There were groups of people chatting at the entrance of the hospital. If I looked carefully, I saw several taxis waiting for work at the entrance.
The driver was probably the one chatting. Maybe he was afraid of the inconvenience of taking a taxi for those who came to see something, so he came to the door in advance to wait for the guests.
When you walk into the courtyard gate, there is no garden for farmers to grow vegetables, and there are no plants. It is just a flat land, a flat land paved with cement blocks, which is the size of two basketball courts. It is like entering a park.
At the end of the line of sight is a row of tall tiled houses with high-grade marble tiles on their exterior walls.
The yard was full of people, some were smoking, some were chatting, and some simply went to the ground to sleep in the winter. It was so lively.
My wife took Cai Gen without stopping in the yard, walked towards the row of houses, and went directly into the house.
There is not much to see from the outside of the house. Once inside, I found that the decoration is very simple and has a strong cultural atmosphere. It is not at all like an ordinary farmhouse. It has a spacious living room, a neat kitchen, and a full set of modern facilities. Even in the city,
Very few families can do this.
Passing through the living room and entering the room on the left, there is a long Kang table with a Kang table in the middle. An old lady with kind eyes is sitting in front of the Kang table.
There was a row of fire walls in the room, and several people were sitting there. My wife took Cai Gen and sat at the end of the fire wall, waiting for the number to be called.
It wasn't Cai Gen's first time seeing something, but it was his first time seeing such a grand event. He was very curious and looked at the old man on the kang intently.
The old man was saying something to a young man. His voice was very low and he couldn't hear clearly. He said a few words, started writing on the paper on the kang table, folded a small bag and handed it to the young man.
Then he lit a cigarette and started smoking silently.
After taking the small bag, the young man took out a wad of money from his pocket and put it in a shoe box under the kang table. The shoe box had "Armani" written on it.
The young man walked out. The old man didn't look at the money in the shoe box and shouted,
"It's about time for the 34th."
A young girl at the beginning of Wall of Fire stood up and said hurriedly,
"Yes, I am number 34."
This girl is very young, very tall, and very fashionable in her clothes. She wears black leather boots and a black mink coat, which is both noble and fashionable. She sat on the chair next to the kang and started talking to the old man.
tell.
Since the people in front had left, Cai Gen and his wife moved forward from the fire wall and were closer to the old man and the girl. They could vaguely hear the conversation between the master and the girl.
"Master, my partner seems to have someone outside recently. I didn't catch him, but it doesn't feel right."
"Girl, give me your and your partner's birthdays and horoscopes."
"Master, my name is Liu Xiaohua, it was the fourth day of the first lunar month in 1990, 12 noon. My partner's name is Zhao Erniu, she is a sheep, it was the third day of the first lunar month, 1967, 8 o'clock in the morning."
"If he is a sheep, he is 52 this year? Look at these horoscopes, he has been married three times before, and this is his fourth marriage, right?"
"Three times? He didn't tell me that much, he only said twice. He also got divorced after he was with me."
"Looking at this time of year, I'm not working seriously. I think I'm trying to make some money. I'm very lucky with my money."
"My partner really doesn't have a serious job. He doesn't tell me what he does. He still has some money, enough to eat and drink."
Speaking of which, the master stared at the girl for a while and continued,
"Looking at the girl's face, marriage is also very tortuous. Your partner is cheating on you and you won't accept it."
"Yes, yes, he used to be with me, and his wife didn't even control him." At this point, the young girl felt as if she had exposed her identity as a mistress-turned-permanent, and quickly changed the subject.
"Master, do you think there is any way to make my partner feel at ease?"
The old man seemed to be thinking, and did not answer in a hurry. He wrote and drew on the Kang table, and finally made a decision.
"Girl, it's not impossible to make him feel at ease, but the burden of cause and effect is a bit heavy."
When the young girl heard this, she was very wise. She took out two stacks of red tickets worth 20,000 yuan from her donkey bag and put them in the broken shoe box under the kang table.
"Master, please help me. This is to honor the masters of the Xian family. Please take the trouble."
The old lady didn't look at the money in the shoe box, nor did she say anything. She picked up what she had just written, folded it carefully, and handed it to the young girl.
"Girl, take this thing, at 3 o'clock in the middle of the night, wrap it around your partner's head, three times on the left, three times on the right, then stand with your feet in the door, face the door, and burn it. Don't open the door for anything until dawn.
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The young girl carefully put away the paper bag, thanked her, and hurried out.
The old lady lit another cigarette. Seeing that the shoe box seemed full, she casually poured the money in the shoe box into an old-fashioned wooden box behind her, then placed the shoe box under the kang table and continued, "
Number 36, right?”
Just as Cai Gen and his wife were about to get up, an elder sister quickly stood up from the fire wall, ran to the old man in a few steps, held up a piece of white paper in her hand, and said anxiously,
"Master, it's my turn, I am number 35."
My wife glanced at Cai Gen, and they both moved forward at the same time. She was next.
The old lady looked at the person in front of her, as if she had seen her before, and said calmly,
"You're here again. Your child is fine."
The eldest lady was dressed very simply, and her coat looked like it had been worn for several years. She quickly replied,
"My Lingling's academic performance has declined seriously. In the last midterm exam, she dropped from first place in the grade to third place.
You said it was hard for his father and I. The mine went bankrupt and we were both under retirement age and had to pay our own insurance every year.
It only costs 1,500 a month to wash dishes in a restaurant, and more than 10,000 a month to make up for a child's tuition. We all hope that the child will be successful in the future.
You said this kid is not up to par. If he has gotten into trouble, please check quickly."
It seemed that the eldest sister was really worried about her daughter's studies. When she talked about washing the dishes, she cried, and she felt really miserable.
After hearing this, the old lady looked at the eldest sister with tears in her eyes, and finally stretched out her hand and began to calculate, muttering something in her mouth. After a long time, she put out the cigarette, lit another one, and said to the eldest sister,
"You don't have to worry. If you encounter someone shameless while walking at night, it's a small matter. I'll write you a charm to reassure you and give it to you."
After saying that, he started writing and drawing on the kang table again, then carefully folded it up and handed it to the eldest sister. After taking it, the eldest sister thanked her profusely and got up to leave.
But just after taking two steps, I suddenly remembered that I didn't give any money, so I smiled apologetically and took out a small cloth bag from my pants pocket. It was a small handkerchief. It was a few years old. I opened it slowly and found that it was very thin inside.
There was a pile of red tickets, maybe a dozen or so. Without any hesitation, he put them all in the shoe box under the kang table, and then walked out.
The old man put out the cigarette and then lit another one, as if he only took two or three puffs from one cigarette.
"It's No. 36 next, Fourth Brother, let's start cooking. It's almost time."
A female voice said yes from outside the house.
Cai Gen thought, the number he bought for 200 yuan was finally called.
This chapter has been completed!