Sam found a big leaf and held it in his hand as a bowl. Besik and Yake picked some good quality mushrooms from the basket and put them in it.

"Uncle, these mushrooms are for you."

Mu Zhong watched them curiously as they completed these actions. He was very happy with the child's kindness, "Although I really want to accept it, but there is a saying in my hometown that there is no free lunch in the world, and I

Personally, I prefer the principle of fair trade..."

The four people looked at each other. They couldn't quite understand this statement, "We give it to you voluntarily and don't want anything in return."

"Haha~" Mu Zhong laughed twice. He took out a hundred-yuan engraved coin from his magic pocket and shook it. "If I say that I will give you this engraved coin voluntarily, will you accept it?"

Several people hesitated for a moment and shook their heads to express their unwillingness.

Mu Zhong asked: "Why don't you want to?"

"Hmm..." Besik thought for a while: "I think this is not good. You can't accept money from others casually."

Sam tried to remember: "My father taught me that there is no business and no money can be collected."

Besica frowned, unable to think of an answer.

Mu Zhong turned to look at the last person, "What about you? Yake."

Yak murmured for a while, then hesitantly said: "My heart doesn't want to."

"It's values." In order not to expose his poor knowledge, Mu Zhong pointed to his chest and said simply: "As Yake said, my heart is not willing, I will only accept what I think is fair.

It’s a gift, so I refuse.”

If I have to say it, I can't explain it clearly, but these children will definitely not understand it.

Because they are still young, because he is from another world, and for many, many reasons.

"Uncle." Sam frowned and said, "Why do you magicians think so strangely?"

The wooden clock hit his head: "This is the result of the accumulation of knowledge. The power of magicians comes from knowledge. Otherwise, how can we say that magicians are the profession closest to the truth?"

He emphasized again: "Knowledge is power."

——This sentence is also the reason why Mu Zhong felt guilty before. He was able to use magic without mastering magic knowledge, which was too foul for others.

Several people showed puzzled expressions. They didn't understand the meaning of these words.

Besik asked: "But, I heard from my father that strength is gained through hard work."

For a moment, Mu Zhong felt that he and them were in two different worlds. He sighed in his heart, shook his head slightly and said, "You are talking about force."

Besik still didn't understand: "Is it different?"

"To be honest, strength and force are not the same thing...forget it, I'm afraid of you asking." Mu Zhong felt that he was not a qualified educator, so he gave up explaining and said instead: "Let's do this, Mushroom.

I accept it, but you have to do me a favor."

"???"——The four confused people.

Mu Zhong stuffed the engraved coins in his hand into Besik's arms and said with a smile: "Next time you come here, help me bring ten kilograms of rice. It only takes ten kilograms. The extra money will be included in my pocket money for you."

"Oh..." These children all felt that this magic uncle's idea was very strange.

——Night falls——

Return to the forest cabin.

Wooden Bell squatted in front of the rabbit cage to check how the multi-eared rabbit was eating.

"Based on the amount of food it eats, it should be starved to death."

"Well... just to be on the safe side, let's check back at a fixed time at noon starting tomorrow."

After replacing the food, the wooden clock came outside the wooden house.

After fixing the magic light bulb, he took out the small shovel and the 'fertilizer' he picked up when he came back from his magic pocket.

In front of Mu Zhong, there were a lot of dwarf fruit shoots sprouting out of the ground scattered on the land, which gave him the pride of a village farmer who was successful in growing vegetables.

Next is the time for farm work, digging holes, burying fertilizers, filling them, and then releasing the magic 'plant growth'.

The small dwarf fruit plants grow in the faint green light and produce tender green leaves.

Looking at a patch of green dwarf fruit seedlings, Mu Zhong rubbed his hair helplessly with one hand: "The fertility is still not enough."

Depending on the situation, if you want to produce mature fruits, you will need at least twice the current amount of 'fertilizer'.

I feel a headache just thinking about this wooden clock. Picking up fertilizer is honestly very uncomfortable for my eyes.

Helpless, he had no choice but to comfort himself: "Be more open-minded, this is free of charge."

It was a peaceful night, except that I forgot about the mushrooms.

The next day, Wooden Bell arrived at Duo'erpo as usual.

He has been observing this place for dozens of days, and now he walks silently and does not scare the many-eared rabbits grazing in Duolpo at all.

However, special circumstances occurred today.

He poked his head out from behind the tree and didn't see a single multi-eared rabbit.

"Um?"

'Did the rabbits hear the sound of my walking just now?'

'Thankfully I walked so carefully, I didn't even hear the sound...'

——Mu Zhong was just thinking about blaming the problem on himself. At this time, he noticed that there were some grasses on Duoerpo that had signs of being moved.

It seemed like some animal squeezed through the grass and passed by there last night.

The multi-eared rabbit is very sensitive. Once it gets into the hole, it will take at least an hour to poke its head out again. Therefore, Mu Zhong decided to go up and check the traces.

There are several kinds of carnivorous animals living in the forest next to Robi Town. Wooden Bell has seen it several times before, and each time it was a (Wood World version) fox or lynx.

The person who made these traces is most likely a bobcat. The cat's footsteps are light. If you approach quietly, you should have a chance to catch a multi-eared rabbit.

He came to the place where there were traces, lowered his body, and touched the crushed grass. "This trace...is of a medium-sized animal?"

After walking along the traces for a while, Mu Zhong reasoned: "No footprints were found, so we can rule out larger-moving beasts like wild boars, so the only ones left are canines."

fox?

The fox is not stupid, so why would he go to Duoerpo where there are a lot of rabbit holes? He can't catch rabbits here at all.

Thinking of some of the movies I have watched, if something like this happened in the movie, it might be a 'danger sign'.

Mu Zhong suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "Maybe I'm paranoid."

He followed the traces and took a few steps forward. The sight in front of him made his pupils involuntarily widen: there were blood stains on the crushed weeds!

"The hunt... was successful?"

Mu Zhong felt a little stunned. This was the first time he saw an animal successfully catch a multi-eared rabbit. Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, the rabbit fur remaining next to it was the best proof.

"Dort-eared rabbits are only so big. It is impossible for multi-eared rabbits to reproduce indefinitely. It is common sense for them to be preyed on..."

"If it is an old rabbit or a sick rabbit, it may be caught by predators even in this place..."

——He tried his best to think for the best.
Chapter completed!