But no matter what, there are now two more lives in the family, adding a lot of fun to our otherwise ordinary lives.
The next day, Leo took some meat and asked the villagers to help build a cowshed. Since the request wasn't much, it was completed that day. The two cows that went out to graze in the morning leisurely returned, showing no signs of urgency or unfamiliarity with outsiders, and immediately lay down in the cowshed as if they were old friends.
The villagers were amazed by this scene, and they all said that Leo's two cows were divine cows.
On the third day, Uncle Luoke and his group returned from selling salted fish in town, bringing back everything the village needed to buy.
When they saw the two cows in Leo's yard and heard what had happened, they all gave Leo a thumbs up.
The back mountain was a place they rarely went into, yet Leo not only dared to set traps there, but also brought back two cows. Such an achievement was unprecedented in their Falling Sunset Village.
"If you're willing, I can teach you." Leo showed no intention of holding back, indicating that he could teach everyone how to set traps and hunt.
"No need, we all make a living on the sea, the mountains are not our place." Uncle Luoke refused Leo. Compared to the sea, the environment of the mountains was too difficult for ordinary people like them.
" Xiao Bai, I also have to remind you, there are too many wild animals in the back mountain. For your wife's sake, you should take good care of yourself."
Uncle Luoke was afraid that Leo would lose himself because of this gain, and if something happened to Leo in the back mountain, his little family would be ruined.
"Uncle Luoke, I know. I mainly fish. I only go into the mountains to hunt when it's not suitable to go out to sea, so that I can improve everyone's meals."
Leo knew this was the experience of ordinary people surviving here; they could distinguish which places were safe to enter and which were dangerous.
Compared to the calm sea, the wild animals in the mountains are too wild.
The days that followed were peaceful. Leo and his fleet would go out to sea to fish, and when they went to mend nets or sell salted fish, they would go hunting in the mountains behind the city.
Alice Heavenly Capital at home processing the game that Leo hunts. Her seemingly busy life is filled with simple pleasures.
Alice somehow got two bells and hung them around the cow's neck, so that the sound of the bells Heavenly Capital.
Leo regretted bringing those two cows back. He neither farmed nor needed to ride them; he was essentially raising these two old men for nothing.
If they didn't need to be served food and could go out to find their own, Leo would have slaughtered them and eaten them long ago.
"Don't look at them like that, it'll scare them. I've inquired, and if we can sell three thousand catties of salted fish, we can buy an oxcart, and then we can go to town on our own."
Alice glared at Leo, who was terrifying the two cows, and she had already begun to plan how to use them.
I'll bring the fish back tomorrow.
Leo guarantees to fulfill any request Alice.
"Forget it, our little boat can barely hold a thousand catties of fish, let alone three thousand catties, it would sink."
"Then I'll get a bigger ship."
"What are you going to offer in exchange? A large ship is worth far more than an oxcart."
I'm going to sell the cow.
"You can't lay a finger on the cow."
"Then I'll go hunting."
Two cows stared wide-eyed at the arguing couple. They seemed to be arguing, but why did they always end up arguing while embracing each other?
And why do they always end up with their heads touching?
Alice wanted an oxcart, and he wanted a big boat. Leo's steps became somewhat hurried; this was the kind of life he wanted.
If they Heavenly Capital seem ethereal and otherworldly, who would believe they are ordinary people?
Leo's fishing skills improved more and more, and in less than half a year, he caught more fish than anyone else in the village each time.
Each time, the ship is fully loaded, and there's even room to load some more onto other ships.
Another half month passed, Leo had saved up three thousand catties of salted fish. He and Uncle Luoke went to town and bought a used oxcart.
When Leo returned home in the oxcart, he was warmly welcomed by Alice. The oxcart, though seemingly dilapidated, could easily carry two people and a load of goods.
"From now on, we can go to town by ourselves."
"If you want to go, we can set off anytime. There's no place in this world that an oxcart can't reach."
The oxcart would take a whole day to travel the thirty-kilometer distance, but in Leo's opinion, an oxcart could bring Alice happiness, so he wouldn't mind taking Heavenly Capital days, let alone a day.
"We'll sell them for money next time when we have a bigger harvest."
"I'll listen to you."
With hurried steps, Leo was either fishing or on his way to the back mountain.
When they could no longer store the salted fish and furs at home, Leo would drive the oxcart with Alice in the back, and the young couple would happily head to town.
By the time they left the town, all the goods on the cart had been sold, and they were carrying a lot of small items as they headed towards the village.
The oxcart moved slowly along the path. The cows, trained by Leo, knew the way home on their own without needing guidance.
Leo and Alice lay in the car, quietly gazing at the starry sky, enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet together.
"It would be nice if we lived like this for the rest of our lives."
Alice lay on Leo's chest, and it seemed as if the whole world consisted only of the leisurely oxcart and the two of them, with no other life existing.
Wizards, expeditions, academies—none of them exist anymore!
"Won't you get annoyed with me after a while?"
"I've noticed that many couples who have been together for a long time end up arguing and even fighting; there are a lot of cases of husbands abusing their wives."
Leo stroked Alice's long hair and said jokingly.
"If you can bring yourself to do it, then go ahead and hit me. I can't beat you anyway," Alice said, patting Leo's chest with a wronged expression, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one in this world can bully you."
How could Leo bear to hit Alice? He was too heartbroken to even think about it.
"Um"
Alice's eyes were slightly closed, and her fluttering eyelashes seemed to have something to say.
The mother cow led her calf home after walking all night. The two of them waited for Leo to unload the oxcart before leisurely going to graze in the meadow.
Leo carried the still-sleeping Alice into the room and quietly started cooking. By the time the meal was ready, Alice had already gotten up.
"He actually fell asleep..."
Alice said somewhat shyly.
"So what if you fall asleep? I'll take care of you. Look at the meal I made."
"It smells so good!"
Life became happier, and in their second year in Falling Sunset Village, the big cow somehow seduced a big bull.
Originally, the bull intended to abduct the cow, but upon seeing Leo and Alice for the first time, it nearly collapsed to its knees and couldn't get up, obediently staying in the courtyard.
No one fed them hay; they had to find their own food.
This gave their little family another cow.
Leo has been quite busy these past two years because he dreams of buying a large ship.
If he were an ordinary person, he might work his whole life and still not be able to afford a big ship, but unfortunately, Leo is not one of them.
Even without actively using wizarding abilities, his passive skills were enough to make him rich easily.
Leo traversed the back mountain, a place the villagers of Falling Sunset Village dared not enter, with ease, always managing to bring out large quantities of prey.
He improved the traps, making the ground traps so that when triggered, they would pull the prey into the air, thus maximizing the chances of the prey surviving the night.
Because there were so many, he even took the bull into the mountains with him. When they came out, the bull was laden with prey.
A bull is much stronger than a cow!
Each harvest yielded a considerable amount of fish, Alice Heavenly Capital. Every ten days, Leo would go to town to sell a batch of fish. One oxcart was no longer enough, so he simply bought another one.
If Leo hadn't thought the calf was too small, he would have loved to give it a good beating too.
" The Xiao Bai couple are really amazing. In just two years, they've become the richest people in the village."
"Who can argue with that? Xiao Bai is really capable, Xiao Bai his wife is truly blessed."
Now everyone who sees Leo and Alice is filled with envy. Their small family, which used to rely on them for even food, now goes to town to sell goods every ten days. They are much better off than them.
However, while I may envy them, it hasn't reached the point where anyone would try to sabotage them.
First, Leo wouldn't give these people a chance to do bad things. Second, Leo would share the game he hunted with the village. Although the quantity wasn't large, every household got some, which made them all remember Leo's kindness.
Leo also came from the countryside, so he knew the wickedness and the kindness of rural people, and he knew how to handle interpersonal relationships in the village.
Alice wasn't some aloof, otherworldly fairy; her wizardly intelligence taught her how to get along with the other villagers.
These two clever men have almost completely won over this simple village. Sometimes, what Leo says is more effective than what Uncle Luoke says.
In their view, there was nothing in this small village worth playing tricks on; they could easily subdue the village.
Even Uncle Luoke sometimes intentionally or unintentionally talked to Leo about the candidates for the next village chief.
Everyone can see that Leo has the ability to lead Falling Sunset Village to prosperity, and naturally they all want such a good village chief.
People are afraid of comparison; once compared, Luoke's abilities were completely overshadowed by Leo's.
"Uncle Luoke, I'm still young and lack experience in many areas. Uncle Luoke is much more experienced. Besides, my wife and I relied entirely on Uncle Luoke's help when we first arrived. I'd rather be Uncle Locke's assistant than become the village chief."
Leo used a clever tactic of retreating to advance, successfully securing his election as the village's second-in-command!