Taoyuan

I have a title deed to the land. "

The man's eyes were not compelling, but for some reason, Guo Wenyu felt that he was being looked at tightly, and hurriedly avoided his gaze and denied, "No, no, no, it's just me thinking about it myself. After all, such a suitable place I just planted some peach trees that can’t fill my stomach, it’s really a waste...I’ve been doing a lot of farming work recently, so I’m thinking about everything I see, so don’t blame me.”

"It's okay, I understand." After thinking for a while, Yu Tao nodded.

Seeing that the newcomer had finished talking with Mr. Guo, the old peasant scribes who had finished their work surrounded him and handed over the finally recorded map to Mr. Guo.

Secretly heaving a sigh of relief, Guo Wenyu took the opportunity to back away a few steps, no longer looking at this young man who made him feel inexplicably guilty and short of breath, picked up the map and compared it with the terrain in front of him for a while, and checked the work of his subordinates.

"My little friend, I'm busy with work, and I have to run to a lot of places, so let's take a step first."

"Hmm." In response, Yu Tao moved out of the way, watching the group of people hastily pack up their tools and leave along the path.

The author has something to say: This wave of cooling is so severe... I waited for the bus for nearly half an hour in the cold wind, and I was almost frozen stupid

☆, this mountain is forbidden to hunt

Yu Tao, who was trimming the branches and leaves of the peach trees in the peach grove, heard familiar footsteps and turned his head, and saw Hou Bai striding towards the back door of the tavern with a basket on his back, with a rare natural smile on his face Yu, looks a little embarrassed.

It's just a trip to the deep mountains behind to pick some wild goods, who can provoke him?Seeing that Hou Bai seemed so angry that he didn't realize that he was not far away from him, Yu Tao let go of the peach branch in his hand and called out to him: "Hou Bai, why did you come back so soon today? Did something happen? "

"Hey, shopkeeper, you are here!" Hou Bai recovered from his own thoughts when he heard the sound, and as he approached Yu Tao, he couldn't hold back the experience of holding his breath for most of the day, "I didn't think about it at first. I came back so early, and I didn’t even fill a single basket, but something happened on the way, and we might have to sneak into the mountains in the future.”

The main raw material for brewing monkey wine is all kinds of wild fruits and fruits in the mountains and forests. Seeing that the materials stockpiled before are about to be used up, Hou Bai prepares to collect some in the mountains in the north of Nanyuan County early in the morning with a basket on his back. The rare and wild fruits are back.

The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water, almost every day in Nanyuan County, many hunters and woodcutters go to the mountains to work hard for the livelihood of their families.As a low-key monster, Hou Bai is familiar with many of them on weekdays.As usual, he walked into the mountains with a few acquaintances he met on the road, and then found a way to go to a distant place to pick wild fruits by himself.

As far as he is concerned, once he enters the forest, it is like a fish entering the sea. Working is easy and pleasant, and he forgets himself completely.It wasn't until the vague screams reached his ears that he suddenly realized that something was wrong——

It seems strange that there are so many people entering the mountain today, and they don't stop at all. From time to time, a burst of birds will be disturbed and fly into the sky.

Secretly vigilant, Hou Bai jumped up three times and two times, hanging on the tree in the middle of the sky, and cautiously touched the direction where the screams came from, and saw a small group of county soldiers there, holding long knives and cursing away Sansi and Sisi. hunter.Among them, the hunter who was restrained by his companions with the most excited expression still had a bloodstain on his right arm.

Look at the sharp red tip of the knife in the hand of the county soldier standing in front.Anyone can guess that something is wrong.

Jumping from one tree branch to another, Hou Bai followed the two parties for a while.It soon became clear what was going on. It was actually the adults in the county government who issued a rare order to close the mountain, expressly prohibiting hunters and woodcutters from entering the deep mountain again.

If the common people are only active in the outskirts of the mountains and forests designated by the county government, no one will take care of you; but if someone insists on crossing the bottom line and sneaking in, once they are discovered by patrol soldiers, don't blame them for being arrested and served in corvee.

The hunter was injured because he resisted too fiercely in the face of the county soldiers driving him away.

Hou Bai squatted on a high place to see everything, and the expressions of the county soldiers were only impatient, cold and excited.He had no doubt that the hunter who was restrained by his companions would receive worse treatment if he continued to fight.

Listening to the six roads and seeing all directions, Hou Bai quickly searched around this mountain forest where people often move around, and found that the situation is similar in other places.

The county soldiers are numerous, powerful and imposing, and the swords are cold. The hunters and woodcutters are both forced to make a living and worried about offending the government.

Under the same hatred and hatred, Hou Bai didn't have the thought of continuing to pick wild fruits in another place, so he returned to the original place and went back to the tavern with a half-filled basket on his back.

After recounting all the previous experience with the store owner, Hou Baishun, who was half squatting under the tree, got up and kicked a lump of dirt: "Seller, tell me, why are these officials and gentlemen's faces so big? There are mountains and forests all over the place. Born and raised by nature, how can there be any reason why they are allowed to enter the mountain but not us?"

"They don't even look at how many lives they have cut off. Our monkey wine is the next best thing."

Rubbing his chin and thinking for a while, Hou Bai frowned annoyedly: "Let's go to the partridge couple in Hengqi Mountain sometime to find out what's going on? They've been living on the edge of the forest, and they know more about this than we do. As for the next period of time, I have to wait until night to enter the mountain. At that time, I will return to my original shape and pick a few more baskets of fruits... If I am unlucky and caught by these people, you have to remember to come and rescue me, shopkeeper. I'm going back."

Still thinking about picking fruits to make monkey wine shows that this person is not so sad and resentful.

Yu Tao, who was trying to comfort Hou Bai with a few words, glanced at him, and reached out to pluck off an eye-catching broken leaf mixed in his hair: "It depends on the situation."

"It's really not possible. The matter of going to the mountains to pick fruits can be put aside for a few days. It's not in a hurry. If you have time, find some food that can fill your stomach and is suitable for planting in this peach grove. .In addition, some fields will be reclaimed in the upper reaches of our creek in a few days. There will probably be more people coming and going, so please be careful if anyone comes."

The new decrees from the county government came out one after another as if they didn't need money, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. He really didn't want to continue to move.

The two remained relatively silent for a while, then went in through the back door and returned to the tavern.

The original guests in the tavern left at some unknown time. When Yu Tao and Hou Bai returned to the hall, they saw Chu Qiuming teaching the little snake demon sitting on the other side of the table to learn calligraphy.

"Shopkeeper, I have put away the money for the food and drinks of those guests and put them in the drawer of your counter." He raised his hands to greet the two people who came in one after the other, Chu Qiuming and Yu Tao said, " The share I earned is in there."

This is also Chu Qiuming's practice after staying in the tavern.

"...Then are you full? If you're hungry, I can borrow you the kitchen." Nodding habitually, Yu Tao suddenly thought of how he was surrounded by drinkers before, and he couldn't care less about a bite of food. So said.

"Thank you for your consideration, the store." Nodding with a smile, Chu Qiuming showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, "Unfortunately, Pindao is not good at cooking, can I ask the store to make some food for you? The money is direct." Put it on my account."

Recognize characters until you are hungry.The little snake demon quickly raised his head and interjected: "Jiaojiao wants to eat too."

"You haven't paid off your previous debts yet." After hesitating for a while, Yu Tao reminded him and approached the back kitchen.

The author has something to say: Voice typing is convenient~!It’s just that there are a lot of typos. I don’t feel that the speed has improved at all, eh

☆、County conditions

It was almost dusk, the setting sun was as silent as blood, but Yu Tao's tavern was extremely busy inside and outside.

Different from the merchants and peddlers received in the past, this caravan formed by the merger of several caravans is really a big businessman who travels all over the world in pursuit of profit, full of popularity and confidence.

Probably because they knew that there were too many of them, the people in the convoy who came out to talk to Yu Tao even said that it didn’t matter if there wasn’t enough food and drinks in the tavern, they had enough food in the car, as long as they could provide them with a comfortable place to eat Just warm up the meal and stay overnight... Oh, it's a hassle to make enough meals for so many people, but it doesn't matter. They brought two cooks with them.

"Be careful not to let the horses and carriages damage the peach trees behind, and you can do whatever you want elsewhere." Looking at the magnificent motorcade that had been lined up for a long distance, Yu Tao nodded to the travel-stained guests, Call Hou Bai and ask him to lead the people to the back kitchen of the tavern to prepare.

"Also, you go ask Chu Qiuming to come out and entertain the guests."

Take the big and small leaders in the team who are eligible to enter the hall to rest, and settle down to have some snacks and tea. Take the guys in the team who can only stay in the wild and rest on the field to settle down in a secluded leeward place. Take the groom The coachmen drove all the mules, horses and carts to a place where they would not interfere with the traffic and take care of them... Finally, after finishing the endless chores and returning to the tavern, Yu Tao saw that all the lanterns scattered in the hall had been lit. The warm orange lights specially made by Bai illuminate the room very brightly.

As soon as he entered the room, Yu Tao was spotted by the sharp-eyed head of the caravan, who warmly and politely invited him to sit at the specially reserved seat on his table.

The lights are warm, the wine and dishes are delicious, and the house is full of guests... Just like the tavern that he could see through the window when he was still in shape.

Thinking of this, Yu Tao swallowed the word "not hungry", responded to the head of the caravan, walked around the tables and chairs and sat next to Chu Qiuming.

"Shop Yu is done with work, it's been a lot of hard work." The bearded merchant surnamed Ma on the other side made room for Yu Tao while smilingly carrying the jug and filling his glass, "I don't know how far this place is from Nanyuan County. How far away, if there is no brother's tavern here, we are afraid that we will suffer again today."

"If you want to go to Nanyuan County, you can arrive tomorrow." Yu Tao said, blocking the wine glass in front of him to indicate that the guests don't need to pour any more wine, "Is there something wrong?"

"Hey, I'm just going to set up a stall to do business. Winter is not a good time to go out. The earlier you finish the business, the sooner you can feel at ease." The other person waved his hand and replied, "Brother Yu, are you here to gain a foothold?" Yes, can you tell us something about the situation in Nanyuan County? It’s also good for those of us who are newcomers to have some peace of mind.”

The situation in the county town... only to realize that I have lived outside Nanyuan County for so long and have never been to the county town. Yu Tao turned his gaze to Hou Bai who was crowded with others at another table: "I usually I don’t go to the county much, and I can’t say anything, let the guy in the store, Hou Bai, come and talk to you.”

When Hou Bai was called over by Yu Tao, he still had half a piece of delicious vegetarian chicken prepared by the chef in his mouth.

After hearing the store's request, he had some thoughts in his stomach, swallowed the food, and directly pulled a bench to sit down.

"Recently, there have been fewer visits. Some time ago, my old Hou had to go to Nanyuan County every three days. The situation inside is indeed not familiar. I have even walked through the county government several times."

"Since the guest officials are going to do business, the most important thing is to recognize those famous people in the county." After a pause, most of the people at the table looked in agreement. Hou Bai cleared his throat and said, "First of all, the county magistrate. The county magistrate in our Nanyuan County is named Jia. Their Jia family is the most powerful family in the county. I heard that Mrs. Jia once worked in the imperial city. As an official, there is also a younger brother of the county magistrate Jia who works as a gentleman next to Mr. Jiang in the county mansion."

"Well, the rest of their family is fine, except for a twelve or thirteen-year-old female son who is very noisy all day long. If the guest officer has any new and rare things to buy and sell in the county, he will probably attract the female male."

"Besides the Jia family, the Lu family and the Zhou family are local snakes. The county supervisor's surname is Lu, and the head of the yamen is also surnamed Lu, and there are many scattered small officials who are related to the Lu family. No one can count them all. As for the Zhou family, they are the largest landlords in several counties to the east of Pingyuan County. In order to take care of his family's land, money and food, they hired many good people to guard the house at home."

Taking the full wine glass from the store owner and drinking it down, Hou Bai smacked his lips: "Probably these three, anyway, you guys are here to do business, and you won't stay in the county for too long. There's nothing to say about small households."

"The Xicheng District in the county was originally a site specially designated for merchants, but it has long since been deserted. Usually no one goes there. It is estimated that even a mouse has escaped. It is best to place your stalls in the southeast when you are going to do business. , everyone walks in and out of the county in one direction, the most popular." For the sake of the chef they brought with them, Hou Bai kindly reminded them a few more words.

Hearing good or bad, a table of peddlers exchanged cups to express their thanks one after another.

"Huh, the wine is gone?" Ma Huzi picked up the wine urn on the corner of the table and shook it. Hearing that there was nothing in it, he put it back dissatisfied, and looked at Yu Tao, "Shopkeeper, the peach blossom in your tavern Is there more wine? How should I sell it?"

"Are you going to buy it and take it away?"

"Yes." Nodding his head, Ma Huzi's expression of savoring his good taste ruined his face even more horrible.

"Your family's peach blossom wine is like amber nectar; the aroma is rich and timeless, and after drinking it, the bitterness and sweetness will make you forget the vulgarity. If you can't take a few jars home and drink more, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life."

"Hahahahaha..."

"Ma Huzi, when you are boasting about good wine, you still talk like a scholar."

"It's rare to hear that he likes a kind of wine so much. You can charge a high price to Ma Huzi!"

The bearded guest named Ma who was sitting next to him was obviously very popular among his companions, including himself feeling very good about him.

Yu Tao saw that he was holding on to the wine glass and looking at him expectantly, so he nodded happily and agreed: "There are quite a few of this kind of wine in the store, since you like it, I'll ask someone to move a few jars when you leave tomorrow. for you."

"As for the wine money... wait a few days for your stall to be set up in the county. I'll come over to see if there's anything I need. What do you think?"

"That's good, that's it!"

☆、Territory awareness

Reluctantly sending the convoy away early in the morning, Yu Tao almost returned to the tavern holding his nose. As soon as he stepped into the hall, he stirred up his spiritual power and cleaned the whole room from inside to outside several times, until it was clear and clean. The aroma of peach blossoms filled the hall, and it was only when there was no trace of mortal turbidity that it could be smelled.

Last night, Hou Bai, who had been teaching Jiaojiao's practice for a long time, hadn't had enough rest, just stepped into the house with a yawn, when he was caught off guard and forced to endure this blow in the aura of the big monster, and was almost frightened out of his wits. It was hard to notice the familiar smell that got into the nose.

Although he breathed a sigh of relief when the alarm was lifted, the sense of threat that existed due to the huge gap in strength was like a thorn in his back. Hou Bai tried his best to resist the urge to turn into a prototype and run away, and froze in place, waiting for Yu Tao to stop his movements... ...As for Jiao Jiao, who originally came in with him holding the hem of his clothes with one hand, he has already returned to his original shape and was lying flat on the ground.

Feeling that Yu Tao finally calmed down after "surrounding" the inside and outside of the tavern for a few rounds, he let out a heavy breath, bent down and picked up the little snake that had softened into a rope at his feet, put it into his arms, and walked into the hall.

"What are you doing, store? You scared the two of us to death."

"Well, clean it up." After glancing at the person and the snake, Yu Tao rolled up his sleeves and began to tidy up the desks and chairs piled up in the corner, "If you have nothing to do, come and help, what's wrong with Jiaojiao?"

"A little dizzy." He lowered his head to tease the little girl, Hou Bai put her aside, and went forward to help the shopkeeper move the tables and chairs.

"...It's fine as long as it's okay." Probably guessing what was going on, Yu Tao pursed his lips, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart, "In the future, never allow guests to stay overnight in taverns, no matter if it's a congenial temperament or a shot. Generous ones won’t do.”

Ma Huzi has the same temperament as him, and he is really generous in his actions. Yu Tao had a very happy conversation with him last night, and even under the persuasion of Hou Bai, Chu Qiuming and the others, he made an exception and agreed to the others on the wine table. A request from the masters to stay overnight in the tavern.I thought it was just to free up the space in the hall for people to stay for one night. The people in the caravan could neither get to know the various secrets in the backyard, nor could they be in any danger to them.

As a matter of fact, Yu Tao was no different than usual except that he was a little distracted during his cultivation that night...until early in the morning when the motorcade was packing up and he was going to see him off as a store owner, he stepped into the hall.

Recalling the strange and mixed atmosphere he felt when he entered the hall at that moment, Yu Tao still wanted to explode——

Originally, every corner was perfectly infiltrated with its own breath, and suddenly an unsightly foreign breath invaded, like a plump peach that was bitten hard; like a tree whose heart was eaten by moths. One piece; like the moon suddenly setting at night when he was obsessed with cultivation... Wuminghuo started in his heart, and his whole person became irritable.

Fortunately, his professional ethics has allowed him to barely maintain his sanity before completely sending away the team that has invaded his territory, and he did not make any untimely actions.

"By the way, how much did we earn from this business?"

"A total of seven taels of gold was collected from their team, and it is cheaper to buy things when visiting their stalls in Nanyuan County."

"It's a loss." Shaking his head expressionlessly, Yu Tao "make what I said just now a rule of our tavern. From now on, you and Chu Qiuming should stop talking about letting people stay overnight."

Knowing the reason for the store's anomaly since early in the morning, Hou Bai, the store clerk, looked at him with a strange expression, and nodded in response.

In other words, why didn't I realize that my store's territorial awareness was so serious before?Just like this one by one to take in little monsters and Taoist priests in the store...or is this a common problem of big monsters?

After all, in the storybook, every powerful big monster will have a few little followers who serve tea and run errands to spread the word.

While working non-stop and thinking about the meaning of his existence in the tavern, it took Hou Bai a while to realize that Chu Qiuming was waving and winking at him through the window.

After seeing that the shopkeeper could take off his hands, Hou Bai stopped his work and approached the window: "What's wrong?"

"Hey, it's nothing serious, I just want to ask how Yu Tao is feeling right now?" Chu Qiuming put his index finger in front of his lips to signal Hou Bai to lower his voice, and leaned his head closer to ask in a low voice.

"Did you also feel the movement just now?" Hou Bai twitched his eyebrows, feeling as if he got to know the Taoist priest again.

It seems that he is also a veteran Jianghu with good skills, but he can actually put on such a soft and easy-to-knead look to ask him for this kind of news... He really is an old Jianghu, and it is worth learning from.

Chu Qiuming tilted his head and glanced at Yu Tao, who was wiping the tables and chairs with his head down, and smiled shyly at Hou Bai: "Just now the store's aura erupted quickly and fiercely, and I can do it in the backyard room." The perception is clear. However, after all, I am just an outsider living in your place, I don’t know what happened, and I dare not go into the hall to investigate, so I have to ask Brother Hou.”

"It's not a big deal." Shocked by the incomparably innocent and puzzled expression on Taoist Chu's face, Hou Bai turned his body so as not to block his line of sight, and explained concisely, "The store is still not used to having people around. Staying overnight in the tavern, the reaction is a bit serious, in the future, if any guest asks to stay in the tavern, they will all be rejected."

"Hey, I remember." Touching his chin and nodding, Chu Qiuming replied thoughtfully, "It's good for him to calm down now. I'll go back to the room to clean up, and I'll come out for breakfast later .”

Back in the east room that temporarily belonged to him, Chu Qiuming untied the square cloth bag that had been tidied by the bedside, took out a thick book that had not yet been bound, and turned it to the bottom. In the blank space at the end, lay it flat on a small desk, and grind it with a pen.

"Plant monsters, their territorial consciousness is indeed more concerned about their own territory than animal monsters.

Last night, I specifically said that the peach demon left guests who hoped to stay in the tavern, and nothing unusual happened to the three demons at night.But after seeing off the guests this morning, Tao Yao wandered around the tavern with his spiritual power, and could not wait to remark the tavern ownership with his own breath, which is quite cute.

Unfortunately, for the sake of safety, I didn't get close to observe whether Tao Yao's actions at that time were more instinctive or the result of consideration.

The wolf demon recorded in the previous article is about the same strength as the peach demon, and his reaction to similar situations is far less great. "

After writing the last stroke, Chu Qiuming read it carefully, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and hung the book on the corner of the table to wait for the ink to dry, then got up and went out to the hall to find something to fill his stomach.

On the plain cover of the book, the words "Chu's Travel Notes" can be seen faintly.

☆、Meet Ma Shi again

In the current year where the balance of yin and yang in the world is out of balance, the weather is like scorching heat for most of the time every year, and there are even severe droughts one after another, the people in the county first went to the homes of relatives and friends in the village at the beginning of the disaster year and left a group. A number of people were killed or injured in the county where the situation was deteriorating rapidly... Now, those who are still in the city, except for those local rich families with countless farm laborers, are only a part of them who have nowhere to turn and nowhere to go People live hard.

In such a large county, many places have been deserted, and it is almost dead silent on weekdays. Only when foreign caravans pass by here can they bring some long-lost vitality and excitement... such as now.

The open space in the southeast corner of the county seat was originally used as a resting place for the daily patrols of the county government.Now there are only two or three kittens and puppies left in the yamen servants, and the patrols have long been a decoration. There was a lot of noise surrounding the business stalls lined up in a circle in the middle.

"Why are there so many people?" Yu Tao stood at the outermost edge, a little dumbfounded looking at the crowded crowd.Such a big convoy was surrounded in the center, but was completely hidden by people, could he, he really be able to squeeze into the circle and find him without using spiritual power?

Hou Bai didn't notice the tangled expression of his shopkeeper, but Hou Bai was full of nostalgia for the familiar scene before him, and squinted his eyes for a while: "This should be the first batch of caravans to come to Nanyuan County this year. People from the village are here."

Glancing at his group, he suggested: "Shopkeeper, the four of us will deal with one direction each, hurry up and squeeze in to find Horse Beard? It just so happens that it's still early and there aren't too many people; It's going to be hard right now."

"If you don't want to squeeze into the crowd, it's also a way to call him out." Chu Qiuming stood aside, his eyes passed Yu Tao's face, and suggested aloud.

With a thought in his heart, Yu Tao had already walked a few steps towards the crowd, looking back into the eyes of their little snake demon, and decided: "Then Jiaojiao, she is short and flexible, and it is easy to get in."

Standing in front of his own stall and supervising several guys constantly bargaining and buying and selling, Ma Huzi was so busy that he wished he could grow his brains, he didn't even notice a little girl not far away calling him at first.

It wasn't until the caravan companion on the side reminded him to look over, that he realized that the child he had seen familiarly in the Taoyuan Tavern was greeting him. He was just over his stall, and he was squeezed by the adults behind him.

Ma Huzi's first reaction was to look around the little girl for her adults, the shopkeepers of the tavern... Haah, his sight was blocked by the county residents and villagers who brought all kinds of goods to trade.

After knocking on the guys, he got up and stepped over the mess of groceries in the circle and came to the little girl: "Your name is Jiaojiao, right? You came to find me? Brother Yu and the others followed?"

"Yes, um, um."

Although the little snake demon was a little proud of being able to do something for King Yu, the noisy crowd around him was really uncomfortable.After Jiaojiao answered the guest's question, he impatiently stated the reason for his visit: "Everyone is waiting for you outside, come out quickly."

With his eyes lit up, Ma Huzi cheerfully agreed, squeezed into the crowd from the stall circle, bent down and picked up the little girl and tried to go out: "Everyone, make room, we have a lot of goods in the caravan. Don't worry, let me go out..."

It took a long time to squeeze and grind before he broke out from the crowd.

Putting down the child in his arms and protecting him, Ma Huzi looked around for Yu Tao and the others while arranging the messy clothes.

"Brother Ma, we are here!"

Watching the scene of Hou Bai and Ma Huzi exchanging greetings after meeting according to the rules, Yu Tao waited patiently aside, only responding a few words when Ma Huzi warmly greeted him, admiring his skillful movements and agility to push through the crowd posture.

Looking at King Yu's aloof demeanor with sparkling eyes, Jiaojiao moved closer to him and stood still, studying hard.

Looking at the five jars of wine behind Hou Bai, Ma Huzi rubbed his hands excitedly and moved closer: "Uncle Hou brought the wine all the way, I've been dreaming about it these days! Brother Yu, you came at a good time, There are not many sold, so tell me what you want to exchange."

"Just... Is there anything missing in the tavern now, Hou Bai?"

As soon as Yu Tao subconsciously uttered a sound, he felt his back being poked by Chu Qiuming who was beside him, and instantly remembered the topic he discussed with him yesterday, and suddenly changed the "money" into other things.

It is strange to say that the mortals in the world die so quickly from generation to generation, and even the rules need to be changed from time to time—for example, "silver money", which circulates everywhere, is discarded as soon as it is thrown away—it has neither magical powers nor spiritual wisdom. His upper body is like floating catkins with nothing to rely on, so how come he hasn't died yet?

On the way to Nanyuan County, all he saw were few people and countless graves, and now these many people who appeared from nowhere surrounded him and made a noise.

"It's really missing a lot of things. Don't worry about the store. I'll go to the convoy to see what they have!"

Although I don't know why my store is not holding on to the gold and silver, but Hou Bai will not let go of such a good opportunity to slip away, and walked towards the crowd with his horse's beard on his arm, thinking about what he needs in the tavern while walking thing.

"Oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are the most important things to store up in the kitchen; secondly, there are still a few quilts missing, it would be better if there are enough fabrics; and the pottery in the bottles and jars is also the best to change back... ..."

"The caravan has the most things like what you said." After hearing a few words, Ma Huzi freed a hand holding the wine jar and patted his chest, "Don't worry, Uncle Hou, even if there are too many, it won't work. But the goods are up to you!"

"Of course I can't let you suffer, as long as there is something suitable."

"Yeah." Seeing that he was about to squeeze into the crowd again, Ma Huzi replied casually, and then he looked in the right direction and rushed in while holding the wine jar in his arms.

Paying attention to Yu Tao's expression all the time, Chu Qiuming saw that he was staring straight at the crowd of people not far away with delicate eyes, after thinking for a while, he remembered the question he asked himself yesterday, and understood what he was looking at.

It's not easy to teach a goblin who likes to dig into a corner.

In order to prevent any bad things from happening in the future, he cleared his throat and said, "Seeing this group of people reminds me of the unlucky days when I was kicked out of the mountain gate by my master at the age of 14. Thinking about it now, I really don’t know how I survived and survived.”

The author has something to say: the end of the term is coming soon... Exam + paper + multiple course design combination package [cry

And the internship can't stop... Ha, ha ha

It was too late yesterday because of the grave-sweeping and final homework, so I didn't update it~Recovered today~

Come on at the end of the period, come on at the end of the year~

☆, riots in the circle

When Chu Qiuming was still a baby, he was taken into the master's gate and raised by his master. All the way he grew up, he had tossed around in the mountains and forests and villages near the master's gate a few times with the dumb servants under his master, and was just kicked out by the master. It can be said that he had no experience in the world when he was born, and he really suffered for several years.

He was beaten up when he told the truth to the people on the street, he almost lost his life when he inadvertently touched the secrets when he asked the divination for a wealthy family, he had no money to hire a coachman to buy a horse, so he had to follow the refugees on the road, thirsty and hungry, and was robbed of food and drink... There were so many other bits and pieces of experiences of being deceived and robbed that he could hardly remember them all.

It wasn't until this year that countless ghosts and little ghosts appeared and wreaked havoc everywhere in the world for no reason, so that he could use his ability to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts to give himself a good income.

As he spoke, Chu Qiuming shed tears of bitterness from the bottom of his heart, and felt a little strange sense of pride——

No matter how desolate the situation was, I managed to get through it. Although I still can't afford a donkey to drive on the road, at least I have found a relatively lucrative job, and I have a place where I can settle down temporarily. It's not a waste of time to visit the bright ghost domain of people's hearts and meet interesting demon spirits again.

Listening carefully to Chu Qiuming's experience beside him, Yu Tao was keenly aware of his fluctuating emotions that seemed to be filled with joy and sigh, and he lowered his eyes to think for a while, and said, "I never noticed before that Hou Bai is quite similar to you guys. of."

"That's what it should be."

Monkeys are already very smart, not to mention that old monkey spirit Hou Bai, who is really alive... Thinking of the few words he said to him intentionally or unintentionally on weekdays, Chu Qiuming couldn't help laughing sullenly A few times.

"Really." Yu Tao nodded if he realized something, and just wanted to get down to ask the little snake demon squatting at his feet when he was distracted by the sudden noise from the crowd not far away.

Although the crowd that was originally crowded in layer by layer was loosened by the sudden commotion, it was not enough for them standing in the distance to see clearly what happened.

Chu Qiuming, who looked in the crowd to no avail, frowned and listened for a while, but he could piece together a general idea from the chaotic shouts, and raised his eyebrows curiously: "It turned out to be a fellow villager who came to buy things together. People have turned faces, shall we go and have a look?"

"Okay... ah, they typed it out."

Before they could step forward, the two villagers who caused the riot and fell to the ground cursing and beating each other had already been pushed out of a crowd by the people around them, and happened to be heading straight in their direction. Come.

The two villagers are both grey-haired, dark-faced and old. They sound like they know each other well, but at this moment, they are holding each other tightly as if seeing a deeply hated enemy, and their temples are disheveled. Covered in dust, he was gasping for breath and attacking something, and at the same time he punched until the flesh was hard and heavy.

There was a crowd of people, some lazily clapped and applauded, some kindly kept trying to separate the two, some indifferently pointed around them and took the opportunity to snatch the stalls to pick...

It was rare to come across such a noisy scene, and Yu Tao, who always liked to be quiet, felt dizzy from being disturbed.

Noticing that blood was oozing from the red and swollen eyes of the person who was suppressed below, he simply cast a spell behind his back.

The two old men were shaken by the uneven ground, their strength was wrong, and finally they were half dragged and half hugged apart by the young men who had been persuading them to intervene.

"Go away, son of a dog! Remember me, son of a dog! If you come here again to fight the autumn wind, I will beat you to death, you bastard! The face of your ancestors has been eaten by dogs, you..."

"Grandpa, what did I do to you? What did I do to you!? The coffin board is oily, and no one will touch it. I'm the first one to gnaw you! Come and beat me! You carried it in the village!" Start? You, who cares about you..."

Even though the two old men were restricted in their movements, they still kept going.