I shivered and had goosebumps all over my body.
If I hadn't seen her that moment before, I would have definitely thought that there was something wrong with Lao Qintou's funeral.
Once you go back, the consequences will be disastrous!
"Xianshen, it's late at night, it's time to go home."
The dull voice sounded again, but slowly faded away.
Maybe she realized that she couldn't deceive me anymore, and the ghostly shadow gradually disappeared.
I backed away slowly, almost a few dozen meters, and after making sure she didn't follow me, I turned around and continued walking out.
In the quiet night sky, the sound of insects lingered.
I walked for an hour before I walked out of the country road and onto the national highway.
The night was too late and the traffic was too sparse.
I was lucky enough to catch a return taxi.
The driver chatted with me and asked me why I was dragging my luggage on the road in the middle of the night.
I said nothing and kept looking out the window, looking in the direction of the village...
Until we crossed the mountain pass, the numerous village shadows finally disappeared completely.
About an hour later, we arrived at our destination.
Behind a mottled wooden archway is a commercial street transformed from an ancient street.
It is said that the houses on the ancient street are at least two to three hundred years old, and there is an old county government office in the middle of the street, which has been turned into a scenic spot.
There are a few shop signs with lights on here and there, and you can see a house at a certain distance, with a wooden sign indicating that the private residence has been included.
The Xu family is on this street.
In the past, my parents were too busy and often sent me to Xu's house for winter and summer vacations.
The Xu family is particularly friendly and close.
Their daughter Xu Nuan is three years older than me, and she plays with me every day.
In fact, it was the Xu family who first came to adopt me, but the police rejected it because it did not meet the requirements of relatives.
Not long after, I stopped outside an old house.
There are two stone lions standing at the door, bluestone steps, the door is dark brown, and the word "Xu Zhai" is written on the plaque with flying phoenixes.
I stepped forward to knock on the door, and the sound echoed in the street.
The door opened a crack, and the security guard poked his head out and asked me warily who I was.
I said kindly that my name was Luo Xianshen and I wanted to ask if Uncle Xu was at home.
The security guard looked suspicious and asked me to wait. The door was closed again.
About two minutes later, the door of the house was pushed open!
The security guard looked at me respectfully and carefully.
"Show your spirit!" An excited voice came out first, and then a middle-aged man with a Chinese character walked toward me from the house in long strides!
…
Xu's living room.
Xu Fangnian sat next to me, holding my hand tightly, his face full of joy.
In the past ten years, except for a little more gray hair on his temples, he has remained almost unchanged.
"Excellent, Uncle Xu thought he would never see you again in this life."
"Why did you run away from home when you were so good back then?" Xu Fangnian asked me doubtfully while feeling happy.
I immediately understood that this was what my uncle was saying to the outside world!
The Xu family wants to adopt me, so they will definitely pay attention to me.
If my uncle can't give a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to appropriate my parents' inheritance!
It's just that my uncle's family is not simple. I can't involve the Xu family!
Therefore, I did not answer Xu Fangnian's question, but said: "I have been following Lao Qintou all these years, and he accepted me as his disciple."
"Qin Weizi!"
Xu Fangnian's eyes lit up and he said a good word again and again!
He looked expectantly and said: "So now, you have learned his fortune-telling skills!?"
I smiled bitterly and shook my head.
"Uh..." There was obvious disappointment in Xu Fangnian's eyes, and he asked again: "Then what has Qin Weizi taught you in these years?!"
Lao Qintou is in Jinyang City and has a great reputation!
Back then, only my parents could please him.
For other wealthy families with real money and silver, Lao Qin might not come to visit them.
I was silent for a moment and replied: "Shaving your head, making coffins, making paper figures, putting on make-up, fighting with Kuixing, exorcising corpses... Well, I'm pretty much good at Jiuxingdang."
"Nonsense!" Xu Fangnian's face turned red.
Immediately afterwards, he seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, and his tone became much more restrained, and he asked, "Where is Mr. Qin Wei?"
"gone."
"Gone? Where did he go! He must explain this to me..." Xu Fangnian became angry again!
"Dead." I felt depressed and my eyes were red.
Xu Fangnian was stunned.
For a moment, you could hear a needle drop in the living room.
I took a deep breath, changed the subject, took out the engagement contract and handed it to Xu Fangnian.
"Uncle Xu, the old man asked me to come to you."
When he accepted the engagement, Xu Fangnian was stunned for a moment, and his brows immediately furrowed!
"Old Qintou, did he really not teach you fortune telling? Besides this engagement contract, did he give you anything else? For example, what other relics did your parents leave behind?"
If it was important, Xu Fangnian asked three questions.
I shook my head and answered truthfully, there were no relics.
Xu Fangnian put his hands behind his back and put the engagement contract behind his back.
"Show me, your aunt and I impulsively wrote this engagement contract back then. Today is different from the past. Parents' orders and matchmaker's words are outdated. You have been a smart person since you were a child. Do you understand uncle?"
"How about this? You wait here for now? When it's dawn and Nuannuan wakes up, I'll ask her for her opinion? Or let her chat with you?" Xu Fangnian asked again.
I was stunned.
Before I could answer, he yawned and said sleepily: "Haha, as I get older, I can't compare to young people. Uncle, go back and sleep for a while."
Xu Fangnian left.
I was the only one left in the living room.
My newly warmed-up heart became much colder.
When Xu Fangnian saw me, he was so excited!
Although the old man is gone, there are still people who are kind to me in the world.
But I didn’t expect that Xu Fangnian’s attitude would change so much after Lao Qintou died after knowing that I didn’t learn fortune telling!
Actually, I should leave now.
But Lao Qintou made it very clear that if the Xu family regrets their marriage, there is no chance of me regaining my destiny! There will also be life-threatening disasters!
I'm holding on to a bit of luck.
Xu Fangnian probably felt that the Luo family was in decline, I couldn't tell fortunes, and had no potential.
But what if I tell them that after getting married, I can tell fortunes?
Just like that, I waited all night.
After dawn, no one came to the living room, so I waited until dusk for a whole day!
Finally, a girl walked into the living room.
She has a delicate oval face, a straight nose bridge, smooth and fair skin, a pair of peach blossom eyes that are moist and affectionate, and her charm is restrained.
She was wearing a long skirt, with a ribbon hanging vertically on her slender waist. When she held it, her white calves were looming.
After the girl's eighteenth transformation, Xu Nuan is truly graceful!
"Huh? It's been a day and you haven't left yet?" Xu Nuan was slightly surprised.
"Sister Nuannuan, I..." I stood up and was about to speak.
No matter how you say it, no matter how you talk about it, I have already sorted out my thoughts.
"Who is your sister Nuan Nuan? Don't ask for relatives." Xu Nuan's attitude was very strange.
"Oh, you want to say engagement, right?"
She smiled like the spring breeze blowing on her face.
I was about to nod.
But she bent down and picked up my cup of cold ginger tea.
Wow, the tea was poured at me!
The cold tea soup instantly spread from his face and soaked into his collar, making half of his body wet.
"The Luo family is long gone."
"You, Luo Xianshen, have so much ability and courage, but it's just you? Engagement?"
"You are not a toad, why are you?!"
"My dad also said you are a smart person, haha."
My body trembled slightly and I closed my eyes.
It wasn't like I couldn't escape the previous one.
I didn't expect that Xu Nuan would really mess with me.
In the early years, she was really kind to me. She would feed me mouth-to-mouth and let me sleep in her room.
She is the last person I should fall out with directly.
At this moment, he completely turned away and refused to recognize anyone!
The engagement is over.
I lowered my head, opened my eyes, and walked out with my suitcase.
Xu Nuan's sneer came from behind.
"Back then, your Luo family was at the height of its power, so naturally everyone surrounded you. Today, you, Luo Xianshen, are like a lost dog. Put away your chances. Let me tell you, the Xu family looks down on you, and no one else who knew you before will." One who looks up to you!"
"No matter who you look for, it's useless!"
"Based on the evil things your parents did, I find it incredible that you can survive to this day."
I stopped suddenly, turned around, and glared at Xu Nuan.
The Luo family is in dire straits, I admit it!
The Xu family follows the trend and refuses to recognize anyone, and so do I!
Xu Nuan's words not only hurt my heart, but also insulted my parents' souls in heaven!
Jiuliu's profession says that the dead are the most important, she is simply uneducated!
"What are you looking at? Leave quickly!" Xu Nuan's eyes were filled with arrogance and condescension.
