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Chapter 119 Travel 3
As the sun went down, the old man who sold water packed up his things and went home. His home was not far from here. It was a small village with dozens of households. The village was surrounded by low earthen walls. This was not to prevent monsters. , but to prevent their own livestock from getting lost.

Compared with Tianguang County, which is in dire straits, this place is more peaceful and stable.

The old man strongly invited Chu Zheng to spend the night at his house.If you don't spend the night in this village, the next village is far away.Chu Zheng thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

All the way back, people working in the fields began to lead their animals and tools back home.

On the way, he met the old man's son, a stout young man. He took the belongings from the old man's hand and led a strong ox back together.

The old man's surname is Jiao, his son's name is Jiao Dalang, and his daughter-in-law's surname is Tang. According to the rules, his name is Jiao Tang's.
When the three of them returned home, the women at home greeted them. The young one was Tang's, and the older one was the old man's wife, Cui.

This is a typical farm house.There are free-range chickens in the yard, loofah beans growing in the corners, and a brick-and-tiled house in the shape of a character. In the center is the hall and the old man's bedroom.On the left is the room of the young couple, and on the right is the kitchen utility room.

Because Chu Zheng was an urgent guest at home, Cui Shi and Tang Shi hurriedly killed a chicken, steamed a piece of bacon, and picked new beans to fry a dish, well, they sprinkled a handful of sugar on the fried beans.

The wine was brewed from sugar beet pulp, slightly sweet and sour, and the alcohol content should not be high, but the two women also drank it anyway.

In addition, there is a shack in the courtyard with a big pot inside, which they use to boil sugar.

As the sky darkened, the old man lit the animal oil lamp at home. The oil lamp was so bright that it immediately illuminated the room.

When the dishes are ready, everyone will serve dinner together, chicken soup, bacon, vegetables mixed with sugar, beans, fried fish, boiled tofu!They are all served in large pottery bowls, and they are full of weight.

The family ate together, chatting about the harvest and household chores, and before they knew it, the moon rose.

"Oh, I almost forgot the business! The old woman will sprinkle water first!" Suddenly the old man said.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cui also patted her thigh, stood up quickly and walked out.

Not long after, I saw her holding a water spoon and sprinkling water around the house.

"What are you doing?" Chu Zheng asked curiously.

"Sprinkle water! There are tears in the water!" the old man's son said succinctly.

Chu Zheng suddenly realized that there are many ghosts in Tianmen County, and every household has Suirenlei preparations.And because of the large amount of Suirenlei, the commerce and trade here are extremely developed, because there must be enough copper coins to circulate!
Copper coins must be circulated in the hands of enough people in order to attract enough popularity, be able to be extracted by warlocks into "human power", and be able to create Suirenrenlei.This is why the old man wants to go out and sell tea to make money. Everyone knows this truth and puts their heart into implementing it.

Even in the countryside, everyone buys things with copper coins, and try not to barter.

The landlord Lao Cai here is also not happy to bury copper coins in jars, because it is useless!
After dinner, the two women got busy making sugar. They first put the washed beets into a juicer to squeeze out the beet juice. This is a simple stone tool that uses a pulley to lift the stone. , then put in the beets, and then use the weight of the stone to squeeze out the juice from the sweet tea. The two women cooperated with each other, and the work was not tiring.

Pour the squeezed beet juice into a large pot, turn on the fire and boil, and then simmer slowly.The fire should not be too high, or the sugar will smear, and the fire should not be too low, or the water will not boil.Boiling sugar is a technical job, the two women were busy for a while, and then let the sugar water roll in the pot.Generally speaking, the pot of sugar is ready the next morning.Originally, there was no need to boil sugar at night, but their family's share this month was a bit poor, so they needed to work overtime at night.

All the sugar is sold and purchased by the county. Someone will come to collect the sugar every month, and they will also bring various goods and materials. Everyone spends the copper coins that have been warmed for a month, and then takes the new copper coins to warm up again. circulation.

This is how the economy develops, and people here live a very good life.If there were no ghosts and ghosts, this would be a utopia in a dream.

It was late at night, around nine o'clock in the evening, and the young couple went back to their room to rest.There is no TV to watch, no games to play, what else can I do except go to bed early?
Chu Zheng was arranged in the guest room, and the old man and his wife went back to sleep.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, Chu Zheng suddenly woke up.

Something is approaching the village?

Chu Zheng got up lightly, and then rolled over on the roof.Standing on the roof and looking out, there is a white spot floating in the hazy night in the distance.

Needless to say, this is a ghost.Chu Zheng used all his eyesight to see the ghost clearly.

Blurred body, glistening white light.This is a wild ghost. It is different from the ghosts raised by ghost whisperers. These wild ghosts have different strengths, but this ghost has a blurry body, and it is obviously a different wild ghost.

The wild ghost was wandering outside the village. Every household in the village was sprinkled with human tears. This was the smell that made the ghost sick. He did not come close to the village.

The animals in the village are all quiet and their senses are sharper than humans. There are ghosts wandering around every night, and these animals have gotten used to being quiet.

"Do you want to deal with this wild ghost?" Chu Zheng thought to himself.

Both ghosts and ghosts have spheres of influence. If this ghost is solved, a power vacuum will be formed here, and new ghosts will come here. The temper of the new ghost is unknown. Don't you do bad things with good intentions!

Chu Zheng shook his head and said, "You're lucky!"

Early the next morning, Chu Zheng told the old man about it.The old man laughed and said, "It's okay, every month the disciples of the Golden Fist Sect will come to evaluate this wild ghost. If the wild ghost's temperament changes drastically, the disciples of the Golden Fist Sect will deal with it. I???ve been here since I was a kid and there have been no accidents.???

Chu Zheng was silent, it seems that the people here have summed up an experience of living with ghosts.

"But if you travel more, you still need to pay attention to some things. Although there are few monsters in Tianmen County, there are three kinds of monsters: yellow skin, flower fox, and gray mouse. They are all psychic. If they collude with ghosts, it will be very dangerous. of."

Tianmen County is located in the plains, and there are not many large monsters like wolves, tigers and leopards. On the contrary, those monsters that burrow into the ground have room to live. Among them, the yellow skin, the flower fox and the gray mouse are the three largest.

Huangpizi is a weasel, and the darker its fur, the more powerful it is.

The flower fox is a mixed-haired fox, the heavier the color of the fur, the more powerful it is.

The gray mouse is a mutant of the mouse, its gray fur is almost whitish, and it is also more powerful.

(End of this chapter)