Chapter 26: Chapter 26: This Is An Important Question...
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After Mu Tianyuan got home, with the help of the driver, he moved Meow Woman Warrior's home into the courtyard. Although he could carry the cabinet himself and leap around, why refuse the kind help of the driver?
After paying and sending off the driver, Mu Tianyuan threw his backpack onto the sofa. He wasn't in a hurry to check the gold coins. Instead, he found Meow Woman Warrior, who was being led around by the little fox, familiarizing herself with the new territory. He said, "I plan to clean your home thoroughly. Do you think that's okay?"
Some animals prefer environments with their own scent, so Mu Tianyuan thought it best to consult Meow Woman Warrior, the owner, before helping to clean.
"Okay, meow!" Meow Woman Warrior had no objections and happily nodded. Then she mumbled, "I've always wanted to clean my home properly. You don't know, there are so many annoying little bugs in my home, meow. They jump, and they always like to suck my blood, but I can't do anything about them. It would be great if you could help me clean my home properly!"
"Ugh..." Mu Tianyuan and the little fox couldn't help but twitch their mouths upon hearing Meow Woman Warrior's words. Then Mu Tianyuan, twitching his mouth, said, "What you're talking about, we call them fleas..."
"Fleas, meow?" Meow Woman Warrior nodded, indicating she understood. Mu Tianyuan, still twitching his mouth, said, "I guess you probably have a lot of fleas on you too, right?"
"Yes, do you have a way to get them off me, meow?" Meow Woman Warrior asked Mu Tianyuan while scratching her ears with her paws. Before, when she lived alone, she knew those little bugs on her body were annoying and made her very itchy, but she couldn't do anything about them. Now that she had met Mu Tianyuan, Meow Woman Warrior really wanted to know if he could help her.
"That's very simple." Mu Tianyuan nodded upon hearing Meow Woman Warrior's words. For others, this might take some effort. They might send the cat to a pet clinic for insect extermination or bathe the cat themselves at home. But for Mu Tianyuan, it was nothing. Don't forget, he could also control reptiles and even insects. Especially insects were even simpler for him – because they had no brains!
Then, Mu Tianyuan called Meow Woman Warrior over. After finding a small bottle, he placed the bottle next to Meow Woman Warrior. Soon, many fleas ran out from Meow Woman Warrior's body, and those fleas all ran into the bottle. Then Mu Tianyuan screwed on the bottle cap and said proudly, "Alright, you don't have any bugs on you now. But I'll still have to give you a bath later. Don't let your seemingly clean appearance fool you; there's still a lot of dust on you."
Immediately after, Mu Tianyuan shook the small bottle in his hand and said to the little fox, "I suddenly thought of a great idea. From now on, whoever offends me, I'll put these fleas on them!"
"You're truly wicked..." The little fox, who was already feeling uncomfortable all over from seeing so many fleas, shuddered in horror upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words. In the little fox's opinion, this move was simply too wicked! If she were to have that many fleas on her, she would definitely go crazy!
Not only was Mu Tianyuan not ashamed of this, but he also proudly raised his chin at the little fox. Then he picked up brushes, basins, and other cleaning tools, and beckoned the little fox and Meow Woman Warrior to the courtyard. After summoning some more fleas from that cabinet, Mu Tianyuan began to busy himself with scrubbing the cabinet. While scrubbing, Mu Tianyuan also asked Meow Woman Warrior, "By the way, do you have a name?"
"Name? I don't have one, meow. My owner used to just call me 'kitty,' but that probably doesn't count as a name, does it?" Meow Woman Warrior squatted beside him, watching Mu Tianyuan busy himself, and answered, twitching her ears. The little fox immediately said, "Of course that doesn't count as a name. Hey, why don't we help you pick a name? How about 'Gold Coin'?"
They had met because of the gold coins, and this Meow Woman Warrior had also helped them find the gold coins. The little fox felt that no other name could be as commemorative as "Gold Coin"!
"What a terrible name? It doesn't sound good at all. People will think we're obsessed with money!" Mu Tianyuan immediately expressed his disapproval. Then, while working, Mu Tianyuan said, "How about 'Lucky Charm'? That name is so suitable. I even think this name was tailor-made for her."
Because Meow Woman Warrior's existence had helped them gain unexpected wealth, the name "Lucky Charm" was truly well-deserved!
Then Mu Tianyuan looked at the little fox and said, "It just so happens that you're called 'Wangcai' (Prosperous Fortune), and she's called 'Zhaocai' (Attract Fortune). You're both in the 'fortune' generation. I've already thought of it: if we have new members later, we'll call them 'Facai' (Get Rich), and then 'Jincai' (Enter Fortune), 'Shoucai' (Guard Fortune), and so on. What do you think?"
"Damn you! Don't you dare mention that awful name 'Wangcai' again! Do you have to make me fight you to be happy?!" The little fox immediately jumped up upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, baring her teeth and yelling at Mu Tianyuan. Although she still hadn't decided what to call herself, the name "Wangcai" was her eternal pain!
Mu Tianyuan rolled his eyes and calmed down at once upon seeing that he had provoked the little fox again. The little fox glared fiercely at him and then said indignantly, "You're saying the name I came up with isn't good, but listen to what you came up with, 'Zhaocai' - that name's even worse! You're really just obsessed with money!"
Finally, after some discussion, Meow Woman Warrior's name was decided: Maple Leaf! The gold coins she found were all Maple Leaf Gold Coins. Calling her "Gold Coin" was too vulgar, so Mu Tianyuan thought "Maple Leaf" sounded better.
The little fox had no objection, and Meow Woman Warrior herself... well, Meow had no objection either. So, they happily decided Meow Woman Warrior's future name.
After Mu Tianyuan thoroughly scrubbed the cabinet inside and out and wiped it clean with a towel, taking advantage of the cabinet being air-dried in the courtyard, Mu Tianyuan then took Meow Woman Warrior Maple Leaf for a bath. After washing, drying, and blowing dry, Mu Tianyuan finally moved on to serious business.
In fact, Mu Tianyuan had been busy cleaning Meow Woman Warrior Maple Leaf's home and bathing her, not because he had forgotten about the gold coins. It was simply that Mu Tianyuan felt that since the gold coins were already in hand, there was no rush, was there? More importantly, he needed to calm down!
After closing and locking the door and windows, Mu Tianyuan, the little fox, and the somewhat bewildered Meow Woman Warrior gathered in Mu Tianyuan's room. They piled all the gold coins on the ground. Then Mu Tianyuan reached out, grabbed a handful of gold coins, and examined them, saying, "Gold coins, they're all ours now! Listen to that sound, it's truly wonderful!"
"Yes, yes," the little fox happily nodded, then excitedly pawed at the gold coins. "I never thought we'd encounter such a wonderful thing. We've struck it rich!"
Meow Woman Warrior looked at her two companions, who wanted to dive into the gold coins, and twitched her ears. "Although I don't know what's going on, it seems to be a good thing, meow?"
"A good thing, a great thing! Didn't I tell you before? This is all money. As long as we have some, we won't have to worry about food and clothing," Mu Tianyuan, who had been calm for a long time, still couldn't calm down when he saw the gold coins. Hearing Meow Woman Warrior's words, Mu Tianyuan played with the gold coins in his hand and excitedly explained. Then he suddenly realized that saying it like that might not be visual enough for Meow Woman Warrior, so he added, "Let me put it this way: do you like eating fish? Well, now that we have these, you won't have to worry about eating fish anymore, and it'll be enough for you to eat for a lifetime, even until you get sick of fish. Do you understand now?"
Meow Woman Warrior, who had been indifferent, suddenly perked up her ears when she heard this. She looked at the pile of glistening gold coins, mentally converted them, and almost fainted. Finally, Meow Woman Warrior tremblingly said, "You mean with these, we can eat fish for a lifetime, meow?!"
"That's right, meow!" Mu Tianyuan didn't know if he was overly excited and had been infected by Meow Woman Warrior, but he nodded vigorously at her, also meowing.
Upon receiving confirmation, Meow Woman Warrior immediately pounced into the pile of gold coins. She finally understood the value of these things. This was a lifetime of fish, meow!
After the human, fox, and cat had been excited about the gold coins for a long time, the little fox looked at Mu Tianyuan excitedly and said, "Let's go buy roasted chicken now!"
"And go exchange for fish!" Meow Woman Warrior also looked at Mu Tianyuan excitedly. Mu Tianyuan nodded upon hearing the little fox and Meow Woman Warrior's words; he also had something he wanted to buy. But the next second, Mu Tianyuan, who had been excited, suddenly froze. The little fox, who had already jumped onto Mu Tianyuan's shoulder, saw that Mu Tianyuan hadn't moved for a long time and urged him anxiously, "Hey, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"
"Well, I just suddenly realized something..." Mu Tianyuan said blankly, turning his head to look at the little fox and Meow Woman Warrior beside him. The little fox heard him and said impatiently, "What's more important than buying roasted chicken and fish now?"
"Well, the question I thought of is related to roasted chicken and fish..." Mu Tianyuan replied blankly. Then Mu Tianyuan reached out, grabbed a handful of gold coins, and was silent for a long time. "That is, how do we turn them into cash?"
Little Fox: "..."
Meow Woman Warrior: "...Meow?"
Meow Woman Warrior didn't understand, but the little fox completely did. At this moment, the little fox was also dumbfounded. She looked at the gold coins in front of her, silent for a long time, before finally saying, "That's right, how do we turn them into cash?"
We can't seriously go out and buy things with gold coins, can we?!