Aotian the domesticated miniature dragon

Zhong Yulin had nothing to do now, and the air-dried chestnuts that Lu Qianshan gave him had exhausted his strength before he gnawed on the side.When I got home, I ate a small dish of stewed pork and blood sausage with sauerkraut, and a small piece of corn tortilla.Now that I am full and lying on the warm kang head, I can't help feeling a little sleepy.

Lu Qianshan was also leaning on the kang, holding a script book in his hand to read again.This is what Mrs. Wang left out when cleaning up the study, and it says the lingering love between the scholar and the vixen.He thought it was funny to think that the two young scholars in the family were reading books in this study, and they only read this instead of other things.

When he saw that the vixen gave all his wealth to the scholar to marry the woman of a high-ranking official, and when he turned into a fox and ran back to the forest with tears, Lu Qianshan couldn't help but vomit twice, and he could smell the strong flavor from this book. The stench, so I quickly threw the book aside.

Zhong Yulin was also bored, so he grabbed the book and sat on the kang to read each one at a glance. When turning the pages, he had to straighten his arms and wipe the pages over with all his strength.

Lu Qianshan looked at it funny, leaned his chin on it for a long time, then pushed the little thing's head, pushing him upside down.

Zhong Yulin rolled his eyes, sat up and continued reading.He finally found out that this little brother is really too naughty.The angrier you are, the more he wants to tease you, so he simply bears it and keeps it in his heart to settle the score slowly.

"Yo?" Lu Qianshan couldn't help pushing it again, then watched the little thing slowly get up, patted his clothes and continued to read, smiled and shook his head.The little thing doesn't resist anymore, it's boring, hey...

Life in the countryside in winter is dull and slow. The only thing that makes people happy is that it is not like getting up before dawn during the busy farming season.But now I can sleep until dawn, eat two meals a day, eat thin at noon, and eat dry at night.Rest for a while after eating and then go to sleep.It is precisely because of this that there will be a lot of newborns in July and August next year, and they can't wait to get together. The midwives are very busy, but they can also make a lot of money.

Lu Qianshan is still cultivating, and the abundance of aura reminds him of the time when he was with his second master. At that time, although he was only a disciple of an outer disciple, he ate well and dressed well, and took various elixir. Zhi Zhi ate, and practiced with all kinds of spirit stones every day without doing anything, and his cultivation base soared, which made his master very happy.

But now there is no elixir, no spiritual plant, not to mention the spiritual stone, and the spiritual energy barely passes.But he didn't bother to complain, having aura is better than not having aura. When he ascended in the Dharma-ending Era, he wasted a long time and couldn't get the aura to protect his body. He was shattered by the lightning. Thinking about it, he felt terrible.

After another big cycle, Lu Qianshan slowly exhaled turbid air. It is not easy to temper his body into an immortal body that can cultivate immortals. If the tempering is not good, even if it is a foundation, it will not be stable, and it is very likely that it will wander forever No further progress can be made in building the foundation.This is what his second master told him. That old foundation builder was in a hurry to build a foundation back then, and ended up ruining his foundation. The requirements are quite strict.

Just as he was thinking about his teacher who was always happy and good-natured, he suddenly felt something was wrong around him.

Zhong Yulin had a fever, his face was flushed, and even his body was flushed.Not only did he have a fever, but he was also entangled with traces of black air, and there were dots of golden light entwined on the black air. It was the little guy's dragon energy trying to protect his master.

Seeing this, Lu Qianshan quickly took off the little guy's clothes, turned over, and looked at the black charm on the back of his neck.The talisman seemed to be alive, slamming left and right in the red barrier, trying to struggle out of the shackles.

After waiting for so long, it's finally here!

From the moment Lu Qianshan sealed the black talisman with his heart's blood, he was waiting for the other party to activate the talisman.Sealing the talisman back then had already caused the other party a disadvantage. These days, he was probably recuperating, but now that he has recuperated and started acting like a monster again, it's no wonder he took revenge.

Thinking of this, Lu Qianshan raised his right hand and drew a talisman in the air. As soon as the talisman was formed, the aura around him swirled rapidly, and then condensed into a small blue sword the size of a finger.

"Go!" With a wave of Lu Qianshan's finger, the little sword slid into the black charm and disappeared.Unwillingly, the black talisman bounced twice, and fell silent again.

In a manor a hundred miles away, someone suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, his face was like gold paper, crumbling.

"Master Immortal, what's going on?" The Taoist who was hiding in front of the man in the dark vomited blood, feeling a little dissatisfied.He said: "Since you are helping me, you have to show your true skills, saying that not only can you kill him this time, but you can also gather the dragon energy in him for me to use. But now, he is neither dead nor dragon energy. What the hell are you doing?"

The Taoist priest looked like he was in his forties, with a long beard and a moon-white Taoist uniform. He looked quite dignified and immortal.It's just that now the long beard is stained with blood, sticking to his chest sluggishly, and the robe is also sprayed with a little blood, coupled with the ugly face, it gives people a feeling of being in a state of embarrassment.

The Taoist was also very puzzled, his talisman was always foolproof, and he had succeeded many times.This time, he approached the person in front of him, and bribed other people to use many tricks to put the talisman on the third prince.The Dragon Qi, which he thought he could catch at hand, was cut off halfway, and almost hurt his foundation.Now it's hard to take care of it, and activate the spell again, but who knows that a small blue sword rushed out of the formation that was drawn, and pierced straight into his brain.If he hadn't resisted immediately, he might have knelt down at this moment.

"My lord, there are masters beside that man..." the Taoist said with gnashing of teeth, spattering blood.

The voice of the person in the dark was gloomy, "A master? My third nephew has always looked down on scholars from outside the country, how could he keep a Taoist priest by his side? You don't want to deceive me because you are not good at learning?"

"My lord, I don't dare to deceive my lord. This spell is indeed unsolvable. The other party has just sealed the talisman. I estimate that the person's cultivation base should be similar to that of the poor man, so as long as the lord waits patiently, I will wait for you." If Pindao breaks through his own cultivation, the opponent will naturally have nothing to do."

"Breakthrough? This king has poured a lot of money on you. Since last year, you have said that you are about to make a breakthrough, but this year there is still no movement..." The man in the dark looked at the Taoist priest in front of him, distrusting him, but It's not good to offend him, so I can only take advantage of it.

The Taoist resisted the restlessness in his heart and said patiently: "My lord, in this kind of practice, breakthroughs must be made by chance. Otherwise, there would not be so many Taoist priests who fell in the middle. Please give me more opportunities." If it weren't for the royal family Those little dragons have long been occupied by other Taoist monks, how could he come to find this prince as his thigh?Seeing that this person is not very capable and always looks weird, he decided to find a chance, find any prince, and get rid of this guy.

In the dark, the man said again: "Now those princes in the imperial city have grown up, but the emperor has been reluctant to establish a prince for a long time, but this king has long known that he admires the third son more. I am afraid that the position of prince is very important." Maybe it will fall on the third child. The other princes are not afraid of the other princes, but the third mother's family is weak, but he himself is not easy to provoke, otherwise the king will not try his best to bribe him to get close Do what you say. This king trusts you, but you can't let him down, you know?"

The Taoist quickly bowed down: "My lord, the poor Taoist is sincere to my lord!"

"That's good, I'm tired, you should rest earlier." The man in the darkness stood up, flicked his sleeves, revealing a bright yellow, and then hid in the darkness.

When the footsteps disappeared completely, the Taoist finally let out a breath slowly.The little apprentice beside him who had been frightened for a long time quickly crawled over to support him, "Master, are you alright, master?"

The Taoist's face was gloomy, and he said: "The poor Taoist has lived for so many years, and he can still achieve Taoism. The people around that person should not be underestimated. It is best not to move during this time, just recharge your energy."

The little Taoist bowed his head and said: "I naturally know that I will do whatever the master asks me to do. It's just that the prince doesn't seem to be easy to get along with. Master, I'm worried..."

The Taoist said indifferently: "There is nothing to worry about. When the time is right, the master will leave this idiot and seek the support of the Mingjun. When the time comes to absorb the dragon's energy, you and I will be listed as immortals as soon as possible."

The little Taoist's eyes glowed with surprise, "Master, can this apprentice really be as powerful as the master? Can he really be included in the fairy class?"

The Taoist said with a smile: "Why do you think so many people from other places want to enter the palace? Isn't it because of the dragon energy! With the dragon energy, you can get twice the result with half the effort. It's just that the dog prince in front of you is a bastard, with dragon energy It’s not pure, I took some of it with great difficulty, and if I’m not careful today, it’s all ruined! Forget it, let’s leave it to them to investigate people, apprentice, help the master to rest.”

"Yes." The little Taoist helped his master, and slowly walked out of the dark room, walked around the bleak corridor, and disappeared around the corner.

The heat on Zhong Yulin's body finally subsided, and his hands and feet no longer twitched.

Lu Qianshan took a handkerchief and dipped it in hot water to wipe his body, until his little butt flicked.This little guy's little butt is white and soft, and it feels so good to the touch. It reminds him of the milk pudding he ate in the doomed world.

Zhong Yulin finally woke up. He looked blankly at the huge fingers in front of his eyes for a while, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, turned over abruptly, and said angrily: "Presumptuous, you, what are you doing!!" He wanted to pull his clothes, But he found that he was naked, so he stretched out his hand to cover the grain of rice in shame, tears bubbled out of anger.

Lu Qianshan innocently picked up the handkerchief and said, "You were running a fever just now, sweating all over, and seemed to have a nightmare. I kindly wiped your body for you. What is your expression? It seems that I have done something to you."

Zhong Yulin was stunned for a moment, vaguely remembering that he was dragged into the foul-smelling mud by countless dead branches, and couldn't get out no matter how hard he struggled, he vaguely remembered calling the little brother's name and calling him for help .

"I had a nightmare." He stabilized his mind. "Why did you suddenly have a fever? I'm afraid you were freezing. Where are my clothes?"

Lu Qianshan put him under the quilt, passed the little clothes over, and said, "It's really wronged, when did I freeze you? Someone urged the spell to want your life, but fortunately, I have my heart and blood to suppress it." Now, I guess that guy won't get any advantage."

Zhong Yulin's eyebrows twitched, "Blood?"

"Yeah, people's heart and blood are just a little bit, use a drop for a drop, and when you recover, you have to repay me well, otherwise I will lose a lot." Lu Qianshan threw the handkerchief into the basin and stretched. Said: "Tomorrow you have to get up early to go to the market. I think you are weak, so don't go."

"No, I'm going!" Zhong Yulin quickly put on his clothes, "If you put me here, won't you be afraid that I will be dragged away by mice?"

"What a trouble." Lu Qianshan pushed him upside down again.

Zhong Yulin couldn't get up at all, so he squirmed into bed, "I don't care, I'm going, you can't leave me."

"Willful." Lu Qianshan poked the opponent's cheek, smoothed his hair, and said, "Sleep well, don't be afraid."

The words "don't be afraid" seemed to have magical powers, making Zhong Yulin fall asleep peacefully again.

Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the market is very lively.Because the market in the town is relatively large, people from many villages far away have come, so they are crowded one after another, and it is almost impossible to walk.

This time the Zhou family and Lu Guangming did not bring a few small ones, but only brought Lu Qianfan and Lu Qianshan brothers, and borrowed a mule cart from Wang Jinzhu's family, carrying an improved stove, a large stack of cages, and a bamboo basket of maltose. out of town.

Zhou made two kinds of corn cake and rice cake this time. The corn cake was covered with a layer of jujube, and the middle of the rice cake was filled with red bean paste. Surrounded by many people.

Lu Guangming filled a dustpan with maltose covered with fried soybean powder. The maltose was made into long strips, covered with sesame seeds, and was crispy and delicious.He also specially crushed a few pieces to let the children passing by come and go try it out.

In this age of species scarcity, everyone loves something sweet, so business is doing pretty well.Especially on Zhou's side, two big baskets of corn cakes were quickly sold, and half a basket of rice was sold, earning a lot of copper coins.

Lu Qianshan looked at the stall for a while, then said he wanted to look around.He squeezed a golden bean in his hand, first went to the silver building to exchange for broken silver and copper plates, and then went to the paper making shop to buy some high-quality yellow watch paper and cinnabar.The price of these things is not cheap, wrapped in a bag of handles, just such a bag cost nearly a tael of silver.

The weather outside was dry and cold, so he found a sheltered place to stand for a while, and found that there seemed to be some unusual people in the town.

To say that it is different means that it is too different from the people who come and go in the town on weekdays.Most of the people in the town are from the nearby villages, and the days when they face the loess and their backs to the sky give them a color of poverty. Even if they live a good life, they still shy away from such a crowded place.But those people were different. Although they were also wearing coarse clothes, their eyes were shining and their movements were quick.Even if you pretend to be a small street vendor, others can't see it, but you can't escape Lu Qianshan's eyes.

Zhong Yulin also parted the cotton robe and looked around, his big eyes rolled around, looking at everything fresh.

Lu Qianshan turned around and returned to his booth.Zhou took a look at the things he was carrying when he was not busy, "What did you buy?"

Lu Qianshan told the truth, thinking that if Zhou asked deeply, he would find an excuse to cover it up.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou slapped her thigh and said: "Forget it, forget it, I have to buy more burnt paper and red paper after the fair, otherwise those things will be expensive when the fair comes back after the new year." After she finished speaking, she said: "It used to be your uncle... Bah, what kind of uncle, it was the elders of that family who helped write the Spring Festival couplets. Now that no one at home can write them, I have to find someone in the town to write them first." Just bring it back."

Lu Qianshan hummed, and didn't say that he could write, but said, "Kaichun asked Xiaohai to take Qiancheng to the school. After studying for a year or so, our family will naturally have someone to write."

Mrs. Zhou was immediately happy when she heard this, and said: "That's right, just writing Spring Festival couplets and blessings can save a lot of copper coins. Shanshan, what else do you want to buy? Tell your mother, this time we also made money , what do you want to eat? Or do you want to buy new fabrics to make clothes? I really don’t plan to ask for a hairpin ring or something? My mother can’t afford expensive ones, but at least I can add a silver ring for you to wear.”

Lu Qianshan waved his hand and said, "With that money, it's better to save Qianyou's dowry. I'm already very happy to have the wooden hairpin my mother gave me last time."

Zhou said: "Qianyou's dowry needs to be saved, but your dowry won't be saved? Mother, think it over, remember to save your dowry in the past two years, and mother will definitely choose a good one for you this time."

Lu Qianshan had a headache, and he didn't want to say these things in this crowded place, so he could only keep silent and let Zhou himself be happy for a while.

The collections are scattered, and the things are also sold out.Mrs. Zhou is going to buy fabrics again, and she also needs to buy a few bundles of embroidery threads for Mrs. Zeng and Qianyou to embroider handkerchiefs, insoles, purses and so on.In the past, the embroidered ones were sold and the money was given to Lu Zhang, but now the money is his own, so he can buy whatever he wants.

Lu Qianshan didn't want to go shopping, so he sat in the cart shop and waited for them to come back.There are many drivers in the big car shop. If you want a pot of hot water and a plate of fried broad beans with melon seeds and peanuts, you can chat here for a long time.He just sat in the corner and listened to these people chatting.

They have traveled far and wide and seen a lot, and they can talk about the beautiful widows in the village to the back houses of those officials in the capital.

"I heard that the third son of the emperor's family disappeared. The emperor was furious and said that he would investigate thoroughly." There was a bearded man chewing fried broad beans, his eyebrows beaming. Where is the queen's own son?"

"Oh, isn't that the prince?"

"What prince? It's the prince. The emperor hasn't established a prince yet."

"Aren't the princes surrounded by capable people? Can this still go missing?"

"Who said it wasn't? I went to work in the capital some time ago, and I saw many military masters coming out of the city gate, saying that martial law would be imposed, which scared me to death. Fortunately, the Chinese New Year is almost here, and I don't plan to run there. " The bearded voice was loud, full of complacency, "Whoever finds the third prince will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Hey! Ten thousand taels of gold???" A group of bumpkins who had never seen gold all stared wide-eyed, "What does the third prince look like? Where did he lose it? How old is it?"

"Yeah, anyway, there's nothing going on recently, let's go out and look around, maybe we can find someone."

"How do I know that?" The bearded beard said: "Besides, the third prince must be very expensive, so he can't come to our place. What do you eat and drink here? Eat stick noodle pancakes with green onions dipped in sauce with us? That's not possible. "

"If I can really find the third prince, I can kill chickens for him every day."

"Hahahaha, you still kill chickens every day, how many chickens does your family have?"

"That is, the chickens that the prince eats are grown from ginseng fruit, but your chickens are grown from grass, can they taste the same?"

"How delicious is the chicken that grew up eating ginseng fruit?"

"I don't know. I don't eat chicken a few times a year, and I already think it's delicious."

"The emperor eats chicken, who will kill it? Empress Empress?"

"Oh, how could the empress kill the chicken? They have maids."

"What maid? Their maids are all prettier than the daughter of this town, can they kill chickens? They have a cook at home, idiot!"

"Who are you calling an idiot?"

"It's about you!"

The two groups of people competed and almost fought.

Lu Qianshan looked funny, and just about to say something to Zhong Yulin, he heard the bearded man say loudly: "Oh, isn't this the second and third uncle of the Xiucai family?"

He raised his eyebrows and saw two men walking in from the outside.These two guys are quite tall, with an honest look on their faces, and they both carry a big bag on their backs, full of stuff.

They greeted each other, sat down and took a sip of hot water, and asked, "Did anyone go to Wuying'er?"

Wuying Village is their village. It was a military village back then, so it was named after that.Now more than a hundred years have passed, and the people inside have changed a lot, but the name of the village has not changed.

"Yes, one coin per person." The bearded beard said, "Why is Second Brother Lu and Third Brother Lu willing to take the car today?"

Among them, Lu Sange, who has been cheerful all the time, said: "The master's family gave away a few more money. I'm really tired recently. I just walked back from the county and carried a lot of things, so I don't want to leave."

"Hey, this is the new year's gift, isn't it? There are so many?" The bearded man looked straight at the big burden they were carrying.

Third brother Lu smiled and said: "The master rewarded it." In fact, there are some outdated rulers in the package, which are not worth much.But it's good stuff for them.

"This master's house is really good. They rewarded so many things." The others were also very envious, looking at the big burden with greedy eyes.

The bearded man said again: "Second brother and third brother, do you know that something happened to your family?"

The two were taken aback for a moment, and the colleague asked, "What happened?"

The bearded man chuckled and said, "Your mother, haven't you been living with your relatives in the east of the village? Then you made your relatives anxious and sent them all back. I heard there was a fight. Don't violate the river."

Both of them were stunned, and it took a long time for Third Brother Lu to ask: "Well, why is this? Why are they still fighting?"

The bearded beard said: "I also heard people say that my aunt invited a Taoist priest to tell the Taoist priest that your relative's brother was possessed by a ghost and wanted to beat him to death. The Taoist priest didn't know what happened, so he ran to Your family said that my aunt was possessed by a ghost. In the end, my aunt yelled out that she paid for a Taoist priest or something, and it was a big mess.”

Lu Qianshan finally heard that these two people were brothers Lu Guangfu and Lu Guangcai whom he had never met before.It's a pity that the two brothers don't know that they will be moved from the green brick house to the adobe house when spring begins.

The two brothers looked at each other, their faces were flushed, and in the end they didn't wait for the car, but hurried away with their bags on their backs.It was embarrassing anyway, and they didn't want to be judged.

Lu Qianshan licked his lips and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid I'll have fun watching it again when I go back."