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

Chapter 30 Regrets in Autumn and Winter

I just came back from pouring the night incense.

Someone came to Li Qinglin and said that Master Ma had something to do with the tenant farmers who raised insects, and asked them to go to the thermal insulation room with them.

Li Qinglin thought about the time. Today was not the day to check the status of the winter worms, and it was still early before the deadline for delivering the eggs. He didn't know what Master Ma was doing.

On the way to the thermal insulation room, Li Qinglin met Donkey Lian and Wei Liang.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads in unison, indicating that they didn't know anything.

Carefully pushing open the door of the insulation room, Li Qinglin and others leaned sideways and carefully got in.

As soon as Fang entered the house, he immediately locked the doors and windows to prevent the cold air from entering.

Then I saw Master Ma standing in front of the hall with a solemn expression, bending over and looking at the gourd containing insects.

Seeing the arrival of Li Qinglin and others, Master Ma did not hide anything, and said with anger in his tone,
  "It snowed heavily last night, and some ignorant servant slipped outside the insulation room and fell through the window.

The cold air blew in, and the insects in the gourd were frozen and many died. "

When everyone heard this, their hearts skipped a beat, and they immediately looked at the tip of their noses, their hands naturally drooped, and stood in the hall.

There is no need to ask the fate of the man whose foot slipped and fell.

“Next month, the three major families in the inner city, the Wang family, the Shan family, and the Jia family, will hold a ‘Winter Insect Fighting Tiger Banquet’, which is divided into two stages: the ‘Tiger Fighting’ between adult winter insects and the ‘Young Tiger Fighting’ between young winter insects.

It's just a tiger fight, I still have some treasure insects at the bottom of the box, so I can make up for it. But the larvae... were missing a few. "

Speaking of this, Master Ma's eyes were filled with a hint of expectation, and he asked,
  "Have any of the winter insects you raised laid eggs?"

This statement came out.

The tenant servants present looked at each other in confusion, and no one spoke for a while.

Winter insects are difficult to raise, and even harder to raise them until they lay eggs!
  Seeing everyone's reaction, Master Ma understood.

He let out a long sigh, with a look of disappointment in his eyes, and was about to wave for everyone to leave.

A voice suddenly interrupted his movements.

"Master Ma."

Li Qinglin took a step forward and said: "The insect I raised kept chirping all night long yesterday. I saw that its abdomen was as plump and bulging as an ear of wheat. This morning it was lying in the sand, motionless. I don't know..."

Master Ma's eyes suddenly widened, he walked up to Li Qinglin in a few steps, and asked excitedly,

"Is this true?"

"But please take a look."

"go!"

After a while.

Inside the house in Li Qinglin's courtyard.

Master Ma looked at the pair of stove horses in the purple-gold copper stove, especially looking at the belly of the female stove horse, and nodded with satisfaction.
  "Not bad, eggs are about to be laid!"

As soon as he said this, Donkey's face suddenly burst into smiles. People who didn't know it would even think that he was the one who raised this winter insect.

Zhang Gong and Feng Dao forced a smile, their eyes extremely complicated.

There was another noise, and another egg-laying winter insect was reared.

Why...all the good things happened to him!
  Zhang Gong and Feng Dao said that they felt guilty towards Li Qinglin because they avoided suspicion at first and were afraid of getting into trouble.

But as time went by, seeing that Li Qinglin was not only not crushed by the majesty of Manager Wang, but was actually living better and better, I gradually felt a little more jealous.

It is precisely because I am afraid that my brother will suffer hardships, and I am also afraid that my brother will live in a mansion!

Everyone is obviously a tenant servant, why are you, Li Qinglin, so unlike a slave? !
  Master Ma took a closer look at Li Qinglin for the first time, and suddenly felt that Li Qinglin's delicate features and firm eyes were somewhat similar to his own when he was young.

He noticed that Li Qinglin's muscles could not be concealed by his wide clothes, and the fingertips and joints of his hands were covered with calluses. He was a little surprised.
  "Are you practicing martial arts?"

Without waiting for Li Qinglin to answer, Donkey Face immediately replied,

"Master Ma, this brother of mine is not only practicing martial arts, but he has already made great achievements in just one month. Several martial arts masters in the school praised him for his extraordinary talent and that he will become a great person in the future!"

Play loudly? !
  A month? !
  If you raise egg-laying winter insects, it will only make Master Ma look at Li Qinglin.

So after hearing this kind of news, Master Ma even felt like he was blind. He didn't even know that there was such a genius right under his nose?

Master Ma immediately fell in love with talents.

He also asked about Li Qinglin's family background and the number of people in his family.

After questioning, Master Ma became more and more pleased with Li Qinglin.

This kid, Li Qinglin, is honest and has no bad habits. He is also quite talented in martial arts. He may become a martial arts master in the future.     The key is that we can also raise winter insects!

Although he is a tenant in the royal residence, his old face is still worth something.

When the time comes, just say a few nice words in front of Manager Wang, put in some money, and buy back the life deed.

Thinking of this,
  If it weren't for the wrong venue and the absence of the Patriarch's statue to witness, he would have wanted to drag Li Qinglin and make him become a disciple on the spot!
  He has mastered the art of raising insects for decades.

It’s time to find a successor...

Li Qinglin also noticed Master Ma's intention, and his heart moved.

It seems that it’s not a bad idea to use Master Ma as a breakthrough to break away from slavery?
  After all, Master Ma has a wide network of contacts and extraordinary insect-raising skills. It would be great to have him as a teacher.

After all, there is no contradiction between inheriting his insect-raising skills and joining Wulao Qingxinzhai in the future.

For a time, the two hit it off, looking at each other with tears in their eyes, their relationship quickly heated up, and they almost got together to have a long talk.

The more Zhang Gong and Feng Dao listened, the more they couldn't bear to listen anymore!
  He even wanted to rush out of the door!

On the other hand, the donkey face smiled, feeling happy for Li Qinglin.

Wei Liang stood there with a faint smile on his face, his eyes deep.

"Huh? What does it smell like?"

sudden,

Master Ma faintly smelled a stench, coming from Li Qinglin.

He was a little puzzled.

When Zhang Gong heard this, he blurted out instinctively,

"It's feces and urine! He just came back from pouring the night fragrance!"

When Master Ma heard this, the smile on his face suddenly froze and became stiff.

He looked at Li Qinglin with an implicit request.

Li Qinglin was silent for a moment and said, "That's right. Manager Wang assigned me to pour the night fragrance."

When Master Ma heard this, he felt as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp arrow. He stood there, feeling in a trance.

He is very close to Manager Wang, so he naturally knows that the task of pouring Yexiang has always been used by Manager Wang to punish others.

And the kind that is extremely disgusting!

He couldn't believe it. How could his quasi-disciple, who was so kind and gentle, offend Guanshi Wang?

He was silent for a long time, his expression flickering, sometimes hesitant and sometimes worried.

In the end, his expression returned to indifference and became as inhumane as before.

"Yes, the insect breeding matter is handled very well. I will naturally tell the truth to Manager Wang in the future.

After the eggs are hatched, I will send someone to transfer them. "

After saying that, Master Ma turned around and left.

Do you seem to be disliked?
  Li Qinglin reacted.

Li Qinglin shook his head helplessly, but there was no trace of decadence or depression in his heart. Instead, he sent Master Ma to the door.

"Master Ma, please excuse me."

Zhang Gong and Feng Dao were a little embarrassed, especially Zhang Gong, who did not dare to look at Li Qinglin's face and walked away immediately after going out.

Outside the door, the cold wind is biting.

Dead branches and leaves were blown everywhere.

Master Ma suddenly turned around and saw Li Qinglin's figure in the yard.

The donkey face was complaining and scolding something, pointing in the direction of Zhang Gong and Feng Dao's yard.

But Li Qinglin had always been gentle and indifferent, and instead whispered to comfort Donkey Lian.

Looking at Li Qinglin's young and energetic demeanor, it is like a torch burning slowly in the cold air, but it will never go out.

Somehow, Master Ma actually felt a trace of absurd regret in his heart.

But he, who assessed the situation and did things without leakage, didn't know where the regret in his heart came from.

"I think it's just that I encountered regrets in autumn and winter and felt melancholy."

(End of this chapter)