Chapter 24: Catching Sheep
Lin Yi walked into the courtyard and stopped Da Zhu, "Da Zhu, don't catch it, the poor Dao doesn't eat mutton, your kindness is poor Dao's heart." ”
Dazhu rolled up his sleeves and panted and said: "Dao Chief, don't be polite, you can subdue demons and eliminate demons in our village, and I have nothing else to repay, so I will make you a pot of mutton soup." ”
Dazhu gasped heavily.
"Besides, this sheep is not mine, and the wild sheep that came from nowhere will not eat it in vain. ”
Lin Yiwen smiled, "It's from other villagers, didn't you ask?"
"Asked," Dazhu bent down to pick up a whip, "the neighbors all said that they didn't lose the sheep, and it is estimated that the sheep came from other villages." ”
"A few days ago, I was worried about Xiaozhu, I didn't pay much attention to it, and today I found out that there was one more sheep, anyway, no one came to ask for it, so we slaughtered and ate it!"
As he spoke, Dazhu shouted at a few other strong men to block the sheepfold and continue to catch the sheep.
This wild sheep is indeed difficult to catch, and several people block it into the corner according to the general method of catching sheep, but the wild sheep is not fooled at all, and seems to have seen through the villagers' strategy, so they ran in the opposite direction.
After a while, the yard was full of chickens and sheep, and it was a mess.
At this time, a few more villagers came to help and surrounded them.
After being blocked to a dead end, the wild sheep was clever and rushed directly into the house.
It knew that the villagers didn't dare to go into the house and catch it, otherwise the pots and pans in the house would be finished.
Dazhu took a rope, hid in the corner of the wall and sneaked close to the door, and shook the rope loop with his right hand.
When the wild sheep in the house had relaxed, he threw the rope loop and put it around the sheep's neck.
"Trapped! Trapped!"
"Pull it!"
Several big men rushed up and pulled the rope desperately.
Baa!
The wild sheep neighed and their hooves stomped the ground.
But no matter how strong it is, it can't be as big as a few strong men.
After a while, the wild sheep was dragged out and tied to the ground.
In order to clean up the sheep, seven or eight big men tossed all morning, tired and sweaty, but they could be regarded as caught.
"Dao Chief, wait a minute, I'll slaughter this sheep and make soup for you to drink, hehe. ”
Dazhu said with a smile.
"Baa Baa ......"
The wild sheep seemed to understand Dazhu's words, and was so frightened that he struggled desperately and screamed desperately.
Both eyes were wet, as if crying.
Everything has spirituality.
It seems that this sheep has opened its mind.
It's a pity to kill it.
Lin Yi was just about to open his mouth and ask Dazhu to let the sheep go, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and he thought of something.
Didn't the little pillar disappear while herding sheep!
Listening to the meaning of Da Zhu's words just now, this wild sheep was inexplicably extra after Xiao Zhu disappeared.
Will......
The thought startled him.
Boom!
The great pillar had sharpened his sword, and came and grabbed the wild sheep by the neck, ready to slaughter it.
The wild sheep closed its eyes, as if it had foreseen its fate.
Lin Yi shouted: "Slow!"
Dazhu was stunned, "Dao Chief, what's the matter?"
Lin Yi didn't explain, reached out and grabbed the knife in Dazhu's hand and threw it aside.
Then he reached out and touched the neck of the wild sheep, and said, "Let me ask you a question, if you understand, you can nod or shake your head, understand?"
Dazhu and the villagers were all stunned, their faces blank.
The Taoist chief actually talked to a sheep, is he crazy?
How can a sheep understand human speech?
But the next scene made them unable to bridge their tongues and will never forget it.
The wild sheep really nodded, and let out a "bleating" cry from its mouth, as if in response.
Lin Yi knew that his guesses were not far from ten.
"Are you a pillar?"
This question made the villagers' jaws drop even more.
Wasn't Xiaozhu eaten by a monster?
Could this sheep ......
To make matters even more astonishing, the wild sheep nodded again, and kept nodding several times, as if very excited, tears kept rolling in his eyes, and his four hooves kicked back and forth.
The whole courtyard was silent.
One by one, the villagers were turned into wooden people.
Dazhu was also completely stupid, his legs were weak, and he fell to his knees, trembling all over.
Lin Yi stood up and looked at the frightened big pillar, "He is your missing son!"
Dazhu's lips were pale, his face was blue, and he almost fainted.
After a while, he relented, "...... Dao Chief, I'm ...... How did my son become a sheep?"
Lin Yi said without thinking: "It must be that monster who used demon magic." ”
This is actually good news.
It's better to be a sheep than to be eaten by a youkai.
It's better to be alive than dead.
Dazhu stepped forward, hugged Xiaozhu's neck, and wept bitterly, "My son!
Lin Yi didn't bother to watch the touching scene of the reunion of father and son, so he hurriedly left the courtyard and rushed to the next family.
Since Xiaozhu was turned into a sheep, the other four missing people should have suffered the same.
If you think about it carefully, these five families do have one thing in common, that is, they all have livestock in their families, some are sheep, some are cows, some are pigs, and some are chickens and ducks.
Lin Yi rushed to the nearest Chen Er's house first.
This Chen Er disappeared when he was herding cattle, which is similar to Xiaozhu.
Lin Yi went directly to the cattle pen to look for it, and saw that there were seven cows in the pen.
Chen Er's family was wondering, and when Lin Yiyi said it, they found out that they had an extra cow at home.
Originally, they only raised six heads.
Because Chen Er was missing, they were so anxious that they didn't have the time to pay attention to this group of beasts, so they didn't care about it.
Lin Yi repeated his old tricks and said, "Who is Chen Er, come here." ”
Sure enough, a scalper in the bullpen stepped forward slowly and pushed Ding Lin Yi with his horns.
"Are you Chen Er?"
The scalper nodded.
Chen Er's family was all stupid, shocked and happy, laughing and crying.
Before they could say thank you, Lin Yi had already left the courtyard quickly.
There are also three families.
Lin Yi asked one by one.
The other two missing persons, who had been turned into domestic animals, were soon identified.
Finally, there is another family, which is Chen Agou, who raises pigs.
On the way there, Lin Yi thought as he walked.
Although these people have been turned into domestic animals, they still have a sense of self, so they can understand human speech.
It's a pity that they can't speak, they can't tell their identities, and they can only watch their families in a hurry.
Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh at the importance of "eradicating illiteracy".
In remote rural areas like Chenjia Village, the villagers don't know a single word, and there is no way to encounter this.
Otherwise, they could have written to inform their families.
No matter how bad it is, you can draw graffiti.
It's a pity that these villagers don't know anything except farming.
When he came to Chen Agou's house, Lin Yi found that the door was locked.
Chen Agou is not at home.
Lin Yi didn't care so much, and kicked the door open directly.
The stench is blowing in your face.
Chenjia Village has raised so many domestic animals, and the pigs are the most smelly.
Take a puff and get dizzy.
Lin Yi covered his mouth and nose and forcibly walked to the pigsty.
"Who is the daughter-in-law of the dog, come here!"
Lin Yi shouted.
A group of pigs snorted, but ignored Lin Yi.
Lin Yi shouted again, but still didn't respond.
"Who is the daughter-in-law of the dog, nod. ”
Lin Yi said again.
There was still no pig paying attention to Lin Yi.
Hey?
Didn't the dog's daughter-in-law become a pig?