Verse 117: Bitter shellfish wine and swallowing river toad
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The atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn.
The elders sat silently, their faces either cold, gloomy, or heavy.
The patriarch Gu Yuebo sat on the throne, and he couldn't hide the sorrow in his eyes: "Three days ago, near the village at the foot of the mountain, a river swallowing toad appeared. This toad seems to have traveled upstreams from the Huanglong River and inadvertently landed here. It now blocks a river and sleeps in it. If it is left unchecked, the cottage will always be in crisis. All the elders here, what is the best way to drive this toad away?"
You look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks for a while.
The swallowing river toad is a five-turn Gu worm, which is powerful, and when you open your mouth and spit it out, it is a cross-river river. If this matter is not handled well and it is angered, I am afraid that most of Qingmao Mountain will be flooded, and the entire cottage will be washed down.
After being silent for a long time, Gu Yue Chilian spoke: "The matter is very strict, and it must be solved as much as possible." Once the news is leaked out, maybe there will be evil people with ill intentions who will come secretly and deliberately provoke this swallowing river toad and frame my Guyue clan. ”
"The elder of the Chilian family is right. Gu Yue Mochen nodded, although he was Gu Yue Chilian's political enemy, but at the critical moment of life and death in this village, he completely let go of his past prejudices.
After a pause, he continued: "There is another situation that is stricter. Once the swallowing river toad floods Qingmao Mountain, the wolf's nest will be submerged. In order to escape, the wolves naturally had to migrate to the mountains. At that time, the wolf tide will break out early. We had to fight countless beasts for living space on the top of the mountain. ”
When all the elders heard this, their faces turned pale.
Gu Yuebo added in a heavy tone: "Don't forget, everyone, the foundation of our village. The reason why the ancestors of the original generation set up a cottage here was because of the spiritual spring under our feet. Once the water floods Qingmao Mountain, this spiritual spring may also be destroyed. ”
"How's that supposed to be?"
"Alas...... Even if you resist the tide of beasts, survive on the top of the mountain. After the flood waters receded. The fountain disappears. With the destruction of a large number of beasts, the surrounding area is barren, and the resources for cultivation will be strictly insufficient. ”
"Die a piece of death. Why don't you ask Xiongjiazhai and Baijiazhai for help? Everyone is three grasshoppers tied to a thread, and I don't believe they can't help!"
The elders of the family exchanged heads and ears, and there was a faint panic. There are people. I'm already thinking about asking for reinforcements.
"It's too early to ask for help. Gu Yuebo shook his head and denied this idea for the first time, "It's not the most difficult time yet. When the ancestors of the first generation had just set up the cottage, a five-turn blood river python attacked the cottage and was beheaded by a generation of patriarchs. Compared with the Blood River Python, the Swallowing River Toad is much cuter. ”
"It has a gentle temper and does nothing wrong with mortals. Only the breath of other Gu worms was felt. will be vigilant. After being hit hard, they will become angry and go berserk, spitting out streams of water. I was by chance. I once heard the patriarch of the previous generation say it. There are rumors about the swallowing toad......"
In the hall, Gu Yuebo talked eloquently. The voice was slow.
The elders listened intently, and the nervous and panicked look on their faces couldn't help but soothe.
"What a patriarch. As soon as he spoke, he stabilized the morale of the army. Gu Yue Yao Ji noticed the change in the atmosphere, looked at Gu Yue Bo deeply, and sighed in admiration in her heart.
"According to what the patriarch just said, then it is not very difficult to drive away this swallowing river toad. An old man spoke.
"The same cannot be said. Gu Yuebo shook his head, "These are just rumors, I haven't seen them with my own eyes, let alone practiced them." It's a matter of importance, and you can't be sloppy. I think it's better to send a group of Gu Masters for the time being and give it a try first. ”
All the elders nodded.
Gu Yue Chi practiced: "To do this, you have to be one of my red veins." If he can't, I'm afraid there won't be anyone in my people who can. ”
Everyone else knew who Chi Lian was talking about, and they all agreed.
Patriarch Gu Yuebo smiled slightly: "Since this is the case, then order the Chishan group to go." ”
……
It was early autumn and the weather was getting cooler.
In the liquor shop, leaning against the window, Fang Yuan sat alone, quietly sipping wine.
The shopkeeper of the liquor store stood beside him, groveling.
"Shopkeeper, a few days ago I asked you to inquire about the bitter shell wine, do you have eyebrows?" Fang Yuan asked.
Fang Yuan refining wine worms, just a bitter wine.
However, bitter wine is hard to find, and because of the relationship between the red iron relics Gu before, he was in the spotlight, and wherever he went, he was pointed at. Therefore, it is not easy to inquire about bitter wine.
It was these days that the turmoil gradually subsided. Maybe it was Ji Tailai, Fang Yuan inadvertently inquired about a clue about the bitter wine.
The old man hurriedly replied: "Tell the son, the bitter shellfish wine you asked me to inquire about has been drunk in Baijiazhai. The raw material of this sake is a kind of shell in a deep pool. This kind of shell is black, and there are circles of white lines on the shell, like tree rings. We call it a bitter shell. Ordinary shells can brew pearls. It swallows the sand and gravel in the water, but it can only dissolve the sand and gravel into bitter water. Someone pried open its shells to get this bitter water, which was used to make wine. The bitter shellfish wine is very unique because of its bitter and fragrant taste. ”
Hearing this, Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, there is this kind of bitter shell wine in Baijiazhai?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly bent down: "The villain doesn't dare to guarantee it, but I've only heard it talked about it occasionally." But if you really want to talk about it, Baijiazhai is really famous for Bailiangye. This wine and our people's green bamboo wine, Xiongjiazhai's bear bile wine, and called Qingmao three wine. Bitter shellfish ...... The next person thinks that even if Baijiazhai has it, there are not many of them. ”
"There's not much, and you have to look for it. Fang Yuan said in his heart.
But this matter is troublesome, Baijiazhai has gradually risen over the years, and it has begun to gradually shake the position of the traditional overlord of Guyue Cottage.
Fang Yuan wanted to enter the Bai family village without permission, and I was afraid that before he saw the gate of the cottage, he would be killed by the Bai family Gu master who was on guard and patrol.
But even so, Fang Yuan wanted to give it a try. After all, this bitter shell wine is much more reliable than the green wormwood wine 100,000 miles away.
Coming back from his contemplation, Fang Yuan found that the old man in charge was still standing by his side. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go down, there's nothing for you here." ”
The old man did not leave, his face showed a hesitant expression, and he stopped talking.
Eventually, he mustered up the courage and said, "Childe." Can you bring this wine shop back again? Small and all dude. I want to work under you. You don't know, as soon as the old club came back, they deducted more than half of our pay. With only so many yuan stones per month, it is difficult for the small ones to support their families. ”
Fang Yuan shook his head, his face expressionless: "I have already sold this wine shop to him. According to the agreement, it will not come back. Besides, I don't want to run this liquor business. Go down. ”
"However, the young owner ......" The old man still stopped.
Fang Yuan frowned unhappily: "Remember, I'm no longer your young master!"
He had raised the salaries of these people before, but he wanted to mobilize their enthusiasm for work and use it for himself. But these people think that he is a good talker, so he has to take an inch.
Now I can only be self-sufficient by selling raw leaves. I have been worried about bitter wine. Why do you want to go back to the liquor store for these people?
"But Shaodong, we really can't live anymore! You are merciful, have mercy on us. The shopkeeper plopped. Get on your knees. Pleading.
This sound immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding drinkers.
Fang Yuanha sneered. He picked up the wine jar on the table and smashed it on the head of the shopkeeper.
Boom.
Suddenly, the altar body was shattered, the wine splashed everywhere, and the old man's head was bleeding.
"Do you really think I don't dare kill you? Fang Yuan's eyes were full of coldness.
The old man in charge was thrilled by this murderous aura, and suddenly his whole body trembled, and he woke up suddenly, and hurriedly retreated.
No matter what kind of world there is, there is always a group of weak people who beg for alms from the strong, and they don't know how to measure their faces. It seems that helping them is the demeanor of the strong, and not helping them is the wrong thing.
The weak should have the appearance of the weak, either accept their fate and be humble as a slave, or work hard and work hard in a low-key manner.
The help of the strong to the weak is just a handout when the mood is good.
The weak don't work hard themselves, and beg from the strong with a dead face, and there must be a result, entangled. Then the rejection is well deserved.
People who are willing to be weak, do not work spontaneously, and only want to beg for the strong, do not deserve sympathy at all.
"The Shopkeeper's ......"
"Bandage the shopkeeper's wound quickly. ”
The guys surrounded the old man with a bloody face, and they were in a hurry.
The old man in charge is just a mortal, even if he is killed on the spot, it doesn't matter.
When the matter ended, the surrounding drinkers were bored and withdrew their gaze to continue their conversation.
"You know what? There's been a big deal lately!"
"Do you mean that river swallowing toad, who doesn't know about this now?"
"This is a five-turn Gu worm, if it is not handled properly, I am afraid that there will be a danger of extermination!"
"It is said that this swallowing river toad feeds on water. When you're hungry, open your mouth and swallow a river directly!"
"If it gets angry, it can flood Qingmao Mountain, and its power is extremely terrifying, I'm afraid we will all die!"
"What should I do?"
"Alas, this matter depends on how the family leaders handle it. We can't escape anyway, so where can we escape?"
……
In the wine shop, there is an atmosphere of panic and confusion.
"Swallowing the river toad......" Fang Yuan listened, with a smile in his heart.
Fear is contagious, and the more it spreads, the more fear it gets.
In fact, the swallowing river toad has a very gentle temperament and is not terrible. It is drowsy by nature, and it is often seen that the river swallowing toad is drifting with the river in the river. They tend to lie on their backs on the water with their white belly facing up, and they are sleeping.
Sometimes when I wake up, I swallow the river fruit. When you're full, go back to sleep.
They are not interested in fighting and killing, and if they encounter an enemy, their first instinct is to flee. Unless they are in a desperate situation and can't dodge, they will fight back brazenly.
They are powerful, and with a single mouth, they can gush out a surging river, and the river will sweep across the land, and in an instant, they can create a country.
"This river swallowing toad should be asleep. With the water of the Huanglong River, it inadvertently entered the tributary, and then was carried by the waves to the foot of Qingmao Mountain. Fang Yuan guessed the facts.
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