From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 26 Visiting Carpenter Xu

A strip of soft white sand and a bottle of local peach blossom liquor were just these small gifts, and Jiang Yao only had a few dollars left.

"This time, in order to please Carpenter Xu, I really spent a lot of money..."

Feeling a pang of pain in his heart, Jiang Yao picked up the gifts and rode his 26-speed bicycle towards Mawan Village.

Nearly an hour later, at the door of Carpenter Xu's mud house.

"Master Xu, Master Xu...are you home?" After parking his bicycle, Jiang Yao just got off the bike and shouted a few words in the direction of the earthen house.

Unfortunately, there was no response from inside the house.

The dilapidated door of the earthen house was locked with a padlock on it.

"I bought some gifts specially and finally mustered up the courage to go to Carpenter Xu's place, but he's not at home?" Jiang Yao cursed inwardly several times, feeling depressed.

After buying the things, it was difficult to return them after taking them back. He rode his bike for almost an hour to get here, but he had to go back without even seeing anyone. He must have been unwilling to do so.

"Or, let's wait here!" After looking around, Jiang Yao didn't see any place to sit. He had no choice but to sit on the frame behind his bicycle.

It's okay if you just sit for a while, but if you sit for a little longer, this posture will be really uncomfortable.

He had no choice but to sit for a while, then got off the car and paced back and forth in front of Carpenter Xu's house.

When Jiang Yao arrived here, it was just after one o'clock in the afternoon. Before he knew it, four or five hours had passed.

Although the sun had not yet completely set, it was already evening.

"Damn Carpenter Xu, is he going on a long journey today?"

"It's almost dark, and there's still no sign of him. I have to wait for half an hour at most. If he still doesn't show up, should I just go back?"

Jiang Yao had already started cursing in his heart. He had waited in such a place for hours without seeing anyone. The feeling was really hard to describe.

"Sister Hu, hey, my wife, who are you comparing me to..."

"I compare you to a cowherd..."

Just when Jiang Yao was about to go back home, a figure not far away, humming their local flower drum opera Liu Hai Kan Qiao, was limping slowly towards this side.

"Master Xu, Master Xu..."

Seeing this figure, Jiang Yao was delighted and quickly got off his bicycle.

Holding a gift in one hand, he waved at the lame figure with the other.

"You son of a bitch, you actually dared to come to my house, do you really think I, an old man, have no temper?"

At first, Carpenter Xu was far away and did not recognize Jiang Yao's identity. He just thought that there was a business deal coming to his door.

When he approached cheerfully and saw Jiang Yao's familiar face that he remembered so well, his smiling face suddenly fell and he even picked up half a brick from the ground.

"This old man is so old, but his temper is still so hot?"

Seeing Carpenter Xu's aggressive look, Jiang Yao shrank his head and quickly took a few steps back.

He immediately raised the plastic bag containing the gifts in his hand and deliberately exposed the boxes of cigarettes and alcohol inside.

Then he smiled and quickly explained, "Master Xu, I'm really sorry for that day. I only had so little money on me, and I really couldn't do anything."

"I made a little money these past two days, but I didn't want to spend it, so I quickly bought some things and came to your place to apologize to you."

After hearing what he said, Carpenter Xu's expression eased a little, but he still hadn't thrown away the half brick in his hand.

"You rascal, you are so dishonest. How could you be so kind as to come to see me, an old man, with gifts?"

"Could it be just a cigarette and alcohol box with some random stuff inside?" After suffering a loss once, Carpenter Xu had obviously learned his lesson. He obviously no longer believed in Jiang Yao's character.

It was not until Jiang Yao stuffed the plastic bag containing the gift into his hands without saying a word that he checked it carefully, opened the cigarette, took out a box from it, opened it, lit a cigarette, and took a few puffs. Only then did he feel completely relieved.

"You are so thoughtful, old man. I am too magnanimous to argue with you."

The half broken brick that Carpenter Xu had been holding in his hand was finally thrown away. Without any hesitation, he walked to the door of his wooden house with cigarettes and alcohol, opened the door and walked in.

Seeing this, Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Carpenter Xu did not invite him, he still shamelessly followed Carpenter Xu into the main room.

"The ancients once said that those who show kindness without any reason are either treacherous or thieves."

"This little thing you brought must have cost you more than sixty bucks!"

"Looking at you, there's no trace of evil spirits entangled on you, so you probably haven't encountered anything unclean."

"Tell me, what is your intention in coming to me, old man?"

After putting the cigarettes and alcohol back into his bedroom, Carpenter Xu reappeared in the main room with empty hands.

Looking at Jiang Yao who was still staying in his room and didn't seem to want to leave immediately, he smiled and asked directly.

"Master Xu, don't think too much. I came to you with no other intentions. I just came to apologize to you for what happened last time." Jiang Yao explained quickly with a smile on his face.

"Really?"

"Ok!"

"I've already collected the things, and I won't bother about what happened last time. So why don't you leave? Do you want me to treat you to a meal?"

……

Carpenter Xu was a very straightforward person. After just a few words, Jiang Yao felt that he couldn't continue the conversation.

After a while, he finally spoke tentatively: "I went fishing with a few friends at the Yuan River last night, and I felt that one of them seemed to have provoked something."

"I kindly advised him to stay at home for a few days and not go out, but he just wouldn't listen."

"Early this morning, someone found him lying on the river bank, already dead..."

"Haha..." Carpenter Xu laughed dryly: "No wonder you came to me with things in your hands. It turns out that you were scared by your buddy's death!"

"Don't you know what days these are?"

"On the first day of July, the gates of hell open. Places with water veins are prone to encountering strange things. At this juncture, you are actually heading to the water in the middle of the night. If something happens, you can't blame anyone else."

"But don't worry, you're fine, kid. You didn't get into trouble with that kind of thing again."

"Okay, now that we've finished talking, you can leave now!"

……

Carpenter Xu was a really rude person. After saying a few words, he actually started pushing and shoving people away.

"Master Xu, can I ask if I can learn your magic?"

Jiang Yao, who had been pushed out of the door by Carpenter Xu, looked very unwilling. He turned around and asked a question.

"roll!"

This was the only response that came from inside the house, and then with a 'bang', the door was closed.

(End of this chapter)