Pick up a princess to be your wife

Seeing the burly man leave in anger, Li Mu couldn't help but chuckle.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, the people around dispersed.

Li Mu originally thought that the burly man would come to cause trouble, but he didn't show up again that day.

At noon, Li Mu finally welcomed his second guest of the day.

The man was thin, dressed in tattered clothes, his face was dirty, and his cheeks were slightly flushed.

Judging from his pale face, you could tell he was malnourished from being hungry for too long.

"You collect antiques?"

"Let me take a look."

He fumbled in his sleeve for a while, his expression contorted for at least a quarter of an hour, before finally taking the item out.

"Look how much rice you can exchange for this."

The item was wrapped in a cloth strip. When you opened it, you would find an exquisite hairpin inlaid with emeralds.

[The Double Flower and Butterfly Hairpin, made of huanghuali wood and emerald, is 607 years old. It was used by the founding empress of the previous dynasty and is worth 50000 taels of silver. It can be exchanged for 50,000 points.]

A storm of emotions surged through Li Mu's heart.

What surprised him was not the value of the hairpin, but the fact that such a precious item could only be afforded by royalty.

Such a precious hairpin, yet it appeared on this down-on-his-luck person.

Such a treasure is definitely not something you can find just anywhere.

Therefore, his identity may be quite unusual.

Based on current prices, Li Mu would need to give the other party at least 50,000 catties of grain in exchange for this hairpin.

However, in chaotic times, antiques are only worth dirt cheap.

"It can be exchanged for 100 jin of rice," Li Mu said casually.

Upon hearing this, the other party looked conflicted: "Is this all you can get in exchange?"

“If the world were at peace, this hairpin would be worth a fortune. But in these chaotic times, antiques are worthless. Besides, if you take it to another pawnshop, you’ll probably only get a few dozen taels of silver,” Li Mu said calmly.

The other person bit their lip, then looked up at Li Mu: "I can't finish all this food in a short time. Could you give me a few pounds first? I'll ask you for more later if I need it."

"As long as you trust me, there will be no problem."

"Okay, I'll switch with you."

Li Mu felt a little guilty about overcharging his customers like this.

Li Mu was getting up, preparing to go into the alley to exchange some food with the system, when he suddenly heard a sound of someone falling to the ground behind him.

Turning around, I saw that the person had fainted.

Li Mu quickly went forward to check on the other person's condition, and only when he touched the forehead did he realize that the other person had a very high fever.

Realizing he wouldn't be able to set up the stall that afternoon, he quickly picked the other person up and rushed home.

After settling him into his small bed, Li Mu quickly searched the system store and found the medicine category.

These prices are outrageous! A box of fever reducer costs 20000 points! Anti-inflammatory medicine is even more expensive, costing a whopping 30000 points!

He didn't have enough points, so he could only exchange the other person's hairpin for points, which he then used to buy two boxes of medicine, which he fed to the person.

"I'll feel better right away after taking the medicine."

Although the other person was delirious from the fever, they still cooperated and swallowed the pills.

Li Mu brought over a basin of cool water and first helped him wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Then he took off his clothes.

Li Mu noticed that her chest was tightly wrapped in white cloth, and only then did he realize that she did not have an Adam's apple.

This is a woman!

This is a bit awkward...

Upon closer inspection, the woman's features were indeed very delicate; she was definitely a beauty in the making.

In the afternoon, the woman slowly woke up.

She vaguely remembered exchanging that hairpin for a lot of food, and then she fainted.

Then it seems someone gave her some medicine, so she's much more awake now.

The moment she woke up, she immediately shrank into a corner and hugged her chest with both hands.

Only then did I realize that the pressure in my chest had disappeared. Although my body felt very relaxed, I was extremely tense inside.

"You!" The woman exclaimed in alarm.

"Don't be nervous, I didn't do anything to you. Your clothes are too tight, which will hinder your treatment. I changed you into my sister-in-law's clothes. Although the size is not right, it will be more comfortable for you," Li Mu said calmly.

The woman's face immediately turned red all the way to the roots of her neck.

If he changed his clothes, wouldn't that mean he discovered he was a woman?

That's not the worst part; he saw me completely naked!

"I asked the lady next door to change your clothes and wipe your body down. Are you feeling better now?" Li Mu asked.

The woman then realized that the sticky feeling on her body had disappeared, leaving her feeling refreshed and cool.

He didn't ask the neighbor to change his clothes; he changed them himself.

How could such a good thing be given to the aunt next door?

Li Mu never expected that this woman, despite being so thin, would still be quite well-endowed...

However, Li Mu did not actually grope Li Mu.

The woman clearly believed Li Mu's words, after all, if Li Mu didn't care about her, she might die of illness outside.

She nodded slightly and slowly relaxed.

"Rest well and don't think too much."

Just then, a sharp scream came from outside.

"Who stole my clothes?!"

"Why are you yelling so loudly? Maybe you just don't know where it is."

"All my clothes are in this closet, there's no way I could have put them anywhere else! My house must have been burgled!"

Seeing that the door was not closed, Li Mu stepped across the threshold and said with a smile, "Don't be alarmed, sister-in-law, I took your clothes."

Upon hearing this, Li Tian's expression became extremely strange.

Wang Xiulian's face flushed red instantly.

She often heard that some people had strange fetishes, such as stealing women's clothes, especially underwear.

They would steal the clothes back and then do unspeakable things to them.

"You can guard against anything day or night, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks! Li Mu, it's one thing for you to steal my clothes, but you even stole my undergarments? You're simply, simply!"

Wang Xiulian was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Although she was harsh, she was absolutely loyal to Li Tian.

If someone steals and defiles your underwear, what's the difference between that and being insulted?

"Sister-in-law, please let me explain. Today I rescued a woman outside. Her clothes were no longer wearable, so without your permission, I took one of your clothes and gave it to her to change into," Li Mu explained.

Wang Xiulian was skeptical, so she went to the small room to confirm before returning.

Although she was certain that Li Mu was not the pervert who stole her underwear, she was still furious.

“Our family can barely support ourselves, and you’re rescuing people from outside? How can you be so kind? Let me tell you, if you want to support that woman, then support her yourself! We don’t have that much food!” Wang Xiulian said angrily.

She already found it a bit of an eyesore that Li Mu lived in her house, and the thought of him eating an extra bowl of porridge only made her feel a little sorry for the food.

But Li Mu lives in the house next to hers, and she felt very uncomfortable sleeping with Li Tian last night.

"Sister-in-law, please calm down. I bought two jin of rice and one jin of beef from outside today. Would you mind cooking a meal for me?" Li Mu quickly said.

Li Tian, ​​who hadn't spoken until now, finally got a chance to interject.

"Look, isn't Erlang showing his respect to you?"

Wang Xiulian's expression did indeed soften. She ran to the kitchen and saw two kilograms of rice and a large piece of fresh beef.

However, the result was that the porridge tonight was thicker than this morning's, and there was an extra plate of stir-fried beef with vegetables on the table, but it was mostly vegetables.

Li Tian didn't dare to touch his chopsticks since his sister-in-law hadn't started eating.

“Grain prices are high these days, and meat prices are even higher. You’ve only just returned, where did you get so much grain and meat? I must tell you in advance, don’t try to steal or rob, otherwise don’t blame me for being unreasonable and taking you to the authorities,” Wang Xiulian said coldly.

It's no wonder Wang Xiulian would speculate about Li Mu; even Li Tian was completely baffled.

Rice is hard to come by these days, let alone beef, which costs more than ten times as much.

Even if Li Mu found a job, it's impossible for him to earn more than ten taels a day, right?

"Brother and sister-in-law, please eat with peace of mind. I found a job today and got some wages on credit from my employer. I'm giving this to you as a special treat."

“Erlang has always been honest and wouldn’t lie. Xiulian, you can eat with peace of mind.” Li Tian immediately believed Li Mu’s words.

"Row."

My sister-in-law is harsh to Li Mu, but she's really good to Li Tian.

She couldn't bear to eat the meat herself, so she put all the beef into Li Tian's bowl.

"You gave me all the meat, what will Erlang eat? This meat was brought back by Erlang."

"Oh right, Erlang, you should eat meat too, don't be shy."

Li Mu first left a bowl for the woman before he started eating.

During the meal, Wang Xiulian began to complain.

"Last month's wages were withheld by that bastard Li Ertie by another hundred coins!"

Li Ertie, isn't he the burly man who tried to extort money from Li Mu today, but was easily defeated by Li Mu?