As soon as the handkerchief was twisted, all the dirty water fell into the bucket.
Song You continued to squat on the ground, wiping the wooden boards on the second floor.
It feels quite subtle at this time.
It seems to be like this every time I do this kind of housework——
I was very resistant before doing it, but once I get started, I won’t feel tired at all. I can even get a sense of accomplishment and a sense of refreshment from it, and I can’t stop.
It wasn't until the entire second floor was wiped clean and the dirty water was taken out and dumped that Song You returned upstairs.
So the Taoist sat on the couch by the window, and the calico cat lay on the rocking chair, watching the water on the wooden board gradually evaporate, and the color gradually changed from dark to light to light, from wet to dry.
"let's start."
"good!"
"Boom..."
A dry and brittle Barmao ball fell to the floor, and then a colorful shadow rushed over like lightning, making a muffled thump on the wooden board. She caught the ball and returned it to the Taoist's hand.
He turned around and ran back to where he caught the ball, staring intently.
The Taoist threw the ball.
The cat jumped up to pick it up.
Until there was a knock on the door downstairs.
"Bang bang..."
"brush!"
The calico cat almost flew up, holding the ball with its two front paws. After falling, it turned to look out the window:
"Someone knocked on the door."
A serious tone.
Then he put down the ball, jumped on the coffee table on the couch by the window, leaned half of his body out of the window, and looked down.
A woman raised her head and looked at her.
The calico cat retracted and looked at the Taoist:
"It's from next door."
"good."
Song You then walked downstairs.
When I opened the door, I saw that it was Wu Xia standing at the door.
The heroine took a few steps back, looked up and looked at his newly bought three-sided shop sign, looked at it seriously, then lowered her head and asked him: "What is written? Tao? What evil, what, what? To get rid of rats and worries?"
"Exorcise evil spirits and subjugate demons, get rid of rats and worry."
"What is rat removal? Helping people catch rats?"
"Miss Sanhua is good at this."
"It's interesting."
Wu Nuxia picked up the thing in her hand, which was a piece of oil paper wrapped with a straw rope: "I passed by when I came back. It smelled very good. I bought a roast chicken. Let's get together and introduce a business to you.
"
"Come in and talk."
"You haven't cooked yet?"
"Not yet, I was just busy."
Wu Nuxia was not polite and stepped in.
The roast chicken is placed on the table.
You can faintly smell the fragrance.
Less than half an hour later.
Song You fried the tofu cubes he bought in the afternoon until both sides were brown, cooked an egg and vegetable soup, added a small plate of pickles and two bowls of rice.
The small square table is very small, and only one person can sit on each side, so it will be very crowded for two people.
The woman sat across from him and shredded the chicken.
The outside of the roasted chicken is just right in color, but the inside is very mushy. The meat comes off just by tearing it apart with your hands. Even in some parts, you don’t need to use extra force during the tearing process. The meat and bones will automatically separate, and you can see the clear strips.
Chicken is more appetizing and more casual than cut chicken.
"I took advantage of you."
"What's so cheap? It's just a ride! When I was halfway back, I remembered that I had run out of rice. I was a little tired today and didn't bother to buy it, so I had to come to your house to borrow a bowl of rice." The woman continued to rip her head off without raising her head.
Said, "And speaking of it, it's me who gave you the blessing."
"How to say?"
"Um……"
The woman thought for a while, shook her head and said, "It's hard to say."
Anyway, before the Taoist priest came, she saw roast chicken being sold on the roadside. It smelled delicious and she felt greedy. However, she lived here alone. Although she knew the person next door and was a good friend of the master when she was young, she was not interested in it.
She also has a lot of care and help, but she is too old and naturally not so comfortable to get along with, so she often won't buy it.
It's not like one person can't finish it all.
I just owe you something.
Now I have someone to partner with. Although I can’t say that I have a deep relationship with a friend, I can still talk about it. I can chat a few words while eating, so I bought it without thinking about it. After I bought it, I realized that I had to pay for it today.
Much more refreshing than before.
"Eat it!"
The woman wiped her hands and picked up the chopsticks.
He first picked up a piece of meat and tasted it, and at the same time said to Song You: "Didn't you say last night that you could exorcise evil spirits? Today I just happened to find out that a man in a family was possessed by an evil spirit. He said he was fine when he came back at night. I don't know why.
I started to have a high fever early this morning, talking nonsense, trembling, and shouting, don’t hurt me... This roast chicken is really good and delicious. I haven’t woken up yet.”
Song You also took a bite.
There is no spice, so it is not fragrant, but it is really tasty. You can taste the salt inside the chicken legs and breasts, unlike the roast chicken I had in Xiangle County before, where only the outermost layer had the flavor.
"Thank you so much, Heroine!"
"Don't thank me. Anyway, I got the business for you. As someone who can get along with An Qing Yanzi, you should be fine, right?"
"Go and have a look."
"I'll probably come to see you tomorrow morning. If I don't come, just pretend I didn't tell you."
"good."
Song You lowered his head and concentrated on eating.
After finishing the meal, the heroine clapped her hands and left, looking very free and easy. Song You cleaned up the dishes and went to bed early to rest.
Early the next morning, someone was indeed looking for me.
She is a middle-aged woman.
This profession is similar to that of a doctor. Young people are naturally not trusted by others. This woman asked Song You if your master was there. But everyone came, and Song You told her that before he woke up, he
There was no charge, and she took Song You to her home with full hope.
When I went out, I met a female hero who was buying rice.
The two said hello and went their separate ways.
The woman's home is also in Xicheng, but it's quite far away. It takes more than half an hour to walk there.
Song You asked the woman as he walked.
Knowing that the male owner of her family was a wandering gardener, some nobles in Changjing City did not have a gardener in their residences, and ordinary servants were not good at their craftsmanship, so they hired people like him to take care of the flowers and plants in their courtyards.
Although I came back a little late that night, I didn't break the curfew and was fine when I came back. However, for some reason I couldn't get up the next day.
Song You followed her into an alley.
The alley is a slope.
An old woman poured dirty water on it, and the water kept flowing down. The Taoist, the woman, and the cat all got out of the way.
There was a child peeing against the wall. The calico cat came over, tilted his head and took a look. He immediately showed an expression of disgust and raised his paws, as if he wanted to slap him.
There were dirty old dogs lying on the roadside basking in the sun, although only a small ray of sunlight shone into the alley.
The woman stopped in front of a wooden door.
Living in Changjing City is not easy. This is just a bungalow, a very small room, and there is only such a room in total. We need to live in people, store tools, and cook and cook. For convenience, we can only rely on
The toilet at the foot of the wall is fixed. The smell in the room is not good.
Most of the poor families in Changjing are like this.
On the left side of the door is the bed.
The cat had a keen sense of smell and sniffed a few times, but when he saw Song You walking in, he immediately followed him.
Song You didn't think there was anything wrong, so he came closer to check.
A thin middle-aged man was lying on the bed sweating, his face turned pale, his lips were trembling and twitching from time to time.
Song You could tell at a glance that soul displacement was usually caused by fright, similar to that of the child in Xuzhou, but adults' souls were stronger and less likely to wander away after being frightened.
If you are a person who is good at this, you may be able to tell whether there is evil or yin energy on your body, so you can determine what frightened you.
He is also a miserable person...
Song You sat down by the bed, picked up the handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his face, and asked at the same time:
"I heard that he still talks nonsense?"
"I'm not shouting now, I was shouting yesterday."
"say what?"
"Scream for mercy, don't take my word for it."
The woman was anxious, but she had no choice but to answer truthfully.
Originally, she felt that such a young Taoist was not reliable, but in Changjing City, what other options could a poor family like them have?
I can't afford to take medicine for a few days.
I can't afford to go to the temple to hire a master.
Otherwise, you can only wait to die.
And not only did this gentleman come empty-handed, but he didn't bring any magical tools or talismans. When he entered the house, he didn't make any preparations. Except for a cat, he was extremely spiritual, and he really didn't look like an expert in exorcism.
Just when I was anxious, I saw this gentleman put down his handkerchief, leaned over and blew a breath:
"call……"
It's not like a Taoist priest, like a monk, or like the folk gentleman in the story who has all kinds of strange methods and just blows out a breath, but like the monsters or gods in the story.
However, the strange thing is that after exhaling this breath, the room seemed to be much cooler immediately, and the person lying on the bed immediately stopped twitching, his lips stopped trembling, and he seemed to have calmed down.
"gentlemen……"
"I was just frightened, but I'm fine now."
"alright?"
The woman looked at the person on the bed and couldn't believe that this was fine. However, it was so cool in the room now that she couldn't help but believe it.
"Then...when will you wake up?"
"Within one day."
"That...this..."
"What's wrong?"
"At once……"
The woman hesitated and could not speak complete words.
Song You almost knew what she meant.
Sometimes it's just like this, simple and efficient methods can make people distrustful.
Song You also thought about making it more complicated, and maybe he could make more money. But the reason of making more money couldn't impress him, and if he made it more complicated just to win people's trust, he would either be torturing himself or not.
He didn't want to torment this poor family, neither himself nor them.
"After you wake up, try to eat something good to replenish your body, that's all." Song You said softly to her, "Please wait until you wake up before sending money. You know where I live."
"Is...is this good?"
"very good."
"How much does it cost?"
The woman spoke cautiously, feeling uneasy.
"Any amount is fine." Song You smiled at her and said, after thinking about it, he added, "I'm not from a wealthy family, so I can just pay for a meal, but I'll wait until I wake up."
"..."
The woman was stunned again, and just when she asked what to say, she found that the man on the bed was already awake.
"oops!"
The woman almost didn't think much, and knelt down towards Song You with a pop. When she was excited, she didn't care about anything else and only shouted the word "god".
Of course Song You didn't dare to accept this great gift, but he just stayed here for a while.
After the woman gave the man on the bed a sip of water and the man recovered a little, he asked, "Do you still remember what happened before you fell unconscious?"
The man thought for a while before telling the story.
The East City and the West City are far apart, and dignitaries with mansions often live in the East City. Sometimes they go out to work in the afternoon and often come back very late.
In the past, there was no curfew, and the city was relatively peaceful. Occasionally, gangsters or other people would fight, cause trouble or even commit murder, which would not embarrass ordinary people like them. However, it has been different in the past few days. Fierce monsters and evil things have only interacted with people.
Just looking at each other may have an impact on others. Speaking of which, we really should look at the timing.
After finishing work the day before yesterday, it was a little dark when he came back. He passed an alley with a lot of bamboo growing on both sides of the alley. As he passed by, he heard some faint movement in the bamboo. He was a little scared, but the bamboo was close to the courtyard wall of a wealthy family.
It was long, not a forest in itself, and there was no room for monsters or people. They were probably wild cats and dogs. He didn't pay much attention to it and just walked a little faster.
In the middle of the night, I got up to take a pee and heard a faint movement outside. I couldn't help but feel curious and took a look through the crack in the door.
"What a big monster!
"very scary!!
"It's looking at me too!!"
The man is still scared when he thinks about it now.
Song You had no choice but to persuade him not to get excited.