Chapter 161: Life is not easy
On the second floor of the restaurant, Wang Xiaohu saw that Jing Ci wanted to pay for himself, and immediately hurriedly said:
"Brother Jing, I can't help it, the little brother still has no shortage of money!" After speaking, he took out a silver ingot from his bosom and put it on the table.
Who knows, Jing Ci took the silver from the table in his hand, and then stuffed it into Wang Xiaohu's arms, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Brother Wang has come from afar, I should do my best to be a landlord!" Then he took Wang Xiaohu's hand and walked downstairs, and said:
"Brother Wang, let's go to my house, have a good rest and rest for a while, and Brother Fool will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you at night!"
Seeing this, Wang Xiaohu did not refute, and walked down the stairs together.
Out of the inn, the two walked to Jingci Mansion together.
The two of them walked on the road, looking at the vibrant scene in front of them, Jing Ci said to Wang Xiaohu next to him, "Although the entire wasteland has been sealed now, there is not much difference for the ordinary people who are alive."
Wang Xiaohu walked down the street, felt the demeanor of the pedestrians, nodded and said, "Yes, the seal is only for high-level martial artists, and its impact on ordinary people is limited!"
"Yes! Since two months ago, my old man has gathered a group of people to go outside the wasteland to buy goods, and it is estimated that after a while, he should come back!" Jing Ci talked about his father, who was in business, and was obviously very proud of his father.
After all, daring to walk in the panicked wilderness is a kind of bravery in itself, especially since the entire wasteland has become a little broken because of the battle between humans and demons of the masters of the rune realm, and it must be difficult to walk on the road.
"It seems that Brother Jing's father is a martial arts master!" Wang Xiaohu said with some admiration on his face.
"Hehe, what Brother Wang said is right, my father is an internal qi realm martial artist, in the battle between humans and demons, he survived by luck, and later after seeing that there were no demons to attack, he went to Qingzhou with a few friends to see if he could do some business!" Jing Ci walked and introduced Wang Xiaohu at the same time.
Wang Xiaohu next to him heard this, his face remained unchanged, but he muttered a little in his heart:
"It seems that Jing Ci's father is also a person with a story, otherwise, the distance from Huangzhou City to Qingzhou is long, and you can't drive on the road, how many things can you hold with just two hands!"
Although he guessed so in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he said in a sincere tone: "Yes, people always have to do something in life!"
The two walked while talking, and soon walked through a few streets and came to the area where they lived.
Wang Xiaohu looked at the surrounding environment, it was the yard of some high-ranking families, and there was a river in front of the door, and there were some flowers and plants planted by the river, as well as trees similar to willows, and the branches hung down to the surface of the river.
On the river, there are pleasure boats passing by from time to time, and the tourists in the boat sit on the bow of the boat, drink and have fun, and at the same time enjoy the cultural beauty on both sides of the river.
Wang Xiaohu looked at the prosperity in front of him with a somewhat fascinated expression, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a beautiful picture of a leisurely life!"
"If you didn't know that there is only one city in the entire wasteland, the previous war between humans and demons would have thought it was just a dream!"
Jing Ci next to him also looked at everything in front of him and sighed, "This is the human race, which can always adapt to all changes! As time goes by, the battle between man and demon will only be a concept."
Unconsciously, Wang Xiaohu followed Jing Ci to the door of a mansion by the river, and there was a plaque hanging above the door, with the word Jingfu written on it.
Jing Ci pointed to the gate and said, "Brother Wang, this is my house, let's go in quickly!"
Then took Wang Xiaohu and walked straight through the gate, said hello to the gatekeeper, and walked to the courtyard.
Entering the mansion and looking at the courtyard, where some fruits and vegetables were planted in a patchwork manner, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
Noticing Wang Xiaohu's puzzled expression, Jing Ci smiled and said, "Recently, the food in the city has been relatively tight, so my mother has cut down all the flowers and plants in the house and planted some fruits and vegetables to reduce the burden of life!"
Jing Ci took Wang Xiaohu through the corridor, past the rockery, and finally came to an inner hall, where he saw Jing Ci's mother who was making clothes.
After some introduction, Wang Xiaohu was relieved and went to the guest room.
Jing Ci, who led the way, said apologetically: "Because the population in Huangzhou City is relatively small now, there are no servants at home! Please forgive me, Brother Wang!"
When Wang Xiaohu heard this, he shook his head, and said with some indifference: "It's okay, as long as you have a place to live!"
"Also, I usually sleep in the wilderness, so I'm thankful I can have a place to live, haha!" As he spoke, he laughed.
Afterwards, Jing Ci left temporarily, leaving Wang Xiaohu to rest alone.
Wang Xiaohu stayed alone in the guest room, feeling as if no one had lived in it for a long time, so he opened the window to let the air flow and wash away some moldy air in the room.
When I opened the window, I saw some summer vegetables planted in some open space outside the window, and I couldn't help but think a little heavy in my heart:
"A big family like Jing Ci has begun to remove the flowers and plants that are decorated at home, and instead plant the vegetables and fruits needed for life, it seems that the life of the people in Huangzhou City is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface!"
Then I remembered the river in front of the gate of Jingci, and the many pleasure boats on it, and sighed: "Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are starving bones on the road!"
But it's just a matter of thinking, he still has his own things to do.
"I don't know where those demons have gone, and I haven't seen them for many days!" Wang Xiaohu said helplessly in his heart,
It turned out that after Wang Xiaohu's retreat, he began to look for the demons, but he never found it, which made him very disappointed in his heart.
After all, he needed the demon clan to provide him with many sources of energy, otherwise he could only slowly absorb the power of the stars to cultivate, and in this way, his martial arts cultivation would become very slow to improve!
Looking at the light curtain in the sky outside through the window, I couldn't help but look a little sad,
"Alas, if it's really like what the master said, it will take two thousand years for the seal to dissipate automatically! Then the plan to improve one's cultivation is really over!"
"It seems that I need to find a way to get out, otherwise two thousand years of time will be wasted", thinking of this,
Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but complain a little in his heart: "I don't know where the cheap master went, he said that he would wait for himself in Huangzhou City!" As a result, I couldn't feel his breath at all!"
"Well, in the next few days, let's look around the city! Maybe in order to prevent the flow of his true qi, the master sealed his breath and cultivation and stayed somewhere in the Wasteland City!"
Then, Wang Xiaohu didn't think much about it, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to run the exercises, absorbing the meager power of the stars between heaven and earth and began to cultivate!
On the other side, Jing Ci was talking to his mother about Wang Xiaohu.
"Mother, don't look at Wang Xingzhi's little brother, he is not very old, but he has great talent in his chest, and what he said is very reasonable.
"That's why I invited him to my house and we were able to talk to each other! If there is nothing else, my mother can rest assured!"
Hearing this, the mother of Jingci nodded, and said with a loving face: "Don't blame your mother for thinking too much, it's just that the world is not peaceful now, and Huangzhou City has just restored some order, and there are some lawbreakers, I don't know what things will be done to hurt the heavens and reason, so my son will think more about things in the future!"
Then Jing Mu seemed to think of something, and asked, "I went to the restaurant today, did I receive the rent?"
Hearing his mother's question, Jing Ci shook his head, and then said helplessly: "I haven't received it, the restaurant has just regained some popularity, and Shopkeeper Liu doesn't have much money in his hands for the time being, please give us a grace month!"
"My son saw that Liu's shopkeeper's business was slowly improving, so he didn't ask for more rent and asked the other party to pay it back next month!"
Jing's mother listened to her son's explanation, turned her head to look outside, and said helplessly: "Lao Liu is an old acquaintance, and it is estimated that life is not easy, so let's give him a month of grace!" Anyway, our family can get by!"
Hearing this, Jing Ci nodded to indicate that he understood,
Moving on to other things:
"Mother, I'll go to Shopkeeper Liu's restaurant later, and ask them to deliver some food in the evening! Let's make some more ourselves, so that Brother Wang can pick up the wind and wash the dust!"
Then, with the consent of Jing's mother, he walked out of the house again and walked towards the restaurant of the shopkeeper Liu.