Chapter 10: Seven and a Half Months
Su Mu sat on the back of the Dapeng god, looking at a bright moon hanging in the vast night sky, his face expressionless. 『』
took out the jade gourd, pulled out the stopper, and said to the hair eater in the gourd: "Let you out now, you go to find a suitable place by yourself, and you will never harm anyone in the future."
The gourd shook twice, Su Musha pointed the gourd downward, and a black smoke flew into the night sky, disappearing in an instant.
Dapeng flew to the location of Wuyan Lane, suddenly skimmed downward, and gradually got closer to the house, at this time Su Musha could already see Su Ji shop. When the Dapeng God flew to the lowest point, he jumped down from its back, protecting his body with spiritual power in the air, slowing down the speed of his fall.
As a result, before he could land, Su Musha fell into a warm embrace. A pair of arms wrapped around his waist behind him, and then the man whispered in his ear, "Master Soul Crossing Master, we really have a fate."
This familiar posture, this familiar sound.
Su Musha took a few steps forward, broke away from that embrace, and whistled at the sky. The Dapeng style god circled in the air twice, and then turned into origami and flew into Su Musha's hands.
Only then did Su Musha turn around and look at the handsome fox demon behind him: "Your Highness Fox Venerable, what are you doing in front of my house in the middle of the night?"
Hu Qing said lazily: "I saw that the moonlight was just right tonight, so I took a few little foxes who had not yet transformed to come out to cultivate, and the aura next to your store was particularly strong, so I let them practice here." After that, he shouted behind Su Musha: "Come out."
Su Musha also turned around, and saw four white balls appear out of thin air in front of Su Ji's door.
The corners of Su Mu's mouth twitched, this fox venerable didn't treat himself as an outsider.
As soon as the four little foxes fell to the ground, they ran to Hu Qing's side. Three of them ran very fast, and they immediately jumped behind Hu Qing, cautiously poked their heads out, and looked at Su Musha in front of them.
And the other fat little fox ran a little slower, when it passed by Su Musha's side, it stopped in confusion, and then shook its nose, its eyes lit up, and then slowly approached Su Musha, stopped a step away from him, observed the person in front of him, saw that he didn't move, and came to his feet again, rubbing his trouser leg, well, the breath on this person's body really made the fox feel comfortable.
Su Musha bent down, reached out and touched its fur, which was soft and smooth to the touch, so he picked it up, put it in his arms and rubbed it.
The little fox rolled excitedly in his arms, and happiness was about to bubble.
Hu Qing looked at the interaction between one person and one fox, and his eyes softened.
The other three little foxes felt that the aura on this person's body was extremely pure, and they wanted to get closer, but they were afraid of the deterrent power on him. Now that I see that Xiaopang is in that person's arms, and the fox doesn't stop it, what are you waiting for, rush!
So the three white-haired balls rushed to Su Musha's side together, and the fast one jumped into Su Musha's arms at once, and squeezed into his arms with Xiaopang, and the other two little foxes moved a little slower, so they could only rub aggrieved at Su Musha's feet.
Seeing this, Su Musha smiled slightly, which made Hu Qing, who saw his smile for the first time, a little stunned, and he didn't expect Boss Su to laugh, but it was like a bright moon that was revealed by the dark clouds.
Su Musha saw that the atmosphere was a little silent, so he spoke: "I went to hunt ghosts today, so I didn't come back until now."
Hu Qing didn't expect him to explain to himself, he was stunned for a moment, and then a smile bloomed, bright and incomprehensible.
Unexpectedly, the four little foxes brought out tonight made the relationship between the two take a step further, and it seems that it was worth the trip.
Seeing that he looked tired, Hu Qing spoke: "Then I won't disturb Boss Su, Boss Su go and rest."
Su Musha nodded, put down the two hairballs in his arms, and touched the heads of the two little foxes at his feet. The fox beckoned to them, and the four little foxes were reluctant to return to him.
Su Musha said goodbye to Hu Qing and went back to the store to rest.
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After sleeping until ten o'clock in the morning, Su Musha was woken up by Huang Yi.
"Xiao Su Xiao Su, hurry up, there are customers coming!"
Su Musha got up in a daze, got dressed and put on glasses, walked to the container, opened the window in front of the container, and saw that it was Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao couldn't help but smile when she saw that Su Mu's hair was still a little messy: "Xiao Su, have you just woken up?"
Su Musha nodded embarrassedly.
Aunt Zhao teased a few more words before getting down to business: "Xiao Su, I'll buy some incense candles."
Su Musha Yiyan found these things and handed them to Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao carefully looked at the incense candle coin in her hand and nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Su, the things in your store are good." After saying that, he paid the money, and left with his things.
Su Musha entered the house to wash up, but just after brushing his teeth, he heard someone calling him outside the container.
Wiping his face with a towel, Su Musha came to the container again. This time the person who came was Brother Wang outside the alley.
Su Musha asked, "Brother Wang, what do you want to buy?"
Wang Yongyi said: "I'll buy incense candles and paper money, and I'll take more of these things."
Su Musha was familiar with finding good things and handed them to him, and asked with some doubts: "Brother Wang, what is the festival today, why do you all come to buy these?"
Wang Yongyi smiled heartily: "Boss Su, have you forgotten?" Today is half of July. ”
Su Musha suddenly realized that he had been a little too busy in the past few days, and he had forgotten about this festival.
The seventh and a half months are the Midyear Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, and the Obon Festival. Legend has it that all the ghosts will be released on that day, and the people will generally perform ghost worship activities. Whenever there is a new mourner, they have to go to a new grave, and generally sacrifice to the lonely souls and wild ghosts in the place.
bought lunch nearby, Su Musha stayed in front of the container all afternoon, and sure enough, people kept coming to buy incense, candles, paper ties, and paper money.
The sky had become very dark, and seeing that there were no more customers coming, Su Musha packed up his things, counted the income earned in the afternoon, and looked at his mobile phone, showing that it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and planned to close the door to make dinner.
"Boss Su, wait a minute!" Voices came from far and near.
Su Musha was a little puzzled, taking advantage of the street lamp to see who it was, and he came to buy something so late.
The man quickly ran over, it was Wang Yongyi, who came to buy things at noon, his face had a thin layer of sweat, and his eyes were a little red.
Su Musha asked, "Brother Wang, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Yongyi was still a little gasping, he calmed down his breath before speaking, his voice was a little hoarse: "My old man just went, I'll buy some incense candles and two more paper figures."
Su Musha didn't say anything, no one could predict birth, old age, sickness and death, and he didn't know how to comfort people. only carefully wrapped the things Wang Yongyi asked for and handed them to him.
Wang Yongyi took the things, thanked and paid, and left in a hurry.
Su Mushu looked out from the container, and most of the residents in the alley had put braziers at the door and slowly lit the paper money.
Retracting his gaze, Su Musha closed the standing window and went into the house to prepare dinner.
Calling out Huang Yi and Huang Er, Su Musha put the prepared dishes on the table, Huang Yi and Huang Er were surprised by the sumptuous dishes, Su Musha didn't say much, and called out the rat master, and the family had a warm dinner together.
After eating, Su Musha was not in a hurry to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he sat on the chair, a little silent, and his expression was a little gloomy.
Huang Yi was the most intimate, seeing Su Musha's abnormality, he glanced at Huang Er and the rat master, and the three ghosts came together in front of Su Musha, Huang Yi said carefully: "Xiao Su, what's wrong with you?"
Su Musha paused for a long time before he spoke: "Huang Yi, you have been by my side, will you feel lonely?" You should have been reincarnated a long time ago, and it was I who selfishly kept you. ”
The three ghosts were a little silent, they had always known that the child was sensitive, and it seemed that Halloween had touched him.
Huang Yi was the first to speak: "Xiao Su, Huang Er and I have been guarding Su Ji for a thousand years, we can't leave it, maybe we will complain before, but, since you came, we don't feel lonely anymore." You're not selfish, and we're happy to stay with you. ”
Huang Er nodded on the side, but the rat master was the most direct, it jumped onto Su Musha's shoulder, the little paw called on his face, and it said angrily: "Without you, the rat lord and I would have been wiped out a long time ago, didn't you still say that you treated us as family at the beginning, and now what are you talking about stupid?!"
Su Musha laughed, his mood was no longer so heavy, and he laughed at himself: "It's that I'm thinking hard, we are indeed a family."
On the evening of the first half of July, the fire was flying in front of the houses outside the Su Ji incense candle paper shop, but the atmosphere inside the house was unprecedentedly warm.