Pick up a princess to be your wife

After noon, Li Mu wandered around outside, familiarized himself with the town's environment, and bought half a roast chicken to take home.

"Sister-in-law, you're back so early today?" As soon as Li Mu entered the door, he saw his sister-in-law busy in the yard.

"There wasn't much work today, so I went home early."

Wang Xiulian answered casually, then sniffed.

"What did you buy?" Wang Xiulian asked.

"Oh, I bought half a roast chicken for Miss Li Xin. She's still sick and needs to replenish her nutrition," Li Mu replied truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiulian looked displeased and muttered a few words, clearly very dissatisfied.

Li Mu went straight into the small room and saw Li Xin sitting against the headboard, her eyes filled with melancholy.

"Look what I brought back for you!"

Li Mu took out the oil paper package and placed it by the bedside.

No one cooked lunch for Li Xin, and her stomach was already growling with hunger.

Now, smelling the aroma of meat, my mouth is watering uncontrollably.

"It smells so good, what is this?"

You don't even recognize roast chicken?

Li Xin shook her head.

She's definitely eaten chicken, but she doesn't really recognize roast chicken.

"What are you staring at? Eat up," Li Mu said with a smile.

"How can we eat without bowls and chopsticks?" Li Xin asked, puzzled.

"You have to eat roast chicken with your hands to really enjoy it."

Li Xin immediately gave a look of disgust.

"I won't eat it."

From elementary school, she was taught etiquette that one should eat with bowls and chopsticks, and that eating with bare hands was the behavior of barbarians.

Li Mu tore off a small piece, took a bite, and his mouth immediately became oily.

Although he was used to eating delicacies in his previous life, roast chicken was simply not to his liking.

But its predecessor might not be able to eat a bite of meat for ten days or half a month.

Unexpectedly, this one bite of meat could bring him such satisfaction.

"The roast chicken is so delicious, it's simply heavenly."

"One bite, and the aroma of meat fills the air, tsk tsk..."

"If you don't eat now, I'll finish it all."

Watching Li Mu eat with such enjoyment on his face, Li Xin kept swallowing.

Seeing that a small piece of roast chicken was missing, Li Xin quickly followed Li Mu's example, carefully tearing off a small piece of meat and stuffing it into her mouth, her craving instantly aroused.

It feels like eating directly with your hands, which has a unique flavor.

She tore off a piece of chicken leg and ate it in big bites.

Her delicate features and her wolfing down her food looked extremely incongruous.

"This is roast chicken? It smells delicious!"

I've never experienced this kind of life before. Now, I'm holding a chicken leg with my bare hands and eating it in big bites. It feels incredibly satisfying.

"Your appetite is recovering quite quickly, so you should be almost better."

As he spoke, Li Mu reached out and touched Li Xin's forehead, and the latter immediately shrank back.

"Check your temperature. Don't worry. The fever has gone down, so you can relax."

Although the medicine I bought from the system store was expensive, it was effective.

When Li Xin woke up today, her mind was much clearer than yesterday, and she was no longer drowsy.

However, she seemed a little afraid that Li Mu would drive her away, so she pretended to be weak and said, "I'm still a little dizzy."

Li Mu smiled faintly, seeing through it but not saying anything.

As evening approached, Li Tian called out for dinner.

Li Mu then took Li Xin with him into the main room.

Sitting on the stool, Li Xin looked somewhat embarrassed.

Li Tian looked Li Xin up and down with a smile, thinking to himself that although the girl was a bit thin, she was quite good-looking and a good match for his younger brother.

The dinner on the table, however, was not satisfactory.

Wang Xiulian placed the only bowl of white rice porridge in front of Li Tian, ​​while the other three had millet porridge.

Especially the bowl in front of Li Mu, you could count the millet grains in it.

"Why am I the only one eating plain rice porridge?" Li Tian frowned.

“You’re the pillar of the family, doing heavy physical labor. If you don’t eat some rice porridge, how will you have the strength to work tomorrow?” Wang Xiulian said sarcastically.

“Erlang is doing heavy work right now, how can he be full with so little food? Go and cook another pot of porridge. Besides, Miss Li Xin is still sick, she needs to eat more,” Li Tian said.

Wang Xiulian remained unmoved and rolled her eyes.

"You only care about Erlang, but when he was eating roast chicken with outsiders, he didn't think about you, his older brother, at all," Wang Xiulian said coldly.

"Erlang brought back so much rice and meat yesterday, wasn't that enough?"

"Shut up!"

Wang Xiulian glared fiercely at Li Tian.

Then, with a slightly sarcastic smile, she said to Li Mu, "Erlang has money to buy roast chicken, so he probably doesn't lack money for rent either, right? Have you found a suitable place these past two days? Why don't I help you find one? You brothers have already separated the family, and it's not appropriate for you to live at home with a girl, right?"

“My sister-in-law is right, I will definitely move out as soon as possible,” Li Mu replied.

At this moment, Li Tian suddenly placed the white rice porridge in front of him in front of Li Xin, and then took back Li Xin's millet porridge.

Then, Wang Xiulian put the two bowls of porridge back in their original places without any hesitation.

"What are you doing? That girl is still recovering from her illness."

Wang Xiulian said coldly, "Other girls have people to care for them while they are recovering from their illnesses, so you don't need to worry about them! I'm a poor woman, and having a man is like having a decoration for me."

Li Xin blushed and lowered her head without saying a word.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, all I've been thinking about is you," Li Mu said with a smile.

"Heh, do you think I don't know his blockhead? In his heart, you, Erlang, are much more important than me. I'm just an outsider. You guys are the real family."

"Say less and eat quickly," Li Tian said.

Just then, footsteps were heard.

A dozen or so men with swords hanging from their waists rushed into the main room.

Upon seeing this, Li Mu immediately stood up. Could it be that Li Ertie had come looking for trouble?

A fat, middle-aged man with a large face and dressed in fine silk entered the main room.

Although this man was all smiles, the domineering aura he exuded was unmatched by Li Ertie.

This man and Li Ertie are not even in the same league.

"Oh, eating?" the fat man smiled slightly.

"Boss, have you eaten? Would you like to have a bite or two?" Li Tian immediately stood up to greet him.

The fat man glanced at the table, his smile undiminished, but his tone was full of amusement.

"You're offering me this? Even my dog ​​won't eat it, only you guys would," the fat man laughed.

"What the master says is true. Why did you come in person?" Li Tian nodded repeatedly.

"You broke my vase today, so of course I'm here to settle the score. Do you expect me to chat with you casually?" The fat man's smile gradually froze.

"Didn't I say I would compensate the employer? You didn't need to come to my house." Li Tian said somewhat guiltily.

"My vase is worth a thousand taels of silver, so pay up."

The fat man immediately asked for a thousand taels of silver, which was clearly an outrageous demand.

Moreover, he clearly knew that Li Tian couldn't come up with that much money, and he was clearly taking advantage of Li Tian's honesty.

Li Tian panicked, but Wang Xiulian was even more panicked.

She was just fired by Li Ertie today, and she doesn't dare to say it out loud.

Now Li Tian has broken the landlord's vase and is being sued for a thousand taels of silver. It's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly.

"Boss, I'll earn it slowly and pay it back slowly. Don't worry, I won't renege on my promise," Li Tian said humbly.

"It looks like they can't come up with the money."

The fat man glanced around, his eyes lingering on Li Xin and Wang Xiulian respectively.

"I never expected this! You, Li Tian, ​​are nothing special, but you've got yourself keeping a mistress. Grab these two women and sell them to a brothel to pay off your debts!" ​​the fat man laughed.

Upon hearing this, Li Tian immediately knelt down before the fat man.

"Master, I really will pay back the money, you can't arrest me! You're abducting a woman, that's illegal!" Li Tian kowtowed repeatedly in desperation.

He had no other choice.

"Stop talking nonsense and take him away!"

A group of men wielding knives were about to arrest them, and Wang Xiulian and Li Xin were immediately terrified and turned pale.

This fat man was not as easy to deal with as Li Ertie. If he wanted to take someone away, even the county magistrate couldn't stop him.

"Wait a minute."

Li Mu, who had been sitting calmly the whole time, said something in a low voice.