Chapter 4 The Uninvited Guests
Chapter 4 The Uninvited Guests
The news that Zhong Wan raised a cat gradually spread in Yingman Village.At first, the farmers were very curious, and from time to time they would find poor excuses to come and peek.
"Ah Wan, my aunt's hen has laid a double-yolk egg, come, try it!"
"Ah Wan, look at your door, it's about to collapse, Uncle Li will repair it for you!"
Ah Wan, Ah Wan, Ah Wan...
Everyone who came to the door stretched their necks, trying to peek at the lively kittens in the house.Tired of receiving Zhong Wan, he simply opened the door and let them watch. Over time, the rumors in the village changed—there was a mysterious cat in Zhong Wan's house, which often disappeared without a trace.
But Li Xingchui had his own plans.
Every night, he condescends and stalks Zhong Wan, reads the script with him, and "by the way" absorbs the spiritual energy that makes the whole body comfortable.In the daytime, he would run to the wheat field, and circulate the spiritual power in his body amidst the faint spiritual energy floating around him.
These days, he has been absorbing spiritual energy steadily every day, but now there are faint signs of breaking through to Erwei.The only thing that made Li Xingchui feel uneasy was the seemingly inexhaustible aura on Zhong Wan's body.
When he made trouble at Wang Boshan's house before, he used the power of the family's thoughts when they worshiped demons to transform them into spiritual energy, and the amount was controlled very carefully.Even if she inhaled more when she was impatient with Aunt Wang on the last day, she should stop at the end, otherwise she would not be able to recover after lying on the bed for a few days.
It has been more than a month since I arrived at Zhong Wan's house. At first, Li Xingchui controlled himself not to take in too much spiritual energy, but later he gradually discovered that Zhong Wan's body was hardly affected.He heard from Qing Lingyao, one of the four spirits of cat demons, that there are people in the mundane world who innately know the method of aura cultivation, and this kind of people can escape the limitations of the mortal body and become immortals and attain the Tao.However, there are always many restrictions for mortals to gain the Tao. It is not as good as when a monster is born, it can gather the spiritual energy of the world, and can enter and exit the demon realm full of spiritual energy.Therefore, there are very few worldly masters in the secular world.
Is Zhong Wanhui a talented person?
Thinking of this, Li Xingchui was slightly agitated.He had long planned to lure Zhong Wan into the demon realm to serve him, but if the other party could cultivate by himself, would he be obedient?
With this thought in mind, his pace of walking home slowed down.Therefore, when he was about to reach the fence, he realized that the situation in the house was different.
Li Xinghang sniffled his nose, smelling an unsavory breath.
It's a damn dog demon!
His limbs were tense, and his brown|cat pupils gleamed faintly, and he jumped into the house from the window without a sound.Zhong Wan was not there, but the oil lamp on the table clearly exuded that disgusting smell.
Zhong Wan pushed the door open and entered, startled by the grinning Sanhuang.The cat was staring viciously at the pottery vase on the table, and its fur was standing on end.
"Sanhuang, what is your rivalry with a bottle of soybean oil?"
Recently Li Xingchui often accompanied Zhong Wan to read books, and occasionally read with great interest, Zhong Wan became more and more sure that he understood everything.Anyway, living alone is quite lonely, so Zhong Wan is happy to talk to the cat.
Li Xing jumped to Zhong Wan's feet unhappily, looked up at him, with an arrogant look about to hug me.He jumped onto Zhong Wan's folded arms and sniffed him vigorously, and it really stinks.He turned his head and stared at the bottle of soybean oil again angrily.
"It was given by Brother Lin, who has just moved into the village. He is from the town, and he is quite generous."
Seeing Zhong Wan's happy face when he took advantage, Li Xingchui was speechless.They will be greedy for petty gains, and sooner or later they will not even know how they will die.
Brother Lin came to Yingman Village at this time, he must have noticed the existence of the cat demon.
Li Xingchui thought about how to get rid of the annoying dog monster from beginning to end, but he was not very worried in his heart.Since the other party didn't come directly to the door, it meant that he was not sure of seeing through his own morality.In this village that believed in dog demons, Li Xingchui did not believe that he would attack Zhong Wan directly.
Even so, Li Xingchui still worriedly stayed by Zhong Wan's side day and night, and did not run out during the day.
"It turns out that the cat will become more and more sticky after getting familiar with its owner." Zhong Wan stroked Sanhuang's soft and white fur, loving it.
When he first came here, he only felt that survival was difficult. In order to buy land and farm, he fought against the squires of Fengshou Township all day long. He managed to live a self-sufficient life, but he always felt empty in his heart when he was free.I think my father used to say that people must have some spiritual pursuits to survive, but I was not lying to him.
Li Xingcui squinted his eyes to suppress his anger, this guy dared to claim to be his master, and reversed his identity, it was really desperate.
"Ah, Sanhuang, it's time to eat fish." Zhong Wan put him down, picked up the bamboo basket containing the fish, and took out a white porcelain bottle with a distressed expression, "You can save some food, this is from outside the Great Wall Cumin powder, just throwing it away for such a small size cost me five dynasties. Poor Xiaohua’s chicken babies, they sold it for such a thing.”
Although Zhong Wan lived the life of an authentic villager, he still couldn't get along with the neighbors in terms of world outlook and values, and the relationship with the neighbors has always been weak.Since Sanhuang came, he has noticed the benefits of keeping pets, especially these days, Sanhuang has become more and more attached to him.As soon as Zhong Wan was happy, he named all the animals in the enclosure.
The small thin fish at the entrance of the village does not meet the taste of the cat owner. Sanhuang eats it every day without interest, and even looks a little thinner.Zhong Wan didn't know that this was the reason why Li Xingchui lost fat after practicing. He thought that the good fish in the market in the town could only be bought once a month, and the fish sold in the other days were no different from those in the village, so he thought of using seasoning to Solve the problem of cat's loss of appetite.
Although Li Xingchui became famous at a young age in the Demon Realm, he was unruly and lacked in everything, but the food there was pure natural and delicious after all.During the two months he stayed in Kyoto, he tried all the special dishes, but he never ate the grilled fish with cumin from the Western Regions.Seeing Zhong Wan set up a barbecue grill in the yard in style, he lay down at the feet of his entourage, waiting eagerly.
"Sanhuang, my grilling skills have not been tested in practice. If it is not delicious, don't blame me. After I make money, I will take you to Xinjiang to eat kebabs. Maybe there will be cakes, too. I know whether the sliced cakes here are expensive..."
Where is Xinjiang?What is a sliced cake?
In vain Li Xingchui has read all the poems and books, and thinks that he knows everything about stargazing and gossip, but he doesn't even understand what Zhong Wan said casually.
He shook his beard in frustration, and fell to the ground listlessly.
After a while, Zhong Wan shouted joyfully: "You're done, Sanhuang, come and have a taste!"
He put the grilled fish on Li Xingchui's plate and looked at him expectantly.Li Xinghang lowered his head and took a sip, only to feel that the aroma was overwhelming, the meat was soft and tender, spicy and salty, which was very in line with his own taste.
You idiot, who also said that the craftsmanship is not good, is clearly playing hard to get, wanting to promote before suppressing.Don't you just want to please me?It's true that Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone, that's all, I don't care about your previous rude behavior.
The cat owner flicked his tail arrogantly, and slowly chewed the fish.Seeing that his appetite had increased, Zhong Wan felt relieved, and started to eat the remaining fish.But as soon as he took a bite, he suddenly realized how expensive the cumin he had just sprinkled, and immediately lost interest.
He simply doesn't have any obsession with fish, so it's better to let the cat owner eat better, who makes people cute, and it's a rare protected animal here.
Li Xingchui was stunned when he saw a fish that was suddenly added to the plate, and he spotted the bite marks on it.He raised his head, and was about to lose his temper when he saw Zhong Wan staring at the fish reluctantly, then gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, turned around and looked into the distance.
His decisive expression made Li Xingchui's anger that had just risen in his heart sink silently.He lifted the remaining fish with his claws, glanced at the clear bite marks on the fish, and bit awkwardly.
The stupid follower is really pushing his limits, and he has no shame in trying to establish such an intimate relationship with his master. Li Xingchui will not be fooled.
Zhong Wan gave meat to the cat owner in pain, and made up his mind to work harder in farming to earn money to support his family.As soon as he was motivated to fight, he began to run to the town every day, inspecting agricultural products, and thinking about what kind of fruit would be the most profitable.Li Xingchui followed him every step of the way, Zhong Wan said he was annoyed, but felt very comfortable in his heart.
Back from the town that day, Zhong Wanzheng was overjoyed because he had found a way to make money, and his steps became much lighter.But as soon as he reached the door, he stopped abruptly.I saw seven or eight people dressed as writer Ding walking around in his yard, and a middle-aged man wearing a ruyi cloud pattern scarf was standing in front of his pigsty, carefully looking at his newly bought Soon little piggies.
Before Zhong Wan could speak, Li Xingchui jumped from his arms to the ground, and a sharp light flashed in the cat's pupils.
This person is Qian Yuanwai, the most famous local gentry in Fengshou Township. When Zhong Wan first came to this world and didn't understand anything, he worked under him.
"Mr. Qian, what are your orders when you come to this country house?" Zhong Wan said with a hint of sarcasm.
At the beginning, Qian Yuanwai put up a list to offer a reward, saying that whoever could teach his youngest son to learn arithmetic would give him good land and forests.After Zhong Wan inquired about it, he learned that the emperor of the current dynasty worked hard to govern, worshiped overseas masters as teachers, and studied arithmetic, geography, and astronomy.This is a rare and good opportunity for the common people who cannot rely on the imperial examination to make their way to the top.
Zhong Wan did not hesitate to unveil the list and start the class, and naturally trained Mr. Qian to be a hard-working student under the college entrance examination education model.Two months later, Mr. Qian went to Beijing to go to the provincial capital, and entered the special examination room of Gewu Hall to take the examination, and unexpectedly got the tenth place in one fell swoop.Zhong Wan happily went to collect his fertile fields and forests, but the real situation was like a basin of cold water, pouring cold water into his heart.
The author has something to say: The arrogance of the cat owner is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, Keke╭(╯^╰)╮
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