Half a month later, Hu Xiangcai's wrists not only failed to heal, but became worse and worse. They were as swollen as if he had had a stroke and couldn't move.
Thirty Liu at the Thirty Lau Clinic on Nanmen Street also uses suction tubes like Thirty Hou, but it doesn't work. In the morning, the suction tube was used again, and the pus and blood were sucked out, but in the afternoon, it turned into a lump again; when the suction tube was applied again, another pool of pus and blood was sucked out, as if the pus and blood were like spring water. Just after they were sucked dry, there would be another pus and blood after a while. . Master Liu was helpless.
Master Liu looked at Hu Xiangcai's father, with his palms facing up like a showdown, and said helplessly, "Old man, please hire someone else for your son!" There is really nothing I can do to cure your son's swollen wrists.
Father Hu was very unhappy. He asked, what should we do? You asked me to hire another Gao Ming. Where can I hire him?
Master Liu pondered for a moment, then smashed his fist on the table in front of him and said, "I won't hide it from you. In this Puqi County, Master Hou from Beimen and I are both famous. Even we can't cure this disease." , it’s hard to say.
Hu Xiangcainaman stood up (with all his strength), frowned and shouted, "Dad, I can't cure this disease. Anyway, my back doesn't hurt anymore. Even though my wrists are a little swollen and sore, it doesn't matter." Let's go back and forget it.
Father Hu asked, go back? Then he looked at Master Liu and asked, "Look, my son's wrists have not been cured and he has spent several thousand dollars. Can you refund part of it?"
Master Liu was stunned for a moment, then said loudly, "You're kidding." Although your son's wrists were not cured, I used medicine, worked hard, and did my best. The money I collected was all what I should have collected, and there was no extra charge. Why do you want me to refund part of it? This is impossible.
Father Hu spread his hands and said dissatisfiedly, "But we have lost money?" !
Master Liu said, being sick is inherently a loss, do you still want to make a profit?
Hu's father looked at Hu Xiangcai and said angrily, "I'm not willing to leave like this!"
Master Liu picked up the abacus on the table where he had calculated the cost of medicine and slapped it, causing the tabletop to vibrate. He said, your son has been treated by Beimenhou Daoshi first, but if he is not cured, you should go to him first and see if he can refund part of the money, and I will refund part of the money.
Hu's father said, forget it, if we don't look for it, we will consider ourselves unlucky. As he said that, he put the stretcher that was placed against the wall carrying Hu Xiangcai on his shoulders, turned around and left.
Hu Xiangcai leaned close to Father Hu's ear and whispered, "When my wrist heals, I will invite a group of people to teach Master Liu a lesson. Will he still dare to be so arrogant?"
At noon, Hu Xiangcai, who had gone home, was sitting at the table eating. He still couldn't move his hands and it hurt when he moved them. Mother Hu was feeding him with a spoon.
Suddenly, there were footsteps at the door. Father Hu, who was also eating, stood up and looked towards the door. Hu Micai and Hu Decai walked in one after the other.
Father Hu knew it was not a good thing, so he pretended to be polite and asked, "Have you two had lunch?"
Hu Micai said, you don't care. Unlike the smiles on his face the last few times we met, he had a straight face this time.
Father Hu put the rice bowl in his hand on the table, pointed to the chairs scattered in the hall, and said politely, "You two can sit wherever you like."
Hu Decai shook his head and said he didn't want to sit down.
Hu Xiangcai raised his elbows and brought Hu's mother to his mouth to feed him. He pushed his spoon, stood up and asked, "What are you two doing here?"
Hu Mi Cai's tense face relaxed slightly, and he squeezed out a forced smile and answered, thinking Brother Cai should know better.
Hu Decai said it, I’ll just say it! It’s time to settle the account for the money we earned from doing the ramie business together, right?
Hu Xiangcai slapped the table and said angrily, "I'm not dead yet!" Are you two forcing me like this? Let me tell you, all the money I made from the ramie business was spent by my hands, and there was nothing left. But my hands have not been cured yet. If they are cured, I will give you every penny you deserve. Is it urgent?
Hu Micai said, if it were a pair of your hands... At this point, he hesitated and stopped.
Of course Hu Xiangcai knew what Hu Micai was going to say, so he said angrily, "Can you estimate whether my hands can cure it?" Impossible, it will definitely be fine.
Father Hu advised, "You two also know that Xiangcai is a straightforward person. If his hands are better, he will give you how much money you have from doing business together."
Mother Hu also helped. If Xiangcai's hands hadn't caused such trouble, he would have given you the money that should have been distributed to you.
Hu Micai said, since Xiangcai is already like this, we won't talk about how to divide the money we make together. A few days ago, Decai and I carried Xiangcai on a stretcher to the doctor Hou's clinic in the north gate of the county for treatment. The wages should be given to us! It has nothing to do with the money we make collecting ramie together.
Hu's father was stunned for a while and said, OK, you can make a price, how much will each cost?
Hu Micai said, Decai and I each have 20 shillings, you should give it!
Father Hu said, just give it. He turned his head and wanted to go into his bedroom to get money.
Hu Xiangcai said, Dad, wait.
Father Hu stood still.
Hu Xiangcai said, "If you lose money or gain money, are we usually friends?"
Hu Miancai smiled reluctantly and said that friends are friends, but no matter how affectionate there is between friends, the accounts still have to be settled.
Hu Decai added that there is also a saying among the people that there are three relatives and six dependents who are not close to each other! What's more, we are just friends, not even relatives.
Father Hu rolled his eyes at Hu Xiangcai Dao, forget it, give them 20 shillings each.
When Hu's mother saw her husband going into the bedroom to get money, she said unhappily, "Are you two friends?" If you want your wealth to be in trouble, and your hands haven't been cured yet, you come to press for debts.
Hu Xiangcai said, even if my hand heals, I won't make friends with you two who recognize money but not people.
Hu Mi Cai and Hu De Cai both turned their heads and remained silent.
After a while, Father Hu came out and gave each of them 20 coins before they left.
When Hu Miancai stepped out of the door, he turned around and left a message to Hu Xiangcai, who was still standing at the dinner table and was very angry. If you share the money we earned from the ramie business with you, Decai and I will get the money from your father today. I will return the 40 taels of money I got to your father, and I won’t take the money for the money, just as we are willing to sell some of our strength for you.
Hu Xiangcai said in a low voice, "Stop talking and get out!" He also spat and flew in the void.
At night, Hujiazhuang was windy and gloomy.
After the ghost Cao Yang received the decree to demand Hu Xiangcai's life in the underworld, he rushed to Hu Xiangcai's house in Hujiazhuang. As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by the door god Heng Dao. The door god asked sharply, where is the lonely ghost? Why did you break into a private house at night?
The ghost Cao Yang sneered, took out a piece of red paper from his body and flashed it in front of the door god: What do you think this is?
The door god took a closer look and whispered, "The Ghost Judge's Palace in the Underworld has issued an order: Cao Yang, the ghost, wants money and life from the enemy who killed him in the past life, and no gods or ghosts can stop him." Seeing a big bright red seal on it, he put the plain knife back into the scabbard and ducked back into the door.
The ghost Cao Yang entered Hu Xiangcai's house, and when he reached the main room, he was stared at by another door god, who then stretched out his hands to block his way.
At this time, the house god also appeared and asked, where are you from and why are you in my house?
The ghost Cao Yang said, I am the enemy who was killed by Hu Xiangcai during his lifetime, and I have come to ask for Hu Xiangcai's life tonight. As he spoke, he also took out the Mingzhi and waved it in front of the family god.
The family god said doubtfully that the underworld has sent a bull-headed horse-faced man to take Hu Xiangcai's soul away, but he has not released it yet. If he does not release it within half a year, Hu Xiangcai will naturally die after losing his soul. Why do you need to take his life?
The ghost Cao Yang said that during his lifetime, my family was escorting a boat of soybeans across the river from Chibi, but was robbed and killed by Hu Xiangcai's group of strongmen. I was one of the people killed by Hu Xiangcai.
Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner, and I am here to demand my life from him tonight. I also have permission from Hades. Otherwise, can I get this life-threatening edict? As he spoke, he put Mingzhi back on his body.
He continued, "I originally knew that the two divine kings with an ox head and a horse face had taken away Hu Xiangcai's sinful soul. If he did not return it to Yang, he would die within half a year." As an enemy with whom I have an estrangement, even if he survives for half a year, I will not allow him to survive. Killing to pay for one's life, and debts to pay for money have been practiced since ancient times. It is only natural for me to come to him to demand my life. I advise the Hu family's family god not to stop him.
The family god stepped aside and said knowingly, "It's hard for me to take care of you now that you've said that."
Without any obstruction, the ghost Cao Yang went straight to the wing where Hu Xiangcai slept.
