good season

"Second Miss, you should open the door to let the moisture out. The smell is too strong."

Ling Bo hurriedly pulled Zhao Shiqing out of the house. Shen Guanyue and Niqiu, who lived next door, did not go in either. Niqiu did not care. Compared with his previous living environment, this inn was already very good.

But Shen Guanyue is picky, and Xiao Yueyue is very fragile and sickly.

So the team of four returned to the hall. Well, the sound of dripping rain was annoying.

"Is there any decent restaurant nearby that's clean and serves delicious food?" Ling Bo asked.

The waiter said hurriedly, "There is one. Sir, turn east after leaving the inn, then south, then west, then south again, then west again. There is a restaurant with a magnolia tree at the door."

The four of them followed the waiter's instructions and walked out of the inn, heading east, south, west, south and west. Finally, they saw a magnolia tree, but the restaurant didn't even have a sign. No, it wasn't a restaurant at all, it was just a home.

The four of them looked at each other, and suddenly felt like they had been tricked.

Now that you are here, let’s go in and take a look.

Loach knocked on the door for a long time, and the door finally opened a crack. A little boy of about six or seven years old stuck his head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Loach smiled and said, "We are here to eat."

The little boy turned around and shouted inside: "Someone is coming to eat."

A man's burly voice came from inside: "Please come in."

The little boy then opened the door and invited the four people in.

After passing through a small courtyard, there is the dining hall with four tables, which is cleaned tidy. There are several baskets of different sizes under the corridor, and a half-woven basket is placed there.

The waiter did not lie to them. This really looked like a restaurant, but it was hidden so deep and had no sign. It would be difficult to find without someone to guide them.

The four of them sat down, and the little boy shouted to the back: "Ugly, guests are coming, hurry up and serve tea."

Not long after, a woman came over with a teapot and teacups. Because the little boy had just called the woman "ugly girl", Zhao Shiqing looked at her a few more times.

The woman had rough and dark skin, and a very obvious scar on her left eyelid, which is often called a scarred eye. Her nose was large and red, a typical rosacea. In addition, there was a black birthmark the size of a fingernail on her chin, with several long hairs growing on it.

The woman put down the tea and left. Shen Guanyue stood up and said to Zhao Shiqing, "You guys eat. I'm full. I'm going to go out and digest the food."

What the hell, I'm full. It's obvious that I can't eat because I see ugly people.

Zhao Shiqing would not indulge him: "It's better if you don't eat. You two, don't be polite. Just order whatever you want to eat. It's my treat!"

Shen Guanyue squatted in the corridor and waited for a while, but no one called him in. Instead, he saw the little boy walking in with the dishes. The aroma of the dishes wafted into Shen Guanyue's nose, and his stomach growled a few times. But, forget it, as long as that ugly girl didn't hang around in front of him, he could still eat.

It’s true, even though this restaurant doesn’t look that good, the chef’s cooking skills are really good. Loach is a talkative person, and when the little boy brought in more dishes, he started chatting with the little boy.

The chef who cooks the dishes, who is also the boss here, is the little boy’s father, Chef Zhang.

They, father and son, were not locals, and Zhaoting Town was a poor place. No restaurant had good business. They, father and son, opened a small restaurant in their own home. When there were customers, they did business, and when there were no customers, they made baskets and straw mats. They lived a good life.

The dishes were served quickly and Chef Zhang came out from the kitchen. He was a fat man. Nine out of ten chefs are fat. This is true in big restaurants as well as small workshops.

Chef Zhang greeted the guests and sat in the porch to continue weaving baskets.

When Zhao Shiqing and his three companions had eaten and drunk their fill and were about to pay the bill and leave, they saw the ugly girl again. She was carrying a large wooden barrel and put all the dishes on the table into the barrel, then took them to the back to wash them.

The little boy escorted the four people out, and Zhao Shiqing asked, "Is that ugly girl a hired helper in your family?"

Little boy: "She is not hired. She just lives in my house and won't leave."

Just as Zhao Shiqing was about to ask again, Chef Zhang's voice came from behind him: "Ah Ming, come back to work after seeing off the guests."

The little boy agreed, sent Zhao Shiqing and the other three out, and closed the door behind him again.

"Second Miss, do you think there is something wrong with that ugly girl?" Ling Bo asked.

As expected, he is the one who has been with Zhao Shiqing since childhood.

Just as Zhao Shiqing was about to speak, the little demon who had been hiding in the cloth bag suddenly poked his head out: [The cat remembers her, the cat has smelled her scent.]

Zhao Shiqing: "When have you ever smelled her scent?"

Xiao Yao: [The cat doesn’t remember, but the cat has smelled it, it must have smelled it.]

Zhao Shiqing: "Didn't you say you remembered her?"

Xiao Yao: [The cat remembers her smell, but not who she is. ]

Zhao Shiqing rolled her eyes: "Fish have a bad memory, and your memory is worse than that of fish."

Little Demon: [The cat wants to eat dried fish. ]

Zhao Shiqing took out a few dried fish and stuffed them into the cloth bag, and Xiao Yao started to eat them happily.

Shen Guanyue and Niu Qiu were no longer surprised by the scene before them. They had gotten used to Zhao Shiqing. It didn't seem abnormal that he carried a cat with him and talked to it from time to time.

When we returned to the inn, there was still a smell in the room, but it was barely acceptable.

Zhao Shiqing lay on the bed, crossing his legs comfortably: "Lingbo, have we seen that ugly girl?"

Ling Bo shook her head: "I definitely haven't seen her before. She is so ugly. If you have seen her before, you will not forget her, and neither will I."

Zhao Shiqing: "Yeah, I thought so too. I have only seen one woman with a beard on her chin in my life. If I had seen her before, I would definitely remember her.

But strangely, Xiao Yao said he remembered her smell and said he had smelled her before. "

Ling Bo was also puzzled: "Maybe Xiao Yao saw it when she ran out to play? She always runs outside to act wild when we are sleeping."

Hearing Ling Bo say this, Zhao Shiqing instinctively looked towards the windowsill. Because there was moisture in the room, there was a gap in the window. Now the gap has become bigger, big enough for a cat to get out.

The little demon went out to play again.

Fortunately, the rain outside has stopped now, so I won’t get soaked when I run back.

Zhao Shiqing was about to go to sleep, so Lingbo closed the window and slept until midnight. There was a snapping sound outside the window and the shadow of a cat was reflected on the window. Lingbo opened the window and Xiao Yao came in cursing.

Zhao Shiqing was woken up, and when he lit the lamp, he saw the disheveled little demon.

"Where have you been? Why are you so dirty?" Zhao Shiqing asked. [That nasty cat, humph, it was the one who teased the cat last time, that nasty cat! ]

Zhao Shiqing suddenly felt that these words sounded familiar. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head and she remembered.

On the night when she stayed at the Jixiang Inn, Xiao Yao also came back late at night, also in a dishevel, but that time she was even dirtier than this time. Xiao Yao also said the same thing at that time, that a mean cat had teased her.

Jixiang Inn
"Xiao Yao, did you go to the courtyard we went to during the day, the courtyard where we went to eat?"

[Meow, that's it, that mean cat is right there. ]

Zhao Shiqing was completely awake. The mean cat that Xiao Yao met at the Jixiang Inn was actually in the yard of the restaurant?

"Lingbo, find our nightgown, quickly"

While it was still dark, the master, servant, and a cat jumped out of the window and climbed over the back wall of the inn. As soon as their feet touched the ground, Xiaoguai flew over.

[Master, do you want to fight? ]

"We won't fight today, so you can come with us."

The two people, the cat and the bird soon arrived outside a small courtyard with a magnolia tree.

The yard was quiet and everyone in the house was asleep.

Zhao Shiqing whispered a few words in Xiao Yao's ear, and Xiao Yao left reluctantly. A moment later, a sharp cat cry was heard from behind the house. Xiao Guai flapped his wings and flew over. In a blink of an eye, he flew back. This time, Xiao Guai had a cat in his mouth. The cat was held by the scruff of the neck and struggled angrily in the air, cursing like a shrew.

At this moment, a window was pushed open from the inside, and Chef Zhang's angry voice came out: "Shut up, you dead cat, I'll kill you tomorrow!"

The cat was obviously a little afraid of Chef Zhang, and it actually stopped meowing. Until Xiaoguai handed it to Zhao Shiqing, it just breathed at Zhao Shiqing but didn't meow again.

Zhao Shiqing quickly grabbed the flesh on the back of its neck. The cat showed its teeth and claws, but failed to hurt her at all.

[Let me go, let me go, I'm going to scratch you to death! ]

Zhao Shiqing: "Little guy, you want to kill me with your ability? Maybe in the next life."

The cat's eyes widened in horror: [The cat turned into a spirit and turned into a human? Grandma didn't lie to me, cats can really turn into humans! ]

Xiao Yao walked over slowly and just happened to hear these words. She was extremely contemptuous: [You are a cheap cat who has never seen the world and has no culture. You have completely disgraced yourself. ]

Zhao Shiqing: "Mission accomplished, retreat!"

Ling Bo: Are you going back now? Wearing night clothes, jumping over walls and windows, such a big fuss, and in the end you just kidnapped a cat?

Zhao Shiqing: Didn’t you always say that you had made your nightgown but never had the chance to wear it? Didn’t you put it on tonight?

Ling Bo understood that the Second Miss just wanted to put on a nightgown and have some fun.

In any case, the cat was caught by them.

After a lot of threats and inducements, Zhao Shiqing and the cat finally reached an agreement.

Zhao Shiqing took out a can of dried fish from her luggage and put it in front of the cat. Xiao Yao cried so hard that she almost fainted. The biggest blow in a cat's life was to watch her dried fish go to her enemy.

Xiao Yao threw herself into Lingbo's arms and burst into tears. Zhao Shiqing gave a look, and Lingbo carried Xiao Yao and the cat into the bed, so that he wouldn't be bothered by them.

Zhao Shiqing continued to question the cat. The cat sniffed and said, "The dried fish smells so good."

Tempted by the dried fish, the cat answered every question.

It also has a name, it’s called Dapang.

Dapang originally had no owner. It always went to the kitchen of Jixiang Inn to find food. The people in the kitchen did not drive it away, but often shared some of the leftovers of the guests with it. Dapang caught mice for the inn, and there were no mice in the inn. Dapang was also kept smooth and sleek, and even more likable. The two daughters of the owner liked it very much. The name Dapang was given to it by the daughters of the owner.

On the night that the princess stayed at the Auspicious Inn, the little demon met Dapang in the inn. When Dapang saw the little demon, he thought the little demon was here to steal its territory. How could this be possible?

But Da Pang soon found out that Xiao Yao was a female. As a bachelor cat who was well fed and warm, Da Pang immediately became gentle to Xiao Yao. But Xiao Yao not only did not buy it, she also had a fight with Da Pang. During the fight, Xiao Yao was caught by Da Pang, who licked her ears, her face, and her butt!
The little demon was furious and fought back desperately. He bit Dapang's ear and grabbed Dapang's nose. The little demon remembered this grudge.

As for why Dapang came here from Jixiang Inn, Zhao Shiqing was even more shocked.

Dapang was brought here by the employer's youngest daughter Xiuxiu.

That night, Fatty had a fight with several wild cats who wanted to seize their territory. Tired and hungry, he came to the back window of the kitchen.

There was a nest made of wooden boards there, which was built by the owner's daughter. The nest was big enough to accommodate four or five fat cats.

There were two bowls outside the cat's bed, with half a meat bun left over from the day.

After eating and drinking, Dapang planned to go back to his nest to have a good sleep and recharge his energy so that he could continue fighting those wild cats tomorrow.

But as soon as it walked to the window, it smelled a familiar smell.

It looked carefully and found that its nest had been occupied.

The boss's little daughter, Xiuxiu, was curled up in her cat bed at this time. Da Pang called out to Xiuxiu, but Xiuxiu quickly pulled it in and hugged it tightly. As Xiuxiu often secretly fed it meat, Da Pang did not bite Xiuxiu and let Xiuxiu hug it until it couldn't breathe.

It was not known how long it had been before it heard footsteps. Several people were walking towards it and talking. Big Fat called out a few times vigilantly. Those people stopped, said something, and then walked in the opposite direction. The footsteps became farther and farther away until they could no longer be heard.

Xiuxiu carried it out of the nest, then ran out of the inn with it in her arms. They ran and ran, and when it was dawn, Xiuxiu took it and hid in a cave. When it was night, they continued running.

They were hungry, so Dapang went to the creek to catch fish. Xiuxiu ate grilled fish while Dapang ate raw fish.

A cat's memory is also limited. Dapang can't explain many things clearly. He just repeats them over and over again: he catches fish and eats fish; they run and keep running; they run in the car and run with their legs; Xiuxiu runs while holding him in her arms; he runs beside Xiuxiu; Xiuxiu steals buns, half for Xiuxiu and half for Dapang; Dapang catches mice and eats them; Xiuxiu also eats mice.

Later, they came to the small courtyard. Xiuxiu did the rough work in the courtyard and saved her own rations for Dapang. Dapang stole food and was beaten by Chef Zhang. Xiuxiu stopped Chef Zhang, and Dapang ran away and came back quietly at night.

Apart from what happened that night in the inn, which Dapang remembered quite clearly, his account of some subsequent events was incomplete, but Zhao Shiqing still roughly understood them.

That ugly girl is Xiu Xiu!

"Disguise, this is what Master is talking about! That Xiuxiu knows how to disguise herself!"

Zhao Shiqing was so excited that she walked around in circles in the room. Oh my God, there really were such strange people in this world. Before this, she thought that the disguise technique was that Denghua pretended to be the eldest brother, and that she smeared her face to pretend to be a little village girl.

But Xiuxiu can transform into an unrecognizable ugly woman, it's amazing! (End of this chapter)