Pick up a dragon cub to farm

Tired of playing, Xiao Qi and Bei Yan lay exhausted in the field, panting, their stomachs rising and falling in the same rhythm.

"Stinky boy..." Bei Yan moved his wrist joints and sat up straight, "You don't go to the river to catch fish, what are you doing here?"

"I've caught all the fish." Lu Xiaoqi stretched out his arms lazily, and pointed leisurely under the tree beside the field, "Here, my fish barrel is over there. Catch a little fish every day for these two days, and save it until the day after tomorrow." Go to the fish market in the morning and sell them together."

Bei Yan raised his eyes and saw that the fish bucket was more than half full.He stared thoughtfully for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and asked Xiao Qi: "Have you been relying on this to support yourself?"

Xiaoqi yawned nonchalantly, "Yes, my father left early, and the family relies on me to catch and sell fish every day to make money. Then, we will also grow some vegetables and food in our vegetable garden. My mother and I can get enough food every day. eat."

Bei Yan pointed to the fish bucket, "How much can you sell for a day's worth of fish?"

Xiao Qi scratched her hair, "There are good and bad harvests in a day, and sometimes some rare good fish can be caught in the river. For example, when the river swelled during the heavy rain, many fish and shrimps in the upper reaches of the township river were killed." It was washed down, and some rare water animals at the bottom of the river were shaken to the surface. It was very easy to catch fish at that time. But sometimes the luck is not so good, and you can't catch a bucket of fish a day.

On average, I can earn almost [-] copper coins a month, which is barely enough to live on. "

Hearing this, Bei Yan fell silent.Unexpectedly, the happy boy who looks carefree on weekdays is carrying such a heavy burden behind his back. However, when he is more than ten years old, he has to support a whole family, fishing and farming, and taking care of his mother at the same time.Apart from admiration, he also felt a little distressed.

At this moment, Nanzuo has already started a snack business in the town, and the business is not bad, but Xiaoqi is still fishing in the village river for several years.Bei Yan pondered for a while and said, "You have to run to the Xianghe River every day, come back after catching fish, and go to the fish market in the town to sell fish every two or three days. Such days are too hard. How about you? Go to the town to open a shop and do some small business like Nanvortex?"

"Nanguo and Daochang Wen can make all kinds of delicious food, but I don't have that ability." Xiaoqi grinned, "I don't know how to make preserved fruit or make jam. At most, I can only grill fish. Or something like fried potato pancakes... Besides, the risk of doing business is not small, my family doesn't have much money, if I lose money again, my mother and I can only drink northwest wind!"

"You know how to grill fish and fried potato cakes, isn't it a skill?" Bei Yan said, "Nan Vortex also talked to Ben Long this morning, and he said Xiaoqi, your grilled fish is the best, and if you pair it with Wen Yuren The prepared jam is really delicious!"

After hearing this, Xiao Qi was very helpful: "Really? Did Long Bao really praise my grilled fish like that?"

"Of course, why did Benlong lie to you?" Bei Yan nodded, "Nan Guo also said that he wanted to lure you to the town to do business together. Think about it, you can sell fresh fish in the fish market, and you can't make a pound of it." Ten copper coins; but if it is sold as grilled fish, the cost will not increase much, but the money earned will be doubled."

Xiao Qi's eyes flickered for a moment, he seemed to want to say something, but the brilliance in his eyes was extinguished after all.

"Hey, it's nice to think about it." The young man closed his eyes and scratched his chin, "It's not hard to get fish grilling utensils, but it's not so easy to run a shop in a small town. Whispering Xianzhiwei is just a small snack shop, but Wen Daochang has traveled to the town many times for this matter, looking for land, buying shops, and going up and down in the yamen to get joints I can't do these dealings...Moreover, even if there is a ready-made shop, I have to catch fish and grill fish by myself, and I won't be exhausted, haha!"

"Benlong can be with you."

Bei Yan blurted out suddenly, which surprised even himself.He stammered: "This dragon can catch fish, and with one punch, one can fly away."

Xiao Qi sized him up for a moment.Seeing Bei Yan showing a somewhat helpless look for the first time, Xiao Qi swallowed the words again.

In the end, he put away his laughing expression and said softly, "Bei Yan, thank you."

"Uh, Ben, Ben Long..."

Damn it, why did Ben Long stutter?Bei Yan squeezed her arm in frustration, and coughed a few times.

But Xiao Qi said: "I know you want to help me. You, Nan Zuo, Wen Daochang, and Grandpa Feng are all very good people. But I, Xiao Qi, am not a vegetarian. I have always worked hard on my own. For my mother and my family, I am not afraid of getting tired!"

Listening to what he said, Bei Yan knew that although the child had a hard time at home, he was not of the nature to easily accept help from others.He nodded and said: "Xiaoqi, Benlong understands your thoughts. But what Benlong wants to do, he will try his best to do it."

Xiao Qi was taken aback for a moment, then he heard Bei Yan say: "Xiao Qi, Ben Long is going to the north."

"Ah...ah?" Lu Xiaoqi was stunned, "Go, go to the north?"

"Yeah." Bei Yan rubbed his back, "Benlong has been recuperating at Wen Yuren's home for the past few days, and he is almost healed now. Originally, he wanted to find Dongfang Shun who stabbed Benlong in the back, but the grandson Since he was so cowardly that he didn't dare to come out again, Ben Long temporarily put him aside to do more important things first."

Xiaoqi was curious, "What are you going to do when you go to the north? Besides, what about Nanvortex?"

"Zhulong has the destiny of Zhulong, and Nanvort also has the life that Nanvortex wants to live. He wants to stay here, and Benlong will not take him away forcibly."

"Candle Dragon's destiny?" Xiao Qi tilted his head.

Bei Yan explained: "There are many kinds of pterosaurs in this world, and among them, there are mainly four kinds of dragons that rule the Shenlong Valley, namely Candle Dragon, Black Dragon, Qinglong, and Yinglong. These four kinds of dragons are different from other ordinary winged dragons. Dragons are spirit beasts that can take human form at will."

"Qinglong... the dragon treasure is also blue?"

"That's right, Nanzuo is a pterosaur in the blue sky, referred to as Qinglong." Bei Yan nodded, "And this dragon is naturally the head of the four dragons in the world, the strongest candle dragon in the world!"

Xiao Qi almost choked.This candle dragon is still so narcissistic!

"This dragon is not joking either. The meaning of Candle Dragon's existence in the world is to protect the god Dragon Valley and eradicate all villains and beasts that threaten the same race." There are ferocious beasts appearing in this world, not only slaughtering clans and ordinary beasts, but also attempting to harm Shenlonggu. This dragon needs to wipe them out one by one to protect the safety of the dragon clan."

Lu Xiaoqi looked at him quietly.This feeling is really subtle - he and Bei Yan are close at hand, but there is actually a world of difference.He couldn't help thinking bitterly that Bei Yan was the strongest dragon in the world, traveling the rivers and lakes and being powerful everywhere, while he was just an ordinary boy in a small mountain village, earning a living by fishing.Even if they can stay in one place and talk now, after a brief intersection, they will part ways and go to completely different paths.

"Xiaoqi, when the chaos in the north is settled, Benlong will come back."

Xiao Qi was slightly taken aback, "You...will come back here?"

Bei Yan nodded seriously: "Yeah." He stood up suddenly, "Xiao Qi, do you have a fish pond in your house?"

"Uh, yes, there is... In the yard of my house, there is a small pond, only a quarter of the size of Nanzuo's house."

"Understood." After finishing speaking, Bei Yan didn't explain, leaped lightly to the ridge of the field, took two more instant steps, and disappeared from here.

"Stupid Zhulong, what are you doing so mysteriously..." Seeing Zhulong disappear in an instant, Xiao Qi muttered helplessly, patted his pants and stood up.

When he was about to leave, the crystal salamander was still lying on the edge of the fish pond, spitting bubbles lazily.

"Crystal salamander, I'm going first."

Xiao Qi waved his hand at it, then bent down to pick up his own fish bucket.The crystal salamander snorted lowly, slowly slid into the fish pond, and sank to the bottom of the water, out of sight.

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As the sun went down, Wen Yuren came to Xianzhiwei, and returned to the village with Nan Zuo and Xiaowu brothers and sisters.

After Xiao Wu and the others returned home, only Wen Yuren accompanied Nan Zuo on the path in the village.The two walked slowly side by side.

"What about the arm?"

Where no one was looking, Nan Voo came forward with a smile, and rubbed against Wen Yuren: "Benlong is fine, it doesn't hurt much today!"

"That's fine."

Seeing him sticking close to her, Wen Yuren took advantage of the situation and gently put his arms around his shoulders.Nan Guo is currently a little shorter than him, and Wen Yuren's arms can just wrap around his shoulders, allowing his head to lean against him.

Wow...he took the initiative to hug Benlong!Seeing Wen Yuren like this, Nan Guo was overjoyed and rubbed against him even more closely.The man's long hanging hair tickled his nose.

"this is for you."

Wen Yuren suddenly took out a sachet from his sleeve and handed it to Nan Guo.

Nan Vortex immediately took it under his nose and took a sniff.

"Wow...it smells so good!" The young man's blue eyes sparkled, "My errand, why did you buy a sachet to give Benlong?"

"I think it suits you, so I bought it." Wen Yuren said lightly, "There are special herbs in this sachet, which can dispel cold and dampness when worn on the body."

Wearing a sachet, is it Xiao Xianglong?

No matter what, as long as it is given by my second son, Nanzuo will keep it well.He took the sachet seriously, happily took Wen Yuren's hand and walked into the house.

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When he got home, Uncle Feng had already prepared a table of dinner.On the table are tomatoes mixed with sugar, pan-fried tofu, vegetable and egg soup, and a plate of freshly prepared lean meatballs with mushrooms.Bei Yan sat at the table, staring intently at the bowl of meat and vegetables; while the cat and the ice mouse, the two fur balls, crowded together on a chair.

Seeing that the cat girl was still a little weak, the Icemouse took the initiative to grab a small bowl of food with its small paws and put it in front of it.

As soon as he entered the house, Nan Zuo couldn't wait to restore the original shape of the dragon cub, and then climbed up Wen Yuren's body.Wen Yuren was afraid that it would hurt his arm again, so he had no choice but to hold it up by its tail and hang it heavily around his neck.

After quickly completing this series of actions, Nan Zuo let out a long sigh of relief.

It's still comfortable to be a dragon cub, and can lie in Wen Yuren's arms openly.

Wen Yuren sat at the table expressionlessly.He picked up a ball with chopsticks, and the little dragon cub lying in front of him immediately opened his mouth wide——

But the man originally planned to eat it himself, "This is not for you."

Nanvort didn't care about it, his mouth was still wide open.

Wen Yuren had no choice but to put the ball into the young dragon's open mouth.I heard the little guy chewing loudly a few times, his tail wagging triumphantly.

While feeding Nan Guo, the man said to Uncle Feng, "I went to sell flowers in the spice shop today, but I didn't want to meet Meng Enze, a junior from the former sect."

"Meng Enze..." The old man froze for a moment, then recalled, "Oh—is it that little Mencius, the one who loves to eat and talks a lot?"

"Well, it's him." Wen Yuren nodded, "He came to the town to search for medicinal materials for the Qingyun Temple. It is said that there is a wave of Taoism in Qingguo, and the Taoism's fairy artifacts are selling well, and the Qingyun Temple has also started. This business." He took out a small packet of herbs from his pocket and put it on the table.

"This is the fairy medicine given to me by Junior Brother Meng. It has miraculous effects in treating bone injuries."

Uncle Feng took the medicine bag to his nose and sniffed it, and immediately noticed it: "Is this Wulingcao?"

"Well, it should be the fairy grass from the mountain behind Qingyun Temple."

The old man looked at the medicine bag in his hand, "I didn't expect that the Qingyun Temple, which is the first to eliminate demons and guard the way, would also enter the mortal world and start a medicinal herb business. But that's okay, this herbal medicine is really effective for bone injuries, and it's just for the little guy use."

"One more thing." Wen Yuren said, "I had a detailed discussion with Junior Brother Meng in the tavern today, and he revealed to me that Dongfang Shun had returned to Qingyun Temple a few days ago and brought back a lot of Beast Soul Pills with him, as well as The horns, eyes, fur and other things of the exotic beasts should be the harvest of hunting when they lived in Xizhuang the day before yesterday."

"It's no wonder that Benlong hasn't found Dongfang Shun these days. It turns out that this grandson has gone to hide in his old den." Bei Yan thumped the table angrily, "He hid in the Taoist temple. But it’s nothing to him.”

Nan Nuo let out a low whimper, and looked at Bei Yan with some concern.But I only heard Bei Yan say: "Benlong has been living with you these days. I guess that Dongfang Shun is used to stabbing in the back, and he dare not fight head-on. That's all, Benlong has plenty of time, and he is not in a hurry to seek revenge from him." .”

Wen Yuren nodded, and asked again: "What are your plans next?" Bei Yan told them about his going to the north.

"During this time, I would like to thank everyone for your kind hospitality and careful care." Seeing the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Bei Yan said, "This time I am going to the north, if there is no accident, I will return back in half a year at most. When the time comes, I will finish the matter at hand, and I will bring you some delicacies and elixir from the north as a return."

Wen Yuren said: "You were backstabbed by Qingrust, and the injury is not serious. If there is nothing urgent, you can stay at home for a few more days so that you can recuperate. You are welcome."

"Thank you. Thanks to everyone's kind help, Benlong's body has indeed recovered very well." Bei Yan smiled heartily, "I am here to wipe out the disaster of the fierce beasts in the north, and secondly, haha——Benlong's food intake In fact, it is very big, and it can eat hundreds of catties of meat a day.

Although the Dragon Clan is strong, it is hard to starve to death even if it does not eat for ten years, but as a Candle Dragon, this dragon usually lives by hunting fierce beasts.Recently, there happened to be a large number of ferocious beasts coming from the north, and Ben Long was planning to go to have a full meal, and then he would also bring some rare things from the ferocious beasts for everyone to see. "

Wen Yuren saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't force him to stay: "Well, when do you plan to leave? We will prepare some money for you so that you can take it on the road."

Bei Yan replied: "Benlong will leave early the day after tomorrow. You don't need to prepare money or anything. Benlong has enough money, and he has been in this world for many years. You can buy everything on the way. Just relax and don't worry about Benlong. "

His red eyes looked at the little dragon cub in Wen Yuren's arms.At this moment, the little guy heard that his brother was leaving, so he suddenly lost his mind to eat and drink, and looked over pitifully.

After all, the two brothers have not seen each other for decades. Although the lifespan of a dragon is longer than that of a human race, but after not seeing his brother for so many years, after staying together for a few days and then parting, the little dragon's cub burst into tears.

"woo woo woo woo……"

Knowing that his brother had made up his mind, Nan Zuo still couldn't help wiping away his tears with his little paw.Seeing this, Bei Yan got up, and the little dragon cub stretched out its small wings from Wen Yuren's body, flew over unsteadily, and threw itself into his arms.

"Nanguo, promise brother, you must listen carefully to what Wen Daochang and Feng Bo said at home." Bei Yan hugged the crying young dragon into his arms, "You will not be in this world for a long time, so remember to be careful in everything. Coveting the Dragon Ball There are many beast pills, you must not be caught by them."

"Also," he fiddled with the soft wings on the back of the Nanvortex, "when the wings are grown, practice flying a lot. How can a pterodactyl do it if it can't fly? If the wings are used well, it may guarantee you at critical moments." One life."

Nan Zuo looked at his face tearfully, and nodded.

"Besides, there is one more thing." Bei Yan hesitated for a moment, but still mentioned the name: "Xiaoqi... Benlong met him today and told him about going to the town to do business. Benlong see It can be concluded that he really has this idea, but he has been afraid to do it because of insufficient capital.”

Everyone present knew what he meant.Wen Yuren said: "Xiao Qi is good at fishing, and he can also grill fish and make potato cakes. If you set up a small stall to start your own business, you only need to solve the problem of capital and let him avoid worries. I and Feng Bo also asked him Speaking of this matter, but Xiaoqi also has a self-reliant temperament, and he is not willing to accept favors from others easily, preferring to work hard on his own."

"I have my own way of capital matters, but even if I have the capital, can Xiao Qi find a store?"

Wen Yuren thought for a while, and said: "There are a few empty shops not far from Xianzhiwei, and no one has rented them yet. If Xiao Qi really wants to go to the town, I can pick one of those empty shops. If it fits, put it on the plate."

Hearing that Xiaoqi might go to the town to do business with him, Nanzuo exclaimed excitedly: "Wow!" It thought about the scene - when the time comes, it will sell snacks here, Xiaoqi Selling grilled fish on the other side, the two of them can visit each other when they are free, and they can take care of them.

The jam made by Wen Yuren is also delicious when paired with Xiao Qi's grilled fish!

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It was just dawn in the morning, and Lu Xiaoqi had just woken up when he heard the sound of rushing water coming from behind the house.Behind his house there is a pond made of mud tiles, which is small in size and square, and is used to temporarily release fish.

Xiao Qi was puzzled, so he quickly went to the backyard.He poked his head into the noisy pool, and was immediately stunned—the pool originally contained less than ten fish, but it was filled to the brim with hundreds of fish!

"This..." Xiaoqi thought for a while, then immediately realized, and shouted to the surroundings: "Stupid Zhulong, did you do it?"

There was another sound of splashing water from far to near.Xiao Qi raised his head to look, and immediately opened his eyes wide - he saw two fish floating in the air in front of him. They were controlled by invisible magic, dripping water all the way, and then landed on the fish precisely. In the pool.

Bei Yan climbed over the courtyard wall easily, and walked calmly, dragging a bucket of fish. "Xiao Qi, Ben Long is here."

Xiao Qi was surprised, "You... what are you doing?"

"Xiao Qi, Ben Long will leave tomorrow morning."

Knowing that he was going to leave, but hearing the exact time limit from him, Xiao Qi suddenly felt uncomfortable.He bit his lip unconsciously, his throat quivered, but he didn't speak.

Bei Yan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "After Benlong leaves, you have to... live a good life."

Seeing the unconcealable loneliness in the young man's eyes, Bei Yan was also a little sad.He forced himself to turn his eyes away, and pointed at the pool, "These are Ben Long's thanks, thank you for picking up the half-dead Ben Long back home. Ben Long was confused that night and drank the wine in your cellar by mistake. This time going to the north, Ben Long will definitely find the best wine in the world for you to taste."

Lu Xiaoqi opened his mouth, but his throat felt sore.He suddenly worried that his voice would tremble when he spoke, so he immediately shut his mouth and swallowed all the words in his stomach.He nodded and didn't refuse Bei Yan's fish again.

"Besides, what Benlong told you about the shop yesterday... There are several good shops not far from Nanzuo Xianzhiwei. Wen Yuren went to the street today to inquire. If you are interested, they will help you buy it Lay down a shop, and the principal for opening a shop..."

Bei Yan took out a small cloth bag from the package behind him, and Xiao Qi saw it and shook his head again and again: "No, no, Bei Yan, thank you, but... I can't accept these!"

"This is not a gift for nothing, but a loan from Benlong to you." Bei Yan handed the bag to Xiao Qi, "Benlong has traveled all over the world to hunt and kill ferocious beasts all these years. He has also made a lot of money while he is full. You just take it Use this money to do business, give it a try, even if you fail, it doesn’t matter, opportunities always come from risks. Wait for Benlong to return from the north after half a year, and you will return it to Benlong.”

The man's hand held a cloth bag steadily, Xiao Qi swallowed, lowered his eyes, "I... I don't know what to do, how to thank you... They say that you don't get paid for nothing, I don't deserve you grace……"

"Don't worry about it, just take it." Bei Yan showed a rare gentle smile, which softened his red hair and red pupils a lot. "It's just to make money to support your family. You are not receiving the favor of this dragon, but trying to survive. The same is true for Nanzuo. You all have the desire to support yourself and your family, so try your best to do it."

Xiao Qi finally took Bei Yan's money bag.It was heavy inside, and he thought it contained dozens of silver dollars, which was a huge sum of money for him.Weighing the weight of the cloth bag in his hand, Xiao Qi finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and said to Bei Yan: "Bei Yan, I will definitely work hard to do business, and before you come back, I will take all your money Pay back with interest!"

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A few days later, a new small shop called "Yuzhenxiang" opened diagonally opposite Xianzhiwei.

The owner of the store is a child in his teens. Although he is young and his face is still tender, his hands are covered with thick calluses, which can be seen from the hands that have been working all year round.

He closed his business during the day every day, and in the evening, he came to the town with a fish barrel and set up a stall for business, allowing customers to choose all kinds of fresh fish in the barrel, and then washed a bag of lotus leaves with clean water, sprinkled with oil and salt , carefully grilled.

When the aroma of grilled fish permeates, he smears the fish with a thick layer of sweet jam or spicy sauce.The fresh and tender wild river fish is paired with the famous fresh flavor jam in Fengjian Town, the taste is delicious!