Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 585 Possessed by Evil

Time passed slowly, and it was August in a blink of an eye. It was the time for another autumn examination. Yuan Qing felt that he was not knowledgeable enough, so he did not apply for the examination. Song Ying and others did not pay much attention to it.

The sky was just turning light, and the night dew was still condensed on the bluestone road, reflecting the faint light.

The morning market in the west of the city was already bustling with activity. Vegetable farmers carrying baskets walked through the dew, their poles creaking, and the fresh leaves still stained with moisture from the fields. The teahouse on the corner had raised its shutters, and the copper kettle on the stove gurgled, emitting white steam that mingled with the fragrance of freshly roasted tea leaves, wafting in the cool morning breeze.

"Sister Jiang, give me a cup of tea!" A crisp voice sounded.

Madam Jiang straightened up and, through the white mist above the copper kettle, saw a girl in green clothes sitting down at a small table at the door. Then a big snow-white cat jumped onto her legs and sat upright.

Because she was so big and the small table in her house was not high, when she sat down, her head was just a little bit higher than the table.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "You're out for a stroll with your Tangtang again."

Song Ying nodded, took out Tangtang's bowl and placed it on the table, "I still have to trouble you to prepare a bowl of water for her."

Ever since Song Ying brought Tangtang to the small courtyard on East Street to live with Doctor Lin, he would take Tangtang out for a walk every morning.

Whenever he walked into her teahouse, he would sit down and drink some tea to moisten his throat. Madam Jiang had been watching this scene for half a year, but she still found it interesting and funny. "I'm afraid that there are many people in this city who keep cats, but none of them take care of them as carefully as you do."

"I can't be considered that. There are many cat owners in East Street. Their lives are very refined. Our cat Tangtang is just a rough one."

"If your cat is still called a rough-raised one, then the cats of the neighbors will be feral cats." Madam Jiang shook her head speechlessly, handed her a large bowl of tea, and brought a bowl of boiled water to pour into Tangtang's bowl. "It's cold, don't worry about drinking it."

"Thank you Sister Jiang."

While the two of them were chatting, Uncle Wang from the bun shop next door waved at Tangtang with a kind face, "Huhuhuhuhu, Mimi, come to our shop quickly, I'll prepare some big meat-filled buns for you."

"Your buns are so filling you can't even get to the filling in two bites. That's why Tangtang doesn't like them." Aunt Xu from Xu's Restaurant laughed at her and then coaxed her softly, "Tangtang, good little cat, come to my shop, slurp, slurp, come quickly..."

Song Ying: “…”

Because of Tangtang's behavior of soliciting customers, she was recognized as a lucky cat in Qingshui County several years ago. After she moved to East Street, after her daily stroll, she would take Tangtang to Huichuntang and catch mice there.

Who would have thought that someone started this trend, but the owners of every shop they passed by all wanted Tangtang to go in and have a look around, to bring good luck to their shops.

Song Ying laughed and shook his head, pretending to be angry and said, "Aunt Xu, Uncle Wang, isn't it a bit too much for you to kidnap my 'lucky cat' in front of me, its owner?"

Everyone laughed heartily, and Madam Jiang chimed in, "That's really too much. Even to worship the God of Wealth you have to burn incense. If you want Tangtang to bring you wealth, at least offer him some dried fish."

Everyone laughed louder.

Song Ying was also very happy. When he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of two familiar figures on the street from the corner of his eye.

She thought she was dazzled, so she raised her eyes and looked carefully, only to see Shen Wanyun and her maid walking hurriedly forward with their heads down.

This is West Street, what are they doing here?

Song Ying was puzzled. She stood up and walked aside, saying, "Aunt Xu, let's stick to the old rules. If my master hasn't come to the restaurant to eat by Chenzheng, you can pick up a few dishes and send them to her."

"Okay, I know, go ahead and get busy."

Shen Wanyun and her servant walked all the way to the entrance of Huaishu Lane, where a young man was already waiting. Upon seeing Shen Wanyun, he hurried over to greet her, "Ayun, you're here."

Hearing the voice, Song Ying was startled again. It was Lu Xu's voice, and she immediately understood.

Although such an incident happened in the Shen family, the marriage was only mentioned verbally by Shen Zhuangyuan, and the two families had not yet had time to agree to it. However, the two families still fulfilled the marriage contract and only waited for Shen Wanyun to finish the mourning period before getting married.

Lu Xu planned to give it a try in the Autumn Examination this time. The Autumn Examination had to be held in the provincial capital. According to the time, Lu Xu should leave in the next few days. Shen Wanyun should be here to see him off.

After figuring this out, Song Ying didn't bother him. He quietly took Tangtang away. Before he left, he vaguely heard Shen Wanyun say, "Just take it. The journey is long and there are many places where you will need money..."

As the saying goes, "slow and steady wins the race." Lu Xu worked hard in the past few years, and once he broke through that hurdle, everything went smoothly for him.

Not long after, the enrollment office came to Qingshui County with gongs ringing, and Lu Xu passed the exam and even won the first place in the Five Classics!

For a time, Huaishu Lane was crowded with people, and the people who went to the Lu family to congratulate almost broke the lane. At the same time, Qingfeng Temple became more and more prosperous.

The excitement lasted for half a month before gradually dying down.

At noon that day, after Song Ying finished seeing his last patient, he went out to Xu's Restaurant to get some food.

When I walked to the door, I found a middle-aged man in a silk shirt standing at the entrance of the clinic, with his legs stretched out one in front and the other behind, almost forming a straight line.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Song Ying was stunned. Fortunately, it was hot and there were not many people around, otherwise there would definitely be a group of people watching.

Seeing someone, the man breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "I'm here to see a doctor. Please help me up. My legs won't work."

"Your leg is injured?" Song Yingxu pressed his shoulder. "Uncle, please don't move. I'm the doctor from Huichuntang. Let me check it out first. Moving around when you're injured can sometimes be fatal."

As she spoke, she squatted down and prepared to examine the man.

The man waved his hand and said, "No, no, my legs are not injured, it's just that my left leg won't work."

Song Ying was stunned for a moment, somewhat bewildered. How could his legs be out of control if they weren't injured? Judging from the man's appearance, he looked to be in his forties or fifties. Could his legs and feet be so inflexible?

Besides, his old arms and legs can’t split into a straight line.

"Oh, sir, you've been possessed by evil spirits again!"

While she was stunned, a middle-aged man and several younger youths rushed out from the side, "Quick, quick, help the master up."

Judging from their clothes, words and behavior, the middle-aged man who appeared later should be the manager of the one on the ground, and the several young men are servants of lower rank.

However, the young men did not carry out his order immediately, but retreated with their necks shrunk and faces full of fear.

It looked as if the man on the ground was really possessed by an evil spirit.

"Brothers, look up at the sky. It's midday, the sun is blazing high. Which ghost would dare to come out and cause trouble?" Song Ying was speechless. "Hurry up and lend a hand to help your master get up."