Chapter 27: You dare to buy a haunted house?
The house issue needs to be dealt with, and making money cannot be delayed.
Tan Yanlin went to run Ma Mu, while Deng Xiuzhen found someone to repair the roof.
In the afternoon, I found a master to bring it over to have a look. After looking at it, the master agreed on the price and decided to start work the next day.
After the master left, Deng Xiuzhen was about to go home, but was stopped by Chen Ma.
"Has Juxiang left? Did she ask you to help her look after the house?" Aunt Chen asked Deng Xiuzhen while looking at the master who had already walked away.
"It wasn't about looking at the house, she sold the house to me."
"I sold it to you? You dare to buy this house? It's a haunted house, you dare to buy it?" Chen's mother asked in surprise.
"Houses are where people live. There is no house that has not been inhabited by elderly people." Deng Xiuzhen disagreed.
"But she hanged herself!" Aunt Chen's voice became noticeably louder.
Deng Xiuzhen didn't respond. She felt that Aunt Chen didn't want her to buy it, but she didn't seem to care about her.
Perhaps realizing that she had said something too much, Mother Chen looked somewhat annoyed.
"Thank you for reminding me. I bought it because I felt sorry for them." Thinking that no one lived in her house, she had to rely on the neighbors to take care of her, but at least she couldn't offend anyone. What if they vandalized it? Deng Xiuzhen smiled and said warmly.
"Girl, I'm doing this for your own good. It doesn't matter if the house is haunted or not, as long as you're not afraid. The key is..." Aunt Chen paused, looked around, pulled Deng Xiuzhen into the house and whispered, "The key is that Chen Guohu. If he comes out to claim the house, the money you spent on buying the house will be thrown into the water."
"I paid for it, so how could he come back to ask for it? The police station is not a pushover!" Deng Xiuzhen deliberately provoked Chen's mother. She found that Chen's mother was not a bad person, but simply liked gossip and seemed to want to talk to someone.
"You don't know, Chen Guohu is a very fierce person. If he wasn't like that, Juxiang wouldn't have divorced him, let alone returned to her hometown with the children alone. He comes back to ask for the house, you can't refuse him, or he will make you live in unrest." As expected, Aunt Chen started talking.
"Is Juxiang from Yuncheng? How did she come to Pucheng? Did her mother bring her here?" Deng Xiuzhen asked with pretended curiosity.
"Come, come, come to my house and I will tell you in detail." The old woman took Deng Xiuzhen to her house, asked Deng Xiuzhen to sit down, and poured a cup of tea for each of them, preparing for a long talk.
Then she began to tell her story: "Let me tell you, Juxiang is not Qiuxian's biological daughter. She was picked up during the famine. She was only a few months old when she was picked up. In other words, they wanted to find a child bride for Guohu.
Qiu Xian is from a big city, and I heard that she was a rich lady in the past.
Guohu's father met her in a big city when he was doing revolution, and later brought her to Pucheng.
She is truly a rich girl. She can't do anything. Not only can she not wash clothes, she can't even cook. She is completely supported by Guohu's father.
Guohu's father also spoiled her. Not only did he not let her work, he even let her have the choice of having children, and she was only allowed to have one.
Guohu was a very good-looking child when he was young. He loved to laugh, and his two dimples were so cute when he laughed. He was the cutest child in the neighborhood.
His father loves him like a golden nugget, holding him in his hands for fear that he might fly away, and holding him in his mouth for fear that he might melt. Even if he wanted the stars in the sky, Lao Chen would set up a ladder for him to pick them. "
Deng Xiuzhen listened without interrupting. Mother Chen took a sip of water and continued, "If you ask me, how can you teach a child like this? I tried to persuade him at the time, but Old Chen wouldn't listen. Qiu Xian is the kind of person who doesn't care about anything. Alas, the child grew up to be more and more crooked.
When I was a kid, I just did some petty thefts, fighting and getting into trouble.
I advised Lao Chen that this child must be taught, otherwise there will be problems. There is an old saying: If a child steals needles when he is young, he will steal gold when he grows up. The child must be changed as soon as possible.
But Old Chen wouldn't listen. He was just stupid. He treated his wife as a treasure and his son as the greatest treasure. He spoiled the son in everything and wouldn't listen to anyone.
What I predicted turned out to be true. Guohu has grown up to be a bad boy. He smokes, drinks, fights and makes trouble.
You definitely won’t be able to talk about your wife outside. Who would want this reputation?
Then we talk about Juxiang. Juxiang has many habits similar to Qiuxian, but her personality is different. She is more stubborn than Qiuxian and refuses to marry Guohu. Even if Guohu begs her and says he will definitely change, she still refuses to marry.
Later, I don't know what Qiu Xian said to her, but she agreed. After getting married, Guo Hu really got better.
The boy was smart and made a lot of money by doing business with a few friends. At that time, his family lived a very happy life, which was very enviable.
When Lao Chen goes out, he always looks up with his head and eyes toward the sky, and he is so proud of himself.”
"How come they got divorced when things were so good? Where's Chen Guohu's father?" Deng Xiuzhen asked quickly when she saw Chen's mother stop.
"Why are you in such a hurry, kid? Wait until I drink some water and tell you."
Mother Chen took a sip of water, cleared her throat and said, "A few years ago, Guohu met a few friends and got addicted to drugs. I tell you, kid, you can't get away from drugs.
After taking drugs, Guohu became a completely different person. Not only did he ignore his family, he also asked for money from them.
His father forced him to quit drugs, and he asked his father for money, causing chaos every day.
One night, I heard the father and son arguing very fiercely.
As they were arguing, the tone changed. I heard that Guohu was addicted to drugs, and he went to beg his father, saying that it was the old man who caused him to become addicted, and asked his father to give him some money so that he could take it again. He would quit from then on and would never hang out with Sanlin and the others again.
His father disagreed and tied him up. A few days later, his father somehow fell into the river and died.
The police station checked and found that Guo Hu had nothing to do with him. When his father died, he was in a brothel in the east of the city. I heard that it was a red-light district. You know what a red-light district is? It's a place where people do shady business. It was called a brothel in the past. "Mother Chen said with disdain.
Deng Xiuzhen has lived two lives. She is not a rural woman who just came from the countryside. She must know about the red-light district, but she still looked at Chen Ma with a confused face.
Mother Chen felt that she had really found the right person today. It was hard to find such a good listener. She was nothing like Juxiang, who seemed to be indifferent to everything she said.
So Chen Ma went on with great interest: "Once Guo Hu's father died, no one could control him.
Juxiang is also a strong-willed girl. She said to Guohu: Either get a divorce, quit drugs, or die together.
Then they divorced, and Juxiang left with the child. Later I heard that she went to Yuncheng to look for her biological parents, but I don’t know if she found them or not, because she hasn’t returned for several years.
A good family, now only Qiuxian and Guohu are left. Guohu later not only took drugs, but also gambled. This all cost money. When the family was empty-handed, he started to cheat and deceive people. I heard that you were also cheated?"
"Yes, I was cheated of my money. Aunt Chen, do you know who the old man Guohu was talking about?" Deng Xiuzhen had heard Tian Guoqiang mention the old man, so she was particularly sensitive to the title of old man.
"I don't know about that. I heard that drug addicts are all desperate criminals. We have children and grandchildren. Who dares to ask about his family affairs?" Aunt Chen shook her head repeatedly.
Haven't you asked enough questions? Deng Xiuzhen muttered to herself, but she said politely, "Of course, a smart person like you would never do such a foolish thing. It would be bad if you get into trouble."
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