After sending away the knocker, I became more awake and no longer so sleepy.
It's early in the morning, and I don't think many people will come here in a short period of time, so I simply took out the yellow paper and cinnabar from my backpack and practiced drawing talismans.
There are thousands of talismans in Maoshan, and it is difficult for a person to learn them all even if he spends his whole life. At this stage, I can only spend some time on some more practical talismans.
I was busy until eight o'clock in the morning, when Boss Cao arrived at the store, and I didn't stop.
"How is it? Xiao Zhao is quite used to this job, right?" Boss Cao asked me with a smile on his face as soon as we met.
"It's good. I'm very satisfied with this job." I responded with a smile.
Then I chatted with Boss Cao for a while, and Boss Cao asked me to go back early to catch up on my sleep.
The first day of work ended like this. Although I experienced a frightening ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night, overall, everything went smoothly.
Also because I experienced a ghost knocking on the door in the early morning, I am very energetic now and not sleepy at all.
After I had a leisurely breakfast outside, I went home to catch up on my sleep.
I slept for a long time and didn't wake up until five o'clock in the afternoon. I didn't wake up on my own, but was woken up by my grandpa.
"Dongfang, please get up quickly, we are going to work!"
I rubbed my eyes and said, "What's the matter, Grandpa? I spent the whole night looking at the store last night, and you woke me up before I even had time to sleep well?"
Although cultivation is a daily task for Taoist priests, Taoist priests are also human beings! They also need to rest.
Grandpa glanced at me and said calmly, "I think you will have enough time to sleep in the future, but now we have to go to work."
"Work, what work?" I sat up from the bed. Every time grandpa said that he must have encountered something while working.
"Get up quickly. When you get up, you will know what happened?" After Grandpa finished speaking, he went out.
After grandpa left, I quickly got dressed and got out of bed.
"Grandpa, can you tell me now, what happened?" I asked grandpa.
Grandpa looked at me and said, "Zhao Dayu in the west of our village, that is, your Uncle Zhao, heard that he is sick. Please go and see him on my behalf."
Zhao Dayu is an old man in our village. He is older than my grandfather. In terms of seniority, I call him uncle.
I heard from my grandfather that because there was an elm tree in the house when he was born, his parents were too lazy to save trouble and just called him Zhao Dayu.
Zhao Dayu's parents died very early. Fortunately, they left Zhao Dayu a craft, paper making.
Zhao Dayu opened a paper-making shop in our village. When the elderly are away, they usually go to him to buy the things they need.
Although Zhao Dayu could not become rich by relying on this craft, he could still barely fill his stomach.
But Zhao Dayu was also a man with a hard life. He took a wife when he was young, but the good times did not last long and his wife died in an accident.
Zhao Dayu is also a lover. After his wife died, he never asked for a wife again. He survived all these years by himself. Many kind people in the village tried to find him another one, but they were all rejected.
He refused.
As Zhao Dayu gets older, his health becomes worse and worse. He has to go to the hospital every three days, and now he is sick again.
But even though Zhao Dayu is sick, my grandpa asked me to visit him now, and I'm still a little unhappy. "Grandpa, I just stayed up all night last night, and now I'm very sleepy. You can't wait for me to sleep well and recover."
Do you want me to go again?"
Grandpa's face tightened, "You little brat, you have grown up now and your wings have hardened. You are not even happy if I ask you to do something."
I muttered in my heart, as people grow up, it's not just the wings that become hard.
"What did you say?" My voice was very low. I thought Grandpa couldn't hear me, but apparently Grandpa's ears were much more sensitive than I thought.
"Uh... I said, I'm going now!" I hurriedly waved my hand and explained.
"Well..." Grandpa nodded, and then handed me two sheets of Mao Zedong. "Take these two hundred yuan and go out to buy some supplements for Lao Yu."
I took the two hundred yuan, grandpa gave me a few more words, and then I took the money and went out.
With two pieces of Mao Zedong in my arms, I first went to Widow Wang at the entrance of the village to buy some milk and snacks for Zhao Dayu, and then I walked to Zhao Dayu's house.
My family lives in the center of the village. I first ran to the entrance of the village to buy things, and then went to Zhao Dayu's house in the far west of the village. This trip back and forth took me a lot of distance.
By the time I walked to Zhao Dayu's house, my legs were already a little sore.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm here to see you!" I shouted loudly before entering Grandpa Zhao's house.
"Hey, Dongfang is here to see me!" As soon as I finished speaking, an old man with white hair walked out of the room. This was Zhao Dayu.
Although Zhao Dayu's face is full of wrinkles, he is in good spirits, has a vigorous pace, and walks with great vigor.
I was stunned when I looked at the old man in front of me. I even couldn't believe that the person in front of me was Zhao Dayu.
Zhao Dayu has always been sick in the past few years, catching colds in the summer and heatstroke in the winter, so his health has always been in poor condition and he looks very sick. Sometimes I worry that a sudden burst of madness will knock him down.
But compared to the Zhao Dayu in my impression, the current Zhao Dayu is simply a completely different person.
The Zhao Dayu in front of him looked quite good, both physically and mentally. He didn't look like a seriously ill person.
"Uncle Zhao, are all your illnesses cured?" I asked in surprise.
"Haha, I've been fine for a long time. Do you think I look like a patient now?" Zhao Dayu said with a smile, "I feel so good now. Even if a tiger stands in front of me, I am sure to knock him down with one punch.
If you can't do it, let's make a show of it!"
"No, no, no, Uncle Zhao, I don't need to watch the gestures. I know you are in good health. Besides, how can I be your opponent?" I was startled by Zhao Dayu's words.
Isn't this a joke?
If I were knocked down when I was squaring off with Zhao Dayu, it would be a trivial matter; if Zhao Dayu was just recovering from a serious illness, and if I were to knock him down, my sin would be huge, and I really can't bear it.
Zhao Dayu felt very comfortable after what I said. He laughed twice and said to me, "You're here, come in and sit down!"
"Who is here Dayu!" I was about to walk into the house when I suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from inside.
I was stunned. Zhao Dayu had been living alone for decades. How could there be a woman in the house now?