But Shopkeeper Cao shook his head and said: "Sir, there is no need to say more, but Cao knew in his heart that if I hadn't met Mr., how could my boss have promoted me to be the shopkeeper. Back then, I was just a small leader, holding the shopkeeper's head above my head. I am not worthy to step on the steps of the mansion, and all my opportunities in this life lie in meeting Mr."
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly, but did not answer the question. Instead, he asked, "Is Boss Cao retiring here now?"
Shopkeeper Cao nodded and said: "I didn't want to come back, but the young master took pity on me and saw that I didn't look very good, so he ordered me to come back and look after the main house. In fact, I understand that the young master is afraid that I will die in a foreign country and die in a disgraceful place." , can’t float back.”
Shopkeeper Cao lowered his head and smiled, and said, "Young master is kind-hearted, but my old servant always gets into trouble. It sounds like he feels guilty."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng said: "Your young master has never found the shopkeeper troublesome."
"Of course I know that."
Shopkeeper Cao said: "But we can't cause trouble for the young master, can we?"
Chen Changsheng didn't say anything.
But I heard shopkeeper Cao say: "Speaking of it, I haven't seen you for many years, but you haven't changed at all. This feeling is really different. At that time, I only thought that you were a stranger practicing spiritual practice. But now, due to the passage of time, look at you, sir, But he really has the appearance of a god."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "You are not a god if you live a long time, but you are a true god if you live freely."
"comfortable……"
Shopkeeper Cao thought about it for a while, but he also felt that what his husband said was reasonable.
It is better to seek freedom than to seek immortality.
Shopkeeper Cao feels the same way.
It was only as he got older that he gradually began to feel this way.
Living a long life is actually a kind of torture.
Shopkeeper Cao asked: "Are you comfortable, sir?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "I feel comfortable."
Shopkeeper Cao paused, then nodded.
He understood that his husband was the one among the gods, the real god.
It is not easy to be able to say "it is comfortable".
Seeing that Shopkeeper Cao seemed to be thinking about something, Chen Changsheng asked, "Shopkeeper Cao feels uncomfortable?"
Shopkeeper Cao shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I'm just thinking about how to be comfortable. In fact, at this age, I still don't understand how to define the word 'free'."
Chen Changsheng thought for a while after hearing this, but did not answer.
"What do you think, sir?" Shopkeeper Cao asked.
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Chen can't tell."
Some things just don’t have a straight answer.
Shopkeeper Cao smiled and felt that his husband was much closer to him.
At that time, he was still a little scared, but now he feels that he is so close to him, and he understands that gods are humans too.
"Sir is truly a god."
He said again.
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Cao always says this. Chen is embarrassed, but Chen cannot bear the title and cannot be called a god."
Shopkeeper Cao smiled, but did not explain.
What he and Chen Changsheng said did not mean the same thing.
Shopkeeper Cao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In the early years, I heard from the young master that my husband had fortune telling for him and the future of the Tang family. I think he knows a lot about divination."
Chen Changsheng asked: "What does Shopkeeper Cao want to do?"
Shopkeeper Cao said: "I would like to ask you a favor, sir. Calculate when my old bones will fall into the soil. I have been very uneasy recently. I always feel that the day is approaching, but there are still things that I can't do recently." Arrangement, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it in time, and I will die uneasy.”
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said: "Chen also saw the death dates of several friends in his early years. Some of them were accurate, but some were not. There is no fixed number of life and death, and there is no certainty in calculating it. It’s really accurate.”
"The young master told me that one part belongs to heaven and seven parts belongs to man. This is what my husband told the young master back then."
Shopkeeper Cao smiled and said, "Sir, please don't misunderstand. I'm not saying that I want to change my life to avoid disaster. I just thought that knowing what day it is, I can make up for some unfinished business."
He cupped his hands and said respectfully: "If you dare, sir, please tell me your fortune."
He paused and said, "Of course, if it's inconvenient for you, sir, I won't say anything more so as not to embarrass you."
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Let me take a look for you."
Shopkeeper Cao looked respectful and paid his respects to Mr. Cao again.
Chen Changsheng stretched out his hand and placed his fingertips on Shopkeeper Cao's eyebrows.
Wherever you go, you will see the soul fire.
It is already far away.
After a moment, Chen Changsheng withdrew his hand and said, "Chen can't say exactly which day it is, but if there are no other surprises, it will probably be next month..."
Shopkeeper Cao was stunned after hearing this and murmured: "Next month..."
Chen Changsheng nodded.
Shopkeeper Cao immediately laughed and said, "That's enough, that's enough."
He stood up and bowed again and said, "Thank you sir."
Chen Changsheng nodded.
Although I saw shopkeeper Cao getting up and leaving, probably to look for Yunxiang.
That afternoon.
Shopkeeper Cao went to Yunxiang and asked to resign, and the affairs of the house were also handed over to the second housekeeper to handle.
When leaving, shopkeeper Cao was all alone, riding a donkey and not knowing where he was going.
As time went by, his back became a little hunched, but the moment he sat on the horse, he seemed to be back in his prime.
Yunxiang stood at the door and handed a package to Mr. Chen.
Yunxiang said: "Butler Cao asked me to give this to Mr. Cao."
Chen Changsheng took the bag and asked, "What is this?"
Yunxiang said: "It's the wealth that Butler Cao has accumulated over the years."
She sighed softly and said: "Steward Cao is a hard-luck man. In his early years, he encountered war and his son was conscripted into the army. Later, he never even returned with clothes and clothes. His wife was heartbroken and left within two years. …”
Chen Changsheng opened his mouth, but felt uncomfortable.
In this world, I don’t even know who to give the relics to.
"Where will he go?" Chen Changsheng asked.
Yunxiang thought for a moment and said, "I should go to the North to find the deceased son."
Fate always plays tricks on people.
Night time.
Chen Changsheng rested in the guest room of the Tang Mansion, which was the same room from back then. The second housekeeper said that it was specially arranged by Butler Cao, saying that his husband had lived in this room back then.
Chen Changsheng sat in front of the desk and remembered that it was on this desk that he solved the mystery of the jade pendant.
The package is placed on the table.
Chen Changsheng untied it.
Inside are ingot after ingot of silver. In addition, there are some sundries, some small trinkets, which probably also carry many memories of Shopkeeper Cao.
And among this pile of things, there was also a small jar of wine.
There is no writing on the wine.
He opened the seal, and the smell of wine hit his nostrils.
Chen Changsheng suddenly realized and murmured in a low voice.
"It's Qiuyue Niang..."
