Chapter 39: Reason
"Brother He, I'm back!"
Before Wang Qingjiao stepped into the door of the inn, a breathy voice had already been heard.
A hoarse, dry voice came from upstairs, "I'll come down right now." ”
After a cough, footsteps were heard on the stairs.
The man who came down looked like he was in his forties, his face was thin and thin, his cheekbones were prominent, his hair was gray, and a pair of slender eyes looked at Qiao Xuan and Xi Yan who were standing behind Wang Qing.
"Who are these two?"
He pointed to the neatly arranged wooden table in the store, motioned for Wang Qing and them to sit first, and he went to the back door of the counter on the other side to make tea.
"Two benefactors sit first! I'll go and say a few words to him," Wang Qing said politely to Qiao Xuan and Xi Yan, and then went to He Wu's side.
Qiao Xuan and Xi Yan pulled out a chair and sat down, Qiao Xuan looked around around surrounded by black gas, with a complicated expression.
"Brother Wang, aren't you joking with me? How can these two young girls help me? ”
He Wu made tea slowly, lowered his voice and said helplessly to Wang Qingdao.
Wang Qing said that there were masters who helped their family, and he thought that why the masters turned out to be a little girl, which is really unconvincing!
"People can't be good-looking, Brother He, don't be small, that girl, although she is young, her ability is not low" Wang Qing was extremely convinced of Qiao Xuan after his son was good.
At this time, when he heard He Wu's questioning, he was still faintly unhappy, but after all, he was his brother, and he was in a predicament, so he couldn't say anything except persuasion.
"Okay then! Let her see. ”
He Wu didn't believe Qiao Xuan in his heart, but he still reluctantly gave Wang Qing a face.
He walked over with tea, and said lukewarmly: "Two girls drink tea!"
Wang Qing observed Qiao Xuan's expression at all times, for fear that she would be angry.
He Wu was in a bad mood because of the things in the store, he didn't have the heart to entertain the guests well, and the etiquette was not good, he understood, but he couldn't go too far and offend his benefactor.
"The shopkeeper, but the business in the store has suddenly gone down?"
Qiao Xuan took a sip of tea and said quietly.
He Wu's body was shocked, and his eyes were full of hope and asked, "What did the girl see?" ”
"I'm afraid there are some problems in this store," Qiao Xuan said unhurriedly.
"If the girl can solve it, I will be grateful," He Wu got up from the chair excitedly.
"I need to check in the store" Qiao Xuan didn't agree immediately, the yin qi in this store is so strong, she won't promise casually if she doesn't know the reason.
After all, not all employers are good people, and she is not a person who will help and abet abuse.
"Okay, good" He Wu agreed again and again, and immediately made a gesture of please, indicating that Qiao Xuan could look at it at will.
The inn is divided into three main parts, the hall with the dining table in front plus a kitchenette, a small warehouse, all the rooms on the second floor, and a backyard.
Qiao Xuan first took a look in the hall and the small kitchen, but found nothing.
Then she went to the backyard, the yin in the backyard was lighter than the hall, and it was obviously no problem, so the problem could only be upstairs.
"Did you find anything?"
Seeing Qiao Xuan's serious expression, He Wu pursed his lips and couldn't help but ask.
"Nope!"
Qiao Xuan didn't lie to him, and said bluntly, a look of disappointment flashed across He Wugan's thin face, and Wang Qing patted him on the shoulder comfortingly.
"You wait for me here, don't go up" After returning to the hall, Qiao Xuan told Xi Yan.
Xi Yan didn't ask much, nodded, walked to the chair and sat down.
Qiao Xuan was in front, He Wu and Wang Qing were behind, and the three of them walked upstairs.
The yin qi on the second floor is much heavier than that downstairs.
went around room by room, and just when Qiao Xuan was wondering because he didn't find a problem, he finally had a harvest in the last room.
The last room on the second floor was a study, larger than the others, with a bookshelf by the window filled with books.
On the large desk is a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and in the center of the desk is a portrait of a man with handsome eyebrows and bookish eyes, standing in front of a flowering peach tree.
"What is this?"
Qiao Xuan glanced at the peach blossoms blooming behind the man in the painting, and his eyes flashed slightly.
He Wu's face became more and more ugly, his lips trembled, and his voice trembled, "My son-He Chengyuan." ”
Wang Qing, who was standing behind him, had a solemn expression, and looked away after just glancing at the portrait.
Qiao Xuan carefully picked up the portrait, "Go down!" ”
He Wu opened his mouth, staring at the portrait with his eyes, and finally nodded helplessly.
On the first floor, Qiao Xuan glanced at Xi Yan, and Xi Yan immediately went to close the door of the inn and closed the few open windows tightly.
Wang Qing and He Wu stood uneasily.
"Did your son marry before he died?"
Qiao Xuan asked bluntly.
He Wu shook his head sadly, "No", and then realized why Qiao Xuan knew that his son was gone.
"Have you ever had a fiancée?" Qiao Xuan asked again.
Her expression was very serious, which also made He Wu's heart tremble, and various emotions of unease, grief, and panic were intertwined in his heart.
"Yes, he ...... before they got married"
"Tell me about your son's fiancée," Qiao Xuan said as he took out a talisman from his sleeve and placed it on the painting.
He Wu stared at Qiao Xuan's movements, for fear that Qiao Xuan would damage the painting.
"Her name is Huang Cuixuan, her home is in Huangjia Village, and the marriage contract was canceled after my son was gone, and we haven't heard from her later."
Qiao Xuan knocked on the table, "Come out!" Tell me why you are still here since the marriage contract has been canceled? ”
He Wu and Wang Qing looked frightened, who was she talking to? It can't be what they think, right?
A puff of black smoke floated out of the painting and landed on the ground, transforming into an illusory figure.
Qiao Xuan stuffed a talisman into He Wu, Wang Qing, and Xi Yan, "The talisman money will be counted as the final reward for you." ”
When they saw the shadow clearly, the three of them stiffened, and Xi Yan subconsciously leaned towards Qiao Xuan's side.
Wang Qing and He Wu took two steps back.
"You're lying! Brother Yuancheng won't die, he said he would come and marry me" An angry female voice sounded.
He Wu's face changed greatly, and this voice was really a girl who was engaged to his son.
He vaguely understood that this girl was afraid that she was dead, and she had come here to find his son.
"My son is really dead, on the way to his aunt's house in Nanchuan City, he fell into the water on a boat, and I went to do the funeral with his mother, because I was too sad, so when I came back, I said that he went to study in other places."
He Wu lowered his head and cried, a big man couldn't hide any emotions when he mentioned his deceased child, and he collapsed to the extreme.
"Brother Yuancheng is dead? Really dead? I finally came to him with relief, and he died. ”
The female ghost's voice was mournful, with a deep unwillingness.