Chapter Seventy-Four: Throwing Hydrangeas to Recruit Relatives (2)
Miss Zhao originally loved this Buddha statue for ten minutes and hoped to get it, but when she knew that it was someone else's heirloom, she hesitated and didn't dare to reach out to pick it up.
The stall owner said solemnly: "Girl! You have just made a wish to get this Buddha statue, and now that you have it, it proves that you have a relationship with this Buddha statue, and if the old man doesn't give it to you, then you will be sent by heaven, so you should accept it! β
When Miss Zhao heard this, she stretched out her hands, respectfully took the Buddha statue, and said: "Uncle, please rest assured, I will definitely enshrine the Buddha statue in the attic, a pillar of incense in the evening, and dare not snub the gods!" β
In order to reassure the stall owner and make Miss Zhao full of hope, Fang Lei played a little trick and said, "Uncle! Although your Buddha statue is a family heirloom, but it has not yet been opened, and after I help it open the light, it is a god, which can not only bless Miss Zhao with a beautiful marriage, but also bless your whole family with happiness and health! β
As he spoke, he placed his right palm on the back of the Buddha statue and used his mind to control the small piece of core fragments, emitting a flash of red light, illuminating the entire body of the Buddha statue transparently.
The old man hurriedly clasped his hands together and said in a thoughtful voice: "The gods are above, please accept the worship of the disciples, and bless my whole family with many blessings, prosperity, and peace of the old and young!" β
After the prayer, he left full of joy, he wanted to go back to reunite with his family as soon as possible, and tell his family the good news that he had been favored by the gods, and he did not want to go out to walk the rivers and lakes again, and live these wandering lives without a fixed place and eating on time.
Miss Zhao said: "The concubine also went back to set up the incense case, offered to Guanyin, and then came out to see the excitement!" β
"Then I will accompany you back, so that you will not be seen by the bad people, and they will come and rob them in vain!"
Miss Zhao looked at Fang Lei gratefully, with tears in her eyes, it was he who gave her the greatest hope, if it weren't for the public, she really wanted to pounce on it and give Fang Lei a warm kiss, thinking about this, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and her cheeks flushed with shame.
Fang Lei told a white lie, but it ignited Miss Zhao's hope, is this practice good or bad?
When I returned to the square, the cockfighting arena was also opening, in fact, the cockfighting arena was also a gambling house, buying the winning chicken to win, buying the defeated chicken to lose, each by luck, each with a destiny.
Fang Lei said: "Miss Zhao! Lend me a tael of silver first! β
Miss Zhao took out some broken silver and persuaded, "Young Master Fang! Gambling is bad after all! β
"I'm just having fun, and I don't rely on it to make money!" Fang Lei hurriedly explained.
At this time, the gambler came out with two fighting cocks, hung the sign on the neck of the chicken, which were No. 1 and No. 2, and then put it into a round large bamboo enclosure, about a diameter of about one zhang.
People began to bet, most people bought No. 1, but Fang Lei bought No. 2, because he felt that No. 2 chicken had the strength and could eventually win No. 1 chicken.
I saw two fighting cocks in the field, looking at each other hesitantly, the hair on their necks rolled up, and put on a posture to scare each other, hoping that the opponent would retreat without a fight.
These are really two good chickens, with a red crown like a horn comb, a shiny neck, golden claws, and a green tail raised high, and their fighting spirit is high, and they are on the verge of attacking.
Chicken No. 1 was restless, and launched an offensive first, flapping its wings and screaming to kill the general, in a vain attempt to defeat Chicken No. 2 with one move.
At the beginning, the No. 2 chicken was a little frightened, blindly dodging, being chased by the No. 1 chicken, and kept stretching out the sharp tip of the mouth and pecking at the buttocks of the No. 2 chicken.
At this time, the person who bets on the No. 1 chicken howls loudly: "No. 1 chicken wins, No. 1 chicken wins!" β
As the saying goes: rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, let alone two roosters fighting? The No. 2 chicken was pecked painfully, and suddenly turned around and pecked at the big red crown of the No. 1 chicken, and when it landed, the crown was drenched with bright red blood, and the No. 1 chicken "clucked" in pain, and resisted desperately, and the two roosters were entangled together, and the fight was inseparable.
The No. 2 chicken became more and more courageous at this time, and even lay on the back of the No. 1 chicken, pecked the crown to blood, couldn't get up, and didn't even have the strength to parry, and finally the No. 2 chicken won.
The gamblers also lowered their heads in frustration like the No. 1 chicken.
The gamblers took out two more fighting cocks, namely No. 3 and No. 4, Fang Lei's eyes were sharp, and he found that there was something wrong with No. 3 chicken, the crown of No. 3 chicken was red and black, and the crown of No. 4 chicken was bright red.
He knew: this must be the owner of the casino did tricks, to the No. 3 chicken doping, at the beginning of the No. 3 chicken jumping, all thought that the No. 3 chicken had the strength, all vying to buy the No. 3 chicken to win, and so on the drug power, the No. 3 chicken lost its fighting spirit, will be defeated by the No. 4 chicken.
Sure enough, most of the people on the field bought the No. 3 chicken, but Fang Lei bought the No. 4 chicken, and a gambler next to him sneered: "This son really has no vision, everyone buys No. 3, but you buy No. 4, you must lose this time!" β
Fang Lei replied: "Whether you lose or win, you can see it immediately, don't jump to conclusions too early!" β
When he first got off the field, the No. 3 chicken was indeed majestic and high-spirited, chasing the No. 4 chicken all over the ground, and the field immediately cheered: "The No. 3 chicken wins, the No. 3 chicken wins!" β
But after a while, the shape took a sharp turn, and after a few rounds of fighting, the No. 3 chicken was like a frosted eggplantβwilted, pecked by the No. 4 chicken, and was bruised all over its body, and lay on the ground motionless, like a lamb to the slaughter.
Fang Lei asked the man: "Dude! How? Lost all your money, right? β
The man pulled his head and left the casino helplessly.
At this time, only the gongs and drums were noisy, and the firecrackers were ringing out, and Miss Zhao said excitedly: "The ceremony of throwing hydrangeas to recruit relatives has begun!" Let's go over and watch the fun! β
Fang Lei immediately responded: "Let's go and see, that son has Yanfu and can be the fast son-in-law of the Jin family!" β
Miss Zhao said: "Miss Jin knows the concubine, she is indeed very beautiful, and she is known as 'Sai Xi Shi'!" β
Dongmei suddenly interjected: "It's a coincidence, the valley lord also praised the young valley lord 'Saipan'an'?" β
Miss Zhao also said: "My father also praised Fang Gongzi for looking like 'Pan An', 'Sai Pan An' and 'Sai Xi Shi', are you two a natural pair?" β
When Dongmei heard it, her heart sank: They are a natural pair, what about me?
"Miss Zhao, don't say that, Dongmei and I are a natural pair, and we are engaged!"
Fang Lei was afraid that Dongmei would be jealous, so he hurriedly explained, Miss Zhao felt speechless, and hurriedly said: "It's a cheap concubine who deserves to die!" It's a wedge between the two of you! β
When Dongmei heard Fang Lei say this, she felt more comfortable in her heart, and she also had a smile on her face.
"Miss Zhao! You said that Miss Jin was born in a famous family and is a beautiful lady, so what kind of business does her family have? Fang Lei asked.
"Her father is a money bank, and Duanzhou Mansion big money bank, where money is deposited in her father, in the eight counties and towns under Duanzhou Prefecture, can be cashed, my father is her family's customer, she also often goes in and out with her father, so I know!"
In that dynasty, a woman pinned her lifelong happiness on a hydrangea, which was inevitably too hasty, could she find Ruyi Langjun?