Chapter 66 Mutation
The yard is indeed full of mysterious atmosphere, but Ye Bei did not have any abnormal feeling or smell of blood. So he could basically determine that this witch was a liar, that is, a charlatan liar who is very common in any world. He was offering messy statues of gods at home. When someone came to burn incense, he would perform a dance god and use his acting skills to make money. Guests would generally not be stingy, donate some incense money, buy some paper money or open a magic weapon, and the business would be done.
Most people will definitely say that Ye Bei's judgment is too arbitrary. How could he know that this Luang Po is a liar without even trying it? Of course, it is because of the identity of a qigong master. Ye Bei did not notice a slight special smell here, but a very ordinary and fragrant smell. Moreover, when he was on Earth, he really dealt with the witch more than once, because his relatives were superstitious. The children had to ask for divination in the college entrance examination, and their career was not going well, and the witch they were looking for was a witch who was a witch who claimed to be able to invite gods.
If you just look at the appearance, they are just ordinary people, just ordinary aunts and uncles, but they are hidden in the countryside and cities, and people often ask for them to come.
Their homes offer statues of gods, light candles, and incense burners, and the incense burners are always full. However, these charlatans have one characteristic, that is, the statues of gods are not offered in the hall or in an open and upright place, all of which are attics, stairwells, or back houses. They are fragmented spaces that will not affect their lives. These spaces are small and dark, but they are their workplaces.
If they really believe in the gods, then aren't they afraid that the gods will get angry when they settle the statues in these corners? They live in a room with good lighting, good air and large space, but they offer the statues in the corners. How can this happen?
But in fact, the charlatans that Ye Bei contacted were like this. He only lived in small places for the statue of God and lived in large places, and did not reflect respect for God at all.
The same is true for the witch in front of her. Although there are many statues of gods in her family and it can be said that they are filled with empty houses, the room she lives in is still the most spacious in the entire yard, so Ye Bei is even more sure that Luang Po is also a liar.
But Ye Bei didn't say anything. After all, the charlatan was also born from the market. Just like Ye Bei's very feudal and superstitious relatives often visit the charlatan's business. Although relatives would go to see a doctor when they were sick, they needed psychological comfort when there were some unexplained things. The charlatan was a psychological mentor who was rooted in the grassroots level. He used the mouth of the gods to say some comforting words to relieve everyone's depression, one was willing to beat the other was willing to be beaten and the other was willing to be beaten.
"I will invite these gods back and take good care of them, otherwise the gods will be angry." Luang Po was very dedicated and said that she must settle the statue of the god before she could go north to enjoy happiness.
The layout of the courtyard is indeed similar to that of the Zhangsan family, except that there are fewer stables, but there are many more statues of gods. There is also a well in the yard. A house with a private well in Tonghai City is basically equivalent to a luxury house. Many people who do not have tap water or private wells must queue up in public wells, or spend money to buy water from a water delivery worker.
The price is not expensive, and the old lady proposed a rent of 100 taels per year.
"In this area, such a small courtyard is for rent for at least 150 taels a year. Without this price, you can't rent it at all. Xiao Chaofeng, you are also your own person, you should know."
Zhang San nodded: "It's true." But he wanted to take good care of the statue of the god in his heart. It was not so easy. It was worth fifty taels to be cheaper, and the incense was more than fifty taels a year.
Ye Bei didn't say anything. If the conditions were right, they would have rented it out. I guess some people were afraid of the gods and ghosts in the yard, so they dared not live there. Although electricity has begun to become popular, people's thoughts are still in the era of feudal superstition, and it is still stressful to deal with the statues in the house.
Ye Bei is an atheist. Of course, he does not believe that there are mysterious and powerful creatures in the other world. Perhaps these creatures also call themselves gods. Ye Bei just does not believe that there will be a kind of power that will always overtake human beings and control the fate of everyone. God can be a powerful living body, but it will not be an existence that cannot resist. Human destiny will be controlled by people themselves.
"I have many people in my family. In addition to the three people who live in the permanent residence, each of them needs one room, occasionally friends will come to live there, which requires at least five rooms. Now there are two rooms for people living in the courtyard, and the rest are worshipped in statues of gods. We cannot live in such a courtyard." If the statues of gods are not cleared, there will be no people living in this courtyard.
But Luang Pra was very determined that all the statues of the gods could not be moved and they had to be placed in their original place for worship, so in the end the two sides did not reach a unified state.
After leaving Long Po’s house, Zhang San said that Ye Bei was still too young: "You can agree first, just wait until she goes north and move all the statues away. Why tell them in person?" Zhang San believed that Ye Bei lacked life experience and such things could be completely disobeyed.
"Why do you have to deceive her like an old woman?" Ye Bei has also struggled in the large dyeing vat of society, but he has never lost the basic virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young. It is not that he doesn't understand it, but that he is disdainful to do it.
Seeing Ye Bei so firm, Zhang San said, "If this happens, you can live in my house safely first. I will ask for information for you. There is no need to rush to find a house."
Ye Bei nodded: "I am indeed a little impatient." He thought about building up as soon as he made money, but he was really anxious: "Then please help Brother Zhang care for us."
"It's easy to say, they are all their own people." After so many days, they have changed from friends to their own people.
Late at night, in Luang Po’s house, dim candles were lit in every room. The strong maid was burning incense to the statues one by one. Now Luang Po no longer has the energy to complete the offerings himself, so the maid works on his behalf.
There are not only common Buddha statues, God of Wealth, Moon and other normal statues here, but also many ferocious gods with ferocious faces. Under the flashing candlelight, those exquisite or simple statues flickered and their eyes seemed to be shining.
The maid didn't care, because she had repeated such a job many times and had long been accustomed to ignoring these phenomena. She just mechanically completed the employer's work.
There are so many statues in the room that need to be burned incense, and it takes two or three hours to finish it from darkness. How can I be so sincere?
Just when the maid was burning incense in the last room, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and many people were already resting because everyone had to get up early.
There was no movement in Luang Po's bedroom and he was already asleep. The maid yawned and accelerated the incense burning speed.
At this moment, a ferocious statue of a ferocious god fell down and fell to the ground and made a sound, which scared people. The maid knew that Luang Po felt most sorry for these statues, so she hurriedly went to check and found that the right hand of the statue had broken and disappeared. She looked nervous. She had to find the broken hand back and stick it, otherwise she would make the employer angry again.
But where is the broken hand? It won’t fall under the altar? It’s because the altar is blocked by yellow cloth and I can’t see clearly what’s going on below.
He bent down and knelt on the ground, his face against the floor tiles, slightly lifted up the yellow cloth, and reached out to look under the altar. Suddenly, she seemed to have touched something terrible, her face changed, and she wanted to stop, but it was too late. Her hand was attracted by a terrible force, and the maid was pulled under the table.
Chapter completed!