Chapter 35: Fox Hunting
The heavy snow in the capital of Chen Guo fell one after another, and it was mighty.
Inside and outside the city, there is an endless white color.
The big black bull under the gray-clothed boy stepped on the snow on all fours, restless, the cow's nose hummed, spewing out a stream of white gas, and the bull's head kept shaking.
When it saw that its master was stopped, it was very dissatisfied, and seemed to want to break through the gates guarded by the guards for its master.
The gray-clothed boy saw the impatience of the big black bull under him, put the piccolo in his hand into his sleeve, and then gave his free hand and gently patted the head of the big black bull, signaling it to be quiet and not to cause trouble.
"Moo-"
The big black bull was slapped by the gray-clothed boy like this, and screamed loudly.
Although it was unwilling, it still did not cause trouble to its owner after all, and gradually quieted down.
A guard dressed in Chen Guojun's uniform scolded the gray-clothed boy on the back of the cow: "Go, go, you kid, if you don't have money, hurry back for me, don't block the way here, don't you see a large group of people lining up behind to enter the city!"
The gray-clothed boy riding the bull saw the bad attitude of the guards at the city gate, but he was not angry.
He just said lightly: "This little brother, can you make it convenient, I just went to the city to find the fox who has been running for a long time in the next place, I can't stay in the city for too long, and I haven't walked in the world for a long time, but I can't take out the money and silver in the mortal world for a while, I hope to be considerate, how about just putting it in the city like this?"
The gray-clothed boy riding the bull was no more than seven or eight years old, and when he stood up, he was estimated to be no as tall as the waist of the guards at the city gate, and his face was immature, and his voice was immature, and he was the cowherding boy who could be seen everywhere in the countryside outside the city.
But it was such a shepherd boy-like child, and when he said it, he was old-fashioned, like a bad old man who had lived for many years.
In front of him, these adults were a group of little dolls.
As soon as the guard at the city gate heard this, he burst into flames, pushed the gray-clothed boy on the back of the ox, and said fiercely: "Where did you come from, wild boy who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, dare to make fun of your grandfather and me, hurry up and get out of me, or I will give you a good beating, grandpa." ”
The gray-clothed boy on the back of the ox was pushed by him, but he did not move, as if he had grown on the back of the ox.
The boy in gray was still not angry.
But his big black bull was very protective of the lord, and when he lifted up the leg of the ox, he wanted to give the gate a hoof of the ox.
"Xiao Hei, don't make trouble. ”
However, it was halfway through its feet when it was drunk by the gray-clothed boy.
"Moo-"
The big black bull craned his neck and barked unwillingly, but in the end he had to obediently put down the hooves of the ox that only kicked people, and let go of the guards at the city gate who did not know whether they were alive or dead.
If it kicks it hard, the guard of the gate will have to be knocked out of a hole in the stomach.
"Hurry up, it's freezing outside on this snowy day!"
"yes, hurry up, okay? Don't bother. ”
The people lining up to enter the city didn't know what was happening in front of them, but they complained a little when they saw that the team was motionless.
The boy in gray listened to everyone's complaints, and he was also a little embarrassed.
It's a pity that although he has many wonderful methods, and he can even turn stones into gold and conjure countless gold and silver treasures, but because of the rules he has set for himself, he must not violate his heart at this moment and use that immortal method.
That penny not only stumped the hero, but also stumped him, an immortal in the fairy court.
Yes, this gray-clothed boy who is only seven or eight years old is the immortal of the Immortal Court who has lived for an unknown number of years.
Just as he was frowning for a penny, a white-headed old man behind him stood up.
The white-headed old man may have taken pity on this gray-clothed boy in this snowy cold day, and he was only wearing a thin gray coat, or perhaps he remembered that he also had a grandson who herded cattle for the landlord's family, and unconsciously, he was moved with compassion.
He took out an extra copper coin from his pocket, two denins in all, and put it into the hands of another gate guard.
He said: "This military master, I gave him this child's money, you let him go!"
The guards at the gate saw that there was a fool who was helping the boy pay, and they didn't bother to say anything more.
He raised his hand in disgust, told them to go quickly, and let them into the city.
"Thank you, thank you!"
The white-headed old man thanked the guards at the city gate, pulled up his cart, and entered the city with the gray-clothed boy riding a bull in front.
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A clearing not far from the city gates.
The gray-clothed boy arched his hand to the white-headed old man, made a gesture, and said, "What happened just now, thank you so much, old man, I am grateful, I wonder if the old man needs to help?"
The cart pulled by the white-headed old man carried two baskets full of coal.
He was wearing a pair of broken straw sandals with his feet exposed, his feet were red from the cold, and he was so tired and sweaty that he pulled the wooden cart full of coal on a snowy day.
His face was full of dust and smoke, and his temples were pale and his fingers were black.
It can be seen that this white-headed old man is also a poor man.
But such a poor old man, when he couldn't afford to pay that penny, he still generously helped him.
There are mortals in the mortal world, like the guards of the city gate, and there are also like this white-headed old man.
It is precisely because of people like the white-headed old man that they, the immortals of the Immortal Court, want to protect this world.
"You little doll, why do you talk so strangely?"
The white-headed old man listened to the words of the gray-clothed boy, but he was very unaccustomed to it.
A child who is only seven or eight years old has always called himself "Zaixia", as if he is not a cowherding boy, but a talented person in the city who has read a lot of books and has gained fame.
As an elder, the white-headed old man felt the need to pass on his years of life experience to this little doll.
He said: "You little baby, how can you play so hard, in the future, don't let these tongues be fast, you should herd the cattle, you should say good things, if you don't change, I will save you today, and no one will save you tomorrow." ”
The gray-clothed boy listened to the white-headed old man's lecture, but he didn't refute it, but said, "Does the old gentleman need my help?"
The white-headed old man was stunned by his question.
He originally just took pity on this little baby, and although he had some pain in his flesh, he didn't plan to pay it back.
Now he wants to repay himself, looking at that look is still very serious, and he doesn't say no, which gives him a little headache.
However, after seeing the big black bull beneath him, he had an idea.
The white-headed old man pointed to the big black cow and said, "Old man, I'm very tired of pulling the cart, can I borrow your big black bull and pull the cart for me?"
The dignified immortal mounts of the immortals are not those animals in the mortal world that pull carts and coal.
The big black cow snorted, a little unhappy.
But the boy in gray didn't care, smiled, and said, "Okay, then do as the old gentleman said." ”
So the white-headed old man lifted the burden from his shoulders and put his cart full of two large baskets of coal on the big black ox.
He himself, on the other hand, stepped into the cart and sat on it.
The gray-clothed boy patted the cow's head, and the big black bull "moo-" and reluctantly pulled the cart and walked down the street.
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