Chapter 63: The Atmosphere of Qingxi Village
"Third grandfather, I ......"
The timid words of the little fat man Li Lei pulled the old man back to reality.
Old man Qian's annoyed expression disappeared in an instant, revealing a kind expression like bathing in the spring breeze, rubbing the little fat man's head and saying: "I scared you, the third grandfather is either angry with you, or suddenly a little angry, or you are the most well-behaved, did you not understand what Teacher Xiaosun said in class today?" And how's your Cowardly Elf egg? β
The little fat man nodded lightly, and thought of something: "Third grandfather, this morning, the cowardly elf egg suddenly shook a few times, is it about to hatch?" β
Old man Qian rubbed the stubble on his chin and said, "There are some differences in the specific hatching of different elf eggs, according to the general situation, this cowardly elf egg of yours will hatch within five days." β
The little fat man jumped twice excitedly, and then he couldn't help but worship in his heart: "Third grandfather, that Mark really brought back a lot of green caterpillars......"
"I said don't mention that stinky boy I don't know, why do you still want to mention him?"
Old man Qian glared at the little fat man and rubbed his forehead, he now felt extremely irritated when he thought of Mark's kid.
Obviously, he told Mark not to run around blindly, and to go to the tomato garden the next morning to help drive away the snakes, and by the way, get acquainted with the people in the village.
As a result, the next morning, the Mark man was gone, and only a note was left for him.
You know, he has prepared in his heart, Mark is used to being a wild kid, and he thinks that he can just leave Mark at home for a day.
As a result, Mark didn't stay even a day and disappeared in place.
Actually, it's nothing to disappear.
Mark has survived in the wilderness for many years, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't be worried, but because of the matter of the Wenyu fruit tree, how could he not be worried?
In fact, in the days since Mark disappeared, he also took the time to go to the Qingxi Forest to find Mark twice, and asked the ranger Akon to help keep an eye on it.
The result is obvious, in the vast forest, Mark is not like an ordinary insect catcher, only wandering around the village, he naturally did not find any clues.
Well, it's not like nothing hasn't been found.
He stumbled upon a yellow armband with a lightning logo, which was the possession of the Thunder Regiment, which had been in a uproar recently.
It's good that I didn't see this thing, but after seeing it, Old Man Qian was obviously more worried.
It was precisely because of the above reasons that after Old Man Qian heard the news of Mark's reappearance, he quickly became angry while breathing a sigh of relief.
Of course, in addition to being angry, there was another emotion in Old Man Qian's heart, and he inexplicably had some pride and pride.
After being angry for a while, Old Man Qian suddenly asked: "Great-grandson, the stinky boy you just said I didn't know, you said that he brought back a lot of green caterpillars, how much did he bring back this time?" β
The little fat man Li Lei snapped his fingers and fiddled.
"Many, many, many!"
The little fat man couldn't count the number, so he opened his arms and gestured.
Old man Qian said: "More than a hundred? β
The little fat man nodded again and again: "Mmmm, more than a hundred!" β
Old man Qian frowned: "More than a hundred green caterpillars again?" β
Mark brought back more than a hundred green caterpillars before, which can be explained by luck, and this time he brought back more than a hundred green caterpillars, is it also luck?
Old man Qian was still thinking about it, and Niu Xin, a profiteer at the gate of the breeding base, seemed to smell something, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly showed a smile and trotted towards the west of the village.
Old man Qian also suddenly realized something after the profiteer and fat man ran around.
He didn't care about the little fat man Li Lei next to him, so he got up directly and chased after the profiteer Niu Xin.
Then, Old Man Qian stopped in front of the gate of the breeding base.
ββThe gate has been locked by Lin Erniu.
Scanning around along the fence of the gate, Lin Erniu could no longer see the figure, obviously following his instructions just now, and went to lock the gate of his house quickly.
"This idiot, let him lock the door obediently, can't he rub it in?"
The corners of Old Man Qian's mouth twitched slightly, he glanced at the sharp wooden thorns above the gate, and then looked at his old arms and legs.
He had the intention of releasing a strange force or flying leg Lang to let the elves take him over the fence, but he felt that even if the elves assisted, this kind of wall-climbing action was not something he could withstand at his current age.
Old man Qian finally ran to the back door of the breeding base and decided to go around through the back door......
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On the west side of Qingxi Village, as Mark returned to the village with more than 200 green caterpillars, he was quickly watched by the villagers.
The villagers' praise and admiration were in a way that far exceeded Mark's expectations.
From the words of the villagers, Mark heard a rumor.
It seems that more than two hundred years ago, a powerful insect trainer came out of Qingxi Village, and that, like him, also had the feat of catching a group of green caterpillars at one time.
But as they spoke, the villagers began to cover up the topic.
It seems that it was the order of the village head, Old Man Qian, not to let the villagers discuss this two-hundred-year-old insect trainer.
In addition, Mark also heard some villagers comment about his father Maro, as if his father Maro was very good at insect hunting when he was young, and almost won the ranking of the insect trapping conference.
Not long after, several insect catchers arrived, shouting at him in amazement, saying that he must attend the insect trapping conference in the Fallen Leaf Province and become a disciple of Master McKendi.
There were more than two hundred green caterpillars, which made the insect catchers completely forget that they were beaten by fools in the first place, and their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Mark.
In fact, not only these insect catchers, but also the villagers looked at him with enthusiasm and friendliness.
Without it, as Qingxi Village, which makes a living from the green caterpillar textile industry, eight out of ten villagers have been insect catchers when they were young, and they are naturally full of good feelings when they see the feat that Mark has accomplished.
Mark also learned more about the atmosphere of the village from the words of the villagers.
Yes, if you can make your debut in the insect trapping conference in this village, it will be much more glorious than being admitted to the Elf Academy, or joining the Gym and becoming an apprentice in the Gym.
Mark also had more speculation about the identity of Old Man Qian.
Although Uncle Qian said that he was a young insect catcher when he was young, Old Man Qian paid much less attention to the insect catcher conference than ordinary villagers.
Mark speculated that Old Man Qian either came to the village with his elders to live in seclusion, or he had traveled around the world when he was young, so he was well-informed.
Mark was still thinking when he suddenly saw a fat man with a full beard running over in the distance.
The fat man is in his forties, his appearance is honest and honest, and his eyes look extremely sincere.
"Teenager...... Boy, I'm just in time, let me catch my breath...... By the way, this one is given to you first. β
Mark took the business card handed over by the fat man, which was printed with the words "Farmers' Market in the eastern suburbs of Sanshan Town", and his name was Niu Xin.
"Mr. Niu Xin, who are you?"
Niu Xin gasped for a while, took a deep breath and said, "200 yuan a piece, I want all of you green caterpillars!" β
The surrounding villagers were in an uproar.
For no other reason, the price given by Niu Xin is too high, far exceeding the purchase price of wild green caterpillars in the green caterpillar breeding base in Qingxi Village.
Seeing this, an elderly villager came over and enthusiastically helped Mark bargain.
Originally, the price of 200 yuan was already very high, but I didn't expect Niu Xin to further loosen up, saying that it was okay to buy it for 210 yuan, and it seems that there is still the possibility of continuing to loosen up.
"Little brother, you should be able to see my sincerity, 210 yuan is really a lot."
Niu Xin further persuaded.
Looking at the performance of the surrounding villagers, he already felt that the victory was in hand, but he saw the insect catcher boy opposite and shook his head.
Mark shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, it's not a matter of money, these green caterpillars of mine are only sold to the green caterpillar breeding base in Qingxi Village." β
"Little brother, you can really think about it again, I'll add another 5 yuan, no, 10 yuan......"
"No need to persuade me anymore, I won't trade with you."
Niu Xin was about to continue to say something, when he suddenly heard an angry shout from behind.
"Mark, you stinky boy, if you dare to sell the green caterpillar to this profiteer, I will misunderstand you kid......"