I loaded the dream game

Just when Xia Zhi was hesitating whether to pretend he saw nothing and just turn around and leave, the subtitles of the dream game mission popped up in front of him at the right time...

.......

Chapter 459: Can Xia Zhi raise a good child?

If I remember correctly, he said he was going to find firewood and food before he left?

Looking at the cute little baby wrapped in the arms of the boy, the girl couldn't help but fall into silence.

So, is this considered eating or burning?

"It's neither edible nor roasted." Xia Zhi answered seriously.

Of course, if you insist on using it that way, it's not impossible to make do with it...

He thought to himself with some hesitation.

"Woo..."

The baby in the arms looked at the boy holding her curiously, her big black eyes blinking. Her facial features, which were not fully grown yet, were very delicate. If it were someone with a softer heart, they would probably feel their hearts melted by such cuteness.

"Where did this baby come from?"

It seemed that because of the presence of the baby, the girl started to talk more.

"I picked it up from inside the bamboo." Xia Zhi answered truthfully.

"?"

The girl showed a look of obvious disbelief.

"To be honest, I actually have a unique talent when it comes to picking up girls." Xia Zhi boasted proudly.

Is this what I am questioning?

The girl complained in her heart.

Also, what kind of weird talent is this…wait?

She suddenly realized something.

"You just said...girls?"

In other words, when had he confirmed the baby's gender?

"...You see, such a thick blanket can't be stuffed into a bamboo, right?" Xia Zhi tactfully expressed that he was not taking the initiative.

Of course the girl didn't believe what he said... It's not that she didn't believe whether he took the initiative or not, but she didn't believe that the child was picked up from the bamboo. She just thought he was using the story of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter to fool her.

She sat back down by the fire in a gloomy mood, holding up her little face to watch the leaping flames, and stopped talking.

On the other hand, Xia Zhi was in some trouble.

[Side Quest: Raise the Moon Princess safely until the Moon Messenger arrives.]

[Task Reward: 600 Dream Points]

This is the task I received before the summer solstice... Yes, it is not the main task, but the side task. It seems that the key conditions have not been met, and the main task is still not started.

But this is not the point, after all, the main task will be started eventually, Xia Zhi is not in a hurry. What he cares about now is the two words "peace" and "raising" in the task content.

According to his understanding of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter in history, the Moon Princess should not have encountered any danger while growing up on the ground. In this case, why did the dream game specifically mark the word "safe"?

Of course, it is also possible that I am worrying too much... Let’s not talk about these for now. For Xia Zhi, the difficulty lies mainly in the latter requirement.

"Raising..."

I have absolutely no experience in taking care of such a young child.

After all, the youngest child he had ever taken care of was only Xia Zhi...

Xia Zhi thought about it and shifted his gaze to the girl sitting by the fire.

"What?" Noticing his gaze, the girl asked in a somewhat stiff tone.

"What name do you think should be given to her?" Xia Zhi asked after thinking for a while.

"He has parents, right?"

"If you were talking about that bamboo, I'd already chopped it down."

So, does this count as a caesarean section? Xia Zhi had a sudden thought.

"..."

Is this person still insisting on saying that? It's meaningless if he says it too many times, right?

The girl wrinkled her nose, turned her head away and ignored the man.

Xia Zhi didn't care. He lowered his head and looked at the little girl in his arms. He said to himself thoughtfully, "Since you were born from a bamboo... shall I call you Bamboo?"

"..."

"..."

Very bad naming taste.

The girl next to her couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"Kidding."

Xia Zhi chuckled and didn't worry too much about the name. After all, the other person already had his own name and it was not his turn to choose one.

What worries him now is mainly something else.

"If you're talking about raising a child, you still have to feed him, right?"

What can babies eat? After thinking about it, it's just various kinds of milk.

Of course, it would be best if you could get breast milk.

only……

Xia Zhi looked down at himself, shook his head, then turned his gaze to the girl next to him, and then fell completely silent.

"...What are you looking at?" The girl covered her chest, looked at him warily, and cursed with a slightly red face: "You pervert!"

It feels like it's been a long time since I've been scolded like this by Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi thought with some nostalgia.

As expected, Xia Zhi still has a bad temper at this age... So, if the girl can grow up to be so lively, cute and lovable, is it also due to one-third of her upbringing?

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi suddenly regained confidence in his ability to raise a child.

"Let's go." He stood up holding the little princess in his arms, and used the stones beside him to put out the flames in the fire.

Even in ancient times, fire protection awareness could not be relaxed, Xia Zhi sighed in his heart.

The girl was slightly stunned when she heard this: "Where are you going?"

"Since there are children here, it's not a good idea to spend the night in a place like this..."

After a pause, Xia Zhi continued, "Of course, if you want to stay, you can... After all, I'm not a kidnapper."

"..."

Watching the boy's departing back, the girl glanced at the fire that had gone out, with only wisps of white smoke coming out, gritted her teeth and followed him.

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"You don't plan to stay?"

"You've put out the fire, how can I stay?"

Then why don’t you just continue lighting it... Of course, Xia Zhi didn’t say this out loud.

"Besides, who knows where you are going to traffic this child to."

"Have I turned from a kidnapper into a trafficker?" Xia Zhi complained.

"Is it possible that he committed several crimes at the same time?"

After all, no one has stipulated that a kidnapper cannot also be a trafficker.

"If you want to think so, then it's up to you." Xia Zhi was quite tolerant towards his own sister, even though his tolerance was not in the right direction.

But... being able to tolerate everything about his sister, isn't that a reflection of his love as a brother? Xia Zhi thought.

As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. An elder brother’s love is just like a father’s love, deep, heavy and restrained.

He sighed in his heart.

"...Also, I'm hungry." Seeing that he had no intention of replying, the girl lowered her head, and after a moment's silence, she spoke in a muffled voice.

"What do you want to eat? I may not be able to cook it."

"what will you do?"

“Can I have egg fried rice?”

"Where are you going to find food... Never mind, let's just do this." The girl gave up the idea of ​​asking further questions and just followed him.

"Then please wait a moment."

"what?"

"Let me look through the menu."

"..."

Is this person trustworthy?

The girl's heart was filled with doubts.

Chapter 460: Xiao Xiazhi misses her brother

After leaving the bamboo forest, Xia Zhi realized that they were on a mountain in the suburbs not far from the city.

Considering that it might be troublesome with so many people, he did not go to the city that looked very prosperous, but found a house nearby and spent some money to buy it.

Apart from anything else, although the interior decoration was a bit simple due to the limitations of the times, the space was spacious enough. A rough estimate showed that the living area was even larger than his original home.

Sure enough, land and housing prices in ancient times were not valuable.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Moreover, the house is not fully furnished with all the necessary furniture, but at least all the necessary items are available. As for the rest, I can go to the city to buy them when I have time tomorrow.

Now, should we solve the problem of eating first?

As he thought about it, his eyes fell on the girl who was standing by the window, staring blankly at the bustling Night City in the distance.

After being stunned for a long time, she turned around in a daze, looked at the boy and asked hesitantly: "Where... is...?"

"The film and television base." Xia Zhi thought for a moment and replied.

The girl responded with a look that said "Do you take me for an idiot?"

That kind of scale and prosperity doesn't look like something a film and television base can have, right?

and……

She pursed her lips slightly.

From the beginning she discovered that the roads they had been walking on were very dilapidated, and there was not a single car on the road, let alone anything else related to modern times.

The decoration of this house was also the same, as was the conversation she had just had with the owner of the house... plus what she had seen and heard along the way, she had a bad guess in her mind...

On the other hand, Xia Zhi didn't have the time to pay attention to her current thoughts. He was concentrating on the work at hand.

I picked up the milk powder that had been soaked and left for a while and tested the temperature and tasted it.

...It's not salty, or even very bland, with basically no taste.

Xia Zhi hesitated for a moment, lowered his head to look at the little girl in his arms and asked, "Do you like something sweet? Or salty?"

"Woo?"

The little girl tilted her head slightly, blinked her dark eyes, and did not answer.

"How can she possibly answer if you ask her that?" Xiao Xiazhi at the side couldn't help but complain.