Upon hearing this, Ye Xianya glanced at him and smiled, "Uncle, don't worry, you're not possessed by any evil spirits or haunted by any ghosts."
"Then...then why do I always have nightmares? And...and the bruises on my legs, there can't be any faked, right? I wake up one morning to find a fist-sized bruise on my leg, it must be some kind of evil spirit!" the uncle said anxiously.
Ye Xianya was slightly speechless, having never seen someone so eager to possess an evil spirit before.
“Young lady, I saw you counting on your fingers when you were telling fortunes for that Mrs. Hu. But you didn’t do anything when you told my fortune. Will it be inaccurate?” the uncle couldn’t help but ask.
"That's because to tell your fortune, Uncle, I only need to look at your face." Ye Xianya couldn't very well say, "Your matter is too simple; I don't need to use any special techniques!"
"Uncle, have you recently raised a calf?" Ye Xianya asked with a smile.
"Yes." The uncle nodded quickly: "Young lady, you can even figure this out. You're really amazing. I bought a calf last month, which used up all my savings. Recently, it's been cold, and I was worried that it would get cold, so I let it stay in the house at night. There's a heated kang bed in the house, so it's much warmer."
That calf was bought with all his savings. He was counting on it to help plow the fields when it grew up, and to pull the oxcart to earn money in his spare time. He couldn't let it freeze to death.
“That’s right. Your aunt went back to her parents’ home recently and won’t be back for a while. Since she left, you’ve been bringing the calf into the house at night. You don’t mind that it’s dirty or smelly. After you fall asleep, the calf will nuzzle against you and sometimes even sleep next to you.”
“When someone is pressed down and can’t breathe, they’ll have nightmares. The aches and pains you felt when you woke up this morning were all from being pressed down. As for the bruises on your legs, you fell down last night and hit your leg on the stool by the bed. It didn’t hurt too much at the time, and you were a little tipsy from drinking, so you got up and went back to sleep.” After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she collected the ten copper coins on the table and prepared to call the next person for a fortune telling.
"This...this..." The uncle seemed a little incredulous, but after thinking for a moment, he scratched his head and said, "It seems that I did misunderstand. From today onwards, I will make the calf sleep outside."
“Your cowshed is neither shelter from the wind nor from the rain. It’s going to snow heavily in three days. If you really drive the calf out, it will freeze to death. The calf is only a month or two old and can’t withstand that kind of torment. Just let it stay in your house. Tie it up with a rope and don’t let it climb onto your bed.”
Ye Xianya smiled and said, "Uncle, you're very lucky. The calf you bought is extremely smart, much smarter than ordinary cows. If you take good care of it, you'll have no worries about food and clothing."
After hearing Ye Xianya's words, the man grinned from ear to ear: "Thank you, young lady, thank you, young lady. I'll go back now and take good care of it."
After the uncle finished speaking, he left happily.
Ye Xianya then performed divination for the remaining people before taking Zhengzheng out of the house and into the main hall.
It was still early, and no one had come to Taoyuan Residence for dinner yet.
"Xianya, I heard from Furong that the pale-faced young lady with rouge on her lips and face wasn't human. Is that true?" Ye Miaoyun quickly came over and asked.
Qi Jiu, Ye Xianwen, and others also gathered around to join in the fun.
"Yes, she is indeed dead, but by a stroke of luck, her soul has not yet left her body and she can still control her body. Later, she was kept alive with corpse poison water, so she lived like a ghost for three months. Don't worry, I sealed the corpse poison in her body and purified the room. Everyone will be fine." Ye Xianya thought they were scared, so she quickly comforted them with a smile.
"To be honest, when that young lady came in, I felt something was off about her. She walked stiffly, and when she asked us if you were here to tell fortunes, her smile was also stiff. The key thing is... she had a slightly strange smell. Although it wasn't obvious, your mother has a very keen sense of smell. I even told your father, but he's so stupid. He said there was nothing wrong with her and that I was just seeing things."
Ye Miaoyun turned to Qi Jiu and said, "Tell me, am I seeing things?"
"Of course my wife couldn't be seeing things. It was me... I just had bad eyesight," Qi Jiu said with a grin.
“From now on, we have to be more careful, especially Furong. When you're handing out the numbers, you have to make sure you look carefully. We absolutely can't let someone like that in again next time.” Ye Miaoyun said, patting her chest. “When I heard some noise inside earlier, I ran to open the door, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't open it. Later, your father and uncle came to help, but they still couldn't open it. I was so scared, afraid something might happen to you.”
Ye Xianya laughed upon hearing this: "Mother, don't worry. If we really encounter ghosts or monsters, it won't be me who will be in trouble, but them. Besides, I still have Zhengzheng. Zhengzheng is very powerful."
Shen Furong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say cautiously, "Madam... this servant... this servant is blind and can't tell whether they are human or ghost."
“That’s true. No one would have thought that there are beings in this world that are neither human nor ghost.” Ye Miaoyun nodded.
"Logically speaking, ghosts and monsters shouldn't come out during the day. If it's neither human nor ghost, then it's a different story, and we really can't tell the difference," Qi Jiu said with a smile.
“That’s not necessarily true. Remember Xu Qianniang? Although she’s a ghost, she can come out during the day. It’s just that her strength isn’t that great during the day. As Xianya said before, under certain circumstances, ghosts and monsters can also appear during the day. It’s just that their strength is greatly reduced during the day, making it difficult for them to hurt people. Ordinary people don’t need to be afraid of them,” Ye Miaoyun quickly said.
"Yes, yes, yes, my wife is right." Qi Jiu nodded quickly.
"Father, Mother, you two take your time with your work. I'll take Zhengzheng out for a stroll," Ye Xianya said, turning her head.
The little one wanted to experience the prosperity of the capital, and of course she wouldn't refuse.
“Miss, I’ll go with you,” Shen Furong said quickly.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xianya turned to look at Ye Miaoyun.
"The restaurant isn't busy right now, and we have enough manpower. Furong doesn't need to stay and help. Go with Xianya." After all, her daughter is still a young girl, and it's not good for her to go out alone. She needs someone to accompany her.
In Ye Miaoyun's heart, no matter how powerful Ye Xianya was, she was still a girl, and she would always subconsciously protect her daughter.
Not long after Ye Xianya left, Qi Chengshuo arrived.
"Uncle Jiu, is Xianya not here?" Qi Chengshuo asked hurriedly when he saw that the room where Ye Xianya used to tell fortunes was empty.
"Why do you keep coming to see Xianya every day?" Qi Jiu couldn't help but glare at him.
"I have something important to tell her," Qi Chengshuo said with a smile.
"What important business could you possibly have? It's just something to fool a little girl." Qi Jiu said, waving a feather duster. "Xianya's out, she's not in Peach Blossom Residence. Move aside, don't block Uncle Jiu's sweeping!"
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