Chapter 10 Cherries and Stew
Qiongzhi was afraid that Shen Jiao would be bored taking care of a nest of mice alone, so she brought a bunch of white cherries to keep her company.
He said he picked it on the way back.
They are sour and sweet, not very big, white jade color with a little pink, and seem to be more delicious than red cherries, but they are not as bright and vivid in color, and look far less attractive than red cherries. If they are placed together, they are better as embellishments.
Food always tastes better when it's beautifully presented, but it's all the same.
Shen Jiao thought about the things his master taught him and suddenly found it a little funny. He had spent so much effort to learn so much, but after graduation, it seemed that he had never used any of it.
She only has a valuable title, but what she does is no different from that of an ordinary maid. No wonder Xue Shunlao calls her a liar.
"What are you laughing at, sister?"
"Nothing, just reminded me of my childhood."
"When you were a child?" Qiongzhi was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly and said, "Then it seems that Sister must have had a very happy childhood, right?"
"It's okay. There are always one or two good things."
For example, the master was talking in front and she was eating in the back. When the master finished talking, she had almost finished eating, and the plate was full of fruit pits, which made her face black with anger. But she was unaware of it. She looked up blankly with her dirty hands spread out and handed over a few red and white cherries... As a result, she was naturally punished and had to clean the classroom alone, and she didn't even have dinner.
She had just arrived in the valley and hadn't changed her bad habits from the outside world. She was careless about everything she did and considered filling her stomach her most important priority. Even if she wasn't hungry, she would desperately stuff food into her stomach. Moreover, when she was hungry, she would naturally look for food, not caring whose food it was. She followed the smell and sneaked into a room. She saw several tables with a variety of food and fruits on them, and each table also had a pot of stewed meat. She stretched out her thieving hands, eating and taking things at the same time. Just when she was enjoying herself, she heard someone's voice and ducked under a table in the corner...
She was stupid at that time, naked, so who could not see her?
But none of her brothers and sisters caught this little thief. She was also arrogant and would run there whenever she was punished and had her food confiscated. They even gave her an earthen bowl with her name engraved on the bottom. Unfortunately, after just over a month, someone else took over the job.
The bowl was also broken.
She changed her place to eat secretly and never went there again...
It’s a bit sad to think about it, because the people in that house have meat to eat every day.
Shen Jiao poked Xuan Youfu's fat belly. The little mouse cried twice in dissatisfaction and gnawed at her with its little teeth. After a long time of effort, it fell asleep due to exhaustion.
After hearing her story, Qiongzhi also felt sorry: "Where did those people go later?"
"What kind of people? Oh, you mean the ones who feed me?" Shen Jiao picked up a cherry and said, "Those are all patients. They'll leave after their illnesses are treated."
"That's really a good reward for good people!" This ending made Qiongzhi smile with her eyes curved.
Shen Jiao also raised the corner of his lips and said, "That's right."
The cherry fell into his mouth and was crushed fiercely by his back teeth. The sweet and sour juice spread all over his mouth, just like the smell of blood that instantly filled his mouth when he broke his mouth at the age of seven.
Without exception, all the familiar faces had become expressionless puppets. No matter what they said, they didn't respond. If they pulled them, they would just attack. Go home? Perhaps, if the souls could really return home after death, they should go home and devour the bones and blood of those heartless people.
Just like those people do when they have money to eat and drink, eat to your heart's content!
They also praised the cherries she gave them for being sweet.
Shen Jiao buried the seeds in the soil. When the fruit sprouted, grew into a tree, and was full of fruit, they didn't come to eat them. What a world!
It's all about selling children and daughters.
I'm a few years older now. I heard that the imperial court is making some new laws that forbid the beating, killing and harming of slaves. Violators will be fined.
Although I can't control the affairs of the martial arts world, maybe it will be better when the wind changes. The owner of their Huisheng Valley has always regarded himself as a serious businessman.
Shen Jiao sighed inwardly for a while and asked casually, "What about you? What were you like as a child?"
"Well, that's just how it is. There's nothing much to say. Tonglu County is a small place, poor and boring, just like any village in the countryside. Parents are busy all day long, the older children work, and the younger ones take care of the younger ones. They grow up in a daze. There's not much new happening all year round. They even treat a death as a spectacle..."
When Qiongzhi said this, she suddenly shut up and stopped talking. She felt that such words were not very pleasant to hear and were very cold and not something a good person would say, even though it was the truth.
Shen Jiao didn't care. These little mice were so sticky that they only knew how to nest in people's hands, while the big mice were stealing cherries. She was trying to hold down the gourd and lift the ladle, but she couldn't catch them all back to the nest, especially Xuan Xiao, who ran too fast, swooshing around everywhere. They were all so soft that she couldn't be cruel, for fear of crushing one to death. She was a little anxious for a while.
Qiongzhi quickly grabbed Xuan Xiao's neck and said, "Sister, I caught you. Do you want to put him back?"
"Hmm," Shen Jiao hurriedly opened the cage and pushed back Fu Lu Shou Xi Cai, who was still trying to climb out. He then asked Qiong Zhi to put Xuan Xiao in, closed the door, and praised, "You're quite accurate. You caught him right away."
"I'm just lucky." Qiongzhi said modestly.
Xuan Xiao was caught by her, but he seemed to be afraid and huddled in the corner.
When he heard her say, "This mouse is so fat," he started to bare his teeth and squeak.
Shen Jiao: "It's afraid of you."
"I just caught it, it's inevitable. Sister, it's so dark now, I'll go light the lights in the yard."
"Okay."
The maids were slacking off again, and no one cared about them until it was dark. Xue Shun would get angry again when he came back and saw them.
As soon as Qiongzhi left, Xuan Xiao calmed down.
Shen Jiao sneered softly, "You're quite good at judging people and serving them accordingly."
She stuffed a cherry in it, and Xuan Xiao ate it and threw the core out. He was quite smart. I wonder if he will turn into a strange beast.
Animals are just like humans. If they have talent, they can practice cultivation. When they reach a certain level, they will transform from birds and beasts into strange beasts, and be able to exceed their original lifespan. If strange beasts continue to practice, they will have the opportunity to transform into demons.
However, whether it is human cultivation or demon cultivation, it is not as mysterious as described in the storybooks. After passing the thunder tribulation, they can only become humans and demons who live longer and are more powerful. There is no such thing as ascension.
Even if a person practices cultivation and is called an immortal, he still has to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. He cannot escape the cycle of reincarnation and will die if he is hit.
However, people who reach that level do not have strong appetites, and it is okay for them to not eat for a long time. They usually take fasting pills or look for rare foods in the world to eat.
Shen Jiao had never seen such a powerful person, and didn't know whether it was true or not.
But from her perspective, this rat didn't seem to be practicing, it was just being clever.
If one is extremely gifted, he may be able to circulate his innate Qi on his own. If he is lucky enough to be fed with elixirs or spiritual plants, he may also be able to do so. If he has neither, then it all depends on fate.
There are animals that become more intelligent as they live.
How long can a mouse live?
One year or two years?
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