Red Mansion Cat Master

From the beginning of the hour, some people took stones to Lin's mansion to inquire.

After Xuan Lou heard about it, he forced himself to stand up, but he couldn't walk anymore, so he asked Zong Zhu to carry him on his back.The boy Shitou was in charge of setting up a stall at the side door of the Lin Mansion, a table for the Eight Immortals, and an Arhat couch behind the table.Xuanlou lay on the Arhat couch.A few daring people took stones to test first, but after no results, they were rewarded with a few pennies, which attracted many passers-by to watch.

Zongzhu received a signal from Xuanlou, and shouted to inform the Quartet: "As long as you think it looks like the stone mentioned in the notice, you can bring it to us to have a look. It doesn't matter if it is not, there is still a penny to take. We will never Take advantage of the situation to bully others, everyone rest assured!"

After Zongzhu finished yelling, a few people who were watching with stones stood up.Xuan Lou only needs to look at it to know it is not.

In the morning, hundreds of people were sent away.In order to take advantage, some people simply use the stones in their own yard to make up the number.After getting the money, they don't want stones anymore.Palm Bamboo piled the stones on the ground beside the table.By the afternoon, the pile of stones in front of Xuanlou's bed was as high as a person's waist.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a graveyard.

Xuan Lou just looked at the stone pile in front of him, and felt more and more that he was going to die.

He must be running out of time, and the pile of stones in front of him is a hint from the sky to him.

Xuan Lou closed his eyes in a state of exhaustion, and couldn't help thinking about the past thousand years in his mind, as if he had done nothing but practice, sleep, and catch mice.

He only did what a cat should do in his life, and it really is so meaningful!

But he doesn't want to die yet!

He hasn't lived enough, hasn't eaten enough, and hasn't slept enough...

Besides, he still has a great dream, to become the first cat among the cat clan to become a fairy.

"Master, what about these?" Zong Zhu asked again when it touched the stone.

Xuanlou didn't even look at it, and said coldly, "No!"

It was almost dusk, and the number of people who came to deliver stones gradually decreased.

Xuanlou's consciousness was intermittent and in a trance.One moment he might be awake, but the next moment he would be completely unconscious.

"Father!" Jia Lian dismounted from his horse and rushed to Xuanlou's side, sweating profusely. "My son heard that you were ill, so he hurried back to see you."

"The stone...found it?" After a while, Xuanlou raised his eyelids.

Jia Lian was stunned and shook his head, "What time is it? Father, you still care about what that stone does! You too, how can you let the master lie outside and be exposed to the wind, and help him in quickly."

"Presumptuous!" Xuanlou's voice was not loud, but the anger in his tone did not diminish at all.

"Father, what are you?" Jia Lian said speechlessly.

"Useless stuff! You can't do anything big, shameless."

"Father, I—" Jia Lian choked again, not knowing what to say.Besides, does it have anything to do with being shameless?

"You don't do things wholeheartedly." Xuan Lou sneered.

Jia Lian lowered his head and found that he couldn't explain himself.When he went there the first day, he did play while walking.There happened to be a brothel in the passing town, and he played for two hours at noon, which was indeed a waste of time.

"If I don't die today, you will suffer in the future." Xuan Lou stared at Jia Lian viciously, as if he wanted to eat him.

Jia Lian knelt on the ground in fright, not daring to say anything.

Both father and son forgot that they were still on the street at this moment, and this situation attracted many people's onlookers.

Zongzhu didn't dare to persuade the master, so he coughed to remind him.

Xuan Lou took a deep breath, suddenly raised his eyes, and saw an old man in the crowd.He has gray hair, but he is full of energy. Although his face is full of wrinkles, there is not a single spot on his face.Xuan Lou's eyes fell on his neck, and he could vaguely see a little red line protruding from under the collar.

"Catch him!" Xuan Lou ordered,

Feeling Xuan Lou's unfriendly gaze, the old man was startled and hurried to escape.

In order to atone for his crime, Jia Lian quickly jumped up and led someone to capture him.Seeing his father staring at the old man's neck, he pulled the rope around his neck and saw an unremarkable stone.

Jia Lian looked at his father's eyes again, finally a little brightened, and he knew that this was soaked. "Old man, will you sell this stone?"

Xuanlou narrowed his eyes, raised his chin, and motioned for everyone to enter the mansion.

Because he didn't have the strength to move, the four servants carried him in together with the Arhat couch and him on the couch.

Old man Yang was terrified, and wanted to run to nowhere, so he could only follow timidly.

"Can you sell this stone?" Jia Lian asked fiercely.

"Not for sale, this is left to me by my father!" Old man Yang retorted softly.

"Do you know where your father got it?" Xuan Lou asked him softly.

Old Man Yang shook his head.

"Father left it again," Xuanlou laughed. "Then do you have an older brother who can practice medicine?"

Old man Yang looked at Xuanlou in surprise: "How do you know? You've seen him, where is he?" The old man was a little hysterical, and the veins on his neck were bulging.

Xuan Lou jokingly smiled. "Give me the stone and I'll tell you."

The old man hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and nodded. He tore off the red rope around his neck and handed the stone to Xuanlou.

Xuanlou was a little excited, feeling a warmth spreading from his palm to every part of his body.He hurriedly ordered the boy to carry him to the back garden.As for the old man, he was handed over to Jia Lian to dismiss.

After finding a secluded place, he dismissed the crowd and practiced absorbing spiritual energy.

Not long after, an energetic Mr. Xie came out from behind the rockery.

Although the Zhong Lingshi was a little smaller, the aura contained in it had already repaired most of his physical problems.Although his body was still a little weak, it was much better compared to the previous situation. At least he hugged his soul, so he wouldn't die.

Xuan Lou suddenly felt extremely refreshed. With his hands behind his back and his chin raised, he walked forward with high strides.

Walking, of course, is still a straight line.

Jia Lian was so entangled by the old man that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to lure him to find the master.

As soon as the old man saw Xuanlou, he rushed over and shouted: "You said that I will give you a stone and you will tell him where he is going. Why did you lie to me? Don't think that my old man is easy to bully. I am afraid of your officials. I still don't believe it. There is no kingly law in the world, I will go to the government to sue you!"

When Jia Lian heard this, he didn't want to make a big deal, so he hurriedly persuaded the old man to calm down.

The old man's arrogance became even more arrogant.

Xuan Lou sneered, and raised his eyebrows to look at the old man: "If you have the guts, go and sue, I am Wang Fa."

"You you you!" The old man panted angrily.

"My lord, I promised to tell you, but I didn't say what to tell you. It's my fault that you are wanton and wanton." Xuanlou snorted coldly.

The old man sat on the ground crying angrily: "I still don't believe that I can't find that old bastard."

Xuan Lou was puzzled, is it popular for human beings to be called Big Brother?

Jia Lian hurriedly explained: "A few years ago, his elder brother eloped with his wife. He was unwilling and searched for him all his life."

"Ah!" Xuanlou suddenly realized, nodded, and immediately added, "What's the matter?"

In their cat clan, this phenomenon abounds.

"Huh?" Jia Lian looked at Xuanlou in shock.Father's ability to accept is also very strong!Could it be that the father has some unruly thoughts about the second aunt?Jia Lian quickly pushed down the thought.

He doesn't think about it, never think about it!

"What did you say!" the old man stared at Xuan Lou and shouted.

"I said that it's a pity that you waste your whole life for the sake of scumbags. Is it worth it?" Xuanlou had to soften his tone because of Zhong Lingshi.

The old man was thoughtful.

Xuan Lou patted Jia Lian on the chest, then reached out to pick off his clothes.

"Master, what are you?" Jia Lian coughed twice, his face extremely embarrassed.

Xuan Lou took out a handful of bank notes and handed them directly to the old man. "Take it to live a good life and marry an old lady who is better than your wife."

"This--" Seeing that the official's master suddenly changed his attitude and gave him money, the old man didn't know what to say for a while.After Jia Lian's persuasion, the old man really thought about it, took the money and happily thanked Xuanlou, and praised Xuanlou as a great kind person.

Through this incident, Xuanlou understood a truth: money is very important to be a human being.

Jia Min is not feeling well.

Xuan Lou was dragged by Jia Lian to see her.

Lin Ruhai and Daiyu stayed by Jia Min's bed all the time, the father and daughter looked very heavy.

Lin Ruhai was relieved to see that Xuanlou's illness seemed to be getting better.He asked the nanny to take Daiyu back to the room first, while he invited Xuanlou, Jia Lian and his son to sit in the outer hall.

"Auntie's complexion is getting worse and worse." Jia Lian frowned, looking very caring.

Lin Ruhai sighed and shook his head helplessly. "I'm afraid... Alas!"

Xuanlou was ruthless, so he remained silent.

Lin Ruhai glanced at Xuanlou and asked him, "Did you find the stone?"

"Thanks to you, I found it." When he mentioned the stone, Xuan Lou's face was slightly moved.Thanks to Lin Ruhai's idea, he was able to find Zhong Lingshi. He should be grateful to Lin Ruhai.

"I don't know what kind of rare thing you want me to take a look at?" Lin Ruhai said with a smile.

Zhong Lingshi had already been refined by him, and it was gone.

However, Xuan Lou had already prepared for it. He took out a palm-sized limestone from his sleeve and slapped it on the table. "That's it!"

Jia Lian looked at the stone in astonishment, and despised the old man fiercely in his heart.

The master is too stingy, isn't it just a small stone, the uncle is a gentleman, and he doesn't know how to snatch it, so why is he hiding it so that others don't see it?

Lin Ruhai looked at the stone with wide eyes, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "I have little knowledge, so I really can't tell what's special about this stone. To be honest, I really think it... er... It's no different from the stones in the garden of the mansion. "

"Brother has a bit of a weird habit, don't take it for granted." Xuan Lou agreed with Lin Ruhai's statement in his heart, but in fact the stone was picked up in his garden.

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, thinking of his sick wife, his complexion became heavy again. "Today, brother has asked someone to prepare for her funeral."

Jia Lian frowned and sighed helplessly.

After hearing this, Xuanlou was still indifferent.Death is the way she chooses.Why bother to feel sad for such a person.

"I'm really..." Lin Ruhai choked up as he spoke, two lines of tears rolled down his face.

Seeing this, Jia Lian quickly evaded and retreated.

Xuanlou looked at Lin Ruhai in surprise, and lightly touched the teardrops hanging on Lin Ruhai's face with his fingers. "Brother-in-law, do you care about her?"

Lin Ruhai nodded heavily, with a sad expression on his face.

"I'll take my leave first!" Xuanlou walked away, leaving Lin Ruhai alone in the room with tears in his eyes.

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Before the city gate was about to be closed, Xuanlou rode a horse and took Shang Zongzhu and Shitou to Baiyun Village outside Yangzhou City.He first asked around where old man Yang lived.After finding old man Yang's house, he wandered around the house from a distance.Zong Zhu and Shi Shi pretended to be passers-by, went to other villagers' houses to drink water and inquire about news.

When Xuanlou learned that the crops planted by Old Man Yang were always better than others, he knew where to go.

When it was dark, he took the lamp tower and pickaxe, and went to the old man's field with Zongzhu and Shitou to look for stones.As soon as Xuanlou reached the ground, he felt aura.He rummaged through the messy grass on the ground, and finally saw a dilapidated small house half a foot high, and there was a broken small clay pot for incense in front of the small house.

Look, this thing should have been neglected for a long time.

Xuan Lou suddenly felt that there was something interesting, he picked it up with the light tower, and sure enough, he saw a stone in the small house, the size of a palm.

"Master, what are you using this stone for?" Zongzhu asked.

"Help."

Xuan Lou rode a fast horse back to the mansion, and divided Zhong Lingshi into four.Take out two of them and refine them into aura and store them in Dantian.

The next day, when he went to visit Jia Min, he dismissed the servant girl and hit Jia Min's palm to relieve her.

Lin Ruhai came afterward.

Xuanlou knew that the human beings here don't know how to practice, so he had to find another excuse to explain.He handed over a round gray stone in his hand to Lin Ruhai. "I wore it yesterday and put it on her body. It can temporarily save her life. If she still refuses to take good care of herself..." She still has to die!

Lin Ruhai didn't believe in this nonsense, but after all it was Brother Min'er's wish, so he followed suit.I didn't want Jia Min to wake up as soon as he hung the stone on Jia Min's body, his eyes full of energy.

Seeing this, Xuanlou left with his hands behind his back.The life-saving grace has been repaid, and neither is owed!