Xiao Shizhu vaguely remembered that Yingzhao and the others had said that each vassal state in the underworld had its own totem, similar to the national flags and national emblems of various countries in the world. And the bell pattern wrapped in flames on the other side of the belt, could it be from another country?
What about totems?
He lowered his head and thought.
Lu Wu had just told him in the morning that the totem of the Ghost Mother Country is a crescent moon surrounding the sun, which means that the true meaning of life is the union of yin and yang. Moreover, Ah Fu and his friends also have the emblem of a crescent moon surrounding the sun on their right arms.
If the pattern on this waistband is also a totem, then this brand is obviously not made in the motherland of ghosts. Moreover, this brand is well hidden. It should be that its owner made a hidden box under the chair where no one would notice it and stored it.
Hidden in it.
If the chairs hadn't been scattered and Xiao Shizhu sat down on the cassette and it was torn apart, this thing might not have been discovered. In addition, since this thing is hidden here, it's very possible that its owner is the dog warden who used to guard the Tengu.
"He's quite good at hiding things." Xiao Shizhu looked at the sawdust and muttered to himself. At the same time, he felt suspicious: Who is the boss of this secret envoy? Why did the secret envoy from another country sneak into the Ghost Mother's Palace?
Judging from what the boatman said, almost no one dared to come to the Ghost Mother Country, but how could a secret envoy from a certain country appear in the place where the country's leader, the Ghost Mother, lived, under heavy military guard?
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Shizhu couldn't think of a Chou Yinmao because he had too little information, so he said to himself: "The purpose of love is whatever it is, and it has something to do with me." After that, he stopped thinking about it.
At this moment, the well-fed Tengu started barking again. Xiao Shizhu was no longer able to scold them and had to let them bark. Even so, he was still wary and hurriedly put the sign
Hidden in one's arms.
After a while, the door of the house was slowly pushed open, and at the same time, a sissy voice came from the door: "Brother, seeing that you didn't go to the palace meal, I guessed that you couldn't find the dining hall, so I sent you something to eat.
It’s coming.”.
Xiao Shizhu was startled when he heard this, and quickly turned around and looked towards the door. Sure enough, he saw Ming Yichen standing at the door holding a bowl with three steamed buns in his right hand.
"My loved one." Xiao Shizhu choked, sniffed, and said with a cry: "I have never felt that you are so beautiful as I do now." However, his eyes were always fixed on the steamed bun in Ming Yichen's hand.
However, Ming Yichen mistakenly thought that Xiao Shizhu was praising him. After waving his hand, he smiled and cursed with a shy look on his face: "I hate it, everyone knows how beautiful I am."
Although the hungry Xiao Shizhu was so moved that he was about to burst into tears when he saw the white buns, he still couldn't help but think in his heart: "I'd better check about this brand. I'll find a chance to ask the old ghost slave in the palace first.
We are the former dog wardens."
Half a month later, the ghost mother, who had nothing to do, took a walk in the palace with only a personal maid. As she walked, the master and the servant accidentally came to the Tengu Garden where Xiao Shizhu worked.
The Ghost Mother stood at the door of the small courtyard, and saw that the dilapidated gate of the small courtyard had been repaired. At this time, there was a long wooden sign hanging on the closed door, which read: "The Palace of the Ghost Mother"
Xiao Shizhu, the shit-shoveling official, please knock on the door when entering the courtyard."
"Xiao Shizhu?" The ghost mother was stunned for a moment, frowned and began to think about it. She felt a little impressed by the name, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while. At the same time, she also became interested in the words on the brand, and then murmured: "
What kind of official position is the shit shoveling officer? Why can’t I remember that I had such an official position?”.
"Reply to my lord." The maid who was following her took a step forward and whispered in her ear: "This Xiao Shizhu is the kid who drooled at you in the square fifteen days ago."
After the maid mentioned it, the ghost mother suddenly remembered who Xiao Shizhu was. Xiao Shizhu's piercing eyes that day gradually emerged from her mind. This not only made her give up the idea of going into the courtyard to take a look,
He immediately felt disgusted, rolled his eyes and cursed: "You are a prodigal with evil intentions!" Then he turned around and left.
Not far away, the ghost mother suddenly stood still and asked the maid who was following her quietly: "Have you not found the accomplice of the dog prisoner before?".
The maid lowered her head after hearing this, and shook her head gently with a look of shame.
The ghost mother stopped talking and continued walking forward.
At this moment, Xiao Shizhu was completely unaware of what was happening outside the courtyard and was concentrating on what he was doing. Seeing that the sun was so beautiful today, he hummed a tune in the courtyard and happily bathed the tengu in turn.
In just half a month, he tidied up this dilapidated courtyard. Not only did he pull out all the weeds in the courtyard, he also paved a path from the courtyard door to the front of the house with gravel.
, several small flower beds were built with blue bricks on the roadside, and some flowers and plants were planted. A simple shelf was built on the west side of the yard, and some grapes and bitter melons were planted.
Naturally, most of the dog excrement was used to make fertilizer for these flowers and plants. Finally, he dug a pond next to the flower stand. He did not raise fish or plant lotus, and it was specially used for bathing the tengu.
Even the only house in the courtyard was tidied up by him. The dog cages were all arranged neatly, the floor and roof were cleaned, and all the window papers were replaced.
Although Xiao Shizhu had moved bricks in the world and knew a little about construction knowledge and skills, it was impossible for him to renovate this decadent courtyard in just fifteen days. The ability to do all this was all due to his ability.
A clever tongue for hoeing.
He caught the fact that even though Ming Yichen was a hairy man, he liked to study women's makeup skills, so he told Ming Yichen some of the modern makeup skills and made them up.
Yichen. After finishing his opening remarks, he told the other party that if he wanted to know what happened next, he would have to ask the other party to persuade other new ghost slaves to help him clean up the courtyard after work every day.
The other ghost slaves asked for money or wine for their help, but Xiao Shizhu satisfied them one by one. From this, he became addicted to being a contractor and a designer. As for the items needed for renovation, all
It was Xiao Shizhu who paid for it himself. He took Ming Yichen's imperial dining room entrance and exit badge to buy it. He went in and out of the Ghost Mother Palace many times and moved it back little by little. As for the house number at the door, he also thought that the dog prison was
The title is too unpleasant, I gave it to myself.
In addition, Xiao Shizhu also inquired about some things about the former dog prisoner. It is said that the other person came to the palace a year ago, and his true identity is an assassin. He also made up a story about accidentally breaking the former owner's eighteenth concubine.
The tragic story of a glass lamp that was beaten up by its owner and then sold to the Ghost Mother Country.
Later, he was sent by the Ghost Mother to be the dog prisoner, but half a month ago he started the plan to assassinate the Ghost Mother. Unfortunately, after entering the inner court, this guy escaped a lot of light and dark sentries, but at a distance
The ghost mother was caught when she was less than five feet away from her palace. Then when the guy saw what had happened, he committed suicide by taking poison.
The Ghost Mother's Palace is divided into inner and outer courtyards, which are shaped like a "hui". The lower-class ghost slaves can only stay in the outer courtyard. This assassin was able to easily sneak into the inner courtyard and knew the topography of the inner court very well. While the Ghost Mother was furious, she also noticed him.
There must be an accomplice. So the ghost mother has been secretly investigating the assassin's accomplice recently.
Unfortunately, his accomplices have not yet been found.
This also gave Xiao Shizhu a glimmer of hope; if he could catch or find out this assassin accomplice, he would be able to get close to the Ghost Mother. Maybe the Ghost Mother would be able to give him a raise, promotion or something if she was happy.
.
In addition, Xiao Shizhu also did another thing in the past half month, which was to make the Tengu obey him.
Although the heavenly dogs didn't bite or bark at him at first, they weren't very obedient. This really made Xiao Shizhu distressed for a few days. After all, he was in charge of them, so what's wrong with being disobedient.
But later, Xiao Shizhu gradually discovered that after staying together for a long time, they actually had the characteristics of a pack of wolves, and they all obeyed the orders of a white-and-black sky dog named Tian Kuixing.
So Xiao Shizhu made many observations and discovered that Tian Kuixing loved bone sticks and raw eggs. Every time he saw these two things, Tian Kuixing would shake his butt and tail with great joy. Therefore, he secretly used makeup skills as his
On the condition that Ming Yichen, who works in the imperial kitchen, steal eggs and bones for him, all to please Tian Kuixing; and he never locks it in a cage, but always puts it outside the cage, so that
Tian Kuixing has gained more freedom, and his status in the dog pack has also risen to a higher level.
Gradually, Tian Kuixing also became somewhat fond of him. The boss was obedient, and the other Tiangu naturally bowed to Xiao Shizhu.
After washing twenty tengu today, the sun was already setting in the west. After Xiao Shizhu made herself a cup of tea, she stared at the tengu playing and basking in the courtyard in a daze.
It has been ten days since he entered the palace. Not to mention getting close to the ghost mother, he has not even seen the high-ranking officials and ministers around her. Although he also knew that this matter could not be rushed, he also knew after seeing the tengu having fun in this courtyard.
If I continue to be a shit-sweeper, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in touch with high-ranking officials from the Ghost Mother Country in the next hundred years, so it's inevitable to feel a little anxious.
Just when he was lost in thought, Tian Kuixing suddenly walked towards him, stood next to him and sniffed the back of his hand with his nose, then gently shook his tail and climbed down at his feet, rubbing his head with his.
Rubbed his trouser leg.
Xiao Shizhu came to his senses as soon as he was rubbed by it, so he leaned down and stretched out his hand to scratch the neck of the dog. Unexpectedly, a miracle happened; Tian Kuixing suddenly turned over, lying on his back on the ground and exposed himself to him for the first time.
belly.
Xiao Shizhu was stunned, looked at Tian Kuixing's hairless belly, and said with a smile: "It's really strange." But in his heart, he thought: "Tiangu can be considered a dog. The dog showing its belly shows that it completely trusts me."
.As he spoke, he cautiously reached out and touched Tian Kuixing's belly.
Not only did Tian Kuixing not bite him, nor did he bark at him, but he continued to expose his belly, squinting his eyes and wagging his tail, with a satisfied look on his face.
"I want more." Xiao Shizhu said, and reached out to touch Tian Kuixing's belly. Then he looked at Tian Kuixing's contented face. After a moment of confusion, he seemed to remember something, and patted his forehead.
He shouted: "Yes, if you don't come to me, I can set up a plan to come to you!" After saying this, he frowned, thought for a moment and then came up with his plan.
Then he stood up and put the tea cup on the table, ran back into the room and took out a trowel from under the bed, then took out the emissary token from his arms, and used the trowel to mark the "Essential Envoy" engraved on the token.
Scratching back and forth on the two characters.
It wasn't until those two words had been scratched by him with a trowel that he couldn't tell what they were, then he stopped and smiled proudly.
Then he first put the other Tengu back into the cage, then hung the sign around Tian Kuixing's neck and said to Tian Kuixing: "Let's go have dinner with Mr. Xiao." After that, he whistled and went to the Ghost Slave Canteen.
He walked over there and said to himself: "Look at Mr. Xiao, how I can trick you, whether it's a ghost mother or a fellow assassin, I'm going to kill two birds with one stone for you."