Chong'er was just a little book boy, so he didn't know he was such a playboy. He just felt that Master Shiheng looked at him strangely, which made him feel a little shy and uncomfortable. He held the bowl of water he drank from and gently put it back on the table.
As soon as he put the bowl down, the bones that Yu Qing had chewed clean were thrown into the bowl with a clatter.
But at this moment, the metal can on Yu Qing's waist suddenly rang loudly again, quite violently.
"Huh!" Yu Qing said curiously, looking down at the jar hanging on his waist. The little guy inside was wilted after not eating for a long time. It had been a long time since he had been so strong. Why did his head suddenly become hard again?
Is it because you are full from drinking water?
Could it be that this little guy was meant to drink water?
He thought about it and felt something was wrong. The little guy didn't eat or drink before. He was given water but wouldn't drink.
Strangely, he took off the jar from his waist and unscrewed the lid.
As soon as the lid was removed, the fire cricket rushed out with a swish.
"Yeah!" Chong'er exclaimed, meaning he ran away. He was stunned again and found that the fire cricket had been tied to the jar by a silk thread and could not escape.
The fire cricket didn't seem to have any intention of running away. It jumped out and flew around, then plunged straight into the bowl where the insect was drinking water.
To be precise, he lay on the ribs that had eaten all the meat.
There was a crunching sound.
Yu Qing and Chong'er were stunned at the same time, then bent down at the same time, and put their heads to the edge of the bowl at the same time. They could smell each other's breath, and both stared at the fire cricket on the bones with wide eyes, confirming, and
I could see clearly that the fire cricket was indeed holding the bone and gnawing wildly.
After observing for a while, I confirmed that the fire cricket was indeed swallowing the dregs of the bones it had chewed into its stomach.
There were big nicks on the bones, and there was no bone residue in the bowl. It was indeed swallowed.
The two of them looked at each other at the bowl. Yu Qing suddenly turned around and looked at the food that Chong'er had just eaten but not yet finished, and then looked at Chong'er.
The two of them didn't say a word, but they seemed to understand each other. Zhong'er nodded repeatedly and immediately ran to bring the rice bowl, picked some vegetables with chopsticks and put them on the table, and then picked a ball of rice on the table.
Yu Qing picked up the fire cricket with the thread, but the little guy held on to the bones and even grabbed the ribs that were several times bigger than it. It was being pulled by the neck and was still gnawing wildly. Don't
Eating as hard as possible.
Yu Qing clamped the ribs with one hand, pulled the thread hard, and finally separated the little guy from the bones, and threw the bones back into the bowl.
The little guy seemed unwilling to give in and flapped his wings to fly towards the bones in the bowl.
Yu Qing swung it hard and hit the right spot, directly hitting the fire cricket next to the ball of rice, making it clear for the little guy to eat it.
The fire cricket didn't do anything, and flew up again, rushing towards the bones in the bowl.
Yu Qing waved his hand again, smashed the fire cricket on the chosen dish, and let the little guy choose again.
The little guy didn't understand and didn't appreciate it. He flew up again and threw himself at the bones in the bowl as if he was desperate.
This time, Yu Qing did not stop him and allowed the little guy to pounce on his food.
Bang, the impact was too much, the fire cricket flipped the bone in the bowl over, but still held it, hanging upside down under the bone, clicking and chewing.
After watching for a while, Chong'er tried to ask: "Master Shiheng, do fire crickets eat bones?"
He had also seen the process of Tie Miaoqing and others worrying about eating fire crickets on the way back. He saw with his own eyes that a group of people were so anxious that one of them refused to eat anything and thought they were caught underground.
The things are so angry that they think they will go on a hunger strike if they lose their freedom.
Yu Qing stopped talking several times and leaned over to observe. After confirming that he was still eating, he couldn't help scratching the back of his head and said, "I'm actually eating bones! I didn't drink any water on this trip.
He didn't drink juice, didn't eat meat, didn't chew grass, didn't touch fruits, and didn't want anything delicious. How could he act like a mad dog for a bone? Tie Miaoqing probably never dreamed of it, and he didn't know those three
Whether the Fire Cricket can survive without eating or drinking until they rush back to Youjiaobu, it's too late to tell them now even if you want to."
The little guy's teeth are really sharp and he can gnaw bones very quickly. It didn't take long to chew off nearly half of the ribs that were several times the size of his body.
Yu Qing and Chong'er were both stunned. They really didn't know how the Fire Cricket's belly could hold food bigger than themselves.
Watching the Fire Cricket's belly become round and round, and then watching it eat, Yu Qing was afraid, fearing that it would burst to death, so he pulled the thread, "Big head, big head, that's about it. Let go, and I'll pick up the bones for you to eat another day."
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However, the little guy refused to let go and continued to chew wildly.
Chong'er's bright eyes flashed at the side, and she tried to ask, "Mr. Shiheng, did you name it 'Big Head'?"
Yu Qing sneered, "Look at its big head, and it's called casually. How can it have a name?" He tilted his head to look at her, "The food is cold, go and eat your food."
Chong'er still listened to his words. Just as he was about to hold the bowl with both hands, his eyes suddenly fell on the table and the food he had picked out before. Then he stretched out his delicate hands and scraped off every grain of rice with his fingertips.
Gather them together, mix them with the dishes on the table, and put them into your mouth silently.
Yu Qing was stunned and stared at him, "Are you concerned? This was touched by a fire cricket. Aren't you afraid that fire crickets are poisonous?"
Zhong'er realized that he didn't look good when he was picking up rice. He blushed and felt a little embarrassed. He shook his head silently, took the rice bowl and went to the corner to slowly eat his own with his head down.
Yu Qing looked back and was speechless. Thinking of the bowl of water that he tricked the insects into drinking to test the poison, he felt a little unworthy of being a villain.
By the time the insect had finished eating every last morsel of the meal, the fire cricket in the bowl had also eaten all the ribs. The cone-shaped belly that was originally half the size of a thumb had stretched out like an egg, and the big head instead
Seems small.
"Fortunately, I hope you didn't die." Yu Qing picked up the little guy again.
He was about to put it back into the jar when a shocking scene suddenly appeared.
puff……
A long fart sound suddenly sounded, and Zhong'er's eyes widened, and he saw a line of black smoke spurting from the Fire Cricket's butt.
The black smoke puffed out for almost ten times before it stopped, and the room was instantly covered in gray.
The door opened, Yu Qing and Chong'er escaped from the house, and then they closed the door urgently.
Look at the fire cricket in his hand again. Although it still looks like a hanged ghost, its aura is different. It feels like it is too lazy to move after eating and drinking enough.
The key point is that the bulging belly that was full of food has returned to its original shape.
Would it be better if you just farted? The two people who fled outside the door looked at each other speechlessly, which was an eye-opener.
Yu Qing looked at the corridor outside and quickly put the 'hanged ghost' in his hand back into the jar.
When the smoke and dust in the house subsided, the two of them opened the door and went in. There was already a light layer of dust on the table, floor, and mattress.
The table and the floor were okay, but the place where someone slept was really dirty. The two looked at each other in confusion again.
"I'll clean it up." Chong'er immediately rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
"It's too late." Yu Qing grabbed him by the neck and half hugged him shoulder to shoulder. Immediately, Chong'er's cheeks flew away, "It's not just a speck of dust, there are big heads on their mattresses."
The sparks from the spray burned out a lot of holes, that... when they come back and see it later, just say that Xu Fei did it accidentally."
Chong'er groaned and looked up at him with a troubled expression on his face. He shook his head and said that he could not frame his young master.
Yu Qing: "Haven't you seen it yet? Your young master is now a famous person, and a bunch of candidates are trying to fawn over him. If he says he made the mistake, everyone will be very tolerant. But I am different."
"But...but..." Chong'er lowered his head and shook his head in embarrassment.
Yu Qing: "I didn't let you wrongly accuse your young master. You should go to Xu Fei immediately and tell him the situation quietly. Just say what I said, and he will agree with what you said. Do you understand?"
Zhong'er breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly.
Yu Qing let go of him, raised his leg and kicked his butt, "Go quickly."
Zhong'er, who staggered two steps, blushed again, ran to the side and quickly packed up the food box, and then hurried away...
In a small hall of the inn, a long table was set up and a dozen candidates gathered.
Almost all those who promoted cups and replaced cups were those with top scores in the provincial examination, including Xie Yuanlang Zhan Muchun.
There are exceptions, such as Xu Fei, Su Yingtao and the other two, whose scores in the provincial examination were not among the top twenty.
But exceptions naturally have reasons for exceptions. This was originally a surprise banquet for Xu Fei, and Su Yingtao and the other two were the ones who planned the game. Although they were named as Zhan Muchun's host, they were actually the four who paid for it, half of it.
The host is naturally qualified to be present.
During the dinner, everyone asked Xu Fei about his experience these days.
Xu Fei couldn't say anything except a wry smile, saying that he couldn't say anything without the escort officer's permission.
Everyone obviously didn't know anything, but they suddenly seemed to understand it, thinking that they really understood the meaning.
After drinking a few glasses of wine and becoming more interested, Su Yingtao finally asked about something that everyone was interested in. Tie Miaoqing rode away in a graceful manner outside the station.
Xu Fei still refused to say more because he didn't want to cause trouble for himself. He said that he had never even seen Tie Miaoqing's true face and no one believed him, so he could only be fined with alcohol.
That night, people came to the room to visit Xu Fei one after another, making the room quite lively.
Yu Qing, who was sitting against the wall in the corner of the Tongbu, also heard some recent news about the teams rushing to take the exam.
It is said that the number of escorts was reduced and the defense was relaxed.
It was said that the imperial court sent someone to appease everyone, saying that the mastermind behind the attack on the candidates had been eliminated by the Sinan Mansion, and there would be no similar dangers in the future.
It only said that the Sinan Mansion solved the problem, but did not say that the Sinan Mansion was the cause of the problem.
The most important thing is that in order to calm everyone down, the imperial court announced a piece of major good news.
Considering that the frightened candidates from various states may affect their performance in the examination, His Majesty the Emperor was particularly gracious and gave the candidates from various states five additional opportunities to be named on the gold list.
Admissions are based on priority outside the boundaries - this is the emperor's personal approval.
In other words, after the results of the general examination are released, if the imperial court's admission quota is the top 100, then five candidates from different states will be admitted specifically among the 100th ranked candidates.
This means that among this batch of candidates from various states, those who take the 150th place, or even those who take the 200th or 300th place will have a chance to be on the gold list. After all, it is impossible for the candidates from the various states to just rank the one or two after the 100th place.
The third, fourth and fifth places will definitely be separated by the rankings of candidates from other states.
Therefore, the significance of these five places is of great significance. It has given many people opportunities. It is truly great news that has made the candidates from various states ecstatic. They all praise His Majesty for your wisdom!