According to the direction pointed by the water picker, Sun Li and the others soon arrived at a quiet village. Zhuangzi is not big or small, and there are as many as 100 houses, scattered on the gentle slope. At this time, it was dinner time, but I saw that the lights of the houses were bright, the cooking smoke was bursting, and the smell of stir-fried vegetables and cooking rice wafted from the streets.

It happened that an old woman came over on a donkey, still holding a bamboo fungus in her arms.

Zhao Gan said: "Look at her is still a drummer, I don't know if the work I took today is a red thing or a white thing." ”

Sun Li said: "Excuse me, old woman, we are passing by, do you know where you can spend the night?" ”

The old woman didn't answer, but swept her eyes over several people, and finally squinted her eyes and stared at Zhao Gan.

Zhao Qian whispered to Xiao Linglong: "She can see that my heart is furious, does she also like to eat roast duck?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the old woman raised the sheng and blew twice, then shook it, pulled out a sheng pipe, and pulled out a paper twist from it, she unfolded the paper twist and read: "Two scholars went to the temple, who knew that they came back in a pair and a half." People are not real demons, they are not demons, and those who hear them have called strange talks. ”

"Poof", I saw Zhao Gan sit down again and said: "The old fairy save me, great kindness, I Zhao Gan will never forget in my life." ”

Sun Li looked at Xiao Linglong, and Xiao Linglong was also surprised.

The old woman still didn't answer, and blew the sheng, shook the sheng, pulled out the bamboo pipe, took the paper twist, and read: "I have traveled thousands of miles to find the wonderful method, only to ask the duck to become a human again." One misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, and then look back on a hundred years. ”

Zhao Qian hurriedly said: "Old immortal, I know that you have great powers, hurry up and cast a spell to save me." ”

Sun Li thought that Da Yuan's words were really right, and he met a master when he arrived at "Fujizhuang", so he begged from the side: "Old immortal, you bodhisattva heart, please be merciful." ”

The old woman still didn't answer, shook the sheng, extubated, took the paper, and read: "Knowing the way to return is the most valuable, and the sea of bitterness is the end of the world." Strict etiquette is observed, and environmental protection depends on everyone. ”

Zhao Gan cried: "I know, I know, I will change it in the future, and I won't dare anymore." ”

Sun Li said: "Yes, yes, we don't dare anymore." ”

The old woman shook, pulled, took, and recited: "Bow and worship the true immortal law, so that you can return to your soul and show great love." Don't say that you have seen me, and it is the most appropriate thing to help others. ”

Zhao Qian was overjoyed and said: "The old immortal is like my reborn parents, please cast a spell quickly." ”

I saw the old woman patting the donkey's buttocks, and the donkey knew people's intentions and circled around Zhao Gan. The old woman was on the donkey, looking at her mouth and her heart, and suddenly she cried out, "Huh-" The donkey stopped in response. She stretched out a hand to take things in the air, and there were words in her mouth, and she kept throwing the "things" in her hand on Zhao Gan's head again and again.

Zhao Qiansun Lixiao Linglong was silent, not daring to disturb the old woman's practice.

After doing this, the old woman took out three cloth bags and said, "After seventy-seven and forty-nine days, the soul will return to its original place." These 'peace charms' are given to you, and you can give a few pennies as you like, which can be regarded as a good fate. ”

Sun Li took the "peace charm" and took out all the silver taels in his pocket and gave them to the old woman to express his gratitude.

The old woman loaded the money, "bang", and drove away on the donkey.

Sun Li and Zhao Qian hugged each other happily and cried, and Zhao Qian said: "Great, I will be able to change back immediately." ”

Sun Lidao: "I forgot to ask the old woman just now which way of the fairy is, and we will burn incense and pray on the fifteenth day of every month in the future." ”

Zhao Gan said: "I think she is the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, who specializes in helping people like me. Woo woo woo woo - " At the end, Zhao Qian cried loudly.

Xiao Linglong said at this time: "I see things are a little strange. ”

With that, she grabbed into the air, and grabbed again.

Zhao Qiandao: "You are also learning the Bodhisattva's technique?" ”

Xiao Linglong opened her hand, and there was a fly in her palm, and she said, "I'll send it to investigate." ”

But I saw that Xiao Linglong put the fly on the donkey's hoof print and sniffed it, then touched its head with her other hand, approached it and gave it a call, and finally released it.

Xiao Linglong said: "Let's find a place to rest first, and wait for the spies to report back." ”

Sun Li and the others asked if there was a land temple in the village, so they ran away.

The one who opened the door was a dark and thin old man, and he arranged Sun Li and the others in a low hut on one side.

Xiao Linglong said: "Why don't you let us live in the big house, but let us nest in the small black house?" ”

Sun Li said: "If there is a hut, it will be enough for the time being." ”

The doorman said: "To be honest, a few years ago, this big house began to be restless, and no one dared to borrow it. ”

Xiao Linglong said: "What is weird, others are afraid, but we are not afraid." "Insist on resting in the big house.

The doorman said: "Then this is your insistence, when something happens, don't blame my little old man for not reminding you!" He placed Sun Li and the others down, and after a while, he sent simple tea and rice.

After eating, Xiao Linglong set up the pen and paper and was silent.

Sun Li said: "I don't think the old woman just now is a bad person, you see that he helped us and didn't take a penny." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "Then where is our money?" ”

Sun Li said: "One yard is one yard, and the money is used to buy peace charms." ”

Zhao Gan said: "I also have a little drum in my heart when I say this, and I don't feel anything until now, do you see that my mouth has become shorter?" ”

Sun Li said: "Brother Zhao is a little calm, don't be impatient, the so-called 'illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread' The old woman also said that it will take 7749 days to work. ”

A few people chatted with each other, and suddenly Xiao Linglong said: "Benefactor, someone knocked on the door." ”

Sun Li listened to it, and sure enough, there was a sound of "tuk tuk", he walked over and opened the door, but the door was empty.

Only one fly flew under the lamp, landed on the table, and sat down. Xiao Linglong hurriedly picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, but the fly didn't care about resting, so she flew straight to the pen and hugged her leg tightly. Xiao Linglong walked the dragon snake and wrote quickly.

Zhao Qian said from the side: "Hey, I didn't expect Xiao Linglong to write well." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "It's not me, it's writing." ”

Zhao Qian said: "The fly holds the regular script written on the tip of the pen, is this the legendary 'fly's small Kai'?" ”

Sun Li said: "Brother Zhao, you are joking again, the fly's head is talking about italicized Chinese characters the size of a fly's head, which requires hard work." ”

The fly stopped writing and stopped, as if it was deliberate.

After a while, the flies stopped and flew down to the edge of the tea bowl to sip tea.

Xiao Linglong put down the pen, picked up the paper and read: "I searched for the trace, about two miles, into a small courtyard, there is a donkey tied in the courtyard. In the house, an old woman and a man with a cloak laughed and said, "The information I have provided is good." Answer: It's not cool, hahahahaha...... The old rules, let's open five or five. ”

Sun Li frowned when he heard this, and suddenly said, "Oh, we're fooled." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "It seems that I met the person who claimed to be fishing before, and told our accomplice about us, and his accomplice pretended to be a ghost and cheated our money away." ”

Zhao Qian said angrily: "How can this be true, don't pity me for being miserable, and even set a trap to deceive, which is extremely hateful!" I also blamed me, and rushed to the doctor when I was sick. ”

Sun Li said: "Let's go to them and get the money back." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "Since they dare to lie to us, they will definitely not admit it, and there will be no good results in arguing, so we can only think of other ways." ”

Sun Li and Zhao Qian were just angry, and there was nothing good to do. Xiao Linglong walked out of the door, and after a while, she came back with her index finger and began to write.

Sun Li leaned over to take a look, and Xiao Linglong was writing, "You go and get back our silver taels, and I'll give you steamed buns." Yes and no. ”

It turned out that there was a cricket on his index finger, and he jumped down at this moment, climbed from the left end of the paper to the right end, and then rubbed his head on the brush, and walked to the word "Ke" and kowtowed to draw a rhyme.

Xiao Linglong wrote again, "A steamed bun." Yes, no? ”

This time, the cricket climbed under the word "no" to draw a charge.

Xiao Linglong wrote "two" again. Yes and no. ”

The cricket rubbed the ink again, enclosing the "can". He then crawled up to the fly, as if asking for directions.

After a while, Sun Li and the others heard the sound of horns in the courtyard, and Zhao Gan was the most curious and looked out through the crack in the door. This hope didn't matter, so shocked that Zhao Gan's mouth opened wide, and it was difficult to close it anymore.

I saw that the moonlight in the courtyard was like silver, but there was a black shadow in the middle, and if you looked closely, it turned out to be thousands of crickets lined up in a phalanx. This phalanx was disciplined and no one was noisy. was originally a master of playing the piano and making music, but at this moment he has become a warrior in armor.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, it was Marshal Cricket who was transferring troops and sending generals, and he took out a bamboo stick and said: "General Qin obeys orders!" ”

A big cricket under the tent responded and said, "The end will be!" ”

Marshal Cricket said: "You choose the bachelors who are in heat from the army, and they are the loudest to form the vanguard. Divided into four teams, they lay down in the enemy's southeast, northwest, and northwest, but after listening to my orders, they turned out to release their voices and chirp, leading the enemy to come out of the house and flee. In the retreat, you must not mess with your own position, and still shout loudly, holding the enemy's attention, so that he cannot chase and give up. ”

General Qin said: "Get the order!" ”

Marshal Cricket took out another bamboo stick and said, "Where is General Li?" ”

General Li said: "The last general is here!" ”

Marshal Cricket said: "When General Qin lures out the enemy chieftain, you will lead the men and horses of your headquarters to the stove to make a fire, light the enemy's mosquito net, and force it to rescue the soft in a panic." ”

General Lee took the order and left.

Marshal Cricket continued to give orders: "The guerrilla general obeys the order, and you lead your troops to pull up the rope at the gate of the enemy chieftain, and be sure to trip him." General Fenwu obeyed the order and ordered you to take people to arrange three sharp stones seven feet away from the guerrilla general's rope, and be sure to form a horn. ”

"The rest of the people and Ben Shuai are in charge of the Chinese army, ready to respond at any time. A moment later, the army marched, and everyone extinguished the fireworks, and put bamboo pieces in their mouths, so as not to disturb the creatures along the way. ”

But when he saw the army of crickets roaring away, he walked away in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Qian hurriedly told Sun Li what he had just seen and heard Xiao Linglong, and Xiao Linglong said: "Take people's steamed buns and eliminate disasters with people, it seems that they are very contractual." ”

Sun Li said: "In this way, they will be able to triumph immediately." ”

The night was getting deeper and deeper, Sun Li and Zhao Qian fell asleep in a daze, and Xiao Linglong sat on the bowl and meditated. Suddenly, the sound of the troops marching was heard from far and near, the drums and horns sounded intertwined, and the sound of stepping on the ground was uniform.

A few people woke up, and Xiao Linglong said, "They must have brought the silver two back." Then he picked up two steamed buns and went out.

When Xiao Linglong came back, she was holding the silver taels they had been deceived into her arms, and there was an extra part.

Zhao Gan said: "I didn't expect these crickets to do what they say, and they still carry interest." ”

Sun Li said: "Brother Zhao forgot that there is a saying that 'there must be a brave man under the heavy reward'. ”

Zhao Gan said: "The silver taels are taken back, but I can't teach those two liars a lesson, it's really hard to eliminate the hatred in my heart." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "It's easy, let's spend a little more, we can ask gadflies, bees, or spiders to sting their donkeys." ”

Sun Li said: "I'll forget it, after all, the donkey is innocent." Besides, didn't they burn their mosquito nets and use stumbling horses. ”

A few people laughed, blew out the candles and prepared for bed.

Zhao Qian suddenly said: "The old man who was the janitor before scared us, saying that this house is not peaceful, I don't think it's anything, isn't it good." Not to mention that there are no ghosts, even if there are, we will cure them well. ”

Sun Li said: "Brother Zhao, hurry up and sleep for a while, we have to inquire about the 'Immortal Society' early tomorrow morning." ”