fairy cage

Chapter 12
The charter woman is fat and has a loud voice. She shouts in the yard, which can be easily heard in the yard next door.

There was a flurry of jumps, and nearly ten people in the courtyard were awakened.

A dark and thin head protruded from the west window. After seeing Yu Lie, the other party's eyes lit up, showing the appearance of watching a show.

This person is Shan Daotong. He leaned against the window, shirtless, and shouted at Yu Lie with a smile: "Hey! This is Yu Lie who has returned home. Where did you go to have a good time recently? Share with my brothers share!"

Everyone in the room poked their heads out to watch the show, and some even moved out their stools to eat melon seeds at the door.

It's just that Zhengjiao hasn't appeared on the stage yet, and the big guys in the courtyard just watched with a smile, and few people stepped forward to talk to Yu Lie and the charter woman.

And Yu Lie stood in the yard, looking at the charter woman and the group of neighbors, he also laughed in his heart.

Except for the charter woman and her precious son, all the people living here are Taoist boys, and they belong to the same group as Yu Lie.

More than a year ago, when the big guys first came to Heishui Town, they all boasted that they had passed the Taoist test, and they were very reserved and decent.But after more than a year of hammering, they are no different from village women and peasant women. On weekdays, they pour urine buckets, grab latrines, eat and scold their mothers, and they all do it.

For Yu Lie, if he was faced with such a lively situation before taking the transformation, he might be embarrassed and angry.

But now that he has stepped into the path, Yu Lie just thinks that they are noisy and ridiculous when he faces this group of watching neighbors and yelling housewives.

But Yu Lie really has no money now, so he handed over to the charterer and said with a smile:

"Money is tight, the mother-in-law will give it a few days first, and then give it in the next few days."

When the charter woman heard Yu Lie's words, she immediately raised her eyebrows and shaved Yu Lie a few times. Then she took the chicken and came to a wing room and knocked on the door and shouted:
"Sister Pu, come out quickly! Big guy, you're still waiting for your concubine's food expenses!"

There was a loud bang on the door.

After a few rings, a female priest in a gray robe kicked the door and came out of the room.She has a medium face, but she has a slim figure, her legs are straight, and even in a loose Taoist robe, her curves are still faintly visible.

After the female Taoist came out, the idlers watching the theater in the courtyard didn't boo immediately, but lowered their laughter.

The female Taoist surnamed Pu Mingxing, with cold eyes, first glanced at Yu Lie next to her, then took out a few talisman money from her sleeve, and threw them to the charter woman.

The charter woman caught it, counted it and found that it was only ten coins, and was about to say that it was not enough for a month's food expenses, but she saw the impatient look on Pu Xing's face, and turned off the fire wisely.

The charter woman also quickly bowed down, the expression on her face changed, she arched her head, and said with a smile: "You're welcome! I'm really bothering Sister Pu, you rest, the mother-in-law will kill a chicken and simmer soup for my sister today! "

The female Taoist glanced at the charter woman, and was too lazy to say anything. She just frowned and said coldly to Yu Lie:

"Aren't you ashamed? Come in!"

After finishing speaking, the female Taoist gave a cold snort and walked into the wing.Facing this scene, Yu Lie also frowned, but he followed behind the other party as he said, and walked into the room.

Before Yu Lie entered the room, there was laughter and whistles in the yard:
"Look! Brother Yu is so lucky. When he has no money, his wife will take care of him."

"It means that someone is in charge, so Brother Yu can lie in the yard for a year without having to go out and work desperately!"

While killing chickens in the yard, the charter woman laughed and scolded the tenants of the yard:
"Every poor ghost, you have the nerve to laugh at brother Yu! If you have the ability, you can also find a good concubine! Those who delay money and arrears every day, a bunch of things without assholes!"

Shan Daotong replied loudly: "Charter, how do you know we don't have assholes, but you peeked at me and waited? Then you know Brother Yu's ass is not white? Hahaha!"

Vulgar and vulgar laughter and cursing echoed one after another in the courtyard.

After hearing this, Yu Lie and Pu Xing in the side room frowned, and their expressions were a little uneasy.

But it was like this all year round in the courtyard, laughing and scolding each other, calling father and mother insulting, it was disrespectful, the two of them stayed long enough, and they were used to it.

In addition, although the shanty town is chaotic, it is still in the town, it is managed by someone, and the people who live there are mixed, so it cannot be easily messed up.

So whether it was Yu Lie or Pu Xing, they just took the vulgar voices outside the house as nothing and ignored them.It's just that Yu Lie listened, and the idea of ​​moving out in his heart became even more serious.

Yu Lie hadn't brought up this idea yet, and the female Taoist in front of her also scolded in a low voice: "I can't stand this broken place, so move out sooner or later!"

Pu Xing raised her head and found Yu Lie staring at her, so she frowned and said, "If you haven't come home for more than ten days, I thought you died outside. Now that you're back, let's wash the clothes in the corner first!"

After finishing speaking, she walked onto the bed barefoot on her own, and opened her posture, ready to continue practicing the Daoyin technique.

The renter called her just now, and the reason why she didn't open the door immediately was because she was practicing kung fu, and her body was still sweaty and a little wet.

Yu Lie followed Pu Xing's words and looked towards the corner of the wall, and he saw a pile of changed Taoist robes and practice robes, many of which were already torn, with dried sweat and blood stains, and faintly smelly.

Looking at the pile of stinky clothes, Yu Lie finally couldn't help laughing.

His smile disturbed the female Taoist next to him. The female Taoist hadn't started practicing yet, so she glanced at Yu Lie unhappily, but after thinking about it, she ordered: "Forget it, wash up later, I'd better come up first and help me keep my muscles and bones in good shape." .”

Daoyin technique is a method used to refine the shape of the Taoist realm. It is mainly used to polish the body. In addition to exercise, it can also be assisted by massage, acupuncture and other methods, which can better help the Taoist to strengthen his body.

While talking, Pu Xing casually lifted off her Taoist robe.She didn't care about Yu Lie next to her, Yu Lie was just a tool for her.

This person first threw the Taoist robe on Yu Lie's body, exposing his back, and then lay down on the wooden bed in the wing room, covered in sweat.

But when Yu Lie came back today, he didn't continue to wash the other party's clothes and press the body. He shook the woman's Taoist robe, hung it aside casually, and sat on the chair by himself.

Yu Lie said, "I came back today because I have something to talk about."

"This place is not suitable for long-term living, I plan to move out of this yard,"

Seeing that Yu Lie hadn't gone to bed, the female Taoist was disgusted with Yu Lie's slowness, but when she heard Yu Lie say this, she was stunned.

Pu Xing turned her head and squinted at Yu Lie.She withdrew her gaze, and just replied contemptuously: "According to you? You said it lightly, as if someone is willing to stay here."

"Eating, doing exercises and studying the Fa, which one doesn't cost money? Now that I'm a second incarnation, I still can only live in this ghost place. And you don't even dare to go to work, and you can't afford the food expenses. What qualifications do you have to say?" This?"

Yu Lie is no longer the original "Brother Yu", and he has confidence in his heart, but he is too lazy to talk to the other party, let alone dragging, so he just shook his head, stood up and said:

"I'm not talking to you, I'm just telling you." After speaking, he rummaged through his things in the room by himself.

In fact, there are not many things left in the room, pots, pans and the like are all shared, and he will not take them away.Yu Lie mainly wanted to sort out his practice notes, so that he could not miss them. These were all his painstaking efforts for more than a year.

The Taoist woman Pu Xing may have seen Yu Lie's attitude for the first time, her face showed surprise, feeling that Yu Lie in front of her was a little strange, so she didn't make a sound for a while.

After she realized it, Pu Xing saw that Yu Liezhen was packing up her things, and she was still packing up the most important books and documents. Her brows were wrinkled, as if she had thought of something.

By the way, what the charter woman and the others said is actually not wrong, the relationship between Yu Lie and the female Taoist in front of him is either other than a "concubine"!
It's just that in Yu Lie's opinion, this situation should be called a roommate.After all, everyone is a cultivator, so how can they be called concubines?
In the more than a year since he came to Heishui Town, Yu Lie had been with the female Taoist in front of him day and night, living together in this small wing room.

However, although they live together as a partner, in fact, all the chores in the house and yard are outsourced to Yu Lie.On weekdays, Yu Lie had to serve tea and water to the "concubine" and assist her in cultivation, almost like a foster husband.

In addition, Yu Lie hibernated for more than a year for the sake of Taoism. During this period, he did not do any formal work, which made people in the yard laugh at him, thinking that he was a shameless man who was raised and abandoned.

In fact, at most, Yu Lie was taking shelter of Pu Xing, using him as a backer, exchanging coolies for stability, and avoiding some troubles in the town.

In addition, it is self-responsible for profits and losses, and neither owes the other.

Today's Yu Lie is no longer what it used to be, and naturally he will no longer deal with tiring doglegs.He has long been unable to live this kind of life, and has been looking forward to a one-size-fits-all clean.

Not long after, Yu Lie packed up his things. He picked up a book case, and after cupping his hands towards the other party, he strode out of the house with a little joy in his footsteps.

The female Taoist finally couldn't stand on her stomach anymore, she jumped up with bare legs, and shouted coldly: "Stop!"

Yu Lie ignored it.

"You dare to leave?! Come back!" The female Taoist's nature was exposed, her voice was sharp and piercing, like a wild cat in heat.

The people in the yard heard it all at once, and they all kept their voices down and pricked up their ears to listen.

But Yu Lie heard the cry from behind, still didn't stop at all, opened the door and went outside.

As soon as he came to the yard, the big guy who was already watching the excitement became even more excited, and he took a quick look at Yu Lie.

Yu Lie couldn't be in a better mood when faced with the oddballs and loafers in the yard.He just glanced at everyone, cupped his hands, and continued to walk towards the gate of the courtyard.

At this time, the female priest in the wing room had already rushed out of the room.She didn't even fasten the belt on her upper body, her face was gloomy, and she just wrapped her body tightly.

Such a scene made the spectators in the yard even more excited, and they clicked their tongues:

"Take it easy, you two, there are still children in the yard."

Some people who were afraid of Pu Xing couldn't help but sneered secretly: "How decent is this, everyone is a serious Taoist priest!"

Pu Xing stood in front of the door, she looked at Yu Lie with hatred, she wanted to swear a lot of words in her stomach, but suddenly she was stared at by pairs of eyes in the courtyard, and heard high or low laughter, Pu Xing's complexion couldn't hold back.

She suppressed her anger, and just cursed in a low voice: "You dog, come back quickly! I have something to tell you!"

Yu Lie, who was on the opposite side, had already reached the gate of the courtyard. There was puddles of water in front of the gate, and his feet were making splashing noises.

Feeling the watching eyes of the people behind him and Pu Xing's cry, Yu Lie finally paused and turned around.

He faced the people in the courtyard, and saw faces of joy, joy, or disdain, as well as Pu Xing's resentful expression.

Yu Lie couldn't help laughing. He stood up tall, swung his sleeves, and said to the female priest:

"The road is long, and the music is over. I hope Fellow Daoist Pu will cherish it. I will remember the help of counting money today."

He looked at the other people in the yard, and said, "Everyone, let's just say goodbye."

After the words were finished, Yu Lie gave a slap in the face, and then walked out of the gate of the courtyard without looking back.

At the moment he stepped out, there happened to be water mist from the river, and it flowed along the street.

The mist entered every doorway, poured into the courtyard, tumbling and squirming, Yu Lie's body stepped into it, swayed and disappeared into the mist, like a mountain ghost expelling an immortal.

A group of people in the courtyard were a little dazed looking at the scene in front of them. They seemed to have never seen Yu Lie so tough and agile.

Pu Xing was also stunned in place. She felt that Yu Lie was strange again, and her heart was empty, but she even felt a sense of resentment for being betrayed.

She gritted her teeth with hatred in her eyes, her teeth were clenched and the corners of her mouth were stiff.

On the other side, everyone in the yard realized that it was Yu Lie and Pu Xing who broke up, and the former left the yard directly.

Among the spectators who were originally smiling, some of them were stunned, and some of them enjoyed watching the play even more happily.

The charter woman was taken aback, and even ran to Pu Xing's side in a hurry.She rubbed her hands and asked Pu Xing: "I am so surprised by the mother-in-law. Brother Yu just came back...but he really left and won't come back?!"

"Then a new guest will be settled in this yard!" The charter woman's face was wrinkled with a smile,
There is a certain number of people that the courtyard can accommodate. Yu Lie abandons the house and leaves, and the charterer can recruit a new tenant and earn another settling fee.

And as long as Yu Lie survives, the town will continue to pay her the three-year rent agreed upon by the town... There are a lot of tricks in it, and the renter is relying on these to raise herself and her son for nothing, which is more than the usual way Children need to be nourished.

When Pu Xing heard the charter woman's words, the expression on her face changed immediately.

She didn't want another roommate in the wing.The reason why she put Yu Lie in the wing and agreed to partner with Yu Lie was because she liked Yu Lie's good looks and easy handling.Even without Yu Lie, she has to get along with other people.

She would not be happy to change someone now, anyway, Yu Lie is not dead!

So Pu Xing turned to the charter woman and said forcefully: "You're not dead yet, so you want to vacate the place? Pooh, you think so far!"

She said contemptuously: "The dog will come back naturally when it is hungry, and we have to keep the land." Then she slammed the door hard and entered the wing.

The charter woman froze in place after being choked by Pu Xing.

She was usually a little afraid of Pu Xing, but now she has no reason to stand at the door of Pu Xing's room, cursing secretly: "Son of a bitch! It's your concubine who doesn't want you anymore. Why are you angry with me? !"

The charter woman then wailed in a false voice: "Oh! Now there is one less person, and if we don't pay the money, what are we going to do with our mothers! You have no conscience."

There was a lot of laughter in the yard, and the others were sarcasm and sarcasm, watching the theater and talking about it in full swing.

Pu Xing, who was in the room, heard that her resentment towards Yu Lie deepened.She didn't think that she was wrong at all, but felt that Yu Lie's sudden return and sudden departure were all here to play tricks on her, which made her secretly hate her.

In fact, when the Taoist boys from Heishui Town arrived here for the first time, their survival was difficult, and it was common for them to join hands with each other.If Pu Xing hadn't been sharing chores because she had a spare, her life would have been several times worse than it is now.

For more than a year, Pu Xing has been treating Yu Lie as a tool, and she has no wages. Today, the "ten money good fortune" happened.

And when there are more people living together, it is more common for houses to collapse and separate families.

Because it is so common, the people in the yard are used to it, maybe tomorrow it will be themselves.

So everyone had fun for a while, and then went back to their respective houses, closed the door, rested, practiced and continued to do little things.

Only the charter woman was killing chickens, while still thinking about how she could find a "new concubine" for Pu Xing, earn some money, and how to respond to Pu Xing.

The charter woman dare not choke in person, but she has a lot of tricks behind her back.

(End of this chapter)