Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

In autumn in Province G, it is hot during the day and cold at night.

At noon, even with the shade of the trees, Jingzhi and Lin Jiu were still sunburned along the way, and the water here was not drinkable.

After getting on the carriage, Jingzhi eagerly handed over his water bottle and said, "Have a sip?"

Lin Jiu looked at the word "Jing" on her bottle, his eyes flashing slightly, and he reached out to take it. Then, under Jingzhi's expectant eyes, he raised his neck, opened his thin lips, and then -

Pour water into your mouth without touching the rim of the cup.

"...Tsk, he's so different outside than at home." She muttered softly.

Circle the key point, she said [home].

Lin Jiu held a mouthful of water in his mouth, and before he swallowed it, two red clouds appeared on his face.

"Uncle Jiu, why are you getting married?" Shi Cheng, who was driving the coach, suddenly asked.

"puff!"

Lin Jiu turned into a spray bottle, and most of the water he spitted out splashed onto the curtain in front of him, while a small part of it went into his trachea, causing him to cough violently.

"Hey~" Jingzhi reached out to pat him on the back, poked his shoulder with the other hand, and asked in a low voice with a teasing look on his face:

"Master Lin, when are we going to get married~"

Lin Jiu sat upright, took out his handkerchief slowly, wiped the water stains on his lips, and then glanced at her.

She made it sound as if she had no part in the marriage.

Why isn't she shy?

Lin Jiu (the thin-skinned alien) can't understand her straightforward mentality at all.

He was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said, "Soon."

Answer Shicheng and also answer Jingzhi.

Shi Cheng just asked casually, and after getting the answer, he sighed and said he was so lucky, and that was all.

Jingzhi began to squint.

Soon?

Zhe Gu said that this is the most common phrase used by scumbag men to treat women perfunctorily.

When are you getting married? Soon.

When will the baby be born? Soon.

When to buy a house – soon.

Except for the fact that you can't go fast in bed, the other answers are all fast.

The ending is that I gained nothing, but lost my youth and love.

Tsk, he leaned towards her, so she leaned towards him too.

Jingzhi: (*???) (?︹? ) : Lin Jiu

Hey~ He blushes easily.

Her Ah Jiu is so innocent, he is not a scumbag!

Jingzhi held his face with both hands, pointed at his slightly open mouth, and kissed him (? 3?)...

Lin Jiu: From (′?_?`) to (′? ? ?`)

Jingzhi: He is so adorable...I can't stand it!

She wanted to kiss him again, but Lin Jiu coughed lightly and blocked her mouth with his palm.

He tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that had been turned up, bent down, wrapped the two bats on the floor of the carriage with rags and put them away.

"What do you want this for? Isn't it poisonous?"

Lin Jiu didn't dare to look at her at all now. He stared at the wet curtain in front of him and explained softly:

"Find the murderer. This thing must have left its scent after passing through his hands."

Jingzhi looked at the small bag of bats thoughtfully. After a while, he lifted the curtain a little and asked Shi Cheng outside:

"Have you seen any strangers in your village recently?"

Shi Cheng slightly pulled the reins in his hand, and only after he had quietly slowed down a bit did he frown and think.

"Probably... not. I've been studying my fish these past few days. The fish pond is not far from the village entrance. If a stranger comes, my Dahei will bark even if I can't see him."

Jingzhi thought of the dog, and the corners of his mouth twitched. "Didn't you say it would bark at anyone who passed by? Then how can you be sure if it barks at strangers or acquaintances?"

"...That's right." Shi Cheng scratched his head. "But I really haven't seen him before. If we're talking about strangers, it's my cousin who took an order from the Ren family these two days and couldn't make it back to Maoshan in time, so he came back to the village to stay for two days."

Suddenly, he turned around and stretched out a finger, his eyes full of wisdom.

"That's right! That dog didn't even bark when it saw my cousin's apprentice. Isn't that amazing?"

Jingzhi and Lin Jiu turned their heads and looked at each other at the same time.

"……Yeah?"

Jingzhi: There is something fishy.

Lin Jiu seemed to suddenly think of something, and his face gradually darkened.

Shi Cheng looked back at the road conditions and saw that he had reached the official road. He then turned around and began to talk non-stop:

"It's true. When Dahei was still alive, I thought he was seeing them for the first time and felt they looked unfamiliar, so he was mean to them.

As a result, one time, my uncle went out alone and passed by my house, Dahei was still barking. But when his apprentice passed by behind him, Dahei didn't even howl.

Jingzhi: "What about now?"

Shi Cheng shrugged: "It's brain is not working anymore. It howls at everyone it sees, even if there's no one around.

This morning when I went out, it bit a chicken to death. I think it has gone completely crazy.

"...What are you going to do with it?" she asked.

Shi Cheng's eyebrows, which had been raised all the time, gradually drooped. "I've raised it for five years. The villagers were afraid it would hurt people and wanted to kill it, but I, I really couldn't bear to..."

Jingzhi asked Lin Jiu in a low voice: "Is this dog infected with corpse poison?"

Lin Jiu was not very sure either. He paused for a moment before slowly saying:

"Some of the symptoms are similar, but if you're infected with corpse poison, your eyes won't turn red. Tomorrow we'll find a good spot to dig a well and stop by to take a look."

Jingzhi: "Okay."

The sounds of crowds and hawkers gradually came from the front.

Lin Jiu lifted the curtain and took a look outside.

"Okay, just get to the town entrance. Sorry for the trip."

Shi Cheng waved his hand. "It's no trouble, no trouble. I'll pick you up at the charity cemetery tomorrow morning. I'll have to trouble Uncle Jiu for this matter."

Lin Jiu nodded, picked up the small bag, and led Jingxia into the town.

"Ajiu..." She seemed to be hesitant to speak.

After all, the person this clue points to is his senior brother. How should she say it so as not to hurt the feelings of their fellow apprentices, even though they don't seem to have much affection for each other.

She turned her head slightly and glanced at his expression.

It's over, my face is completely black.

She squeezed his hand gently, and after reciting her thoughts several times in her mind, she cleared her throat and said:

"you--"

Lin Jiu raised his hand and said, "I know what you want to say. Buy something and go back. I have something to do."

Jingzhi pursed her lips, held his hand tightly, and was somewhat hesitant to talk to him at this time.

Walking from the beginning to the end of the street, Lin Jiu kept silent with a gloomy face and his brows were tightly furrowed into the shape of a "川" character.

Everyone says he is old-fashioned, but they don't know that his senior brother is the spokesperson for the word "order".

Black is black, white is white.

In his heart, there is never any vague gray area.

He didn't believe that Shi Jian would use their natural enemy to take revenge on him...

Jingzhi watched him walk into a store.

Looking at the two paper figures standing in front of the door and smiling at her, she suddenly became confused.

I raised my foot and followed him in.

Most of the things that can be found in the charity cemetery are within reach.

"You want to buy these? Can't you make them?" she asked.

Lin Jiu walked around the pile of paper figurines and stopped at a wooden cabinet at the far end, which was filled with clay sculptures. He picked up a statue of the Third Prince and examined it carefully. "No one is perfect, and I can't do everything either."

Uncle Qing, who was carefully drawing the statue of the deity, heard the voice and looked up, "Oh, it's Ah Jiu."

Lin Jiu bowed slightly, "Hello Uncle Qing, I came to buy something."

There are very few people who can make Lin Jiu bend down.

Uncle Qing is 65 years old this year and is a Taoist priest.

He has run this shop for more than 40 years. His skills may not be as high as Lin Jiu's, but he can make many more things than Lin Jiu.

Uncle Qing adjusted his glasses, his eyes focused on what he was holding, and he understood instantly, "You want the Five Battalion Divine Generals? I just made a set, and the one above is getting dusty. I'll get you a new one."

Lin Jiu put the statue of the Third Prince back and said, "Thank you. Thank you for your trouble."

Jingzhi leaned in closer to examine the various statues on the shelf, large and small, which looked like folk art, and asked with some confusion:

"Ajiu, what are you buying these for?"

Before Lin Jiu could answer, Uncle Qing came out with a wooden box and answered her with a smile:

"There are five battalions of divine generals, divided into the east, south, west, north and center, one battalion each. They are General Zhang Jiqing, General Xiao Qiming, General Liu Wuxiu, General Lian Zhonggong, and the Marshal Li Nezha that Ah Jiu just held in his hand."

Just as he was about to talk about how to use it, he frowned slightly and turned to ask Lin Jiu, "Ah Jiu, is the town in turmoil again?"

Lin Jiu shook his head, took the wooden box, said thank you, gave him the money, and then explained to him:

"The feng shui of Shijia Village has been destroyed."

Jingzhi walked over, tugged at Lin Jiu's sleeve, and asked curiously, "What are the functions of these five statues?"

She took the box from Lin Jiu's hand, opened it and saw that there were not only five small statues inside, but also several flags. It turned out that this was a set?

Uncle Qing took the money, slowly sat back in his seat, picked up the tracing pen, but did not put pen to the sculpture.

"Exorcising demons and protecting the peace of the area, young lady, have you ever seen this?"

Jingzhi closed the lid of the wooden box and smiled at him generously, "I'm still learning. You will understand everything in the future."

Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. After all, Ajiu is a Taoist priest, so how can she not learn more?

Uncle Qing said "oh" and turned to ask Lin Jiu: "Your apprentice?"

Lin Jiu smiled shyly, took the box, but held Jingzhi's right hand tightly with his left hand, "No, she is my fiancée."

Uncle Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Jingzhi twice more. She had clear eyebrows and eyes, and was graceful and elegant. She was a good girl.

He smiled and said, "When you get married, remember to invite me to the wedding banquet."

Lin Jiu tightened his grip, "Sure."

As soon as Jingzhi stepped out of Uncle Qing's shop, he saw a few people pushing and shoving in front of him on the left.

Looking closely, it was Qiu Sheng and Wencai who had disappeared for the whole morning.

Seeing that they were about to fight with the two men, Lin Jiu took Jingzhi's hand and walked over quickly.

"What's going on?" Lin Jiu's voice was filled with anger.

He looked up at the sign of the store - [Yihongyuan].

Inside the half-open courtyard door, there were girls leaning against the red pillars and yawning, obviously they had just woken up.

You little bastard, tell them to come out and look for the body, and they found the brothel!

"Master, please listen to my explanation!" Qiu Sheng held the black jar tightly in his hand, a little flustered.

Seeing the two thugs behind them slowly approaching with maces and thick sticks waving in their hands, Jingzhi quickly pulled them away from here.

"Go ahead, go ahead. We shouldn't stay here for long. If you don't explain clearly this time, I'll beat your ass!"