red man

Chapter 314 Daming Prefecture "Red Hero Statue"

In Daming Prefecture, "Mr. Dongguo" who set up a fortune-telling stall at the foot of the Dongcheng city wall has a good business, and there are many more people who are willing to pay a few extra bucks for a favor in the first month.

When he was about to close the stall, "Mr. Dong Guo" felt something, so he made a calculation himself.

"It's really...unbelievable."

Wiping his goatee, "Mr. Dong Guo" was very emotional, "It's really indomitable. If you say go forward, you will go forward, and you will never retreat. It actually drove away the innate gods. It's amazing, really amazing."

After all, "Mr. Dong Guo" hurriedly closed the stall and was about to leave when he saw a middle-aged man with a full sky and extraordinary temperament, walking straight towards him. When he arrived at the stall, the middle-aged man saluted directly, and then said sincerely: " Where are you going, sir?"

"I'm closing down the stall. If you want to make a divination, you can wait until tomorrow."

Just taking a look at the middle-aged man, "Mr. Dong Guo" just shuddered, wishing to put oil on the soles of his feet immediately.

This middle-aged man was dressed in fine clothes, wearing a crown of five virtues on his head, and a long sword on his waist. Even though he had no entourage on his left and right, he did not look like an idler.

Reaching out his hand to stop "Mr. Dong Guo", this person's eyes are firm and sincere, "Sir, please help me to do the divination?"

Looking at the arm in front of him, "Mr. Dong Guo" glanced at it, and saw that the arm was wrapped in gold and silver armor leaves, shining indescribably.

When others saw it, they thought they had money and had nowhere to spend it, so they put a gold and silver armguard on one arm, which also showed their strength and status.

However, "Mr. Dong Guo" knew that there was no arm inside the gold and silver armguard.

At least, although the palm is movable, it is fake.

"Respected guest, in fact, it is useless to ask for a fortune-telling."

"Sir, you can know the good and the bad. If you can help me avoid the bad, I will be rewarded."

"How can I know the blessings and misfortunes, just pick some words that ordinary people have seen but don't know, if I really know the blessings and misfortunes, how can I set up a stall here to make ends meet?"

"How can sir do the math for me?"

"Alas... but if there are princes and princes coming, poor people don't really count. If it's done well, then it's good; if it's not done, the disaster of killing yourself is not far away..."

Knowing that the visitor is stubborn, "Mr. Dongguo" said solemnly, "Respected guest, even if you know the blessings and disasters, you can really seek benefits and avoid harms? The so-called benefits and harms may be beneficial for a while, but may be harmful for a long time. There is no certainty."

"..."

The middle-aged man in Huafu sighed thoughtfully, and cupped his hands at "Mr. Dong Guo", "I am the one who made things difficult for Mr. Dong Guo."

"Good to say."

Clasping his hands together, "Mr. Dong Guo" heaved a sigh of relief, seeing the lonely face of the middle-aged man, he thought for a while, walked a few steps and then turned around and said, "Dear guest, don't you hear that 'to untie the bell you must tie the bell'? Dao heard that recently there was a Juren who upholds morality very much. This person has a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and fair rewards and punishments. After hearing that the demon king of Wozhou killed the people, he tore it into thousands of pieces, and then suffered tens of thousands of years in the underworld..."

After a pause, seeing the middle-aged man's expression move slightly, he continued, "But the demon king of Wozhou has the power to save people, so some people are also offering incense to him. He will become a god in the future. After tens of thousands of years The one-year sentence is also a doomed thing."

"What if the crime is greater than that of the demon king?"

"That's hard to say."

The conversation stopped and did not continue the chat. "Mr. Dongguo" held the fortune-telling banner, found a wine shop, ordered a plate of fennel beans and boiled bamboo shoots with salt, and warmed a bowl of wine, and enjoyed it happily.

As for the middle-aged man, he didn't take it to heart at all.

In the wine shop, "Mr. Dong Guo" was the only one who was wearing a long gown and drinking standing up. He chewed the fennel beans in his mouth, thinking while eating: not everyone would give Wei Daxiang a chance to reform himself. Even the innate gods dare to suppress and expel them, and they would not frown even if they were asked to bleed the gods one by one.

"This Daming State, let's hang out for a while, and then let's go."

"Old man Dongguo, today you bluffed and swindled you into a sum of wine money, right?"

"For divination, divination, it's not called bluffing..."

Some diners in the restaurant made fun of "Mr. Dongguo" and raised their glasses to tease him, but made "Mr. Dongguo" anxious, and chanted words like "Qimen Dunjia" and "Five Elements and Eight Diagrams", which made the diners extremely happy , so it was customary to add a plate of fennel beans and a jug of loose wine to him.

After getting the fennel beans and loose wine, "Mr. Dong Guo" grinned, and hurriedly called the waiter in the waiter, and said, "I didn't touch the fennel beans and wine. I'll take it back first, and I'll order it next time."

"..."

The waiter in the shop cast a contemptuous look, but in the end he still recruited.

"Mr. Dong Guo" who picked up a meal for nothing, was very happy, and the wine in his hand drank even more vigorously.

It was night, and it was customary to watch the sky at night. In the stables of a large car dealership in the city, "Mr. Dong Guo" glanced at the sky, holding a piece of animal skin with a star map on it. After comparing it, he was stunned: "Mother, why is there an extra dog star?"

I touched my head, but I don't understand.

Judging from the changes of this dog star, it is weaker than weak, but it is a dog, always following a fierce star, and gradually stealing the starlight of the surrounding stars.

"Well……"

After thinking for a while, "Mr. Dong Guo" took out a booklet from his pocket again, and the cover text was simple and crude - "Several Researches on Innate Gods and Spirits".

After searching for a long time, he finally confirmed one thing, he had never seen any innate gods related to the stars.

"The 'Three Strange Stones' correspond to the 'Sun God Lord', 'Taiyin God Lord' and 'Star God Lord', but the 'Star God Lord' has never been born..."

After pondering for a while, I couldn't figure it out. I lay in the stable, looked up at the starry sky, and it was still very cold in the middle of the night of the first month. I was afraid of being frozen to death, so I quickly hugged some more hay on my body, so that I could sleep comfortably.

On the second day, "Mr. Dong Guo", who was completely a sloppy Taoist image, looked even more superior at this time.

I haven't had breakfast yet, but don't panic, "Mr. Dong Guo" has his own tricks.

Spotted a steamed stuffed bun shop, and saw him stepping up to say hello with a smile on his face: "Boss, can Pindao give you a fortune?"

"roll!"

"okay."

"Mr. Dong Guo" turned around quickly, and then asked the diners in line one by one: "Do you want to know?"

Seeing him sloppy, the diners quickly covered their mouths and noses to avoid being polluted by this sloppy Taoist.

After a while, most of the diners dispersed, and the owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop suddenly became anxious, stomping his feet and cursing: "Smelly beggar, get out—"

"You boss, you are in business, and I am also in business. If you sell your steamed stuffed buns, I will count on mine. The well water does not violate the river water, and I don't toss in your store. Isn't it normal to solicit business on the side of the road... "

"I'm today..."

"The owner of Liji Steamed Bun Shop is beating someone—"

"Shut up!! Give you the money and you leave—"

The boss quickly took out twenty copper coins and stuffed them in.

"Ten buns."

"..."

He was so angry that he wanted to kill this stinky beggar old Taoist priest, but the owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop endured, wrapped ten steamed stuffed buns with dried lotus leaves, and handed them to "Mr. Dong Guo".

"Thank you, thank you, thank you boss for your kindness..."

After all, "Mr. Dong Guo" took the buns with both hands, walked away and found a corner, and squatted down to eat. After eating, he hiccupped, he took it out of his arms shaking his head, and went to the bun with a smile. Went to Baozipu.

The boss was furious at that time, and was about to pick up the kitchen knife from the stove and wave it twice, but saw "Mr. Dongguo" take out two paintings, one is a frontal portrait of a character, and the other is a portrait of a character with his back turned, but no matter which A painting is majestic, as if the characters are about to jump out of the painting and fight.

"What do you want to do again?!"

"Hey, hey, the truth is, I don't eat your buns for free..."

Pointing at the boss, "Mr. Dong Guo" walked to the door, pasted the two paintings directly, and said, "Boss, if there is any difficulty at home in the future, put eyes on these two paintings to protect you from evil." Turn good fortune into safety, turn danger into safety."

The smiling "Mr. Dong Guo" nodded to the boss, then hummed a little tune and walked away happily.

"This stinky beggar, is he just trying to rob my house?"

"You rascal, you're a steamed bun seller, why do you rob you? Is it for your steamed stuffed bun, or for my old lady's beauty?"

The cook and proprietress who was busy in the kitchen, holding a rolling pin and holding a bucket on her waist, glared like a dominatrix.

"My lady, my lady, I'll just say that, just say that..."

After begging for forgiveness again and again, the husband and wife walked to the door, and many neighbors came to watch.

"Who is this?"

"Why are you blind?"

"Why don't you put it on? Boss Li, take a pen and put some eyeballs on this man."

"What to order! I'm the one who is in charge of the house, and making steamed stuffed buns is a real thing. This is an expert's advice. What do you know!"

The proprietress stood at the door with her hips akimbo, and immediately drove away the surrounding audience, then turned her head to look at the door of her own house, saw that the macho man in the painting was indeed mighty and majestic, and said to her husband contemptuously: "Look at you, and then look at this man... "

"What's wrong? You still want to steal a man with your appearance?"

The bun shop owner looked at his wife with even more contempt.

"What did you say?!"

"Who is only allowed to talk about me, but not you?"

The boss looked aggrieved and stubborn, then stared at the portrait on the door, and felt that the macho man in the painting really seemed to be about to jump out of it.

With this feeling, the boss thought to himself: Maybe it is really an exorcism thing, and I'm not sure, so I'd better keep it and don't expose it.

It's just that after a while, a few wealthy merchants heard about this and went straight to Li Ji's steamed stuffed bun shop, found the portrait, looked it over carefully, and asked the attendants they brought to inspect it carefully.

After their respective attendants nodded repeatedly, these wealthy merchants immediately found Boss Li who was sleeping in the shop.

"Boss Li, I have a business deal, and I want to discuss it in detail with Boss Li. I wonder if it would be a favor?"

"Boss Li, I don't have so many twists and turns. It's just one thing to come here. Your two doors, including the doors and paintings, are priced at 5000 taels!"

"Buy your grave for 5000 taels, who are you cheating for 5000 taels? I'll pay you 3 taels!"

"Is there anyone who raised the price like you?"

"Yes, that's how we raise prices when we open a bank. The starting point is six times, and there is no cap."

"Okay, I'll accompany you. 18 taels. I don't have much money as a salt dealer, so it's not difficult to pay more than a dozen or 20 taels."

"Wife, you raised the price to 18 taels before I started talking?!"

The wealthy businessman who didn't have time to speak was dumbfounded, he didn't say anything when he entered the door, three sentences, 3 taels for two doors.

If you want to ease your emotions, the price has reached 18 taels.

And Boss Li, who was sleeping in the steamed stuffed bun shop, shuddered. What's the matter? !

These guys are here to find their own happiness?

Are you dreaming? !
No, he knows the few people in front of him, and has seen them from a distance. They are all wealthy businessmen from Daming State, so they don't seem to be pretending.

The material of the clothes is not bad, and the attendants around him are all very decently dressed.

As for the sachet around someone else's waist and the beads hanging from it, I'm afraid it would be fine if it wasn't for spreading his steamed stuffed buns.

The kind that is packaged together in the front shop and back yard.

This bustling event completely alarmed the neighbors.

Those who are interested finally came to watch the excitement, and everyone talked a lot. It was only later that those who came to know that the group of the richest people in Mingzhou actually went to Liji Steamed Bun Shop to buy two gates in person.

"Boss Li's door must have been made of good materials, otherwise so many rich people would come to fight for it?"

"Maybe it's some precious wood, Boss Li just sent it."

"Didn't you mean to buy paintings?"

"What painting? It's about the door. Is it related to the painting by a copper coin?"

For a while, Li Ji Steamed Bun Shop was even more popular when there was no business for the first time than when the business was booming.

What's even more outrageous is that the five wealthy merchants all brought deposits.

The family's deposit was a carriage of cash silver, pure snowflake silver, which was of good quality or cast last year, which stunned the audience.

One family drove two boxes of gold in a big cart, the gold was shining brightly, and they were all golden pancakes the size of steamed buns, which was really an eye-opener.

One family made a cornucopia of pearl agate and placed it directly on the shopfront of Liji Steamed Bun Shop.

One family is lined with silk and satin, the silk surface is like a mirror, smooth and unmatched, ordinary people have never heard of such a material, and have never seen it with their own eyes.

There is another one, which is a little more low-key than the previous ones. There are only two pieces of paper, one is the deed of Xiayi in the capital city, and the other is the land deed of the local Dongcheng Courtyard in Daming Prefecture...

Such a big commotion alarmed all the officials in the state capital of Daming Prefecture.

In the government office, Zhizhou asked his staff why there was such a big commotion.

"Mingfu, it's a few wealthy merchants who want to compete for two paintings."

"But the hands of famous masters?"

"No, it's just an ordinary craftsman's hand."

"Why is that so?"

"Gein's two paintings are called 'The Portrait of the Red Man', and they have the effect of exorcising evil spirits."

"what?!"

Hearing that it was the "Statue of the Red Hero", Zhizhou's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Come here, please invite the local 'real people' to come!"

"This...Mingfu, but what happened?"

"You don't know..."

Zhizhou's expression was solemn, "Most wealthy merchants employ warlocks, and in the past when the country was prosperous, they were useless. Now... naturally, they have a place to use them."

With a worried tone, Zhizhou continued: "There are some things that you don't know the truth about. But since it was mentioned today, the government might as well talk about it."

"The natural disasters that Dachaozhou encountered... were haunted by ghosts and gods. If Wei Chixia from Beiyang Prefecture hadn't stepped forward, in fact, the people of Dachaozhou would not have survived."

"Ah?! This..."

"The court was silent about this matter, and Wei Chixia was secretly rewarded, so it was inconvenient to tell the Quartet. Therefore, the truth and rumors are intertwined, and ordinary people have no way to distinguish the truth. But now that the 'Chixia Statue' has appeared in our Daming Prefecture, and Do you know what it means to be sought after by a wealthy businessman?"

"The 'Red Man Statue' really has power?"

"Whether there is power or not is someone else's business. For us and other local officials, what we have to worry about is not the possibility of a major disaster in the local area?"

"what?!"

With a sudden shock, the subordinates immediately realized that this is indeed the case. If it was not for the purpose of avoiding disaster, who would fight for a painting?

Those wealthy merchants, could it be that the charlatans beside them had some kind of catastrophe? !

Not long after, many monster exorcisers from Daming Prefecture arrived at the state capital. The local "real people" walked in with serious expressions, and went straight to find the prefect of Daming Prefecture...

(End of this chapter)