Chapter 144: Mr. Shi's reputation spreads far and wide, and what happens in the village
So Chen Yushu took the opportunity to buy an ox trailer.
Originally he wanted to buy a horse-drawn carriage, but a horse-drawn carriage was more troublesome to maintain. An ox-drawn cart was not only convenient, but also a good animal in the countryside. It could be used directly in the fields to work, and was more popular.
So, after putting all the things on the cart, Chen Yushu and Liu Qiaoer headed directly to Beijiao Village.
There are actually quite a few pedestrians on the road.
He happened to meet an old man from the neighboring village. The old man recognized Chen Yushu and greeted him, asking if he was the boy from the Chen family. He was sighing at his promising future and was planning to borrow his cart to take some things back. When he turned around, he saw Liu Qiaoer, his voice immediately weakened, and he walked away with a dry laugh.
Chen Yushu naturally knew what was going on.
Liu Qiaoer has always had a bad reputation.
This kind of badness comes from the influence of the people around you, especially for children living in rural areas. When everyone says you are bad, sometimes you actually doubt whether you are bad.
Others will naturally be affected by this and will instinctively resist contact with Liu Qiaoer.
After Chen Yushu's memory awakened, he naturally would not have such thoughts, so he asked his father and learned some of the reasons.
But in his opinion, the reason was actually just the impact of the grudges of the previous generation, and had nothing to do with the jealousy of Liu Qiaoer herself.
The root cause is that she herself is really evil.
But this evil is not personal evil, but evil that she controls herself.
For example, whenever someone approaches her, she will create some weird things.
A ghost covers your eyes, a ghost hits a wall, or you just have an unlucky fall and 'see' some strange and evil 'things'.
For example, at this time, Chen Yushu noticed Liu Qiaoer's little movements.
She directly summoned Xiaoyin out, let her lie on her shoulder, and under mental control, let the old man see Xiaoyin on her back.
When the other person saw a ghost, he was shocked and of course he didn't dare to stay with him anymore.
“In fact, the villagers are still very grateful to your Liu family.
You don’t need to isolate yourself like this.”
Chen Yushu thought for a moment and spoke.
"I know."
Liu Qiaoer nodded silently, then said: "But I think this is good.
At least I can practice with peace of mind without having to deal with those trivial matters.
My father was too enthusiastic back then. He helped this and that, and he had a good reputation in the surrounding area.
As a result, his own cultivation was delayed, and when something really happened, he had to shoulder the responsibility himself, and the result was not good."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu fell silent.
really.
Some things are actually neither right nor wrong.
The root cause of the incident was the escape of the evil spirit suppressed by the Liu family, which caused chaos in the village and destroyed all the "spirits" in the village's ancestral temple.
But Liu Qiaoer's father, knowing that he was no match for his opponent, still chose to take action.
After the incident was settled, the villagers blamed the Liu family for bringing disaster, causing the loss of the ancestral spirits of each family and leaving their children without protection. The Liu family, on the other hand, blamed the villagers for being indifferent and ungrateful for the Liu family's years of protection.
This created a rift between the two sides and turned it into a knot.
Perhaps it was for self-protection, or perhaps it was to reduce unnecessary trouble, so the Liu family mother and daughter tried to reduce their contact with other people in the village as much as possible, and even went so far as to falsely accuse themselves.
“But, none of this really matters.
This is his choice.
I did this to avoid trouble.”
Liu Qiaoer continued.
Hearing this, Chen Yushu nodded to show his understanding.
Then, the two men drove the ox cart forward.
Before they knew it, they arrived at a familiar mountain road. This was the road Chen Yushu had taken when he left the village before. He happened to encounter the funeral of a hunter from the neighboring village, and the soul of the hunter jumped out.
Because he was so alert at that time that he could see the other person, the other person was attracted and came closer to him.
At that time, he was indeed frightened, and his whole body felt like it was about to collapse. Fortunately, at the last moment, the other party seemed to be suddenly frightened and jumped directly back into the coffin. Only then did he recover from that horrified state.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Liu Qiao'er and said, "Sister Qiao'er, when we left the village, you scared the ghost back, right?"
"During the funeral procession, the soul leaks out and can easily become a wandering ghost, unable to return to the ancestral temple.
I just let it go back to where it belongs."
Liu Qiaoer said lightly.
"Come to think of it, it's a good thing you intervened back then, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu quickly spoke.
Now I understand what the other party said.
After a person dies, the soul is actually always around the body within seven days, either wandering around or lying on the body.
During this period, if the soul wanders around, it will easily get lost and will not know the way home, becoming a lonely ghost, wandering around, and finally being burned to pieces by strong winds and scorching sun, and disappearing.
Once it is buried, if its soul does not leave, it can follow the way it came, smoothly "return home", enter the ancestral hall, and become the "spirit" of its own ancestor.
Naturally, they can successfully protect their own descendants and ensure their smooth growth so that they are not likely to die prematurely.
In fact, this is how the "spirits" of the ancestral temples in each village come from.
With years of accumulation, the more spirits you have, the stronger they become, and naturally the protection they can provide to your descendants will be stronger.
It is said that some thousand-year-old villages can even raise "dragon sons" and "real dragons", and their lowest achievement can be a general.
"The way back is not far, so let's separate here, otherwise it would be bad if we were seen by the villagers.
Years ago, I will contact you to deal with the suppressed evil spirit together."
Afterwards, when they were about ten miles away from Beijiao Village, Liu Qiaoer suddenly jumped off the carriage and spoke.
"Sister Qiaoer, you know I don't care about these things."
Chen Yushu spoke quickly.
"I know, I just don't want to bother."
Liu Qiaoer nodded, then took out all her things from the carriage.
Seeing this, Chen Yushu could only nod, and then said with a little curiosity: "That evil spirit, with your strength, Sister Qiao'er, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with it, right?"
If it is at the level of a demon, it is normal.
It was just an evil spirit. In his opinion, with Sister Qiao'er's current strength having reached the Dao realm, it would not be difficult to deal with it.
You know, the evil spirit under Grandma Jiang's command had no power to fight back in her hands and was squeezed by her to the hilt. If the temple keeper He Jiang had not surrendered quickly, he would not have even had a chance to escape.
“It’s in the ancestral temple.
Once it is moved, it is easy to wipe out the remaining spirits of the ancestors.
So I need someone who can help protect those spirits and keep them from causing trouble."
Liu Qiaoer immediately began to explain.
"Then I understand."
Chen Yushu finally understood and nodded, with a smile on his face.
From this point of view, although Liu Qiaoer was a little surprised by the villagers' views on her family, she was still very kind-hearted and would not want the few "spirits" that had gathered again in Beijiao Village to dissipate again.
"Yu Shu is back!"
"It's Yushu. It's been a long time since I last saw you. I heard that your boss appreciated you and you're working for him?"
“What does it mean to work with him?
Our Yushu is a disciple of the shopkeeper, so he is quite remarkable."
"Yes, yes, I am becoming your disciple.
I just don’t know what skills I learned from him.”
"But why did you come back so soon?
I heard that if a child works as an apprentice outside, he is almost given away to someone else, working like a slave in someone else's home. He won't be able to become a master for three to five years, and he won't be able to return home.
Yushu, you were driven back, weren't you? "
…
There is always a shortage of elderly people and women from the village at the entrance.
Especially in the early morning and evening, they would sit together and chat and gossip.
When they suddenly saw Chen Yushu, they all became curious.
As for Liu Qiaoer, who was also passing by the village entrance, no one looked at her. Even if someone saw her, they just frowned and ignored her.
“No.
My master gave me a holiday so I could come back for the New Year."
Chen Yushu explained.
“Can I still let it go back for the New Year?
I heard that the child of the Wang family from the next village was also an apprentice in your medicine shop for two years and never went home once."
Someone questioned.
“Can it be the same?
Our Yu Shu was accepted as a disciple by their boss, and he has a bright future. Look at this ox cart..."
Naturally, they also noticed the piles of things on Chen Yushu's ox cart, and they couldn't help but stare with wide eyes.
The finest grey cloth, silk, and half a pig, mutton and beef...
The key is that old cow, with a strong body, looks like a good laborer.
Seeing this, Chen Yushu quickly said, "Thank you uncles and aunts for your concern. I haven't been home for a long time. I'll go home and see my parents first."
As he said this, he quickly pulled the rope of the cow and walked quickly towards Chen's house.
On the way, he glanced at the ancestral temple not far from the village entrance. It still looked the same, but when he looked at it now, he could clearly see that it was empty.
There is a sign that the remaining shade is insufficient and difficult to sustain.
“Ten years of accumulation.
There really is too little 'spirit' in this ancestral temple."
Chen Yushu muttered.
But the accumulation of this spirit requires a long period of time and cannot be rushed.
Because every increase in a "spirit" indicates that someone in the village has died.
In the past ten years, there have only been seven new 'spirits' added to this ancestral temple. Doesn't it seem empty?
In addition, Chen Yushu used the art of observing qi to see that there was a thick layer of black fog in the ancestral temple. The black fog spread and almost covered the entire ancestral temple.
This also forced the "spirits" in the ancestral temple to stand in the corner, trembling, and not daring to approach the center.
“That black mist should be the aura of the evil spirit that was sealed in the ancestral temple ten years ago.
I didn't expect that the breath had leaked so seriously.
No wonder it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the remaining seven spirits will be destroyed without a living space."
Chen Yushu frowned slightly, but did not act rashly.
"Yushu, you're back."
Just at this moment, from a distance, he noticed a woman with a big belly walking towards him.
It was his mother, Zhao Hehua.
Not far behind Zhao Hehua was a slightly tall man, who was his father, Chen Baihe.
"You came back this time, but you didn't even inform me in advance.
There's a big market today, and your father was thinking of going to town to ask about it, but I had a stomachache this morning, so I didn't go."
As Zhao Hehua spoke, she quickly walked to Chen Yushu, looked him over carefully, and kept saying, "This body has become stronger, taller, and stronger..."
"Dad, Mom."
Chen Yushu also responded and looked at his mother's belly. From his perspective, he estimated that she was already five or six months pregnant.
In other words, this child actually already existed before he left the village.
It's just that I didn't show my pregnancy at that time.
"I'm glad you're back."
When Chen Baihe saw him, he smiled, and then his eyes quickly fell on his ox cart, and asked curiously: "You..."
"By the way, these are some New Year's goods I bought this time. I don't know if they are enough.
Because I had a lot of stuff and it was difficult to move it, I bought this ox cart."
Chen Yushu hurriedly explained.
“This cow is not cheap.
And there are so many things..."
Chen Baihe asked hurriedly.
“Not much.
I am rich now.”
A confident smile appeared on Chen Yushu's face.
"Yes, our son is rich."
Zhao Hehua also followed suit with a proud look on her face, but as she was speaking, she suddenly covered her stomach and cried out, "Ouch!" She almost squatted down. Fortunately, Chen Baihe, who was standing beside her, pulled her up and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Is your stomach hurting again?"
Seeing this, Chen Yushu quickly felt his mother's pulse and realized it was due to fetal movement. He quickly flipped his hand, took out a talisman, handed it to her, and said, "Stick the talisman on your belly."
"What's this?"
Chen Baihe asked.
"A talisman for a healthy pregnancy!"
As Chen Yushu was speaking, Zhao Hehua had already grabbed it and placed it on her stomach.
In an instant, a ray of light flashed above the talisman.
“Huh?
My stomach doesn’t hurt anymore.
I just put the talisman on my stomach, and it was in terrible pain just now, but now, it feels different.
And it’s very comfortable.”
A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Zhao Hehua's face.
“So effective?”
Chen Baihe, who was standing by, was also surprised. He looked at Chen Yushu and said, "Where did you get this talisman? Is it from Mr. Shi in town?"
I heard that Mr. Shi has this pregnancy-protecting talisman in his hand, and it is very effective.
I had originally wanted to ask for a ticket during this big fair, but Lotus was feeling unwell this morning and couldn’t leave her alone…”
"This talisman is similar to his."
A strange look appeared on Chen Yushu's face.
Who would have thought that Shi Hao's reputation was already so resounding? Even his father had heard of him.
"Let's go home and talk about it when we get home..."
In the end, it was Zhao Hehua who had the final say.
When we got home, there was naturally another bustle.
Various New Year goods were unloaded from the ox cart one by one, filling the Chen family with a joyful atmosphere.
It was not until night fell that I could rest a little.
…
At night, sitting on his familiar bed, Chen Yushu's mood gradually calmed down.
Then, he stood up and walked to the table, taking out talisman paper, talisman pen and other items from the storage bag.
Although the environment has changed, he naturally will not delay his daily practice.
Drawing and making talismans are also part of his daily practice.
An hour later.
Chen Yushu stopped and went straight to the yard to practice various secret techniques of walking in the dark.
As for martial arts?
It was very quiet in the mountain village, and any movement would be heard from far away. He didn't want to disturb his parents' rest, so he used some secret techniques. Although they were powerful, they made very little noise.
The Art of Subduing Yin, the Art of Dispelling Evil, the Seven Star Steps, the Art of the Divine Approaching, the Dian Yin Sword...
It was not until midnight that he returned to the room and began to practice the White Tiger Visualization Method.
Early the next morning.
Chen Yushu naturally woke up and started practicing martial arts in the yard.
After taking a top-grade Peiyuan Pill, he started practicing the Three Bodies and One Style directly, exercising his entire body in all directions.
Especially when practicing the Medicine King Swallowing Thunder Sound and Tiger Roaring Dragon Roaring Technique, every movement would produce a sound like the roar of a tiger or a dragon, and occasionally there would be the sound of thunder.
Especially at this time, he had already practiced the Tiger Roaring Dragon Shout and Medicine King Swallowing Thunder Sound to the small success level, and the sound of the vibration began to become very loud.
In just a short while, people around were attracted to watch him practice martial arts.
Chen Yushu ignored him and was completely immersed in cultivation.
After more than half an hour, as he exhaled, steaming heat gushed out of his body and sweat poured down like rain.
Then, he slowly calmed down.
"Chen Yushu, was that martial arts you just practiced?"
In the yard, a young man who was not much different from his age couldn't help but ask.
"What kind of martial arts is this? It's so powerful."
A child on the side also spoke up.
The eyes of some young people and old people also flickered and became very complicated.
Martial arts!
For most people in the village, this is a very novel thing.
In the entire village, only the hunter Chen Ping knows some martial arts.
But they had seen the other party practicing martial arts before, but no matter the movements or the noises, they were not as big as Chen Yushu's.
The thunder-like sounds and the roars of tigers and dragons really made them shudder.
“It’s Medicine King Kung Fu.
I just improved it a little bit.”
Chen Yushu replied with a smile.
"Can we learn it?"
The young man continued to ask hurriedly.
"These martial arts can only be learned by joining the Liu family's pharmacy and becoming an apprentice."
Chen Yushu shook his head and said.
"Then next year, I will go with you to the Liu family pharmacy as an apprentice."
The young man couldn't help but show determination on his face.
Several other children also spoke up, saying, "We want to be apprentices too."
In my heart, I was really envious.
Some even threatened to surpass him.
In response, Chen Yushu just smiled and didn't care.
Learning martial arts has never been an easy thing.
Even joining the Liu family pharmacy was not easy.
Although there are many people collecting herbs in Beijiao Village, not every family has hidden precious herbs for their children to become apprentices in the herbal medicine shop.
Even if I have it, I may not be willing to give it away.
(End of this chapter)
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