Chapter 5: The Shop of the Undead
After dawn, Chen Tianhong came to the river with the puppy in his arms, washed the puppy clean, cleaned the wound, re-bandaged it with a clean cloth, and then took the puppy into the city and headed south.
He decided to stop eating and waiting for death, but took the initiative to find a way to make a living. If it goes well, at least the food rations for people and dogs will be settled.
Walking through the gate into the city, when entering the South Street, the shops are open, and the figures are jumping, which has faintly brought up the lively atmosphere of the day.
Chen Tianhong slowed down and carefully observed the situation on the street. Undoubtedly, with his life experience, there is still a certain amount of judgment. Yes, I saw a few signs recruiting workers, and I didn't rush to inquire.
Before I knew it, I came to the end of the long street facing south, and the street split into seven and spread out to the east like a fan. Immediately stopped, a pair of bright eyes looked and examined, and said in his heart: Needless to say, what the seven streets symbolize. Needless to say, what it means if you pick a random path to walk forward.
After a while, he turned back decisively and walked towards the road he came.
About 100 steps away from the junction, an alley came into view. The alley was on the left side of the north-facing direction, and the entrance to the alley opened diagonally to the northwest, turned about ten paces, and then turned southwest again. If you go south, you can't find that alley at all.
Chen Tianhong was originally curious why such an alley existed, but after a moment's pause, he saw a white-haired old man walking out of the alley. The old man walked out of the alley, squatted on the stone platform at the entrance of the alley at random, and opened the banner in his hand, which was a banner for recruitment.
Chen Tianhong raised his head slightly and looked away a little. Seeing this recruitment information made his psychology feel a sense of steadiness. How to say it, it's a kind of feeling when Wang Ba looks at mung beans - the eyes are met. In fact, it is the accumulation and precipitation of observing people and things in 14 years of life experience.
At least, the first opportunity to take the plunge presented itself.
Chen Tianhong deliberately tidied up his clothes, walked over, and wanted to take the initiative to speak when he approached, but unexpectedly, the old man who closed his eyes and basked in the sun spoke first and asked, "What will happen." ”
"Move bricks!" Chen Tianhong actually said without thinking, suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, and when he was in a hurry to replenish, he saw that the old man opened his eyes, so he had to stop, and said in his heart: Now I, moving stones is definitely not good, at most it is to move bricks, wipe the table and sweep the floor, serve tea and pour water. However, such a boss probably won't be needed.
"It's rare not to brag about it. The white-haired old man said, "Do you know how to cook?"
"I'm good at cooking noodles. Small stir-fried vegetables such as fried shredded potatoes, cold salad cold shredded potatoes, steamed vegetables such as steamed potato chips, barely make do. Chen Tianhong thought to himself: I have grown so big, I really haven't really gone to the kitchen. Does this old man have to find a cook?
The old man said, "Okay! For the sake of not bragging, I'll give you a chance." First go to the kitchen to fry a few side dishes, and let the old man inspect the goods. ”
Chen Tianhong nodded and promised, but there was a burst of bitterness in his heart, and he said in his heart: With my eyes, how did I choose such a boss.
Suddenly I thought of the people who followed me, some people soared, and some innocent people died. Come to think of it, those who lost their lives probably thought this way before they died.
The old man didn't stand up, squinted at the waves of people rushing to Qitiao Street, the corners of his mouth were raised, the mockery was overflowing, and he muttered, "It's just a group of living ghosts who are urging death." ”
After a moment, he stood up, put away the banner, and walked slowly into the alley. Chen Tianhong silently followed behind.
At the turn of the alley, there are three dilapidated shops, covering an area of nine zhang wide. The middle room is still full of people, and the two rooms on both sides are already covered with cobwebs, becoming a safe haven for insects.
Chen Tianhong immediately judged that this old man's ancestors were definitely not simple, and this old man also had a not simple side. Otherwise, in a prosperous place, land is the most expensive, and such a large shop is not justified.
"I'll stop you, you can just call me boss. There is also a guy named Hei Min in this shop, but he hasn't been back for three days. I think it's better to die than to live. Your future work will be easy, clean the front and back yards and alleys, and make three meals a day, just do it. The salary is one hanging per month. ”
The white-haired old man finished his command in one breath and walked into the only room to the east of the shop.
Chen Tianhong walked into the store and slowly scanned the corners of the store. But I saw that all kinds of moldy spiritual materials were piled up at random, and the shabby account books were covered with dust. Only the outside of the room that the boss walked into looked slightly cleaner.
As the saying goes: what comes is safe!
Chen Tianhong quickly walked into the backyard, the huge house, the main hall, the wing room, the study, the warehouse, the pharmacy, the kitchen, and the firewood room are located in a very pattern, which is obviously the pattern of a large family. After placing the puppy on the ground and tossing a piece of pork, he walked briskly into the kitchen.
It was true that no one had been in the kitchen for a few days. The vegetables and meat they bought began to rot.
Chen Tianhong cleaned up quickly and selected some fresh vegetables from the rotten vegetables, including green peppers, eggplants, potatoes, and bean sprouts. He couldn't recognize the part of the meat that could still be eaten, and could only guess that it was the meat of a wild beast.
Washing vegetables, cutting meat, stir-frying, boiling water and steaming rice, it can be half an hour, and a meal is finally out of the pot.
He didn't taste it first, served it on a plate, and quickly came to the boss's room. The boss sniffed, picked up the clean chopsticks and sandwiched the chopsticks meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but flow out of his mouth.
Boss Duan nodded vigorously, indicating that he was very satisfied.
Chen Tianhong thought to himself, probably because the boss was hungry, so he had the illusion of deliciousness, and said, "Boss, I'll go down to do something." ”
After the boss nodded, Chen Tianhong immediately exited the room and began to clean the shop and sort out the scattered spiritual materials and documents. This is Chen Tianhong's very good job, much faster than his cooking. In less than half an hour, the small shops have been renovated.
After nothing for a while, he began to flip through the documents. There is nothing to see in the book, because ten years ago, there was no addition to it. Other documents describe how to refine or concoct spiritual materials and improve the quality of spiritual materials. Although there are many documents, the content is mostly repetitive, and with Chen Tianhong's current knowledge reserves, he has taken the main points twice in a row, and memorized them by heart.
Then, pick up the only spiritual material book, and pair the scarce spiritual materials one by one. Confirm that these spiritual materials are all lowest-level first-grade spiritual materials, or the most worthless type of first-grade spiritual materials. If it is processed according to the processing method, its value will be increased by up to 30%. Generally speaking, this kind of benefit is better than not doing it.
Chen Tianhong thought for a moment, came to the door of the boss's room, and said, "Boss, my subordinates want to sort out ......."
Interrupted and said, "Everything in the store, you have the final say." I only need three meals a day, and nothing else. ”
"Yes!" Chen Tianhong retreated gloomily, and said in his heart: There is such a boss who eats and waits for death, and the shop is not yellow, that is a strange thing.
Chen Tianhong took all the spiritual materials, the quantity was indeed small, and came to the pharmacy in the backyard. Judging by the dust in the room, no one has been in here for decades. I had to clean the pharmacy first, and tidy up the only pieces of charcoal left, only about 300 pieces. Thinking about the next step, when concocting spiritual materials, I found that I couldn't use ordinary fire to ignite this square charcoal.
He knew that he couldn't light it, so he went to find the boss, and the boss said loudly: "I can't even light a fire, how can I concoct spiritual materials?"
Chen Tianhong touched his nose and returned to the pharmacy in disappointment, looking at the spiritual materials, looking at the charcoal, looking at the pot stove, only shaking his head and sighing. After a while, I thought: When the other guy comes back, maybe there will be a way.
For a while, he had nothing to do, so he had to continue to look through the only documents he had. In fact, with his current eyesight, he has long been able to remember it. It's just boring, just to pass the time.
As it approached noon, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps in the courtyard. Chen Tianhong's heart moved, and he immediately put away the documents and walked out of the pharmacy. I saw a short middle-aged man with broad shoulders and a round waist walking into the backyard, staring at a pair of white bull's eyes, holding a vegetable basket in his thick left hand, and walking into the kitchen step by step. With each step, it is as if you can step into a hole in the ground.
Chen Tianhong quickly reacted and knew that such a person who performs tasks mechanically is usually both blind and deaf. Obviously, this short middle-aged man was blind.
The short middle-aged man walked into the kitchen for a short while, and then walked out of the kitchen, his ears moved, and his footsteps did not pause, and he walked out step by step.
After seeing the food delivery man leave, Chen Tianhong returned to the pharmacy and did not walk back to the kitchen until noon, cooked the meal, and delivered it to the boss's room. Then, back to the pharmacy, flipping through the materials.
The puppy was probably hungry and crawled into the pharmacy with great difficulty, barking incessantly.
Chen Tianhong smiled lightly: "The boss has three meals a day, and we have one meal a day at most." Bear with me, and wait until the evening before you have to eat. ”
In these years, everyone has to hold on, let alone dogs.
Half a day in the afternoon, another half day of nothing to do.
Finally, when it was time to make a meal, it was delivered to the boss first. Only then did he return to the kitchen and divide the rest of the meal in two, one for himself and one in the pot. At the same time, a small piece of raw meat was thrown to the puppy.
"This piece of meat is my share, and I will leave it for you to eat, it's righteous enough!"
The little greyhound is significantly more fond of raw meat than cooked meat, and swallows it in a few bites. Then he looked at Chen Tianhong with tears in his eyes. Chen Tianhong had also finished eating, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, rearranged the kitchen, and returned to the pharmacy with the puppy.
Night had fallen, and darkness had covered the land.
Chen Tianhong leaned against the stove, looking at the dark night outside the window, glad that his situation was not too bad, at least there was a shelter to shelter from the wind and rain. In the first half of the night, it was equally peaceful. As midnight approached, sleepiness hit me, and I thought I could finally get a good night's sleep. Although there is only a small greyhound beside him, they do not seem lonely with each other.
When I accidentally looked sideways at the puppy next to me, I noticed that it had been staring at the door. also looked at the door unconsciously, the whole person was instantly petrified, and his breathing instantly stagnated, dumbfounded.
It turned out that there was a black-robed man standing at the door, staring at himself and his puppy.
The first reaction was, of course, that the boss came to inspect, but something was obviously wrong. The second reaction was that another guy, Hei Min, came back, probably deliberately to play tricks on himself, but he also felt strange.
For a moment, I could only hold my breath and look at the black-robed man at the door to see how he moved.
After a long time, Chen Tianhong gradually saw that it was not a real person, but a shadow that seemed to be hidden in the darkness, and his figure was vaguely similar to the boss of the broken guard. This not only did not alleviate the fear in his heart, but made the fear in his heart explode directly, and the hairs on his body stood on end, as if he was propping up his clothes a little.
Xindao: Everyone says that the black 'shop', but I didn't expect to enter a ghost store?
The black shadow appeared at some point, and after Chen Tianhong saw it for about three moments, the black shadow slowly turned around and walked towards the corridor outside the door. Well, not walking, but fluttering in the wind.
Chen Tianhong breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and held the black staff in his hand, and after a fierce struggle, he stood up and walked outside the room, thinking: If the black rod is not destroyed, what is there to be afraid of a ghost. Since I've already come in, I'm afraid it's in vain. It's better to find out, it's a big deal, find a chance to run away tomorrow.
Standing silently in the doorway, his eyes always fixed on the dark shadow. The black shadow fluttered in the wind and began to wander around the courtyard, like a ghost that would never go away, nostalgic for its own hometown.
As soon as the time passes, the ugliness is coming, and the darkest hour between heaven and earth is coming. The shadow then faded into the darkness, and it was hard to see.
Chen Tianhong only felt that the wind was blowing behind him, but he didn't dare to look back, so he could only stand at the door and look out. Because he was afraid that when he looked back, he would be surprised.
At this moment, there was a faint cry in the wind, and I heard a person crying sadly intermittently: Big brother, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. It's all to blame for Xiao Wu's incompetence, which harmed your life and made you unable to be reincarnated. Big brother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,......。
This voice is not difficult to recognize, it is the voice of the boss who broke the change.
As a result, Chen Tianhong understood a little, and said in his heart: It's better to find a chance to flash people.
That night, he stood at the door of the pharmacy until dawn, when the sound of heavy footsteps came, and he was awakened. I thought it was probably the food delivery person who delivered the food. But soon I saw that the person who came was not a food delivery person, but a tall and thin middle-aged man who came to the backyard with a beast on his back.
Chen Tianhong moved his stiff body, and wanted to shout a black man, but he still held back.
The visitor walked into the courtyard and slowly squatted against a pillar. Chen Tianhong saw clearly that the man's right arm was inserted into the throat of the beast, more like it was folded in the throat of the beast, and immediately stepped forward.
The man said calmly, "It's folded inside, and I don't have the strength to pull it out." ”
As soon as he spoke, he only explained the situation, and did not mean to ask for help. Obviously, this is a way of thinking and doing things that one has long been accustomed to.
Chen Tianhong knew that he couldn't use his strength to help Hei Min, so he hurriedly ran back to the kitchen and came close with a kitchen knife. After some tossing, the tired Chen Tianhong was sweating profusely.
Hei Min glanced at the bloody severed arm and put it directly on the pillar.
Of course, Chen Tianhong understood what he was going to do, and hurriedly stopped: "I can't help it." I think I can help you recover your broken arm. ”
Hei Min didn't speak, just stretched out his broken arm. Chen Tianhong looked at the broken bone crack of the white bones, and felt nervous in his heart, knowing that this stubbornness seemed to be superfluous. Now that I've opened my mouth, I'll have to give it a try.
Chen Tianhong paused, put Hei Min's arm on the beast, picked up the kitchen knife, and gently hit Hei Min's broken arm with the back of the knife, so that the broken bone crack returned to place little by little. As for how much it hurts, Chen Tianhong knows it. This kind of pain, which has already been numb, will not hurt more than the pain I have experienced.
Finally let the bone seam return to its place, the knife in his hand turned, the blade turned to the front, began to cut and scrape the bone, and said: "You have been poisoned by a snake, which has adhered to the bone, you must scrape it off and clean it again." ”
Hei Min suddenly asked, "Are you treating people for the second time?"
Chen Tianhong didn't answer, the knife in his hand slowly stopped, looked at Hei Min, but saw that he was looking at the little greyhound licking the blood of the beast, and said with a wry smile: "It is indeed the second time!"
Hei Min hummed, stopped talking, and kept staring at the puppy until Chen Tianhong helped him clean and bandage his wounds, and then he said, "This puppy has not eaten a full meal since he was born in his mother's womb." But it survived. It's really like a person. ”
Chen Tianhong immediately understood the meaning of his words, knowing that he and Hei Min both saw themselves in the little greyhound, and said, "Today, we will have a full meal together." ”
When the two of them peeled the wild beast brown bear, the puppy ate by the way with a round belly, burped, crawled to a corner of the yard, slowly lay down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After cleaning up, he first boiled a pot of boiling water for Hei Min, and Hei Min washed it in the yard by himself. Chen Tianhong opened the pot to cook, and an hour later, a fragrant breakfast came out of the pot. After sending it to the boss, I ate in the kitchen with Heimin.
The amount of food in Hei Min was amazing, but after eating, Chen Tianhong was sure that he was not full, and asked, "Are you cooking some meat?"
Hei Min said: "Enough!" After a pause, he continued: "You are new here, don't be afraid of the big master, the big master is very good." ”
"Oh!" Chen Tianhong agreed, and said in his heart that Hei Min knew the origin of some of the black shadows, thought about it, and asked, "Hei Min, is there any way to light the charcoal in the pharmacy?"
Hei Min didn't speak, he took out two black stones from his arms, and left the kitchen and returned to the firewood room.
After Chen Tianhong cleaned up the kitchen, he walked slowly to the pharmacy, his eyes always looked around the courtyard, and he said in his heart: What is going on with this big man? Why didn't the boss set up a spirit card for his eldest brother and worship it, but he cried so sadly at night. No, I'll have to find out.
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