Fairy takeaway

He Nuo froze on the spot in surprise, he hesitated for a moment between going alone to find Uncle Hu and waiting for the little boss, and finally chose the latter.

If the little boss came back in a while and didn't see me, he thought, he would be very scared.

Fortunately, Luo Xiang quickly transformed back. Seeing Ta Nuo who was standing there stupidly, his expression didn't change much, he just stretched out his hand and threw a paper bag in his hand to Ta Nuo.

He Nuo subconsciously reached out to catch it, and his palm was burned.He let out a cry, and alternately changed the posture of holding the paper bag with both hands.The thick kraft paper bag was heavy, and when it shook, it made a rattling sound.He Nuo shook the tip of his nose, but he didn't smell anything, but he quickly guessed that the paper bag contained charcoal-roasted chestnuts!

He was right.

The freshly baked charcoal-grilled chestnuts are piping hot, with full grains and an attractive luster.Pinch the bottom with your fingers and press hard, the chestnut shell will break, and you can easily remove the coat and take out the pulp.The surface of the pulp is fine and shiny, as if soaked in honey, soft and sweet, dry but not astringent.

He promises to take one and stuffs it into Luo Xiang's palm, but the other party throws it back in disgust, and the chestnut falls back into the paper bag smoothly.He Nuo was puzzled, and picked another big one, but it was still sent back.He looked at the little boss curiously, and found that he kept rubbing the hem of his clothes with his palms, obviously not liking hot food.

Seeing Luo Xiang's annoyed appearance, for some reason, the fable of "Cultivating Chestnuts from the Fire" ① that Mother Otter had told him appeared in his mind, as if seeing that poor cheated cat.He pursed his lips and smiled silently, peeled a whole chestnut, let it dry for a while, and stuffed the little boss into his mouth while he was not paying attention.

Luo Xie took a hissing breath, glared at Tano, but chewed involuntarily.

This chestnut is indeed fragrant and sweet, it seems that the small-billed crows did not dare to lie to him.

The corners of Luo Xian's mouth rose.

He promised: "Thank you for buying me chestnuts to eat." Although not very full, fresh and warm chestnuts are the most delicious.

Luo Xian smacked his lips, and Ta Nuo handed him another one, still peeled and let it cool.Luo Xiang ate it and said, "The wages you earn today are only enough to buy such a bag."

He Nuo understood.Life is hard for the little boss, he thought again.

Tano's fingers were not afraid of being hot, so he peeled off several chestnuts extremely quickly, and then stuffed the flesh into his mouth, squeezing his cheeks to the brim.After eating a dozen chestnuts, he finally felt better and began to be curious about the things around him.

This was the first time that Nuo came to the flower and bird market.Snakes swimming around in cages, large lizards with tails thicker than arms, birds in an unnatural state, and all kinds of insects that cannot be named, crowds of human beings, brushing from his side Passing by, with an unfamiliar temperature.All of this is new, something little sea otters living in remote mountain waters have never seen before.

He Nuo opened his mouth slightly, and followed the crowd, looking around, so dizzy that he didn't even bother to eat the chestnut in his hand.

Luo Xiang obviously did not have such patience.He had been striding straight ahead to open the way, but when he turned around, he found that the stupid sea otter had long since fallen behind.Luo Xiang turned back, pushed aside the crowd, angrily pulled Nuo over, and dragged him forward.

He Nuo stood next to the little boss, pressing the paper bag containing chestnuts tightly to his chest.Chestnuts are hot.

Flower and Bird Street is actually not that big, it takes only ten minutes to walk from the beginning to the end.Soon, Luo Xiang took Ta Nuo to find Uncle Hu's shop near the end of the street.

As the kind-hearted person who showed them the way said, there are all kinds of birdcages hanging on the door of Uncle Hu's shop, and people who want to enter the shop have to walk in with their backs.Luo Xiang is tall, so this posture is very inconvenient for him.He had a long face and looked unhappy.

In each bird cage lived a beautiful little bird.They came together and made a sweet and crisp call.

He Nuo patted Luo Xian's arm, comforting him wordlessly.

Luo Xie glanced at him, then suddenly raised his hand, and flicked the bird cage that was on his forehead with a blue cover covering the top of the cage.A red and yellow mixed canary lived in the cage.The little bird, which was still alive and kicking and chirping, suddenly stiffened its legs and fell to the bottom of the cage with a plop.

He Nuo was startled, and stood on tiptoe to look into the cage.Little Canary's belly was still rising and falling slightly, and there seemed to be no major problem.It's just that it can't make a sound from its throat, as if it was choked by someone.

The little canary's accident disrupted the rhythm of the birds' chorus. After a while, they began to work on their own, calling at the top of their throats for a while, and then stopped talking.

He looked at Luo Xiang pleadingly.Luo Xie didn't start, pretending not to see it.

The movement at the door quickly attracted the attention of the owner, Uncle Hu.His vicissitudes and thick voice came from the depths of the shop, and the clatter of slippers came from far to near.After a while, a thin, hunchbacked little old man appeared in front of the two of them.

He Nuo bowed to Uncle Hu and politely explained his purpose.

Uncle Hu nodded slightly, frowning, as if he was a little embarrassed. "It's not difficult to feed parrots. It's just that I have several ingredients on hand and I don't have them ready-made. In this way, if you can wait, you can come and get them after I prepare them in two days."

He nods repeatedly.Uncle Hu led the two of them into the shop, took out his notepad, and asked carefully about the breed and habits of the parrot.It's a pity that Ta Nuo didn't know much about Zhang Xiaokui's personality and preferences, so he could only hem and haw and deal with it vaguely.

Probably because he found out that he was a layman, Uncle Hu smiled a little, didn't say much, and gestured to see off the guests.

At this time, a strange cage caught his attention.This birdcage was different from the ones hanging by the door. It was not hung up, but was placed safely next to Uncle Hu's reclining chair.It looks bigger and extravagant.The body of the cage is gilded, and even the cover of the bird cage is made of luxurious purple brocade inlaid with gold.

He Nuo couldn't help but look around curiously.

Uncle Hu showed a somewhat smug expression, stretched out and lifted the cover, revealing the little bird inside.

That was also a canary, a relatively rare white-feathered canary.The little canary is extremely delicate, every part of the body is just right, the body is covered in snow, without a trace of variegation, the two paws are pink and transparent, and it does not look very old.The white canary stood motionless on the stand, as quiet as a miniature sculpture.

He Nuo praised: "It looks so pretty."

Uncle Hu blushed proudly.He introduced: "This is our 'Treasure of the Town Store'. Because it grows white, it is called 'Yusha'. It is the famous king of birds."

"Bird King?" Tano asked curiously, "What is Bird King?"

"Young man, it seems that you don't raise birds very much."

He Nuo scratched his head in embarrassment, and lied, "I'm here for a friend. I haven't raised any birds myself." There are many flocks of birds outside the house where he lives, chirping and chirping incessantly every spring and summer. No teasing needed at all.He Nuo couldn't quite understand why human beings like to keep such lively little birds in cages and tease them to make noises all day long.

Uncle Hu said: "But this is not unusual. Even if you raise birds, you may not know much about it. Yusha is not a local bird, but a purebred canary brought from a long way away."

Canaries have been in China for hundreds of years, and the history of male breeding is also quite long. Because of their good adaptability and wide range of breeding, there are not many canaries that can be regarded as purebreds.However, most of the current human beings raise canaries for fun and festivities, and they don't care much about their origins.What's more, the yield of such small birds that are easy to hybridize is large, and the price is very cheap, which is quite close to the people.

When it comes to purebred canaries, what is considered pure, and what kind of "species" are pure, I really have to talk about it. Uncle Hu can talk about it for three days and three nights.But fortunately, he saw that Ta Nuo and Luo Xiang were not true bird lovers, so they restrained their showing off a little, and just introduced a few words briefly.

As a rare variety of white jade, Yusha has received meticulous care from the moment it hatches.It has received professional song training since it was a child. Once it was born, it was sent to fight songs. It emerged at the National Bird Song Conference and won the title of Bird King that year.

"This Yusha is very smart. He can open his mouth with just a tease, and he can play more than [-] songs with one mouthful. There are many songs and the difficulty is high. He has never lost the wind in dozens of rounds in a row." Uncle Hu sighed, squinting his eyes. Looking at the white canary in the cage, it seems to have returned to that eventful past.

He Nuo listened with gusto.He likes this kind of legendary story the most. "And then?" He asked with great enthusiasm.

Uncle Hu's reminiscence was interrupted, and his complexion began to dim, as if there was something unspeakable.

He Nuo was puzzled.

At this moment, Yusha in the cage suddenly flapped his wings and jumped a few steps forward.It came to the edge of the cage, opened its mouth in the direction of Tanuo, and said loudly:

Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

Tano was taken aback and took a step back involuntarily.He stared at Yusha with wide eyes, feeling something was wrong.

Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

He finally remembered what this slightly familiar call was.He Nuo opened his mouth wide and asked stammeringly, is Yusha meowing like a cat?

And it is the kind of cat that lives in the wild and is extremely fierce.

Uncle Hu drooped his head in an instant, sighed heavily, and his figure became even more stooped.

Luo Xiang's complexion was even worse.The other two present couldn't understand, but he could clearly hear that this strange little bird was swearing at the street like a wild cat, and all he said were the most embarrassing swear words.

Luo Xiang stared at Yusha and slowly frowned.

Yusha received Luo Xiang's gaze, and her feathers trembled, as if they had exploded.He shut his mouth for an instant, and the screaming stopped abruptly.Yusha bounced up and down in the cage, and then returned to the depths of the cage, turning into the sculpture bird.

Such a beautiful bird can make such an ugly sound.Although he Nuo couldn't understand Yusha's scolding, he also vaguely sensed some embarrassing emotions from Yusha's imitated tone.He thought for a while, and comforted, "Actually, they are very similar."

"Hey, don't look at him like this. When Yusha was the king of birds, he was worth a lot of money. There were even wealthy businessmen who offered one hundred thousand for it." Uncle Hu hurriedly said, trying to make unnecessary convenience for Yusha's image.

He Nuo didn't quite believe it, but he didn't want to make it too obvious.He thought for a while and forced a false smile.

As a member of Baiyelin, he had heard a little bit about the "worth" of the songbirds.As a common domestic pet bird species, canaries are extremely difficult to sell at high prices.In comparison, canary fans often do not pursue the effect of famous products too much.Although Yusha is pretty good-looking, pure in appearance, and looks quite...well, has personality.But it turned out to be the King of Bird Songs worth a hundred thousand, he didn't believe it.

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①The fable "The Monkey and the Cat", the cunning monkey tricked the cat to steal the roasted chestnuts in the fire, the cat's paws were burned, but the monkey ate the chestnuts

Cat gods don't need to eat, and Luo Xian eats because it's delicious.He asked Ta Nuo to go to the kitchen to catch mice, implying: Why is it so hard to raise you, other kittens will catch mice by themselves

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