I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

"Master Biao, the master is back." The servant pushed open the door of the study and walked in, respectfully.

Chu Yuhua put down the book in his hand, "Quickly ask the kitchen to prepare the meals. My uncle left the house early in the morning and has been away for so long. He must be very hungry right now."

"Yes, I'll go now, little one." As soon as the servant walked out of the study door, he saw Yang Yangwang approaching angrily, shrank his head quickly, and saluted.

Yang Yangwang didn't pay attention to him, walked straight into the study, and slammed the door shut.The servant looked at the closed study door, didn't dare to stay, and left in a hurry.

"I'm so pissed off, I'm so pissed off!" Yang Yangwang entered the study, sat down at the round table, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea, took a sip and spit it out again, smashing the teacup on the ground On the table, he shouted, "Why is this tea cold!"

"Uncle, this tea has been sitting for a while. If you want to drink hot tea, I will ask someone to make a pot for you." Chu Yuhua put the book in his hand on the desk, got up and walked to Yang Yangwang.

Yang Yangwang swallowed, picked up the cup and poured the water into his mouth in one gulp, "No need, the herbal tea is on fire."

"What's wrong with Uncle, why are you so angry?" Chu Yuhua sat down and asked.

"It's not because of that old man named Feng who sells cloth. I said why he reminded me so kindly, telling me that gift giving is a common practice, and you have to give it. It turned out that he was digging a hole for me, and almost killed me!" Yang Yangwang Said angrily.

"But shopkeeper Feng lied to you?" Chu Yuhua asked.

Yang Yangwang complied, "The old man is trying to tempt me. At first I looked at it and felt that this county magistrate is not an ordinary person, he is very different from the previous one, and he is not afraid to give gifts in his heart. But that old man surnamed Feng encouraged me. I thought he was sure, thinking that someone had opened the hole. Who would have imagined that he took me as a stepping stone and asked me to be the No. 1. If I hadn't been so witty, you would have to go to the prison to catch me now."

"Shopkeeper Feng, why did he treat you like this?"

"Apart from the fact that I robbed him of his vice-chairman, what else can you do? That's fine, you don't have to worry about these business matters, you can just study at ease. This year there will be a children's test, although I don't know the exact time, according to the past The usual practice is only in February, and there is not much time to prepare. It will end soon, are you sure?"

"Don't worry, uncle, my nephew will definitely be on the list."

"Well, Hua'er, I won't disturb your study. I have to eat something. I woke up in the morning with an empty stomach and haven't eaten yet. I'm really hungry." Yang Yangwang stood up.

"Uncle, go slowly."

Yang Yangwang came here in a rage, and then walked out of the study with a calm face.The temperature in the room was high, and when he went out, a gust of cold wind hit him, which made him shiver, and hurriedly closed the study door gently, as if he was afraid of disturbing the people in the room, and left with light steps.

In the study, Chu Yuhua sighed, got up and sat back at the desk to continue studying.Suddenly, a woman in red appeared behind him, put her hands on his shoulders, and lay on his back as if boneless.

"Good boy, you look very unhappy." The woman in red whispered softly.

"Madam Hong, please respect yourself." Chu Yuhua had a cold face, not because he didn't want to avoid it, but because he couldn't move.

When it snowed a few days ago, Chu Yuhua was tired from reading, so he went out to see the snow and relax.As soon as he opened the door, he saw a patch of red in his yard.He walked in and saw that it was a frozen red fox.

Chu Yuhua felt very strange. How could such a wild thing come into his yard? Could it be a spirit fox?I don't know if it was a moment of kindness, or because he was afraid of the fox's revenge, Chu Yuhua brought it into the house, put it beside the charcoal fire and left it alone.

As a result, in the middle of the night, the fox suddenly turned into a woman in red and touched his room, almost scaring him to death.Fortunately, the vixen was grateful for his life-saving grace and had no intention of harming him, otherwise he might have been sucked dry by the vixen at this moment, turning him into a monster.

dead body.

"Hahaha, little thing, what are you saying about self-respect to a goblin? It's so cute." Madam Hong stood up, walked around Chu Yuhua, sat on the desk, and gently lifted his chin with her slender fingers, " Hua'er, do you want my sister to help you?"

"Help me? How?"

"Aren't you just worried about your family's business? I can guarantee your business is booming." Mrs. Hong smiled.

"Could it be that you want me to build a temple to worship you?"

Madam Hong shook her head, "I don't practice the divine way, so what do I want to worship. Although I'm not a good fairy, I have clear grievances and grievances. You saved my life, so it's understandable for me to help you."

Chu Yuhua relaxed, "Then what are you going to do?"

Madam Hong raised her red lips, turned her palm lightly, and a brocade box appeared in her hand.Chu Yuhua had seen a lot about this goblin's method, and didn't show any fuss.

"Open it and have a look." Madam Hong handed the brocade box to Chu Yuhua.

Just as Chu Yuhua was about to say something, he realized that he could move.This made him a little puzzled, was it because Mrs. Hong was unable to move before, or because he was afraid of goblins and was too frightened to move.

Chu Yuhua didn't bother with this problem, took the box, opened it calmly, and became shocked when he saw the contents of the box, and was so frightened that he almost threw the box out.

"What is this?" Chu Yuhua suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart and carefully looked at the things in the box.

Inside the box was a three-inch long red meat worm with a mouth and eyes, wriggling around in the box, like a fish, as if trying to swim out of the box.But this box might also be a magic weapon, no matter how hard the bug struggled, it couldn't get out of the box.

"This is a wine worm. Don't look at its ugly appearance, but it is a rare spirit worm." Mrs. Hong jumped off the table and walked around him, "This is my sister. I paid a lot of money to get it from a It was snatched from the hands of the Demon King. If it wasn't for your sake, I would never have taken it out."

"What is the use of this insect?"

"The wine worm is the essence of wine. It must be a good thing that can be born in the best spiritual wine cellar. It is ugly, but it is very useful. Just take a pot of water, put it in it, and gently Stir lightly, and you can get a jar of good wine." Madam Hong laughed.

Hearing this, Chu Yuhua got up, walked to the round table, and poured a cup of herbal tea.He picked up the worms in the box with two fingers, stirred them in the cup twice, and after a short while, a mellow wine smell slowly drifted away.

Chu Yuhua put the bug back in the box, picked up the teacup, with some hesitation on his face.

"Drink, is it possible that my sister will harm you." Madam Hong said.

"Ma'am, you are joking. If Madam wants your life, it is absolutely impossible for me to live to this day." After Chu Yuhua finished speaking, his heart broke, and he drank the wine in his glass.

"How does it taste?"

"Very good, it's true. Since my uncle runs a wine store, Chu Yuhua has done some research on wine, at least he can tell the good from the bad.

"It's just that the wine is good, but the wine in my uncle's wine store is not bad. If the business of the wine store is not good, it is impossible for my uncle to become the vice president of the chamber of commerce. My uncle is worried about how to gain a foothold in the chamber of commerce. , instead of adding delicious wine to the wine shop, this wine bug may not be of much use." Chu Yuhua shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, my sister hasn't finished yet."

"Could it be that this wine worm has other magical uses?"

"Of course, why would my sister lie to you? Speaking of this wine worm, there is a famous legend." Madam Hong's eyes rolled slightly, her charm was natural.

"It is said that there was a wealthy businessman in the previous dynasty. His family had a thousand hectares of fertile land, a wealth of wealth, and countless servants. But what is amazing is that this man was a fat man who could not read. Many people wondered how this man earned so much money. Wan Guan’s family wealth. After inquiring, I found out that this person has no ability. The reason why he has so much wealth is purely because of his luck. As long as he wants to do, there is nothing he can’t do, which is really enviable . but this man has a strange

Sickness, drinking has never been drunk, and drink at least a large jar of wine every day.If you don't drink, you will be as sad as a fish without water.The wealthy businessman looked for a good doctor everywhere, hoping to cure the strange disease.But the doctors were at a loss. Just when the rich businessman wanted to give up, a monk from the Western Regions came to him and told him that he had wine worms in his belly.Knowing that there was a worm in his belly, the rich businessman was terrified, and asked the monk to take out the worm.With no more worms in his stomach, the wealthy businessman cured of his illness. Since then, he has never drank alcohol and lost weight quickly. "

"Then isn't this bug a harmful thing?"

Mrs. Hong shook her head, "No, no, this story is not over yet. Without the wine worm, the rich businessman seems to have solved his illness, but his luck seems to have disappeared along with the wine worm. The money in the family is like Leaked pockets are common, and they are getting fewer and fewer. Soon, Mihime Liangtian is gone, and life is getting worse and worse, and finally she is so poor that she can’t even afford food.”

Chu Yuhua looked at the ugly worms in the box thoughtfully, "You can't have both, there is nothing perfect in the world. I'm afraid the east corner of "gaining" and the sangyu of "losing" it."

"That's right, do you think this thing is useful to you?"

"This wine worm can really affect luck?"

"of course."

"Besides the need to drink alcohol every day, what are the side effects?"

"Of course not, otherwise it wouldn't be able to bear the fame."

Chu Yuhua pondered for a moment, then closed the box, "Thank you Madam, I will accept this bug."

"You have good vision. Elder sister, I will continue to stay at your home for a while to recuperate. If there is anything else that needs elder sister's help, remember to tell elder sister. Elder sister will help out as appropriate." Chu Yuhua accepted the wine worm Madam Hong is even more casual, she doesn't regard herself as an outsider at all, she slumps on a chair, she doesn't have the image of a good girl at all.

Chu Yuhua felt that it was a small effort for him to help Mrs. Hong back then, but now that he has obtained her treasure, he must reciprocate.When he spoke, his tone was quite sincere, "Of course I welcome Madam to continue living here. Madam can stay here as long as she wants. Madam wants to recover from her injuries, but if she needs any medicine stones, as long as it is within my ability, I will do my best to help you."

Madam Hong naturally noticed the change in his attitude, her beautiful fox eyes were slightly raised, and she smiled a little, "Well, then send me a hundred live chickens for my sister first."