Chapter Three Overnight

  Let the guest sleep in the yard, this is not the way to entertain guests in this era, but the host did not persuade Liu He's strong request, and finally found some grass in the yard to rest Liu He outside.

  "Big brother, I'll sleep with you in the yard, I've never slept outside before." Dog Dan went to send Huang Niu to Lao Li's house and came back to see Liu He sleeping in the yard, so he happily hugged his pillow and ran out.

  "Dog Egg, go to sleep in the room." "I want to sleep outside with Big Brother, it's too stuffy inside, all I can smell is mugwort and smoke." This was a truly poor family, no dinner, only two meals a day, and they had already eaten at four o'clock in the afternoon. Liu He heard this from Dog Egg's mouth.

  Moreover, there was no mosquito net in this house, only the burning of mugwort to drive away mosquitoes. When Liu He, Dog Egg's sister, arrived, she hadn't seen anyone, probably because they had gone to bed early. Under conditions where one couldn't eat their fill, it was necessary to go to sleep early to conserve energy. Also, from Dog Egg's mouth, Liu He heard that their family only had about two mu of land, which wasn't enough to do much with. It was estimated that for most of the year, they would have to rely on wild vegetables to fill their bellies; otherwise, they wouldn't have let Dog Egg go herd cattle for Lao Li.

  The dog egg fell asleep early, while Liu He couldn't sleep, tossing and turning. He finally saw the era described in the book, which was really too bitter. Looking at the village buildings and the dog egg family, you can see that two acres of land are not enough to make a living. In Liu He's time, a family of four with two acres of land was also not enough to eat, let alone in this era when grain yields were quite high. In this era, it would be good if two acres of land could produce 500 kilograms of grain, but who knows if they had any taxes or other things?

  Then Liu He thought of the things he had brought with him, several sets of clothes. Because it was the season for summer and winter to alternate, the temperature difference between morning and daytime was too great. Liu He went out to work in the morning, so he wore a few more clothes. There was an outer jacket, which was the style of his old work uniform, made of blue cloth, with loose-fitting trousers, and inside he was also wearing a white shirt, and under the shirt was a short-sleeved T-shirt, this was his real clothes, the first two were temporary additions.

  Below the waist, apart from that one pair of padded trousers, there was also a pair of underpants made of cotton, and then there was a pair of shorts that could be worn as underwear or as single pants. Liu He said it was to prevent frostbite in autumn and winter, and when working outdoors, you should wear more clothes, and when you get hot, it's convenient to take them off.

  Look again in the pocket, a few pieces of sugar have been given to Dog Egg. Since I don't smoke and have some sugar on me, it's quite a torture when there's nothing to do. Naturally, sucking on a piece of hard candy is a good choice. Putting a piece of hard candy in my mouth and letting it dissolve slowly is also a pleasant pastime, which is just right for coaxing the child.

  There are still a few Chairman Mao's portraits in the drawer, which absolutely cannot be taken out in this era. If it were to be transported back a few hundred years, it could be sold as a painting, but not in this era. If I really can't go back, I'll just burn them, what a big deal.

  There is also a gas lighter in the helmet, and the air inside is still full. However, in this era, it will not be long before there is no more gas.

  There is a mobile phone on his waist, a standard mountain-style full-function mobile phone. This is an old mobile phone that Liu He bought for more than 200 yuan. The phone's function is still very complete with a battery capacity of 4,000, which can be used for more than a month. Moreover, it also comes with solar charging function and has a built-in flashlight, but it's just a light-emitting diode. In fact, Liu He mainly bought this phone for this feature. When there is no electricity, as long as he exposes it to the sun for a while, he will have electricity again, which won't delay things at all. However, now even if Liu He exposes himself to the sun for several years, he still won't contact his family members.

  As for the phone's other functions, it's quite comprehensive, or else Liu He wouldn't have bought such an old model. It comes with a built-in speaker function, which is naturally power-hungry, so Liu He brought earphones to listen to music while digging in the fields. There's also a 2G memory card inside, storing not too many songs, just over a hundred or so.

  There are still some functions that can be downloaded from the internet, and it also has camera and video recording capabilities. Most importantly, it has an FM radio function, which might be the only useful feature for Liu He. The phone's functionality is quite powerful, to the point where it could even be used as a weapon. With its full metal casing, if you were to hit someone on the head with it, the phone would likely be fine, but the person's head might end up with a big bump.

  Is there anything else? No, just that one shoulder bag I picked up. Inside the shoulder bag were a few gold bars and a watch. I don't know why someone would put a watch in the shoulder bag. Did he know that someone was going to travel through time and arrive in this era needing a watch to keep track of time?

  Then Liu He's foundation in this world is a handgun, not just one handgun, but later also came with three magazines, happiness, it's rare that all three magazines are full, even the magazine inside the gun is full.

  With guns and gold, Liu He happily fell asleep with his handgun. That night, Liu He had a good dream. "He, come on, come on, look at that silly face of yours, can't you really ignore me? I'm your wife!"

  Liu He dreamed that he and his wife, with whom he had been quarreling for a long time, made up, and even his children became obedient. They all scored first place in the school exams and came back to report to him excitedly.

  "Come on, good kid, here's a gold bar your dad earned, it's a reward for you getting first place, hahaha!"

  "Big brother, what are you laughing at? It's so scary. You're not even letting people sleep well in the early morning." At this time, Dog Egg woke Liu He up, "Where am I?" Liu He hadn't even woken up from his dream and was still smiling as he rubbed his eyes and asked.

  "You're in my house, big brother, what's wrong with you? You're crying and laughing at the same time, it scared me to death." "Ah, Dog Egg, big brother was just dreaming, sorry about that, I didn't mean to scare you."

  In the blink of an eye, Liu He's excitement was gone, and he suddenly remembered that he had crossed over, and it was to this damn era. Coming to this era, what could he do? Go join the Eighth Route Army? Please, the Eighth Route Army shouldn't have appeared yet in this era, I reckon at this time Old Chiang is still...

  Going to throw in with the old Chiang, that's even more impossible, it's clear this is a pitfall, if you jump into it, then you're naturally an idiot. Ah, let's just focus on the present for now, first find a place to stay, Dog Egg's dad said he'd help find a house, apparently there's an idle house next door.