Chapter 21
Captain Chen personally drove people away. Players who had no more fun to watch did not stay any longer and went back home to open the forum to start chatting.
Bei Qiao quickly closed and bolted the door, picked up Dudu and rubbed him hard: "Dudu, you have done a great job this time! I will reward you with a big chicken leg tomorrow!" He decided not to give the dog a snack at night, lest it eat too much and couldn't sleep.
Dudu wagged his tail happily, "Woo... Woof!"
Gray, who was always fast asleep in the shed, said: "What? Why are there thieves looking at me? Let the dog do it! Dogs are supposed to guard the house. Have you ever seen a donkey guarding the house? If you call me again when your house is almost gone, I'll kick you to the ground! If you smash my job, I'll beat you up!"
After checking the door and the courtyard wall, Bei Qiao returned to the small building yawning, holding a lantern. He closed the door, lowered the steel security door, checked the windows in the corridor, and closed and locked them all: It was a bit cold at night, and the windows must be closed, otherwise the whole family might catch a cold when they wake up the next day, and then they would have to drink bitter medicine to treat the illness.
Lying down on the bed and covering himself with a thin blanket, Bei Qiao quit the game, took off his glasses, rubbed his brows, and climbed into bed. "What's going on with this feeling of being both refreshed and exhausted?" The aftereffects of practicing internal energy always make me feel like I've forgotten to do something... Never mind, I'll rest first and get enough rest.
"Meow!" Tangyuan, who had been ignored for a day, ran over and jumped onto the bed unhappily, his two front paws constantly scratching Beiqiao's arms: "Shit shoveler, you haven't played with me for a whole day! I ignored you, and you actually dared to really ignore me!"
"Why is Tangyuan willing to sleep on the bed today?" Bei Qiao, who couldn't understand cat language, hugged Tangyuan in his arms.
"Meow, meow..." Tangyuan shook his tail and fell into Beiqiao's arms proudly: Humph, since you took the initiative to admit your mistake, I will give you this face.
The next day, Beiqiao woke up at 7:00 am and started washing up. Tangyuan, who had gotten up even earlier, had already jumped out of bed and left at 6:00 am. While Beiqiao was still washing her face, she had already finished her breakfast, had been patted on the head by Qiao Lin who was leaving for work, and had even taken a tour of the house.
Bei Gu also went to work, leaving Bei Qiao alone at home to eat and wash dishes. Finally, he fastened his safety rope, put on holographic glasses and logged in... Well, he was not allowed to log in to the game right after eating, and he was not allowed to take martial arts classes.
After playing with Tangyuan for a while with a cat toy, Beiqiao finally logged into the game after eight o'clock.
It rained again that night in the other world, and the air was very fresh when he woke up in the morning. This rain didn't bring a cool feeling for long. Soon after the sun rose, the temperature quickly rose again. Bei Qiao, who was so hot that he pushed open the door and took a step outside, stepped back. He searched the house for an umbrella and a fan before going out again.
Remembering what was said in the group chat about hunting in the mountains, Bei Qiao went out to the blacksmith shop to inquire about the hunting in the mountains yesterday so as to prepare for the next hunting trip.
Huihui poked his head out of the shed and said, "Ang"
"You're not needed this time. Take a break." Bei Qiao patted Huihui's neck. "Don't mess around... There's a pit over there. Dudu, watch over it." Can a human teach a donkey to go to the toilet? No. But with Dudu around, the AI can independently judge the timing and maintain hygiene within the yard. The pit, designated for livestock excretion, leads directly to a biogas tank, which produces a small amount of biogas. Players can use it if they want; it's environmentally friendly anyway.
System: There’s no way. Who told us to put the poop-scooping robot outside the house so that it can be easily discovered by the natives?
After instructing Dudu to keep an eye on Huihui, Beiqiao locked the door and left the escort agency, heading towards the blacksmith shop with her umbrella. As she passed the clinic, she saw a long line of people sneezing as they waited in line to buy medicine.
These people...seem to be the ones who went hunting in the mountains yesterday
"You didn't get down the mountain in time." Qi Zhi wrote on the cursive version of the pharmacy with one hand and supported her forehead with the other hand: "The herbs I bought yesterday are almost half used up today, and the medicine bags on the window have also been sold out... Can't you pay attention here? A cold can be fatal!" This is not the modern world with advanced medical technology. Although the Chinese medicine in this other world is profound and extensive, if a person insists on seeking death, even Hua Tuo may not be able to save him.
"Ha, ha ha... A-choo!" Several patients looked around, with no intention of guaranteeing anything: if they found some rare animals near the chicken farm on the mountain, they would get rich! Some people opened resident accounts to play games for retirement.
"Next time, we can't let Sister Tie organize the group up the mountain. She can't control you at all." Qi Zhi grabbed the medicine bag she had prepared long ago and slammed it on the table: "Next! Hurry up! The sooner you take the medicine, the sooner you'll get better... You have a fever and you're still eating ice. Do you really want to get better?"
Today is also a day that makes me irritable because of the disobedient patients, haha.
Qi Zhi obviously didn't have time for small talk now, so Bei Qiao simply didn't say hello. He turned around and continued walking towards the blacksmith shop.
It was still breakfast time, and the food court was filled with aromas. Bei Qiao smelled the aroma of fried dough sticks (youtiao). She stopped at the steamed bun shop and ordered two freshly fried dough sticks. She then went to the shop next door to buy a chicken drumstick for Dudu, asking the shopkeeper to use less toppings. As she returned to the bun shop with the chicken drumsticks, she bumped into a familiar face.
"It's you." Fan Ke waved his hand lazily.
"Qiao Qiao," Song Tie, who was following Fan Ke, glanced behind Bei Qiao: "Qian Qian isn't here. Oh, by the way, she went to Wutong County yesterday. Urging marriage is terrible!"
"Good morning, Sister Tie. Do you have time today? I want to buy some arrows. By the way, who is this..." Bei Qiao restrained his curious eyes: He was not wearing the immortal-style clothes he wore yesterday... Was the clothes too dirty to wear?
Song Tie patted Fan Ke's shoulder cheerfully. "You know him as my cousin from outside. He got caught in the rain last night while climbing the mountain, so he stayed at my house for the night." Fan Ke's previous clothes had become a pile of grimy rags, washed last night and hung on a hemp rope in the yard. As for the clothes he was wearing now, they were new ones Song Tie had lent him. Because they were too long, the hem had been cut off by more than ten centimeters, making the edges look uneven.
"I met him on the way back yesterday. I knew he was going to Yuanshan, and I chatted with him about some gossip with Azhi. That's all." Bei Qiao nodded: The cousin outside, that's the cousin in real life.
"It's that gossip about the jerk who got beaten up, haha. He told me about it, it was so satisfying! By the way, you said you wanted to buy arrows from me. Do you already have a bow?"
"Yes, a light bow." Bei Qiao gestured with his hand to indicate the length of the bow.
"Oh, then, are you planning on buying wooden arrows or metal ones? Wooden arrows are cheaper, while metal arrows are more powerful... or maybe a little of both. What's your budget?" Song Tie handed the money to Xi Shi and stuffed the fried dough sticks he had bought into Fan Ke's hands. "Here, let's fill it up. Even though this is a bun shop, the fried dough sticks they sell are amazing. It's just that the owner doesn't make them every day, so you'll have to be lucky to get them."
"What are you talking about? I'm too busy to handle it all by myself." Xishi took off her cotton gloves and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Hey, Qiaoqiao, I didn't recognize you because I was blocked by the umbrella. Have you heard that the two children who were sent to the government office yesterday have been sent away?"
Bei Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Oh? So early?"
Song Tie looked at Xi Shi, then at Bei Qiao, with a puzzled look on his face: "What child?"
Xishi briefly recounted what happened yesterday, then quietly raised her hand and pointed at the two constables who had already walked away in the distance: "We are quite familiar with the nearby villages, so we can tell at a glance that these two children are not nearby residents. However, the village chief contacted players from other villages this morning, and heard that a guest from the nearby Yuanxi Village had lost a child. The names and features of the two children matched, so Constable Chen sent someone on horseback to take the children there." To be precise, they were forcibly sent away with the children held in their arms. The two children were not willing to leave, and they kept clamoring to become apprentices to learn martial arts or something. Zuo Lan, who was in charge of sending the children, laughed so hard that she could hardly straighten her back.
"I have an impression of Yuanxi Village. It is very close to Wutong County. How did they get here from such a long distance?" Bei Qiao had looked at the resident register and knew that the two children were not from this village, but she did not know that they were not even children from nearby. The starting point of their runaway journey was a full twenty-three miles away from here.
"I heard they secretly rode away a good horse from home, and picked up a flying board on the way." Xishi raised her hand to cover her mouth, leaned in front of the two men and whispered, "Why don't you go out and look for that good horse or that flying board? The rumor has spread in the village. These two kids abandoned the horse that refused to run anymore on the way, and the flying board they picked up on the road was hit by them and crashed into a tree when it rained. It broke down and was thrown away. Now, everyone is leaving the village to look for that good horse and the flying board. If I didn't have to run the shop, I would go too."
Good horses are a thing of the past. Even cheap horses cost dozens of taels of silver, and a good horse would be worth hundreds or thousands of taels. When I find the horse and return it, the thank-you fee I can get will be worth several taels. As for the flying board, at the very least, it's a magical tool. What if it can be repaired? If it's repaired by luck, then I'll have a super convenient means of transportation. If it can't be used, I can still make a profit by selling it to a bank.
Bei Qiao glanced at Fan Ke. "The board fell very close to our village." Someone else's magical weapon seemed to be a board. Oh, his expression suddenly became so scary. Could his board have been lost?
"That's right! Let's not talk about the horse for now. At least the place where they broke the board was not far from the village entrance. The two spoiled children couldn't walk too far... Hey, Tiejie, where is your brother going?" Xishi was frightened by Fan Ke who suddenly ran away.
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