"Grandpa?"

"Oh, when it comes to your grandfather, you must not be impressed, because your grandfather disappeared before you were born. But that's not the point, the point is that the reason why this place is the way it is is because of your grandfather. ”

"This ...... The more I listened, the more confused I became. ”

"As I said earlier, your grandfather was a resident of this willow forest town when he was young. At that time, due to the closure of this town, some daily life oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea could not go out to buy, so some sellers could only come to this town regularly to sell goods. ”

"So what does this have to do with my grandfather?"

"Since the town is far from the city, the vendor, who only comes once a month, stays for a whole week. During the week, the sellers lived in the town, and in order to provide shelter for the sellers, the town raised funds to build such an inn. ”

"You mean...... Fortuna Inn? ”

The third uncle nodded and continued, "When your grandfather was only 17 years old, he was sent here to take care of this inn, so it was your grandfather who had the most contact with these sellers back then. It is for this reason that your grandfather learned about the outside world from the mouths of the sellers, and he was also full of yearning for the outside world. ”

I didn't speak, and looked at the third uncle quietly.

"When your grandfather was 23 years old, he made a decision, he was really curious about the outside world, so he took advantage of the night to drive the seller's donkey cart out of Liulin Town."

"When he came to the city, he was instantly attracted by such a colorful world, and he didn't dare to go back because he ran out without permission, so he settled outside."

"That'...... And what about later? ”

"Later, your grandfather worked hard outside to get married and have children, and as for the legend of Liulin Town, he has long forgotten it. And just when he thought that his life would be spent so ordinary, it was in the year you were born that there was a fire on this mountain. ”

"Fire?"

"The mountain and forest fire, the entire Liulin Ancient Town, which had experienced vicissitudes of life, was engulfed by that fire, and none of the Cui family in the town were spared."

I suddenly remembered the fire I had seen earlier.

"In other words, these desolate graves on this mountain are all from the Cui family?"

The third uncle nodded and continued, "Your grandfather returned here full of guilt and found that everything had been burned down in the fire, and the only one who survived was the inn at the head of the village. But when he entered the inn, the retribution he should have borne fell on his head. ”

"What retribution?"

When he said this, the third uncle took out a seemingly old account book from his arms, and the account book had four big characters written on it, "God of Wealth Shopkeeper".

He handed me the ledger, looked at me with a tired face, and said, "Your grandfather broke the rules of Liulin Town, and the whole town was punished because of him, and as a retribution, your grandfather became the first treasurer of this God of Wealth Inn." ”

"This ......"

"Not only that, but the retribution is too great for one person to bear, so the retribution also comes to your mother. On the day you were born, your mother had a difficult birth and died. ”

Listening to every word spoken by the third uncle, and then looking at the quaint ledger in his hand, his heart suddenly tightened as if he had lost something.

"Later, your grandfather died when he was old, and this retribution fell on your father's head, so your father also mysteriously disappeared the next year, and your second uncle also died on a construction site in the south the same year."

"That'...... You ...... that third uncle."

"When you were seven years old, your father missed you so much that he secretly went to look for you, but it was because of this that he violated another taboo of the God of Wealth. After becoming the treasurer of the God of Wealth, he could no longer see his relatives, so he died when he returned. ”

"My father died, so you sent me to an orphanage?"

"The final retribution has come upon me, but as punishment you should also die. But you grew up under the watchful eyes of the third uncle, and you are also the only root of our Cui family, I can't let you die under the stupidity of his old man. Later, I used my position as the shopkeeper to forcibly bring that punishment down on me...... Don't blame the third uncle. ”

When he said this, a trace of tears suddenly flashed in the third uncle's eyes.

I looked at the ledger in my hand, and when I opened the first page of the ledger, I saw that the names of our family appeared on it, and all the names before me had been crossed out with black pens.

I took a deep breath, and when I looked up again in amazement, I found that the third uncle was gone.

The whole room was empty, and the white moonlight outside the house looked particularly desolate on the ground.

"Third Uncle...... Third Uncle ......"

I sat up abruptly in the midst of my cries, the sunlight outside the room shining on me, and the sheets under me were already soaking wet. I wiped the sweat from my forehead, and suddenly I felt a very unreal feeling when I looked at the sun outside the window.

"Well, it's just a dream......"

I was stretching and about to go down to the ground when I suddenly found the old-fashioned ledger next to my bed. I opened the first page of the ledger and saw my name clearly written on it in red cinnabar.

I stumbled open the door with the ledger, only to meet the proprietress with the burden on her back.

"Awake?"

"Oh...... Three...... What about the third uncle? ”

"He's gone, and since you're here, he's supposed to go."

The boss's face is particularly unsightly, although I don't know what his relationship with the third uncle is, but judging from her performance at this time, her feelings for the third uncle should be very deep.

I went to the lobby on the first floor with the proprietress, stood in front of the counter, looked at me and said, "If you want to end the fate of your Cui family, you must get the forgiveness of the entire Cui family, find these people, and bring them back." ”

"How many people are in this Cui family?"

"At that time, Liulin Town was a big town, and the permanent population of that year was about 1,000 people."

"Thousands of people?"

"But you don't have to worry, among these thousands of people, there are only 315 people with the real surname Cui."

"That'...... How many people have they found before me, Third Uncle? ”

"That little ghost is the last person found by the third master, if you count the little ghost, there are 72 people, but you don't have to worry, you are the only seedling of the Cui family, if you die, this fate will be over."

With that, the proprietress turned around and prepared to leave the inn.

"I don't need to stay anymore when the third master is gone, this inn will be handed over to you, and the rest of the people can only rely on your own ability to find it. But don't worry, I live in a thatched hut on the hill. ”

"Then you ......"

"The specific operation of the inn is clearly recorded in the account book, and there are also staff rules in the cabinet, so I have time to flip through it."

With that, she walked away.