"I know, Daddy."
"Lao Lu, is that your daughter in the yard?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.
Old Lu Muran nodded and said: "This morning shopkeeper Wu came over and said that more than a hundred chickens and geese would be slaughtered today. I couldn't do it by myself, so I asked someone to send a message to my daughter Xiaocui to come and help me." "
The waiter laughed and said, "Lao Lu, shopkeeper Wu asked me to bring these two customers here. Do you think...?"
Lao Lu hesitated for a moment, then silently stepped aside. The clerk raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose, and walked into the yard from him first. Chen Xiaomu first nodded towards Lao Lu who was standing by the door, and then followed. Stepping in, the yard is not big, about half an inch of land. It is surrounded on all sides by yellow earthen walls as high as half a person. Next to the courtyard gate are two low thatched huts. With Chen Xiaomu's height, he is standing on the eaves. , you can reach out and touch the dry yellow thatch covering the roof. There are some gravels on the ground. There is a well in the middle of the yard. There is no unpleasant smell as expected, and there are no chicken or goose feathers. , blood, water and the like, all in all, it looked very clean, and it didn't look like a place dedicated to slaughtering poultry. There was only a faint fishy smell flowing in the air.
''Old man, is this the shopkeeper here? "At this time, a woman's weak voice came from the hut.
Lao Lu glanced at Chen Xiaomu, lowered his head and got into the house, saying softly: "Old lady, just relax and lie down. When shopkeeper Wu comes over, I will beg him to give him a few days of grace and wait until we find a good house before moving out.
Chen Xiaomu and the store clerk looked at each other, and the store clerk shouted loudly: "Lao Lu, have you moved your home here too?"
When Lao Lu heard the sound, he ran out of the hut in a panic and said with a smile: "Little brother, what are you talking about? No, more than half of the house at home collapsed last night, and the two of them didn't. Where to go, my mother’s body and bones have been weak all year round, so I have no choice but to move here temporarily, it’s better than having the house collapse there.”
"Lao Lu, this is our boss's house. Did you get our boss's permission to move your family here?" The shopkeeper put on an aggressive face.
"This..." Lao Lu blushed and was speechless for a moment.
Chen Xiaomu reached out and patted the clerk on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Second brother, why don't you wait for me at the door, just pretend you didn't see this, and I'll give you the silver reward later."
The waiter hesitated for a moment and then said to Chen Xiaomu, "Sir, please feel free to look around here. I'll wait for you outside the courtyard." After saying that, he walked out of the courtyard without looking back.
"Sir, what can I do for you? Please tell me." Lao Lu was very grateful to Chen Xiaomu for rescuing him.
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "Brother, I heard that you slaughter poultry here specifically for restaurants, but how come I didn't even see any chicken feathers?"
When Lao Lu heard this, he was stunned and asked tentatively, "Sir, do you want to learn how to kill chickens and geese with me?"
"Haha." Chen Xiaomu couldn't help laughing and said: ''That's what your brother has thought of. Do you still need to learn how to kill chickens and geese? I just wanted to come over and see where your brother ended up with all the chicken and goose down he picked off after he slaughtered the chickens and geese. "
"Why are you looking for those things?" Lao Lu asked in confusion.
Chen Xiaomu pointed to the clothes on his body with a smile and said, "Tuck it into your clothes to keep yourself warm!"
Hearing this, Lao Lu quickly waved his hands, "Sir, you must not do this. The little old man also did this when he was too cold to bear it. It was warmer, but the fishy smell on his body was really unbearable. , and besides, it can’t be removed no matter how you wash it, I’d rather freeze to death than try this idea!”
Chen Xiaomu said disapprovingly: "Don't worry about this, I have a way to get rid of these fishy smells."
Lao Lu hesitated and said: "Then please, Master, follow me into the house and take a look."
The space inside the thatched hut was originally small, and with the three people rushing in at once, it was even more difficult to turn around. The two rooms of the thatched hut were connected and there was a wooden beam in the middle. A man who was only fifteen or sixteen years old The girl had long hair shawl, and she was wearing clothes with patches so stacked on top that you couldn't even tell the color of them. She had her back to them, squatting in front of a straw mat with dozens of white-striped chickens. She was holding a chicken head in one hand and putting a pair of scissors in the other. Cut off the chicken tongue from the chicken's mouth and place it in a pot next to it.
The girl turned around and saw her father coming in with a strange man and woman. She hurriedly put down the scissors in her hand and stood up from the bench nervously. She lowered her head timidly and her pretty face was red all the way to her pink neck.
"Hey, sir, this is my daughter Xiaocui. I haven't met many strangers. Please forgive me for being rude." Lao Lu said with a smile.
"Old man, is the shopkeeper here?" On the other side of the hut, a woman with gray hair stood up slightly from the floor covered with wheat straw and looked around.
Hearing the sound, Lao Lu hurriedly ran over, bent down and tucked the corner of the woman's quilt under him with his hands, and said: "Oh, old woman, just lie down peacefully. This is a guest who comes to the restaurant to eat, not that one." Shopkeeper Wu."
The woman still seemed uneasy. She looked at Lao Lu and asked, "Old man, do you think the master will not let us and my mother live here?"
Lao Lu smiled and comforted: "Old lady, just relax, I will go to Shopkeeper Wu later to beg for mercy, let him show his favor, and let Cui Er stay here with you for a while."
''well……! "The woman sighed deeply and closed her eyes without saying anything.
"Brother, is this sister-in-law?" Chen Xiaomu asked from behind.
Lao Lu hurriedly straightened up and said with a smile: "Young Master, I really don't dare to act like this. This is my wife."
Chen Xiaomu said: "Brother, this room is dark and damp. If my sister-in-law recuperates here, her condition may worsen in the end."
"Sir, you don't know something!" Lao Lu said with a wry smile: "My wife went to the mountain to collect medicinal herbs to sell more than a year ago, and accidentally fell off the cliff. Fortunately, God had the eyes to save her life, but External injuries are easy to treat, but internal injuries are difficult to cure. This is the root cause of the disease. I can only lie in bed all day, and it is difficult to even turn over!"
Chen Xiaomu asked, "Isn't there a radical cure?"
Lao Lu sighed and said: "A few days ago, the son of an old friend of mine was working in the palace and happened to go home to visit relatives. So he asked him to find the imperial doctor in the palace to treat the old woman through his connections. The imperial doctor said that the old woman had this problem. His internal organs have all been smashed, and it can only be cured with a kind of fruit called the Red Holy Fruit from the Holy Mountain. It is also said that this kind of god is only in the hands of Gao Jianli, the prime minister of the Qin State. Most people even travel thousands of miles to go to the Holy Mountain to look for it. There is no such thing as this, because it was cultivated from seeds brought by Master Wuliang Laojun from the divine world to the mortal world, and each time it blooms and bears fruit, it must be at least a month apart!"
After hearing what Lao Lu mentioned about the world of gods and the mortal world, Chen Xiaomu guessed that the so-called imperial doctor that Lao Lu asked people to find was most likely a traveling doctor who specializes in defrauding money in the world. The imperial doctor in the palace. Although the doctor is not of high rank, not everyone can find him. It is estimated that he must be at least an official with a rank of fourth grade or above.
Chen Xiaomu didn't want to waste any more time listening to Lao Lu talk about this magical fruit that he thought was fictitious, so he asked, "Besides this red holy fruit, is there anything else that can replace it?"
Lao Lu shook his head and said helplessly: "Yes, there is. It's just that I heard the doctor said that the prime minister of Qin State has this thing in his hands, but I have never even heard of this thousand-year-old ginseng. It's called ginseng." I’ll go there to find this item!”
Seeing Lao Lu's dejected look in front of him, Chen Xiaomu suddenly remembered that the shopkeeper on the road had just mentioned that the restaurant owner had given a thousand-year-old ginseng tree to Wei Yushang, but he didn't know whether this was true or not. Generally, the shopkeeper said that The rumors are relatively high, and they are almost all hearsay and cannot be taken seriously.
Chen Xiaomu said in confusion: "Brother, even if the prime minister of Qin has this red holy fruit, it is not easy to get it. I'm afraid it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky!"
When Lao Lu heard this, he suddenly laughed and said: "Your Majesty, I have a way to get the red holy fruit from the hands of Prime Minister Gao." "
"Oh" Chen Xiaomu couldn't help being surprised when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Does this poor old man with a humble appearance in front of him have anything to do with the dignified Prime Minister of Qin? But when he thought about it, it's not right! If this old man is really related to What does Gao Jianli have to do with it? Just because he can get the Red Holy Fruit from Gao Jianli, he will not live such a poor life with no clothes on his body and no food to eat. Gao Jianli even only needs a look. It will allow his whole family to enjoy prosperity and wealth from now on!"
Chen Xiaomu asked: "Brother, since we are sure to get the Red Holy Fruit from the Qin Prime Minister's Palace, why did we delay it for so long! Let my sister-in-law suffer more pain?"
"How should I put it?" Lao Lu Yangtian sighed and said: "After the New Year, when Cui'er turns sixteen, I will take her to the Prime Minister's Mansion of Qin State to propose marriage to Prime Minister Gao, and let Cui'er become Prime Minister Gao's wife. Concubine, if I ask him for the Red Holy Fruit then, wouldn’t it be a matter of course?”
Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but suddenly realized that the old man had this idea. No wonder he looked confident, but this was just his wishful thinking. His daughter was as beautiful as a hibiscus just emerging from the water, but Gao Jianli As the prime minister of the most powerful country in the world, what kind of beauty has he not seen? Moreover, his status is as different as that of Gao Jianli. As the saying goes, a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door will be afraid that even the prime minister's house will be entered. Don’t go!
Chen Xiaomu put away the smile on his face and advised seriously: "Brother, your method is not advisable. Think about it, Gao Jianli is one person below ten thousand people in Qin State, even if Miss Cui'er is one of the most beautiful women in a thousand, But how can you meet Prime Minister Gao?"
When Lao Lu heard this, he was stunned. In his mind, his daughter was the most beautiful woman in the world. Since ancient times, heroes have always been saddened by beauty. There are no men in the world who are not good at beauty. If he can use his daughter's beauty to climb up to the Qin Kingdom Prime Minister Gao Jianli's tall branch can not only cure his wife's illness, but also lead a life of fine clothing and food, but he really hasn't thought about these specific details.
''Hey, Old Man Lu, are you done with the chicken tongue? "Lao Lu was in a daze when the short and fat shopkeeper Wu stepped in from the door and asked.
Lao Lu hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "That's good!" "
Shopkeeper Wu looked at the woman lying on the wheat straw bed, frowned and shouted: "Old man Lu, this is where your employer hired you to work. Why did you move all your family here?" "
"Hey, Shopkeeper Wu's house collapsed last night. Thank God no one was hit. As a result, her mother and son have no place to go for the time being. They will stay here for two days while the house at home is tidied up. I will ask them to move out immediately." Lao Lu carefully explained.
"This is a no-brainer!" Shopkeeper Wu immediately made a long face when he heard this and refused categorically: "If you don't want to do this, pack up your bed and leave immediately. How can we let your family and your dependents move here in the place that our boss spent money to buy?" !”
"This...!" Lao Lu was immediately silenced by Shopkeeper Wu.
At this time, the woman lying on the straw bed opened her eyes and said in an almost pleading voice: "Uncle, the house at home has collapsed and my body is not strong enough. Now we two really have nowhere to go. Please, uncle." You are so noble, let us settle down first. The three of us in the family will never forget your great kindness."
''Hey, don't pretend to be pitiful for me. Shopkeeper Wu held his head high and waved his hands and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. If you have the ability, go to your boss. As long as your boss agrees, I won't have any objections." "
"Hmph, if even my boss agrees, then why bother looking for you?" Wei Yuxin couldn't help but said coldly behind Chen Xiaomu.
Shopkeeper Wu was surprised when he heard the sound. Only then did he realize that there were two people, Chen Xiaomu and Wei Yuxin, standing behind Lao Lu. As if by magic, he suddenly put on a smiling face and his voice suddenly dropped eight degrees. Du said with a smile: "Oh, why did you two distinguished guests touch such a dirty place? You see, I just reminded you two that Hu Qian is a rough guy."
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "We came here ourselves and have nothing to do with him."
Shopkeeper Wu thought he had heard wrongly. He asked doubtfully, "If you don't drink fragrant tea in the superior private room of the restaurant, what is the purpose of going to such a cold and dirty place?"
"Teacher, why are you here?" Before Chen Xiaomu could speak, Wei Yushang walked in from the door and asked in surprise.
