Chapter 10 Invitations
Not far from Yi County, at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, there is a cemetery, the cemetery is divided into two areas, the outside one has been many years, there is no regulation, it looks disorganized, there are stone tablets, there are white marble, there are also wooden tablets erected by poor people, buy a palm-sized place in the corner, look at it is very miserable.
The inside was later developed by the government, the cemetery's unified square base, hollow inside, used to place urns, rows are very neat, and now there are many tombstones.
Today is Grandpa's festival day, Yang Yi came here early in the morning on a bicycle, a bamboo basket is tied to the back seat of the bicycle, which is filled with paper money and ingots and other sacrificial things, and there is a plastic bag hanging on the handlebar, containing incense and fruits. Park your bike at the entrance of the cemetery, carry your things to the innermost point, and stop in front of a tombstone.
Black stele, white words: Tomb of grandfather Yang Qianshou.
Yang Yi took out three incense sticks, lit them with a calm face, and inserted them in a small incense burner, the incense was made by Yang Yi himself, without adding anything special, it was the most ordinary incense stick, it just cost Yang Yi a little bit of his mind, not fancy, no tricks, if grandpa knew his current level, he would definitely be happy for himself.
Put the fruits neatly placed, Yang Yi took out a box of cigarettes, lit one, and inserted it on the incense burner, grandpa likes to sit under the eaves in his life, a pot of tea, a bag of cigarettes, and now he can't find a dry tobacco bag, Yang Yi can only use this kind of cigarette instead. In the end, Yang Yi began to burn paper money, and the government has now begun to encourage civilized sacrifices, but the Chinese tradition is like this, sweeping the tomb does not burn some paper money, and the living are not sure, watching the colorful paper turn into fly ash under the flames, as the hot air continues to fly upward, Yang Yi knelt on the ground, and solemnly kowtowed three times before getting up slowly.
Pick up a branch from the side, while collecting the paper ash, while looking at it casually, this is the foot of Baiyun Mountain, this piece is strange rocks, overgrown with weeds, revealing a rough and unassuming original ecology.
Today is not the Qingming Festival, the cemetery is now Yang Yi alone, Yang Yi squatted on the ground, chattering to himself, talking about the interesting things that have happened in Baiyun Mountain in recent years, and also telling the strange things that have happened to him recently, Yang Yi didn't dare to talk to others, now tell his grandfather, and don't shoot others to know, and wait until the paper money and ingots are all turned into ashes, Yang Yi wiped his body and turned outside, where there is also a tombstone, buried his father's ashes.
When I was very young, my parents went to work in other places, and I was able to come back once a year during the Chinese New Year, and I didn't know what I was doing, but one day my fellow villagers brought back the news, saying that there was an accident and more than a dozen people died, including two of them.
Yang Yi was young when he heard the news, and he didn't know what grief was, but his grandfather shouted tears and said to him: "In the future, we will live with the two of us." ”
Since then, grandpa has taken himself to depend on each other, until he died two years ago, Yang Yi's impression of his parents has been very vague, to be honest, there is not much emotion, but sometimes when I dream back at midnight, there will always be a little sour and lonely.
I also burned some paper money and ingots for my father, and when I was alive, I put my life on the line in order to make money, and now I don't know if I can receive the paper money burned, so Yang Yi burned a lot of it, hoping that the little ghost will not take it all away, and leave a little for his parents.
After the flames burned out, Yang Yi did not leave, but carried the bamboo basket around the cemetery, preparing to go up the mountain to collect some incense.
The resources on Baiyun Mountain are very rich, and there are many kinds of plants suitable for making incense, after making a batch of awakening incense for Xiao Nan last time, there are not many materials for making awakening incense, so Yang Yi is ready to go up the mountain to pick some.
Yang Yi put his finger in his mouth, blew a loud whistle, which seemed particularly clear in this wilderness, and then walked for a while, and blew again.
After half a ring, he didn't see the figure of the Great Sage, Yang Yi looked around, and his heart was probably running to play, or maybe he was crawling in his nest to sleep.
Yang Yi walked up for a while, and found the plant he was looking for, a kind of long vine, round leaves of vanilla, a large piece, enough to pick his own, after a while, he picked a full bamboo basket, and picked some other incense materials by the way, and unconsciously came to the north slope of Baiyun Mountain, where the air is a little better than the cemetery, taking advantage of the rest, Yang Yi simply found a piece of bluestone to meditate, and felt the aura of heaven and earth again.
Like this kind of meditation, Yang Yi has done very skillfully, the so-called nothing in the heart is empty, the thought is not quiet, perhaps the reason for personality and experience, Yang Yi is now very suitable for such a state, every time he wakes up, he is calm, his consciousness is condensed, as if he is reborn, Yang Yi sometimes has to sigh that he is really suitable for becoming a monk.
As Yang Yi slowly emptied his mind, the aura around him appeared around Yang Yi again, um? This time it seems to be a little different, I always feel that the aura seems to be churning constantly, there is a trace of restlessness, but it is not real, and I can't be sure.
Yang Yi quickly opened his eyes, and couldn't help frowning, since he ate the red fruit, except for his body that had strengthened a little, everywhere seemed foggy and disorganized, so that he was not as ordinary and comfortable as before.
Cultivation is really like a joke......
Yang Yi sat on the bluestone, holding his chin and worried, from time to time there was a breeze blowing, the branches and leaves swaying, and the sun laboriously passed through the dense forest. Under the light spots, the weeds are thick, and butterflies and bees seem to be chasing each other.
Not far away, there is a small insect constantly flying, this small insect is called midge, alias small bite, the villagers call this thing black mosquito, it is everywhere in summer, like the crazy human, it is annoying.
Yang Yi had already seen these guys, and he was carrying mosquito repellent incense pills on his body, and he didn't bother to pay attention to them, but who knew that this black fog was getting closer and closer, and when it was almost in front of Yang Yi's eyes, he buzzed and bent a corner, and flew away around Yang Yi.
“......”
Yang Yi subconsciously pressed his pocket, the mosquito repellent coil is still there, I haven't lost it, why is this thing getting worse and worse now?
Yang Yi had done experiments before, and those with a keen sense of smell like rats turned around and fled about five or six meters away from the insect repellent pill, and those with a weak sense of smell avoided it when they were two or three meters away.
It's like now, Du Te flew under his nose, he didn't think it was his own incense pill that had a problem, he just made a batch a few days ago, it didn't make sense, it would be invalid now, it was only the problem of midges, I felt that their resistance was getting stronger and stronger, and the green snake was the same last time.
Could it be that the green snake and these insects have eaten genius earth treasures? Yang Yi shook his head and threw away this unrealistic idea, if this is really the case, it is too exaggerated.
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"This is Baiyun Town? I've never been here before. Xie Yuqing parked a pink Mercedes-Benz big G on the side of the road, and after getting out of the car, she looked around the streets of Baiyun Town, only to feel that the streets were like spider webs, staggered back and forth, and she didn't know which one she was going to take.
Xie Yuyang reluctantly got out of his sister's car, what kind of big G does a girl's family drive, isn't that the patent of a scumbag? You said that you drove it, and even changed it to a pink one, my God.
The two learned the approximate address of Yang Yi's house from Uncle Chen, and drove to Baiyun Town without making many stops.
It is rare to see luxury cars in the town, so after the sister and brother got off the car, they saw some idle residents pointing at them, Xie Yuqing walked to an aunt with a smile, and carefully asked Yang Yi about the specific location of his house, everyone heard that they were looking for Yang Yi, and immediately smiled from ear to ear, "You came to find Xiaoyi, I already knew that kid wouldn't stay in the village all the time, what a good child, it's really a shame to stay in the village all the time," After speaking, he stopped and began to look Xie Yuqing up and down, just like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, which made Xie Yuqing have goosebumps all over her body, what is wrong with the people in this village.
After learning the detailed address, Xie Yuqing pulled her younger brother and quickly escaped from the sight of her aunt, the feeling just now was too terrifying, so much so that Xie Yuyang kept laughing, and her sister who was not afraid of heaven and earth also had times when she was deflated.
The two sisters and brothers walked around the maze, and finally saw an old courtyard, the wooden gate, which was open at the moment, and the two of them were happy in their hearts, it seemed that there was someone in the family.
"Is anyone there?"
Yang Yi had just returned, and he was brewing freshly picked spice leaves in Westinghouse.
The early process of making incense is extremely cumbersome, according to the different properties of the spices, it needs to go through more than a dozen processes such as boiling, steaming, stir-frying, moxibustion, and soaking, in order to remove the peculiar smell of the herb itself.
The herbs used to make the fragrance have a very strong fishy smell, so you need to soak it in warm water, the water temperature is more than 30 degrees, and if it is too hot, the leaves will be scalded, and you need to soak it for two hours.
As soon as Yang Yi dipped the herbs into the wooden barrel, he heard someone shouting outside, opened the curtain and looked at it, and couldn't help frowning, the little fat man himself had a little impression, and the woman next to him didn't know him, the girlfriend he just changed? It doesn't look like it, the little fat man seems to be afraid of this woman.
Yang Yi opened the door and came out, stood under the eaves and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I bought a few of your sachets last time, do you remember?" Xie Yuyang rushed back first.
"Remember, it wasn't this girl next to you last time, and you changed your girlfriend so soon?" Yang Yi said with a grin, the world of rich people is really exciting.
Xie Yuqing's head was full of black lines, where is this, and he didn't wait for Yang Yi's invitation, so he walked straight in, and when he saw Yang Yi for the first time, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, handsome guy!"
Long legs and waist, upright facial features, slightly thin lips, like a smile but not a smile, with a hint of warmth and stubbornness, the exposed skin presents a healthy wheat color, not particularly manly, but it is full of young people's unique vigor and beauty.
Standing straight under the eaves, Sensei said something else, this skin is quite temperamental, accustomed to seeing the flattery of men in the workplace, and suddenly saw a primitive, vibrant, and a little handsome young man, I couldn't help but look at it twice.
Xie Yuyang walked in behind his sister, and gently poked his sister, it's too embarrassing, you commit a in front of others, haven't you ever seen a man?
"Just to declare, I'm not this fat man's girlfriend, I'm his sister, my own sister. Xie Yuqing stepped on the surface of her brother's foot, showing an expression that she thought she was a lady.
Yang Yi saw that the two had already walked in by themselves, so he could only invite the two into the house sideways.
A few people entered the house, the sister and brother looked back and forth at Yang Yi's primitive cave man's shack, the house was not big, but it was very clean and tidy, Xie Yuqing sat directly on the chair in front of Yang Yi's computer desk like a familiar person, the little fat man was a little overwhelmed, and when he went to someone else's house, he felt that his old sister was more relaxed than in his own home.
Yang Yi didn't bother to wrestle, there were still a bunch of things to do, and asked directly, "Do you two have anything to do with me?"
"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Xie Yuqing, and this dead fat man is my younger brother, Xie Yuyang. ”
"Well, my name is Yang Yi. ”
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The little fat man saw that his elder sister had already begun to discuss the production process of incense pills with Yang Yi, and hurriedly interjected a sentence while the two were resting, "That, Mr. Yang, we came here today to invite you to my grandfather's house as a guest." ”
Xie Yuqing glanced at the little fat man, and was very angry that he interrupted the conversation between the two.
"That's the case, my grandfather has liked incense in recent years, last time my brother got a few sachets from your side by chance, my grandfather saw it as a treasure, we must come to you, want to meet you, and said that he is old, his legs and feet are not very convenient, otherwise he came to visit in person, today I want to invite you to my grandfather's house to talk, and my grandfather to meet. ”
"This ......"
Yang Yi was a little surprised, this is an opportunity, through these rich people, it is good to broaden his channels, he just has no good way to sell his incense now.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Yi frowned and said, "I'm honored that the old man likes my incense, but people don't have to see me, right?" "Ya's heart is already happy, but on the surface, she is still pretending to be deep, and the routine of wanting to catch the old indulgence is the sixth thief.
"It's okay, we can wait for you, my grandfather's temperament, staring at one thing is endless, if you don't go, it's not easy for us to go back, I'm really going to be in a hurry, maybe the old man will come over by himself, and then you just go to meet and chat, and it won't delay you much," Xie Yuqing said, she didn't expect Yang Yi to refuse, if she knew what she really thought in her heart, she didn't know what her expression would be.
"That's it, that's it, we take care of the delivery, and we also take care of the meal, absolutely one-stop service," Xie Yuyang hurriedly helped.
"We climbed the mountain in the morning, but we didn't see you until noon, and we asked the owner of the stall to know where you lived, so I rushed to our sincerity, and you can pity our sister and brother." Xie Yuqing stood up and begged softly, Xie Yuyang looked at his old sister like a ghost, this expression was definitely the first time in his life that he saw it on his old sister's face, and he glanced at Yang Yi silently, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously outlined a smile.
"Okay, then you have to wait for me for a while, I have some ingredients that need to be brewed. Yang Yi's heart was already happy, but he still had an ancient and waveless expression.
"It's okay, it's okay, you just go and get busy, we'll just wait for you. ”
Yang Yi poured two glasses of water for the two, took a little fruit, and went into the house to continue to tinker, Xie Yuqing wanted to follow Yang Yi over to have a look, but was pulled by his younger brother, "Sister, don't go over, people are deliberately in that room to avoid others." ”
This wait was two hours, and when Xie Yuqing couldn't help but go over to grab someone, Yang Yi finally walked out, washed his hands, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's a bit long." ”
"It's okay, let's go, then, shall we?"
"Yes. ”
The three of them walked to the side of the road, got on the pink big G of Xie Yuqing's bag, and went straight to Yixian.