Fairy Tea Temple Notes

Zhu Village in Zhegu Town belongs to the folk culture village.There are many tourists in Zhu Village in summer, and occasionally a few foreign tourists can be seen.

Ke Shicheng arrived at the entrance of Zhucun by car, and found that the vehicles at the entrance of the village were crowded, there were many people, and their voices were noisy.These people didn't look like tourists. They were holding microphones and cameras. They were obviously reporters or radio stations.

Not wanting to attract attention, Ke Shicheng waited for the group of people to disappear at the entrance of the village before he called Jiang's cell phone and asked where she was?Xiang Jiang said that she was in the oyster shell house in Subeizhuang.

Ke Shicheng knew that Pu Village was famous for its oyster shell houses, but after the villagers rebuilt their houses, there were not many oyster shell houses left in the village, so it should not be hard to find.All Ke Shicheng needed was to ask the locals how to get to the Oyster Shell House in Subei Village.

There are many villagers at the entrance of the village, and there is a vegetable market at the entrance of the village, which is very lively.Ke Shicheng asked an old woman who sold oysters, and the old woman pointed to a narrow alley and said where to go.

Ke Shicheng expressed his thanks, and noticed the wreath on the old woman's snail bun, which was woven with frangipani flowers, and there were two purple roses inserted obliquely in the bun, Ke Shicheng thought it was a bit novel.The old women in Zhu Village know how to wear hairpins and snails, which has unique local folk customs.

Walking along the stone slabs, Ke Shicheng walked into the narrow alley, and the old woman told him that the oyster shell house in Subeizhuang was at the end of the alley.In the distance, Ke Shicheng saw a wall of oyster shells. In some years, the oyster shells were washed gray by wind and rain.

Ke Shicheng thought it was probably there, he quickened his pace, and stepped into the weedy, barren front yard.The couplets pasted on the door of this private house are relatively new, like a house with an owner, but there are no traces of people living in it today.

Xiang Jiang was standing in the yard, in front of a collapsed stone table.She was very young. During the call before, Ke Shicheng had already guessed that she was very young from the voice. Ke Shicheng thought she was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman. When he saw her, he realized that she might be about the same age as He Qing.

Xiang Jiang was dressed in ordinary people's clothes, not Taoist clothes, which saved trouble and attracted attention everywhere.

"Are you Master Lin's apprentice?"

Xiang Jiang was very surprised to see Ke Shicheng. From the phone, she thought that Ke Shicheng was a tall and cold man much older than her, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she realized that he was actually a young, tall and handsome guy.

"Yes, we're on the phone."

"I don't know the local language, so I want you to ask the villagers for me."

Master Lin's so-called Xiang Jiang is in trouble, does it mean that he has a language barrier?

However, although the local villagers do not speak standard Mandarin, it is not impossible to speak it, unless it is a very old person.

"can."

Ke Shicheng agreed, and he was willing to help for the sake of Master Ziqing's elixir to revive the fairy tea tree.

"I'm looking for someone, and that's her."

Xiang Jiang handed the phone to Ke Shicheng. There was a photo and a name in the phone.The photo is black and white, judging from the costumes of the characters, it is a bit old.In the photo is a beautiful girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a conch bun on her hair and a jasmine flower apron.The name on the photo reads: Su Baozhen.

"When was this picture taken?"

"The 40s."

"..."

There is no doubt that this woman is very likely to have passed away, and if she is still alive, she should be an old man who is about 90 or [-] years old.

"Why are you looking for her?"

Before Ke Shicheng came, he knew that the task might not be that simple, otherwise Master would not have called him to help.

"It's a long story. My master has an agreement with her to help her settle a matter in 70 years' time. As for what the agreement is, I don't know. If I find her, I can make friends with my master."

Xiang Jiang's voice and appearance are sweet, it's hard to imagine that she is a cultivator, living a life that ordinary people seem to be boring.

"She used to live in this house?"

Ke Shicheng looked up at the oyster shell house, the owner of this oyster shell house was also named Su.

"Yes, I found it according to the old photos, but no one lives there. I don't know where her family moved?"

"Have you asked the nearby villagers?"

"Ask, but strangely, they say they don't know."

Before Ke Shicheng came, Xiang Jiang asked the nearby villagers, and the villagers seemed to keep a secret, waved their hands and said they didn't know, and left soon.

"The couplet is a new post this year, and this house has not been abandoned yet."

Ke Shicheng sent the photos in Xiang Jiang's phone to his own.

"Yes, so the descendants of her relatives should still live in this village?"

Xiang Jiang originally thought it would be easy to find, but she was not familiar with the place here, and she was an outsider, so when she went to the village to inquire, the villagers might have concerns and refused to tell her the truth.

"Go to the family in front and ask."

Ke Shicheng saw a private house in front of him. Two old ladies were prying sea oysters in front of the door. The locals called sea oysters: oysters.This is a fishing village, and the sea oysters produced are very popular.

"Grandma, we are looking for a person in the village. I want to ask if you know him?"

Ke Shicheng walked over and asked politely, he spoke the local language.

"Young man, what do you want to ask?"

"Is there a Su Baozhen in your village? She used to live in the oyster shell house in Subeizhuang."

The two grannies looked at each other, watching Ke Shicheng and Xiang Jiang behind him with vigilant eyes.

"What is it for? A reporter?"

The word "reporter" was deliberately spoken by my grandmother in Mandarin.

"No, we didn't remember, we came to find someone."

Xiang Jiang was afraid that the other party would be wary and would not speak up, so she hurriedly argued.

"Grandma, do you know her?"

Ke Shicheng handed the mobile phone to one of the grandmothers, and Su Baozhen's photo was displayed on the screen of the mobile phone.

"I'm presbyopic and can't see clearly."

One of the grandma waved her hand. This grandma had a long green hairpin stuck into her head, which was quite special.

"Let me see."

Another grandmother picked up the presbyopic glasses hanging around her neck and put them on the bridge of her nose. She looked at Su Baozhen's photo carefully.

"The Su family doesn't live in the village, they have moved away for many years."

The green hairpin lady was talking while prying the sea oyster, and her movements were quite skilled.

"Who posted the couplets of the dealers in northern Jiangsu?"

"There are relatives in the village."

"Grandma, can you tell me where his relatives live?"

Ke Shicheng asked patiently. He lowered his body and was very respectful.

"Ah Chao's house is by the sea. Go straight down this stone road. Just ask the servants on the way and you'll know."

The green hairpin lady also knew everything, after all Daoist Ke was very polite.

At this moment, the lady with presbyopic glasses who had been looking at her mobile phone suddenly said "ah", startled the lady with the green hairpin, and said, "What's wrong with you?"

"Take it away...it's scary."

The reading glasses grandma returned the phone to Ke Shicheng, her hands were still shaking.

"Grandma, do you know her?"

"I don't know her. I'm only 65. She's a dead person. She looks scary."

I don't know what the reading glasses grandma saw in the photo, but she took off her eyes in a hurry and continued with the work in hand.

Ke Shicheng bid farewell to the two old men, translated the words of the grandmothers to Xiang Jiang, and led Xiang Jiang towards the seaside.

"How about we ask the long-lived old man in the village?"

Xiang Jiang was walking on the road, looking around from time to time.

"Go to Ah Chao's house first."

Ke Shicheng smelled the breath of the sea tide, and he was already very close to the sea.

Xiang Jiang watched Ke Shicheng walking briskly in front, she took a step to keep up, she felt that Daoist Ke was very polite to the ladies, but treated her a little coldly, maybe she was thinking too much.

The two walked on the village road, walked through a steep village road, and finally came to the seaside.

The scene by the sea was beyond Xiang Jiang's expectation. A large group of radio reporters were interviewing fishermen, and there were also many surrounding villagers and a few people who looked like tourists.

Xiang Jiang asked one of the tourists what happened here.The tourist said excitedly: "Don't you know? I caught a strange fish in the net yesterday, which is six meters long."

Ke Shicheng leaned over and saw reporters interviewing several fishermen.Ke Shicheng learned from the conversations between the reporter and the fishermen that these fishermen were not the parties involved, but they were engaged in fishing just like the parties involved.

"Excuse me, where is Ah Chao's house?"

Ke Shicheng asked the surrounding villagers, he asked a young woman holding a baby.

"Are you looking for Ah Chao? He's right there."

The woman pointed to a fisherman who was being interviewed. This fisherman was in his 30s, dark and very strong.

Ke Shicheng and Xiang Jiang stayed on the beach, waiting for the interview to end.

From the discussions of the people around him, Ke Shicheng already knew the general situation of the strange fish caught yesterday, and also searched the local news, and saw the true face of the strange fish, which looked very curious, like a hairtail squashing its limbs.

The fish was still alive, so it seems that it was sent to the city for research.

However, it is also strange that these reporters flock to the fishing village. It is just a strange fish, probably because there is no eye-catching news recently.

Ke Shicheng saw that Ah Chao finished the interview and was going towards the seawall, he followed, and Xiang Jiang saw Ke Shicheng leave, so she also followed.

"A Chao."

Ke Shicheng called the other party to stop when he climbed the stone steps of the sea embankment.

A Zhao stared at Ke Shicheng, and asked doubtfully, "Do I know you?"

"Hello, Ah Chao, we are looking for someone. She lived in the oyster shell house in Subeizhuang 70 years ago. Her name is Su Baozhen. We heard that you are a relative of Subeizhuang? Do you know her?"

Xiang Jiang was talking to Ah Chao, and Ah Chao listened attentively, but the suspicious expression on his face deepened, and he said:

"What the hell are you going to do? What happened in Su Beizhuang 90 or [-] years ago is only found now."

"Please take a look, I have her photo here."

Xiang Jiang showed the photo to Ah Chao, who glanced at it and waved quickly: "I don't know."

"Who will know?"

Ke Shicheng saw that Ah Chao was still in his prime, so it was normal for him not to know him.

"I said you are also weird, what are you looking for her for? After so many years, she died long ago, and she is a woman, who knows where she will marry?"

Ah Chao has seen many tourists, and this is the first time he has encountered such a weird outsider.

"My master said, if you can't find her, your fishing village will be in disaster."

Xiang Jiang said solemnly, with a dignified expression.

"Your master is a half-immortal, so why doesn't he figure out where the person he is looking for is?"

Ah Chao sneered, turned and left.

"What should we do now?"

Ah Jiang is quite desperate. She grew up in the mountains. Although she also has internet and wifi, her life is simple and she is not good at communicating with people.

"Go to the old man's meeting and ask."

Ke Shicheng remembered that when he came to the beach, he passed a building with a plaque on the first floor, which was an old people's association in a village.

Su Baozhen should still be alive, otherwise Master Ziqing would not ask to find her.Since she is a woman, she is likely to marry out of the village and somewhere, so few people in Zhu Village know her.

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