After another five or six days, the number of people visiting Li Chuan's house suddenly increased. Those who asked for advice, visited relatives, gave gifts, inquired about news, and wished congratulations. Many people crowded the house.
It is estimated that the news of his becoming an official has spread.
The head of Yuan Zhang's hometown even hosted a banquet for him, and the county magistrate often sent news.
Li Chuan ate, drank, and listened to people's praises every day, and he lived a very happy life. Except for one time, a student from the same library praised him for his knowledge and insisted that he write poems. Muddled through.
And his deeds of being a scholar in charge of residences have been rumored to be legendary. He slept in the house he once visited and wrote an excellent article in his dream, which was appreciated; and he lived in The house you live in can give birth to a boy.
As for why he was specially awarded an official, there are many explanations.
Some said it was because he saved many lives in this demonic disaster, so a god entrusted a dream to the queen; others said it was because one of the people he saved had an extraordinary status. In order to thank Li Chuan, So he was made an official; he also said that Li Chuan had an extraordinary origin, and that he was the reincarnation of Emperor Xingjun and so on.
When Li Chuan listened to Si Gou relaying these things to him, he dug his toes into the ground, feeling very ashamed.
It's just that... Li Chuan looked at his house, the sun was pouring down along the eaves, and his original wish of Guangzong Yaozu had been fulfilled.
He breathed a sigh of relief, took out a bowl of meat bones from the pot, and called to the four dogs: "Come on, come on, you have worked hard these days, eat meat, eat meat."
The four dogs swarmed up.
Seeing that they were eating happily, Li Chuan also took one and squatted on the edge of the steps to chew on it.
The dark circles suddenly turned to look at Li Chuan sideways, "Xiucai, you really saved the princess, are you going to be recruited as a consort?"
Then the other three dogs also turned their heads.
Where does this nonsense come from!
Li Chuan threw the half-eaten bone forward: "Hurry up and eat yours."
…
It’s another sunny day.
After getting up, Li Chuan took out the Mingxian Pendant under his pillow. Yes, there were no evil spirits within a hundred miles, so it was a good day.
When I pushed the door open and went out, my nose was irritated by the cold air and I sneezed.
I rubbed my nose and saw the fine snowflakes floating in the sunshine. It turned out to be snowing.
With a creak, the courtyard door opened, and Tong Luo, whom he hadn't seen for several days, walked in. He was holding a bow and arrow in his hand and a quiver on his back.
Li Chuan looked at the bow and arrow in his hand, thinking he had never seen it before, and asked, "Your new bow and arrow are ready."
Tong Luo replied: "I made it the day before yesterday. When I heard the news, I went to get it back. It was very handy."
He took an arrow and showed it to Li Chuan, "There are scriptures engraved on the arrow. It can cause great harm to monsters. The weather is too cold now. Not to mention monsters in the forest, not even a mouse can be seen. There is no way to test it." power."
Then he also congratulated Li Chuan and asked him when he would go to the capital.
It’s time to go to the capital again.
Li Chuan looked at the sieves, grain bags and knife-sharpening stones piled in the corner of the yard, and then at the cracked ground under his feet. He had been planning to find some gravel to pave a path out, so as not to make it difficult to walk on rainy days. The grape trellis hasn’t been put up yet.
He said, "I happen to be looking for you for something."
"What's the matter?" Tong Luo asked.
"Master Wu Kong, have you returned to Chongfu Temple now?"
Tong Luo replied: "He has returned. Last time I went to look for him, he was copying scriptures. Do you want to look for him?"
Li Chuan took out the Mingxian Pendant, "This is a magic weapon I got a few days ago. It can detect monsters, but the range is not accurate. I thought that while the weather is cold and the monsters are huddled up for the winter, we might as well Yunqiao Township and several surrounding villages were explored on one side, and we found it, so we took advantage of it and cleared it. If we couldn't find it, it means it's safe here, what do you think?"
Tong Luo was very happy and said, "I will go to Chongfu Temple immediately and bring Master Wukong here."
With that said, he walked out of the yard.
After a while, I heard some arguing coming from outside. When I listened carefully, the sound disappeared again.
Li Chuan stuck his head out to take a look and saw Tong Luo still standing not far away. In front of him stood a woman with her head lowered and clutching her skirt. It turned out to be Zhuo Erniang.
The two of them stood face to face in silence for a while, then Tong Luo opened his legs and strode away, quickly disappearing around the corner. Just when Li Chuan was about to retract his head, Zhuo Erniang raised his head and happened to see Li Chuan.
It was too late to pretend not to see it.
Zhuo Erniang walked towards him, blessed her body and said, "My benefactor."
Li Chuan Gu Zuo asked him, "Are you still used to living here?"
Zhuo Erniang replied: "I'm used to it." After a pause, she added: "Brother Tong gave me all the money and asked me not to work outside. I didn't agree, so we quarreled for a while and asked my benefactor to What a joke."
"Why don't you agree?" Li Chuan asked.
Zhuo Erniang replied: "He wants to kill the demon and take revenge. I also have the same hatred in my heart. I only hate that I am a weak woman who can't hold a sword or a gun, and I can't do magic."
"Mr. Liu treats me very well. She works at her house, eats with her family, and covers me with a newly made quilt. Po Liu told me that she will start calculating my wages next year. I have hands and feet. , I can support myself, I don’t need him to care about me, let alone support me.”
Li Chuan had a headache after hearing this.
He had hated others preaching to him since he was a child, so naturally he couldn't say anything preachy.
As for emotional issues, he is even less good at it.
He once thought that he was loved by everyone. When he was hanging out on the street, there would always be a spirited girl coming to him. She didn't have twenty yuan in her pocket, and she would treat him to spicy hotpot and watch him finish it. Then he drank the soup.
But when he came back from the army, the spirited girl had his eyelids cut off and his ribs and nose augmented. Pretending not to know him.
After that, I went on a blind date arranged by my family. It was obviously just a normal meal. The reason for the rejection I heard from the introducer was that he was too weird. He had already ordered a special dish and wanted to get another discount.
Li Chuan shook his head to get rid of the memories that came up. He still had to take care of the affairs of these two people.
They are all real people.
He said to Zhuo Erniang: "If he wants to give money, just keep it."
Zhuo Erniang is the person Tong Luo admired when he was young, and she is also his only relative now. There is nothing wrong with letting him raise her and giving him more care and responsibility besides hatred.
"My dear, why do you say that?" Zhuo Erniang was surprised.
She is fatter than when she first came to Yunqiao Township. Her hands and face are clean and she looks refreshed.
Li Chuan said: "You take his money and save it for him. When you save enough, you can buy a house or land and take root in Yunqiao Township. It is better than him spending all the money on drinking and gambling outside. "
