Chapter 45: The Elegant Yellow Dog There is a lake in the back garden with a pavilion in the center. It is surrounded by grass and rockery, and lotus flowers are blooming in the lake. After Gu Chan and the other two followed Xu Qing in, the first thing they saw was the beautiful scenery in the back garden. Then, the faint fragrance of lotus flowers made them feel relaxed and happy. Gu Chan didn't expect that this county magistrate was quite romantic and could make the back garden so comfortable and beautiful. If it weren't for what Xu Qing said to them when they first entered the back garden, she would definitely think that the county magistrate must be an elegant and romantic person. But now! She still had a curiosity about the county magistrate. When the four of them arrived outside the pavilion, Gu Chan and the others were stunned. At this time, in the pavilion, a middle-aged fat man in his forties, wearing an expensive brown silk robe, was sitting at a round stone table drinking wine. The fat man weighed at least 200 pounds. The word "pot-bellied" could no longer be used to describe him. One could only say that he was as fat as a pig. He had his hair tied in a bun on his head, and his facial features were almost squeezed together on his fat face. His eyes were so big that they seemed to be squinting into a straight line. The funniest thing about him was the mustache on his lip. This body and facial features that don't fit together at all, when put together on him, really gives people a funny visual experience. If Gu Chan and the other two were not afraid of him being the county magistrate, they would probably have laughed out loud at the first sight of him.
The person sitting and drinking with the county magistrate was actually a big yellow dog. This big yellow dog looks a bit like an Akita dog, but is slightly larger than an Akita dog. It has very long hair all over its body, and there is a long strand of light yellow hair hanging down to the right side of its head. This... is really fucking amazing. Gu Chan couldn't help but mutter inwardly, "Damn, it turns out that all dogs in this world are different. What breed is this dog? Why does it look so elegant?" Just as Gu Chan was thinking this, the county magistrate spoke, "Come, baby, have a drink with me." After saying that, he raised the glass in his hand, toasted the dog sitting opposite him, then raised his head and drank the wine in his arms. The big yellow dog lowered its head and slowly licked the wine in the cup in front of it with its tongue. Omg! Dog drunk? This dog seems to have a good alcohol tolerance, otherwise how could it drink so calmly? It's obvious that he is a habitual offender who drinks frequently. He might even be a drunkard! Gu Chan and the other two were standing outside the pavilion, staring at the scene in front of them, all of them were stunned with shock. They simply couldn't believe that the county magistrate was actually drinking with a dog. Xu Qing was not surprised at all. He stood outside the pavilion and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the little brother who went to Kaiyuan Pharmacy to sell spiritual herbs three days ago is here to give you new spiritual herbs today." "Has Zhou Dachuan arrived?" the county magistrate asked without even looking at him. "I have sent someone to notify him. He should be here soon," said Xu Qingbing. "Then let them wait until Zhou Dachuan arrives." The county magistrate said this and then ignored them and continued drinking with the big yellow dog sitting opposite him. While drinking, he picked up the delicious dishes on the plate on the table with chopsticks and fed them into the dog's mouth with his own hands with great affection. The big yellow dog eats and drinks well, and is personally served by the county magistrate. You can't tell me how satisfied it is now. Gu Chan and the other three just stood outside and watched, not daring to breathe. After waiting for a while, Gu Chan couldn't help it, and quietly reached out and pulled the sleeve of Xu Qing who was standing next to her, and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Brother Xu, is this the hobby of our county magistrate?" "Yes! This dog is called Huoju, and it once saved the county magistrate's life, so the county magistrate has always raised it like a treasure. Now they are inseparable all day long. I'm afraid that in the county magistrate's heart, it is more important than his wife." Xu Qing explained in a low voice.
"..."Gu Chan. Depend on! As expected! No matter in which world or era, there are always examples of people living worse than dogs. Before Gu Chan traveled through time and opened a pet shop there, she knew that the pets raised by city dwellers lived such a comfortable life. On the contrary, people work hard every day, and then have to be the poop scoopers and serve the dogs when they come home. Isn't this saying that people are inferior to dogs? Now that she came to this world, she thought that such a thing would never happen again, but she never expected that it would happen to her again. She could say that in a poor and weak country like Tiancang, many people now live a worse life than the big yellow dog Huoju in front of her! "People are really worse than dogs! What's the point of living like this?" After thinking for a while, Gu Chan couldn't help but sigh. At this time, Zhou Dachuan, the owner of Kaiyuan Pharmacy, ran into the back garden in a hurry. Zhou Dachuan walked quickly into the pavilion, stood beside the stone table, and bowed respectfully to the county magistrate, "County magistrate, I am late and have kept you waiting for so long. I am really sorry." "Why not, check the goods!" The county magistrate waved his hand indifferently. Zhou Dachuan immediately walked up to Gu Chan and stretched out his hand, "Give it to me! Let me take a look first." "Oh!" Gu Chan responded, reached out to take out the cup of Baibing Jiulingcao from her arms, and handed it to Zhou Dachuan. Zhou Dachuan took the spiritual herb and looked at it, his eyes widened immediately, "Bai Bing Jiu Ling Herb?" "puff!" As soon as he finished speaking, the county magistrate who was sitting beside the stone table immediately opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of wine. No longer daring to be as casual as before, he quickly turned sideways and looked at Zhou Dachuan, "Are you sure that the spiritual herb this little thing brought is the Baibing Nine Spiritual Herb?" "Yes! It's absolutely true." Zhou Dachuan replied affirmatively, and hurriedly walked up to the county magistrate and handed the magical herb to him. The county magistrate did not even dare to reach out to take it. He just stared at Gu Chan standing outside the pavilion and asked, "Where did you get the Baibing Jiuling Grass?" "County magistrate, is there anything wrong with this spiritual herb?" Gu Chan asked pretending to be ignorant. "Do you know that Wang Yuanwai's treasure house was robbed last night, and several hundred taels of silver and two spiritual herbs were stolen. Among the two spiritual herbs, one was the Baibing Nine Spiritual Grass." "Then I don't know. I picked up this magical herb from a fox den." Gu Chan answered as if nothing had happened. Zhao Erniu said, "Yes, County Magistrate, I can testify that when the three of us went to the fox den to dig out fox fur, she was lucky enough to pick up this magical herb." "County magistrate, I can also testify that we even picked up a dying little fox!" Ma Zheng also shouted. Zhou Dachuan shouted anxiously, "Where is the evidence? You have nothing to prove, bring out the evidence!" Gu Chan and the other two immediately put the fox fur they had taken out into their pockets and piled it on the ground. Ma Zheng took the dying little fox out of his arms and laid it down on the fox's fur. The county magistrate and his two companions were stunned and didn't know what to say. (End of this chapter)