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Chapter 107 Hey, looking for a son-in-law?
Thinking of the possible free life in the future, Shen Xingmian felt so free and happy that she wished she could open the car window and feel the free air outside.
As a result, as soon as she got close to the window, she was frozen back.
After having an RV, they no longer need to set up a stove to cook at noon and night. With ready-made induction cookers and rice cookers, cooking suddenly becomes a very simple task.
The happiest person about this was Mu Zhizhi. She loved these kitchen utensils so much that she almost couldn't put them down.
There were also those porcelain bowls and plates with particularly beautiful designs and colors, and she liked every one of them.
"Mianmian, porcelain of this quality can be regarded as a family heirloom. Let's just use it like this. Is it really okay?"
She liked it, but she didn't dare to touch it, for fear that if she were not careful, these priceless porcelain would break in her hands.
Shen Xingmian almost laughed out loud, and quickly pinched her thighs to calm herself down, vowing:
"Auntie, please feel free to use it. Even if it breaks, it doesn't matter. We still have plenty of it, and it's not that expensive."
Shen Xingmian used to cook for himself, so he liked and appreciated kitchen utensils very much. When he saw a good-looking pot, he wanted to buy it and try it out.
These things were almost ignored after the apocalypse. She just looked for them and got back a lot.
She originally thought that these were very heavy and could be used as weapons. If someone was really close, a pot could hit the person's head and kill half of their life.
I originally thought that its original function would be useless, but I didn't expect that one day it would surprise people.
Very nice.
Living in an RV makes people feel as if they have returned to the past, but looking out the window or entering a random town will feel very disconnected.
Fortunately, they were only using it for traveling, and it would have been idle by the time they reached the northern border. Otherwise, over time, they might not be able to tell what is modern and what is ancient.
It's messed up.
The job of driving was first discussed between my uncle and my father. After they were thoroughly mastered, they were handed over to other people bit by bit.
After mastering the basic theory, it will be much easier to study.
This time, I didn't even need to stop and rest while cooking. I was traveling faster than a star and a half. The journey that originally took a month would probably be almost there in less than a week.
The reason why Shen Xingmian was in such a hurry was because he was afraid of heavy snow and road closures.
This place is not like modern times. After a heavy snowstorm, many people will come out to remove snow and sprinkle salt on the road. Once there is heavy snow and road closures, I am afraid that I will have no choice but to stay at home and not move.
And those of them who are still halfway are in big trouble.
In order not to be in such a passive situation, she insisted on changing to an RV.
Everyone was not used to the speed of the RV at first. It was too fast. There were many curves on the mountain road, and we were afraid that we might accidentally get into an accident.
Later, after slowly getting started, I found it quite exciting and interesting.
Everyone wanted to sit in the driver's seat and try it out. Shen Xingmian also encouraged them all to learn this skill. After all, driving alone for too long would be very tiring.
I met few pedestrians along the way because it was already very cold. Unless there was something special and urgent, no one would come out in the cold wind.
Therefore, the situation that Shen Zhiheng was worried about being discovered never happened throughout the whole day.
The most troublesome part along the way is that every time they pass through a town, they have to change into a carriage in advance, pass through the town, and only change into the RV again after walking a long way.
What I thought was the most time-consuming part turned out to be the fastest.
However, the heater can only be turned on when the RV is running, not when it is stopped, so they still have to find a place to stay at night.
"Grandpa, let's sleep in an inn tonight. Anyway, this car is very fast. It's not difficult to get to the town."
"Well, yes, the weather is getting colder and colder. If you sleep outside again, your health may not be able to bear it."
Although they had experienced cruel environments during marches and wars before, this was not a march and war after all. If it could make the family's life a little more comfortable, he would certainly not object.
Moreover, this suggestion was proposed by Mianmian, so how could he refuse it?
In the evening, when I finally drove the newly replaced carriage to the town where I was going to stay for the night, it was almost dark. In the northern winter, it would be completely dark before five o'clock.
There are still some restaurants with lights on on the street, but there are not many customers. Even those who work outside will get off work relatively early in winter.
There was a lantern hanging at the door of the inn in the distance, which was very conspicuous. The group pulled the carriage over and received an extremely warm welcome.
"Are the guests going to stay in the hotel? We only have two upper rooms and two ordinary rooms left here today. How would you like to choose?"
Shen Xingmian was a little puzzled. Although this place was not a border area, it was not an important transportation area. How could there be only a few rooms left?
"Why are there only four rooms left? Did something happen recently?"
"You may have guessed. Our richest member of the Communist Party of China wants to find a husband for his only young lady. The young lady's beauty and beauty have attracted a large number of people to try their luck."
When Shen Xingmian heard this, she immediately became interested and asked quickly: "Since the lady is so beautiful and her family is in such good conditions, the conditions for recruiting a son-in-law are also very high, right?"
"It's natural, but there are also many people who want to fish in troubled waters, and there are also people who are just watching the excitement and just want to see who wins in the end."
The young man was very quick with his feet. In just a few minutes of chatting, he had already decided on a room with them. After collecting the money, he planned to take them there.
"There has to be some kind of competition in recruiting a son-in-law, right? Is it a competition of poems and books, a competition of martial arts, or a competition of wealth?"
"Oh, the girl is really smart. This wife's family is not short of money, but they are in urgent need of a son who can support the family. Therefore, the first step in recruiting a son-in-law is to get a wife, and the second is knowledge."
"Isn't it that there will be a scientific examination next fall? I also want to choose a material for studying, earn an official position, and bring honor to my ancestors."
There was no rule in Linyue that a son-in-law could not take the scientific examination. The reason why her father did not pursue an official career was so that he could stay with her mother at the border and assist her grandfather.
Otherwise, the road to scientific research should not be difficult for him.
Afraid that his father would be unhappy when he heard the news, Shen Xingmian quickly stopped asking further questions and asked the younger brother to prepare more hot water.
After only walking a short distance in a carriage, she felt that her body was almost freezing. She asked everyone to take a hot bath before going to sleep, so as not to cause any problems with the body due to the cold.