The topic changed so suddenly that I was a little confused, but I still answered honestly.
"I know, it's one of those pregnant women who are said to have good luck."
There's a saying that pregnant women in their sixth month of pregnancy bring good fortune and can change their luck.
Many mine owners, in order to boost their businesses, spare no expense in treating pregnant women to meals, chatting with them, and getting to know them better.
They say that doing this will bring you good fortune and allow you to share in the joy.
Yuan Ying stared straight at me and slowly began to speak.
"Xiao Chen, I suspect that Bald Lao San's sudden wealth is related to the missing ghost baby in Heji Yunfei's womb."
“As I said before, I don’t think he should have such good fortune. When I saw him at the barbecue stall, I had a feeling that something was wrong.”
"Hearing you say today that he's going to buy so many offerings, my suspicions have only grown stronger."
“I suspect he might have secretly kept that ghost baby, using evil magic to borrow its power for good luck. So, you need to keep an eye on things at eight o'clock tonight and see what he’s up to.”
I asked, puzzled, "Yingniang, why does it have to be 8 PM?"
Yuan Ying counted on her fingers for a moment and then said.
“Record Yunfei’s birth date, the time when the ghost baby was taken out of her womb, and correspond to the stars and time tonight.”
"The Yin energy is strongest at midnight. Tonight, around 8:30, it is the special time when Yin and Yang meet, which is the most suitable time to perform this kind of evil magic to appease the ghost fetus. Bald Third Brother will definitely take action at this time."
I pressed further, "Yingniang, what will happen if he doesn't burn offerings on time?"
Yuan Ying sneered: "What will happen? Once this evil magic is activated, it's like signing a contract. If offerings aren't made on time, the resentment of the ghost infant won't be appeased, and the backlash will affect Baldy Third."
"At best, he will be plagued by bad luck and constant illnesses and disasters; at worst, he may even lose his life."
"But if his evil magic continues to succeed, and the place is shrouded in the yin energy of the ghost infant for a long time, the people around will be affected, and the place will become evil, with endless troubles in the future."
Yuan Ying patted my shoulder: "Be careful when you go tonight, just watch from a distance."
I hummed in agreement, thinking to myself that I wouldn't dare go up there either.
...
At 8 p.m. sharp, Baldy the Third arrived at the shop to pick up the goods.
"Master Yuan, you're here too!"
Upon seeing Yuan Ying, Baldy the Third grinned.
Yuan Ying nodded and pointed at me, saying, "This is my shop assistant. You met him this morning. He'll help you deliver the goods later."
Upon hearing this, Baldy Third's expression changed slightly, and he politely declined, saying, "This old man is already quite old, there's no need to trouble him. I brought my own people."
Now, whenever someone says I'm old, my lips twitch.
But what can I do?
He looks like an old man all the time.
Before I could even speak, Baldy the Third waved to someone not far away.
A truck slowly drove up, and two young men jumped out of it.
Yuan Ying and I exchanged a glance.
Seeing the situation, if we forced our way forward to deliver the offerings, it would probably cause trouble. So we could only stand aside and watch helplessly as the two young men began to load the offerings onto the vehicle.
Just then, Yuan Ying subtly winked at me.
The meaning in his eyes was crystal clear; he was signaling me to go forward and help move the things.
Before I could do anything, Yuan Ying raised her voice and shouted at the two young men.
"Slow down, slow down! Those are all handmade paper crafts, the glue isn't completely dry yet. If you lift them so carelessly, you'll easily break them!"
As she spoke, she strode forward and personally directed the operation, even joining the two young men in lifting the paper Rolls-Royce.
Seeing this, I quickly went forward to lift the back of the car.
Just as I reached out, Yuan Ying suddenly cried out "Ouch!" and her body swayed as if she had accidentally twisted her ankle. She uncontrollably lunged towards the bald old man next to her.
Baldy San was clearly startled by this sudden turn of events. He instinctively reached out his hands to support Yuan Ying, exclaiming, "What happened to you? How could you be so careless!"
Yuan Ying apologized repeatedly while trying to steady herself.
After all the trouble, the offerings were finally loaded onto the truck.
Baldy San took out his wallet from his pocket, counted out a wad of cash, paid the remaining balance, then turned around and nimbly climbed onto the truck.
With a roar of the engine, the truck slowly started, kicked up dust, and drove away, quickly disappearing from our sight.
Seeing Bald Lao San's car leave, I quickly flagged down a car and was about to follow when Yuan Ying squeezed in as I was about to close the door.
"Yingniang, are you going too?"
I'm worried about you!
As Yuan Ying spoke, she gestured for the driver to follow the car in front.
Baldy's car went further and further astray, stopping once halfway through the journey to let the two young men who helped load the goods get out, while he drove alone into the woods.
Baldy the Third can drive his car into the woods, but we can't.
Firstly, the driver was unwilling, probably because he was afraid we would commit murder and robbery.
Secondly, the risk is too great; driving straight in like that would definitely get you spotted.
"Driver, please park here."
I handed 300 yuan to the driver.
However, I pulled my hand back just as it was about to touch the money.
The driver was taken aback, then became somewhat annoyed: "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
I tore three hundred-yuan bills in half and handed him one half: "Sir, please wait here for us. We'll be back soon, and I'll give you the other half when we get back."
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