Chapter 16 Chapter 16
◎No living creature within five miles◎
Lian Jiu pointed at himself uncertainly and asked, "What do you mean by 'look at me'?"
The other monsters didn't quite understand this, so Su Caifeng took the initiative to ask, "Director, do you think it's possible for us to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival now?"
This question is strange: "Why not?"
Su Caifeng said simply and directly: "No money."
“…”
In fact, the demon gods also want the demon world to celebrate these traditional festivals, but there are so many demons that they can’t give anything to them. Secondly, before this, the demon gods are busy understanding the world first and have no time to care about any festivals.
As for those who can be taken care of, such as the Qilin who rarely comes out of the mountain, he has never had any interest in festivals and is not sociable, so naturally he will not take the initiative to do anything.
You can understand these things after listening to them for a long time. After all, it is too much to expect happiness when you are not well fed.
Lian Jiu asked, "How many monsters are there in the mountains?"
"Now, adding them all up, there are about 500 of them, big and small."
This number was beyond Lian Jiu's expectations. In such a large mountainous area, there were only about 500 monsters?
As if he knew what she was thinking, Su Caifeng explained, "The process of spiritual energy revival is quite long, and some haven't awakened yet. However, we demons are indeed in the minority."
Ba Wu asked cautiously, "Is it too much to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Amused by his expression, Lian Jiu said, "There are no special conditions for celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival."
Upon hearing this, the monsters were shocked, and their anticipation was evident in their expressions.
After a few seconds of silence, Lian Jiu didn't say the rest of the words.
She was originally wondering if she could come up with enough money to buy mooncakes for 500 monsters.
But actually, if you calculate it, you don’t need to eat too expensive mooncakes, or even buy some and make them yourself, 500 monsters won’t cost too much.
However, this matter still needs to be discussed with the demon gods. Lian Jiu herself doesn't have much money, and she can't just take out all her money without caring about anything else. Besides, she has other plans.
Thinking of this, Lian Jiu sighed softly. Is it true that Pixiu said it could attract wealth?
After buying everything, Ba Wu left with several other monsters.
Lian Jiu and the other two demon gods returned to the Municipal Bureau to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Long Ying had no objection to this, but was very happy: "We will pay for this, but the main arrangements will still require you, Teacher Lian Jiu."
"That's fine." As long as he doesn't have to pay for it all, it's fine. Lian Jiu added, "Also, more and more monsters are coming to the office to watch the videos. The space is limited, and the computer screens are not very big, so I'm wondering if we can buy them a projector? We can also find a bigger venue so that more monsters can watch the videos."
The kindergarten’s funds can only be spent on the children, and Long Ying has to make the decision regarding matters concerning the big monsters.
"Wait."
Long Ying took out his phone and checked his account balance, then looked at Si Lan: "How much money do you have left?"
Si Lan naturally turned to look at Lian Jiu: "How much?"
Long Ying: “?”
You ask her what to do!
Lian Jiu, who had been keeping a certain God's salary card to buy self-heating hot pot from the beginning, silently took out the card and said, "I haven't spent much on it, so it's still over 8,000."
Then he slowly pulled out the Pixiu salary card he had just received: "This is from Su Caifeng."
"They're all with you." Long Ying paused and handed over his salary card. "How about this, from now on, all our cards will be handed over to you. As long as we spend money on the demon world, you can make your own decisions."
Lian Jiu felt as if he was being crushed by three mountains: "How can this be possible?"
"We don't know what to use it for either." Long Ying said, "Si Lan is really foresighted. I didn't even think of giving you the card in advance."
Si Lan: “Yeah.”
You still um!
Don’t you know why you gave me the card?
Lian Jiu was surprised: "Forget about Si Lan and Su Caifeng, but Director Long, don't you usually spend money?"
Long Ying said naturally: "I don't need to eat or drink, so I don't have much money to spend. Besides, I have a welfare card from my company, so I can go to our kindergarten on weekends."
"..." Lian Jiu couldn't help but look at Si Lan, look at the enlightenment of the demon god.
"Is this enough money for the Mid-Autumn Festival shopping and that projector?" Long Ying calculated. "I still have 12,000 yuan in my card. I didn't spend much on the Pixiu, so I still have 23,000 yuan in my card."
All in all, Si Lan has the least money even if he doesn't leave the mountain.
But the total amount is enough to buy a projector and Mid-Autumn Festival supplies, and there is still some left over.
Lian Jiu never expected that he would become the payroll card manager of several demon gods just after coming to this world for a short time.
It really is true what the saying goes: From now on, you have the final say in this mountain.
Lian Jiu, who had a huge sum of money in hand, quickly bought projectors and some items needed for the Mid-Autumn Festival for the big monsters. I don’t know how Hua Ma did it, but he drove a small bus like a truck, which could carry passengers and miscellaneous goods.
I can send Ba Wu and the others back and come back to pick them up.
The logistics are not that fast.
Lian Jiu, sitting in the car, exclaimed: "If there were such a car in the mountains, the children would not have to fly and climb by themselves, and could just take the school bus to and from school every day. How nice it would be."
Si Lan: "School bus?"
"Yes," Lian Jiu said, "some kindergartens in the human world have school buses. The buses run along a fixed route, and teachers accompany them. Parents only need to drop their children off at the doorstep, and the driver and teacher will take them to school. After school, they'll be dropped off at their doorstep. This saves a lot of time."
Lian Jiu felt this was a distant possibility: "But there are no roads in our mountains yet. Not to mention the lack of development, the terrain in the mountains means digging a road would be a major undertaking."
Si Lan supported his chin and pondered the scene. After a while, he said calmly, "It's not difficult."
"Not difficult?" Lian Jiu unbuckled his seatbelt and shifted to sit next to him. "Isn't digging the road difficult?"
"School buses aren't difficult." Si Lan raised his eyelids slightly and said lazily, "Who says cars have to run on the road?"
Lian Jiu blinked, not understanding the meaning.
At this time, Huama's car had stopped outside Fuyu Mountain. Lian Jiu was just about to call the seven monsters for help when he saw the car body suddenly rise into the air.
Lian Jiu, who didn't have time to fasten his seat belt, was thrown out of his seat due to inertia and was about to fall to the bottom of the car.
Lian Jiu, who thought he had been in a car accident, subconsciously closed his eyes and hurriedly grabbed the seat next to him, thinking that he was doomed. This was the only time he didn't pay attention to the safety rules, and his life would be gone.
Suddenly, her wrist felt cold and was pulled back by a strong force.
Lian Jiu opened her eyes and saw Si Lan sitting steadily on the chair without moving. He just raised his fingertips and she was hooked in his direction.
Lian Jiu's body moved forward uncontrollably. Si Lan's hand turned over and placed it on her shoulder, pressing her firmly on the chair.
Lian Jiu, who had survived the disaster, hadn't reacted yet and stared at him blankly.
Si Lan held her down, raised his index finger to signal, and said with a half-smile: "Teacher Lian Jiu, seat belt."
He seemed to be laughing at himself!
Lian Jiuxin fell back, and with trembling hands, she fastened her seatbelt. For the first time, she experienced what it felt like to have a divine bodyguard saving her life. She looked out the window in shock, "What happened to the car..."
The voice suddenly disappeared when he saw the scene outside.
The car flew, in every sense of the word.
It took off from the road and was flying towards the mountains.
"We're... flying?" Lian Jiu couldn't believe his eyes and peeped out the window. "Can a car fly?"
Si Lan turned around and raised an eyebrow: "Teacher Lian Jiu, didn't you teach children not to stick their heads out the window?"
Lian Jiu moved his head back a little and forced an explanation: "...I'm not a child. I can be curious occasionally."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look outside.
It’s a completely different feeling from flying! You can even open the windows!
Seeing the director's interest, the painter sitting in front slowed down a bit and let her look out: "It's okay, director, please look at it as you like."
Si Lan didn't stop him this time.
Lian Jiu leaned over and asked, "How did you make the car fly? Was it divine power?"
Hua Ma was puzzled: "Huh? Don't you know? I'm not actually driving."
"Not driving?"
"I was originally Lord Silan's mount, and I could travel quickly everywhere. Later, when he no longer needed me, he asked me to be his driver in the human world," Huama said. "But I don't have a human driver's license, and I can't drive. I'm afraid of causing chaos, so I can only transform into a car. In fact, this is my true form."
"..." Lian Jiu couldn't help but turn his body to look at the driver's seat. Sure enough, he didn't hold the steering wheel at all, let alone step on the accelerator or anything.
No wonder everything is done so quickly!
This is amazing!
Lian Jiu couldn't help but give a thumbs up, then turned to Si Lan and asked, "So this is what you mean when you say we don't have to run on the road?"
"Um."
"But doesn't Hua Ma usually have to lead the great monsters to the human world? He's so busy coming and going."
Si Lan curled his lips: "Who told you there's only one painted horse?"
“…”
Something that makes us question our worldview has happened again.
The painted horse sitting in the front rarely had the opportunity to speak to its master. In ancient times, the master was very silent, and now it was even more so. But every time he rode in the carriage with Director Lian Jiu, the God Si Lan seemed to be more talkative, so he also interrupted: "The master painted a total of four of us horses. In today's terms, we worked in three shifts. We just look the same, so you didn't recognize us."
Four horses!
No wonder Hua Ma is always available when I need to buy something in the middle of the night!
But Lian Jiu grasped the key words and asked with a bewildered look on his face, "What do you mean, a painting of four horses?"
"Didn't I tell you that only wild monsters can become demons?" Si Lan leaned back in his chair, raised his hand, and looked at his slender white fingertips. "Divine power can also turn dead things into demons."
"But didn't you say it can't be drawn casually?"
Now there are four of them at once?
"Well, not now."
"Why?"
Si Lan said in a calm tone: "I don't want to."
After a moment of silence, Lian Jiu raised his hands and clapped twice in front of him: "So what did you mean when you said we can have a school bus?"
Si Lan produced a paper horse from nowhere: "Four horses, any one of them will do."
The paper was placed in Lian Jiu's palm. It was such a thin piece of paper, but the painting was so lifelike that the eyes seemed to move. No wonder it could become a demon. "Is this a painted horse?"
"Um."
Lian Jiu muttered, "You have this skill. If you go out and become a Chinese painting master, open a class, and sell a few paintings, you might make quite a bit of money..."
The painter driving the car was surprised: "The God has sold it before! He was very famous back then. He painted many paintings and wrote many calligraphy works. Even the royal nobles were vying to buy them."
“?!”
After hearing this, Lian Jiu realized that the paper in his hand was not only a monster, but also an antique from many years ago!
The paper suddenly became no longer thin and worth a thousand gold.
Lian Jiu was curious: "You've had contact with humans before?"
Don’t you dislike humans?
"Yeah." Si Lan lowered his eyes. "It's the past."
Lian Jiu: "I thought you all were hiding from the world."
"There's no such thing as a world where you can completely escape the world." Si Lan laughed. "Haven't you heard of the saying 'a great hermit hides in the city'?"
Lian Jiu was stunned: "So you..."
Si Lan looked out the window and said, "I've lived like an ordinary person for a few years."
Lian Jiu understood. No wonder the Pixiu knew about the traditional festivals in the human world. No wonder Si Lan said that the Pixiu at that time was reluctant to buy mooncakes. It turned out that they also lived as ordinary people in those years, and finally had to become the so-called savior demon god.
Maybe because he had been taking care of children for a long time, Lian Jiu was very good at capturing other people's emotions. Now he realized that Si Lan seemed a little unhappy.
She changed the subject and took out her phone: "Were you also called Si Lan before? Let me search to see if there are any relics of yours."
As soon as he opened Baidu, Lian Jiu saw several scrolls of paintings in front of him. Si Lan said, "What are you searching for? Isn't the master right here? These are all paintings from the past. Take a look if you want."
Lian Jiu's hands trembled slightly: "Are you saying that these are antiques?"
"In the human sense, huh?"
Lian Jiu didn't dare to touch it, fearing that he would destroy it: "Can you open it and let me see?"
Si Lan didn't understand why she was so frightened, and casually opened a painting without any mercy.
Then Lian Jiu saw a piece of white paper.
"?"
Si Lan's expression went blank for a moment. He had basically never taken out these things again, so he was a little confused at this time.
"Is this a painting you drew?" Lian Jiu paused, "It's really artistic."
"..." Si Lan threw the paper away with a dark face, "I forgot that I destroyed all the paintings back then."
Lian Jiu suppressed his laughter and asked, "Did you sign your name as Si Lan before?"
"Lan."
Lian Jiu typed and searched on his mobile phone: the value of Lan's calligraphy and paintings.
The search shows: According to unofficial historical records, Lan was a painter who was widely supported by dignitaries in the Jin Dynasty. No one knows his real name to this day, and no works of his have been handed down. No one has been able to prove whether this person existed.
It seems very powerful, but sometimes it seems like nothing.
Lian Jiu was puzzled: "Why aren't your works circulated?"
Si Lan scoffed: "Those people are worthy."
Painting Horses: "After the war, the God destroyed all his paintings and calligraphy. Those who bought his paintings could only see a blank piece of paper."
Lian Jiu couldn't help but think of the battle that Yu Chongming had mentioned before. Was it because of that incident?
"What a pity." Lian Jiu sighed, "If they still existed, these paintings would be very valuable."
Hearing that it was valuable, Si Lan looked at the paper on the ground and hesitated for a long time: "It's not that I can't draw again."
"What you're painting now is just copying!" Lian Jiu said darkly, "Besides, no one can prove you ever existed. Even if you copy something, no one will believe it. You should open a calligraphy and painting class. We can't say that it's Lan himself who has come to this era."
Si Lan's face showed a rare expression of frustration and annoyance.
"It's okay." Lian Jiu comforted him, "You can still draw. We'll make mooncakes, and you can make the molds for the printing."
“…”
Si Lan was both angry and amused to see a famous master reduced to a laborer making mooncake molds.
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Upon learning that the demon world was going to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, the demons, big and small, who had never experienced a festival, were very excited.
Lian Jiu also explained the various traditional festivals to the little monsters during class.
"Mid-Autumn Festival isn't just about worshipping the moon. There's also a famous story called Chang'e Flying to the Moon." Lian Jiu incorporated the story into his teaching. "Legend has it that a long time ago, ten suns appeared in the sky, and people on Earth were sweltering from the heat. Later, a hero named Houyi shot down the remaining nine suns. The deity, Queen Mother of the West, rewarded the hero with an elixir of immortality. Eating it would make one immortal. Later, a bad guy found out..."
After the story was finished, the little monsters looked up with confused expressions: "Are there really gods in heaven? Are they the same as demon gods?"
Not to mention the little monsters were confused, even the barrage was confused.
[What is a demon god? ]
[Maybe he is like a god in the eyes of children? ]
Lian Jiu was caught off guard by the children's question, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Yes, gods are very powerful and can do anything."
The little monsters nodded in agreement: "The Demon God is also very powerful."
The little fox raised his hand: "But, we have never seen a fairy. What do fairies look like?"
[You're talking like you've seen a demon god, hahaha.]
[This is a monster kindergarten, so could this monster god be a superhero the teachers made up for the children?]
Lian Jiu thought about it and didn't try to quell the children's curiosity: "What do you think gods look like?"
"nice!"
"Just like Mr. Jiujiu! The Great Demon God!"
"Yes! I want to be as awesome as Teacher Si Lan!"
The little ones were very curious: "But the demon gods don't live in heaven, so does that mean the gods are more powerful than the demon gods?"
"There's no such thing as powerful or not," Lian Jiu said gently, "but gods and demon gods are the same. They all work for the good of everyone and are very kind, so they are all the same."
The little fox asked, "Has Teacher Jiujiu ever seen a fairy?"
"No." Lian Jiu said with a smile, "When you grow up, if you can see a fairy, can you tell the teacher what the fairy looks like?"
"Okay!" the little monsters were all determined, "When we grow up, we're going to be big monster gods! And we're going to see the gods!"
[I'm dying of laughter. This is the first time I've heard kids say their dream is to become a demon god.]
Didn't you all dream of being Ultraman or the Little Magic Fairies when you were little? We all have our own light, and who's more noble than the other?
[Both the Little Magic Fairies and Ultraman have stories. I'm now curious about what stories the demon gods have that make children so yearn for them.]
Not only the barrage is curious, but the little monsters are also quite curious.
Because although they knew that the Demon God was very powerful, they didn't know why he was so powerful, nor did they know why the big monsters respected the Demon God so much.
In the children's eyes, Teacher Lian Jiu is the Great Demon God: "The gods have stories, but what about the demon gods' stories?"
Lian Jiu’s understanding of the demon god was still based on what Yu Chongming had said before.
But you must never tell that to the children.
She thought for a moment, then said, "The demon god exists to protect the little demons. He is the incarnation of an ancient mythical beast."
[So it's a mythical beast, I understand.]
[This hits the point, and agrees with the setting of the monster kindergarten! ]
Seeing that the little monsters were enjoying the painting, Lian Jiu said, "Some monsters are very good at painting."
Si Lan, who was standing in the corner paddling while waiting for lunch, twitched his ears slightly and turned his dark eyes.
The children listened curiously. Lian Jiu and Si Lan exchanged a glance before continuing, "Because they wanted a mount, they drew four horses. Because this demon god was very powerful, the four horses turned into demons and became his mounts."
Little monsters: "Wow!"
Lian Jiu was inspired by them and gained confidence: "Many people liked the paintings of the demon god and spent a lot of money to buy them. Later, the demon god found out that those people were bad people, so he got angry. As a result, the paintings those people bought turned into blank pieces of paper, and their money was wasted!"
The children applauded enthusiastically.
Lian Jiu finally brought the topic back to the main point: "Demon gods live in the human world just like ordinary people, leading ordinary lives, like family and friends. For example, they celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together. However, each demon god has a different temperament and personality. Some demon gods even go to their friends' houses to eat mooncakes. Next, the teacher will explain to the children what mooncakes are and how they are usually made."
Lian Jiu easily pulled back his divergent thoughts, and Si Lan leaned against the wall and laughed.
The Pixiu, who was busy raising pigs while watching the live broadcast, said: "..."
I felt a sharp pain in my knee.
It’s all that beast’s fault!
Netizens who watched the kindergarten live broadcast did not expect that Lian Jiu could actually make up a story about a demon god, and it sounded very reasonable.
[Don’t mention the kids, I heard it all, hahaha. ]
Is it okay to tell children this kind of fictional story? What if it's about little monsters and misleading people?
[Can you please wake up, the one in front of you, do you have no childhood? ]
[Yes, isn't it true that children's worlds require wild imagination?]
[Actually, no matter what kind of god it is, it's all made up, the embodiment of hope, so there's nothing wrong with it.]
[Wow, after hearing what you said, I suddenly understand the significance of this kindergarten's teaching method. Although the conditions are difficult, the kindergarten has always given children the most free environment and the opportunity to think!]
【I disagree because I didn’t have it when I was a kid! 】
Soon, #妖怪幼幼教方法# became a hot topic.
Some people who didn't know what was going on clicked in and saw a completely different kindergarten.
Although they all teach the same things to children, in many ways, the freedom that Monster Kindergarten gives children is something that no other kindergarten can achieve.
Even the aristocratic kindergartens provide the best learning environment and living conditions, but compared to the monster kindergartens, there is no such opportunity to run around the mountains and get close to nature.
After seeing this, many child care workers said that they could not do it to this extent and the risk was too high.
This also proves the uniqueness of Monster Kindergarten.
The kindergarten also gained a lot of income from live streaming.
After seeing this, the principal of a local Noble Kindergarten quickly sent a message to his assistant: "Go find the principal's contact information and see if we can organize some mutual learning for the faculty and staff."
On the other side, Lian Jiu finished a day's teaching and began to look for a suitable open space in the mountains.
She planned to find a suitable place on the Mid-Autumn Festival to show a movie to the monsters using the large projector she had bought so that everyone could celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.
Originally there was a piece of land by the lake, but it was requisitioned a few days ago as the foundation for a new school and has now been fenced off.
As for the places far away, they are surrounded by greenhouse vegetables. I haven’t been to any places farther away for a long time.
Yu Chongming was familiar with the place, but she couldn't find a flat place to accommodate so many monsters.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be flat." Lian Jiu thought about the structure of the cinema and gestured to Yu Chongming, "It can have a slight slope, but it's not possible in the mountains. There are a lot of trees blocking the way, so I decided to choose a flat spot at the bottom of the mountain."
After hearing this, Yu Chongming suddenly remembered something: "Lord Si Lan's place seems to be a good fit."
"Si Lan?" Lian Jiu asked, "Does he mean where he lives?"
"No ordinary monster can reach his residence," Yu Chongming said in a low voice. "It's high and cold there. Apart from him, there's no living thing within five miles."
Lian Jiu was slightly stunned.
Yu Chongming continued, "But five miles down that mountain, there's a mountain pond. It's open and slopes down, and there are no trees around it. I just don't know if the God would like us to go there together. I've only been there once, when I first woke up, and the God doesn't like other monsters approaching his private monster territory."
Although these monsters live separately, they still have certain connections with each other.
Lian Jiu never thought that Si Lan would live alone on a mountain, with no living creatures around his residence.
He looks so thin and weak, is it because of the poor living environment? And he is so lonely!
Lian Jiu thought about it and felt that Si Lan was not as scary as Yu Chongming said, so he said, "Let me ask."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chongming immediately flew several meters away: "Then I'll be leaving first! Director, please take your time asking!"
“…”
The fear is very real.
After Yu Chongming ran completely away, Lian Jiu shouted into the air: "Si Lan, did you hear that?"
A low hum came from somewhere: "Hmm."
Lian Jiu turned his head and looked around, then saw Si Lan sitting on the top of a tree in a long gown. The wind blew his gown up, and his expression could not be seen clearly from a distance.
Somehow, she thought of what Yu Chongming said, "There is no living thing within a radius of five miles."
Lian Jiu raised his head and asked with a smile: "Do you mind if we go to your house and celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with you?"
Si Lan felt that Chinese culture was indeed profound and extensive, and the language did have many wonderful aspects.
For example, "Let's go together" and "Let's go with you" sound completely different.
He lowered his eyes and looked at Lian Jiu lying on the ground without saying a word.
Lian Jiu saw this, thought for a moment, then curved his eyes and said softly, "Bring your own mooncakes."
Si Lan laughed out loud for no reason.
The author has something to say:
Pixiu: You are so noble! Bring your own mooncakes!
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