Chapter 49: Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years
On the mountain road back to the village, everything was dark.
Gu Chan and Gu Chan walked one behind the other, the bright moonlight shining on them, making them look lonely and brave.
After walking forward for a while, Gu Chan said angrily, "I'll go tell Zhao Erniu's wife tomorrow that he will visit a green shop tonight."
"It's useless. In our country of Tiancang, it's normal for men to visit green shops. The wife at home has nothing to do with it." Ma Zheng replied after following her.
"The status of women in Tiancang Kingdom is so low!" Gu Chan couldn't help but sigh.
She knew before that the status of women in this world was not high, but she never imagined that it would be so low.
When their men went to a brothel and had sex with other women, they dared not speak out in anger. This would not have been feasible in the era when Gu Chan traveled through time.
"Shashasha..."
While Gu Chan was thinking about this, there were sudden rustling sounds in the grass not far ahead.
Gu Chan and Ma Zheng stopped, not daring to go any further.
Ma Zheng shrank to Gu Chan, holding her arms with both hands, with a scared look on his face, "Boss, I'm scared."
"You're not afraid, we have bows and arrows, we can fight even if we encounter a mysterious beast." Gu Chan spoke to embolden himself.
In fact, she felt guilty at the moment.
But just when they were scared, the sound in the grass in front stopped.
Then a man in black wearing night clothes suddenly jumped out of the grass, then quickly ran towards the woods on the left, and quickly disappeared into the dark forest.
Ma Zheng took a long breath, stretched out his hand and patted his chest and said, "I thought it was a wild beast! Fortunately, it was just a human being."
"Why is this man hiding in the grass in the middle of the night?" Gu Chan wondered.
"Maybe he's taking a shit." Ma Zheng muttered.
Gu Chan rolled her eyes at him and then cautiously stepped forward to check.
After checking, she found that there were blood stains in the grass where the man in black was hiding. This meant that the man in black must have been injured and was hiding in the grass to rest!
The two of them happened to be passing by and scared him. Fortunately, they were just children, so he ran away. Otherwise, their lives would have been in danger.
Seeing this, Gu Chan said in animal language to the eel Sogou hidden in his pocket, "Follow him and see what he does." 】
[Yes, Master. ] The eel search dog responded and quietly slipped out of Gu Chan's pocket, chasing the scent of the man in black and running into the forest.
Gu Chan thought nothing happened and continued to lead Ma Zheng on his way.
After midnight, the two returned to Jiuyang Village safely.
After saying goodbye to Ma Zheng at the door of their home, Gu Chan said, "I'll raise the little fox. You go back and learn archery."
"Then shall we go find Zhao Erniu tomorrow?" Ma Zheng asked.
Gu Chan shook his head, "Forget it, he spent the whole night in the green shop tonight, and he probably won't have the energy tomorrow, so let him rest! While you are learning archery at home tomorrow, help your grandma with the farm work. I I have to treat the little fox at home and take a rest, I’m actually a little tired these days.”
"I know, boss, then you should go to bed early tonight." Ma Zheng replied with concern.
After that, he said goodbye happily and left.
Gu Chan opened the door and walked into the courtyard.
At this time, Zhang Wanshan was sitting at the stone table in the yard smoking cigarettes and waiting for her as usual. Gu Chan smiled happily. It felt good to have someone waiting for her at home.
Walking up to her grandfather, she took off the bag containing the silver and handed it into his hands, "Grandpa, today I went to the county government to deliver spiritual herbs. The county magistrate asked the shopkeeper of Kaiyuan Pharmacy to reward me with some silver. Please save it quickly. From now on we can buy a house in the county."
"Thank you for your hard work, you are really my lucky star, you can make money, and you are also sensible and considerate." Zhang Wanshan smiled happily from ear to ear, feeling like he had something to rely on.
Gu Chan took off the bow and arrows from her back and took out the dying little fox from the arrow basket. "Grandpa, this is a little fox we hunted in the forest during the day."
"Oh! You guys are so awesome! You can hunt such a mysterious beast, but it's a pity that it doesn't seem to live long." Zhang Wanshan took the little fox and looked at it with excitement.
After discovering that the little fox was dying, he felt sorry for him.
Gu Chan comforted her, "It's okay, grandpa. I'll treat it tomorrow. It just so happens that you don't have to do ironwork tomorrow and pack up a shed at home. This is the first poultry we have raised."
"Oh! It's great. My old man Zhang's family can also raise poultry and beasts. How happy! I hope he gets better in the future and gives birth to more fox cubs, so that we can also become a big fox farmer."
At the end of the sentence, Zhang Wanshan laughed out loud with longing.
Gu Chan saw her grandfather happy, and she also had a happy smile on her face.
After that, the grandfather and grandson didn't say anything more. Zhang Wanshan found a wooden basin, spread some hay in it, put the little fox in and lay down, and then he and Gu Chan went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the back room, Gu Chan was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She was a little worried because Eel Sogou had been away for so long and still hadn't come back yet.
Baidu the eel lay on her chest and said, "Don't worry, it's smart!" It'll be okay. 】
"Anyway, don't let anything happen to you two, otherwise I will be sad." Gu Chan revealed her heart.
These two spiritual beasts have been with her from the time she traveled through time until now. Along the way, she has developed feelings for them.
It's like raising a pet. If something happens to your pet, how can you not be sad?
"Crunch!"
Just when Gu Chan was worried, the window made a slight creaking sound, opened a crack, and the eel Sogou quickly got in through the crack, rushed to Gu Chan's chest and lay down.
Gu Chan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "You're back, I'm worried about you."
[I found out that the man in black was a spy sent by the enemy Earth and Moon Kingdom. He was hunted down for unknown reasons because his identity was exposed, so he fled all the way into the mountains towards the Earth and Moon Kingdom. 】Eel Sogou explained.
Gu Chan frowned and whispered secretly, "It seems that the facts are exactly as Zhou Dachuan said! You have to be careful recently, I am afraid that the enemy country really has an idea to attack Wuheng County, a military and industrial town bordering the Tiancang Kingdom!"
[We can't fight for a while, after all, there are still 50,000 elite troops stationed here! 】Eel Baidu said.
Gu Chan nodded quietly.
She admitted that it would still be difficult for the Earth and Moon Kingdom to attack this place.
Not to mention that there are 50,000 elite soldiers stationed here, just saying that there are many blacksmiths in this area, all of them are martial arts masters and know a few moves, it is not easy to deal with.
"Forget it, I'll live my life first, practice my physical skills, and let's talk about it when the fight starts!" After thinking for a while, Gu Chan temporarily suppressed her anxiety, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
She was indeed a little tired today and didn't want to practice at night anymore.
When the two eels saw her sleeping, they also lay on her chest and fell asleep.
(End of chapter)