The head of the Mu family

Chapter 15: Using Superstition to Defeat Superstition

"There's still a way, but we still have to gamble," he said.

"Not stupid!"

After Shen Huai finished speaking, he began to convulse, and then foamed at the mouth!

Shen Huai: A person who conquers superstition with superstition

The man was a little frightened and stunned!

Suddenly, the child lying on the ground stood up on his own.

Then he let out a sinister laugh, and his face suddenly lost all its childlike expression!

Seeing that the man was intimidated, Shen Huai quickly continued his performance.

The man only saw:

The child suddenly stared blankly at the statue of the Heavenly King beside him.

Then, with an air of nonchalance, he walked to the dilapidated altar, nimbly climbed onto it, and sat cross-legged in front of the broken clay Buddha statue.

His empty eyes stared at the stunned man:

"You wretched child, do you even know your mistake!"

Shen Huai tried to use a broadcasting tone to create a more engaging atmosphere.

Shen Huai: That should scare you to death!

Man: Bodhi, Bodhi, has the Bodhisattva appeared?

The man instinctively knelt down and began kowtowing, his words tumbling out incoherently.

"A wicked cause has brought about a wicked consequence, and now his life hangs in the balance!"

"You may come to the outside of this hall of mine, open your mouth, inhale ten breaths of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then come forward!"

After speaking, he closed his mouth and eyes, making the same gesture as the clay bodhisattva.

Shen Huai: You old smoker whose lungs are mostly ruined, if you go outside and take a few deep breaths of cold air, you'll cough yourself to death!

Upon hearing this, the man panicked and scrambled out in a panic.

Shen Huai: I made the right bet. In this era, feudal superstition is the most effective weapon!

The man stood at the door, opened his mouth wide, and took ten deep breaths.

He came in and knelt before the incense table, coughing so hard that he almost couldn't breathe several times.

The man saw the child open his eyes, but his gaze remained empty.

After his cough subsided, the Bodhisattva's voice rang out again:

"You wicked child, if you remain obstinate, your days are numbered!"

Upon hearing this, the man quickly kowtowed:

"Please, Bodhisattva, save me! Please, Bodhisattva, save me! Cough!..."

He then coughed so hard that the world seemed to spin around him.

Shen Huai: His life is at stake; we have to completely fool him!

To reassure human traffickers, they must first feel that their personal safety is guaranteed.

After a short while, he pretended to do some calculations with his fingers:

"Considering that you haven't completely lost your conscience, I will spare you from this sea of ​​suffering!"

"Please, Bodhisattva, save me! Please, Bodhisattva, have great mercy!"

After saying that, he knelt down and kept kowtowing.

"I can enlighten this girl's body; you must return her to her original place."

Before this child arrives at the place he came from, he will be unable to speak.

After you arrive at the place where you came from, this child can speak and write, and will write you a prescription.

After the prescription is written down, the child will forget everything, and his soul will return to its original state!

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for saving my life! Thank you, Bodhisattva, for saving my life!"

Upon hearing the Bodhisattva's voice, the man, without suspicion, immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Shen Huai: We also need to make sure he can never be a kidnapper again. Let's scare him first!

"Remember this! From now on, you must never commit any more sins, but do more good deeds in order to eliminate karmic obstacles."

The man kowtowed for a long time.

When I looked up, I saw that the child's face had returned to that of a toddler, and he was crying with his mouth wide open, but he couldn't make a sound.

The man was so frightened that he quickly picked up Wuya and put her down.

I gave the child a white flour bun that I was eating to coax him, and sure enough, the child stopped crying while eating the white flour bun.

The man quickly knelt down in front of the incense table and kowtowed repeatedly to the clay Buddha.

At night, instead of just throwing Wuya on the ground, they found a straw mat for the child to sleep on.

Shen Huai: Sure enough, when it comes to oneself, a person's survival instinct will override all desires.

The next day, the man took Shen Huai to the main road to escort the child back.

The man had been traveling with Wuya for over twenty days and had arrived at Anping County, the border of the Great Hao Kingdom.

Shen Huai: You bastard, you really can walk with a soul-stirring ability!

When passing through counties, whenever there was a small stall, Shen Huai would naively point to the mutton soup and the man would grit his teeth and buy it.

Sometimes other thoughts pop into my head, but as soon as I cough, I'm so scared that I have to swallow them back.

When we returned to the pastoral village, it was already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. As the saying goes, once the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is over, the New Year is just around the corner.

When Shen Huai saw the old locust tree in front of the temple, he felt at ease!

The man then escorted Wuya back to the doctor's courtyard, where the gate was unlocked.

Doctor Gao is not here; he must have gone out on a house call.

As soon as the child entered the courtyard, his eyes became vacant.

"Bring me paper and a pen!"

Kidnapper: The voice of the Bodhisattva has come out again!

The man hurriedly went to the temple next door to borrow paper and pen, and when he returned, the child was already sitting at the table waiting.

With his life hanging in the balance, the kidnapper quickly laid out paper and pen.

The child skillfully picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write rapidly.

The kidnapper was even more shocked upon seeing this, and secretly glad he had listened to the Bodhisattva's words.

After finishing writing, the child put down his pen, closed his eyes, and lay down on the table.

The man hurriedly put away the prescription, returned the brush and ink to the temple, and kowtowed several times to the Bodhisattva in the temple.

He hurried to town to get the medicine.

The story of Wuya being abducted and then returning two months later was the talk of the village.

When others asked, Wuya would innocently say:

"The Bodhisattva sent the uncle to bring me back."

Everyone in the village felt that Wuya was a lucky child, and Wuya's parents were also very happy that their child could come back.

Shen Huai learned that during the days since Wu Ya was abducted, only Doctor Gao had been making house calls and visiting people to look for her.

The gate to the courtyard is left open, in case the child comes back and can't get in.

Shen Huai: Doctor Gao, rest assured, I will do my best to ensure that your kindness is rewarded.

As for Wu Ya's parents, they were heartbroken at home, lamenting that their most capable daughter had been abducted.

The four girls cried for days because the only person in the family who cared about their unborn children had been kidnapped.

No one in the family went to look for them.

Shen Huai: I can't accept this phenomenon of our times; it's disheartening!

It's a bit disheartening for those four girls!

Blood ties? Is that how it is?

In addition, for the past two months, Da Mao went to the market on her behalf, and Da Mao herself was no longer as nervous about the accounts.

Since then, Shen Huai still buys steamed buns from the four maids, but his mindset has changed somewhat.

The four girls didn't notice anything amiss and were all very happy. Their little sister was back, and their steamed bun was back too!

Spring has arrived, at a spring market.

With immense excitement, Da Mao officially took over the accounting work.

In the past year or two, Da Mao has become much more confident and is no longer afraid to interact with people at the market.

Da Mao's previous worry: going hungry!

She was even more worried that when she grew up, her family would sell her first to support her younger brother.

If they were still poor, they might sell their younger sisters to buy food and money for their younger brother's wedding.

But I'll definitely be the first one sold!

Now, apart from a few lazy people, everyone in the village can eat.

And I can actually make money?!

I'm already fifteen. If I help my family with chores for a few more years, will I be able to find a good man to marry?

After getting married, I will live a stable and fulfilling life.

Just like my younger sister said, I can earn money and there's always a way to make a living anywhere. It fills me with hope!

Instead, Shen Huai began to feel confused:

The reality of family relationships is very different from what she imagined!

He still diligently studies medical books every day.

Now, Dr. Gao no longer treats her like an ordinary five-year-old child and is determined to train her.

Since Dr. Gao was out making house calls, Wu Ya was allowed to practice medicine at home.

Apart from the villagers in her own village, no one dared to let Wuya see a doctor.

Other villagers came over, and at first they hesitated, but Shen Huai could basically explain the reasons behind it.

At first, people would try it out, but gradually they stopped hesitating and started coming to see it without hesitation.

Shen Huai would give two-fifths of every consultation fee to his family.

Two-fifths were given to Doctor Gao.

One-fifth is kept as personal savings.

I didn't want the doctor in the first place, as I had no ties to him.

Judging from this child's character, he should be able to support himself in his old age, and he is also capable and healthy.

Why would a child need a few coins?

Shen Huai was determined to give it to him!

Knowing the child was stubborn, Dr. Gao accepted her and put her away separately.

Doctor Gao's private thoughts: Judging from this child's ambition and talent, he'll probably be ready to explore the world someday.

Then we'll give her some more money for her travel expenses.

Even Dr. Gao himself didn't realize that he had overlooked the fact that Wu Ya was a girl.

Women in this world are not allowed to go out into the outside world.