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Chapter 278 The Dark Stone Statue
"Okay, send this dish to Fellow Daoist Shi!"

Zhou You held a food box and handed it to Pang Haihai.

The fat man slightly opened some gaps, sniffed hard into the food box, and asked resentfully, "Where's mine?"

Magistrate Zhou knows how to cook, and his cooking skills are superb, but he doesn't do it lightly. He hasn't eaten for several days!

"There's still the kitchen, we'll eat when we come back, hurry up." Zhou You pushed Pang Haihai out the door, and before leaving, he still reminded him not to steal food.

"See, they are a couple." Yu Yue turned to Wang Qiong and said.

This fat sea is really...

"Why, are you jealous of my Haihai?" Sister Wang raised her eyebrows and asked with a half-smile.

"Pang Dahai, you little vixen!" Yu Yue yelled, and then turned around to clean up Sister Wang.

Zhou You didn't get involved in the playfulness between the two sisters, frowning, he stared in the direction of the gate of Ping'an County through the courtyard wall.

……

Ping'an County, North City Gate.

As a large county city, the daily flow of people between the four city gates is very large.

The number of ordinary people living in Beicheng is the largest, and the most people go out of the city and enter the city. Therefore, entering the city here often requires queuing.

A white-haired old man came from nowhere, holding a big wine gourd in his hand, white hair and white clothes, with a fairy air.

It's hard to say what else he does with his good looks, but if he goes to set up a street stall to tell fortunes, he will definitely make a lot of money every day, and he may even take the opportunity to touch the hands of the big girl and the little daughter-in-law. . .

The old man saw that there were twenty or thirty people lined up to enter the city, so he was not in a hurry, so he stood at the end of the line and listened to the words of the people in front.

"It must have been issued by the Sky Surveyor. It's thick!" A middle-aged man patted his coat and boasted.

"A few days ago, I went to the clothes shop to inquire. It would cost several taels of silver to make such a dress, and it's all made of high-quality cotton."

The other person in front of him nodded, and looked at the person behind him enviously.

This middle-aged man came from that wasteland and lived in the same alley as him.

After winter, cotton coats, cotton quilts, cotton shoes, cotton trousers, coal and other practical things, everything you can think of, the sky surveyor has equipped.

The treatment of the desolate people is really good!

But envy is envy, not jealousy.

Now everyone's life is easier, with a little savings, they can afford everything, and there is no need to be jealous of these poor people.

After the two got acquainted, they went out together today, thinking about finding some wild game in the nearby woods to stew at home.

There is no shortage of food and drink at home. When they come out in winter, they just want to try something new, but they have nothing to gain after going out all morning, so they can only come back empty-handed.

"Will you go to sea with me in the coming year, or go to farm?"

"Planting the land, there is food at home, don't panic!" The middle-aged man chuckled twice.

Surveyor?
The old man showed doubts in his eyes, and followed behind the two of them to listen to the sound.

Not long after, it was finally his turn to enter the city.

"What's your name?" The soldier in charge of registration asked after glancing at the old man in front of him.

"Kong Yuan." The old man smiled, not hiding his real name.

The soldier asked a few more questions, and after neatly recording them, he asked the old man to leave some spiritual energy in a piece of jade slip, and waved him to let him into the city.

Kong Yuan just stayed for a while, there was no need to go to the Sky Survey Division for a second registration.

Before leaving, this man raised his eyes to look at the formation disk set high in the bluestone bricks above his head, and frowned.

Immediately afterwards, he felt the spiritual consciousness of a monk swept over.

"In the early stage of Nascent Soul?"

Kong Yuan showed a smile on his face, ignored the other party, put the wine gourd on his waist, and walked on the bustling street.

He was not interested in anything else, but when he came across a restaurant, he had to go in and taste it.

"Come and serve two jugs of the strongest!" Old man Kong went into a small wine shop, ordered a few small dishes, threw down some loose silver taels, and ordered two more jugs of wine.

"That's it!" Xiao Er replied, put away the money, turned around and happily went to drink.

When the monks came, they were always very generous.

The general shopkeeper will also give him some rewards, which is really flattering!

The second brother finished drinking, turned around again, and there was another guest beside the white-bearded grandfather.

The clothes look familiar...

"Zhou, Magistrate Zhou?!" The young man put two jugs of wine on the table. When he saw the face of the visitor, a look of surprise appeared on his face. After rubbing his eyes, he immediately ran happily to the backyard.

This must be told to the shopkeeper, add food!

"You are very popular." Kong Yuan poured a glass of wine, swallowed down his stomach, and exhaled happily.

This wine is a recipe for each family, and it is not bad to taste this common wine once in a while.

"Where did you come from?" Zhou You asked with a smile.

The old man with white beard and hair in front of him should be a late Nascent Soul cultivator, most likely an overseas visitor.

"I'll just go out for a stroll and see my apprentices. The governor doesn't need to worry about me." Kong Yuan spoke very politely, without that arrogant attitude.

The facts are exactly as he said.

Cathay took the two senior sisters and stayed there for month after month. The old man's other apprentices were all in retreat, and no one would play with him anymore.

"In that case, I won't bother you." Zhou You guessed, nodded, stood up and left the restaurant.

The little second brother held a plate of freshly cut elbow flowers in sauce, turned around and walked out of the kitchen in the backyard.

Behind him was his shopkeeper, who also held two dishes in his hand.

"Where's Governor Zhou?" The shopkeeper raised the curtain and came out, stunned.

Just now I took a peek at it myself, did it exist?
Why is there only one old man left?
The second brother shook his head, it seemed that the elbow flower in his hand could not be delivered. . .

The two of them didn't pay any attention to the old man's gaze. They talked and walked back with a few dishes.

Kong Yuan babbled and babbled, suddenly feeling strange in his heart...

……

Somewhere outside the county town of Da Zhou.

"God, come here!"

A boy who looked about seven or eight years old squatted in the grass and called to another boy who was standing by a tree not far away.

"If you don't do it at home, you have to get out of the city every time!" Goudan found some grass leaves on the ground, pinched his nose, took a few steps closer, glanced at the other party with disgust, and then threw the grass leaves at the other party before.

The two teenagers are about the same age.

This age is also the time to be naughty.

They were tired of playing in the county town, and occasionally they would make appointments to go out of the city to play.

In the winter, although there is nothing to do outside the city, and the pool in the forest is too cold for people, but the two still have a secret base, and they came out this time to take a look.

Goudan saw that Xiao Si got out of the grass, turned slightly sideways, avoiding the opponent's palm.

The leaves picked up from the ground this season are dry and brittle, who knows if this guy rubbed against his hands.

"Okay, you still hate me!" Xiao Si rushed over, waving his palms.

The two teenagers, chasing each other, went to a hidden place in the woods.

In the end, it was Goudan who pressed Xiao Si and forced him to wash his hands by a small puddle.

The two stood in front of a small cave.

Outside the hole, it was tightly covered by a layer of dry branches and vines.

After working together to remove the barrier at the door, the two entered the cave briskly in the dark.

After walking through the passage of seven or eight meters, Goudan touched the oil lamp on the stone wall, took out the torch, tiptoed and laboriously lit the oil lamp, operated it three times in a row, and lit three oil lamps.

In the small stone cave, a warm fire was lit, revealing the scene inside.

The inside of the cave is irregularly circular, with an area of ​​about ten square meters and a height of less than two meters, which is not too large.

But as the secret stronghold of the two little guys, it is completely enough to play.

Goudan took out a few comic books and some snacks from the side to eat, drank the juice squeezed from wild fruits, and sat on the thick hay, acting very comfortable.

"It's getting colder and colder today, so we won't be able to come here in the future, we have to wait until spring comes."

Goudan is very thickly dressed, but after sitting for a long time, it is inevitable that he will feel a little chilly, and he can't help sniffling.

"Then I have to tidy up my things today!" Xiao Si nodded, pouted her buttocks, and flipped through her treasure house.

Inside him, there are strange-looking stones, large slingshots, and swords that he cut himself out of wood.

After flipping a bit.

He took out a jet-black stone statue the size of two palms.

"Didn't you say last time that you were going to sell this thing, did you ask for the price?" Goudan glanced at the stone statue in the opponent's hand and asked.

"No, I went to the store, and they gave me a few coins and kicked me out." Xiao Si laughed out loud when he mentioned this experience.

That's good, before he could make a move, he exchanged for a piece of sugar cake!
No loss, no loss!
"When you sell it, you have to treat me to a good one!" Goudan chewed the snack and reminded his good friend.

The stone statue looks exquisite and lifelike, if it can be sold for a few taels of silver, it will be a fortune!
Although it was picked up by Xiao Si, the two of them found it by a small stream together. It's not too much to eat something delicious, so Xiao Si agreed with this matter with a smile.

The two teenagers talked about which shop had delicious and delicious food, and then the topic gradually drifted away. . .

"I passed by the entrance of the alley yesterday and heard them say Mrs. Li and..."

"Really? Doesn't this green hat wear porcelain?"

"Porcelain is solid!"

"No wonder when I got up last night, Aunt Li was crying and howling in the house, coming and going, high and low, annoying to death."

"It was terrible to be beaten!"

"My house and his house are separated by a courtyard wall. After listening to her being beaten for half an hour, isn't it worse for me?"

……

The two teenagers were playing and chatting in the cave. After nearly an hour, when they felt that the weather was getting colder, they took their treasures and walked towards the county together.

Goudan is fine, he only has a few comic books in his bosom.

But Xiaosi was struggling to walk, the stone statue weighed more than ten catties, and he was about to fall down from exhaustion before he had walked far.

The two had no choice but to tie the stone statue with vines and carry it on their backs, helping each other before returning to the county seat.

"Let's put it at home first. I saw a shop yesterday. There are a lot of strange-shaped stones in it. Maybe someone wants it."

Panting, Xiaosi put the dark stone statue in the corner of his yard, covered it for a while, then turned around and made an appointment with Goudan to meet tomorrow.

It was almost dusk, Goudan hurried home, and after eating, he read comic books in his own room.

Looking at it, he fell asleep.

In the middle of the night.

Goudan rubbed his eyes and woke up at night.

In the yard next door, they are beating their wives again...

"It's endless, it's endless, hit it, hit it, kill it!"

Not long after, Goudan gasped when he heard that Aunt Li was crying.

So fucking cruel!

……

The next day, Goudan yawned and went out with Xiaosi to sell stone statues.

Xiaosi also felt a little bit sorry for his little friend who was quarreled every night, and said that after selling the stone statue, he would make up for it.

"Little guy, where did you get this stone statue?"

In a bookstore, the old storekeeper took the dark stone statue, his eyes lit up, he looked carefully, and asked where it came from.

This stone statue is engraved with a very burly soldier in armor and bare-handed.

Although the whole is dark, but the details are done very well, and there are no traces, it is a good decoration!
Xiao Si glanced at the side of the bookshelf, there was a cabinet of strange stones of various shapes, and replied honestly: "We two picked them up outside the city."

"Okay, I want this thing!" The old shopkeeper nodded, placed the stone statue in a very conspicuous position in the wooden cabinet, turned around and took out three or four taels of silver, and handed it to the two little guys.

Goudan and Xiao Si happily ran away.

The old shopkeeper wiped the stone statue with a damp cloth. He seemed to be in a good mood, and he probably had already set a price for it.

……

I don't know where.

In a certain luxurious palace.

A young man was smiling, looking at the picture of the old shopkeeper wiping the stone statue in the light curtain.

If he traveled around here, he would definitely be able to recognize this person's face through his facial features, which was exactly the same as the phantom face that appeared in front of himself and Bai Yuzan that day.

He is the one that Bai Yuzan said, the little steward!
"Have all these things been found?" An old woman walked into the hall slowly with a cane, recognized the picture on the light curtain, and asked with a smile.

This old woman has many wrinkles on her face, a thin figure, and a faint breath.

Her life was coming to an end, like a candle in the wind, it felt like it could be extinguished at any time.

The old lady kept her eyes closed, with a smile on her lips.

The young man quickly stood up, gave a salute, then took a wooden chair, and helped him to sit down.

"Where's that little guy?" the old woman asked with a smile.

"Here it is!" The young man waved his hand, and the light curtain flickered, changing the scene.

Among them, Zhou Junshou frowned and thought, portraying the appearance of the array.

"Interesting, I don't know if I can see this little guy with my own eyes before I open my eyes."

The lines on the disk made this noble-looking old woman look forward to it.

When the young man heard this, he also fell silent.

The next moment, he nodded heavily.

It will definitely work!
　After letting go these few days, I have indulged myself a bit too much. I don’t go home at night. I haven’t kept up with the updates. I’m sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)