It’s too difficult to cultivate immortality, so I used a strange beast to clone myself into a Taoist

Chapter 2 He becomes comfortable!

Li Qinglin felt a little excited. The progress bar was about to be completed. Which veteran cadre could withstand such a test?

He went around the yard, caught a few mosquitoes and spiders, and fed them all to the toad.

It's a pity that in the past half month, Li Qinglin has almost eliminated mosquitoes in the yard, and now he only found one or two after a lot of effort.

Moreover, these ordinary mosquitoes seem to contain lower nutrients, which means that the growth of bombe toads is far less than that of cricket eggs.

After all, the female crickets that the Wang Mansion likes are all extraordinary. All of them are huge, plump, brave and good at fighting, and there are many of them such as "Silver General" and "Horned King".

"That's it for insect eggs, what about eating a complete female cricket?" When thinking of this, Li Qinglin was a little confused.

But Li Qinglin could also pluck the cricket eggs and deduct a few percent from them.

But he would never dare to touch the three egg-laying crickets.

Li Qinglin can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

"However, it seems that there is no chance..."

Li Qinglin seemed to have thought of something, his eyes flickering.

……

Li Qinglin, a group of tenants raising autumn insects, not only has to keep an eye on the autumn insects at night.

In the morning, I go to the kitchen to prepare the rations for the autumn insects, tender soybean sprouts and fresh carrots. Apart from the lack of meat, these autumn insects eat better than humans.

Finally, you have to go to the master insect farmer, Master Ma, to "debrief" and check the female crickets' birth status and the temperature and humidity in the house one by one.

Master Ma does have two brushes, and with just one look, he can tell what's wrong with Qiu Chong's food, whether the temperature is high or low, and whether he should add more smoothies.

Previously, there were tenants who wanted to worship Master Ma as their adoptive father and give him their final rest.

After all, this skill of raising insects is an iron rice bowl. If you learn it, you can not only get enough food and clothing, but also sit on the banquet in the big house and courtyard, and save your face!
  It's a pity that Master Ma kept his insect-raising skills well hidden, only revealing the details of taking care of female crickets laying eggs.

I don’t want to say a single extra word.

In the afternoon, if the foreign affairs steward gave orders, he would have to help with the work, chopping firewood, pouring water, cleaning the courtyard, and even leading horses for the master's family.

After this, it wasn't until the sky got dark that Li Qinglin had to take some time off.

kitchen.

Smoke rises from the chimney.

The hot oil is boiling in the back kitchen, and the aroma of stir-frying comes out, and all kinds of fish are flying in the pot.

Of course, as tenant servants, Li Qinglin and others cannot enjoy these meals.

Outside the kitchen, Li Qinglin, Donkey Lian and others set up a square table and devoured the food.

A large pot of boiled tofu, a stack of soybeans, a small handful of green vegetables, and a full tube of brown rice.

Brown rice also contains a lot of bran, bran, shell crumbs, etc., which really doesn’t taste good.

In addition, in front of everyone, there is a shallow layer of semi-solidified lard in a small cup.

Li Qinglin picked up the tip of his chopsticks, dipped it in lard, put it on the tip of his tongue, and licked it.

The aroma of oil instantly filled the entire mouth, and it was already washed down with the body fluids before even tasting it.

Look at the small cup again. Where is there any lard?
  After all, this is physical work. If there is no oil or water in the food, even a strong body will not be able to withstand it.

Therefore, the master's family is particularly merciful. These tenants and servants have a fixed portion of lard for every meal.

The people below also call him the "oil-talking rat".

"Brother Lin, after handing over the insect eggs in two days, it's almost time to go home to visit relatives. Can we go home together?"

Donkey Face broke off a poplar branch, peeled off the skin, and said while picking his teeth.

Donkey Face and Li Qinglin are half fellow villagers. They are a few months older than Li Qinglin. They both live in the shanty towns outside Feng County. Their homes are only a few streets apart.

In fact, all the tenant servants present are little mud-legged men from shantytowns who have lived in the outer city for generations.

"Oh? So soon, it's time to go home in a blink of an eye?" Li Qinglin didn't remember visiting relatives at all, so he pretended to be surprised.

"No!"

Another sturdy young man took over and said: "In the past three months, I have been very nervous. When I open my eyes, I will see a grasshopper, and when I close my eyes, I will see a grasshopper! I am afraid that some of my ancestors will have their hair cut off!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone felt the same.

"Speaking of which, brothers..."

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, Donkey Lian's tone suddenly became more solemn and said,

"When you return home from visiting relatives, you should be clean when you leave. Don't bring anything unnecessary with you. This is very important."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Donkey Face is right. This is no joke. Brothers, please pay attention."

After some conversation, Li Qinglin finally understood.

Out of "the kindness of grandpas", they, the tenant servants, are allowed to go home to visit relatives for three days every three months, and at the same time they will settle the regular payment.

If you meet a kind host, you will also be given some cakes, candies, and seasonal clothes.

When leaving the house, all tenant servants must clean their clothes and undergo inspection, mainly to see if anyone is bold enough to bring anything they shouldn't!

Previously, there was a horseman who had evil thoughts in his heart and stole the owner's agate beads and hid them in the dry road.

As a result, the matter was exposed and he was beaten to death on the spot! A roll of mat was wrapped and thrown back home, without even compensation!

When Li Qinglin heard this, he felt a strong sense of urgency in his heart.

How could he, a man who could live without a care, withstand the inspection of clean clothes?
  If it is found that he has no heart but is still alive and kicking, he will definitely be regarded as a monster!

He becomes comfortable...

The melting pot of freedom... the heart toad...

Li Qinglin thought about the clone that was about to be completely refined. He had a hunch that the Heart Toad that could not be activated would inevitably undergo a qualitative change after the refining progress bar was full.

But fortunately, now that I know this kind of news, I will naturally have a way to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Li Qinglin looked at the donkey face seriously.

Donkey Face was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched his face: "What's wrong, Brother Lin, do I have flowers on my face?"

"Well, it's okay. I just think you will be rich and powerful in the future." Li Qinglin chuckled.

This morning we just chatted about the arrest warrant information. Now we are also revealing important matters such as family visits and clothes inspection.

For Li Qinglin, what other tenants regard as common sense is the most important thing!
  Donkey Face talks not only a lot, but also very important.

This guy is nice and can get along!

After the meal, everyone gradually dispersed with tired faces.

"Hey? Brother Lin, where are you going?"

Donkey Face was a little surprised to see Li Qinglin walking towards the small second-story attic in the middle courtyard with his back facing the direction of the outer courtyard.

Although it is not the living place of the master's family, there are many core buildings of the royal residence: a martial arts field, a study room, a lotus viewing pavilion... and even a palace doctor.

The royal residence covers an area of ​​several hundred acres, and has nearly a thousand servants, masters, guests, and hired teachers, making it look like a small vassal state.

Li Qinglin guessed that with such a large scale, the Wang family must also support a violent organization similar to a private army, otherwise it would not be enough to maintain stability.

"Oh, I'll go to the doctor's office to get some cooling powder and give it to Xiao Liu. I have to thank the nursing staff who holds the cane for mercy, otherwise this kid may become disabled."

Li Qinglin didn't hide anything and replied directly.

After hearing this, Donkey Face suddenly realized.

He thought for a while, opened a corner of his clothes, took out the sash that held the money, and opened the folded old coarse cloth layer by layer, and took out a copper coin with a round outside and a square inside, with 'Jiang Ze Tong Bao' engraved on the front.

Rubbing the copper coins, a look of pain appeared on his face. He hesitated and took out another coin. "Qingliang Powder is not cheap. It costs two yuan per stick. Brother Lin, you are so kind and righteous. I can't even call you a fool, so I will give you one too!"

When Li Qinglin heard this, he smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I will praise you in front of Xiao Liu. If I don't teach you, you will be such a good person in vain.

Speaking of this, Li Qinglin asked: "What, you don't want to go?"

"hey-hey……"

Donkey Lian had a silly smile on his face and was about to speak when he saw a woman in her 28s walking out of the back kitchen of the kitchen.

This woman has a plump figure, round hips and broad shoulders, and a pair of long legs that stand tall and graceful. However, she has a plain appearance and a yellowish complexion, with some spots on her face that have been burned by fireworks for a long time.

Li Qinglin had some impression of this girl. She seemed to be the cook in the kitchen, named Hong Cuicui.

Hong Cuicui felt a little shy when she saw Li Qinglin, but she couldn't hide the moist and charming look on her face.

Seeing this, Li Qinglin didn't understand. He slapped his forehead and said two words coldly:
  "Farewell!"

……

Carrying two pieces of powdered medicine, Li Qinglin ran out of the pharmacy as if he was fleeing.

It was as if there was some savage beast behind him, biting his wallet tightly. Even though he hurried back to the outer courtyard in one breath, he still had some lingering fears.

The price of Qingliang Powder has actually increased!
  It was only two yuan on weekdays, but now it has increased by one-half. The monthly salary for these tenant servants is only ten yuan!

"Sure enough, no matter where in the world, poor people cannot afford to get sick..."

With emotion in his heart, Li Qinglin quickly walked through the corridors and alleys, and opened the door of a large store after identifying the direction.

The insect-raising tenant's yard is used to raise autumn insects.

They, the tenant servants, are not entitled to exclusive use of the yard. They are just staying here thanks to the bugs.

Xiao Liu was beaten half to death and was naturally thrown back to Datongpu, where others took over his errand.

In Datong Shop, the air is filled with the sour smell of fermentation.

Li Qinglin glanced around and saw a figure lying on his side on the bed in the corner, and occasionally there were moans of pain that sounded like he was dreaming.
  Things harm their own kind.

Li Qinglin sighed and walked slowly forward.

Or hearing the sound of footsteps, Xiao Liu reluctantly opened his cloudy eyes. After a lot of effort, he vaguely recognized Li Qinglin.

"Lin, brother Lin, cough cough cough, are you here?"

Perhaps because Li Qinglin was the only one who came to see him, he became more energetic and struggled to sit up.

"No, no, no, donkey face and I will join hands and buy some medicine together. You just lie on your side and I will apply the medicine on you."

After saying that, Li Qinglin spread out the Qingliang powder, kneaded the powder carefully, and carefully opened the injured area of ​​Xiao Liu.

The injuries, white and blue, and large bruises were shocking to the eye.

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment, looked at Qingliangsan, and then at Li Qinglin who was applying medicine to himself, and couldn't help but sob softly.

After a while, Li Qinglin comforted Xiao Liu and asked him to seize the time to recover from his injuries.

Before leaving, he pretended to be casual and asked,
  "Oh, by the way, Xiao Liu, where did you throw those crickets that were so hot yesterday?"

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment. Under the sting of the medicine, his brain was groggy. He didn't think much, and subconsciously recalled carefully,
  "At that time, after Master Ma inspected me, he reported my matter to Manager Wang. Manager Wang took it over and took a look..."

The words became slower and slower, and Xiao Liu struggled to recall,

"Later, Manager Wang held the cricket and refused to let go. When he finally left, I looked up and he seemed to...throw it into the corridor leading out of the penthouse?"

The corridor leading out from the penthouse?
  That's near the screen wall coming out of the middle courtyard.

No wonder!
  Li Qinglin actually sneaked back secretly afterwards, but did not find Cricket's body, so he had no choice but to ask Xiao Liu.

After all, today's bombe toads are not big and can only eat some small insects, but this cricket is just the right size.

Moreover, under the careful care of the insect tenants, these crickets are all fat and plump, and contain far more nutrients than other insects.

If given the opportunity, Li Qinglin would naturally not let it go.

Now that he knew the whereabouts of Cricket's body, Li Qinglin didn't want to delay, just said a few words and left in a hurry.

Four cents is too expensive to pay for the whereabouts of a cricket corpse.

Li Qinglin still felt a little painful, but when he thought of Xiao Liu's horrific injuries and the miserable appearance of sobbing softly, he finally sighed.

"Human life is thinner than paper and cheaper than insects!"

After walking out of Datongpu and passing through the long and narrow middle road, Li Qinglin walked towards the side room under the dim moonlight.

At this time, most of the tenants and servants were on their last shift, and there were many people on the road, so it was not surprising that Li Qinglin was among them.

During half a cup of tea, a screen like a high wall appeared in front of Li Qinglin.

Li Qinglin's eyes quickly scanned the ground, and in the end, he only found a cricket's hind foot in the corner.

Next to it, is there a pair of shallow plum blossom footprints?

Got there first by someone... by a cat?

Li Qinglin felt a little anxious when he heard a slight sound coming from the screen wall.

A calico cat, as fat as a pig, squeezed reluctantly on the flat spot at the top of the screen wall, and seemed to be holding some kind of insect in its mouth.

Li Qinglin frowned, and immediately tiptoed under the screen wall. He counted a few times silently in his heart, and then suddenly jumped out, stretching his whole body into a big character in the air.

A huge shadow instantly enveloped the calico cat.

"Meow!!"

Hearing a shrill meow, the plump calico cat immediately jumped up and dropped the cricket in its mouth in fright.

Then he climbed over the wall and jumped into the middle courtyard with a whooshing sound. The layers of fat were still undulating.

"Who dares to kill a thousand swords! How dare you scare my golden tiger! It's obviously so cute!!"

In the middle courtyard, a very angry woman yelled and cursed.

Under the cold moonlight, a calm and calm figure walked quickly towards the outer courtyard.

……

Refining, refining hard for me!
  In the gap in the well wall, the bombine toad swallowed the cricket in one gulp.

In the stomach pouch, the cricket's body tissue decomposes rapidly, and a large amount of nutrients and energy surge out fiercely.

It is indeed the autumn insect cricket that Li Qinglin has been thinking about for a long time. Even if it is just a corpse, it contains far more energy than ordinary mosquitoes a hundred times!

The bombe toad, which was still active, suddenly became motionless, its limbs firmly adhered to the slippery wall, and its eyelids slowly closed.

And in Li Qinglin's mind——

[His avatar: Bombe Toad]

93% in refining...

94% in refining...

99% in refining...

A mysterious and strange force emerged from the body of the bombe in the well, seemingly ignoring the distance of space and time, and merged into Li Qinglin's body in an instant.

Something is growing on my left chest.

Swelling, itching...

[Freedom Furnace: Heart Toad (can be activated)]

Activate now?
  Li Qinglin did not hesitate.

activation!
  Boom! !

(End of this chapter)