ninety thousand miles

Chapter 61 Fishing by the Stream
After dawn, Li Chuan said goodbye to Mrs. Qiao, and returned to Yunqiao Township with two rewards.

After Zhu Qingyun escorted him home, he left, and before leaving, he told him to go out less and keep healthy.

Li Chuan listened to persuasion. He said to the outside world that because he wanted to concentrate on his studies, he temporarily stopped working in the town house and stayed at home every day to tease chickens and dogs.

The four dogs of Dabai's family are now Li Chuan's eyes and ears in Yunqiao Township.

From time to time, they would patrol around Li Chuan's house, and when they heard any strange things, they would communicate with the second and third parties. Li Chuan listened and gained a lot of knowledge.

For example, old man Lin is a fear of guilt; and Old Wu, a cloth seller in the West Market, is actually an old acquaintance with Mrs. Liu.

The strange story of the nine-headed vicious dog also came to an end. After the weasel died, the phantom disappeared. When a peddler went to set up a stall under the stone bridge in the morning, he found the hole, and there were many chicken feathers and bones in it. The hiding place of the vicious dog must have been taken by an expert to eliminate the demon for the people.

Some also guessed about Li Chuan, saying that the nine-headed vicious dogs stole the chickens of the town house scholar without opening their eyes, but were suppressed to death.However, there are not many people who believe this statement, and most of them still prefer to have a hermit master make a move.

After taking Buyuan Pill for more than half a month, Li Chuan felt that his body had recovered a lot. He fell asleep every night. When it comes to objects, seven or eight out of ten times I can enter the state.

And he also has a new hobby, which is fishing.

The fishing place is by the stream where Pang San practiced.

He cut the bamboo into a fishing rod, bent the embroidery needle into a fishing hook, and then ordered Gong Er to peck some earthworms, as if he had caught a fish decently.

The fallen leaves lay on the water, traveling with the wind.

When the hook moved, it seemed that a fish had taken the bait. Li Chuan was about to reel in the rod when a somewhat familiar loud voice called his name and came to find him.

"Li Xiucai, you are here, so it's easy for me to find!" Monk Wukong walked up behind him, watched him fishing, and said, "It's winter, the fish are all hidden."

Li Chuan silently put the fishing rod aside, stood up and asked, "Master Wukong, why are you looking for me?"

At this time, Wukong saw the half-submerged fish basket in the stream, and said in surprise, "You actually caught so many fish?"

Li Chuan pointed to Pang San who was practicing on the stone and said, "He caught it."

"So that's how it is," Wukong felt relieved, and started to talk about the business, "Do you know that the Black Horn King on Xuanshui Mountain is dead? Now the court is suppressing demons, and I heard that the elite of the Qin Tianjian have all gone, and they have set up a net." Dazheng, by the way, the girl who was with you last time is not the official of Qin Tianjian, she also came here because of Xuanshui Mountain?"

Li Chuan didn't speak.

Wu Kong didn't care, and finally revealed his reason for coming, "Many monsters have escaped, and the county guard issued a notice to recruit capable people and strange men to catch these escaped monsters. As long as they are caught, no matter whether they are dead or alive, You can go to receive the reward, a demon, 30 taels of silver, how about we go together?"

Li Chuan refused without even thinking about it. He said, "I'm preparing for the test next spring. How can I catch any monsters when I have time? Besides, as you said, the Qin Tianjian has set up a net of heaven and earth, and the escaped monsters will surely They are all very powerful, they are too dangerous, so don’t go there either.”

Wukong said: "You're right, but they don't have a roster, how do they know which monsters escaped from Xuanshuishan? Let's just find some little monsters, kill them, and take the corpses to collect money. gone?"

Li Chuan was very shocked when he heard this, but he still refused, "Master Wukong, you can go by yourself." Seeing Wukong's eyes glanced at the second and third, he seemed to have malicious intentions, so he quickly said, "Don't you It's my idea, I told you that the local monsters in Yunqiao Township are all under my control, when the one is missing, I will go directly to the county guard and say that you deceived them, and you say that with me and Zhu As for the girl, does the sheriff trust me or you?"

Wu Kong said awkwardly: "I must be looking for those monsters who do evil. They have done good deeds and made money. Isn't it the best of both worlds? Or you can lend me the cock and crab, and I will get the reward at that time. How about sharing half of it with you?"

Li Chuan still refused, saying: "Our scholarly family does not do such tricks."

Gonger and Pangsan were a little moved after hearing Wukong's words, but after hearing Li Chuan say that they were also from a scholarly family, they all put away their thoughts.

Gong Er said: "Brother is right, our scholarly family, how can we ruin our reputation and our Dao heart for 30 taels of silver?"

Wukong took two steps resentfully and said, "That's all."

Li Chuan looked at the sky and ordered Gong Er to collect firewood. He picked a fat silver carp from the fish basket and prepared to cook it as a grilled fish.

While preparing, he also said to Wukong: "I should have invited Master to lunch, but today's meal was planned long ago. Next time, I will invite Master to a restaurant for a vegetarian meal."

This is clearly driving away customers.

After Wukong walked out for a few steps, he came back again. He told Li Chuan, "You don't want to go to catch the monster with me today, and I won't force you. It's just that the monster in Xuanshui Mountain escaped. , if you find a monster haunting you, don’t act rashly, go to Chongfu Temple to find me, or ask your friend from Qin Tianjian to help, whatever.”

This is a kind word, and Li Chuan agreed.

Soon, Gong Er piled up the firewood, and Pang San killed the fish, so he set fire to the pot and put the seasoning on the fish, all in one go.

After Wukong walked a long way, he could faintly smell the aroma of grilled fish, recited a few Buddhist scriptures in his heart, and continued on his way.

The grilled fish is quite delicious.

While eating, Li Chuan suddenly saw a small paw on the side of the pot, and the little mouse was swaying and stealing the fish.

Li Chuan stretched out his hand and grabbed the mouse by the tail.

Seeing the appearance of the mouse, the second and third were very nervous, and made a posture of preparing for battle. Li Chuan waved his hand to let them relax, thinking that the mouse would live in his body, and the second and third would always see it in the future, so Explained: "This is the mouse I brought out from the secret place of Xuanshui Mountain. It's good for you to know about it, so don't tell it to the outside world." After a pause, he said: "Now that King Black Horn is dead, no Few people are looking for the fairy dojo, spirit treasure, and go up the mountain to hunt for treasure. If they find it, it’s okay, but if they don’t find it, they will find out that it’s a mouse, and it will be another lawsuit.”

Li Chuan emphasized again, "You are demons from the Four Gods Palace, and I will soon get the notice from Qin Tianjian. You are all people with status. Don't fall into trouble because of such trivial matters."

Gong Erping agreed three times.

"Cowardly, what you're talking about is cowardly, cowardly is not as good as a mouse!" The mouse, whose tail was grabbed, shook its head provocatively.

(End of this chapter)