The clouds break and the sun rises, the stick beats the fifth watch.
Lin Yi got up early.
I went to the Wang family yesterday. Before I left, the housekeeper Wang Desai gave me a big gold ingot, which was very heavy. I thanked him again and again.
This trip was a fruitful one.
Not only did he get the money, he cured Wang Mian's illness and gave the coffin board a good home.
In fact, if a fire burned the coffin boards, Wang Mian's illness would be cured immediately.
But...
The demon’s life is also his life.
What’s more, they have no evil deeds, not even disgusting.
As for Wang Mian, staying up for a few more days is a punishment for his lack of respect.
The re-burial of the coffin board will also help Wang Mian gain more virtue.
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Go to the breakfast stall at the corner of the street.
An old man and an old lady.
There is not much business, and a few people come here to eat bowls of noodles.
Here is the most common vegetable noodles, with some shaved or gnocchi noodles.
The old man serves the noodles and collects the bills, while the old lady cooks the noodles below.
It’s also good to have something light in the morning.
A bowl of clear soup with little water, sprinkled with chopped green onion and coriander vinegar, it tastes good.
"Auntie, let's have a bowl of green vegetable noodles."
The old lady grabbed a handful of noodles and put them into the pot without raising her head, and shouted: "Old man, take the money."
The old man stepped forward to greet him.
Lin Yi handed over the two cents, and the old man kept it and counted it with his fingers. Yes, he said with a smile: "The noodles will be ready soon, please wait a moment."
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Nothing happened in the morning.
At noon, Lin Yi closed the shop and went shopping on Horseshoe Street.
The main street is different, crowded and lively.
Both sides of the street are full of teahouses, taverns, pawn shops, workshops...
The open spaces on both sides are crowded with various vendors.
There are many people walking on the street, including people carrying burdens, driving cattle and delivering goods, people pulling carts...
There is an inner city river on the street, and a stone bridge on the river. Few people stopped to watch on the bridge and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
There are also some officials who are shaking their heads and reciting poems by the river.
The most lively place on Ma Ti Street is Di Gong.
Di Gong is a place name, similar to Tianqiao. It is a place where performers perform and tourists gather, making it very lively.
There is also a legend about this earth arch.
It is rumored that there is a huge underground palace under Shoulin City. Someone once saw the Yin soldiers taking advantage of the way late at night, and was so frightened that he almost gasped back.
A big hole was dug out in the ground, and many skeleton soldiers in armor walked out of it, heading west along this street...
Later, there were high People came to do divination and the street was renamed Horseshoe Street.
Not only is the layout of this street like a horse's hoof, but it also means that the horse is stepping on it.
If horses’ hooves trample the ground firmly, there will be no evil soldiers emerging from the ground to disturb the people.
At the same time, horseshoes also have the effect of warding off evil spirits. The name of horseshoe street is self-evident.
Later on, Digong became more and more lively and became a place where people from all over the world gathered to perform arts. The place became more and more compact.
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"Look there, where people are gathering, the magician must be here again."
"Oh, yes The father and son from heaven?"
"That's right."
"Hurry up then!"
"Let's take a look!"
"I wonder if I can see the fairy rope today."
Everyone is curious.
Normally, Lin Yi doesn't like to join in the fun, but he has heard of the trick "Fairy Cable", but has never seen it with his own eyes.
In Lin Yi's previous life, this trick had been lost, and there were only sporadic rumors about the Immortal Cable, which were not credible.
Lin Yi wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of magical magic this fairy rope was, and how the magician got up to heaven.
After finally squeezing in, I saw an old man and a young man setting up a stall here.
A rough old man brought a child with long hair.
The trick performed at this moment is called "Ghost Under the Oil Pan".
There is a boiling oil pan on the open space in front of the stall.
Amidst the exclamations and screams of the onlookers, the old man put half of his arm into the oil pan.
The old man's face remained unchanged, and he moved his hand twice in the oil pan and said, "Well, the oil has boiled, and you can fry the ghosts."
Children Then he came to the old man's side with a basket in his arms.
"Dad, the ghost bones are here."
The old man took the basket and threw the black bones called ghost bones into the oil pan.
Just listen to the "squeaking" sound of the remaining bones, like a ghost's scream.
The oil surface was undulating and surging, really like being sneaky and struggling in the oil pan.
Everyone was surprised, and then burst into applause.
The child took advantage of the lively atmosphere and begged everyone for money with a tray in his hand. He muttered something: "Rely on your parents at home, rely on friends when you go out, stand on precious ground, look at strangers, the city walls are high. It all depends on the help of friends. Dear parents, please give us money for food and accommodation. A penny is also a reward. If you give us enough money, we can continue to have fun!"
This trick of tricking the ghost into the frying pan was indeed an eye-opener for everyone, and as soon as the excitement continued, it was a penny for you and a penny for me...
After turning around, the child's tray was full of money. .
Lin Yi originally wanted to have sex for free, but under the eager and sincere eyes of the child, he couldn't help but put his hand into his pocket and took out twoPut the money into the plate.
"Thank you for the reward."
This is a reward that only costs two cents.
A penny is a nod.
The child glanced at the tray to the old man. The old man cupped his hand and said, "Thank you for your kindness. For your consideration, we, father and son, will have a 'sword-killing demon' next!"
"Okay!"
The crowd cheered loudly.
While the pot was being removed, others were still discussing the old man's trick of putting his hand into the pot, marveling at it.
Lin Yi was not surprised.
After all, in his eyes, this kind of trick is just an acting skill, and there is no mystery at all.
There are only two tricks.
First, put borax into the pot before the performance. When the borax is heated, it produces gas, which looks like a pot.
The second is to put vinegar at the bottom of the pot and oil next to the vinegar. Due to the high density of vinegar, it will move upward when heated, just like boiling oil.
As for the ghostly scream after the ghost bone was blown up, Lin Yi guessed it was because the old man had put mercury into the bone marrow cavity beforehand.
When mercury splits when exposed to high temperatures, it will make a "squeaking" sound.
The bones flipped up and down with the movement of the oil, looking like a struggling ghost howling.
Although Lin Yi easily cracked the old man's trick, even so, his acting skills were excellent.
The face is vivid and the expression is lifelike, and the people around the infection believe that they have seen the ghost with their own eyes.
This is not something that can be done by just pulling someone on the street.
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The oil pan was removed, and the old man stood in the circle holding a wooden sword.
The word "peach wood" was written on the sword, but Lin Yi, who had seen a real peach wood sword, knew at a glance that the peach wood sword was fake and was just a prop at best.
The old man closed his eyes and seemed to be reciting a spell.
The child was just standing aside obediently. Then, like thunder in the ground, he shouted: "Where can the monster escape!"
This sound startled everyone. .
The old man suddenly opened his eyes wide, raised his sword and waved it in the air.
The child holds a piece of white paper equal to his height and opens it in front of him.
The old man put away his sword, lowered his head, took a sip of water, and sprayed it on the white paper.
On the paper, there were red monster corpses, all dripping with blood, their heads severed and mutilated...
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