Chapter 43: Shoveling the Ground [Late Night Monthly Pass]
The young man was stunned for a moment, then he saw Xu Tong slap the table, put a thick stack of cinnabar-red money on the table and said to the middle-aged man: "Take it away, just think of it as a reward for the performance, it's enough for you."
The little ghost lures you to reincarnate, and if you have enough money, the little ghost will serve you comfortably in a sedan chair."
Looking at the Mingqian on the table, the young man's eyes widened, and when he looked at Xu Tong, his eyes were almost filled with stars.
The middle-aged man even ran up to Xu Tong and was about to kneel on the ground.
Xu Tong's toes were just under his knees, indicating that he didn't need to bow, so he could quickly take the money and leave. It would be dawn soon. If he missed the time, he would have to wait until tomorrow night to leave. One day would be hard on his soul.
It's hard to wait.
"Thank you benefactor, thank you benefactor!"
The middle-aged man was about to leave as he spoke, but when he reached the door, he seemed to remember something. He turned around and said to Xu Tong: "My benefactor, I think you are also a kind person, but you are much better than some people who have a stone heart."
As the middle-aged man spoke, he looked at the young man beside him with small eyes. It was obvious that this hard-hearted sentence was given to him, which made the young man feel particularly sad. He thought to himself: "You drank my soup in vain??"
"Speaking of which, my family unfortunately had an unfilial son, but my family has been in business for generations, so we still left a few things behind. These things are not worth a steamed bun to someone who doesn't know the goods, but those who know the goods are willing to pay thousands of gold rather than hide them in the soil.
, it is better to give it to the benefactor, and it will also end the fate between us."
The middle-aged man was originally named Wang Gong. His family has been in business for generations. When he was young, he went abroad to study. His vision was broad and his thinking was forward-thinking. After returning to China, he inherited the family's assets and his business was prosperous. However, he had a son who was really unable to support him.
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He often stole some money from the store and went out to eat, drink and have fun. Now that his family's business was temporarily closed and there was no income, he began to make plans for the little money in his pocket. Wang Gong was wary of this unfilial son.
But he didn't expect that this unfilial son was so bold that he sent Wang Gong to meet the King of Hell with a dose of poison.
But how could such a thing be hidden from the police? After all, poisoning is the most obvious characteristic. Ordinary people can tell at a glance that the color of the corpse is wrong. As a result, the boy from the Wang family was exposed.
As a result, he was buried in a hurry without even being able to hold a funeral. Not even a penny was burned to him. He was an invisible rich man with millions of dollars in wealth. After his death, he was so poor that he couldn't even afford a penny. He hid from the sun during the day and was buried at night.
He was bullied by other wandering ghosts and finally hid here, relying on the food the young man gave him to survive until now.
Today, with Xu Tong's money, Wang Gong finally had the means for the kid to lead him. Wang Gong gritted his teeth and simply told Xu Tong what little he had in stock.
This can be regarded as a kind of repayment, it is better than being buried in the soil.
After Xu Tong noted the location, Wang Gong hurried away and disappeared into the dark night.
At this time, the young man came over, took his bowl, and walked quickly to the soup pot. Not only did he refill Xu Tong's bowl of fat soup, he also added a lot of meat, and brought it to Xu Tong with small steps.
"I didn't expect you to have such ability, uncle. I won't accept you for soup money anymore. You can accept me as your apprentice!"
Because Xu Tong was wearing the [Jack Mask] at this time and changed into a long and beautiful appearance, he did look much older than the young man. However, he smiled and said nothing to the young man's words and just immersed himself in drinking soup.
The young man was still sitting aside and introducing himself nonstop.
His name is Lu Guodong. From his name, it is easy to see how much his parents expected of him. Unfortunately, in the end, he was so active that he couldn't study, so he simply inherited the family business and started a soup business.
Being bold, careful, and diligent, he gradually began to take over the role of night shifter from his father.
Just now he put chopsticks in one hand to see off guests, which was what his father taught him. If you walk too much at night, you will always encounter something unclean. The soup shop has been open for a long time, and occasionally you will meet customers like Wang Gong.
This trick of inserting chopsticks to see off guests was also a last resort trick. According to his father, it was taught to him by an old master. The wind chime at the door was also left by that master. Unfortunately, his father learned this trick.
This made Lu Guodong feel very unhappy every time he thought about it, and blamed his father for not learning more tricks.
Now I happened to meet an expert today. How could Lu Guodong let go of such a great opportunity?
It's a pity that Xu Tong still smiled and said nothing about this. After finishing the soup and eating all the meat, he patted his belly happily. Under Lu Guodong's long-awaited eyes, he only said two words: "I won't accept it."
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After saying these two light words, Xu Tong stood up and left. But when he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned around and said, "Do you often encounter soup customers like that just now?"
"Well, there used to be few, but recently there have been a lot of them. One comes every two days, and I drive them away." Lu Guodong himself found this strange.
There used to be some, but one or two encounters all year round are considered too much. But recently, it seems that he has been hit by an evil spirit. One comes every now and then, and sometimes two or three come, which makes him nervous.
That little doorway can barely hold on.
If it weren't for their soup and the fire couldn't be turned off at night, I'd probably have planned to close the restaurant.
"That's it!" Xu Tong nodded, this is a good place. The main purpose of practicing Baishankou is to accumulate Yin virtue, but how can he usually have so many opportunities to cultivate Yin virtue?
Since this place is so easy to attract these ghosts, it would be a good idea to make a treasure trove for yourself to gain experience.
Thinking of this, Xu Tong glanced at Lu Guodong again: "I can't accept you as my apprentice, but I will come over every now and then. Don't rush out of those guys, I will help you deal with them."
When Lu Guodong heard that there was such a good thing, it could not only help him get out of trouble, but also open his eyes. Maybe he could learn a few tricks secretly. There was no reason not to agree, so he immediately nodded and agreed.
Watching Xu Tong leave, Lu Guodong started punching on the spot excitedly, thinking that like the protagonist, he could get good luck and start to be like Chen Jialuo, with unparalleled martial arts skills, invincible in the world, and a chivalrous warrior... scary!!!
Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly looked back and saw that Xu Tong, who had just left, was standing outside the door, looking at him with squinted eyes, holding a small pot in his hand: "Um... get some soup and take it away.
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In an instant, Lu Guodong's face turned red to the base of his ears. He immediately lowered his head to take the small pot and went to make soup.
"Grrrr!!!"
The rooster at the head of the village began to crow against the still-dark sky, and like the fixed alarm clock, people also woke up from their sleep.
When Chang Miao woke up from her sleep, rubbing her head, she saw that Xu Tong had already heated the soup.
Chang Miao's face lit up with joy when she saw it. She soaked the remaining pork liver from last night and started to nibble on these two big steamed buns.
After eating, Chang Miao changed her clothes and went to defecate.
Xu Tong did not clean up, and waited until around nine o'clock. He saw the fool stepping into the gate of the Taoist temple on time. Xu Tong pointed to the still warm broth, and the fool happily hugged the small pot and started to eat.
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After eating, the fool carried the dishes and chopsticks to the sink and started to put them away without his instructions.
The fool here was washing the dishes. Suddenly Xu Tong's ears twitched and he looked sideways. He heard the hum of a car engine outside the door. His heart moved and he quickly put the [Jack Mask] on his head.
Not long after, he saw a man and a woman walking in from outside the Taoist temple. When he looked up, Xu Tong was a little surprised. He saw that the people coming were the same mother and son he met in the building last time.
The two walked into the Taoist temple, looking left and right, looking at the red brick house and Taoist temple in front of them, with disappointment on their faces.
When they saw Xu Tong sitting in the sun basking in the sun, the two finally looked a little strange: "Master, we are tourists. I heard that this is the place where I made alchemy. Can we visit it?"
When Xu Tong heard this, he immediately jumped up from his chair: "Infinite Heavenly Lord, welcome!"
Fortunately, Chang Miao was not here, otherwise just seeing Xu Tong imitating his money-obsessed eyes and timid expression, I would have doubted whether this was his long-lost brother.
The three of them walked into the main hall and saw the dilapidated statue of Laojun and the broken holes in the roof. The mother and son couldn't help but look at each other, the disappointment on their faces could no longer be concealed.
"Hey, it's a pity. I once heard that this place is also one of the sources of Taoism. I can't believe that it is now in a state of change."
The man shook his head, held out the fan in his hand, and saw a red ticket floating out of the fan: "A little incense money, master, don't be too little."
"Don't dare!"
Xu Tong took the money and looked at the mother and son in his mind, feeling that they definitely didn't look like serious tourists, but he didn't know what they were doing here.
This mother and son were not on the list given to him by Taoist Zhuzhu.
Just when he was confused, the woman suddenly tightened her fingers and grabbed her son's arm.
The two of them looked around and saw the stone tablet that the fool was stepping on. They looked carefully and saw the signature on the stone tablet. They couldn't help but trembled and looked at each other.
"The open door of the familiar pit is a big green monument!!"
The man couldn't help but scream in surprise, but soon realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly turned back to look at Xu Tong.
Seeing this confused expression, I felt relieved and thought that the news was indeed correct. It looked like this Taoist was a stickler.
Thinking of this, he and the woman next to him looked at each other, and the woman said: "This Taoist priest, can you tell the little girl's fortune? Let's see what her future holds."
I saw the woman speaking and holding up a ten-dollar bill. Xu Tong stared at the ten-dollar bill with eyes almost popping out of his head. He immediately took it and put it in his hand to look at it carefully, as if he had never seen money before.
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At the same time, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the woman's son had walked up to the fool pretending to be casual, staring straight at the stone tablet under the fool's feet.
Seeing this, Xu Tong already knew the identities of these two people. They were a pair of land shovelers.
The so-called land shovelers refer to people who do not open a shop themselves, but only travel to rural areas to collect goods, or they are robbers of ancient tombs.
The two of them came here, presumably because they heard that Shangqing Palace was once the predecessor of Laojun Palace, so they came here to dump the cultural relics.