Master Xiao thinks about those years

The four of them followed the young man into a small courtyard, the courtyard was quiet, but there were no other family members.

When they came to the house, after some conversation, Yan Chen and the others knew that the young man was called Da Mao.Hearing the name for the first time, Yan Chen thought he heard it wrong, he looked at Zheng blankly and asked, "Big Mao?"

Da Mao responded, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Mr. Mao, please continue." Yan Chen saw that there was no strange expression on the faces of the people around him, so he could only suppress the surprise in his heart, and spoke lightly.

In Yan Chen's previous life, he grew up in Shangyu since he was a child, and the names of everyone around him were complicated and meaningful.

It was the first time he had heard such a casual name, and at the moment he just regarded it as a simple and simple folk style.And Yan Chen didn't know that Jiang Yexiu's talisman, Nian Meng Huan had been among the people, and he was no stranger to such a casual name.

Da Mao continued, it turned out that Da Mao's mother had been captured by the half-demon, and only he and his younger sister Xiao Tao were left to depend on each other.

When Da Mao talked about his mother being arrested, his eyes were watery and he was almost in tears.

Meng Huan felt indignant, he slapped the table and said, "It's unreasonable, this half-monster is really violent."

Da Mao understood, and looked at Meng Huan even more sincerely: "Young master is right, we just hope that someone can help us get rid of this half-monster."

"We are here for Mount Luocha, please rest assured Brother Da Mao, we will do our best to eradicate this evildoer."

"Really?"

"Really." Meng Huan said it firmly, completely forgetting what "Yu Nian" he was looking for this time.

And Fu Nian stood aside and listened calmly, and did not criticize him aloud. As Lord Ye Xingyuan, he was not a kind person at all, but he still resisted this kind of behavior of raising living people for food, so Then let Meng Huan talk.

Yan Chen also deeply felt that these half-monsters had to be eliminated, so he listened carefully, and Jiang Yexiu was also listening, with his usual calm face.

"Besides raids from time to time, this half-monster will definitely come to this village one day." Da Mao continued.

Fu Nian raised his eyebrows: "When?"

"The tenth of every month."

"Ten days? Isn't today the ninth day of the eighth month?" Yan Chen said suddenly.

Da Mao nodded: "Yes, on the night of the tenth day of every month, the half-demon will ring the bell, and all the village names will involuntarily go to the big ginkgo tree at the entrance of the village. Then, the half-demon will choose the right one from the crowd. The people took it to Mount Luocha.

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Yan Chen: "Then according to what you said, tomorrow we will also be called to the ginkgo tree by that bell?"

"It should be the same. All the people in the village will act out of control as long as they hear the ringing of the bell."

Fu Nian: "Then just follow this half-monster up the mountain tomorrow."

"Young master is not allowed." Da Mao's expression darkened.

Fu Nian: "Why?"

"Only those who are selected by the half-demons can follow into the mountain. Luocha Mountain is controlled by half-demons. Anyone who goes up the mountain, no matter if they are monks or Taoists, will lose their cultivation base. So if you follow up the mountain secretly, you will definitely be discovered. "

Meng Huan: "Then is there any way... can let those half-monsters choose us?"

"There is really a way to do this." Da Mao clapped his hands together, and continued: "The people these half-monsters pick on the tenth day of each month are for their mountain masters, and they all like to pick women or men with thin skin and tender flesh."

Da Mao said, and glanced at Yan Chen, "I think this young master is very handsome, so it must not be a problem."

"It doesn't matter whether this young master or this young master is facing each other, but this young master in black... has a somewhat sinister complexion." Da Mao's eyes jumped over Jiang Yexiu and Meng Huan, and stopped in front of Fu Nian.

Fu Nian raised his eyes and looked at Da Mao leisurely. Da Mao saw that the rain was coming, so he quickly looked away.

"Actually... this young man can increase the possibility of being selected. There are very few women in our village, so you can just pretend to be a woman." Da Mao turned his eyes back to see the sincerity of what Fu Nian said.

As soon as he finished speaking, more ferocious eyes moved over.Da Mao moved his eyes away again.

Yan Chen imagined the appearance of Fu Nian's women's clothing in his mind, he couldn't hold back, and chuckled.

Fu Nian snorted coldly: "Impossible."

"Oh, it's impossible, it's impossible. By the way, it's getting dark, I'll cook for you, Xiao Tao, go to the garden at the door and pick a handful of parsley." Da Mao said to Xiao Tao, who was playing with the little tiger. .

Xiaotao was obedient, put the little tiger on the small bench, and ran away in no time.

Da Mao also stood up and went back and forth to the kitchen, working on the pots and pans.

Yan Chen and Meng Huan also went to help in the kitchen, Fu Nian moved a stool and stood at the door looking at the scenery of the village, while Jiang Yexiu sat at the table calmly, drinking tea.

After a while, Xiaotao came back from the yard at the entrance with a handful of plump Hucelery. When she passed by the door and saw Fu Nian, she pulled her face and walked past Fu Nian with a "hum".

Fu Nian's face darkened, and he turned his head to look at the little girl. Although he was full of anger, he didn't vent his anger.

He didn't dare to mess with the girl, he was afraid that if he did, it would cause endless crying.

At the door of the kitchen, Yan Chen took the selected dishes from Xiaotao's hand and started to clean up seriously.

Da Mao is in charge of the pot, and Meng Huan is helping to cut vegetables in the kitchen. Meng Huan's knife skills are excellent, and his cooking skills have always been superb.

The kitchen door is facing the courtyard, so Fu Nian can see everything in the kitchen clearly when sitting at the courtyard door.

With his back to Fu Nian, Yan Chen cleaned up the Hu Qin in front of him one by one.He carefully plucked off the leaves and tossed the fat stalk aside.

Cleaning up and cleaning up, Yan Chen's busy work is very interesting. He thinks that cleaning up these cold dishes is much more interesting than practicing exercises.

After a while, Da Mao poked his head out from the kitchen: "Young master, is Hu Qin ready?"

"It's all done." Yan Chen picked up a handful of leaves and looked up with a smile.

"Oh, my ancestors, have you never cooked, young master?" Da Mao looked at Yan Chen, surprised and dumbfounded.

"I've cooked before."

Yan Chen thought about the chicken soup he made for Fu Nian at Yexingyuan, and answered very calmly.

Da Mao couldn't laugh or cry again: "Then why did you leave me a handful of leaves, young master, Hu Qin eats celery sticks, not leaves."

"No, they don't eat leaves?" Yan Chen lowered his head and looked at his palm strangely.

"Of course not!" Da Mao said as he passed Yan Chen helplessly, and ran back to pick up the celery stick that Yan Chen had thrown on the ground.Yan Chen was stunned for a while, with an embarrassed expression on his face, and hurriedly followed back to pick up the pole.

"puff--"

There was a sound of laughter, Yan Chen raised his head strangely, and saw Fu Nian sitting at the door with a sneer on his face.

Da Mao saw that Fu Nian was smiling, as if he had found an ally, and sighed with emotion: "Oh, young master in black, don't you think it's strange, who can't even choose celery these days? You see, our little Tao knows everyone .”

"Well, you're right, everyone knows it." Fu Nian watched Yan Chen speak slowly, the sarcasm in his words was undisguised, Yan Chen heard the implication, endured it silently, and took the vegetable pole to the room walk.

Seeing Yan Chen angry, Fu Nian was in an inexplicably good mood, leaning on the chair to enjoy the landscape more and more leisurely.

Suddenly, he suddenly remembered something, looked back at the celery leaf in Da Mao's hand, and carefully remembered its appearance.

The next time he came across celery, he'd know to pluck the leaves instead of throwing the stalk.

Yan Chen felt sorry for his mistake in choosing dishes, and followed Da Mao in the kitchen, always wanting to do something to make up for it.Turning around, seeing Meng Huan chopping vegetables on the cutting board, he couldn't help but look over.

I saw Meng Huan holding a kitchen knife in his hand, cutting the celery into appropriate lengths and orderly.

Yan Chen had never seen Meng Huan cook before, and was amazed at Meng Huan's knife skills, and asked in astonishment, "When...when did you do this?"

"It will be after going to Yexingyuan. At that time, my senior brother was in a daze all day long, and he lost a lot of weight. I just thought, if I cook delicious food, my senior brother may be happier."

"Oh, I see……"

After hearing the reason, Yan Chen responded, feeling a little sad in his heart.

After a while, the food was served on the table.Da Mao also specially took out the good wine in storage to entertain.

When she was seated, Xiao Tao sat down next to Da Mao in a small ball, Fu Nian took advantage of the situation and wanted to sit next to Da Mao, Xiao Tao glared: "I don't want this vicious person to sit here."

Fu Nian's face froze, and the waist that had just been bent immediately straightened without hesitation.

Da Mao's face was embarrassing: "Xiao Tao nonsense, what are you talking about?"

"He's fierce, I don't want him to sit next to him, I want this gentle brother who gave me the little wooden tiger to sit." Xiao Tao turned her face away and looked at Yan Chen who was standing aside.

Yan Chen paused, and subconsciously glanced at Fu Nian.

Fu Nian snorted coldly, and sat down next to Jiang Yexiu.Yan Chen didn't say much, and sat down beside Da Mao.

During the banquet, Da Mao toasted, Yan Chen didn't drink because he didn't know how to drink, Jiang Yexiu and Fu Nian were experts in drinking, so naturally they would not refuse anyone who came.And Meng Huan is a half-drinker, he is already drunk after half-drinking.

After some chatting, I finished dinner.

Da Mao put away the bowls and chopsticks to wash.Meng Huan was drunk and staggered to the bedside to rest.Jiang Yexiu didn't like talking with people, so he also went to rest.

Fu Nian went out of the courtyard to Luocha Mountain to observe the situation of the mountain.Yan Chen didn't want to rest yet, so he took a walk in the yard.

After washing the bowls and chopsticks, Da Mao moved a stool out to chat with Yan Chen.

"Hey, young master, why do you come to our place?"

Yan Chen: "To find something."

"Oh, so. What?"

"Yu Nian."

"Yu Nian?" Da Mao was stunned, not knowing what Yan Chen was talking about.

There was a little silence in the air, Yan Chen looked at the vast distant mountains in the distance, and suddenly remembered the scene when he first saw Da Mao today, thought for a moment, and said seriously with doubts: "You all like to choose names here...Young Master Are you like this?"

"That's right." Da Mao nodded, and said with great interest: "My mother is so straightforward, my sister and I have simple names, and the neighbor's name is Gao Shen."

"Gaoshen?" Yan Chen became interested. It seems that the naming styles in this village are inconsistent.

"Yeah, it's very advanced. Let me tell you..."

Yan Chen listened carefully.

Da Mao: "The people next door took... dog eggs, iron pillars, iron hammers and riches! Young master, are you sophisticated?"

Yan Chen:? ?

"Young master, why don't you speak?"

"Uh, it's nothing. The name entrusts Gao Shen."

Yan Chen felt weird in his heart, he froze for two seconds, and answered earnestly after brushing off his face.

Da Mao's face was full of pride: "Then what's your name, young man?"

"My name is Mo Qing."

Da Mao: "Find out??"

Yan Chen: "Huh?"

Da Mao looked at Yan Chen strangely, looked him up and down, and thought to himself that this young man was born handsome and upright, why did he have such an uneducated name.

Yan Chen didn't know what Da Mao was thinking, and replied: "What's wrong?"

Da Mao shook his head: "Your name is not good, how about I choose one for you?"

"Please speak, Mr. Mao."

At that time, Fu Nian just came back from inspecting the situation around Luocha Mountain, and when he heard conversations in the yard, he subconsciously stamped his feet.

"I see that the young master is handsome, he is an iconic playboy..." Da Mao rubbed his chin thinking, then he raised his head: "How about calling Jiaohua?"

"Pfft——" Fu Nian couldn't hold back standing outside the door, burst out laughing, what the hell did you name it.

Mo Jiaohua?

Inside the door, Yan Chen frowned slightly, but did not speak.

"What's the matter, don't you like it?" Da Mao asked.

Yan Chen straightened his face: "No, I just think this name is a bit... sophisticated?"

"Hey, I just picked it out of my mouth. There's nothing so profound about it, but this name is much nicer than my sister and I's, what do you think?" Da Mao spoke in a subtle way, but his face was full of smiles.

Mo Qing: "Hmm..."

Fu Nian outside the door couldn't help laughing. After laughing for a long time, he calmed down and prepared to enter the courtyard, when suddenly he heard the conversation in the courtyard again.

"Young Master Big Hair, what do you think...that young man in black clothes should be named?"

"The one in black?" Da Mao asked back.

"En." Yan Chen nodded, he was curious what kind of name this big hair would give Fu Nian.

When Fu Nian heard Yan Chen mentioning himself, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, suppressed his smile, and listened carefully to the conversation between the two.