Chapter 59: The Old Man
"Alas, why hasn't there been any business yet!"
The deserted street is still very quiet, but a complaining voice suddenly came out clearly from the side, if this sound is placed in those busy commercial streets, basically no one can hear it, but at this moment in this not small street is still so clear, it can be seen how deserted this street is. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Can you not talk and complain every day, are you annoyed?"
At the door of the store, Yi Chen was holding a small bamboo chair and holding a book in his hand and was looking at it intently, and when he heard Gong Yupeng's complaints, he was really a little impatient.
Since the last time he came back, Uncle Fang has gone out because of some things, and explained that it may take a long time, but this guy directly merged the two stores together, and threw away all those paper figures and other things, and opened a office he said, specializing in dealing with some abnormal things, of course, ghosts and the like.
Yi Chen didn't care about any of this, so he fiddled with it, but he didn't expect him to directly change the name of this small shop to "Yao Zhihong Supernatural Things Processing Center!" For this reason, he almost didn't fight with Yao Zhihong, who came to drink.
Fortunately, in the end, the shop was still up, but there was no business in this place at all, so I sat at the door all day and sighed, talking about the injustice of heaven every day.
"Do you think the feng shui of our store is not good? Do you want to change places? ”
"Oh, you're right, so where are you going to switch?" Yi Chen's head didn't rise, his eyes kept scanning the book.
"I think we should move to the city center, and then get a bigger and better storefront, invite a bunch of beautiful hostesses and have a grand opening ceremony, first put off the sign, and then put ads around, so that customers will come to the door!" Gong Yupeng was obviously immersed in his wireless YY, and his eyes were full of little stars.
"Then may I ask Boss Gong, how much liquidity do you have? Can I rent a shop in the city center? Can I have money to advertise? ”
"This is not a problem, Comrade Lao Xu is on our way, he is very rich, borrow some from him first, even if he invests in advance, we will definitely become the first spiritual removal firm in China and even the world in the future!"
"What, haven't you forgotten to blackmail Uncle Xu?"
"Let's take the initiative to give him a chance to repay our favors, you know a P!" Gong Yupeng said loudly.
"Well, even if you open such a store, what next? Spread the word? Don't forget, now in a scientific society, your behavior can basically be regarded as propaganda and superstition, and if you encounter something that you are not used to, you will be accused of gathering a crowd to engage in a cult, and you don't know where to cry out for injustice! Yi Chen said coldly, and poured water directly on Gong Yupeng's head.
"Ouch, that's a problem, too! So what do you think, is it possible that we have to look for people all over the street to ask them if they have hit ghosts? ”
Seeing that this guy woke up in a fantasy just now and immediately fell into another fantasy, Yi Chen shook his head and was very helpless, closed the book and slowly stood up, and then walked towards the entrance of the street.
"Where are you going,,, I'm not done yet! Let's keep the discussion! Gong Yupeng shouted loudly behind him, but Yi Chen didn't stay, and disappeared into the crowd in the distance in a moment.
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Gently moving his steps, strolling through the streets of the city, there are countless shops and pedestrians on both sides, which makes Yichen who has been in the mountains for a long time a little uncomfortable, I haven't seen so many people for a long time, but it's a little uncomfortable.
Yi Chen likes the feeling of walking and standing on some mud, although it is a little dirty, but the kind of stepping on the soft soil makes him feel integrated into the whole world, the original sound of insects and birds has been replaced by the noisy sound of cars and pedestrians, making himself a little aimless, I don't know where to go, to the left and right.
After hesitating for a while, Yi Chen stopped, hailed a taxi, and quickly drilled up.
The car is speeding on the road and almost stops at every traffic light, although it is very frustrating, but it is also a manifestation of the rules of life.
Coming to a place full of bungalows and stopping, Yi Chen got out of the car, looked at the square around him, and then looked at the tall buildings behind him, feeling that the position he was standing on was like the dividing line between the two worlds.
I found a dilapidated alley, the road was full of potholes, and in some places there was a lot of stagnant water, which made people wet their shoes if they were not careful. Under the eaves on both sides, many clothes were hung on dry bamboo poles, and a breeze struck, carrying them back and forth, and bursts of soapy fragrance were emitted in the air, which was somewhat refreshing.
Stopped, and came to a slightly dilapidated house, which looked to be some years old, the lime on the walls was peeling off a little, and a red door was quietly embedded in the faded walls.
"Knock knock" reached out and knocked on the door a few times, making a dull sound.
"Who is it?" A childish child's voice accompanied by the sound of soft footsteps came from inside the room.
A moment later the door creaked open, and a little girl of four or five years old stood behind the door with big bright eyes, her cute little face full of questions.
"Who are you looking for?" The glutinous voice came from the mouth of the cute little girl, the voice was sweet and pitiful, and she looked at Yichen and wondered why this person knocked on the door of her house.
Yi Chen squatted down, and a kind smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Little sister, are your adults at home?" ”
"Are you looking for grandpa? Grandpa is in there! The little girl said, "Are you my grandfather's friend?" Why don't you look old at all? ”
"Hehe, my uncle is also very old, but he looks young! Would you like to take your uncle to your grandfather's? Yi Chen's childlike heart rose, and he couldn't help but tease the little cutie in front of him a little.
"Grandpa! Grandfather! There's a guy out there looking for you, and he says it's your friend? The little girl's eyes grunted, and then she turned back and shouted into the house.
"Let him in!" An old voice responded.
"You're really a friend of your grandfather, why haven't I seen you yet?" The little girl asked with some curiosity, constantly looking at Yi Chen's face.
"My name is Yi Chen, and I hugged you when you were very young, but you were only a little bit at the time, and you couldn't speak, so of course you didn't know me," Yi Chen said, stretching out his hand and pinching the little girl's little nose.
"You're a liar! I don't believe it! The little girl hurriedly covered her little nose and hurriedly ran into the house.
Yi Chen followed him, and after a while, he finally came to a small room that was not very well lit, and an old man with white hair was sitting on an old chaise longue, which seemed to be no younger than the old man above.
The cute little girl before moved a small bench and sat next to the old man, holding a drawing board and drawing something, and the old man's loving eyes kept falling on the girl, as if she was the whole world in her eyes.
"So it's you? Who did I think it was? The old man's voice sounded, and the old man also saw Yi Chen standing on the side, and his tone was a little surprised, "How did you think of returning to this big city and not staying in your little dilapidated house?" Has the matter been taken care of? ”
"That thing can't be handled well, it didn't have it before, it doesn't exist now, and it may not have it in the future!" Yi Chen replied, and then found a stool and sat down.
"Yes, but seeing that you can come back, I guess you have your own plans, so I won't ask more, why did you think of coming to me today?"
"It's not that I'm worried about you, it's not that your body is still hard," Yi Chen said, "If you go to the west of the crane, the loss will be a bit big!" ”
"Hahaha," the old man burst out laughing, so loud that it shook off the roof tiles.
"Grandpa, you're scared!" But the smile startled the little girl, who shook the old man's arm indignantly.
"Ouch, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my little darling, it's all grandpa, it's all grandpa!" The old man hurriedly apologized, not daring to resist at all.
"Looks like you're really hurt!" However, Yi Chen opened his mouth and told the true situation of the old man.
"I can't hide anything from you kid, but it doesn't matter, I'll be able to jump around for at least a few days!" The old man was very carefree, and his wrinkled hands kept gently caressing the little girl's forehead.
Yi Chen looked at him and didn't speak, and only the sound of the little girl painting was left in the room.
After a long time, Yichen suddenly took out a very small bottle from his pocket, and a drop of golden liquid in the transparent bottle kept bubbling as if it was boiling.
"You take this, you should know how to use it!" Yi Chen spoke, handing the bottle to the old man.
"You've got all this stuff, aren't you .....! No, it's too expensive, I can't afford it! The old man looked at the bottle in Yi Chen's hand a little seriously, and only came back to his senses and said in a hurry.
"Is this little kid Zizen's daughter?" Seeing the old man's resignation, Yi Chen suddenly asked, "What does it look like her mother!" When I saw her for the first time, I guess she couldn't speak, but now she's so old, what's her name? ”
"Zhang Rou" The old man looked back at the little girl, "the name his father gave him." ”
"Very nice name, the child is lonely and pitiful, do you really want to leave her like this?"
The old man was suddenly stunned when he heard Yi Chen say this, his mouth was full of bitterness, and he looked at the little girl named Zhang Rou lovingly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Okay, I'll take this thing, but even if it's a genius Dibao's limited help to people, I hope you can help me take care of her if there is an accident in the future." The old man took the bottle and said to Yi Chen.
Yi Chen didn't answer after hearing this, but reached out again and took out a piece of jade pendant from his pocket, which looked similar to Yao Zhihong's before.
"Xiaorou" Yichen called the little girl softly.
The little girl looked up at him with her big bright eyes full of curiosity.
"This little jade pendant is given to you, is it okay to treat it as a meeting gift from your uncle" Yi Chen said, slowly hanging the jade pendant around Zhang Rou's neck, and then pinched her little nose again.
"Thank you, uncle!" The old man hurriedly said.
"Thank you, uncle!"
patting her little head, Yi Chen stood up, and then walked directly towards the door, the old man did not stay, because he already understood what Yi Chen meant, so he also closed his eyes, holding the transparent small bottle in his hand.