From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 9 Encountering a Monster
Because of the thick fog, I could only see about three or four feet away, so the donkey cart was moving very slowly.

After walking for more than ten miles, the fog was still thick and I couldn't tell how much time had passed.

"My fellow countryman, give me a ride!" As I was walking, a clear and lively female voice suddenly appeared from behind. It should be a child around ten years old.

"Hey!" Zhao Datou was a down-to-earth man. He stopped the donkey cart immediately and smiled, "Little girl, why are you going out in such a foggy day?"

Meng Yuan and Tie Niu were sitting on the cart and looking back, they saw a brown shadow suddenly emerge from the fog and quickly jump onto the cart.

She's not a little girl at all, she's clearly a weasel!

This weasel has a slender body, short limbs, bright eyes, a brown back and a light white belly.

There was a small bag tied around his neck, as if he was going on a long journey.

As soon as it got on the car, it stood up on its hind legs and shook off the cold dew on its body, which splashed all over Meng Yuan's face.

Meng Yuan didn't dare to say a word. Zhao Datou and Tie Niu were also stunned, and the donkey's hind legs were shaking.

I knew before that there were monsters and demons in this world, but I had only heard about them. This time I saw them with my own eyes.

"It snowed two days ago, and today there is a strange fog! It is obvious that when there is a tyrant ruler in a country, there will be evil people!" The weasel spoke in a clear voice, saying some nonsense with confidence. It looked capable, and while loosening its bag, it said excitedly: "Hurry up, hurry up! Old donkey, go!"

The weasel shouted the call to drive the donkey skillfully, obviously he knew his job.

Sure enough, the donkey really moved forward.

"Where are you going?" After the weasel took over the responsibility, he remembered to ask the owner of the place.

"Master, let's go to Songhe Prefecture." Seeing that the weasel did not ask for a title and did not show any intention of harming anyone, Meng Yuan opened his mouth to reply.

"That's just on the way!" The weasel's voice was as clear as a girl's, but his tone was old-fashioned. "You can't call me immortal, just call me aunt! I've eaten more chicken than you three have eaten salt!"

This weasel spoke incoherently, but it seemed like he really wanted to take a ride. Meng Yuan and Zhao Datou looked at each other and decided to hurry on and wait and see what would happen.

The weasel no longer paid attention to Meng Yuan and the other two. It looked around and took off its small bag without untying it. It reached in with its claws and took out an egg.

That egg should be a pheasant egg or something like that.

The weasel cracked the eggshell and peeled it open carefully with his claws. It was still cooked. Then he ate it in small bites. When he got to the yolk, he hummed with satisfaction.

It can be seen that this weasel has never eaten anything good.

"It's not that I won't share some with you. Is it a lot? Not much." Seeing Meng Yuan and Tie Niu staring with their eyes wide open, the weasel turned around to prevent them from looking, and said something incomprehensible.

Soon, the weasel finished eating the eggs, and took out a miniature bronze mirror and a wooden comb from his bag. He then groomed his hair in front of the mirror, looking very vain.

Meng Yuan remained alert, thinking that this weasel was really full of tricks.

Soon, the weasel finished cleaning up, sat down, and asked casually, "Are you two married?"

Tie Niu shook his head blankly, and Meng Yuan also shook his head.

"Get married soon and stop wasting time!" the weasel said in a conscientious manner.

Meng Yuan and Tie Niu really didn't know what to say.

"The smell of cow dung on you is quite pleasant." The weasel praised, tilted his head to look at Meng Yuan, and said, "Why do you still smell of blood?"

"I'm a gelder." Meng Yuan said.

"Gelator?" The little weasel tilted his head to think about it, then said happily: "Is it an egg removal? Hehe, I've seen everything!"

They put their front paws on their hips, looking extremely proud.

Seeing that she was looking for praise, Meng Yuan praised her casually, "My dear lady, you are well-informed, knowledgeable, wise and brave." "Little gelder, you are so nice to hear!" The weasel obviously couldn't stand the flattery. It jumped for joy and said, "Say it a few more times. I haven't memorized it yet."

Meng Yuan had no choice but to repeat it three times.

The weasel repeated this several times in a low voice, looking as if he was trying to flatter someone else.

After remembering it, it shook its head happily and said, "Little gelder, stretch out your hand."

Is this a reward or a fee?

Meng Yuan took a deep breath, put his right hand behind his back for defense, stretched out his left hand and placed it on the car board.

The weasel came forward, turned around, raised its tail, stuck out its butt, and rubbed it against Meng Yuan's mouth.

It was slightly warm, and there was no smell of foul odor. But Meng Yuan knew that this was the weasel marking.

"I have a wide network of contacts. I'll look for you when I need gelding work in the future. You'd better give me a discount!" The weasel was very serious.

Meng Yuan never thought that one day he would be able to get business from a weasel. And judging from the situation, he has become the "human face" of the weasel.

"No problem." Meng Yuan could only accept it. Seeing that the weasel seemed to be having trouble thinking, he inquired, "How many people does my aunt have?"

"Hehe, there are a lot of them! What are you going to do in the city?"

The weasel laughed and changed the subject. It was obvious that he was too inexperienced and was easily exposed when he told a lie.

"Visiting relatives." Meng Yuan got rid of some of his fear, made up a lie, and asked, "What are you going to do, grandma?"

"I'm going to celebrate my godmother's birthday!" The weasel was very happy and proudly said, "My godmother said that she would introduce me to a good marriage. My son-in-law's family will have endless chickens and eggs to eat!"

No wonder there was a mirror and a comb, and you also asked me to get married early. So you were going on a blind date!
At this point, the weasel asked curiously, "What hairstyle is popular in the city now?"

You can't even learn the fashionable hairstyle! Meng Yuan looked at the weasel's petite head and replied honestly: "I really don't know about this."

"Bumpkin!" the weasel grinned.

After walking another seven or eight miles, the weasel shouted to stop the car. It climbed onto the donkey's back, stood up on its two legs, looked around, and sniffed as if it was trying to identify the direction.

"We're not on the same route anymore." The weasel sighed and looked at the three people. It rubbed its front paws together and reached into the bag for a long time, looking reluctantly. Finally, it took out a little silver. "I'm not riding in your car for nothing! This is my savings!"

It reluctantly threw the silver to Zhao Datou, looking stingy. Finally, it looked at Meng Yuan and said, "Little gelder, I'll give you a job, so you have to share the money with me!"

How much money can a gelder make? And he'll give you a share? Meng Yuan looked very serious and said, "This is the rule of the trade. Since I'm the introducer, I'll naturally get a share."

The weasel was satisfied. It jumped off the car, carrying the small bag, and disappeared into the fog.

"Gee!" Seeing that the monster had been sent away, the donkey ran forward swiftly without Zhao Datou even needing to whip it.

The three of them didn't dare to talk, they just drove forward. In a hurry, they took a detour, and when the fog had dissipated after noon, they arrived at the gate of Songhe Prefecture.

There were many people coming and going at the city gate, and the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Datou held Meng Yuan and Tie Niu's hands and warned them carefully: "Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Yellow-skinned people hold grudges the most. If we ruin their business, you won't be able to live a peaceful life in the future."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of donkey dung from the ground and rubbed Meng Yuan's knuckles vigorously. He also grabbed some wet soil to rub it, for fear that the weasel smell would be left behind.

After finishing all this, Zhao Datou took out the money that the weasel had given him for the ride, which was about one cent. He spent it all at a stall outside the city, bought some pancakes with some fatty meat, and the three of them had a delicious meal.

"We are lucky today. We met an honest guy who paid for the ride." Zhao Datou was still frightened and warned seriously, "But don't think that monsters are good. These yellow-skinned monsters understand human nature only when they are close to people. Some monsters want to eat people and are very fierce! Some of them are specifically designed to seduce men, so you have to be careful!"

He pointed at Meng Yuan's mouth and said sternly, "Xiao Meng, if you feel someone else in your bed in the middle of the night, and they insist on sleeping with you, then that's the immortal coming to suck your yang energy. You have to control yourself!"

Meng Yuan held his forehead and thought to himself, if that day really comes, how will he be able to control himself?
(End of this chapter)