Chapter 4: The Water Demon Reappears
[The book continues from the above, and the last book said that in the teahouse on the edge of the Zhangtang Wharf, a black-faced sailor was talking about the strange things he saw on the Dianchi Lake last night. As he spoke, this person actually claimed that what he saw last night was the Dianchi Water Demon, and said that it was the Dianchi Lake Divine Horse that was rumored to come out of the Dianchi Lake Downstream Pond, and said that the legend of the Divine Horse was the Dianchi Water Demon. led out Mrs. Qi to visit, and invited Mu Qingming to the Qi family's warehouse to do things in the small courtyard of the Mu family. At the same time, in the sea of seagrass outside Dianchi Lake, a group of seven or eight-year-old sea children chased and frolicked in the waist-length aquatic grass. In the laughter, no one noticed that in the dense aquatic plants not far away, a pair of green eyes were watching them. 】
"Come, I have brought you some souvenirs from home, and I will divide them."
In the small courtyard of the Mu family, where the autumn breeze was swirling and the plants were swaying, exuding a faint fragrance of flowers and plants, after chatting for a long time, Mo Han continued to take out the packaged gift boxes one after another from his sleeves and put them on the table in front of him one by one.
These gift boxes contain the Leshan specialties that she and Mu Qingming brought to Miaoyu Miaotian, all of which are Xianzhi bamboo tips and Emei Ganoderma lucidum, tofu from Wutongqiao and Wutianma from Jinkou River, as well as Jiajiang calligraphy and painting paper and other common things in the Leshan area.
But the gift is light and affectionate, and they didn't dislike it, and they were very grateful, and they divided a lot of gifts into their own sleeves in three or two clicks.
"I didn't expect Mo ...... I didn't expect that our young grandmother had only been back for a few days, and she had practiced so well in her sleeves, and she could put so many things in her sleeves. After dividing the things, Miao Yu said with a smile: "Young grandma is so smart. ”。
The sun and moon in the pot of the sleeve Qiankun and Mu Qingming's talent are all spatial magic, and whether they are powerful or not depends on how many items can be stored, and the size of the items.
Beginners can put up to seven or eight small things in their sleeves. Most dragon lockers also have to practice for half a year before they can put dozens of items into their sleeves like Mo Hai.
And cultivation pays attention to a talent, Mo Han obviously only studied for less than three months, and he has reached the level of most dragon lockers who have achieved a little success, which shows that this fox demon is also talented.
"That's it!" As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Qingming's face showed pride, like a child showing off his toys, and said smugly: "That's my wife, of course she has to be smarter than ordinary people." ”。
As soon as he had finished speaking, the wicked slyph who was napping at his feet raised his forehead, and suddenly stood up from the ground, bared his teeth, and looked vigilantly in the direction of the courtyard gate; Then, there was a soft knock on the door outside the courtyard gate.
"Who?" The smugness on Mu Qingming's face faded, and when he asked this, he gave Miao Angel a look and motioned for him to open the door and take a look.
"It can't be Zhao Liang, right?" When Miao Tian nodded and got up, Mu Qingming reached out and stroked the soft long hair on the neck of this cunning man, and at the same time looked around at the dragon lockers, and asked, "During my absence, did Zhao Liang come to me?" ”。
"I've been here twice, both to ask if you've come back, and if we have any clues about the path of immortality." With a little reminiscence, he replied slowly.
The courtyard gate not far away slowly opened with a creaking sound when the door shaft turned.
The cool breeze swept along the open courtyard gate, and the grass and trees in the courtyard swayed violently from side to side, and a few withered yellow leaves fell from the trembling and rustling branches, swirling gently in the air with the strong wind.
"Huh? Isn't this Mrs. Qi? Miao Tian, who was standing behind the door, looked out of the door, and then turned sideways: "Mrs. Qi, come in and sit." ”。
After feeling that there was no threat to the person, the wicked sly slowly spun around in place twice, adjusted a comfortable position, and then lay down again, curled up in a circle on the ground, and continued to nap.
Mu Qingming and the others suddenly looked over, and saw Mrs. Qi walking in slowly with an old man and a maid.
Mu Qingming asked her to sit down, and asked Miaoyu to make tea, and after she came, she greeted Mrs. Qi.
After some greetings, Miao Yu brought the hot tea that had just been brewed and served it to Mrs. Qi.
"Mrs. Qi, why did you remember to come to my house today?" When Mrs. Qi took the teacup, Mu Qingming, who put down the teapot in her hand, asked slowly.
Blowing the heat that exuded the fragrance of tea, he smiled lightly at Mu Qingming, and said slowly: "Actually, it was one thing that my man explained before leaving; He said that since Rong Baozhai is fine, and Young Master Mu has no job because of this, it is better to come to my house to do things. I don't know if Young Master Mu is willing? ”。
As the saying goes, paper can't hold the fire, and there is no impermeable wall in the world, Rong Bao Zhai was destroyed, and Mu Qingming was suspected of being a murderer, which spread in the spring city as early as a few months ago, and became a thing that most of the people in the city talked about after tea and dinner.
Mrs. Qi and Qi Gao naturally knew from these messages that Mu Qingming lost his job because of this.
Mu Qingming was unprepared for the sudden invitation, and when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Huh? After that, he stared at Mrs. Qi with wide eyes, not knowing how to talk.
"I can give you sixty-five yuan a month, what do you think?" Seeing that he didn't answer, he thought that he was afraid that Mrs. Qi would have too little salary, so he hurriedly added.
"No, no, I'm not thinking about wages." Mu Qingming, who smiled indifferently, waved his hand again and again when Mrs. Qi said that, and said, "It's just that I haven't done anything about this horse gang, and I can't do it, and I can't raise horses." I really don't know what I can do when I go to your house and do something. ”。
After finishing his sentence with an embarrassed sneer, Mu Qingming raised his hand and scratched his head.
"I see, Young Master Mu doesn't have to worry, he won't let you go to the horse gang." After Mrs. Qi smiled with relief, she said: "My family has a warehouse on the Yulongdui, and Mu Shao can also go there to be a manager. ”。
"So you can take fifty oceans?" Mu Qingming, who listened to what she said, suddenly widened his eyes again.
"Yes, you helped us, and the whole Qi Mansion wants to repay your kindness. So, please Young Master Mu doesn't have to postpone it any longer. If you don't think it's enough, it's negotiable. Under the autumn breeze, Mrs. Qi pinned her sideburns behind her ears, and then said: "And every year, there is a red envelope on festivals." ”。
Mu Qingming, who was surprised, saw that she was so sincere and it was not easy to refuse, and after exchanging glances with Mo Han, he turned his head to look at Mrs. Qi, waved his hand again and said, "There is no need to add money." And the work of the caravan warehouse should be very interesting, so I'll go and help, and the salary will be sixty-five yuan a month as you said before. (In the early days of the Republic of China, six or seven oceans could buy a small buffalo, and sixty-five oceans was already considered a high salary.) )”......
In the north of Dianchi Lake, in the sea of grass that communicates with the Daguan River and the Xiba River in Kunming City, in the south of the Daguanlou, there is a piece of emerald green cattails and reeds growing in the lake water, swaying left and right with the lake breeze.
The graceful reeds ripple in the lake breeze, creating green waves, like cyan waves, surging on the surface of the lake with the rhythm of the wind. The shadow is swaying, which makes people have infinite reverie.
A variety of waterfowl chirped in the grass, and sometimes their feathered wings rushed out of the grass without warning and flew towards the lake in the distance.
A few children of seven or eight years old from several nearby fishing villages came together on the edge of the grass sea. As soon as the boys arrived at the lake, they were as excited as wild horses; They ran against the oncoming lake breeze, took off their coarse cloth jackets three or five times, threw them at the shore sailors, leaned over and rolled up their trouser legs and kicked off their shoes, and then rushed barefoot into the grassy sea, not too dense reeds, trampling on the soft mud and sand under the shallow water, laughing and playing in the lake and chasing each other.
One after another, splashes of water, shimmering in the sunlight with seven colors. Their swift footsteps left a trail of circular ripples and the sound of rattling water on the shallows.
Among them were two girls, who had already rolled up their trouser legs neatly when the boys were crazy, put their shoes neatly on the shore, walked to the edge of the sea of grass and squatted down, reached out in front of them, and in the mud and sand of the water, which was no more than an inch or two deep, they were concentrating on catching the small fish and shrimp that had been frightened out of the water. Once they catch the fish and shrimp, they will show an innocent smile and carefully put the small fish and shrimp in their hands into the small earthen pot at their feet.
The other boys, in the blink of an eye, had gone deeper into the sea of grass, and the sound of the water they brought with them gradually faded away.
On such cloudless and crisp days, going for a swim in waist-deep water is an almost daily activity for children in nearby fishing villages.
After a while, the sound of splashing and paddling also sounded in the sound of the boys' laughter, echoing in the reeds of the sea of grass called the sea off Dianchi Lake.
Amid hearty laughter, the boys swam among the reeds like active carps, cruising back and forth in the water.
From time to time, they plunged into the water, instantly diving into the water with soft verdant aquatic plants, and disappeared without a trace, leaving only ripples that echoed in the place where they disappeared. From time to time, the boys, who were not behind their companions, suddenly dived out of the water, splashing and flying high, and the boys, whose faces were full of joy, held the water in their hands and raised it to their companions, and brought bursts of long-lasting laughter.
In the midst of the merry laughter, none of the children noticed, and not far from them, among the dense reeds, a series of clear and transparent bubbles of water gushed out of the soft earth at the bottom of the pool, and slowly floated to the surface, rolling in the water like pearls.
A pair of turquoise eyes, as they rose from the bottom of the water, quickly ducked into the reeds that swayed in the wind. Through the cracks in the reeds, I watched the happy children not far away.
In the lake surrounded by aquatic plants, the fish that were still swaying happily among the aquatic plants swam away in a panic, and there were no other aquatic creatures in the surrounding water within five feet. The birdsong that had been coming from the reeds abruptly stopped when the green eyes appeared. These animals living in the sea of grass seemed to feel threatened, and for a while they were so frightened that they hid and shivered.
Under the bright sun, a cold breath slowly drifted out from the reeds hidden by the blue green eyes, and slowly dispersed on the surface of the lake on all sides like green smoke and mist.
What will happen to Mu Qingming when he goes to Qi's house to do things? The water demon in Dianchi Lake has reappeared, will those children be in danger? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.