The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 79, Green Bull Demon
"You two come with me."

After getting the indentures of Aniu and Pucao, Hua Changxi didn't want to stay by the river any longer and be treated like a monkey, so he signaled Aniu and Pucao to follow him, and turned around to leave.

Pu Cao had already helped Ah Niu untie the ropes on his body. When he heard Hua Changxi telling them to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Madam, don't you want that fish?"

Hua Changxi looked at Pu Cao in surprise. This man changed roles so smoothly without any embarrassment. At this moment, he looked like a loyal servant who was working for his family.

When Pu Cao saw Hua Changxi looking at him, he thought that his new master was young and might not know much about making a living, so he stepped forward and explained in a low voice: "That fish weighs at least several thousand kilograms, and can be sold for a lot of money."

Mao Yong and many people in Dongchi Village were very salivating over the big fish in the river.

According to past experience, ferocious beasts are very nutritious. If a warrior eats them, their potential will be stimulated, and if ordinary people eat them, they can also strengthen their bodies.

I thought that since Hua Changxi didn't want it, they would definitely get some, but I didn't expect Pu Cao to jump out and cause trouble.

Hua Changxi smiled and looked at Pu Cao: "The fish is too big, we can't take it away, what do you think we should do?"

Pu Cao continued in a low voice: "Many people in the village are practicing martial arts. They must want it. Even the people in the medicine shop probably want it too. We can sell it to them."

Hua Changxi looked at her and said, "You go and do it."

Pu Cao didn't expect Hua Changxi to ask her to come forward. After a pause, she decisively went to find Mao Yong.

She had seen it before. The master was called by Mao Yong. Without Mao Yong, the master would not have come, and she and Aniu would have died today. She had to repay this favor.

When the people in Dongchi Village saw Pu Cao discussing the sale of fish with Mao Yong, they couldn't sit still.

"This river belongs to our Dongchi Village, and everything in the river also belongs to Dongchi Village."

Pu Cao looked over coldly and said, "The big fish was caught by my wife. The court has long had a rule that whoever kills the beast will own it. And who can be sure that this big fish is from the river section of Dongchi Village? I said it swam from somewhere else."

Mao Yong was a man with a plan in mind. He knew that Pu Cao hated the people of Dongchi Village and didn't want to sell the big fish to someone who wanted to kill her. But she was going to follow Hua Changxi, and he had to stay in the medicine shop and continue to deal with the villagers here, so he smiled and said:
"This fish is too big, and the farm can't finish it. How about I and the villagers each take half?"

Pu Cao looked back at Hua Changxi and saw that she didn't say anything. She also had a mother-in-law in Dongchi Village and didn't want to be too harsh, so she agreed: "Ordinary fish is five cents per catty, and this big fish is twenty cents per catty."

The people of Dongchi Village thought it was too expensive, but Mao Yong didn't care about the money: "Okay, 20 cents per pound."

Pu Cao confirmed the price, but she was puzzled as to how to weigh it, so she looked at Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi: "Let's calculate it as 5000 kilograms."

A nearly ten-meter-long fish must weigh more than 5000 jin. Although Pu Cao felt that Hua Changxi's offer was too little, he would not go against his master in public, so he immediately said, "5000 jin, wen per jin, each of you should pay liang."

Someone from Dongchi Village shouted, "Then you have to bring the big fish ashore."

Mao Yong also felt that fishing was hard work, so he didn't say anything.

Pu Cao looked at Hua Changxi. Hua Changxi didn't say anything. He stepped lightly and ran towards the river. When he reached the place where the big fish was floating, he kicked it and kicked the big fish directly onto the shore.

The big fish fell to the ground without any sound. A huge fish without a head was lying in front of everyone.

The eyelids of Mao Yong and several warriors from Dongchi Village twitched. Such control of strength. He is definitely a master.

Without saying a word, Mao Yong took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to Pu Cao.

Pu Cao took the silver and looked at the people from Dongchi Village: "Hurry up, my wife doesn't have time to waste here with you."

The people of Dongchi Village wanted to delay deliberately: "It will take time to get the silver, what's wrong with waiting?"

Hua Changxi said, "I will only wait for a quarter of an hour. After that, I will kick the fish into pieces, which will serve as fertilizer for the land here."

After hearing this, the people of Dongchi Village dared not hesitate any longer. An elder of the village approached Mao Yong and asked him to borrow fifty taels of silver to give to Pu Cao.

Seeing that Pu Cao had accepted the money, Hua Changxi didn't want to stay here any longer: "Let's go."

Pu Cao supported Aniu and quickly followed.

Looking at the three people walking away, except for the gloomy-faced Chief Li, everyone else's attention was on the big fish.

"Madam, this is one hundred taels of silver for selling fish."

After getting on the official road, Pu Cao immediately gave the silver to Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi glanced at her, took the silver, and seeing that she and Aniu's faces were turning purple due to the cold because their clothes were soaked, he took out two fire spirit stones and asked them to put them in their pockets.

Pu Cao and A Niu didn't know what the Fire Spirit Stone was, but they just did as they were told.

Soon, surprise appeared on the faces of the two men. The red stones in their pockets were like a warm fire source, warming their bodies and their clothes slowly drying.

"What are your plans for the future?" Hua Changxi suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Pu Cao and Aniu were stunned. Hadn’t they been sold? Of course they should follow their master.

Aniu was an honest man and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

But Pu Cao was quick to react: "Madam, we are your slaves. Of course we will follow you in the future. We will do whatever you ask us to do."

Hua Changxi turned to look at the two of them and said, "I just asked for your indentures because the situation forced me to do so. If you continue to stay in Dongchi Village, I don't think you will have a good life."

"I don't need slaves, but I need to hire people to do things for me."

"If you have somewhere else to go, you can leave on your own. If not, you can follow me."

After hearing this, Aniu was a little at a loss. He looked at Pu Cao, waiting for her to make a decision.

Pu Cao was very surprised, and looked at Hua Changxi with an inquiring look, as if he wanted to know whether what she said was from the heart. Although he was in a state of confusion, he immediately showed his sincerity on his face:

"My lady, Ah Niu and I have nowhere to go, so we want to follow you."

She knew that after the incident of drowning, she and Aniu had no way to retreat. The fact that this young lady rescued them showed that she had a kind heart.

No matter what she said just now was true or false, or just a test, they had no choice but to follow her.

Hua Changxi looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "My standards for hiring people are very high, so I'll just let you give it a try."

From her cooperation with Eunuch Yu, Eunuch Lu, and the four old men of You, she realized a problem: if she expressed her wishes openly and honestly at the beginning, she might not achieve her goal. Others might even use this to threaten her, putting her in a passive position.

Aniu is strong and honest; Pu Cao is hot-tempered and capable. When she decided to rescue them, she had already planned to let the two of them help her look after the shop.

But she had learned from past experience and could not let them feel that they were indispensable right from the start. She did not want to test human nature, and she did not want to be in a passive position again.

She will change her approach in the future.

Pu Cao and A Niu immediately said seriously: "Madam, we will definitely do our job well."

Seeing the two of them look serious, Hua Changxi was satisfied: "From now on, you can call me Changxi."

Ah Niu was still a little hesitant to speak, but Pu Cao had already started shouting, "Okay, Changxi."

Hua Changxi glanced at Pu Cao with a smile. It must be said that this man's personality was really to her liking.

When we reached a fork in the road, a herd of cattle suddenly rushed out from the nearby forest.

The herd of cattle was very orderly. They did not rush around, but stopped at the intersection. "Xiao Qing!"

When Ah Niu saw the herd of cows, he was no longer shy and silent. He ran towards the herd quickly, hugged the head of a cow, and gave it a hug and a close hug.

Pu Cao was worried that Hua Changxi would not like Ah Niu's behavior, so he quickly explained, "When Ah Niu was five years old, he went into the mountains to look for food because he was very hungry. He was almost killed by a wolf. It was the blue bull that saved him."

"Later, whenever Ah Niu was hungry, he would go to the forest to look for Qing Niu, who would take him to look for fruit to eat."

"For Ah Niu, Qing Niu is like his relative."

Hua Changxi looked at Qingniu's spiritual eyes and was a little surprised. She could roughly sense the amount of spiritual energy in Qingniu's body.

This is a Qi Hai realm monster!

Pu Cao looked at Hua Changxi's expression and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she did not show any disgust.

At this time, Aniu, who had been dawdling with Qingniu for a while, came back with an embarrassed look on his face, as if he wanted to say something to Hua Changxi.

Seeing him like this, Hua Changxi took the initiative to ask: "Aniu, what do you want to tell me?"

Ah Niu took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, pointed at Qing Niu, and said to Hua Changxi: "I want to take Xiao Qing with me."

Hua Changxi was puzzled: "Why do we have to bring the blue cow with us? Compared to cities where humans live, forests are obviously more suitable for blue cows to survive."

Ah Niu was a little anxious: "Xiao Qing wants to follow me."

Hua Changxi raised an eyebrow: "Qingniu wants to follow you? What, can you understand the cow's mind?"

Ah Niu, who had always been afraid to look Hua Changxi in the face, did not dodge this time and looked at her seriously: "I can hear Xiaoqing's thoughts."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi became interested. He looked at Qingniu and waved at him: "Come here."

The green ox seemed to understand Hua Changxi's words. It turned around and mooed a few times with the herd of cattle behind it, then walked over.

Hua Changxi looked at Qingniu and asked, "You cow, can you understand human language?"

Qingniu nodded.

Hua Changxi: "Why do you have to follow Ah Niu?"

Qingniu looked at Ah Niu, then at Hua Changxi, and suddenly spoke: "Aniu and I signed a spirit pet contract, and I will follow him."

When Qingniu spoke, Pucao's face turned pale with fear. If Hua Changxi and Aniu hadn't been standing beside her, she would have wanted to turn around and run away.

Hua Changxi was also a little surprised. This was the first demon beast she had seen that could speak. "Only demon beasts at the Infant Transformation stage can refine their horizontal bones and speak human language. You haven't reached the Infant Transformation stage yet."

Qingniu shook his head: "I am only at the Qi Hai realm. It was Ah Niu who picked a spiritual fruit for me in the mountains. After I ate it, I was able to speak."

Hua Changxi looked at the thin Ah Niu and continued to ask: "Why did you sign a contract with Ah Niu?"

Qingniu: "Aniu has an aura that I really like. One time he was injured and we accidentally formed a bond."

Hua Changxi: "Since you are Ah Niu's pet, why didn't you save him when he was in danger just now?"

Qingniu: "I was stopped by a wolf monster in the mountains." As he said that, he raised his left front hoof, revealing the scratches left by the wolf monster.

Seeing Qingniu injured, Ah Niu felt distressed: "Does it hurt? Such a serious injury needs to be treated with herbal medicine."

Hua Changxi was speechless after listening to Ah Niu's words: "It is a demon beast. With the nourishment of spiritual energy, the few scratches will heal quickly."

Qingniu touched Ah Niu with his head, signaling him to be patient: "Fairy, do you agree that I should follow Ah Niu?"

Hua Changxi lowered his eyes and thought. A Qi Hai realm monster that could speak human language was quite useful. "The human settlement area is not like the mountains and forests. You can't hurt anyone in the city."

Qingniu: "What if that person hurts me?"

Hua Changxi: "It depends on what kind of injury it is. If someone threatens your life, you can fight back, but if someone whips you a few times and you hurt them, that's not okay."

Qingniu was silent for a while: "I can do it without hurting anyone casually."

Hua Changxi glanced at the pale-faced Pu Cao next to him and said, "Not only can you not hurt anyone, but you can't let anyone know that you are a monster."

Qingniu nodded: "Aniu and I are in tune with each other. He can understand my thoughts without me saying anything. If I hadn't seen the fairy today, I wouldn't have spoken."

Hua Changxi was curious: "How do you know I'm a cultivator?"

Qingniu: "There is a breath about the fairy that scares me."

Hua Changxi: "What kind of aura?"

Qingniu shook his head: "I can't really say. Anyway, if Ah Niu hadn't been here today, I would definitely not dare to approach the fairy."

Hua Changxi: "Isn't it because my cultivation is higher than yours?"

Qingniu shook his head again: "I can't sense any spiritual fluctuations from the fairy. If it weren't for that aura that frightens me, in my eyes, you would actually be no different from an ordinary person."

Hua Changxi was really surprised: "In your eyes, I am no different from ordinary people?"

Qingniu nodded.

Hua Changxi felt something strange. In fact, cultivators and monsters could be regarded as balls of spiritual energy. When balls of spiritual energy met, they could sense each other.

Her cultivation level is higher than Qingniu's. Qingniu may not be able to detect her strength, but he should be able to sense that she is a cultivator.

Of course, cultivators also have means to prevent others from sensing their strength, such as using the breath-concealing technique or the breath-concealing talisman.

But the problem is that none of these methods worked for her.

Could it be that the martial arts she practiced could automatically suppress her breath?

Hua Changxi was a little confused. He kept this question in mind and did not ask any other questions: "I was worried about the trouble of taking them back to Beijing. Now you can carry them on your back."

Seeing that Hua Changxi agreed to let him follow Aniu, Qingniu was very happy. He immediately knelt down on his front hooves and let Aniu and Pucao sit on his back.

Pu Cao was still immersed in the collapse of his worldview. He was a little afraid of this talking cow and didn't dare to move.

Seeing this, Ah Niu comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Sister Pu Cao. Xiao Qing is very docile and won't hurt you."

Pu Cao looked at Aniu, then at Hua Changxi, and with the help of Aniu, he gritted his teeth and sat on the back of the green ox.

Hua Changxi watched Ah Niu put the cattail on the back of the blue ox with one hand, and suddenly asked: "Ah Niu, I see you are very strong. Why didn't you resist when those people in the village caught you?"

Aniu was a little at a loss, he lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Pu Cao replied helpfully: "Aniu was very strong when he was young. When he was bullied at first, he would fight back."

"But later he injured the clan leader's son, and the clan leader issued a death order to the village. As long as A Niu hits someone, no one is allowed to help him or hire him for work."

"If you hit someone, you won't have food to eat. Over time, Ah Niu developed the habit of not fighting back when being hit."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi was silent for a while and looked at Ah Niu: "The first requirement for working with me is that if you are bullied, you must fight back fiercely. If you don't even dare to stand up for yourself, how can you help others solve their problems?"