Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 232
Rat boss?

Hearing this name, Li Xiuyuan suddenly became strange.

Looking at the pitiful little white mouse in the palm, it is hard to imagine that it will become the boss of a group of mice in the county.

These days, when the rats become spirited, they know that they are forming gangs.

"You little white mouse that steals things is actually the boss. I really can't tell. You don't have much knowledge, but you are so ambitious. You have proclaimed yourself the king of mice." Li Xiuyuan flicked its head and said with a smile.

"Zhizhi~!" The little white mouse stretched out its front feet and covered its head again, with a tearful look of grievance.

The black cat looked gloating, stretched out its fluffy grasp and covered its mouth with a snicker.

"You still have a smile on your face, you black cat doesn't care about the house, it's fine, and you make the house run wild, chasing mice and playing all day, if you're free and bored, go to a private school to read and learn some characters , you who have become smart things will have to read and write sooner or later, and smart people who don't know how to read can't go further on the road of cultivation."

Li Xiuyuan said.

He did not tell a lie, but the truth.

All kinds of ghosts and ghosts are the most popular if they want to be able to read and write.

Some ghost foxes with good literary talents can even pretend to be students to rely on scholars and raise people, which is even more powerful than scholars.

After being trained by Li Xiuyuan, the black cat and the little white mouse lowered their heads one by one, as if admitting their mistake.

"I don't want to waste time with you two little things, go play by yourself, and start going to private school for me tomorrow." Li Xiuyuan stood up and said.

"Meow, meow meow~!"

The black cat responded, and the white mouse next to it also squeaked twice.

Said that he agreed to Li Xiuyuan's words.

"Xiaodie, where is Chunhua? Isn't she at the house?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.

Xiaodie said, "Sister Chunhua is doing needlework in the house, she says she is sewing a new dress for the young master."

"Well, let Chunhua come over and wait for me to take a bath first, to wash off the dust, and then there will be a family banquet at home." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Yes, sir."

Xiaodie suddenly blushed slightly, her eyes showed a bit of shyness, then turned around and left quickly.

When Chunhua in the house heard that the young master came back, she hurriedly put down her needlework and was pleasantly surprised, but soon after Xiaodie said that she would serve the young master to take a bath, she couldn't help but blushed and became a little shy.

But being shy is shy, the two maids quickly prepared hot water to serve their young master to take a bath.

In the bathtub of the bathroom, Li Xiuyuan was sitting in the hot water. Behind him, Du Chunhua knelt behind his young master with a blushing face, combing his long black hair carefully.

"I have never cut my hair since I was born. It is really inconvenient to have such long hair. I haven't washed my hair for a long time when you are not around. If possible, I should really cut it off." Li Xiuyuan supported his head and sighed. .

Xiaodie next to her poured hot water on her young master's body with a spoon, and said with a smile at the moment; "Young master, your body is hairy and skinny, and you got it from your parents, how can you cut it off at will."

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "The body is hair and skin, and the parents are affected because the body is damaged, and the parents will definitely worry, so they should cherish the body and let the parents not worry. This is a kind of filial piety, not really want to stay. Long hair is not allowed to be cut, don’t you think it’s difficult to take care of such long hair? It takes nearly an hour to take care of it every time.”

"Hee hee, it won't be troublesome if the young master has servants and sister Chunhua to take care of him." Xiaodie blushed slightly, pursed her lips and smiled.

"You are so sweet." Li Xiuyuan smiled.

Xiaodie couldn't help squinting her eyes and laughing at this praise, looking extremely happy.

Chunhua, who combed her young master's hair behind her, also smiled, and then said curiously: "I used to want to ask when the slaves were taking the young master to take a bath, why does the young master's heart glow faintly? Sometimes I fall asleep with the young master at night I can see it very clearly when I’m under the quilt.”

"Oh, it's because my heart is shining, it's natural." Li Xiuyuan said.

A few people chatted about some interesting things. Although they hadn't seen each other for a while, their feelings were stronger than before.

"Hey, why is there a bronze mirror there? And it's still shining." Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan saw a simple bronze mirror in the bathroom, which seemed to be shining brightly.

Du Chunhua wondered: "Didn't the young master bring that back? The servant felt that there was no lack of bronze mirror in the room, and the bronze mirror was a bit old, so he put it in the bathroom."

"I brought it back? Xiaodie took it over to have a look." Li Xiuyuan said.

Xiaodie responded and took the bronze mirror.

After Li Xiuyuan took it, he compared it, but bursts of purple light appeared in the bronze mirror, and there was a faint figure in the purple light, which was his appearance.

In the purple light, Li Xiuyuan sat there with a large knife in his hand, his eyes closed and motionless, as stable as Mount Tai.

"This is my soul." Li Xiuyuan's eyes were fixed: "My soul was actually reflected by this bronze mirror. By the way, I remembered that this bronze mirror was the one called Xiaoganzi when I passed by Dahu Village. The young man gave it to me, he said that the person who can reflect three figures in the bronze mirror can kill the water demon in Dahu Village."

Think back to something from the past.

He understood the origin of the bronze mirror.

After the little pole presented the bronze mirror to himself, he just regarded it as an ordinary thing, and when he returned to the house, he threw it in the house without thinking about it.

Looking at it now, this bronze mirror is not a mortal thing, but really miraculous.

"If one figure is the soul, then what are the remaining two figures?" Li Xiuyuan pondered, feeling puzzled.

My soul can only reflect one shadow, so who can reflect three figures.

This is simply an impossible thing.

"Master, what's the matter? Why is the young master holding the bronze mirror in a daze." Xiaodie asked.

Only then did Li Xiuyuan come to his senses, he put down the bronze mirror and said, "No, it's okay, I was just thinking about something, this bronze mirror is in the bedroom, don't lose it, it's a very precious thing."

"Your servant understands." Xiaodie nodded.

By evening.

The Li family's mansion was already decorated with lights and festoons, and a banquet was held.

The banquet was hosted by people from the family, as well as the stewards and shopkeepers of the Li family, and some men from the escort agency.

It can be said that they are all family members.

"Everyone, shopkeepers, stewards, heroes of the Escort Bureau, during this period of time, the effect of taking in the victims and reclaiming the wasteland has been remarkable, adding a full [-] mu of land. I believe that the coming year will be another bumper harvest year, but all this is not my own. The credit is due to everyone, so everyone has worked hard, and here I would like to offer a toast to everyone."

With a smile on his face, Li Dafu raised his wine glass and said to the full house of guests.

The corner of Li Xiuyuan's mouth twitched when he heard this.

The reason why the affectionate father is so kind to hold a banquet is because he has earned [-] mu of land, no wonder he is so generous.

Li Dafu put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Apart from what happened today, there is another happy event, that is, my son Li Xiuyuan successfully passed the imperial examination this time as a scholar, and now he is no longer a child, but a scholar .”

"Congratulations, the Eldest Young Master passed the examination as a scholar."

"Congratulations, young master."

All of a sudden, all the guests clapped their hands together and said congratulations.

Li Xiuyuan returned the salute very politely, but after sitting down, he was confused: "Father, Guo Beicheng hasn't released the list yet, and the merits of this scholar haven't been written yet, so how could he announce it immediately?"

"Nonsense, a few days ago when I was my father, I met God in my dream. The God said that you had already passed the examination of a scholar. In my dream, I was congratulating my father. The God said that although the list has not been released yet, this is already It's a matter of certainty, my son don't have to worry too much, with my son's literary talents, how difficult is it to be a scholar? I have confidence in you as a father." Li Dafu said.

"Father, did you really have a dream entrusted to you by a god, or did you just have an absurd dream? If you don't get a scholar in the exam, you will lose all face." Li Xiuyuan said.

"My son's face is important. As a father, I know it in my heart. Don't worry, this matter is definitely true. Besides, as a father, I am also a man of dignity. How dare you talk nonsense about things that are uncertain. As a father, I also need face." Li Dafu said .

"Well, everything is up to father." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Come, come, drink, drink." Li Dafu became elated again.

Xiao Die and Du Chunhua next to him pursed their lips and smiled lightly, one poured wine for Li Xiuyuan, and the other took food for him, serving them very thoughtfully.

"That's right, they are two maidservants who can serve others, and Yuan'er has a good eye."

Beside Li Dafu, a woman about 34 held a string of beads in her hand, nodded with a kind smile on her face.

"What mother said is very true. Xiaodie and Du Chunhua are two good women, and my child likes them very much." Li Xiuyuan replied respectfully.

Mrs. Li nodded, and said with a smile: "Did you hear? Yuan'er likes you very much, and will take care of you in the future. Yuan'er is kind-hearted and will treat you generously. Even if he has no status, he will never hate you. "

"Yes, the slave has written it down."

Xiaodie and Du Chunhua respectfully responded, but their hearts were like eating candied fruit, sweet from their hearts.

The banquet continued, and when it was getting lively, a guard outside the mansion hurried over.

"Master, there was an old monk outside the door just now for alms." The guard said with a suppressed voice.

Li Dafu said: "I didn't tell you. If there is a monk or a Taoist for alms, he should give a catty of fruits and vegetables, and three catties of white rice. Such a trivial matter is still disturbing my master. Come down quickly, get a pot of wine and two catties of meat, and go outside the door." Drink, lest thieves sneak in."

"But master, the younger one did this just now, but the monk didn't want it. He said that only the young master can give you the fate of transformation." The guard said.

Li Xiuyuan next to him moved his ears and said, "What kind of monk is he?"

"White eyebrows and white beard, a little thin and sallow, very kind, looks like a tall man." The guard said.

"Didn't you say where it came from?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.

Li Dafu said: "Why does my son need to inquire so clearly? This monk doesn't want vegetables and rice. I think he has ulterior motives. You should ignore it, so as not to provoke any dubious villains. I heard of a monk when I was a businessman for my father. A spell that can transfer souls, transfer one's own soul into the body of disciples of rich and noble families, and take away other people's wives and concubines and property."

"Father is too worried. Any evil monk who dares to trouble our Li family is looking for lightning. Our Li family is a family that does good deeds and accumulates blessings." Looking for a baby."

"You follow the Taoist priest to practice martial arts, but you are too interested in these things about gods, gods and ghosts. High officials are the right way out, look, the two personal maids around me will not be accepted, when will I be able to carry on the family line of the Li family." Li Dafu shook his head.

"Okay, okay, father, it's too far away, let's hear about the monk first. You can continue talking." Li Xiuyuan said.

The guard hurriedly said: "Back to the young master, the monk said that he came from Lanruo Temple."

Lan Ruo Temple?
Li Xiuyuan's expression changed slightly immediately.

"It must be false. Lanruo Temple has no monks for a long time. The monk who claimed to be from Lanruo Temple must have ghosts. Throw him out and don't let him in." Li Dafu's palm trembled, and the wine in his glass spilled out.

"Yes, sir," the guard replied, ready to leave.

"Wait a minute." Li Xiuyuan said, "Father, my son, may I ask why there are no monks in Lanruo Temple? Wasn't it the most popular half a year ago?"

Although it was an inquiry, he already had a guess in his mind.

(End of this chapter)