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After an uneventful night, Chen Jianchen got up early the next day as usual, and saw Ying Ning meditating with his eyes closed in the corner of the room - he was enlightened, learned Taoism, and could breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Whenever he had time, he would
When meditating and practicing, you only seize the day and night, so you forget to eat and sleep, and you don’t care about time.
Cultivation of the Tao, cultivation of the Tao, is inherently lonely.
Chen Jianchen quietly walked out of the room without disturbing it.
Abao got up early and made breakfast, which looked quite rich. The two silver ingots Chen Jianchen got from Wang Fu were handed over to Mo Sanniang. Mo Sanniang was shocked when she saw it. She had never had this before.
Having seen so much money, he quickly asked where he got it. Chen Jianchen replied that it was the pen that the rich man Wang gave him when he asked him to write.
Mo Sanniang had no doubts and accepted it happily. The amount of food she spent on A Bao was suddenly increased by 50%.
——Since A Bao moved into the Chen family, she has been responsible for almost all the housework and is very busy. Especially because she can cook well, she is really good in the hall and in the kitchen, and is extremely virtuous.
If there is a treasure in the house, it is like having a treasure.
Chen Jianchen was full of praise, but every time he praised it, A Bao's face turned red and he was very embarrassed. He was ashamed and happy at the same time, and he was so bright and beautiful.
After breakfast, Chen Jianchen returned to the room and asked Ying Ning what he wanted to eat.
Ying Ning replied: "Since the little fox gained enlightenment and learned the method, he no longer eats meat. He only needs to eat fruits and drink water from time to time."
Hearing this, Chen Jianchen said oh and wanted to go out to get some water. Suddenly he heard dogs barking and people making noise outside, as if something was happening.
Hearing the ferocious barking of a dog, Ying Ning trembled reflexively and came closer to Chen Jianchen.
Chen Jianchen frowned, said a few words of comfort and then walked out to see what happened.
I saw the village was bustling with people, and many people gathered together and shouted.
When Chen Jianchen arrived, the villagers greeted him and got out of the way.
"What happened?"
Then I heard Zhang Laosan say: "Ms. Chen, a wolf came to the village last night and ate one of Li Ada's goats, leaving only blood on the ground."
Sure enough, he saw Li Ada in the circle sitting on the ground, crying with tears - to his family, a goat was worth a lot of money, and being eaten by a wolf was like having a piece of meat dug out of his heart.
, extremely distressed.
Wolf?
Chen Jianchen was agitated and asked quickly: "How could this happen?"
Zhang Laosan said: "Maybe it's because the weather is cold and the snow is thick, and it's difficult for wolves to find food in the deep mountains, so they will come out and attack livestock... Similar things have happened before, no, I will go out with Shui Sheng Huowang and them
Hunting. If these wolves are not killed or driven away, they will stay outside the village and wait until nightfall before running into the village to do evil."
Although Zhang Laosan said that wolves had entered the village to eat livestock in previous years, Chen Jianchen felt uneasy for some reason. He always felt that this matter was not simple and might be related to the wolf monster Ying Ning mentioned...
After he understood some of the situation, he went back and told Ying Ning.
Ying Ning wrote on a white paper: "I also think it is a wolf demon. It does not dare to openly enter the village, so it looks for livestock to bite, creating nuisance and looking for opportunities."
Chen Jianchen was silent.
Ying Ning wrote again: "Master, it's all the little fox that causes trouble. If I leave, it will be fine."
Chen Jianchen laughed and said: "Now your business is my business, you can just live here with peace of mind."
…
At dusk, all the hunters who went out to hunt wolves came back with their dogs. They found nothing. They searched several miles around the village and found no trace of wolves.
This is really incredible.
Several hunters have trained experienced hounds and have hunted countless times. If a wolf had appeared, they would have been able to sniff it out. Could it be that the traces were buried because of the snow?
People don't know why.
In the evening, Zheng Dadu, the butcher in the village, came back. Different from usual days, he was out of breath and sweating profusely today. Someone laughed and joked: "Zheng Dadu, you are being chased by a ghost, you are running so fast?
"
This Zheng Da Tu has a thick body, a round waist, and a powerful body. He is one of the strongest men in the village. In addition, he has a somewhat fierce personality, so almost no one dares to mess with him.
Zheng Datu wiped his sweat and said in a loud voice: "You don't know, I met a wolf on the way back. Grandma, those beasts are getting more and more bold these days. They dare to come out before it gets dark."
When they heard that there was a wolf, there was a loud noise, and many people gathered around to listen to what they had to say.
Zheng Datu said: "I went to the countryside today to sell meat, and in the end I came back with only a pair of pig scalps. I originally thought of leaving them for my family to stir-fry and drink with at night. Who knew that when I returned to the willow forest, there was actually something behind me?
Silently, he followed a giant wolf. I estimated it to be at least three feet long and more than a foot tall, with fur as black as coal..."
The willow forest he mentioned is just south of Jingyang Village, not far away, only a few miles away.
Zheng Datu continued: "I thought at that time, this beast is so brave and wants to bite someone in broad daylight, so I took out the butcher knife to scare it..."
At this time, someone shouted: "Da Tu, you have a sinister face and a sharp knife in your hand. That Black Wolf must be scared to death by you."
But Zheng Datu's expression was very strange, as if he was frightened, and said: "What a fright! You really don't know. When I flashed the knife, the beast was not afraid at all. Instead, it grinned and showed its fangs. The look in its eyes
It was deep, glowing, and very penetrating. I was brave enough, but looking at the beast's eyes, I was inexplicably frightened. I quickly cut off a pig's ear and threw it on the ground...
…”
Someone else asked: "Why are you throwing pig ears?"
"You are stupid. I lost the pig ears. The wolf must have just eaten the pig ears and ignored me... Later, the black wolf really picked up the pig ears and ate them, but he swallowed them in just one bite.
Caught up."
Everyone heard what he said was shocking, so they stopped interrupting and just listened quietly.
"I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. This is the first time in my life that I'm so afraid. Seeing the wolf rushing away, I quickly cut the meat again and again. In the end, there was only a pig's nose left in the pig's scalp... His grandma's, I am today
The late appetizers are gone."
"and after?"
Everyone quickly asked questions.
"I ran away and finally got out of the forest and approached the village. On the way, I met Fang Dapao and several people from the neighboring village. When I turned around, the black wolf didn't catch up with me anymore. Maybe he was scared away by seeing the crowd.
Already."
Everyone heard the thrill and secretly breathed a sigh of relief for Zheng Datu. They also thought, might Li Ada's goat be eaten by this black wolf?
When you think about it, it's very possible.
Such a fierce and bold wolf is really rare and difficult to deal with. It seems that we must quickly discuss how to set up a trap near the village...
They were discussing so intensely that no one noticed that not far away, Chen Jianchen was looking at the entrance of the village with a frown - his eyes seemed to have no specific focus, just looking from a distance.