Fairy cage

As dusk fell, the fog shrouded Blackwater Town, wandering along the streets like billowing smoke dragons.

People in gray and black Taoist robes were walking among them, swaying and vague, sometimes visible and sometimes invisible, all like ghosts.

In the large courtyard where Yu Lie used to live, the landlady had prepared dinner early in the morning and put it on the stove, waiting for the poor tenants in the courtyard to eat it themselves.

She herself straddled the basket and led her fat, white son out of the courtyard. As she walked, she told her son: "Save some belly. When you get to the place later, you can eat full."

On the way, I met someone who was returning to the courtyard. The other person immediately laughed and said, "Hey! My mother-in-law went to the street to deceive people today. Why did she bring her child with her? Is she going to beg for mercy on the street?"

The charterer suddenly raised her eyebrows and cursed loudly: "You are the one who chopped off the head at the time, and your whole family is a beggar. My brother Qiao is going to be a disciple of Dan in the future!"

She said triumphantly: "You know, he is an alchemy disciple? He is a Taoist disciple who can make alchemy. Today, someone invited my brother Qiao to wander around the alchemy room. He asked to recognize the door in advance. He will also have dinner in the alchemy room later. Let’s have a banquet in the hall and eat from the alchemy room!”

When the people who returned to the courtyard heard this, they were a little frightened, and their joking words suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, the charterer hummed again and said: "The food in the alchemy room is like tigers and elephants, and occasionally some spirit fish bones and monster blood foam, which is good for your vitality! No matter how good the old woman's craftsmanship is, nothing can compare with it." People? Wait for Brother Qiao to recognize you a few times and pass the Taoist examination in a few years. Then you will be able to eat from the alchemy room every day."

After showing off, the tenant woman led the fat white son and walked boldly towards the street where the alchemy room was located, leaving the tenant standing there with a look of shock and uncertainty on his face.

The tenant was puzzled: "This fat lady who is so busy is actually still relevant in the alchemy room?"

A look of envy suddenly appeared on his face again.

In Blackwater Town, everyone knows that the welfare benefits of the alchemy room are good. As long as you enter the alchemy room, no matter whether you can learn the so-called alchemy skills or not, your food, clothing, and daily life will at least be guaranteed, and your life will be better than that of most people. All good. Of course, what I’m talking about here is not entering the alchemy room as a medicine slave.

The charterer walked straight. She was not lying. She really arrived at the gate of the alchemy room.

But unlike what she showed off in the courtyard, no one came out of the alchemy room and invited them to a banquet.

Instead, the tenant woman stood at the door of the alchemy room, constantly bowing and smiling at the Taoist boy guarding the door. After stuffing some hard things into her mouth, she got a snort from him, and she quickly pulled her fat white son. Walking to the alchemy room, I was afraid that the other party would regret it.

In the evening, there were many Taoist boys coming and going at the entrance and exit of the alchemy room. The mother and son walked along the side, as if they were afraid of blocking other people's paths or being in the way of others.

Although her behavior on the road was humble, the charterer used her eyes to signal the Taoist boys passing by, and secretly told her son:

"Look at those people, dressed in coarse linen and linen. These people are working hard in the alchemy room. Look at that one, that one is even worse. It seems that he will not live for more than one or two years. And that one, you can't tell tomorrow. I fell on the side of the road...Brother Qiao, I brought you to the alchemy room not so that you can become this kind of person in the future. You can't learn from it."

Her chubby son nodded seriously.

When the charterer saw this, her face suddenly smiled happily: "Brother Qiao is so good! It's not in vain that my mother brought you to the alchemy room to see the world. You must study hard in the school from now on!"

Her face turned serious again, and she said: "But if you can't even pass the Taoist examination, let alone become a human master, you won't even be qualified to become a medicine slave in the alchemy room. By then, you and Together with my mother, I will be driven out of the town, and I might end up being the shit of some beast or monster that day!"

The child named Qiao Ge suddenly turned pale with fright. The landlord quickly stopped threatening and started to praise the food in Danfang, which made her son feel better.

Chatting all the way, the mother and son swerved and almost ran into some important places, and finally arrived in front of the dining hall of the alchemy room.

Looking at the gleaming Danfang dining hall with the aroma of oil floating around, the landlord held her son in her hand and whispered in a low voice: "You are really rich! It's much better than our yard!"

After cursing, her face was filled with joy, and she quickly dragged Brother Qiao to the canteen to join the queue.

The dining hall of the alchemy room is different from other restaurants. It has full control. As long as someone can enter the main door of the alchemy room, they can come to the dining hall to eat and drink for free.

Moreover, the day chosen by the charterer was unusual. She had heard that someone in the alchemy room had become rich and would hold a banquet upstairs tonight, so she specially brought her son here.

Because according to the rules of the alchemy room, before and after the banquet, the cooks will stew the bits and pieces from upstairs into the stove downstairs. If the people eating downstairs are lucky, they may even be able to fish them out. Eat some whole pieces of spirit fish spirit meat!

Therefore, among the people waiting to eat in the canteen today, in addition to the people who come here specially to eat, there are also many Taoist boys eating in the alchemy room. The charterer was worried that she would be late and not even have a seat later. .

Fortunately, she came barely early and took her son with her. Coupled with her large figure, she squeezed through the dining hall and finally found a seat at the entrance that was not a seat.

She asked her son to sit on the stone steps, while she leaned against the wall, holding up the space, holding a sea bowl in her hand, and eating the rice with great taste!

While eating the rice, the charterer looked around, pointed at the crowd in the dining hall, and said secretly to Brother Qiao:

"Look! The Ergou next door, his father and his mother are here to share the meal. How shameless! I haven't even grabbed a seat for Ergou... Have you seen the opening over there? I heard people say you can go up here. , it’s the small stove upstairs, where the spirit fish, spirit and flesh are full!”

While murmuring in a low voice, the charterer suddenly saw something again. She stood firm and looked happy. She told Brother Qiao: "Stay ready! Don't leave when anyone comes. Mom, go get you a bowl of good things!"

After saying that, the charterer bulged her fat figure like a flexible ball and squeezed towards a window where the food was placed. That window was the window of an acquaintance of her acquaintance, and food mixed with spirit fish and spirit meat was most likely to be released today.

Brother Qiao was sitting on the stone steps, his face looked full, but he remembered the tenant's words and continued to eat the tiger meat, wolf meat, and venison in the bowl, swallowing it with difficulty!

Just at this moment, a figure passed by the stone steps. The other person shook his head and seemed to recognize Brother Qiao, so he stopped and came closer:

"Brother Qiao, where is your mother? Why is she not afraid that you will be stolen here alone?"

Brother Qiao heard the sound, raised his head blankly from the bowl, and stared at the person clearly. He was stunned for a moment, burped, and shouted out loudly:

"Brother Yu!"

An old Taoist boy who was following the visitor heard the conversation between the two and looked at the visitor in surprise.

And this visitor was none other than the rest of the group going to the second floor. He happened to recognize Brother Qiao at the door of the dining hall. Seeing that Brother Qiao was alone, he came over to ask.

Yu Lie burst out laughing. He looked at Brother Qiao's job, shook his head, then walked up to him and pulled him, saying:

"What's so delicious about all kinds of birds and meat? Let's go, brother will take you to eat something good."

Although Brother Qiao recognized Yu Lie, his face showed hesitation and he still sat on the stone steps, holding the bowl motionless.

Just at this moment, the departing housekeeper walked toward Brother Qiao with long strides, holding a bowl in her arms.

There was joy on her face, but when she raised her eyes, she saw two people blocking her son. One of them, wearing a hat, was still picking at his son!

The charterer suddenly thought of something, her hands shook, her face changed drastically, and she turned pale.

She immediately hoarse and screamed: "Brother Qiao!"

The charterer was flustered and became violent. She picked up the big bowl in her hand and immediately hit Yu Lie on the head hard while yelling:

"You're such a thief! Why do you want to steal my clever brother!"