Li Yao experienced a sense of coma for a long time, this feeling was like running for a day and a night and being exhausted and suddenly falling asleep, and then about to wake up without waking up, the whole body was relaxed and free and easy, so that the consciousness was about to wake up, but the eyelids could not be raised, and the brain was groggy.

Hurry up, there's still work to be done

Wait, what's going on?

What happened before that?

"You lazy bone!"

He heard someone talking beside him.

"Give me—get up!"

The comfort on his body seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and at the same time, he was dragged and rolled by a strong force, and fell from the bed to the ground.

Pain and pain, my knees, he woke up all of a sudden, stood up from the stone floor and rubbed his knees, and when he saw it, it was all purple.

There was a person standing in front of the bed, not big, the quilt that had just been lifted from Li Yao's body covered his whole body, but he didn't care, and his voice covered with the quilt was also full of anger: "It's just that I just came back to take a look, you are still sleeping?!" I'm lazy when I'm not there, okay Li Yao, I don't have to talk to you, I'm really leaving." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the door, but he didn't grasp the direction well, hit the wall, shook off the quilt, and then successfully walked out, and did not forget to stretch out his hand from outside the door and waved: "Take good care of the house, receive guests! The contract book is not good on the second floor of the bookcase, I really have to go to receive the guests!"

When Li Yao raised his head with grinning teeth, the guy was gone, leaving only a quilt stacked softly at the door.

Really, don't you know if the ground is dirty, it's always like this, he sighed, walked over, picked up the quilt, patted the ashes, and put it back on the bed to fold it.

Yellow Springs is always so rough.

But he seems to have had a long dream.

In my dream, I seem to be doing something very important, and I am a little sad, and now my heart is still stuffy.

What could it be?

Li Yao frowned and thought for a while, then gave up. Whatever, maybe it's those things from before, since Huang Quan has picked him up here, it doesn't matter if he wants to get up or not.

He stretched and rubbed his eyes again, only to feel that the feeling of suffocation in his heart was a little better, and after changing his clothes and washing briefly, he picked up the feather duster behind the main hall door as usual and went outside to dust the plaque at the gate - the plaque that he was speechless no matter how many times he looked at it:

"Gao Laozhuang".

Seriously, this plaque is very beautiful, square and neat, the wood and red paint are of the highest quality, and even the gilded characters on it are also magnificent.

Of course, it's not that Huang Quan is sick for a day or two, first of all, his name is wrong, there will be a big living person named Huang Quan?

It is said that he gave his own name, as if it was because this name had something to do with the hell of the underworld. The reason why this place is called Gao Laozhuang is because this name symbolizes "the beloved home of monsters", and there is a small connotation in it.

Huang Quan always thinks he is a monster, claiming that he can get something by completing the contract

Uh, what's going on? Jasmine?

No, he didn't remember those strange words, in his eyes, Huang Quan was just a boy who behaved strangely and liked to do good deeds, and he didn't know that it was the little boy who ran out of the family, he thought that he would be found by his family in a short time, but he had been here for more than half a year and didn't see anyone he knew come to the door, and he was cheated out of several dollars by the beggars of his relatives.

Li Yao raised his head and gently dusted off the little dust on the red plaque that was not visible at all, but after dusting, the three big characters looked even brighter.

Alas.

The place where Gao Laozhuang is located is a small alley in the middle of nowhere, opposite the wall, and the whole alley is just one of them, and the end is sealed. This house occupies a very large area, and it is not easy to find, it is said that it has also been haunted, the yin is very heavy, there has been a beggar who came to the door Shinto mentioned that this is the "fierce ghost eye" anyway, it is all kinds of bad luck, but after living here for so long, the ghost is a ghost that is not seen, to Huangquan all day and night pretending to be a ghost, jumping up and down.

"You sigh as soon as you dust off the plaque. Li Yao was about to go back, and a person ran over from the other side of the alley, a boy with a combed beard, carrying a ball of cloth bag in his hand, "The steamed buns have been bought, they just came out of the drawer, and they are very hot!"

Li Yao glanced at the size of the cloth bag, which looked less than usual: "Why are there only three?

Si Bai crossed the threshold with the steamed buns, walked into the stove, and shook the steamed buns into the plates that had been placed long ago, there were indeed three, white and soft, steaming hot, he lifted the lid of the pot and scooped the porridge while saying, "It's me going home." My mother entrusted someone to carry a letter, and the third aunt's sister Ming'er got married and asked me to be a happy child. ”

He put the porridge bowl and beckoned to Li Yao, who had put the duster and came over, "Eat." ”

Li Yao dragged the bench and sat down, picked up the bun and took a bite, and exhaled to him with a hot breath: "Oh, it's still quite hot, why did your mother call you home twice in three days, don't come here, it's best to stay at home." ”

Si Bai handed him the chopsticks: "Didn't I say it, my family is poor, I have to come out to make money, although my mother is reluctant to me, but there is no way to do it." ”

"What kind of chopsticks do you need to drink porridge," Li Yao waved his hand: "Then you are a servant here, why do I think you can't make any money? What's more, you're still old, and Huangquan won't deduct you?"

The boy pouted: "No, but it's not enough, fortunately, the guests who come are always very generous, and the gold ingot that the rich man gave me casually last time" realized that he seemed to have exposed something, and he quickly covered his mouth.

"Ahh

Si Bai seemed to remember something: "Oh, I actually gave it to you too, and I took your share." ”

"You-" He was excited, his hand knocked over the porridge bowl, and the sticky white porridge spilled on his crotch, because it was summer, he was wearing a cardigan and wide-legged shorts, and the porridge soup was dripping down his thighs.

The two looked up at each other.

Li Yao was just about to stand up, but Si Bai reacted faster than him, grabbed the door directly, and ran away with a smile: "Don't be angry - I finally gave the money to Third Brother Zhang, I'm going home!"

"Little rabbit cub counts you as a fast runner!" Although he said this, he didn't plan to pursue it, he knew about his brother's affairs, and he did a good deed.

No, if you don't talk about that, you have to teach him a lesson if you rush this pants!

He bit the steamed bun and directly changed his pants to wash them, not caring too much about the image of himself only wearing obscene pants, anyway, it is very remote here, and basically no one will come.

"Gao Laozhuang" is not only Huangquan's residence, but also his shop, but he does not sell anything, only helps people realize their thoughts, and also writes the contract certificate in a fake way. In Huang Quan's words, he can get the reward of wool for completing the contract, at most, he will feel comfortable in his own heart.

Having said that, this contract is not something that anyone can sign, whether there is a fate or not is mainly judged by guò a little golden sheep, that is their town shop, no, the treasure of the town village, it is placed on the long table in the lobby, and the person who comes touches the horns of the sheep with his hand, if the sheep's eyes blink, it is fate, this list will be accepted, and if it does not blink, it is no fate.

Of course, the fate depends on the sky, some people have no fate today, and they may have it tomorrow, so there have been many Lai Han who come to touch the horns of the sheep every day, wishing that the sheep would blink, so as to ask Gao Laozhuang to give money, but fortunately, the sheep has not blinked, and after a long time, this group of people will leave.

About this sheep is also strange, Li Yao can study it carefully, said that it is the little trick of those Taoist priests, this is really different from those common Taoist bluffing livestock, it is not a crane or a tiger, it has two legs, it is called a goat, tsk, Li Yao has never been out of Pucheng in this plain, and he doesn't believe that there can be sheep on the mountain.

The fake sheep can blink, which is even more strange, but it can't be held in addition, only Huangquan can hold it, which can bluff people.

Originally, Li Yao didn't believe it, thinking that although Huang Quan looked a little strange, maybe he could really be a fairy boy, but after a long time, he didn't believe it for a long time, if his virtue could become a fairy boy, then he could go to heaven!

Si blank is Huang Quan before him recruited servants, when buying a house, the original owner stuffed him, said that it was a very poor child, if he didn't accept him will starve to death, Huang Quan left him here to do chores to help do things, and later not only helped his mother cure the disease, but also helped his brother marry a daughter-in-law, this child is not as diligent as before, three days and two heads home, not restrained at all, very comfortable.

He shook his dripping pants. Of course, he didn't mean to blame, Si Bai is a very good child, although sometimes he is quite skinny, but a child of this age, it's strange if he doesn't feel skinny, right?

I don't know what I was like when I was a kid. He wrung out his pants again, shook them out, and prepared to dry them outside. He was a homeless man who was picked up by Huangquan, and he forgot about the previous things, Gao Laozhuang had already gained a little fame in the rivers and lakes at that time, and he was a little busy, so he happened to meet him, so he picked him up and helped to do things, that is, to help people complete their thoughts. Recently, Huang Quan was going to go out to travel with the Demon Sect Master, so he handed over Gao Laozhuang to him to take care of for the time being.

Li Yao couldn't help but wonder what happened before, could he be some kind of exiled prince, or the illegitimate son of some senior?

If only that were the case, he thought, drying his pants onto the long rope in the courtyard.

But why does it feel a little wrong?

The edges of the pants that had not been fully wrung out were dripping and shiny, hitting the ground and spilling a small dot.

Why, there is a feeling of trance?

He looked at the sun in the sky, although it was morning, but the clouds were not light, and the sun behind the clouds was like a light bulb falling into cotton, hazy and soft, not dazzling at all.

Wait? What is a light bulb?

Whether it was Huangquan or Si Bai or Gao Laozhuang, there seemed to be a particularly strange feeling for a moment, and the tightness in his chest when he first got up swept back again.

Is it that I haven't woken up yet? Or is it just a dream?

The water is still dripping slowly.

"Disturbing. This is a place where you can help people realize their thoughts?"

"Huh?" Li Yao looked up behind the clothesline, and there was a guest at the open door.

The guest was wearing a very handsome shirt, and the robe was painted with a tall splash of ink, which seemed to have no expression from a distance, faint, and the temperament was as cold as bamboo, but the eyebrows were very good-looking, Li Yao even felt that it was a person he had seen in the painting, otherwise how could he have such a beautiful demeanor?

And it's quite familiar.