Mu Xue and Mu Xue
Chapter 8 Market
As night fell and the stars twinkled, Mu Xue and Lin Mo finally returned to their cozy home. Although it was late, they chose to go straight to bed and enjoy the peaceful night.
The next morning, the sun rose, and the golden light spread across the earth, awakening the sleeping world. When Mu Xue opened her eyes, she found that Lin Mo had already gotten up and prepared a delicious breakfast.
"Oh! Brother, why did you get up so early today? Xue'er hasn't slept enough!" Mu Xue rubbed her sleepy eyes and said in a slightly coquettish tone.
"There's a market in town today, and there will be lots of new and interesting things for sale!" Lin Mo explained with a smile. He had heard the news from the mayor last night and was filled with anticipation. A market meant that people from surrounding cities and towns would gather there, set up stalls, and sell all sorts of goods.
"Ah? A market? What is that?" Mu Xue asked in confusion. To her, it seemed like a strange yet interesting concept.
"A market, to put it simply, is where people from nearby cities and towns gather to set up stalls and sell goods. There are so many delicious and fun things there!" Lin Mo patiently explained to her. He knew that Mu Xue's knowledge of the outside world was relatively limited, so he was very much looking forward to giving her more new and exciting experiences.
When Mu Xue heard that there was delicious food, she immediately became excited, with a gleam in her eyes: "Delicious! There is actually delicious food. Then let's go quickly, brother! Hurry up, don't dawdle!" As she said that, Mu Xue couldn't wait to grab Lin Mo and rushed out the door in a hurry.
"Oh no! We haven't finished our meal yet!" Lin Mo shouted hurriedly.
"Food? It's not as important as being delicious!" Mu Xue responded without turning her head.
Lin Mo smiled helplessly, thinking that his sister was really impatient, but he still ran out with her.
When they rushed to the street, they found that it was empty. Mu Xue's face was immediately filled with anger, and she stared at Lin Mo with wide eyes: "Didn't we agree that there would be delicious food and fun things? How come there is no one in sight! Humph! Brother, you lied to me again!" Mu Xue's little mouth was pouted high, and a cute little bump appeared on her face. It was obvious that she was really very angry.
"Oh! There must be no one here so early in the morning. People are still on their way! They won't come so early. Let's go home and have dinner first. They should come after dinner. I'll give you money when they come, and I'll buy you whatever you want. Let's go and be obedient!" Lin Mo said as he touched Mu Xue's little head.
Mu Xue frowned and nodded somewhat disappointedly: "Okay, then let's go back first. But what if they haven't arrived yet?"
"Don't worry, I have a feeling they will be here soon. We'll come over and see them then." Lin Mo comforted.
Mu Xue sighed and turned to leave with Lin Mo. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she slapped her forehead and said in frustration, "Oh no! I actually forgot to bring Linglong! Will she be angry?" After that, she hurriedly grabbed Lin Mo's hand and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, we have to go home and pick up Linglong!"
Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh at Mu Xue's anxious expression. He knew Mu Xue loved Ling Long very much and would definitely worry if she stayed home alone for too long. So, he quickened his pace and ran home with Mu Xue.
The two of them trotted all the way back home. As soon as they entered the house, Mu Xue rushed into the room, picked up Linglong, and gently stroked its fur, muttering to herself, "Linglong, don't be angry. Xue'er didn't mean to leave you out. I'll take you out to play later, okay?"
Lin Mo stood at the door, watching Muxue gently coaxing Linglong, a warm feeling welling up in his heart. He knew Muxue had always been a kind and lovely girl, especially one with a deep love for small animals. He smiled and shook his head, thinking that this girl cared about Linglong even more than she did for him, her brother. However, he didn't mind, because he loved Linglong too, and he preferred to see Muxue happy and joyful.
After a while, Lin Mo came in with two bowls of rice, put them on the table, and left again. After a while, he came back with a sesame seed bun, a bowl of vegetables, and a plate of fried eggs. After putting them all on the table, he said, "Okay, you can eat! Come on, Linglong, this is yours. Eating more eggs is nutritious!"
Just as the two people and the fox were enjoying their meal, there was a sudden knock on the door. Lin Mo put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, walked to the door and opened it, while Mu Xue continued to eat heartily.
When Lin Mo opened the door, he found a ragged old man standing in front of him. The old man looked haggard, and his eyes revealed fatigue and hunger. He said to Lin Mo in a hoarse voice: "Little friend, can you please give me some food? I haven't eaten for a long time."
Lin Mo replied without hesitation, "Of course! Please come in, we are having dinner too!" As he spoke, he stepped aside to make way for the old man. Then, he walked into the kitchen, poured a bowl of hot porridge, took a pair of chopsticks, and led the old man into the house.
Mu Xue saw Lin Mo walking in with a ragged old man, and she was filled with doubts. She asked curiously, "Brother! Who is he?"
Lin Mo smiled and explained, "Oh, he came to ask for a meal. It's okay, it's just a meal, we don't need this little food." Mu Xue nodded in understanding. So, she continued to lower her head, eating her meal while playing with Linglong.
After breakfast, Lin Mo said to the old man, "Grandpa, if you want to stay, you can stay with us for a few days. We happen to have an extra room. I'll help you clean up when I get back from playing with my sister." The old man nodded in agreement. The brother and sister took Linglong back to the street. By then, the market was bustling with activity, with a dazzling array of stalls. Muxue excitedly ran around, looking at this and touching that. Lin Mo followed behind, holding a large pile of things Muxue had selected. Suddenly, Muxue was attracted by a stall selling candied haws. Her eyes were fixed on the crystal clear strings of candied haws. Seeing this, Lin Mo walked over to her with a smile, handed her a string of candied haws, and said, "Eat it if you like." Muxue happily took it, took a bite, and a satisfied smile spread across her face.
As they continued walking, Mu Xue suddenly saw an old lady selling windmills. Her eyes lit up and she excitedly grabbed Lin Mo's hand and said, "Brother! Brother! I want that, I want to play with that!" She pointed at the colorful windmills turning in the wind, her face full of anticipation and joy.
Lin Mo looked at his sister's cute appearance, his heart filled with love, and replied with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you, I'll buy it for you." Then he gently touched Mu Xue's head and turned to walk towards the lady selling windmills.
Walking closer, Lin Mo smiled and said to the old lady, "Auntie, how much is this windmill? I want to buy one."
The old lady answered enthusiastically, "Oh, three copper coins each." Then she took a windmill from the cart beside her and handed it to him, "Here, here you go, keep it." Lin Mo handed the copper coins to the old lady and took the windmill, holding it carefully in his hand for fear of breaking it.
After getting the windmill, Lin Mo returned to Mu Xue and handed the windmill to her with affection in his eyes.
Lin Mo returned to Mu Xue and handed the windmill to her. Mu Xue was very happy after getting the windmill. She ran while shouting, "Whoosh, hoosh!" She looked very cute.
Lin Mo looked at his sister and sighed in his heart, "She is still a child after all!" He then advised Mu Xue, "Xue'er, run slower and don't fall!" After that, Lin Mo quickened his pace to catch up with Mu Xue. After running for a while, he found that he had lost her. He shouted anxiously, "Xue'er! Xue'er!" But when he turned around, he found Mu Xue standing next to a stall, looking at the Dongpo pork on the stall with anticipation. She kept swallowing her saliva, and it was obvious that she really wanted to eat it.
Lin Mo walked over with a helpless look on his face, "Boss, how much is this meat?"
The butcher was an old man who looked very strong at first glance: "Little boy, would you like a bowl of Dongpo pork for 20 copper coins?" The boss had a generous smile and it was obvious that he was a kind-hearted person.
"Okay, four bowls then!"
"Eh? Why did you buy four bowls? Three bowls would be enough for me, brother, and Linglong, right? Does that mean brother wants to eat two bowls by himself?" Mu Xue stretched out her fingers and counted.
"An old man came to our house today, so I'll bring him a bowl when I go back. It's not expensive for us anyway."
"Oh, yes, and that old man just happened to give us a bowl each!" Mu Xue suddenly realized and scratched her head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, brother, I wronged you."
"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Mo just took the first bowl of Dongpo pork handed to him by the boss. The boss was very conscientious and used a wooden bowl to hold the meat and also gave chopsticks. Lin Mo handed the first bowl of meat to Mu Xue.
Mu Xue couldn't wait to take the Dongpo pork. There were a lot of them in this bowl, about a dozen pieces. She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. It was immediately too hot: "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! It's so hot! It's burning me to death!" She swallowed it with difficulty.
"Hey, eat slowly. No one will snatch it from you. If it's not enough, we can buy more."
At this time, Lin Mo also took the second bowl. Her high level of cultivation made her not afraid of the heat, so she picked up a piece and put it into her mouth. This bite of Dongpo pork had a delicate texture, fat but not greasy, glutinous but not sticky. It was like entering a paradise of food. The Dongpo pork slowly melted in the mouth, and the charming aroma and its delicious taste permeated every taste bud, making it irresistible. After Mu Xue finished one piece, she picked up another one. This time, she learned her lesson and blew on it for a long time before eating it. "Mmm, delicious, delicious, brother, you should eat it quickly too!" Lin Mo smiled at her and started eating as well.
At this time, a young man in gorgeous clothes passed by the stall and stopped, attracted by the aroma of Dongpo pork.
"What kind of meat is this? It smells so good?" the boy asked curiously.
"Sir, this is our specialty Dongpo pork. I guarantee you will enjoy it to your heart's content!" the boss introduced enthusiastically.
The young man looked at the meat on the stall, then looked at Mu Xue who was eating meat with big mouthfuls, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Give me a bowl too."
Seeing that someone else came to buy, Lin Mo and Mu Xue were about to leave. Unexpectedly, the young man suddenly stopped them, "Wait, sir, I think we have met somewhere before..." Lin Mo put his chin in his hand and began to think.
"Aren't you the Yun Yufei who played the flute so well last night? Hello, brother! We meet again." Mu Xue stretched out her hand to greet Yun Yufei while eating Dongpo pork.
Lin Mo suddenly realized that they had met last night! "Hello! What a coincidence that you are also shopping here!" Yun Yufei smiled and chatted with them, and they were very happy. When he learned that Mu Xue was interested in the flute, he took the initiative to invite her, saying, "If you are free someday, come to my place and listen to me play a piece." Mu Xue happily agreed.
After bidding farewell to Yun Yufei, the brother and sister returned home with their bountiful harvest. Upon arrival, they presented a portion of Dongpo pork to the old man, who burst into tears of gratitude and thanked him profusely.
After dinner, Lin Mo heard a strange noise coming from the warehouse. He slapped his head and remembered that the gangsters were still imprisoned there! So he hurried in to untie them and made some food for them. During this time, the old man asked Lin Mo why he imprisoned them there. Lin Mo told the old man everything that happened yesterday. The old man then let down his guard and went back to his room to sleep.
After the gangsters finished their meal, they were lectured by Lin Mo and then let go. The specific content of the lecture was: "You should do more good deeds in the future and don't always think of taking shortcuts. If you do good things, they will treat you well. If I find you doing bad things again, hmph! Then you'll have to ask my fist and my sword to see if they agree to let you go this time!"
After Lin Mo warned those people, the gangsters saw that Lin Mo was going to let them go, so they ran out of Lin Mo's house as if they were escaping, and disappeared in a short while.
After seeing them all leave, Lin Mo felt tired and went to bed.
The next day, Mu Xue woke up early because she had something big to do! She had been thinking about it all night! So at daybreak today, she woke Lin Mo up and said to him, "Brother, I want to open a clinic. We have no income now, and our money will eventually run out. So I awakened the ability to heal, and opening a clinic is just right to make money to support our family!" After careful consideration, Lin Mo agreed to Mu Xue's idea. After all, after awakening an ability, one must practice. Only by practicing more can one make progress and master more advanced skills.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, but let's discuss it after dinner. I'll go cook first, and you and Linglong can play for a while." After saying that, Lin Mo went to cook.
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