Chapter 06: The Underworld
Of course, during his time in the mental hospital, Lin Xu still learned a lot of things, such as kung fu and some Taoist skills.
These were all learned from an old man, who claimed to be from Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Xu Zhenren, and had to accept Lin Xu as an apprentice.
Lin Xu felt that he was quite bored in the hospital, so he agreed, he learned a lot of things during this time, but he came out, but his master did not come out.
As for the book, Lin Xu had read it to Xu Zhenren, and when he saw it, his face was extremely excited, and then he returned to normal.
Just let Lin Xu keep this book well, every word and content in it must be kept in mind, and Lin Xu has always kept his master's words in his heart.
After all, he was once an orphan and didn't feel any affection at all, but in this life he felt the warmth of his relatives.
The master would keep the chicken legs for himself every time, and whenever Lin Xu asked him if you don't eat chicken legs, Xu Zhenren would always tell him that the chicken legs were not delicious.
Lin Xu knew that the master was hurting him, and he was reluctant to eat and kept it to himself.
The old man saw that Lin Xu looked out the window and did not speak, and was a little curious: "Young man, what are you doing in Paradise Village?"
"I don't know!"
"Do you have a job?"
"Nope!"
The old man was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then are you looking for a job?"
"Look, old man, do you have a job introduction?" Lin Xu did not continue to look out the window this time, but turned his head to look at the old man.
"That's it, I opened a dark shop in Paradise Village, and there is still a shortage of a guy in the store!" the old man looked at Lin Xu's expression, saw that there was no change on his face, and continued, "Eat and stay, 2000 guaranteed." ”
Lin Xu's eyes lit up when he heard that Bao Bao was eating and wrapping, and it was still a guaranteed 2000, and he felt that this job was very good: "It's decided, I'll go to your store today, old man!"
"Okay! good!" The old man was still worried that Lin Xu would not agree just now, thinking that the salary was too small, and he was ready to add a little more, but he didn't expect Lin Xu to agree so quickly, and he was quite surprised in his heart.
The two of them chatted word by word, and Lin Xu learned from the old man that the old man's name was Fang Hai, and he was called Uncle Hai.
After twelve hours of travel, the bus finally arrived at Paradise Village, which was completely different from what Lin Xu had imagined.
This is not a village, but a township, very prosperous, and there are many people on the streets!
As for the three robbers who have been kidnapped, they must not be able to make any big waves, and they will be handed over to the police in the end.
Lin Xu followed Uncle Hai for more than ten minutes and came to the door of a store, where Uncle Hai skillfully took the key to open the door of the store.
Lin Xu looked up at the plaque with two big words hanging on it [Hades Shop], and at this glance, he knew that it was a dead man's business.
He didn't have any disgust with this Lin Xu, but he felt very excited, after all, he was a Taoist priest who had learned Taoism.
Lin Xu followed Uncle Hai and walked in, the store was very large, there were forty or fifty square meters, and there were wreaths and paper figures, all kinds of things used by the dead.
Uncle Hai didn't stop in the store, but opened a door to beckon Lin Xu in.
Entering the inner house is a courtyard, the yard is not big or small, all kinds of flowers and plants in the courtyard, and a willow tree with two people thick stands in the middle of the courtyard, next to it are flowers and plants.
There was also a well next to it, and Uncle Hai walked to the well, threw the bucket down, and after a short time brought up a bucket of water.
"Xiao Xu, come and drink some well water, this water is pure and natural, and you can't buy it in the city!" Uncle Hai took a sip of his scoop.
Lin Xu also knew that Uncle Hai was telling the truth, after all, the pollution in the city was too serious, and the water had been seriously polluted, so he hurriedly stepped forward and drank a few sips.
"The well water is sweet and delicious, cold and cold, and it is indeed good water. Lin Xu took two sips and couldn't help but praise.
"Alright, when the water is finished, I'll take you to see where you live. After Uncle Hai finished speaking, he walked towards a room in the courtyard.
Inside the open room was a wooden bed, surrounded by furniture, full of dust, as if it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.
When Uncle Hai saw this scene, he was immediately a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "That, this house has been empty, no one lives in it, and I don't bother to clean it, so it's like this!"
"It's okay, I'll clean it up myself later!" Lin Xu waved his hand, he finally had a place to stay, where did he care if he was dirty or not.
"Well, then you clean up first, I'll go out for something, you look at the store first. Uncle Hai gave an order and left.
Lin Xu found a broom, cleaned the entire room, and wiped it with a rag again, and it took nearly two hours to finish.
Lin Xu sat on the wooden bed panting, fortunately it was summer, and it was over with a mat, so there was no need to buy a quilt.
After resting, Lin Xu walked out of the courtyard, came to the door of the shop, found a stool and sat down, looking at the crowd of people coming and going, with some emotion.
Finally had a place to stay, Lin Xu was very strange about the book that the old man in the underworld gave him, and he was also very strange about the few things that the old man asked him to do.
The old man didn't show up in the past year, and he never contacted him, could it be that he had forgotten?
"Hey, Xiao Xu, why are you sitting here, go to the store and sit down, there's a fan inside!" Uncle Hai walked over with two lunch boxes.
"I'll see if there are any guests!" Lin Xu hurriedly stood up.
"You don't have to look at it like this, just sit in the store, and if there are customers who come, they will come into the store!" Uncle Hai walked in with a boxed lunch.
Uncle Hai put the lunch box on the table, turned around and greeted, "Why are you stunned, come over for dinner!"
"Huh, so early!"
"It's five o'clock in the afternoon, where is it still early!" Uncle Hai moved out two stools from the service desk.
Lin Xu had no choice but to take the stool and do it.
The two had dinner, and it was already half past five.
Uncle Hai took a toothpick and said between his teeth, "Xiao Xu, close the shop, don't do business at night." ”
"Uh, Uncle Hai, the other stores are not closed, why are we closed!" Lin Xu was a little puzzled, but he still closed the door according to Uncle Hai's instructions.
"Our shop is different from other shops, we do the business of the dead, they do the business of the living. Uncle Hai said as he walked towards the courtyard.
Lin Xu hurriedly followed: "Is there a difference?"
"Yes, the shop will not receive money when it is open at night, and what you will receive is also money that is burned to the dead, you must remember it in the future!" Uncle Hai sat on the lazy chair under the willow tree, swaying leisurely.
"Then can you make money like this?" For Lin Xu, who had never been in contact with the dead man's business, he was still quite curious about this aspect.
"Don't open bills for half a year, bills are enough to eat for half a year, you say you don't make money!" Uncle Hai closed his eyes and blew the evening breeze very comfortably.