Chapter 445: Chapter 445: Still Yearning for More
Dashan couldn’t help but nudge Dadan, saying, “Dadan, let it do something else!”
Dadan patted his cousin’s shoulder with a smile, then instructed Dog, “Alright! You’re not needed here anymore, go back!”
The Dog, squatting a few meters away, turned sullenly at Dadan’s words, quickly sprinting away and disappearing into the depths of the forest in an instant.
Only after Dog had disappeared for a long time did everyone come back to their senses and excitedly start discussing.
Only Daqing looked a bit disappointed, saying wistfully, “Brother Dadan, why did you let it go? It would have been great to play a little longer!”
Hearing this, everyone fell silent and turned to look at Dadan. Although fearful of wolves, they also felt a bit of regret.
Wolves, as ferocious and violent animals, have always been feared by people, especially in mountain villages like Anping Village, where the villagers avoid them at all costs.
But Dadan not only wasn’t afraid of wolves, he also tamed one, naturally leaving everyone stunned and incredulous.
However, having seen it with their own eyes, no matter how unbelievable it was, they had to accept the fact.
Accepting Dadan taming the wild wolf, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret for the disappearing wild wolf.
If they had been braver earlier, they might have teased the wild wolf a bit more and gained new insight.
Even more stubbornly, Daqing said, “Brother Dadan, why don’t you call that wolf back and let us take another look?”
“Get lost! Go cool down somewhere else!” Dadan glared at him and scolded unceremoniously.
Although he had shared the secret of the wild wolf with everyone, he wasn’t trying to show off but was worried they would be afraid to gather shiitake mushrooms because of the wolf in the mountains.
Since he had reassured them that Dog was not aggressive and would not harm them, Dadan naturally wanted to persuade them to leave as soon as possible!
“Alright! Everyone go back for now! However, try to keep this matter as secret as possible!” Dadan advised.
Upon hearing this, the crowd reluctantly went down the mountain. Although they had broadened their horizons, Dadan was too stingy, not even giving them a clear view of the wolf.
After his relatives left, Yousheng and his wife also wanted to take Dadan down the mountain, but Dadan hadn’t finished making his talismans and couldn’t just give up halfway.
Dadan pointed to the medicine basket beside the thatched hut, scratching his head with a smile, saying, “Dad, Mom, I promised to cure someone. I need to gather more herbs!”
Dadan’s ancestor, who had been a butcher all his life and killed thousands of livestock, felt guilty for his deeds and instructed his descendants to do good deeds to make up for his sins.
Thus, Yousheng strongly supported his son’s efforts to heal and save people. When he heard that his son was going to gather herbs to cure someone, he pulled his wife down the mountain.
After everyone left, Dadan returned to the thatched hut, latched the door, and continued making talismans.
Having successfully made four Evil Exorcism Talismans, Dadan needed to make a few more Heavenly Thunder Talismans just in case.
After successfully making five Heavenly Thunder Talismans, Dadan entered the Jade Token, rested for a while, and then went home.
When he got home, his father had already gone to the Shiitake Mushroom Sauce Factory, leaving only his mother watching TV alone.
“You finally came back. Take a rest! You know you’re not a doctor; why do you work so hard to cure people?” Wang Cuifen said with distress.
Dadan was planning to explore haunted places at night and needed to go to Stone Town, but his father had just warned him not to get involved.
So Dadan needed a reasonable excuse to leave home and told his mother with a smile, “It’s for money, of course!”
“Otherwise, do you think I’m stupid? Not knowing to rest at home? This time, I’m going to the county to cure someone, and they promised ten thousand yuan!”
Ten thousand yuan? Cuifen was stunned. She couldn’t earn that much in a year farming at home, and her son could make that much by curing someone?
Cuifen smiled awkwardly and advised, “Then you better cure them well…”
Sure enough, hearing that her son could make money this trip, Cuifen didn’t stop him but was a bit excited instead.
Dadan packed the harvested herbs, said a few more words to his mother, and then secretly rode his motorcycle out of the village.
Arriving in Stone Town, it was already past five o’clock. The sun had already set, and the sky was a dim grey, looking very desolate.
The town’s scene wasn’t much better; most of the street-side shops had already closed, the streets were deserted, with only a few people hurrying.
Dadan felt what it meant to have a deserted door front at Jiji, as there were only three tables of guests in the spacious store.
Seeing him come in, little Li quickly came up to greet him, “Mr. Zhang, you’re here! Mr. Zhou is upstairs!”
Dadan glanced around the store again, sighed helplessly, and went upstairs to the private room.
In the private room, he saw Zhou Yong sighing and couldn’t help but joke, “Boss Zhou, what’s wrong? Giving up so easily?”
Seeing him come in, Zhou Yong quickly stood up, pulled him over, pointed at the ledger on the coffee table, and smiled wryly, “Look at this… look at today’s sales, not even half of usual…”
Glancing at it, Dadan saw that the store’s sales had indeed plummeted.
“Dadan, do you think a mere ghost rumor could cause such a big stir?” Zhou Yong said incredulously.
Stone Town’s store had just gotten on track, business booming, but now this came out of nowhere, it’s hard to believe!
Dadan shook his head, “Don’t talk about it! Haven’t you seen the streets? It’s not even six yet, and there’s hardly anyone! Those night vendors aren’t out; their losses must be even greater?”
Jiji was about to open a branch, encountering such a setback, naturally troubling Zhou Yong greatly, leaving him no time to worry about others.
“Now the number of people coming for breakfast has drastically decreased, and even fewer come for dinner, we’re just relying on lunch sales to get by.” Zhou Yong sighed.
Seeing Zhou Yong so despondent, Dadan felt for him too. Still, with one person already being pessimistic, Dadan couldn’t show disappointment too, or else the employees’ morale would crumble.
“Enough! Don’t be like this! Last night’s ghost incident scared the townspeople, it’s normal. It’ll be fine once things settle down in a few days!” Dadan consoled.
Zhou Yong glanced at him and continued shaking his head, “I heard this issue is really severe, and it’s happened before even leading to several deaths.”
“Who knows how long this will go on for, and even the chefs and servers in the store are scared!”
Dadan opened his bag, took out an Evil Exorcism Talisman, and instructed Zhou Yong, “I have a talisman here, put it up in the store, and there will be no problem!”
Zhou Yong knew that Dadan understood these supernatural matters well and could even perform exorcisms for Ma Wenwen, so he took the talisman from him.
After examining the talisman, Zhou Yong smiled wryly, “Today’s doing much for the Earth Temple in town!”
“Many people went to get talismans for safety. Where did you get this Spirit Talisman from? Is it really effective?”
“Don’t worry about it! At the very least, it’s reassuring!” Dadan patted his shoulder, offering some comfort.