After settling the matter at the Chu Family Cemetery, Li Xiuyuan finally settled one of his worries.
There is nothing in my heart, but it is rare for me to feel at ease. Because the morning is too comfortable, I stay in bed and don't want to get up. It seems that as long as I get together, there will always be endless things to do. Only when I fall asleep can I stop.
So many trivial matters.
But that's what I think, but it's not the case.
"Master, look, the paper dress that was placed in the copper basin yesterday is missing, but there is an extra red egg in the copper basin."
Du Chunhua walked in at this time carrying a copper basin.
However, they saw that there were traces of being struck by lightning on the copper basin, and there were some signs of melting. The top was even scorched black, but in the middle of the copper basin, there was a huge red egg.
The eggs glowed faintly, making them look magical.
"Um?"
Li Xiuyuan immediately frowned and sat up from the bed: "Chunhua, bring it over here and show it to me."
Du Chunhua brought the copper basin over.
When Li Xiuyuan took a look, he saw a vague shadow of a big rooster floating in the vermilion egg. The appearance of that big rooster was the same as the ninety-nine roosters that were transformed by the Ghost Swallowing Thunder God in the Chu Cemetery yesterday.
They look exactly the same.
"What are you planning to do by leaving a rooster behind?"
He suddenly became confused.
Duke Tungui Lei never mentioned this before, he just asked me to send him a piece of clothing. Now that the clothes were sent, he returned an egg.
Is this a return gift?
"As the Thunder Lord in the sky, Lord Tungui is an orthodox god. It is impossible for such a being to do meaningless things. Just like that city god, he helped me in the first place just to win my favor and use me to do things for him.
, is this why the Ghost-Swallowing Thunder Lord left this egg?"
Li Xiuyuan kept making guesses in his mind.
But he felt that this was not like the situation of Cheng Huang.
Because there was no prior notice for this move by the Ghost Swallowing Thunder Lord.
"Now my uncle, Taoist Mu, should have returned to the master with Black Tiger. If he is here, I can ask my uncle for his opinion." Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly.
Why do people around me always disappear at critical moments?
"Master, is there something weird about this egg? Do you want me to throw it away?" Du Chunhua asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "No, keep this egg and put it in the study. This thing may be useful in the future."
He thought about it and decided not to dispose of the egg carelessly. After all, it was left by Thunder Lord, and there was something wrong with throwing it away rashly.
However, after what happened to the City God last time, he became a little wary of the ghost-swallowing thunder god, and he did not believe in ghosts and gods so easily.
"Yes, Master."
Du Chunhua responded and left with the copper basin, planning to keep the egg as a decoration in her young master's study.
"Master, it seems that the college entrance examination will be held in a few days. Master has not been studying like this these days. Doesn't Master need to prepare for the exam?"
Suddenly, Xiaodie came out from under the quilt with a slightly red face, and couldn't help but remind her.
"Hospital exam?"
Li Xiuyuan suddenly said: "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. It seems that the day of the college examination is indeed coming soon. Well, how many days are left?"
"There are only a few days left, only about six or seven days." Xiaodie said.
"Only six or seven days left?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at her with wide eyes: "Why are you going to have your hospital exam so soon?"
Xiaodie pouted her lips slightly and said, "It's so fast in the first place. This is a date that has been set by the government a long time ago. The young master goes out often these days, so I guess he doesn't even remember it."
Li Xiuyuan smiled awkwardly: "That seems to be the case."
Looking back, although he came to Guo Beicheng early for a while, he was busy with other things and only spent a small amount of time reviewing books.
"It seems that I can't sleep in anymore today. I have to get up and study hard." Li Xiuyuan said hurriedly.
This college examination is still very important.
Those who have passed the academy examination are considered to be scholars. Only with the status of scholar can they be regarded as a true scholar and have many conveniences and privileges.
Tong Sheng's status is still a little too low.
In ancient times when the class system was strict, Li Xiuyuan still understood the importance of status very well.
So what if I am a born saint? This is only recognized by the gods and ghosts. Others in the world do not recognize it. Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary people, I am just an ordinary scholar. As a certain person said, he is really unremarkable.
"Get up quickly and go study with me." Li Xiuyuan urged.
"knew."
Xiaodie responded coquettishly, looking very happy.
In the past few days, in order to cope with the college examination and pass the examination as a scholar, he really couldn't get out of the door.
However, some rumors were spread in the city, saying that a man-eating black tiger appeared in the woods on the outskirts, and that the Chu family's manager Wang Tong and more than ten guards were all killed by the black tiger. So what?
Chu Tian, the second son of the Chu family, got his retribution and was bitten by a poisonous snake. Now he is dying and is about to die. Moreover, the government is already recruiting hunters and is preparing to go out of the city to hunt tigers.
The matter of a dozen human lives was a very big thing in ancient times, but because it was done by a tiger, the big thing became a small matter.
There is no need to file a case or investigate. After all, many scholars had witnessed that scene with their own eyes at that time. If you ask any scholar for verification, you will know everything clearly. There is nothing suspicious about it.
However, it is strange to say that Li Xiuyuan was also involved in this matter. However, in the past few days, he was studying with peace of mind, but no officials came to ask questions, which really saved him a lot of worry.
All in all, although this case was serious, the implication was very small. The government just defined the case as a tiger that injured a person, and just issued a reward for the black tiger, and then let it go.
As for the black tiger, it was naturally impossible to be hunted by the hunters around him, because he had already left Guobeicheng with the Mu Tao people.
But today.
There is a river dozens of miles away from Guobei City. This river has no name and is just a tributary of Wujiang River.
There is a small town by the river. People here have made a living by fishing for generations. Over time, a fishing town has been formed. Businessmen from all over the surrounding area will come here to buy fish and sell it to various places.
An old fisherman in the fishing town returned from fishing on the river as usual, carrying a load of fish and came to the market to sell it.
"Drink, old fish head, you are so brave today. Where did you catch such a big mullet? I'm afraid it weighs dozens of kilograms. Fish like this are rare."
A hawker who was buying fish saw this old fisherman carrying a fish basket and carrying a big black fish on his back. He was immediately surprised and stopped him in a hurry: "Old fish head, sell this mullet to me. I'll pay a premium of two."
The purchase was successful, and my wife is about to give birth, so I bought the snakehead fish and went back to make soup to supplement it for her."
"Go, go, your wife gave birth half a year ago. I won't sell this black fish. I keep it for myself," said the old fish head.
The hawker chuckled and said shamelessly: "Thirty percent, how about I give a premium of 30%? I happened to meet a man buying snakehead fish in the past few days. It would be a waste if you take it back to stew in soup. Why don't you sell it to me and use the money to buy something else?"
Isn’t it better?”
Although the old fisherman was old, he was not confused. He moved his eyes and said: "I have known for a long time that a rich businessman is here to buy snakeheaded fish in the past few days. If you pay a 50% premium, I will sell this snakeheaded fish to you, otherwise I will give you
I'll go on my way."
"Look at Old Yutou, you are just like in the opera, waiting for the price."
"Hey, can't it?" The old fisherman smiled.
The hawker made an underestimation in his mind and figured out that a 50% premium would still make a profit. He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, a 50% premium means 50%. Go over there and weigh it."
"I don't trust your scale. You have to use mine." said the old fisherman.
"Okay, okay, use your scale," the vendor said.
Soon, the old fisherman sold the snakehead fish and got a lot of money, and he went home in a good mood.
After the hawker bought the big snakeheaded fish, he hurriedly took the snakeheaded fish to the inn in the town and prepared to sell it exclusively to the wealthy businessman who came to the town to buy the snakeheaded fish a few days ago.
When the hawker arrived at the inn, there were already many other fishmongers selling snakeheaded fish here.
However, out of confidence in the snakehead fish in his hand, he shouted loudly: "I have a snakehead fish that is a hundred years old. Come and take a look."
"Just brag. Although your black fish is bigger, it only lasts for more than ten years, not hundreds of years."
"Go, go, just brag, don't delay our business."
The nearby fishmonger said in one word.
But the hawker's words immediately attracted the attention of the wealthy businessman in the restaurant. Immediately, a wealthy middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes hurriedly walked out of the inn with several guards and servants.
This middle-aged man is none other than Mr. Chu from the Chu family in Guo Beicheng.
"Buy my fish, my black fish is fresh, just caught."
"My snakehead fish is big and fat. Buy it from me."
The nearby fishmongers rushed over immediately.
Mr. Chu immediately ordered his guards to stop the fishmongers, then walked straight to the hawker and said, "How much does your black fish cost?"
"Ten taels, not even a penny less..."
Before the hawker finished speaking, a silver coin was thrown over.
"Take this black fish away and go back to Guo Beicheng. Remember my previous instructions. If something goes wrong, I will never let you off lightly."
Mr. Chu looked at the black fish carefully and saw that there was a scale growing upside down on the neck of the black fish. He was sure it was correct and shouted immediately.
"Yes, sir."
The guards of the Chu family responded, took the black fish, and immediately rode away, heading straight for Guo Beicheng without any delay or hesitation.
"There is a fishing town next to the Wujiang River that will catch a snakehead fish in the next few days. This snakehead fish is a hundred years old and has a reverse scale under its neck. The blood of this snakehead fish can save Tian'er."
"My son must remember to buy Blackfish and immediately send people back to the city on flying horses. Make sure there is no delay on the way, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve great things and Tian'er's life will be difficult to save."
At this moment, Mr. Chu couldn't help but think of what his father had told him in a dream a few days ago.
After he received the dream, he immediately went to the fishing town to buy snakeheaded fish at a high price without any doubts. Now Huangtian finally paid off and bought this special snakeheaded fish.
Seeing the guards flying away on horseback, Mr. Chu felt a little at ease.