Chapter 1: Beat the Villain
"Lin Zhixian, get up."
I was sleeping soundly when there were knocks on the door.
Lin Zhixian pulled the quilt over his head and said, "I can't hear anything!"
After a while, the door opened, and a pair of big hands reached into the quilt and pinched her ears, "Get up!"
Lin Zhixian was so frightened that he sat up, but was pulled back again: "What the hell are you doing?! Can't you let me sleep in the middle of the night?"
Lin Zhixian subconsciously grabbed Sanxiangu's hand, and it seemed as if an electric current was running through it. Lin Zhixian saw some scenes: a woman who had gained weight after giving birth was fighting with a well-dressed man: "Lin Deyu, are you worthy of me? You actually want to divorce me for a woman outside. If I had known you were such an ungrateful person, I should not have taken you home!"
"Lin Deyu, you repay kindness with enmity, you will not die a good death!"
The noise of scolding made her ears buzz.
"It's already so late, why are you still sleeping? Get up right now!" San Xiangu put her hands on her hips and said, "If you dare to drag your feet and delay my work again, I will beat you to death!"
After saying this, Sanxiangu went out to pack her luggage.
The image in front of Lin Zhixian’s eyes disappeared, and he touched the watch on the bedside table. It was only four o’clock!
Lin Zhixian went crazy: "Gan Zao?!"
The Three Fairies said unhappily, "What do you mean early? If you come later, there won't be any room."
Oh, Lin Zhixian remembered that today was a special day, and he was going to set up a stall under the Goose Neck Bridge in Causeway Bay to beat up the villains!
This was something Lin Zhixian had never experienced before.
That’s right, the Lin Zhixian today is no longer the original Lin Zhixian, but the Lin Zhixian from the 21st century.
In her previous life, she was a rich girl who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. After a car accident three days ago, she traveled through time to Hong Kong in the 1990s and became Lin Zhixian, the daughter of the witch Sanxiangu.
She was very excited when she first arrived in Hong Kong. In the past two days, she had been strolling around the streets of Hong Kong and took a lot of photos to keep as souvenirs.
Last night, the Three Fairies sent her to bed early, saying that she would take her out to set up a stall and beat the bad guys today.
She was very excited at the time. After all, she had never experienced these things in her previous life. She heard that this was a major event in Hong Kong every year, so Lin Zhixian naturally wanted to experience it for herself.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhixian stood up like a carp, and his whole body became energetic: "I'll do it right away!"
She rushed into the bathroom like the wind, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and changed her clothes. In ten minutes, she was in front of the Three Fairies: "Mom, I'm fine."
The Three Fairies glanced at Lin Zhixian and was quite satisfied with her speed: "Come over and burn some incense first, and pray to the Bodhisattva to bless us with a smooth journey today, and then we can go eat some wild food."
There is a shrine in the living room with a statue of Guanyin on it. Every morning and evening, the three fairies burn incense to Guanyin.
Lin Zhixian obediently twisted three sticks of incense, bowed three times, and muttered: "May Guanyin Bodhisattva bless us to make a fortune smoothly today!"
After paying respect to Guanyin, Lin Zhixian quickly ate breakfast and then went to the bottom of E'jing Bridge with the Three Fairies, taking their things with them.
I saw quite a few people before I even reached the bottom of the bridge.
"So many people?" Lin Zhixian said in surprise.
It was only a little after five o'clock and it wasn't even daybreak yet.
The Three Fairies said unhappily, "It's not your first time here, why are you acting like you've never seen this before?"
Lin Zhixian immediately became embarrassed: "Hehehe."
Of course this is not the first time for your biological daughter to come here, but it is for me, the fake one.
Lin Zhixian didn't dare to say anything more for fear of exposing himself, so he lowered his head and followed Sanxiangu to the bottom of the bridge, where they found a good spot and began to set up the stall.
There is a shrine facing the roadside, with statues of Guanyin, Guan Gong, Wong Tai Sin and others placed inside. In front of the statues are incense, candles and fruit offerings for worship. A long rope is pulled over the head with three large flags hanging on it, one of which is a flag for beating up the bad guys for 50 yuan, one is a flag for offering sacrifice to the White Tiger, and the other is a motto for beating up the bad guys.
"I'll beat your dead head until you're out of breath! I'll beat your little feet until you're left with nothing to wear! ..."
It’s too long, even Lin Zhixian can’t remember it.
There were also various props for offering sacrifices to the White Tiger, such as paper figures cut into human shapes, tigers painted on yellow paper representing the White Tiger, with black markings on the paper and a pair of fangs at the corners of its mouth. There were also red paper figures representing nobles, sesame beans to dispel bad luck, gold and silver paper ingots for bringing in treasures, and half-moon-shaped wooden blocks for beating cups. All of these were things Lin Zhixian had never seen before and were very fresh to see.
Soon it was daybreak and guests began to arrive one after another.
Lin Zhixian quickly perked up and observed how the Three Fairies beat up the villains.
After all, the original body grew up with the Three Fairies since childhood, and was influenced by them. She might not understand the profound fortune-telling theories, but she must be very clear and skilled at such a simple act as beating the villain, which she has done every year. If she acts like she knows nothing later, the Three Fairies will suspect that she is possessed by a ghost and will perform a ritual on her directly.
It was just dawn when guests started to arrive one after another. Sanxiangu greeted them skillfully. Lin Zhixian stood by and watched her closely to see how she beat the villain.
The steps are actually very simple. The Three Fairies first light incense sticks and let the guests worship the gods. This process is called "offering sacrifices to the gods". Do not tell lies to the gods.
Then comes the report, and the guests are asked to write their own names and the names of the figurines they want to beat on the "figurative figurine paper". If there are many figurines to be beaten, just write one person; if there is no specific target, write four figurines.
However, according to Lin Zhixian's observation, most of those who come to beat up the villains are beating up the mistresses. After all, everyone hates the mistresses, but they can't do anything about them, so they can only vent their anger by beating up the villains.
The second is beating up superiors and colleagues. The pace of Hong Kong workplace is fast, and frictions between bosses and colleagues are easy to occur, which naturally leads to resentment. On such days, of course, you have to beat up the villains to vent your anger.
Unexpectedly, right? Those who come here to beat up the villains are not only the ignorant people at the bottom of society, but also the workplace elites. It can be said to be a nationwide movement.
After writing the name, the Three Fairies will wrap the villain with candles and the talisman and then beat the villain.
They don't have to do anything to beat the villain, as the guests do it. The Three Fairies put paper figurines of the villain on a brick, and the guests sit on a stool, take off their shoes and start beating the villain with a bang, chanting the formula on the paper while beating. It's very sincere and the scene looks really weird and funny.
After the guests have beaten the villain, the Three Fairies will follow the process of offering sacrifices to the White Tiger, resolving the problem, praying for blessings, bringing in treasures, and making cups.
After watching it a few times, Lin Zhixian felt that she had understood it and was eager to try it herself. However, the Three Fairies disliked her slowness and only allowed her to do simple and easy tasks such as making cups and burning gold and silver paper, which made Lin Zhixian feel very regretful.
After daybreak, customers came in an endless stream. Lin Zhixian had no time to think about anything else. Together with Sanxiangu, they completed a process in almost five minutes. They received hundreds of customers in a day and were busy until ten o'clock in the evening before they closed the stall and went home. Lin Zhixian didn't even have time to wash his face. He fell asleep as soon as he fell on the bed.
For three days, Sanxiangu and Lin Zhixian went out early and came back late every day, and their achievements were of course remarkable. In three days, they earned a total of 60,000 yuan. But according to Lin Zhixian, this way of making money is completely tiring as you can earn money but not spend it.
She won't do it next time even if you kill her.
Lin Zhixian was so upset by this that she had no energy for several days. She slept in bed or watched TV on the sofa every day. She ignored everyone's invitations. Until one day, Ah Ting knocked on the door and pulled her out, saying, "Ah Xian, this is terrible. The Fruit King is here to smash your store."