Like most buildings in the old town, Cao's Pharmacy is an ancient house.
It uses strips of stone to build the foundation of the walls and also uses stones to pave the ground.
Houses built in this way are extremely strong and remain as stable as a mountain after many years of wind and rain.
Yun Song has been in the old town for a while and has already learned some of the town's customs.
Taking architecture as an example, the custom in the town is that the more prominent a family is, the more stones they use for their walls. Two or three are common, and twenty or thirty are more common. Cao's family doesn't have many, six or seven.
From this point of view, their family's fortune must have happened in recent years, and their ancestors were not very wealthy.
The Cao family brought their wife Cao Chen, their concubine Cao Luo, and their children Cao Jindong, Cao Yindong, and Cao Yuzhuang to pay tribute to Yun Song.
Courtesy and thoughtful.
Among them, the Cao family is a nearly old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, and the Cao Chen family and the Cao Luo family are both beautiful and graceful women.
Cao Jindong and Cao Yindong are two sexy young men, and Cao Yuzhuang is a pretty girl who is pure and innocent, shy and timid.
Yunsong gave him a loving look, threw his fly whisk and bowed his head in return: "Fu Sheng, the Supreme Heavenly Lord!"
Although Wang Youde had already told the matter in advance, Yun Song still had to let Cao Jiayou explain it again.
Wang Youde became the mayor because he had a relative who was a general outside. This person was actually quite unreliable in his work.
However, he conveyed this matter without any problem. The matter was very simple, that is, Cao Jindong lost his wallet, and he valued the wallet very much and must find it back.
Yun Song asked Cao Jindong what was inside.
Cao Jindong lowered his head and said respectfully: "There is nothing important, just two silver coins and some odds and ends."
Cao Yindong helped and said: "The money in it is not the focus. In fact, my brother regards money as dirt. What is important to him is the wallet itself. The wallet was given to him by a dancer he met when he was studying in the provincial capital..."
"Yinzi!" Mrs. Cao's face darkened, and the beauty looked angry.
Cao Yindong touched his nose and stuck out his tongue.
The Cao family didn't look good at all. He said with a sullen face: "Thank you, Master Lao. Originally, this lost object was not an important thing, but Quan Zi insisted on finding it back."
"This wallet is very important." Cao Jindong said in a low voice.
Seeing his son talking back, Cao Jiayou was furious: "You rebellious son..."
Wang Youde quickly winked at him: "In honor of the real person, why are you so angry, Mr. Cao?"
Cao Yindong also said: "Dad, don't be angry. This wallet is really important to my eldest brother. It may be his token of love."
"Shut up!" Ms. Cao Chen was so angry that her beautiful flesh trembled.
Cao Yindong muttered angrily: "Shouldn't I explain it to my eldest brother? This wallet is indeed very important to my eldest brother. Dad misunderstood him..."
Seeing that he was still talking, Mrs. Cao Chen was angry and wanted to hit him: "You are a traitor, you dare to talk nonsense!"
The Cao family's housekeeper came to break up the fight, and there was a lot of excitement at the door of the pharmacy.
The Cao family let out a long sigh. He ignored the dispute at home and quickly led Yunsong into the yard.
At this time, there were about ten people standing against the wall in the courtyard.
One of them was tall, fat, and almost like a mountain of flesh. Yun Song recognized him at a glance as a big elephant whom he had met several times.
A temporary earthen stove was built in the middle of the yard, with a large iron pot placed on it and half filled with oil.
Yun Song asked Wang Youde in a low voice: "Did things go smoothly?"
Wang Youde patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Taoist Master, I will just do as you said..."
Yun Song waved his hand to shut up.
He reached into the pot and stirred it, then took out his hand and smelled it to make sure for himself that the preparation was fine.
There must be no problem, otherwise his hands will turn into fried pig's feet later.
There is a bucket next to the pot, and the smell of oil is coming out of it.
Yunsong looked at the crowd solemnly and saw a familiar-looking man inside.
This man was thin and dry, and his whole body was almost skinny. He happened to be standing next to the big elephant, and the two of them formed a sharp contrast.
At this time, he was leaning against the wall with a sullen expression. Although he was leaning against the wall, his back was still not straight, and his waist was hunched over like a hunchback.
He had seen this man when he was fighting with Xun Zhenzi a few days ago. Yun Song remembered that his name was Qiong Liuzi.
The reason why he was impressed by this man was that several children in his family were severely malnourished, and they were malnourished to the point of being bloated.
Two days ago, he was thinking of sending two silver dollars to this family, but then something happened about the water ghost, so he forgot about it while he was busy with work.
Noticing Yun Song looking at him, Poor Six grinned dryly, and the dry skin on his mouth cracked with this smile.
Yun Song looked over one by one and saw that the people standing here were all poor people.
He said solemnly: "Supreme Lord Fu Sheng, everyone, let's not talk nonsense. You know the reason why Mr. Cao called you here."
"Xiao Dao knows that the wallet was stolen by one of you. Logically speaking, the theft is a disaster that damages your merits and is not tolerated by God. But God has the virtue of good life, so Xiao Dao is willing to give him another chance."
"Later Xiaodao will go and shake hands with everyone one by one. Whoever stole the Cao family's wallet will dig the back of Xiaodao's hand with his thumb and then hand the wallet to Xiaodao. Xiaodao promises that Mr. Cao will deal with you magnanimously."
"If you persist in your persistence, I will not only arrest you later, but also break one of your hands!"
After giving a serious warning, he shook hands with everyone, but no one in the group gave him the code.
Seeing this, Yunsong sighed.
If man does not save himself, it will be difficult for heaven to save him.
He lifted the bucket next to the pot and poured the oil into the pot. Suddenly, the aroma of the oil in the yard became stronger.
Yun Song waved his hand, and a piece of yellow form paper appeared in his hand:
"Lead the Taoist Ancestor's decree!"
"Disciple Yun Song respectfully invites Taoist ancestors to lead the fire gods from all directions today!"
He shook his hand again, and the yellow paper flew into the pile of wood under the stove.
Suddenly, a bonfire flew up!
The Cao family and some people in the town who came to watch the excitement exclaimed.
Yunsong smiled slightly.
No one noticed the gunpowder scattered in the pile of wood and the small fire break he blocked with yellow paper.
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Yun Song said expressionlessly: "Fusheng Supreme Heavenly Lord! Today Xiaodao will use the technique of catching ghosts in a frying pan to catch the thieves among you."
"Whoever takes the wallet will be fried if he puts his hand into the oil pan. If the wallet is not stolen, the boiling oil in the pan will not harm him at all!"
Hearing this, the Cao family and the people watching the excitement all subconsciously exclaimed in uproar.
The group of people leaning against the wall panicked, and some people were so frightened that their legs gave way and fell to the ground.
Yun Song looked at the man and yelled: "The person who stole the wallet still doesn't admit it now? He has to wait until the frying pan breaks his hand before he admits his mistake?"
The man who fell to the ground got up in panic and shouted: "It has nothing to do with me, I never steal other people's things!"
Yun Song sneered and pulled out a piece of paper filled with ghost talismans - this thing was really a ghost talisman, and he didn't know what he was drawing.
He took out the talisman paper and danced "ka ka ka" like Brother Fan De Biao Biao. After doing it a few times, he waved his hands and threw it into the oil pan. Then he learned how to do the horse step like Uncle Jiu and began to knead the magic formula with his hands and chanted loudly.
recite:
"Disciple invites Lao Junxian, Lao Junxian can see through the sky with his fiery eyes!"
"The gods of fire from all directions come to light the fire and boil the pan with flames!"
"Hurry as the law dictates!"
The fire was burning brightly, and the oil pan soon began to boil.
Seeing this, Yunsong took out the talisman paper again and clicked it, then threw it into the pot and shouted: "Fu Sheng Supreme Heavenly Lord, the oil is boiling!"
The oil in the pot suddenly started rolling more violently, and the oil seedlings almost jumped.
The onlookers subconsciously stepped back.
A group of people near the wall began to tremble.
Yun Song glanced at these people from the corner of his eyes to see who was guilty.
As a result, he found that everyone seemed to be quite guilty.
A guess appeared in his mind.
Could it be a gang crime?
He continued to peek at everyone, then rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand, slowly putting his hand into the oil pan.
He wanted to put huge psychological pressure on the thief, and he believed that the people in the town were so simple that they would not be able to see through his tricks.
This trick of entering the oil pan is naturally a trick.
He asked Wang Youde to put a large amount of vinegar and oil into the pot in advance. The density of vinegar was high and would sink under the oil.
However, vinegar has a low boiling point, so it will boil first after being heated, and there are many bubbles in the vinegar, so the bubbles will roll onto the oil.
In this way, it looks like the oil is boiling.
In order to create a stronger and more shocking impression, he also sprinkled borax into the oil pan - the Cao family runs a pharmacy and has plenty of this stuff.
As the old saying goes.
Add betel lang to smoke, and the power is boundless. Add borax to vinegar, and the bubbles will rise to the sky.
Sure enough, with the use of borax, the pot boiled even more!
Yun Song slowly put his hand into the oil pan.
The faces of the people watching were nervous and even turned pale. The timid women did not dare to look, so they turned their heads to look with their peripheral vision.
Yunsong was also watching from the corner of his eye.
He believed that if the thief was working hard by the wall, he would not be able to bear the pressure and run away, or he would refuse to put his hand under the frying pan.
At the same time, he was still looking at the Cao family.
It cannot be ruled out that one of their own committed the crime.
Especially since the Cao family had an internal strife outside the gate just now, he realized that the two Cao brothers were not in harmony.
It seems that Cao Laoer is constantly trying to defend Cao Laozi, but in fact he is putting him on the fire.
As a result, Cao Lao and Cao Lao were curiously looking at his neck and reaching out to put his hand into the frying pan. They were not nervous or afraid.
Yun Song reached into the oil pan.
A little hot to the touch, but totally bearable.
He reached out and stirred the oil in the pan twice and pulled out his hand.
There were oil beads dripping down from his hands, and when they landed on the bonfire at the bottom of the pot, the boss's flames immediately jumped up.
Seeing this, the people screamed in surprise one after another.
Wang Youde raised his head proudly, as if he was the one who put his hand into the frying pan.
Yunsong pointed to a man.
The man cried sadly: "Master Cao, Master Zhenren, I really didn't steal anything..."
"Stop talking nonsense, what are you afraid of if I haven't stolen it?" Wang Youde shouted.
The man walked shivering.
He staggered after just two steps. After taking another two steps, he turned smoothly. He didn't need to walk the rest. His legs were weak and he fell to the ground.
Cao Jiayou waved his hand, and the two waiters went up and dragged the man over and pressed one of his hands into the oil pan.
The man screamed like a slaughtering pig, with tears and snot flowing from his face.
The onlookers thought he had been burned with boiling oil and were about to accuse him of being a thief. Cao Jindong also opened his eyes in excitement.
As a result, the shouting suddenly stopped.
The man shook his hand in the oil pan and laughed loudly: "Ha, I'm fine, I'm really fine, the oil won't fry me! Haha, I'm not a thief, I told you I'm not a thief!"
The man behind was brave. He strode forward and stretched out his arms, his face full of fearlessness.
Naturally, his hands were not damaged in any way.
His courage won loud praise from the people: "Zhao Dadan is such a tough guy!"
Next it was the third man's turn.
But at this moment, the people beside the wall became restless!
Yunsong quickly looked over.
It was the big stupid elephant who suddenly pushed away the poor man next to him and ran out in a panic.
Chapter completed!