Chapter 43: Lost
When I opened my eyes, I was surprised to find myself actually soaking in the bathtub!
I quickly got up from the bathtub, got dressed and walked out. In the afternoon, the store was busy, Xiao Ting saw that I was fine, and went out early, I sat on the bed alone, feeling a little uneasy. It's not because of the dream just now - no matter how terrible the dream is, it will wake up! What I'm worried about is that the dream will be reborn in reality, and at that time, I can't hide from it, I can't escape it, that's terrible!
After much hesitation, I decided to go out and find the old lady.
The sun was sinking in the west, shining on the small courtyard of the Du family, and Xiaohu stood by the rattan chair, shaking his head and reciting the text.
The iron door made a heavy sound, and Xiaohu was overjoyed and hurriedly ran to open the door.
"What, it's not nice to see me?"
Xiaohu pursed his mouth, turned around and went back to continue reciting the text, I walked in and called out respectfully: "Grandpa Du!" β
"Hmm!" Old Du responded, "The old lady is in that house, if you have something, go in!" β
I followed Du Lao's eyes, and it turned out that the old lady was in a small single room. When I entered, the door of the private room was not closed, and I saw the old lady kneeling on a straw futon, holding a rosary in her hand. I was afraid of disturbing her, so I stood at the door and waited.
"Better?" The old lady asked.
"It's all right!"
"Hmm!" The old lady answered, raised an arm, and I hurriedly stepped forward to help her stand up slowly.
"Let's stick incense!" The old lady proposed.
I took three sticks of incense from the incense box next to me, lit them and put them on, noticing that the jewelry box with the wrench on the offering table had two intersecting yellow charms on it.
"This thing is from the Xia family!" The old lady said suddenly.
I looked at her in confusion and thought to myself, maybe this jewelry box is still a masterpiece. The old lady saw my thoughts and said, "This box itself is a seal!" β
"Seals?" I was surprised and asked, "Can the box be sealed?" β
The old lady nodded: "This is a unique technique of the Xia family, they infuse their own spiritual power into the things they create, giving them the ability to imprison. If left undamaged, it can last quite a long time! β
It dawned on me that the reason why this white jade wrench had only happened now was because it had been placed in this special jewelry box. That also means that it has had an accident before, so the old man of the Li family suspected that it was this wrench, there must be a thrilling story behind this!
"It's a pity!" The old lady sighed and said, "The Xia family has disappeared!" β
"Aren't they amazing?" I asked, puzzled.
The old lady groaned and said, "I heard the old master mention that the Xia family has a taboo that is not known to outsiders, so it has suffered an unjustified disaster. I've been asking about them for a few years, and all I got was rumors! After she finished speaking, she sighed with deep regret.
I didn't have the leisure to learn about the Xia family, my eyes looked at the jewelry box and asked, "Is this wrench okay now?" β
The old lady shook her head in denial, and said worriedly: "The box has been damaged, although this wrench is broken, but it has a strong resentment lingering!" I want you to help send it to Master Fayan and ask him to take care of it for a while! Regarding the Xia family, you might as well ask him! She smiled meaningfully, "Twenty years!" If you give him a message, just say that my old woman wants to see him! β
Another story! I nodded, "By the way, they should be fine, right?" β
"No one is in the way! But this is the end of the day......," the old lady looked at me expectantly and asked, "Are you willing to do this?" β
I immediately shook my head and replied, "It's okay if you're fine!" β
The old lady smiled kindly: "Let's go!" Let's go out! β
"Hmm!" I hesitated, picked up the jewelry box and put it in my bag. As I closed the door, I glanced at the shelves on the wall - it seemed to ...... One less!
In the evening, I told Xiao Ting that I was going to Linxian to do something. To be honest, I felt quite guilty, although I agreed to do business with her, but during this time, I didn't help much. Maybe I should be like Lin Jiao said, if it doesn't work, I should withdraw as soon as possible.
"Ting, let's talk!" I looked at the man who was busy putting on his face and said.
"You say, I listen!" Xiao Ting said vaguely.
"If you're too busy to do anything in the store, find another person! I think ......"
βstopοΌβ Xiao Ting got up and walked to the bathroom, and after a while, she walked out with a white face, sat in front of the dresser and continued to be busy, "Have you noticed that my skin is rough?" β
I looked at her with disdain, and didn't bother to answer at allβeven if she was called rough, could my face still be called a face?
"With your 'exceptional' situation, do you still expect to find a job and work from 9 to 5?" Xiao Ting said seriously to the person in the mirror.
Well, I'm speechless!
"That's it!" Xiao Ting patted her skin and walked over and said, "Anyway, the store expansion has not been discussed, so don't worry!" If you have something to do, you will be busy, and when you have nothing to do, you will obediently sell your life to me! β
"How can there be such a good boss as you!" I said with emotion.
Xiao Ting put on a proud look: "The salary is not high, but it includes food and housing!" β
I really think that the woman in front of me is beautiful, capable and righteous, the only pity is that the famous flower has no owner, alas!
"Also, accompany me to the class reunion!" Xiao Ting suddenly said with a gloomy expression.
Party? I seem to remember that there was such an invitation, but it was an ordinary class reunion, why did you react like this?
Early in the morning, I got on the bus to Linxian. On the way, I received a call from Zhang Yufen, saying that Mr. Li wanted to see me, and I was on the road at this time, so I had to make an appointment to visit at night!
When I arrived at the temple, the door was closed. I waited for a long time, and a small novice opened the door for me.
"Little master, I'm here to find Master Fa Yan!"
"Do you have something important to do during your lunch break?"
I thought about it, it must be a very important thing, so I nodded.
Xiao Shami tilted his head and thought for a while: "Then I'll take you to Uncle Shi!" β
When the inch-headed man saw me, his face was obviously a little displeased: "The host is on a lunch break, you can come back in the afternoon!" β
I'm surprised - if it was differential treatment last time, it's obviously a bit against me now!
Little Shami stared at me with his head up, and I smiled awkwardly and said to him, "Come back in the afternoon!" β
I went out of the temple and didn't go down the mountain, how tired it was to climb up and down! Fortunately, I was prepared, took out the biscuits from my bag to satisfy my hunger, and walked around by the way, just to enjoy the scenery.
As I walked up the rugged mountain road, I saw a large bamboo forest, and wondered if this forest would lead to the forest behind the temple.
The noon sun was at its fiercest, and I had nothing to do anyway, so I nibbled on biscuits and walked into the bamboo forest to escape the heat. Not to mention that this forest is really cool, after walking for a while, I was worried that I would get lost, so I went back the same way, and walked for a while, but unfortunately found that I was really lost!