Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, in front of Bai Li's house.

Liu Ershou, carrying a mask and brand-new clothes, rushed over.

"Boss, here you go!"

He handed the mask and cotton coat to Bai Li, who was standing at the door.

"I've already told Brother Zhiming what you instructed me to do," Liu Er said with a slight smile. "Those who have reached adulthood and are between forty will all be wearing masks today!"

"Very well, you wait here."

Bai Li took the brand-new cotton coat, returned to her room, and changed out of the clothes she had brought with her that she had been wearing for almost a year.

Thankfully, these clothes won't smell no matter how many times you wear them.

This sudden change feels a bit unsettling.

Bai Li tugged at her cotton coat, adjusted herself for a moment, and then put on the mask.

He looked at himself in the bronze mirror, made an "8" shape with his fingers, and placed it in front of his chin.

Handsome!

You can't tell at all.

All I can say is that the disguise was perfect!

He walked out of the house smugly, shook his head, and asked with a smile, "How about it, Liu Er? Don't you recognize me at all?"

Liu Er shook his head and said with a simple smile, "No, I can still recognize it at a glance."

"Yeah, we see each other every day. I could recognize you even from behind," Bai Li sighed. "Of course I would!"

"The main issue is also the temperament," Liu Er said, looking him up and down.

"Charm," Bai Li chuckled, "I could have that? What kind of charm? Tell me, I can't see it."

Liu Er hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes, it's quite obvious. I can't quite describe the feeling, is it light and ethereal?"

Light and ethereal? Fleeting and elusive?

Do I have one?

Why do I always feel like the person I see is a completely different person from the person others see?

"Is it about temperament?" Bai Li muttered.

That's easy.

Slightly hunch your back, bend over, and stretch your neck forward.

"There can't be any left now, can there?" Bai Li asked.

"No, that's all," Liu Er replied without hesitation.

Okay, problem solved.

"Alright, give me that bag of silver," Bai Li said to Liu Er.

Liu Er handed it over without hesitation, asking in confusion, "Boss, don't you need me to come along?"

"It's the Lunar New Year, you need to be with your family. A family should be together, all together. How can it be complete if one person is missing!"

Bai Li waved his hand and said slowly, "Besides, we're a duo. If you came along, wouldn't I be recognized immediately? What's the point of my disguise then?"

He patted Liu Er on the shoulder and walked towards the market: "Go back, I'm leaving now, I still have a lot of things to buy!"

Liu Er stood there, stunned, watching Bai Li's departing figure, his brows furrowed, a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a long while, he started running home.

His father, Liu Da, was dealing with the rooster in the house.

His sister Ye Lan held the chicken wings, while Liu Da took a knife and slashed at the chicken's neck.

Chicken blood flowed into a bowl placed on the ground.

Once the chicken stops moving, put it in boiling water to scald it, making it easier to pluck the feathers.

"Liu Er, why are you back? And why do you look so unhappy?" Liu Da looked up after finishing his work and asked in confusion, "Didn't you find Immortal Bai?"

Liu Er shook his head and said softly, "No, the boss told me to go home and he went to the market to wander around by himself."

"Oh, that's perfect! After we finish processing the chicken, we'll go to the market to buy New Year's goods!" Liu Da said with a beaming smile, "Thanks to Immortal Lord Bai, we'll be able to have a good New Year this year!"

"And it's the best year ever, from the past to the present," Ye Lan said happily, her eyes squinting.

"Yeah yeah."

"Father," Liu Er looked up, his voice filled with worry, "Do immortals have parents?"

"this……"

Ye Lan and Liu Da's smiles faded, and they looked at each other, unsure how to respond.

Liu Da mumbled, "Perhaps, maybe."

"Doesn't the boss need to go back?" Liu Er then asked.

After a long while, Liu Da shook his head and murmured, "Immortal Lord Bai is different from us. Besides, the heavens are different from our mortal world. One year for us is only one day for him in heaven."

"Yes, Bai Xianjun would definitely love to see more of this lively, bustling world!" Ye Lan added from the side.

"Third brother!" Liu Da called out into the house.

"Coming!" Liu Ye ran out, and seeing her second brother, she exclaimed with delight, "Oh, second brother, you're back too!"

At this time, Liu Ye's pale and withered skin had been replaced by radiance, and her cheeks, no longer sunken due to hunger, now appeared soft and full.

The once dull and lifeless eyes have been ignited with new vitality and hope.

"Hmm." Liu Er forced a smile and nodded in response.

"Liu Er, take these and take Lao San to the market. Buy what you need, and then you can spend the rest however you like." Liu Da took out a bag and handed it to Liu Er.

Then, he winked at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye immediately understood and skipped over Liu Er, saying, "Second Brother, Second Brother, let's go! Let's go to the market! I want to eat candied hawthorns!"

Candied hawthorn berries.

Liu Er's lips twitched slightly, and he said softly, "Let's go, let's go buy candied hawthorns."

"Yay!" Liu Ye cheered.

……

The market on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month was bustling with activity, filled with the sounds of various vendors calling out their wares.

"Candied hawthorn skewers, as sweet as honey! Four copper coins a skewer, delicious and inexpensive!"

"A hot, freshly baked sesame seed cake, fragrant and crispy!"

"Fresh fish, big fish just caught by the fisherman, look!"

"Tofu! It's so smooth and delicious, I could swallow my tongue!"

Pedestrians, in twos and threes, holding children's hands, looked around the market.

"Fifth brother, would you like some candied hawthorn?"

"Um!"

"Dad, Fifth Brother says he wants to eat candied hawthorns!"

"Okay, I'll buy it for you."

"Yay!"

"Give me a skewer too!" Bai Li rushed up to the vendor selling candied hawthorns, took out four copper coins, and said.

"Alright," the vendor readily accepted, "Here you go, your candied hawthorn!"

Bai Li said, "Thank you."

Okay, I didn't recognize him.

His disguise was indeed flawless; no one noticed him.

After all, he wasn't the only one wearing a mask.

Bai Li turned her head and looked around.

Every few steps, you can see masked men strolling around the market.

This was his purpose in instructing Miao Zhiming to order the people of Licheng to wear masks.

If everyone wears a mask, they won't stand out and no one will look at them a second time.

In real life, who really observes others closely? We're all just NPCs (non-player characters).

"Let me think, what should I buy?"

The chin part of the mask was broken off by Bai Li before they set off, so he could easily eat the candied hawthorn in his hand.

They're all details.

Crunch crunch~

"Hmm, we need to put up couplets, lanterns, door gods, and burn paper money..." Bai Li muttered to herself, "We don't need to burn paper money, so we won't buy it."