In the south of the city, Song Yuan’s wife’s family...
Song Yuan is a businessman, and he was originally a very superstitious businessman about ghosts and gods.
He had no children in his early years, so he asked an eminent monk to tell fortunes for his family, but the eminent monk told him that he had used some methods that were against the harmony of nature when doing business, and he had suffered retribution in this world, and would be unhappy in his later years.
Under the guidance of the eminent monk, Song Yuanwai moved to Heyang County, donated money to buy a Yuanwai, ate fasting, worshiped Buddha, and invited Bodhisattva statues to pray.
A few years later, I actually gave birth to a son...
Song Yuan was overjoyed. He kept in mind the advice of the eminent monk and prepared to make offerings to the Bodhisattva statue with devotion for thirty years.
Fast forward more than twenty years, and it was time for Song Yuanwai's sons to start a family. As a result, one of them married and another died. In a few years, four good girls died.
People outside said that Song Yuanwai's son was the fate of the evil star. He married wives who were not strong enough and were killed by him.
Song Yuanwai's son was so angry that he fought with others and was injured. He suffered from the root cause of the disease and was bedridden.
Last year, Song Yuanwai asked a fortune teller to find a match for his son and prepare for the wedding.
After only half a year of marriage, her daughter-in-law was fine. Before Song Yuanwai could be happy, his son relapsed and died.
The white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift, and the gift was his only son. Song Yuan, who had no children, seemed to have aged ten years overnight.
After taking care of his son's funeral, Song Yuanwai was heartbroken. He looked at the Bodhisattva statue in the ancestral hall and got bored, so he simply asked someone to smash the Bodhisattva statue.
But after all, I had believed in ghosts and gods for many years, and I had some obstacles in my heart, so I spent money to have the Bodhisattva statue taken out of my house and smashed it with the hands of others to vent my anger...
The moon and stars are sparse, and Haishi is approaching.
The candlelight flickered in the Song family's ancestral hall, and Song Yuanwai sat aside, leaning on a cane. There was a strong twilight atmosphere in his gray hair and cloudy eyes.
In the center of the ancestral hall, a six-armed Bodhisattva statue with angry eyes and flame patterns carved on its body sits in the middle, shining brightly under the candlelight.
With a knock on the door, the old housekeeper of the Song family walked into the ancestral hall and said softly: "Master, the young lady is outside the door asking to see you."
"come in."
Song Yuanwai nodded, thinking that his son had left without leaving a wife for the Song family, and his dim old eyes seemed to dim a bit more.
After entering the ancestral hall, Pei Xueyan saluted her father-in-law, pursed her lips and said, "Dad, it's almost Haishi, and it's time for you to rest."
"It doesn't matter."
Song Yuan also knew that his daughter-in-law was caring about his body, so he waved his hand indifferently.
Those dim old eyes looked straight at the Bodhisattva statue in the middle of the ancestral hall, and said in a voice without joy or sorrow: "I'll take one last look at it."
Although Pei Xueyan has been in the Song family for less than a year and has no feelings to express, she also knows how much the death of her nominal husband has affected her father-in-law.
She sighed and warned again: "Dad, you should go back to your room and rest. I can just watch the little things here."
"Um."
Song Yuanwai didn't refuse much. After all, he was old and couldn't bear it any longer.
He stood up on crutches, turned his eyes to his daughter-in-law, and sighed inexplicably: "Xueyan, I've suffered so much for you."
"What is this nonsense?"
Pei Xueyan pursed her lips and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Now that I have entered the Song family, everyone in the Song family has their fate."
"Fate? I have believed in fate all my life."
Song Yuanwai seemed to have heard a big joke, and he burst into tears and laughed, murmuring: "In the end, it's all fate, it's all fate, hehehehe..."
After laughing, he walked out of the ancestral hall on crutches. When he reached the door, he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly stopped and looked back.
"Xue Yan, this life is too long."
Song Yuanwai lamented and said pointedly: "There are only two biggest regrets in my life. One is that I have no children and no daughter; the other is that Quan'er passed away early and the Song family has no heirs."
"Although you have only been in our Song family for a short time, I, the old man, see all the things you do with others, so I have nothing to say."
His voice paused and he explained: "Now that Quan'er is gone, since you are still willing to call me daddy, you are the daughter of my Song family. While you are still young, you should find the one you like, and I will buy something for you when the time comes. A dowry can save you from being like me when you grow old without any relatives or friends."
After that, Song Yuan didn't stay any longer. With the help of the housekeeper, he went back to his room to rest, leaving Pei Xueyan alone to lament.
She was originally the daughter of a merchant, but her family fell into decline. The fortune teller said that it was because she was born in an ordinary family and could not control her luck.
She didn't believe in these things, but her old father believed them to be true, sold her to pay off the debt, and married her into the Song family, which was in need of a strong man at that time.
The marriage was completed, but the husband was bedridden and left soon after. He became a widow before even living a day as a young mistress. How unfortunate was it?
She knew what she had to face, either to remain a widow for the rest of her life or to remarry.
Life is indeed too long, and she is not sure whether she can remain a widow for the rest of her life;
But she knew that it would be a great loss if she, a pretty, innocent and yellow-flowered girl, remarried and got married for the second time...
Now that he has this promise from his father-in-law, at least there is a way out.
Just when she was lost in thought, the housekeeper Song Tongshan helped Song Yuanwai back to the house to rest, then came back again and said with a smile: "Young lady, the laborer I am looking for has arrived."
"Bring it in..."
………………
Outside the Song family...
When Captain Xu saw the doorman coming in, he turned to look at his eight porters and explained again: "The Song family has business dealings with our Chishui Gang. When you go in to work later, remember to talk less and do more. You know ?"
He is just a small boss of the property owned by the Chishui Gang, a low-level figure, but Yuan Song is actually a wealthy gentleman from Heyang County who can chat and laugh with the leader of the Chishui Gang. Naturally, he has to deal with it carefully.
"Know."
Liu Shen and the porters obviously knew this, and they all nodded in agreement.
Team Leader Xu was just about to give a few more lectures when he saw that the door of the Song family was already open and he hurriedly swallowed the words that were on his lips.
He greeted her with a stern look on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Steward Song, Mr. Xu brought someone here to answer the appointment."
Song Tongshan glanced at him, and then glanced around at the porters. He saw that each of them was carrying a piece of wood and a hemp rope. He nodded and said, "Come in."
Captain Xu waved his hand and motioned for his eight porters to follow him, while he chatted with Butler Song beside him.
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
Hu Dahai clicked his tongue twice, leaned next to Liu Shen and murmured jokingly: "Brother Shen, take a look at the world. When Team Leader Xu treated us, he wanted to peel off our skin. Now he looks so coveted that he wants to stick to others." On the butler’s ass.”
Liu Shen just smiled and didn't make any further comments.
Because he knows that the world has always been like this. Obviously everyone is human, but the world has invisibly divided people into three, six or nine levels.
For example, his contract of betrayal is still with Caobang...
Letting go of the burden of being a human being for two lives did not mean that he had accepted his fate. On the contrary, after seeing the cruelty of this world, he wanted to climb up.
I really want to!
Bantou Xu hangs around at the bottom of Chengri, meets all kinds of people, and develops the ability to talk to people and tell ghosts.
The flattering butler Song Tongshan was very comfortable when photographed.
Even if he didn't hit the smiling man, Song Tongshan naturally didn't want to give him face. After arriving at the ancestral hall, he introduced Pei Xueyan: "Young lady, this is Team Leader Xu of the Chishui Gang. This time he is the person he is looking for."
After that, he introduced Team Leader Xu: "This is the young lady of my Song family. The master has taken a rest. The young lady is responsible for this matter."
"ah…"
Captain Xu looked at the young lady of the Song family, his Adam's apple rolling up and down. After regaining consciousness, he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "I have met the young lady."
He was originally a greedy and lustful person, but now that he saw the eldest young lady of the Song family, who was both beautiful and well-shaped, and had the aura of a bride, he almost lost his soul.
Pei Xueyan did not respond, but glanced at him with a frown, then turned his attention to the porters who came behind him.
When he saw that among the porters who could be called crooked melons and dates, there was actually a young man with a strong build and a decent appearance, he couldn't help but take a second look, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
When Captain Xu saw the young lady of the Song family looking at the men he had brought with him, he turned around and scolded: "You bunch of losers, haven't you seen the young lady looking at you? Where are the etiquette I taught you?"
"..."
All the porters looked at each other, wondering when did Captain Xu teach us etiquette? And didn’t you just say that you should talk less and do more after entering?
Liu Shen also knew that Team Leader Xu wanted to express himself, so he nudged Hu Dahai beside him with his elbow, winked at him and greeted him: "I have met the eldest young lady."
All the porters seemed to have reacted, and they all learned to greet me in a decent manner: "I've met the young lady."
"No need to be polite."
Pei Xueyan's eyes swept over the active young man, looked at Team Leader Xu and said, "Boss Xu, do you know the rules of the job?"
"I know."
Captain Xu smiled hurriedly and said: "Steward Song has told me a long time ago that the stone statue is covered with cloth and carried out of the city by eight people. After leaving the ancestral hall, the stone statue cannot touch the ground and has to be carried all the way out of the city."
"Just know."
Pei Xueyan nodded and said: "This Bodhisattva statue is quite heavy. I heard from the old man that it was originally moved into the ancestral hall by a third-level warrior. Are you sure these eight people you are looking for can lift it?"
People at that time favored martial arts, and martial artists had nine realms in total, and each realm was subdivided into five levels, implying the dignity of the nine and five.
One is the beginning, and nine is the extreme. The nine-five nobles here do not refer to the status of the emperor, but to the realm of martial arts cultivation.
Take the martial artist with the largest base as an example.
The first, second and third realms are to train muscles, skin and bones, and focus on nourishing energy and accumulating strength. As long as there is a way to practice these three realms and they are willing to practice hard, ordinary people can also detect them, so they are called the three acquired realms;
The fourth, fifth, and sixth realms train the blood and viscera, and focus on nourishing the qi and concentrating the mind. These three realms can no longer be detected through hard work alone, but also require talent and luck. In one sentence, it can be summarized as "you cannot master it without luck", so it is also known as It is called the three innate realms;
The seventh, eighth, and ninth realms are almost like immortals and gods. There are very few rumors in the world, and they are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Xu Bantou was involved in gangs and gangs, and he also knew that there was a huge gap between ordinary people and martial artists. When he saw the Bodhisattva statue in the ancestral hall sitting cross-legged, it was taller than anyone else, and he felt a little scared...
At the beginning, Butler Song said that the stone statue weighed about three to four thousand kilograms. In order to facilitate the work of the people below him, he deliberately said that the stone statue only weighed one to two thousand kilograms. It seemed that the difference was not much, but in fact the difference was more than two or three times!
However, Team Leader Xu is also an old man. When he saw Young Madam of the Song family asking questions, he immediately patted his chest and assured: "Madam, don't worry, these people I brought are all from our Chishui Gang. They are carrying more than 100 people at the dock." I can carry three kilograms of sacks at a time without breathing."
His voice paused, and he continued: "It's easy for eight people to pick up this stone statue. Although it's a bit laborious to get out of the city without touching the ground, it only takes a few more breaths."
"That's fine."
Pei Xueyan nodded and said, "Sorry to trouble you all."
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
Team leader Xu also knew that it was time to work, and reminded with a smile: "Young lady, these people under me are rough people. It is very hot in August. They wear linen clothes and are not breathable. They are used to working shirtless. There are many grandmas who you can avoid by avoiding them so as not to taint your eyes."
"Yes, young mistress..."
The housekeeper Song Tongshan had been to the dock and knew about this, so he echoed: "How about you stay out of the way, I can just watch here..."
"It doesn't matter."
Pei Xueyan waved her hands indifferently and said, "I'm not that delicate yet, you can just do your work and don't worry about me."
"this……"
Captain Xu and Song Tongshan looked at each other, saw him slightly nodding and said nothing more, turned around and told the porters behind him: "Get the food guys, let's get to work!"
