After lunch, Yu Shu originally planned to let Jing Chen go back to the inn first, while she went to the street to buy some necessities to change the Fengshui of the haunted house. Jing Chen insisted on going with her. Seeing that he was in good spirits today, Yu Shu agreed.
They asked for directions and found a small shop. Yu Shu bought a Bagua mirror, a small tripod, a handful of incense, a circle of red thread, and other miscellaneous items. She also found a small bag of old glutinous rice in a grain shop. The total cost was less than twenty taels of silver.
Back to the haunted house, Yu Shu took the small bag of glutinous rice and sprinkled it in front of the doors and windows of the three rooms. She tied the Bagua mirror with a red string and hung it in front of the door of the east room, which was the room where the scholar was hanged. She dug half a cauldron of soil in the corner of the yard and added a handful of incense. She smoked the incense and only placed it in front of the door of the west room.
Qing Zheng told her many ways to deal with a haunted house. It was not difficult to deal with a house like this that was only full of Yin Qi and had no bloody light. The old glutinous rice could drive away evil spirits, and the Bagua mirror could eliminate Yin. As for the incense, it was not for the dead, but for the Lord of the Earth. Tomorrow, she would add a bath of Yuanyang Boy's urine and bury the tripod under the house. It could be used to guard the house and restore the previous Fengshui.
Although this was the first time she changed the Fengshui of a house, she was very sure that it would succeed. Otherwise, she would not have bought it in one go. It was not because she was confident in herself, but in Qing Zheng. Basically, everything the old man taught her was reliable.
Moreover, there was Jing Chen as a sensor. She would know whether it was successful or not.
Yu Shu was very relieved. After finishing all this, she packed up and was about to leave with Jing Chen.
Jing Chen gestured with his hand, "Is this enough?" Yu Shu smiled, "Not yet. I have to bring Xiaoxiu here tomorrow."
Jing Chen was confused.
Yu Shu didn't want to tell him that Yu Xiaoxiu had soaked in virgin urine, so she just laughed it off and didn't explain.
The two of them returned to the inn. When Yu Xiaoxiu heard that Yu Shu had bought a new house, he couldn't wait to see it. However, it was already late, so he could only wait until the next day. Xia Mingming came back late, just like yesterday. She didn't throw a tantrum like yesterday, but her complexion was even worse than yesterday. She silently ate her dinner and went next door alone.
"Xiaoxiu, Jing Chen, go to bed early. I'll wake you up early tomorrow."
Yu Shu followed Xia Mingming back to the room. As soon as she entered the room, she heard the sound of crying. She closed the door behind her and walked into the cubicle. She saw Xia Mingming lying on the bed crying. Yu Shu got closer and clearly heard his choked sobs. "Dad … I … I want to go home …"
In fact, the fact that Xia Mingming could hold it in until now to act up had already exceeded Yu Shu's expectations. As a delicate young lady who had traveled to the capital alone, she had experienced many life and death situations along the way and suffered many hardships, but she had never regretted leaving home. She was determined to achieve her goals, and it was quite unexpected that she could do this.
However, it was funny. Compared to physical suffering and mental shock, what could destroy a person's ambition was often a sneer, a taunt, or a supercilious look.
Yu Shu could roughly imagine how Xia Mingming was treated at home. Although she called herself a 'waste', she had a pampered body and a naive and willful temper. How could she not be pampered and raised without anyone's care?
In a place like Peiren Training Hall, there were many people who stepped on the high and flattered the low. Xia Mingming had no one to rely on and refused to submit, so how could she not be looked down upon and not be pushed aside?
The fickleness of human nature, this was the first time this young lady had personally experienced it.
Yu Shu secretly sighed and sat next to her. She patted her back and said, "Today I got a bargain and saved some money. If you want to go home, I'll find an escort agency to send you back."
Xia Mingming's crying suddenly stopped. She took a deep breath and turned her head. Her red eyes looked at Yu Shu pitifully, "Why are you so good to me?" "How have I been good to you?" Yu Shu asked back.
Xia Mingming wiped her tears and sat up. She stretched out her fingers and counted, "You saved me on the boat. You didn't leave me behind when we were escaping. You took care of me in the forest. You even took me to the capital and taught me the Art of Six Lines. Now you're even willing to pay to send me home. Aren't you good enough to me?"
Xia Mingming's beautiful little face was full of gratitude, dependence, and even a trace of admiration. Yu Shu looked at her for a while and suddenly said, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"The truth?"
Yu Shu got up from the bed and crossed her arms. She looked down at her with a slightly cold expression, "On the boat, I did it to protect myself and saved your life. I took care of you in the forest and took you with me because I pitied you. I taught you the Art of Six Lines on a whim. As for sending you home now, it's because I feel that you won't be able to pass the Dayan exam. How many good people do you think there are in this world? If it weren't for the fact that you're a young lady from a big family and can repay me in the future, why should I help you when you're not related to me? " Hearing Yu Shu's cold words, Xia Mingming's beautiful eyes were instantly filled with tears again. She looked at Yu Shu in disbelief and her teeth were about to break her lips.
"What, you can't stand this little bit of harsh words?" Yu Shu sneered, "I despise girls like you who only know how to cry the most. If you can't stand being wronged, you learn to be successful. You can't even get a recommendation letter, and you still dare to talk nonsense about passing the Dayan exam. How ridiculous. If I were you, I would have gone home with my tail between my legs. How could I stay here so shamelessly?" "You, you …" Xia Mingming was so angry at Yu Shu that her whole body was trembling. Seeing her disdainful eyes, her face turned green and red, and her heart suddenly burst into flames. Forgetting her sadness and sadness, she gritted her teeth and sat up from the bed. Stiffening her neck, she growled at Yu Shu, "If you want to force me to leave, then I won't leave. I will get a recommendation letter and pass the Dayan exam. At that time, let's see if you still dare to look down on me. Just you wait!" Yu Shu raised her hand to wipe the spittle off her face and calmly said, "Then I'll wait and see." "Humph!" Xia Mingming sat back on the bed and turned his head away from Yu Shu … to sulk by himself.
Yu Shu pursed her lips and turned to go to sleep.
The next morning, at breakfast, Yu Xiaoxiu and Jing Chen noticed something was wrong. Xia Mingming, who usually liked to sit next to Yu Shu, was sitting furthest from Yu Shu today. During breakfast, not only did he not attentively put food or soup for Yu Shu, he did not even take the initiative to say a word. After eating, he put his bowl down on the table.
"I'm full, I'm leaving."
"Be careful on the road." Yu Shu unhurriedly reminded him. Walking to the door, Yan Mingming paused and quickened his pace to leave.
Yu Xiaoxiu was puzzled and nudged Yu Shu with his elbow. "What's wrong with her?"
"Did you sleep well last night?" Yu Shu made up a story. "Hurry up and eat. Let's leave early. It's going to rain at noon."
Yu Xiaoxiu was concerned about his new home, so he did not ask any more questions.
Jing Chen followed Yu Shu for the whole day yesterday. Yu Shu was afraid that he would be tired, so she did not want him to go with her. Jing Chen did not object and stayed with Kim Bao at the inn.
Yu Shu walked with Yu Xiaoxiu to the haunted house on Huixing Street. There were people in the alley during the day. Some of them saw her buying the house two days ago. When they saw Yu Shu unlocking the door, they knew that the haunted house had been sold. Only then did someone come up to talk to them. Yu Shu greeted them generously and said that the house would be moved after a while.
The aunties in the neighborhood were busybodies. After a few words, they vaguely mentioned that the house was not good. Although it was hindsight, Yu Shu still thanked them and let them go. She borrowed a hoe and shovel from the new neighbor and dragged Yu Xiaoxiu, who could not help but poke his head into the yard, into the house. She closed the door tightly and pulled him to the door of the west house.
The incense that was burned yesterday had turned into ashes in the tripod. Yu Shu picked up the small tripod and handed it to Yu Xiaoxiu. She asked him to take it to the corner of the wall and urinate in it.
Yu Xiaoxiu blushed and stared blankly, "What are you doing?" "Don't be shy. I told you to go. I won't look. Go!" Yu Shu slapped him on the back. Yu Xiaoxiu reluctantly took the tripod and left.
The yard was made of rammed earth, but it was firm and flat. Yu Shu chose a position with a southwest wind. She used a hoe to dig a hole in the corner of the wall and asked Yu Xiaoxiu to put the tripod with the boy's urine in it. She used a shovel to fill the hole and covered it with the sack of rice from yesterday.
The job was done. The house would be empty for three days. After dispelling the evil spirits, they could add more furniture.
"Older Sister, are you creating Feng Shui?" Yu Xiaoxiu had learned Yi before. Although he didn't understand Feng Shui, he could see some of the tricks. As for Yu Shu's "remarkable abilities", he was not surprised at all.
Yu Shu was worried that if she told him that someone had died in this house, the child would be afraid. If he moved in and couldn't sleep at night, it would be bad, so she lied and said yes.
Yu Shu led Yu Xiaoxiu to look at each room. The glutinous rice that was taken away yesterday was not touched and was waiting for Yu Xiaoxiu.
When Xiu felt that it was fresh enough, she took him away and returned the hoe and shovel to the neighbor. While the sky was not overcast, they strolled around Huixing Street to familiarize themselves with the environment. Then, they returned to Yunlai Inn.
Xia Mingming did not come back for lunch. Yu Shu, Yu Xiaoxiu, and Jing Chen ate mixed biscuits downstairs. Halfway through the meal, it began to rain outside.
In the afternoon, there was nothing to do, so Yu Shu took the abacus to Yu Xiaoxiu's room and taught him how to calculate beads. Jing Chen watched from the side.
Yu Xiaoxiu had some talent in learning. Yu Shu taught him step by step how to calculate "three times nine" twice, and he was able to calculate it. Yu Shu firmly believed that practice makes perfect, and only then can one be flexible. She did not let him memorize the formula of calculation by the abacus. However, under Yu Xiaoxiu's request, she still found a pen and paper to write it down for him.
Yu Xiaoxiu looked at Yu Shu's dog crawl on the paper, which was even worse than when she was in Yiyang City. He said with a face full of disgust, "Can't you write it more neatly?"
Yu Shu stretched out her hand and knocked his head, "It's good enough that I wrote it for you."
"Who can read what you write clearly?" "Open your eyes wider and look at it." The siblings bickered. Jing Chen silently picked up the brush that Yu Shu had thrown aside. He dipped it in ink, rolled up his sleeves, and lowered his head to write on a clean piece of paper.
Yu Xiaoxiu was the first to notice Jing Chen's action. He leaned over the table and looked at the paper. He saw that half of the paper was black and white, with a silkworm's head and a goose's tail. It was straight and elegant. It did not look like a regular script, nor did it look like a song. Instead, it looked simple and elegant. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Jing, your handwriting is really beautiful. What style is this?"
Jing Chen's brush stopped, shook his head, and continued to write.
"What nonsense are you asking?" Yu Shu knocked Yu Xiaoxiu's head again. She rested her chin on her hand and admired Jing Chen's handwriting. When he passed the formula to her, she checked that there was no mistake. She found a problem. The ugly character that she had written was still in Yu Xiaoxiu's hand. How did Jing Chen memorize it?
"Jing Chen, do you also know how to use the abacus?" Did he remember something?
Jing Chen shook his head.
Yu Shu said, "Then how did you memorize it?" She paused and said with a strange expression, "Did you memorize it after listening to me teach Xiaoxiu?" Jing Chen tilted his head and looked at her. His expression seemed to say, "Is there something wrong?" Yu Shu's eyes were red with jealousy. Although the formula was not difficult, there were a lot of numbers in it. For a person who did not know how to use the abacus, it was not something that could be memorized in a short period of time, unless he understood it thoroughly.
This guy's comprehension was too good. Yu Shu sighed. For the first time in a long time, she clearly realized that Jing Chen had only lost his memory and not become stupid.
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