Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou was naturally happy to see his good brothers off. He jumped off the goat's back and hugged them tightly. At this moment, he didn't know what to say, or perhaps saying nothing was best.

Big White Elephant said with deep affection, "Ergou, take care. The county town is not like here. You have to be like a tortoise, able to endure and swallow insults, otherwise, it will be very dangerous.

The outside world is wonderful, but the outside world is also full of helplessness."

Li Ergou was speechless, but he knew that Big White Elephant's words were correct, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely be a good tortoise."

Lu Changsheng patted Li Ergou's shoulder and said, "The county town is very big, and the people are also mixed. It is said that the bigger the city, the more complex people's hearts become, unlike here. Ergou, come back and see us when you have time. Don't forget us brothers."

Li Ergou nodded, looking reluctant. "Don't worry, you two are making it sound so tragic, as if the county town is so far away. I'll come back to see you when I'm free. Don't worry, don't be so sentimental."

The two laughed heartily, and they waved goodbye.

Li Ergou rode the goat, leading the cat, and halfway there he remembered an important thing. He hadn't said goodbye to Wu the Immortal yet. Oh well, he'll just have to wait until next time to see him.

Fortunately, he had found that guy earlier and bought the whole book, so he had no worries.

Farewell, Tiangou Town, but don't worry, I, Li Ergou, will be back.

The sun was blazing, and the time was just right.

He arrived in Kushui County around noon. After reporting to the county government, Head Constable Wang gave him a few days off, telling him to find a place to live himself, as the county government did not provide housing.

Li Ergou was stunned. He thought it would be all-inclusive, but it turned out he had to handle it himself. What was even more infuriating was that the constables' salary was only ten taels of silver per month, not much more than his income at the martial arts hall. It just looked more glamorous.

However, Li Ergou felt that this was also a way to bring glory to his ancestors. Ten taels of silver was not much, but for a single dog like him, it was enough to eat well and live comfortably.

In such a large Kushui County, he certainly couldn't find a house himself. After all, at this moment, he couldn't even tell east from west. It would be good if he didn't get lost, let alone find a house.

Fortunately, Head Constable Wang introduced him to a place that specialized in helping people sell houses, the Yu Fang Pavilion.

Yu Fang Pavilion was a place in Kushui County that specialized in building houses and selling various housing information.

At this moment, Li Ergou was constantly looking at a map. The shop assistant next to him was giving him a long and detailed introduction to the house prices in various parts of Kushui County. After hearing the house prices, he couldn't help but fall silent. He didn't expect the house prices in Kushui County to be so high.

Houses in the center of the county cost as much as five or six thousand taels of silver. Houses in the east district were cheaper, but they still cost four or five hundred taels of silver.

Although he still had some silver on hand, he still needed to buy pills and other miscellaneous items. He couldn't use all of it to buy a house, right?

Moreover, he planned to cultivate a vegetable garden to be self-sufficient. This was his biggest dream.

When the time came, he would raise some chickens, ducks, and geese, and he still had a dozen sheep and pigs, so it was best to find a place that was bigger and cheaper.

He told the shop assistant his conditions, and the shop assistant pondered for a moment, and then he had something. He hesitated for a moment and said, "There really is such a place, but it's not clean, the location is remote, and it's always haunted. It's in the Zhang Family Compound on the very edge of Kushui County."

Li Ergou inquired about it and learned that more than ten years ago, thirteen people in the Zhang Family Compound were all killed overnight. The deaths were tragic and strange, and the murderer has not been found to this day. It is said that you can still hear crying in the courtyard in the middle of the night, so this courtyard has not been sold and is very cheap, only one hundred taels of silver.

Most importantly, the Zhang Family Compound not only has a house, but also a large courtyard, with more than two acres of land. When Li Ergou heard this, and compared it with the house prices in the county town, he immediately felt that the house was simply a bargain.

He didn't even bother to look at it and directly signed the contract and bought it.

After paying the money, the shop assistant took him to the Zhang Family Compound. It must be said that it was indeed very remote, almost out of the county town.

The Zhang Family Compound was in the southeast corner of the county town. Less than twenty meters further ahead was Bitterhead Mountain. No wonder this location had such a large courtyard. It was directly connected to the mountain. Leaving the county town was directly going up the mountain.

Li Ergou glanced at the Zhang Family Compound. It could be seen that it was surrounded by a circle of fences that were half a person tall. The fences were old and dilapidated, mostly rotten and broken. The houses in the courtyard were also a bit old, but they could still be lived in after some cleaning.

Li Ergou liked this place very much, mainly because it was big enough to fulfill all his fantasies.

The shop assistant told him to be extra careful, especially at night.

Li Ergou naturally didn't care. The shop assistant then left, and before leaving, he told him again to be more alert at night and to find a Taoist priest to perform a ritual.

Looking at his home, Li Ergou was very excited. He never dreamed that one day he would have a house.

This house was his from now on, so naturally it couldn't be called the Zhang Family Compound anymore. It was next to Bitter Mountain, so it would be called Bitter Mountain Compound from now on.

There were more than a dozen rooms in this courtyard. He spent most of the day cleaning up a bedroom for himself, and also cleaned up a room for the black cat and the black-bearded goat to live in.

After that, he didn't idle around. He immediately went to the county market and bought some chicks, as well as a lot of farm tools and seeds.

Perhaps because he was working for himself, he felt that no matter how tired and hard he was, his heart was sweet.

He spent an afternoon plowing all two acres of land in front of the door, and also cleaned up two simple rooms for the chicks and the twelve sheep and three pigs left in the bronze mirror.

Why did he buy chicks? Because these things were the easiest to raise. He didn't need to take care of them. He just opened the door and let them go to the mountains to eat.

He bought a hundred chicks in one breath, copied them once, and they became two hundred. Looking at these things, he was very happy. These would all be his property in the future.

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night. He quickly planted the rice seeds and various vegetables he had bought. He planned to buy some medicinal herb seeds to plant on the remaining less than half an acre of land.

He didn't completely relax until midnight.

He lay comfortably in the spacious room, feeling extremely content. Perhaps he was too sleepy, he slept until dawn.

When he got up early in the morning, he immediately went to the river to fetch water. After all, he had to water the seeds he planted yesterday, otherwise, he didn't know when they would germinate.

What made him happy was that the Kushui River was less than a hundred meters away from him. The water here was slightly bitter, so this place was called Kushui County. The Kushui River was wide, with a width of dozens of feet.

He picked up the bucket and was just about to scoop water when he suddenly thought of something. Could he directly put the water into the bronze mirror? If he could, wouldn't he save himself the trouble of carrying it? He just didn't know how wide the bronze mirror was and how much water it could hold.

As soon as this idea came out, he couldn't help but chuckle. In fact, he had this idea a long time ago, but he had no place to use it. Now that I am the master of my territory, I will do it.

He put the mirror into the water, and with a thought, the water poured into the mirror. Soon, a small whirlpool formed on the mirror. He marveled at how powerful the mirror was, because it had been in the river for a quarter of an hour, but the mirror was like a bottomless pit, and the water was still flowing in continuously.