Chapter 389: Chapter 389

"You’re not bothered by me, and I’m not bothered by you either!" Mu Shuangshuang said with a smile. Latest content published on novel~fire~net

Lu Yuanfeng also grinned foolishly and felt like there was a candle lit in his chest, warming him up wonderfully.

Lu Yuanfeng sweated more than Shuangshuang, and when he wiped it, the cloth was completely soaked.

"Fengzi, give me the cloth, I’ll wash it for you."

"No, I’ll go myself, I’m more familiar with this place."

After speaking, Lu Yuanfeng walked towards the backyard.

The layout of the blacksmith shop was particularly simple. The front was for selling ironware, directly leading to the backyard. To the left was the forge room, and to the far right was the living quarters, with the kitchen and storage rooms in the middle.

Mu Shuangshuang guessed it was probably for insulation.

Drawing a large bucket of water from the well, Lu Yuanfeng cleaned the cloth in a basin and wiped his body several times until he felt fresh.

Uncle Da Niu happened to come in at this moment.

"Fengzi, you have to eat lunch at home today. I’ve sent Little Niu to buy two catties of lamb to go with the meal."

Da Niu hadn’t seen Lu Yuanfeng for a long time, and knowing he was used to eating wild game, normal pork might not impress him.

"Thanks, Uncle Da Niu." Lu Yuanfeng didn’t refuse. "But I want to ask you for a favor."

"What favor? Just tell me, with Uncle you can say anything, just don’t mention politeness."

Uncle Da Niu seemed to be straightforward and sincere, and Mu Shuangshuang could sense his fondness and interest towards Lu Yuanfeng.

At this moment, Mu Shuangshuang even felt that Uncle Da Niu treated Lu Yuanfeng better than his own family did.

Like her grandmother, she wasn’t as good as Aunt Xiao Yun’s family to them.

Fengzi’s family appeared harmonious, but on the other hand, they were not much different from the Old Mu Family.

At least she had her parents’ love, while Lu Yuanfeng didn’t even enjoy the simplest joy of parental affection.

"Shuangshuang, if there’s something you want, tell Uncle Da Niu, maybe he can get it for you."

Only then did Da Niu focus his attention on Mu Shuangshuang.

"Oh, Fengzi, you’re doing well, almost have a wife, unlike our Little Niu who blushed and refused to go out when the matchmaker came yesterday."

The old man looked proud and pleased when talking about his son.

He probably didn’t mind the matchmaking business.

Lu Yuanfeng noticed it too and said, "Little Niu is young, no hurry there. He’s good at business, he can establish a career first and maybe find an even better wife."

"Good boy, you know what to say!" Da Niu clapped Lu Yuanfeng on the shoulder before turning to ask Mu Shuangshuang.

"Little girl, tell Uncle what you want, I promise not to charge you."

Mu Shuangshuang laughed, finding the person quite amusing.

"I want to make a mandarin duck pot; it’s actually not difficult. It’s somewhat like the hotpot you sold before, just slightly bigger but with a flat bottom and an iron block to separate the middle..."

Mu Shuangshuang explained the mandarin duck pot she knew to the old man, unexpectedly noticing a sudden flash of light in his eyes.

As if he had suddenly found hope.

"Fengzi, your fiancée is something else. I’ve been making pots for years but never heard of a flat pot—this is great! Now, people buying hotpots from me won’t need two pots."

Lu Yuanfeng was thrilled too.

He knew Shuangshuang had lots of clever ideas, but didn’t expect this.

"Little girl, do you know how much money this idea could make in winter?"

Uncle Da Niu was so excited, as if he saw countless coins waving at him.

Lu Yuanfeng knew what Uncle Da Niu was thinking and laughed, "Uncle Da Niu, you could ask Shuangshuang if she’s willing to lend you the idea or if you’d like to collaborate with her."

"Collaborate?" Uncle Da Niu felt waves of excitement.

"Yes, if I’m not hunting in winter, I could help with making pots and forging. Shuangshuang can help sell in the front yard with Little Niu, and we two men handle the back—won’t worry about not making money!"

"Right, that sounds good!" Uncle Da Niu slapped his thigh hard, highly agreeing with Lu Yuanfeng’s plan.

But he wasn’t impulsive; Shuangshuang hadn’t responded, so it’s still uncertain.

"Little girl, what do you think of Fengzi’s idea?"

The old man looked eagerly at Shuangshuang, deeply longing for her agreement on Fengzi’s proposal.

"Naturally, it’s excellent!" Mu Shuangshuang nodded.

"Great, my blacksmith shop will make a fortune this winter." Uncle Da Niu shouted, then said to Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, "I’ll go work on your flat pot right away. But there won’t be any ready today, you’ll have to wait three days, then I’ll check if they’re done."

"Yes, you can take your time."

Mu Shuangshuang had also seen it; making pots required molds, and pouring red-hot molten iron into the mold, then shaping it.

It’s not an easy task.

Uncle Da Niu headed into the forge room, leaving Mu Shuangshuang idle, so she began tidying the yard of Uncle Da Niu’s house.

Lu Yuanfeng went to the pile of firewood, picked up an axe, and started chopping.

Crack, crack, soon enough, the firewood in the yard was chopped, and Mu Shuangshuang had cleaned the yard inside and out, even removing extra weeds from the vegetable garden.

Little Niu came back with the lamb, seeing the transformed yard, his mouth was left open in awe.

"Yuan Feng bro, you... you and Shuangshuang..."

Lu Yuanfeng was older than Little Niu, and Little Niu was older than Shuangshuang, so the way of calling was correct.

"We helped tidy the yard, how is it, isn’t it a fresh look?" Mu Shuangshuang said with a smile.

"This isn’t just a fresh look; I feel isn’t even my place anymore."

Little Niu sighed in his heart.

Little Niu’s mother was gone a long time ago, in those years, Da Niu raised the children alone without letting them suffer, and hadn’t remarried, everything at home was done by the two men.

The house was always dirty, Da Niu had no time, and Little Niu wasn’t very skilled.

"Haha, then it’s funny." Mu Shuangshuang found Little Niu’s words quite amusing and couldn’t help but speak up.

"Little Niu, don’t feel awkward, we’re family, don’t worry about it." Lu Yuanfeng comforted as well.

"Hmm, thank you Yuan Feng bro, thank you Shuangshuang, I’ll go make lunch."

It wasn’t actually lunchtime yet, but Da Niu thought they lived far away, so if they didn’t start cooking early, they might return too late.

(Explosive update next month on the 15th, updating 100,000 words~)