Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

After listening to Li Mu's string of solicitations.

Chen Mo got two pieces of news. The rebels in the North will attack Qingzhou in the next spring with great momentum.

Secondly, rather than recruiting, it is more like being a bodyguard for the Li family, and the family is just incidentally.

The two of them have only met twice so far, and their exchanges are superficial and deep. Whether they can trust each other is always a question.

Besides, when you leave Pingting County, you are going to a strange place without even a place to stay. If you turn your back on the person and dump yourself when you get there, then there is nothing you can do about it.

And being a bodyguard for a wealthy family in a troubled time is a dangerous thing.

Once he is targeted by rebels or robbers, it is okay for him to be alone, but at that time he has his sister-in-law with him, which will be troublesome.

Therefore, Chen Mo didn't want to agree.

But he couldn't refuse too directly. He also pointed out that the fur was sold at a good price and said: "Shopkeeper Li, you said that this incident is too sudden and the matter is serious. Let me go back and think about it carefully and talk to my wife. Let’s discuss it.”

"Yes. There is still time before we leave. Don't be in a hurry. Just think about it and tell me here." Li Mu said.

Possibly with the intention of recruiting, Li Mu offered four coins for this bearskin.

Because the fox skin was a gray fox, not a white fox, its quality was slightly inferior, so Li Mu gave him five ounces of money.

It was difficult to get Jiu Diao money, so Li Mu used silver ingots to settle the matter.

Nine ingots and one tael of silver ingots.

After leaving the Li family cloth store, Chen Mo threw Li Mu's words behind him.

As for taking advantage of Li Mu?

Stop making trouble, let Li Mu take those fox and bear skins, he will definitely make a profit, and the money he will make may even be several times the money he spent.

The relationship between the two is just buyer and seller.

Afterwards, Chen Mo went shopping again.

Soybeans, eggs, tooth powder, soy sauce, salt

Chen Mo also bought himself a pair of boots.

He is wearing cloth shoes now. Even if they are cold, they can easily get wet and cause some irritation to his feet.

I also bought a pair of embroidered shoes for Han Anniang.

Chen Mo knew the size of her feet very well, after all, he played with them almost every night.

There was also ointment for treating frostbite. He found that Han Anniang's hands were already somewhat frostbitten.

With six taels left at the end, Chen Mo went to the blacksmith shop.

Chen Mo came to the blacksmith shop last time.

Walking into the blacksmith shop, Chen Mo said: "Shopkeeper Zhang, I want to order the knife."

"Fixed knife?"

Shopkeeper Zhang's eyes lit up while he was blacksmithing. He knew that this was a big deal. He quickly stopped what he was doing and said with a grin, "This guest has a distinguished surname."

"My surname is Chen."

"What kind of knife does Boss Chen want to customize?"

Chen Mo saw a pen and paper next to him, so he drew the Tang Dao in his mind on the paper.

Before traveling through time, he bought an unedged Tang Dao for his collection. It was simply too handsome.

"This is a sword?" Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned when he saw this kind of sword for the first time.

"Whatever you think, it will be made in this style anyway, eighty centimeters long." Chen Mo said.

"Then what materials does the guest need? Do you want to cover it with earth, burn the blade and clamp it with steel?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked.

This is Chen Mo's knowledge blind spot. He really doesn't know much about this aspect. After asking shopkeeper Zhang, he learned that this is a forging process that can enhance the quality and strength of weapons.

The more process steps there are, the higher the charge.

Shopkeeper Zhang usually makes mostly farm tools, and the process steps are simple.

"With all these added, what's the price?" Chen Mo asked.

Hearing this, shopkeeper Zhang stretched out two fingers: "At least twenty taels of silver."

Chen Mo: "..."

In the end, Chen Mo could only cut and reduce, using ordinary materials, but the burning blade and steel clamping must be covered with earth. After some bargaining, the price was roughly five taels of silver.

Pay a deposit of one tael of silver first.

"Don't worry, I have such a big shop here, and it has been registered with the government. I can't run away. The monks can't run away from the temple. I won't cheat you for a mere tael of silver." Shopkeeper Zhang seemed to see Chen Mo's worry and said with a smile.

Chen Mo pondered for a while, then took out a piece of silver from his arms: "How long?"

"Get it in three days."

Chen Mo nodded, took the voucher issued by shopkeeper Zhang, carried the food on his back, and left the county.

No one was watching him this time.

All the way back home.

Chen Mo put down his bag outside the house and shook off the snow on his body.

Han Anniang heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen: "Uncle is back."

With that said, he helped Chen Mo brush the snow off his body.

Han An's mother must have been cooking just now. She had put cold water on her hands. Chen Mo saw that her hands were a little swollen and red.

But Han Anniang didn't care. After helping Chen Mo brush off the snow on his body, she turned around and went to the kitchen to wash Chen Mo's face and hands with hot water.

But before he took two steps, Chen Mo grabbed his hand.

When Chen Mo pulled, Han Aniang screamed and fell into his arms.

Chen Mo picked her up, held her waist with one hand, and carried the sack in the other hand, and entered the house.

Seeing her uncle put down the sack and carry her into the house, Han Anniang panicked a little and struggled: "Uncle, no, I'm having my period."

Chen Mo put Han Anniang on the kang, smiled and pinched her nose: "What are you thinking about? I bought you an ointment that can treat and prevent frostbite."

With that said, Chen Mo let go of her and took some chilblain ointment and applied it to Han Anniang's hands.

"Ah, uncle, I'll apply it later. I haven't finished cooking yet." Han Anniang struggled.

"Don't move. I'll cook the food. If you're on your period, take a good rest and don't drink cold water." As he said that, he held her hands and helped her warm them.

"Uncle." Han Anniang hugged Chen Mo's waist and hugged him tightly. Her eyes became moist for some reason.

"You're fine, why are you crying?" Chen Mo wiped her tears.

"I don't know about the slave family. Uncle, why are you so nice to the slave family?"

The women in the mountain villages are not the rich girls in the city. The husbands use their wives as "labor force".

To Han Aniang, Chen Mo's behavior seemed like something she could only see in a dream.

"Because I like my sister-in-law."

"Uncle." Han Anniang offered a kiss.

After their lips parted, she said with a blushing face: "Uncle, I really miss you in my family."

…

The next day.

Zhang He came with five fishing rods he had made, as well as dug earthworms, which are earthworms.

There are also earthworms in winter, but they are hidden deep and require digging deep into the soil to find them.

"Brother Mo, when are we going to Dadong Lake?"

"I'll go there in two days. You go and explore the situation first to see where there are more fish and whether it is necessary to make a nest. In addition, you don't need to bring back the fish you catch, just sell them to the Qinghe Gang. See what the Qinghe Gang gives you. How much."

Chen Mo gave Zhang He ten coins.

"Good Lemo."

…

It got late and Zhang He came back.

In three hours, Zhang He caught a total of four crucian carp, two herrings, and several small fish that weighed less than a catty, totaling sixteen catties, and earned sixty coins.