As I approached the south gate, I saw Liu Si standing there carrying a bunch of things from a distance.
Chen Mu stepped forward and took a look, but bought some cloth to eat. The most expensive thing was a box of tea. Although Longxia Dynasty tea was expensive, it only cost a small box. The total cost was probably less than 300 coins.
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I got enough five taels of silver for Liu Si this morning...
People live their whole lives just to fight for a breath, the purpose is to let her stand upright in her parents' family.
It doesn't matter if you dislike me? I'm living a better life than you now.
But right now... I can only say that I cannot live up to such a virtuous person, so Chen Mu forcibly took Liu Si to buy some things.
There are many ways to earn money, but there is only one way for a wife.
Liu Si's hometown is indeed not far from Yelang City, and you can see it just outside the south gate.
Liu Si kept chattering along the way, always talking about how his hometown was and interesting things about his childhood, very much like a child who hadn't been home for a long time.
However, in her eyes, Chen Mu could still detect a hint of worry, perhaps because his eldest brother and father, after all, were educated and were more concerned about the secular world than ordinary people.
"Look, is that the second son of the Liu family? Wasn't his father kicked him out five years ago?"
"Hey, it's true. I heard that he was a slave. He won't be killed by another one, and he will be sent back today, right?"
"You're stupid. You didn't see that the man next to you is my husband. Hey, you are carrying such a big bag to celebrate the festival."
"Humph, I know that the person who married this little widow is a famous lazy man in Lihe Township. What kind of valuables can this big bag be? I guess it's just a bag of potatoes."
As soon as we entered the village, gossip came flooding in.
Liu Si had already entered the village nervously, but this time, he lowered his head, like a rat crossing the street, and hurried forward to escape from here.
"Daughter-in-law, are you afraid of what these peasant women will do?"
Chen Mu held it back with one hand, then turned back sharply and glared at those long-tongued women.
Who is Chen Mu? Even though he looks like a young boy, no matter which life he has, he has touched lives on his hands. Killing intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he instantly made several people stare into silence.
"Hmph, it's quite fierce now... Let's see how you, a country boy, get into the Liu family's gate!"
After Liao Liao muttered a few words, the old ladies stopped talking and just followed behind, ready to watch the joke.
As for the name of country people, it is really ridiculous. No matter which life, people have a sense of regional superiority. They are all farmers who are dying for a penny less. Just because they are closer to the city, now they are called bullshit country people.
"Sister Sisi? Sister Sisi, you are back!"
But at this moment, a shouting sound suddenly came from a field.
Chen Mu turned his head and saw a barefoot young man wearing linen clothes holding a hoe and weeding in the corn field.
He looks about fifteen or sixteen years old, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, just like a little beggar.
Liu Si had said before that he had a younger brother at home, but this child was actually an orphan. He was taken in by the Liu family when he was five years old, and his name was Liu Jingtang.
Although Father Liu loves face, he must be an upright person at heart to be able to adopt an abandoned baby and raise him to such a large age.
"Sister, I miss you so much! I didn't expect you to come back today!"
After a moment of emotion, Liu Jingtang turned his gaze to himself again. This look... But for some reason, Chen Mu felt a sense of déjà vu at this moment.
The next moment, I saw him bow his waist, turning 90 degrees.
"I often hear Uncle Liu mentioning my brother-in-law these days. All the scholars in the county are at a loss what to do, but my brother-in-law takes the reward. If I am half as talented as my brother-in-law, I will have nothing to worry about in my life."
After this series of rainbow farts came out, Chen Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head, then took out twenty coins from his bag and threw it to this kid.
"It's been so long, but you're the only one who hasn't scolded me, so you're just taking it as a red envelope."
Liu Si touched Liu Jingtang's head: "Jingtang's little mouth is sweet, so let's go back together."
"Hey, sister, wait for me, I still have half an acre of land that I haven't finished hoeing."
After that, the boy picked up the hoe and ran towards the corn field again.
There are almost four to five acres of corn fields at the moment, but this child is the only one who can be seen working hard in such a large field.
Chen Mu stepped forward and said slowly: "Didn't your family come?"
Liu Jingtang laughed while hoeing the ground: "You said eldest brother and Uncle Liu, they are scholars, they can't do these jobs."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu was instantly stunned: "You are the only one hoeing such a big corn field? They have never worked in the field?"
Liu Jingtang wiped his sweat: "It's nothing to do it alone. Uncle Liu has raised me so much, so doing these jobs is nothing."
After saying that, he started hoeing grass again.
Judging from his skillful movements and the layer of calluses on his feet, I'm afraid he took over the entire family's work at a very young age.
After all, I misjudged the Liu family. They were not adopting a child. They were clearly raising a slave.
Liu Jingtang was weeding very quickly, and the remaining half an acre of land was cleared in just a moment.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the two siblings were extremely happy. Although they are not biological siblings, their relationship is very close.
Soon they came to the door of a stone-walled courtyard. The door was closed. Liu Jingtang stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Aunt Liu!"
Not long after, the door opened quietly, and an old woman leaned out.
Liu Si burst into tears instantly: "Mother!"
When she saw her daughter, the old woman burst into tears.
"Have you been kicked out by your husband's family again? This time, even if I risk my life, I will let you stay at home!"
"No, no... my daughter came here specifically to see you. This is my husband, Chen Mu."
There was disbelief in Mrs. Liu Lin's numb eyes: "This is... uncle, come back to see me?"
Chen Mu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mom, I'm celebrating a holiday today and I'm going back with Liu Si. Do you think I even brought you a gift?"
Chen Mu originally wanted to go into the house to talk, but it was really annoying to have a poor country boy following those old ladies.
Immediately he took out the contents of the bag one by one.
I saw some food and a few old women living securely. Food and drink were not in short supply in the Long Xia Dynasty.
But after Chen Mu took out the tea silk cloth and some silver jewelry, he could clearly feel that the atmosphere at the scene had changed instantly.
The expressions of the old ladies suddenly became hot. On weekdays, they could only make some money by selling some agricultural products, but they might not be able to buy this pile of gifts even if they earn a year's money.
My family also has a daughter, and even though she tried her best to marry her into the city and become a city dweller, when she returned to her parents' home, none of them brought gifts. Instead, they had to offer her gifts like an old man.
Someone like Chen Mu could make a lot of money with just one move, which was beyond their imagination.
"This... these things are too valuable..."
Seeing that Mrs. Liu Lin was panicking, Liu Si quickly comforted her and said, "Mother, Chen Mu went to the city government office to pick up rewards. These things... are nothing."
Although it was like cutting off Liu Si's flesh when buying things, it was not difficult to feel the smoothness of his words at this moment.
After so many years, I finally looked up and became a new person this time.