It was just dawn when a rooster crowed on the roof of the house.
But I saw a big, sturdy rooster with scarlet feathers standing on the eaves, crowing loudly in the early sun.
This cry seemed to be heard throughout Guo Beicheng, waking people up from their sleep.
Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting in the pavilion, woke up when he heard the rooster crow. After he opened his eyes, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the crow.
When he saw the big rooster standing on the eaves of the roof, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help being slightly stunned.
"It's the Ghost-Swallowing Thunder Lord..."
This big scarlet rooster is exactly the same as the ninety-nine big roosters that the Ghost Swallowing Thunder Lord transformed into after descending to earth that day. It has a whole body of scarlet red and is tall and muscular. It should be two or three times bigger than ordinary roosters, and the body shape is almost the same.
Just an ostrich.
I have some curiosity and doubts in my heart.
After washing up, he asked Uncle Lu to ask.
"Uncle Lu, when did this rooster appear in the house?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Lu Bo thought for a moment and said: "Back to the eldest young master, this rooster should have ran out of the eldest young master's study a few days ago. At first, the old slave thought it was a mistake, but later he saw it when he was cleaning the eldest young master's study.
The eggshell of an egg was shattered on the ground. I thought that the rooster hatched from the eggshell. The old slave also found it incredible that a rooster could open so wide not long after it hatched. It was probably the Taoist Master's magical way.
It’s up to the art to do it.”
"That's it..." Li Xiuyuan looked in the direction of the study and then remembered.
When the Ghost Swallowing Thunder Lord descended to earth that day, he left a scarlet egg behind.
He didn't know what the use was, so he put it in the study as a decoration.
Unexpectedly, the egg actually hatched within a few days after I left.
Then this rooster should be the transformation of the Thunder God in the sky, or it may be the descendant of the Thunder God...
But can a rooster lay eggs?
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but think of this strangely.
"By the way, young master, this rooster has been acting strangely since it appeared. It doesn't need feeding or care. It sneaks out every night and goes to who knows where, but it will definitely return to the house to crow before dawn.
After he crowed, he took a nap on the roof and never came down no matter how he crowed." Lu Bo said.
Li Xiuyuan said, "This is an unusual rooster. It cannot be treated as an ordinary rooster, so Lu Bo, you don't need to pay attention to it."
"Old slave, I understand." Lu Bo nodded.
Li Xiuyuan said again: "I will go out later and check out the city."
Lu Bo said again: "I'm afraid it's not peaceful in the city. The eldest young master must remember to bring a guard when he goes out. Wu Fei and Xing Shan, the marksman that the young master recruited last time, have also returned from Wangchuan Mountain. The eldest young master can take them with him.
This way the old slave can feel more at ease."
"I know, I'm here to help Uncle Lu." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
After Lu Bo left, he looked at the rooster that had finished crowing on the eaves of the roof, then waved and said, "Is it the Ghost Swallowing Thunder God? If so, just fly down for a while."
The big vermilion rooster on the cornice flicked its head and looked at Li Xiuyuan, then flapping its wings and clucking a few times, it flew down from the roof, landed in the courtyard, and then walked towards Li Xiuyuan.
"Ghost Swallowing Thunder Lord, why are you leaving an incarnation here with me?" Li Xiuyuan asked, looking at the rooster so close at hand.
"Chuck, cluck."
But the scarlet rooster blinked and tilted its head to look at him in confusion.
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but be a little confused when he saw the rooster looking like this: "Isn't it the Ghost Swallowing Thunder Duke?"
The scarlet rooster seemed to be quite affectionate towards Li Xiuyuan. He just circled around Li Xiuyuan and fell on the ground to take a nap from time to time. He seemed not afraid of life at all.
"But no matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary rooster. I don't know what it has to do with the Ghost Swallowing Thunder Lord."
Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, it's a pity that this rooster can't speak, and he can't ask for a reason.
But from the looks of it, this rooster is staying in the house and won't leave.
Forget it, just let this rooster stay in the house, it won't be a problem anyway.
"I'm going out, just stay here by yourself." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and stopped accompanying the rooster.
He took some guards and left the house.
"Wu Fei, you stayed well in Wangchuan Mountain, why did you come here? There is a murder case on you, and the government's wanted order has not been withdrawn yet." Li Xiuyuan said on the way.
Wu Fei touched his bald head and grinned: "I got tired of staying on the mountain, so I wanted to walk around. Moreover, I was not worried about the eldest young master staying alone in the city, so I asked the younger one to come over and have a look. Besides, the growth rate increased a while ago."
Guo Beicheng has been flooded with water, and it is too late to provide disaster relief. How can they find the time to arrest me?"
"That's true. By the way, where are Xiaodie and Du Chunhua? Where have they gone?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.
Wu Fei said: "The two girls were sent back to the county by the younger one. The water is rising everywhere and people will die. The younger brother still thinks it is safer to send the two girls back to the county. There are many victims on the mountain, so he is afraid of giving birth to a child.
What's going on?"
Li Xiuyuan nodded and asked Xiaodie and Du Chunhua to go back to the county. The county was safe and there was already a plague here, so they would not be infected.
"Master, the plague in the city is weird. The whole city was infected overnight. I think this is a bit strange. If it is really a plague, there will always be people who are infected and some who are not. It can't be like this." Xing Shan next to him.
Said in a deep voice.
"You can see it too." Li Xiuyuan said, "I have considered this issue before, so I have to find someone to ask."
A group of people walked in the city.
There are still people in the city during the day.
The streets were bustling with people walking by.
However, most of the people's faces looked sick, and they coughed slightly from time to time, as if they had a cold.
But this symptom is a sign of an epidemic.
The time is short now and there is no serious outbreak yet. If we wait a few days, the condition will become serious and the city will be full of dead people.
On the way to the City God's Temple, a group of idle men gathered on the street, lazily making jokes and doing nothing.
When they saw Li Xiuyuan and the others, their eyes suddenly lit up.
"Brothers, look, isn't that Mr. Li? Is it Mr. Li's house? He's back."
"In front of him, he didn't want to pay his wages and ran away. Unexpectedly, he dared to come back. We can't spare him this time. We must ask him to get our wages back."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Although a group of idle men looked sick, the wages of ten taels of silver were more important than their minor illnesses.
Immediately, a group of people rushed over and surrounded Li Xiuyuan and others.
"Boss, you really make it easy for us to find you. You didn't pay us the wages you owed us, and you even went into hiding." An idle man said angrily.
"Where are you guys from? Get out of here or I'll kill you." Wu Fei grinned, touched his bald head and revealed a sinister smile, exuding murderous aura.
He was originally an executioner, but later became a bandit and killed the magistrate of Guobei County. He was an extremely vicious person, different from ordinary idle gangsters.
Shocked by this momentum, these idle men immediately panicked and seemed to retreat.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan waved his hand to signal Wu Fei to step back. He said, "Are you the part-time workers I hired during the previous disaster relief?"
"Exactly, my boss has a good memory. We agreed to his job before and worked hard for many days, but we didn't get a penny of wages. How can there be such a reason in the world? If our boss doesn't pay us today, we will
I won't let my boss leave." Although the idle man was panicked, he regained his courage again when facing the kind-hearted Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "You have indeed worked hard in the disaster relief work some time ago, but the wages are as agreed before, and the monthly payment is due. Now that one month has not come, and there are still ten days left, it is not appropriate for you to ask us for wages.
, I, Li Xiuyuan, will not default on my debts, and you cannot violate the construction deadline and ask for wages in advance. Now you are still hired by my Li family as part-time workers, working for my Li family. Do you want to betray the master?"
"What, what are you talking about? Master, don't talk nonsense." The idle man's face immediately turned red, and he was ashamed and said: "I, we are just afraid that the master will run away again and we won't be able to find him next time."
Most people in ancient times were very trustworthy, especially those who were idle in the market.
If you are hired, you have to do things. If you don't do it well, you will feel guilty, let alone Li Xiuyuan mentioned betraying his employer.
If this spreads out, no one will be willing to deal with such people in the future, and even colleagues will look down on such people.
Li Xiuyuan said: "How could I run away? My Li family is in Guobei County. If you can't get your wages within a month, you can go to the county to find me. My Li family is also a respectable person. How can I be short of you?"
You can get out of my way now. I have other things to do. By the way, you can also inform others that they will come to my Li Mansion in ten days to pay their wages. Each person will receive ten taels, and there will be no deductions."
"Master, are you serious about this?" Several other men became a little excited again.
They had never thought about asking for wages, they just wanted to stop Li Xiuyuan and ask for some money.
"I am a scholar, how could I lie? Scholars with bad moral character can't even be officials, how could I make fun of my own future?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Okay, then let's trust our boss again. When the boss doesn't pay us, don't blame us for being unethical." The leader of the idle man said through gritted teeth, and then asked his companions to move out of the way.
Li Xiuyuan walked over and patted his shoulder and said: "Don't worry, the money will not be missing from you. This time I came back to the city to cure the plague. Since you are still part-time workers of my Li family, I will give it to you now."
An errand to spread the news so that the people in the city should not despair. I have a way to cure the plague. I just need to wait for a few days and good news will come."