Chapter 7: The Man Who Can't Catch Up

Solve the matter of the banshee, the master and apprentice did not go back to Li's house, and directly took advantage of the moonlight to rush back to Lantian Town at night, tonight the moonlight is bright, rare bright, so there is no need to worry about walking at night or anything, except for the place where the moonlight is blocked, the rest is like the same as the day.

"What's wrong with you, look at your absent-mindedness, what's the matter, you were just scared by that banshee?" The master and apprentice were walking on the road, Uncle Nine turned his head to look at Lin Tianqi, and saw that his apprentice, who had become a lot of talkers, suddenly became quiet, and felt a little uncomfortable for no reason, thinking that Lin Tianqi had just been frightened by the banshee, or that he was angry that he had just deceived him with a fake talisman, so he couldn't help but turn his eyes to look at Lin Tianqi and said, "Are you still angry with me and deceiving you with a fake talisman?"

"No" Hearing his master's voice, Lin Tianqi turned his head and grinned, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth, and a somewhat innocent smile appeared on his face: "I just want to teach me to practice real spells after I go back, and I feel a little excited in my heart....."

Uncle Nine stared at Lin Tianqi's face for a long time, especially Lin Tianqi's gaze, to make sure that Lin Tianqi was not frightened or angry with him, and couldn't help but feel slightly relieved: "Look at you like that, come out." He scolded angrily and withdrew his gaze directly.

Lin Tianqi continued to grin, hearing that there was no scolding in his master's tone, in fact, he had been thinking about his golden finger just now, but after looking at the master beside him, he was still not in a hurry after thinking about it, and he still waited until he went back and lay on the bed alone and then studied it slowly.

As soon as he thought of this, Lin Tianqi also temporarily put away his research thoughts, looked at his master's hand, and saw that his master took out a small black cloth bag, which was given by Village Chief Li when the master and apprentice left Lijia Village before, thinking that it was the reward for the master and apprentice this time.

Looking at the small cloth bag in his master's hand curiously, Lin Tianqi was also a little curious, how much compensation did Lijiacun give to the master and apprentice this time, after all, no matter what era or place, money will always be one of the most attractive things, as the saying goes, money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible.

Uncle Nine also opened the small cloth bag, and then poured out the contents and put them in his hand: "Bang...", a series of crisp sounds, eight silver coins were exposed, and Yuan Datou was brushed together.

"Hey, the people in Lijia Village are quite generous?"

Lin Tianqi couldn't help but light up when he saw this, and said loudly, during the Republic of China, there were social turmoil, there were foreign powers, and there was turmoil inside, and even the monetary system in this era was extremely chaotic, not only the impact of foreign currency, but also the domestic monetary system was chaotic, but now the most credible mainstream currency in circulation is still Yuan Datou under the silver standard.

Although Yuan's head fell, the currency he created has been handed down and has become the mainstream currency in China today.

There are four main denominations of Yuan Datou, one jiao, two jiao, Wu jiao, and one yuan! And the Yuan Datou in everyone's popular mouth is the face value of one yuan, and the eight silver coins in the hands of Uncle Nine at this moment are Yuan Datou with a face value of one yuan, and the purchasing power of Yuan Datou with a face value of one yuan can now be purchased in the market for 30 catties of rice.

For ordinary families, a Yuan Datou can almost cope with family expenses for several days, this time Li Jiacun gave them eight Yuan Datou as a reward, and it is not ungenerous to make a move, but when I think of not only helping Li Jiacun solve the banshee this time, but also saving two people, if you calculate it, this reward seems to be reasonable.

After glancing at Yuan Datou in his master's hand a few more times, Lin Tianqi looked at his master again.

I saw that there was still no change on my master's face, he looked silent, not happy with things, not sad with things, silently put the silver coins into the bag and put them into his arms, and then put his hands behind his back, and walked forward with his head held high, very calm.

Looking at the back of his master walking to the front, Lin Tianqi secretly raised his middle finger behind his master's back - pretend!

His master was unwavering on the surface, but he had just clearly dared to see that the moment the silver coin was poured out of the small cloth bag, there was a glimmer of brightness in his master's eyes.

is obviously happy in his heart, but he still has to pretend to be calm on the surface.

Lin Tianqi felt more and more that his master was a pretending criminal.

"Master" But although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say it, and when he saw that his master had already walked to the front, he hurriedly followed, and shouted, thinking that his master was going to teach him spells after he went back, he couldn't help but feel hot again, ready to ask about some things in this regard, but just as he was about to start asking, Lin Tianqi couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw a person on the mountain road about 30 meters away in front of me, who was hurrying forward with his back to them, walking in front of them.

In the middle of the night, there are still people walking at night like them.

And the back made Lin Tianqi feel a little familiar, like a person from Lantian Town.

"What's wrong?" Uncle Nine hadn't noticed the front yet, and when he heard Lin Tianqi's words, he asked.

"Master, you see, there is a person in front of you, who seems to be a little familiar. Lin Tianqi trotted to his master's side and pointed ahead.

Hearing this, Uncle Nine also looked forward, and sure enough, he saw the person in front of him, and frowned slightly: "It seems to be Wang De? Where did he come from so late?"

"Uncle Wang" Lin Tianqi listened and looked forward, sure enough, the more he looked at it, the more he looked like it, Wang De is also from Lantian Town, and he lives next to their Yizhuang, he is in his forties, Lin Tianqi calls him Uncle Wang on weekdays, as soon as he is sure that he is an acquaintance, Lin Tianqi will relax, and his master is not afraid next to him, so he will arrive: "Master, I will tell Uncle Wang to wait a while, I don't know where he came from, it's so late, I should also go back to Lantian Town, we have a good companion on the way." ”

"Hmm!" Uncle Nine did not refuse, nodded, and looked at Wang De in front of him.

"Uncle Wang..."

Lin Tianqi trotted quickly to Wang De in front of him to catch up, and called the other party loudly, walking at night in the middle of the night with one more person is also more popular.

opened his mouth and shouted twice, but Wang De in front of him continued to bury his head as if he hadn't heard it.

"That's what you do. ”

Lin Tianqi saw that Wang De did not respond, and muttered in his heart, and the trotting pace under his feet sped up a few points.

"Uncle Wang!"

chased nearly 100 meters directly along the mountain road, and called Wang De in front several times along the way, but the other party didn't seem to hear it, and Lin Tianqi also stopped at this time.

Because he felt that something was wrong, from the beginning of the position to catch up with the distance of nearly 100 meters, he has always been trotting, and Wang De in front has always been walking as at the beginning, he obviously wants to chase fast, but the distance between the two has not been shortened at all, and it is still about 30 meters apart.

I chased it for so long, but I didn't close the distance at all.

felt a chill for no reason, and Lin Tianqi felt a little cold behind him.

"Tianqi, don't chase it, look at his feet. ”

At this time, his master's voice sounded from behind.

"Foot!"

Lin Tianqi instinctively muttered when he heard this, and then looked at Wang De's feet in front of him, but this look couldn't help but numb his scalp.

Because in his sight, Wang De's walking feet did not step on the ground at all, and it looked like it was about a few centimeters away from the ground.

Damn, I've been chasing for a long time, but I'm not a human!

Lin Tianqi's scalp was numb, and he only felt that the cold hairs behind his back were standing up.