Qizhou

Fifteen moons are sixteen round.However, this night, Zhuxi Village was peaceful and silent.

At dawn, He Qizhou was stung by the first ray of sunlight entering the house.His daily work and rest can be regarded as regular, but it is rare to stay away from Chang'an and live in a pleasant place like central Sichuan, so it doesn't matter if he indulges a little.He straightened up, staring at the empty bedroom in a daze, thinking about whether he should do something else today, and add something to the house.

Suddenly there was a vague rooster crowing in my ear, the voice was high-pitched and loud, as if there was a big rooster in the yard, trying to wake the master to get up.The rooster didn't intend to rest, it crowed one after another, one crowed higher than the other, and finally it crowed together. Listening carefully... it seemed like two roosters were competing to see who could crow the loudest.

But He Qizhou was very sure that there would be no chickens in his yard.

He put on his robe and walked out quickly. The golden sunlight happened to pass through the surrounding bamboo forest, casting mottled shadows down.

There is really a big rooster in the yard.

The one who was with the chicken had bid farewell to him yesterday evening, and the Great Fox Immortal of Zhuxi Mountain, who came uninvited early this morning, bid farewell to the new year.

This chicken was probably brought from the New Year.

The rooster was very vigilant, its eyes widened, its comb stood up, and the orange-brown feathers on its neck were blown out, but it stared for a while, but instead of pecking its beak at Ci Nian, it shrank its neck and straightened it. Chest, let out a high-pitched cock crow.This chicken is not bad, it is really the best among chickens.He Qizhou originally wanted to say hello to Ci Nian, but who would have thought that this rooster is provoking him, and he is not a vegetarian either. He pressed his ears back on his head, and suddenly took a breath, making a more energetic sound than the rooster. cock crowing.

He Qizhou's eyes were straightened, and he hurriedly checked whether the people in the yard were saying goodbye to the year, and whether the chicken was a rooster.

Foxes can chirp? !

The rooster was defeated all of a sudden, and its high head drooped. It "cuckooed" twice, slowly backed up two steps, and chased after the victory. It bared its teeth and let out a gloomy growl. The same kind quickly turned their heads and got out of the yard, flapping their wings and running away without a trace.The victorious Ci Nian was very excited, with his pointed ears pricked up, he chuckled lightly, turned around, and faced the stunned He Qizhou.

The two looked at each other for a long while, and then waved his hand and said hello to him: "Good morning, Taoist priest."

"Why are you crowing like a rooster in my yard early in the morning?"

"After I went back yesterday, I was very peaceful. I didn't go down the mountain to scare people, and I didn't encounter anything."

"Why are you crowing like a rooster in my yard early in the morning?"

"But the clothes are dirty. I have to wash them today. Do you have any clothes for me to wear first?"

"Why are you crowing like a rooster in my yard early in the morning?"

"..." Ci Nianjian couldn't get around this topic no matter what, so he could only spread his hands, "I didn't imitate the rooster's crowing, I came first, it got in and wanted to compete with me, so I had a fight with it."

He Qizhou: "..."

Okay, this fox has become a master, so there's no fuss about learning how to crow like a chicken.He Qizhou walked to the well, picked up a wooden bucket to fetch water to wash, and before he could greet him, he slipped into the house with ease, as if he was the owner of the house.

After he finished washing and entered the room, he found that Ci Nian had already put on another Taoist robe of his, and his soiled clothes yesterday had been replaced and piled in the wooden basin that Ci Nian held in his hand .As soon as he saw him enter the house, Ci Nian sighed: "This place... so I hid from the rain."

He Qizhou didn't speak, he said again: "They are so happy that you are here."

"I'm very happy." He Qizhou said, "Your popularity in Zhuxi Village is really not good."

Ci Nianman smiled nonchalantly: "I'm not a human being. If I want popularity, I don't like it if I don't like it. Anyway, Zhuxi Mountain is mine, so no one can go in."

He Qizhou soaked his clothes in water for him, and walked into the inner room with his hand in his hand. He was carried by the back collar, and there was no limit to struggling any longer. The two of them wandered into the room. The things that were too old were almost thrown away. Most of the remaining ones were bought by He Qizhou, and some of them were made by himself.

Ci Nian sat down, but restless, picked up the editor's basket on the table and looked at it: "This is small, it must have been given to you by a girl in Zhuxi Village."

He Qizhou was rummaging for candles on the bamboo stand without looking back: "Thanks, but I made it myself."

Ci Nian touched the bamboo basket, the weaving is fine, smooth and neat. In the eyes of the handicraftsmen in Zhuxi Village, this handicraft can't be faulted. He couldn't help touching it twice, and said with a smile: "You You are really virtuous, and you will definitely be able to marry a good man in the future."

He Qizhou regained his senses and lit the candlestick. The light in the back room was not good, and he could barely see clearly with the window open. After lighting the lamp, it became better.After hearing this compliment, he wasn't angry, but he certainly wasn't happy either. He just pulled his chair, moved forward a few minutes, moved closer to the slightly shaking candle, and spread out the thin paper in his hand.

Ci Nian glanced at it and asked, "What is this?"

He Qizhou said: "Your guilt."

Resignation year: "???"

What could he be guilty of?Isn't it just blocking the mountain road to prevent people from leaving, preventing people from approaching the back mountain, has a bad temper, speaks harshly, and is extremely fierce, scaring the whole village of Zhuxi Village at every turn, even the dogs!In addition, what other evil deeds could he commit?Ci Nian leaned back, leaned on the back of the bamboo chair, and listened attentively: "Oh, then what crime do I have?"

Facing the candlelight, He Qizhou read aloud word by word: "The first crime is to steal agricultural products from the village, including but not limited to: one basket of dried radishes, two and a half boxes of dried sweet potatoes, fifty pieces of air-dried bacon, three baskets of candied tangerines, and 45 chickens."

Ci Nian's eyes widened, and he slapped the table and jumped up: "Do I eat oranges? Do I eat radishes? Do I eat sweet potatoes? I'm a fox. I eat meat. If the oranges are gone, can I count them on my head?"

"Silence!" He Qizhou continued to read, "Tricked the big yellow dog from Aunt Zhuliu's house 98 times. The big yellow dog is depressed and hasn't given birth to a puppy for three years."

Ci Nian scolded even louder: "That dog gave birth to a fart puppy! It's a male! I've raised it for so many years and don't know whether it's a male or a female! You might as well let it hang out with me in the back mountain!"

"Steal one shovel, one shovel, two hammers, and fifteen mortise and tenon parts from the village. These were all placed in the yard by the bamboo carpenter of the village head. And..." He Qizhou frowned, "Little girl bamboo in the village east A floral yellow dress, you stole it and never returned it."

A layer of frost hung on Ci Nian's face: "Let me ask you, have you seen Miss Zhu?"

He Qizhou said: "No."

Ci Nian stood up suddenly, waved his hands, and drew a big circle in front of him. He stared at He Qizhou, gritted his teeth and said, "Do you understand me?"

He Qizhou shook his head: "You can do it again."

Ci Nian's ears stood straight, and he wiped his face, not wanting to use too much force, and wiped off all the loose hair, and explained even more excitedly: "She is about three times as fat as me. How can I wear her clothes! That red one was borrowed from a girl in the town at the bottom of the mountain by me that day! I’ll return it when I’m done using it!”

He Qizhou asked, "Did you steal that chicken?"

Resigning Nian, who was still emotional just now, suddenly choked up when he heard this, as if his words were cut off halfway, and after a few seconds, he muttered: "Anyway, I didn't steal the orange!"

"Did you steal that chicken?"

"...I didn't take dried sweet potatoes either."

"Chicken." He Qizhou slowly raised his hand and gestured, "The one that cooing, chicken."

Ci Nian waved his hand impatiently: "Do you think I'm a fool! Of course I know what a chicken is! I..." He paused, and finally sat back on the chair dejectedly, "I'm a fox, and if a fox doesn't steal a chicken, it's still Fox... Besides, it’s just a few chickens, I didn’t steal that many! There are not enough pheasants in the back mountain for me to catch, why should I steal 45 of them!”

"Then..." He Qizhou sighed, "Then you stole the oranges, radishes, and dried sweet potatoes."

As soon as Ci Nian slapped the table, he said angrily: "It's not me! Why do you blame me for everything! If you lose something and don't report it to the police or catch the thief, you think I'm a fox who is easy to bully?"

He Qizhou looked at him fixedly, and said word by word: "It doesn't matter if it's you, what matters is that since you stole the chicken, everything that will be thrown in this village in the future will be related to you. In addition, you deliberately put the ghost in red Pulling it on yourself, so they now believe that it is your fault, no evidence is needed."

Ci Nian's reddish eyes suddenly drooped, his body softened, he leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and returned to his nonchalant expression: "That's me."

He Qizhou whispered: "So even if you were wronged by them, you still don't want me to clear up your wrongdoing for you?"

Ci Nian opened his eyes a little, and squinted at him: "Will you help me wash?"

He Qizhou said slowly: "As long as you take me to the back mountain..."

Ci Nian immediately closed his eyes, and elongated his voice: "It's me, it's me, it's me, I stole the meat and vegetables, and I even stole the clothes. I dress the best—"

He Qizhou sighed leisurely, put the "guilt" on the table, got up slowly, and said in his mouth: "That's all, Hu Daxian doesn't need my help, I can only do my best to arrest him, I’m going to apologize to the villagers.” As soon as the words fell, Ci Nian jumped up at the fastest speed, the doors and windows of this house were closed, and he had to pass by He Qizhou if he wanted to run to the outer hall...

All the paths went through in his head, Ci Nian didn't even think about it, he ran towards the exit as fast as he could, he had a good abacus, no matter how powerful He Qizhou was, he was just a Taoist priest, don't talk about it yourself After many years of practice, even if he is inferior to humans in arithmetic, he won't be at a disadvantage in terms of speed... With a "snap", something suddenly covered his face, making his vision black.

This line of thinking has not been extended to the last step, but he has already taken the first step and was picked up by He Qizhou.What's more, with one hand holding the back collar and the other pressing his face, he couldn't open his mouth even if he wanted to bite someone.He Qizhou's hands are big, and his arms are also very strong. Perhaps because he has been using swords all year round, his movements are amazingly nimble and elegant.It can even outrun a refined fox faster.

Ci Nian was held in his arms and forced to stick to his chest, he had to open his mouth to bite and swear, but he happened to have a small face the size of a palm, and this face happened to be pressed tightly by a palm, I can't even move, and I can't scold.The two struggled in the house for a long time, and Ci Nian finally gave up the resistance. He didn't make a sound, but his ears on the top of his head gradually drooped, showing a rare grievance and frustration.

He really didn't want to apologize.

Why do you have to apologize for something that is not true, something that has no evidence, and something that you did not do wrong at all?

He Qizhou seemed to see through his thoughts, and gently opened his hand covering his face, and touched his drooping ears: "Do you want to become a fairy?"

Resignation did not answer this question.But let me ask the foxes, ghosts and ghosts in this world, who cultivates the Tao not to become a fairy?Even the clouds know to float to the sky, let alone the monsters with consciousness and desire.Seeing that he was silent, He Qizhou said again: "You are destined to be immortal, that's why I called you Little Immortal. This is true, and I didn't lie to you."

Ci Nian's downcast eyes suddenly lifted up, and he turned around, regardless of how close he was to He Qizhou.The two were crowded in a narrow corner, but Ci Nian seemed to have stars in his eyes. He faltered for a while, and then slowly repeated: "I... have a fairy fate? Don't lie to me?"

He Qizhou nodded: "I'm not lying to you."

The light in Ci Nian's eyes turned round, and he couldn't hide his joy. He even forgot that he was still in front of He Qizhou, and was almost stuck in his arms. He excitedly grabbed his hair and tied a ponytail for himself , the tips of his ears trembled: "Then what do I have to do, how can I cultivate to become a fairy?"

He Qizhou said frankly: "There is a quick solution, very useful, but you probably don't like to hear it."

Ci Nian shook his head: "Say what you say, I'll listen!"

"You need offerings of incense." As soon as the words came out, Ci Nian understood that incense...that is people, and to achieve great things, you must have the right time, place, and people.The weather cannot be forced, but the favorable location can be explored. This man and...

"So, I have to apologize and let them..." Ci Nian seemed to have heard an impossible plan, "...to enshrine me?!"