"Are you going to pick us up at Xinsheng Pavilion tonight?" I asked Bai Mengting, thinking that her Z4 was a single-row seat and could only seat two people.
"I took you to the Bai family's shady house last night. You can find it. At eight o'clock in the evening, just take Yi Ba there yourself." Bai Mengting said.
“The Bai family’s yin residence is in Wuqing Mountain, which is more than ten kilometers away from the county seat. How much does it cost to take a taxi there? I haven’t paid a bill for more than half a year, and I am very poor now. "Let me go by myself, you have to give me the taxi fare first, right?" "You are really too poor, otherwise I wouldn't ask for such a few dozen dollars from a beautiful woman like Bai Mengting!"
"No wonder the security guard didn't let you in." Bai Mengting said to me, took her wallet, and generously took out five hundred-dollar bills and handed them to me.
“I’ll give you the 500 yuan travel expenses first, and you can take it yourself and Yi Bafen!” Bai Mengting said.
"I thought it was you who rewarded me? It turned out to be an advance? How stingy!"
It is two or three kilometers away from the International Garden to Anqingguan, and a taxi is only the starting price. I just took 500 yuan from Bai Mengting. Do I want to take a taxi? After hesitating for a few seconds, I decided to save some money. After all, I could buy several kilograms of rice in just one taxi ride, which would be enough for me to eat for at least three or four days.
The last time I passed by, the gate of Anqingguan was only a little broken, but now the door panels of the gate have actually fallen to the ground. I don't even need to enter the door to see clearly what's going on inside.
“Yi Ba!”
Seeing that the guy was sleeping on a broken straw mat, I shouted.
"Who?" Yi Ba was startled and stood up with a jump.
This is hard kung fu. Taoist priests need to practice hard kung fu. Judging from the moment Yi Bafang got up, he should have two brushes.
"Let's go to the Bai family's yin house in the evening and have a look. They hired an onmyoji. If the onmyoji can handle it, it's none of our business; if it can't be done, we'll do it again. But don't worry, we It won't be in vain, they gave me five hundred yuan in advance, which is considered as travel expenses. If you need to take action at that time, we will discuss the price." I took out the five hundred-yuan bills and handed them to Yi Ba.
“We agreed to give half to each person, how can you give it all to me?” Yi Ba did not accept the money I handed over.
"500 yuan, half for each person, isn't that two hundred and fifty? It doesn't sound good." I took out two cards, handed the remaining three cards over, and said, "You take three hundred yuan, and I Take two hundred.”
"I heard that the cured pig's trotters here are delicious. It's already noon, and I'll treat you to dinner."
The cured pig's trotters in Fengyang County are famous for being used to stew kelp. eat. Just thinking about it makes me drool. Although I am in the county town every day, I haven't eaten braised pig's trotters with kelp for two or three months because of my lack of money.
I helped Yi Bal with business, and he invited me to dinner. This is human nature. In addition, I also want to eat bacon trotters, so naturally I refuse!
While eating, Yi Ba asked me what was going on with the Bai family. I don't know much about underworld affairs, so I just briefly told Yi Ba that someone might have done the Five Evils.
“The situation of the five evil spirits? Do you think it will be too much trouble? It turns out that it is just such a mess?”
Yi Ba looked at me with some disappointment, and then said: "Master told me that there are many capable people and strangers at the foot of the mountain, so let me keep a low profile. The Five Evils Game is just a child's play, you said they invited them That Onmyoji master is very famous and very capable, wouldn't it be easy to do it? So our trip to the Bai family's Yin Mansion tonight will probably be in vain, but it only costs 500 yuan. It’s enough for us to eat several meals of bacon trotters, so it’s not a loss!”
I stared at Yi Ba’s nose, and then said: “The straight head of your Caibo Palace is a sign that you need to have food and clothing.” That is to say, you should make a fortune today. Just three hundred yuan is not a windfall."
"Are you accurate?" This guy Yi Ba actually said this to me? It made me almost choke on the pig's trotters in my mouth.
"Then can you handle the underworld?" I asked Yi Ba.
"No matter what, I still want to lend you some good advice." Yi Ba said.
"What do you mean by lending me auspicious words? I can tell by looking at your face." I was speechless.
"If you are so accurate in seeing the truth, you can be so embarrassed. Judging from the way you devoured the bacon trotters just now, you must have not eaten meat for a long time, right?" Yi Ba said with a smile. Ask me.
“You don’t understand!” I rolled my eyes at Yi Ba without explaining.
I can read fortune tellers very accurately, but the yin and yang coin that Master left for me always goes against me. If I divine the Yin hexagram, all the people who come will be women; if I divine the Yang hexagram, all the people who come will be men. There are not many people who come to Xinsheng Pavilion to read fortune tellers, only two or three in a month, and all of them are rejected because of those who break the rules. Can I have business here?
For a while, I wanted to put up two shelves in Xinsheng Pavilion and open a canteen, but I was afraid that Master would jump out of the coffin board and beat me, so I gave up.
"Is it because of the rules?" Yi Ba seemed to see through me at a glance.
"Yeah!" I nodded.
"Why do you follow the rules? If I had listened to Master and stuck to the rules, I would have starved to death before I got here. As long as you have justice in your heart, don't worry about those old and bad habits!" Yi Ba took the words. , said: "Master won't let me drink, no Let me eat meat, which is the rule of our family. But if you don’t drink alcohol and eat meat, what’s the point of living?”
“Those things you mentioned are just small rules. This is different. If you violate it, you will be killed." I said.
"Have you violated the law?" Yi Ba asked me.
"I didn't do it before, but this time, it's violated." I said.
“Why violate it?” Yi Ba’s face was very curious.
"Save a life." I said.
“Well done!” Yi Ba bowed his hands to me, and then said: “It’s a man who gets killed just to save someone’s life. If there’s anything you need help with, , I will sacrifice my life to help you."
"You just believe me? Don't you doubt that I'm telling a lie?" I asked.
"I can't read faces, but that doesn't mean I can't read people." Yi Ba said.
The time Bai Mengting agreed with me was eight o'clock in the evening. At seven-thirty, I spent ten yuan to find a tricycle and went to Wuqing Mountain with Yi Ba.
"Isn't there a taxi? Why take this tricycle?" Yi Ba asked.
The road to Wuqing Mountain for several kilometers is a tractor-trailed road, and the tricycle driving on it is a bit bumpy. It made my stomach churn, and I felt a little uncomfortable indeed.
"A taxi costs thirty or forty, but this one only costs ten yuan. Money is a bit tight now, so I can save whatever I can." I said.
"I told you earlier that I would treat you! After eating bacon trotters for lunch, I still have more than a hundred yuan left! Didn't you already calculate that I will make a fortune tonight? Do you still care about these thirty or forty yuan?" Yi Ba said .
“Reading fortune tellers is a way to get a glimpse of the secrets of heaven. The secrets of heaven are ever-changing and mistaking is common.” I explained this sentence.
"Why are you so unconfident? No wonder there has been no business for more than half a year?" Yi Ba sighed, and then said: "Money is an external thing, use it if you have it, don't use it if you don't have it. There is no need to take it so seriously. It’s okay! You and I are both people who rely on our ability to make a living. With what you and I have, even if we have no money, we can survive for a few days just by doing random things!”
“No wonder your robe is so rotten and dirty! Beggar, so this is how you lived your life after you came down from the mountain?" I asked.
"I was unlucky. I didn't receive any work after I came down from the mountain, so I spent all the money provided by the master, so I am in such a dilemma. As long as this order is completed tonight, I will ensure that you will eat well and drink spicy food in the future, and you will not be short of money." Yi Ba said to me carelessly.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked. "It has been several months since I came down the mountain. There is no news about my senior sister and senior brother at all. Taoism is about fate, and you can't force it. Meeting you is also fate. You read your fortune, and I will handle the secret affairs. Let's If we cooperate with each other and monopolize all the businesses in Fengyang County, why should we worry about having no money to spend?" Yi Ba said.