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"Lotus seed?" Jian Zhengchu was suddenly asked by Fang Chang, a little confused and said strangely.

Fang Chang: "There is a pond in the lower courtyard, which has been dug recently, but the scenery is a bit barren. Therefore, when I went out this time, I was going to find some lotus seeds to plant. I could enjoy the flowers and lotus leaves in summer, and I could dig lotus roots to enjoy in winter, which should add a lotus color to the pond."

Jian Zhengchu suddenly realized, thought for a while and said, "Lotus is not common in Xingqing Mansion, but it is not difficult. Some wealthy families have a few lotus flowers at home. Maybe someone has kept them. Mr. Fang stayed for a few days and I will ask you."

Jian Zhengqing next to him heard the conversation between the two and walked over and said:

"I know where it is, so I don't need to ask."

"oh?"

Looking at his brother with a puzzled look, Jian Zhengqing smiled and said:

"Didn't that child from Mimancang buy a new house this year? I heard that he dug a small pond several feet in the courtyard and got lotus flowers from the south to plant it."

"At that time, there were quite a few classmates who joked about his art and elegance. I stopped this behavior when I saw it and gave me some education."

"It's true that there's some impression." Jian Zhengchu nodded when he heard his younger brother mention it.

Jian Zhengqing continued: "Lotus seeds are not expensive at all. His pond is so small, and the seeds he had been looking for before should have not been used up. We can ask if there is still inventory, please help Mr. Fang ask for some."

Having a huh, Jian Zhengchu said to a student next to him: "Yonghe, go to the county to study and find your Senior Brother Mi."

The little scholar ran away quickly.

After a while, he led a middle-aged scholar with a round figure, thin face, and a slim shirt to the Jian brothers and said, "Sir, Senior Brother Mi is here."

"Okay." Jian Zhengchu waved his hand.

After the young scholar finished his assignment, he saw that he had nothing to do with him, so he returned to the side and continued his unfinished work.

However, this middle-aged scholar with a round body and a little sharp-mouthed and pointed cheeks walked to the two brothers of the Jian family with his clothes, bowed and bowed, "Master, what's the matter?"

"Well, Mancang, you are here. Mr. Fang next to him is a teacher friend. He just mentioned that he wondered if Xingqing Mansion could get lotus seeds. Zhengqing just happened to tell us that you had purchased a house and bought some. I wonder if there was any remaining one?" Jian Zhengchu asked kindly after seeing his apprentice.

"Yes, sir." The scholar seemed to be very rigid in his behavior and he politely said again.

"Can you sell some to this Mr. Fang?"

"Some flower seeds are worthless, just give them to Mr. Fang." The scholar Mi Mancang continued to bow and said.

"Okay, then you take this Mr. Fang to get it? Just talk about it in detail." Jian Zhengchu has always been very close to his disciple, but he was about to start a course. In order to prepare for the exam, Mi Mancang claimed leave and did not participate in the preparation of the library and school.

"Disciple obeys the order."

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Mi Mancang’s home is closer to this registration office than to the county school.

Because the county school is located in the center of Xingqing Prefecture City, it is surrounded by every inch of land, not as remote as the courtyard where the school is about to be built.

For Mi Mancang, who is not rich, a cheaper house is more suitable for him.

Looking at the back of leading the way in front, Fang Chang wanted to speak but stopped.

He thought about it and waited for a while.

The scholar Mi Mancang took Fang Chang to the front of a small courtyard, and then took out the key from his pocket to unlock the lock.

The courtyard gate is very narrow. Even if the two doors are opened, they cannot let the two walk side by side. If someone passes by at the same time, only one person can turn sideways and rub against each other.

The inside was very neat and cleaned very clean. The sunlight shot into the courtyard wall obliquely, illuminating the small pond several feet in the inner wall and the few withered lotus flowers on the water surface of the pond.

When he walked to the door of the house, the scholar said to the side:

"I saved this house for several years before I bought it. When I first got it, it was very dilapidated. I rebuilt the house and organized the courtyard. All the layouts and furnishings in the courtyard were designed by myself, including the small pond at the corner of the courtyard."

"There are a few lotus plants inside, but the seeds are not difficult to obtain. There is a nearby store, and there are many people in it. I just mentioned to an old man inside, and he helped me bring a package of lotus seeds from the south, but it didn't cost much."

"I planted a little, and the rest were collected. I have harvested a little this year. They are all together, but they are a little deeper. Mr. Fang is waiting for you, I will pick it up for you."

After saying that, he opened the door of the house, let Fang Chang in, and began to rummage the boxes and cabinets.

Looking at the other party's busy back, Fang Chang suddenly spoke and said to Mi Mancang:

"You are a demon."

Hearing this sentence, the scholar who was searching for him suddenly shook his body.

Then he turned around, looked Fang Chang carefully several times, frowned and said, "Mr. Fang, is he a practitioner?"

Fang Chang nodded.

Mi Mancang took a few deep breaths, then turned his head and continued to search. At the same time, he seemed to be defending and said calmly: "After the years after the spirit was opened and the shape was transformed, I have never left Xingqing Mansion, nor have I done any evil..."

Fang Chang smiled after hearing this:

"Haha, don't worry, I'm not the kind of practitioner who wants to eliminate demons indiscriminately. This time I came here by accident, not for this matter, nor for the purpose of tearing you down in front of others."

"Besides, as far as I know, there should be very few extreme practitioners, right? Why do the monsters I encounter subconsciously think in that direction when they see practitioners?"

Mi Mancang shook his head, saying that he didn't know either:

"... Maybe it's because the words are written in the book, and the rumors are said so. Anyway, no one who is alive seems to have seen such a person, and most of the people who have come to see have been dealt with."

"And the image of a group has always been determined by a small number of people with the most distinctive characteristics, and practitioners are no exception. For us monsters, those practitioners who often want to kill demons and eliminate demons are the most terrifying, so they will naturally use this as a label."

Fang Chang nodded: "It really makes sense."

Finally put aside his guard, Mi Mancang stated his experience.

He was originally a hamster in the kitchen warehouse in the county school. Because of the good weather and peace in the past two hundred years, the county has a lot of money to use for running schools. Therefore, the kitchen warehouse always has food, and he is full all day long and free and easy.

But the blessings of heaven and earth gave him wisdom, and from then on, the world in his eyes was different from before.

As a hamster, he lives in an environment that is difficult for humans to see, very inconspicuous and has a strong ability to survive.

This is a county school. After the spiritual intelligence was opened, there was no wonderful place in the city. He had to hide secretly in the corner of the classroom while the tutors were teaching and studying.

As a result, this behavior was of great help to practice. As he studied human knowledge thoroughly, refining transverse bones and even transforming shapes did not stump him, and he went so smoothly along the way.

After his transformation, he had no place to go, so he simply pretended to be a scholar and mixed into the county school to study. As before, in the familiar classroom, he listened with his familiar classmates. However, this time he no longer hid in the corner, but worked with everyone, and you can even answer the questions asked by your husband.

The name Mi Mancang was also obtained by himself after he learned to read and read books.

He felt that the combination of these three words was appropriate and had a very good meaning, which was particularly suitable for him. Unlike many monsters, after opening the spirit and even turning into a transverse bone, he was still illiterate and had different aesthetics. There were even no big monsters around him who could communicate equally, so he could only have one.

Because he gave himself a good name, Mi Mancang has always been happy and proud of it.

These were all things that happened many years ago. After his success in studying, he not only prepared for the imperial examination, but also made a lot of money and made a living. Over the years, in addition to being able to live normally like a human being, he also saved a small amount of wealth and settled a home in Xingqing Prefecture City.

In this way, Mi Mancang felt that he had his roots in this place. Whether he was promoted to the post of the imperial examination or traveling around the country after failing the exam, he was not a drifting duckweed, but a wanderer in a foreign land.

"Sir, is it really for the lotus seed?" Mi Mancang, a scholar who was actually a demon, continued to ask.

"No, I am indeed a friend of the two Mr. Jian. This time I happened to pass by Xingqing Prefecture City. I didn't want to visit the two Mr. Jian, but when I saw the people who signed up for school line up, I was curious and came forward to chat with you." Fang Chang explained, "The lotus seeds just mentioned casually, and they helped me find them, and then met you."

Mi Mancang thought for a while, suddenly turned around and said to Fang Chang: "What happened to Jian Xingwen last time was yours, sir?"

"That's right." Fang Chang nodded, "That time was just right, and I had a chance to help me before."

"Thank you, sir." Mi Mancang bowed, and after thanking, he turned around and continued to search in the cabinet. "There are only one grandson for the two gentlemen. If something really happens, I don't know how sad they will be. Thanks to Mr.."

"When Xingwen got sick, I was not in Xingqing Mansion. I only heard about this from the neighbors after I came back. Everyone said that a master helped and cured Xingwen's disease. This time it was really dangerous."

While speaking, Mi Mancang suddenly stopped and said, "I'm looking for it, seed."

He took out two small burlap bags from the bottom of the cabinet.

Mi Mancang told Fang Chang: "There are a little more seeds left after I planted them. In another bag, there are seeds I have harvested recently. I will give you some of them to prevent some of them from growing easily."

"I'm sorry." Fang Chang thanked.

"The planting method is...here." Mi Mancang pulled out the bookshelf in the house, took out a piece of paper full of words from a book, and handed it to Fang Chang, "This is the planting steps and key points he wrote to me after I got the seeds from the old man in the business."

"Thank you." Fang Chang opened the package, took out two strings of copper coins, and handed them to the other party.

But Mi Mancang refused very fiercely, and this gave Fang Chang the impression that Lu Shaoyuan, the "equivalent exchange" he encountered before. However, he was too lazy to give in, but said to the scholar: "What I hold is to try not to let others down. Since you refuse to accept money, I will give you some guidance."

"……good."

The scholar finally agreed.

Fang Chang thought for a while and said, "These items that Mr. Jian are starting to implement are all grand undertakings that benefit the present and the future. If you have the opportunity, you can participate. After all, this is of great merit. If you can share some of it, it will be very beneficial to your practice."

After hearing this suggestion, Mi Mancang's face turned complicated, from surprise to regret, from regret to joy.

In the end, he bowed and thanked him sincerely as he did to his teacher just now. Fang Chang's guidance was indeed of great benefit to his later practice.

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After getting lotus seeds and planting methods, Fang Chang said to the hamster Jingmi Mancang without waiting for the registration of the Jane brothers to finish, "I am going to leave, and I will not say goodbye to the two Jane Mr. Jian. Please see them in the future and convey it to you."

The scholar nodded and agreed.

Fang Chang left the house of the hamster spirit, searched for a tavern in the city, refilled the wine gourd around his waist, and left Xingqing Mansion City lightly.
Chapter completed!