The fire burned for a long time, and the fishy smell in the cave could be smelled by the whole village.
We were worried that something might change, so we kept guarding the cave in full readiness.
This defense lasted until dawn.
"Okay, it's completely turned into ashes." Heizi rubbed his eyes and looked at the hole.
"The most important thing is that there were no casualties this time, all thanks to the two heavenly masters." Gao Feng smiled and held our shoulders.
"Brother Feng, don't call me Heavenly Master. You should call me Xiaotian. I'm still far away from Heavenly Master." I really deserve the word Heavenly Master.
"The matter has been resolved. It's time for us to go back. The King's team has been pressed hard these past two days." Gao Feng put away his smile, his words full of reluctance.
"Brother Feng, please speak if you need anything later." Heizi patted his chest.
"Okay, you must tell me if you have anything. No matter what happens, remember not to be impulsive." Gao Feng said and hugged Heizi and me together.
Several other people also came over and hugged us tightly. After this experience, we were really friends of life and death.
Only Zhou Jiaonan stood aside with his head lowered and his hands still rubbing the corners of his clothes.
Heizi pushed me. Actually, I'm not a fool, but until my left hand is solved, I really don't have the qualifications to be a normal person.
"Brothers, let me know when we arrive." We escorted everyone to the car and waved goodbye.
"Okay, give us a call when you enter the city. I didn't have the chance to entertain you last time, so I will make up for it next time." Everyone smiled and waved as they boarded the car.
Zhou Jiaonan squatted aside and caressed Dahei tenderly, and whispered something to Dahei.
"Let's go." Zhou Jiaonan rubbed Dahei's head, stood up and looked straight at me.
"Well, pay more attention to safety at work." I smiled and lowered my voice.
"You too." Zhou Jiaonan hesitated to speak.
Everyone saw the little actions of the two of us and closed their mouths one by one.
"Hmm..." I nodded.
"Don't you have anything to say?" Zhou Jiaonan raised his eyebrows and leaned towards me.
"I wish you success in your work and a bright future." I don't study much, so I don't know how to say such nice things.
"You..." Zhou Jiaonan bit her lip and looked at me.
I could only stand there and giggle. Zhou Jiaonan glared at me and got into the car with a stomp.
"Remember to come and play with us." Gao Feng smiled and started the car.
"Brother Feng, keep in touch." Heizi smiled and waved.
"Did you really miss it like this?" As everyone's car drove away, Heizi turned to look at me.
"Master said that all fate in life is debt owed in previous lives. Those who meet but leave after meeting them do so because they don't owe you much. After paying off, they left..." I looked into the distance with a smile.
"What are you doing?" I asked with a frown, watching Heizi fidgeting with his phone.
"Good words, I'll write them down." Only then did I see Heizi typing with his head down.
"Master, what you said is wrong. Then the master passed away because of you..." Heizi said suddenly.
"Leaving here is not leaving the other. What I mean is that if we are destined to meet again, we will meet again." I really admire this kid's thinking.
"Actually, don't be too entangled. I believe we will find a way to get you out of the evil hands." Heizi put down the phone and put his hand on my shoulder.
"I hope so." I said, pushing his hand away and turning towards the village.
"What did I say wrong again?" Heizi quickly caught up.
After packing our things, the two of us drove back to the county town. We hadn't visited the store for a few days, so we cleaned it carefully.
Now that we have some money, at Heizi's suggestion, we renovated the second floor and bought some simple furniture.
Now Heizi and I have our own rooms, and the first floor has been cleaned up again, and the original small rooms have been removed, so that the store space is also wider.
Some old tables, chairs and cabinets have also been replaced with new ones, and now the store looks much more grand than before.
"I always feel that our store should have a name." Heizi leaned on the newly purchased rocking chair, crossed his legs and looked at the street outside.
"Actually, I've thought about it too..." As I was speaking, Dahei, who was lying at the door, stood up.
Needless to say, after coming to work, Heizi also hurriedly straightened his sitting posture and tidied his clothes.
"Take out the business license and take a look." The voice came first before anyone arrived.
When we got a closer look, we realized they were a few people in uniform.
"This..." Business license? There really aren't any in the store.
When the master took over this shop, there were no such rules at all, and as a master at that time, there was no need for them.
"Don't have a business license?" A slightly fat, middle-aged woman wearing glasses asked with a straight face.
"Boss, look, it's like this. We've just finished the decoration and haven't had time to go through it yet. Well, before you came in, we two brothers were still discussing the name of the store." In terms of social interaction, he still has to take action.
"But I heard that you have been operating here for a long time. What is your main business?" The bespectacled woman said and took out a small notebook.
"Peach wood sword, purely handmade." Heizi stepped forward with a smile and took out a cigarette and handed it to the men behind the girl with glasses.
"That's handicrafts. When did you take over the store?" The bespectacled woman said and started writing in her notebook.
"I just took over." Heizi's ability to lie is extraordinary.
"Young people, you don't want to be a sneaky person. Now that I'm here, you guys will definitely be dealt with." The bespectacled woman said, closing the book and raising her hand to adjust her glasses.
"Leader, give me a chance, give me a chance, we will go through all the procedures right away." Heizi still laughed with him. I have never seen him with such a low profile.
"The attitude is not bad. As this is your first offense, you will be fined 60,000 yuan and suspended for half a year." As soon as the bespectacled woman said these words, I almost jumped up.
"Leader, is this too serious? Please be accommodating." Heizi's eyelids twitched, probably suppressing his anger.
"Accommodation? You have been operating the store for six years without a license for six years, and you haven't paid a penny in taxes. This is the minimum. I'll give you three days." The bespectacled woman said and turned around to leave.
Everyone also followed out, and I fell down on the chair. Sixty thousand? Damn it, we can get the money, but this is too exaggerated.
Moreover, the business will be closed for half a year for rectification. If this happens, I'm afraid the master will jump out of the coffin and beat me.
"Have these people been here before?" Heizi turned to look at me with a dark face.
"No, no one has ever said this." I almost cried.
"It's his grandma's. Some idiot must be reporting us behind our backs. I'll find out and make him look good." Heizi said and punched the wall.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Heizi said these words, Dahei stood up and ran out.
"Don't move, I'll go take a look." Heizi immediately chased after him.
"Don't do anything stupid." I shouted towards Heizi's back.
Feeling uneasy after thinking about it, I got up, closed the door and chased after him.
The county has developed rapidly in the past two years. Although it is not comparable to that in the city, many shops of various types have opened.
I didn't chase them very far when I saw Dahei and Heizi. The two guys were standing in front of a shop.
"Peachwood Boutique..." This shop obviously opened in the past two days, because I had never seen it before.
The most important thing is that the things sold there are similar to ours, but at first glance they are made by machines.
What's even more annoying is that his pricing is exactly the same as ours.
I've seen this type of store in the city. It's a so-called boutique store, but it's actually just some handicrafts that are of no use.
But this store actually put up an introduction sign at the door, talking about seeking good luck and avoiding disaster, guarding the house to ward off evil spirits, thousand-year-old peach wood, etc. These exaggerated words made the things in the store ridiculous.
"I demolished his store..." He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to enter the store while he was talking.
"Have you forgotten how you promised Brother Feng?" I stepped forward and hugged Heizi.
"You two, come into the store and have a look. Our peach wood sword is very powerful. Evil spirits often appear in the mountains. Put one at home to ward off evil spirits..." The store owner is a fair-skinned man. I almost couldn't bear it when she said this. Just beat him.
"That's what I'm in the business. You liar, you're a liar, you can use both your sword and your gun to deceive behind your back, you're not a man." I raised the topic, but Heizi didn't do anything, but he couldn't avoid scolding me a few times.
"Oh, it turns out it's the one operating without a license. Why, my cousin didn't let you close?" The man didn't panic at all, and even smiled and lit a cigarette.
"Hey, there's a den of snakes and rats working together, you're going to die a good death..." Heizi probably said all the ugly things he could think of.
