Chapter 16
The cat-faced old lady stared at Li Zhuiyuan in shock.
She couldn't believe that the words just now would come out of the mouth of the child in front of her.
Her hands unconsciously let go of the shoulders that she had previously grasped, and her body took a small step back.
At this moment, she even began to wonder:
Why compared to him, do I look like a child who only knows how to lose his temper?
Myself and him,
Who is going to die?
He spoke very confidently and simply, and he didn’t stop, he continued:
"For the one who is disabled, you should pay attention to the injured area. It is recommended that he be half-paralyzed. According to the conditions here, it is impossible to use a wheelchair for him, and no one will take off work to push him around to relax and relieve his boredom.
After becoming paralyzed, he could only lie in bed, huddled in a dirty mattress, and needed care for his food, drink, and toilet.
He has to be able to speak, he has to be able to cry, and his hands have to be able to pick up things and smash them to vent.
Only in this way can it be lively to watch, more interactive, and richer in experience. ”
The cat-faced old lady nodded, and unconsciously smoothed the boy's clothes that she had scratched with her hands. However, her dirty hands made the boy's clothes even dirtier, and she even felt a little cringe because of this.
"The one who got sick, please note that it cannot be terminally ill from the beginning.
To make it a chronic disease that can relapse, it can be controlled in stages with great effort, but it can never be cured.
It is necessary to control the extent of the disease so that it cannot be fatal, but it can make people miserable and tortured.
It is also necessary to control the frequency of the disease, and let him rest for a while after each cure, so that he can experience the preciousness of health.
But this interval cannot be too long to allow him to have a complete cycle of available labor and to give him the opportunity to create value for his family.
In this way, he himself and his family can fall into a vicious cycle of internal friction due to the repeated torture of the disease and investment in treatment, which will more easily trigger family conflicts, tear off the disguise, and reveal the ugliness of human nature. ”
The cat-faced old lady silently took two steps back, folded her hands in front of her, and asked:
"Is there...any more?"
"The most important thing is that the crazy person cannot be completely crazy. Being completely crazy would be too advantageous for her. It would mean that she doesn't know anything at all, which is equivalent to giving her relief, which is meaningless.
To become that kind of indirect madness, she would have to be normal most of the day, only going mad for a short while, but her madness must be highly aggressive.
I imagine her family would have used coercive control measures against her like she did against her mother.
Give her enough sober time to curse, wail, curse, and become hysterical.
She should be able to repent. We don’t need to understand her and take her place, but treat her repentance as one of the sources of happiness and enjoy it. ”
Having said this, Li Zhuiyuan nodded to himself:
"These are the details that need attention for now. Do you have any additional suggestions?"
Cat-faced old lady: "No...no more."
"Actually, this plan was originally risky. What if there really is a filial son among the descendants of the three of them?
However, that shouldn't be the case. The old lady's grandchildren all feel that the old lady has lived too long, sucked their luck, and ruined their future.
The quality of children like this should still make people feel at ease. ”
Cat-faced old lady: "Well, I feel at ease, I feel very at ease."
"What do you think of this plan?"
"Ah? Okay, very good, very good, I will do it according to your instructions."
At this time, Li Zhuiyuan saw that the old lady with a cat face started to emit black air, a bit like dry ice evaporating on the stage.
"What's wrong with you?"
The rising black energy began to quickly converge.
"It's because this plan is so good, so good that just thinking about it...my resentment has a tendency to dissipate."
"Then can you still persist?"
"Yes, I have a lot of resentment. I think that when all three of them come to the end of their due retribution, I will be completely relieved."
"So, you are actually in pain all the time?"
"Every moment is like being boiled in burning oil and enduring torture.
If I couldn't speak, if I didn't think, I might feel much better, but unfortunately... I could, and the pain would be several times greater. ”
"How pitiful."
"No, not pitiful, we kind... no, it's me.
It is not easy for something like me to exist and be born.
Even though I feel trepidation and fear every time I look up to the sky, I am... grateful to Him. ”
Li Zhuiyuan looked at the cat-faced old lady in front of him. In fact, he was not looking at the old lady, but the black cat.
The old lady worked hard to raise three children and helped them raise their grandchildren.
But in the end, it was the ugly and crippled old cat that the old lady took in who truly appreciated the old lady's kindness and even endured huge daily suffering for her revenge.
Perhaps the biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans have a lower limit than animals.
"It's just, are you sure that nothing will happen to you if you tell me... and remind me of this?"
"Me?" Li Zhuiyuan shook his head, "How could anything happen to me? I'm obviously doing good deeds."
"Do good?"
"That's right."
Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the three Niu brothers and sisters who were still kneeling in the room, and continued to explain:
"You were so evil and evil that you wanted to kill them, but I saved their lives. Isn't this just doing good deeds and accumulating virtue?"
The cat-faced old lady opened her mouth, revealing a mouth of rotten teeth.
"Can... can you still explain it this way?"
"Actually, I haven't started yet. I'm still reading basic books. I don't know if my explanation is right or not. I want to know the result... I can only wait until I go back and continue reading the book.
I'm still young, so I don't have good grades in this area, so I have to study hard. ”
Cat-faced old lady: "You... still want to continue studying?"
"Yes, yes."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I advise you to do this because of my own selfish motives.
My great-grandfather and the others came to Niu's house to have a fast. If all three of them died in an accident today, then the sign that my great-grandfather and the others depended on for their livelihood would be destroyed.
Grandpa, he is really good to me. ”
"Actually, your grandfather has already raised his hand."
"What?"
Cat-faced old lady: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
Li Zhuiyuan showed an innocent smile like a child: "Thank you, grandma."
At this time, shouts came from the distance. It was Taiye and the others who had found the area.
Li Zhuiyuan waved to the cat-faced old lady and walked onto the road.
"Xiaoyuanhou! Xiaoyuanhou! Where are you, Xiaoyuanhou!"
Hearing the shouts of the figures in the distance, Li Zhuiyuan felt very comforted and enjoyed it. When he first came to his hometown, he was not used to adding "Hou" after his nickname.
But it is usually the elders who call themselves this, and the tone and words of this local dialect are filled with the kindness and love of the elders in the family.
Professor Xu from the Chinese Department of Family Hospital is from Guangdong. He said that with the economic development and population migration, dialects will gradually withdraw from the stage of history.
Pan Zilei, Ziyingzi and the others now also speak Mandarin in school.
Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan knew that when the old people gradually passed away, the "Xiao Yuanhou" who called him one after another would have no choice but to dig deep in his memory to find it and savor it.
"Master! Master!"
Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand and began to respond.
Li Sanjiang and Runsheng ran over, followed by Uncle Shan, Liu Jinxia and some villagers.
"Xiao Yuanhou, are you okay?" Li Sanjiang touched Li Zhuiyuan from head to toe to confirm that his great-grandson had no missing arms or legs.
Runsheng's face was covered with sweat and he smiled happily.
The two of them had previously captured Niu Fu and Niu Rui, but after a while, they discovered that there were two bundles of straw under them.
When he looked up again, Xiao Yuanhou was gone, so he immediately went out to look for him.
Uncle Shan was injured, but he felt that he could still be of some help. Liu Jinxia had not planned to come out, but she did not dare to stay in the shed alone.
As for the villagers behind him, many of them came out voluntarily to help find Yao'er after hearing the shouts, and more villagers gathered behind him.
I have to say that the folk customs here are still very simple, but no matter how good the fruit trees are, they cannot avoid bearing some crooked fruits.
Some villagers had already begun to shout that the Niu family was missing. The family members of the three Niu brothers and sisters had not come back after seeing them for so long, so they also started to look for them.
"Master, over there, in the old house." Li Zhuiyuan, who was in Li Sanjiang's arms, pointed softly, making sure that only his master could hear.
Li Sanjiang nodded and pushed Li Zhuiyuan to Liu Jinxia's side, while he raised a mahogany sword, and his figure suddenly became much majestic.
Li Zhuiyuan saw clearly that it was the one he brought.
"Come on, there are many of us. The big guys charge at me. Kill them and save others!"
Li Sanjiang took the lead and rushed to the old house. Runsheng followed without saying a word. Uncle Shan stamped his feet and bit his lip to follow.
The villagers at the back were a little timid, and they were willing to help out to find Yao'er, but they were really afraid of rushing something like that to death.
But after all, there were so many people, so no matter how hesitant, they all slowly followed.
But when Li Sanjiang and the three of them rushed in, there was a burst of harsh meows and fighting sounds in the old house, which seemed to be mixed with the old lady's screams and curses.
Some villagers recognized it as the voice of Mrs. Niu.
But isn’t Mrs. Niu already dead, and she’s been dead for half a year?
During this battle, no matter how courageous the villagers were, they did not dare to move forward and could only stand there and wait for the result.
Fortunately, the screaming gradually stopped, and after a while, Li Sanjiang carried one on his back, and Runsheng carried two on his back, and walked out from under the old locust tree in front of the dilapidated house.
"The man was rescued!"
"Oh my god, the Niu family is really here!"
"Dead and accepted!"
Li Sanjiang swung the cow lotus on his back, and with a "dong" sound, the cow lotus landed directly on the gravel road.
Runsheng followed suit and let go of his arms. Niu Fu and Niu Rui slid to the bottom, rolled over and then lay down.
A group of villagers immediately gathered around to see the strange thing, asking questions about this and that. This is a topic for conversation after dawn, and it is also an important experience to show off to other people in the village when you leave the village. Then you can light a cigarette and pretend to be mysterious. Road:
"Hey, what you just said is nothing. Let me tell you something that happened in our village..."
The three brothers and sisters of the Niu family suddenly disappeared and all appeared in the old house again. They are still unconscious. Doesn't this mean that something evil has happened to them?
The big guys looked at Li Sanjiang and others with admiration and respect, and kept giving compliments. This is really a big deal.
Who can guarantee that they will have a smooth life without encountering any trouble? Even if you don’t meet them, what about your family, relatives and friends? People with special abilities like this will be treated politely as long as they are not confused.
Uncle Shan looked at Li Sanjiang, who was standing at the front and being praised by everyone, and his lips itched with anger.
Just as he rushed in with him, he saw an old lady with a cat face standing at the door of the old house. Li Sanjiang stopped holding a peach wood sword, waiting for himself and Runsheng to go in first.
As a result, the cat-faced old lady was so crazy that she threw herself in front of Li Sanjiang. She also threw herself on the mahogany sword in Li Sanjiang's hand and stabbed it through.
Then there was a burst of ghosts crying, wolves howling, cats meowing and old ladies barking, and finally...it was gone!
At that time, Uncle Shan himself wanted to give himself two more slaps to see if he was blind. A corpse demon that could confuse him and others and make him pee like a dog... was destroyed like this?
Li Sanjiang himself was a little surprised. He reached out and flicked the peach wood sword in his hand, and said with emotion:
"It should be real mahogany. The quality of the state-owned furniture factory is really trustworthy."
……
"Give way, everyone!" Li Sanjiang pointed to the three people lying on the ground, "They have been possessed and haven't woken up yet. Let's go scoop some gold juice into the nearby porcelain vat and heat it up. They fill it up.”
In fact, Li Sanjiang knew that Blind Liu was the best at removing evil spirits, but firstly, Blind Liu was injured and in bad condition. Secondly, he knew exactly who these three were and it was their fault.
At the moment, the villagers were divided into two groups. One group was responsible for carrying the three Niu brothers and sisters back to the shed where they were doing fasting. The other group went to get out the porcelain vats to prepare the gold juice. The latter group was obviously more excited and excited, walking with wind. .
The shed was suddenly filled with people. Some villagers who were still sleeping soundly were awakened by the noise or were woken up by neighbors, and came to watch the excitement together.
During the day, the place was deserted during fasting events, but in the middle of the night it became crowded with people.
Uncle Shan and Liu Jinxia each sat on their chairs and were greeted by the villagers.
In the eyes of the villagers, these two men must have been injured while fighting to the death!
A sharp-eyed child saw Uncle Shan's wet pants, and was scolded by his own adults, saying that they were soaked in water from Death's body after fighting with Death.
Another villager passing by the tomb came to spread the news, saying that Mrs. Niu’s grave had been dug up and there was nothing inside.
This news immediately pushed the discussion atmosphere in the shed to a climax, which was even more lively than when an outdoor movie was shown.
The busiest person was Li Sanjiang, who continued to move around and wave his peach wood sword high, performing rituals.
His movements were not so standard, nor coherent and graceful. He was much worse in appearance than the Taoist monks in the Baishi Team. However, the villagers knew that the Baishi Team were all bluffing performances, and the old man in front of them was the one. Really capable.
Li Sanjiang chopped here, stabbed there, stopped and walked, and muttered some old words.
These words were pronounced very vaguely. To Li Zhuiyuan's ears, they sounded a bit like "The Generals of the Yang Family" played on the radio when his grandfather was sitting on the terrace enjoying the cool air at night.
Li Sanjiang was full of sleep, and with so many people around him paying attention and cheering, he danced even more vigorously.
When a smell came, Li Sanjiang decisively stopped:
"Okay, the ghost atmosphere has been eliminated and the evil spirit has been cleared. Don't worry, everyone, everything will be fine here from now on."
Everyone applauded together.
Li Sanjiang stood with his sword behind his back, smiling implicitly.
He himself knew that the previous set of action performances were meaningless, but he didn't charge any extra money, so it wouldn't be considered a profit from promoting feudal superstition. It was purely for the sake of peace of mind and emotional value for the villagers. .
The golden juice in a plastic bucket was delivered, mist rising and still warm.
Many nearby villagers started retching after smelling the smell, and some even vomited out, but despite this, no one wanted to get out of the way!
Especially those standing in the inner circle had the strongest smell, but they still pinched their noses and watched carefully, while those in the outer circle kept jumping up and down, for fear of missing the famous scene.
This is really good. It smells bad and looks good.
Li Sanjiang felt his stomach churn, but he still had to force himself to tell the villagers to drink.
A few good villagers had already tied wet cloth strips around their noses. They first opened the mouths of the three Niu brothers and sisters, and then carefully poured them in with a big spoon used in a pig trough.
This hand didn't shake at all, it was really steady, and no food was dropped or spilled;
Just like filling a boiling water bottle with hot water, you can also hear the "dropping" sound.
Niu Fu, who was the first to be fed, woke up and lay on the ground first to vomit.
Then came Niu Rui and Niu Lian.
Soon, the three brothers and sisters started vomiting together, and their own children also brought water for them to rinse their mouths.
The surrounding villagers all smiled and praised it. Although it didn't smell good, it was really good.
When the three Niu brothers and sisters recovered from vomiting, or gradually adapted to it, they all ran to Li Sanjiang and knelt down in front of Li Sanjiang, crying loudly, holding Li Sanjiang's legs and wailing and thanking him.
They had some memories of the incident, and they all saw that their mother was coming to ask for her life. If Li Sanjiang and others were not sitting here today, they would really be taken away by that heartless and cruel mother. Went down.
This was because she was crying for her own narrow escape from death, so she cried very sincerely. Niu Lian even praised Li Sanjiang as her reborn parent in a series of words.
Her two brothers echoed their sister's final notes as they did during the day, just like they were in harmony.
Li Sanjiang tried to push them away while comforting him. Firstly, he disliked the strong smell on their bodies, and secondly, because their reborn parents, Li Sanjiang, felt unlucky. This was not a thank you, it was clearly a curse on himself!
However, the three Niu brothers and sisters' personal accounts after waking up gave Li Sanjiang, Mr. Shan Liu Jinxia and others a new halo in the hearts of the villagers.
After this, I am afraid that if something happens to people in this village or nearby villages, they will go to Siyuan Village to look for the Li family's corpse collector.
After a lot of crying and talking, Li Sanjiang received the balance payment from the three Niu brothers and sisters.
In fact, the final payment is not much, because the rule in this kind of thing is to pay most of it in advance, but this time the final payment is extra, which is really good for both young and old.
It seems that the three brothers and sisters of the Niu family are stingy towards their own mothers, but very generous towards their own lives and towards outsiders.
Uncle Shan pinched the red envelope and couldn't press his lips, revealing the dark tooth holes.
But when he turned around and looked, he found that the one in Li Sanjiang's hand was much thicker than his own, and he felt a burst of chest tightness again. It was like this every time, every time!
Liu Jinxia was okay, not too happy, not too sentimental. She just felt that her face was still in burning pain, and she didn't know whether it was because she was not as thick-skinned as Mr. Shan, or because the boy named Runsheng was particularly merciless to her.
The three Niu brothers and sisters also wanted to recognize Li Sanjiang as their godfather, but Li Sanjiang refused without hesitation.
For this reason, Li Sanjiang also came up with a destiny theory, saying that he was born to be childless and lonely, and was not suitable for receiving a godmother.
This rhetoric sounded familiar to Liu Jinxia. People in this field have somewhat of a business image.
Before leaving, Li Sanjiang also specially warned and reminded the three Niu brothers and sisters in public:
"No matter what anyone has done, every account will be registered with God. This time I broke the rules and saved you, which is considered to be against God.
Next, you should only do good deeds, do good deeds piously, and work hard to accumulate virtue. If your heart is not sincere and your thoughts are not pure, you may encounter some disasters in the near future.
That's beyond my control, and I can only help here. ”
This is actually just a kind of official saying in the industry. First, you should accept the current profits and fame, and then have nothing to do with the future.
However, these words were recalled by the villagers soon after, and they once again gave a thumbs up to Li Sanjiang's ability, and some even called out the honorific title of "Old Immortal Li".
So much so that the family members of the three Niu brothers and sisters respectfully invited Li Sanjiang here for "medical treatment" again.
However, this is all a story for another day and will not be discussed for now.
In short, it was past four in the morning when all the messy things ended.
Runsheng pushed the cart out, and Li Sanjiang, Uncle Shan and Liu Jinxia sat down one after another. Li Zhuiyuan also wanted to get on, but he heard the ringing of the cart bell behind him. Looking back, it was Uncle Qin.
"Master, I'm going to take Uncle Qin's car."
"Go, go, go back and rest early."
Li Zhuiyuan came to the 28th big bar. Uncle Qin picked him up and put him on the front bar. Then he pushed himself for a while, pedaled and turned over on the bike.
Feeling a little sleepy, Li Zhuiyuan simply leaned on Uncle Qin's chest and took a nap.
Uncle Qin looked down at the boy in his arms, a little surprised that he didn't ask if he was always there.
This resulted in the rhetoric he had prepared not being put to use.
Returning to Siyuan Village from Shigang, the sky has turned white.
"Uncle, you go to bed early."
"Well, you should go to bed early."
Li Zhuiyuan ran into the house, reached the second floor, and went directly to take a shower.
In the bedroom of the east room, Qin Li, who was sleeping, heard the noise coming from the dam and sat up.
"Go to sleep. Don't go see him now. He has just come back and is tired. Let him have a good rest. If you go to him now, he will devote his thoughts and energy to you.
Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, a person can't stand it and will find it annoying. ”
Qin Li looked at Liu Yumei with doubts in her eyes.
"Be good, kid. Grandma won't lie to you. If you want to be playmates for a long time, you must feel comfortable and happy when you are together. Do you understand?"
Qin Li lay back.
"By the way, don't be too hasty to go into his room and wait for him tomorrow morning. Wait until he wakes up before you go. It's best to let him come down and pick you up."
Qin Li's eyelashes began to tremble while she was lying on the bed.
"Okay, okay, when he wakes up and walks out of the bedroom door, you go up."
Qin Li closed her eyes and started to sleep.
Liu Yumei helped her granddaughter cover herself with a quilt, then walked to the middle room and opened the door. Qin Li stood at the door.
After coming in, Qin Li whispered what happened today. Liu Yumei nodded, and Qin Li left.
"Hey..."
Liu Yumei turned sideways and looked at the place where the memorial tablets were enshrined. She had the habit of chatting with the memorial tablets every day, but today, as soon as she was in a good mood, she was interrupted by a smell.
It's the opened duck egg placed on the mourning hall. The weather... is already starting to stink.
……
When Li Zhuiyuan finished taking a bath, he went to the bedroom and lay on the bed before the master and others came back.
When I woke up, it was almost noon.
He looked at the chair in the bedroom, but didn't see the figure, and felt a little disappointed.
I don’t know what she was wearing today.
She stood up, took the washbasin, and opened the door. She was not standing at the door, nor was she anywhere on the reading bench in the northeast corner.
Li Zhuiyuan walked to the terrace and looked down.
The girl is wearing a chest-length skirt today, with a red lining on the top and a goose-yellow skirt on the bottom. Her hair is softly draped over her shoulders. She is a little more lively and playful than usual.
She was still sitting on the threshold, a pair of embroidered shoes stepping on the threshold.
The girl sensed something, raised her head, and looked towards the second floor.
"Hold on, Ali!"
Qin Li stood up and walked towards the house.
Liu Yumei was left behind, covering her head and sighing.
Qin Li came to Li Zhuiyuan on the second floor and looked at him.
"I came back late last night and overslept."
After explaining, Li Zhuiyuan started to wash up, then took Qin Li's hand and went downstairs. It was time for dinner and he was hungry.
It was very lively downstairs. Li Sanjiang, Uncle Shan and Liu Jinxia had already drank wine over a plate of peanuts and a bowl of fish jelly.
The wounds on Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan's bodies were bandaged, and plasters were applied on their faces.
They did not go to the clinic. Those in their profession were not allowed to go to the clinic easily, especially Liu Jinxia. Many people still came to her for "treatment."
However, Liu Jinxia has always been measured in her work. She knows how much she weighs. Every time she drinks the talisman water that she mixed with boiled water, sugar, and black sesame paste, she will ask the family members to take the patient to the health center for further treatment or to continue taking medicine. , explaining that he was just cooperating with the doctor.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that Aunt Liu should be the one who applied the medicine to them. Aunt Liu was very good at applying medicine to the grandfather last time.
"Where's Brother Runsheng?"
"Runsheng." Uncle Shan burped. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Runsheng and Uncle Qin coming back from the fields together.
Runsheng, went to farm.
Seeing the sweat stains on his bare feet while carrying a hoe, Li Zhuiyuan suddenly felt that he was a bit like a freeloader, although he was indeed.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"
Aunt Liu invited everyone to eat.
Liu Yumei and the others sat at a table, Li Sanjiang and the others sat at a table, Li Zhuiyuan and Qin Li sat at a small table, and... Runsheng sat at a table alone.
His table was in the loneliest corner, with a large rice bowl in front of him. In the bowl were vegetables poured from the big table, and a large incense stick as thick as an arm was stuck on top.
Runsheng smiled very satisfied. He didn't know whether it was for the food or the incense candles, or there was no difference at all in his eyes.
Therefore, it is not that everyone is isolating him, but that the big incense stick will smudge his eyes if he comes too close, and he will not be able to eat at all.
Li Sanjiang also joked to Uncle Shan:
"Hey, look, Marquis Runsheng's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. From now on, you can't burn pagoda incense directly when you eat!"
Uncle Shan grunted twice, then slurped up the porridge.
Now he can't eat watery food or dry food because he has no teeth.
After dinner, Li Zhuiyuan took Qin Li back to his usual place on the second floor to read.
At this time, a tricycle came up from the dam. The rider was Li Juxiang, and the one sitting behind was Cuicui.
"Mom."
"Milk."
As soon as the mother and daughter came in, they ran to Liu Jinxia. Seeing Liu Jinxia like this, they were very anxious and concerned.
It seems that when Liu Jinxia returned here in the morning, she treated her injuries and then took a nap. She was afraid that her family would be worried, so she didn't go home first.
"Mom, it's okay, it's okay. The milk is fine, why are you crying? Don't cry."
Liu Jinxia comforted her daughter and granddaughter.
Cuicui wiped away her tears and stopped crying, but her eyes lingered here.
"Go and play with your brother Yuanhou, he's up there." Liu Jinxia pointed upward.
"Okay."
"Don't play for too long. We will take your baby home right away. You can come over to play with Xiao Yuanhou in two days."
"I got it, Mom."
Cuicui walked up the stairs to the second floor terrace and saw brother Xiaoyuan sitting with a girl in beautiful clothes, reading a book.
She rarely goes out to play in the village on weekdays. Li Sanjiang's house is also a place where people in the village rarely go when they have nothing to do. Qin Li never goes out at all, so she has only heard it from her grandma before. There lived a long-term worker in Mr. Sanjiang's house, with his wife and daughter.
Today is the first time Cuicui sees Qin Li.
"Cui Cui, you are here."
Li Zhuiyuan stood up and greeted Cuicui.
Qin Li also turned sideways. She did not look at Cuicui, but continued to look at Li Zhuiyuan.
When Cuicui saw the girl's face, she covered her mouth, but she still exclaimed:
"Wow, it looks so beautiful!"
Before, I only thought the clothes were pretty, like the ones I’d only seen on TV. But now I see people, they’re really pretty.
Even after hearing Cuicui's praise, Qin Li still didn't look at her, because Cuicui just had a hard life and wasn't dirty.
Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Cuicui and introduced: "Cui Cui, this is Qin Li, Grandma Liu's granddaughter."
"Hello, my name is Cuicui, Li Cuicui."
Qin Li followed Li Zhuiyuan, and when she saw Cuicui approaching her, her eyelashes began to beat.
Li Zhuiyuan held her hand and she calmed down, but still did not respond to Cuicui's enthusiasm.
Cuicui was a little embarrassed.
"Cui Cui, Ali is a character who accepts life. She is not targeting you, she is like this to everyone else."
"Really!"
A smile appeared on Cuicui's face again, and she was very happy to hear that Ali didn't hate herself, but hated everyone.
After all, everyone else in the village just hates herself, but Ali sees herself as the same as everyone else!
Li Zhuiyuan temporarily put away his books and took out snacks, and everyone started chatting.
In fact, it was Li Zhuiyuan and Cuicui chatting while Qin Li didn't speak.
And because Cuicui was beside him, Li Zhuiyuan had to hold Qin Li's hand all the time, otherwise she might get violent.
While Cuicui was eating, her eyes wandered over brother Xiaoyuan and sister Qin Li from time to time. She mainly looked at sister Qin Li because she was so pretty.
As for other thoughts, she doesn't have them. She doesn't even have that kind of possessiveness between friends. Things like you have to play with me and you can't play with her are not in Cuicui's heart at all.
She was very happy that she could meet another friend today, especially when she heard from brother Xiaoyuan that Qin Li had been alone and had no friends in the past. She was very sad. She felt that this beautiful sister was much worse off than herself.
Soon, Li Juxiang's shout came from downstairs, saying they were going home.
"Goodbye, brother Xiaoyuan, goodbye sister Ali, I will come to play with you in two days."
Li Zhuiyuan waved to Cuicui, then took Ah Li's hand and waved it.
He could feel the slight resistance from Ali.
After Cuicui left, Li Zhuiyuan looked down at Qin Li in front of him and said:
"I know that you have adapted to the self-isolated darkness, but I still suggest that you try to go out and experience the outside world, and then make a decision whether to go back again."
Qin Li said nothing, but looked at Li Zhuiyuan seriously.
After experiencing the inexplicable feeling the last few times, Li Zhuiyuan felt more and more that Ali's present could very well be his future.
No, looking at my mother's current state, my future will only be more serious than Ali's.
Next, it’s time for quiet reading.
With the accumulation of reading in the past, coupled with the practical perception of seeing him fall to death twice in reality, now, when Li Zhuiyuan reads "Jianghu Zhiguai Lu", he is completely flipping through comic strips at the same speed.
Every article, every page, keen eyes capture the special points of keywords to form memory and cognition, and then quickly turn the page.
Once you have a suitable reference for comparison and consideration, the rest will fall to the wayside, that is, just make some additions and subtractions based on the basics.
Li Zhuiyuan found the feeling he had when reading newly released textbooks in the past.
Quickly flip through one roll and then change to the next.
Finally, before Aunt Liu called for dinner, Li Zhuiyuan finished reading the 42nd volume of "The Legend of Jianghu".
In the lower right corner of the last page of the last volume, there are a few lines of small words:
[This book is the result of my wanderings in the world and rivers and lakes. Ordinary people would only treat it as a strange thing and laugh about it in order to make tea. If the genuine product is relished, it will actually lead to a misfortune.
I can only wish my brother good luck.
——Wei Zhengdao. 】
Li Zhuiyuan leaned back on the wicker chair, put one hand behind the back of his head, and sighed in his heart:
The author of this book is really an interesting person.
As for what the author said at the end, Li Zhuiyuan can understand that ordinary people have never seen a person fall to death, and they only read it as a ghost story. If they have really seen it... it means that they have a bad fate.
At this time, Li Zhuiyuan felt a soft little hand penetrate the back of his head, and it was Qin Li connected with the tip of his finger.
Li Zhuiyuan smiled at her, then closed his eyes, preparing to squint for a while. After dinner, he could go to the basement to find new books.
Well, it seems more comfortable when the pillow is not your own hand.
Qin Li looked carefully at the boy with his eyes closed in front of her, from his hair, to his forehead, to his eyes, to his nose, to his mouth. Then she returned her gaze and began to count his eyelashes one by one.
At dinner, Uncle Shan said that he would ask Runsheng to push him to the town health center tomorrow to get a set of dentures, and then he would push himself home. After two days, he would ask Runsheng to come to Li Sanjiang.
After he got the business, he asked someone to call Runsheng back to retrieve the body.
Li Sanjiang was so angry that he slapped his chopsticks and cursed:
"How about you keep your mules in my house, take them away when you need them, and then let me eat them when they are done?"
If he really only eats ordinary grass, this guy can eat more than anyone else!
In the past, when Tinghou cooked rice, he would cook it in a shallow pot. When he was here, he had to cook a pot for him alone.
Uncle Shan puffed on his hookah, glanced at Li Zhuiyuan who was eating with a beautiful maid at the small table, and said with a smile: "I say, Marquis of Sanjiang, you are already at your age, you have to point to someone to take over." , If you don’t count on Marquis Runsheng, do you count on Marquis Xiaoyuan?”
"You fart!"
"Oh, am I farting? Listen to me first. I know that you asked Xiao Yuanhou and his grandfather to provide you with your care until the end of your life. I believe that you, Sanjiang Hou, are not wrong in your judgment of people, but you have been nourishing your life for the rest of your life. If you are used to it, you won’t think about having to endure hardships when you get really old and lie down in bed, or start selling your belongings?
What if all your belongings are sold and you are still alive, eating porridge and porridge every day?
Yes, every bite the Marquis of Han eats is indispensable for you, but don’t look at what kind of life the Marquis of Han is living now.
If you want to live a healthy and comfortable life when you are old, not only do you need someone to serve you sincerely, but you also need..."
Uncle Shan rubbed two fingers towards Li Sanjiang,
"You still have to make money. Marquis Runsheng can only eat a little, but he is good at fishing for corpses. This guy is much more capable than me.
Besides, you, the Marquis of Sanjiang, are not short of this little rice. If you give him a little less meat in your fucking dishes, you can have enough rice! ”
"Is there any fragrance?"
At this time, Aunt Liu, who brought the soup, smiled and answered: "I know how to make incense in a traditional way. Not only is it enough for him to eat, but we can also do a lot of small business."
"Um..." Li Sanjiang rubbed his nose and suddenly felt that this was pretty good, but he turned to Uncle Shan and asked, "Give me Marquis Runsheng, how will you take care of yourself in old age? You old boy won't think about it. Will you come here to take advantage of my retirement?”
"Don't worry, I won't die well."
"What are you talking about?"
"I've seen it all from my heart. I don't have such a good life as you. I can die in bed and die happily."
"What are you doing, Hu? If you let Marquis Runsheng break your legs, why don't you just lie down on the bed and go to a good death?"
Uncle Shan: "..."
After some scolding and pushing the blame, this matter was accepted by default.
Li Zhuiyuan was very happy. He looked at Runsheng drooling there while waiting for the incense candle to burn out. How wonderful. As long as Runsheng is here, he will have another practical channel for reading and studying.
After the meal, Li Zhuiyuan sent Qin Li back to the east room, then went to take out the flashlight from the cabinet drawer and reinstalled the battery.
It is customary in rural areas that the battery of a flashlight must be removed after use to prevent power consumption.
Li Zhuiyuan didn't plan to ask his grandfather to change the light bulbs in the basement for the time being. He felt that coming in with a flashlight would create a treasure-hunting atmosphere.
Following the light of the flashlight, he came to the box he had opened for the first time. There were many books in it, and he planned to clear them one by one.
Putting the flashlight on his left hand, he reached in with his right hand, fishing around like a lottery ticket. Finally, Li Zhuiyuan touched two piles of books.
These two stacks of books are very thick and have hard covers, similar to book covers, which organize all the volumes of a set of books together.
Two piles of books were taken out and placed on the ground.
There are eight books in each set, and each book is not too thick. There is no writing on the cover of the book sleeve. Li Zhuiyuan first took out one book from the two sets and found that there was no writing on the cover of each book.
He could only open it first and take a look at the contents. When the flashlight shined on it, Li Zhuiyuan was stunned.
It's handwritten, and the handwriting is good. It's in beautiful small regular script. But the problem is, the font is too small, like ant legs, and the front and back are densely packed...
Therefore, although the book is not thick, the content of the book is terrifyingly rich.
To read this book, I might need to find a magnifying glass.
Looking at another set, it turned out to be the same font size and the same size.
Could these two sets be by the same author?
Li Zhuiyuan searched carefully with a flashlight, and finally found two white stickers on the inside of the two envelopes, with the names of the two sets of books written on them,
They are:
"Essential Interpretation of Yin-Yang Physiology" and "Deduction Theory of Fate".
One is a fortune teller and the other is a fortune teller.
Li Zhuiyuan flicked the flashlight, and the light flashed across his pensive face from time to time.
"Hmm...it seems useless?"
(End of chapter)