Chapter 36： New uses for cats

Various emotions alternated in Xiaobai's round eyes, and finally he settled in resentment and rushed out of the castle without looking back.

Chef: "Ah ..."

She opened her mouth for a long time before saying, "Master, do you want someone to get your cat back?"

It stands to reason that no one cares about this evil creature, as if a pet is concerned about where it goes. However, this cat is not an ordinary cat, and the master has to play with it this winter.

So the chef hesitated for a moment and then asked questions eagerly.

"Don't worry about that silly cat." Cui Qichao put the pig's head back on the chopping board. That's right, he did it on purpose. Xiao Bai was crowned by the pig. He didn't think about it anymore.

And this incident has indeed become the black history that Xiaobai cannot wash away.

Cui Qichao stared at the pickled meat in the kitchen, and it was not until the sun went down that he returned to the room. He waited in the room until night before the sound of a scratching door sounded outside.

Cui Qichao opened the door and saw Xiao Bai sitting with his head down.

"Come back?" Cui Qichao let a slit open for him to come in.

Xiaobai sat in sorrow, but did not expect that Cui Qichao really did not go to find it. It wandered in the castle for a long time, scared a few slaves, and became hungry, so he came back and scratched the door.

"You're quite temperament." Cui Qichao squatted down and held up Xiaobai's face. "Why, how can you bully Dabai and Tangerine, and forbid me to bully you?"

Is that a big white or big orange problem? That's the problem of dude! Xiaobai stared at Cui Qichao, thinking so.

Cui Qichao seemed to know what it was thinking, and laughed out loud, "If you didn't make a mistake first, it wouldn't give me a chance to humiliate you with a pig's head."

noob:"……"

Cui Qichao hugged Xiaobai, Xiaobai meant to struggle a few times, and meowed in dissatisfaction.

"I'll leave you some beans and lard, and squeeze the rest during the day." Cui Qichao took the wooden bowl in his hand and fed Xiaobai.

Xiaobai was so accustomed to being so spoiled that he still sat in Cui Qichao's arms to eat, and he couldn't bear it when he was full. He was wearing warm linen rugs.

Cui Qichao held Xiaobai until he fell asleep before putting it down.

"Mi ..." Xiao Bai made a sound from his throat, holding Cui Qichao's hand unwilling to go down.

Cui Qichao did not sleep with Xiaobai any more, except once on the previous plane. He just pressed Xiaobai down and touched his head. "Okay, sleep."

Xiaobai stumbled on the linen and fell asleep. The already asleep Dabai and Tangerine leaned over and squeezed together. The last thing he saw was Cui Qichao's hateful face, thinking to himself, someday, I must, I must ...

...

For the coming winter, farmers are busy collecting enough wood and straw to withstand the cold winds of winter.

In winter, there is no farm work, but farmers have to be busy repairing agricultural tools, and houses with holes must be filled to prevent them from freezing to death in the winter. Most of the housework is basically completed at this time.

Usually at night, they count the firewood, not more, and then the family and the livestock and straw piles together to warm. The serf's house, which is in a better condition, may have a tattered quilt or a few pieces of sheepskin.

Sheepskin can be wrapped around the outside of the body for warmth, but you must wear summer linen clothes inside, otherwise it can die.

During the day, continue to cook a pot of soup, still counting the firewood, put a variety of food prepared in it, do not eat too much without work.

The poorest serfs may disappear every year, and they have no clothes. If there is not enough food or firewood, waiting for their end is freezing to death.

Fortunately, fortunately, this year the master once again showed kindness.

Lord Lord's winter is much better than everyone else. He has furs made of prey fur, various wool fabrics, and ample diet. Especially this year, the grain harvest is abundant, and the vegetables are particularly strong.

Cui Qichao likes this day when he doesn't have to go out and think about things, but he still remembers his own people, so when slaughtering animals, this year's wool he made slaves into sweaters that grow to knees, and then loaned them to serfs Men.

The time to pay back the money is next year's bumper harvest, and Cui Qichao is convinced that they can afford it.

Even if the serfs with wool in their homes were tempted, the woolen sweaters made by the lord were different from their various leaks, warm and thick, and long, even with a hat on the back, it was good to touch them. thing.

As long as I'm sure I can live this year, whoever cares if he won't be able to pay the old man next year, that's the time.

When you borrow, you have to carefully measure the registration. How many inches are in each part of the loaned sweater to ensure that it will not be taken away by serfs.

The serf carried the woolen sweater back on, put it on himself, and let the child get in, his feet curled up inside, and he put the hat on his face instead. It was dense and almost warm, like lying on the aristocratic bed Although they didn't know what the aristocratic mattress looked like.

There is also a disadvantage. It has been worn for a long time, and the sweater is stained with sweat, so it is not too warm, and it must be taken off and aired.

This winter, the most common scene in serf borrowed sweaters was that people took off their sweaters to dry them, and wore short-sleeve drills to the belly of livestock, shaking with warmth.

Other than that-they mean that there is really nothing difficult except the hunger and the fatigue of housework.

As for the stewards, they were numb, especially when they saw the lord master instructing the maids and slaves to knit wool. They were wondering, what did the master learn in the east? Are ordinary nobles studying martial arts?

In addition, the master also has special fabrics for them and the knight. They are also woolen sweaters and are very thick. However, there are several square-shaped patterns on the chest, which makes them look different.

According to the master, those square patterns with strong exotic flavor are oriental characters, meaning "the subordinate of Northumberland's baron clever / brave", let everyone love it, plus it is really warm, they wear it all winter On the body, enjoy the envious eyes of others.

In fact, Cui Qichao didn't know how to weave. He inherited the ancestry of Shennong, but not his ancestor. But in the 21st century, every day when he watched the aunt in the cafe playing sweaters every day, the needlework was so much, and he remembered after reading too much. Those maids and slaves learned seriously. This is the same craft.

Cui Qichao taught and thought, in addition to leasing, let the people bore the words "Cui Jiaban" to the clothes of their subordinates.

The stewards wore woolen sweaters to the priest William. William was quite appreciated. He was not as ignorant as the serfs. The priests were one of the most knowledgeable and wealthy people of this era. This weaving method was elsewhere. I have never seen it, and the pattern is very special. It seems that it is indeed the skill brought by the Lord Lord from the East. Alas, if it is him, he should write "God's Shepherd" on the clothes.

William expressed it so clearly that the stewards thought that the church really did not miss any chance of rubbing wool and went back to confess to the lord.

"The priest likes it?" Cui Qichao said, "I've asked the maid to make one for him these days."

As soon as Cui Qichao turned his head, he wrote down the words "God Stick" and asked the maid to make up.

It was also too busy to do in the winter. After the sweater was finished, Cui Qichao went out of the castle in person to send clothes to William. The serfs still had to do household chores. The lord, he had nothing to do, so he instructed everyone to cook every day and beat the farm tools. It is precisely because of this that Cui Qichao ran into an incident.

Xiaobai froze before going out and jumped on Cui Qichao.

"You go too? Okay." Cui Qichao put Xiaobai in his arms.

...

church.

The serfs wrapped themselves in fluffy wool and shouted:

"Should burn her, burn her soul with holy fire."

"This evil witch, I saw her talking to the cat with my own eyes!"

"She's not worth wasting firewood, she should use hanging ..."

Various voices made William's head hurt. "Silent!"

The scene immediately calmed down, and the girl Lily sitting on the slate under William's feet also raised her head, revealing her horrified eyes. She shook her head with tears: "Master Priest, I am really not a witch."

There was only a burlap skirt on Lily's body, and sheepskin had been stolen by somebody during the process of pushing her to church. She is the daughter of a self-cultivating farmer. When she was brought, she seemed to dimly see her parents. However, under the turmoil of the group, they did not dare to stand up and say anything. Even at this time, Lily couldn't see where they were hiding in the crowd.

William looked at the girl carefully. "But you have been accused of talking to the cat."

The girl recalled that in the morning, she did see a hungry cat, and her big round eyes on her furry face blinked at her. She moved her heart, threw a few beans at the cat, and told it Hurry up and leave the cottage. It must be too hungry to appear in the crowd.

She didn't dare to say that she had fed the cat, but she kept shaking her head, "I'm not a witch, I come to church every week ..."

"People who interact with the devil are good at disguising themselves and have good tongues ..." William stared at the girl with a stern look, trying to tell the look on her face.

The farmers also watched the scene nervously, waiting for the verdict of the priest.

If the priest judges that this is a witch, they think that the better punishment should be hanging, and then after the spring, burn the body with firewood to prevent her from resurrecting and becoming a vampire.

At this time, the door of the church was pushed open a gap, cold wind poured in, and at the same time it passed to everyone's ears, and there was a strange and familiar voice. Although only heard a few times, everyone was impressed with the sound.

"What is this doing?"

Baron Northumberland appeared at the door. He was wrapped in thick fur, holding a woolen sweater in his hand, and there was no attendant behind him. There was only a horse to probe the brain, and a black cat on horseback.

"Her Baron, why are you here?" William stepped forward in surprise. "The villager found a girl talking to the cat. I'm questioning her, maybe she's a witch."

Then, William's back was straight, and on the baron's territory, he might have caught a witch for the baron.

Then everyone saw Master Baron smile. He first handed his sweater to William and said, "I'm here to give you this. The word above means" God's shepherd. "

William was so happy that he could not touch the soft sweater, and heard the baron said, "Witches are good at telling lies. Let ’s use facts to verify. There is a black cat here. Try to see if the black cat will be close. she was."

Huh? Is this method feasible? Everyone looked at each other. This method was unheard of, because the witch was too cunning, and usually everyone would directly punish him. If a person did not die, she was naturally innocent.

However, what the baron said is not unreasonable. In theory, it is feasible. Although the black cat seems to have been abused by the master for a long time, the black cat should still be evil, right?

William's expression was stiff, which was different from his usual treatment, but it was proposed by the unusual Baron, not to mention that he had just received the Baron's woolen sweater. It would be rude to refuse. Right.

William pondered carefully: "You are right, then we need to plug her mouth to prevent her from communicating with the black cat."

"This is what it should be." Cui Qichao felt that he might have to prepare himself a clothes with the word "God Stick". To do a lot of things here, he had to borrow money.

He glanced at the young girl again, her bare hands and feet had been frozen and swollen, and maybe she would be completely frostbite in a few moments.

Even the priest agreed, and of course the others were even more dissatisfied, and even naturally praised the idea of ​​the lord, which was good and wonderful, and he was wise, how to listen, and was accurate.

The girl Lily's mouth was blocked by the priest's gloves, her hands were tied up, and she was pushed out of the door.

Cui Qichao trained Xiaobai ’s “call” and “strike” passwords on the previous plane, which are combined with gesture training. Generally, shepherd cats will remember the gestures clearly. Although Xiaobai is not a real cat, he does n’t want to come so fast. forget. Anyway, Cui Qichao didn't say anything at this time, compared to gestures.

The villagers hiding behind the priests and lords saw that evil black cat jumped off the horse's back as soon as he saw someone approaching, his body lowered and made threatening noises, and his claws were exposed.

Seeing the fierce look of the black cat, unlike the poor cat she had fed in the morning, there was no temperature in her eyes, like a feelingless killer. Lily stepped back in fear, and was pushed by the priest immediately, but turned towards Step forward.

As soon as she stepped forward, the black cat's loud voice immediately became louder, shouting loudly, and reaching out her sharp claws to Lily—

Cui Qichao tugged the little girl sharply to avoid her attack.

"Everyone can see clearly, she was not favored by the black cat, but was attacked." Cui Qichao stepped forward to pinch Xiaobai's rope, as if to prove it, with a hint in her mouth, "This cat, Chao fierce."

When Xiaobai heard the word "fierce", he immediately struggled again and again, his claws didn't dare to scratch Cui Qichao, but he left deep scratches on the mud, and he looked really unruly.

"... Yes, the black cat attacks as soon as she sees her, probably not a witch?"

"What did I see that morning? Why did she talk to the cat?"

William looked at Cui Qichao several times. He vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but he could not guess based on his range of knowledge, and Cui Qichao had an identity, so this thought was only flashed. Now it is ready. He quickly stood beside Cui Qichao and explained, "I think it might be that cat wants to seduce the child. Fortunately, he was smashed by someone."

The villager who was still a little bit relieved immediately was so. He saved the girl!

Lily thought she would cry, but the fact was that she was in a daze, with no expression. She actually feeds cats, and she is not a witch.

At this time Lili's parents also came out of the crowd. The mother covered Lili's feet with her hand, "My child!"

Lily was at a loss, not knowing what to look at.

"Okay, you can go back. But remember, you must be careful in the future, the devil may come to you only when you feel the shake of your heart." William said inexplicably.

For a while, the villagers who had changed their views murmured again.

Cui Qichao frowned secretly. This William was indeed worthy of the word "God Stick" he sent, and he just added this sentence, purely to increase his prestige.

In fact, the persecution of the so-called witches was originally a tool for the church to exclude dissidents. Since then, there have also been quite a lot of random reports by the people, which have framed good people. The "witch" justification is lying, and not arguing is acquiescence, and death is a testament to her guilt.

"Ah, I do n’t have a maid in the castle who helps in the kitchen. There is a lot of garlic to deal with. In this case, you will come to the castle to work this winter. If you touch so much garlic, the devil may not dare to approach you. "Cui Qichao said. Here, garlic is given the meaning of resisting evil creatures, just like peach wood for Huaxia.

All the eyes of the farmers were full of jealousy ...

Working in the winter is miserable, but it is said that none of these shoes have civilians who can only wrap in straw. In Baron ’s castle, firewood is always burning, and thick tapestries block the cold wind in the window, which is extremely warm. of!

Even if you work hard, you may die comfortably and work in the kitchen.

Even Lili's parents are full of surprises, they can save one's rations! I do n’t have much leftover food for my own farmer, not to mention having another child this year.

Lili looked at the lord master and was pushed by her parents before she thanked her in a frozen voice, "Thank you, lord."

William also promptly supported Cui Qichao. "The Lord Baron can always come up with a good way. For the sake of this girl, it is really good to handle garlic in the kitchen."

...

Lili was very embarrassed. She didn't know why the lord master saved her, starting with the proposal to use black cat detection. I don't know why, everyone thinks she should be grateful to Dade, but she can't say anything strange.

Perhaps it was because in the manor, everyone said that the master was generous and kind, but Lili had overheard Zhuangtou and the steward talking. All the words mentioned in the speech were from the master's room and screams and the like ...

The castle at a high place is too far away from them. The complete picture of the occasional master can only be supplemented by imagination. She is also reluctant to believe in the cold and majestic but generous Baron, in fact, like other masters, likes to hit people by hand.

The disturbed Lily was stuffed by her parents and told her to take the horse to the master. The master said nothing but ended up saying nothing. Until he left the villagers' sight, he said to Lily: "You come up."

When Lily didn't respond, she was pulled onto the horse, her bare feet were hanging in the air, she no longer touched the cold ground, and could retract into the linen cloak that her parents had just given her. She lost her shoes on the way and could no longer find them. There were no extra shoes at home. Even with self-cultivation, life is only limited compared to serfs.

She was brought directly into the room by the master, who asked her to light up the fireplace and went out.

There was only Lily, and a few cats in the room.

Lily looked at the cat, which might be evil, but saved her cat and said blankly, "You said, would the master want to treat me ..."

Black cat: "Hey."

"???" Lily doubted her ear. Did she hear the black cat make a mocking sound?

After a while, Cui Qichao took the cook back to the room. The cook still had a bowl of hot soup in her hand and cloth shoes on her waist. The people of the Middle Ages were undernourished and each was very thin. I heard that the girl named Lili was fourteen years old and was as thin as a firewood stick.

The cook loves the cute girl, and when she sees Lily, she hurries forward, warms her cold feet, wraps her bare feet with shoes, and gives her soup, "Poor boy, Drink it quickly. I heard that you are scared by the devil. Do n’t be afraid to live in the castle in the future. The devil will not dare to approach the lord. ”

Cui Qichao: "..."

This is true, but it always sounds weird.

The chef pulled the shoes and said, "The master made shoes for the slaves, so that they would not be delayed in their work. Your pair was temporarily picked from a kid's feet, which is still a bit inappropriate."

Lily was drinking hot soup in a big mouth, feeling her body warming, hearing this, her eyes widened, slaves, shoes? Slaves in the castle wear shoes?

She knew the daughter of the Mike family who had become a slave because of theft. Since they were taken away, she has thought about many possible encounters with her friends. How can a cold winter survive as a slave. But she never expected that they could wear shoes made of cloth and wool. It was amazing that serfs could borrow woolen sweaters.

The lord said that the slave was his personal property. If he didn't put them in the same way as weaving a sleeve for the teapot, what should he do if he cold-deathed the agricultural tools he needed?

The cook looked at the fireplace and said naturally: "You are here to guard the fire. I will tell you where I live when I see you."

She gave a ritual to the lord and quit.

There was a moment of silence in the room, Lily stiffly maintained the fireplace, and Yu Guang saw the master sitting on the bed.

"Why do you think of talking to cats, aren't you afraid of them?" Cui Qichaoling asked.

Lily looked at it horribly, and said babblingly, "No, no, I ..."

Cui Qichao looked at her. The child was a child, and she was scared at once. If she was asked to be questioned by the priest for a while, the witch's hat would not be removed. Because of the previous events, she looked abnormally dull, she had been shaking a little, and she was restless.

Cui Qichao thought about it and smiled a little. In her frightened eyes, she picked up Xiaobai, kissed her nose affectionately, and said unscrupulously, "Although I wouldn't believe others, I also like cats. They are not evil creatures. "

Lili opened her mouth, speechless for a long time, and her entire cognition was subverted, but combined with her previous experience, she found that the master was right. She seemed relieved, sitting on the ground paralyzed, and her expression was about to collapse.

——She hardly thought about it. The master dared to say in front of herself what this kind of words represented, and whether she thought about how threatening she was. Of course, no. What to do if she talks nonsense.

The innocent girl burst into tears, "You're right!"

Cui Qichao didn't read this child wrong, and he gave Lili another "snoring" gesture.

Only Xiaobai rolled his eyes at the two: what is right, Cui Qichao doesn't love cats at all! He bragging! !! 2k novel reading network