A rooster crowed.

Chen Mu woke up from his sleep, and the room was still dark. He stretched out his body hard, and his muscles were tightened. It was so sour and soft that it was so sour.

He carried the bags at the dock for a few days, and was really tired, especially two days ago, when he felt that his hands and feet were not his own. Every night, he was so tired that he couldn't even lift his hands.

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and persevered, and then slowly got used to it. But every morning I still felt very distressed. People who have never experienced it will never experience it.

He got up from the bed, picked up a small brush from the head of the bed, went to the kitchen next door, picked up a scoop of water and scooped it into the water tank, and began to brush his teeth.

In this world, life is not easy, toothpaste is too expensive, there is no running water, so you have to go to the well to fetch water every day. Don’t even think about water heaters, you have to use firewood to boil water.

I want to take a hot bath, I have to carry water, and I have to get firewood...

It is not that easy to ensure basic living conditions.

Chen Mu was used to taking baths every day when he was on Earth. After arriving here, he worked hard and physically every day, and he was sweating all over. He couldn't stand it, so he could only take a shower.

After washing up, he began to make a fire to cook porridge. He opened the rice jar and touched it. There was only a lot of rice left in it.

I have to buy rice again, but fortunately I paid the wages yesterday, otherwise I would have lost all the money to buy rice.

Chen Mu sat in front of the stove and added firewood to the stove. He couldn't help but reach into his pocket and touched the pen. He must have it in his heart and would not worry about not being able to make money.

Last night, he originally wanted to write another chapter to see if he could light up the star again, but as soon as he picked up the pen, he felt a strong feeling of fatigue.

It should be that he had consumed too much energy after finishing a chapter. In desperation, he had to put away his things and go to bed.

He plans to give it another try tonight.

Soon, the porridge was cooked.

Chen Mu picked up the shoulder pole, carried two wooden barrels, and went out to carry water.

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The well is separated by two streets and is not close.

When Chen Mu went out, it started to get dark, and the two empty wooden barrels were quite substantial. When he went to fetch water for the first time, he carried two empty barrels. His shoulders were sore and painful just when he walked to the well.

Now I'm getting used to it.

A few minutes later, Chen Mu came to the well. There were not many people here at this point. When it dawned, many women would come here to wash their clothes.

"Um?"

Chen Mu had just put down the bucket when he saw a red figure flashing across the corner of his eyes. He turned around and saw that there was no one there.

Dazzled?

He shook his head, threw a smaller wooden barrel tied with a rope into the well, swung the rope at hand hard, and fell on the side of the barrel floating on the water, and soon filled it with water.

Chen Mu was about to lift the bucket up, but suddenly felt a chill behind him. He turned around suddenly. When he saw that his heart tightened and his scalp tightened.

I saw a woman in red standing behind him at some point, her face as pale as paper, and her dark eyes staring straight at him.

The air seemed to solidify.

Chen Mu was frozen all over and suddenly smelled a pungent smell of blood. He saw a red liquid on her hands at the corner of her eyes, dripping along her fingertips onto the ground, touching the water marks on the ground, spreading rapidly.

A chill rose from his spine and rushed straight into his brain. For a moment, he felt his hands and feet were cold, and a huge fear grabbed his heart.

One second, two seconds—

In the suffocating silence, the woman in red leaned her head, and a trace of doubt seemed to rise in her empty and dark eyes. She suddenly turned around and walked towards the street opposite, and after a while, she disappeared into the shadows in the corner of the wall.

"I'll go--"

Chen Mu finally felt the existence of his body. His feet softened, he took a step back, and stood firmly on the edge of the well.

As soon as he covered his chest, his heart was still pounding.

"Is this, hell?"

Chen Mu gasped, suddenly jumped up, picked up the shoulder pole, carried two empty buckets, and ran wildly.

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When he returned home, Chen Mu stuffed the door bolt, leaned against the door, wiped his forehead, and was covered in cold sweat. Thinking of the strange woman just now, he felt scared.

"So what those workers said is true? Are there ghosts in this world?"

Before, when he was carrying bags at the dock, some workers liked to talk about ghosts and monsters while they were resting.

Chen Mu originally thought it was feudal superstition, but he didn't take it much. With the experience just now, he realized that there might be ghosts in this world.

"Xiaofei, is it you?" An old lady's voice came from the house. It was the original owner's only relative in this world, grandma.

Chen Mu calmed down and replied, "It's me. The porridge is ready, get up and have breakfast."

Xiaofei should be his nickname. After he woke up, his grandmother asked him to change his name, but as for the reason, he didn't say it. He blurted out and said "Chen Mu".

Chen Wu felt a little calmer when he heard the familiar voice.

"Why is that early today?"

After a whispering sound in the room, an old lady with gray hair walked out. She was not tall, only to his shoulders, and was thin. I really don’t know how she brought him who was unconscious all the way to Jinhai.

"Is there any meat?" asked the old lady.

"No."

The old lady said, "Grandma hasn't smelled meat for months." She felt a little aggrieved in her voice.

Chen Mu had already put two bowls of porridge in front of her and put the bowl that belonged to her, saying, "When I make money, I will definitely buy you a large table of meat so that you can eat enough."

This grandma has nothing to do with words like kindness. Don’t expect her to do housework. She clamors to eat meat every day, which sometimes makes people feel overwhelmed.

Because she was trying hard to save herself, she could only endure it.

From the original owner's fragmentary memories, Chen Mu knew that the original owner had a bad relationship with this grandmother, and even the kind that he hated.

The old lady took a few sips of porridge and suddenly said, "By the way, Chen Mu, I see that the little girl in the rice shop on the corner of the street is interesting to you. Take her down quickly, so you won't have any food to eat in the future."

"Don't talk nonsense about things that are not clear." Chen Mu said angrily. He has not yet fallen to the point of wanting to have a soft meal.

"Are you worried about her parents? We are now in a snob, and they look down on us. It doesn't matter. You just need to use some means to cook the raw rice and make the little girl's belly bigger. Then, you won't be afraid that they will not recognize it."

The old lady gave her advice, "I've inquired, they are just one daughter. In the future, the family property will be inherited by the son-in-law. When the two old people return to the west in the future, will the rice shop not belong to our family? Even if they want you to be your son-in-law, we will endure it. A real man can bend and stretch..."

Chen Mu was shocked. What kind of fairy grandma is this? He actually instigated his grandson to get someone else's stomach and then take over other people's property.

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes."

Chen Mu quickly interrupted her, "You are not allowed to say such words in the future. If others hear them, we will all get out of here."

These days, the moral values ​​of ordinary people are relatively simple. If outsiders like them are considered bad people by locals, they will definitely drive them away.

After warning, he finished drinking the porridge in two and said, "I'm out. Be careful at home alone and go to the yard to bask in the sun more often."

Chen Mu returned to his room, tore off the novel he wrote last night and put it in his arms. He had inquired before that more than a dozen newspapers in Jinhai, all of which were serialized on it, and now it is very popular.

He walked to the door and saw that it was already dawn, so he walked out of the door with confidence.
Chapter completed!