Chapter Twenty-Three: Abu of Xiaojia Village
"A little misunderstanding?"
Hearing this, not only Baiyou Xuanjin, but even the middle-aged steward and Old Man Wu were all stunned. Then he reacted again and hurriedly agreed.
"Yes, yes, a little misunderstanding, a little misunderstanding!"
Baiyou Xuanjin glanced at Ling Yun deeply, swept around again, and then said: "Since it is a small misunderstanding, it is good to make it clear, you go down first!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged steward hurriedly left with a group of guards as if it were an amnesty.
Old man Wu and the Deng brothers also returned to the stall, but they were no longer in the mood to set up a stall, and activated the protective formation of the stall, and they didn't even take back the "Taiqing Demon Killing Talisman", so they left in disgrace.
"Hehe, Ling Gongzi, if you don't mind, I'll accompany you for a walk!" After a few people left, Baiyou Xuanjin smiled slightly and said to Ling Yun.
"Then there will be President Lao Baiyou!" Hearing this, Ling Yun did not shirk, it just so happened that he still needed Baiyou Xuanjin to help with some things.
Immediately, the group walked while talking.
The people who were originally watching around also dispersed as Ling Yun and the others left.
"Let Ling Gongzi be frightened!"
When there was no one around paying attention, Baiyou Xuanjin bowed his hand to Ling Yun slightly and said apologetically.
"President Baiyou is serious, there is no danger, and there is no big problem. Ling Yun said, and after speaking, he glanced at Baiyou Xuanjin meaningfully, and added: "However, the reputation of the Haotian Chamber of Commerce is outside, and it is inevitable that people will be jealous, and President Baiyou should be careful." ”
Hearing this, Baiyou Xuanjin was slightly stunned, and even understood what Ling Yun was referring to, and said to Uncle Ming beside him: "Uncle Ming, you go and deal with it!"
"Yes!"
After saying that, Uncle Ming left immediately.
"Ling Gongzi, who are the two friends you haven't introduced yet?"
While strolling, Baiyou Xuanjin looked at Tang Tianxiao and the sturdy young man behind him, and asked Ling Yun.
"In Xia Tang Tianxiao, I have met President Baiyou!"
Seeing that he was asked, Tang Tianxiao immediately clenched his fists slightly and took the initiative to salute.
"This Tang Gongzi, from Tangjiabao, is currently taking the exam of the Linhai Martial Arts Academy, just like me. Ling Yun stood aside, revealed Tang Tian's smile, and introduced.
"Tang Jiabao?" Hearing this, Baiyou Xuanjin looked at Tang Tianxiao again, nodded slightly and said, "Sure enough, the hero is a young man." ”
What is the relationship between Tang Tianxiao and Tang Jiabao, Ling Yun is not very clear, so he did not explain, but looked at the sturdy young man on the side.
"I don't know what this friend is called?"
"My name is Xiao Bu, just call me Abu. Just now, Gongzi helped each other, and Abu didn't have time to thank him, and Gongzi's great kindness was remembered in his heart. ”
After speaking, Abu bowed deeply to Ling Yun.
"You're welcome, the road is just uneven. Seeing this, Ling Yun hurriedly helped Abu up, glanced at Baiyou Xuanjin, and said: "Abu, I see what talisman you were buying just now, President Baiyou is the boss here, why don't you tell him, maybe I can help you." ”
"Hehe, Brother Xiao doesn't need anything to ask. Baiyou Xuanjin also said with a smile.
"Thank you, Childe, and thank you, President Baiyou. Hearing this, Abu thanked him again and said, "I don't know exactly what talisman I want, when I came out, the village chief just asked me to buy some talismans to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate ghosts." But I see a lot of them here, and I don't know which one to buy. ”
"A talisman to ward off evil spirits?"
Hearing this, Baiyou Xuanjin was slightly stunned, there were a lot of talismans in the Haotian Chamber of Commerce. But he doesn't understand the way of the formation talisman, so it's not easy to suggest it at will.
"Is there anything unusual happening in your village?"
However, Ling Yun heard the key to Abu's words and asked.
"Exactly. ”
Hearing this, Abu nodded, and then did not hide it, telling everyone what he knew.
Originally, Abu's village was called Xiaojia Village, and in the north of Linhai City, near the border, there were many nameless mountain ranges, and Xiaojia Village was located in these mountain ranges. Because of the remote location, few people know about such a place.
The people in Xiaojia Village are naturally surnamed Xiao, as for why they settled here, it is difficult to study, even the oldest old man, they can't say clearly, only know that it was a long, long time ago, the ancestors moved here, and left ancestral teachings, and they were not allowed to move out without permission.
Originally, life in the village has been peaceful, but recently there have been many supernatural events.
At first, there were a succession of animals that disappeared for no apparent reason, and they could not be found; then many people heard terrible laughter, because it was broad daylight, and many people heard it, so everyone was sure that it was not an auditory hallucination; and then one after another, villagers found some dried corpses while doing their work, and judging from the shape, these dried corpses should be people, not those animals that had disappeared.
After these things appeared, Xiaojia Village made people panic and worried every day, so the village chief sent Abu out.
Originally, Abu wanted to find a Taoist priest to go back and do a ritual to catch ghosts, but because the distance was too far and the price was not high, no one wanted to go. In desperation, Abu retreated and chose to buy the talisman.
"With so many ominous things happening, why don't you move from somewhere?"
After listening to what Abu said, Tang Tianxiao asked with some puzzlement.
"It's not that easy. Hearing this, Abu smiled helplessly and said, "After all, my ancestors have lived there for generations, and I have long been used to it. And there are thousands of people in the village, and it is difficult to find a suitable place for us to move over, let alone Zuxun.
"Are these dried corpses from the village?" Ling Yun suddenly asked.
"It's not. Abu shook his head and said, "When this incident occurred, they went from house to house to count, and there were no people missing. ”
Hearing this, Ling Yun nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said to Baiyou Xuanjin: "President Baiyou, can you help me prepare ten thunder charms and ten evil bells, as well as a communication talisman?"
"Okay, I'll have someone send it right away. ”
After Baiyou Xuanjin finished speaking, he sent the news out, and he personally ordered it, so it would naturally be completed soon.
Seeing this, Ling Yun bowed his hand slightly to express his gratitude, and then said to Abu: "These ten thunder charms and ten evil bells, after you go back, find someone who knows how to do it, and hang the evil bells according to the direction of the eight trigrams, and two as backups; Ordinary spirits and ghosts should be able to deal with them. If there is something that cannot be dealt with, you must send us a message as soon as possible, and we will find someone to come to the rescue. ”
"Thank you, Childe!"
Hearing what Ling Yun said, Abu bowed again. He and Ling Yun just met in Pingshui, Ling Yun not only helped him out of the siege, but also took the initiative to ask him about it, and even gave him very complete advice, and even thought about the way back for him. This is very touching for him, who was almost cheated by someone.
Soon, a steward came with a brocade box, and left after handing it over to Baiyou Xuanjin.
The brocade box opened, and it was exactly what Ling Yun said, ten thunder charms, ten evil bells, and a communication talisman
"I'm afraid these things aren't cheap, are they?
Abu looked at the contents of the brocade box and couldn't help but ask. Although he didn't know anything about these things, he knew at a glance that they weren't ordinary, and I was afraid they wouldn't be cheap.
"It's all practical things, it will indeed be more expensive, maybe four or five hundred taels, and the specific price may have to ask President Baiyou. Ling Yun said ambiguously, and he was embarrassed to deceive, so he simply threw the topic to Baiyou Xuanjin.
Hearing this, Baiyou Xuanjin didn't understand, so he immediately laughed and said: "It's not expensive, a total of four hundred and fifty-six taels of silver, since it is a friend of Ling Gongzi, I will be in charge of wiping a fraction, just four hundred taels!"
After hearing what Baiyou Xuanjin said, Abu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he still had four hundred taels of silver, and he could save some money for the village and buy some other daily necessities to go back.
Immediately, Ling Yun asked Abu to give the money directly to Baiyou Xuanjin, and said some precautions and details, and finally asked Tang Tianxiao to leave a mark on the messenger, and then let him leave, after all, the entire Xiaojia Village is now panicked, and Abu will go back as soon as possible to calm people's hearts.
"Thank you, Chairman Baiyou! The rest of the money, President Baiyou will deduct it from the VIP order!"
After Abu left, Ling Yun thanked Baiyou Xuanjin slightly.
Those things were personally selected by him, and how could he not know the price. The thunder guide charm is okay, and the evil bell is used as a magic weapon, but it is a relatively expensive thing, and the price of ten of them adds up to almost fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver. If Abu had so much money, he wouldn't have entangled with Old Man Wu before. But if he directly helped Abu pay, with his honest character, he would definitely not agree. In desperation, he could only use the mouth of Baiyou Xuanjin to deceive Abu first.
"Haha, it's a trivial matter, how to thank you. It was Ling Gongzi, who was kind-hearted and heroic, and gave tens of thousands of taels of silver to a person he had just met. This kind of demeanor is really admirable. Baiyou Xuanjin said with a smile. In terms of financial resources, he is much higher than Ling Yun, but after all, he is a businessman, and if he can't see the benefits, he won't help easily.
"What's so arrogant, if you can help, you can help. Ling Yun said calmly, then glanced at Baiyou Xuanjin, and said, "Besides, it's all the money of the chairman of Baiyou anyway, and I don't have any strength." ”
"Uh......"
Hearing this, Baiyou Xuanjin was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case.
"Haha! Just kidding with President Baiyou, don't mind!" Seeing this, Ling Yun smiled heartily and said, "However, it is rare for President Baiyou to be around, and there are still some things, I hope that President Baiyou will help me again." ”
"Ling Gongzi, please speak. Baiyou Xuanjin said.
Ling Yun took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, opened it, handed it to Baiyou Xuanjin, and said, "There is a list in front, all of which are common things, and the Haotian Chamber of Commerce sells them. The back is a map of the house, and I may need the help of President Baiyou to see where there is such a layout or a similar yard in the city, and help me rent one. ”
"Rent a yard?" Ling Yun's request made Baiyou Xuanjin a little puzzled, glanced at the drawings, and immediately said: "I just have an empty yard, but I haven't lived in it for a while, and it's relatively small, if Ling Gongzi doesn't mind, I can vacate it." ”
"Then President Lao Baiyou will ask someone to take us over to take a look, and if it is suitable, we will save ourselves from looking for it again. Ling Yun said.
He is not polite, anyway, renting a yard is also spending Baiyou Xuanjin's money, and living in Baiyou Xuanjin's yard is more convenient to trade.