Chapter Ninety-Five: Once Upon a Time
"Cursed?"
"Yes, curse. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
When Fang Shiliang said this, the speed of smoking was obviously much faster, and the look in his eyes also revealed an unspeakable doubt.
It seems that he also has problems that he can't figure out.
"I don't know if this kind of thing is true or not, because I've never encountered it, but judging from what your master said, this kind of thing should really exist......." Fang Shiliang muttered to himself: "These things that your family has encountered........ It's enough to prove its authenticity........ But I still don't want to believe it........."
I listened quietly, not interjecting from beginning to end.
"Your life, your father's life, and your grandfather's life, in fact, have all been changed by this curse." Fang Shiliang said thoughtfully: "Your grandfather's life is very ordinary, not good, but it must not be considered bad. ”
After saying this, Fang Shiliang took a puff of cigarette and asked me, "Do you think your family's situation can be regarded as a happy family?" ”
I shook my head.
Before my grandfather left, my mother died very early, and my father disappeared with him and went to Bulao Mountain.
When I grew up, my grandfather was basically worried about it, and he was usually taking care of me.
Although my life with my grandfather was relatively easy and happy, in the final analysis, it was absolutely impossible to associate it with the words "family happiness".
"Your grandfather's life has been changed, and so has your father." Fang Shiliang continued: "Your father's life is similar to that of your grandfather, but ........"
At this time, I asked Fang Shiliang for a cigarette, lit it silently, and smoked one puff after another.
"I lost my wife in middle age, and I lost my son when I was old." Fang Shiliang grinned and showed a very unnatural smile: "This life has been changed, it's really amazing." ”
"Where's my mom?" I asked, "She died of illness, I'm sure it had something to do with the curse?" ”
Fang Shiliang was silent for a while and shook his head.
"I know about your mother, she died because of cancer, when your parents got married, your grandfather knew about it, although he didn't know that your mother would get cancer at that time, but how long your mother's lifespan, your grandfather knew this."
"That means that the so-called curse didn't kill my mother, right?" I asked.
Fang Shiliang snorted and said, yes.
"That's good." I smiled, and the expression on my face was a little bitter: "If three generations of my family have to die on this bullshit curse, then I really ........"
At this point, I clenched my cigarette holder and trembled uncontrollably.
"Don't be too upset, and don't think too much." Fang Shiliang stretched out his hand, patted me on the shoulder, and comforted: "There are some things that God has decided, and we ordinary people can't resist it, so we can only bear it." ”
"God's set??" I laughed miserably: "My lifespan is set by God, so why was it changed by that curse??" ”
Fang Shiliang was silent for a while, and said: "There are four words, called people can win the sky, and in some cases, human factors can affect God. ”
"What the hell is that curse? How did it come about? I held the cigarette between my fingers, stared at Fang Shiliang intently, and my voice trembled slightly: "Tell me from beginning to end, okay?" ”
"I only know a rough idea of this matter, and I'm afraid only your grandfather knows the specifics." Fang Shiliang looked at me very seriously, his eyes were full of sympathy: "What your master knows is basically the same as what I know, because what I know is all heard from him. ”
"One is probably enough." I nodded.
"I'm afraid it has to start from the day your father became famous........."
When Fang Shiliang said this, he snuffed out the cigarette butt, lit a cigarette again, leaned against the wall behind him, and slowly talked to me.
"That was thirty years ago........
Some things are retribution.
Some things are cause and effect.
There are some things that cannot be described as right or wrong.
If Fang Shiliang hadn't told me so much that day, then I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to imagine what my family had experienced in my life.
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Thirty years ago, in the metaphysical line of the three eastern provinces, there were three people who could be called the pillars of that time.
One is Dong Lao Xian'er, who cultivates shamans.
The first is to repair the Zhenjiang River of the Ma and Longmen sects.
The last one is my grandfather, Huo Zhong Kui, who specializes in the practice of washing grievances.
At that time, the place where Dong Lao Xian'er lived was the Mudanjiang River, while the old man Zhenjiang River still lived in Qiqihar, which is the city where Zheng Xiaoxian'er is now.
My grandfather, on the other hand, lived in a small county near Shenyang, which was my hometown.
As the saying goes, the more fame you have, the more trouble you have.
Although there are not many people in the county where we live, and it is not an economically developed place, there is no scenic spot that can develop tourism, so there are very few outsiders who come and go.
But that didn't affect the people who came to my grandfather to beg for help.
"Maybe you don't know, your grandfather's business was good at the beginning........." When Fang Shiliang said this, he sighed with emotion: "At that time, Dong Lao Xian'er liked to travel around in the three eastern provinces, and there was very little time to sit at home. ”
The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds.
When a gentleman takes on more and more work, he naturally sees more and more customers.
All kinds of strange guests, all kinds of sympathetic guests, all kinds of crazy guests, my grandfather has basically seen them.
Actually, needless to say, he's just me, I haven't been in the industry for a long time, haven't I seen a few damn guests?
"The longer you have been in the industry, the more dirty work you will take, and the dirty work your grandfather has taken over in his life, I'm afraid he can't count it himself." Fang Shiliang said, shaking the cigarette ash, and there was some empathy in his eyes: "If your grandfather has such a temper as mine, then he will definitely live a very nourishing life, but your grandfather ........."
"Is this so-called curse coming with dirty work?" I asked Fang Shiliang.
"Yes." Fang Shiliang nodded: "If your grandfather doesn't take that job, he won't lose ten years of life, and he won't cause that big trouble." ”
According to Fang Shiliang, thirty years ago, there were only a few of the most famous rising stars in the field of metaphysics in China, and my father happened to be one of them.
I followed my grandfather to take over the work, and he saw and experienced a lot more than I imagined.
It can be said that at that time, my father was not ordinarily high-spirited, although his mood was very stable, but in the end, he still had the kind of vitality that a young man should have.
In his own opinion, following my grandfather to join forces, there is really no job in this world that he can't solve.
Because of this, my father is basically in a state of refusal to accept the work that comes to his door, regardless of whether it is dirty or clean.
Don't think he's in it for money, all he asks for is just two words.
"Saving people." Fang Shiliang said, on these two words, he accentuated his tone, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Your father is a person with a heart, he is not for money or fame, but he just wants to save people, he thinks, the more work he takes, the more wrongs he will take away, and the fewer people who are haunted by injustices, the fewer people who are naturally entangled in injustices........."
"Hey, my dad has a strong sense of justice." I laughed.
"Who says it's not, sometimes, even your master and your grandfather think your father is a little stupid." Fang Shiliang smacked his lips.
"Your uncle! You're a fucking stupid! I replied angrily.
"Hey, I can't tell." Fang Shiliang smiled and shook his head: "But seriously, I admire your father, there were more good people in that era than now, but stupid and good people like your father don't seem to have much ........."
As soon as the words fell, Fang Shiliang snuffed out the cigarette butt between his fingers and muttered.
"But good people are not rewarded after all."