Chapter 422: Husband, why did you come back just now?
Ye Xiaomei was half-believing and half-doubting. She had only heard that fortune-tellers could cure hysteria, but she had never had one herself and didn't know if it would work.
The festive atmosphere gradually faded, and the children stayed at home. Wang Lan said that such a place was not suitable for taking children, so she let Ma Kaiqu look around for a while.
It is located at the entrance of an alley in the neighboring Bishui Village. There is only one door and it is pitch black inside. Before people even reach the place, they can see wisps of smoke coming out.
If you smell it carefully, you can smell the scent of sandalwood.
What surprised Ye Xiaomei even more was that after she entered, she was asked to sit down by an old lady, and the so-called fortune-teller was whispering with Wang Lan.
Taking advantage of the free time, Ye Xiaomei looked around the room. There were several statues of gods on the altar, but she couldn't recognize which ones they were. Anyway, the room was filled with the smell of incense and smoke.
At this moment, the old woman glanced at Ye Xiaomei, then stretched out three fingers.
"thirty?"
The old woman shook her head.
"Three hundred?" Wang Lan was no longer calm.
Ye Xiaomei was stunned. It was so expensive, and they were charging me before I even showed it to them?
Ye Xiaomei was a little confused.
The old woman glanced at Ye Xiaomei again, her eyes fixed on the space suit she was wearing and the leather shoes on her feet:
"Three thousand."
"...Three thousand?" Wang Lan's face suddenly turned black. Three thousand yuan was enough to build a house, but she still endured it and said with a bitter face:
"Be cheaper. When my son was little, you only charged five dollars. Even if the price is increased, it can't be increased so much all at once."
Wang Lan was almost crying with anxiety. What should she do?
Ye Xiaomei's eyes were as loud as bells: "Three thousand? Why don't you just go and rob this old lady?"
After saying this, the old woman smiled at Ye Xiaomei and said, "The things on your body are not easy to deal with. I have to spend a lot of magic power. You laymen don't understand. If I show you this, I'm afraid you won't be able to get up for half a month."
After hearing this, Wang Lan was so frightened that she opened her mouth and dared not speak.
Ye Xiaomei was also stunned. Could it be that this old lady could really see something? Otherwise, how could she know that someone was very powerful but difficult to deal with?
"Tell me what it is first." Ye Xiaomei's tone softened a little.
The old woman squinted her eyes and trembled all over, which frightened Ye Xiaomei so much that she quickly took two steps back. Seeing her mumbling something incomprehensible, she couldn't help but frown and look at Wang Lan.
Wang Lan regained consciousness and whispered in her ear: "This is to invite the gods to possess you."
"..."Which old immortal can tremble so well?
After waiting for a while, the old woman finally stopped shaking and said in a serious tone, "You must have encountered a female ghost who died unjustly. She is so powerful and has a strong grudge. She died before giving birth."
Ye Xiaomei's mouth twitched immediately: "Are you sure?"
The old woman said arrogantly, "Everyone knows me. I have never made a mistake in my judgment."
"Mom, let's go." Ye Xiaomei thought that this person was obviously a liar.
Ye Xiaomei pulled Wang Lan out of the door and walked back along the alley. Originally, Wang Lan wanted to let her take a closer look, but when she thought about how expensive it was, she didn't dare to ask.
"Two thousand. I'll solve it for you with two thousand." The old woman's voice came from behind to persuade him to stay.
"One thousand, one thousand is fine... three hundred, no less."
When Wang Lan heard the price drop from 3,000 to 300, she also thought there were dentures in there, so she turned around and cursed:
"Come on, you said three thousand at first, and you stayed in bed for half a month, and now it's three hundred. You are lying."
Ye Xiaomei didn't say anything. In fact, there are many such witches among the people: "Mom, ignore her."
Who knew that the fortune teller behind him was also angry: "Go away, go away. If you don't believe me, your daughter-in-law will definitely get into trouble in half a month at most. Don't come crying and beg me when that happens."
Wang Lan was a person of the previous generation who had seen folk rumors, and a look of worry flashed across her face when she heard this.
Along the way, Wang Lan was worried. In the early years, children were born on the kang at home. Rich families could hire a midwife to deliver the baby at home, but most families were poor. In addition, they had feudal ideas and thought that if they couldn't even give birth, they might as well die. So they couldn't afford to hire a midwife. Many women died during childbirth.
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were waiting for the bus on the roadside, Wang Lan didn't know whether to stand or sit, and she was very worried.
This disease is difficult to cure. Some people who suffer from it feel drowsy all day long, and some even talk nonsense. After a long time, their bodies will collapse. What can we do?
Ye Xiaomei saw Wang Lan's worry and hurried to comfort her: "Mom, don't worry. This old woman is obviously talking nonsense. She only mentions things with the highest probability. Besides, I also know a Taoist priest, and there are many ways."
When she came, Ye Xiaomei was still wondering in her heart that if this old woman could see the spirit of the ancestor snake in her, she would really be willing to spend three thousand yuan. But who knew that this old woman was obviously talking nonsense.
In order to comfort her mother-in-law, she had to say this. In fact, she didn't know any alchemists at all. When it came to interpreting these things, the only person who could do it was the ragpicker Mr. Zhang, but he didn't say that he could interpret them. That's all.
"Then you should find a Taoist priest to take a look. This is no joke. What if?" Wang Lan sighed and finally calmed down a little.
There were very few buses passing by, and the mother and daughter were waiting until after lunch, around two o'clock in the afternoon, and it started snowing.
Ye Xiaomei suggested walking while waiting, so that they can keep warm.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally heard the sound of a car behind them and they both turned around to look forward.
It turned out not to be a passenger car.
But Ye Xiaomei stared in amazement. Isn’t this car a military jeep?
As the car got closer, Ye Xiaomei saw the man in the passenger seat staring with wide eyes:
"Mom, mom, Qijun is back, look." At this time Ye Xiaomei's heartbeat accelerated, he finally came home.
Wang Lan squinted her eyes to look. As she got older, her eyesight was naturally not as good as that of young people. In addition, it was snowing, so she had to wait until the car got closer before she could see clearly:
"Oh my god, Qijun, you came back without even telling me?"
Ma Qijun was also stunned. He stared at his wife standing stupidly on the roadside. Why did she come here in such a cold weather? He quickly opened the car door and jumped out:
"Mom, you get in the car first."
Wang Lan climbed into the passenger seat without saying a word and instantly felt less cold.
Heizi called out politely, "Happy New Year, auntie."
Ma Qijun was wearing a woolen military coat. The badge on his shoulder made him look particularly majestic. There was a flash of distress in his narrow red eyes, and his hoarse voice carried a long-lost magnetism:
"It's cold."
Ye Xiaomei looked up at her, with a thousand words in her mind, but she didn't know what to say. Why did you come back just now? Or, you came back? Or, do you know that I was worried sick about you?
After struggling for a long time, Ye Xiaomei realized that she had been overthinking. His safe return proved that nothing had happened:
"It's not bad."
Ma Qijun said, raising his leather-gloved hand to take off his coat and put it on her. Unexpectedly, the windbreaker that originally reached the knees of a man covered her ankles in an instant:
"Get in the car."
Ma Qijun pulled the woman over, and at that moment, Ye Xiaomei's old problem came back and her body went limp.
Huh? Ma Qijun turned around and saw that the woman was about to fall to the ground.
He understood what was going on instantly, and a wave of heat in his heart split into two directions, rushing to his forehead and then to his vital parts. It suddenly swelled up like a small tent, and he held her in his arms with one hand and carried her to the back seat.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
