Chapter 933
The Ghost and the Old-Fashioned Scholar
Chapter 933 The Ghost and the Old-Fashioned Scholar (4)
Wen Yanci indeed found Zhang Qian unconscious under the pear tree in the backyard. Liu Yong and Li Yu shook Zhang Qian's shoulders vigorously, "Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, how are you?"
"Brother Zhang, if you don't wake up soon, we're leaving."
Zhang Qian, who had just been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes. "Ghost! Ghost! I saw a ghost!"
Wen Yanci asked awkwardly, "Brother Zhang, did you really see a ghost? What kind?"
Zhang Qian shook his head, "That ghost picked loquats and threw them at me, and I saw pears moving in front of my eyes. It must be a ghost!"
"Stop talking, let's go!" Liu Yong trembled.
Wen Yanci hurriedly asked, "You...you're not living in this house anymore?"
"Brother Wen?! This house is really haunted! How can we possibly stay here?!"
"Yes, how can one concentrate on studying when one is constantly anxious?"
“I’ve made up my mind. I’ll stay at the temple and get vegetarian meals there,” Liu Yong decided.
Zhang Qian was the most afraid. "I'll stay at Butcher Zhang's house. I might not pass the exam this time, and I'll have to take it again next year. My family is poor and I have no way to make a living. It would be better to marry Butcher Zhang's daughter so that I'll have a place to stay."
Li Yu said, "I'm going to work as a retainer for a wealthy family in the city. Brother Wen, would you like to go? Master Wang thinks highly of you."
Seeing that they were determined to leave, Wen Yanci could not persuade them to stay, so he could only say...
"I think this place is quite quiet, suitable for studying, so I plan to stay here."
"Brother Wen! Aren't you afraid?"
Wen Yanci blushed and lied, "Confucius did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits. I only study the classics, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
The three of them tried to persuade Wen Yanci a few more times, but seeing that he was as stubborn as an ox, they gave up.
"In that case, Brother Wen, please take care!" With that, the three of them ran off in a flash!
They felt they had really encountered a ghost, otherwise why would they be trapped in a ghostly maze until dark?
They had to leave before the ghost could kill them!
Wen Yanci tidied up a room in a state of confusion, and he tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep.
Shen Shuyi floated out from the hairpin, "Wen Yanci, you're keeping me awake."
"Do ghosts also need to rest?" Wen Yanci asked, mustering his courage.
"I'm different from other ghosts, I still need to eat!"
As soon as Wen Yanci heard about food, his stomach started rumbling.
Even ghosts can't live without grains?
“Of course, I can go without eating, drinking, or sleeping.” Shen Shuyi rested her chin on her hand. “I prefer being human to being a ghost.”
Upon hearing these words, Wen Yanci felt a pang of pity.
He actually pitied a ghost.
The girl in front of me died so young. What caused her death?
"Young lady, have you always lived in this house?"
Shen Shuyi shook her head. "I was in this house when I became a ghost. I can't remember where I was in my previous life. I only remember that I lived in a very beautiful mansion. My family must have been very rich."
"Wen Yanci, stop calling me 'Miss,' my name is Shen Shuyi."
"Miss Shen," Wen Yanci called out.
"I'm here. Aren't you going to set up a stall to make money tomorrow? How can you have the energy to paint for people if you're not asleep?"
"I'll go to sleep now." For some reason, after saying a few words to Miss Shen, Wen Yanci felt more at ease and soon fell asleep.
……
The next morning, Wen Yanci carried the usable tables, chairs, and benches from the house to the street.
He set up a small stall and sat down, his stomach growling with hunger. Hearing the loud shouts of the surrounding vendors, he became even hungrier.
The sounds of vendors selling steamed buns, dumplings, herbal tea, and pancakes rose and fell.
Wen Yanci was a little restless when he suddenly heard a girl's voice.
"Go buy some food if you're hungry, otherwise how will you have the energy to write and draw for people later?" Wen Yanci thought for a moment, then got up and bought two steamed buns.
Shen Shuyi sniffed and quickly said, "I want meat buns!"
"The pork and scallion filling smells so good when steamed!"
"Take a bite and it'll definitely be soft, fluffy, and incredibly delicious!"
Wen Yanci replied, "Miss Shen, I cannot afford it."
"Besides, how can you eat now that you're a ghost?"
Wen Yanci withdrew his gaze from the steamed buns, quickly walked back to the stall, sat down, and began to eat.
Shen Shuyi stayed with Wen Yanci at the stall for most of the day, only packing up and going home as the sun set.
She quickly said, "Buy some rice! Buy some vegetables!"
Wen Yanci nodded. He was hungry too. Eating out was expensive, so it was more cost-effective to cook for himself.
Shen Shu noticed that he had only bought brown rice and corn flour. "Where's the rice?"
"Miss Shen, rice is expensive, I can't afford it."
"What about the vegetables?"
“This morning I noticed that there were quite a few wild vegetables growing in the courtyard of the house.”
Shen Shuyi was speechless. "You still need to buy some oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, right?"
Wen Yanci nodded, bought the things and hurried home. After dinner, he still had to study.
Shen Shuyi floated up to the loquat tree and watched the man below digging for wild vegetables.
"There are wild onions a little to the left."
Wen Yanci didn't look up and continued digging.
Shen Shuyi jumped down from the tree, squatted down beside him, and stretched out her slender hand, "This is a wild onion."
Wen Yanci's gaze swept over her fingers, and he quickened his pace to dig up the wild onions.
Just as he was about to get up, Shen Shuyi suddenly floated in front of him.
The two of them kissed unexpectedly!
Soft diamond-shaped lips
Shen Shuyi pecked him on the lips again.
With a loud crash, Wen Yanci dropped everything he was holding to the ground and quickly took a step back.
"Miss Shen, Miss Shen, you mustn't!"
Could it be that he encountered a lecherous man?
Shen Shuyi ignored him, looked at her hand, and twirled it around.
Wen Yanci saw that she radiated a luminous glow, like a fairy.
"Wow! Wen Yanci, I have a physical form now!" Shen Shuyi ran over, jumped up, and hugged Wen Yanci's arm.
"Did you feel it?"
Am I very heavy?
Wen Yanci was surprised, forgetting that the little girl was still clinging to him. "Miss Shen, what's going on?"
Shen Shuyi said smugly, "This is the benefit of forming a bond. I can maintain my human form for an hour just by kissing you, and I'm not afraid of the sun during that time!"
"If we become even closer."
Wen Yanci interrupted her, "Miss Shen, did you just use your yang energy to replenish your yin energy?"
"Wen Yanci, are you feeling alright?"
Wen Yanci shook his head. He felt his heart racing, but it wasn't an uncomfortable feeling.
“Then it’s not some kind of yang-replenishing-yin.” Shen Shuyi stared intently into his eyes. “Now that I have a physical body, I’ll cook dinner tonight as a way of thanking you!”
"No need, Miss Shen, just don't do that again." Wen Yanci avoided her gaze.
"Don't do this?" Shen Shuyi stood on tiptoe, cupped the man's face in her hands, and spoke in a soft voice.
A gentle kiss landed on Wen Yanci's lips.
Wen Yanci was breathing rapidly, even his eyelashes were trembling, and he fled in haste.
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