Wang Langzhong stroked his beard with one hand, stretched out the other hand and put it on the inside of Liu Sanmei's wrist, and cut left and right several times. Some of the gray eyebrows twitched a few times, and they came together slightly, as if they were pondering something.

Mrs. Wang on the side couldn't bear it anymore, so she hurriedly asked him, "How is it?

Wang Langzhong shook his head slowly but did not speak, Mrs. Wang was full of joy, but when she saw Wang Langzhong shaking her head and saying that it was not her son, most of her joy disappeared. When it came to the king, he was able to hold his breath and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if it's a daughter." Isn't this the first child? After giving birth to a daughter, you can conceive another son. There is an eldest sister above, and it is convenient to come down to take care of the little one. ”

Mrs. Wang actually knew that her husband would prefer to have a grandson, and he said this only to comfort himself. So he also nodded with a smile and said, "It's better to have a granddaughter, or a granddaughter, it's better than nothing." ”

Unexpectedly, Wang Langzhong shook his head again, which confused Wang Yuanwai and Mrs. Wang, glanced at each other, stared at Wang Langzhong and said, "What the hell is going on, is it a son or a daughter, are you going to say something?"

Wang Langzhong slowly let go of Liu Sanmei's wrist, stroked his beard and groaned for a moment before slowly saying: "The fetus she is carrying is very abnormal, no breathing, no movement. I didn't feel any of his life, I didn't know what was in his stomach. ”

Everyone was stunned when these words were said, especially Liu Sanmei and sister-in-law, the two quickly glanced at each other, and they both saw the horror in each other's eyes. They had a faint terrible thought, thinking of Liu Sanmei's terrible dream two months ago.

Except for the two of them vaguely having this thought, Wang Yuanwai and his wife couldn't understand what Wang Langzhong meant by this statement at all. Wang Yuanwai said urgently: "Uncle him, if you have something to say, you can say it clearly, don't swallow it." It's all my own family, and there's nothing I can't say. ”

Wang Langzhong nodded and stood up. first glanced at everyone's faces, and then beckoned to Wang Yuanwai and said, "You come with me to the inner room to talk." ”

Wang Yuanwai and his wife were really nervous now, and they didn't know what was going on, so they hurriedly agreed. Let Wang Langzhong go to the back room, and after closing the door, Wang Langzhong lowered his voice and said: "The baby your daughter-in-law is pregnant with is very terrible, I can't feel that he is alive......"

The old lady thought for a moment, and said tremblingly, "Is it stillborn? ”

Wang Langzhong shook his head slowly and said, "It's not a stillbirth, if it's a stillbirth, I can touch it." But this time I couldn't touch it at all, because it was very weird, you know, I didn't feel alive, and it was completely different from the pulse that I was originally alive and died halfway through. I can't touch this thing in her belly. I'm worried about it...... It's a mess left behind by dirty things!"

Of course, the old lady knew what dirty things meant, and screamed in fright. "Is it true?"

"I'm not sure, I just feel this way. - To tell you the truth, I used to have a friend who was a Taoist priest, and he once taught me how to touch the scourge left by this dirty thing. I felt the same as he said, but I wasn't sure. So you'd better go find a Taoist and take a look, I'm really sorry, I can't help with this. ”

After that, Wang Langzhong took his leave and left.

Wang Yuanwai and his wife sent Wang Langzhong out of the door with a panicked face, and the two looked at each other at the door, not knowing what to do. Standing at the door for a while, Wang Yuanwai whispered: "Don't talk about this matter for the time being, and don't force your daughter-in-law to ask about it, let's figure things out first." In this way, early tomorrow morning, let's go to Xuanyang Temple and ask Zhang Daochang to take a look. I heard that he has yin and yang eyes, can calculate hexagrams, and is very accurate. It's still psychic, let's go and ask him to see what kind of dirty thing it is. ”

Mrs. Wang nodded sadly and said, "What kind of evil has our Wang family created, how did we cause such a disaster." ”

Wang Lang was in a fog when he said something that Wang Lang had a beginning and no end just now, and he didn't know what he was talking about. But when he saw his wife's face pale, she bowed her head and said nothing, and she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Liu Sanmei really didn't know what was going on, so she could only shake her head and bow her head silently, or the sister-in-law helped her sister-in-law and said to Wang Dalang: "I see that my sister-in-law's face is not good, or I will help him go back to rest first, and wait for what the result of the father and them will be." ”

Wang Dalang instructed the maid to help the young grandmother back to the house to rest, while he himself walked around the hall like a headless fly, waiting for his father and mother to return.

After a long while, Wang Yuanwai returned to the hall. Before Wang Dalang could ask, Wang Yuanwai preemptively said: "It's nothing, it's just that your daughter-in-law's baby is not very good." Maybe it will be miserable in the future, we will take her to Xuanyang Temple tomorrow to burn incense and make a wish, and the Bodhisattva will bless her well. If you watch at home, don't go. ”

Wang Dalang's eyes widened, and he said, "How can it be done? That's my child, I'm not there, what is this like?" We're all going, no matter what, I've got to figure it out, or I'm going crazy when I'm home alone. ”

Wang Yuanwai and his wife glanced at each other, Wang Yuanwai didn't want his son to worry too much, but thinking about his son's words, it was right, he was not present at this time, but he was afraid that it would not be appropriate, so he nodded and said: "Since this is the case, okay, let's leave early tomorrow morning, go early and return early." ”

The next morning, Wang Yuanwai prepared two ox carts, and he, his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law went to Xuanyang Temple together.

This matter is very important, and Wang Yuanwai didn't want more people to know about it. But the family didn't know and couldn't, including their youngest daughter. After she found out, she had to follow, and Wang Yuanwai had no choice but to agree. I thought that if there was really any bad result, it would be good to persuade my little daughter to be present, just in case.

When the group got into the ox cart, Yang Xianmao was now working in Wang Dalang's yard, so he drove the carriage that Wang Dalang and Liu Sanmei were riding to open the road in front. Followed by Wang Yuanwai's ox cart, they staggered all the way towards the Xuanyang Temple outside Tongzhou City.

When the ox cart was halfway on the road, Wang Dalang was in a hurry, and went to the grove to urinate, and the ox cart stopped.

Taking advantage of the gap when Wang Dalang entered the grove, Liu Sanmei hurriedly lowered her voice and said to Yang Xianmao: "Brother Yang, you must help me, I will definitely die this time." ”

Yang Xianmao was happy when he heard this, and thought to himself, what I want is that you will face the danger of life and death, and then I can help you, so that I can complete my task. But he couldn't show this kind of gloating expression on his face, and he hurriedly whispered: "Young grandma, please rest assured, I will definitely help you." No matter what happens, if you are in danger, you must move closer to me. Whatever happens to you that you think is dangerous, tell me right away so I can figure it out, understand?"

Liu Sanmei was grateful, tears rolled in her eyes, this person has nothing to do with herself, just because she is a friend of her brother, she helps herself like this, and she suddenly seems to have a backbone in her heart.

Their ox cart staggered to noon, and finally came to the Xuanyang Temple outside the city of Tongzhou.

When the little Taoist priest in charge of reception at the door saw Liu Sanmei and them, he immediately stepped forward happily and greeted them with a smile. Because Liu Sanmei and her sister-in-law had just come before, this little Taoist priest still remembered.

The sister-in-law was quick to speak, and said first: "What about your host? ”

The little Taoist priest smiled apologetically and said, "Girl, if you find the host, I'm afraid you will be disappointed." On the day you came, the host left the temple because of an urgent matter. ”

The sister-in-law and Liu Sanmei were immediately disappointed. Yang Xianmao stepped forward and asked, "Where did he go?"

The little Taoist priest shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything, he just made a package by himself and left in a hurry." On the way, a senior brother greeted him, but he ignored it. It seems that there is something very urgent, and he is walking so fast, and we don't know where he has gone. ”

Liu Sanmei looked at her husband and then at her sister-in-law. Wang Yuanwai stroked his beard and muttered for a moment, and said: "Who else in the Taoist Temple is profound, and can calculate hexagrams and solve signs?"

The little Taoist priest immediately smiled and said: "There are many people in our Taoist temple who know how to interpret fortune telling, such as Miao Zhu, he is specially in the Sanqing Hall to explain the fortune tellings to the pilgrims who come to the incense, and never collects money." Many people often come, whether it is big or small, or when they encounter difficult problems, they have to come to him, so that he can count a hexagram and solve the sign. ”

Wang Yuanwai nodded slowly and said, "It's him, take us to him." ”

The sister-in-law hurriedly said to Wang Yuanwai: "I'm afraid this temple blessing is not as good as Zhang Tianshi, Zhang Tianshi's hexagram is called an accurate." Wang Yuanwai smiled helplessly and said: "I also want to invite Zhang Tianshi, but what can he do if he is not there, so he can only retreat and go in." ”

After that, he took the lead and walked into the Xuanyang Temple and came to the Sanqing Palace. This temple is being signed with others, and there are also many good men and women in the Sanqing Hall who are praying or playing around. Because this Xuanyang Temple can be regarded as a major attraction in the same state, those idle sons, brothers, girls, and daughters-in-law always like to come here to play or enjoy the cool summer. This temple is surrounded by tall pine and cypress trees, and it is on the hill, and the mountain wind blows, which is exceptionally cool. Although it is now autumn, the tiger is still quite powerful this autumn.

After Liu Sanmei entered, she took a bucket of bamboo sticks handed over by the little Taoist next to her in front of the Sanqing Palace. Then one hand lifted the skirt and bowed down. Holding the bucket of bamboo sticks, he kowtowed, silently thinking about what he wanted to ask, and then held the stick holder with both hands and began to shake. In a few moments, one of the sticks fell out.

Liu Sanmei hurriedly returned the stick holder to Xiao Daotong, picked up the bamboo stick from the ground and looked at it repeatedly, but she couldn't understand it. Behind her, her husband Wang Dalang reached out and snatched the bamboo stick, frowning and looking at it for a long time without understanding.

Wang Yuanwai said: "If you can understand, why are we still here to ask for a signature, take it to the temple and ask it." ”