Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 62 Up and Down
Hu Zigui was holding a cup of hot tea, but his whole body seemed to be icy cold.

Si Guolao looked at Hu Zigui who was dejected, with both sympathy and contempt in his heart.

A subjugated son who couldn't even keep the ancestral sacrificial vessels could not help but feel pity.But this son has neither the ambition to restore the country nor the heart of revenge, so if he can't be called a man, he will be despised.

However, an incompetent old Hu Shizi is no danger to Hua Guo.

That's why the Hua people didn't drive him away, and that's why the Hua country nobles dared to make friends with him.

Therefore, Si Guolao was a little concerned about Hu Zigui's situation, but he didn't care that much.

What the old man cares about is that someone dares to buy the sacrificial vessel of the royal family.

Si Guolao asked in a deep voice, "Do those bandits have any clues?"

Hu Zigui said as if recalling: "It is said that the leader is Du Wu, a native of Ducheng."

"Du Wu." Si Guo said, "I will report this matter to the nobles in the capital, and I will teach the nobles to uphold justice for you."

Beard Gui panicked: "Gui Zigui is annoyed by the nobleman. The old beard is gone, and some sacrificial vessels can't be used anymore. It's better not to cause trouble to the nobleman."

A trace of disdain flashed in Si Guolao's eyes.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, it's up to me to decide."

"This," Hu Zigui said in embarrassment, "it's up to the sovereign to decide."

The Spring Festival lasted for half a month.

Afterwards, Hu Zigui and Si Guolao tacitly did not mention the sacrificial vessel again.The two hadn't even met privately and alone.

On the contrary, Hu Zigui made a few friends at the Spring Festival, not to mention deep friendship, but barely a gentleman's friendship.

After the Spring Festival, Hu Zigui lived in Tancheng for another half a month, drinking and having fun with his new friends every now and then.

Living in the city, spending money like water.

The green slave was worried that the money was not enough, so he asked Hu Zigui, "Master, when shall I go back to the mountain?"

"Isn't it good in the city? Do you like mountains?" Huzi Gui asked with a smile.

Lu Nu said: "It's not that it's bad in the city, but it's more practical to live in the mountains."

"Why is it more practical on the mountain?" Hu Zigui asked again.

Lu Nu thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because there are mountain girls on the mountain. I always feel that there are mountain girls there, and everything seems to be all right, and I am not afraid to sleep at night."

Lu Nu's words made Lin Xiaoxiao appear in Hu Zigui's eyes.

Thinking of Lin Xiaoxiao's aggressive look every time he saw him, Hu Zigui couldn't help but shake his head.

Shin-woo enters the house from outside with a sword in hand.

"My lord, everything in Si Guo's old mansion is as usual, and there is no one from the capital."

Hu Zigui sighed: "I thought I could get follow-up news before returning to the mountain, but now it seems that things in the capital are not easy to handle. Forget it, pack your things, go back to the mountain first, and come back later."

Therefore, Hu Zigui and his party returned to the mountain, and the house in the city was also returned.

This month on the mountain was relatively easy.

Lin Xiaoxiao takes the villagers to check the growth of the seedlings in the fields every day. These things are not as tiring as spring plowing, but there are more details.Lin Xiaoxiao will teach the villagers everything she knows, which can relieve her pressure.

Another thing is Lin Xiaoxiao's house in the village.

As the weather gradually warmed up, most of the villagers moved back to the village, and only Lin Xiaoxiao and Erya were left living in Taoyuan Cave.

Living in a cave is always inconvenient, Lin Xiaoxiao also wanted to move back to the village, but her original residence was taken by Hu Zigui and his group.

Lin Xiaoxiao had already said that she would give that yard to Hu Zigui, and if she couldn't go back on what she said, she could only build a new yard.

It is enough to ask the villagers for help to build a house. The problem lies in the location of the new house.

There is a lot of open space in the village, but Lin Xiaoxiao can't just live there.She is a mountain girl and must live in the highest place in the village.

It's not that Lin Xiaoxiao is hypocritical, but that the villagers should be respected.

To some extent, Shannu is the belief of all villagers.Even if Lin Xiaoxiao knew that she was just a mortal, she couldn't destroy the belief of the villagers because of it.

The above is considered from the overall situation.

In Lin Xiaoxiao's personal opinion, she also plans to live in the highest place in the village.

How should I put it, from experience at the bottom of the system, Lin Xiaoxiao understands the far-reaching influence of certain symbolic meanings.

If the person who lives in the highest position in the village is replaced by Hu Zigui, plus he is born in a noble family and is an old Hu Shizi, it will subtly affect the judgment of the villagers.

Lin Xiaoxiao came from later generations, so she didn't care about Hu Zigui's identity.

However, the villagers came from an old Hu family, so it was difficult to completely ignore Hu Zigui's existence.Just like the village head and village elders can take them in regardless of whether they are dangerous or not.

If Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't fight, the default supreme leader of the villagers may be changed from Lin Xiaoxiao to Hu Zigui in the long run.

It's not that Lin Xiaoxiao is greedy for leadership, but that she thinks it would be better for everyone to be led by her.

Hu Zigui and his group now recognize her, and Lin Xiaoxiao can get everyone's unanimous support by standing up.

In short, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't intend to give Niu Shou Mountain to Hu Zigui.

Her original yard was the highest in the village.

Then Lin Xiaoxiao's new house has to be taller than the original one.

There are not many places where the yard is higher than the original and suitable for building a house.Lin Xiaoxiao and the village chief looked at it a few times, and found that only the flat land behind the original yard was more suitable.

In other words, the site of Lin Xiaoxiao's new house is very close to Huzigui and the others.

In this case, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that it was better to wait for Hu Zi to come back and tell him before starting work. After all, the new house might affect their exposure to the sun.

Hearing that Hu Zigui had returned that day, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately came to the door.

"Shannu wants to build a house?"

"Yes, it's in the open space at the back. Because the terrain is higher than here, it may cover part of the sunlight."

"It's okay, Shen Wu and the others like to play in the front yard."

"It's good if you don't mind. One more thing, the fence on the mountainside is almost built, I want to add another guard tower, do you think it's feasible?"

"Shannu wants to turn the village into a bandit village?"

"Almost, in the future, we will arrange a lookout on the sentry tower, so that we won't have to wait until someone gets close to know who it is."

"That's good. Shannv likes living in the mountains, don't you think it's more convenient to live in the city?"

"I've never lived in the city, so I don't know how inconvenient it is. However, I'm used to being comfortable, and I don't like being controlled by nobles. Besides, the expenses in the city are too expensive, and I have no money."

"Shannu is short of money?"

Lin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and laughed: "I won't change money out of thin air."

Lin Xiaoxiao turned over her palm, took out a pack of soft and glutinous dried sweet potatoes from the warehouse, and put it on the table for Hu Zigui to taste.

"This kind of dried sweet potato can be exchanged for a lot of money in the city." Hu Zigui said.

"I know," Lin Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, "but I'm not willing."

After hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Hu Zigui suddenly felt startled, and then thought about it.

After saying hello to the neighbors, the construction of Lin Xiaoxiao's new house started.

(End of this chapter)