AWB Chapter 67 Do you like chicken legs?
Chapter 67 Do you like chicken legs?
After a period of recuperation, Ye Xiaobai's spiritual energy returned to normal, so he continued his journey to Benyuan County.
A day later, Ye Xiaobai finally returned to Benyuan County.
It used to take him a whole month to travel from Benyuan County to Fengde City, but now he arrived in just one day. Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but marvel at the vast difference between cultivators and mortals.
Ye Xiaobai first landed far away from the flying sword, since the appearance of cultivators in mortal areas could easily cause unnecessary trouble.
As he slowly walked to the entrance of the county town, the image of the beggar begging along the street kept flashing through Ye Xiaobai's mind.
The past is like fleeting clouds, yet it remains vivid in my memory.
Ye Xiaobai quickly regained his composure and walked briskly into Benyuan County.
"Freshly baked buns! Thin skin, generous filling, delicious and inexpensive!"
"Delicious braised dishes, so fragrant and delicious!"
The calls of vendors from various snack shops rose and fell in a continuous stream.
"Boss, have pity on me, give me a steamed bun, I haven't eaten for days." A beggar in tattered clothes stood in front of the steamed bun shop, begging cautiously.
"Get out of here, you stinking beggar! Don't interfere with my business!" the steamed bun shop owner shouted angrily.
Give him ten steamed buns!
"Who is it?" Upon hearing the voice, the owner of the steamed bun shop immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man dressed in an ordinary blue robe. He looked young, but his eyes were very sharp.
Seeing the young man's extraordinary demeanor, they naturally dared not offend him and immediately said respectfully, "Young master, ten buns for 50 coins, we are just a small business." As they spoke, they slowly picked up a paper bag and began to pack the buns.
"Here's one tael of silver, keep the change!" the young man said calmly.
"Thank you, sir!" the shopkeeper said, taking the money and speeding up the process of packing the buns.
Seeing that someone was willing to buy him steamed buns, the little beggar immediately knelt down excitedly and began kowtowing repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"
The boy immediately bent down and helped the little beggar up, saying quickly, "Get up! No need to thank me!"
At this moment, the steamed bun shop owner had already packed the steamed buns and handed them to the boy.
The boy gave the shopkeeper a look that signaled him to give the bun directly to the little beggar.
The little beggar ate the buns with gusto, constantly thanking the boy for buying them for him.
"Where are you from? How did you become a beggar?" the boy asked.
"Replying to your question, young master, I am from the neighboring Shuize County. This year, the county was flooded, and the fields were all submerged. There is nothing to eat, so I have no choice but to come out and beg!" The beggar said indistinctly while wolfing down his buns.
"You're from Shuize County? I didn't expect there to be another flood in the county!" the boy exclaimed in shock.
The boy was Ye Xiaobai, who had just returned to Benyuan County.
"Does the young master know about Shuize County?" the beggar asked curiously.
"I was originally from Shuize County," Ye Xiaobai said, naturally referring to the fact that the original owner of Ye Xiaobai's body was from Shuize County.
"I never imagined that I came from the same place as you, young master," the beggar said with a face full of joy.
"Has the imperial court never arranged for the construction of flood control dikes?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.
"I heard from the people in the county that the imperial court has no money and told the county to find a way on its own. So naturally the county didn't repair it. If the river embankment isn't repaired, it will flood when there's a heavy rain! Oh dear!" The beggar slowly explained the whole story.
Ye Xiaobai originally planned to come back to see what changes had occurred in Benyuan County, and also to erect a monument to commemorate the parents of the original owner of the body, thus ending his life in the mortal world.
Thinking that the original owner of this body had also become a beggar due to the flood, and now he had encountered a little beggar who was also homeless because of the flood, Ye Xiaobai felt that he should do something, first to accumulate some good karma for his path of cultivation.
As he was pondering, the familiar aroma of chicken legs wafted up again. Gazing at the braised meat shop not far away, Ye Xiaobai looked at the little beggar and asked, "Do you like chicken legs?"
"I like it!" The little beggar had already eaten several buns and was full, but he still couldn't resist the aroma of the chicken leg.
"Okay, I'll buy you a few!" Ye Xiaobai said, buying a few chicken legs and handing them to the beggar. He also tasted them himself, but these chicken legs didn't seem as delicious anymore, since Ye Xiaobai had already eaten many delicacies made with ingredients from cultivation ingredients.
Unbeknownst to him, Ye Xiaobai had finished the chicken leg, perhaps due to the original owner of the body's love for chicken legs.
"Later, I want to go to Shuize County to find someone to repair the dike. Would you like to come with me?" Ye Xiaobai asked the little beggar.
"I'm willing!" the little beggar replied with a determined look in his eyes.
"Okay, what's your name?"
"My name is Zhang Ergou, but everyone in the village calls me Gouwa."
Ye Xiaobai then went to check on the herbal medicine shop that had forcibly taken his century-old ginseng, but the shopkeeper was no longer there. Besides, Ye Xiaobai was now a cultivator and there was no need for him to bother a mortal.
Seeing that Benyuan County hadn't changed much, Ye Xiaobai took Zhang Ergou back to Shuize County.
The biggest problem in repairing the dam was the lack of money. After all, Ye Xiaobai had previously acquired many cultivators' storage bags, which contained things that were rare treasures to ordinary people. Some of these items might be useless to cultivators, but they were priceless to ordinary people.
Therefore, Ye Xiaobai easily solved the money problem.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Xiaobai brought Zhang Ergou to Shuize County.
As soon as he arrived at the county gate, Ye Xiaobai shouted directly at the gatekeeper, "Take me to see your magistrate, I need to see him!"
"Where did this beggar come from? You're almost at the county government gate! Go away, get lost, or don't blame me for having no eyes with my knife!" The gatekeeper said, about to draw his knife.
"Take me to your magistrate immediately, or you'll suffer the same fate as this drum!" Ye Xiaobai said, and with a fireball spell, he burned the large drum in front of the county government office to ashes.
Upon seeing this, the gatekeeper was immediately shocked, realizing that the young man before him was someone they could not afford to offend. He quickly and respectfully led Ye Xiaobai to see the county magistrate.
After witnessing Ye Xiaobai's methods, the county magistrate realized that Ye Xiaobai was a cultivator and naturally dared not offend him.
After Ye Xiaobai gave the magistrate some treasures, he used them to repair the dikes, and the magistrate naturally dared not disobey.
Ye Xiaobai also found an auspicious burial site for the original owner's parents, built a tombstone, and respectfully offered incense and paid respects before leaving.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiaobai felt a connection with Zhang Ergou, so he asked the county magistrate to arrange for someone to teach him to read, hoping that he might be able to pass the imperial examinations in the future.
When Zhang Ergou learned that Ye Xiaobai was a cultivator, he wanted Ye Xiaobai to teach him how to cultivate. However, after examining Zhang Ergou's situation, Ye Xiaobai realized that without spiritual roots, one could not cultivate and that he could only study hard to have more opportunities in the future.
Zhang Ergou felt regretful upon hearing that he had no spiritual roots and could not cultivate immortality, but he still decided to study hard so that he could help others in the future.
Seeing that Zhang Ergou would become a scholar in the future, Ye Xiaobai suggested that he change his name to Zhang Zhengqing, which Zhang Ergou readily accepted.