Because the money bag and the letter were dropped together, Jimo Qiao was in a very low mood.
From the moment he returned to the inn, Jimo Qiao locked himself in his room, not even wanting to come out for dinner.
Chai Yan didn't try to persuade her. He felt that this kind of thing could only be adjusted by herself. The more others said it, the more annoyed she might feel.
In the inn lobby, Chai Yan, Cheng Jiu, and Yu Tie were sitting at a table having dinner.
The three of them didn't wear Taoist uniforms, so they ordered two more meat dishes and drank them with a pot of strong wine.
After eating for a while, Chai Yan asked Cheng Jiu: "Are you ready with everything you need on the road?"
Cheng Jiu immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, my second brother and I went out in the afternoon and almost bought everything."
Yu Tie nodded while eating.
Chai Yan nodded and said, "That's good. After I send the aunt to Gan's house tomorrow morning, we can set off."
Speaking of the Gan family, Cheng Jiu remembered something and immediately said: "By the way, sir, when we went out to buy things in the afternoon, we accidentally heard someone talking about Mr. Gan..."
"Oh? What's the matter? Let me tell you." Chai Yan asked.
Cheng Jiu immediately swallowed what was in his mouth, then took another sip of wine, and then said: "Sir, I heard from a clerk in a nearby shop that Mr. Gan offended the gods, and the gods punished him in anger.
That’s why I suddenly fell ill.”
"Offended the gods?" Chai Yan felt strange and quickly asked: "Which god did you offend?"
Cheng Jiudao: "I heard from the guy that Mr. Gan demolished a very old house about half a year ago, then built a house on the spot and opened a new dyeing shop. However, not long after the new dyeing shop opened, Mr. Gan suddenly
I fell ill, and later someone said that when the old house was demolished, a shrine was installed in the house, but the Gan family threw the shrine away, so the gods were angry and punished Mr. Gan."
Chai Yan smiled after hearing this and asked, "Do you believe these words?"
Cheng Jiu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Believe... just believe a little..."
"No, do you believe this?" Chai Yan was a little surprised.
Cheng Jiu asked: "Sir, don't you believe it?"
Yu Tie also stopped talking and looked at Chai Yan to hear what he had to say.
Chai Yan slowly shook his head and said seriously: "Judging from what you just said, I don't believe it. Think about it, the Gan family's business is so big, they bought an old house and then demolished it and rebuilt it.
Does the master need to be there in person to give instructions?"
Cheng Jiu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need."
"So, Mr. Gan will definitely leave this kind of thing to the people below. He only needs to attend the speech when the new dye house opens. How can it be related to the throwing of the shrine?" Chai Yan said.
After saying that, Chai Yan added: "And whether there is a shrine in the old house is another matter. Let's say there is a shrine, but the shrine was thrown away. If the gods want to punish him, he should punish the person who threw the shrine.
Are you human? Why would you blame Mr. Gan?"
Cheng Jiu said thoughtfully: "Did Mr. Gan ask the people who demolished the house to throw away the shrine?"
"Do you think it's possible?" Chai Yan asked.
Cheng Jiu smiled and said: "This seems unlikely..."
Yu Tie also shook his head.
Chai Yan said: "So I think what the guy said is not credible. It is probably that Mr. Gan's illness is a bit weird and difficult to treat, so everyone will use their imagination wantonly to come up with such a story that can explain the cause.
"
"It makes sense." Cheng Jiu looked very serious.
Suddenly, Chai Yan looked a little worried and whispered: "Wait a minute, if Master Gan is really seriously ill and bedridden, wouldn't we still be unable to see anyone early tomorrow morning?"
"Sir, if you are really right, what should I do?" Cheng Jiu asked.
Chai Yan frowned and shook his head, saying: "I don't know either..."
After thinking for a while, there was no result. Chai Yan just shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's not think about these things for now. After dinner, go to bed early. We will talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow."
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Chai Yan got up, washed up, and knocked on Jimo Qiao's door.
After knocking for a while, Jimo Qiao opened the door sleepily.
Chai Yan looked at Jimo Qiao and asked, "What were you doing last night? The panda eyes are coming out."
Jimo Qiao was dejected and said listlessly: "I was in a bad mood. I didn't sleep well all night. I was looking for my money bag in my dreams..."
Chai Yan shook his head and smiled, and said: "Hurry up and wash up and tidy up. We will go to Gan's house soon."
"Oh." Jimo Qiao responded feebly.
Next, Chai Yan waited in the hall for a full stick of incense before Jimo Qiao came out of the room.
Chai Yan asked the waiter to bring breakfast, and the two of them ate while talking.
After breakfast, Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao went to Gan's house, while Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie stayed at the inn to pack their things and set off as soon as Chai Yan came back.
When he arrived at Gan's house, Chai Yan stepped forward and knocked the door knocker.
After a while, the door opened, and it was still the same concierge as yesterday.
"Why is it you again?" the concierge asked.
Chai Yan said politely: "Brother, please call Master Gan, please."
The concierge said helplessly: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to help you, but my master has been feeling unwell recently. Our young master has repeatedly warned him not to disturb his recovery. Please come back..."
After saying that, the concierge was ready to close the door and see off the guests just like yesterday.
Chai Yan hurriedly stretched out his hand to block the door panel and said: "Brother, please be accommodating..."
Before he finished speaking, a piece of silver appeared on the palm of Chai Yan's other hand and appeared in front of the concierge.
The moment the concierge saw the money, he stopped.
The next moment, the concierge made a decision. He raised his hand and swept away the silver coins in Chai Yan's hand. At the same time, he stopped closing the door.
The concierge looked back and said to Chai Yan: "Young master is so sincere, so I have to be unkind... In this case, you two wait outside the door for a moment, and I will go inside and ask the lady. If the lady agrees,
, there should be no problem."
"Thank you, brother." Chai Yan thanked him with a cupped hand.
The concierge smiled, nodded, closed the door, and then walked quickly to the inner courtyard.
Chai Yan turned to look at Jimo Qiao and found that she seemed to be distracted and had no idea what was going on in her mind.
"Hey, what are you doing? You're absent-minded..." Chai Yan asked.
Jimo Qiao slowly raised his head to look at Chai Yan, frowned and said: "Brother-in-law, I suddenly feel that it is not convenient for me to live here..."
"Why do you say that?" Chai Yan was curious.
Jimo Qiao glanced at the closed door and said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, look, Uncle Gan is sick now. The family must be busy treating Uncle Gan. If I stay here again, I won't be a burden to their family."
Do you want to cause trouble? Even if the Gan family agrees to let me stay temporarily out of face, I will not feel comfortable and my stay will not be comfortable! Do you know? The atmosphere where the head of the family is sick is very depressing.
Very uncomfortable, brother-in-law..."
It wasn't that Chai Yan didn't understand what she was thinking. He was silent for a while and then asked: "Then if you don't live in Gan's house, where can you live?"
Jimo Qiao did not dare to look directly at Chai Yan. He lowered his head slightly and said expectantly: "Brother-in-law, why don't you let me go to Qingyuan Pass with you? I promise that I will listen to you in everything from now on. If you ask me to jump, I won't."
I know how to squat. If you ask me to stand, I will definitely not sit down! Absolutely, absolutely, I will never cause you any trouble, okay?"
"Are you kidding? No, don't even think about it!" Chai Yan rejected her immediately.
"Why... why?" Jimo Qiao was immediately disappointed and his tone became anxious.
Chai Yan had a stern look on his face and said very seriously: "We are not going to Qingyuan Pass for fun. What do you think of following a girl's family? Besides, without your parents' permission, can I make any decisions? If they know that I
I took you to Qingyuan Pass, but I really can’t bear to walk away... No, no, absolutely not!"