Chapter 22: I'm here to sell
Hearing my proposal, Lao Zhou was really shocked, didn't this clearly make him 'hell'?
Regardless of whether this matter is terrifying for an ordinary person, it is also a very challenging thing for a person like Lao Zhou, if he really 'sees the hell', won't the three views he has built up over the years be completely shattered?
So, after he was taken aback, he immediately rejected me.
I expected this to be the result, so I could only say to Lao Zhou: "Lao Zhou, I have no intention of convincing you to believe anything, if you haven't encountered this matter before, you can think whatever you like, I will follow you, because a person can't kidnap other people's thoughts." But you have already met this matter, and I, as your friend, happen to understand this aspect, but I can't find a perfect solution for you. If you don't want to go to 'it', then I'll give you two options. The first is that I will help you forcibly expel it, but I don't know what kind of retribution you will receive after that. And only if it really helps you. β
After I said this, Lao Zhou's face changed, becoming more ugly, and his eyes were extremely helpless, and Lao Zhou felt a little distressed when he saw Qin Hainian, and couldn't help but want to hold Lao Zhou's hand, maybe he felt that it was inappropriate, and after the most difficult action, he slapped Lao Zhou's hand, and then said to himself: "So many mosquitoes." β
Lao Zhou glanced at Qin Hainian speechlessly, but I directly ignored her who was still nonsensical at this time, and continued to say to Lao Zhou: "The second choice is that you choose to help it, and the specific content of what it wants you to help, we can probably also know the Tao, that is, to find out the person who harmed it." We are almost certain that the person who harmed it has an inexplicable relationship with the cat demon, and finding that person means provoking the cat demon. Let's not say that we are afraid of that cat demon, before, in order to find the soul you lost, I directly promised that person, if he doesn't do things that hurt the heavens and reason, just some perverted hobbies, I don't bother to pay attention to him. β
After speaking, I solemnly said to Lao Zhou: "Lao Zhou, gods and ghosts can't be bullied, I promised the cat demon, this is a heavier thing than the promise, you can understand that it is recorded in the way of heaven, I disobeyed, even if the cat demon does not trouble me, I myself will be unlucky because of this, even if it is the punishment of the way of heaven." You are my brother, and if you insist that I choose the second point, I will also agree to you. That's the friendship we have been talking about since we were children, so you choose it yourself, right? β
When Lao Zhou heard what I said, the expression on his face fell into a struggle, and Qin Hainian looked distressed, and said: "Ye Zhengling, it's not that there is no other way, why do you have to let Zhou Zheng choose like this?" β
"Something else? You said to hear about it? I turned my head and frowned at Qin Hainian.
"It's very simple, if you don't have to kill that cat demon, you won't have to make a move, and you won't be considered to have broken your promise. It's a big deal, I'm going to do it. "It's quite easy for Hai Dafu to say.
"You're amazing?" I asked.
"Of course." Hai Dafu tilted his head proudly, indicating that he was really powerful.
"You are so good, just wait for the future to subdue the demons and eliminate the demons In my opinion, this is Lao Zhou's own cause and effect, it is better to do it, it is not to solve the problem violently, it is as simple as repaying debts. Of course, if I need to make a move, I won't be soft. "I said these words to Lao Zhou, after all, what kind of village did Hai Dafu come from, and due to different beliefs, our understanding of a thing is also different.
Lao Zhou was anxiously silent for a long time, and during this period, he lit another cigarette, until the cigarette was about to burn out, Lao Zhou suddenly asked: "Third, I don't know what cause and effect is, but I still understand the truth of debt repayment as a man, but I don't understand, what is the use of asking me to find 'it'?" β
"Negotiating, that is, talking to it, frankly, you can't go to that man, that's beyond your means. If it is willing, you are willing to send it a transcendence, let it let go of these grievances, after all, it is already a matter of life. Speaking of which, I said to Lao Zhou seriously: "Actually, unlike what is shown on TV, most Taoist priests will not take action easily, to drive away, suppress, or even beat a spirit body to scatter, it is really to bear too many karmic grudges." As the saying goes, it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, which is such a truth, and because of these, the Taoist family will not easily meddle in these things, because who can tell the right and wrong clearly? How can it be absolutely fair to meddle. Lao Zhou, if it weren't for the fact that you were my brother, even if you found me today, I wouldn't have found a way for you to negotiate with it. β
After Lao Zhou heard my words, he nodded seriously, but after all, his heart was still empty, and he couldn't help but ask me: "Is the ghost scary?" β
"It's not scary, it doesn't scare you, it's what a person looks like, if it scares you and you don't want to see it as scaring you, or it doesn't affect you directly, it's fine." I simply said this, in fact, it is also a white statement, human fear comes from the unknown, and death itself has a strong horror color.
Sure enough, Lao Zhou didn't feel any better because of my words, but Qin Hainian kept worrying about Lao Zhou's 'timidity' on the side, and couldn't help but say: "Zhou Zheng, what's there to be afraid of?" For example, right now, there is a little ghost sealed in my doll (the little ghost here refers to a young ghost), do you think it's scary? β
"Ah, don't get close to me" Lao Zhou jumped up all of a sudden, and almost automatically left the distance three meters away from Qin Hainian.
I looked at Qin Hainian helplessly and said, "Will you comfort people?" Are you sure you won't scare Lao Zhou to death? β
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The next day, it was a gloomy day, it was 10 o'clock in the morning, and there was no sun in sight, but only thick clouds could be seen.
The miscellaneous antique shop, which has not been open for business for two days, has opened again.
I agreed with Lao Zhou to find that 'girl' after 11 o'clock this evening, and there is nothing to do during the day, and this store should be open anyway, and during the day today, I also specially instructed Lao Zhou to do something to prepare for tonight's 'meeting'.
Compared with the brilliant sunny day, this gloomy weather was even more sultry, and I completely opened the door of the store, not rushing to turn on the air conditioner, just to open up the somewhat pungent and dull air in the store for two days.
Although I am not a diligent person, I am the only one in this small shop, from the owner to the employees, so I wiped my face, went to fetch a bucket of water, picked up a handkerchief, and began to do the cleaning work of the small shop.
Generally, this kind of business involving antiques, there is a saying, called 'three years not open, open for three years', I am not a pure antique shop here, because there is also a category about lighters, the amount involved is not high, so compared to other stores are also lively, many young boys are more or less interested in lighters.
But I didn't expect that less than half an hour after the store opened, there were customers in the store, and at this time, I was still cleaning the store.
"Boss?" The person who came was a middle-aged man who looked a little yellow and thin, very short, wearing a tracksuit that looked like an imitation at a glance, because the tracksuit was Nike in front and Adi in the back, and the lower body was wearing a pair of plaid pants that men almost all have, and then a pair of flip-flops.
It was such a person, in the early morning, who suddenly appeared in my store and called the boss.
I raised my head in some surprise and glanced at him, only surprised, and then my expression returned to normal, because in this line of work, it is absolutely an iron rule not to judge people by their appearance, although I have no intention of doing business, but over the years, I have become accustomed to nature.
"yes. Feel free to look at it," I replied to the visitor's inquiry, and began to bust myself with my own business again.
In this industry, unlike other service industries, that is, whether it is a clerk or a boss, never be overly enthusiastic, antiques will also be an eye, he will naturally ask you if he takes a fancy to it, and if you don't like it, what you say is useless and don't know how to do it, I generally don't do his business, because I don't point to this to make money.
And time passed silently in this quiet, and this strangely dressed middle-aged man really looked at it seriously in my shop, and it was a long time until I finished cleaning and washed my face, and he still didn't leave.
This made me a little embarrassed, who had always been lazy, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you fancy anything?" β
However, the middle-aged man didn't answer me, but said very abruptly: "Boss, you look young, you don't look like it"
"Not like what?" I think that's a bit inexplicable.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just not like the owner of an antique shop, I haven't seen anyone who usually does this, I've never seen such a young person." The middle-aged man seemed a little frightened, and then explained to me.
I smiled with relief, it is indeed the same thing, except for the family heirloom, very few young people do this.
It may be that these two conversations have shortened the distance between each other, and the middle-aged man no longer looked around the store, but walked into the counter, approached me, and then said with some uneasiness: "The things in your store seem to be ordinary, but there are several unusual things waiting for buyers, right?" But wouldn't it be better to put these things up for auction? In such a small city, you haven't walked around, or you have sold it with your connections, I'm afraid it's hard to wait for a buyer? β
Actually care about my business? Indeed, there are a few good things in this shop that I use to prop up the faΓ§ade, and these are some of the things that have been taken from my awesome master's door.
Actually, I didn't plan to sell it at all, because I said that I had no intention of doing this business.
What does it mean for someone to ask? He wants to buy?
However, to my surprise, after saying this, he suddenly said to me, "Actually, I am here to sell something." β