it was difficult to say whether it was for her suddenly changed fate, or for this different world that only revealed a corner of it.
There was no one else in the room, and Lu Xi forced himself to calm down and think about what he should do next, and prioritized these things.
"First, understand the world. Whether it's from books or from other people's mouths, the more things you know, the better, elemental warriors, intermediate monsters, and high-level monsters, these must be understood. ”
Only by understanding the world can Lu Xi determine what he should do in the future, instead of being at a loss and tied up like now, worrying about doing too much and making more mistakes.
There is also Xiao Yuan, after knowing other people's attitudes towards monsters like Xiao Yuan, Lu Xi can make arrangements for Xiao Yuan not to harm it.
However, Lu Xi felt that Xiao Yuan might not be a trouble, after all, her identity was a "noble", thinking about the local tyrants who raised tigers and lions on the earth, in another world, this privilege would only be more exaggerated.
"Second, get a map. The world map is the best, and if you can't get it, you have to find a small map that determines where the farm is, determine the route and figure out how to get past the farm. ”
The other world is full of dangers, Lu Xi has this cognition since she saw the dragon, but she is very lucky, lucky to meet the dragon, and lucky to meet Xiao Yuan.
The dragon's passage allowed Lu Xi to live a stable life for the first few days, and the appearance of Xiao Yuan gave Lu Xi a surprise, it will be vigilant to find any threatening creatures approaching, and take Lu Xi to hide away.
It's like the huge lion that has been chasing Lu Xi for a long time.
It's just that Lu Xi can survive the first month safely, but it doesn't mean that she can be so lucky after that, and it is impossible for her to entrust her life to illusory luck.
"Third ......"
Lu Xi whispered, quickly stopped, because of her ignorance of the world, she didn't know whether to set the third goal as "find a team that could escort her to the farm" or "follow a team in the direction of the farm".
"Let's solve the first two points first." Lu Xi swept away the cluttered thoughts in his mind and made sure that he really didn't need sleep and rest now, and got up and walked out of the room.
Aunt Asuna was still dealing with Luxi's pile of debris, and it was not easy to clean those things, especially the rabbit blanket.
After talking to Aunt Asuna and rejecting the other party's suggestion to call someone to guide Lu Xi, Lu Xi walked out of the courtyard alone.
Without a goal, Lu Xi walked aimlessly, observing the entire village at the same time, trying to analyze useful information from it.
The village of Kuwa is built around a stream, a branch of a large river, through which only a shallow narrow stream remains.
The village sits above the stream, with the occasional few houses built under it, and most of the farmland below is a messy and somewhat neat crop.
At the end of summer, near the beginning of autumn, the farmland is already yellow, swaying with the breeze, like a sea of gold.
When Lu Xi entered the village, he walked in the other direction of the Problack Forest, and he didn't see this scene, so he couldn't help but be a little dazed.
Not to mention anything else, the scenery of another world is much more beautiful than that on Earth, and it seems that it is also good to live in such a beautiful world.
"Miss Lucy, so you're here." I don't know how long Lu Xi watched it, but Village Chief Lu Li appeared behind her, looking nervous and looking more concerned about her safety than Lu Xi, and holding two books in his hands.
Lu Xi didn't look back at Village Chief Luli, but squinted his eyes and tried to see the golden crops in the farmland, "What is planted there?" ”
"Golden wheat, they look as beautiful as gold, and the flour can be made into bread, and of course, white bread is as expensive as gold." Village Chief Lu Li looked at Lu Xi's line of sight and replied.
He didn't think Lu Xi's problem was strange, if a noble lady could distinguish the difference between Golden Wheat, Green Barley, and Liang Guo, her identity would be suspicious.
It's really amazing, different worlds can have similar crops, Lu Xi thought to himself.
"Is white bread expensive?" The price of food should not be as expensive as gold, and if they can't even afford to eat food, how will the common people live? Lu Xi didn't understand.
Village Chief Lu Li glanced at Lu Xi, which was meaningful, and he opened his mouth to explain, "Only the best golden wheat will be selected, and after more than a dozen grinding, it will be ground into the most delicate flour, and then used to make white bread. ”
As for the common people, they could only grind the golden wheat with the husk and add something else to make cheap, coarse black bread.
The same kind of food, in different populations, the difference is as big as heaven and earth.
Lu Xi reacted, but she didn't know what to answer, let alone explain her true thoughts, so she turned her head to look at Village Chief Lu Li and noticed the two books in his hand.
"What is this?"
"Jenny just came to me and said, Miss Lucy, you want to read, I'm sorry, Miss Lucy, I only have two fairy tale books and storybooks here to enlighten children." Village Chief Lu Li handed the book in his hand to Lu Xi.
The book cover is very old, and it looks like someone is looking through it from time to time, but it is very well preserved, and it is clear that the reader cherishes it.
Lu Xi didn't look at the content urgently, but just glanced at the name of the cover twice when he took it.
"Elements and Contracts", "Legend of the Kingdom of Trummini"
It's good, I can't guess the content at all by looking at the name.
However, Lu Xi recalled that the Kingdom of Trummini seemed to be the country to which Kuva Village belonged, although when Warren introduced it, he said that Kuva Village actually belonged to some Grant Territory.
Trying not to show that he cared about these two books, Lu Xi's expression was indifferent and calm, and he replied casually, "I just can't relax all the time, I want to read books to relieve my emotions." ”
Anyway, this reason has already been said again.
Without waiting for Village Chief Lu Li to answer anything, Lu Xi opened his mouth to change the topic, "I really can't rest quietly, and when I close my eyes, I always feel that I am still in the forest." Would the village chief Luli mind taking me for a walk around the village, maybe I can feel better if I get acquainted with the village. ”
Lu Xi originally wanted to step on the village by himself, familiarize himself with the route, and bring Xiao Yuan in secretly at night, but what he didn't expect was that Kuwa Village was a bit too big.
And the distance between the neighbors is relatively far, they are all independent courtyards, and they are not so close to each other, which is equivalent to intersections everywhere, Lu Xi turned around a few times, and his head began to dizzy.
Even if he met the village chief Lu Li, Lu Xi didn't plan to let him go so easily.
"My pleasure." The village chief of Luli gave a standard knightly salute.