Although Cao Xiu did not want to risk his life, it did not prevent him from trying other methods.
So he exited the space and returned to the courtyard.
Looking around, there was only an old locust tree with dense leaves in the empty yard except for him.
Cao Xiu shook his head, thought for a moment, got up and walked out the door.
As his figure appeared, several women sitting at the gate, basking in the sun and doing household chores with their shoe soles in their hands, suddenly stopped talking and their eyes fell on him.
After all, the news that Cao Xiu was almost sucked dry was spreading like wildfire. Now that he is out, he will certainly attract everyone's attention.
"Xiao Cao is out?"
An aunt in her fifties greeted with a smile: "You don't look very good, where are you going?"
"Well, let's go buy something."
Cao Xiu responded calmly.
He didn't dare to be too enthusiastic about these old ladies, otherwise they would be followed by endless nonsense, which would waste his time in vain.
This is my experience after being pulled by these women dozens of times to set him up as a matchmaker.
There is no way, if you are too handsome, you will always have such troubles.
As someone greeted him in the alley, he could clearly detect movement coming from the homes where his daughters lived.
For example, the second girl from Lao Wang's family next door hid behind the window with a blushing face and peeked. Some of the more bold ones walked out of the yard directly and stood in front of the gate pretending to chat with the aunts, but in fact their eyes were focused on them.
on him.
The fat girl from Li Zheng's family was even more daring. She ran out of the courtyard in a hurry. For the seventeenth time, her feet were unsteady and she almost fell on Cao Xiu.
It's a pity that he avoided it with a slight dodge.
"Brother Cao Xiu..."
The fat girl was obviously a little dissatisfied.
Cao Xiu looked at the chubby girl in front of him who had dark skin and a body as strong as Chen Shi's and coyly cooed at him. He couldn't help but tremble and left quickly.
But before he could go far, he heard several middle-aged and elderly women whispering somewhere, saying that the rumors that he was almost sucked dry were indeed true, otherwise why would he be trembling in public? It was obviously because of his severe physical weakness!
Cao Xiu cursed secretly in his heart, not knowing who spread the news.
However, he didn't argue with them and walked quickly out of the alley.
"Cao Xiu..."
As he approached the street, a soft voice came into his ears.
He turned his eyes and saw the pretty little widow hiding in the half-open door, waving to him.
And the look in his eyes was as greedy as ever, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
Cao Xiu instinctively shivered again and walked forward faster.
Originally, he had some thoughts about this beautiful little widow, and thought that if he wanted to change his cultivation in the future, he could consider looking for her.
It's just that my body is very weak now, and I don't have the energy to mess around.
After exiting the alley, we walked forward along the street, and soon we arrived at the market not far from the Earth Temple.
He looked around a few times and glanced at the stalls selling chickens, ducks and live animals.
Just looking at those lively poultry, they didn't stay in the end. Instead, they looked at a little goat tied next to the cart not far away.
This goat is not too big, weighing only about twenty kilograms.
However, his two hind legs had been broken for some unknown reason, and there were still some blood stains on his body. It was obvious that his injuries were serious, and he was lying on the ground so weak that he obviously didn't have a few days to live.
Cao Xiu hesitated for a moment, then walked up to the vendor and bought the goat, which looked like it was dying, for 960 cash.
Ewes that can give birth to babies are generally more expensive than rams, but this dying goat is obviously not one of them. With such a serious injury, it can basically only be killed for meat.
Cao Xiu first went to buy a wicker pig cage nearby, put the goat in it, and then walked home with it.
Although his body is still very weak, he is a young man after all. After years of practice, his body is strong and strong, far beyond ordinary people. Lifting something weighing twenty or thirty kilograms is not too heavy.
After returning home, he closed the doors and windows, and after making sure there were no omissions, he stepped into the space.
The top of the hill was as deserted as ever.
Without looking at it, Cao Xiu casually picked a leaf from a waist-high tree, folded it into a simple spoon shape, squatted down and scooped a drop of water from the spring at the bottom of the pond.
He didn't dare to show off too much.
There was only so much water in total. It would be a big loss if the goat drank all the water just for a test.
But what surprised him was that this drop of water looked very small, but it was heavier than he expected. It seemed to be several times heavier than stone, gold and iron of the same volume.
Although Cao Xiu was surprised, he did not stop because of this.
He ducked out of the cave, opened the goat's mouth, fed the drop of water into the goat's mouth, and then squatted aside to watch.
Then, a surprising scene occurred.
The little lamb, which was still dying, regained its vitality at an astonishing speed.
Not only did the injuries on his body recover quickly, but even the two broken hind legs were restored to their original state after a clicking sound.
Looking at the lively and bleating goat, Cao Xiu's eyes lit up.
I didn't expect that the spring water in the cave would be so magical. Just a drop of it could completely revive the goat who was left to die.
No, even more energetic than before.
Because it has begun to shake its body in the cage, trying to escape from the restraints.
Cao Xiu silently observed it for a long time, watching it keep tossing, then released it from the cage, found a rope and tied it under the big locust tree, watching it running back and forth with full energy.
As evening approached, Chen Shi rushed over carrying a food box.
"Huh? Where did the sheep come from in the yard?"
The dark-skinned boy took a few curious glances and found that this half-sized sheep was quite lively. When he walked past it, he even wanted to gouge him with its horns.
“I went out to buy it this afternoon!”
Cao Xiu smiled: "Come over tomorrow at noon and we will eat mutton!"
"Even if your body is severely damaged, there is no need to be so lavish!"
Chen Shi shook his head: "It's not easy for Aunt Qin to run the family, so you'd better save some money."
"Don't worry, I have a plan in mind and I won't ruin my family's fortune."
"That's good!"
As he spoke, Chen Shi put the food box on the table, opened it and took out a large bowl of braised donkey meat, a portion of braised turtle, and finally a bowl of white rice.
"Eat quickly."
Cao Xiu looked at the dishes on the table.
In the turtle soup, you can see an old wild ginseng, and the donkey meat is extremely delicious, which makes him particularly appetizing.
"Together?"
He asked Chen Shi to sit down together.
"Need not!"
Chen Shi shook his head: "I've eaten it at home. Besides, these are for your health, so you can't be polite."
"All right!"
When Cao Xiu heard this, he was no longer polite. Now that he was weak, he really needed a lot of meat to make progress, so he picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, he finished the meal.
After Chen Shi packed up the dishes and left, Cao Xiu stared at the sheep for more than half an hour, until it calmed down, and then returned to the room to rest.
In fact, according to his idea, he would rather sleep in the cave in the painting, so that he would not have to worry about any monsters coming to his door.
Unfortunately, there was only one hilltop in the cave where he could stay. The surrounding area was not only desolate but also a bit cold. His current physical condition was not suitable for sleeping there.
When he woke up the next day, Cao Xiu went to see the sheep immediately and found that apart from the fact that it was extremely energetic and its fur was extremely smooth, there were no other abnormalities, and there were no signs of being strangled to death due to its excessive energy.
Since the goat is fine, that means he can drink the spring water in the cave!
Cao Xiu excitedly entered the cave, used the leaf to carefully take out another drop of water, put it into his mouth and swallowed it.
Suddenly a coolness burst out from his belly, and a rich sense of vitality quickly spread throughout his body.
Within a moment, the feeling of weakness in his body had dissipated, allowing Cao Xiu to feel his body's strength again.
Even under the blessing of vigorous vitality, his strength is still increasing, his muscles have become stronger, his bones have become tougher, and even his eyes have become brighter and brighter.
The originally cold lower back no longer felt the slightest chill, and the whole person returned to a state of vigor and vigor.