small farm girl in pastoral space

Chapter 3 Magical Space
When the two returned home, Li Shi was working as a female celebrity in the house.These are all goods obtained from the embroidery building in the town. Li's embroidery is very good, and he usually relies on embroidering some handkerchiefs and purses to exchange money for the embroidery building.Although these things don't make much money, they are the only income in this family.

As soon as Mu Qiu's two siblings pushed open the courtyard door, Mrs. Li found out, and when they came out, they were also very surprised to see the thorn balls in the basket: "Qiu'er, what are you doing picking up these thorn balls?"

Before Mu Qiu could speak, Mu Wen rushed to answer: "Mother, my sister said this is delicious, there are many more in the forest, we will pick it up tomorrow."

"Is this edible?" Mrs. Li had never eaten chestnuts before, so she didn't quite believe that these thorn balls could be eaten.

"Mother, you can't eat the thorn balls, but the fruit inside is edible!" Mu Qiu said, pouring out the thorn balls on the surface, and the bottom of the basket was the shelled chestnuts.She peeled one and handed it to Li Xianrou to signal her to taste it. Li Xianrou put the chestnut in his mouth and chewed it, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Qiu'er, where did you pick these up?"

"It's in the woods on the back mountain, and there are many more. Mom, is this delicious?"

"Delicious, delicious!" Li Shi nodded repeatedly.

"Sister, I want to eat too!" Mu Wen took her hand coquettishly, and Mu Qiu peeled another one for him.

It was getting late, and Mrs. Li also started preparing dinner.Rice was mixed with some cornmeal to make gruel, mixed with cold wild vegetables, and stewed chestnuts were made under Mu Qiu's guidance. The meal was not a big one, but with those chestnuts, the whole family had a full meal.

There are no electric lights here, so you have to light oil lamps if you want to see at night, but how can they afford oil lamps if they can't even eat at home?So the family went to bed after dinner and when it was dark.

This was Mu Qiu's first night in time travel, and she couldn't sleep at all without being in a familiar environment.In addition, she is more worried about the future situation of this family, she must find a way to make money!

The earth kang is not small, and it is not crowded for three people to sleep, and Mu Qiu sleeps on the innermost side.If she used to be looking at her mobile phone at this time, it's a pity not to mention the mobile phone here, even reading a book is a luxury.After lying in bed for an hour or two, she still couldn't fall asleep.Carefully passing Li Shi and Mu Wen, she put on her shoes and went outside.

The sky without air pollution is full of stars, and a moon hangs in the sky.Mu Qiu thinks of modern times, she has no relatives, and she doesn't even have someone to collect the body after the bus accident.The more Mu Qiu thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt...

Suddenly, she felt something glowing on her chest. She lowered her head and tore off her clothes. It turned out to be a pattern.Taking a closer look, Mu Qiu found that the pattern was very familiar.

Isn't this the necklace pendant my grandma gave me?That pattern looks like a pendant!Mu Qiu was both surprised and happy, not knowing what happened.

The light from the pattern became brighter and brighter, enveloping her whole body.When the light disappeared, Mu Qiu was surprised to find himself in a strange place.There is no sun in this place but it is very bright. It is surrounded by large fertile fields. There are two mountains in the distance. A river flows out of the mountains and runs through the fertile fields to the distance.There is a wooden bridge in front of her, and there is a small wooden house on the other side of the bridge.

Mu Qiu boldly walked towards the wooden house, opened the door, but there was nothing in the house.This place is very empty, there are no traces of animals, and even the plants are only ordinary grass and trees.The water in the river is very clear, there are pebbles of different sizes at the bottom of the river, but there is no small fish.

This place is so strange that Mu Qiu doesn't know how he got here.Thinking of that burst of light, she guessed: "Could it be related to the pendant pattern?"

How to go back?She only had this thought, and Mu Qiu returned to the dilapidated hut in a blink of an eye.She was surprised to find that she could freely come and go between these two places as long as she thought about it.

Mu Qiu suddenly remembered the online novels he had read, isn't the magical space in the novels just like this!
She tried several times to make sure that she really had a magical space.Mu Qiu didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky. When he encountered mudslides and had a car accident, he traveled to this poor and white family, and now he actually has a magical space!
"Qiu'er, why are you sitting outside? Aren't you going to bed so late?" Li's voice suddenly sounded, and Mu Qiu was startled.

"Mom, I can't sleep, come out to get some air, you go to sleep first."

Mrs. Li didn't ask any more questions, presumably she didn't see the picture of her entering and leaving the space.Mu Qiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.She must not tell anyone this secret, otherwise she will be killed as a monster.

The next day, Mu Qiu woke up early.Thinking of the magical space she had, she couldn't wait to try it out and see what it would do.

After breakfast, Mrs. Li was going to the town to deliver goods, so Mu Qiu took Mu Wen up the mountain again.This little luotou remembered the unfinished chestnuts he had picked up up the mountain, so he couldn't wait to set off with his small basket on his back.

Mu Wen buried his head in picking chestnuts with great interest, and Mu Qiu threw some chestnuts into the space while he was not paying attention.The two quickly picked up all the chestnuts they could see.

Naturally, it is impossible to eat all these chestnuts, so Mu Qiu came up with the idea of ​​making money.She guessed that people in this world don't seem to know that chestnuts are edible. If they are sold in the town, they should be able to sell for a little money. After all, sugar-fried chestnuts are a very famous snack in modern times!
The nearest town to Ping'an Village is Pingyang Town, and it would take two hours to come and go by bullock cart.Li Shi went out before dawn, and should be home by this time.Mu Qiu went into the kitchen to make a simple meal, and when it was served on the table, he heard Li Shi's voice.

"Mother, you're back!" Mu Wen happily ran over.

"Well, did Wen'er listen to my sister today?"

"I'm obedient, mother, my sister took me to pick chestnuts just now, and I picked up a lot!" The child's face was full of uncontrollable happiness.

"Mother, wash your hands soon and then eat." Mu Qiu took the things from Mrs. Li's hands, put them away, and went to the kitchen to serve the meal.

During the meal, Mu Qiu discussed her thoughts with Li Xianrou, and she also thought that selling chestnuts was a way to make money, but usually no one would eat them, so she was afraid that she would not be able to sell them, what should she do?

"Mother, if you can't sell it, we can take it back and eat it ourselves. Anyway, these chestnuts are all picked up from the mountains. It would be best if you can make money. It doesn't matter if you can't make money." hesitate.

After the meal, the family of three peeled chestnuts with stones in the yard, and Mrs. Li used a kitchen knife to cut open holes in each chestnut.After peeling the chestnuts, Mu Qiu took Mu Wen to the mountain to find banana leaves, planning to use the leaves to divide the chestnuts into bags, which is convenient for carrying and saves the trouble of weighing.The whole family has been busy all afternoon, and finally these preparations are done.

The market day in Pingyang Town is a small market every even number, and there are two big markets on the first and fifteenth day of each month.In Mu Qiu's full expectation, the free day passed quickly.On the third day, before dawn, Mrs. Li got up to steam chestnuts.The two little ones were helping with packing.

In fact, Mu Qiu's original intention was to make sugar-fried chestnuts, but that required a lot of sugar, so she had no choice but to give up and chose steamed chestnuts as the next best thing.Although steamed chestnuts don't taste as fragrant as fried chestnuts, they are soft and glutinous in taste, which is also very good.

When it was daylight, all the chestnuts had been packed, and Mu Qiu counted a total of 26 bags, which would add up to a small half of the basket.

There is an ox cart in the village that goes to the town. Li Xianrou and Mu Qiu spent four Wen to take the cart to the town.Mu Wen stayed in the village and asked Aunt Zhang to take care of her.Before leaving, the little guy was still pouting and looking unhappy.

(End of this chapter)