Chapter Thirty-One: First Hearing of the City God
The water in Fenghe was very fast, and the wind by the river was naturally very strong. When Li Si arrived by the river, the wind blew his robe quietly.
After he opened the jar, he grabbed a handful of white powder from it, then put it in the air and slowly opened his fingers. The powder drifted with the wind and fell onto the river.
The white powder that fell on the river was soon caught by the waves and disappeared.
This powder was the bones of the little animal under his bed. Last night, he asked the decapitated ghost to beat the bones into powder with his tongue.
After the powder was made, there were about 80 kilograms of bone powder, and about 40 kilograms were scattered into the septic tank on the side of the road. Now only these two jars are left. As for the feathers, he put them in the stove and burned them.
As for why he didn't throw all the bone meal into the septic tank, he was afraid that there would be too much bone meal in the septic tank, and the people who came to collect Yexiang would find it out.
That's why he took Cao Meng to the river to lift the remaining ashes.
Li Si was not prepared to fall directly into the river. He just wanted to raise it one by one, mainly because if it was poured out, it might be blown by the wind. Moreover, this kind of ashes would make him feel very comfortable. He only hoped that all the troubles would disappear like these floating ashes.
"Sir, what is this?" Cao Meng was curious and wanted to open it and touch another jar, wanting to open it and take a look.
"Cao Meng, do you believe sir?" Li Si did not answer Cao Meng's question and continued to sprinkle white powder. While watching the sprinkled powder float away, he turned around and asked Cao Meng.
Cao Meng's eyes showed a hint of hesitation, but his expression immediately became firm and he said seriously: "Of course I believe in sir."
Li Si laughed, then said lightly: "These powders are all ashes."
Hearing him say this, Cao Meng's hand suddenly retracted his hand as if it was bitten by a snake, and took a few steps back in horror.
Seeing Cao Meng's actions, Li Si smiled as if she had succeeded in the prank and laughed: "Don't be afraid, it's just bone meal like chickens and ducks, not humans."
Hearing Li Si say this, Cao Meng immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in a panic that had not yet dissipated: "How come sir, how can there be so much bone meal for chickens and ducks?"
"This is a long story, and you will know from now on." Li Si quietly sprinkled bone powder, as if she had thought of something again, so she turned to ask Cao Meng and said, "By the way, how long will your father go this time?"
When Cao Meng heard Li Si ask about his father, he hesitated and then said, "My father usually returns on the day of hunting, but occasionally he returns for ten days and half a month. I think he will take at most half a month to come back this time."
"I need trouble for this period of time." Cao Meng's face showed a look of shyness.
Li Si shook her head and smiled, then a gentle look appeared on her face and said, "Actually, there is no trouble. I feel much more comfortable with you, and it's better to have someone to accompany you at home."
"Just like this jar, I can't carry it alone." Li Si pointed to the two jars, and a helpless look appeared on her face.
Seeing Li Si answering this, Cao Meng scratched his head and showed a silly smile on his face.
After a while, Li Si sprinkled the bone meal here, then washed the two empty jars in the river and took them back. He was not going to throw them away, and he could take them back to pickle salted vegetables.
Then the two walked towards the county town. After arriving in Fengmen County, Li Si first went to the ready-to-wear shop to order a few clothes, bought a few short-dressed clothes and a few strong outfits.
He doesn't like his long gown very much, and it's not easy to run, so he doesn't have the convenience of short-strike clothes and brisk suits. So he is going to buy some short-strike and brisk equipment to use.
While buying clothes, he naturally brought a few pieces for Cao Meng, which made Cao Meng a little flattered and kept saying that he didn't want them. But he couldn't resist Li Si's toughness and bought them for him.
Cao Meng was a little embarrassed when he got the clothes, but his eyes showed a happy expression, and at the same time, he looked at Li Si with a look of gratitude.
After taking the clothes, Li Si went to the blacksmith shop where he had already booked the dagger and got the dagger. He gave him three taels of silver. At the same time, he also told the blacksmith not to have the strange knife.
With the black sword, he naturally looked down on other weapons. As for this dagger, it has been decided before, and it also means leaving a dagger close to the body.
Because the black sword is about one meter long and is not hidden enough, this dagger just makes up for this shortcoming and can play a role just in case.
After getting the dagger, Li Si took Cao Meng home, and at this time, a middle-aged man was already waiting for him at the door of his house.
This man, Li Si, knew him, was Liu Qin, the rank of Fengmen County.
"Grandpa Li." When Li Si saw Liu Qin, Liu Qin also saw him and immediately came forward with a smile.
"Oh, it's Master Liu, are you asking me for trouble?" Li Si didn't catch a cold when he saw Liu Qin coming. Although Liu Qin looked up well, he looked very decent.
But Liu Qin is not a good person. Li Si's predecessor was cheated by Liu Qin. Once he told his predecessor that he had a lonely good book, which he bought from a dealer, and asked for 50 taels.
The predecessor thought that Liu Qin was a master from Fengmen County and would not lie to him. At the same time, he also read a few pages. The key points of the scriptures in it made the original owner feel surprised and thought it was indeed a good book, so he bought it.
However, after the book was sold, the original owner found that the meaning of the scriptures in this book was one piece in the east and one piece in the west, and it was incomplete. It didn't look like a handwritten copy at all, but it looked like a draft.
At that time, the original owner went to discuss with Master Liu, but he refused to admit it.
Seeing that Master Liu was powerful, the original owner felt helpless and could only admit that he was unlucky.
This is also the reason why Li Si doesn’t catch a cold for Liu Qin, and there is a problem with this person’s character.
"Haha, can't you come to you if you're fine?" Liu Qin called out, but then smiled and said, "But this time I did tell Mr. Li about something."
"It's just that the county magistrate has given instructions. If someone asks you about Zhang's affairs this time, you will say that a robber has entered the room and killed the entire Zhang's affairs."
"Don't say it was done by ghosts." Liu Qin looked around and lowered his voice.
"Well, I understand." Li Si nodded, indicating that he understood. He naturally knew that this kind of thing was best to make big and small, and to make small and nothing.
Otherwise, it will cause panic among the people in the county and cause greater trouble.
"Well, you know the best." Liu Qin grinned, obviously expressing his appreciation for Li Si's tactfulness.
"By the way." Li thought about the original owner's affairs, and showed a worried look on his face, saying, "The county town has been making troublesome recently, so it is better to let the people be more careful."
Chapter completed!