Chapter 44: New Year’s Eve, Refining Treasures
"I have an innocent family background. I was born in a poor family in the ninth grade. I am still a son with a foreign surname. My parents are still loyal people.
Yes, heels do not belong to the ranks of silverfish. ”
Zhu Jiaoyu looked at the various information on the roster, and his eyes became more and more satisfied.
She casually ticked the booklet and told the maid next to her: "After this boy is admitted to the county school, take it over and don't let others snatch it away."
The maid immediately lowered her head and promised: "Yes, sir!"
Yu Que didn't know that although his two visits to the house were fruitless and he didn't even see Zhu Jiaoyu's face, he had already caught Zhu Jiaoyu's eyes and aroused his interest.
The other side.
After Yu Que returned home, he formed a fairly regular schedule.
He mostly meditates and contemplates at home, polishing his new Yin Shen. Occasionally, he goes to the alchemist guild to observe other people's craftsmanship, and develops relationships with Huang Guishan, Qian Huazhen and others.
This kind of regular life is also how he is preparing for the county examination that is coming soon at the beginning of the new year.
He did not intend to be like other candidates, who would become more and more crazy as they got closer to the county exam, consuming their energy and honing their martial arts skills. He has already passed this stage.
On the contrary, his Qi and blood are currently weak, and he needs to take good care of himself and rest quietly, so that he can make up for the previous deficit and restore his physical state to its original state.
Therefore, except for one thing, Yu Que did not plan to perform any more exercises or rituals before the county examination.
Time passed quickly.
The New Year is coming soon. People in this life are the same as Yu Que in his previous life. They also have New Year customs, and all the rules and etiquette are similar to his previous life.
It's like offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.
Although Yu Que's family lived in a Tongzi building and usually burned coal stoves using black charcoal instead of large pots, the whole family also worked together to clean up the kitchen that day.
The doors and windows outside the house were also pasted with festive red paper, as well as the peach charms that Yu Que had retrieved from the Alchemist Guild.
It's night, everything is renewed.
Yu Que and his uncle's family were sitting in the small living room. It was cold outside the window, but the room was warm and everyone was smiling.
As the head of the family, my uncle took the initiative and said: "New year, new atmosphere! What wishes do you three little guys have for the coming year?"
Before Yu Que and others could speak, the little cousin Fu Yuan spoke first:
"I have it, I have it! I want to live in a single room and sleep in a separate bunk, but I don't want to squeeze in with my sister. Let Yu Que squeeze in with her."
The girl's words immediately made everyone at the table laugh, and the cousin Fu Yun also blushed in embarrassment. She quickly picked up the chopsticks and knocked the girl's hand hard:
"You guy, who wants to sleep in the same room with you!"
The aunt quickly blew on her little cousin's hand, coaxing her not to cry on the spot.
The uncle looked at the scene on the dining table, smiled, sighed, and then took out the red envelope from his sleeve, intending to coax his little daughter to calm down.
But before he could say anything, Yu Que sat next to the little cousin, took the red envelope for the girl, and then stuck it in the back of the girl's neck, which made the little cousin scream.
Yu Que pressed the guy's head, rubbed it vigorously, and laughed:
"Don't worry, I've got the red envelope. When the time comes, there will be a separate room for you."
When the uncle heard Yu Que coaxing his daughter so indulgently, he was about to stop him, but suddenly he thought that Yu Que was no longer what he used to be. If he waited until the beginning of the new year and was admitted to the county school, his family would be completely wealthy by then. It is easy for the clan to ask for a bigger house.
Thinking of this, his uncle's words stopped on his lips. He turned to look rosy and handed the other two red envelopes in his hand to Yu Que and Fu Yun.
Yu Que accepted his red envelope and easily suppressed Fu Yuan who wanted to steal his red envelope.
Suddenly, he heard his uncle say: "Que'er, let's go."
Yu Que looked up and saw his uncle with bright eyes, smiling happily at him and raising his glass actively.
He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked around and found that although his aunt and cousin Fu Yun did not look at him, they were all smiling and looking at him from time to time with bright and full eyes. With hope of life.
Compared with the cramped and even poverty-stricken New Year’s Eve dinner in previous years, the situation is really different!
Of course, except for that dead girl Fu Yuan, this guy continued to show his teeth and claws at the side heartlessly as in previous years.
Being watched like this by his family, Yu Que felt a surge of heat in his heart. He immediately raised his glass and left with his uncle.
"Hahaha!" Uncle laughed, holding the cup, and drank happily.
Just at this moment, the window of the house shook.
Bang bang, the sound of firecrackers came from outside the house, yellow and green, bright and flashing. Fireworks exploded in the night sky outside the building, turning the window into a canvas, extremely bright, sparkling and shining. Busy outside. At Yu Que's home, they lit up the ever-changing firecrackers and fireworks, drank and ate happily.
The days passed day by day.
As soon as the New Year passes, the date for the county exam to start is getting closer.
After the Lantern Festival, the time was completely clear. Just like in previous years, it was set on the second day of February, the day when the "dragon raises its head".
After Yu Que learned the news, he no longer just rested at home, but began to get busy preparing for the exam.
A pile of pens, inks, papers, inkstones, incense, candles, yellow watches, etc., his uncle and others were there to help him, so he didn't need to worry about it.
What he really wants to do is to complete the sacrifice of the eighth-grade inheritance item in his hand.
This item was the life-saving hair puppet he earned through bargaining when buying the bookworm.
Over the past few days, Yu Que had woven this thing and carried it with him day and night, just like an old hen hatching an egg. The hair puppet was always connected to his breath and body temperature.
He had also refined a century-old ghost into the hair puppet early on, and now he only had the last step to completely combine the two into one and create this thing.
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This day.
Yu Que had the rare generosity to rent a quiet room for a night in the refiner's guild.
In the quiet room, a group of paper lanterns, paper bowls, straw clothes and straw sandals, cow tongues and pig arches, all in bright colors, are placed around a dark hair puppet.
Yu Que was not wearing the alchemy robe, but was wearing white linen clothes with a white belt on his head, as if wearing linen as a form of mourning. He was holding a soul flag in his hand, trembling unsteadily.
"Sacrifice yourself to protect your body and protect your home. The yin does not move, and the yang does not follow."
His eyes were slightly closed, he was mumbling incessantly, and his foot movements were even weirder. He was walking on twisted steps, which was called the "Returning Soul Walking Corpse Gang" and was a step used when offering sacrifices to blood relatives.
Poof!
Yu Que opened his eyes suddenly, and saw that his eyes turned white, and he spat out a mouthful of blood from the tip of his tongue, hitting the hair on the altar.
"When you encounter an enemy when you are trying to cause disaster, you have sorcery, and I have magical powers!"
He shouted loudly: "Get out of bed, wake up quickly, as fast as the law!"
There was a creaking sound, and the hair on the altar drew blood from the tip of his tongue, and he folded his body as expected.
It half-body got up from the altar, then looked around strangely in the quiet room for a long time, and let out a burst of strange laughter.
"Hehehehe!"
As soon as the laughter stopped, the object disappeared from the altar and flickered behind Yu Que, standing back to back with him, as if it was embedded in his flesh.
Yu Que was in pain, and the linen clothes on his body were immediately corroded, leaving a big hole.
This woke him up from the state of practice, and he subconsciously reached out and scratched his back hard.
After scratching out traces of blood, he touched the rough-haired little figure, and then his face was filled with joy instead of worry, and he suddenly said:
"Save your life and make a puppet, it's done!"
In this situation, it is clear that he has completely refined the old ghost in the hair puppet, and used the "ghost back" method to put the hair puppet on his back.
In this way, the object blends with his Qi and blood, and even if he is searched during the county examination, it cannot be removed.
When it is needed to save his life, Yu Que can dig it out, stick it in place, replace himself, and escape on his own.
In addition, if any evil spell comes to him, Fa Puppet will take the initiative to take over, which can prevent him from being plotted to death in the county examination.
In the quiet room, Yu Que took off his white linen clothes. He repeatedly touched his back with a pleased expression.
He said to himself: "Everything is ready now, just waiting for the county examination to come."
With a life-preserving thing by his side, even if the county examination venue really falls in the wild, his life is guaranteed, and he can use his fists and kicks to his heart's content to survive.
(End of chapter)