When I heard what my mother and Mai Xiaorou said respectively, I didn't say anything.
Originally, I thought that Liu Shengfu was going to say something more, so I turned around to look at the basin. When I saw it, I couldn't help but be stunned. There were no faces in it at all, and the basin of clear water had already turned into a basin of water.
dirt.
I quickly asked Mai Xiaorou if Liu Shengfu had run away.
Mai Xiaorou said: "He didn't run away, he just dispersed. The three souls have returned to their respective places, and the 'grievance' in his heart has disappeared."
I still feel a little surprised. Liu Shengfu wanted to kill us before, so why has it changed so much?
Mai Xiaorou made a finger gesture and moved it a few times quickly. The aura around the soul-inducing altar dispersed with a "whoosh". I knew that the soul-inducing altar had been closed. After doing this, Mai Xiaorou
He smiled at me and said: "We are lucky this time. Liu Shengfu's anger is not very strong, so his resentment disappears quickly. Anyway, you and Auntie are safe for the time being."
Next, I helped my mother into the house first, and then briefly tidied up the yard.
During this period, my mother also asked who Mai Xiaorou was, so I directly mentioned Mai Xiaorou's name, and then said that she was my classmate in college and also my girlfriend.
After hearing my introduction, my mother smiled and nodded. It seemed that she was very satisfied with Mai Xiaorou.
My mother asked Mai Xiaorou how she knew how to set up an altar. Mai Xiaorou smiled and said, "Actually, I know a little bit about it. I learned it from my grandfather, who studied Taoism."
Although Mai Xiaorou was hiding something in what she said, it was not a lie.
The mother then asked Mai Xiaorou what her family did and how many children they had. Mai Xiaorou said that her family was an ordinary working-class family. Her parents died early and she grew up with her grandfather.
My mother couldn't stop asking questions, so I quickly interrupted and said, "Mom, this is Xiaorou's first time here, so don't ask so many questions. By the way, you just promised Liu Shengfu to give their family one million. Let's
Does your family have that much money?”
Mother nodded and said: "Of course there is. Since the money was earned by your father and other people during his lifetime, we can't really keep it private. Go to the cabinet and get the household registration book. There are three cards in it. You
Bring those two Agricultural Bank of China cards. There is exactly one with 500,000 yuan on it. The password is your birthday. You can take it and give it to Liu Shengfu's two brothers."
To be honest, I have never seen my mother so generous when it comes to money. She is reluctant to give me more for my monthly living expenses.
So I muttered a few words in a low voice.
The mother said with a "humph": "You are still a student, and the living allowance I gave you is enough. If I give you more money, you will spend it randomly. If you develop any bad habits, you will be as lazy as your father."
, your whole life is over."
Sure enough, I found the three cards in the cabinet, two from the Agricultural Bank of China and one from the Construction Bank. I asked how much money was left in the remaining cards and whether it was enough for us to spend.
My mother said: "Don't worry, I can get you a wife, but after you marry a wife, how you make money to support your family depends on your ability."
Hearing her say this, I don't have to worry, at least my family will not become financially strapped because of this expenditure.
We stayed at home that night, and I called the guide to tell me that my mother was sick and she was leaving in a hurry, so I didn't bother to ask for leave. I also asked my mother to talk to the guide, which helped me calm down.
It's round.
My mother had already spoken, and the instructor did not pursue the matter further. He just told me to pay attention next time and there would be no punishment this time.
When we were going to bed at night, Mai Xiaorou said she wanted to sleep with me. My mother smiled and said nothing. She was not that old feudal type, not to mention that I was a man.
There are not many rooms in our house that can sleep people. I don't feel at ease letting Mai Xiaorou sleep with my mother. After all, she is a corpse. She has already borrowed my life. What if she also borrows my mother's life?
Oh no.
When I went to bed at night, Mai Xiaorou didn't "play nonsense" anymore. Maybe it was because today's soul-inducing altar was too exhausting. I fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.
When I woke up, it was already the next morning.
My mother and Mai Xiaorou were preparing breakfast together in the kitchen. Mai Xiaorou and I went out directly without staying at home. There were still a lot of things waiting for us to do in the provincial capital, so we couldn’t delay doing more here.
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Mother sent us out of the village and went back.
Of course, when we left, we also took away Liu Shengfu's black mobile phone. I also found the contact information of Liu Shengfu's two brothers from the mobile phone, but I did not call immediately. I planned to make arrangements when I arrived in the provincial capital.
On the way to the provincial capital, Mai Xiaorou mentioned the Tang Fu Teahouse again, and asked me to go to that teahouse when we arrived in the provincial capital, and ask about my father and Liu Shengfu, and see if I could find out anything.
What's the secret?
I asked Mai Xiaorou why she didn't go with me. She said, "You have forgotten my identity. I'm afraid that teahouse is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. If I go there, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble and even get into trouble."
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The longer I spend time with Mai Xiaorou, the more I treat her as a human being. This is how I feel when I think about this matter.
When I arrived in the provincial capital, it was already afternoon again. I used my mobile phone to call Liu Shengfu's two brothers. They said they were friends of Liu Shengfu and owed him two sums of money. I divided the two sums of money according to his requirements.
Return it to his two brothers.
Although his two brothers had concerns, they still made an appointment to meet. When I gave them the card, I also asked about it. It turned out that they already knew about Liu Shengfu's car accident and that the body was brought back to the provincial capital.
And it has been cremated.
I have to say that Liu Shengfu’s two brothers are quite affectionate.
When I gave them the money, they all shed tears, but they didn't ask where the money came from or how I owed the money, so they just accepted it. I knew they really needed the money.
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In any case, the matter Liu Shengfu told me has been completed.
Next is Tang Fu Tea House.
On the way to Tangfu Teahouse, Mai Xiaorou said to me: "Be careful when you get there. The big Taoist sects have a lot of rules. If the other party doesn't want to mention what happened back then, just stop asking.
In order to avoid getting into trouble, you know, after all, this matter is settled."
I nodded to show that I understood what Mai Xiaorou meant.
We took a taxi and stopped some distance away from Tang Fu Tea House. Mai Xiaorou found a coffee shop to wait for me, and I went to Tang Fu Tea House alone.
This tea house is a two-story building with Chinese style architecture.
When I entered the teahouse, I discovered that there was not a single customer in there, and there was no one responsible for receiving me. I looked around the situation and turned my attention to the front desk of the teahouse.
There was an old man sitting inside, his head lowered as if he was looking at something, and he didn't notice me coming in at all.
I walked to the front desk and said, "I'm looking for someone."
The old man didn't even raise his head and said directly: "Who are you looking for?"
I said: "Zhang Rui, Tang Qing, are they here?"
Hearing me announcing these two names, the old man slowly raised his head. He was wearing a pair of reading glasses. There was a vertical linear book on the table. Many of the pages were already damaged.
This book looks to be a little older.
The old man looked me up and down and asked me: "What's your name?"
I said: "Chen Yu."
As soon as I gave my name, he shook his head and said: "I haven't heard your name. The person you are looking for is not here. If you want to drink tea, go to the second floor. If you are looking for someone, just leave. There is nothing here you are looking for."
people."
Zhang Rui also said that he asked Mai Xiaorou and I to come here to report his name, but he didn't even say hello here.
I felt quite helpless, and at the same time I felt very embarrassed.
I was a little unwilling to leave just like that, so I ran straight to the second floor, and at the same time said loudly: "I'll drink tea!"
When I went up to the second floor, I found that there were many card rooms and private rooms, all decorated in Chinese style. There were several guests here. They were sitting in different places drinking tea. When they saw me coming up, they couldn't help but look at me in surprise.
After looking at each other for a few times, they all went their separate ways to drink tea.
Some of them chatted in low voices, while others closed their eyes and meditated, as if each of them had a great background.
Compared with the temperament they showed, I couldn't help but feel a little inferior. I was out of place here.
After a while, a tall woman wearing a high-cut cheongsam pushed out the door from a room on the second floor. She came towards me carrying a tray.
When she arrived in front of me, she took out a tea order from the tray and handed it to me: "What kind of tea would you like to drink?"
I took one look at the list and couldn't help but say a dirty word: "Fuck!"
The cheapest tea on the tea list costs four figures for a pot. I wouldn't go into a shady shop.
Maybe because my voice was too loud, those customers looked over to me again, and I quickly whispered: "Why is this tea so expensive?"
The waiter in cheongsam smiled, took away the tea order in my hand and said: "This is not a place for you, you can leave."
Her words greatly hurt my self-esteem.
But I don't have any good ideas. I spent all the money I had on me, but it wasn't enough to drink a pot of tea here.
Just when I looked embarrassed, a young man ran up to the second floor, shouting: "Is someone looking for me? Is someone looking for me?"
This person is none other than Zhang Rui, whom Mai Xiaorou and I met before.
Zhang Rui saw me as soon as he went upstairs, and recognized me at a glance: "Are you Chen Yu? Did you come here by yourself? Where is the girl Xiaorou who is with you? Why didn't she come?"
When the waiter next to me saw that Zhang Rui and I knew each other, he immediately smiled at me and said, "So you are Mr. Zhang's friend. If you didn't tell me earlier, I would prepare a pot of good tea for you."
After saying that, the waiter greeted Zhang Rui again and left.
Zhang Rui walked up to me, pulled me to a card holder and sat down, and then said: "I'm sorry, I've been a little busy recently, and I forgot to say hello to the teahouse. I hope you'll forgive me if I didn't greet you well."
Zhang Rui suddenly called me Taoist friend, which made me a little uncomfortable.
However, I did not forget the purpose of coming here, so I went straight to the point and said that I wanted to ask him something. Zhang Rui also told me to ask him anything.
But when I told the story about my father and Liu Shengfu, he hesitated and said: "It happened twenty years ago. I need to ask the elders about this. You wait here, I will ask Uncle Tang."
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With that said, Zhang Rui turned around and went downstairs. (To be continued)