As he spoke, Meng Xianyang lowered his head and took a few bites of the food.

The waiter brought the fish nuggets and ribs soup to the table, and Jiang You asked her to bring a large bottle of Coke.

Jiang You first ate a piece of winter melon to relieve the tiredness, and then drank half a bowl of soup. He asked Meng Xianyang: "How old is your grandfather?"

"Eighty-three."

Zou Zhichao comforted him and said: "I live a long life. It's a joy and a loss."

"Yeah," Meng Xianyang sighed, "Grandpa has always been in good health. When he was more than seventy years old, he could still work in the fields. When my parents wanted to pick him up, he was not happy, but he was so big

As I get older, I don’t feel at ease living alone in the countryside. After I was picked up, I started going out for a walk. After I got lost a few times and was found, I just stayed at home and watched TV. My grandpa is very smart.

I bought him a mobile phone after work and taught him how to use WeChat, and he learned it right away."

"That's awesome." Jiang You took the Coke brought by the waiter, poured a cup first and put it next to Meng Xianyang.

Meng Xianyang reluctantly lowered the corner of his mouth, "I became confused later. When I went back during the Chinese New Year this year, I called him, but he no longer recognized me."

After Jiang You handed the eight-percent-full cup to Zou Zhichao, he took a sip of Coke and said, "When you get old, it's good to have your children by your side."

Meng Xianyang also took a sip of Coke, "When I was a child, I pestered my grandfather to teach me Taoism. He was unwilling to teach me and asked me to study hard. I saw many ancient books in his room. I thought they were magic secrets, so I took advantage of them.

He was not around, so he stole them out, and they were all written in traditional Chinese characters or classical Chinese..." He shook his head, "I asked my grandfather later about those books, and he said they were all burned and said they were of no use. When I was sorting out the relics,

, only some clothes and the ruler."

"Could it be your grandfather," Zou Zhichao paused, "does he have any unfulfilled wishes..."

Meng Xianyang put down his chopsticks and said, "My grandpa will not harm me."

"That's for sure," Jiang You took over and asked, "Is it time you started to feel something was wrong?"

"I was fine when I came back the day before yesterday, but I felt tired. I even talked to Zhichao."

Zou Zhichao said: "Yes, you got home at seven or eight o'clock the night before yesterday."

"What happened next?" Jiang You asked.

"Later, when I came back, I felt very tired. I put half of my things away, so I just lay down on the bed and fell asleep. As I fell asleep, I suddenly felt like something was pressing on me. It was very heavy, but I couldn't wake up.

Come."

"Didn't you wake up all day yesterday?"

"I woke up once and the alarm on my phone rang."

"So are you up?"

"I got up, but I was in a daze at the time. I knew something was wrong, and then I thought about going to work, but..." Meng Xianyang shook his head, "Then I heard the sound of the bathroom flushing, and I knew Zhichao was up. I was

I don’t know what happened, but I suddenly felt strong and walked out. But when I wanted to speak, I lost my strength again and couldn’t speak. I returned to that special trance state.”

"I haven't eaten." Jiang You spit out the fish bones.

"Maybe. Then, next, I fell backwards to the ground, and the door was closed. I seemed to fall asleep again, and had many, many dreams. At the end, I seemed to be in a small dark room. Why?

I couldn't walk out, and it seemed like it was getting harder and harder to breathe. I felt very scared. I knew I had to wake up. I had to wake up. I tried desperately to wake up, but when I woke up, I saw

My own hands want to strangle me..."

Meng Xianyang picked up the cup and drank the Coke in the cup in one breath. He took several deep breaths, "Then I heard a knock on the door, and after a while, Brother Jiang came in."

He looked at Jiang You and said, "Brother Jiang, you saved my life."

"Then remember to treat me to dinner when this matter is over."

"I want this."

"Come on, come on, eat vegetables, eat vegetables," Jiang You picked up a piece of braised fish. Under the slightly burnt fish skin was tender white fish meat. The slightly spicy sauce brought out the freshness of the fish. After eating one piece,

He said, "This is good enough for rice. I'll ask them to serve rice."

Jiang You stood up, opened the door of the box and walked out.

When Zou Zhiqiang saw Meng Xianyang lowering his head to reply to the message, he said: "You should have a good rest. Brother Jiang is right. Let's just take care of ourselves. Other people's affairs and the company's affairs must come second."

Meng Xianyang nodded.

He raised his head, looked at the dishes on the table, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of ribs and took a slow bite.

After dinner, Jiang You told Meng Xianyang to have a good sleep. Then he took the car back to the insect house. Thinking that he was a little tired of dinner, he bought a watermelon when he passed by the fruit stall and carried it.

I took it back. Cut it in half and put half in the refrigerator. Then I took a spoon and squatted on the steps to dig out and eat.

Zhaocai walked past him.

"Here, eat watermelon."

He dug out a spoonful and threw it on the ground.

Zhaocai came over and took a small tentative bite, then licked and nibbled on it.

After eating, Zhaocai squatted next to Jiang You and rubbed his head against his trousers.

The soft moonlight shines in the yard.

Jiang You raised his head, and there was a little pink swaying in the night sky.

"I have business tomorrow, subduing demons." He stroked the hair on Zhaocai's back, "I won't run anymore."

…

Jiang You woke up before ten o'clock the next day. He turned over a few times, intending to stay in bed for a while, but couldn't find a comfortable position, so he sat up in frustration.

"I'm used to running every day." He lowered his head, looked at his belly, inhaled hard, and touched it with his hands, "I'm about to develop my abdominal muscles."

Exhaling a breath, the belly regained its elasticity.

He washed up, went downstairs, and went next door to eat a bowl of wontons. When he returned to the insect house, he saw Taoist Qingyang standing in the yard.

After some pleasantries, Jiang You brought Taoist Qingyang into the store.

"Is he still your tenant this time?" Qingyang Taoist asked.

"Yes," Jiang You walked out of the kitchen with two cups of tea. Then he walked to the counter and took out the ruler from his bag, "That's it. Taoist Master, look at this ruler. Is there anything wrong with it?"

.”

Taoist Qingyang did not take the ruler, but asked: "What did you see?"

"There are some dark things," Jiang You put the ruler on the long table and sat down, "are they spiritual particles?"

"Do you know when Section Chief Tang will be back?"

"Not sure."

Taoist Qingyang took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Do you remember the small building on the mountain behind Laojin Mountain?"

"I remember."

"That's where the institute used to have its offices."

Jiang You held the cup and waited for Taoist Qingyang to continue.

"The institute plans to move back," Taoist Qingyang paused, "If Section Chief Tang comes back, please mention this to her."

"You don't want the institute to move back?" Jiang You asked.
Chapter completed!