Incense money from flower and bird shop

35,

After the heavy snow melted, December came slowly, Ming Yan tore off the old-fashioned calendar on the wall, and stared at the date for a long time.

Xiao Congshuo embraced his shoulders from behind, and asked curiously, "Can a calendar show a flower?"

Ming Yan explained: "I was wondering why that brat hasn't come back yet."

"Which brat?" Xiao Congshuo thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, and asked in surprise, "Didn't you send him to reincarnate?"

Ming Yan shook his head helplessly: "He said he still wanted to wait for his parents, and promised to come back to me at the end of the year."

"He didn't come back, could it be that he found his deceased parents?" Xiao Congshuo had to guess other reasons.

"Who knows?" Ming Yan was really worried about that kid, fearing that if he scares people again, he would be taken away by someone who knows a little bit of magic, "Why don't we go and find him tonight?"

Xiao Congshuo had expected that Ming Yan would propose such a proposal, and immediately responded, "I'll see you downstairs at the company tonight."

While Xiao Congshuo was talking, he was about to go out to catch a car, but Ming Yan suddenly called him: "Xiao Congshuo!"

"What's wrong?" Ming Yan's voice was filled with worry, Xiao Congshuo immediately stopped and turned to look at him.

Ming Yan wanted to persuade him not to go to that company again, but before he said it, he felt it was too abrupt.

What should he say?

Xiao Shao is too dangerous?Or is there someone living in Xiao Congshuo's body?Or, are you all related to Rahu?

Speaking like this, I'm afraid that Xiao Congshuo will be confused and think he is crazy.

So, this is what Ming Yan finally said: "Have you brought breakfast?"

Only now did Xiao Congshuo remember that the steamed stuffed bun was still in the microwave, and he really forgot: "Fortunately, you reminded me."

Originally, Ming Yan was just talking about a reason, but who knows that he was wrong, but he easily evaded it, and couldn't help but smile: "Why don't you go get it soon?"

Xiao Congshuo walked to the back kitchen with a smile, but he didn't notice that after he turned around, Ming Yan's smile gradually disappeared, like a bright moon covered by clouds.

The weather was fine after the snow, and the elders and ladies around the alley came to Ming Yan for fortune-telling again. Suddenly, the flower and bird shop that had been silent for a long time became lively again.Ming Yan was busy making incense money, and finally shelved Xiao Congshuo's matter for the time being, but his heart was still like a stone.

It wasn't until noon that he saw off the guests one after another, and before he had rested for a quarter of an hour, he heard the phone ring again.Ming Yan lowered his eyes and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

It is also common for regular customers to recommend new customers. He didn't think too much, and quickly connected: "Hi, may I ask—"

"Why, don't you remember so soon?"

On the other end of the phone was the voice he least wanted to hear.

Ming Yan's face was full of clouds, and his tone was even more unfriendly: "You said it, you won't pester me any more."

"What I promise is that I won't pester Xiao Congshuo anymore." Xiao Shao seemed to have guessed that Ming Yan would say this, and took the time to retaliate, "As for you, I'm very interested."

"Your interests are really boring." After saying this, Ming Yan was about to cut off the call.

"I can sense that the people in Xiao Congshuo's body came out to look for you." Before the call was cut off, Xiao Shao finished speaking in time and stopped Ming Yan from moving.

Ming Yan was stunned and remained silent for a long time, which was regarded as acquiescing.Xiao Shao's laughter lingered in his ears, and Ming Yan's silence seemed to please him: "You can't help him."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Shao's joking tone contained too much certainty, Ming Yan was startled, as if hearing an irreversible prophecy, "What else do you know?"

"Literally." On the other end of the phone, Xiao Shao sighed in "regret", "In the face of fate, you should clearly realize how small you really are."

"Don't try to do something beyond your control."

"This is my kindest warning to you."

Hearing such words, Ming Yan sneered rather disdainfully: "If this phone call is just to express 'friendliness', I don't think we need to talk anymore."

Xiao Shao asked suddenly: "Are you interested in meeting?"

"No." Ming Yan flatly refused.

"I'm afraid not—"

While speaking, the door of the store was pushed open, and a man dressed as a business elite walked in, out of tune with the simple and old environment around him.

Xiao Shao hung up the phone, with a somewhat "apologetic" smile on his face similar to Xiao Congshuo: "Sorry, I came uninvited."

Ming Yan looked at him coldly, his soft eyebrows turned into blades in an instant: "What else do you want to do?"

Xiao Shao didn't seem to notice Ming Yan's anger and vigilance, and said to himself: "It's the first time I come to the door, I can't come empty-handed——"

Ming Yan saw that what he was holding in his hand was a straw puppet.There is nothing unusual about straw dolls, they are just containers for illusory spirits to possess, but this one in front of me is different - there are peach wood nails inserted into the doll's chest.

"Beautiful brother, help me..."

Ming Yan vaguely heard a familiar voice, and he was shocked to find out that it was actually the little ghost who promised to come back and reincarnate.

That's just a brat with a shallow foundation, how can he stand the peach wood nailed into his heart?Ming Yan was angry from the heart, and asked: "How can you do this?"

In Xiao Shao's view, it is natural to do what to do when facing the weak: "He is disobedient."

"Give it to me." Ming Yan was so angry that he couldn't find the words to argue with him, he just wanted to get back the grass puppet first.

Xiao Shao turned sideways, unwilling to let him take it easily, suddenly seemed to think of something extremely interesting, raised his eyes and smiled at Ming Yan: "If you try to beg me—"

"Get out!" This sentence completely angered Ming Yan, and in an instant, he saw a faint fire in his palm again.

When the war was about to break out, the glass door of the flower and bird shop was suddenly pushed open—an old man passing by came in to ask Ming Yan to read his palm.

Ming Yan wanted to take back the flame, but it was too late, the old man looked at Ming Yan's palm in horror, and fell to the ground.

All of a sudden, Zhu Li flew out like an arrow leaving the string, sat down on Ming Yan's palm, spread his wings and fluttered, blocking the fiery red light.

Ming Yan wanted to go up to support the old man, but he saw him retreating again and again, fearing that he was like a scourge.Ming Yan pretended nothing happened, and handed the crutch that fell on the ground to the old man's hand: "Uncle Wang, what's wrong with you?"

"The palm of your hand..." The old man rubbed his eyes, but found that there was only a red bird standing in Ming Yan's palm, and there was no flame.

Ming Yan showed a smile, and showed him the palm of his hand generously: "This is Zhu Li."

Zhu Li nodded very cooperatively and let out a crisp cry.The old man looked suspiciously at the little bird in Ming Yan's palm, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly stepped back half a step, vowing to keep a safe distance: "Don't try to fool me, your palm was on fire just now!"

Xiao Shao looked at Ming Yan with interest, and before he knew it, the smile on his lips deepened a bit - he really wanted to know how Ming Yan, who fell into the current situation, should defend himself.

"Uncle Wang, are you talking nonsense?" Ming Yan drove away Zhu Li, spread his palms in front of his eyes, trying to get away with it, "Where is the fire?"

If someone finds out his identity, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay here any longer.

"It's gone now, and it was clearly there just now!" The old man was very stubborn, and while talking, he left the flower and bird shop at a faster pace, as if he had seen a ghost.

Ming Yan watched the old man go away, and locked the door lock with his backhand, then looked at Xiao Shao who was standing aside and said nothing: "Have you achieved your goal?"

Ming Yan seldom glared, Xiao Shao found it very interesting: "Yes."

"The purpose of your coming here is to let me expose my identity." Ming Yan realized belatedly, and smiled angrily, "As long as I leave, no one will continue to protect Xiao Congshuo."

"How capable do you think you are?" Xiao Shao asked sarcastically, and threw the straw puppet to him, "What you can do is to send these trash into reincarnation early."

Protect Xiao Congshuo?Xiao Shao thought sarcastically, Ming Yan didn't have this ability yet.

"You—" Ming Yan caught the puppet, and heard the little ghost's cry of pain, and his heart throbbed.

Xiao Shao walked to the locked door, looked down, and saw that the lock had fallen off, and the glass door popped open automatically as if it had grown feet.He seemed to think of something again, turned around to look at Ming Yan, and showed a "goodwill" smile: "Actually, my purpose of coming here today is not just that."

This is your final warning.

The words were only half spoken, and Xiao Shao left without leaving behind a more profound and unpredictable meaning.

That's right, it's no coincidence that Xiao Shao sent him to the door when they said they were looking for the kid today.The only explanation is that the person in Xiao Congshuo's body has awakened, and he can perceive the world through Xiao Congshuo.

If you think about it more deeply, when is the person who smiles, says hello, and even shares the bed with him every day is Xiao Congshuo, and when is the other person?

Perhaps it was because the glass door was wide open, and the cold wind howled in, making Ming Yan completely cool, as if he was in an ice cellar.

Zhu Li and Dabai gathered around and looked at Ming Yan with concern.Zhu Li said: "Luckily, Dabai reminded me to rush forward, otherwise I couldn't find a reason to prevaricate."

"But the old man didn't believe it." Dabai sighed helplessly, "Should we move?"

Ming Yan shook his head distressedly, letting the two separate first: "Save the little devil first, and then wait for Xiao Congshuo to come back and talk about the rest."

"It's all this guy's fault—" Zhu Li originally wanted to complain that Xiao Congshuo had ruined their good life, but Dabai held down his paw.

Dabai blinked at it, and said in a low voice: "Don't say a few words, your brother Mingyan is already bad enough."

"Hmph." Zhu Li flapped his wings and flew back to the bird stand.

Dabai saw the mahogany nails on the straw puppet, he stopped when he was about to jump off the table, and said angrily, "It's really vicious!"

This kid is afraid that his soul will be scattered.Dabai sighed heavily, couldn't bear to watch any more, and quickly jumped off the table.

"Beautiful brother—" the little ghost was nailed to the doll by peach wood nails, and made a weak voice, "I still want to see Mom and Dad again."

His crying contained too much reluctance and unwillingness, Ming Yan didn't know how to tell him the cruel truth.This is just a child, but because of his relationship with them, he suffered an indiscriminate disaster.

"Don't cry." In the end, what Ming Yan could say was nothing more than comfort.

"Brother, am I going to die?" The kid already knew his fate, "No, I'm already dead... I mean, am I going to disappear completely?"

"No, I can help you." Ming Yan tried to comfort the child.

But the little ghost said: "Adults can't lie to children."

Ming Yan's mind was pierced, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"I've already met Mom and Dad, at that man's house." The kid's voice was full of tears, and Ming Yan couldn't bear to hear it, "They... can't come back, never come back—"

It turned out that his parents were captured by Xiao Shao.Ming Yan thought bitterly, perhaps they were the living souls suffering in the fire of karma in the dream.

"If you can save them, I too..."

The unfinished words contained too much reluctance and sadness, and Ming Yan could only watch helplessly as the child gradually disappeared.

The scattered living soul turned into a ray of floating light, and as soon as it touched the sun, it was completely lost.