Chapter 13: The Poor
Saying that, Wang Er Mazi also gritted his teeth with hatred, and said: "That old guy, obviously it was because of him that I was injured, and this medical fee is exactly the same as I wanted, thousands of yuan!" Why didn't he go and grab it! β
I walked slowly, looked at Wang Ermazi with a righteous and indignant face, and said, "If you don't want to give money, you can refuse him, I don't think he begged you to take his medicine." β
Wang Er Mazi said angrily: "Brother Jun, don't you look at how scary this old guy is, if you don't take medicine, it will be a matter of time before you become a zombie, maybe one day you will wake up and be lying in the grave...... Damn, isn't this just forcing me to buy his medicine! β
"People also have to live, and besides, I said pockmarks, you are not a person who is short of thousands of dollars, so why bother so much."
"I just can't get angry! Hum...... Let's see, if the medicine that old guy gave me doesn't work, I'll go straight to him and settle the score! β
I shook my head helplessly, but I was secretly laughing in my heart.
Actually, I know why things happened at the time.
I've already asked Guan Tianzi about this before, because I myself feel a little strange.
The awl in the hands of Guan Tianzi and I has played a normal role, but only the jade awl in Wang Ermazi's hand has no effect, and the cat demon is not afraid at all, but rushes towards Wang Ermazi like crazy.
In this regard, Guan Tianzi told me very naturally that the effect of the jade cone he gave to Wang Er Mazi was not to restrain the cat demon at all, but to attract the attention of the cat demon - which was equivalent to mockery.
In other words, Wang Er Mazi let Guan Tianzi give him a pit, and he set an example to be the bait, and took advantage of this gap to subdue the cat demon.
"Then why didn't you say it in the first place?"
"That kid is cunning and cowardly, do you think he can do it if you tell him?"
I very much agree with Guan Tianzi's statement, so I plan to hide this matter until Wang Er Mazi is reincarnated.
Then, I have also consulted with Guantianzi about the prophetic dream, and the answer he gave is not to talk about it to anyone for the time being.
He himself seemed to be a little uncertain - the so-called prophetic dream, for a professional demon slayer like Guan Tianzi, it was naturally impossible not to hear of it.
But, like me, he never seemed to have ever met anyone who could have a prophetic dream.
Moreover, I myself have doubts about this so-called prophetic dream. Why do you suddenly enter a state of precognitive dreaming? Is this something I can't control?
What if this is not a prophetic dream? Does it have something to do with my own identity as a descendant of the underground?
In short, I've come to the conclusion that this prophetic dream is inextricably linked to my identity as a descendant of the Earth Burial Master, and for now, it doesn't seem to hurt me.
On the contrary, if it weren't for the fact that I had a prophetic dream this time and knew where the demon spirit of the cat demon was, I think I would have met with Guan Tianzi and Wang Er Mazi on Huangquan Road.
After leaving the Hong family and returning to Qingyun Town, Wang Er Mazi and I were also separated and returned to their own homes.
This experience was also quite thrilling for myself, first the cat demon, then the prophetic dream, and the zombie turned into Hong Yan. I hate to admit it, but I feel like I'm one step closer to the dirty stuff.
However, this is not good news for me, nor for my deceased father and grandfather.
My grandfather and father told me every step when they were alive, never to touch the funeral scriptures again, and I myself thought the same way.
Nothing else, the age is about the same, hurry up and marry your current girlfriend and have a baby, find a job that can earn money, and live a plain life, this is the right way.
After returning home, I washed up first, and when I took a shower, I carefully examined a piece of my body, for fear that there would be any wounds left.
But my body was clean, and there was nothing else except for some abrasions - the back of the cat demon who had been scratched by the cat demon was also clean, leaving no scars, which also put me at ease.
Lying on my bed, I looked at the ceiling and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This incident also made me realize once again that doing this business is not a long-term solution. But now I'm too short of money, to be honest, if I don't continue to take over the private work of these evil people through Wang Er Mazi, I don't have any skills, let alone make a lot of money, it's not easy to find a job that can make a living.
This time I solved Hong Yan's matter at Hong's house, although the process was very dangerous, but in the end, after I counted the money, I found that I had earned tens of thousands of yuan, which was not less.
Although this has a very important relationship with the Hong family's wealth, the price of this kind of private work is generally not low, after all, it is also a relatively special industry, and there is a threshold.
Thinking about the long talk with my girlfriend some time ago, and being sprayed by my future mother-in-law, I couldn't help but close my eyes and sighed deeply.
If I don't even have the money in my hand to make a down payment on the matrimonial house where I want to live after I get married, according to my mother-in-law, she will never marry her daughter to me unless she dies.
My girlfriend was not a particularly strong personality and a particularly assertive girl, but her mother insisted on it, but she was actually quite embarrassed.
I have a pretty good relationship with my girlfriend Cheng Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao and I have known each other since we were very young, and we have been in a relationship since we were in high school, and we have been talking about it ever since.
In the matter of marriage, Xiaoxiao is of course on my side, and she also wants to live with me in marriage, but her mother's opposition is too strong, and after a long time, I can feel that Xiaoxiao herself is also a little shaken.
During this time, the two of us deliberately did not keep in touch as often as before, and every time we did, we tried not to talk about marriage.
I know that Xiaoxiao is taking care of my emotions, and at the same time, she must be very distressed herself. I never hide anything from Xiaoxiao, and she is also very aware of my financial situation and knows that it is basically impossible for me to make a large sum of money in a short period of time.
However, we can't just let this happen forever. To be precise, the matter of marriage began to be officially mentioned in the middle of last year.
At that time, Xiaoxiao and I have been seriously thinking about getting married. The foundation of my relationship with Xiaoxiao is there, and everything is easy to say.
Only in the case of a mother-in-law who only recognizes money and falls into the eyes of money, money has become the biggest problem.
is completely different from Xiaoxiao, the mother-in-law is the kind of person who is particularly strong, so if I don't prepare enough money according to what she said, I definitely don't want to get a certificate with Xiaoxiao.
In this case, I even suspect that I can't refuse the private job that Wang Er Mazi gave me, even if I know that this matter is full of dangers, and if I don't get it right, I will play myself to death.
The white shop that my father left me can't make two dollars, so it's good if it doesn't lose money. In fact, if I don't do something else now, I won't even be able to support myself.
These days, not to mention whether such a thing as a ghost really exists, there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to spend more money on this thing. If it was in my father's time, it wasn't particularly difficult for the white shop to make money.
ββ¦β¦ Alas, go to sleep, and talk about it when you wake up. β
I shook my head, opened the covers, and got ready for bed. It's still early, but I'm choking after a day of tossing today, and it didn't take long for my consciousness to begin to blur, and then I fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but my consciousness gradually woke up, and then, in a blur, I vaguely saw a figure.
It was a woman, and I could only faintly see her faceβthe whole space was in a state of slow distortion, making it difficult to distinguish.
But, despite this, I felt a sense of intimacy from this woman. She seemed to be holding a baby in her arms, rocking gently, humming softly in her nose, and her voice was gentle and beautiful.
And the song resounded softly in my head, making my consciousness clearer and clearer.
"It looks like I'm in a dream again."
This feeling is not unfamiliarβit was also the same feeling when I appeared in the abortion hospital of the Putian Department before.
"But...... Is it another prophetic dream this time? β
I looked down and saw that my body was also very blurry, which was a little different from the last time. Last time, I remember that my body and the space around me were very clear, and it was no different from reality.
"You have to grow up in peace...... As long as you can grow up well, your mother will be at ease. β
I saw the woman stop singing, bow her head and gently press her forehead against the crying child, repeating this sentence again and again in a gentle tone.
And for some reason, my heart hurts. At this point, I seem to be able to understand who this woman is.
When I woke up again, it was another morning. I reached out and touched my eyes and pillow, they were already wet, my nose was blocked, and my heart was full of mixed emotions.
Last night, I had a dream that I don't think was a prophetic dream.
In my dreams I saw a woman who made me feel familiar. Even though I haven't seen her once, I still believe she is my mother.
And why I met my mother in a dream that I had never met, I don't know, I can only say that my mood is quite complicated.
Actually, my dad and my grandfather were very good to me. It's just that I think that any other person will feel a trace of regret for not having a mother since childhood.
Shaking my head, I didn't think much about it, and was ready to pack up for breakfast and go to the store.
Qingyun Town is a small place with little name, usually it is very quiet here, and my white shop is even more so, when it is extreme, it is not uncommon to not see a single figure for ten days and half a month.
I got up and washed, went out to buy some porridge and steamed buns, and when I came back, I was ready to eat the leftover side dishes from yesterday. And just as I was about to have breakfast, a phone call came to my phone.
It's none other than my girlfriend Cheng Xiaoxiao.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao?"
I took a bite of the steamed bun and said a little vaguely.
"Well, Jun, what are you doing now?"
"Have breakfast, what's the matter, call me so early."
I didn't think much about it, I just asked, but Xiaoxiao's side didn't squeak. I immediately sensed something was wrong.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong? β
ββ¦β¦ It's nothing, it's just Jun, I want to ask you something. β
I swallowed the steamed bun in my mouth, glanced at the food on the small table, got up and went to the window, and said, "Well, you say, I'll listen." β
ββ¦β¦ Jun, do you have any money now? β
I couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Well, yes, yes, but not much...... What, are you going to use the money? β
"Not really, it's just ...... It's nothing, just asking. Jun, why don't you go to dinner, and go to the store after eating? β
"Yes, I'll go to the store after eating."
"Have you been busy lately?"
I smiled wryly and said, "Don't you know what is going on in my store?" At most, a few people come to visit a day, and it's very idle. β