Chapter 1769: [The Moon Palace and the Osmanthus (22)]

Translator: 549690339 

It didn’t take long for the sky to brighten up. It was only September, and the day was still long.

Pedestrians and cars started to come and go on the streets. Binhai city was like a sleeping beast waking up from a dream.

Zhang Zian had not slept all night. He wanted to take a nap, but considering that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival today, which meant a holiday, and a holiday meant business, he decided to try his best to resist. At most, he would go to bed early at night.

As he yawned, he closed the curtain Door. The staff arrived on time for work.

“Master, what’s with your panda eyes? Did you have insomnia last night?” Wang Qian was straightforward.

Li Kun elbowed him, meaning to say,”why are you speaking the truth?”

“Master, the mooncakes we make at home have more filling than the ones sold outside. They’re safe and hygienic, so we brought them for you to try.” Li Kun changed the topic and handed the eight pieces of mooncake wrapped in oil paper to Zhang Zian.

“Mooncake? it’s perfect for breakfast. Let’s eat it together.” Zhang Zian asked Lu Yiyun and Jiang Feifei to come over and eat the mooncake.

However, the two girls didn’t like to eat such sweet things. They were afraid of getting fat, so they shared a piece and stopped eating.

Zhang Zian had eaten three or four pieces after a night without food.

“Good Morning, brother store manager! Waa! What is this?” Little celery didn’t carry her school bag today. She skipped into the shop and immediately saw the mechanical rabbit with a spring on its back.

As expected, Yao Yao didn’t move at all, just like an ice-cold lifeless object.

“Hahaha! It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I stole it from Chang ‘e. ” Zhang Zian said seriously,”twist the spring on the back and it will move.”

Everyone laughed. Of course, no one would believe it, not even little celery.

Little celery followed his instructions and tried to twist the bow-shaped Golden Spring. The spring made a crisp sound of winding, just like the pure sound of the most high-end Switzerland mechanical watch.

“Lalalala~Hello! “I’m Yao Yao~”the clockwork rabbit stood up on its hind legs, raised one of its front legs, and waved its long ears back and forth to greet little celery.

Little celery was so surprised that she couldn’t close her mouth. So powerful! It can talk!”

Yaoyao: “lalalala~if you want to talk to me, just shout ‘Yaoyao’.”

“What the f * ck? Amazing, master. Where did you buy this robot rabbit? I also want to buy one for my little niece. ” Wang Qian said enviously.

Li Kun promptly poured cold water on the situation.”Come on, this rabbit doesn’t look cheap. You definitely can’t afford it.”

“Then can you lend me your New Year’s money?”

“Get lost!”

Everyone thought that Yaoyao was similar to the smart slightly that were popular these days. It was connected to the Internet in real time and could have simple conversations with people according to the built-in language logic.

Yaoyao’s acting was also very similar. It would only respond when others started speaking with “Yaoyao.” Sometimes, it would deliberately act clumsily and make mistakes in other people’s words.

Not to mention little celery, even Lu Yiyun and Jiang Feifei were squatting next to it, teasing it with great interest.

Clang!

The Sound of Things Falling to the ground could be heard from upstairs.

Wang Qian and Li Kun were stunned.”Master, is there a guest upstairs or a thief?”

“No, where would a thief come from in broad daylight? A cat ran up there just now. I’ll go and take a look. ”

Zhang Zian gave a few perfunctory words and returned to the second floor. He followed the sound into the kitchen and saw the wine monkey cowering in the corner, with Richard standing on its head in a high and mighty manner.

Richard said,’quack! This guy’s alcohol addiction acted up and actually wanted to secretly drink the cooking wine, but I stopped him in time!”

Zhang Zian didn’t quite believe Richard’s one-sided story. Maybe it deliberately lured the wine monkey to drink the cooking wine and then stepped forward to stop it. This B * tch bird was completely capable of doing such a thing, but the wine monkey’s addiction was indeed a problem, so he could only slowly make it quit drinking.

There were not many opportunities for monkeys to appear as human pets in history. Zhang Zian could not remember which monkey was famous for drinking. In addition, this wine monkey only drank and did not need to eat, which proved that it was an imaginative elfin. Drinking was its attribute, not its survival need.

Speaking of imaginative Elfins, Zhang Zian thought of an interesting theory called the “Drunk Monkey hypothesis.”

Why do humans like to drink? How could the human body withstand and break down alcohol?

Most animals in nature would instinctively avoid eating ripe fruits because they contained a lot of alcohol. Eating too much would cause slow reactions and sleepiness, increasing the probability of being preyed on by natural enemies, which was not conducive to survival. So why did humans and monkeys like to drink so much?

Scientists believed that this was caused by some kind of genetic mutation. Ancient humans who had the mutant gene that could decompose alcohol could survive in winter and Glacier by eating fermented wild fruits, while other ancient humans who did not have such mutant genes were eliminated during evolution. As a result, modern humans generally had the gene that could decompose alcohol and had a high tolerance to alcohol. They would not get drunk and be eaten by wild beasts just because of a sip of alcohol.

A theory was just a theory. How could he verify it? Humans had already evolved to a high level, so it was not feasible to test it on humans. Therefore, scientists turned their attention to human close relatives and proposed the drunken Monkey hypothesis.

Was there any connection between this wine monkey and the drunken Monkey hypothesis? He could only wait for time to tell him the answer.

The busy day passed by quickly. A few familiar people also sent mooncakes, especially the mooncakes from snowy. They were so high-end that he couldn’t bear to eat them. He also couldn’t bear to return the favor and give them to others. He really wanted to secretly sell them …

He closed the store early and let the staff go home for a reunion. Even the staff whose home was not local might want to call home to ask about it.

“Manager Zhang, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!” Uncle li handed the foam insulated box to him.”Why do you eat so much barbecue instead of mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival?”

“I can’t help it, I just like to eat meat.” Zhang Zian smiled.”Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Send my regards to the aunt.”

After uncle li left, he pulled down the curtain Door and locked it. Then, he carried the foam insulated box and went up to the roof from the second floor.

There were tables, chairs, waterproof mats, and picnic blankets on the rooftop. There was a vase with freshly picked osmanthus flowers on the table. The elves each chose their favorite seats.

The plates were filled with melon fruits and mooncakes from others, as well as the roasted meat that Zhang Zian had brought. There was also tea, milk, and drinks. It was enough for everyone to eat to their heart’s content.

As for the wine monkey, he bought him a can of beer. After all, it was a Festival, and it was impossible for him to quit just because he wanted to.

After opening the ring, the wine monkey’s smell was very low. At first, it looked like it didn’t like it, but after taking a sip, it seemed to have discovered a new world.

A figure landed on the rooftop with a faint medicinal fragrance.

Old time tea was carrying a soft cloth bag, which was filled with all kinds of herbs it had picked from the suburbs.

“Grandpa tea, you don’t have to rush to pick herbs. Besides, you have a headache and a fever now. It’s more convenient to take Western medicine.” Zhang Zian tactfully advised.

Old time tea took off the soft cloth bag, caught its breath, and laughed,””It’s no big deal. Last month, when I went to the teahouse in hidden fog, I saw that shopkeeper ye’s complexion wasn’t good. It might be caused by overwork and worry, so I specially found some herbs to nourish the Qi and calm the mind. Western medicine is not as effective as Chinese medicine in this regard.”

Unlike many old people who were more stubborn as they got older, old time tea was very accepting of new things. It adhered to Chinese medicine and did not reject Western medicine.

It handed the soft cloth bag to Yao Yao.”Then I’ll have to trouble you, little friend. When you’re done with the medicine, I’ll have to trouble you to deliver it.”

Zhang Zian wasn’t sure. The girl might not take the medicine from a man he wasn’t familiar with. What was that saying again? He was either a traitor or a Lackey when he was trying to curry favor for no reason.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

Yaoyao picked up the soft cloth bag and said,”lalalala~leave it to me~but I need a bowl and a mallet~”

“There are bowls everywhere. What’s a mallet? Can you buy it in a Chinese medicine shop?” Zhang Zian asked.

Yaoyao shook its long ears.”Lalalala~that’s a mallet for pounding medicine~”

What it was looking at was the Jade medicine bottle inlaid with golden threads.

The shape of the Jade medicine bottle was somewhat like a gourd. The bottom was wide, the middle was narrow, and the top was slightly wide. If the medicine was held in the middle with two forefeet, it did look very suitable for pounding medicine.

It just so happened that everyone was here, and it was time to get down to business.

Zhang Zian picked up the Jade medicine bottle, unscrewed the cap, and poured a few pills into his palm. A strange medicinal fragrance filled the roof. Even just smelling it made him feel light, as if he was about to leave the ground. If he ate it, he might fly to the moon Palace like Chang ‘e.

He didn’t want to be a cat-faced old man and travel with Wu Gang and Chang ‘e in the Guanghan ruins.

As for whether the medicine could really make the elves immortal, he could only wait for time to verify it. In this regard, he believed that the game could do it.

He distributed the pills to fina, old time tea, famous, Richard, Fati, little white, and the other elves who really existed in history, one pill for each elf. The navigation elf said that one pill was enough.

That’s right, little white was also there. It had fought with Vladimir during the day, and Zhang Zian had invited it to stay over to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with him in the evening.

He shook the medicine bottle, and there seemed to be some left.

The elves swallowed the pills with excitement and nervousness, as well as worry about their personal gains and losses.

They did not fear death, but who did not want to live longer? After all, the good life had just begun, and the future was bright.

“Come, cheers!”

Zhang Zian raised his cup and used tea as a substitute for wine.

“Cheers!”

“Meow~”

“Gah gah!”

“Squeak!”

“Meow meow meow!”

“Luan ‘er!”

“Lalalala~”

A fair arm stretched out of the bathroom window and raised the glass with great effort.”Wait a minute, don’t forget me again!”

Zhang Zian walked to the edge of the roof and clinked glasses with her. She retracted her arm and continued the live broadcast.

There was one more person who could probably only drink in his dreams tonight.

The moon was high in the sky.

The moon today was exceptionally round.

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This is the end of the “bent Osmanthus in the palace of Toad” series. I hope everyone will still like it.

As for the other side stories … To be honest, I only thought of this one series. The other side stories might have individual chapters, but a series of side stories would require inspiration, and I didn’t want to just randomly create a Festival challenge to make up for it.

In addition, at the same time as this chapter was posted,[@fengxuan animation media] had already posted a congratulatory picture on Weibo. Readers who wanted to draw physical books could go forward it.

Thank you to the artist and editor for working overtime for several days in a row. It was very hard.

Finally, Qidian’s Book Review section also released a free book event. It was also a physical book, and disciples and above fans could play with it. The specific rules were already written in “ending Easter egg!” In the post.

I wish everyone good luck and, by the way, a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a full moon.