I became an old man in my leisure time

The five women's hearts skipped a beat: Is this person so straightforward?

"... Just call me by my name from now on." Gu Ke said the second half of the sentence.

Miss Qin:? ? ? That's it?

Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Ju:? ? ? That's it!

Miss Qin was silent for a long time.

Gu Ke simply included her: "If Miss Qin doesn't mind, you can also call me by my name in the future. Otherwise, you can also call me Lao Gu."

"We all know each other now, and we may live in this valley for a long time in the future, so there is no need to be too polite, right?"

Miss Qin moved her mouth slightly for several times, and finally nodded slowly: "Gu...Old Gu, what you said is true, so I agree."

Gu Ke smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Miss Qin."

Miss Qin looked hesitant when she saw this, but finally she couldn't suppress the embarrassment in her heart: "Don't call me Miss Qin anymore, please call me...Sister Qin."

There is no way, she is still a daughter who has not left the court, her maiden name cannot be told to others, and not everyone can call it, basically only close relatives of her parents.

But she didn't want to be called "Old Qin", nor was she called "Xiao Qin". In the end, she could only be called "elder sister" like Bai Suqing.

Gu Ke was satisfied.

He was originally a time traveler, and he came to this second life in the Yulong Valley. So far, he has only seen a dozen living people.

It is too difficult to change the whole world, but it is not that troublesome to change these ten people. Of course, there is no need to force yourself to adapt to some of their rules.

Didn't Xiao Man quickly get used to getting along with him as an equal? Didn't Miss Qin also get promoted to "Sister Qin"?

People adapt to rules in order to survive better, so naturally they can ignore some rules in order to survive.

However, Miss Qin was too young after all. Although she could barely hold back her embarrassment, she broke her guard after he called Miss Qin several times and hurriedly left on the pretext of transporting firewood.

Gu Ke smiled and asked Mei Lan Zhu Ju to carry dry firewood directly from outside the warehouse. During martial arts practice in the afternoon, they took turns cutting fresh thatch and pine branches to replace it.

Bring fresh ones back? That's not roasting, but smoking bacon.

After lunch, Mei Lan Zhu Ju came over and taught Gu Ke Xiaoman how to practice martial arts. At the same time, he cut down a lot of thatch and pine branches and put them on the stone platform of the warehouse to dry.

Gu Ke's request to Miss Qin made them all a little uncomfortable and embarrassed.

It's not polite to call others by their first name, which is similar to calling someone "Gu", but he doesn't want to be called Lao Gu like the eldest lady, so in the end he can only call him Brother Gu.

The four girls are all older than Gu Ke, and Mei Zhu is even older, so calling him "brother" is awkward.

But Gu Ke was in his early thirties in his previous life. He knew how to get along with others and to properly close the relationship with each other. Addressing him was the starting point.

After that, the two parties interacted with each other for several days, and they got along fairly well. The awkwardness of the four girls gradually faded under Gu Ke's deliberate ignorance, and their attitude towards him became much closer.

Gu Ke's attention is not on martial arts training either. He has tried to practice four martial arts in the past few days.

There is no hope of getting started with the two doors of the top grade, but the two doors of the middle grade are better. There may be a slight chance in 3588.

If you don't get started, it won't be displayed on the system's skill bar, so it's naturally impossible to upgrade with points.

It seems that he is destined to be a man who relies on the system to become stronger.

Accomplishing martial arts quickly through practice is just a dream, so there is no need to take it too seriously. After practicing for a while, he called Mei Shu to rest.

After chatting for a while, he introduced the topic and expressed that he wanted to maintain a friendly communication with Miss Qin and that everyone could exchange information at any time.

If there is no firewood in the Ancestral Tomb Hall, you can go to him. If he is short of something, you can go to the Ancestral Tomb Hall.

Mei Shu is not a little girl. She knows the elegant meaning when she hears the strings: "Brother Gu, what else is missing here?"

Gu Ke smiled bitterly: "Except for food, everything else is lacking, but the most lacking thing is salt."

People need to replenish salt regularly. It can be less, but not none.

Mei Shu frowned: "When those damn guys tricked us into coming in, they said everything was ready here, but we didn't care. They brought half a catty of salt and some pickles with them. Now the pickles have been eaten up, and there are only a few ounces of salt left. "

Gu Ke couldn't help but shake his head: "It's a drop in the bucket, I can only think of a solution later."

As soon as the conversation changed, he changed the subject: "If there are too many fabrics or clothes, I would like to get a set to change. To be honest, Sister Mei, I haven't taken a shower since I entered here, and I feel like I'm going to be rotten." ”

"That's no problem." Mei Shu agreed: "The four of us still have some changes of clothes. I'll ask Juqin to go back and get some clean sets later."

Gu Ke waved his hand: "I've been waiting for two months. Don't be in a hurry. I'll get it tomorrow."

Then he changed the topic again: "Sister Mei, when I came in, I was blocked by others and couldn't see what was going on outside. Did those servants bring oil, salt, cloth, and daily utensils on their carriages?"

The servant, Miss Chu Qin, as his master, did not dare to look at her as they did.

Gu Ke had never practiced martial arts, and his senses were far inferior to theirs. Later, he was alone on the mountain. He probably didn't stay with the group. It was normal not to know the details.

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head slightly: "We didn't pay much attention to it, but we saw that their car was full of people, and we didn't see a carriage specifically for transporting goods."

When Gu Ke heard this, he knew that the possibility of making a "windfall" from the small village at the foot of the mountain was extremely slim.

When they came down the mountain, they saw traces of many people escaping. In the end, not even a body was found, which meant that the only remaining property of these servants-their personal clothing was also missing.

After thinking about it, he still told Mei Shu about what happened when he went down the mountain that day.

Meishu listened and nodded solemnly: "When we first arrived here, the eldest lady went there and asked them where the supplies were. She didn't mention anyone missing when she came back."

After a pause, she continued: "Only a few of those servants were beginners, and the first ghost could have eaten them all."

Gu Ke also felt that this possibility was the greatest: "Then ask the eldest lady when you go back."

Meishu naturally agreed.

These things should have been discussed with the eldest lady Qin, but who made him embarrassed her too much and just slipped away.

But Meishu was calm and experienced, so it was not wrong for her to relay the story.

...

Meishu did not follow Gu Ke's words and send clothes tomorrow.

Zhuqi and Juqin came back from chopping firewood, and immediately received Meishu's instructions and returned to the ancestral tomb hall.

In just two quarters of an hour, the two women each brought a box.

One of them was a porcelain teacup, bowl and plate, small and exquisite, as white as jade.

Gu Ke and Xiao Man were not used to such small bowls and plates, so they decided to leave them all for Miss Qin to use when she came to visit.

Bai Suqing? If she had a choice, she would not use second-hand goods, especially those of the eldest lady.

The other one was full of clothes and cloth, and even a three-foot-long piece of red silk.

Gu Ke guessed that it was prepared for Miss Qin, and only she could decide to give away this luxury item.

But... what can he do with it? He can't learn to embroider like Dongfang Bubai, and he will return the original item tomorrow.