Chapter 8 Is there another monster?
After Lao Xiaokai tried to persuade him for a long time, Li Chuan still looked frustrated.
For the first time, Lao Xiaokai felt that his words were useless. He looked at the broken silver in Li Chuan's hand and estimated that there were about four or five taels of silver. He gradually felt like giving up.
Although no big business has been done, with these four or five taels, such a trip is not considered a loss.
So in the end, he took the money and said: "Well, I'll leave a few pills here. When you feel uncomfortable, just take one pill. If you figure it out, come find me again."< br>
After hearing this, Li Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, sir." After saying that, he stood up to see him off.
Lao Xiaokai looked at him and said quickly: "No, no, you can rest."
After finishing speaking, Lao Xiaokai walked out and walked to the door. After thinking about it, he walked back, left dozens of copper coins on the table, and then walked out.
After Li Chuan heard the closing sound, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked outside. He saw the copper coins left on the table by Lao Xiaokai.
Smiled.
He picked up the cold tea, poured it into his stomach, and then sat down.
The scholar Li Chuan has never saved twenty or thirty taels of silver. The few taels of silver hidden in the cage are all the wealth he can take out.
Although Boiled Egg is a liar, it is obvious that he has some genuine goods in him.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to say that he was corrupted by "demon power"; after taking a few prescribed medicines, he did feel a lot better. There is also the labor of ‘escorting’ all the way.
So the consultation fee and travel expenses must be paid.
Li Chuan poured himself another cup of cold tea and drank it.
I guess if you wait a little longer, the hard-boiled eggs will come back to you.
Lao Xiaochuan walked about a mile away, and after asking someone for directions, he realized something was wrong.
He held the pieces of silver in his hands and beat his chest and feet.
Flying geese all day long, causing the geese to peck their eyes, actually let a scholar plot!
After arriving at Yunqiao Township, the scholar deliberately took a detour to let the neighbors know that he was back and brought a good friend with him.
In this way, even if he discovers something is wrong, he will not be able to go back and seek revenge.
If he goes back and kills the scholar and takes away the money, let’s not talk about whether the scholar has money or not. His appearance has been seen by others, and he will definitely not be able to escape when he reports to the official.
If you don't kill people, but expose the scholar's lies, then...he lied first and started making trouble. The scholar is a local and he is from out of town. He will definitely not be able to please him.
So...
Lao Xiaochuan grasped the silver in his hand.
Forget it, let’s go, let’s go!
The sun gradually sets in the west, and the light in the room becomes increasingly dim.
It seems that the boiled egg will not come back to him.
Li Chuan stood up and moved his body.
After coming to this world, he has only now had time to sort out his original memory and think about what to do in the future.
The Jiang Dynasty has experienced four emperors, and now there is a queen who has been in power for 48 years.
At present, life is relatively peaceful, and there have been no major wars in the past twenty years.
Although Yunqiao Township is located in a remote area, it has a good climate, four distinct seasons, and fertile soil suitable for farming. He takes good care of these ten acres of land. In addition, scholars do not need to pay taxes, and they also receive monthly subsidies. There is no need to worry about a full stomach.
Li Chuan was thinking as he walked to the backyard and went all the way down to the edge of the field.
Compared with the land next to it, his land was obviously sparse.
It turned out that I had an old servant who died last winter, and the land gradually became deserted after that.
Some neighbors couldn't stand it, so they came to him and said that they wanted to borrow his land for farming. Since they didn't have to pay taxes, they not only paid him rent, but also gave him 30% of the harvest. As a result, the original person refused. The original person felt that this was the behavior of a dog and a dog. He was a gentleman and could not associate with these villains.
The land was deserted, the harvest was low, there was no money to support the body, and no money to study in the academy. He was kidnapped by two little monsters and lost his life.
Li Chuan thought and let out a long sigh.
From the memory of the original person, he knew that although there are demons in this world, ordinary demons rarely go to places with many people. After a while, it would be quite difficult for Gong Er and Pang San to kidnap him.
A monster with some ability, whether greedy for money or lust, will usually choose a wealthy family.
As for the great demons like the Black Horned King, local governments will revise a new "Great Demon Collection" every year, which indicates the places occupied by these great demons.
When you are on the road, it is quite safe as long as you avoid the place occupied by the big demon and try to stay near the inn.
Li Chuan had a plan in mind.
It is now past the time to sow. Even if he is willing to rent out the land, he can't find anyone to rent it. He can only harvest as many grains of rice as possible.
We will wait until next year to see if anyone is willing to rent it.
After renting out the land, he went out to find an errand, such as a bookkeeper.
He can't do the Mathematical Olympiad, but he should be able to do addition, subtraction and addition.
After you have saved some capital and become familiar with the world, you can then see what kind of business is available.
As for studying?
He is not a student. He can cope with the three-year annual exam by relying on his original memory. It is absolutely impossible to go further.
After finishing the calculation, Li Chuan was determined. At this time, he seemed to hear someone calling him from a distance.
"Master Li, Mr. Li..."
Li Chuan walked around to the house and saw Manager Liu from Zhang's wife's house standing outside the front yard, calling his name.
Seeing Li Chuan come out, Manager Liu quickly said: "Master Li, you are back."
Li Chuan invited him into the house.
But Manager Liu waved his hand and refused, saying: "I won't sit down anymore, my master is still waiting for me to reply when I get back." Then he explained the purpose of his visit: "These days, the family has been attacked by a monster. , so I invited a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. I would like to invite Mr. Li to accompany me to a banquet tonight.”
“Are you attacked by a demon?” Li Chuan asked.
Manager Liu said: "Yes, that night, first the food box sent to the member's room disappeared and could not be found anywhere. Then not long after, a big rooster flew into the dining room, flapped its wings a few times, and took out the food that had just been placed. They were all swept to the ground and stepped on several times with their claws."
Li Chuan felt something familiar after hearing this.
Manager Liu continued, "Later, strange things happened frequently. At night, everyone heard the cry of a woman and the sound of falling into the water. The officer found a few brave servants to join them. We took a lamp and a stick together and looked around, but found nothing."
Manager Liu glanced at Li Chuan's expression quietly and said, "It's gotten worse in the past two days. No one dared to do it during the day. If you close your eyes, you can see the female ghost in red crying in the water."
This plot development is a bit unexpected.
Li Chuan asked Manager Liu: "Did you see it too?"
Manager Liu said: "I saw that chicken, and I even pulled its wings with my hand, and my fingers were injured. It still hurts a little. As for the female ghost, I could vaguely hear some sounds."
Li Chuan understood that the female ghost and so on were mostly just imagining things.
Then he won’t be afraid.
It’s almost lunch time, let’s go have some fun. So he said: "Sit down for a while and let me change my clothes."
(End of this chapter)