Chapter 58: Finding the Child
"How much is a bowl?"
"A penny for a bowl" Xi Yan replied, she is not ready to really make money selling tea, but wants to add some money-making food to sell after this tea shed is popular.
Qiao Xuan looked at the man drinking tea, and said awkwardly, "Uncle is here to look for someone?" ”
The man drinking the tea put down the tea bowl and looked sideways at Qiao Xuan, "How do you know?" Before Qiao Xuan could answer, he continued to ask to himself: "Do you know Taoyuan Village?" ”
Xi Yan and Li Yue glanced at each other, "You know, what's wrong?" ”
"Is there a person named Xu Gou left in Taoyuan Village?" The man's expression turned cold, and there was hatred in his tone.
Li Yue said cautiously: "Wasn't he arrested by the official?" Trafficking in human beings, being taken away and never coming back, I'm afraid I'm dead. ”
"I know he's dead, and I heard that he has a son, and I'm looking for him."
The man said angrily, and glared at Li Yue.
Although Li Yue was afraid that the person in front of him was here to seek revenge, she still mustered up the courage to say: "His son is different from his son, the child is a good child. ”
As if seeing through Li Yue's thoughts, the man sneered, "I'm just here to ask him something." ”
"Ask about the whereabouts of your child?" Qiao Xuan got up from the ground and sorted out his clothes.
The man's eyes widened, and the man suddenly stood up from the stool, "Do you know where my child is?" Can you find him? ”
Originally, I received a notice from the county government that there was a child's whereabouts, who expected it to be an empty joy, Xu Gou left the beast only knew which family to sell the child to, but some people bought it and sold it to others.
The shadow of the child has not been found until now, and he is in a hurry to die, so he thought about asking Xu Gouyu's son to see if he can ask something.
"Naturally, you can, don't go to Taoyuan Village, it's useless to go, come and draw two lots."
Qiao Xuan walked over with a stick holder in his hand and sat opposite the man.
The man squinted, looked at Qiao Xuan, and became vigilant in his heart, "You shouldn't be a liar, right?" ”
In order to get the child back, he used all kinds of methods, and he also saw a lot of girls like the girl in front of him who pretended to be a ghost and played tricks.
"You can find the child first and then give the money."
Qiao Xuan was accustomed to this kind of suspicion, and said expressionlessly.
"Really?" Men are skeptical, and there is such a good thing? Isn't she afraid that the child will find out that she won't give money?
Qiao Xuan didn't say anything, just pushed the stick holder towards him.
The man took a deep breath and closed his eyes and pulled two sticks out of the holder.
The first stick is a field character, and the second one is a moon character.
"What does that mean?" The man swallowed nervously, his eyes locked on Qiao Xuan.
Qiao Xuan took the two sticks and played with them in his hand, "The child was abducted, and the process of finding it was full of twists and turns, which was a catastrophe that he was destined to encounter, but in the end, the child will still return to you." ”
Hearing this, the man's face looked a little better, and he asked anxiously: "Where is he?" When will it come back to us? ”
Qiao Xuan: "There is a place with a circular lake in Gupo County, you go and ask." ”
"Xiaohu Village, Lianyue Town?" Li Yue's eyes lit up.
The man's body stiffened, and he stared at Qiao Xuan in disbelief, he was in Nanyuan Village next door to Xiaohu Village, so his child was in the closest place to him, but he hadn't found it for so long?
"Go tomorrow at noon, go straight south."
That's all Qiao Xuan can say, "I'll be here tomorrow, and the child can come to pay when he finds it." ”
Xu is Qiao Xuan's words are more accurate than those before, and the man who paid the money later believed her more in his heart.
"Thank you, girl! If the child can really find me, I will thank the girl again," he said, and went away without a moment's delay.
Unconsciously, there were more than a dozen people in the shed, and Xi Yan was busy pouring tea for everyone with a smile on her face.
"Girl, what you just said is true?" One of the women who drank the tea moved to Qiao Xuan's place and asked in a low voice.
"It's true, of course!" Qiao Xuan's gaze fell on her face and frowned imperceptibly.
"Can you help me see that?"
The woman took a sip of tea, smiled half-squinted, and said, "I will thank you if I let my wish come true." ”
Qiao Xuan spread his palms, "One hexagram and one or two silver, give the silver first." ”
"Then I don't know if you are allowed to give you money, can't you be like the person just now? Calculate first and give later. ”
The woman muttered in displeasure, her fingers digging at the tabletop.
Qiao Xuan took in all her small movements and shook his head, "That's not good, that was my first customer today just now, so it's naturally different." ”
"Auntie, do you count? Don't forget it, I don't force it. ”
Li Yue stood a few steps away, squeezing her eyebrows at Qiao Xuan and shaking her head, suggesting that Qiao Xuan should ignore the woman.
The woman in front of Qiao Xuan, Qiao Xuan, didn't know her, but she knew it, it was Wang Dajuan from Qingfeng Village next door, who had a bad reputation in Qingfeng Village, was spicy and loved to take advantage of small things, and often fought with others, belonging to the kind of people who stirred up three points unreasonably.
"Count, I count!" Wang Dajuan threw a tael of silver in front of Qiao Xuan.
Qiao Xuan didn't rush to get the silver, but asked unhurriedly, "What do you ask?" ”
"When will I be able to hold my grandson?"
Wang Dajuan's voice was lowered, she already had five granddaughters who lost money at home, and none of them had any grandchildren.
Qiao Xuan stared at her face carefully for a while, and then counted his fingers before speaking: "I had a grandson five years ago, and he died halfway. ”
Wang Dajuan's face turned pale all of a sudden.
The child was her eldest son's, because it was the first grandson, she was very precious to him, almost a pet in the palm of her hand, but unfortunately one day when she was washing clothes, the child accidentally fell into the river and drowned.
Qiao Xuan's voice sounded again: "Now there are four children in the family, all of whom are girls. ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Dajuan nodded again and again.
"You'll get what you want, but—" Qiao Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, and he hesitated a little.
"But what?" Wang Dajuan looked at Qiao Xuan's expression and suddenly raised her heart, "Say it quickly!" ”
"But the birth of this child may lead to the destruction of your family, and he is here to take revenge, not to repay the favor."
Qiao Xuan's voice was calm and unwavering, but the words he said were like a heavy stone falling into Wang Dajuan's heart.
Four well-behaved and filial daughters and grandsons can't match a stubborn male grandson in Wang Dajuan's heart.
"This-" Wang Dajuan's voice trembled, "Are you true or false?" ”
Qiao Xuan glanced at her, and the two lines of sight met in the air, "Believe it or not." ”
"I-my grandson" Wang Dajuan wants to cry without tears, she wants her grandson, but she doesn't want her family to be ruined!
"Cut! Auntie, don't be deceived by a little girl, how can anyone die because of a child, this is not pure and scareful! ”
With a sneer, the man drinking tea at the next table turned his head and gave Qiao Xuan a disdainful look.
Wang Dajuan was torn between belief and unbelief.