Chapter 18: The Pill

“Can you see it clearly? The golden jar!” The old man Jiang snorted, turned around and left. The village chief had witnessed the contents of the jar, and with the torture of agoraphobia, where would he dare to stay here any longer? He quickly followed the old man Jiang. I sighed and thought that Lao Du was really a bit hateful. But when I thought of what happened to my second sister back then, I couldn’t help but think, if something like this happened to my family, and one of my three siblings was a fool, what would my parents do?

Thinking about this, my original heart full of accusations against Lao Du also faded, and I followed the old man Jiang. I knew that not only was I the only one who felt this way, my cheap master must also have had a heart of compassion. After all, if he had deliberately made things difficult for Guo Er and Lao Du, they would already be in jail.

Just as we were about to step out the door, a somewhat dazed voice sounded behind us: “Old man, I’m hungry, I’m hungry.”

I turned my head in shock. The voice was clearly deep and strong, and it was already that of an adult man, but the tone was so naive that if it wasn’t meant to be funny, it would really be a sad thing.

What I saw was a somewhat fat adult man, but he was clean and tidy, and he had a silly smile on his face. Could this be Lao Du’s silly son?

“Old man, my stomach hurts, I’m hungry.” The man looked at me and laughed foolishly, then turned to beg Lao Du.

I glanced at Lao Du and saw him take out a handkerchief and wipe the drool from the corners of his son’s mouth. He said softly, “I’ll go get something to eat later.”

I don’t know if it was my illusion, but I clearly saw that Lao Du’s eyes were a bit red, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have deepened a bit.

Two heavy sighs sounded in my ears at the same time.

“The one in Guo Er’s stomach is an adult worm, and it will attack quickly. But your son is also about to attack. Bring him to XX’s house tomorrow. I’m going to treat the worms for the villagers there. Greedy, you and your son are both full of worms.”

It was my master. After he finished speaking, he turned and left. I felt a little warmth in my heart. This matter was Du’s fault, but my master still helped them. This should be the soft spot in my master’s heart, right?

“Don’t you thank Master Jiang yet?” The village chief said to Lao Du, a little impatient.

But Lao Du just stared blankly at the back of my master’s figure, two tears rolled down his throat, and he couldn’t say a word.

That night, a dim light illuminated the entire room. Old Jiang looked serious, and his forehead was covered with sweat, which showed that he was very tired.

I could not help him, so I kept mixing the cinnabar water for him and handing him the paper charms.

As for Huijue, he was boiling several herbs. He said that he had to boil the herbs until they were soft, then mix them with honey, add the talisman ash, and knead them into pills.

After writing 50 talismans, the old man was almost exhausted. I quickly helped him sit down and he took a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat. Then he said to me, “Go burn these talismans and take the ash to Huijue.”

I had a lot of questions, but at this time I didn’t want to tire my master too much, so I promised and went to do what he had asked.

It was not until the middle of the night that we were finally finished. The result was a table full of thirty-odd pills that were just about to dry.

My master and I could rest, but Huijue was staring at the pills and muttering some unknown sutra. I was very curious about what Huijue was doing, but before I could ask, my master said, “Those aren’t ordinary bugs, they’re the young of hungry ghosts in this world. These pills are made from several herbs with strong positive properties and two with exorcism effects. . I wrote a kind of exorcism charm. Under normal circumstances, if you burn the charm and drink it with water, it will already have an effect. But this hungry ghost worm is extraordinary. That’s it. We are still not at ease. The Buddhist mind power is very powerful. Huijue is a monk, and the power of a monk attached to the pill will have a better effect.

I nodded and glanced at the old man Huijue. He was still solemnly reciting scriptures.

After about an hour, Huijue stopped praying and stood up. I saw that he was also looking weak, with sweat all over his head and back. For the first time, I wanted to respectfully hand Huijue a handkerchief, but when he stood up, he swung his fist and jumped at the old man!

Yes, I didn’t see it wrong, he jumped over. I guess even running would be too slow for him!

“Jiang Lichun, you are a fool (silly person), you have been unlucky for eight lifetimes before I met you! What is reluctant? I am a high monk, I am a real high monk.”

Old Jiang was also stunned by this scene. He was punched in the shoulder by Huijue, and he was also angry. He stood up and fought with Huijue: “Huijue, you son of a bitch, you say you are a high monk, but I am giving you face. If you want to claw (what do you want), I will beat you to death.”

I looked at this scene helplessly, thinking to myself, “Should I pretend I didn’t see it?” Or “should I pretend I didn’t see it?”

But I didn’t expect them to turn and look at me at the same time.

“Go do your homework, why are you still sitting here?”

“Go study, go study, if you don’t study, you’re going to end up like your master, a fool!”

I sighed heavily, turned around and left the house. It was better to practice the Five Animal Play outside than to watch these two old men act like idiots.

The next day, the townspeople were informed through the loudspeaker that a town meeting would be held in the afternoon, and that everyone must attend!

In the countryside, important decisions are usually announced through loudspeakers. After all, the villagers live far away, and loudspeakers are indispensable.

The meeting was held at 3:00 p.m. to the surprise of the villagers, the meeting was presided over by the village secretary, a big shot.

The so-called township is just a bigger village, but the township government is here. They also have their own village chief, and it is rare for the township cadres to personally preside over the meeting.

So, this means that there is something important to announce, and people are extra curious.

As the head of the village spoke, the crowd fell silent. After the usual official speech, the head of the village began to get to the point: “I believe everyone knows about Guo Jianjun’s family. We have invited experts from the city to investigate and find that a new strain of roundworm has appeared in our village. It is preliminarily estimated that it is spread through some unclean sewage.”

I was also listening to the excitement with Su Rou, and when I heard the head of the village say that, my eyes widened. Su Rou whispered to me, “Officials are really something. This hungry ghost worm was literally turned into a roundworm by him, and he even used experts.”

I didn’t know what to say. Anyway, it was the right decision. What else could he say to the people? Could it be that there are hungry ghosts wreaking havoc here? It’s no wonder that the people are panicking.

“Luckily, the larvae of this hungry ghost are worms. What if it were a spider?” Su Rou was a sharp-tongued man who dared to tease even the head of the township.

“What? We just invited an expert and said we found a mutant spider that likes to get into people’s stomachs.” I realized from this incident that it didn’t matter if its larval stage was a pig. The people trusted the upper class from the bottom of their hearts, and even more trusted the educated experts.

“Heh, Sanwa, I see you’re still a bit bad. You can think of this.” Su Rou laughed.

I glanced at him. The village chief was still talking on the stage, promoting the idea that everyone must pay attention to drinking water hygiene, and that you should boil water before drinking it.

Finally, the head of the township changed the subject and said with great sadness, “But many people in the village have already been infected with this disease. Our township has personally invited experts from the city to bring us special medicine. Because this kind of bug was not discovered in our township first, we are very lucky to have developed a special insect repellent. This medicine is free, and the township will pay for it. This is the spirit of holding on to doing practical things for everyone…”

The mayor’s words were interrupted by applause. Su Rou and I rolled our eyes at the same time, and we admired the officials at the same time.