Li Mu looked at Wang Ou's clumsy movements and suddenly laughed. Wang Ou thought that he had done something bad and was laughed at by Li Mu. His cheeks turned red and he didn't know what to do.
Li Mu came over and took the branch from her hand and said, "Don't worry about it. You don't have to do these things in the first place. It's normal if you don't. Your willingness to do them for me is enough to prove your love for me."
"But sister Qiaoqiao did a good job."
"That's because we come from a poor background and have no one to take care of us, so we can only do it ourselves. Zhien can't do it, isn't it? It's nothing." Li Mu suddenly frowned slightly, and he suddenly thought, yes, Li Zhien doesn't
He can cook, but can't chop firewood, and his whole body is covered with tender skin and tender meat. He doesn't seem to work hard at all. This shows that Li Zhien's original living environment must have been very generous.
But she never mentioned a word about it, which was really strange. They got married the day after tomorrow, and now they still don’t know the bride’s life experience. It seemed a bit absurd. Li Mu wanted to ask, but he was afraid of arousing Li Zhien’s emotions.
Sad thing, I thought about it and let it go.
Li Mu cut off the branches, tied them with hemp rope, and carried them behind his back. Although he was not very strong, he could easily carry the firewood without any effort. Wang Ou wanted to help, but he couldn't help.
I had no choice but to hold his hand and follow him step by step.
Back home, Bai Qiaoqiao had already washed the rice and cut the vegetables. Li Mu put down the firewood, and Li Zhien came over quickly. It was her job to make fires, and she only knew how to do it. If someone else took it away from her again,
First, it will make her look useless.
Li Mu was not idle either. He washed his hands and helped Wang Ou cook. He also practiced his proficiency in [Cooking]. He learned this skill very early, when he was in Dingxiang, but he never had the chance to practice it.
After moving to the valley, Li Mu plans to cook more and practice this skill.
Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao were cooking, Li Zhien was adding firewood, and Wang Ou was not idle, but she really didn't know anything. She couldn't do anything, and she looked awkward standing next to her. Li Mu could see that she was embarrassed.
, so he asked her to wash the dishes and put them on the table first. There was no need to learn this job. Although Wang Ou had never done it before, he could do it. For the first time in his life, he took the dishes and washed them.
After steaming the steamed buns, boiling the soup, and stewing the beef, the lunch was complete. It wasn’t a big meal, but it was enough to eat. Bai Qiaoqiao and Wang Ou don’t eat much. Only Li Zhien can compete with Li Mu, and she is growing.
When she was young, she was very lively and didn't gain any fat no matter how much she ate. On normal days, she ate twice as much as Bai Qiaoqiao. When there was meat, she ate more. This didn't include the usual candied fruit snacks.
Enough beef jerky.
After spending New Year's Eve together, the four of them ate together more often than before. Since Li Zhien got the promise of getting married on the Lantern Festival, perhaps because there was no threat, he was no longer so hostile to Wang Ou. At least he sat there.
At the same table, there will be no more cynicism.
In fact, she was the one who was always provoking, and Wang Ou had never been acquainted with her. There was more than half an age difference, how could Wang Ou argue with her, it would look so shameless. And Wang Ou also knew in his heart that everything about Li Mu
Women are all older than him, and Li Zhien is the only one younger than him, so she naturally wants to be favored. She is the oldest, so she has no advantage. If she is not more generous, she will definitely become annoying over time.
A smart woman always uses her strengths to avoid weaknesses, so Wang Ou never accepted Li Zhien's provocation. But she did not give in, she did whatever she had to do, and she caught Panda's unexpected surprise without any delay.
After finishing the meal, Wang Ou took over the task of washing the dishes again, and didn't think the leftovers were dirty at all. Li Mu helped her, and she didn't feel tired anymore with her lover by her side.
When Li Mu decided to move yesterday, he had already discussed today's schedule with his wife and concubines. He would move in the morning, pack his things after lunch, wait until dusk and sunset, then go back to the city to watch the lanterns, and come back at midnight. Anyway, tonight
There is no curfew, and you have plenty of time. If you play too late, you can go back to Feng Qiuhuang or Wang Ou's house next to the Heaven and Earth to live, whatever is convenient for you.
As for the home in the valley, you don’t have to live here every day. For example, Wang Ou has her own business and lets her work as a village woman in the valley all day long. Li Mu can’t do such a thing. Today is the day to move, Wang Ou
She came to stay for a few days, and after the Lantern Festival, she got busy. She still lived in the city, otherwise the house next to the Heaven and Earth would have been in vain.
This courtyard in the valley has five main rooms, the middle room is the main room, the two rooms on the east side are the rooms of Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien, and the two rooms on the west side are the rooms of Zhang Tianai and Wang Ou. The east wing is exposed to the west in summer and directly in winter.
Being hit by the cold wind from the northwest, it is not very suitable for living. There are not that many people in the house, so there are no partitions inside, so it is used directly as a warehouse. The west wing was designed as a studio, and now it is empty. Li Mu also
There is no arrangement.
The workload is still huge, but fortunately there is no rush and you can do it slowly. Li Mu asked the three women to clean up their own rooms, while he started to tinker with his studio.
First of all, we still need to put the blacksmith's tool on the stand. The forge, anvil, chimney, and blacksmith hammers of various sizes should be hung on the wall or placed on the shelf next to them according to the time and convenience. Then there is the carpenter's tool.
, adzes, chisels, axes, saws, planes, and files are all placed neatly one by one.
Then there are tools for making leather goods...
Brewing equipment...
Fortunately, the side room was big enough, otherwise there would be too much room for this pile of things. These things were not light, and the three women couldn't help. Li Mu worked alone. Even though he was in good shape, he was sweating profusely after doing it.
.
Li Mu hadn't done such a tiring job for a long time. He fell to the ground and felt sore and numb all over. He was too lazy to move his fingers. He looked at the sun outside the window and saw that it was almost time. Li Mu got up from the ground and held on to the door frame.
When I came out of the studio, I found that there was no one in the yard.
"Where have you been?"
Just when he was confused, he suddenly heard an elephant's neighing. Li Mu then remembered that there was a "zoo" in the forest where he collected firewood. Elephants and rhinos had been kept there, he said.
I wanted to bring Li Zhien over to have a look, but I have been so busy these days that I actually forgot about it.
Li Mu came out of the yard and looked for the sound. Sure enough, he found the three girls outside the fence where the animals were kept. Panda was also there. The elephant's neighing just now was his masterpiece. This little thing may not have realized it yet.
The difference in physique between the elephant and the elephant, or maybe he felt that the elephant couldn't hit him through the fence, so he was lying on the fence and baring his teeth at the elephant.
"Husband, you are here."
Li Zhien saw Li Mu and waved to him. Li Mu was also curious about the difference between the elephants in the Tang Dynasty and the elephants he saw in his previous life, but there seemed to be no difference after a closer look. This elephant looked very white, maybe it was special.
After all, they are elephants brought as tribute.
As for the rhinos further inside, they were not so friendly. As a solitary creature, so many of them seemed a little restless together. Li Mu quickly knocked Panda on the head to calm it down. If this happened to
The rhino was angry, and sixteen rhinos rushed out together. The wooden fence was like paper, and it couldn't even stop them.
"How did you find this place? I had completely forgotten about it. If I hadn't heard the roar of the elephant, I wouldn't have remembered it."
Bai Qiaoqiao took over and said, "I just finished cleaning the house and have nothing to do. Sister Ou asked me to come out for a walk. Panda seemed to smell something and brought us over." Bai Qiaoqiao went to the pig pen again.
He pointed in the direction and said, "We've also seen Piggy."
"Don't you see Sangou? I arranged for him to take care of you here."
"I saw it. He was here just now. He just left. He said it was time to feed and he was going to prepare." Li Zhien looked at the elephant like a hill and was amazed. He suddenly looked at Li Mu and asked: "Husband, sir
, Elephants and rhinos are so big, what do they eat?”
"They... must be eating grass." Li Mu vaguely remembered that when he was very young, he watched a few episodes of Animal World and it was said that the huge animals on land are basically herbivores. Elephants and rhinos are not the same.
There is no doubt that it is huge, but the horns of a rhinoceros don't look like those of a herbivore.
Wang Ou thought more. She knew where these rhinos and elephants came from, and she said worriedly: "Husband, these are elephants that were paid tribute by the Zhenla Kingdom. Does it really matter if you keep them here?"
"What does it have to do with it? Zhenla paid tribute to ask the Tang Dynasty to mediate the dispute between them and the Linyi Kingdom. Your Majesty doesn't want to take care of this matter. I do. For this reason, I also sent my best brother and brought the Jin Yi Guards with me.
There are 500 elite soldiers, but I have spent a lot of money here. Whoever does the work should give the things to whom. It is perfectly reasonable and reasonable. For this, I still feel that I am at a loss. When the matter is completed this time, I will have to give it to him.
That motorcycle prince would need dozens of elephants to write a letter."
"Do you want more?" Bai Qiaoqiao also became worried and said: "Husband, I think these elephants are very edible. Isn't this enough? How much more can we feed?"
"The more you eat, the stronger you will be." Li Mu pointed at the elephants and said: "Look at these elephants, don't look at how big they are, they seem to be ferocious. In fact, they are very smart animals, just like ours.
Just like horses, they can be used by people with a little training. Think about it, how strong are oxen and horses, and how strong this elephant must be. Apart from other things, just let them trample on the road, and it will be difficult to build the road.
It can be several times faster, this is a good thing, no amount is too much."
"So it has such a function." Li Zhien thought for a moment and said, "What about rhinoceros? Their horns are so long, like the tips of horse horns, can they fight?"
"It should be possible, but the rhinoceros doesn't seem to be very obedient, so it probably won't work. If we really expect them to fight, it's probably just a charge. If they run away, they can't be found again."