My Entry In Troubled Times Is Infinitely Synthesized

Chapter 8: Life

Listening to the words of both sides, Li Yun stared intently at the elegant figure riding two large horses, tightly gripping the hand covered in lime.

After watching for a long time, until the two figures completely disappeared, Li Yun finally withdrew his gaze.

Having made a certain determination in his heart, he quickly left the street.

Around noon, Li Yun arrived at the shantytown, stepping on the layer of snow. The thick snow sank his calves halfway, consuming a lot of time. Coupled with carrying so many things and covering such a distance, Li Yun had already started sweating.

Before even entering the house, Li Yun smelled the aroma of food wafting over.

Thinking that there was a gentle and sweet girl waiting for him at home, a smile unconsciously appeared on Li Yun's lips as he lightly knocked on the door. "Xiao Rou, I'm back."

Hearing a burst of hurried and joyful footsteps, the door quickly opened.

Xiao Rou still had that pitch-black face, and when she saw Li Yun's smile, she said, "Uncle, you're back."

"Yeah," Li Yun walked into the house, closed and locked the door. The house was always warm with a fire burning.

Putting down the basket filled with things, Li Yun smiled and said, "Is the rice cooked?"

"The rice is steamed, but I wanted to wait for you to come back before making the dishes, so I haven't cooked yet."

"What dishes are we having?"

"Napa cabbage!"

"I don't eat that stuff," Li Yun smiled and rubbed Xiao Rou's head, and Xiao Rou didn't avoid it.

He pointed at the basket. "Look, I bought some good stuff."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Rou lowered her head and looked at the basket, pleasantly surprised. "Wow, winter bamboo shoots, radishes, and is this cured meat? Uncle, where did you get so much money?"

"It's a secret," Li Yun chuckled and picked up the basket, walking towards the stove. "You be good and wait for the meal. Uncle will show off his skills today."

"Okay!" Xiao Rou nodded obediently, but after thinking for a moment, she still followed Li Yun to the side to observe and learn.

Li Yun rolled up his sleeves and started washing vegetables and cutting meat. Xiao Rou's cooking skills were average, and she would ruin these things if she tried to cook them. In his previous life, due to family reasons, Li Yun often cooked for himself because his parents were often not at home. Although his cooking skills were not particularly good, they were still passable.

Chopping vegetables and meat, adding some lard, Xiao Rou started a big fire to cook. Soon, Li Yun had cooked two dishes.

Stir-fried napa cabbage with cured meat, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots.

One meat dish and one vegetable dish, a balanced nutrition.

They placed the dishes on the table, and the two of them sat down happily. Li Yun took a bite of the cured meat, the spiciness combined with the saltiness of the meat itself was quite good. A thin slice of meat could be eaten with a mouthful of rice.

Li Yun added a lot of chili, so it was a bit spicy. Eating it in the middle of winter was truly satisfying.

Xiao Rou was sweating profusely, and her little face had turned into a flushed kitten.

Soon, after eating their fill, Li Yun had eaten three bowls of rice. The dishes were all good, except for that damn butcher. The box he sent, which was the size of a palm, only had half the amount of lard, and it was only as thick as a thumb. It was a rip-off, as expected of something that was given for free.

"How was it? My cooking skills are pretty good, right?" Li Yun smiled and looked at Xiao Rou, whose round belly was almost lying down and rolling her eyes, teasing her.

Xiao Rou raised her thumb weakly and said, "Uncle, you're amazing. I feel like I'm about to burst."

"Hehe, life will get better and better. We're just getting started. In the future, you'll get to eat all kinds of delicacies," Li Yun laughed and took out some silver coins from his pocket, handing them to Xiao Rou.

"Uncle?" Xiao Rou was puzzled.

"Inside is the money I earned from selling game today, probably about one and a half silver coins. Help me keep it safe. I want to save money."

Li Yun said seriously.

Xiao Rou carefully took it over and thought for a moment before whispering, "Uncle, are you short of money?"

"Yeah," Li Yun nodded, looking at the wind and snow outside the window. "In this world, without status and strength, it's difficult to move forward. I don't want to be a hunter who lives from hand to mouth for the rest of my life. I want to save enough money and join a martial arts school, and ideally become a Martial Artist!"

"By then, we won't live in this rundown house, we won't eat rice mixed with bran, and we won't have only one set of thick clothes at home!"

"Is it not good to give me money..."

"It's okay, we are family. You keep it, otherwise I might lose control and buy things impulsively again," Li Yun said with a bitter smile.

"Alright," Xiao Rou felt Li Yun's trust and tightly held onto the cloth bag. After a moment of contemplation, she opened her mouth to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yun smiled and said, "If Xiao Rou wants to say something, just say it. We don't need to think too much about our relationship."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Rou took a deep breath and said, "Uncle, I saw you kill someone today."

Li Yun's pupils contracted, and he instinctively felt nervous.

Then, Xiao Rou continued, "Uncle, you didn't hide the body properly. After you left, I was worried that someone would see it, so I hid it again."

"But...you were in a panic after killing someone and didn't hide it properly. The fresh blood stained the white snow red. Although I hid it again, I'm not sure if anyone saw it during that time."

"Uncle, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. We are family," Xiao Rou reached out her small hand and gently grabbed Li Yun's big hand, speaking with utmost seriousness.

Feeling the gentle touch of Xiao Rou's small hand, Li Yun's inner tension gradually faded away. He gently touched Xiao Rou's head and said, "I understand, thank you Xiao Rou."

"Hehe, no need to thank me," Xiao Rou smiled, revealing a row of white teeth.

Seeing Xiao Rou's dark and bright smile, it was quite amusing, and Li Yun couldn't help but laugh. The two of them laughed foolishly, and the atmosphere became warm.

After dinner, Xiao Rou washed the dishes while Li Yun divided the lime bags. He had bought a lot of quicklime and wanted to maximize the effect of the talisman. For this reason, Li Yun needed to determine how much lime was needed to fully activate the talisman.

After all, it would be strange to go out with a bunch of lime and be discovered immediately.

While dividing the lime, Li Yun occasionally glanced at Xiao Rou's petite figure, feeling tender in his heart.

When at home, Xiao Rou didn't have many clothes, only one set, but they were always clean. Because she didn't wear much, when she bent over to wash the dishes, it was somewhat eye-catching, causing Li Yun to take a quick glance.

This one glance almost made him lose his composure, with his Qi and Blood in disarray.

So big...

Phew!

Li Yun quickly regained his composure, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed the restlessness in his heart, not daring to look again.

After Abundant Qi and Blood, his body was like an eighteen-year-old youth who had never experienced self-gratification, and the restlessness was about to explode. If he looked for a while longer, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

...

After that, life returned to normal for the next two days.

Li Yun would wake up in the morning, go hunting in the morning, and return around noon or in the afternoon. Xiao Rou would stay at home, cooking, doing laundry, chopping wood, and waiting for Li Yun to come back.

One taking care of the outside, the other taking care of the inside, it wasn't too bad. Perhaps they could accept this peaceful life going on like this.

On this day, during the hour of Shen, Li Yun returned home empty-handed, his expression not looking good.

He had gained nothing, two consecutive days of gaining nothing!

Those animals seemed to have gone extinct. He had been wandering around for the past two days and hadn't even seen a single hair.

When would he be able to save enough money to practice martial arts at this rate?

Sighing in his heart, Xiao Rou approached Li Yun with a bowl of white porridge, speaking softly, "Uncle, have some porridge."

"Mmm..."

"Uncle, do you need money very much? Do you want to go gambling again?" Xiao Rou asked, biting her lip lightly. It seemed like she had made up her mind and took out a small cloth bag from her clothes, saying, "Uncle, take this..."

(End of this chapter)