058, pear blossoms and begonias

There was a brown bear who once broke through the Transformation Realm here, and later left here to follow Emperor Xuanyuan. www.biquge.info Xiaojiu listened to Mr. tell the story of Cangjie, which of course also mentioned Emperor Xuanyuan and the Kunlun Immortal Realm he opened up, but Mr. did not talk about Emperor Xuanyuan in the world. There are still many legends of Emperor Xuanyuan in the world today, but there is no mention of this brown bear in the legend.

After all, it is too long ago, and there must be many masters who followed Emperor Xuanyuan back then, and it is impossible for them to be remembered and mentioned after six hundred years. What happened to this brown bear, has it become an immortal? If it has flown away, it should now enjoy eternal life in the Kunlun Immortal Realm, right? Cangjie has visited the Kunlun Immortal Realm many times, do you know this brown bear?

Xiao Jiu listened to Mr. tell the story of Cangjie becoming an immortal during this time, and he was fascinated, but it was only fascinated, and he felt that it was out of reach. Now I see the ruins of this brown bear's cave, and I feel so close to myself, right in front of me!

Walking to the quietest room in the deepest part of the cave, Xiao Jiu turned around and sat down, and Qingniu also quietly lay aside to protect the Dharma. Fang just walked through the Yongdao to feel the idea of the gods left by the ancient masters, Xiao Jiu entered an unprecedented trance, which is also a fleeting opportunity, many of which are realized, it is difficult to get out of this state and then want to grasp it.

Xiao Jiu sat for a long time, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, so he took the green ox through the dense forest and walked down the hillside, and happened to meet two child servants who were looking for him.

Childe didn't come home so late, and when he heard that he was going to the villa to graze cattle, Tailuo sent a boy servant to look for it. Xiao Jiu still looked a little out of his mind, and returned to the other courtyard without saying anything, and that night, he saw the cow's ears under the moon again.

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"It is your fate to be able to find the ancient demon king's cave mansion and force the palace to be able to afford the inheritance, and to be able to break through the three realms in one night is also your fate. I don't teach you the specific secret methods of cultivation, but I only guide you on the path of cultivation. The cultivation of that brown bear in ancient times may not be suitable for a monk like you, but it is enough to learn from the seal to understand the subtlety of the layers of realms. ”

These were the words he said to him when he met him again in the mountains the next day, sitting on the back of a green ox. Xiao Jiu did not hide it from Mr., nor did he regard yesterday's discovery as an exclusive secret, and told Mr. all about this adventure.

Saying this, Huwa was also very emotional, of course he had already discovered that there was an ancient demon king cave in the mountain, but he didn't break it to anyone, let alone secretly use means to guide Xiao Jiu to go. There are some things that the tiger baby will tell Xiao Jiu, and some things the tiger baby will not interfere with. The ancient master's cave mansion and its inheritance were indeed found by Xiao Jiu himself, whether there was a tiger baby or not, and even the green cow was wiped out with Xiao Jiu.

This kind of inheritance is nothing to the tiger baby, and his main body is still exploring various immortal caves with Xuanyuan, and he has not finished his travels. But for ordinary monks, the inheritance of the ancient demon king is already a blessing that is too precious to be precious.

It also depends on who gets it, and if it is not human, it may not be a blessing. But for Xiao Jiu, Huwa has no such worries.

The tiger baby didn't let Xiao Jiu worship himself as a teacher, what he gave Xiao Jiu was actually the guidance of the realm of cultivation layer by layer, and with the evolution of the immortal family's divine will, Xiao Jiu has his own blessings. It was from this day that the tiger baby began to tell Xiao Jiu the story of the "tiger baby", starting from an ignorant child who teased the chicken and the dog in the village of Beihuang Road, Bayuan, and understood the experience of human practice.

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On this day, Tailuo was about to rest, but was secretly called to the backyard by Xiao Jiu. Tailuo was surprised and said: "What is the matter with Childe looking for me, why is it so mysterious?"

Xiao Jiu smiled: "I have a little trick to open your eyes." As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant and rolled and flew not far from his palm.

Tailuo was dumbfounded, and only after a while did he exclaim: "This is the supernatural power of imperial objects, Childe, when did you have such a cultivation?"

Xiao Jiu: "Scared you, right? Hehe, if I don't tell you, you still don't know! I have my own master's guidance, so it's inconvenient to talk about this...... But a few days ago, I also found an ancient demon king cave mansion, which has been inherited. ”

Listening to the adventures in the mountains, Tailuo was even more surprised, but he didn't expect that in the mountains and forests that he bought with his own hands, there was an ancient demon king cave mansion hidden, and it was discovered by the son with a big cow. Even though it was night, he couldn't wait to get to the mountains right away.

Xiao Jiu grabbed him and said, "It's too late, you don't have to go in the middle of the night, and there's nothing left there." The inheritance I have obtained is the cultivation of a demon king in the ancient transformation realm, although you and I are not demon cultivators, but the realm seal is the same. Uncle Tailuo, have you ever thought about taking your cultivation further?"

Tailuo was already stupid, and muttered: "Childe, my age is ......"

Xiao Jiu interrupted him, and patted his stomach with the back of his hand and said, "Are you very old?"

Tailuo: "I think, of course I think, how can I not want to do this kind of thing? I just want to do it but ......"

Xiao Jiu interrupted him again and said, "If you want to, I'll guide you." Even if it doesn't work, there's no loss for you. ”

Tailuo hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Childe!"

Before his knees touched the ground, he was helped up by Xiao Jiuyi. Tailuo was so excited that tears were about to fall, he was also a monk, but with his cultivation, he couldn't even be called a real monk. About thirty years ago, he already possessed the equivalent of the Nine Transformation Cultivation of the Two Realms, but in the past thirty years, the realm had not improved in the slightest.

The peak of the second realm, the body is perfect, although he is over fifty years old, his body is better than that of ordinary young men, but as he gets older, his spirit will sooner or later go from the peak to weaken. In fact, most monks in the world are like this, how can it be so easy to continue to break through, and they may be blocked by a certain barrier for the rest of their lives.

But Xiao Jiu asked if Tailuo wanted to do it, of course Tailuo thought about it, even if he knew that it was hopeless, who didn't want his cultivation to go further in his lifetime? Gongzi was so powerful, he could already guide him, whether he succeeded or not, there was no loss anyway, so of course he could give it a try.

Xiao Jiu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since that's the case, I'll find a way to teach you to continue to practice, your physique is still in the prime of life, as long as you cultivate the Fa and guide it properly, there is still hope." ”

Tailuo suddenly asked again: "Childe, can you also guide Xiao Xia?" She is in good age, if she is lucky enough to enter the initial realm and be able to cultivate, her achievements may be quite good. ”

Xiao Jiu glanced at Tailuo, and said meaningfully: "Let's talk about you first! Uncle Tailuo, I think you are still in your prime with this body, so you haven't thought about marrying a wife and starting a family?"

Tailuo replied with some embarrassment: "When I came here in the early days, I didn't expect to stay here for such a long time, and I didn't think about marrying and starting a family here. Now that I'm this age, don't make fun of me. ”

Xiao Jiu's expression was even more intriguing, and he still reached out and patted Tailuo's stomach and said, "Make fun of it?" Whether it is Bao Mingguo or Lu Zebu, nobles like you, some of them marry at this age, and most of them marry more than one! Can their bodies and bones compare with you? Just tell me the truth, are you okay?"

Although Xiao Jiu is only nine years old, he has been exposed to it all day long, listening to local folk conversations, and already knows a lot of things. Asking a man if he can do it, the implication does not need to be explained, can Tailuo answer that he can't do it? Seeing that Tailuo was speechless, Xiao Jiu smiled again: "Since you can, then this matter should be handled." Rest assured, it's on me. ”

Tailuo grabbed Xiao Jiu's sleeve and said, "Childe, are you telling the truth?

Xiao Jiu suddenly said again without a beginning or a tail: "Xiao Xia's age, it's time to get married." ”

He was too stunned, he was very uncomfortable with Childe's leaping way of talking, but he was used to following Xiao Jiu's small ideas, and he thought about whatever Childe said, and sighed after a while: "Yes, it's a pity that there is no suitable good person!"

Xiao Jiu said unhurriedly: "You and I have been in an embarrassing situation in Lu Zebu all these years, but we can still try to be comfortable." Xiao Xia's identity here is embarrassing, and even freedom is not available, if it is difficult to find a good family now, it will be even more difficult in the future. It's not too late, and I don't know what her parents are thinking if they don't mention it?"

This means something else, but it is not explicitly said, but presumably Tailuo can understand it. If it is a girl who is raised at home, there is no suitable family for the time being, it is nothing to delay for two or three years, and she is not too old anyway. But a girl like Xiao Xia, who was sent to a big family as a maid when she was a child, usually either got married quickly when she reached the age, or took her back to her parents' house, otherwise she would attract gossip.

If you don't marry and don't let her go home when you reach old age, will the maid have an affair with her master? This kind of thing is not uncommon, and even if there is no such thing, outsiders will still chew on the root of their tongue. After the maid grows up, she stays by her side, and after a long time, everyone may think that there is a problem, and she stays here and there, and in the end I am afraid that she can only stay in the side room.

If there is no such thing, and the host family does not have this intention, then don't stay. Xiao Xia's situation is slightly better, because everyone knows that she is the maid who serves Xiao Jiu's life, and Xiao Jiu is still young. But in a few years, the situation will not be good.

Tailuo sighed again: "What Childe said is reasonable, but if Xiao Xia is allowed to go home, it will be too ruthless, and her parents are also unwilling." ”

Xiao Jiu looked up at Tailuo and said, "Then make up for more money for her future dowry." ”

Tailuo's eyes looked at the ground, shook his head, and said, "It's not proper, it's not proper! If she is taken back by her parents, she won't have a good life, and the dowry may not be saved...... But as Childe said, if you don't send it back at this time, the further back you go, the more difficult it will be to find a good family. ”

If a maid in a situation like Xiao Xia does not marry when she reaches the age and stays in the master's house, after a few years, she will usually be either accepted by the master as a side room, or she will be married to the children of the servant family, and the cases of foreign marriage are relatively rare. Even if they marry outside, there are often people who are greedy for their beauty, or some people who are greedy for their dowry, or there are people who can't marry a single person who can't be married, so they are not in a position to be picky.

Don't Xiao Xia's parents understand this truth? But they don't mention it, because there is really no favorite family that meets their expectations at the moment, and they are unwilling to take the initiative to bring Xiao Xia back. How good it is to stay in the other courtyard, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and he is often rewarded with goods, even Xiao Xia himself is reluctant to go back.

And this kind of thing, there is never a time when something is coming, people don't feel the urgency, they always think about it and look at it, and they don't make a decision when it's time to make it, and it often becomes more and more difficult to do it when it is delayed. Many things in the world are often like this, and Xiao Xia's parents may still hope for Xiao Jiu Gongzi.

Since Xiao Jiu doesn't have that kind of idea about Xiao Xia, it is impossible to carry this pot, and make a decision when he should make a decision, otherwise he will attract resentment in the future. Of course, Tailuo also understood, but when he sent Xiao Xia home, he felt both reluctant and unbearable.

Xiao Jiu blinked his eyes and said, "Uncle Tailuo, since you haven't married yet, and you care about Xiao Xia so much, marry her." ”

Tailuo was stupid on the spot like petrification, and after a long time, he suddenly woke up, blushed and waved his hand again and again: "The old man is this age, Xiao Xia is young, I still watched her grow up, don't make fun of me!

Xiao Jiu's thinking didn't seem to be on the same line as Tailuo at all, and he still said to himself: "How can this not be done? It is difficult to know the bottom line, and it is even more rare that you are interested in her." ”

Tailuo was a little annoyed and said, "When did I say that I was interested in Xiao Xia?

Xiao Jiu actually smiled: "There are some things that I may not be clear, but bystanders can see them." I believe you didn't have the idea of beating Xiao Xia, but that doesn't mean that you are not interesting to Xiao Xia. When I asked you just now, your first reaction was not to refuse at all, but to be stunned for a long time.

If you really have no intention of Xiao Xia, this kind of thing, just say you don't want to, and you won't be in front of her anyway. It's not that I refused directly, but I was stunned for so long, and when I opened my mouth, I made excuses first, and I felt that there was a drama in this matter. If you didn't have the excuses you said, wouldn't you have rejected them?"

Tailuo had already made Xiao Jiu's words dizzy, and asked, "Childe, who taught you this?"

Xiao Jiu: "I remember that the chief chamberlain of the Baoming King's Palace once mentioned in a casual chat with his henchmen that when he said something to someone, the other party did not directly refuse, but first found an excuse to say that this or that would not work, that is, there was a door. ”

Tailuo: "Who are these people!"

Xiao Jiu still smiled: "It doesn't matter who he is, you don't know him anyway." This person can be regarded as a good person who has been the chief chamberlain in the palace of King Baoming for more than ten years. When I was young, he didn't try to shy away from me when he said this, and I thought it made sense. ”

Tailuo: "Which truth is this?How can you ...... me and Xiao Xia" Speaking of this, he couldn't say any more, and he didn't know how to answer Childe's words.

Xiao Jiu suddenly asked again: "Uncle Tailuo, from Baoming Kingdom to Lu Zebu, as far as you can see, how many men in the world have lived long?"

His thinking was too jumpy, and he actually asked this kind of question again, and he had to answer: "It depends on the year, and I think that when the flood was in the year, it would be good to live more than thirty years." It's much better now, and the average life expectancy is nearly forty years, so the old man ......"

Xiao Jiu raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "If you marry a wife at twenty, most of them will only be alive for twenty years. Uncle Tailuo, with your body and bones, is there a problem with living for another twenty or thirty years? If your cultivation is more advanced, then it will be even more important!"

These words made Tailuo stunned again. They were talking about the average life expectancy of people at that time, which is only close to forty years in today's years. This is related to the life and medical conditions at that time, after all, the premature death rate is too high, and all kinds of injuries and accidents can be fatal.

But on the other hand, there was no shortage of long-lived people at that time, and these were people who were born with strong physique and good luck. Since ancient times, longevity has also represented luck, meaning that there are few disasters in this life.

Xiao Jiu made an assumption for Tailuo, if Xiao Xia married an ordinary man about twenty years old, in most cases, her husband would only be alive for about twenty years. And Tailuo has the peak cultivation of the second realm, and his life is relatively superior and comfortable, as long as he does not encounter accidents, it is very easy to live for another twenty or thirty years, not to mention if he cultivates further in the future.

Seeing that Tailuo did not answer, Xiao Jiu asked again: "Uncle Tailuo, if you really want to find a good family for Sister Xiao Xia, can she still find a better family than you?

Tailuo don't forget his identity, after all, he is a nobleman and a monk, can Xiao Xia find a better husband than him? And a person like Tailuo's status, a woman of Xiao Xia's age, is surrounded by, this is the actual situation at that time. If it is replaced by another nobleman, accepting a maid from a village like Xiaoxia will be accepted as a side room at most. But Tailuo's situation is different, he didn't get married, this is Nazheng's room.

Tailuo waved his hand again and said, "This thing is not appropriate......

Xiao Jiu stopped the conversation and said, "It's not suitable for you and me to discuss here, and Sister Xiaoxia has to be willing." Don't worry, this matter is on me, and I won't force him, I will ask her personally. If she doesn't want to, I won't force her, and I'll send her home with a dowry. If you are worried that she will not be able to secure her dowry when she returns home, you can also leave another sum in the courtyard and give it when she gets married. ”

Tailuo's brain couldn't turn around, and he dissuaded: "If she doesn't want to, you can drive her home, isn't that right?"

Xiao Jiu shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm going to drive her home, when she's old, her parents should take her back, unless you want to keep her...... I'll find an opportunity tomorrow to ask Sister Xiaoxia what she means, if she is willing to do the same, will you object?"

Tailuo: "This, this thing is too sudden, let me think about it...... Childe, are you really going to ask Natsu?"

Xiao Jiu: "If you don't want me to ask, I won't go." ”

Tailuo thought about it for a long time before he lowered his head and said, "Don't say it too directly, and don't force her." ”

Xiao Jiu: "Of course I understand this, wait until I ask Sister Xiaoxia what she means...... Is there anything else to worry about in the lodge lately?"

Tailuo: "Childe just mentioned that Xiao Xia is old, and I think that Bai Basket will also turn sixteen years old a year ago, and it is time for his parents to take him home." ”

Xiao Jiu: "Who will you change to?"

Tailuo: "How about the little basket? I'm just eleven years old this year, and I'm also well-behaved and clever." ”

Xiao Jiu: "It's your business, just look at the arrangement." ”

Tailuo: "Then I'll let the white basket go back and change it to a small basket." ”

Bai Basket is the eldest of the child servants in the other courtyard, and has been here for more than six years since he was ten years old. He was the son of a servant family in the grange, and it was actually a good errand to be sent to another house as a child servant, and his parents couldn't ask for it. Not only is there no worry about food and clothing, and life is relatively comfortable, but also you can gain insight and get rewards for money and goods during the New Year's Festival.

Letting the children of servant families enter the courtyard as child servants is also a kind of care for their own subordinates, raising their children directly into strong laborers, and they can also be familiar with the various conditions in the courtyard grange. However, it is not appropriate for the child servant to continue to stay in the other courtyard after he reaches adulthood, which is equivalent to the loss of strong labor in vain for the servant family, so he has to be sent back when he is old.

For the child servant himself, continuing to live in another courtyard is of course more comfortable than going home to do farm work, and he may not want to leave. As for the other courtyards, it is not possible to accept all the children of the servant families as child servants, so they can only choose. Whether it is the parents of the little basket or the little basket, they must be very happy about this.

Seeing that Tailuo Turen mentioned this matter and had already decided, Xiao Jiu said again: "As far as I know, Bai Basket is very interesting to Sister Xiao Xia, and often finds opportunities to get close to her, trying to stuff all kinds of things into her, is there such a thing?"

Tailuo was stunned, and quickly replied: "This is true, I think the white basket is quite interesting to Xiao Xia, but Xiao Xia has no intention of him." It turns out that you can see these things, Childe?"

Bai Basket and Xiao Xia grew up together in another courtyard, the two are the same age, he is less than two years older than Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia was born beautiful and diligent and capable, it is normal for Bai Basket to be interested in her. In private, Bai Basket often finds opportunities to show courtesy to Xiao Xia, such as stuffing two eggs or something. But Xiao Xia didn't mean that kind to Bai Basket, or didn't like him at all.

Xiao Jiu smiled: "I'm not blind!"