Deng Jiang's wife sniffed: "I heard from Aunt Xiao Liu that Yue Wa stole the pearl hairpin of the official's wife and was caught on the spot. She was so frightened that she ran out and did not return home. By the time she was found, she had already
Died in the mountains outside the city."
Deng Jiang's wife couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes with her sleeves again: "It is said that the death was so miserable that it was impossible to look at it. Official Liu asked his servants to bury him on the spot. They thought it was unlucky, and they didn't even get the body back."
"Even if someone like Yue Wa is sent back, he won't be able to enter the family's ancestral graves. The fate will be the same. Sigh... That child usually picks up needles in front of anyone's house and gives them to others. How could he steal them?
The pearl hairpin of an official’s wife…”
Yanyan's long eyelashes slightly drooped, and she said in a calm tone: "A country can be changed easily, but a character cannot be changed. No one has been seen alive, and no body has been seen dead. These are all one-sided words from Liu Daguan's house. Who knows what the truth is."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt something rub against her ankle.
As soon as Yanyan lowered her head, she saw Tonba raising his tail and raising his head, and called out to her.
Neither Deng Jiang's wife nor Bi Cheng responded.
Tonba obviously had no intention of letting others see it.
Yan Yan glanced at it silently.
Tonba hooked her ankle with his big tail and then disappeared.
Yan Yan was stunned for a moment.
The little guy’s last action has meaning!
Could it be that Tonba's sudden appearance was related to what she just said?
Yan Yan was thinking this in his mind, and then heard Deng Jiang's daughter-in-law next to him continue to sob: "The mansion of Liu Daguan is famous for his good deeds and virtues in Luwu City. Relatives from our clan often go to his mansion to do work. It should, it should.
You wouldn’t do such an outrageous thing, would you?”
Yan Yan said nothing.
It didn't matter whether Deng Jiang's wife believed her words or not. Yan Yan didn't want to get involved in such noisy matters that had nothing to do with him.
Bi Cheng, who was following her, furrowed his eyebrows and secretly looked at Yan Yan.
Now whenever he hears that someone has died somewhere or that a beast has gone crazy, he will unconsciously think about what his master said about the Gu Eagle.
I was really brainwashed by Master!
Deng Jiang's family is next door to the second uncle's yard. There are two girls in the family, and now they have gone to live with the second uncle.
Deng Jiang's wife tidied up her daughter's room for Yan Yan to live in.
Bi Cheng lives in the south wing of the Deng family's second uncle's courtyard next door.
After cooking dinner for the two of them, Deng Jiang's wife went there to help.
As soon as she left, Bi Cheng came over to look for Yan Yan.
When he entered the house, he asked: "Master, this girl also died in the mountains outside the east gate. Do you think it was related to beast madness?"
"I don't know." Yan Yan gave Bi Cheng the Jiu Sui Ji steamed buns he brought with him.
The two of them ate and chatted over the side dishes cooked by Deng Jiang's wife.
Bi Cheng looked both nervous and excited: "More and more girls are dying in the city, and I always feel that there is something weird here. Master, do you think it's the Gu Diao's fault?"
"No." Yan Yan lowered his head to eat with a calm expression, as if he was not interested in this kind of thing at all.
Bi Cheng frowned: "Master, you have never seen a Gu carving, how can you be so sure?"
"You don't need to see me to confirm that it's not."
Canghua said.
After she finished speaking, seeing Bi Cheng still biting his chopsticks with a puzzled look, she said, "No one in our family is going outside Dongcheng. Even if there are monsters over there, it won't interfere with our affairs."
"The most important thing right now is to find the manpower for help as soon as possible. There will be a banquet tomorrow. You can go and see how the Deng family and his sons are doing, and you will have an idea."
"Hey! Disciple will follow them there tomorrow morning." Bi Cheng nodded quickly and stood up to put away the dishes.
At the end of the day, Bi Cheng couldn't help but turn around and ask Yan Yan: "Master, if you encounter a Gu Eagle, can you beat it?"
Yan Yan frowned: "Why should I fight with the Gu Diao!"
How come I didn't notice before that this honest apprentice of hers also has a strong curiosity.
Seeing that Yan Yan looked unhappy, Bi Cheng quickly apologized and said, "Don't be angry. I'm just curious, so I just asked." After saying that, Ma Liu shied away.
Listening to Bi Cheng's hurried footsteps as he went out, Yan Yan felt angry and funny.
If you really meet a Gu carving...
Bah, bah, bah! She doesn’t want to meet that thing!
After Bi Cheng left, Yan Yan went into the Xumi Realm and took out some snacks and placed them on the edge of the bed.
Tonba appeared from behind her, came over and rubbed the back of her hand, then put a piece of snack in his mouth.
Yanyan sat next to it and stroked its smooth and soft fur: "There is nothing delicious here, so you can just eat it tonight. I will make it ready for you when I get back."
"Woo~" Tonba held the snack in his mouth, wrapped his long furry tail around Yanyan's wrist, raised his head and responded softly to her.
Yan Yan smiled and patted its head.
This little guy has such a good temper and is much easier to take care of than her puppet.
Her puppet only eats one imported brand of cat food, and even cat biscuits and canned cats have to eat designated brands.
Occasionally she forgot to buy it when she was busy, and immediately got into a temper and wouldn't let her touch it for several days.
Tonba has never been picky about food. He will eat whatever is given to him, and he will eat as much as he is given.
Just like now, it only has some snacks, and it doesn't mind them at all.
Yan Yan suddenly realized that this little guy's belly seemed really hungry.
There weren't many snacks left in the Xumi Realm. Yan Yan saw that it ate it in two bites, and felt that it was probably not enough, so he gave it a few Jiu Suiji steamed buns.
The little guy is also a good judge of goods, and he was particularly fond of the big white steamed buns. He devoured them after a few bites.
After licking the bun dregs around his mouth clean, Tonba rubbed his head back and forth on Yanyan's body, his wet little eyes full of gratitude, sticky and waxy, so cute!
Yanyan held Tonba in her arms and stroked her to her heart's content before letting go.
She was about to practice when she heard a few sounds on the firewood door outside and the sound of footsteps coming in.
It's the second aunt of the Deng family who is back.
Tonba ignored it and still slept beside Yanyan with his body curled up.
The second aunt of the Deng family opened the door, holding a steaming earthen pot with a cotton handkerchief in her hand.
Her eyes were still obviously red and swollen, but she managed to smile when she saw Yan Yan.
"I'm sorry, I have to wait for you. The eldest daughter-in-law doesn't know that I made the soup and didn't bring it for dinner, so she will use it as a midnight snack. This is the red pig that I feed myself. She is three years old, and my daughter's food is the most nutritious.
Body."
Red Bird (pronounced Tongbi), she had read about it in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" before. The book said that this kind of bird can control fire.
Yan Yan saw this kind of bird for the first time at the market and thought it was a guinea fowl.
Red fern can be grown in the wild or can be raised in captivity. It matures at the age of two. Its meat is warm and can warm the palace of a daughter. It is especially nourishing to mothers after giving birth.
The meat of three-year-old red pheasants is at its most plump.
As soon as you open the lid of the jar, you can smell the unique aroma of poultry meat. The fine white meat is drowned in the creamy yellow soup, which looks very appetizing.
Yan Yan thanked him and took the soup bowl.
As soon as she held the soup bowl in her hands, Tonba, who was lying next to her, suddenly jumped up from the bed, rushed to the door, bared his teeth and hissed at the yard, with a fierce look on his face.
Yanyan was startled and stared at Tonba who was lying at the door like a wild animal pouncing on food.