The dark-faced man was overjoyed and immediately introduced himself, "My name is Shikun. Thank you very much for taking me in!"
The bearded village chief waved his hand indifferently. "You and Chu are both from the south bank of the Gangwa River. You are compatriots. I hope you can make peace and stop making things difficult for Chu. As for that woman Xie Na, she's full of lies. I've already had her dealt with!"
The first punishment for Xie Na was expulsion from the village, but now she is directly dealt with. I just don’t know what the bearded village chief means by “dealing”?
While Su Nian was pondering on the side, Chu Beichen stepped forward and said to the bearded village chief, "Shi Kun is my fellow villager, so let me go greet them!"
The bearded village chief laughed and said, "Whatever you say, whatever you say. I've always said that Chu is open-minded and a truly good person!"
He had come here with such great force just to rob Chu Beichen of his things, but Chu Beichen was willing to help him out instead. This contrast was too shameful, so Shi Kun blushed and nodded to Chu Beichen, "Thank you very much!"
Chu Beichen wanted to find out the whereabouts of the golden sphere, so he didn't mind investing a little. He took some meat from his own storage room, said hello to Su Nian, and then took Shi Kun and the others to the idle cabin.
This cabin was even more dilapidated than the one assigned to Chu Beichen and his group. There was even a hole where the window was. Fortunately, Shi Kun's group was large and all of them were men, so they quickly patched up the hole. They then cleaned the house briefly and started to make a fire and cook.
Chu Beichen's life in Huodong Village during this period was not wasted. He skillfully led Shikun and the others to fetch water, boil water and cook.
Shikun's men untied the sika deer, pulled it into the barn to wash it, and found some grass to feed it.
Everyone worked together, and by the time they had finished all the work, it was getting dark.
Shi Kun refused to let Chu Beichen work anymore and pulled him to sit by the fireplace. "Brother, thank you for everything you've done for me. Come have a meal and a drink with us!"
Chu Beichen did all this just to build emotional foundation and get closer to Shi Kun. After a slight hesitation, he sat down without hesitation. Shi Kun took out a rough metal bottle from his waist and shook it at Chu Beichen, "Come on, brother, have a drink!"
Nowadays, alcohol is a very precious thing. As for using your own bottle to let others drink, hygiene or not is definitely not a problem that people of this era consider.
The two of them clinked glasses and started drinking. Shi Kun thought that Chu Beichen looked gentle and must have a normal alcohol tolerance, so Chu Beichen kept urging him to drink, but Shi Kun didn't take it to heart. As a result, Shi Kun soon drank too much.
After Shi Kun drank too much, he did not fall asleep immediately, but talked nonsense a lot. His men were exhausted, and knowing that their leader was like this, they ignored him. After eating, they each found a place to lie down and sleep. Today they had hot rice and hot soup, and they could sleep by the fire in the house with a roof. It was really comfortable.
At this time, Chu Beichen and Shi Kun had already talked about the specialties of the south bank of the Gangwa River and then the system.
Shi Kun thought Chu Beichen was one of his own, so he spoke without restraint. Through his description, a picture of life full of modern atmosphere appeared in front of Chu Beichen's eyes, which surprised Chu Beichen very much. The cedar forest and the south bank of the Gangwa River are both in the same world territory, so why is there such a big gap in development?
"You know, ever since Wang came to the south bank of the Gangwa River ten years ago, he has started to carry out reforms. If you think about it carefully, our progress today is inseparable from Wang's reforms," Shi Kun was drunk and his words were unclear.
Chu Beichen blinked, "Yeah, before the king came, we were about the same as Xue Songlin!"
There was an obvious temptation in these words, but Shi Shen nodded. "So, without a king, we're no different from the barbarians in the Cedar Forest right now!"
Chu Beichen smiled and lowered his voice to ask, "What do you know about the king's origins?"
Shi Kun laughed and patted Chu Beichen on the shoulder. "Brother, if you are a wise man, don't pretend to be confused. Didn't the king come here on a golden sphere?"
Chu Beichen had just guessed about the origin of this king. The person who could make the south bank of Gangwa River achieve an economic leap in a short period of time must be either a genius or a time traveler.
After hearing Shi Kun's answer, Chu Beichen confirmed his guess. He smiled and nodded, "Then why should I still look for the golden sphere?"
"I don't know about this either, but I heard from others that Wang once revealed that this golden ball can only be used once. As for what he wants to do with this ball, I don't know," Shi Kun picked up the bottle and took a big gulp, then stuffed it into Chu Beichen's hand.
After hearing Shi Kun's words, Chu Beichen's heart was like a raging storm. He immediately understood why the golden sphere could send them to this cedar forest, but when they wanted to use the golden sphere to go back, they could not activate it again.
It turned out that this king also came to the south bank of the Gangwa River with the golden ball. However, after arriving at the south bank of the Gangwa River, the king found that the golden ball could only be used once, so he had to find another ball that he had not used.
A light bulb went off in Chu Beichen's head. Now suppose Wang has a golden ball in his hand, and he and Su Nian also have one in their hands. If the two sides exchange them, then they can both get a new golden ball.
While Chu Beichen was thinking about these things, Shi Kun could no longer hold on and fell down snoring.
Chu Beichen shook his head and smiled, dragged Shi Kun to the side to sleep, and helped them fill the fireplace with firewood before going home.
Su Nian hadn't slept yet. When she saw Chu Beichen coming home, she jumped up and greeted him, "Beichen, why are you back so late?"
Chu Beichen hugged Su Nian and spun around, "I went to get some information, and I gained a lot!"
He pulled Su Nian to sit down and whispered to her everything he had heard tonight.
The thought of wanting to go home lingered in Su Nian and Chu Beichen's minds all the time. After hearing Chu Beichen's words, Su Nian's eyes lit up, "Really? It seems we still have to find a way to get to the south bank of the Gangwa River!"
"Yes, yes, when the ice and snow melt and the Gangwa River thaws next year, we can go over there and take a look!" Chu Beichen said with a smile, holding Su Nian's hand.
At this time, the blizzard outside the house roared again, the wind whistled, and the wooden boards on the windows were shaking, as if the whole house was shaking.
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