After finishing their meal, Shang Lin went to wash the dishes, and Old Man Chai fumbled around to help. Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Tiedan, open the door! Open the door!"
Shang Lin hurriedly wiped his hands and ran out to open the door. "Hong Jin, what brings you here?"
"Good news, good news!" Li Hongjin bypassed Shang Lin and rushed into the house. "Uncle Chai, your eyes can be cured."
Old Man Chai was startled at first, then laughed and said, "What nonsense is this child talking about so late at night? Of course I know it can be cured, but where will the money come from?"
Li Hongjin hurriedly said, "No money is needed. My dad came back today and said that there's a campaign in the county called 'Restore Sight,' which provides free cataract surgery for patients. You just need to register and wait for the surgery schedule to be arranged."
The father and son exclaimed in unison, "Really?!"
Li Hongjin's tone was somewhat urgent, "Oh, of course it's true, otherwise why would I come here so late at night? You guys get ready, we'll go early tomorrow."
Shang Lin hurriedly stopped Li Hongjin, who was about to leave after speaking, "Wait, just tell us where it is and we'll go there ourselves. You have things to do."
Li Hongjin smiled and said, "It's nothing. I was just passing by. That guy from out of town wanted some of our mountain products today. I took all my stock to see if he could finish them all. Do you have any? You can take some too, just in case you can sell them."
"good."
That night, when Shang Lin was half asleep, a dark figure suddenly appeared beside his bed. He opened his eyes abruptly and saw a young girl dressed in ancient clothing in the dim light.
Shang Lin immediately sat up and jumped off the bed with lightning speed. The next second, he saw the girl bow gracefully to him, "This humble woman is Qiu Niang. Thank you for saving me, my benefactor."
Shang Lin was instantly confused and really wanted to ask the other person, "Who are you? When did I save you?"
Wait a minute, "You're the one who appeared in my dream and whom I met at dusk today..." a ghost?
Given his current sickly state, Shang Lin felt it best to speak to people in a way that suited them, rather than risk getting into trouble and dying again.
Qiu Niang then bowed deeply to Shang Lin, her voice gentle and soft, “It is indeed I, Qiu Niang. I shouldn’t have bothered you, my benefactor, but now… I have nowhere to go, and I beg you to take me in.”
No, the difference in appearance after this resentment dissipates is truly extraordinary. She looks like a well-bred lady from a wealthy family in ancient times. But is she now clinging to me?
Shang Lin asked, somewhat puzzled, "You've fulfilled your wish, aren't you planning to reincarnate?"
Qiu Niang remained kneeling and gently shook her head. "I can't find the way to the underworld, and I don't want to be reincarnated. Being a woman is too painful; I'd rather be a ghost."
Shang Lin, "..."
Well, everyone has their own ambitions.
Shang Lin had a headache, but she couldn't just leave it alone, so she could only say, "I can take you in, but for now I can only put you in the New Year picture."
Qiu Niang hesitated for a moment, "I can do many things for my benefactor, would it be alright if I carried it with me?"
"With you?!" Shang Lin subconsciously thought of all the female cultivators in his previous life who had tried every means to seduce him, and immediately refused, "My health is not good and I can't stand you. Besides, I'm only fifteen years old and still a minor."
I never expected this person, who looks like a lady from a wealthy family, to have so little backbone. If she doesn't want to be reincarnated, fine, I can take her in, but she actually wants to…
They absolutely deserve humane extermination.
Qiu Niang looked up at Shang Lin's face and said with utmost sincerity, "It is precisely because my benefactor is a minor that I can help him with so many things, such as washing clothes, cooking, and taking care of the household. I also know a little about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and I can do embroidery, clothing, and shoemaking. If there is anything I don't know how to do, I can learn it, my benefactor..."
"Stop." Is this supposed to be his full-time manager? And an all-around talent at that? What kind of compensation should he offer? Shang Lin had a bit of a headache and could only say, "Let me think about it. You can stay in the painting for now."
Qiu Niang hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed, "Yes."
After settling Qiu Niang in for the time being, Shang Lin took out a hundred-yuan bill. If he could activate the Dragon Spirit Tower, Qiu Niang could indeed carry it with her, and his own safety would be somewhat guaranteed.
However, even after Shang Lin exerted a great deal of effort, he only managed to open up a small portion of the space inside the Dragon Spirit Tower. This small portion of space was land, which he had originally planned to use as a medicinal garden, but he hadn't had a chance to use it yet.
No, he hadn't even had a chance to use anything before being struck by the tribulation lightning of his advancement and sent to the human realm. Shang Lin smiled wryly; as long as it was progress, that was good.
The next day, as soon as it was light, Shang Lin got up to make breakfast and prepare things for the trip to the county town. Fearing that the queue would be long, he even brought lunch with him.
Old Man Chai was also quite excited, and kept asking Shang Lin if it was true.
Shang Lin patiently answered "yes" again and again, and finally said directly, "Even if it's not true, it doesn't matter. We'll just treat it as going to sell mountain products. After all, the market only happens once a week."
Li Hongjin arrived early, again driving his three-wheeled tractor. Besides Old Man Chai, there were two other elderly people in the vehicle, Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Li, as well as their family members. However, both of the grandpas had cataracts in one eye, unlike Old Man Chai who had cataracts in both.
When I arrived at the county hospital, I found out that it was indeed true. However, there were a lot of people in line, probably because cataract patients from all around had come after hearing the news.
It's not easy for the villagers to come to the county town, and they all come with a purpose, so they divided the work. The patients who were accompanying them went about their business, while Shang Lin and Li Hongjin naturally went to find people to buy mountain products.
On the way, Shang Lin couldn't help but ask Li Hongjin, "Didn't you make plans with him yesterday?"
“It’s arranged,” Li Hongjin replied, glancing around. “But it’s not entirely confirmed, because he said he’ll come unless something urgent comes up, but if something urgent suddenly happens…”
Before Li Hongjin could finish speaking, he suddenly pointed to Shang Lin and said, "There he is, there he is. He hasn't left yet, let's go over there quickly."
Shang Lin hurriedly followed Li Hongjin over, and coldly observed that the other person was a man around forty years old, of average height and build, but his face...
The next second, a yellow shadow rushed towards Shang Lin's face. He instinctively dodged, but was still hit squarely in the face by something.
Given his carelessness when he bumped into the ghost, his ten fingers were already forming hand seals faster than his brain could process them. If the circumstances weren't so unfavorable, he would have just summoned the Dragon Spirit Tower directly.
Shang Lin, whose fingertips were pinching the object, lowered his head slightly. In his vision was a small, yellowish, fluffy ball, rather cute, but…
Even without thinking, it was obvious that these were all illusions. Looking around, Li Hongjin was talking to a man about mountain products, completely unaware of the strangeness on her side.
So what exactly is going on? Is it because I'm too young and weak that I keep attracting all this nonsense? But wasn't I even weaker and more likely to attract these things when I first transmigrated?
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