On weekdays, Chunxiang didn't like to go to Xu Yuanliang's place, but she often prepared meals and sent them to the bachelor, saying she was afraid that he would never be able to eat a hot bite by himself. Every day when I saw Xu Yuanliang coming back, I would wait at the door and bring food to him. Who can’t see Chunxiang’s meaning? Everyone in the village sees it, and as long as the two of them are not flirting with each other before marriage, everyone is happy to hear about it. After all, this is a good thing. Xu Yuanliang did not resist Chunxiang's overtures, and seemed to be interested in him. He was also very kind to Chunxiang's son Xiaodunzi. Every once in a while, Xiao Dunzi would ask Chunxiang to bring back various ingredients and daily necessities, but he was very disciplined and never walked into the widow's house.
"Are you awake?" Chunxiang's face was filled with surprise, and the hand holding the needle and thread was trembling slightly. How afraid she was that this man would never wake up again!
"I...I..." Xu Yuanliang didn't know who he was or why he was in this place. He didn't know anything.
The news that Xu Yuanliang had woken up quickly spread throughout Muke Village. Within a day, at least forty or fifty villagers came to see him. But at the same time, everyone also discovered a situation - Xu Yuanliang has lost his memory!
For Chunxiang, it doesn't matter whether she loses her memory or not. The most important thing is that this man is still there.
Xu Yuanliang has no impression of anyone, but this does not prevent him from living in this village. With Chunxiang's care, he quickly recovered and became familiar with many villagers.
He knew that he was a carpenter, and there were all kinds of tools in the yard, but he didn't have any carpenter skills in his mind!
So, every day he went to the home of Lao Li, the most skilled man in the village. He said he was looking for someone to chat with in order to restore his memory as soon as possible, but in fact he was going to learn a craft.
Every household in Muke Village has carpentry skills passed down from generation to generation. It is passed down from father to son and from brother to brother. There is no such thing as apprenticeship. Therefore, Old Li Tou saw that Xu Yuanliang’s purpose was not revealed. Instead, he intentionally or unintentionally learned everything he knew. Taught it to Xu Yuanliang. Xu Yuanliang was originally one of the young people with good skills in the village. Now that he has become like this, Old Li Tou is also feeling sad, so he helps if he can.
The magic of the original world can not only seal people's memories, but also change their appearance in the eyes of others. Of course Xu Yuanliang is Xu Qian, even his physical body is his own, but the Xu Qian seen in the eyes of the villagers is Xu Yuanliang's appearance. The original Xu Yuanliang did not know where he went.
It is not difficult for an immortal cultivator or even a celestial being to learn the skills of ordinary people, not to mention Xu Qian's modified brain and soul. It is not easy to learn this skill. Within a few days, he learned all the skills of Old Li Tou. . Lao Litou was not surprised. In his opinion, Xu Yuanliang could do these tasks himself, and mastering it so quickly was just a matter of recovering his subconscious memory. For people in Muke Village, carpentry skills are deeply rooted in their souls. They believe that even if they forget their own names, as soon as they get started with wood and tools, their instincts will drive their bodies to do beautiful carpentry work. Come.
Gradually, Xu Yuanliang returned to his original life, and some of the orders received by the village were distributed to him. There are only two differences from the past. First, he is not needed for the logging work in the mountains for the time being. Everyone is taking good care of him. After all, the accident happened while logging, and we will consider letting him go up the mountains after a while. Second, Chunxiang has become closer to him. Chunxiang once had the experience of taking care of him by his bedside. Now she is no longer so avoidant. She takes her child into his yard every day and chats with him while watching him work without saying a word. When I was there, I looked at this man quietly, like a family member.
Time passed quietly, from early spring to midsummer, Xu Yuanliang and Chunxiang were already eating at the same table. However, in order to prove their innocence, Chunxiang never entered the house and ate at a table in the yard with the door open. The main reason why the two of them didn't mention getting married was because there was a rule here. You can't remarry within three years of the widow's death, otherwise you will be reviled. But after three years, it will be no problem, so the two have always abided by it. Follow the rules, live peacefully, and wait for the days to pass day by day.
Ordinary days always have unexpected twists and turns. On this day, while Xu Yuanliang and Chunxiang were eating in the yard, the village chief and two villagers appeared at the gate of the yard.
"Village Chief, why are you here?" The village chief would occasionally come to Xu Yuanliang's house to sit, but he never came during meal time, and judging from the village chief's expression, it was obvious that something was wrong.
The village chief looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Yuanliang, come to the cargo yard after dinner. I have something important to announce."
Important matter? Xu Yuanliang felt very strange. If the village chief just came to inform, wouldn't it be better to send someone over? Why should he notify each family in person?
He responded and looked at the village chief's leaving figure. He thought that the only reasonable explanation was that what he was about to say was too important, so he could rest assured that he had to do the errands like notifying people by himself!
In fact, the village chief was so depressed that he felt uncomfortable sitting, so it would be more comfortable to move around.
After grabbing a few mouthfuls of rice, Xu Yuanliang hurried to the village's cargo yard and found that half the men from the village had already arrived, as well as many women with children.
The entire village of Muke Village relies on carpentry skills for a living, but the villagers never accept jobs privately, and those who place orders in Muke Village are all big customers. They are not small businesses that can be completed by one or two companies. of. Therefore, the orders are taken by the village elders, who then allocate the work. After the completion, the buyers will send people to pull the goods. This pulling yard is where the buyers inspect and pick up the goods, and it is also the largest area in Muke Village. The space is vacant.
"Brother Dazhong, what happened?" Xu Yuanliang couldn't help but ask when he saw Feng Dazhong from the house next door.
Muke Village is not a village with the same surname. Almost every household in the village has a different surname. Because the ancestors of Muke Village were a logging team hundreds of years ago, those people were sent to cut trees nearby, and the wood was used to build a new palace. Later, before the palace was even half-finished, the dynasty was invaded by an enemy country that had been established for a long time. Destroyed by thunder. The new empire didn't know about the existence of these mountain lumberjacks, and even if it knew, it wouldn't care about them. These loggers sensed something was wrong after not seeing anyone come to take away the wood for a long time. Finally, two people went out to inquire about the news and learned the truth. Later, they were afraid that the new emperor would regard them as sinners of the previous dynasty and did not dare to return to society, so they decided to live in seclusion. They found a place near the logging land with relatively convenient roads and built a village. Those who got married secretly brought their families to live there, and soon Muke Village was formed.
"I don't know, but it seems that a few official-looking people came here this afternoon, and it should be related to this matter." Feng Dazhong speculated.
Not long after, the old village chief came to the center of the field and said loudly in an old voice: "Today, several officials came to our Muke Village and brought an imperial edict."
As soon as the word "imperial edict" came out, everyone in the audience was shocked, and everyone's face showed worry or panic. No one thought that this imperial edict would be a good thing. If it was a good thing, the old village chief would not feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
"The decree is for us in Muke Village to build a bridge in the back garden of the palace within three months. This bridge is not allowed to use a single nail or mortise and tenon structure, and it cannot have piers, but it can be strong and stable. It's like driving past people."
As soon as the old village chief said these words, the whole place suddenly burst into discussion.
"Impossible! How can the bridge be erected without even using mortise and tenon joints?"
"Who says it's not the case! Besides, we are just carpenters, how can we build bridges?"
"How could such a decree come out of the palace? Was it sent to the wrong place?"
"Do you know how many people it takes for a decree to go out of the palace and be completed? There is no reason to make a mistake!"
The entire cargo yard was in an uproar for a while. The old village chief raised a hand and everyone became quiet.
"This will must be accomplished, it must be accomplished! Let's discuss it and see who has the ability to do it!"
"Village Chief, we are all carpenters. It is no problem to provide wood for the bridge and make carvings. But how can we build a bridge? We have never done it with nails or mortise and tenon structures, let alone what you mentioned. What a magical bridge.”
At this time, one person thought of an idea and shouted loudly: "We might as well go to the city and ask the craftsmen who know how to build bridges. We don't know how to build bridges!"
As soon as this proposal came out, many people immediately supported it.
