I am doing meritorious deeds in Liaozhai

Chapter 11
Song Yushan touched his nose, put it down first, and then "invited" it out with a "gentle" way: "Okay, you pass the test temporarily."

At night, there was thunder and thunder, and the wind and rain were blowing. Lying on the bed, Song Yushan thought about the big white goose at home for the first time.

The mother-in-law said that most of the monsters have the wildness of their own bodies, and they don't understand human nature. This big white goose is originally domesticated, and it probably won't go anywhere wild.

A mortal monster whose body is a goose does not pose any threat to her, and it is a goose left by her father, so she can try to raise it.

And there is a demon guarding the door at home, so she doesn't have to worry about thieves at home when she goes out in the future.

Even if the big white goose can't beat it, it can still remember the appearance of a thief.

When the rain stopped, I took the big white goose to my mother-in-law to see. If it was really a mortal monster who had only enlightened for three years, I would leave it to look after the house.

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On the second day, the rain fell softly and continuously.

My father always said that on such a day, warming a pot of hot tea, listening to the rain, and reading a book are the most meditation.

For this purpose, a good place to watch the rain and drink tea by the window is specially set up on the attic of the bookstore.

Today, she is the only one sitting here.

Song Yushan propped his chin, stared at the rain curtain for a while, then opened the "Astronomical Phenomena" in his hand, and began to study it carefully.

As soon as she read it, she was immersed in it, and she didn't close the book until the lunch sent by Fu Manzhai arrived.

As my father said, at this time, here, is the most meditation.

After lunch, the rain gradually increased, and it was time to close the shop.

Song Yushan leaned forward and took off the fork of the attic window, ready to close the window.

Then I saw a salesman in the street wearing a bamboo hat, wearing a coir raincoat, and carrying two large wooden boxes, walking quickly into the shop.

"Is Shopkeeper Song here? It's raining suddenly, can you allow the villain to take shelter here for a while and leave later."

Song Yushan locked the window and went down to the attic.

The peddler looked like a teenager, with dark skin, but a pair of cat eyes that were very agile, and he was tightly wrapped up.

He stood at the door of the shop, he didn't dare to let go of his burden without the owner's permission, he looked like an unfamiliar face.

However, the peddler travels from place to place, with great mobility and great danger. He often doesn't show up again without knowing it. I don't know if he changed his career or disappeared in the mountains. The next time the peddler will be a new face again.

The peddler called Shopkeeper Song before he saw anyone, obviously it was not the first time he came here, the Shopkeeper Song he was talking about should be his father.

It was not long before she took over the bookstore, and regular customers often called her Miss Song or Shopkeeper Xiao Song.

Thinking of his father, Song Yushan's heart softened a little, and it's okay to close the store later today: "Please go ahead."

"You...you are Miss Song?" The shopkeeper seemed even more embarrassed when he saw her, and looked behind her.

"Exactly, my father has passed away, and now I am in charge of the bookstore." Song Yushan said.

"Ah? Immortal death?" The shopkeeper's eyes widened, but after a while, mist filled up.

This made Song Yushan a little at a loss, and quickly comforted him: "My father went peacefully, and according to his last wish, there is no need to be sad. Please come in and sit in the shop and have a bowl of hot tea. The rain may last for a while I'm afraid it won't stop for a while."

The salesman seemed to be moved, but he insisted not to enter the store, fearing that the rain on his body would wet the books in the store.

Song Yushan moved a stool for him and went to pour him tea.

The shopkeeper carefully placed the cargo box by the door, and deliberately put it on the side so as not to block the way, and he sat next to the cargo box.

One person, two boxes, tightly packed together, as if taking up less space would give more sense of security.

The top of the box was covered with oiled paper, and there was a small opening on the side, but it was completely impossible to see what was being sold.

Song Yushan took the tea bowl, and just about to pour tea for him, he heard a voice eagerly said: "Can I put a small piece of sugar instead of tea?"

She raised her eyebrows and saw that this shopkeeper was not as timid as she thought.

I dare not enter the store to shelter from the rain, but I dare to ask for sugar water.

There are tea farmers around Fushui County, rough tea is easy to get, but sugar is rare, ordinary people are reluctant to eat it.

Sugar water is much more precious than tea in Fushui County.

"can."

Song Yushan still turned around and went to get the sugar bowl, and put a piece of rock sugar in it, not for anything else, but because he was an old acquaintance of his father, and he was sad for a moment when he heard the news of his father's departure.

The sugar water was served, and the young salesman drank it in small sips, his brows stretched out, and it seemed that she no longer had the cringe she had before.

It seems that he really likes to drink sugar water.

Song Yushan was sitting at the counter watching him, and suddenly saw the oilcloth covering the cargo box move, and then remembered, he didn't know what he was selling!
The tarpaulin shook out of thin air, could it be that it was selling some living thing?
She wanted to know, so she asked.

The shopkeeper was obviously frightened by her question, and stammered, "I don't sell live animals, I sell dishes."

As if he was afraid that she would not believe him, he patted the box and opened the oilcloth: "Look, they are all coarse porcelain dishes, made by the village themselves, and I will pick out the more and sell them."

Song Yushan looked at the top shelf of the box, it was indeed all bowls and dishes, although it was only coarse porcelain and the firing was crude, but the shape was very interesting.

She came over and picked up a stack of three small bowls tied up with straw rope: "This small cat's claw bowl is quite interesting, how much is it?"

"Twenty cents each," said the salesman. "The cat's claws on the wall of this bowl are printed by the most beautiful cat in the village! Each one is unique!"

"It's really unique," Song Yushan nodded, "One for ten, I want all three!"

On the market, a rough porcelain bowl of this size costs ten cents a piece, this one has cat's claws, and each one is round and casual, which is truly unique.

She looked interesting and bought it to play with, but she wasn't being taken advantage of!
This bowl reminded her that her father had indeed bought a plate of a similar style.

"At least fifteen cash!" said the salesman.

"Okay, deal." Song Yushan gave him 45 Wen. Twenty Wen is expensive. If she bought it, she would be taken advantage of, but she also wanted to accumulate virtue, so [-] Wen was fine.

After the salesman got the money and gave her the bowl, he still couldn't react. The bargaining ended too quickly, which was a bit different from what he thought.

But old shopkeeper Song has gone, and Ms. Song is the same, and she is even more generous. She bought three bowls at once. This time, it was not in vain.

He finished drinking the sugar water and sold another bowl. It's time to go: "Miss Song, thank you for your hospitality. There will be new products next time. I'll come again."

After speaking, he picked up the burden, rushed into the rain, and disappeared on the corner of the street in a blink of an eye.

Song Yushan looked at the pouring rain outside, and wondered if he had failed in accumulating virtue and was cheated instead.

Otherwise, how could he walk so fast, it seemed like he was running away.

But he also said that he would come again next time, so it didn't look like a deceitful one-shot deal.

Weird!

(End of this chapter)