C18 Taotie and bi'an

Hu Zhao lifted his wide sleeves. Madam Hu patted the bamboo strips back and forth, feeling unsatisfied. She asked, "Are there any other styles of clothes?"

Hu Zhao looked left and right and helplessly persuaded, "Madam, we've already tried three sets. Furthermore, Little Brother Ding is still waiting for us in the front hall. "

"No." Madam Hu was perplexed, "Although this is a small banquet in the village, we are the ones who have officially accepted the invitation, so the etiquette must not be messed with. Wearing white was too simple and elegant for the villagers; black was too dark for a banquet; how about sky blue? No... Sky blue is bad at night. "

Hu Zhao comforted her, "Madam, we went to Cao Mengde's family banquet, weren't you very calm back then? Why are you so hesitant now? "

"That was another time." Madam Hu rolled her eyes at him, "At that time, you wanted to reject Cao Cao Cao. We just need to do our duty as a guest, neither servile nor overbearing. Now it can't be the same. Husband plans to live here forever. Can we not give the villagers a good impression first?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Madam is right." Hu Zhao laughed dryly as he sized up the three robes on the bed, then pointed to the one on his own. "How about this one? It doesn't lose either its beauty or its status, not to mention that I only want to become a proper teacher, matching Kong Meng's arrogant and righteous character."

"Fine, fine, fine. I can't beat you in a fight." Mrs. Hu had no choice but to agree.

Mr. Hu packed up his clothes and pushed open the door with his gifts. Ding Xiaochun and the giant man, who had been waiting for them for a long time, walked up to him with lanterns in their hands. The Green Ox Grandmaster in our temple is also a natural born prodigy of immortals, and we don't know how many times his IQ has trumped yours. However, there are many good Masters, so he doesn't have anything to say, unlike the Hu family, who are all bashful and pretentious, but no matter how you look at it, they are all hypocritical. However, he was more afraid of being beaten by his father — although he had grown up and had a tough skin now, he did not want his father to feel sad or lose face in Little Ya's ears. Thus, he was afraid of his father. Since his father respected this Mr Hu, he had to follow and respect him as well. At most, let the master perform a few more "miracles" to frighten this Mr. Hu to vent his anger.

Dante Xiao Chun admired the giant man from the bottom of his heart. Look at his height, look at his tendons and flesh, look at the coarse hair on his face! No matter how you looked at it, he was still a man! I wish I could be like Uncle Zhu in the future. Ding Xiaochun had called him uncle while they were waiting for Hu Zhao to change his clothes. Ding Xiaochun was quite straightforward. Ding Xiaochun was at the proper age and was born with godly strength, but no one taught him how to do so. The green ox Daoist knew some of the simple Taiji Fist and the five birds' life-giving moves of the future, but he knew nothing about the kickboxing and the Bajie Fist, so he could not teach Ding Xiaochun anything. The first time Ding Xiaochun saw the giant man last night, he knew that this man must be the same person who was mentioned by his father and Wang Qiangfu as Cao Mo, Shi Dai, Nie Zheng, Yu Jean, Jing Ke, and so on. So now that he met him, he wanted to take him as his disciple.

Although he was simple and honest, he also loved loyal and righteous warriors. Ding Xiaochun, this kind of youngster, liked him very much. However, he was now a slave of the Hu family, and the matter of accepting a disciple had to be reported to Hu Zhao for adjudication. He told Ding Xiaochun the reason and told him to slow down for a few days. He wanted to find an opportunity to explain it to his mister.

Ding Xiaochun was immediately dissatisfied. What was the point in delaying this matter? He wanted to learn and teach, so why did he have to get involved with that Mr. Hu? However, he was still quite quick-witted and didn't directly shout in front of the rafters. When Hu Zhao and Madam Hu came out, Ding Xiaochun saw that the two of them were in a good mood and knelt in front of them with a bang.

Hu Zhao was stunned, "What is Brother Ding doing?" As he spoke, he moved to help him up.

Ding Xiaochun did not utter a single word and kowtowed three more times. The Green Ox Grandmaster had said that kowtowing was the highest etiquette. Only then did he secretly wipe off a handful of snow and place it at the corner of his eyes. He raised his head and howled loudly, "I have something to ask of you, Mr. Hu."

Hu Zhao didn't pull him up, but the huge brute knew what Ding Xiaochun was going to say, so he didn't help him immediately.

Hu Zhao said, "The ground is wet and cold. Brother Ding, you should get up first."

"No, if mister doesn't agree, then no." Ding Xiaochun's "you must promise me" expression made Hu Zhao feel as if he owed him silver. "Then, Brother Ding should tell me what it is first."

Ding Xiaochun stole a glance at the giant man and saw encouragement on his face. He then said boldly, "I want to take you as my master."

Hu Zhao paused for a moment, then raised his head to look at the rafters and thought, "Changsheng, what do you think?"

With a boom, the girl kneeled down on the ground. With a humble smile, she spoke, "Sir, you are like a new parent to me. As long as you agree, I will agree. If you don't, then …" As he spoke, he quietly bumped against Ding Xiaochun's arm. It was rare for Ding Xiaochun to have such tacit understanding. He immediately opened his mouth and interrupted, "Sir, I beg of you to grant me your wish!"

"Bam!" Another chime.

"You guys …" Hu Zhao smiled and said, "Since you guys are already doing this, how can I not agree?"

"Thank you, Mister." Then, he said to Ding Xiaochun, who was a little slower, "Sir has agreed. Thanks, Mister."

Ding Xiaochun was overjoyed. "Bang! Bang!" Three more kowtows sounded, as if his head was not his. He then said, "Thank you sir, thank you sir …"

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Hu Zhao waited for him to finish before slowly adding, "Acknowledging a master is also a big matter. I don't think it's possible tonight. Why don't you bring Chao Xiu along tomorrow morning?"

"Oh, okay." Of course, Ding Xiaochun was full of promises as he happily danced about. After a while, he came back to his senses, and whispered to Zhang Zian, "Uncle Zu, what is that 'rehab' that Mr Hu was talking about?"

"Rehab?" The huge brute widened his eyes and thought for a long time, "I don't know."

Ding Xiaochun: "..."

The giant man also felt embarrassed, so he turned around and whispered to Hu Zhao, "Sir, what is a 'Replacement'?"

...

"Rehab?" When the temple boy saw Ding Xiaochun ask this question, he asked curiously, "Why did you ask about the gift of taking him as a disciple?"

Ding Xiaochun was overjoyed, "I knew that you must know the meaning of 'Master'. I will have to acknowledge Uncle Ruan as my teacher tomorrow, but that Mr. Hu insisted that I bring that unknown 'Master' when I arrived tomorrow. I didn't know that, so I came to ask you."

The Daoist boy raised his head and looked at Hu Zhao, who was sitting in the corner of the tavern. Everyone in the village knew that the great master was a quiet person who liked to join in on the fun. Of course, this little Daoist boy was only six years old and everyone else's toast was wine. He could handle it just by tasting the fruit juice, but no one said anything. Meanwhile, Hu Zhao, Kong Ming, and the old Village Head sat at the table in the middle of the tavern. The giant man sat at the same table, and helped block the alcohol for his husband. Lady Hu brought Little Hu Dan to the table for the female servants next door, while Little Ya and her mother sat at the same table.

All the women's tables drank the fruit juice or ordered a bowl of fish soup, and when everyone stood up to shout "dry", they all did the same. It was the first time that Little Hu Dan and Madam Hu saw such a 'heroic' female servant. Although they were momentarily unable to assimilate into her, they were still overjoyed.

The happiest was still that child, Ding Xiaochun, who would formally acknowledge him as his master tomorrow to fulfill his dream of becoming a hero of his generation. With this method of fishing, he could also live through the winter. Although the Master had stopped them from fishing every day, saying that everything was spiritual and that this was just for the sake of winter, he would not say anything. He could earn a living here, but it would bring disaster upon them. Furthermore, Wang Rose's team that set a trap on the mountain came back, and actually brought back a giant python, two big wolves and four small wolves, indicating that this first day's stock was pretty good.

The python was found winter in its den by its careful feet. Everyone carefully dragged it out and immediately stabbed it to death. The male wolf and the female wolf had come out during the set time of the trap — perhaps they didn't have enough food for the winter. The male wolf had risked himself to come out to hunt, but his sense of smell and movement had slowed during the winter and he had actually fallen into the trap himself. After that, the experienced Wang Rose stopped everyone from catching the wolf, and let everyone follow behind the injured male wolf to find the wolf's lair. Although the den was deep, it could not stop these veteran hunters. After killing one male and one female, they even took out four small wolves. Logically speaking, a wolf cub should have been born a few months earlier, so during the winter, the wolf cub would usually have to run away by himself. Unfortunately, this den of young wolves was born too late. In the winter, the young beasts were still waiting to be fed, forcing the male wolf to seek a chance at survival amidst the vast expanse of snow.

The giant python and the male wolf female wolf were naturally the food reserves for the villagers for the winter. Two of the four little wolves died, one was killed by the cold when it was taken out, and the other was killed by the female wolf before she died.

In later generations, the herbalist heard that wolves could also be domesticated — very difficult if they were over the level of an adult; difficult if they were pups that had already been opened during lactation, but could be domesticated; and completely domesticated only if they were not. The two puppies were not able to open their eyes, so the Cyan Cattle Daochild asked Jiao Dazhi to come over and tame them. Since it was the Green Ox Grandmaster who spoke, and the Grandmaster had great magic power, he did not hesitate to add a warning like "the wolf is ferocious".

At this moment, the Daoist Priest Qing Niu took a thick blanket and wrapped it around the two little guys as he licked the fish soup. Then, he indifferently replied, "What 'redemption' means is actually cured meat. Mr Hu wants you to feel free, you don't need to bring such a precious gift."

Ding Xiaochun mumbled, "As long as it means what it means, then why did you bring a present?"

"The gift cannot be wasted, so you still have to bring it with you." The Daoist boy rolled his eyes and fed the wolf cub.

Ding Xiaochun said, "By the way, Master, have you decided on a name for these two puppies?"

"I've thought about it. This snow-white one is called 'Taotie', while that multicolored one is called 'Bi'an'. " The Daoist boy said with a serious expression.

Ding Xiaochun did not understand and asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Taotie is a gluttonous beast." The Azure Ox Daoist laughed. "The Bi'an Tiger is a guardian beast."