After agreeing to help Mr. Bai, Member Lu generously asked someone to fetch a hundred taels of gold to give to Mr. Bai.
Mr. Bai refused and politely left.
When Yuan Lu saw this, he knew the family's stubborn temper and never forced it.
After learning about the "Thousand Miles of Hungry Picture", Yuan Lu was no longer in the mood to talk and directly served tea to see off the guests.
Mr. Bai also took the initiative to say goodbye.
After Mr. Bai left the Lu Mansion, Ye Ming felt a lot more relaxed.
The Lu government put too much pressure on it.
Mr. Bai did not go home directly, but went to visit friends.
First he went to the door of a scholar's house and met him.
Afterwards, the two of them walked together and went to visit other friends.
By noon, five people had gathered together.
The five of them chatted happily together and chose a rather elegant-looking restaurant to have lunch together.
Ye Ming somewhat looked down upon Mr. Bai's four friends. Without him, none of them had a sense of righteousness.
One of them even had a "sour air" about him, so he was probably a rotten scholar.
The facts are similar to what Ye Ming guessed. When several people were talking, the furu seemed extremely pedantic in his words and deeds. Even for the five of them to sit down, they had to argue about their seniority before they would sit down.
I really don’t know how Mr. Bai became friends with such a person.
It can be seen that Mr. Bai is very concerned about the political affairs of the court and has been discussing this matter with several people.
More specifically, Mr. Bai was trying to understand the current situation in the court.
Because he was teaching in Laozhang Village, he had relatively little information, so he had to ask his friends about current events.
These scholars all like to talk eloquently. They will say whatever Mr. Bai asks.
It's just that there are a lot of self-views in the words, which can easily mislead people.
Through their conversation, Ye Ming also understood that the Xu Kingdom was really not peaceful now.
In several disaster-stricken state capitals, refugee rebellions began.
The court was in a situation where the young ruler was suspicious of the country and the powerful ministers were at odds with each other. When faced with small local rebellions, there was a tendency to let them grow bigger.
Banditry in the local area has also become more and more frequent.
At the same time, rumors of various evil spirits and disasters began to spread, and it was difficult to tell the truth from the truth.
Fortunately, the Liang people in the north and the Fan people in the west seemed to be internally uneasy and had no time to take advantage of Xu Guo.
So in terms of foreign invasion, the situation is not too bad.
It is said that a scholar can know the affairs of the world without going out. At this time, it seems that what he said is true.
Through their high-pitched talk, Ye Ming had a general impression of the dynasty he belonged to for the first time.
Mr. Bai and others continued chatting until it was almost dusk before they dispersed.
Just when I thought nothing would happen today, Mr. Bai saw something unfair.
Mr. Bai saw a group of people shouting something in front of him. Many people were watching, and he could also hear the scolding of the evil slaves.
"Don't you have eyes? You tore our young master's clothes and asked you to pay for a cow. How dare you refuse!"
Mr. Bai squeezed into the crowd and saw a richly dressed young man looking at the people in front of him with disgust. The slaves beside him were yelling at those people.
Mr. Bai also knew the people who were scolded. They were the same group of bounty hunters who entered the city together yesterday.
At this time, a house slave was pulling the hunters' old ox, trying to take it away.
There was a man on the hunter's side who refused to take the old cow away, and several other hunters also stopped him.
Although several people were armed with weapons, they did not dare to take action. Even if the evil slaves opposite were whipped, they would just endure it.
Seeing this, Mr. Bai asked others about the reason for this.
It was indeed the hunters' fault. Their ox cart accidentally cut the hem of Mr. Zhao's clothes.
Having made mistakes in the first place, they were seriously lacking in confidence when facing Mr. Zhao's domestic slaves, and expressed their willingness to pay 300 yuan to make up for Mr. Zhao's losses.
But Mr. Zhao did not accept it. Mr. Zhao, who was used to doing evil, bluntly wanted to take their old cow away.
This old cow is the treasure of a group of people, how can we let it go?
So, the two sides were deadlocked here.
Although Mr. Zhao is a dandy, he is not unintelligent. Seeing that these people are all accompanied by gangsters, he does not show up, and the evil slaves are responsible for the evil.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Mr. Bai came forward.
It's just that Mr. Zhao doesn't give him face, and he doesn't look down on a mere scholar.
Mr. Bai also knew that he was speaking lightly, so he said on the spot that he was acquainted with Yuan Lu.
No one in Yanhua Mansion dared to have a relationship with Yuan Lu. Seeing that what Mr. Bai said was very natural, no one doubted it.
Mr. Zhao also knew his own weight and did not dare to go against Yuan Wai Lu.
Mr. Bai coordinated and asked the bounty hunters to pay 350 yuan to compensate Mr. Zhao for trouble.
Mr. Zhao also agreed. At this time, Mr. Zhao's servant whispered to Mr. Zhao.
After hearing this, Mr. Zhao nodded repeatedly.
Then I saw Mr. Zhao ordered someone to bring twenty taels of tattooed silver and place them in front of the bounty hunters.
They bluntly said that they would spend money to buy their old cattle.
Seeing this, the bounty hunters hesitated.
They really value Lao Niu, but the other party is willing to pay twenty taels of silver...
In the end, the money went to the bounty hunters, and the old cow went to Mr. Zhao.
Mr. Bai saw that both parties were in love and didn't say much.
For some reason, Ye Ming always felt that after the hunters agreed to sell the old cow, the old cow seemed to cry.
Just looking at it again, Lao Niu was doing everything as usual, nothing special.
Ye Ming felt the murderous intention towards Lao Niu from Mr. Zhao.
It seems that when Mr. Zhao bought the old cow, he did not value the labor of the old cow, but wanted to kill him to vent his anger.
Ye Ming had no doubt that if it weren't for the laws of Xu State that stipulated that cattle should not be slaughtered at will, Mr. Zhao would kill the cattle in the street.
But judging from the situation, it is estimated that if he takes it back to the house, he will go directly to the Zhao family's kitchen.
The hunters who had the money did not stop to see how the old cow was doing. They took the money and left happily.
Mr. Bai also went home.
At this time, the sun had set. Ye Ming came out of the jade pendant, turned into a wisp of black smoke, got into the tip of the old cow's horn, and followed Mr. Zhao and others back home.
On the way back home, the slave was very cruel and whipped the old cow with whip after whip, causing the skin and flesh to rip open.
Mr. Zhao felt displeased, so he took the whip and whipped it a few more times.
There are also stone lions guarding the entrance of Zhao Mansion. Logically speaking, Ye Ming cannot enter now.
Fortunately, Mr. Zhao had no intention of letting Lao Niu enter the main entrance. He directly ordered people to pull Lao Niu from the side door to the back kitchen, and ordered that there be a whole cow feast tonight.
The house slave took Lao Niu away with an apologetic smile on his face.
Ye Ming had no evil powers on his body. As long as he didn't go through the main entrance, he would not cause the suppression of the house lion and sneak in smoothly.
When they arrived at the back kitchen of the Zhao Mansion, the evil slave ordered the cook to sharpen his knife and prepare to kill the cow.
He himself took the dry tobacco bag and went to rest in a pavilion aside...
Ye Ming got out from the tip of the old cow's horn, thinking about how to rescue the old cow.
Of course, it does not mean well, but it intends to return the farmland to the village and contribute to the village, which can also enhance its own reputation in disguise.
Ye Ming was just about to knock out the evil slaves and cooks when he suddenly heard an old voice:
"My end is approaching, so there is no need to go to such trouble."
The sudden sound startled Ye Ming, and a surprised face appeared in the black smoke, looking at Lao Niu.
"Is it you who's talking?"
The old cow didn't move, but there was a sound coming from its body.
"it's me."
"Are you a sperm?"
Ye Ming was very surprised. This old cow turned out to be a mature cow!
"No, if you became a spirit, why weren't you discovered by the City God?
Why can he remain unharmed in the face of so many treasures that ward off evil and evil in the city? "
"I was transformed into a spirit by an expert from the Taoist sect. I practice authentic Taoism and it is not an evil method. I am not afraid of those things that can drive away evil spirits and ward off evil."
"So you deliberately knocked over the cage where I was hiding yesterday?"
"I'm a little curious about why you, a demon, don't have any evil power in your body, so I gave it a try."
"Then what do you want to do when you talk to me now?"
"I have been with the master for many years, and I have seen countless demons and evil spirits, but they are all those who do not regret dying. I have only seen a demon like you in my life, so I want to give you a chance."
"Opportunity...
Yes, yes, you are right, I am the kindest person.
Don't think that I am a devil, but I am determined to save the world, and my heart is on the right path. If you give me a chance, you will be right! "
Ye Ming quickly said that he was a good devil.
Lao Niu just said:
"The things in this world do not depend on what you think or say, but only on what you do. This is why I am willing to give you a chance."
The opportunity Lao Niu mentioned was his pair of horns, a golden elixir containing pure Taoism, and the Taoism written on the cowhide, called "Qingniu Ginseng Tongqi".
As the old cow spit out the golden elixir, removed its horns, and tore off its hide, its already weak life breath almost disappeared.
"You go, my life is over, I will leave this broken body to these people."
"Wait a minute, I also want to ask you, if you are so powerful, why did you help those people pull the car?"
"The person in charge was a senior junior who inspired me. I wanted to have someone to rely on in my old age, so I became an old cow in his family.
But I didn’t expect that I would lose to a mere twenty taels of silver..."
"Actually, you can keep the whole body, and I can help you."
"No need. In the past, Zhuangzu passed away and left his slough in the world to be eaten by birds, beasts, and insects. When his disciples heard this, they all said, 'Be born in heaven and earth, return to heaven and earth, and find its place.'
Then all the disciples clapped their hands and laughed, then dispersed.
When I leave now, my broken body can give the world a good meal. I think this is the legacy of Zhuang Zu. "
After that, the old cow fell to the ground without making any sound.
Seeing this, Ye Ming's body in the black smoke trembled slightly.
It has no heart and doesn't know what attitude it should show at this time.
After a while, he just sneered at the old cow's body:
"Old cow, old cow, you live as a farmer in the fields and die as a meal. Once you are liberated, what will happen in the next life?"
After saying this, he took the golden elixir, horns and leather and fled out of Zhao's house.
At this time, the people in the Zhao family's back kitchen had sharpened their knives and came to the yard.
But they found that the old cow had fallen under the tree, and there were no horns and a piece of cowhide.
The cook was puzzled, so he thought it was the Stove Lord who liked him, offered incense to the Stove Lord, and then began to deal with the remains of the old cow...
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