Ye Ya suddenly exclaimed, "My father really is here! He hasn't gone back to the mountains yet!"
Ma Yunfei looked around and asked, "Where is your father?"
"He was peeking out from the corner over there, trying to see me.
After saying that, Ye Ya took off running towards the corner of the wall.
"Dad, what brings you here? I heard you arrived in Qinglong Town last night. Why didn't you come to the Baixing Restaurant to find me? Where did you stay last night?"
One Shot chuckled and said, "Girl, I think you've gained weight. The city's environment really does make you healthier."
"Father, you haven't answered my question yet."
“Girl, I have an apprentice whose relative wanted bear bile to treat an illness. I delivered a bear bile yesterday and he’s staying at my apprentice’s relative’s house.”
"Godfather, what did you do last night?"
With a stern face, Yi Qiang asked, "Did that brat Ma Yunfei report me?"
"Dad, you hurt Brother Ma's head. Brother Ma was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep all night."
“Daughter, it’s just a minor scrape, not that delicate. I also gave Ma Yunfei some herbs to apply to his head, and it will be fine in a day or two.”
"Dad, I heard that you asked Brother Ma to find me a husband within three years?"
"Hehe...Daughter, you're not young anymore, it's time to get married. I've had several dreams these past few days where I'm holding a chubby grandson, but when I wake up, there's nothing there. It's really boring."
"Dad, I'm still young, and you're not that old either. You'll have a grandson sooner or later, so don't worry."
“Girl, in that mountain village, girls your age are all married by now. Look, all my old buddies have grandchildren. Now when I see them, I feel much shorter and I don’t have the confidence to speak to them anymore.”
"Dad, stop thinking about having a grandson all the time. Let me ask you: Is your sister-in-law treating you well?"
Yiqiangzhun shrugged and said, "Girl, you give your sister-in-law fifty yuan a month, how could she not treat me well? She cooks four dishes and a soup for me every meal, and she's fattened me up."
Ye Ya asked, "Dad, my sister-in-law is quite pitiful. Her husband was eaten by a wild animal, and she has been a widow for more than ten years. You and she are both very lonely. Why don't you just move your bedding together?"
Yi Qiangzhun said unhappily, "Daughter, when your mother was dying, I swore that I would never marry a second wife in my life."
“Dad, even if you’ve sworn an oath, you can still go to Mom’s grave and tell her that you’re all alone and lonely now, and ask her if she would be willing to let you remarry.”
"Girl, are you crazy? Your mother has been dead for so many years, do you think she can still talk?"
"Dad, I heard that although the dead can't speak, they still have spirits. After you ask Mom, take out a coin and throw it on the ground. If the coin lands heads up, it means Mom agrees to your marriage."
One-Shot Accurate asked in confusion, "There's such a saying?"
"Father, a fortune teller told me this. He's incredibly accurate at telling fortunes and can even travel between the realms of the living and the dead."
Yi Qiangzhun clicked his tongue and said, "How about I give it a try? If your mother agrees, I can consider it. But will my sister-in-law agree?"
"Father, as long as you agree, I'll talk to my sister-in-law."
Yi Qiangzhun is a man of his word; having sworn an oath before his deceased wife, he will not change his mind.
However, recently, Ye Ya has been living in Qinglong Town, and he has felt lonely and isolated, which has made him somewhat tempted to get married.
The woman next door comes to cook and do laundry for him every day. A woman constantly hovering in front of him is a temptation for him.
Heeding Ye Ya's advice, Yi Qiangzhun quickly ran to the store, bought some ghost money, and went home.
The next morning, after breakfast, he ran straight to his wife's grave. As he burned paper money, he said, "My dear wife, when you were dying, you urged me to remarry, but I refused and swore that I would never find a second wife in this lifetime."
Suddenly, Yi Qiang spotted a wild rabbit darting out from the grave. The rabbit hadn't gone far when it turned around and stared at him with its red eyes.
One shot hit the mark, and he thought to himself: Could this wild rabbit be the reincarnation of my wife?
So, he aimed his gun at the wild rabbit and said, "Wife, your daughter wants me to get married again so she can take better care of me. Recently, your daughter went to Qinglong Town to help that guy named Ma Yunfei buy yams. I feel quite lonely on the mountain by myself. Your daughter has repeatedly advised me to marry the woman next door."
At this point, the wild rabbit actually ran back, stood on the grave, and stared intently as the shot hit its mark.
One shot, in a panic, said, "Wife, have you turned into a wild rabbit? If that's the case, I'll never hunt wild rabbits again."
The wild rabbit sat on the grave, its eyes fixed on a perfect shot.
"Wife, are you unhappy with my marriage? Can you pass on a message to me, whether you agree to me marrying another wife or not?"
He had spoken his mind perfectly with one shot. Suddenly, the wild rabbit jumped down from the grave and disappeared into the grass in the blink of an eye.
Yi Qiangzhun pulled a coin from his pocket and tossed it into the air.
The coin rolled a few times and suddenly got stuck in a gap, so that the coin was neither heads nor tails.
He stared intently at the coin, completely baffled, until suddenly, he understood.
The coin is neither heads nor tails, suggesting that his deceased wife is still thinking about it.
Yi Qiangzhun pulled a coin out of the gap and said, "Wife, I know this is a big problem. You need to think about it. I'll give you three days. I'll come back to hear your answer in three days."
Yi Qiang waited anxiously for three days, and on the fourth day, he came to the grave again.
Strangely enough, he spotted the same wild rabbit he had encountered before, still sitting on the grave, and not afraid of people at all.
With a single, accurate shot, he became even more certain that this wild rabbit was his wife's reincarnation.
Yi Qiangzhun knelt before the grave and said to the wild rabbit, "Wife, about what I mentioned last time, I don't know if you've thought it through. Anyway, I'll listen to you. If you don't agree, I will never marry a second wife."
One shot was enough for him to pull a coin out of his pocket and toss it into the air. Incredibly, the coin rolled and got stuck in a gap.
In other words, the coin is neither heads nor tails, just like last time.
Yiqiangzhun sighed, "Wife, you haven't made up your mind yet? Well... I'll give you another week to think it over carefully. Whether you agree or disagree, I'll listen to you."
He returned home dejectedly after his successful attempt, with a vague feeling that his wife might not approve of his remarriage.
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