Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Mo Li's fear of cats started when he was "nine years old".

That summer was extremely hot, even in the mountains, there was no wind.

A family in the mountain had an emergency, and Qin Lu went out.Because it was too hot, he felt sorry for his apprentice, so he put him at home and didn't let him go out to be exposed to the sun.

As soon as Mr. Qin walked away, the ink carp immediately took out the tub, filled it with several barrels of well water, closed the doors and windows, and turned back into a fish swimming in the water.

——In such a hot day, not letting the fish play in the water is simply fatal.

The well water is very cold, soaking the whole body of a certain fish refreshed.

Because it was so comfortable and sleepy in the summer afternoon, the ink carp fell asleep unknowingly.

There used to be an old monk living in the mountain temple, and he raised two cats. Later, the old monk passed away. These cats were looking for food nearby, and sometimes they would sleep on the beams of the temple. When the well was running, he didn't notice that a cat had slipped into his house, squatting on the beam and watching the "fish" play intently.

Seeing that there was no movement in the water for a long time, the cat came down silently, jumped onto the edge of the barrel, stretched out its paws, and went to catch the fish.

The fish woke up with a start, and avoided the cat's claw in a daze.

The wild cat's hunting skills are very skilled, and the fish was shot out of the water in two or three strokes and fell to the ground.

Seeing the cat pounce on it, the ink carp immediately changed back.

By such a coincidence, Mr. Qin also came back, and when he entered the door, he saw a flood of water on the ground. The little apprentice was sitting on the ground naked, with a few shallow cat paw prints on his body. The cat was still lying on the ground like a lotus root Licking back and forth on his arm, he meowed suspiciously—what about the fish, where did such a big fish go?

Qin Lu was so frightened that he immediately drove the cat away. Fortunately, the wound was not serious. After applying the medicine, he found that the little apprentice was actually soaking in well water to take a bath.

Mo Li didn't understand many things at that time. After copying the book, he quietly peeped at the group of wild cats fishing by the stream.

Several fish were dizzy and dizzy after being photographed, and some cats didn't eat it, just patted and played with them, and only slowly filled their stomachs after playing with the fish when it was dying.It was really terrible. Since then, the ink carp has been walking around the cat.

Later, the ink carp knew that there were many animals in the mountains that could catch fish and eat them, such as bears.

Humans also eat fish, and in winter, every household has dried salted fish, but those black carps don't feel anything, after all, those fish don't look like me.

The big fish in the stream will also eat the small fish.

Mo Li had never seen a fish that looked exactly like him, so even if old Mr. Qin stewed the fish in front of him, he didn't care.

But the cat is different, it was the one that really harmed him.

The initial shadow is really hard to get rid of.

Of course, Doctor Mo has another theory. It's not that he is afraid of cats, but that he doesn't like raccoon slaves.

"...You mean, when you meet a cat, you will get itchy all over, and you even need to drink medicine to get better?" Meng Qi looked Mo Li up and down, very suspicious of the authenticity of this sentence.

——Their reactions are so consistent, which further proves that they are of the same race. The doctor said that they are ticklish, but how come they don't feel itchy at all?

Doctor Mo didn't even move his eyebrows, he was very calm, because there are indeed people suffering from such a disease in the world, what's wrong with him using it as an excuse?

Meng Qi also began to save face for himself: "When I raised that gerbil, I was very worried about its safety. The fence outside the yard was tightly tied up, and I deliberately went around the thorns, just because I was worried that wild cats and weasels would get in and cause harm. My elixir. For a while, I sat in the yard at night, opened my eyes when I heard a sound, and chased those guys away..."

Mo Li thought coldly, the spirit protection medicine is still a reason, but the true identity of that gerbil has yet to be verified!

Having said that, he was as afraid of cats as he was, and Doctor Mo suspected that Meng Qi was actually a fish. He looked at Meng Qi probingly, and happened to meet the other's eyes.

"..."

Each turned their heads, continued to think and thought that the other party's justification was completely unbelievable.

Mo Li was wondering if Meng Qi was a fish or a rat; Meng Qi added the mysterious characteristic of "fear of cats" to that mysterious tribe, because he didn't know why he was afraid of cats.

Lingering Yiren has more than enough wisdom, and Chang'an Junwu recommends him the most.

The literati of the Chu Dynasty loved raccoon slaves, regardless of high or low, and often held such a cat in their arms.

Meng Qi thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand the reason why he didn't want to be approached by cats.

What a mystery!

***

When passing through Beinan County, Mo Li saw a large number of people entering the city, and guessed it was General Liu's men, so he didn't enter the city, and simply went directly to Mount Silang.

The sixty-mile mountain road is not close, nor is it far.

Originally, at the speed of the two of them, they could have walked faster, but not far from Beinan County, there were more and more people on the mountain road, and they were all caravans, and they were going in the same direction to Mount Silang.

Fortunately, Mo Li had the foresight to find a thick robe for Meng Qi when he left, the kind that covered his head and face.

Otherwise, if you wear unlined clothing in this weather, you will be stared at wherever you go. Mo Carp doesn't like to attract too many people's attention.

But it is strange that there are so many people on the road. It is the twelfth lunar month, and the merchants should rush to deal with the goods and prepare to return home for the New Year.

Mo Li inquired about it and found that it was true.

Silang Mountain belongs to Qiuling County, where there is a powerful Si family who has produced famous generals in the past 200 years, and also served Chen Dynasty before.When the world was in turmoil in the last years of the Chen Dynasty, the Si family built a Wubao on Mount Silang and raised [-] warriors. Several nearby counties all surrendered to Sijiabao. The momentum of development is very good, and it can be regarded as a small force.

Sijiabao was lucky, because Pingzhou was not a battleground for military strategists, and was not involved in the war, so he killed the bandits and wiped out some rebels who fled here.Limited by manpower and material resources, Si Jiabao couldn't do much.

Li Yuanze established the country as Chu, and if the small forces who ruled the area did not dismiss their soldiers and surrender, they would be crushed by the Chu army.

Naturally, Si Jiabao would not knock an egg against a rock, surrendered voluntarily, disbanded the soldiers and horses, and finally got the post of lieutenant of Qiuling County, which can be regarded as a transformation, and rejoined the officialdom of the new dynasty.

After all, the Si family is a local snake and very powerful in Mount Silang. Even if he stopped being a county lieutenant later, no one in Qiuling County would dare to offend the Si family.

After the fall of the Chu Dynasty, the original Sijiabao quietly raised its soldiers. Anyway, raising private soldiers is a tacit thing for the aristocratic family, and the Si family has become the tyrant of Qiuling County.

The young master of the Si family of this generation is even more talented, and has successfully expanded the Si family's business at a young age.

Now half of the county in Qiuling County is the Si family's business, from the restaurant to the cloth village, the Si family has a hand.

Most of the caravans in front of us belonged to the Si family, and the rest were from other merchants in Qiuling County, who followed the Si family to drink some oil and water.The end of the year is approaching, and caravans come back from all directions, bringing some goods back for sale.

Because they carried a lot of property on their bodies, these caravans all had guards. They were all tall and burly, with swords and bows on their backs. At first glance, they were not people walking in the rivers and lakes, but guards raised by the Si family themselves.

Bows and arrows are forbidden among the people, but they are the standard weapons of the imperial court army. However, most of the powerful gentry do not take the imperial court seriously. The county government still wants to give some face to local snakes like the Si family. Forbidden bows and arrows are lit outside, and ordinary bandits will retreat when they see them.

According to the members of the caravan, the prosperity of Qiuling County is all due to the Si family.

The driver who drove the carriage even made the young master of the Si family hype.

The driver was not a member of the Sijia caravan, and Mo Li couldn't find out anything from the Sijia caravan. Those guards were very dedicated and did not allow strangers to approach the caravan.

When the coachman talked about the Si family, his tone was full of envy.

Mo Li looked at him, guessing that this person came back from the outside and followed the Si family caravan all the way, so he hadn't heard the rumor that was prevalent in Pingzhou.

——A gold mine was discovered in Mount Silang, and the local tyrants dug it secretly. After the incident was revealed, they killed all the slaves who opened the mine in order to cover up the truth.Later, there were ghosts in the mountain, and some people said that the ghosts lingered, and the evil spirits condensed into the sky, so the snow fell from the sky.

Doctor He from Ma County told Mo Li all these.

The rumor did not mention Hao Qiang's surname, but in Qiuling County, the head of Silang Mountain, it seems that there is only one Si family who meets the requirements.

"My two brothers are going to visit relatives in Qiuling County, and want to know how many villages are there near the mountain?"

Mo Li talked to the coachman patiently, and when the other party was bragging about the Si family, he could still nod his head to pretend to agree. Meng Qi was quite surprised, he thought Mo Li was the kind of cold-tempered person who didn't like talking.

Meng Qi thought about it again, how could a doctor be impatient because of talking to traffickers and pawns?

"...In this way, the young master of the Si family is indeed a business genius. I don't know what the young master's father, the current Patriarch of the Si family, has done?"

The driver was questioned, he scratched his head for a long time, but couldn't make a sound.

The man who was also in charge of the small caravan smiled and said: "Having such a vigorous son is enough to show off for a lifetime! In fact, it is all luck. It happened to be together, and the Si family is today. You think, if the young master of the Si family has another If you are capable, you must have enough capital! How could the Si family give a large amount of money to make a young man mess around? Even if he is the next head of the family, it is impossible!"

"Then the money is—

"It's an elixir in the mountains! About seven years ago, the Si family discovered many precious medicinal materials in the deep mountains. It has been used for hundreds of years. It is said that there are also formed Polygonum multiflorum. The Si family paid a lot of money!"

When Mo Li heard the word elixir, his head buzzed, and he hurried to see how Meng Qi was doing.

Meng Qi didn't fall ill, but there was a sarcasm in his expression.

The driver over there is still arguing with his companion.

"Oh? How did I hear that the Si family met a dragon in the mountains..."

"How is it possible, where do dragons come from in this world!"

The escort man sneered and said, "Even if there is, why would the dragon hide in the deep mountains? Our Pingzhou is not a good place. Do you want to say that the dragon gave the Si family a lot of medicinal materials? How could He De, the Si family, climb up the dragon? Do you want to rebel?"

The coachman said angrily, "Why not? Some people saw it. At that time, there was a shadow of a dragon in the sky. It's just that in the middle of the night, few people saw it."

"You blow it!"

The people in the caravan were still arguing, and Mo Li's expression became more and more ugly. Meng Qi saw his reaction and moved closer quietly.

"Doctor, are you looking for that dragon?"

"..."

Mo Li looked at Meng Qi, and seemed to want to ask Meng Qi if his ancestral home was Mount Silang, but then he thought about it.Meng Qi has already arrived in Taijing, so it should have nothing to do with Mount Silang.

"Dragon is an illusory theory, why did Brother Meng make such a statement?"

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Lovingly dependent on people with more than enough wisdom, Chang'an's handsome things are the most recommended - Qing, Gong Zizhen

is a poem about cats

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Although strictly speaking, Xianyang and Chang'an are not completely coincident, but this is a fiction, and place names and the like should not be completely substituted into the real one. Because of the attack, a mountain will be arranged near Xianyang. The location is different from the reality, and it is not Lishan.