Because she is good-looking, many people would look at her when she walked on the street, and some even came to tease her. I was hunting rats in Changjing a few days ago, and the mice I caught every day were arranged in a row.
People would also form a circle and stare at her like this, exclaiming in amazement, which also made her feel a little proud.
At this time, I saw a group of servants getting out of the way, and a young man walked out from behind. He also lowered his head to look at the calico cat. His eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but marvel:
"As expected, she is extremely beautiful and looks extraordinary!"
"This little guy was shocked when he first saw her."
"Let me touch..."
The young man squatted down, his eyes shining, and he reached out to touch the calico cat.
The calico cat leaned back and didn't touch it.
But it's only a little bit close.
The young man stretched out his hand again.
The calico cat took two steps back, just the same distance as he had moved forward, but still couldn't touch it.
Still only a little bit short.
The young man smiled.
"interesting."
"The cat is arrogant by nature. The husband is not familiar with it, so it's normal that he can't touch it." Butler Liu said from the side, "I see that this cat is bold and not afraid of people. If you feed it some meat, maybe you can touch it."
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"Get the meat!"
A servant quickly went to the kitchen to get the meat.
Not long after, the young man held a few pieces of meat in his hand and stretched it out to the cat, with a kind smile on his face:
"Eat~"
The calico cat was licking its paws and thinking about something, waiting for the night to come. After hearing this, it just raised its head, stared at him in confusion, and gradually tilted its head to the side, without even looking at the piece of meat.
"this……"
The young man looked at the butler behind him again.
"Cats love to eat fish."
"Get the fish!"
The meat on my hands was replaced by fish.
The cat remained unmoved.
"Hey……"
The young man seemed to have a headache and was a little impatient.
When Butler Liu saw it, he quickly glanced at the servants around him. A group of servants immediately understood and started to move. Some went around behind Mao'er, and some blocked both sides.
What's interesting is that the cat was originally leisurely and didn't seem to be alert, but when the servant behind her made a move, she seemed to have eyes in her back and instantly jumped to the side to avoid the servant's hand.
Immediately, another servant on the left and right rushed towards her, but she jumped twice in a row and easily dodged them.
A group of people made a fuss in the garden.
I rushed over and over, but not to mention catching the cat, I didn't even touch the cat's hair.
After a while, a group of people stood under a tree, panting from exhaustion, but the cat on the branch looked leisurely, licking its fur and staring down at them.
The cat didn't feel much malice from them. She just felt that these people were teasing her. As the cat grew up, she had already become accustomed to people teasing cats without regard for the importance or etiquette. At this time, she lay on her back.
The cat on the branch was confused because these people had invited her to catch mice, and since she had been catching mice for others in Changjing, no one had ever chased her except children in other people's homes.
"Forget it, Mr. Lang, don't be in a hurry."
Butler Liu said to the young man, and then led him to the side. When he was far away, he asked:
"I wonder what you think of this cat?"
"The body and appearance are all extremely beautiful, especially the eyes. It is full of intelligence, agile and active, and does not like to hurt others. It is worthy of being called the magical cat by Uncle Liu." The young man said, "It is just not easy to catch."
"Shh, sir, please keep your voice down!"
"What's wrong?"
"That cat is quite spiritual. It seems to be able to understand human speech. The cat's ears are so good that I am afraid that it will listen to me."
"Can you understand human language?"
"When the Taoist sent it over earlier, I saw with my own eyes that the Taoist talked to it. But whether it can really understand human speech or whether the Taoist is just making it up, I don't know. I can think of some ways to try it tonight.
It's very spiritual." Butler Liu said, "But according to rumors, it can catch a family of more than 40 mice in one day, so I'm afraid it is really spiritual."
"That's really a magical cat!"
"besides……"
"how?"
"That Taoist seems to be a practitioner. He originally practiced in a small Taoist temple in Lingquan County, Yizhou. In addition to raising this cat and catching rats for others, he also did some work of exorcising evil spirits and subduing demons. I think this is probably true.
Some people are good at it, but I don’t know how deep it is.” Butler Liu said as he quietly glanced at the young man.
"It is indeed right to ask Uncle Liu to go in person."
"I don't dare to take it seriously."
"But even if you are a cultivator, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of my Taiwei Mansion?" The young man laughed, "There are so many masters in Juxian Mansion, who can stir up such big waves?"
"This is natural, this is natural..."
"But it's not good to overdo it."
"The husband is wise!"
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief.
Although my old master was a prince of the current dynasty, few of Dayan's princes had real power. Now that he was old and in poor health, he relied on a strange man from the world who had been recruited by the house last time.
This special method has allowed me to hang on to my life until now. The husband in front of me is the son of the old master, so he is inevitably doted on. His reputation among the people is not good. Now the old master is not going to die soon, but the husband is still young.
There was only a modest official position in Changjing, and the future of the family was very worrying.
Fortunately, the current queen loves cats very much and is related to the Chang family, so now is an opportunity.
I am afraid that this gentleman will act recklessly.
Now it seems that although Lang Jun is ignorant, he is not a stupid person.
"But no matter what, this cat must be dedicated to my cousin." The young man turned to the housekeeper and said, "Say something nice to that gentleman, don't be stingy, and give him more money."
"The villain was prepared to give him two hundred taels of silver, which was already a sky-high price. Later, when he met the cat and the Taoist, he felt that it was still a little less. So he gave him five hundred taels of silver, which is the salary of a county magistrate for ten years. In exchange for
A cat that is meant to make money, I guess he won’t refuse.”
"Don't be stingy with this little money, give me a thousand taels." The young man said, "If he still doesn't want to, you can give him more. If he is greedy, it's up to you, Uncle Liu."
"Young man understands."
"If you please my cousin, you will be rewarded heavily."
"Thank you sir in advance!"
The butler bowed repeatedly, no matter what he thought in his heart, he must behave as a servant in the moment.
The young man walked back and stood under the tree, looking at the cat on the tree. The more he looked at it, the more amazed he became, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
The sky gradually darkened.
The cat was alert and dull, so he stared at them for a while, then got down from the tree and started to go to work.
…
Early the next morning.
The master and the servant were walking through the garden, one behind the other.
"Uncle Liu, did you catch that cat?"
"Back to Langjun, I don't have it yet, but don't worry, I already have a solution. I think Langjun will be interested."
"oh?"
"I tried it last night, and the cat really understood human speech." Butler Liu followed respectfully, "The cat was catching mice in the garden last night, and I tried to say something to it. There are mice in it."
"More, she took one look at the villain and ran inside. Later, there was a mouse outside that scared the human. The villain said to it again, and it immediately ran outside again. Do you think it's magical?"
"Could it be that he has become a spirit?"
"It's hard to say, but does Chang Jing have enough things to become a spirit?"
"you mean……"
The two looked at each other and neither dared to say more.
When we walked to the middle of the garden, there were already some people gathered around, as if they were watching something strange.
Seeing the arrival of the master and butler, everyone onlookers got out of the way.
When the two of them went in and took a look, they were both surprised.
There were two rows of rats, at least twenty of them.
Each row is the same length, with the same number of mice, arranged neatly, and the head, tail, and face of each mouse are facing the same way.
Even mice are arranged according to body size.
"It's amazing!"
The young man couldn't help but marvel, and whispered: "If I tell this to the queen's cousin, I'm afraid she will be amazed."
"Mr. Lang..."
"Um."
The young man turned to look at him.
"clear!"
Butler Liu immediately understood, nodded, walked forward, and said to the Sanhua Cat respectfully: "Miss Sanhua, it's like this, there is a room over there, and there is a mouse running around. Although Sanhua
The empress has already caught a lot of them, so please make one more trip and catch them all. How about we pay more to Empress Sanhua?"
"Meow!"
This is something that Sanhua Empress often encounters.
In order to make money, usually when catching mice for someone, if the host has any requirements or where to start, just tell her and she will listen and do it.
"this way please!"
The butler made a gesture of invitation.
The calico cat followed him and entered a room.
But when she arrived at the house, she looked around and sniffed, but found no trace of the mouse. When she turned around in confusion, she suddenly felt the light at the door dim. She looked up and saw that there were many people standing at the door.
The leader was still the butler, with an apologetic look on his face, and he raised his hands and said:
"I'm sorry, Miss Sanhua. Since you have become spiritual, I don't want to embarrass you. It's just that your master sold you to us for one thousand taels of silver. One thousand taels, even if many rich people
You will never earn so much money in your life. In short, you will be our cat from now on, but we will not treat you badly. Instead, we will invite you to live with the queen in the palace and enjoy the glory, wealth, and fine food and clothing."
At the same time, several servants entered the house.
"brush!"
The calico cat looked wary, and instantly turned into a shadow and ran to the side. He climbed directly onto the wall, ran a few steps on the wall, and suddenly jumped onto the beam.
A group of servants raised their heads again, their faces dull.
The cat stared down at them, his eyes alert to the highest level, and he actually spoke:
"nonsense!"
The voice was clear and thin, but there was no doubt about it.
The servants below, the housekeeper, and the young man watching at the door were all stunned when they heard this, and then opened their eyes wide, and were very frightened.