Chapter 377 Chapter 1 The Half Immortal Farewell

When he was about to walk to the door of the house, a child who set off firecrackers held an incense stick and said to his grandfather, "Grandpa Ma, Grandpa Ma, a fairy went to your house just now." Grandpa bent down and asked kindly: "Have you seen a fairy?" The child nodded seriously, and said, "He is really a fairy. The clothes he wears are the clothes worn by a fairy, and the hat he wears is also a fairy hat." Grandpa smiled and said, "Oh, is there a mole growing on that fairy's nose? Is there a white hair growing on that mole?" Grandpa nodded his nose, and then measured the length.

The child pouted and asked cutely, "Grandpa Ma, do you know the gods in the sky? How do you know what the gods look like?" Grandpa touched the child's face, stood up straight, and thought to himself: "He came to look for me? Why did he come to me?" Grandpa later told me that at that time, he could not think of the person who had not seen him for many years. Friends will come to him suddenly, and it will be close to the Chinese New Year. The child relentlessly tugged at the corner of his grandfather's clothes and asked, "Grandpa Ma, how do you know the gods in the sky? Do the gods eat or sleep?"

Grandpa thought to himself, it would be an exaggeration to say that he is a god.But if he is said to be a half-immortal, it is still worthy of the name.He is very powerful in chanting spells to exorcise ghosts. In the place where he lives, he has the same reputation as his grandfather.However, Grandpa only helps people when the farm is slack, and he does these things full-time, and collects some fees from the helpers. He took part of the money he earned over the years to build a Taoist temple, and brought two lay disciples to live in it, as if he was a monk.And he himself is wearing a Taoist robe and a Taoist scarf.Paper folding fans and iron gossip are always on hand.And grandpa never took a penny from others, and felt embarrassed to pick up two cigarettes.When helping others, I never pay attention to what clothes to wear. When I go ashore from the paddy field, I can go to other people's houses to do it even if I am muddy.The props are peach branches or red cotton cloth, etc., and occasionally borrow peach wood swords or copper coins from other people's homes.

Grandpa said that he met him several times when he was young, and every time he met, he would laugh at his grandfather as "unprofessional" and a half-assed.But he was respectful and submissive to his grandpa.At that time, my grandfather had some friendship with his master and often walked around with each other.Since grandpa passed away, grandpa gradually lost contact with him.However, Grandpa often heard people say that there was a certain Taoist priest in a certain place, who was very good at exorcising ghosts by chanting mantras, and people who asked him for help often formed a long line in front of his Taoist temple.The two lay disciples were admitted to the Taoist temple when he was too busy.The so-and-so Taoist priest that other people get along with is him.

"Hehe, child, like a fairy, he needs to eat and sleep." Grandpa stroked the child's head. "Does the fairy want pocket money?" The child asked again. Grandpa was silent for a while, and then laughed loudly, "Of course the gods need pocket money." Children generally have the habit of breaking the casserole and asking the end. Grandpa hurriedly left the child and walked home. When I walked to the ground, I heard the voice of grandma talking to that person, and grandma's laughter from time to time.Since the person who came was a Taoist priest with extremely high morals, he would not be someone who came to trouble Grandpa for help, and Grandma would naturally not put on a dirty face for others to see.But the man said very little, looking outside while drinking tea.It may be that his eyesight is not very good. Grandpa has already walked to the ground, but the man is still looking out while perfunctory grandma.Those eyes rolled like mouse eyes, and the pupils were much smaller than ordinary people.This may be the reason for his poor eyesight.

Grandpa's eyes were about to get better. Seeing him sitting at the door, he quickly waved his hand and said hello: "Oh, I haven't seen you for many years! What kind of wind brought you to my house today?" When grandma saw grandpa came back, she smiled and said, "He has been waiting for you for a long time." The man stood up quickly, and greeted him: "Not long ago, I just came here for a while." But his eyes didn't have a fixed focus, and he glanced at the door blankly.It wasn't until Grandpa stepped over the gutter in front of the door that his eyes stopped aimlessly, and he smiled politely at Grandpa.

When my grandma talked to me about the visiting Taoist priest, she vividly imitated him looking for his grandfather not far away.I thought to myself, my eyesight is so poor that I can't even tell the difference between humans, how can I tell ghosts? Of course, Grandpa wouldn't think about his eyes and distinguishing ghosts, but he also had a knot in his heart: why did he come to me? "Please sit down, please sit down." Seeing him standing up, Grandpa quickly told him to sit down. The man patted the seven-star Taoist robe on his body, and helped the happy towel on his head, and then sat down.

"Yue Yun, how are you doing recently?" He asked about his grandfather's health first without talking about other things.This is not his previous style.Grandpa became even more suspicious. "Of course it's not as good as before, but it's still healthy." Since he didn't take the initiative to speak, Grandpa was too embarrassed to ask directly.Grandpa thought for a while and hinted, "What about you?" "Hey..." The man sighed and drank his tea sullenly. Seeing him sighing, grandma quickly asked, "Daoist Yang, why are you sighing? I heard that you are much better than our family Yue Yun! I heard that you have taken in two apprentices? No one in our family Yue Yun is willing to do it." What about his apprentice?"

Daoist Yang waved his hands, but remained silent. Grandma stopped immediately and looked at grandpa in bewilderment.Grandpa shook his head, saying that he didn't know why Daoist Yang came to him.Grandma picked up the teapot wisely and said, "The boiled water prepared at home is running out. I'll go to the kitchen at the back and boil some more. You two should talk first." Daoist Yang immediately raised his head and said "Hum". Grandma retreated into the kitchen, and soon there was the sound of crackling firewood. Grandpa sat down opposite Daoist Yang, looked at Daoist Yang's bitter face, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Daoist Yang looked back at the kitchen, and then he said to his grandfather in peace: "I didn't expect that I would also encounter a capsized boat in the gutter! I came to say goodbye to you. After three days, I will no longer be in this world."