Chapter 10: The Black Worm in the Crockpot
The fireball hanging in the west suddenly fell, and it was not early. The blind man was in a hurry to eat and sharpen, and he couldn't stop Li Xiaochun's hard grinding, so he relented: "It's not okay to sell cats, it's okay to change cats, you find a civet cat and a different dog that can show the way and identify the direction, and the old man will exchange it with you, otherwise you won't talk about it!" ”
Li Xiaochun patted his head, his eyes purred and rolled, a civet cat? It's just a joke, if you have it in your own hands, why bother to come to this dead skin, not only do you not have this kind of thing, but even the entire Liulidi ancient town has never heard of it, where to find the well-informed cats and dogs?
I really like black cats, so I have to beg the blind man in vain, calling the blind man "godfather".
The godfather's shout worked, the blind man's dry eyelids twitched slightly, and he straightened up and asked, "Little brother!" Seeing that you really love cats, I will ask you now, do you live in a dilapidated house that has fallen into disrepair? ”
Li Xiaochun's eyes have been there, his head nodded like a woodpecker, and he said with a big mouth: "My father and mother died early, leaving me a poor only son, three ancestral houses, I only have one body of strength, spring and autumn, no matter whether it is sunny or rainy, I go into the mountains to collect medicine and sell money, and in winter I sell art on the top of the street stones, and I can't afford to maintain the ancestral house. ”
When the blind man heard this, he was happy in his heart, knowing that Li Xiaochun had taken the bait, a gloomy look crossed his face, and then asked, "Is there a broken corner in the broken house?" ”
Li Xiaochun nodded and said yes.
The blind man pursed his dry lips and asked, "Is there a broken earth jar in the corner of the broken wall?" ”
"Yes, yes, the earthen jar in the corner of the wall was left by the ancestors, it was originally a jar for lard, and after my father and mother left, I never used it again." Li Xiaochun thought back for a moment and said, surprised, have you met a living immortal? What is in his own house, he is not as clear as this blind outsider.
After hearing this, the blind man was very happy in his heart, and told Li Xiaochun seriously: "Look at your sincerity and sincerity, if you really want to change the cat, the old man will give you a clear way, and there is a favorite in the broken earth jar, so take that darling in exchange!" ”
Hearing this, Li Xiaochun was also happy, and secretly shouted in his heart: "This wave of blood is earned!" Looking at the old blind man for a few seconds, without blinking his eyelids, he trotted all the way home, dusted off the dust, took out the broken earth jar and saw that there was a live insect in it, which made Li Xiaochun feel shocked.
This insect is slender and long, black and translucent, coiled twice at the bottom of the earthen pot, it looks like an earthworm is not like an earthworm, a centipede is not like a centipede, it is motionless, there is a fishy smell on its body, I don't know whether it is dead or alive.
Perennial medicine to catch insects, this is not too much consideration, the old house is in disrepair, raising a worm, it is not surprising, it is estimated that it can not climb out of the can, trapped in the earthen pot. Li Xiaochun was worried that Nian Zhao'er (the blind man) would "release the pigeons", so he didn't think much about it, so he even brought the broken earthen pot together and exchanged it with the blind man.
Although the blind man had no eyes and had lost his sight, his sense of smell was unusually sensitive, and he wrinkled his nose and smelled the smell of the earthen jar, with a hint of fishy stench in the moldy lard: "That's it!" Can't be wrong! Young man, it's worth making a deal with you! ”
The blind man immediately handed over the black cat to Li Xiaochun and said, "This cat belongs to you, you have to treat it well, otherwise the old man will never let you go!" Do you understand? ”
"Definitely! Certain! Thank you, sir! ”
The black cat took the initiative to jump into Li Xiaochun's arms and hit Li Xiaochun's furry chest with his head, which was very intimate.
This is not the end of the matter, the blind man is holding the broken earth jar in his arms, the corners of his mouth tremble, he is overjoyed, he is so happy that he shows two rows of yellow teeth, and at the same time exudes bad breath, and the taste is extremely complicated.
After the old blind man asked about the insects, he looked like he was enjoying them, and he couldn't wait to put his hand into the jar, and smeared some adult lard with ashes at the bottom of the jar with his fingertips, and by the way, he lifted up the worm that the earthworm was not like an earthworm and a centipede was not like a centipede.
The black worm suddenly swayed its torso, and it turned out to be alive, its black shell like a skin about to fall off.
The blind man smiled, put it in his mouth, swallowed it dryly, and swallowed it in his stomach, Li Xiaochun was intimate with the black cat, and was also shocked by the sound of the crockpot falling to the ground and shattering, seeing the old blind man eating with relish, he retched a few times, although he has seen a lot of insect feasts over the years, but such a fishy thing can be directly eaten, this is still the first one, it seems that this situation is more common in western Yunnan, roasted scorpions, roasted centipedes......
After that, the black cat followed Li Xiaochun back home, and they were at peace, and the blind couple who were performing never appeared again......
Tang Mu was very curious, what kind of worm was in Li Xiaochun's earthen pot?
That's it. Tang Mu already understood seven or eight points: Li Xiaochun, a stupid hat and donkey, must have fallen for the blind man's thief, and he felt that he had made a lot of money after making a loss-making deal!
The matter has come to this point, and I will not pursue it for the time being, but the facts are in front of me - this black cat has strange bones, huge, not an ordinary domestic cat, from a distance, it is not much different from the black leopard, if it is really theoretical, it should not be able to lose anything, I am afraid that this black cat is the meaning of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance.
For a while, I couldn't tell where the blind man came from, I didn't know where he got this black cat, and I didn't know how he raised it so big. Tang Mu had some concerns and asked Li Xiaochun: "A month ago, was this cat pregnant?" ”
Li Xiaochun replied: "A month ago, it was just bigger than an ordinary domestic cat, who would have expected that the belly would increase dozens of times in dozens of days, just like stuffing a winter melon into it, it is clearly a difficult birth, you can take a look." ”
"Have you ever seen a virgin pregnant, not pregnant, a ghost with a difficult birth!"
The black cat didn't give Liuli spring water soup face, Tang Mu didn't dare to treat it, and he had a bad idea for Li Xiaochun: "If you want to save the cat's life now, the best way is the blind bear of the shopkeeper of the Huangquan Pharmacy, this old baby is not to blame for the disease, and the person is not saved if he does not die, with his ability, maybe he has some magic recipe, he can cure this freak cat, you go to him to try." ”
Li Xiaochun became excited: "Didn't I just come to you?" Earlier, I took the cat to his pharmacy, and took off his shoes by Xiong Nianyun twice, don't look at it as a woman, but she is not merciless when she fights people, you see, you look at my big watery eyes, I was almost blinded by her! Do I dare to go?! ”
Tang Mu laughed twitterly: "People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the wood is divided into pear and red sandalwood, and their personalities are different and unusual, so there is nothing strange at all." Let's go! I'll take you to the medicine hall for a walk, Xiong Xiaoyun dares to look the other way, I have my own way to treat her! ”
"Alas, the blind bear and the old woman's girl, whoever marries is unlucky! The old lame man doesn't say it, just talk about Xiaoyun and her mother's life, is that what you can handle? Tang Mu, let's be in the same position of three woods, you listen to my Li Xiaochun's advice, this woman can't be married! ”
"Marry her, who do you listen to?" Tang Mu was quite surprised, with his understanding of Li Xiaochun, Li Xiaochun must have heard some rumors.
"Oops, my brother! Who else is going to listen to this, Xiong Nianyun listened to you talk about books and selling medicine on the street, his eyes were straight, he smirked for a while, and cried for a while, hoping that you would almost drool when you said that you were a nymphomaniac, such a clear mile, isn't this what you are fancy? As soon as I heard her chirping, I had goosebumps! Don't marry her, don't, listen to me. ”
"Li Xiaochun, I, Tang Mu Yushu, am in the wind, peerless, can I take a fancy to Xiong Nianyun? She's so small! Tang Mu found two tattered robes and handed a slightly better one to Li Xiaochun.
Li Xiaochun hid the black cat in his arms, put on a coat, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Poor bear blind, the head of six miles and three woods, in terms of ability, it is a hundred miles, it is a dingding, and he is a good man, but what is it like to be bullied by his wife Sha Mashi, he hammers his nose and face is swollen all day long, he can't fight back, he can't scold back, it's good that Sha Ma Shi returned to the West early, otherwise I really feel sorry for the bear blind man, and now the old bones must have fallen apart!" ”
Tang Mu looked out the window, turned around and lit a candle, put in the hexagonal lantern, and said, "Don't worry about salty radishes!" ”
Li Xiaochun is a sincere man: "Yes, but Xiong Nianyun, I really look like a fierce god, he is not young, and he wants other girls to be mothers early, last month someone went to the pharmacy to say goodbye, and was almost beaten into a mule by her, and he went around the ground." ”
Li Xiaochun glanced at the outside of the City God Temple, and said: "People go to propose relatives in a dignified manner, and beat people all over the ground to find teeth, this is not done by people!" ”
The spring rain outside the window did not stop, the two put on their robes, played lanterns, took the black cat out of the City God Temple, went down the Centipede Mountain, and went straight to the Huangquan Pharmacy to find the art of curing cats.