Shu Kui didn't see what was behind the wooden door, he only breathed a sigh of relief, and it was immediately dark in front of him.

In the faint of day, she heard someone shouting, someone picking her up, quickly but unhurriedly, coming somewhere and putting her on the bed.

It was the most relaxing and sweet sleep she had ever had, as if she were dead, not only did she not have any dreams at all, but she believed that if someone beat her up during this time, she would not feel anything.

I woke up in the morning, the sky was just dawning, the sun had not fully risen, Shu Kui opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a strange, snow-white ceiling.

She sat up and stretched her waist, feeling soft and uncomfortable.

"Have you slept enough?" Suddenly, an old voice sounded.

Shu Kui was startled, followed the prestige, and saw an old man on crutches standing at the door of the room, his brows were tightly locked, and his face was full of unhappiness.

"Uh, uncle......" She wanted to ask where it was.

"Your uncle!" No, the old man glared and interrupted her.

"That'...... Uncle? "Shu Kui is in a good mood and doesn't plan to care.

The old man's cane paused on the ground, rolled his eyes, and said, "Go take a bath, it's disgusting to make the house smell rancid." ”

"Okay, right away, where's the bathroom?" Shu Kui knew that the smell on his body was really bad, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The old man did not speak, but turned his back and left.

Shu Kui hurriedly jumped out of bed and followed.

"Stay away from me." But the old man wouldn't let her come near.

Shu Kui was stunned for a moment, so he had to step back and stand still.

No, the old man took two steps forward, turned around and saw that Shu Kui was not moving, and glared again: "Let's go, go take a bath, don't you understand?" ”

"You told me to stay away from you." Shu Kui is quite aggrieved.

"I didn't stop you." The old man was impatient, "Do you have tofu flowers in your head?" Don't understand such a simple word? ”

At this time, Shu Kui was also unhappy, but because the other party was an old man, it was difficult to say anything, so he could only remain silent and walk to a meter away behind the old man.

The old man was finally satisfied, led her to the bathroom door, and left without saying a word.

There is a shower room in the bathroom, and there is a wooden bath bucket, Shu Kui was very surprised, and quickly filled the bath bucket with water, hurriedly flushed his body, and sat comfortably in the neck-deep water.

However, the good times often don't last long, about half an hour later, Shu Kui began to feel a little dizzy, and slowly became more and more strict, she knew that something was wrong, when she wanted to get up, her hands and feet had no strength at all, her eyes were black for a while, her head was full of sweat, and she completely lost consciousness after a while.

"I told her, let her eat something first." I don't know how long it was, but the voice of a boy came from far and near.

"It's dirty and smelly, I can't stand it." Then came the sound of the old man puffing up.

"She hasn't eaten well for a few days, so it's strange that she doesn't faint when she goes to take a shower like this." The boy was also very dissatisfied, "Xiao Yuan said that he brought the food before dawn, why didn't I see it?" ”

"I ate it." The old man replied confidently, "You have so much to eat, just send some more, I'm dozens of years old, I have to eat in the morning, I can't afford to be hungry." ”

The boy sighed lightly, and there was nothing he could do with the old man: "Okay, forget it." So, now that it's almost time, would you like to move over to lunch? ”

The old man didn't say anything, and walked away on crutches.

Shu Kui opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw a handsome young man sitting next to the bed, only fifteen or sixteen years old.

"You're awake." He probed over.

Shu Kui smiled slightly awkwardly and didn't speak.

"The doctor has come to see you, you're fine, it's low blood sugar." As the boy spoke, he tried to help Shu Kui up.

Shu Kui didn't dare to move - under the quilt, she was naked.

The boy also came to his senses, retracted his hand, and said as he withdrew, "The clothes are at the end of the bed, there is porridge on the table over there, you come out after eating, I will wait for you in the courtyard." ”

Shu Kui responded, put on his clothes, ate all his food, and suddenly felt refreshed.

She walked lightly to the gate and saw the boy standing in the sun, T-shirt, jeans, dressed casually and ordinary, but with a maturity that could not be concealed in accordance with his age.

"What's your name?" He heard footsteps and didn't look back.

Shu Kui reported her name, and wanted to ask who got her out of the bathroom, but she was too embarrassed to speak.

The boy turned around and said, "Everyone here calls me Big Tree." ”

"Where is this?" This is also something that Shu Kui wants to know.

"Liujinzhai." Big Tree replied.

"Liujinzhai?" Shu Kui remembered what Yuxiao had said, "Are you a bounty hunter?" ”

When Dashu heard this, he was a little surprised: "Do you know Liujinzhai? ”

"I've heard of it." Shu Kui nodded, not going to say more.

The big tree said "oh" and didn't ask any more: "Are you physically okay?" Do you want to go for a walk? ”

Shu Kui was actually very curious, so he said that he had recovered and could look around.

Dashu then led her out of the courtyard door and pointed to the left-hand side: "That's the gate, the place where you come in." ”

Shu Kui followed his finger and saw that the gate was nearly ten meters high, and the watchtower and fence connected to the gate were all tree trunks.

"We're on the main road now, and beyond that, it's the bazaar." The big tree introduced and began to walk inside.

Shu Kui followed him, passing by the small wooden stilted buildings built on the side of the road against the mountain. Under the eaves of these stilted buildings, yellow flags are carried one after another, or written "know-it-all", "everything knows", or "ghosts see sorrows" and "all worry-free".

"Buying and selling information, offering bounties for killing, and so on, as long as it is possible, take anything." The big tree doesn't squint, these words are well spoken.

Shu Kui looked at the banner, and Yuxiao's description was vivid: "Isn't the owner of the village very powerful?" Does he also set up shop here? Pick up everything too? ”

Da Shu looked at her and didn't say no, but took her to the small Chinese-style building in the center of the village: "This is the center of the entire Liujin Village, downstairs is a bar, a place to do large transactions, upstairs is an office area, there is the office owner's office." ”

Then, after a pause, he continued: "There are a few mortals here, all of whom were captured from the world and fled after they all went to the Dao. Mortals can't do business, and Liujinzhai can't support them in vain, so ......"

"Part-time job." Shu Kui immediately understood and took over the conversation.

Big tree smiled: "There is no need for people in the bar for the time being, you can go to the kitchen, there is a vacancy there." ”

Shu Kui nodded, and followed to the big kitchen, as soon as he entered the door, there was a hot scene in front of him.

"Who? Don't see the sign outside? The kitchen is heavy, and idlers are not allowed to enter. "The chef sweats in front of the stove topless, with a headscarf.

"Don't you want a pastry chef? I found someone, her name is Shu Kui. The tree stood behind him and said unhurriedly.

"You're going to make me a pastry chef?" Shu Kui was a little panicked, "I can't, I can't even cook." ”

"He'll teach you, and it's not hard." The big tree looked unimpressed.

Over there, the chef was so busy that he had no time to come back and nod his head at the tree.

The tree finishes his task, says hello, and leaves.

The kitchen was very messy, everyone was constantly shuttling back and forth, holding things in their hands, and shouting and drinking, Shu Kui stood there alone, looking helpless and out of place.

Finally, the chef finished his work on the stove, turned around, and saw Shu Kui, as if he had just remembered that there was such a person.

"Shu Kui, huh?" Anyway, he hasn't forgotten his name yet.

Shu Kui nodded hurriedly, waiting for the next words.

The chef made a gesture of waiting for a moment, rummaged through the cabinet for a long time, and took out a crumpled book: "I'm Brother Huo." This, hold, recipe, everything is in it, do it, it's almost done. ”

Shu Kui took it—the book was as thick as a Xinhua dictionary, full of oil stains and unknown stains, and it was almost falling apart.

"Just do it, and that's it?" She turned the first page and saw the dense table of contents, and she was a little dizzy.

Brother Huo said "um" and pointed to a corner of the kitchen: "Scales, whisks, and other messy things are there, come over at five o'clock tomorrow morning, and make breakfast." ”

"But...... But I've never done it. Shu Kui's heart was completely bottomless.

"If you haven't done it, I'll take you for ten days." Brother Huo waved his hand, "As long as you do it, it won't be too unpalatable." Do it a little longer, and you'll be like the previous pastry chef, who didn't start at all. ”

"How long did the previous pastry chef work here?" Speaking of this, Shu Kui became curious again.

"Sixty years." Brother Huo replied without thinking, "She came here last time when she was going to the Dao, she seems to be almost ninety years old, and she just died two days ago. ”

"How many mortals are there?" Shu Kui couldn't help but ask again.

"Now add you three." Brother Huo took out a cigarette from his apron pocket and smoked, "More than ten days ago, one came from Youlan, named Xing Yuan. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look around, and finally found his target by the door: "Xiaoyuan, come." ”

At the trotter was a little boy, bald, with a scarred face, a plaster cast on his left hand, hanging from his neck with a bandage.

"Hello." Shu Kui smiled at him.

Xing Yuan also grinned, but he was afraid of life and did not speak.

"There's another one, and it's been here for sixty years." Brother Huo scratched his scalp and seemed reluctant to mention it, "We all call him Old Man Wang, no one remembers what it is." ”

"Isn't that the ...... Very fierce ......" Shu Kui can probably know who he is talking about.

"Yes, that's him." Brother Huo took a puff of cigarette, "Okay, let's go back with Xiaoyuan, and come on time tomorrow morning." ”

"Go back? I live with Xiaoyuan? Shu Kui really didn't want to see that old man again.

"The three of us live in the same house, the one you slept in earlier." Xing Yuan timidly spoke, "It was specially built for us to live in." ”

Thinking of living under the same roof as someone like Old Man Wang, Shu Kui suddenly felt that his future was bleak.