After finding out the truth, Mrs. Zhang and the Zhang family's sister-in-law soon burst into tears. They both felt that Zhang Xuechao's death was not worth it, and they kept cursing those damn bats.
Chai Yan comforted them and prepared to leave the Zhang family.
As soon as Mrs. Zhang saw that Chai Yan was leaving, she immediately went to get a stack of banknotes and some silver coins of different sizes, saying that this was the reward that should be given.
Chai Yan could also tell that the Zhang family had to scrape together enough money, so he felt compassion.
"Mrs. Zhang, this poor Taoist has not done anything, so he deserves these silver coins." Chai Yan said.
Jimo Qiao nodded and said, "Yes, Mrs. Zhang, if you take back this money, you will still have to live in the future."
But Mrs. Zhang and Zhang's sister-in-law insisted on refusing, saying that Chai Yan and the others should be paid for making this trip specially. Besides, they also discovered the cause of Zhang Xuechao's death, so they should accept it.
The head of the village also thought this was true, so he persuaded Chai Yan to accept it.
Chai Yan was helpless to persuade him, so he had to say: "Let's do this, Mrs. Zhang, I will take only this much, please don't persuade me any more..."
After saying that, Chai Yan took the largest silver ingot from Mrs. Zhang's hand, which was about five taels of silver.
"How can this be done? Immortal, there are too few, too few..." Mrs. Zhang shook her head and disagreed.
Chai Yan immediately lowered his face and pretended to be displeased: "Mrs. Zhang, if you continue to persuade me, I will really get angry!"
After hearing Chai Yan say such words, Mrs. Zhang calmed down, but her expression was still very grateful.
At this time, the village chief asked: "Chief Immortal, we have a lot of bats in Fuyuan Town, do we need to get rid of them all?"
Chai Yan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "That's not necessary, but you need to take more precautions to prevent them from causing harm to the residents of the town."
The chief asked humbly: "Then, may I ask the chief, how to guard against bats?"
Chai Yan said seriously: "Chief, Pindao, let me tell you a few tips. Then you can ask the whole town to follow them. It should be of great help."
"That's great. If you tell me, Chief Immortal, I will definitely remember it well..." After the Chief finished speaking, he told the people around him: "You two should also listen carefully and remember it well."
The two servants nodded quickly in response.
The innkeeper present also pricked up his ears and looked at Chai Yan seriously.
Chai Yan said loudly: "First, keep it bright. Do you know? What bats fear most is light and open flames. If there are bats in the house, just open the doors and windows at night and light all the lights in the house. The bats will be illuminated by the light.
The stimulation will fly out the window on its own.”
"Do you remember? Do you remember everything?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the chief turned to ask the two servants, who nodded very seriously.
Chai Yan continued: "Second, sound drives away. Bats usually fly into the house. If the light cannot drive them away, you can also use hard objects to beat rhythmically in the room. When the bats hear the sound, they will
If you feel scared, you will fly out of the window."
"That's it." The headmaster nodded in an educated manner.
Chai Yan looked at everyone and said: "Third, clean the house. One of the reasons why bats fly into the house is that they are attracted to something in the house. Bats like to eat the blood of fish, frogs, insects, etc., and even
Eat other bats. So in this case, everyone has to clean their homes frequently to reduce factors that attract bats."
"It makes sense. What the Immortal Chief said makes so much sense." The Li Chief immediately praised.
After hearing this, the innkeeper couldn't help shouting: "Oh, if that's the case, I have to ask them to clean the kitchen quickly, otherwise I have to find bats again."
Mrs. Zhang also said: "Daughter-in-law, did you hear that? We have to clean it up quickly when we find time."
"I know mother, I will clean the backyard later." Zhang Xuechao's wife immediately agreed.
Just as everyone was discussing, Chai Yan suddenly raised his voice and said: "The last point is also the most important point..."
These words immediately silenced the courtyard, and everyone's eyes returned to Chai Yan again.
Chai Yan said very solemnly: "Everyone, please remember not to touch bats, let alone eat bats! Because bats generally live in dark and humid caves, they like to live in groups, and they are very agglomerative, so the viruses they carry
The ability to communicate with each other is beyond the imagination of the world. If you provoke them, you will not only harm yourself, but may even cause a terrible plague!"
"Don't worry, Immortal, we won't provoke them, definitely not." The chief took the lead and said.
As soon as Li Chang spoke, the rest of the people nodded and firmly said no.
Chai Yan saw that everyone had heard what he said, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I've said all that I need to say, and it's up to you to do it from now on."
Then, Chai Yan said to Jimo Qiao: "Junior sister, let's go."
"Yes." Jimo Qiao nodded vigorously and followed Chai Yan out very proudly.
As he walked, Jimo Qiao also praised: "Senior brother, you know so much, you are so awesome!"
Chai Yan smiled slightly: "It's not bad..."
When Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao left the gate of Zhang Family Courtyard, the innkeeper quickly followed them out. After catching up, he said earnestly: "Immortal, Immortal Aunt, I have prepared refreshments at home..."
Chai Yan said: "Shopkeeper, there is no evil in the Zhang family. According to Pindao, there is no need to go."
The shopkeeper was anxious and immediately said: "Goodbye, Immortal Chief, you are passing by this place from the capital. It is a rare opportunity for me to see you in a hundred years! Immortal Chief, please take the trouble and go to my house to have a look..."
..This is my personal thought. I hope the immortal will not dislike it..."
With that said, the shopkeeper took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it to Chai Yan respectfully.
Chai Yan glanced briefly and saw that it was a twenty-tael silver note.
Chai Yan thought for a while, then turned to Jimo Qiao and said, "Junior sister, accept the banknote and let's go to the shopkeeper's house to sit down."
"Okay, senior brother."
Jimo Qiao took the bank note very readily and happily put it in his sleeve.
"Chief Immortal, Immortal Aunt, please!"
The shopkeeper was so happy that he immediately led Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao to his door.
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As soon as they entered the shopkeeper's home, Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao were treated like honored guests.
Chai Yan also has a very "professional ethics". Based on the principle of putting on a show, he conducted a "careful and strict" inspection of every room in the shopkeeper's house, and also pointed out some inappropriate things very "formally".
The shopkeeper believed Chai Yan's words very much, and immediately said that he would find someone to come over tomorrow to make changes, and he would definitely handle it according to Chai Yan's requirements.
After viewing the entire house, Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao went back to the main hall to drink tea for a while before getting up and preparing to leave.
The shopkeeper wanted to send them back to the inn, but Chai Yan declined. The reason was that they had to go to a shop in the town to buy some things and would go back by themselves later.
After leaving the shopkeeper's house, Jimo Qiao asked: "Brother-in-law, what are you going to buy?"
Chai Yan glanced at Jimo Qiao and asked, "Aren't you going to eat chicken legs?"
"Eat, of course!" Jimo Qiao suddenly became happy.
Chai Yan said: "Anyway, we just made some money, so let's find a shop along the road, buy some more and prepare them, and leave them on the road for everyone to eat together."
"I know, brother-in-law!" Jimo Qiao immediately nodded happily.
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