I have a date with the beast

Jiang Ze went back on the fifth day, and when he left, he took his father's belongings - a rusty iron box.

He didn't want to stay in that old house for too long, so many years have passed, everything has changed, but that old house has always stood there, silently staring at everything as an outsider, elegant and cruel, despite the ruthlessness of time , it just doesn't speak.

Jiang Ze thought that the boss might be surprised by his early return, but he didn't expect that when he walked to the fountain pool, what he saw was the closed door of the restaurant and the eye-catching rental house.

He stood there in a daze, whether to stay or not.

Just when he was lost in what he saw, the phone that had been in his pocket rang.

Jiang Ze's consciousness was suddenly pulled back, he took out his cell phone to answer the call tremblingly, and almost breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xiao Zhao's voice.

Xiao Zhao said that the restaurant closed on the third day after he left, and the boss paid all the wages of all employees at one time.

The restaurant was closed unexpectedly, and Jiang Ze had mixed emotions in his heart, regretful and somewhat ashamed.It is a pity that the fate with the boss and other employees ends here, and I am ashamed that I resigned from the boss prematurely, which seems a bit unreasonable.

After that, Jiang Ze went to Xiao Zhao's university to look for him. Xiao Zhao was a new junior student at the Normal University in this city, majoring in cultural relics and museology.

Xiao Zhao packed all Jiang Ze's clothes into a box, along with the salary and subsidies from the boss.

"Brother Jiang, let me treat you to a meal." Xiao Zhao looked at Jiang Ze who was hugging the suitcase, and felt an unspeakable sympathy in his heart. "You have taken good care of me during this time."

"No need," Jiang Ze shook his head, "Take your girlfriend to eat. I'll go first." After speaking, he turned and left.

"Brother Jiang!" Xiao Zhao shouted.

Seeing Jiang Ze turn around to look at him, Xiao Zhao was a little nervous. He hesitated, as if he was afraid of hurting the self-esteem of the person opposite him: "Do you have a place to live? I...I know there is a place for rent. The house, the rent is not high, and the environment is okay." After speaking, Xiao Zhao observed Jiang Ze's expression worriedly.

Fortunately, Jiang Ze only paused for a few seconds before responding: "Then I will trouble you."

"it's okay no problem!"

The place Xiao Zhao found was in a narrow alley, on the third floor, within a ten-minute walk to the night market, and the transportation is also convenient, but the house is too old, and it seems that it has not been lived in for some years.

The landlord is an old lady in her 60s who lives in the next street. Her children are abroad and she only comes back to visit her during the holidays.She said that this room was originally a place for her husband to recuperate from his illness. After he left, the room has been vacant. Some people feel that it is unlucky and dare not come to live in it. In fact, there is no problem.

She said that although the house was a bit dilapidated, the things were still in good condition, and it could be used normally after paying the utility bills.

The rent is really cheap, and the surrounding area is relatively quiet, Jiang Ze is very satisfied.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhao said: "Brother Jiang, just tell me if you have difficulties in the future, and I will definitely help you."

Jiang Ze did not refuse his kindness, so he nodded, "Okay, thank you."

Jiang Ze spent a whole day cleaning up the house. The house was indeed as the old lady said. Everything was in good condition, including the lights and fans on the roof, the shower in the bathroom, and the microwave oven, induction cooker and range hood in the kitchen. .

It is also thanks to Xiao Zhao that he is not living on the streets.Jiang Ze thought to himself mockingly.

Although the house is small, it is still cozy after tidying up. Jiang Ze took the clean sheets, quilt covers and pillow covers to the roof to dry, and sat on the mattress for a while after returning.

He felt that what had happened recently was so unreal.

First came the headless monster, then the two strange guests, then the creepy Night Walk of the Hundred Ghosts, and finally the mocking wind of unknown origin.Also, in my old house, the word "Rufeng" is engraved on the ancient locust tree.

All of this caught Jiang Ze off guard.

There was his father's belongings on the desk beside the bed, Jiang Ze struggled for a long time, and finally brought it over.

Rust firmly stuck the seal of the box, and Jiang Ze opened it with great effort. What came into view was a notebook with faded pages, and the paper also turned yellow, softened and wrinkled.

Jiang Ze picked it up carefully, and saw the words "Feng Shui" on the old cover. The font was elegant and majestic, and Jiang Ze recognized it as his father's handwriting.

Jiang Ze didn't read a third of the notebook until the horizon began to turn yellow and the sunset was reflected in the sky.There are a lot of terms in the notes and the content is profound and difficult to understand, which brings together most of my father's life's painstaking efforts.

Feng Shui, which others have been unable to understand in his whole life, Jiang Ze can only half understand with only a notebook, but according to the small part that he can understand in the notebook, he has roughly seen that the restaurant is full of people. The reason for evil spirits.

In Fengshui taboos, it is particularly emphasized that reflection is a great evil, which is called reflection evil.The fountain pool in front of the restaurant and the glass curtain wall of the opposite office building refract all the light into the restaurant during the day. The strong light can easily destroy the original good atmosphere in the room, and the swaying light and shadow become reflections. Sha.

Combined with the fact that the restaurant is turned from the fire to the yin, the five ghosts are fatal, the six evil spirits and the four evils are located in the opposite direction of Feng Shui, and the restaurant is close to the road, and the atmosphere is disordered, which can easily form a place full of evil spirits.

Jiang Ze knew that there must be more than these reasons for the restaurant to attract ghosts, and it must be closely related to unnatural factors that even feng shui can't explain, but he didn't want to find out.

He sighed, closed the notebook, put it back in the tin box, and tucked it in the plywood under the bed.

Maybe it was a good thing that the restaurant closed.

The sudden death of his father and the sudden closure of the restaurant forced Jiang Ze to face the crisis of unemployment.Without a job, Jiang Ze has no source of income. Even if he has some small savings over the years, it cannot support his long-term unemployment.Therefore, finding a job is a top priority.

Fortunately, the old lady of the landlady is a rare and kind person. Seeing that Jiang Ze was young and honest, she suggested that Jiang Ze was unemployed and suggested that if he lived near the night market, he might as well rent a stall to sell some food. Although I can't earn a lot of money, it's better than doing odd jobs all the time, with unstable income, and being hungry and full.

Jiang Ze was inexperienced in these things, so the old lady introduced him to a family in the night market who sold scum cakes.She said that the Liangpi seller next to their stall had returned home, so the place was vacant.He also said that generally this kind of small business is done by people with relatives and relatives, which is safer, so Jiang Ze must seize the opportunity.

Jiang Ze rented the stall for a year with the savings he had saved in recent years, and bought some necessary supplies.He went to the night market a few days ago and found that there was no octopus balls for sale, so he planned to sell this.

The stall next door sells slag sesame cakes from a couple. They are distant relatives of the landlady's old lady. They seem honest and honest. They have worked here for 20 years, and they are the earliest group of people here.The dregs they sell is also a classic snack with a good reputation in the night market.

Among the couple, about four or 50-year-old men saw that Jiang Ze was still young and seemed inexperienced in the world. He was afraid that he would suffer, so he often taught him some experience. He said: "This night market is open 24 hours a day, and more people come at night. Some, so when the business is good, it is very tiring and makes a lot of money.”

He continued: "In the past, there were octopus balls sold in the night market, but they were not tasty. People who came here stopped eating after eating it once, so they didn't continue to open."

Jiang Ze nodded silently.He actually didn't think about it that much, after all, he was only one person, and he couldn't do anything else. Secondly, he thought this gadget was delicious and easy to make, so he just made it according to his heart's desire.

The restaurant also had snacks like octopus balls before. Due to the high-quality selection of materials and the high price positioning of the restaurant, the price of a plate of six is ​​set at 38 yuan.When the restaurant is short of manpower, Jiang Ze is often called to help in the back kitchen. He has made some base ingredients with the cook, so he has a certain understanding of such things.

However, as a street snack, its food ingredients cannot be selected like a restaurant. First, there is no source of those imported octopus ingredients. Second, the price of street snacks should not be too high, otherwise no one will buy it.

Jiang Ze spent two full days shopping for ingredients. The ingredients he selected were above average, which most sellers would not choose.

He worked hard at home for another two days before he figured out the way. Although the recipe of octopus balls is very simple, it does require some skills to make them delicious and beautiful.

The days that followed were very comfortable. Jiang Ze had a casual meal every morning to fill his stomach, and then he would leave the stall at [-]:[-] o'clock. There was not much business during the hottest time at noon, so he would go to a small park nearby. Take a walk, let the Lin family couple look at the stall by the way, go back at [-] o'clock in the evening, simply tidy up and go to bed.

Jiang Ze’s gratitude to the old lady of the landlord and the Lin family is beyond words. Sometimes when the couple are too busy with business, Jiang Ze will temporarily put down the work at hand to help them share a little. He often buys some food in his spare time. Visiting the old lady of the landlady and chatting with her about some interesting things, the old man was also delighted by Jiang Ze's visit, and often worried that his house would not be used to living in, so he always asked Jiang Ze to take back some useful things from her place, Jiang Ze They all declined on the grounds that they are a big man with rough skin and thick flesh.

The days passed day by day, and everything that happened before now seems like a lifetime in retrospect.Jiang Ze sighed that his life had finally returned to peace.

In other words, superficial calm.