The county magistrate, whom Luo Xi thought would never appear again, came back again the next day.
He acted as if nothing had happened, greeting Luo Xi with a grin: "Boss, are you going to the fields today? Let me hold the umbrella for you."
He didn't mention a word about herding cattle or falling into the manure pile yesterday.
Luo Xi gave him a strange look, but didn't say anything, and walked straight towards Zhou Cang: "Is it time to start planting today?"
"Yes, Boss." Zhou Cang was in a good mood.
He gets excited whenever he thinks about how, after a while, the fields will be covered with lush green wheat seedlings, just like in previous years.
"My men are heading out to move wheat seeds. Would you like to come and take a look?"
Rosie came here today specifically for this, so naturally she had no objections.
However, when Zhou Cang happily opened the warehouse door, the scene inside made his eyes widen in horror.
"What, what's going on?"
Luo Xi's brow twitched, and she rushed inside, only to find that one of the bags, which had been tied up neatly, had a hole in it, and most of the seeds were gone.
"Eaten by rats?"
"This is impossible." Zhou Cang carefully opened the bag of grain seeds with trembling hands, his voice choked with heartache: "Since the seeds were put in, I have brought a cat over to walk around twice every day, and I have not seen a single mouse so far."
“That’s strange,” Rose said, stroking her chin.
Wait! Isn't that a seed?
Loxi walked over, picked up a few scattered wheat seeds from the ground, and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Boss, there's more over there." Rong Bai cleverly pointed to the other side of the warehouse.
When Luo Xi looked, it was true; a path had been dropped all the way to the depths of the warehouse.
"So, there really are rats?"
Zhou Cang was taken aback: "Boss, no..."
“It’s a rat.” Loxi chuckled and raised her hand to slap a palm upwards at an angle.
A black figure couldn't dodge in time and stumbled down, but halfway down, it was lifted up again at a tricky angle.
"Boss, he's trying to escape..." Zhou Cang stared intently at the figure with red eyes, wishing he could burn a hole through it.
Ignoring his anxiety and not chasing after him, Luo Xi only called out, "Nine Strings—"
Zhou Cang was stunned.
Is the owner of the ninth floor a rat?
No, no, is the rat the owner of the ninth floor?
Pshaw, that's even more wrong!
"Boss, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
How could the owner of the ninth floor possibly steal from his own home?
But before he could finish speaking, the person landed in front of them on their own.
It was indeed Jiuxian's familiar cold face.
"What's the matter?" He asked calmly, showing no remorse for being caught red-handed.
Luo Xi laughed in exasperation: "What are you going to do with the wheat seeds?"
They even dug a hole. Are they born in the Year of the Rat?
Nine Strings: "Eat!"
This word means to speak with confidence and self-assurance.
Zhou Cang: "..."
Is it because I'm hungry?
"Ninth floor master, please return the seeds to me, and I'll get you some pastries, those are more filling," he pleaded.
Nobody eats wheat seeds directly; they're meant for planting.
Jiuxian ignored him completely and only looked at Luo Xi.
Luo Xi sighed, her tone firm: "No."
Ever since this man saw her soaking seeds in the spiritual spring and realized that this water was the one that saved his life last time, he has been pestering her for some.
Luo Xi couldn't even remember how many spirit spring waters she had given him, but this guy's skin was getting thicker and thicker, and he would come looking for her all the time.
No one would give it to her; she'd rather save it for herself.
Jiuxian didn't argue, silently scooped out a handful of wheat seeds, and started eating them with a "crunch crunch" sound.
Zhou Cang: "..."
Loxi "..."
Luo Xi narrowed his eyes, and without saying a word, he raised his hand and pushed out a palm strike.
Nine Strings' eyes lit up with triumph. He grabbed the wheat seeds and ran out of the warehouse. Soon after, the sounds of fierce fighting rang out outside.
Rong Bai ran to the warehouse and exclaimed, his eyes wide: "Uncle Zhou, quick, they're fighting! They're fighting!"
"You guys hurry and help the boss! She's going to be beaten to death!"
That's the master of the Red Chamber, the head of the household. With his skinny arms and legs, it's probably only a matter of time before he gets beaten to death.
Zhou Cang remained calm, not even glancing outside, and quickly called for people to come and move the seeds.
We'd better get to planting now, lest we have too little left over.
The Ninth Floor Master wouldn't dig it out of the ground and eat it, would he?
"I'm busy," he said.
Rong Bai: "..."
What a piece of trash subordinate.
He's completely disloyal, he should be killed!
Liu Xiaoyu slowly walked to his side and said, "Master doesn't need help? The Ninth Master is no match for our master."
His tone was full of admiration for Rosie.
"That's impossible." Rong Bai refused to believe it: "That's the master of the number one assassin in the world."
Perhaps Rose is also very skilled, but she is not facing an ordinary person. No matter how skilled she is, she can't compare to a killer boss who makes a living by killing.
Liu Xiaoyu was too lazy to explain further to him: "Just watch and see."
Facts speak louder than words!
Is that really the case? Rong Bai looked at the two who were still locked in a fierce battle with suspicion, not even hearing Zhou Cang call him to go do his work.
Fifteen minutes later, it ended with Jiuxian being kicked away again, the only difference being that this time he had several bruises on his face.
He touched the wound: "Don't hit someone in the face."
“You asked for it,” said Luo Xi. Of all things to take, you had to take seeds.
She held out her hand to Jiuxian: "Give it to me."
This time, Jiuxian didn't refuse. He simply took off the bag hanging from his waist and handed it over.
There was a hint of reluctance in her eyes.
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