Chapter 569
Chapter 569
Chapter 569
When Grandpa Shan fell, he did a forward somersault.
Instead of touching the ground directly with my face, I braced myself with my hands and feet. It was really painful, but at least I avoided flipping the iron plate over.
Standing on the terrace, Li Sanjiang looked down and shouted anxiously:
"Hillbilly, hillbilly!"
Fortunately, Grandpa Shan is too afraid to die now; he would die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
Before those who cared about him could gather around, he sat up on his own, then pushed himself up with one hand, patting the dust off his clothes as he gasped for breath.
"Haha, my foot slipped, I slipped a little, Mengmeng, you're back, it's good to be back, it's good to be back... Ouch!"
Yin Meng was startled by Grandpa Shan's performance and turned to run over to check on the old man's condition. However, because the pastry that Aunt Liu had given her earlier had melted in her mouth, she felt nauseous again when she reached Grandpa Shan.
"vomit!"
This time, Grandpa Shan saw it clearly with his own eyes, which widened like copper bells, and he exclaimed "Oh!"
Immediately, he glared at Runsheng, leaving Runsheng, who had rushed over after getting out of the car, completely bewildered.
"Master..."
"You bastard, don't call me 'Grandpa'!"
"Master..."
"I don't have a grandson like you!"
Runsheng scratched his head.
Although I don't know why, at least I've confirmed that my grandfather is alright.
Those who are dying or evil spirits in front of him cannot produce a voice as powerful and resonant as his.
Grandpa Shan reached into his pocket with his scraped hand, which contained half a pack of cigarettes and some loose change that he had taken from Sanjiang Hou. He raised his other hand and told everyone that he was fine, that he was in good health and was practicing kung fu... When Li Sanjiang came downstairs, he immediately pulled Li Sanjiang back upstairs.
The two elderly people didn't linger on the terrace; they went inside together and slammed the door shut.
"Ouch, it hurts! It hurts so much! Be gentle, be gentle!"
Grandpa Shan lay on the bed, took off his clothes, and Li Sanjiang applied medicine to him.
We've been working together for decades. There are bound to be bumps along the way in this business of retrieving corpses. We know the process by heart, and we've never even changed roles. We're even more familiar with it than this.
Li Sanjiang got annoyed by his nagging and scolded, "Think about Mengmeng's belly."
Grandpa Shan: "Pfft..."
Li Sanjiang: "You were acting all pretentious down there. If I hadn't seen you just fall, I would have kicked you already!"
Grandpa Shan: "Runsheng, that scoundrel, how could he do such a despicable thing? The wedding isn't even over yet, and he's already gotten someone pregnant. It's outrageous. It's so unfair to Mengmeng."
After Li Sanjiang finished applying the medicine, he took out two cigarettes, lit them together, and then took out another cigarette and put it into Grandpa Shan's mouth.
The two old men exhaled smoke rings together.
Li Sanjiang: "To avoid gossip, we should hurry up and get the wedding done before the pregnancy becomes too obvious."
Grandpa Shan frowned, his arrogance vanished instantly, and he looked at Li Sanjiang with pleading eyes, like a deflated balloon.
Li Sanjiang sat on the floor with his back against the bed, deliberately not looking in that direction, and just kept smoking.
"The Marquis of Sanjiang..."
Li Sanjiang used his little finger to clean his ear and then blew on it.
Grandpa Shan placed his hand, which had turned purple after the medicine was applied, on Li Sanjiang's arm and gently pushed it away.
"The Marquis of Sanjiang..."
"You're going to cry like that for me?"
Grandpa Shan angrily turned around and went inside, then immediately turned back:
"Runsheng's great-uncle..."
Li Sanjiang raised his hand: "Shut up, I'm thinking about where to borrow money."
Grandpa Shan even started breathing carefully.
Li Sanjiang: "Before the New Year, I asked Xiao Yuanhou to do the math for me. Last year, I only earned enough for a family's food."
Grandpa Shan said cautiously, "Your family has quite a bit of grain to eat."
Li Sanjiang: "Alright, here's a ladle, go scoop it out of the porcelain jar behind the house."
Grandpa Shan: "Oh, I see..."
Li Sanjiang: "But don't worry, my reputation is worth more than yours. I can always borrow something. In any case, I have to get the important matter at hand done."
Yin Meng greeted Liu Yumei.
"Grandma Liu, I'm back. You look even younger."
Liu Yumei placed her hand on Yin Meng's wrist, then turned to Li Zhuiyuan and said:
"We need to replenish our qi and blood; we can't delay."
Li Zhuiyuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, we don't need this at home right now."
Before the last wave set off, the herb garden was almost fully harvested, but the harvest of various elixirs and medicines was plentiful, so a few more supplements wouldn't be a problem.
Liu Yumei: "I asked your Aunt Liu to stock up on a whole room full of snacks for you, all in the west and south rooms."
Yin Meng: "Thank you, Grandma. Uncle Shan and Uncle Li are..."
Liu Yumei: "Don't worry about them. They're two lifelong bachelors. They see a woman vomit and assume she's pregnant."
Yin Meng blushed.
Aunt Liu was busy cooking in the kitchen; lunch had to be plentiful.
Yin Meng wandered around the house and came to the kitchen door. Just as she was about to step over the threshold, she heard Aunt Liu's voice from inside:
"You can just wait outside for your food."
"I want to get closer to you, Auntie."
"Honey, we won't be in a hurry."
"Ok."
Yin Meng shrugged and walked into the west room. The north room was Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin's bedroom, and her room was on the south side.
Pushing open the door, I saw the floor piled high with all sorts of snacks, the bed too, and even baskets hanging from the rafters.
Although I could be resurrected in the ghost town before, it always felt like there was a barrier when I wasn't actually eating in my real body. Now I can finally enjoy it properly.
Just as they were happily lighting incense and eating, the room window was suddenly pushed open from the outside with a "bang".
With her mouth bulging, Yin Meng's first thought when she saw the face peering in through the window was: "So tall!"
Immediately afterwards, even as a woman, I felt that the girl in front of me was very beautiful.
Chen Xiyuan: "Mengmeng?"
Yin Meng: "Chen Xiyuan?"
Chen Xiyuan: "Hehe, it's me."
Next, Ms. Chen's elegant demeanor was shattered by Yin Meng.
Instead of using the door, she jumped through the window and climbed in.
Chen Xiyuan: "That..."
Yin Meng: "Want to eat together?"
Chen Xiyuan: "Okay!"
Ms. Chen had been waiting for those words, so she unceremoniously tore open the packaging and started eating.
She wasn't particularly fond of ordinary snacks, but the snacks in Mengmeng's room were all selected by Aunt Liu from Grandma Liu's sources. They were all from well-known brands in various places, and you really couldn't get them all under normal circumstances.
As Chen Xiyuan ate, she glanced at the incense stick in Yin Meng's hand:
"You eat this too?"
"We need to eat now."
"Is this delicious?"
"You probably can't eat this."
"Oh, what a pity."
"By the way, are you busy this afternoon?"
"Me? Busy?" Chen Xiyuan thought for a moment. "I'm not busy before or after meals."
"Shall we go shopping in the city this afternoon?"
Yin Meng looked at Chen Xiyuan with great anticipation. She once had a best friend in Jinling who she would go shopping with. For her, who had not had many friends since childhood, that was a very happy time.
Chen Xiyuan: "Want to go to the food street?"
Yin Meng: "There are many food stalls over on the pedestrian street."
Chen Xiyuan: "Okay, let's go shopping together."
Yin Meng stopped eating after a while, as she needed to save room for Aunt Liu's cooking.
Miss Chen kept eating.
Aunt Liu: Lunch is ready!
Chen Xiyuan: "I'm here!"
For once, Li Sanjiang didn't drink at noon. Grandpa Shan poured himself a drink, sometimes looking worried and sometimes happy.
Seeing this, Runsheng, who was sitting at another table, looked concerned, worried that his grandfather might be physically fine but had injured his brain.
After the meal, Li Sanjiang said he was going to take a walk in the village. His gaze first fell on Li Zhuiyuan, then shifted away, and he ordered Yayoi.
When going out to borrow money, you definitely can't be drunk. Also, no matter how respectable an older person is, they should bring a younger person along so that the person borrowing the money can feel at ease.
Our own Xiao Yuanhou is undoubtedly the most suitable, but Xiao Yuanhou hasn't graduated yet, and no matter how capable he is, he's still a child.
Yayoi is the best; everyone in the village knows that now. This handsome monk is Li Sanjiang's disciple who took over his mantle.
Grandpa Shan went along too. He was too ashamed to borrow money, but the money was for him, so he had to save face.
Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Runsheng and said:
“Runsheng, go after Grandpa and tell him that Mengmeng had a check-up at the hospital on her way back and that she has gastroenteritis.”
Runsheng chased after him.
Before long, the crowd on the dam saw Runsheng being brutally beaten by two old men on the village road in the distance.
Lin Shuyou: "How did Runsheng get beaten up?"
Tan Wenbin: "They probably saw Mengmeng vomit before and thought she was pregnant, so Grandpa Li and Grandpa Shan went to borrow money to prepare for Runsheng's wedding."
Lin Shuyou: "Even if it means borrowing money, we still have to do it? I feel like the older generation is really enthusiastic about throwing weddings for young people."
Li Zhuiyuan: "Because in the past, coming-of-age ceremonies were only held by the upper class. In the eyes of ordinary people, their children's marriage was equivalent to holding a coming-of-age ceremony."
Li Zhuiyuan still remembers that when he was a child, Li Lan had dreamed of doing this for him in the future, and at that time she still had illusions about the naivety of her performance.
After being beaten, Runsheng stood by the village road, looking like a child who had "didn't do anything wrong."
Grandpa Shan squatted on the ground, covering his face, as if he were sobbing.
Li Sanjiang stood to the side, smoking and laughing gleefully.
Li Zhuiyuan had planned to show Yin Meng around the house in the afternoon to see the changes and to assess Mengmeng's current strength.
But when she took Chen Xiyuan's hand and said she wanted to go shopping, Li Zhuiyuan agreed.
Upon entering the dojo, the space inside had expanded three times, and the new functions that needed to be added had been properly constructed.
It has to be said that Zhao Yi's construction efficiency is truly high; there's no way to find fault with it.
Ah-you went to Big Beard's house and came back saying that Three-Eyed was sleeping.
This isn't pretense; it's about pushing yourself to the limit.
Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand and released the evil dragon. The evil dragon circled around the new training ground, opening up area by area and familiarizing itself with the environment.
After the inspection was completed, Li Zhuiyuan retrieved the evil dragon and went to the kiln.
After the Spring Festival, the kiln has officially started production.
Li Sanjiang has his own religious affairs to attend to, so he doesn't go there much on weekdays. He leaves all the work at the kiln to Xiong Shan, and even Uncle Qin only goes there to help out.
Even now, Li Sanjiang is unaware that his family's brick kiln has not yet hired any workers.
Uncle Qin suggested to Xiong Shan that they should at least invite two or three people to make it look like it, otherwise it would be difficult to explain if Uncle Sanjiang came over and saw it one day.
Xiong Shan said that the workers he hired were on holiday, and as long as production and sales were normal and there was a stable flow of income, it would be difficult for Uncle Sanjiang to find out the problem.
For example, right now, Uncle Sanjiang has contracted so much land in the village, and he doesn't doubt how the two of us manage to farm it all.
Xiong Shan and Li Hua were the most proactive, working at the brickyard for the first half of the night and indoors for the second half.
Essentially, the couple wanted to accumulate more good fortune through this method of hard work for little reward, hoping to break the blockade imposed by their eldest son and conceive a second child.
While things were bustling with activity above in the kiln, the same was true below.
Li Zhuiyuan greeted Xiong Shanlihua, then opened the barrier and went down.
It was unbearably hot and humid down there, not just because of the temperature, but because of the restlessness that was hard for most people to bear.
Only a few artifacts possess spirits, but high-quality artifacts all carry certain emotions. Smelting them here is equivalent to "slaughtering" them, and the area is filled with a strong negative atmosphere.
"boom!"
An instrument was melted down.
Luo Xiaoyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling utterly exhausted.
Master Sun, who was assisting him, was completely numb, his hair was disheveled, and his lips were pale, but he was still insisting on controlling the outer formation.
The flag bag was hanging on the dog saddle, and Benben, leading Xiao Hei, was responsible for replacing the damaged flags.
When Li Zhuiyuan appeared, Xiao Hei immediately crawled down towards the boy and whimpered.
It felt that it had fallen to this state because it had failed to guard the doghouse back home. Indeed, being a dog meant never forgetting its roots.
Compared to other people and dogs, Benben showed greater adaptability. He seemed to enjoy working here, finding it more interesting than boring classes.
The only downside is that, although I'm happy here all day, I don't have the chance to run out and see the clown girl.
Luo Xiaoyu stood up and walked to Li Zhuiyuan.
Master Sun struggled to his feet, then slumped back down.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Thank you for your hard work."
Luo Xiaoyu: "I have also benefited greatly."
Each smelting is equivalent to smashing an exquisite vase to reveal its internal texture. Looking across the entire martial arts world, how many sects can afford such a luxurious opportunity to broaden their horizons?
Li Zhuiyuan: "How much longer?"
Luo Xiaoyu: "At the current pace, it will take at least another week. I will hurry up."
Li Zhuiyuan: "There's no need to rush like this."
Luo Xiaoyu: "Thanks to Master Sun for helping me, otherwise, the efficiency wouldn't have been so high."
Li Zhuiyuan: "What does he want?"
Luo Xiaoyu: "Brother Xiaoyuan, am I... that obvious?"
Li Zhuiyuan: "It is a bit stiff."
Luo Xiaoyu turned to look at Master Sun, wanting to ask him to make the request in person.
Li Zhuiyuan: "You speak for him, he's embarrassed."
Luo Xiaoyu: "He wants to bring his little granddaughter over so she can meet Benben."
Li Zhuiyuan: "As long as Benben agrees, that's fine."
Luo Xiaoyu: "Huh? But he's still a child."
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Benben.
Noticing that she was being watched again, Benben habitually flashed a shy and cute smile, but then realized who she was facing and immediately stopped smiling and lowered her head.
Li Zhuiyuan: "I never treated him like a child."
Luo Xiaoyu: "Brother Xiaoyuan, I've recorded some of the textures of the artifacts when they were destroyed. Once things are settled here, I'll compile them into a book and give you a copy."
Li Zhuiyuan: "Okay, after you've tidied it up, put it in the basement yourself."
Luo Xiaoyu quickly said, "Brother Xiaoyuan, that's not what I meant..."
Li Zhuiyuan smiled slightly, turned and left. Luo Xiaoyu returned to Master Sun's side, took out a pill, dropped it into the gourd, shook it, and then fed it to him.
Master Sun breathed a sigh of relief, and some energy returned to his eyes.
Luo Xiaoyu: "I've already asked for it for you."
Master Sun said anxiously, "But I haven't finished my work yet... How can you talk about conditions before the work is done? Isn't that just deliberately taking advantage of me?"
Luo Xiaoyu: "There's such a thing?"
Master Sun said, "This is asking someone for a favor; you can't bring it up yourself."
Luo Xiaoyu: "But I've already brought it up, and that person has agreed."
Master Sun: "Thank you, that's you."
Luo Xiaoyu: "That person said that as long as Benben agrees, you can bring your granddaughter over to see her."
Master Sun: "Silly boy, silly boy, come to your teacher!"
Benben is coming.
Master Sun placed his hands on Benben's shoulders and said kindly, "Your teacher brought his little granddaughter over, so you'll have a playmate now, okay?"
Benben gave a shy smile.
Master Sun said, “My little granddaughter is a bit older than you. She can take you to the village entrance to take a bus to the city to see… cough cough, see that Xue family girl.”
Benben nodded.
After leaving the brickyard, Li Zhuiyuan arrived at Big Beard's house. Before he even reached the dam, he heard an excited shout:
"Brother Yuan!"
Chen Jing rushed over and stood in front of Li Zhuiyuan.
Li Zhuiyuan reached out and patted Chen Jing's head.
"How is Zhao Yi?"
"Brother Yi... he's not doing well. Brother Yuan, shall I take you to see him?"
"No need. You and the Liang sisters can come to my place after dinner and have Xu Ming come down now."
"Okay, I'll go call Uncle Xu right now."
The Liang sisters happened to return from outside, both with protruding bellies, clearly wearing pads.
The two sisters each carried a basket; one basket contained chicken cakes, malted milk powder, and other supplements, while the other basket contained diapers and other maternity and baby supplies.
The two sisters felt awkward when they met Li Zhuiyuan.
They had previously pretended to be heavily pregnant, as Zhao Yi had instructed, and had flaunted it in front of Yingzi.
Unexpectedly, Yingzi brought these two baskets of things today, hoping they wouldn't tell Zhao Yi.
Yingzi bought this with the money she earned from tutoring at school.
Before the college entrance exam, Zhao Yi helped her to have a better mindset for the exam, and after the exam, when she fell ill, Zhao Yi was the one who treated her. This kind of knight-errant, who seemed to have fallen from the sky, was hard for girls of that age to resist, especially since Zhao Yi himself was so handsome that she would be willing to give herself to him in this life without having to be his slave in the next.
Yingzi frankly shared her initial thoughts with the Liang sisters, saying that she had no other intentions but only wanted to repay their kindness and wished them a happy life.
This made the Liang sisters, who had deliberately lied, feel embarrassed. If they didn't know she was that person's older sister, they would have advised Zhao Yi to take this kind-hearted younger sister in as well.
"Brother Xiao Yuan."
"Brother Xiao Yuan."
The two sisters each took out their pillows and slunk into the house.
Xu Ming came down.
Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the hoe placed against the wall:
"Take it with you and come with me."
"it is good!"
Li Zhuiyuan stepped into the peach grove. Xu Ming hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up his courage and followed.
"Dig this up carefully, there's a jar inside. After you dig it out, move the jar to a shady spot on the embankment, then stand back here and wait for me."
"Okay, please don't worry!"
The elixirs harvested last time were sorted and placed in jars by Li Zhuiyuan, and buried under the peach grove to preserve their medicinal effects.
While Xu Ming was digging the pit, Li Zhuiyuan arrived deep in the peach grove.
Qing'an was lying in the thatched hut, while Su Luo was by the pond, fishing with a rod.
"You've arrived."
"Are there fish in it?"
"No."
"What are you fishing for?"
"Fishing for time, killing time itself, is also a kind of fun."
The less precious time we have left, the more enjoyable it is to while away the hours.
Li Zhuiyuan: "You continue."
The boy turned and headed toward the thatched hut.
Qing'an's voice came from inside: "Have you brought the person back?"
"Ah."
"Sigh, this is boring."
"It's a real shame. I was prepared when I set off that if I couldn't bring you back, I'd have to swallow my pride and ask you for help."
Su Luo, who was fishing, curled his lips into a smile. He knew that the person inside the thatched hut probably had the same expression at that moment.
"It's normal to bring them back. Those who are obsessed with immortality are most afraid of encountering someone who is single-mindedly seeking death."
Li Zhuiyuan turned around, preparing to leave.
"That's good too. If you can avoid eating those dirty things, then you'll have a place to throw your things away in the future."
"Yes."
Having left the core of the peach grove, Xu Ming had already dug out the jar and carried it back. He was now standing by the pit waiting.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Lie down inside."
"it is good."
Xu Ming obediently lay down in the pit.
Li Zhuiyuan broke off a section of peach branch and said:
"Next, it will hurt a little."
"Only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one achieve great things... Ahhh!"
The boy pierced Xu Ming's chest with a peach branch.
It wasn't over yet. Li Zhuiyuan continued to break off peach branches and insert them into Xu Ming's limbs and bones, and the screams of agony were incessant.
Su Luo, standing by the pool, heard Qing An's sneer from inside the house:
"Jiang Shang is really interesting. Sometimes these kinds of people can really survive until now by luck, and they're even getting better and better off."
Su Luo replied, "Am I the same?"
Qing'an: "You're dead."
Su Luo: "Aren't you the same?"
After a long silence, Qing'an let out a long sigh:
"I just want to die a really bad time..."
Xu Ming lay in the pit, trembling all over, his eyes unfocused.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Come out when you are able to stand up and walk out."
"Okay... good."
He carried the medicine jar home.
As Li Zhuiyuan passed through the hall and went up the stairs, he saw Lin Shuyou lying in the coffin, "taking a nap".
In a spirit-writing state, the White Crane Boy is holding a feng shui manual, lying face down, as if doing reading comprehension.
This will prevent the activated vertical pupils from being detected.
Li Zhuiyuan didn't linger, but simply said:
"Study hard, and I will test you."
The white crane boy trembled and kowtowed three times to the bottom of the coffin to indicate that he understood.
After the boy went upstairs, General Zeng's voice came from inside Lin Shuyou's body:
"Quick, let me learn! I want to memorize the array diagram!"
Ah Li was drawing in her room when Li Zhuiyuan came in; the drawing was almost finished.
The painting is viewed from the upper back, showing a boy carrying a girl through a sea of flowers in Jinshazong. The wind blows through the flowers, creating a beautiful scene that also conveys a sense of perseverance.
Li Zhuiyuan sat down at his desk and opened the "Zhuiyuan Secret Scrolls". He would summarize after each wave ended, and also compile records of things that happened between each wave that were worth noting.
Just as he finished writing, Ah Li, who was sitting at the drawing table behind him, also put down her paintbrush.
As the sun began to set and its glare subsided, Li Zhuiyuan and A Li stepped out of the house and sat on rattan chairs outside, playing chess while gazing at the sky.
Chen Xiyuan and Yin Meng returned from shopping, carrying large and small bags in their hands.
There were many items, but none of them were expensive. It was the first time Chen Xiyuan had ever seen what "bargaining" really meant—removing a zero and then cutting the price drastically.
Although Ms. Chen is not short of money, she still feels very uncomfortable when she recalls the times she was ripped off when buying clothes during the years she left home to become a music teacher.
Fortunately, seeing my little brother and sister healed my heart.
Aunt Liu had been leaning against the kitchen doorway watching for a while. Yin Meng and Chen Xiyuan, one on each side, reached into Aunt Liu's pocket and took out sunflower seeds. The three women started cracking them together.
As they chatted, Yin Meng and Chen Xiyuan exchanged a glance and then smiled knowingly.
However, Aunt Liu, the initiator of the event, looked less absorbed and more worried.
These days, whenever she has a moment of free time, she begins to feel anxious and fearful about the future that the head of the family decides for her.
Uncle Qin and Runsheng returned carrying hoes.
The way this master and apprentice communicated their feelings was through farming.
Runsheng walked up to Yinmeng and said, "I would like to invite you to go to Xiting tonight and then come back."
Yin Meng: "Okay, I'll go."
Runsheng walked into the hall, came to Lin Shuyou's coffin, and knocked on the side of the coffin.
"Do do do!"
"Eeya ya ya ya... Ah~ Runsheng, what is it?"
Lin Shuyou stretched comfortably. He had taken a nap all afternoon. This way of studying was such a good balance between work and rest.
"Drive us there and take us to Xiting."
"Okay, I'll go get the car keys."
Yin Meng pushed her family's tricycle out and shouted, "No need to drive, it's a waste of gas money. It's not far, we can just ride the tricycle."
Runsheng: "Okay."
Watching Runsheng ride his tricycle, carrying Yin Meng down the dam, and then pick up Grandpa Shan on the village road ahead, Chen Xiyuan clapped the sunflower seed shells off her hands and exclaimed in admiration:
"Mengmeng is very good at managing her finances."
Aunt Liu retorted, "I don't know how?"
Chen Xiyuan: "Sister, you are the best day in my eyes."
Aunt Liu looked at Uncle Qin, who was standing by the well, intently rinsing his feet.
After dinner, Runsheng called back to say he wouldn't be coming home tonight.
Yinmeng means that when you arrive at a new home, how can you not stay at the new home for one night?
This is also why Yin Meng didn't let Ayou drive her; Ayou had to come back.
The next day, Li Sanjiang found another source of amusement to mock Grandpa Shan.
Shanpao never expected Mengmeng to stay overnight. In that house that was all show and no substance, there wasn't even a bed or a blanket in the second-floor room. In the end, he had no choice but to run to the village that night to knock on doors and buy a clean set of bedding.
Yin Meng slept on the second floor, while Grandpa Shan and Runsheng slept on the first floor. The grandfather and grandson shared a blanket, and Grandpa Shan sighed for half the night.
“Lord Runsheng, Mengmeng is a good girl. After you get married, you must treat her well. Don’t let her do any chores. You can do the laundry and cooking.”
"Ok!"
At the same time, Chen Jing and the Liang sisters walked out of Li Zhuiyuan's Taoist temple.
Demonic markings appeared on Chen Jing's face. He stood there for a long time before suppressing them. The demonic power within his body was purified once again. When he enters demonic transformation again in the future, he will not only be stronger, but he will also no longer need to grow white hair.
The Liang sisters are connected by silk threads. They have to wrap their hands around each other to completely separate. They are not yet proficient. Once they are skilled, they can work together as one.
Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the temple and waved to close the gate.
"Thank you, Brother Xiaoyuan."
"Thank you, Brother Yuan."
Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "You should thank your boss."
The next morning, when Cui Cui woke up in bed, she saw a neat row of rag dolls under the bed, a stack of new picture books and a set of new stationery and art supplies on the desk, as well as photos taken by Brother Yi when he took her to the amusement park.
"Mom, did Brother Yi come by?"
"They came very early, before we were even up. They came to say goodbye and go back to Jiujiang."
Zhao Yi left decisively. After his subordinates had all completed their promotions, he didn't dare to linger for even a moment, fearing that if he stayed any longer, that guy surnamed Li would take advantage of his free time and assign him more tasks.
After Yin Meng returned, she went inside, sat on the bed, and pondered how to make the corpse-dissolving potion.
She held a twisted dough stick instead of a pen, and placed rice cakes instead of paper in front of her. She didn't need to recall the recipe; she only needed to regain her sense of rhythm.
The door was pushed open, and Yin Meng put down her snacks and wiped her hands after seeing who came in.
Even though she had seen Ah Li and Xiao Yuan together in the ghost town and knew that Ah Li had gone to the river, Yin Meng still wasn't quite used to Ah Li's wide range of activities.
Ah Li carried a jar in her left hand and a piece of paper in her right, handing them to Yin Meng one by one.
This is a tonic. After it was taken out, it was placed in the temple and left to dissipate overnight, removing its essence and retaining its most basic tonic properties.
"I understand, I will eat on time, thank you."
Ah Li nodded and turned to leave.
Yin Meng breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the lid of the jar, and a sweet aroma wafted out. Inside the jar was dark red water, and pills were soaking in it like ripe plums.
"Clap!"
The window was opened.
"It smells so good! What delicious food is there now?"
"It's a tonic."
Can I eat it?
"Probably not."
Yin Meng took one out, put it in her mouth, and immediately looked like she was enjoying it. The taste was so wonderful that it was hard to describe.
Chen Xiyuan: "I...I think I also need to replenish my energy."
Aunt Liu: Lunch is ready!
"Here I am!"
Chen Xiyuan came out of the west room, intending to help serve the dishes and chopsticks, but as soon as she stepped out, she saw red dots on the ground, still dripping. She touched her nose and realized:
"Ugh, my nose is bleeding..."
……
"Benben, go to the peach grove and bring me some more paper."
Luo Xiaoyu ran out of paper to record the textures; ordinary paper couldn't replace it, and he couldn't capture that artistic effect.
Benben led Xiaohei to the kiln. The sky was overcast and it was drizzling. However, away from the sweltering underground environment, the cool breeze invigorated both the child and the dog.
Little Black Dog ran with its legs flying, carrying Benben at high speed. When they passed the village entrance, Benben pulled on the leash, and Little Black Dog stopped.
Benben walked into the pavilion, inserted new incense into the incense burner, and then used his own milk bottle to fill the cup on the table, which only had tea leaves left, with milk tea.
After doing all that, I had just climbed onto the dog when a rural bus stopped right there.
With a click, the car door opened, and a little girl with delicate makeup and an oval face stepped out of the car, holding a small floral umbrella.
Benben tilted his head and looked at her. He felt like he had seen this girl somewhere before.
The little girl was also looking at Benben curiously. She was trying her best to maintain the dignified and proper demeanor required by her family, but in the end she couldn't help but laugh, revealing two cute little tiger teeth:
"Hehe, riding a dog will rip your crotch~"
(End of this chapter)