"Yeah! Like an eagle in the mountains, in one night, it can travel a long distance!" Lu Yuanfeng repeated.

"Too bad it doesn’t exist!"

Seeing Lu Yuanfeng’s disappointed face, Mu Shuangshuang jokingly said, "Maybe if time moves forward by a few thousand years, humans will have created wings and faster modes of transportation than horses!

What takes us months now might only take a couple of hours... or a couple of hours!"

Mu Shuangshuang made a slight verbal slip, but it didn’t matter.

Lu Yuanfeng closed his eyes, seemingly pondering what Mu Shuangshuang had said.

"Shuangshuang, can you tell me what the winged thing you imagine looks like? And the faster-than-horses tool?" Lu Yuanfeng asked.

"Well... if it can fly, it must look like a bird, with wide-spread wings, but since it’s man-made, people will be inside this ’big bird,’ entering through one door, exiting through another!

As for the faster-than-horses thing, it must have wheels, like a carriage, with four wheels, but it doesn’t require human power because it has something to move itself..."

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t dare to go into too much detail with Lu Yuanfeng, but as she spoke of these modern inventions, a proud gleam shone in her eyes!

Humans are truly amazing. People thousands of years ago only existed in self-sufficient agricultural civilizations, but thousands of years later, there’s electricity, planes, high-speed rail, cars...

Mu Shuangshuang kept talking to herself, not noticing that as she spoke of these things, Lu Yuanfeng’s gaze remained on her.

In that moment, Lu Yuanfeng felt as if he had entered Shuangshuang’s inner world...

Lu Yuanfeng withdrew his smile and suddenly looked earnestly at Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, don’t worry, I’ll treat you well for a lifetime! No matter what happens, no matter how you change, I’ll always keep you as my priority!"

Upon hearing Lu Yuanfeng’s words akin to a declaration, Mu Shuangshuang’s heart beat unusually fast.

She reached out, covering her chest, and after a moment, she said, "I believe you! In my heart, you are the man I love in this life!"

Mu Shuangshuang rarely confessed to Lu Yuanfeng, so after she said this, Lu Yuanfeng acted like he was crazy.

He reached out, wrapping Mu Shuangshuang’s waist, and spun her around in circles in the kitchen.

Watching Lu Yuanfeng’s actions, Mu Shuangshuang whispered in her heart: Silly boy, not saying it doesn’t mean I don’t like or love you!

... 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After seeing Lu Yuanfeng off, Mu Shuangshuang exercised in the yard, practicing boxing for a while.

After getting enough exercise, she strolled along the path between her yard and the outside of the Old Mu Family’s yard. During the first lap, everything was normal.

On the second lap, as the sky darkened, a figure scurried towards the Old Mu Family’s direction.

Mu Shuangshuang frowned, standing and waiting for the person to approach before she could see clearly who it was!

Wearing a tattered cotton shirt and dirty pants with holes.

Mu Dazhong’s face was filthy, his eye sockets sunken, and he would glance around front and back every few steps.

He seemed oblivious to Mu Shuangshuang, only exclaiming when he reached her.

"You scared me to death, it’s you, stupid girl, not home at night, wandering outside for what?"

Mu Dazhong immediately started cursing.

"I thought it was someone screaming like a slaughtered pig. Turns out it’s second uncle! I heard recently, you’ve been out mining, looking at your current state, it doesn’t seem like you’ve struck rich.

Is it possible you’ve done something shady outside? Being hunted?"

Mu Shuangshuang’s words scared Mu Dazhong so much that he seemed to lose two of his souls. He dashed towards the Old Mu Family as if he had seen a ghost.

Within moments, he was out of sight!

"What’s going on? Could he really have done something shady and is being hunted?" Mu Shuangshuang frowned.

She instinctively glanced in the direction Mu Dazhong had come from, but saw nothing.

"Forget it, Mu Dazhong isn’t a good person. Whatever he encounters, he deserves it!"

After figuring this out, Mu Shuangshuang happily returned home.

Upon returning to the Old Mu Family, Mu Dazhong went straight to his room, being so cautious that no one in the Old Mu Family knew he was back.

Except for Mrs. Lin!

Mrs. Lin finished dinner, clutching her full belly, picking at the meat stuck between her teeth, while still sighing.

"Older brother becoming the county magistrate is a good thing, occasionally people send things over. Today’s roasted mutton was perfectly timed! I haven’t been this full in a long time, if only someone could send something every day!"

At the moment, villagers had just harvested rice, everyone had money in their hands.

The things sent to Mu Dade had evolved from inexpensive vegetables and beans to chicken, duck, fish, and meat.

Old Mrs. Mu accepted anything sent. Sometimes she’d prepare a chicken or some meat for Mu Dade to improve his meals.

Today was particularly satisfying, a relative from an offshoot had someone send over a roasted sheep.

The people of the Old Mu Family together ate half a lamb, while Mu Dade sent the remaining half to Mrs. Jin’s relatives as a thank you for their previous care.

Even so, half a lamb was enough for Mrs. Lin to eat heartily!

She leisurely entered her room and suddenly noticed a shadow inside the mosquito net on her kang.

Bravely, Mrs. Lin didn’t light an oil lamp. Instead, she grabbed a wooden stick she’d already hidden by the door, and charged at it.

She swung fiercely at the person inside the mosquito net.

"You bastard, stealing, even dared to sleep on my kang, I’ll beat you to death!"

On the kang, it wasn’t anyone else, it was Mu Dazhong.

In Mrs. Lin’s mind, Mu Dazhong was practically missing!

With him gone so long, Mrs. Lin didn’t immediately think of him!

A few hard blows made Mu Dazhong howl in pain, and realizing who was hitting him, he cursed even more.

"You dumb woman, you’re blind as a bat! Can’t even recognize me! You dare hit me, I’ll divorce you!"

"What! It’s you!" Recognizing the familiar voice, Mrs. Lin sheepishly put down the stick.

She chuckled awkwardly, "How come you didn’t tell me you’re back? Scared me into thinking there was a thief!"

"In your dreams! Who else but me would want to enter your shabby house? With your looks, people knowing it’s your kang, would rather die than come up!"

Mu Dazhong’s words were extremely harsh, making Mrs. Lin uncomfortable!

She said, "No matter what, you’re still my husband! Others can despise me, but you can’t!"