"Ah?" The old village chief had already prepared all the remuneration that Mao Xiaofang wanted. When he heard his words, he was a little stunned. He risked his life to help them eliminate evil and only provided some food? This was really…
Not only was the old village chief a little stunned, but the surrounding villagers were also in disbelief. After all, the Taoist priest they hired last time had spent all their savings! The last Taoist priest had requested to hold a grand banquet in the village when he first arrived and had even given him a reward in advance. Now, this Taoist Priest Mao was only in charge of some food?
"What's wrong? Does the old village chief find it difficult?" Mao Xiaofang smiled at the old village chief and said,
"It's…it's not difficult, it's not difficult at all. Thank you, Master Mao, thank you, Master!”After the old village chief came back to his senses, he hurriedly thanked him,
He had no choice! They were really poor. The world was in chaos, and the crops planted were not enough for the local warlords to harvest.
Not to mention that it was the G Party's world now, in a small place like theirs, where the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, wasn't it still the local warlords who had the final say?
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"Yes! However, I need some things for tomorrow's cooking. You have to help me prepare them. Don't worry! They were all things that weren't worth much.”Mao Xiaofang smiled and continued,
"Oh? What do you need, Master Mao?" The old village chief asked,
" Help me find forty-nine black dogs, forty-nine roosters, and…" Mao Xiaofang told them what he needed to cook. Most of these things were pure Yang or exorcism items. It was not difficult to find them in the countryside now. After all, who in the countryside did not raise some dogs, chickens, and the like?
"Yes! "Other than the black dog, our village doesn't have enough, but we can go to the neighboring village to look for it. As for the other villages, we have them all." The old village chief heard what Mao Xiaofang said and turned to the current village chief. You'll be responsible for these things!"
"Alright! Old Village Chief, Master Mao, don't worry. I'll definitely be able to gather all of them by tomorrow noon!”The current village chief, Li Desheng, patted his chest and said,
"Yes! "Collect all the things. We'll start the ritual tomorrow." Mao Xiaofang nodded.
"Aiyo! Look at how busy he is with business. It's already past mealtime. Master Mao! You can stay at my house tonight! Anyway, only my grandson lives in my house. There are still many rooms!”After the discussion, the old village chief realized that it was getting late, so he said to Mao Xiaofang,"
"Good! Then I'll have to trouble the old village chief."
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After that! The old village chief and Li Desheng brought Mao Xiaofang to the old village chief's house.
"Grandpa!"
As soon as they entered the old village chief's courtyard, a childish voice came from the courtyard. Then, a three-year-old child wearing a dudou staggered over, followed by a middle-aged woman.
"Aiyo! Little Treasure! " Walk slower, or you might fall," the old village chief said as he patted the child's head.
"Grandpa! Why aren't Daddy and Mommy back yet? Little Treasure misses Daddy and Mommy!" The child called Little Treasure pulled the old village chief's trousers and asked in a childish voice,
When the old village chief heard Little Treasure's words, his old eyes turned red. However, he held back his tears and forced a smile at Little Treasure. Daddy and Mommy went to a very, very far place. As long as Little Treasure grows up, they will come back."
"Oh! Alright, Little Treasure must eat a lot of food. That way, he can grow up quickly and his parents can come back soon!”Little Treasure bit his finger and thought for a while, then said firmly,
"Alright! Go play with Auntie Li! "Grandpa still has something to do," the old village chief patted Little Treasure's head again and said.
"Yes!" Little Treasure nodded his little head and was carried away by the middle-aged woman.
" Master Mao, I'm sorry for making a fool of myself," the old village chief said as he looked at Mao Xiaofang in embarrassment.
"Nothing! "The old village chief doesn't know about Little Treasure's parents..." Mao Xiaofang waved his hand and said,"
"Let me say this!" At this time, Li Desheng, who rarely spoke, looked at the old village chief and saw him nod. "The old village chief's son is called Chu Fugui. A few years ago, when the war of resistance broke out, all the places recruited soldiers. We were no exception. As long as it was a young and capable young man, we recruited him. After Fugui left, the old village chief's head turned white overnight. Don't look at how the old village chief looked like he was in his seventies. In fact, the old village chief was only in his sixties!
Originally, the old village chief had a daughter-in-law to take care of the family, but a few days ago, the rich daughter-in-law was also harmed by the thing in the river. Now, only Little Treasure is left..."
After Mao Xiaofang, Lin Dao, and the others heard this, they all looked at the old village chief with sympathy.
Life was nothing more than losing a son in middle age, and the white-haired person sending off the black-haired person. However, this old man in front of him, who looked like a dead tree, had experienced such grief twice. His son and daughter-in-law had died, leaving behind only his grandfather and grandson.
"Old Village Chief, my condolences!" Mao Xiaofang looked at the grief-stricken old village chief and said,"
"Nothing! "It's all in the past, it's all in the past…" The old village chief said that he was fine, but his eyes were red.
After a long time! After the old village chief calmed down, he looked at Li Desheng and said,"Desheng! Go prepare some food for Master Mao and these two young Taoist masters. I'll take Master Mao to arrange the rooms first!”
" The old village chief..." Li Desheng looked worried. After all, the old village chief needed them to support him when he walked. He had to go by himself...
"Alright! I'm not so old that I can't even walk these few steps. Go!”The old village chief pushed away another middle-aged man who was supporting him and said,"Master Mao and these two little Taoist masters, come with me!"”
After the old village chief finished speaking, he walked into a room in the courtyard. Lin Dao looked at Mao Xiaofang and nodded his head before following the old village chief into the house.
This house was a common adobe house in the countryside, but it was quite big. As soon as he entered, he saw a hall.
In the middle of the hall, there was an incense table with a few memorial tablets on it. One of them was obviously just placed on it. Needless to say, this was the memorial tablet of the old village chief's daughter-in-law.
There were four to five rooms on both sides of the hall. The kitchen was not in this house, but beside it.
"Master Mao! I have five rooms here. These two used to be my son and daughter-in-law's rooms. Although they are empty now, I can't bear to lose some things. The other room is for me and my grandson, Xiao Bao. There are three rooms left. You can choose one and make do with it!”The old village chief looked at Lin Dao, Mao Xiaofang, and the others and introduced,"
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