Looking at the pairs of eyes staring at him with curiosity and expectation, Lin Luo laughed: "I'm not a treasure bag that can take out anything."
As she spoke, she pulled out a small, red... amulet from her trouser pocket. It had two words embroidered on it: "Peace." It was a little crooked, and you could tell the stitching wasn't very smooth.
All in all, it's just an ordinary, even a bit ugly little gadget.
"The third one is this. I made it myself yesterday. Isn't it very good? Look, but..."
Before Lin Luo could finish his words, Yun Shu answered first.
“I want this!”
"I want a peace charm made by Luo Luo himself!"
Yun Shu seemed to be afraid that someone would snatch it away, so he emphasized it again.
Lin Luo: “…Really?”
Yun Shu nodded desperately.
Zhou Guangzong on the side rolled his eyes in his heart. Young people? Their minds are full of love and romance. What else can they do with their own hands? Can it compare to food and a promise?
Humph, Zhou Guangzong would never admit that he was irritated by the sour smell of love.
"I didn't finish what I said just now. This amulet contains my spiritual power, which may save your life at a critical moment." Lin Luo added, but judging from Yun Shu's expression, he probably didn't care about this "additional function".
This was a function that Lin Luo researched when he was at level eight. It was fully perfected when he reached level nine. His strength now was not as good as it was then, so he probably still needed to replenish the spiritual power in the amulet every month.
But Yunshu stayed with her all the time, so it was convenient for her to get supplementary information.
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Guangzong's heart was instantly moved. If Lin Luo said he could save his life, then he could definitely save his life. What food, what promise? If his life was gone, everything was gone! He understood the true meaning of the saying "As long as you are alive, you have everything" better than anyone else.
——Zhou Guangzong even regretted not participating in this mooncake competition.
But Village Chief Zhou doesn't want to? Does he want to? Even if he participates, can he defeat Yun Shu and get first place?
After handing this amulet to Yunshu, who was very satisfied and even smiling, the mooncake competition officially came to an end.
Immediately afterwards, the chefs led by Lan Yueyin entered the kitchen to prepare dinner, while the others were responsible for setting the table and so on.
Because many ingredients had already been processed, at around 5:30, one hot dish after another was served on the table.
At a glance, there are more than thirty dishes. The richness of the dishes is not at all apparent in the end times. It is not inferior to previous Chinese New Year celebrations.
Before the meal started, Zhou Guangzong was the first to stand up and raise his glass, but the glass did not contain wine, but ordinary fruit juice. At this time, drinking would not only delay work but also harm the body. Several men who knew how to drink decided to say goodbye to the wine before the end of the world.
"Although it's only been a little over a month, it's fate that we're able to get together. I won't say any more nonsense. I just wish Zhoujiawu will get better and better, and everyone will get better and better too."
After saying that, Zhou Guangzong drank the juice in the cup in one gulp, and drank it with a heroic attitude as if it were wine.
It made everyone laugh.
"Okay, we will definitely live better and better!" Zhou Yaozu smiled and stood up. At the same time, the others also stood up one after another in tacit understanding, and stretched their right hands holding the cups forward and upward, pretending to clink glasses.
There are now a total of twenty-two people in Zhoujiawu, some of whom are from Zhoujiawu themselves, and some who joined later, including children, adults and the elderly, covering all age groups.
When Lin Luo chose Zhoujiawu, he never imagined that one day he would sit down with so many people to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, just like a lively big family.
After taking a mouthful of the delicious crucian carp soup, Lin Luo couldn't help but recall what he was thinking at first when he was reborn.
——Oh, okay? It’s like finding a quiet place to spend the rest of her life alone, and no one should disturb her.
"Wow, who roasted this rabbit? It's spicy and tasty!"
"I! I'm quite good at this. Back then... Oh, I can't tell you, I can't tell you." Zhou Guangzong smiled and waved his hand. "I didn't realize you could handle spicy food. This rabbit head is yours."
Zhao Tao was not polite either, "Mr. Village Chief? You are really generous!"
…
Everyone enjoyed their meal with bright smiles on their faces. Halfway through the meal, Xiaoyue stood up and sang a song for everyone, and Zhou Xiang actually performed a nunchaku routine, which, accompanied by music, was much more reliable than the burnt mooncake he had made.
Even Zhao's mother took the initiative to sing a short opera, which received warm applause from Grandma Zhou and others.
Looking at this lively scene, Lin Luo lowered her head and scooped up the tofu from the bowl. It was obviously boiling hot tofu, but the moment it entered her mouth, she couldn't help but smile.
Above our heads, a full moon remains unchanged. No matter what humans do, it still looks down on everything gently.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the chestnut and persimmon trees on Xiaowu Mountain can be picked one after another, and their fruit bearing is not affected by being transplanted.
And thanks to Lin Luo's "protection", there are no other animals causing damage except the bees that need pollination, so the fruits on these trees have ushered in an unprecedented harvest.
Lin Luo and Yun Shu couldn't eat that much together. Even if they called others, after everyone harvested a full basket of chestnuts and persimmons, there would still be a lot left.
Chestnuts are fine. Just put them in the refrigerator like last year. It just so happens that the chestnuts picked last year have been almost eaten, so we can replenish the supply.
As for persimmons...you can only make them into persimmon cakes!
Although Lin Luo and Yun Shu had never made persimmon cakes, and neither had anyone else in Zhoujiawu, she had thought of this when she transplanted the persimmon tree and downloaded the videos and articles in advance. It should... be no problem, right?
Watching the video is pretty simple anyway.
The first step is to wash and peel the skin. Lin Luo directly uses his mental power to control it, just like the last time he peeled a wooden stick. It is simple and convenient.
The peeled persimmons were neatly placed on the washed and unused bamboo mat. She roughly counted them and found that there were about one hundred and twenty of them.
The next step is to tie and hang these persimmons. This step can also be done with mental power, and Yun Shu has no place to intervene.
I have to say that Lin Luo's special ability is really useful for everything from home travel to murder and arson.
Looking at the persimmons hanging under the eaves like small lanterns, Lin Luo was worried and added a mental barrier to them so that no insects or anything could get close to them.
"This house seems a little small."
It seemed like a soliloquy, but it was also Lin Luo's recent feeling.
I thought that with only one person living here, there would be more than enough space even with Yunshu. Who knew that the supplies would become more and more? Now there is almost nothing missing in the basement and the third floor. It is not easy to use up some things, but new ones will be added soon.
Hearing this, Yun Shu couldn't help but look at the piece of farmland outside the wall where the sanatorium was originally planned to be built. There were still many building materials placed there, but if he wanted to build a house, his current knowledge was still insufficient. Building a house was not an easy task.
However, Yunshu also kept this matter in mind, wondering if there was a chance to give Luo Luo a surprise!
After processing the persimmons, Lin Luo and Yun Shu were about to go into the house when the big wolf came out with steady steps. The little black behind him made a whimpering sound, as if he was reluctant to leave.
This scene made Lin Luo and Yun Shu understand something.
"Are you leaving?"
Lin Luo bent down and looked into the big wolf's wise eyes. She knew that it could understand her.
Sure enough, Big Wolf nodded.
Unlike Xiao Hei who has been semi-domesticated since childhood, Da Lang belongs to the forest.
It took a step forward, lowered its front half, and slowly lowered its head, as if expressing its gratitude to Lin Luo.
Lin Luo smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome. It's very dangerous on the mountain now. You have to be careful."
The big wolf stood up, nodded again, and then turned to look at Yun Shu beside him.
Yun Shu: "What's up?"
In his mind, the relationship between him and Big Wolf was at most that of dining companions, and there was no real affection between them.
The big wolf howled at Yun Shu, then suddenly leaped up and disappeared in front of the two of them like a flash of lightning.
——Its speed... should have also changed.
Lin Luo made a judgment in his mind that in this way, the chances of survival in the mountains would be much greater.
Lin Luo and Yun Shu patted the depressed Xiao Hei's head and went into the house. There was no way to comfort him in this situation, so they just let him be alone for a while.
But Lin Luo didn't expect that, having thought it would take a long time to see the big wolf, he felt a familiar breath after having his afternoon snack.
It was only two hours since the big wolf left.
She walked out of the living room with confusion, and sure enough, the next second she saw a big wolf climbing into the yard. It had a piece of cloth in its mouth, and there seemed to be something in the cloth.
"Woo woo."
Because there was something in his mouth, the big wolf could only make such a sound. Then Xiao Hei and Yun Shu came out of the house at the same time.
However, unlike the excited Xiao Hei, Yun Shu's brows were tightly furrowed.
——There is a bad smell.
"Woo woo." The big wolf continued to whimper towards Yun Shu, shaking its head and pointing at Yun Shu with its right paw.
"Does this mean this thing belongs to Yun Shu?" Lin Luo guessed.
The big wolf nodded and was about to walk towards Yunshu.
Yun Shu quickly took a few steps back, "Lolo! I don't like that thing! Take it away!" His expression clearly showed what extreme disgust was, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to throw the thing away in the next second.
Lin Luo was stunned by Yun Shu's behavior, and his gaze immediately turned to the thing in the big wolf's mouth. The big wolf also understood Yun Shu's reaction, tilted his head slightly, and took two steps back on his own initiative.
Lin Luo walked to the big wolf and wrapped himself in his spiritual power, "Give it to me."
The big wolf did not refuse and put the thing in his mouth into Lin Luo's palm. The cloth wrapped around it quickly spread out, revealing the thing inside.
A jade pendant covered in mud and a soybean-sized bead of unknown material.
The jade pendant that looked very valuable did not attract Lin Luo's attention at all. Her eyes were fixed on the black bead in her palm, afraid of missing any details.
But……
The same small size but heavy.
Same outer ring pattern.
The only difference is that the number on the bead found in the grasshopper's body in Grandma Luo's dressing box was 06, while this one... is 32.
Lin Luo hadn't figured out anything yet, but Yun Shu couldn't help it.
His eyes turned back into the vertical pupils they had before, a reaction that only occurred when Yun Shu was extremely excited.
But compared to the irrational last time, Yun Shu, who had trained alone many times, had made some progress.
"Lolo, I'm going up the mountain. It's okay. Don't come over!" Yun Shu spoke quickly. There was a burst of anger burning in his heart, and he needed to vent it urgently.
So the next moment, the man ran straight up the mountain, so fast that even his back could not be seen in the blink of an eye.
Big Wolf was stunned for a moment and wanted to follow immediately, but was stopped by Lin Luozhi who had reacted. "Don't go. Let Yunshu calm down."
What's the best thing for Yun Shu at this time? Don't disturb him, otherwise he may become "unrelated"!
It just so happened that Lin Luo also had many doubts in her mind, and she wondered if Dalang could help her solve them.
"Are these Yunshu's things?"
Big Wolf nodded.
"You have been keeping it for him?"
The big wolf couldn't speak, so Lin Luo could only ask it yes or no questions, but this time the big wolf shook its head.
—I didn’t keep it for him…
"But do you know where this thing is?"
Big Wolf nodded.
"Yun Shu said he was about seven or eight years old, which means he met you fifteen or sixteen years ago, right?"
The big wolf paused, as if recalling what time it was fifteen or sixteen years ago.
Lin Luo didn't urge it. After about three minutes, the big wolf shook its head.
Not knowing what he was thinking, Lin Luo immediately asked the next question, "How tall was Yun Shu when you first met him? Can you show me how tall he was?"
This is possible.
The big wolf stood up straight, stretched out his right paw and measured the height on his body.
Lin Luo roughly estimated that he was about 1.1 meters tall. Yun Shu was definitely taller than this when he was seven or eight years old.
The average height of a two or three-year-old child is about one meter. Even if Yun Shu is taller and stronger than the average child, he will not be much out of range.
Considering that Yunshu once said that he only had memories of running and jumping when he was about two or three years old, it just matched what Dalang said.
"So this thing was on him at the time, and you happened to find it?"
Continue to nod.
Judging from Yun Shu's reaction just now, he really disliked these two things, or rather, it was this bead, so he took the initiative to throw these things away when his memory was not clear.
It just happened to be seen by a big wolf, who was not sure whether it was there already or for some other reason.
However, even so, I still don’t know why Yunshu has this bead, and I don’t know why Grandma Luo has a similar bead.
"Meow~"
At this time before, Xiaobai, who should have been taking a nap on the third floor, slowly walked to Lin Luo's side and naturally saw what was in her palm.
A sharp blade suddenly stretched out from Xiaobai's paw pad, and it wanted to attack the thing in Lin Luo's palm, but it seemed that it was worried about Lin Luo's hand and was afraid of hurting her. It was conflicted and shook its tail quickly in dissatisfaction.
Lin Luo quickly retracted his right hand and used his mental power to isolate the thing in his hand. Xiaobai felt better then.
What is going on?
Why do Xiaobai and Yunshu seem to hate this bead, and why does Grandma Luo have such a bead?
Many doubts rolled back and forth in Lin Luo's mind. She thought of the mysterious cave again. It was a pity that she had not reached level six yet, otherwise...
Each piece seems to be related, but there is no string that can connect them.
Lin Luo touched Xiaobai's head, calmed it with his mental power, and went straight to the third floor.
Lin Luo took out the beads from the grasshopper, wrapped them with his mental power, and put them into a small cloth bag. He then placed them in his bedside table.
This way Yunshu shouldn't feel anything.
Feeling somewhat worried, Lin Luo decided to go up the mountain to take a look. As soon as she opened the door, she met Grandma Yao who was delivering eggs to her.
"Girl Luo, are you going out? Huh?"
Grandma Yao hasn't been as busy lately as she was when the apocalypse first started. Plus, living with other people has made life more lively, and she looks pretty good.
Lin Luo nodded, "Well, let's go to the mountain and take a look."
Grandma Yao didn't ask any more questions. She knew Lin Luo was different from old ladies like her, someone who was destined for great things. Just as she was about to put her things down and leave, Lin Luo suddenly turned around, as if thinking about something. "Grandma, do you still remember how my grandparents came to Zhoujiawu?"
Um?
Stunned by this question, Grandma Yao couldn't help but fall into deep thought. The situation in Hua Kingdom was not very good back then. Famine and war were everywhere. She had just married into Zhoujiawu not long ago.
Moreover, rather than being married, it is actually equivalent to half selling and half giving away.
"I remember your grandparents came here to escape famine. There were so many people like them in that era."
Granny Yao seemed to be reminded of some memories, and her tone was filled with emotion. "But your grandpa was a very capable man. I heard that he brought your grandma over several mountains to get here."
Even though Xiaowu Mountain looks peaceful now, there were many wild beasts on the mountain in the past. Grandpa Luo and Grandma Luo were able to reach Zhoujiawu safely. Isn't that what he meant to be capable?
——I came from the mountain.
Lin Luo took note of this, "On the mountain? I never knew Grandpa was so powerful back then."
Her half-joking remark amused Grandma Yao, "Yes, your grandpa looks like a scholar, and your grandma looks like a young lady. When she first came here, she couldn't even cook."
So at that time, many people in Zhoujiawu were guessing behind the scenes that the couple had eloped, otherwise why would they come to such a remote place like Zhoujiawu.
But there is no need to tell Lin Luo about these messy things.
"I see, no wonder my mom and I are average cooks."
"Hahaha, when your mom was little, she almost burned the house down trying to cook."
Mother Lin was practically raised by Grandma Yao, and if they really got along, they could talk for a long time.
Lin Luo was worried about Yun Shu. After a smile, she made an appointment with Grandma Yao to talk again tomorrow. She said she wanted to know more about Grandpa Luo and the others.
Grandma Yao didn't doubt it and thought Lin Luo was thinking about them. She was secretly thinking about what to say tomorrow, so as not to make Lin Luo too sad.
After bidding farewell to Grandma Yao, Lin Luo ran straight up the mountain, hoping that Yun Shu had calmed down.
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