Master Meng also poured a cup of tea for Fang Ping, along the way, Fang Ping couldn't help but be a little thirsty, so he took the teacup and drank it, but as soon as the tea reached his mouth, Fang Ping almost vomited out, but it was not suitable to spit on the ground, so he swallowed it stiffly, Master Meng saw this, smiled slightly, and said: "The tea taste is too strong, don't you get used to it?" ”

Fang Ping barely squeezed out a smile, didn't answer, just nodded slightly, this cup of tea just now was indeed extremely bitter, my father also drank tea when he was a child, but he would never make tea taste like this.

Master Meng smiled at Fang Ping again, and said slowly: "In our business, we must always keep a clear head, so the tea will inevitably be brewed stronger, and you will slowly understand it in the future." Fang Ping nodded as if he didn't understand, Master Meng didn't say anything more, and began to drink tea on his own.

There was no business in the store this afternoon, Master Meng was drinking tea at this moment, and no one came in, Fang Ping sat for a while, really feeling a little bored, and finally asked: "Master Meng, is the store as idle as this on weekdays?" ”

After hearing this, Master Meng slowly put down the teacup in his hand, and replied: "You just came, you don't understand our business, our guys are mostly busy in the evening and morning, and there is generally nothing to do in the afternoon." ”

"At night?" Fang Ping repeated it in a low voice, she couldn't help but be a little puzzled, the store was all selling things for the dead, how could there be business at night? Could it be ... It's sold at night to... Ghost? Thinking of this, Fang Ping couldn't help but shudder.

Master Meng nodded slightly, whispered "um", and stopped talking.

Fang Ping really couldn't sit still, so she got up and walked around the store, there were too many paper goods in the store, she wanted to get familiar with it in advance, so as not to suddenly come to the customer, and she was at a loss. But fortunately, there are price code cards in front of each pile of paper, if it is sold at this price, it is not difficult, in order to confirm, she turned her head to Master Meng and asked: "Master Meng, are these things sold according to the price code card?" ”

Master Meng listened and nodded from afar. Fang Ping continued to ask: "Sometimes customers buy more, if you bargain, how can you give them cheaper?" ”

Master Meng got up and walked over, glanced at Fang Ping, and replied coldly: "Things sold to dead people never bargain!" This is the rule of this industry, if you have to bargain, then whoever uses it will talk to whom! ”

Master Meng's voice was not loud, but it made Fang Ping's heart tremble slightly, "Who needs to talk to whom!" "It's a light word, but these are all paper goods, isn't it just talking to ghosts? Fang Ping hurriedly put down the paper goods in her hand, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Master Meng looked at his watch and said, "I'll go out for a while, and you'll stay in the store, and if someone comes to buy something for a while, you'll sell it at the price, understand?" ”

Fang Ping nodded hurriedly, and Master Meng went out immediately, but he didn't take a few steps, as if he had forgotten something, he turned around and turned back, pointed to the back hall, and whispered to Fang Ping: "Whatever he asks you to do, don't bother with him, just let him stay by himself." ”

The "he" in Master Meng's mouth naturally referred to his son, Fang Ping remembered his appearance again, and couldn't help but be a little scared in his heart, but he still nodded. Master Meng saw that Fang Ping had a response, so he turned around and left again.

After Master Meng left, Fang Ping looked at the inner room again, the wooden door was locked, there was no movement, it was strange to say, he had been in for a long time, but it was so quiet, Fang Ping didn't think much about it, so he carried a chair and sat down at the door of the store, and for a whole afternoon, only one guest came to the store, bought some paper money, and sure enough, as Master Meng said, there was no counteroffer, and he bought it according to the price code and left. "He" stayed in the back room like this, and he didn't get out of the room, which saved Fang Ping a lot of heart.

Gradually, the sky darkened, Fang Ping looked at the time, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, Fang Ping's stomach began to "growl, goo", she was a little worried about how to deal with dinner, only to see Master Meng come back with two bags, saw Fang Ping, and said with a smile: "I have something to do today, it's too late to cook, I bought some cooked food, I'll eat it, there will be guests coming later." ”

Still have guests a little later? Fang Ping was a little strange, but he didn't ask too much, Master Meng led Fang Ping back to the store, opened the cooked food, and then took out three bowls from the bottom of the table, added rice and vegetables to each bowl, and only after everything was done did he say to Fang Ping: "Eat quickly, so as not to get cold." With that, he carried two of the bowls into the back room, and soon came back out. Then she took some wine and poured it into the remaining bowl, this scene looked in Fang Ping's eyes, she couldn't help but be a little puzzled, obviously there was only "him" in the back hall, but why did he have to take two meals, and he didn't look like he could eat so much, so I won't talk about it first, but in the end, looking at Master Meng putting wine in the rice, Fang Ping finally couldn't help it, and asked in a low voice: "Master Meng, you eat, and put wine?" Doesn't it taste weird? ”

After hearing this, Master Meng looked up at Fang Ping, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Fang Ping to ask himself this, so he put down the wine bottle in his hand, snorted coldly, and replied, "It's not for me to eat, it's for them to eat." ”

"Them?" Master Meng's answer made Fang Ping even more puzzled, "Are there any other guests?" Fang Ping asked without thinking.

Master Meng didn't answer, but just waved at Fang Ping, signaling her to follow him out, Fang Ping quickly got up, and the two of them went out of the paper shop together and came to the intersection outside the store.

Fang Ping followed behind Master Meng, really confused, she didn't know what Master Meng was going to do. Finally, Master Meng stopped, looked around, sighed lightly, turned to Fang Ping and whispered: "The hospital is a very special place, it can be said to be the medium of life and death, most people are born from here, but when they die, they often return here, do you understand?" ”

Fang Ping thought for a while, this is not difficult to understand, so he nodded slightly, Master Meng continued: "So most of the ghosts will gather here, and those who are reincarnated, dead and taken away by the Yin soldiers will pass by here, whether it is to live or die, there is a long way to go, so those who do our line of work will generally help and send them something to eat... As he spoke, Master Meng put the bowl in his hand on the side of the road, took out a cigarette from his arms, and inserted it in the rice bowl.

Master Meng's words made Fang Ping's spine chill when she said it, and she looked around carefully, as if there was really a group of lonely ghosts passing by here. Coincidentally, in the afternoon, there were a lot of pedestrians here, but at this time, there was not a single pedestrian on the road, Fang Ping couldn't help but shiver and felt a trace of inexplicable fear.

Master Meng straightened up and continued to whisper: "All along, the crossroads are the most evil sects, and the resentful souls who died in vain and the lonely souls who are lost in the world like to wander around the crossroads, waiting for the opportunity to find some substitutes for the dead... Therefore, since our store is open here, we should deal with them well, and the well water will not interfere with the river water, and in the future... Remember to come and feed them every night and they won't be embarrassed by you. ”

A cool breeze suddenly blew behind Fang Ping, she couldn't help but shiver, Master Meng's words really made her feel a little frightened, everything was fine in broad daylight, but at this moment, after he said this, Fang Ping couldn't help but regret a little, whether she could stick to this job or not! But this thought only stayed in her head for a second, she remembered the situation at home, so she gritted her teeth and prepared to hold on, so she quickly replied: "Well... Master Meng, I... Got it. Her voice seemed to tremble a little, but fortunately, when Master Meng turned around, she had tried her best to calm her emotions, Master Meng glanced at Fang Ping, and said, "Let's eat in the first room, let them eat for a while, and then you come out to collect the dishes." With that, he walked straight into the store. Fang Ping glanced at the bowl placed on the side of the road, and couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, it seemed that there was really a group of hungry ghosts lying on the side of the bowl, she didn't dare to delay more, so she quickly turned around and followed Master Meng back to the house, at this time, a cool breeze suddenly blew behind her...

When Fang Ping returned to the table, the two bowls that Master Meng had brought into the back hall had been put back on the table at some point, and the food in the bowls was swept away, and Fang Ping didn't want to ask much, so she lowered her head and ate by herself. Master Meng didn't talk much, the two of them finished the dinner so quietly, Fang Ping cleaned up the table, it was already dark outside the house at this time, the lights at the intersection were very dim, looking out from the store, it was almost a black curtain, and there was no half of the pedestrians, Fang Ping suddenly remembered the bowl placed on the side of the road, so he walked out cautiously...

In fact, there was nothing in the first place, but just now after Master Meng said, Fang Ping also seemed a little scared, she walked out of the store, nervously walked towards the bowl, and finally arrived at the bowl, by the light of the store, she glanced at the food in the bowl, it was still the same as before, it didn't move at all, she leaned down and picked up the bowl, but as soon as she turned around...

"Ah!!h Fang Ping was so frightened that she screamed, and the bowl in her hand fell directly to the ground, shattering with a "bang"! The food in the bowl was spilled on the floor. Hearing Fang Ping's scream, Master Meng also hurriedly rushed out, it turned out that standing behind Fang Ping was a young man, about twenty years old, who was about to step forward to ask Fang Ping, but Fang Ping's sudden scream startled him, he took two steps back, kept patting his chest with his hand, Master Meng saw the person clearly, so he said, "You guys are here?" ”

The man glanced at Master Meng and said with a grudge, "I... I wanted to ask her if you weren't there, but ... ”