Niu Daddy seemed to see the doubts in my mind and said, "Are you wondering about the relationship between Mr. Mo and your uncle?"
I nodded immediately.
Niu Daddy smiled: "Haha, I also heard that your uncle and him are incompatible!"
I was slightly startled: "Oh? There is also this matter. Do they have any grudge?"
"I don't know if there is any grudge. Maybe it's because there is a competitive relationship between them. Just like I didn't like other carpenters in the past, for the same reason." Niu Daddy said.
"By the way, why didn't the people in Li Village ask my uncle to handle this matter?"
"It is said that I have searched for it, but your uncle's opinion is the same as that of Huang Youcai, which is to dig out the body and burn it. But this Huang Youcai was just killed by lightning in a drought. Who would dare to do this! So I adopted Mo
At the suggestion of my husband, a peach tree was planted next to the Tutu Temple. However, your uncle said at the time that this method was not effective. It would treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The evil spirits would only be temporarily suppressed by the peach tree. Once the peach tree is gone, I'm afraid
It will cause even bigger evil things. I didn't expect that he really got it right. In the end, I still have to follow his method."
As Niu Daddy said, he glanced at the peach wood stake in the corner and said, "Bring that peach wood stake over here! Let's saw it into boards first." I hurried over and picked up the peach wood stake.
Niu Daddy held the wooden stake with one hand, looked at it carefully, and said: "This piece of material is really solid. If you use it to make mahogany swords, you can make dozens of them! I'm afraid it will take some time."
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I quickly said: "We don't need so many, we just need to use the middle material to make two swords." According to the book, the masculinity in the center of the peach wood is the strongest, so the peach wood sword is also the best.
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"Only make two handfuls? What about the other ingredients?" Niu Daddy's eyes lit up.
"You can handle the other materials as you see fit."
"Well, I'll keep it for myself and use it as wages. Haha!" Niu Daddy immediately beamed.
Just do it. Niu Daddy took out a tape measure from his pocket, measured the size of the wooden stake, and compared it with the drawing of the mahogany sword. Then he started to work.
However, since he was missing a leg, it was not so convenient to do many tasks, so he had to let Fatty Niu do it.
I didn't expect that Fatty Niu was very skilled at carpentry work, including planing wood, laying ink lines, and sawing boards. This made me even more impressed by him, and I immediately understood why he was so obsessed with lines and frames.
So sharp.
Half an hour later, the middle piece of the peach wood pile was sawed out. I picked it up and weighed it in my hands. It felt a little heavy. Peach wood is a hardwood with high density and is heavier than ordinary wood.
Niu Daddy raised his head and said to me: "The outline of the Taomu Sword cannot be made until tomorrow. Why don't you go back first?"
When I thought about it, I had to rush back before Huang Yixian got home, otherwise it would be troublesome if he didn't see me when he came back.
So I thanked Niu Daddy, said hello to Niu Fatty, and hurried home. When I got home, Huang Yixian hadn't come back yet, but Jianjian had woken up and was eating at the moment. Maybe Uncle Zhai thought that
He was weak, so a black-bone chicken was specially stewed for him.
As soon as I saw the big bowl of black-bone chicken, I remembered that I hadn't had lunch yet, and I suddenly felt very hungry, so I didn't care, filled up a bowl of rice and sat down at the dining table.
"Are you okay?" I asked Jianjian while eating the delicious chicken.
"My head is still a little groggy. This typhoid fever comes on really fast!" Jianjian said. He thought he was just suffering from an injury. Obviously Uncle Zhai didn't tell him the truth.
I looked around to make sure that Uncle Zhai was not there, so I lowered my voice and said, "You are not suffering from typhoid fever. In fact, it is the sequelae of the evil attack last night!"
"What!?" Jianjian was so shocked that half of the chicken leg in her hand fell on the table, and her face suddenly turned pale, "Brother Yu, don't scare me!"
"Why am I scaring you? You scared me half to death this morning! But don't worry, Huang Yixian said you are fine."
"My father also knows? Then what did he ask you?"
"Asked, I told him that we cut down the peach tree next to the Earth Temple in the south of the city."
"Then he didn't hit you?"
"Not really. However, I got into trouble again outside just now. I guess I will still have to get beaten when he comes back later." I sighed.
"What happened again?"
I told Jianqian everything about what happened today. Jianqian was so stunned that he didn't speak for a long time after hearing what I said. He obviously didn't expect that we would actually create such a big trap last night.
At around six o'clock in the evening, Huang Yixian came back. I was worried about getting beaten and was very nervous. Unexpectedly, after he entered the house, he ignored me at all, and didn't even look at Jianjian. Instead, he asked Uncle Zhai to lock me up in advance.
After entering the shop, he called him into the study.
The two of them chatted in the study for almost half an hour before Uncle Zhai walked out of the room and called Jianjian and me in again.
I followed Jianjian into the study with an uneasy feeling. Huang Yixian was leaning over the desk looking at something, his brows furrowed, looking very worried.
I craned my neck and took a look, and saw a piece of yellow paper placed on the desk, and on the yellow paper, there were actually the corpses of many corpse maggots.
I didn't expect that Huang Yixian would bring back this disgusting thing. In fact, I also thought about doing some research at the time, but I thought it was too disgusting, so I didn't dare to do it in the end.
Huang Yixian slowly raised his head. As soon as I caught his eyes, I immediately panicked and quickly lowered my head, not daring to look at him again.
I was thinking about how Huang Yixian would scold me, but I heard his calm voice: "I'm going on a long trip, and you have to listen to Uncle Zhai at home these days! In addition, I have a few things to explain.
Wait, first, you two will take the high school entrance examination in a few weeks, so you must seize the time to review your homework! Second, don’t go to the South Gate again, especially near the abandoned Tudui Temple in the southern suburbs of the city, so as not to
Get into trouble!"
After telling us, Huang Yixian went out with the backpack containing the evil stone, and the maggot corpse on the desk was also taken away. He once said that he would put the stone into the White Dragon.
In the White Dragon Pond in the temple, in order to suppress its evil spirit, he must have gone to the White Dragon Temple on this trip.
Bailong Temple is located in Linxian County. Not only does it take three or four hours by car, but it also takes a long time to walk on the mountain road. Therefore, every time Huang Yixian went there in the past, he always set off in the morning, because there were only two departures in the morning and noon.
The shuttle bus from Linxian County. But he set off at this time today, so he must have rented a car. I don’t know why he left in such a hurry, and before leaving, he solemnly told me and Jianjian not to go again.
Near the Earth Temple in the south of the city. Haven't Li Fangtian's bodies been cremated and the stones were taken away by him? What will happen to the Earth Temple?
Out of curiosity, after dinner, I went to ask Uncle Zhai. Unexpectedly, Uncle Zhai tapped me on the forehead with his dry tobacco pole. Instead of answering, he said with a smile: "Haha, you are so stupid."
You brat, you dared to secretly follow your boss out this morning. How about it? Doesn’t it feel good to lift the coffin?"
My face turned slightly red and I argued: "I'm not following my uncle, I... I was just looking for my classmate, and I happened to meet him there."
Uncle Zhai's face suddenly darkened and he asked: "Tell me the truth, are you and Jian'er secretly learning the art of Yin and Yang?" I didn't expect that Uncle Zhai would know about this. I was shocked and quickly denied it: "Uncle Zhai
You... what are you talking about! Master... uncle refuses to teach me, so I... where can we go to school?"
Uncle Zhai took a sip from the dry tobacco stick, blew out a smoke ring, and said slowly: "Don't hide it from me anymore. In fact, I already knew it. Your master once passed you a book. You and the bitch
I’ve been learning secretly.”
"Ah..." I was speechless for a moment and was so shocked that I couldn't speak for a long time. Uncle Zhai actually knew it a long time ago. Does that mean Huang Yixian also knew it?
The intimidating wooden ruler suddenly appeared in my mind. At this moment, Uncle Zhai laughed and said, "Haha, don't worry, I didn't tell the boss."
When I heard this, my heart dropped to the ground, but I was very puzzled and asked him: "How do you know?"
"I knew it two years ago! But at first I thought you two were just watching and playing out of curiosity. It wasn't until recently that I discovered that you two had stolen yellow paper from the shop to make talismans, and then I realized that you had already prepared
It’s been put into practice!”
I stammered in explanation: "Because... because this... this is my master's last wish..., so I... I will..."
Before I could finish speaking, Uncle Zhai interrupted me: "I know! I can't blame you for this! In fact, you must be wondering why the boss insists on not letting you two touch this kind of thing."
"Didn't he say he was afraid of delaying our studies?" This was Huang Yixian's excuse all along.
Uncle Zhai shook his head: "It has nothing to do with it! To tell you the truth, it's because neither of you is suitable for being Mr. Yin Yang."
"Why?" I was slightly startled.
"The first condition for being a Yin-Yang teacher is to have these horoscopes. Therefore, before joining the master, you usually have to match your horoscopes. Only when your horoscopes are matched, you can be accepted as a disciple. And you were chosen by your master.
Everyone has no idea what your horoscope is, so your boss will naturally not dare to teach you."
"What about Jianjian? Could it be that the horoscopes are not right?"
"Alas, not only are they not matched, Jian'er's eight-character pure yin makes it even more impossible for him to become Mr. Yin Yang."
As soon as Uncle Zhai finished speaking, a humble voice suddenly came from outside the door: "What!?" It turned out that this kid had been eavesdropping outside the door.