In these days, rumors about Civet Cat buying wine spread, and many idle people in the city came to Yecuiju to stay.
So when Xiang Shen came in with Wang Tuo on his head and Feng Feng's hand in hand, many people immediately gathered around to observe.
"Standing here for many days, I finally saw a cat."
"It doesn't look like it..."
"Call the shopkeeper over here!"
"..."
Fengfeng hid behind Shu in fear, "Auntie..."
Xiang Shu squeezed Fengfeng's little hand and smiled slightly to express comfort.
Wang Tuo lay on top of Xiang Shu's head and yawned boredly, without even looking at the crowd surrounding him.
After a while, the crowd made a way, and the shopkeeper came quickly and looked up. He suddenly looked slightly happy and asked, "Girl, I really like this mysterious cat. Can I part with it?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Tuo's eyes opened instantly. Before he could get angry, the people around him scolded him before he could.
"Shopkeeper, you don't keep your word!"
"I'm the first one here, I should buy it!"
"I'll pay ten taels of silver!"
"I'll give you a hundred taels, who can grab it from me?!"
"..."
Fengfeng listened with her mouth slightly open and her eyes filled with wonder.
Uncle Wang...it's so valuable.
Listening to the various offers from the people around him, Wang Tuo's eyes widened and he asked, "Mei Chuan, are you just going to watch your elder brother being bullied?"
Xiang Shen covered his mouth and chuckled, "You did it yourself."
Wang Tuo's face darkened, "You have obviously expected this scene today, are you deliberately making fun of me?"
"How?"
Xiang Shen said in a serious voice: "Younger sister can't predict the future, and big brother please don't accuse me unjustly."
After transmitting the message, Xiang Shen curled his lips and couldn't help but laugh.
Wang Tuo's face suddenly turned darker.
"Okay, everyone, please listen to the little lady."
Xiang Shu stopped joking, raised his hand to suppress the noise in the hall, took off Wang Tuo and held him in his arms, saying loudly:
"He is my family. Family is priceless. I will not abandon him. Please come back."
As soon as these words came out, many people left disappointed, but there were still more than a dozen people who stayed and stared at Xiang Shen maliciously, obviously having other ideas.
Xiang Shu just pretended not to see it, turned to look at the shopkeeper, smiled faintly, and said: "The shopkeeper has worked hard these days, he must have made a lot of money, right?" Z.br>
The shopkeeper's face changed slightly when he heard this, "What is the girl talking about? I can't understand."
"The shopkeeper doesn't need to understand."
Xiang Shen casually took out a gourd magic weapon from the blood ring and handed it to the shopkeeper. "Filling this gourd with wine will be considered an apology to him."
The shopkeeper took the gourd and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Girl, I'm going to fill the bottle with wine."
After saying this, he quickly took the wine gourd and led others to fill the wine in person.
Xiang Shu took Fengfeng to a random place in the museum and sat down, waiting patiently.
The dozen or so people who stayed in the museum looked at each other, and immediately moved closer quietly. They were about to snatch it away, but when the light in front of the door dimmed, another person stepped in.
The person coming was none other than Luo Hai.
Luo Hai glanced at the door and immediately locked onto the black cat in Xiang Shu's arms, but when he saw the tuft of white hair between his eyebrows, he was surprised and happy.
What kind of cat demon is this? It’s clearly a young tiger demon!
Tiger demons are much more expensive than cat demons. If they can be sold exclusively, there will be no need to worry about cultivation resources for the next hundred years.
Thinking like this, Luo Hai did not step forward immediately. Instead, he walked to the counter and pretended to pick a drink while secretly observing Xiang Shu.
But no matter how he sensed it, he couldn't see any trace of Xiang Shen's cultivation.
The owner of the tiger demon is actually a mortal?
Luo Hai felt strange in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he walked directly to Xiang Shen and said in a deep voice: "Girl,
Can I cut off my love..."
"No."
Xiang Shu interrupted Luo Hai directly, and several people behind him immediately laughed.
"Brother, don't waste any more effort."
"This black cat is the girl's precious family member. Just now someone offered her a hundred taels of silver, but she rejected them all."
"Looking at how shabby you are, you don't look like a rich man, so hurry up and leave."
"..."
Luo Hai frowned slightly, but it was not because mortals were teasing him, but because he was unsure of Xiang Shen's identity.
This woman looks extremely young, but such a calm and composed demeanor is not something ordinary people can possess.
Is it because the tiger demon is protecting her?
Luo Hai thought for a moment and then said tentatively: "Girl, this is a monster. If you keep company with it all the year round, it may damage your lifespan. Why don't you take advantage of the fact that this monster is young and its influence is not deep, and leave it to my disposal."
Xiang Shen raised his eyelids and looked at Luo Hai with a half-smile, "If I don't hand over to you, what will you do?"
Luo Hai looked slightly angry. This little girl had an arrogant attitude and was simply incompetent.
In the face of huge interests, he finally couldn't restrain his greed and was too lazy to continue testing, so he directly grabbed the black cat like lightning.
Before the grasp was solid, Luo Hai saw the black cat suddenly open its eyes, a pair of golden pupils shining like the power of heaven.
Invisible ripples spread out, impacting several people behind him, and they fainted one after another. Only Fengfeng was safe and sound. She looked at Luo Hai and then Xiang Shu with a blank look on her face, not understanding what the two of them were doing.
This is not a young tiger demon!
Luo Hai turned pale with shock, and immediately wanted to pull away and escape, but found that his body refused to obey his orders. He always maintained the posture of reaching out, unable to move or even open his mouth.
You shouldn't be greedy. If such monsters were really weak, they would have been snatched away long ago. How could it be his turn?
Luo Hai woke up, felt remorseful, and immediately sent a message frantically begging for mercy:
"Senior, I know I'm wrong. Please spare my life for the sake of my noble master!"
Wang Tuo smiled coldly and responded through a voice message: "Scaremongering. Can't my sister hear those few words you pretended to test? She's just too lazy to expose you."
"younger sister?"
Luo Hai looked at Xiang Shu who was smiling but silent in shock, "Are you also a demon clan?"
Wang Tuo's expression suddenly became even colder, "What? Can't humans and monsters be considered brothers and sisters?"
"No, no, no..."
Luo Hai knew in his heart that he had said the wrong thing again. He was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. He no longer dared to excuse himself: "It's a villain who is short-sighted and knows that he has offended his seniors and his sin is unforgivable. But please look at the villain, villain..."
Luo Hai racked his brains and begged for mercy. In desperation, he suddenly had an idea. He remembered the previous rumors and immediately changed his words:
"Senior, I am quite good at brewing wine. The spiritual wine I brew is more than ten times better than the one in this wild village! I am willing to brew a century-old good wine for my senior in order to survive."
"oh?"
Wang Tuo raised his eyebrows. Although this boy had covetous intentions, his methods were gentle and the crime would not lead to death. He had no intention of killing anyone.
Hearing that he could brew spiritual wine, he suddenly became interested and couldn't help but look back at Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shen smiled and said, "Since this person is here for you, you can handle it on your own."
Upon hearing this, Wang Tuo immediately jumped up, rushed to the wine house's warehouse, snatched the filled wine gourd from the shopkeeper's hand, and then let out a subtle whistle.
Everyone in the backyard suddenly fell down as if struck by lightning. The memory of the civet in their minds was quickly erased at the moment they heard the roar.
After handling the trivial matters, Wang Tuo returned to Xiang Shu's shoulders with the wine gourd and finally let go of Luo Hai's control.
Luo Hai's body relaxed, his feet almost went weak, and he knelt down directly.
Seeing that Xiang Shen and Wang Tuo turned around and walked out of the door without looking at him, there was bitterness in his eyes.
One misstep can lead to eternal hatred, and I am afraid that this time it will be a complete failure.
He couldn't bear the thought of running away, so he followed behind obediently.
Not long after, the group of four returned to Zifang
.
Luo Hai was directly called by Wang Tuo to go to the backyard to make wine. It seemed that if he didn't make good wine, he might not be able to make it for a while.
Fengfeng tilted her head and looked at Luo Hai's back. She didn't understand why this uncle came back with him. However, at such a young age, she was extremely sensible and consciously did not ask any more questions.
All afternoon, Fengfeng leaned in front of the door, quietly waiting for her father to return.
She looked back from time to time and saw her aunt reading attentively at the table, which somehow calmed her anxiety.
At least this time, even if her father doesn't come back, her aunt will take her to have a good New Year.
Fengfeng looked at the sunset on the horizon and thought with some disappointment.
Suddenly, the light in front of her eyes was blocked by a figure, and a strong salty fish smell hit her face.
Tiejiang Chen appeared in front of Zifang. When he saw Fengfeng's little face, the tiredness in his eyes was immediately covered up by a smile, "Fengfeng!"
"Daddy!"
Fengfeng shouted and immediately rushed over and jumped directly on Chen Tiejiang.
Tiejiang Chen's hands were full of things and he couldn't push his daughter away. He could only say, "Daddy is dirty, so stop hugging her."
"No, just hug!"
Tiejiang Chen had a look of helplessness on his face, but he couldn't stop the smile on his face. He looked up and saw Xiang Shen approaching, and his smile immediately became a little awkward. "Thank you very much for taking good care of Fengfeng these two days, Miss Xiang."
"I bought this from the Fukou Market. It's very fresh."
He gave away half of the New Year's goods in his hand, and then took out the remaining twenty copper coins from his arms. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "Miss Xiang, do you know if this money is enough?"
"enough."
Xiang Shu collected the copper coins and new year's goods, then turned back and picked up a pair of Spring Festival couplets and handed them to Blacksmith Chen.
Tiejiang Chen looked at the Spring Festival couplets, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice, with a hint of sobs in his voice: "Many... many thanks."
Xiang Shen smiled faintly and said, "Fengfeng has been waiting for a long time. Let's go back early to celebrate the New Year with her."
Blacksmith Chen hummed and led Fengfeng towards the deserted blacksmith shop.
Fengfeng walked aside, jumping up and down, chattering non-stop.
"Dad, my aunt is so kind to Fengfeng!"
"Auntie also has a cat named Uncle Wang!"
"Auntie took Fengfeng to the morning market today and bought a lot of delicious and fun things..."
Tiejiang Chen's face became more complicated as he listened.
He was not blind, so he could clearly see that Fengfeng had been having a good time in the past two days, and his temper was much more cheerful than before.
Looking at the extra pearls and jade embellishments in her hair, I can tell with my toes that Xiang Shu spent a lot of money on Fengfeng.
"Pi San has been eyeing Zi Fang in the past two days. I don't know if he came to look for trouble..."
He was thinking about how to repay the favor, and when he looked up, he saw Widow Wang coming back covered with stars and moonlight, carrying a bunch of pig-slaughtering tools in her hand.
Tiejiang Chen scratched his head and said, "Sister, why don't you come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner?"
Widow Wang was startled, then laughed and scolded: "You're beating around the bush, if you want to have a taste of my sister's craftsmanship, just say so!"
Xiang Shu looked at the two people from a distance, curled his lips slightly, and closed the last door panel.
After traveling through the world of cultivation for more than a hundred years, this is her first New Year celebration.
Feeling, not bad.
