16. Toad on paper
Hearing the commotion upstairs, the shopkeeper's sad face rushed to say: "Uncle, I'll tell you the truth, after you chose the fish, I arranged for the kitchen to cook urgently, but the chef turned around after the fish was put on the plate, and it was gone!"
Xu Dasen said: "What's the matter? Could it be that your restaurant is haunted?"
The shopkeeper went to close the door first, and then smiled bitterly: "It's really haunted, in the past half a month, the dishes in my kitchen will be lost from time to time, what do you say is that this is not a live haunting?"
Wang Qilin asked, "Then why don't you go to us to listen to the Tianjian report?"
The shopkeeper arched his hand and said: "Seventh Master forgive the sin, although this store is a small business, but it can bear to lose a few dishes, but if the haunted thing spreads and no one dares to come to eat, then the small shop will not be able to bear it!"
As the old saying goes, the shop is a celebrity shadow.
People are going to die if they don't have a shadow, and the store is going to fall if they have no name.
Xu Dayi slapped the table and said, "Damn, what the hell does this dare to make trouble on the territory of my Heavenly Prison? I think it's tired and crooked, do it!"
Wang Qilin subconsciously walked to the water urn to look at the grass carp.
Grass carp hurriedly backstroke.
He felt that this matter had something to do with the fish, but it didn't look like the grass carp was dumbfounded.
Xu Da went to the kitchen and came back with a mouthful of oil: "I've seen it with the ice beads, and it does have a bit of yin." But I've only heard of ghost stealing popularity, I haven't heard of ghost stealing vegetables, you say this ghost doesn't eat dishes, what did it steal?"
Wang Qilin said: "Ghosts don't eat people, what if someone comes to steal vegetables?"
Xu Da suddenly smiled: "Then this person is really unproductive, he can steal vegetables and steal money, why don't you go to the city to find a big family to steal money?"
Wang Qilin's heart moved, and he asked the shopkeeper, "Who have you offended recently?"
The shopkeeper's grievance said: "Little Lao'er has always been kind to people, and he has always been careful to interact with people, how dare he offend people?"
Xu laughed and said: "Joke, you old man is the most stingy, you can still be kind to others without talking about money, if it involves money, you are afraid that even the king of heaven will dare to offend." β
The shopkeeper was even more aggrieved: "Uncle, you also know that my store is opened in a small place in the countryside, and I can make a few dollars by making careful calculations, if I don't pay attention to it, then this store can't be opened." β
"Don't talk about this," Wang Qilin said: "Don't eat it yet, while there is still a remnant of yin qi, we will track it down with the ice beads in our mouths." β
Officials must be responsible!
Three fires, burn up!
Ice beads became cooler when they were in the kitchen, and the two of them pushed open the window and jumped into the back alley to continue their pursuit.
After turning around the two alleys, I didn't notice a ghost, but I saw a few children in tattered clothes sitting on the ground and playing with mud.
Seeing the two of them appear in black brocade clothes, several children hurriedly stood against the wall.
Weak, cute, well-behaved.
Wang Qilin walked over and stared at them, and a girl grinned and cried in fright.
"Why are you scaring a child? Xu Da muttered dissatisfiedly, then took out a handful of fried peanuts and gave them them, and soon coaxed a few children to be happy.
Wang Qilin looked at the girl's chest and said, "Look here." β
Xu Da was suddenly angry: "Look at the fart, the soldiers and the girls and dolls must not take advantage of them! Who dares to do this, uncle, I will crush his eggs!"
Wang Qilin wanted to split him angrily: "What are you thinking about all day long? I'll let you see her clothes! What is this on her clothes?"
The girl was covered in a patched burlap coat covered with dust, and four or five grease stains stood out on her chest, the largest of which was buzzing with two ants and a fly.
Xu Da suddenly understood.
Just look at a few children dressed up to know that their families are poor, how can they eat with oil stains on their chests? And this oil stain also attracts ants and flies, and it is estimated that there are sugar stains, which is even more strange.
He gave Wang Qilin a look, squatted down to share peanuts and play with the children, and began to inquire about the news.
After dividing the peanuts, the children were not afraid of him, and when they played with the mud together, they could already talk together.
The child had no heart, and Xu Da came up with the news in a few words: These four children are from two poor families, and it is difficult to eat coarse rice and full rice on weekdays, but in recent days, there are big fish and meat to enjoy.
They chatted for a while, the mud became dry, and Xu Da took the opportunity to shake his hand and prepare to flash.
As a result, the children thought very well of him, and even wanted to play with him, and a boy stood up and said, "Don't go, brother blackface, let's continue to play with mud." β
Xu laughed and said, "I can't play anymore, it's already dry......"
As he spoke, the boy pulled out his dick and began to pee.
The smile faded .AVI.
The boy greeted him while urinating himself: "Brother Blackface, you come too, you urinate a lot, and mud more." β
Wang Qilin smiled and knocked on the door, Xu Da followed with a gloomy face, and muttered in his mouth: "Boy urine, ward off evil spirits!"
The tattered door was opened, and a haggard-faced woman asked, "You areβah, sir!"
Seeing the appearance of the two of them in their official uniforms, the woman immediately knelt down.
Seeing this, Wang Qilin knew in his heart, and he said: "Eldest sister, don't be afraid, I know that the dishes your family has eaten in recent days are not stolen by yourself, so I will never hold you responsible." β
The woman kowtowed again and again: "The official master is discerning, the official is discerning, this big fish and meat is indeed not stolen by the grass people!"
Wang Qilin helped her up and said, "Don't be afraid, tell me what happened." β
The matter is very simple, the woman's husband died five years ago in the Fulong River flood fight, leaving two young sons and a seriously ill mother-in-law, weekdays have a hard time, sometimes the mother-in-law can not afford to buy medicine, can only ask the fairy Buddha to bless the children's health, family affairs smoothly.
Then, about ten days ago, half of a braised pig's face suddenly appeared on the plate at home, and after a day or two, there would be one more dish on the plate, sometimes chicken and duck, sometimes roasted fish......
"The grass people are not willing to eat, they are all for the mother-in-law and children to eat, the grass people know that the fish is not coming from the right way, but the children and the elderly at home are really short of oil and water. The woman said timidly.
Xu Da asked, "How do you know that it is coming from the wrong way? You worship the gods but don't believe that the gods will manifest their spirits?"
The woman said aggrievedly: "The grass people worship the Buddha, the Buddha doesn't eat meat, if he gives the grass people silver money, it is normal, but the result is all fish and meat, this is wrong." β
"And, along with the fish, there was also a piece of paper. β
The woman took out the paper, and on it was a drawing of a toad wearing a robe, with a few brushstrokes, and the charm was full.
After Wang Qilin saw it, he asked, "Apart from your family, who else has a delicious meal?"
The woman glanced at him with a wince, and Wang Qilin smiled and said: "Eldest sister, don't worry, I am listening to the local small seal of the Heavenly Prison, and I only want to be full of righteousness and make decisions for the people, and I will never create unjust cases." β
Hearing this, the woman was a little more relieved, and snorted: "The grass people don't dare to deceive adults, and the fifteenth brother's house in the front yard of my house is also like this. β
Wang Qilin nodded to Xu Da, and Xu Da went to call the fifteenth brother over.
The fifteenth brother's surname is Du, the eldest of the fifteen descendants of the family, who can work and endure hardships, and worked hard for the family when he was young. But the eldest parents are partial, and the fifteen children spoil fourteen, so they don't take him seriously.
So the neighbors laughed at him and called him Du Fifteen.
This man had a good life when he was young, but later his body collapsed and he became a down-and-out man, and his daughter-in-law ran away with others.
Wang Qilin saw that these people were all distressed, so he said: "Don't be afraid, I won't trouble you, on the contrary, I will invite you to a meal." β
"Are you going to eat in prison?" asked Du Fifteen.
Wang Qilin said with a smile: "No, it's to go to Juxianglou for lunch." β
He took two families of four adults and four children to the restaurant, and then added a few dishes.
Wang Qilin's dishes are all hard dishes such as chicken, duck and pig's head, and as soon as the dishes are served, several people are suddenly in turmoil.
But no one can snatch Xu Da.
Wang Qilin waited for them to eat for a while, and took out a toad statue painted with a Taoist robe, and Du 15 nodded silently.
Every time there is a dish at the table in his house, there is also such a picture.
Wang Qilin asked the shopkeeper, "Have you ever offended a Taoist priest?"
The shopkeeper subconsciously shook his head, and Xiao Er, who was waiting next to him, reminded: "The old Taoist priest with a lame leg and a few arms a few days ago?"
Wang Qilin looked at Xiao Er, and Xiao Er sneered: "A few days ago, a Taoist priest came to our door to beg for food, and as a result, our shopkeeper was kicked out. β
The shopkeeper also laughed: "That old Taoist priest is a cripple, is he still a master?"
Wang Qilin didn't bother to answer, just shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper, you have narrowed the road!"