Several of the oldest crows tilted their heads to look at Chu Xun and cawed twice.
Chu Xun couldn't understand them, but he knew they weren't denying it.
After a mont of silence, Chu Xun squatted down and patted the heads of these old crows.
"Don't do this again in the future."
The old crows raised their heads, rubbed against his palm, and cawed twice more.
Chu Xun seed to understand what they were saying and nodded, "In the future, I will get justice for you."
Although the crows suffered casualties fighting with unknown things for him, to Chu Xun, the crows were acquaintances.
Regardless of right or wrong, dead is dead, and he had to demand an explanation.
Just like the fight for water back then, so many people died in Pinecone Village.
The forr County Magistrate had already settled the matter, but Chu Xun always rembered in his heart that the one who killed Zhang Shigen was that martial artist who had already moved to Zhangnan County.
Not to ntion Zhang Shigen's past care for him, now he had married Anxiu as his wife.
This debt would have to be collected one day.
The two large snakes also hissed and flicked their tongues at the crows. Chu Xun glanced over and scolded with a smile, "Don't join in the fun. Even if we want revenge, it won't be your turn to go."
Zhang Anxiu watched dumbfounded from behind. A courtyard full of birds and beasts had brought all kinds of gifts.
Chu Xun was chatting with them as warmly as if they were acquaintances.
It made Zhang Anxiu unable to help but look at the man in front of her, her eyes full of wonder.
Having grown up together since childhood, Zhang Anxiu thought she knew Chu Xun well enough.
But the older she got, the less she felt she knew.
Chu Xun's intelligence exceeded her imagination.
Including his knowledge, even her sister-in-law Lin Qiaoxi, who had attended a private school, was full of praise.
She said that in heaven and on earth, there seed to be nothing Chu Xun didn't know.
Things that others pondered bitterly over without understanding, he could blurt out the essence and principles of.
Whether working in the fields or dealing with worldly affairs, there was no one in the village who didn't give him a thumbs up.
And the grace of the hundred-family als that Chu Xun always cared about was not even worth ntioning in Li Shoutian's mouth.
This old Village Chief, who was over fifty, had said more than once, "Did Ah Xun manage to eat the hundred-family als back then relying on our kind hearts?"
"Perhaps a little, but more so, wasn't it because he asked door to door every day if there was any work to do."
"A four or five-year-old child, sweeping the floor, wiping tables, washing dishes, lighting the fire, serving tea, pouring water, he was no worse than an adult in any aspect."
"Even if you didn't say a word, after finishing the work and it was alti, he would leave on his own, absolutely not begging shalessly."
"Such a child, if you didn't give him a bite to eat, how could your conscience bear it."
"What hundred-family als, that was earned by Ah Xun himself through his own work. If anyone uses this matter to say anything about him again, I'll be the first to disagree!"
Li Shoutian's defense of Chu Xun was known to everyone in the village, and no one disagreed.
But now, Zhang Anxiu felt as if she was eting Chu Xun for the first ti.
How could these birds and beasts, especially those two terrifying large snakes, be so submissive in front of him?
At this ti, Chu Xun suddenly turned around, pulled her over, and smiled, "This is my wife, Zhang Anxiu."
Zhang Anxiu stood there at a loss, only feeling her mouth and tongue go dry.
A courtyard full of birds and beasts looked at her, their eyes full of agility, making her feel like the water buffalo that Li Shoutian had just led back to the village a few years ago.
The crows cawed; they were not unfamiliar with Zhang Anxiu.
The two large snakes poked their heads out, hissing and flicking their tongues as they approached.
Zhang Anxiu's scalp went numb, and she was so scared she wanted to scream.
"Don't be afraid, they won't hurt you," Chu Xun comforted softly.
The white snake had already approached, its tongue gently licking Zhang Anxiu's palm.
Slightly cool, soft yet with a bit of toughness.
This was Zhang Anxiu's first ti touching a snake's tongue with her hand; the feeling was extrely bizarre, tense, and thrilling.
Then the green snake also poked its head over, similarly sticking out its tongue to lick, and even rubbed its head against her palm.
The snake scales were cooler and harder than the tongue, feeling as if she was touching a piece of pig iron.
The small green and white snake took the opportunity to slip over and flicked its tail a few tis at the hem of Zhang Anxiu's skirt.
Just as it wanted to climb up, it was bitten on the tail by the green snake and dragged back.
Seeing it struggle vigorously, like a child making a fuss, Zhang Anxiu suddenly found it sowhat amusing, and her heart involuntarily relaxed.
The courtyard full of birds and beasts ca over one by one to et Zhang Anxiu.
The weasels bowed, the rabbits hopped, and the toad croaked.
What surprised Zhang Anxiu the most was that the turtle crawled much faster than she imagined, it could simply be called walking briskly.
"How does it crawl so fast?" Zhang Anxiu asked in surprise.
Chu Xun smiled, "Not all turtles crawl very slowly."
After all the birds and beasts ca over to greet them, the crows cawed twice, then flew up and landed on the eaves.
The other birds and beasts seed to have received an order. The weasel family ran to hug the empty wine jars all over the ground and walked outside.
Hundreds of voles took the scraps and bones on the ground, eating what they could, and holding what they couldn't finish in their mouths, slipping out with bulging cheeks.
The rabbits didn't have anything to eat, so they also held so in their mouths and spat them into the grass outside the door.
The sa went for the toad and the turtle.
The efficiency of the two large snakes was the fastest. Their snake tails pulled the tables and stools, moving them to the side and arranging them squarely.
Zhang Anxiu's eyes went straight watching this; these birds and beasts were actually helping to clean up?
The crows cawed on the eaves, as if directing.
The birds and beasts cooperated with each other, eating what could be eaten and taking away what couldn't.
In a short while, the courtyard that was originally a ss was already completely clean.
"They... they are too smart," Zhang Anxiu was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.
After the courtyard was cleaned, the birds and beasts then turned around and left one after another.
The three snakes did the sa; when leaving, they didn't forget to use their tails to hook the courtyard door shut.
Chu Xun walked over and inserted the bolt of the courtyard door. When he returned, Zhang Anxiu was already squatting on the ground picking things up.
No matter which world, beautiful things like gemstones would be liked by people, and Zhang Anxiu was no exception.
Especially those two pigeon-egg-sized red and blue gemstones, as well as the white pearl of the sa size, made her unable to put them down, her eyes shining.
As for the smaller gemstones, she liked them just as much.
On the contrary, the few dicinal herbs and seeds were not as attractive to her.
So much so that she didn't even notice when Chu Xun walked up close.
It wasn't until Chu Xun squatted down and picked up those dicinal herbs and seeds, "Later, I'll find so good wood and make a beautiful box to store them. We'll have plenty of ti to admire them in the future. However, these things are of high value, don't tell others, otherwise it might bring unprovoked disasters."
Chu Xun still understood the principle that an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth.
With his current net worth and status, he couldn't protect these things.
No matter how beautiful they were, they had to be hidden.
"These things are worth a lot of silver, right?" Zhang Anxiu asked.
Although Chu Xun wasn't very clear about the specific prices, he made a rough calculation and answered, "It should be enough to buy the entire Pingshui Town."
Zhang Anxiu was stunned hearing this. Enough to buy the entire Pingshui Town?
How many taels of silver would that be?
Five thousand taels? Ten thousand taels?
Chu Xun smiled and said, "Don't think about it anymore. Pack the things up, it's ti for us to drink the cross-cupped wine."
The world is vast, but the bridal chamber is the most important.
Zhang Anxiu was startled, only then rembering that it was the wedding night in the bridal chamber, and the red candles in the room were still lit.
She subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, nervous and expectant.
She packed the things up, especially that fifty-year-old wild mountain ginseng, wrapping it in several layers of red cloth.
This kind of rare old dicine, even just a single root hair, was worth so silver.
Most importantly, it could sustain a person's last breath.
Many wealthy families kept it, so that when an important elder in the family was on their deathbed, they could sustain a breath to leave a few more words, avoiding leaving regrets.
Although Chu Xun could live a long ti, the people around him were all mortals, and it might be useful in the future.
No matter how beautiful or valuable gemstones were, they couldn't retain vitality.
To Chu Xun, this old wild mountain ginseng was the most worthy of attention.
A mont later, after packing everything up, the two returned to the bedroom.
They poured two cups of wine, each holding one.
Crossing their bodies and reaching out their arms, they drank this cup of cross-cupped wine.
Whether it was because the wine was too strong, or because they had obtained such a large windfall, or perhaps the shyness of the impending consummation.
Zhang Anxiu's face was so red that even her dark complexion couldn't cover it.
Chu Xun pulled her to the side of the bed, leaned over, and blew out the red candles.
In the darkness, his gentle voice ca, "Wife, it's ti to go to bed and rest."
Zhang Anxiu, who used to always stand with her hands on her hips and shout loudly in the village, now had a voice as soft as a mosquito.
"Hus... Husband..."
Accompanied by a shy low call, the crows on the eaves tilted their heads, looking down, as if trying to distinguish sothing.
They very obediently kept quiet, squatting on the eaves without making a sound.
Only the clear wind howled, extrely fierce.
[End of Chapter]
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