Chapter 147 Temporarily Leaving Pingyang County
A breeze blew, and the water waves began to rise.
The Awei on my wrist trembled a few times, and then its centipede shook. It climbed into the pool and swam happily. The small fish around it fled in panic.
Liang Qu communicated with the four beasts in his mind again.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a small porpoise swam out of the well first, looked around with its eyes moving, and called out to Liang Qu.
Then a big head pushed the little porpoise away, and a fat catfish stuck its head out right after it.
Just as it was about to come out, it felt a huge force on its tail and was dragged back into the well without warning.
While Roundhead and the Fat Catfish were arguing, Fist and Budong came out first, with Fist holding a precious fish in his hand.
Liang Qu was very pleased.
With this channel, the precious fish can be delivered directly to Liang Qu's home in the future, and he no longer has to go to the river to get them.
It is also more convenient to feed them sturgeon king meat. When it is time to eat, just let the four beasts follow the undercurrent to come and eat.
Unable to move, it used its claws to cling to the edge of the pool and crawled out on its belly, rubbing against the bluestone tiles, making a large splash of water. Two small fish were also brought out and were jumping on the ground.
It found a good spot in the huge yard, lay down with its belly on the ground and its limbs spread out to bask in the warm spring sun.
The fist came out right after, and it presented the precious fish to Liang Qu, which was a tiger grouper weighing more than five kilograms.
"Well done."
Liang Qu took it, praised it and put it in the water tank.
I'm going to have a drink with Li Libo and Chen Jiechang tonight, so I can't go empty-handed.
After breakfast, the old monk came to the yard and did not show much expression when he saw the animals playing around.
He simply came to the pond, picked up the two small fish on the ground and put them back into the water.
After traveling all over the country for so many years, the old monk has seen countless animal tamers and has personally experienced the power of the poisonous insects in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
The so-called difficulty in raising animals is only applicable to the imperial court.
What the imperial court wanted was not a tamed individual, but a species that could be produced stably, which required patient selection and breeding from generation to generation.
It’s like a Yangtze River dolphin. No matter who it is, you can control it with a token of trust, without having to cultivate any feelings.
If you just want to tame an individual, you can keep him/her by your side from birth to cultivate feelings, and then intimidate him/her with absolute force. There are many ways to do this.
Some of the great families even have demonic beasts that are close to the elephant level.
The monsters at the same level are naturally strong physically, and have learned human techniques, so no one dares to provoke them easily.
It’s not surprising that there are only a few water beasts now.
He couldn't move in the yard until he saw the old monk. He looked at Liang Qu who had no orders, closed his eyes and continued to bask in the sun.
He followed Liang Qu closely with his fists clenched.
The fat catfish broke free from the round head, stuck its head out of the well, and spit out water to say hello.
"You are such a spirit, you are so smart."
The old monk admitted that he had made a mistake. The strength and wisdom of this monster did not match well, which was rare.
Liang Qu laughed: "I just want to let the master know that I have raised a few water beasts. If they come to the courtyard in the future, please do not treat them as monsters and kill them."
The emergence of the five beasts was considered an attempt by Liang Qu.
Since there is nothing special about commanding water beasts, we can try to make them show up more often.
"good."
evening.
As agreed, Liang Qu took the tiger-headed grouper to Li Libo's house for a drink.
Looking around the streets, the entire Yixing Town has really changed a lot, and it looks a bit like the former Pingyang Town.
At a glance, it was no longer the small town full of familiar faces. There were many people he didn't recognize.
The faint smell of burning firecrackers could still be smelled in the air, and many new shops had opened on both sides of the road, new rice shops, cloth shops and restaurants.
Liang Qu even saw two martial arts schools opened in Yixing Town, with only seven or eight apprentices coming in and out, so it was not a large school.
This may be the reason why many people have not yet completely settled down.
With food prices rising so high, families with some money should hold on to it tightly in case of unexpected events and not spend it easily.
Learning martial arts is no different from gambling. Without follow-up support, it is likely to be a waste of money. In a few months, after the rice crop is harvested, the price of grain will fall, and the number of apprentices can at least double.
I don’t know if I can continue to be the main priest at the River God Festival on June 6th.
Liang Qu touched his chin, and was very concerned about this matter.
He had secretly tried it a long time ago, finding a place to kill a chicken for sacrifice, but there was not a single hair, so he still had to rely on the proper river god sacrifice.
Another river god festival.
On the premise that the number of people, the quality of sacrifices, and the status of the chief priest are all improved, he can ensure that the favor degree will at least increase tenfold, with one zero minus.
But it is difficult. The current Yixing Town is no longer the Yixing City where a few village elders had the final say.
Not many people buy into Liangqu's account, so it's not certain whether the river god sacrifice can be held.
No wonder everyone wants to be a powerful person and have a say. It really feels good to have the final say in the local area.
"Hey, Ah Shui is here!"
Chen Jiechang stood at the door greeting the guests, and Li Libo patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the street.
Chen Jiechang took a look, said a few simple words and let the person in, then hurried forward to greet Li Libo.
Liang Qu looked around: "Am I not late?"
Li Libo slapped his thigh and said, "How can it be late? Brother Shui, you are the main person. The banquet can only start when you come. How can it be late?"
Liang Qu laughed and picked up the tiger-head grouper in his hand.
"Look, here are the goodies I brought for you! Congratulations on becoming true warriors! I also wish you good luck in martial arts in the future!"
"Hiss, tiger grouper? This must be five pounds, right? I told you to come empty-handed before, how can we take it when you are like this?"
"It's not expensive. I caught it this morning. To be honest, I eat tiger grouper every other day and I'm tired of it."
"Why didn't I notice that Brother Shui has a habit of bragging before?"
"Blow your ass, take it! My hands will get sore from carrying it."
Liang Qu threw the lively tiger-headed grouper in his hand to the two of them, strode into the yard, and saw Xiang Changsong and Hu Qi, and sat down with them: "Senior Brother Hu, Senior Brother Xiang? You are here too!"
"Just when we had nothing to do, the two of them just insisted on coming over here." Xiang Changsong was eating fried peanuts.
Hu Qi poured a cup of tea for Liang Qu: "Brother Liang, are you about to break through the blood barrier?"
Liang Qu nodded: "In the next ten days."
"That's great, and you can have a meal. Don't cry poor then."
"Come on." Liang Qu patted his pockets, "Brother, my wallet is full!"
"How is Hebo doing? Are there any problems?"
"That's good. Brother Xu and Wei Ti Ling are in charge of it separately. No one from Brother Xu's side will bully me. I can earn some credits in exchange for something every day. It's pretty easy."
"This is your first time in office. Although you have Brother Xu to help you, you still have to be careful with what you say and do. They are all young masters from the imperial capital, and many of them have bad tempers."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Hu. I'm not a troublemaker. Just don't mess with me."
"Ah."
midnight.
After dinner, Liang Qu loosened his belt, carried his Fu Bo spear and went to patrol the river. As usual, he carried a few dead fish heads to the boat to register his merits. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by Li Zhubu.
"Don't leave yet, you have a mission today."
Liang Qu paused: "Mission? What mission?"
Li Shoufu opened the drawer and pulled out a leaf from the cabinet.
"This morning, the neighboring county reported that there was a water monster causing trouble. All of our powerful people went to the Ghost Mother Cult. There aren't many River Gods and River Chiefs, so we may have to trouble you to go there. I don't know if it's convenient or not."
Although the Hebo Office was built in Pingyang County, it was in charge of the entire Huaiyin Prefecture.
Water monsters in other counties are all under the jurisdiction of the Hebo Office.
Liang Qu took the album and according to the description it was an ordinary monster, and the return trip would take less than three days.
"Okay, I'll go then."
(End of this chapter)
