The first time in history

Chapter 183 I Come from Another Time and Space

"Tomorrow...or maybe the day after tomorrow, I'll be in the mood." Su Xiaoqing said with a frown.

"Well, since the young lady is in the mood to tell stories for me the day after tomorrow," Qian Mingduo turned and left. "Then I will come to tell stories for you the day after tomorrow. You can give the young lady's twenty cents to these two people. I won't accept gifts without merit."

"You..." Su Xiaoqing didn't expect Qian Mingduo to do this. He didn't even want the free money. It seems that this person still has some backbone.

Qian Mingduo strolled back home, and when he opened the gate, he deliberately made a loud noise in order to attract Li Shishi's attention.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Shishi stood by the wall and asked him softly, "Are you back? Did you tell the story to the young lady?"

Qian Mingduo walked out dejectedly, "No, his father is not at home today, but I didn't take the twenty cents she gave me."

"Since there's no storytelling, what's the point of paying for it?"

Qian Ming thought about it for a while, "That's the deposit. She and I have made an appointment to go to her house to tell stories the day after tomorrow. It will take a whole day."

Li Shishi smiled and said, "Have you eaten today? It's almost afternoon now. Have you eaten yet?"

"I..." Qian Mingduo hesitated, "I've eaten so well at your house these past few days that I'm not that hungry today."

Li Shishi said, "There is still some food we bought yesterday that we haven't cooked yet. We have to eat it all. Otherwise it will go bad."

"Then I'll cook for you?" Qian Mingduo winked.

"Ok!"

During the meal, Qian Mingduo said to Li Shishi, "I don't think there's anything wrong with you. The dizziness is probably caused by malnutrition."

"What is malnutrition?"

"You usually only eat cakes and other things, and you don't eat vegetables, so your nutrition must be unbalanced." Qian Mingduo said slowly: "If a person is malnourished, he will often suffer from hypoglycemia, and when hypoglycemia occurs, he will naturally feel dizzy."

Li Shishi shook her head. "I don't understand what you are saying, but I know that people will feel dizzy when they are hungry."

After dinner, Qian Mingduo took the initiative to clean up the pots and pans. He washed and dried the used dishes and put them back neatly.

After finishing these, he returned to the main room and sat with Li Shishi beside the small stove. The two did not speak, but just quietly enjoyed the tranquility.

Their eyes fell on the fire, watching the pink flames jumping and feeling the warmth it brought. At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and everything became so beautiful and peaceful.

Qian Ming's heart was filled with warmth and tranquility, and this atmosphere made him feel extremely happy.

Before they knew it, it was already dark. A bright moon rose in the sky. "I want to see the moon," Li Shishi said softly.

"Then you should wear more clothes! It's cold outside."

"Let's sit on the doorstep. Open the door for a while and get some fresh air." Li Shishi put on a cloak and sat quietly on the doorstep.

Qian Mingduo pointed to the moon and said, "Do you believe that more than a thousand years later, we humans will land on this distant moon?"

"How do we get there?" Li Shishi asked softly.

Qian Mingduo blinked, "They will take something called a spacecraft and fly in the sky for a long time. Then they will take something else called a lunar module and slowly land on the moon."

"Why go to the moon? Are there Chang'e and Jade Rabbit there? Will they see them?"

Qian Mingduo smiled and said, "Chang'e and Jade Rabbit are just ancient legends of our country. There is no air on the moon, so people who land on the moon have to wear space suits. Chang'e and Jade Rabbit... I don't think so."

"How come you know so much? Did you read it in a book?"

Qian Mingduo sighed softly, "My story is too bizarre, no one will believe it. I can only tell you that I do not belong to this time and space. To be precise... I am from another time and space. From more than a thousand years later."

"I'm afraid you won't believe it."

"Sometimes I don't even believe it myself, but I'm here. I never know when I might suddenly have to leave."

"Where can you go?" Li Shishi said with a faint smile.

"Go back to my original time and space!" Qian Mingduo wrapped Li Shishi's cloak tightly.

Li Shishi smiled gently, "No matter where you are going in the future, what are you going to do tomorrow?"

"I can't go see Miss Su until the day after tomorrow, so tomorrow... I'll have to stay here for a day to eat and drink."

Li Shishi stood up and said, "Come on, I love the food you cook."

Qian Mingduo closed the door gently and heard Li Shishi slowly put the bolt in. He smiled, turned around and climbed over the wall again.

Qian Mingduo picked up some hay from the yard and lit the kang outside the window. Soon the kang became warm.

"Li Shishi doesn't have a kang. How is she going to survive when the coldest weather comes?" Qian Mingduo tucked in the corner of the quilt.

A strong wind blew outside again, making the window paper "crack". Qian Mingduo tore a few pages of paper from a book, boiled a little bit of batter, and remounted the torn window paper.

He felt very sad when he tore the book, because it was an ancient book from the Song Dynasty. But at least he would not be cold.

Early in the morning, Qian Mingduo was awakened by a knock on the door. He got up and listened carefully. It seemed that someone from next door had entered the yard.

He put on his clothes and walked to the partition wall. A middle-aged woman's voice came from Li Shishi's room, "Madam, have you been okay these days? I miss you so much."

"Thank you for your concern, auntie." Li Shishi said lightly.

"Oh, is this something you cooked yourself? Don't you know how to cook? Let me see, stir-fried loofah with meat, and stir-fried lettuce with eggs. You are a great cook." The woman said sarcastically.

"I don't know what my lady wants to eat today, so don't make it yourself. I can just make it for you! Why bother doing it yourself?"

"today......"

"I have to let my wife know," the woman interrupted Li Shishi, "It has been freezing cold these days, and the price of food has also increased a lot, so..."

"Here is one ounce of silver. Auntie, please make two winter coats for the children."

"I'm so embarrassed. Thank you so much, ma'am." The woman said with a smile, "Then ma'am, just eat some leftovers today. I'll come again tomorrow."

The woman walked out of the house and saw Qian Mingduo standing by the wall. "Mr. Lu, how is your study going? Can you pass the imperial examination next year?"

Li Shishi also walked out of the house and glanced at Qian Mingduo. Then she looked at the woman with a hint of helplessness and disgust in her eyes. It seemed that this woman was very annoying, but Li Shishi needed her help, so she couldn't do anything about her.

Qian Mingduo guessed that this woman was Han Jiang. "Did you know that after passing the imperial examination, you can go to the capital to take the imperial examination? Did you know that if you pass the imperial examination, you can become an official? Did you know that once you become an official, you will have great power?"

"I know." The woman leaned over to the wall. "But can you be an official? It took you many years to pass the examination and become a scholar, and I don't know how many years it will take you to pass the imperial examination. You are dreaming about becoming an official now."