Chapter 25 - Talisman

Chapter 25 Talisman

“A gravedigger? These country bumpkins still dare to come to our village?”

Hearing the word “gravedigger,” the old village chief’s face turned sour. “At least they ran away quickly. Otherwise, Xiao Ma is probably inside. We’ll find out once we bring him to the station.”

Xiao Ma, who was mentioned by the old village chief, was the Deputy Director of the nearby police station. As the model village of public security in this area, they had to come and celebrate since the old village chief had sent an invitation.

“Sixth Grandpa, you’re still so evil.”

Su Xiaofan shook his head with a smile when he saw the old village chief’s expression.

After being in society for a few years, Su Xiaofan understood that this society was not what he had thought it was.

Take the antique market as an example. Every stall owner who sold antiques at his stall would want to say that the items on his stall were used by the Emperor. The older the item was, the better. At the very least, it had to be an item from before the Qing Dynasty. He wanted to sell it for a high price.

Strictly speaking, they were indeed lying. It was just that most adults with the ability to analyze wouldn’t be fooled. If there were one or two idiots who fell for it, they would be considered unlucky.

They didn’t actually do much harm to society, so how much could the things on the street be sold for? At most, one or two thousand Yuan was not enough for a criminal case to be filed. Moreover, there were indeed good things on the street stalls. Otherwise, there would not be so many legends of picking up scraps that turned out to be treasures.

However, these seemingly unkind people were also the husbands of their wives and the fathers of their children. They relied on their mouths to support their families. They were all people living at the bottom of society. They did not steal or Rob. Instead, they relied on their own hard work from morning to night to earn their family’s living expenses.

Of course, Su Xiaofan was also extremely disgusted with those who ate the food of the dead and made a fortune from their ancestors. However, Su Xiaofan wasn’t from the relevant department, and he didn’t have any evidence to prove that those people were in this line of work, so he wouldn’t be angry at these people as the old village chief.

“You don’t understand. If it weren’t for these people, our village wouldn’t have lost…”

The old village head suddenly stopped talking. “Why am I telling you this? Xiaofan, you’re hungry too. Go in and eat something. I’ll just stay here and greet the others.”

“Eh? Did they steal anything from our village?”

Su Xiaofan recognized the old village chief’s tone.

“It’s decades old, I’ll tell you later.”

The old village head waved his hand, obviously unwilling to mention it.

“Sixth Grandpa, is the cauldron in our village an antique? It’s been placed here for as long as I can remember.”

Su Xiaofan looked at the Han Dynasty cauldron at the village entrance and seemed to have mentioned it unintentionally.

“Not to mention you, even I’ve seen it here for as long as I can remember.”

The old village head chuckled and said, “It might be a replica made during the Republic of China. Some experts came to see it and said that it wasn’t old enough. That’s why it can still be displayed here. Otherwise, it would have been sent to the museum.”

“What kind of insight does that expert have? It’s from the Republic of China? Qin country is more like it.”

Su Xiaofan cursed inwardly. Such a real antique was exposed to the elements, yet no one could tell.

After saying goodbye to Zheng Dagang, Su Xiaofan entered the village.

Su Xiaofan had rushed to the village early in the morning and was famished. He found a table for the villagers and quickly ate. The graduation banquet arranged by the old village head was arranged in batches. Some were for lunch and some were for dinner. It didn’t end until three O ‘clock in the afternoon. The cooks over there began to prepare for the evening’s banquet.

It wasn’t until nine o’clock in the evening that the graduation party was finally over. Su Xiaofan brought Zheng Dagang to his ancestral home.

Su Xiaofan’s ancestral home was relatively old in the Su village, mainly because Su Xiaofan and his sister hadn’t lived there in recent years, so there was no renovation. “Xiaofan? You’re staying here tonight?”

Zheng Dagang looked at the leaking window and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He was not a person who couldn’t bear hardships, but there were already mosquitoes in this weather. The windows of the house were broken, and mosquitoes could enter from all directions. Zheng Dagang was bitten several times in just a few minutes after entering the house.

“Sixth Grandpa wants us to leave tomorrow. It’s not good to leave overnight.”

Su Xiaofan was so afraid of the mosquito on his arm that he smiled bitterly. In the past two years, he had rarely returned to the village, and he only came in the morning and left in the afternoon. He had basically never stayed in the old house and had not noticed that the ancestral house was so dilapidated. “Brother, if we sleep night, won’t we be feeding the mosquitoes? Let’s go back, it’s only an hour’s drive anyway.”

Su Xiaoxiao was holding a magazine and fanning it around her body. She missed her home in the city.

“You’re talking as if you’ve never been bitten before. You’ve only been in the city for a few days and you’re already so precious?”

Su Xiaofan pouted. When he was young, he had slept in the cornfield in the summer and wasn’t afraid of mosquito bites. It was easy to go from frugal to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious to frugal.

“Brother Gang, please take a seat with Xiaoxiao.”

Su Xiaofan thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go to the convenience store to buy a few plates of mosquito-repellent incense. I’ll also talk to sixth Grandpa about the banquet.”

“What’s there to talk about at the banquet?”

Before Su Xiaofan could finish, Sixth Grandpa’s voice came from the door.

“Sixth Grandpa, you’ve been busy all day. I should be the one looking for you.”

Su Xiaofan quickly went up to him. Putting aside the conflict between the old village chief and his father, everyone, including Su Xiaofan, admired the old village chief’s character. After letting Sixth Grandpa into the room to sit down, Su Xiaofan said, “Sixth Grandpa, how much did you spend on today’s banquet? Can you give me a figure?”

Su Xiaofan grew up in the countryside and naturally knew that the host had to pay for such a banquet because most people who came to eat would give gifts of ten or twenty Yuan, but it was impossible to earn back the cost if they brought their entire family. “Why should I count to you?”

Sixth Grandpa’s eyes widened. “Didn’t I say before that this graduation banquet is organized by the village? Didn’t you hear?

You don’t have to care about how much money we spend or how much we collect. We’re all from the village.”

“Your grandfather and I are brothers. There are only a few people in your grandfather’s family. It’s just you, your father, and Xiaoxiao. If I don’t care about you, who will?” Sixth Grandpa sighed and pointed at Su Xiaofan. “You’re such a troublemaker. It would be great if you studied for another year. When both of you are in college, I won’t have to worry about seeing your grandfather in the future.”

“Sixth Grandpa, I’ll listen to you.” At this point, Su Xiaofan didn’t say much. In fact, his grandfather and sixth grandfather were cousins, not real brothers. They were very far apart from each other in his generation. Sixth grandfather took care of him out of friendship, but it was his duty not to take care of him. No one could say anything.

“Sixth Grandpa, we want to go back today.” Su Xiaoxiao was much closer to sixth grandfather than Su Xiaofan. She grabbed Sixth Grandpa’s arm and said, “Sixth Grandpa, look, there are too many mosquitoes. I’ve been bitten a few times.”

“It’s not normal to have mosquitoes in the countryside. It’s not easy to walk at night, so stay for a day before going back.” Sixth grandfather patted Su Xiaoxiao’s head. “You’re already a female literary star. Are you still afraid of mosquito bites? I’ll send you a few plates of mosquito incense later.”

“Grandpa, the road is already pretty good. I have no problem driving.”

Zheng Dagang couldn’t help it. His blood type was O-type, so he attracted mosquitoes the most. At this moment, his arms and legs were already covered with several bumps. “Yes, Sixth Grandpa, I’m familiar with this road. I used to ride my bicycle here a lot. It’s fine.”

Su Xiaofan said. When he was studying in high school in the city, he often took a bus to town and then borrowed a bicycle to ride back to the village. When he was studying in high school in town, he had to ride home every night for self-study.

“What do you guys know? if I say the road is not easy to walk, then it’s not easy to walk.” Sixth Grandpa had always treated Su Xiaofan and his sister like his own children, but Zheng Dagang was a guest after all, and he felt that his words were a little stiff. Sixth Grandpa paused and said, “You can leave if you want, but wait a moment, I’ll go get you something.” Watching him leave the house, Su Xiaofan and his sister looked at each other, not knowing what he had gone to get.

Godfather Liu returned very quickly, only about ten minutes later. After he returned to the house, he handed a big red packet to Su Xiaofan.

“Take this. I’ll get someone to transfer Xiaoxiao’s school fees to her bank card.”

“Sixth Grandpa, What is this? Why are you giving me a red packet? I’m not the one going to college!”

Su Xiaofan shook his head and didn’t take it.

He glanced at the red packet and saw that it was flat. There probably wasn’t much money inside.

“It’s not money. I’ve given you a Dao talisman to ensure your safety on the road!” Sixth grandfather put the envelope in Su Xiaofan’s hand and said, “Don’t break the talisman. When you get home, stick the house protection talisman on your door. It’ll be useful.”

“Talismans? What talisman?” Su Xiaofan was confused by Godfather Liu’s words. Grandpa Liu was an old character in the village. When did he start to be superstitious? “If I give it to you, then take it. If you continue to talk nonsense, don’t leave today.” Sixth grandpa turned around and walked out of the door. “Let’s go, I’ll send you off. The sooner you leave, the sooner you can get home.”

“Alright, let’s go. Xiaofan, keep up.” Zheng Dagang hurriedly stood up and followed. If he were to be bitten by mosquitoes for the whole night, it would really take his life. “This…”

Su Xiaofan held the red packet in his hand, speechless. He then picked up his backpack. “Su Xiaofan, let me see what talisman Sixth Grandpa gave you.”

Su Xiaoxiao snatched the red packet from her brother’s hand.

“Su Xiaoxiao, you’re getting carried away again. Call me brother!”

Su Xiaofan didn’t fight with her. He was no stranger to the talismans in the countryside. In the past, every household would paste peach talismans and the like during festivals.

“This is just a safety talisman.” Su Xiaoxiao’s hands were quick. She opened the red packet and took out a yellow talisman.

“This is a Chegong talisman!”

Zheng Dagang, who was next to him, craned his head and said, “Look, there’s the word ‘car’ in the middle, and the two sides are ‘safe in and out’ and ‘good luck in avoiding disasters’.

This kind of talisman is sold in the market, and many car owners buy it every New Year.”

“Chegong talisman?”

Su Xiaofan also looked at the talisman, but a line of information appeared in his mind. [ Repair points: 3 points]

[ Chegong talisman, low-level incomplete talisman. It can be repaired. One repair point will be deducted. Do you want to repair it?]

“There are low-grade magic artifacts and low-grade talismans?”

Su Xiaofan was dumbfounded when he saw the information in his mind. Ever since the repair system appeared in his mind, all he saw were dharmic artifacts and talismans, which were beyond his knowledge.