From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 6: Standing Chopsticks
Carpenter Xu moved a chair over and sat down at the door of the main room.

With an unfathomable look, he looked at Jiang Yao in front of him and said, "Helping people get rid of disasters and solve problems is a good deed, not about money."

"You can give as much or as little as you want, but it depends on your heart. After all, this money is not for me, it is for the master."

"If the master is satisfied, he will naturally help you settle this matter."

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Carpenter Xu's words were quite beautiful.

If the scene of him rubbing his fingers as if he was counting money had not been in Jiang Yao's mind, Jiang Yao might not have believed what he just said.

After all, at this moment, Carpenter Xu, who was sitting upright on the chair, looked serious and like a master, except for the sour smell on his body.

"Master Xu, you are compassionate and kind-hearted. People in the surrounding villages all give you a thumbs up when they mention you."

Although he sneered at this in his heart, Jiang Yao's face remained sunny. He followed closely and complimented him at the right time.

At the same time, he felt a little relieved.

After hearing the news about Carpenter Xu from Tong Gang, he rushed here as soon as possible. In fact, his real purpose was to come here to explore the way first.

After figuring out the rules of Carpenter Xu's place and knowing his charges, he went back and collected enough money before coming back here.

But now, after hearing what Carpenter Xu said about following his heart, Jiang Yao felt a lot more relieved.

After all, sixty cents was a little less, but it was all he had.

He gave all he had to ask Carpenter Xu for help. In terms of kindness, could the other guys who came to him compare to Jiang Yao?

"It's good to know the rules. I'm sure the person who directed you to come here has told you about this. You must have made some preparations before coming here."

I don't know what he imagined, but Carpenter Xu nodded with satisfaction. There seemed to be a little more intimacy in the look he gave Jiang Yao.

His attitude made Jiang Yao a little confused.

Just now, he just complimented Carpenter Xu and said that he was kind-hearted.

Other than that, it seems like I didn’t say anything at all, okay?
"Young man, please sit down for a while. It's still early. I will start to help you exorcise the evil spirits after the sun sets."

Before Jiang Yao could speak, Carpenter Xu stood up.

After looking at the sky outside, he greeted Jiang Yao and went back to the bedroom next door.

I don’t know whether he was busy with something or just continued to sleep soundly.

He is a somewhat moody person, and is known for his weird temper.

Jiang Yao already had some general understanding of this from Tong Gang.

Jiang Yao rode more than ten or twenty kilometers to come here to ask Carpenter Xu for help. He didn't care what kind of person this person was, as long as this person was really capable and could solve the trouble he had.

If it were any other family, the owner would definitely feel uneasy if a stranger stayed in their home.

But Carpenter Xu's place is so small that if a thief comes in, he will probably leave empty-handed.

He went to the bedroom next door and took a deep sleep, leaving Jiang Yao alone in the main room, which seemed to be completely normal.

It is now around four or five in the afternoon. In this season, it gets dark late, and dusk does not completely fall until around seven o'clock.

Jiang Yao had nothing to do here for a while and felt extremely bored.

"I went to the room, but Carpenter Xu still hasn't come out. Could he really be asleep?"

"What about dinner? How is he going to solve the problem? Could it be that he is fasting? He even saves on dinner?"

"I have to wait until night to help him perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits. After leaving him, it takes me more than an hour to ride my bike back home." "If the evil spirits in my body can be successfully removed, then it's fine. Otherwise, it's really dangerous for me to ride my bike at night."

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All sorts of thoughts kept popping up in Jiang Yao's mind.

Time passed little by little, and before we knew it, the sky outside finally began to darken.

At around eight o'clock, the limping Carpenter Xu finally came out of the bedroom and appeared in front of Jiang Yao again.

It was a little dark in the main room, and people were blurry.

I don’t know if there was a power outage tonight or if the electricity supply to Carpenter Xu’s place had been cut off because he had been in arrears for a long time.

Before, Jiang Yao was ready to turn on the light, but even though there was an electric light in the room, it just wouldn't turn on.

"You have great patience, young man!"

Carpenter Xu was holding a candle in his hand, and when he walked into the main room, he had already lit the candle.

"It's almost time. Don't be in a hurry. Sit down at the table first."

"Once I have prepared something, I will immediately start to help you exorcise the evil spirits."

Pointing to the greasy table in the main room, Carpenter Xu greeted Jiang Yao.

"Yeah!" Jiang Yao nodded.

After he sat down, Carpenter Xu held the candle and left for a while.

When he came back again, he had three chopsticks and a porcelain bowl filled with half a bowl of water in his hand.

"When I first saw you, I felt something was wrong with you. There seemed to be some evil spirit lingering on you."

"But it was still light at that time, so I couldn't quite tell what you had encountered."

He walked slowly to the table and stood opposite where Jiang Yao was sitting.

After placing the candle steadily, Carpenter Xu placed the porcelain bowl filled with water in front of Jiang Yao, but the three chopsticks were still in his hand.

"Is it starting now? Master Xu? Do you need me to do anything?"

Jiang Yao was obviously curious about Carpenter Xu's behavior. He opened his mouth tentatively and asked.

"What can you do? Just sit quietly!" Carpenter Xu responded casually, then put his hands together and held the three chopsticks in his palms.

Turning around, he bowed in the direction of the shrine at the front of the main hall.

Afterwards, he turned back and began to chant, "Borrow a breath of fresh air, transform it into true yang to expel all evil."

As soon as he finished speaking, he dipped the chopsticks in his hand into some water from the bowl, then placed them at the bottom of the bowl with the small end facing downwards.

It's strange to say, although his movements were very casual, after he put down the chopsticks, they stood upright and didn't fall down at all.

At this moment, Carpenter Xu looked very serious. He stared at the clear water in the bowl and the chopsticks standing in it without blinking.

After only a few breaths, he retracted his gaze and looked towards Jiang Yao: "If I'm not mistaken, the thing that entangled you came from the water."

"According to folklore, water veins can connect the Yin and Yang worlds, so wandering around rivers at night has always been prone to attracting some unclean things."

"Let's not talk about other places, just take Yuanjiang as an example. Every year, many lives are taken away."

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(End of this chapter)