Chapter 39
Lunch is very rich.
It was originally prepared to entertain guests, but the guests left.
However, there were more dishes on most people's small tables, but there was no change in the portions. Only at Runsheng's place, the original one large bowl became two large bowls.
Li Sanjiang saw it and couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, why don't you just use the bathtub to eat!"
Runsheng asked with some joy: "Is it okay?"
Li Sanjiang was choked and rolled his eyes.
Only then did Runsheng realize that he had made a mistake. He smiled sheepishly, then held the incense stick in his left hand and the spoon in his right hand, and started eating alternately.
Li Zhuiyuan looked at the drunken shrimp in front of him. The shrimp had been soaked in white wine and served with onion, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell.
Pick one up, put it in your mouth, and with a slight sip, the shrimp meat comes out, and it tastes delicious.
He picked up another drunken mud snail, bit the front end with his teeth, and then slowly pushed it out to separate the snail meat from the shell. The snail meat was very small and very crisp to chew.
Be careful when eating this. Don't eat too fast. If you are a little impatient, you may eat the sand from the mud snail into your mouth.
There is a common tradition of eating raw pickled food in coastal areas. For those who are accustomed to eating, this is a delicacy that is hard to give up.
But for most inland people, this dish is simply terrifying.
In fact, you are right. Raw pickling does have a greater risk of parasites.
After Li Zhuiyuan finished tasting, he saw that Ah Li was not interested in the two plates and didn't move a single chopstick, so he stood up and picked up the two plates, intending to bring them to Li Sanjiang for him to drink.
"Give it to me."
Liu Yumei spoke up.
Li Zhuiyuan brought the drunken shrimps and drunken mud snails to Liu Yumei and Aunt Liu's dining table.
“Can’t get used to it?”
"Yeah."
"Good things cannot be enjoyed."
Liu Yumei ate two drunken mud snails and took a sip of the rice wine in her cup.
Aunt Liu said with a smile: "Ali doesn't like this either."
Liu Yumei shook her head: "Ali just finds it troublesome."
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yumei asked Li Zhuiyuan: "What do the people who came this morning intend to do?"
“When buying a house, they took a fancy to the Big Beard’s house.”
"Oh, how about that house?"
"It's very spacious and the fish pond is quite big. It's very cheap to sell now. Grandma, are you interested in taking a look?"
"What am I going to see? I don't have money to buy it."
“If you don’t want to buy it, it’s okay to go and have a look.”
"If I don't have money to buy it, I will feel even more upset when I go to bed at night. It's better not to go. Besides, I'm not from this village. According to the rules, I can't buy it.
In short, everything must be done according to public rules. ”
Li Zhuiyuan knew that Liu Yumei was deliberately reminding him that he should call the police to solve the problem and not mess around on his own.
"The policeman is also busy. Besides, there are slogans about police-citizen cooperation painted on the outer wall of the police station."
Liu Yumei took a deep look at the boy in front of her, picked up the rice wine, took another sip, and said lightly: "There is also a mountain king among the monkeys."
It means that among these water monkeys, there is really a tough one.
Li Zhuiyuan said: "Maybe it's just a short man who pulls out the general."
"Haha." Liu Yumei smiled and waved her chopsticks, "Let's go eat, kid."
Li Zhuiyuan walked back to his small table.
Aunt Liu lowered her voice and asked: "Do you want me to go see what kind of book Xiaoyuan is reading?"
The boy's previous words actually vaguely included the story of Sihai's fish pond, implying that since he could recognize the wrong bait hole and fall down, no matter how high his level was, it would only be like that.
This realization has already frightened Aunt Liu, even more than when the boy asked him if he had poison in the morning.
The latter indicates the child's mind, while the former means that the child seems to have really started to learn, and has learned deeply.
Liu Yumei shook her head: "The child didn't come earlier, so he could go and look at the books in Li Sanjiang's basement, which would make some sense; now that the child has figured out the way, if he goes to look at it, he will easily get confused. Get it in, are you anxious to see Ali?”
"How can it be possible? There must be someone by your side to serve you."
"Although I have lived a long life, I can't cook."
Aunt Liu: "It seems like the books in Uncle Sanjiang's basement are really remarkable."
"It's really amazing. Didn't he say that when the Four Olds were being destroyed, several groups of people specially deposited books with him?"
"Now it seems that the identities of those groups of people are not ordinary."
"There is no such thing as this in the world. As long as we have good eyesight, others will be blind and unable to see."
"That's what you said."
Liu Yumei actually had a few words left in her heart but didn't say them out.
That is, no matter how great the book is, it is still a book.
And the more remarkable the book, the harder it is to understand.
How many people live their whole lives without really being able to read any of Xuanmen's books.
She liked to sit on the dam and drink tea, while the boy sat on her head and read. She only remembered that the child read like reading comic books, one after another.
If it were really a great Taoist treasure, if he looked at it in this way, he could learn from it, but it was really unreasonable.
But the fact seems to be here.
When he first moved in, he was just a child who was frightened by his first experience of death. Now, not only can he distinguish the main points of the bait hole, but he can also personally attract death.
Children like this, before liberation, would probably have to be scrambled by various families to inherit their own mantle.
Ha...
If the memorial tablet he enshrines is not a dead tablet, but if there is some kind of spirit, he will probably have to make a noise at night to accept a disciple on his behalf.
We even had to fight over whether to go with Qin or Liu, the two tablets.
Look,
Liu Yumei picked up the jug and poured herself another glass of wine.
When Ah Li recovers from his illness later, as a token of gratitude, I might be able to pass on "Liu's Qi-Wang Jue" to him.
After Li Zhuiyuan sat back and ate his lunch with peace of mind, he had to explain some things clearly to Grandma Liu, and he also had to make his attitude clear.
After all, he still needs Aunt Liu to protect himself.
Although the incident will happen at Big Beard's house, if he fails to stay and play, it may also affect his family. At that time, he will have to ask Aunt Liu to go back to his hometown to accompany Uncle Qin to take care of his uncle.
After lunch, Runsheng had a big belly and continued to work in the workshop without any intention of taking a rest.
Li Zhuiyuan stopped him and handed him some drawings: "Brother Runsheng, help me get these things out first, if they are needed urgently."
Runsheng took the drawing and said directly, "Okay."
He believed that Xiaoyuan would not give him drawings that he could not understand or make.
Li Zhuiyuan and Qin Li came to the room.
He continued to pick and choose the ten taboos, while Ali took the carving knife and continued carving.
The desk is large enough for boys and girls to do their own things without disturbing each other.
In the end, Li Zhuiyuan selected two taboos.
In fact, there are many types of taboos in the books he has read, but many of them do not meet the conditions for realization. Even among the ten that he carefully selected, at least half of them were eliminated by him because the success conditions were too complicated. .
For some necessary materials, I can understand their names, but I don’t know what they are in reality, and the prefixes are often hundreds or thousands of years.
There are also some special triggering tools, which are made just like making evil weapons. Human skin drums are also produced, and the age of boys and girls under the age is also marked.
What's more, they require themselves to build an underground palace in a special environment, collect yin and yang feng shui, and then put the little oriole in it.
To be honest, if I had such skills, would I still have to think of ways to deal with those water monkeys?
The last two chosen.
One is to change the place where corpses are raised into a place to flush out evil spirits in a short period of time through preliminary changes in Feng Shui, which is a bit like sprinkling water into a frying pan.
One is to use a scripture banner to wrap around the body of the little oriole, triggering the resentment in it to boil. This requires attention to the effect of the scripture banner. It is similar to how strong wind can blow out a fire, but proper blowing can make the fire burn brighter and stronger.
However, at my current level, I only need to worry about whether the wind will pick up, not what to do if the wind is too strong.
These two are the easiest to implement from a practical perspective.
Moreover, the effect is similar to a stimulant. After using it on Xiao Huangying, she will immediately fall into a deep depression, preventing her from losing control later.
Li Zhuiyuan had already asked Runsheng to rub the materials for the formation flag. For this specific usage, he had to re-plan and design it. At least he had to figure out which points of Feng Shui needed to be changed, which required a lot of deductions and calculations.
Open the drawer, take out a large roll of white paper, and cut it as needed.
Li Zhuiyuan picked up a pen and ruler and began to follow the memory of that night and draw the pond of Beard's house and the surrounding topography.
He had this kind of family education from his parents since he was a child, and he has a good memory, so it took him about half an hour to finish the painting.
It is much more detailed than a sketch, and a lot of unnecessary cumbersomeness has been removed. With both hands holding the edges and raising them up, there is a sense of visual clarity when photographed by a camera.
Li Zhuiyuan used double-sided tape to stick it on the wall, and then stood there, staring at it.
But as he watched, he gradually frowned.
The reason why I chose to draw it, just like using scratch paper, was to reduce the burden on my brain, but unfortunately, this picture... failed to have any effect.
Because Feng Shui weather conditions cannot be drawn with clear lines, when calculating by yourself, you still have to form a realistic picture in your mind, then add Feng Shui weather conditions, and finally perform deduction calculations.
This picture is really a bit... I took off my pants and farted.
You cannot use this painting method, you have to use ink painting.
Li Zhuiyuan went downstairs. He had a paper-making business at home, and there was no shortage of paint palettes and brushes on the first floor. He picked a set and ran back.
After cutting a new piece of paper and placing it in front of the table, Li Zhuiyuan picked up the brush and began to draw.
But as he continued to draw, he felt something was wrong again.
It's not that this method is wrong, it is definitely correct. The key point is... he can't draw it himself.
Genius, he has seen a lot of the classmates in the class, but everyone just learns quickly, no one is born with it.
On the professional circuit, if you skip the learning process, a genius will be no different from an idiot that day.
This is also the reason why he has never been able to beat Ali in Go. Ali has obviously learned it, but he has not.
Although the most direct way is to go to the scene to check the location, but now that Water Monkey has set his sights on Big Beard's house, it is impossible for him to rashly wander there without attracting attention.
The key point is that the result cannot be obtained at a glance. It takes a long time to deduce and calculate. Therefore, we cannot go to the scene because the risk is too high.
Aunt Liu must be able to draw. I have observed the way she colors the paper figures, and she clearly has a very deep foundation in painting.
Grandma Liu can also draw. She likes to hold up a table and use a paintbrush to design clothes for Ali herself.
But unfortunately, these two people will definitely not help them draw this.
Li Zhuiyuan sighed, walked out of the room, and went downstairs to the workshop.
Opening the door, Runsheng inside was rubbing the iron vertebrae lines with his hands. These iron vertebrae would later serve as the flagpole.
"Xiaoyuan, you are here."
Runsheng handed a large porcelain cup to Li Zhuiyuan.
The porcelain cup is a little dirty, but there are patchouli leaves soaked in it.
Li Zhuiyuan took it and took two big gulps.
After handing it back, Runsheng drank it all in one go, then picked up the kettle on the stove and refilled the porcelain cup with hot water.
"I said why is it so hot? Brother Runsheng, why did you put the stove in the house?"
"Hey, sometimes it's better to make it by heating it a little. It's a little too hot, but just drink more water. It doesn't matter."
"You should pay more attention to your health."
"I'm in good health, don't worry, I've had enough to eat."
Li Zhuiyuan knew that from Runsheng's perspective, as long as he had enough to eat, nothing would be a problem.
The conditions of this workshop are indeed simple and the space is small. It would be great if we could build a professional studio in the future, with its own electric furnace, machine tools, and cutting machines.
That way, it will be convenient to build anything.
However, I can only think about it for now.
"Brother, let me tell you something."
"Okay, Xiaoyuan, tell me." Runsheng continued the work at hand without stopping.
Li Zhuiyuan told about the water monkey.
Runsheng said in surprise: "Xiaoyuan, you didn't tell me when they came in the morning, were you afraid that I would reveal my flaws?"
"Yeah."
"It's a pity. I have seen similar scenes on TV. I think I can act."
"Don't worry, you can polish your acting skills and you'll be fine in the future."
"Yeah!"
Runsheng picked up the black and white towel and wiped his sweat,
"So, Xiaoyuan, are we going to poke them in the back when they are about to dig that tomb?"
As he spoke, Runsheng also raised his newly polished iron spine and made a "poke" motion.
"Maybe, without us taking action, the little yellow warbler can let them all eat."
"That's such a pity. I always feel uncomfortable when I see others taking action and I can't end up doing it myself.
It's usually like that in movies. The little yellow warbler kills them first, and then a fierce man appears among them and suppresses the little yellow warbler. At the last critical moment, we appear. ”
"Have you arranged it all?"
"You have to think about it. This way you can be more energetic."
"Brother Runsheng, keep busy, I'll go up first."
"Okay, don't worry, you can go think about your own business and leave this to me."
Infected by Runsheng's emotions, Li Zhuiyuan also gathered his emotions and planned to go up and overcome the problem. Even if he couldn't draw on the rough paper, he could still calculate by hand, and the worst he could do would be another nosebleed.
However, Li Zhuiyuan did not go upstairs first, but came to the kitchen. At this point, it was time for Aunt Liu to decoct medicine for herself.
"Xiaoyuan, you are here, haha, this bowl is for you, this bowl is for the dog to drink."
"Thank you Aunt Liu, is this bowl for me?"
Li Zhuiyuan confirmed again. He didn't want to drink the wrong drink.
"Yes, that's right, drink."
The medicine was very bitter. Li Zhuiyuan drank it at a steady pace and finally finished it.
"Aunt Liu, isn't this medicine expensive?"
"They are not valuable. They are common tonics. It takes a little effort to stimulate the properties of the medicines to harmonize with each other during the torment, and the effects will come out. However, Xiaoyuan, according to what you said, you often have nosebleeds and dizziness, so you need to take good care of yourself. , don’t cause a loss and lose your vitality in advance.”
"I understand, Aunt Liu."
"In addition, it is best to drink this medicine in the morning, preferably when you just get up, so that the body can recover with the morning breath, and then combined with the medicinal soup, the effect will be best.
Let's do this. I'll ask Ali to bring it to you in the morning. Ali will go to your room in the morning anyway. ”
Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "Okay."
He didn't refuse because he knew that Grandma Liu and the others wanted to speed up the progress and give Ali extra homework in his own name.
Although, this image seems strange to me.
As soon as he opened his eyes every morning, the girl would come to his bed carrying medicine.
But for the sake of his own body and for the girl's condition to continue to improve, he still had to drink this medicine.
In the past, there were indeed students in the class who were in poor health and often fell ill. Li Zhuiyuan originally thought that he did not have this problem because Li Lan had the same disease as him, but Li Lan had always been in good health and could even sleep in the open air and go to the scene.
But the problem is that I am now exposed to these things, and calculating them is much more complicated and energy-consuming than calculating math problems.
The little black dog was sleeping in his kennel. When Li Zhuiyuan came over with a bowl of medicine, he opened his eyes, yawned, came over by himself, drank all the medicine, and then lay down with a full belly. And continue to sleep.
After a period of feeding, good food, good drinks and good medicine, the little black dog's coat became darker and brighter, and Li Zhuiyuan discovered that its tongue was also black, and the only white thing on its body was its teeth. .
This is the dog that Aunt Liu bought for herself. Its appearance should be extraordinary.
Going upstairs and walking into the room, Li Zhuiyuan planned to roll up the paper balls for himself first, and then forcefully calculate, but he saw that although Ali was still at the desk, he had moved to his original position.
What the girl is holding is no longer a carving knife, but a writing brush.
After getting closer, I confirmed that the girl was indeed painting, and that she had almost finished the painting and was in the final stage.
After looking carefully, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but widen his eyes. She copied the picture of the fish pond she posted on the wall, and also painted the weather.
The problems that bothered me and the cost of nosebleeds were solved by the girl.
After finishing the last stroke, Ah Li put down the brush, put his finger into the cup, dipped it in water, and then lightly sprinkled it evenly on the drawing paper to further spread the ink color and make the scene more clear.
Finish.
The girl turned around and looked at the boy.
"Ali, you are really a genius."
When the girl heard the compliment, her eyebrows seemed to slightly curve.
Then she stood up, stretched out her hands, and put her arms around the boy's neck.
Li Zhuiyuan felt that it was necessary to use a more suitable way of acting coquettishly with his uncle in front of Ali next time, or secretly tell him to change his response style.
Otherwise, every time this happens, the scenery will be ruined.
But at the moment, he could only pat the girl's head gently and said:
"I'll buy you whatever Ah Li wants. I have money, lots of money."
The ceremony is completed.
Ah Li let go of his hand with satisfaction and sat back in his seat.
Li Zhuiyuan sat down, stared at the painting, and began to make calculations.
Every twenty minutes, he picked up a pen and marked a point on the painting. This was where the flag needed to be placed.
In the end, he marked a total of twelve points.
Even if the formation flags are all planted at these twelve points, there is still one formation eye missing, but there is no need to worry about this, the formation eye is Xiao Huangying herself.
Next, there is the material for the flag. The flagpole part will be moisturized, but the tricky and complicated thing is the flag surface. Ordinary fabric will be blown by the wind, which is not conducive to presentation, so it must be a fixed surface, preferably of high quality. The shadowy wood chips can be used to maximize the effect in a short time after carving the texture.
Originally, Li Zhuiyuan planned to go to the cemetery with Runsheng in the evening without having to dig graves, because broken and exposed coffin plates could often be seen there.
But now...
Li Zhuiyuan turned to look at the wooden flower scrolls in front of Ah Li and the half-cut memorial tablet at Ah Li's feet. It seems that there are better boards to choose from.
For example,
These ancestors are stern.
……
After dinner, the village chief came.
The village chief smiled broadly and said, "Uncle Sanjiang, this is a good thing."
Then he took out several handwritten documents, which were stamped with the seal of the village committee and the signatures of his bearded wife and eldest son.
Li Sanjiang lamented that Ding Dalin was so fast. Can he buy a retirement home now?
When he lowered his head to read the contents of the document, his face froze for a moment: "Why did you buy the house from the bearded family?"
The village chief must have received the red envelope from the middleman and said with a smile:
"You can tell me whether you want Baide's house and fish pond. He has already settled the money and you signed it. If you have a bad conscience and turn around and kick someone out, even if he wants to fight you, You can’t win a lawsuit.”
"But I warned him not to buy from Big Beard's family."
"It's cheap. I think that although he is an overseas Chinese who has returned to China, he probably hasn't made much money. If he does make a fortune and invests in his hometown, the town will directly give him a new homestead."
"This is the truth."
Although he felt unlucky about Big Beard's house, based on the principle of not giving up, Li Sanjiang still signed and fingerprinted.
At worst, after Ding Dalin leaves, Xiao Yuanhou can resell the house.
"That's it. I'm probably in a hurry to return to my hometown, so I'll find someone to clean it. I'll officially move in the day after tomorrow. Then I'll invite a troupe to perform all day long, and invite the whole village to come and have a lively banquet." ”
"It's really lively. On the big bearded family, I haven't stopped eating for a while."
"Haha, let's just say this now. When you go to join in the fun with others the day after tomorrow, you have to keep your mouth shut. I will also remind other people in the village."
"I know."
"Oh, by the way, he said that when he invites people from the village to have a feast, he won't accept any contributions."
"I'd better give it."
"Yes, you have to give it. It is a contribution to your own house."
Li Sanjiang nodded and pulled out two cigarettes for the village chief, who took the one inside.
"Okay, that's it, Uncle Sanjiang, I'll go back first and you can eat."
Li Sanjiang lit a cigarette and said to Li Zhuiyuan: "Xiao Yuanhou, my master has earned you a house."
"Thank you, Master."
"This is nothing. Just wait, I will save some money here. I will definitely get one for you in the city before I close my eyes for you to use when you get married."
As he spoke, Li Sanjiang purposely glanced at Old Mrs. Liu who was sitting at the table far away and eating from the corner of his eye.
It seemed that he was afraid that the other party would not hear him, so he deliberately raised the volume:
"After we, Marquis Xiaoyuan, get married, we have to live in the city no matter what!"
Hum, let you, a philistine old lady, look down on people again.
Liu Yumei picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. She was too lazy to get angry with the showy old man.
Her Qinliu family, in Suhuaiyang and other places, all have old houses. In the early years, they even specially donated several houses to the country as cultural relics protection units.
However, just because the two children are playing well together now does not mean that they will have to climb up the childhood sweetheart's pole until they get married.
She, Liu Yumei, actually just wanted to cure her granddaughter's illness, and had not thought much about turning the boy from the Li family into her grandson-in-law.
Since ancient times, when wealthy families recruit sons-in-law, they are not looking for virtue, but for honesty and duty.
If you really choose someone who is smart and capable, and you can't suppress him, then all the family property will belong to this kid, and he will eat it up and wipe it all away, and he won't even give you a last name.
After dinner, Li Zhuiyuan drew the pattern of the formation flag.
Then he went downstairs to the kitchen and personally cooked ten packs of three-fresh noodles and delivered them to Runsheng in a washbasin.
Runsheng was still staying up all night rubbing iron. When he saw a large basin of noodles and two sticks of thick incense covered on it, he was so happy that his lips almost went up to the sky.
After being told to go to bed early again, Li Zhuiyuan went upstairs to take a shower and go to bed.
When he woke up, Li Zhuiyuan first stretched and then turned his head.
I saw a girl sitting on a chair at the door, holding a bowl of medicine in her hand.
This look unexpectedly makes her look cute and cute.
Ah Li stood up, took the medicine and walked to Li Zhuiyuan's bedside, sat down, and slowly moved the mouth of the bowl towards the boy's mouth.
The boy knew that she was going to imitate the way her elders treated her before and give herself medicine.
Li Zhuiyuan readily accepted it.
Then,
Early in the morning, Li Zhuiyuan went to wash his hair.
Li Sanjiang yawned and left the room, saw Li Zhuiyuan beside the water tank, and asked:
"Xiao Yuanhou, what's the matter, you have bird poop on your head today?"
"Master, I think my hair is a little oily. Please wash it."
After breakfast, Li Zhuiyuan returned to the house, gave the design to Ah Li, and asked her to be responsible for carving on the board.
He himself began to draw scripture banners. He had experience in drawing talisman papers in the past, so it was not difficult to draw them this time.
Moreover, the "power" of the talisman paper also convinced Li Zhuiyuan that his scripture banner would never be overly effective and would only irritate Little Huangying instead of actually calming her down.
At noon, all the materials were ready, and the flagpoles at Runsheng's place were also polished.
In the afternoon, it was assembled and pieced together, and the twelve formation flags were completed.
Li Zhuiyuan specially added a long rope to the scripture banner so that Runsheng could be thrown up from a long distance.
Originally, Li Sanjiang thought that Ding Dalin would come over tonight to get together with him and talk about the housewarming tomorrow, but who knew that Ding Dalin didn't come, and it was Tan Yunlong who came at night.
Tan Yunlong was riding a motorcycle, with Tan Wenbin riding behind him.
The father and son brought a lot of gifts. They also tied a mattress and a bag with toiletries on the trunk of the motorcycle.
It turned out that the city's education bureau was going to conduct an inspection, so the town's high school had to interrupt summer classes and give the students a week off to wait for the inspection before returning to class.
Tan Yunlong said that he was busy with work and his wife was going on a business trip in the near future, so he could only leave his son here to be taken care of, so that he could study hard with Xiaoyuan.
Li Sanjiang heard that he came to give Xiao Yuanhou a good tutoring session.
However, Li Sanjiang was very shrewd most of the time, except for being occasionally confused about certain matters. He decisively pushed back the living expenses given by Tan Yunlong, and promised to take good care of his son. After all, everyone Understand the necessity of establishing a good relationship with the police station.
Tan Yunlong walked up to Li Zhuiyuan, bent down, patted Li Zhuiyuan on the shoulder, and whispered:
"The two unconscious ones are about to wake up."
Li Zhuiyuan nodded, which meant that the group of water monkeys were about to dig.
"Binbin, I'm going to bother you first. If he doesn't listen to you, call me and I'll beat him to death."
Li Zhuiyuan turned to look at Tan Wenbin, who was standing behind him. Tan Wenbin gave Li Zhuiyuan a "you know" smile.
Tan Yunlong is gone.
Tan Wenbin hugged the quilt and said: "Xiaoyuan, where is your room, can I sleep with you?"
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Runsheng. Runsheng immediately walked to Tan Wenbin's side, took his quilt, set up another round table next to his own round table, neatly spread the quilt on it, and patted it:
"Come, you sleep here with me tonight."
Instead of being dissatisfied, Tan Wenbin nodded excitedly: "Okay!"
After nightfall, Li Zhuiyuan went to bed early. He would have to stay up late tomorrow night and must recharge his batteries today.
Runsheng's work was finally done and he could finally continue watching TV with peace of mind.
Tan Wenbin watched with him. After seeing that the TV was all fixed in black and white, Tan Wenbin took out the game console and taught Runsheng how to play Tetris. The machine also came with another airplane game.
Runsheng had a lot of fun, but soon the game console ran out of power.
"Oops, I forgot the batteries."
"It's okay, let's go to sleep." Runsheng turned off the light and got on the table.
On the table opposite, Tan Wenbin also lay down on it.
On the dark first floor, there were paper figures on the opposite side, lined up neatly under the moonlight.
Tan Wenbin felt it was very atmospheric, a little scared and a little excited.
He lay on his side facing Runsheng, covering half of his face with the quilt, and with his mouth in the quilt, he asked in a low voice:
"Runsheng, do you know that you will die?"
"Know."
"Is it the kind of body that falls into the water after death?"
"What if?"
"Is it the kind that you can walk ashore by yourself after you die?"
"What else?"
Upon hearing this answer, Tan Wenbin's eyes showed excitement while he silently retracted his exposed feet into the quilt.
"Runsheng, have you ever fished it?"
"Caught it."
"You are so awesome."
"Xiao Yuan is even more powerful."
"Hey, I told my dad this time that I want to come here to study. Actually, I just want to see if there is a chance to meet the dead."
It was true that the school had a temporary holiday, but it was false that his mother was going on a business trip. As soon as he suggested it, his parents immediately agreed.
Because in the eyes of Tan Yunlong and his wife, Li Zhuiyuan no longer belongs to other people's children, he belongs to the family in heaven!
Tan Yunlong was reliable in his work. He called the town high school specifically to ask about transferring schools and skipping a grade. The other person asked him where his child had gone to school before and what grade he was in. Tan Yunlong had seen Li Zhuiyuan's portfolio before, so he asked about it. The junior class signed up.
At first, the other end of the phone politely expressed understanding and then hung up, a bit like giving himself a face.
An hour later, the call came back, and the tone became very excited. There were even more chatter on the other side, yelling and asking if Tan Yunlong was sure he was in the junior class.
He also said that as long as everything is true, he can come to the school to go through the procedures immediately, and he will be accompanied by the principal and director throughout the process, and there will also be a series of preferential treatment conditions.
Tan Yunlong knew that Li Zhuiyuan wanted to take the summer vacation, so he didn't tell Li Zhuiyuan his name and address. He pushed back and said he would take the children there before the new semester started.
However, Tan Yunlong was sure of one thing. This junior class was not the kind of university-affiliated primary school he thought.
Runsheng was about to go to sleep. He felt that the guy at the opposite table seemed a little stupider than him.
Tan Wenbin smiled to himself again:
"Hey, you know, when Xiaoyuan first told me that he liked to eat and drink, I stupidly asked him if this was a kind of snack."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Wenbin saw Runsheng's eyes seem to light up.
Immediately afterwards, a loud and evocative voice came:
“Yummy, delicious!”
That night, Tan Wenbin slept huddled under the quilt, not even daring to get out of bed to pee.
……
The next morning, Tan Wenbin drowsily saw a girl in a red dress walking past him and going up the stairs, carrying a bowl of medicine.
When he came last night, Ali had already been coaxed to sleep by Li Zhuiyuan, so this was the first time he saw her.
"This little girl is so beautiful. None of the stars on the poster are as good-looking as her."
Runsheng sat up, relaxed his neck, and reminded: "Don't get close to her."
"What's wrong?"
"No one can get close to her except Xiao Yuan."
"Is there still such a rule?"
At dawn, Tan Wenbin felt that Runsheng was not so scary anymore.
"It's not a rule."
Runsheng has always been sensitive in this regard. He remembers the first time he went up to the second floor and wanted to walk towards Xiaoyuan and A'li, A'li's body trembled.
At that time, the feeling the little girl gave him was more terrifying than the most terrifying death he had ever seen.
“It’s time for breakfast!”
Aunt Liu's voice sounded like an alarm clock every day.
Li Zhuiyuan and Ah Li went downstairs. He didn't let Ah Li take medicine today, so he didn't wash his hair.
Tan Wenbin smiled and wanted to come over to have breakfast together.
"Brother Binbin..." Li Zhuiyuan quickly held Ah Li's hand and prepared to remind him.
"You come and eat with me!"
Runsheng grabbed Tan Wenbin's neck and lifted him to his dining corner like a chicken.
Tan Wenbin forgot what he had for breakfast. Anyway, after the meal, his eyes were red and a little painful from the aroma.
Early on, there was a loud noise of gongs and drums at Big Beard's house, and the loudspeakers started playing loudly.
Everyone in the village was notified by the village chief yesterday. It was said that an overseas Chinese from the village had returned to the country and wanted to settle down. Everyone was invited to a housewarming party.
And I made it clear that everyone can just come and enjoy the meal, no members will be accepted.
Now, the whole village, men, women and children, came over early to watch the fun.
Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng also came, followed by Tan Wenbin who insisted on following them.
"What did he do at night? He was very curious." Runsheng asked while making a knife motion in front of Li Zhuiyuan, "Knock him out?"
Li Zhuiyuan's eyelids twitched. He was afraid that Brother Runsheng would get too involved in the drama, fail to control his strength, and kill him with a knife.
"There's no need for this, just tie him up."
"Okay."
Li Zhuiyuan began to observe today's table.
Because there were so many people invited, there was no room on the dam and in the house on the first floor, and a shed was built extending down to the field.
In addition, the performance location of the troupe was set up next to the fish pond, and the speakers and drums were all placed there.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was to facilitate concealment when robbing tombs at night.
Because it was an all-day banquet, it meant playing music all day and all night. During the day, the opera was performed for the living, and at night, the opera was performed for the dead.
What is important is that the yin and yang are well prepared, which means that the future will go smoothly.
However, there are very few all-day banquets held in rural areas now, because the performance fee at night is several times more expensive than during the day, and ordinary people are really not willing to spend their spare money to perform for ghosts.
This is a drum, a loudspeaker and a loudspeaker. No matter how loud the noise is at night, no one in the village will be surprised.
Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is called professional, and he is willing to spend money, buy a house and treat the whole village to a banquet.
The troupe's performance had started early and there were people all around. Li Zhuiyuan pretended to be curious and led Runsheng around the troupe stage. Then he and Runsheng went to a quiet place opposite the fish pond where there were few people. Take a break.
This is actually to determine the coordinates for Runsheng to plant the flag.
"Have you remembered everything, Brother Runsheng?"
“Don’t worry, I’ve remembered everything.”
"I will insert two of them when the time comes, and the rest will depend on you."
The formation flags were a bit heavy, and Li Zhuiyuan could only hold two of them and run.
"What about me? What about me?"
Tan Wenbin followed and untied his belt,
"How many should I take?"
Li Zhuiyuan comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Promise to complete the mission." Although he didn't know what the mission was, he just wanted to participate.
The banquet started at noon.
Li Zhuiyuan and Tan Wenbin followed Li Sanjiang and took their seats in the room on the first floor.
Tan Wenbin asked curiously: "Where's Runsheng, why don't you come to eat?"
"Brother Runsheng is eating at home, and don't talk."
"Understood."
Tan Wenbin made an "ok" gesture.
Runsheng ate well, and this behavior attracted too much attention. On weekdays, he would sit down with his grandfather, and his grandfather would bring him food alone and let him find a corner to eat by himself.
In today's situation, it is natural not to arouse the suspicion of the water monkeys.
The quality of the meal was very high, and the local chef was hired. After Tan Wenbin stopped talking, he ate until his mouth was shiny.
After the banquet, many villagers felt bad and wanted to pay their share, but were refused. So they went home to get some gifts or something and came over to give them to them.
Next, the whole afternoon was spent watching the performance together. The performance in the evening was taboo for living people, and no one except the performers would come to watch it.
The level of this troupe is very high, with singing, dancing, acrobatics, and bone-shrinking and chest-breaking boulder performances.
Li Zhuiyuan noticed that the performances performed later... were actually real kung fu.
Judging from the details of the performers' behavioral habits, they all follow the routine of dealing with death.
From this point of view, if the first two contractors of the fish pond had not been knocked down by the red evil spirit in the bait hole, it would have been difficult for the police to catch them with their skills.
At the same time, it also shows that Grandma Liu’s evaluation of this water monkey is right.
Because this is by no means some improvised team, this is a very professional team of water monkeys.
After all, not all of those guys who just want to make a fortune by robbing tombs have specially trained their skills to deal with the dead.
It seems that if Xiao Huangying faces them, it is really difficult to say who will lose and who will win.
However, looking at the lively and noisy scene in front of him, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but feel a little sad.
The first time I saw Xiao Huangying was in such a scene. At that time, Xiao Huangying was still performing on the stage.
It was she who gave him a wild aesthetic shock from the country when he first arrived in the country.
Li Zhuiyuan's eyes fell on the water of the fish pond. I wonder if the little oriole in the fish pond is also watching the performance?
Deep down in her heart, she must also be resentful of the white-collar team who once took the money and ignored her whereabouts, right?
At this moment, Secretary Kim, who had just finished singing a song in a black tights, walked to the stage with a microphone and asked:
"You can tell me what songs you want to listen to."
People in rural areas are generally mean-spirited. When asked for the first time, no one had the nerve to ask for a song.
Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand first.
Secretary Jin knew Li Zhuiyuan. He smiled and waved to Li Zhuiyuan, motioning him to approach the stage: "Come on, little friend, tell me, what song do you want to listen to?"
She knelt down and handed the microphone to Li Zhuiyuan's mouth.
Li Zhuiyuan was facing the stage, facing the water of the fish pond. He said in a clear voice:
"Well...
I want to hear it,
"Thousands of Songs". ”
(End of chapter)