Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 244
"It turned out to be the Sunflower Collection!"

Xu Qing felt chilly under her body when she heard what the witch mother said, and he hesitated and said: "Ah, this, er, that..."

"Pfft, Xu Qing, let's see if you still dare to covet my snail clan's witchcraft!" She smoothed things over for Xu Qing: "Azu, the people outside should be impatient, why don't you let grandpa show his face?"

"Hmm..." Aunt Wu nodded, but instead of pushing the village elder out, she opened the window to reveal a small opening and said the names of several people, all of whom were from the village elder's family.

As soon as a few people came in, they immediately knelt down beside the bed, not the kind of kneeling in worship, but the kind of kneeling that was so excited and desperate when they saw a village veteran recruiting them.

There was another burst of sighs, warm and cold.

Luo Xiuxiu pulled the corner of Xu Qing's clothes behind him, and said softly, "Han man surnamed Xu, thank you..."

With lingering fear in his heart, Xu Qing said: "Oh, it's all about picking a chestnut from the fire. If you let me come again, I will never agree."

"Hmph," Xiuxiu snorted softly when she heard the words, and asked, "Why haven't I seen your healing method from other Han people?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I came up with this idea, so other people naturally don't know about it."

Xiuxiu looked disbelieving: "Are you so good?"

Xu Qing looked at Xiuxiu and spread her hands, saying that it was obvious!

The few people who came in said a lot of things, and some ran over to thank the witch mother, who said it was all thanks to Xu Qing, they were stunned, and then ran over to kowtow to Xu Qing.How could Xu Qing dare to put on such an air, and hurriedly helped them up.

It's just that Xu Qing is still a little strange. It is said that the village elder is the husband of the witch mother. This wife saved her husband, so don't others be so grateful, right?
But who would have thought that those few people's words made Xu Qinglei fall.An old man said: "Thank you, distinguished guest, for saving my nephew..."

What nephew?
Xu Qing looked at the speaker, he was only five or sixty years old, isn't your nephew in his forties?The village elder is only 60 years old, and looking at the witch mother, she looks like 40 to 40 years old. Why, why is this... Could it be that the witch mother is married twice, and she is still pushing tender cows?
Seeing Xu Qing's shocked look, Aunt Wu explained: "Xu Qing, do you know what price I have to pay for the scene just now?"

Xu Qing shook his head, not knowing why Aunt Witch asked this, but the price must not be low, otherwise this method of crossing the sky and sea alone would cause chaos in the world.

"For one hour to lie to the sky, seven years will be fined, and ten years' fortune will be reduced." The witch mother closed her eyes and recalled: "I have saved seven people in my life, and I have lived for 49 years in seven or seven years. Do the math. My life, I’m only in my 40s, right?”

Xu Qing remained silent, the village elder moved and moved his face to a place with more light. Sure enough, it was the face of a middle-aged man.

Alas, Xu Qing sighed, saying that the sky is crossing the sea, but in fact, who will the sky spare?Huh?No, they are only forty years old, why does Xiuxiu call them grandparents?
"Xiuxiu is actually an orphan..." Aunt Wu said sadly, "Oh, I know that after this method, I have already passed the age of having children... Later, he picked up Xiuxiu and brought her back."

Hearing this, Xu Qing looked at Xiuxiu, only to see that her expression was normal, as if she already knew her background.

After chatting for a while, several village elders and their families went out to tell the villagers that the village elder's injury was healed and he just needed to rest.Everyone took out what they had in their arms, bacon, eggs, and dried fish, and put them at the door, so that the village elders could eat good food to heal their wounds.

"Xu Qing, did you leave this for me?" Xiu Xiu stood in front of Xu Qing, holding the doll she made and asked.

"Yes, do you like it or dislike it?" Xu Qing asked curiously.

Xiuxiu stuck out her tongue and said, "It's so ugly... But, I like it very much!"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "You're smart, haha..."

"Here, I can't take this from you," Xiuxiu took out a piece of silver, which was the one Xu Qing put at the door, and she said, "Today you saved my grandfather again, so stay for a meal, I'll make it for you! "

Holding the silver, Xu Qing nodded and said, that's fine.

At the beginning, I chose to secretly put it at the door because I was afraid that it would hurt Luo Xiuxiu's face in person, but now that I have withdrawn it, I will accept it first.

Walking outside the door, all the villagers knew that Xu Qing had put in a lot of effort, and they all walked in one line, speaking Chinese and talking in Luo language.Seeing that there were people who didn't lose chickens to thank him, Xu Qing couldn't help but wondered, the people of the Luo people still have a clear distinction between love and hate.

The witch mother arranged several women to guard the village elders, and told the villagers to go home with peace of mind.

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Mother Wu, Xu Qing, I'll cook first."

The witch mother also smiled and said: "It's good or bad, I really want to eat Xiuxiu's craftsmanship, Xu Qing, you are blessed."

"Oh, then I'll have to work." Xu Qing said, handing the medical kit to the strong guard.

The witch mother opened the meeting hall in front, which was the room that Xiuxiu didn't let Xu Qing enter at first.And it was different from the house where Xu Qingjin lived in the chicken theft case, this one was darker and more mysterious.

The witch mother suddenly asked: "Do you know how the village elder got hurt?"

Xu Qing had a note from Luobu's father, and he tried to answer: "It's from Qingluo Village?"

Aunt Witch nodded: "That's right, it seems that Father Lobu has told you a lot."

Xu Qing asked again: "Who is Father Lobu? He knows Chinese characters, so why doesn't he speak Chinese?"

Grandmother Ami smiled and said: "You don't know, as long as one of the old witches in the village dies, they will be re-elected. Father Lobu is the previous village elder. At the beginning, it was the Southern Dynasty, there was no Luo County, and the Southern Dynasty claimed to be Han. Orthodoxy, our tribe was severely suppressed at that time. Father Lobu had a feud with the Han people, so he didn’t speak Chinese. These are not important, let me ask you, do you know why Qingluo beat the elders of my village?”

Xu Qing sorted out his thoughts and replied: "Accordingly, Qingluo is a rich family with the support of officials, but Zhixian is only elected every three years, and I don't know if he is here after three years. Could it be that he wants to annex the rest of the county within these three years? Zhai?"

"It's not unreasonable." The witch mother knocked on the floor with her crutches, and a fire ignited in the room. She smiled and said, "It's true that the green snail wants to swallow it, but what they want most is this !"

"Witchcraft!" Xu Qing asked in surprise, "Could it be that this witchcraft is unique to Luotou Village?"

"Luotou Village is the place where the first generation of Huns lived, and then there are green snails, snail tails, and luotian stockades." The witch mother, who was sitting on a chair, said, "Xu Qing, witchcraft Cultivation is full of hardships, and only the witch mother of Luotou Village can do it. For thousands of years, Luotou Village has always been strong, but in recent years, they have all had relatives with the Han people, and their strength has become stronger and stronger, so this witch skill of art.”

"So there is such a story," Xu Qing said with a headache, "But I can't help it. I'm not a magistrate, and I'm not a member of the snail clan."

"No, you can do it..." Aunt Wu mysteriously took out a piece pinned to her waist, which was shining in the darkness, and Xu Qing suddenly felt a familiar feeling.

Fragments!Another fragment!
Xu Qing stood up involuntarily, his eyes staring like bells.When I met fragments before, one was brought along, and the other was seen on the mountain and half-bought in the hands of hawkers. .After getting the fragments, I can only study them alone, and have no place to ask, but today, I saw them in the hands of this unknown clan, or in the hands of an experienced and knowledgeable witch mother who is proficient in witchcraft.

Today, it seems that we can explore the secrets of the fragments!
"You're really interested in this," Aunt Witch said to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing shivered, cursing himself for not having a city.I have a special status and can be affected by fragments in my dreams. At this time, I should behave calmly, otherwise I will be caught by other caring people.He looked around and looked at the witch mother in self-defense. Who knows if she will repay her kindness with revenge? In the rivers and lakes, people's hearts are like the sea.

Seeing his vigilant eyes, the witch mother smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I don't care much about your identity."

However, Xu Qing still said with a sullen face: "What do you know about my identity?"

"Hmph..." Aunt Wu disdainfully said, "Isn't it just a lifeless figure? What's so great about it?"

"Fateless?" Xu Qing asked in a daze, "What does that have to do with this fragment?"

"This fragment is called Wuming Stone, and with the flesh and blood of Wuming Xiangren, it can be used to create a Soul Calling Cauldron." A-Ji Wumu spread her hands and said, "I only have such a small piece, and the Cauldron cannot be made, but you are useful. "

"The Lifeless Stone?" Xu Qing asked again in doubt.

The witch mother threw the lifeless stone into Xu Qing's hand indifferently, but Xu Qing didn't dare to take it. What if he fell asleep again?
The lifeless stone rolled down beside the fire, and the shining brilliance became dimmed. The witch mother said slowly: "It does not burn with fire, and does not get wet with water. There is no trace of gold splitting, no trace of soil erosion, and no trace of wood erosion." Corruption without seal, lightning and thunder without breaking, scorching sun and snow without invasion, hiding when encountering light, knowing darkness but being bright, transcending heaven and earth, not being among the five elements, having dreams without soul, form without life, is called lifeless stone!"

Xu Qing couldn't keep his mouth shut when he heard this. Almost all the experiments he did can be mutually confirmed with what Witch Mother A Ming said.As soon as his eyes moved, the witch mother smiled and asked: "Hehehe, you want to ask what the shape of life is?"

"Hmm..." Xu Qing nodded hastily. Anyway, he had done his best today, and it would be too late for him to pretend to be cold, so he confessed frankly.

"The appearance of no life and the stone of no life are the same, they are detached things." The shriveled lips of the witch mother opened and closed flexibly, and each word jumped into Xu Qing's ears:
"A person with no fate is wise beyond the world. He can know the beginning of the past and resist the present. He has a heart of Taoism. He can know the future and avoid disasters and seek good fortune. He can see the secrets of heaven with his eyes. Therefore, he is better than lifeless stones. It’s just that the stone of lifelessness and the appearance of lifelessness are extremely rare. For thousands of years, I’ve only seen this piece of stone of lifelessness, and the appearance of lifelessness. I’ve only heard about Fuxi, Dayu, and Jiang Shang of your Han nationality. Later, there were only a few people like Wang Mang."

Xu Qing sat down again, feeling deeply that the wonders of the world are really difficult to grasp. The technology of the later generations is so powerful that they can capture the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the ocean, but they still can't explain what they met today.

"Don't worry, not many people know about this matter. It's passed down from word to mouth by the elders of my snail clan, and only I, the witch mother, know about it. Xiuxiu doesn't even know." The witch mother said softly, comforting Xu Qing. thought.

"Aunt Witch, this matter is too important to me, thank you for letting me know..."

"It's okay, it's very important to me that you save the village elders, I've repaid your favor..." Auntie and witch mother changed the subject and said, "It's just that I still have a debt to you, I don't know if I should pay it back or not." , but also to ask if you are willing to..."

(End of this chapter)