Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 4 The Incomplete World and Overseas Mysteries
The old lady didn't mind, she grabbed a thin, straight weed in her hand, dexterously wove something, and said, "You're welcome, Miss Mu, the injury on your head is just right, so don't worry too much."

Mu Ai's heart warmed because of the warmth in her words, after thinking about it, she still said: "Grandma Li, to tell you the truth, I've become more agile these days, I think a little bit about the past."

"Really? That's great." The old lady put down the weeds in her hand happily, and suddenly felt that her happy tone could easily be misunderstood by Mu Ai, so she immediately said: "Miss Mu, don't misunderstand, the old woman is not in a hurry to chase you away let's go."

Mu Ai quickly took her hand and said, "Grandma Li, I know you are a good person." The old lady was relieved after hearing her say that.I couldn't help asking again: "Then do you remember where is your home? Is there anyone else at home?"

"Well, actually, I didn't think much of it. I only vaguely knew that my family seemed to live overseas far away from here. Because of the war among the local natives there, my husband and my parents and I fled by boat, but we encountered a storm. , everyone was swept away by the waves, and then I was washed ashore by the sea, and I couldn’t find my family anywhere, so I was very anxious, but then I couldn’t remember how I got to our valley.” Mu Ai Hesitantly told the old lady what he had thought up, with his head lowered, and his heart was very disturbed, because the call was full of loopholes and could not withstand scrutiny at all. Apart from other things, is there anyone in the vicinity of Baihua Kingdom? She doesn't know...

As a result, the old lady saw her lowering her head and lowering her voice as she talked, and mistakenly thought that she was grieving for her lost husband and parents, so she hugged her in her arms with distress, and patted her on the back comfortingly, "Ms. Mu, don't be sad. Although your parents and husband... Husband? Miss Mu, are you married? Ah, I am an old fool. You are seventeen or eighteen, and you should get married wherever you are. Forget it, you are all hard-working people." Ah, don't cry, you still have Grandma Li, let's find a way together."

Mu Ai lay in the arms of the old lady, feeling the warmth she had never experienced since her grandma passed away. Because she lied again, her guilt flooded in like a tidal wave. I had no choice but to deceive the old lady, and when I thought about it, tears really fell.

"Don't cry, and don't worry about having no place to go in the future. You can live with grandma for the rest of your life. God bless, your husband and the others will definitely come to you. Even if they are really in trouble, grandma Li will find you again in the future." A good husband’s family, with the face of my old lady, no one dares to bully you in this Lijia Village." The old lady continued to comfort Mu Ai.

Shuan Shuan also ran over to help her wipe her tears, but unfortunately, the little girl forgot that her little hands were covered with dust, and in the end wiped Mu Ai's face in a gaudy way, which made the old lady couldn't help laughing. When she was looking for her husband's family, she was so scared that she couldn't cry. It was because of her age that she came up with the excuse that her husband died, so as to avoid saying that she was married.

Zheng Zheng didn't know how to refuse, but he didn't expect to be distracted by Shuan Shuan's trouble.So she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, and said her plan, "Grandma Li, if my husband survives, he will definitely come to me. I will wait for him, so I know that grandma is doing it for my own good, but I will never marry again."

Hearing what she said, the old lady admired her steadfastness and affection even more. Thinking of the hard days after her old man passed away, she felt even more distressed by Mu Ai.

Seeing the old lady's face, Mu Ai couldn't bear it, knowing that the matter of getting married could be muddied for the time being, so she brought up another more important matter.

"Grandma Li, I have something more important to tell you, can you keep it secret for me?"

Seeing her serious face, the old lady turned her head and called Shuan Shuan, coaxing her to help pull out the weeds in the remaining section of the field, then she straightened her face and asked Mu Ai to continue.

"Grandma Li, my family is also farming overseas, but the food there seems to be very different from here, and I couldn't figure it out for a while. Before boarding the boat, my father was also afraid of accidents, so he used He once learned a secret method from overseas natives, which sealed many seeds and things in one place, and I can take them out at will only by reciting a mantra. I will take some out now, and you can help me see if there are any " Having said that, Mu Ai looked around again, and after confirming that there was no one there, she flipped her right hand, and a handful of rice grains appeared in her hand instantly.

Even after listening to Mu Ai's explanation, the old lady was still stunned by her spell of changing things out of thin air. After a while, she let out a breath, suppressed the shock in her heart, and carefully took a few grains of rice from Mu Ai's hand and looked at it carefully. Look, then, he said to Mu Ai with great certainty: "Miss Mu, you may not know that our Baihua Kingdom has only had two kinds of grains: corn and winter wheat. I don't know much about the kind you brought out, my old lady, but I can be sure. Certainly not here."

Mu Ai heard the legend told by the old lady that day, and learned from Shuan Shuan that bread and bread are eaten here all the year round, so she guessed the fact that there are only grains and wheat in this world, but what is missing? She wasn't sure yet, so this time, she took out the rice to explore the way.

At this time, after hearing what the old lady said, she was really relieved, and threw the rice back into the space, causing the old lady to gasp again.Gathering his mind, he firmly grasped Mu Ai's hand, stared at her and asked, "Miss Mu, isn't this really the magic of the gods?"

Enduring the pain in her hand, Mu Ai explained to her with a wry smile, "Grandma Li, it's really not fairy art, it's a kind of secret art of overseas natives, they call it magic. It can't be used to hurt people, it's just convenient to store something."

Seeing that Mu Ai was serious, the old lady chose to believe what she said, but the hand holding Mu Ai was still trembling with excitement.

Mu Ai thought for a while and continued to ask, "Grandma Li, besides corn and winter wheat, do we have other crops here, such as vegetables or other miscellaneous grains?"

The old lady thought about it carefully, and seemed to want to give a comprehensive answer, and then she said, "In addition to corn and winter wheat, you can also grow some red beans, mung beans and soybeans. The vegetable oil we eat on weekdays is squeezed from soybeans, but the soybeans There are many people in the south, and there are special official workshops responsible for oil extraction. If there is a lack at home, go to the grain and oil store in the city to buy it. It is useful, so few people grow it. As for vegetables, there are many, such as spinach, leek, Chinese cabbage, cabbage (that is, kohlrabi), etc., there are more than a dozen kinds.” Mu Ai nodded, wondering in her heart, why? Only leafy vegetables, no radishes, potatoes, etc.?
"What about seasonings, onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar?" Mu Ai suddenly thought, it seems that the old lady didn't mention these things.

"There are green onions. We have grown them in the garden behind our house, as well as soy sauce and vinegar. But I have never heard of ginger and garlic."

"What about coriander, Chinese prickly ash, chili, eggplant, beans, tomatoes, radishes, potatoes, etc., are there none?"

The old lady shook her head seriously, "Never heard of it."

Xianxian wondered in his heart, is it really like in the legend that the types of food in this time and space were really taken back by the gods?After thinking about it, I asked again, "Grandma, what kind of fruit do you have here? Are there apples? Pears? Oranges? Walnuts? Dates?"

As a result, Mu Ai talked about many kinds of fruits, and the old lady was always at a loss, so Mu Ai stopped asking. She couldn't imagine how people in this time and space survived. Food is so scarce, no wonder there are a few pieces of candy What makes the children so happy is not because they have seen less of the world, but because they have no snacks to eat at all.

She knew that if she continued to ask, the old lady would not be able to answer much, so she had to suspend this topic until she could find out with her own eyes in the future.

After thinking about it, I continued with what I just said, "Grandma Li, I'm telling you this secret, just to let you know that I can support myself. Tomorrow, I want to go to the nearest town and exchange some money. I plan to After settling down in our village, I will buy a piece of land and try to grow rice, if I can succeed, I think the people of Baihua Kingdom will have another kind of grain to eat in the future, wouldn’t it be a great thing.”

After Mu Ai said these words, the expression on her face changed, and she became extremely confident. This was the first time the old lady saw her like this. Although her face was still immature, it just made people wonder Trust her.

The old lady opened her mouth to speak, but saw that Shuan Shuan had already run back, so she had to give up, but endured it, and said: "Ms. Mu, do you know how to eat this food? How long does it take to grow it to ripen?"

Mu Ai was taken aback by the old lady's question, and then realized that she was negligent. This Baihua Country has never seen rice, and of course she has never eaten rice. From this point of view, the planned sale of rice for money still needs to be carefully planned. of.

I didn't explain much at the moment, just said to make some new food for her to taste at dinner.The old lady was also impatient. Seeing that there was no more work in the field, she tidied up and went home with the wood ai.

After staying for an hour, Mu Ai clumsily stuffed the rice with a big pot, and the grandparent and grandson took a small bite before being overwhelmed by the rich aroma of the rice.Ignoring any etiquette and rules at all, I ate a full meal.Only then did the old lady find the source of Mu Ai's previous self-confidence. After thinking about it for a while, she turned around and warned Shuan Shuan sternly that she must never tell anything about what she ate at home. She was so frightened that Shuan Shuan timidly promised countless things. After a while, I hurried out again...

This night was spent in the old lady's busyness and Mu Ai's thinking and preparation.

People in Baihua Kingdom love flowers, so June in Baihua Kingdom is an unusually colorful month. At this time, all the flowers have passed the shy bud stage, and it is the season of wanton blooming. All villages and towns, looking around, are full of flowers. It was full of bright purples and reds, and the fragrance of flowers was bursting in the warm wind, so that anyone who passed by couldn't help but slow down and look greedily.

It was close to noon that day, outside the gate of Kao City, 50 miles away from Mount Kailash, an ox cart slowly approached from a distance. A simple and strong man held a whip in one hand and the rein of the ox in the other, carefully avoiding pedestrians.A few wild animal furs were piled up at the back of the car, and a skinny half-sized man sat in the front.Both of them were dressed in coarse cloth, and their hair was tied with cloth belts. It looked like hunters from the mountains went to the city to sell furs, and brought their children to see the world.Therefore, without attracting any attention, the bullock cart slowly entered the city.

Sitting in the car, Mu Ai casually glanced at the shops and small stalls on both sides, his face was still calm, without showing the slightest expression of surprise, which made Er Niu very admired, you know, he was the first time Entering the city, but was dazzled by the hustle and bustle here.It's embarrassing to think about it now.In fact, how did he know how many cities Mu Ai visited before crossing, and how could he be attracted by such a small town now that he was used to seeing bright rainbows and numerous shopping malls.

After walking for a while, Er Niu stopped the car by a back door and turned into a small alley that wasn't too wide. He wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve, turned around and said, "Miss Mu, The shopkeeper of this store is the third uncle of Uncle Li’s family in the village, every time I come to the city, I will temporarily put the car here, wait a moment, I will go in and say hello.”

Mu Ai leaned on the shaft of the car and jumped down neatly, and replied: "Understood, Second Brother Li, you go in, I'm looking at things, but remember to call me Mr. Mu."

Er Niu also remembered Grandma Li's instructions before going out, scratched his head in embarrassment, laughed twice, turned around and went in without saying anything.

Not long after, I saw a 30-year-old man in green shirt, accompanied Er Niu out with a smile on his face, and said as he walked: "How are the people in the village? Did my parents send me a word? "

Er Niu answered a few words, but Mu Ai couldn't hear clearly, but the man laughed heartily.Mu Ai stepped forward, and Er Niu pointed at her and said to the man, "Third Uncle, this is the new Mr. Mu from Grandma Shuan Shuan's house in the east of the village. I'm here to help send him to work this time."

Mu Ai bowed and saluted, saying hello to Third Uncle.The man quickly helped him up, and said politely: "Don't dare, dare not, Mr. Mu just call me Li San, since you are from the village, if there is anything I can help, please don't be polite to me." Yes." It is said that the eyes of businessmen are the most poisonous, and when Li Sanzao stepped out of the door, he saw Mu Ai standing in the shade by the wall. Although she was wearing the most common clothes and trousers, she had a pretty face and a calm expression. The whole body exudes a transcendent aura, a kind of beauty, which cannot be ignored no matter what.

(End of this chapter)