Under the circumstances at that time, this statement would naturally not be accepted by the authorities, but the people living near the Tutu Temple believed it firmly. They were worried that Huang Youcai's disrespectful behavior would cause greater disasters, so they
I secretly found a famous local Feng Shui master and asked him to help resolve it.
After careful investigation around the Tutu Temple, Mr. Feng Shui suggested planting a peach tree there, saying that it would be able to ward off disasters and eliminate evil spirits. He also said that it would be best to plant a peach tree that is more than a few decades old.
The peach trees were transplanted directly, which would have an immediate effect. Otherwise, evil things might have continued for a while. So the villagers dug up a wild peach tree that was said to have been growing for decades.
It was planted next to the ruins of the Earth Temple in the south of the city. Since then, nothing evil has happened in this area.
After listening to Fatty Niu's story, Jianjian and I were both surprised and happy. We were so surprised that such an evil thing had actually happened in our county, but this was the first time we had heard of it. What we were happy about was that, according to the
According to Fatty Niu, the peach tree must be at least forty or fifty years old. It would be perfect to use such an old peach tree trunk to make a peach wood sword.
Unknowingly, the three of us had already left the South Gate Archway. After walking forward for a short distance, Fatty Niu led us to turn left onto a narrow path.
After walking for about four or five minutes, we came to an empty wasteland overgrown with weeds by the river.
All the way away, I saw a huge peach tree swaying in the breeze. The peach trees full of them were already ripe. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, it actually gave people a rather sacred feeling. And just under the peach tree
Next to the tree, there is a Earth Temple, called the Earth Temple. In fact, only a broken earth wall is left now, and it has become a garbage dump. It is surrounded by miscellaneous domestic garbage and exudes a
There was an unpleasant stench, just like the smell emitted by a dead rat after it rotted, which made people feel sick.
The three of us tried our best to hold our breaths and walked towards the peach tree next to the ruins. When we got closer, Jianjian and I took a look and found that the trunk of the peach tree was almost a foot wide, which was far beyond our previous estimates.
, we immediately ignored the stench emitted by the garbage, looked at each other, and laughed.
Fatty Niu was confused. He covered his nose and asked in confusion: "Boss! Why are you two laughing?"
Jianjian smiled and said to Fatty Niu: "Hehe! You have made great achievements this time!"
When Fatty Niu heard that he had made a meritorious deed, he started to giggle even though he didn't know what happened.
Seeing that it was already getting late, I started to assign tasks: "Bianjian and I are working! Niu Fatty, you are responsible for keeping watch! If someone comes, call us!"
Fatty Niu scratched the back of his head, with a puzzled look on his face: "Boss, what's wrong with picking a few peaches? Many people saw it when I picked it in the morning! No one cared about it at all."
Jianjian glared at Fatty Niu and said, "Who said we were going to pick peaches? We were going to chop down trees!"
"What!?" Niu Fatty was shocked, "Old...Boss, this...this is not okay! This peach tree is used to ward off evil spirits!" It seemed that he believed the rumor deeply.
"What kind of evil can a peach tree control? Don't worry, it'll be fine! If you're really worried, I'll ask my dad to perform a ritual ceremony later!"
Jianjian moved Huang Yixian out. Huang Yixian was a famous Feng Shui master in the county. Fatty Niu seemed a little hesitant after hearing this. I took the opportunity to urge: "Don't be stunned, go and look for wind! The tree will be cut down later."
, all the peaches on this tree belong to you! All we want is this peach wood stake."
For Fatty Niu, the biggest use of this peach tree is the ripe peaches, so when I said that all the peach trees belonged to him, he immediately became energetic and completely forgot about the peach tree to suppress evil.
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"Boss, this is what you said! Then I'll go look out, and you two can't snatch these peaches from me later!" After Fatty Niu finished speaking, he quickly ran to the intersection and squatted down, picking up the peaches for us.
wind.
I turned around and winked at Jianjian: "Let's get to work!"
Jianjian took out a foot-long bow saw from her bag, stepped forward, and started sawing from the root of the peach tree.
This bow saw was bought by Qianqian at a hardware store near the school a few days ago. It is an electric saw specially used for cutting plastic pipes and the like. Compared with ordinary wood saws, the saw blade is much narrower and the teeth are finer.
In fact, it is not suitable for cutting wood, but this thing is relatively small and can be put in a backpack and is easy to carry. We thought that the trunk of an ordinary peach tree is only the thickness of a bowl at most, and a bow saw like this is enough.
used.
However, it is obviously not enough to use such a small bow saw to cut a large tree with a trunk diameter of one foot. Its length is too short, and the saw teeth are too fine, so it is not strong at all, and the peach wood itself is too weak.
It is a hardwood. After sawing for most of the day, Qianqian could not cut in very deep, but he was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.
I took over my hand and continued sawing. After a while, I felt soreness in my arms. As I saw deeper and deeper, the saw blade was not long enough to pull it apart, and I became increasingly unable to exert force.
"How could such a broken saw cut down such a big tree?" I was so tired that I sat down on the ground.
"Hey! Who would have thought that this peach tree would grow so big! Otherwise, we might as well just saw off a slightly thicker branch." Jianjian suggested.
I shook my head: "No! It is said in the book that a peach wood sword made from the trunk is much more powerful than one made from tree branches! Either we don't do it, or we have to get the best one!"
"What should we do!? It's so late and I don't know where to buy a big saw! Besides, I definitely don't have enough money!" Although Jianjian has a lot of pocket money every day, he basically spends as much as he can and never spends it.
retain.
As we were talking, a slight cough suddenly came from behind us. I was so frightened that I broke out in a cold sweat, and Jianjian was also frightened and trembled violently.
I turned around and saw that it was Fatty Niu.
"I x! You kid wants to scare people to death! How come you don't even make a sound when you come over here!" Jianjian reached out and knocked Fatty Niu on the forehead.
"Didn't I ask you to look out for me? Why did you come here!?"
Fatty Niu rubbed his forehead and lowered his voice and said: "I just...I seem to hear a strange noise, boss...boss, I...I'm scared!" At this time, the sky had completely dimmed, which made the courageous person afraid.
Little Fatty Niu was guarding the intersection alone, and evil things had happened here before, so he was inevitably a little timid.
"Holy shit, you really believe that rumor! Don't be afraid! Those are all made up by people who have nothing to do!" I pretended to be calm and comforted, but even though I said this, I was actually a little scared in my heart.
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"This... this is a real thing that many people saw with their own eyes. Even my dad saw it! Boss... boss, how about we come back tomorrow." Fatty Niu obviously believed the rumor.
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"You're so scared! You've forgotten what we do! So what if something like that happens!" Jianjian said, taking out a yellow talisman paper from her bag and holding it in her mouth
He muttered something, and after a moment, he shouted loudly, and then pasted the talisman on the tree trunk.
His posture shocked me, and Fatty Niu was even more stunned.
"Bianjian, you..." Before I could say anything, Jianjian interrupted me and said to Fatty Niu: "Okay, with this ghost-suppressing talisman made by Huang Yixian himself, all monsters and ghosts have been shocked.
, just don’t worry!”
Hearing what Jianjian said, I immediately understood what was going on. Jianjian was fooling Fatty Niu! Then what was the "Ghost Suppressing Talisman made by Huang Yixian himself"? In fact, it was the ones we drew in the book.
It's just a talisman paper that has not been consecrated.
However, Fatty Niu didn't know this. He saw that Jianqian had a good look, and we both grew up in a Feng Shui shop. He was really fooled by Jianqian, and he immediately looked at Jianqian in his eyes.
He looked full of admiration, and said with a silly grin: "Haha, Brother Bian is still awesome, he really has a lot of tricks!"
Jianjian raised his head: "Of course! I am Huang Yixian!" When talking about Huang Yixian, Jianjian always seems very proud, but he does have the capital to be proud. After all, Huang Yixian is the most famous Yin and Yang master in the town.
But I was not interested in listening to the bragging right now. Seeing that it was getting later and later, I urged: "Stop talking so much and think about what to do quickly. This broken saw will definitely not be able to cut."
This tree!”
"We have to get a big saw, but where can we get it at this late hour? Brother Yu, let's forget about it tonight! Otherwise, if we go back too late, we will have to get my butt beaten by Huang Yixian!"
I glared at Jianjian: "What are you afraid of? Huang Yixian won't spank you anyway, he will only spank me!" Over the years, I have never seen Huang Yixian spank Jianjian, but it's different for me.
The attack was ruthless.
Jianjian smiled maliciously and said: "Hey, I'm just worried about your butt!"
"roll……"
As we were chatting, Fatty Niu interjected: "Well...boss, I have a big saw at home..."
"Really!?" When Jianjian and I heard this, we immediately turned our heads and stared at Fatty Niu with surprised eyes. We couldn't believe it. Who else except the carpenter would prepare such a thing!
Fatty Niu quickly explained: "My dad used to be a carpenter, so we have these tools at home. He still often helps others with simple carpentry work."
"Great! Is your home far from here? We will go back with you to get it!" I said immediately.
“It’s not far, just turn a corner and you’ll be there!”
"Then leave quickly!"
Under the leadership of Fatty Niu, the three of us ran in the direction of his home.