Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

After the giant toad sank, waves of yellow-brown turbidity rolled up on the surface of the water.

It was like boiled wild vegetable porridge, emitting a disgusting fishy smell.

Chu Tian held his breath, trying to suppress the nausea in his stomach.

He reached out and wiped the dirty water off his face, cursing in his heart: "What the hell is this place? The water is so dirty!"

Hu Bayi also choked a few times and his face turned pale.

I suddenly realized that the water here has not flowed for hundreds of years and is full of toxins. We have to leave quickly!

The two hit it off immediately and swam hard towards the surface.

Fortunately, this stretch of water was not too long, and the two quickly surfaced.

Chu Tian lay on the shore, breathing in big gulps of fresh air.

"My ancestors, you finally came out!"

The fat man was taking a nap under a tree. When he heard the noise, he jumped up and saw the two people who were soaked. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was wondering why you two took so long. I thought you were dragged away by a water ghost!"

"Go away with your crow's mouth!" Hu Bayi rolled his eyes at him angrily, "We are going down to explore the way, but you are just sleeping here!"

"Hehe, I trust you!" Fatty laughed and handed a dry towel to Hu Bayi and Chu Tian. "How is it, have you found the entrance to the ancient tomb?"

Hu Bayi took the towel and wiped his face roughly, then nodded, "I found it. It's right under the pond."

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up!" The fat man was immediately excited when he heard it, "I can't wait any longer!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Hu Bayi glared at him. "We just went in and ran into a huge toad."

"Toad? We've never seen this thing before. What happened next?" The fat man opened his eyes wide, as if he was listening to a foreign language.

"Later, thanks to something in Chu Tian's pocket, we were saved."

As Hu Bayi spoke, his eyes glanced at Chu Tian's pocket intentionally or unintentionally.

"Things? What are those things? Chu Tian, ​​can you let me take a look?"

When the fat man heard this, he immediately became interested and rubbed his hands as he approached Chu Tian.

Chu Tian didn't hesitate and took out the Fa Qiu Seal from his pocket and handed it to the fat man.

The fat man took it, turned it over and over in his hands, and looked at it for a long time.

With his brows furrowed, he muttered, "Why does this thing look so familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

Fa Qiu seals are all made of the purest jade.

The design is exquisite, with a fierce and majestic dragon and lion carved in the center.

The Fa Qiu Seal is the Fa Qiu sect’s protective item for warding off evil spirits, and every Fa Qiu Tianguan wears it.

This artifact is engraved with the words "Blessings from heaven, no taboos."

Hu Bayi took the Fa Qiu Seal from the fat man, looked at it carefully, and his face suddenly became serious.

"Isn't this the Fa Qiu Seal of the Fa Qiu Tian Guan? Chu Tian, ​​how come you have this thing?"

Chu Tian shrugged. "Hey, I found this thing at the ghost market a while ago. I thought it was interesting, so I bought it. Who knew it would come in handy?"

"Ghost market? How is that possible!" The fat man said in disbelief, "I've been hanging around antique markets for years, and I've seen all kinds of weird things, but I've never seen anything like this in a ghost market!"

Hu Bayi interrupted the fat man and said, "That may not be the case. Some factions of tomb robbers do stop doing this. After they quit, they may ask someone to sell these things. It is also possible."

As he said that, he looked at Chu Tian and asked, "How much did you spend on it?"

"Hey, these are all old stories, let's not talk about them anymore. Let's think about how to enter this ancient tomb next."

The fat man wanted to ask more, but was stopped by Hu Bayi's eyes.

Although he was curious, he knew that now was not the time to get to the bottom of it.

"Okay, let's go back and rest first, and then make plans after we have enough energy. By the way, Chu Tian, ​​what is your job?"

"Well! I work in a factory."

"In the factory, what factory?"

"The steel mill."

"The steel mill is a good place. It has a stable job and you don't have to worry about food or drink."

"You are kidding me. It's not that good. I still only earn a meager salary every month."

"So... you just want to go hunting, and if you find something precious, you can exchange it for money?"

"Exactly, hahahaha!"

Hu Bayi touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, let's go down again in three days."

"Okay, no problem. Let's meet at the entrance of the forest at 7 a.m."

"Okay, that's settled."

After saying that, the three of them picked up their things and walked towards the entrance of the forest.

……

After returning to the courtyard, Chu Tian first went to the yard to fetch a few buckets of water and poured it into the iron pot.

He had been soaking in the lake for half a day today, and his body was already giving off a musty smell.

The stove was filled with firewood, and the blazing flames licked the bottom of the pot.

After a while, steam began to rise from the water.

This side room was originally used to store sundries, but now it has been simply tidied up by Chu Tian and is barely habitable.

However, the space was too small, so Chu Tian could only bend over and carefully pour water on himself, for fear of hitting the wall.

He looked at this somewhat shabby ear room and suddenly an idea popped into his mind: This house needs to be renovated!

There are only two rooms in their house.

One room is used as a bedroom, and the other is used as a kitchen and storage room.

It was fine at ordinary times, but the problem now was...

Yang Suihua and Chu Yuan are both women, and he always feels a little inconvenient living under the same roof with them.

……

the next day.

As soon as Chu Tian entered the steel mill gate, he saw a circle of people gathered in front of the bulletin board.

Everyone stretched their necks and almost stuck their heads into the bulletin board.

There was a piece of red paper on the bulletin board, which read "Notice on Organizing Rural Procurement Work".

"Going to the countryside to purchase? These days, life in the countryside is even harder than in the city. Who would want to go?"

"That's right. I heard that people in the countryside can't even get enough food to eat, and they have to work every day. It's really hard!"

People around were talking about it, and it was obvious that no one wanted to go to the countryside.

Chu Tian's heart was moved. This countryside was a good place for him!

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Section Chief Liu yelling, "What are you all doing here? You all have nothing to do, right? Hurry up, get to the conference room for the meeting!"

When everyone heard this, they scattered like birds and beasts.

……

It's called a conference room.

It was actually just an empty room with a few tables and some slogans posted on the walls.

As the conference spokesperson, Li Huaide sat in the middle of the front table, facing everyone.

After Chu Tian entered, Li Huaide first glanced at Chu Tian, ​​with gratitude still in his eyes.

After everyone arrived, Li Huaide cleared his throat and began his speech:

"Comrades, the main reason why we have called you to this meeting today is to respond to the call of the nation..."

This kind of statement is indeed timeless!!!

Maybe it was because he had eaten too much for breakfast, Chu Tian felt drowsy before he had even listened for a while.

"So, after research by the Logistics Department, it was decided to select a group of comrades from the Procurement Department to go to the countryside to purchase agricultural products!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire conference room exploded.

"What? Going to the countryside to purchase? It's already this late, and we're still going to the countryside!"

"That's right. The conditions in the countryside are so bad. You'll suffer if you go there!"

"Director, can you please talk to your superiors and ask if I can avoid going?"

"I heard that people in the countryside are not getting enough food now. Won't we starve if we go there?"

Chu Tian listened to the complaints of the people around him, but he was secretly happy in his heart...