Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Strange Guide
Listening to Liang Qing's thunderous snoring, Zheng Pei was upset and couldn't sleep for a long time. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he thought that after coming back this time, he would be able to start his new life again. But I didn't expect the threat of the bugs to be removed, but a group of bandits were still pestering. In fact, when the thin man asked him today if his name was Zhengbei, Zheng Pei vaguely felt that these people were actually looking for him. He immediately remembered the kidnapping he had taken last year. Although I don't really understand what these people are going to do, it is speculated from the location where they attacked him at the time and their attitude towards him later, the purpose of these people kidnapping him must have something to do with Ba Niang. Zheng Pei frowned, feeling that it was hard to get along with Yang Ni, but he was disturbed by these gangsters. But if they hadn't gotten the wrong name, and he was lucky enough to be freed from the siege by the teachers and security guards at the school, Zheng Pei would have been a little worried about whether Yang Ni would be affected by his own affairs today.
Zheng Pei sighed, he sat up and looked at the night sky outside the window, and there were already too many questions in his heart.
Suddenly, it seemed that a feather had passed through Zheng Pei's heart, and Zheng Pei felt that something seemed to be wrong nearby. He looked around the room with a frown, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. But when he looked out the window, he suddenly found a girl with two braids and a flower jacket standing in front of the dark dormitory building, looking at him quietly.
Zheng Pei gasped. In the middle of the night, there is a girl standing in the dark open space looking at you directly, and beckoning you to let you pass, which is really not weird that ordinary people can bear.
Zheng Pei pondered for a moment, quickly burrowed back into the bed, closed his eyes, and pretended not to see anything.
However, Zheng Pei pondered again, if this girl was the one who sent him the box containing the wine gourd, then maybe he really had to go and see what was going on. After all, that wine gourd saved his life.
Zheng Pei secretly peeked out of the window to take a closer look at the girl. But as soon as he showed a little of his head, he seemed to be immediately noticed by the girl, who immediately beckoned to him and let him pass.
Mother said, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided.
Zheng Pei put on his clothes, shoes and socks, and took a flashlight. It suddenly occurred to him that the other party didn't know whether he was friend or foe, and whether he needed to bring a copper cymbal and a copper claw wire. But when I think that the things sent by others have saved my life, I don't need to prepare weapons. And even if he is in danger, he can use the Wind Wandering Technique to escape quickly. So I didn't bring anything else, and quietly took the door and walked out.
Zheng Pei came to the toilet on the first floor, where an iron bar had fallen off the protective railing on the window, and as long as he pushed it open, he could barely get through. Zheng Pei got out of the guardrail and carefully observed it before jumping out of the window. After all, it was already early in the morning, and if he was found scurrying around the campus, then the suspicion of the thief would definitely not be cleared. And the girl seemed to have a premonition of Zheng Pei's course of action, and as soon as Zheng Pei landed and got up, he suddenly found that the girl was already standing here, so frightened that he almost screamed. But the girl was not shocked, watching Zheng Pei climb up and down, not saying a word, just standing there with a smile.
"Who are you? What are you looking for me? Zheng Pei can be regarded as full of practice, and after taking two deep breaths, the rapidly beating heart has begun to slowly subside.
"Zheng Pei, my lord wants to see you, you come with me." The girl said a word unhurriedly, turned around and walked outside the school.
My lord? Zheng Pei felt that the words of the girl in front of him sounded so awkward, now that they are in a new society, how can they still have the identity of a master? But seeing the girl walking away quickly, Zheng Pei had no choice but to follow quickly. But he didn't know who the girl was, and he didn't know where she was going to take him. Passing by a place with a light along the road, Zheng Pei carefully observed, although this girl had complete hands and feet, and her clothes were neat and clean, Zheng Pei always felt that there was something wrong with this girl. He knew it in his heart, but he just couldn't say it.
"You sent that box?" Zheng Pei decided to throw stones and ask for directions first, after all, he was still not sure how many passers-by were staring at him now.
"Yes, it's me." The girl replied. But her answer was almost a tone, and Zheng Pei was furious when she listened.
"Then why did you give me a stone?" Zheng Pei continued to probe.
"Stones?" The girl stopped, turned around and looked at Zheng Pei with a smile, and asked, "Isn't there a bottle of wine in the box?" β
"Oh, it's wine, it's wine, I'm mistaken." Zheng Pei hurriedly explained. Hearing that the girl didn't say the wrong thing in the box, and knowing that she sent it, a stone in Zheng Pei's heart finally fell to the ground. But he immediately discovered a detail, that is, when the girl spoke just now, not only was her mouth closed, but when she turned back and forth, her whole body turned almost stiffly, and she did not have the flexibility that a young girl should have. Or, her movements didn't seem to use her joints, her torso and limbs just swayed straight, not as agile as a living person.
Zheng Pei used the scaling technique to attach a layer of protection to his body, and quietly distanced himself from the girl.
The two passed through the streets one after the other, and Zheng Peiyun didn't know where he had gone. It's just that the high-rise buildings are gradually disappearing, and there are more bungalows everywhere. After passing through an intersection, the two walked into a dark alley. On the outer wall of a bungalow at the end of the alley is a white paper lantern, which seems to guide the two of them from a distance. But when Zheng Pei took a closer look, he found that the word "Shou" was written on the pale paper lantern with a brush upright.
Zheng Pei knew that this was not a good place and wanted to walk over as soon as possible.
But the girl stopped here.
"Zheng Pei, please come in, the master is waiting for you." The girl made a gesture to Zheng Pei to invite in, but her body seemed to be cut off from her waist, and her upper and lower body folded into a strange position.
Zheng Pei looked at the smiling girl, and then looked up at the half-hidden door of this longevity shop, and his heart beat a drum. But since he has come here, and people have helped him, even if he feels bad about this place in his heart, he can only push the door and enter.
The door is an old-fashioned wooden door, and most of the red paint has been peeled off. The glass on the door was covered with white paper, but the glass never seemed to have been polished, and even if it was not pasted, the thick layer of mud and dust on the glass could not let the light penetrate for half a minute. Zheng Pei held the handle that was almost polished to the door diagonally, and with just a slight push, the rusty door shaft immediately emitted a long, sharp hiss. A chill swept across his face, and Zheng Pei's mind unconsciously echoed the theme song of a TV series he watched at his neighbor's house, and he couldn't get rid of it.
You also talk about fasting, I also talk about fasting, joy, anger and sorrow together, that is all in my heart......
As soon as Zheng Pei entered the door with his front foot, the girl slammed the door shut with his back foot. Zheng Pei was shocked, and immediately turned around and asked, "What are you doing?" β
The girl's smiling expression has never changed, but at this time, Zheng Pei felt that her eyebrows were gradually condensing to the center of her eyebrows, and the original smiling expression immediately became hideous! Zheng Pei regretted in his heart that he didn't bring a copper claw wire, and now that he has fallen into a trap, he can only use a flashlight to top it. He grabbed the flashlight, as long as the girl moved, Zheng Pei planned to strike first and directly smashed it with the flashlight. Otherwise, when her tricks are all used, I'm afraid she will have to fight here today. Zheng Pei suddenly remembered the tragic situation when Wu Fatzi died, and the strength of his hands and feet was condensed a little more.
Bang, the lights in the house are on!
Zheng Pei's eyes were so shaken by the light of this large wattage bulb that he couldn't see anything, and hurriedly covered his eyes with his arms. When his eyes gradually adjusted to the intensity of the light, he suddenly found that the girl standing by the door had turned into a paper figure.
"Come, young man, come and sit down." A deep voice sounded coldly from behind Zheng Pei, and he hurriedly turned around, but because of nervousness and not being able to fully adapt to the stimulation of the light, he lost his center of gravity and leaned back. Although he didn't fall when he fell on the door, the paper figure leaning against the door was crushed by him. Zheng Pei struggled to shake the paper figure hanging on his back out, for some reason, as long as this paper thing touched his skin, he felt sick for a while.
"Alas, you boy." An uncle with a wide waist and a round belly came over, picked up the paper figure on the ground, sighed and said, "Look at it, a good virgin, seventeen yuan, it's gone." β
Zheng Pei finally saw the appearance of the uncle in front of him under the dazzling light: about forty years old, with big shoulders and a round waist, even in the night when the weather was slightly cooler, the uncle was only wearing a gray two-tendon vest, and the top of his head in the Mediterranean Sea was mixed with oil and sweat, reflecting a shining halo under the illumination of the light. The uncle's fat body contrasts with the brightly colored paper in the house. If the hut is a yin cao and the paper tie is a ghost, then the image of the uncle is definitely as deep in the hearts of the people as the fat and domineering Hades.
"What are you looking for me for?" Seeing that the other party did not mean to harm him, Zheng Pei's depression and nervousness in his heart suddenly decreased a little, and he opened his mouth to ask.
"I'm looking for you? I'm not looking for you. The uncle looked at the tattered paper figure in his hand and seemed to be displeased. He replied to Zheng Pei angrily, then walked to the hut and found a small bench to sit down, and did not speak.
Be all abroad! Zheng Pei was also a little angry. He didn't let me sleep in the middle of the night, and a ghost-like paper figure lured me here, but he didn't even look for me. He wanted to turn around and walk away directly, but suddenly remembered the wine gourd sent by the paper man, so he straightened his expression and thanked the uncle respectfully.
"Uncle, thank you for that wine gourd." Zheng Pei hid the displeasure on his face and bowed standardly.
The uncle glanced at Zheng Pei, his expression softened slightly, and said, "You don't have to thank me, if you want to thank me, thank my master and junior brother." If it weren't for my brother's death and giving me a dream to save you, Master would be reluctant to take out that precious gourd. β
Bro?
Zheng Pei asked suspiciously, "Uncle, who is your junior brother?" β
The uncle sighed lightly and replied, "My junior brother's name is Wu Pang, and he is an unpopular Taoist, nicknamed Wu Fatzi. You've seen it, right? β
Zheng Pei was shocked in his heart, and the past was vivid. He looked at the uncle gratefully, and there was a flash of heat in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Seeing that Zheng Pei was moved, the uncle's expression was quite disdainful, and then he said: "This kid doesn't know anything, relying on the fur techniques he learned and a few magic weapons passed on to him by the master, he swaggered and deceived everywhere, and he was blind to make money." Hmph, this time it's good, I hit a hard stubble, I didn't make any money, and I lost my life. Now I don't even see a corpse, and I don't know where it was thrown and gnawed by dogs. β
"You talk nonsense!" Zheng Pei's face turned red, and he retorted loudly: "Although I don't know who Uncle Wu is, he saved my life!" If it weren't for him, Ba Niang would have become a powerful ghost now, and I don't know how many people would be killed by her. β
The uncle looked at Zheng Pei's excited appearance, but he was not angry, and said, "Okay, it's worth it if someone can talk to him when it's coming." He handed the small bench to Zheng Pei, "Don't get excited, young man, come, sit down and say." β
Zheng Pei angrily pushed away the small bench handed over, stared at the uncle and sat down on the sofa next to him. Unexpectedly, the sofa was also papier-mΓ’chΓ©, and when it was pressed by Zheng Pei, it instantly dispersed into a pile of bamboo strips and colored paper.
"Oh, my ten dollars!" The uncle completely ignored Zheng Pei, who was struggling to get up among the bamboo strips and shredded paper, and shouted distressed as he looked at the broken sofa.
"Isn't it just a papier-mΓ’chΓ©!" Zheng Pei's buttocks hurt from being fallen, and he said angrily: "I'll compensate you in a while." β
"Compensation?" The uncle sneered, "The virgin plus this sofa is a total of twenty-seven yuan, plus you are still protecting my junior brother so much, you can count it as thirty yuan." The uncle stretched out his hand in front of Zheng Pei, "Come on!" Get the money! β
What kind of senior brother and brother are these? Zheng Pei took out his pocket angrily, took out a total of fifteen yuan, and slapped it in his uncle's hand. "I don't have that much money right now, I'll give it to you next time."
"Next time?" The uncle smiled and said in a weird way: "Where can I find you if you run away?" β
"How could I lie to you!" Zheng Pei's back was scratched by a piece of bamboo and a layer of oily skin, and he frowned in pain, "My school, department, class, and dormitory number all tell you, I promise not to run." β
"Then I don't care." The uncle put the money in his pocket, and spread his hand in front of Zheng Pei, "I have a small business, and I don't owe it on credit." β
Mother said, a penny is difficult for a hero.
Zheng Pei was ashamed and annoyed, and rummaged through all the pockets on his body with both hands, but he didn't find a penny. He looked at the uncle's smug smile and said, "Uncle, I really don't have any money, why don't you go to school with me to get it, and I'll take it from the passbook for you." Or you tell me your name and address, and I'll send you money. β
"Don't go! Bad legs and feet. The uncle seemed to like Zheng Pei's embarrassed appearance, and said with a smile: "It's okay if you don't have money, you can work if you don't have money!" I don't change my name, I don't change my surname, Ma Shou, and the people of the rivers and lakes give me the nickname Ma Thinzi. From now on, I will be your shopkeeper, and from now on, I will be called the horse shopkeeper. β
"The shopkeeper." Zheng Pei looked at Ma Thinzi's round belly with disdain, and screamed reluctantly but helplessly.
"Well, that's right. In life, who hasn't had a horse high and short? As long as you have the craft. Ma Shouzi hugged a bunch of bamboo, colored paper and paste and put it down in front of Zheng Pei, and said: "You definitely can't make a paper sofa, you can make a TV, a washing machine or something." β
Although Zheng Pei was unwilling in his heart, he was now controlled by others, and he could only honestly make paper clumsily under the guidance of Ma Thinzi. The two chatted with each other, and after about an hour, Zheng Pei finally made the crooked TV.
"Not bad," Ma Slender patted Zheng Pei's shoulder, and said with a smile: "The young man's skills are okay, if he can't find a job in the future, he will make paper with me, and he will be paid for food and housing." β
Zheng Pei looked at the Picasso-style crooked screen TV and couldn't stop smiling, thinking that this thing could only be used to fool ghosts. But his expression instantly fell into sadness, and he pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"What's wrong? There is no shame in making paper ties. Ma Slender asked puzzledly: "Now that college students can't find a job, as long as they don't steal or rob, and eat with serious skills, there is nothing to be ashamed of." β
"It's not because of that." Zheng Pei smiled reluctantly and said: "My mother likes to watch TV, and the money our family has saved for so many years has been used for me to go to school, and my mother was not able to watch her own TV when she died......"
The thin man was also silent. After a while, he sighed and said, "Good people don't live long, but it's worth it for your mother to have a son like you." β
Jingle Bell ......
A string of wind chimes sounded in the courtyard behind the house, and Ma Thinzi's expression suddenly became nervous.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Pei noticed the change in Ma Thinzi's expression and asked puzzled.
"You don't care!" The thin man replied coldly. After that, he picked out a few paper figures and walked to the back door with a solemn face. Before going out, Ma Slender turned off the lights, and did not forget to tell Zheng Pei: "You just stay in the house, don't come out." β
Zheng Pei wondered. Fortunately, there was no sticker on the glass at the back door, and he saw through the dirty glass that Ma Shouzi had placed a few paper figures in the middle of the yard, and looked around nervously.
Although Zheng Pei didn't know what was going on, judging from the uneasy feeling in his heart, it was definitely not a good thing to come.