"People and Money are Thick" ll novella

The door was open, and Usu made his way to the room.

The courtyard in front of me, and my home on the left.

On the right is Usu's, and there seems to be only a wall in between.

I slowly walked into the courtyard, and the memories of this place were very vague to me.

I know I've been here, but the unfamiliarity is far greater than the familiar.

Seeing Wusu enter his own house, he looked at me and said, "Here, the direction you are looking at is your house." Come with me, this is my house. ”

I nodded my head and walked over to Usu, who went inside to the bedroom.

I looked at Usu's feet, which were wearing slippers. The outfit is also very laid-back, thinking that it is the weekend. On holidays, it seems that Usu is resting, and I am kind of disturbed.

I asked tentatively, "Do you need to take off your shoes when you go in?"

"No, just come in. There are not so many rules here, and the ground is not very clean in the first place. I'm too lazy to take care of it, so I'll just step in. Usu said.

I glanced at my shoes and stepped into the room without thinking.

Usu searched for a moment in the cabinet next to the table, and a key appeared in his hand.

"My bedroom is on the left, and I haven't been in to the right since my dad died. Usu said.

I watched as Usu tried the keys with the keyring one by one, and the door clicked and the door was pushed open.

"My mom died early, and my dad and grandpa liked to talk nonsense. It's not treated well by other relatives, so it's all deserted here. Usu said.

Usu stepped into the bedroom and headed inside.

I went to the curtain and opened it, letting the light into the room.

I stepped into the bedroom, and I was startled by the statue of Guan Gong on the wall.

The ingots and candles on it are already plastic ingots and electronic candles.

At this time, they were all extinguished, and a thick layer of ash fell. I probably know that I haven't opened it for a long time, and Guan Gong's appearance is a little strange.

In one hand he holds a knife, and in the other he holds a book.

I've seen people who read books, and I've seen people who hold knives.

But at this moment, the half-literate and half-martial appearance makes me feel a little strange.

"It's so strange, Guan Gong still has a book?" I said.

"I don't understand, but that's how Dad worships. I've asked before, and it roughly means that the knife is facing down the town house or something. As for the book in his hand, it seems to be "Spring and Autumn". But what does it mean, my dad said I forgot. Usu said.

I nodded, and watched as Wusu crouched down and rummaged through the cabinet beneath the statue of Guan Gong.

Although I don't believe in gods and Buddhas or anything like that, I am afraid of the accuracy of what my grandmother said. With my hands folded, I tried to say goodbye.

As soon as I bent down, Usu stood up.

The next moment they collided.

"What are you doing? Usu said, clutching his head.

I covered my chin and said, "I was just about to say goodbye, and you got up." ”

"You believe my dad's stuff too, really. Usu rubbed his head with one hand and handed over a book with the other.

I took the book and looked at it, but it didn't have a cover.

"You're a young man too, and it's better to have less contact with liars like my father. Usu said.

"It's better not to talk about your dad as a liar, no matter how you say it, you can be regarded as a Taoist priest. I said.

"Yes, yes, fortune tellers. When I was a kid, I was always told not to lie, and he was full of nonsense. The most people say that I am the daughter of a liar, not a Taoist family. Usu said.

"So what is this? I said.

"That's how he deceives. Usu said.

"Have you seen it?" I said.

"No, there has always been an ancestral teaching. This thing has been passed on to men but not to women, and it has finally come to an end in my generation. Usu said with a smile.

I turned the first page, and the ancestral teachings on the first page were inseparable from what Wusu said.

"Your family's stuff, are you right for me now?" I said.

"Books that pass on men but not women, the whole book is full of deceitful ghosts. Don't say I'm single now, even if I have a son, I won't let him learn this deceptive thing. Usu said.

"If that were the case, you didn't want this book?" I said.

"Didn't your grandmother have some last wishes? My dad is gone, and this thing is in my hands. If you put it away, it will be lost, and I don't plan to ask for his things. It's better to give it to you, it's good. Usu said.

"No, I think. You may have a misunderstanding about your dad, but I think I can make sense. I said.

"I'm a little confused. Usu said.

"What do you say?" I said.

"I'm thinking that your grandma was brainwashed by my dad. Or you were brainwashed by my father, and you haven't seen my father either. Why do I think you're a fan of him?

"Can I ask you what you misunderstand about your father?" I said.

"It's his job, the eldest is not small, and he has to be raised by his grandparents. Grandpa is not in shape, but at least he still has a job. As for him, I don't regret his death at all. gnawed all his life, and he deserved to die. Usu said.

"I just want to say, your dad and grandpa's work. That is, the fortune teller Taoist priest may not really be a lie. I said.

"I wonder how my dad brainwashed you. Take the book and go, I advise you to read it. Don't learn, I'm afraid that after you learn, people will be as useless as them. Usu said.

"Wait, I have proof that it's all true. Wait, I'll find out right away. I said, taking out a small cloth bag from the bag I was carrying behind me.

I opened the bag to find the newspaper clippings from that time, and Usu looked at me from the side and said, "This bag is your grandmother's wallet." ”

I rummaged through the small cloth bag, but there wasn't anything I was looking for.

"You may not be able to prove anything. Usu said.

"No, no, no, my grandmother said that what your grandfather said has come true. Your dad also calculated that he would make a different amount of money. As a result, he did go abroad, and these may all be true. I said.

"Don't be stupid, your dad and my dad are classmates. The old man knows something, they talk about almost everything together. Make different money, I guess your dad said that he leaked his mouth and told my dad about going abroad. So my dad told your grandmother by calculating it, and your grandmother believed it. Usu said.

"My dad and your dad were classmates?" I said.

"There are six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, and the university is separated. I can't understand that my dad can keep up with your dad in high school at this level, which is why your grandma believes him. Usu said.

"Elementary, junior high, and high school? I said lightly.

"It seems that you don't know about our baby kiss when we were kids. Usu said.

I froze where I was.

"When I didn't say it, I have a lower opinion of you now than I do for my dad. Usu said.

"Then your grandfather, help my grandma do the math. Talking about her lifespan, it is also right. I have said that what is the current technology, what mobile phones and the like are also true. I said.

"It seems that your brain is almost washed, and you believe these words just right. Take the book, and I wish you success. Usu said.

"I... I would like to say... I... I said at a loss.

Usu made a gesture of please.