It didn't matter that I was looking at the store, but I still asked a bit more: "Then what are you doing?"
The third uncle shook the glass bottle in his hand and said: "In our business, we must have a beginning and an end. Xiao Yan'er is so aggrieved, and her resentment must be resolved, right?"
"In the book you read, how can this thing be resolved?"
I subconsciously answered: "Usually, they are sent to temples and Taoist temples, where they listen to scriptures all day long and cleanse their souls. This can always dissipate resentment. A more extreme method is to use thirty-six yang fire to burn it, which can also burn it completely. However,
Then Xiao Yaner will not be able to have peace after his death."
The third uncle heard what I said very clearly and said, "So, the third uncle has to go to Mount Wutai and hand over this bottle to the Dharma monk there, so he won't be able to come back during this time."
I said blankly: "But Mount Wutai is only a few hours' drive away. How many days will it take..."
The smile on Third Uncle's face froze, and then he said with a straight face: "Children have just entered society, so they need to be more diplomatic. Third Uncle said it will take several days, so it will be several days! Since your grandfather handed you over to me, I have to give it to you."
I’m responsible for educating you well. You little brat who doesn’t even have hair, you have to learn how to speak better in the future!”
While cursing, he threw the key to me and said, "There is a bed in the back room of the shop. Clean it yourself."
"When you need money, just take it from the drawer and don't spend it randomly. Don't be blinded by material things at a young age!"
"Also, mark my words! If someone buys a wreath for a shroud, tell him to get lost! If someone comes to ask for help, just ignore it! Remember to put down the soul-breaking lamp in the middle of the night! Don't tell me you don't know what a soul-breaking lamp is.
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He turned around and left with a groan, then found the old man with a gray beard and pointed at me, probably asking Lao Zhou to send me back.
I watched everyone move the body of Xiao Yaner down in a hurry, and then poured gasoline on the tree. I saw the flames rise and soon burn to a ball of ashes.
I know that at this time next year, the burned old trees will actually take root and sprout. After all, the yin is very strong, and the root system under the tree has not been burned at all.
But I don’t know how many years it will take for the newly sprouted willow tree to become a climate again.
A villager came over with a two-wheeler, covered Xiao Yaner's body with a white cloth, and was about to push it down the mountain. At this time, the old man with a gray beard said to me politely: "Little brother, I will take you back first."
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I turned around and saw that my third uncle had disappeared a long time ago, and I couldn't help cursing in my mind. This old guy must have wanted to find someone to look after the store, otherwise he wouldn't have caught me that night and ran away by himself.
Go and be at ease.
Immediately I said to the old man with a gray beard: "Then I'll trouble Uncle Zhou."
Speaking of which, this day was quite fulfilling. I was at my hometown in the morning, and in the afternoon I saw a zombie that almost pretended to be a corpse.
If it were an ordinary person, this would probably scare them so much that they couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. But when I was a child, I read a lot of books with my grandfather, so I was basically immune to this kind of thing.
Not to mention that Xiao Yan'er hasn't faked the corpse yet, even if a zombie really jumped over, I would probably be blushing and heartbroken, and I would have to say hello to them.
The sun had already set when I returned to the store. After I opened the door, I checked my backpack and found that 30,000 yuan was still lying in the package. I felt relieved immediately.
Then I found a mop and rag and cleaned the back room thoroughly.
Speaking of which, the back room is quite clean. Once the floor is mopped, the table and bed are wiped, and a new quilt is found, my little nest is basically ready.
By the time I settled down, it was already late at night, and I remembered that the soul-breaking lamp my third uncle had mentioned hadn't been turned on yet, so I jumped up and found the switch. After trying it several times, a red light came on under the eaves outside.
Grandpa's book records that the soul-breaking lantern is used to drive away ghosts. It is a bit like modern lantern language. When the soul-breaking lantern is turned on, it is like an ordinary person closing the door and refusing to visit.
But this was a legend a long time ago, and almost no one uses it now. If I hadn't read so many books, I probably wouldn't even know what a soul-breaking lamp is.
After turning on the soul-breaking lamp, I locked the shop and went back to the house to sleep alone.
Speaking of which, I have lived for eighteen years and have never even lived in a school dormitory. I didn't expect that my first stay abroad would be in a wedding shop that sells wreaths and shrouds.
I don't have the habit of recognizing my bed, and I had been running around all day, so I slept soundly that night. At about six o'clock the next day, I woke up full of energy.
But when I woke up, I remembered that I was no longer reviewing at home, and there was no need to memorize English words anymore.
Thinking of this, I feel a little sad. Not being admitted to college may be the biggest regret in my life. I don't know if I will have the opportunity to retake the exam next year.
Although I didn’t need to review, I still maintained a good work and rest habit. I couldn’t sleep anyway, so I was going to open the store door and clean up first.
Although the third uncle didn’t talk to me about remuneration, he still looked after the store for him anyway. A salary of three thousand yuan a month would not be less, right?
Who would have imagined that as soon as he opened the rolling shutter door, he would find a fat man in a suit and leather shoes standing outside. With a smile on his face, he came over and said, "Brother, little brother, is Teacher He here?"
My cheap third uncle’s surname is He, but I really don’t know what his name is. But I kept in mind what my third uncle told me last night, so I said politely: “Hello, my third uncle is out, and the store is closed these days.
No business is done here.”
The fat man licked his face and squeezed in. He said with a smile: "It turns out that he is Teacher He's nephew. No wonder he is so spirited and talented."
"It's like this. Something happened to my family. I need Teacher He to help me. We understand the rules. Please excuse me for your hard work..."
As he spoke, he took out two bundles of hundred-dollar bills from his briefcase, with the bank's imprint on them.
I was secretly shocked. This cheap uncle made a lot of money in the provincial capital! Just a random customer would cost him 20,000 yuan!
But I still firmly rejected the fat man. I didn't even touch the 20,000 yuan. I just said that since my uncle was not here, I couldn't make the decision, let alone break the rules.
The fat man looked gloomy, then put away the money, bent down and walked back. Before leaving, he had to leave a business card and said that he must call him when his third uncle came back.
The arrival of this fat man was like turning on a certain signal, and there was an endless stream of customers. Some drove in in luxury cars, and without saying a word, they gave me tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes and asked me to call my third uncle.
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There are also some who are very generous and will just give you an antique or a famous painting.
The worst thing is a young couple, with dark eyes between their eyebrows. They are not much older than me, but they have already shouldered the debt of life.