After settling Mrs. Wu's matter, Li Jun did not accept Mrs. Wu's thousand taels of silver.
He now lives in the village, where things are cheap and there are not many places to spend money. The one hundred taels of silver sent by the Wu family before is enough for him to spend a long time.
Besides, he still has a lot of jewelry on hand from Yao Jinniang, which can ensure that Li Jun will not be short of money in the next few years.
Wu De was once again impressed by this high moral character, and he secretly made up his mind to find a good knife and give it to his master.
"No matter whether the immortal master is willing to accept me as his apprentice, I think he is my master, hehehe!"
Li Jun didn't know Wu De's little thoughts. He refused the Wu family's carriage and planned to walk back by himself to enjoy the fun of walking.
It was too hard to fight and kill all the way, and it was rare to have some leisure time. After Li Jun left the city, he walked back along the mountain road, his pace was leisurely and steady.
"Huh huh huh, breathe in, breathe in~"
A willow branch was taken out from Li Jun's purse. The willow branch stretched out its branches, greedily sucking in the aura of the mountain and bathing in the sunshine.
“So comfortable.”
Liu'er danced the branches happily, and Li Jun held her down and said: "Liu'er, don't be naughty. We are about to go to the official road. Don't scare ordinary people."
"Uh-huh."
Liu'er nodded heavily. Liu'er's appearance completely changed. Shen Qiongzhu's face disappeared from her body, and was replaced by the face of a little girl, about ten years old, with a childish face.
Liu'er can't completely transform into a human form yet, but she looks like a willow branch and has a baby face, which is quite cute.
Most of the dogs couldn't help but touch Liu'er's branches, which were soft and made Liu'er giggle until they got into Li Jun's arms.
Li Jun grabbed the branch, stuffed it randomly into his purse, and then tied the purse tightly to prevent Liu'er from coming out.
Soon, return to Qingniu Village.
Li Jun found a hoe, dug a hole in front of the door, carefully planted the willows, cultivated the soil, watered and fertilized.
"Liu'er, you can follow me if you want. You can't reveal your true identity at will in the future. Don't move around during the day. Just pretend to be a real willow tree."
"Liu'er remembers it."
"Liu'er will definitely decorate the tree well in the future, work hard to grow during the day, and look after the master's home and yard at night." The willow tree branches nodded heavily, and the branches were bent.
Li Jun smiled and knocked on her head: "Don't move, just pretend to be a tree."
After planting the willows, Li Jun returned to the room and took out a paper figurine, Yang Xuan, from his purse.
Yang Xuan's paper body was directly broken into two halves, but he was not dead. He said feebly: "Brother, I thought I was dead."
"No, you won't die as long as I'm here." Li Jun called out the wood spirit, and the wood spirit spit out a sticky green liquid that stuck to Yang Xuan's body. The wood spirit can revive the dead and give birth to bones.
Not to mention sticking to a mere paper person?
After the wood essence was finished, he nodded to Li Jun, his fleshy body got into the wooden basin again, and fell asleep soundly.
Previously, Li Jun asked Wu De to possess a paper man, and the paper man transformed into Wu De.
Xuanshui boiled the bath water. Li Jun took a hot bath comfortably and put on clean and dry clothes. The clothes still smelled of sunshine.
Since Xuan Shui was around him, Li Jun's life suddenly became more refined.
Xuanshui can cook, clean, sew, and often hang clothes and bedding. He is a master at home.
Watching Xuan Shui cook is also enjoyable.
Its front paws were like knives. It plucked chicken feathers and guts. It quickly processed a live chicken, then wrapped it in layers of spider silk and set it on the fire for roasting.
Then, Xuanshui's eight claws went into battle, holding a kitchen knife with both claws, and chopped a bitter melon into pieces, and a piece of tofu was cut into thin strips.
A fat fish head, except for the fish bones, the whole head is still intact.
This sword skill would make the chef in the imperial kitchen fall to his knees.
Soon, there was a plate of improved version of beggar's chicken, a plate of fish head stewed with shredded tofu, a plate of bitter melon balls, a plate of farm drunk shrimp, and a pot of stewed big bones.
Li Jun, Xuan Shui, Gou Da, and Mao Guifei were sitting around the wooden table, eating with relish. They were all ordinary ingredients, but they had a rare sense of comfort.
Between the two of them, Liu'er doesn't need to eat human food, and He San has a big appetite. This little food is not enough for him to fill his teeth. He has already eaten enough in the divine mountain.
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midnight.
Xixi is sleeping alone at home.
Her parents went out to work part-time to earn some money to support the family, while Xixi stayed at home alone. Farm children are usually able to take care of themselves at a very young age. Xixi cooked and finished the meal, then lay down to sleep.
Boom...boom...boom...
There was a knock on the door, one after another, with a special rhythm.
Who knocks on the door in the middle of the night?
Xixi covered herself with the quilt, feeling a little scared. She remembered her mother's instructions not to open the door when sleeping at night.
No matter who knocks on the door, Xixi should not answer the door. She should stay in the house obediently. Don't turn on the lights, don't make any noise, and pretend to be asleep.
Xixi remembered her mother's words and stayed in the quilt obediently, closing her eyes tightly and not making any sound.
Boom... boom... boom...
The knocking on the door was still unhurried and showed no intention of stopping. After all, Xixi was a little baby, only about ten years old.
Curiosity overcomes fear.
She stood on tiptoe, barefoot, in the dark, and walked towards the door step by step.
The door of the farmhouse is made of logs. Although the two doors are closed, there is a gap.
Xixi leaned against the door and looked at the crack in the door. The moonlight was very bright tonight, and she could clearly see the scene outside through the crack in the door.
Xixi saw a red eye, which was peeking through the crack of the door. She looked into Xixi's eyes, and Xixi exclaimed: "Ah~~~"
He was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, gasping for air, covering his mouth to prevent himself from making any sound.
The knocking on the door suddenly stopped, and it was eerily quiet outside.
"Xixi, Xixi, Xixi."
There were sounds from outside, distant and near, ethereal, and Xixi just sat on the ground, making no more noise.
People outside don't give up.
Still shouting.
"who?"
After all, he was a little baby, and his fear was not as strong as that of an adult, so he couldn't help but ask.
It was quiet outside for a moment.
"I'm grandma. Your parents haven't been at home recently. I asked grandma to sleep with you. I'm afraid there will be bad guys. Please be good and open the door."
Grandma?
Xixi had long forgotten the incident involving the savage grandma. She only remembered that her parents told her that her grandma had gone to a place far, far away.
Grandma is back?
"Grandma, why are your eyes red?" Xixi still felt a little worried and asked in a sweet voice.
"Hey, grandma has an eye disease and her eyes are no longer red. Xixi opened the door and let grandma come in first. It's so cold outside." Grandma's voice became clearer and more kind.
It's exactly the same as the grandma in Xixi's memory.
Xixi no longer had any doubts, so she got up, grabbed the door bolt with her little hand, and slowly opened it. Creak! The wooden door opened.
There was a burly figure standing outside the door. Before Xixi could see clearly, the figure whizzed and entered the house.