Chapter 196: Do you think being a thief is an honorable thing?
"My eyesight is not good, and there is nothing to treat you at home, so you can only sit here for a while."
"My son built this house. He liked a girl who sang songs with him. The girl didn't like our house, so he raised some money from people to build the house. After the house was built, he went to ask the girl to marry him. I don't know what happened to him. He became crazy and cried and laughed all the time at home. He died a few days later."
The old lady wiped away tears as she spoke, "I asked a master to pray for his soul to be reborn in a good way in his next life. The master said that he had a wish that had not been fulfilled and would not leave. I had to perform a three-day ritual to make him leave willingly, so I did it."
"Later, I thought I still had to survive, so I rented out the shop outside. I rented two shops in a row, but nothing worked out..."
Neighbors all said that her son was unwilling to see his new house, which he had built, occupied by someone else before he even moved in, so he committed evil and killed someone.
"I don't believe it either! How could my son, who is so kind, hurt others?"
But after what happened, she didn't dare rent the house to anyone else. If something happened again, she would never be able to live with her conscience for the rest of her life.
"I look quite old, don't I?"
"I'm only 55 years old..."
Wen Jinyan and Lu Qingqing were both stunned. She looked like she was at least 80, but in fact she was only 55. However, considering her experience, it seemed normal.
Who can be healthy after going through this kind of thing repeatedly?
Seeing the old lady's face full of tears, Wen Jiu felt reluctant to ask any more questions, but then he thought, since he had already asked this many questions, why not ask more questions? Maybe he could help the old lady untie the knot in her heart!
"Grandma, do you remember what happened when the two families who rented your house died?"
The old lady paused for a moment before saying, "The first one closed the store, and when I got home that night, the house caught fire and the whole family was gone."
"The second time, the man of the house had an argument with his wife and slept in the store at night. When his wife came in the morning, she found him dead, with saliva all over his mouth and face. Everyone said that it was spit from my son when he scolded him..."
That family had a quarrel with her, and she gave them all her money to settle the matter.
Wenjiu felt helpless after hearing this. Feudal superstition really does harm to people.
Can ghosts spit?
It's really ridiculous!
The man clearly had epilepsy and died because of a sudden seizure before he could be treated.
She patted the old lady's hand and comforted her: "Don't be sad, grandma. This has nothing to do with your son. You just happened to encounter these two things."
"The first time, the family had a fire. That's correct. The second time, the man must have been ill. The symptoms you described are very similar to epilepsy. It's just that some people who believe in ghosts and gods deliberately say that."
Epilepsy is hereditary. The first possibility is that the man's family knew he was sick and then took advantage of the situation to lie to her. The second possibility is that the man's epilepsy was a sudden onset.
But no matter how you look at it, it's impossible that a ghost is killing people.
"My lady, you didn't lie to me? Really?" The old lady's cloudy eyes shone with light, and her dry hands, as thin as branches, tightly grasped the arm that was warming the wine.
She was heartbroken enough because of her son's death, but now, such a kind person was turned into a murderous ghost in the eyes of others, unable to distinguish between good and evil. This weighed on her mind day and night, so heavy that she couldn't breathe and couldn't sleep all night.
"What did I trick you into doing?"
Wen Jiu comforted her softly, "Grandma, I know you are sad, but your son certainly doesn't want to see you sad for him. We still have to cheer up and live our lives."
"If you are willing to rent this house, I still want to rent it. You can live in one room, and I want the remaining four rooms, including the two front shops and the yard. I will give you 50 yuan a month. What do you think?"
50 is far higher than the market price. In this era, you can buy a set for a thousand yuan, but the old lady is really pitiful, and she has no shortage of warm wine, so the extra money raised the price.
The old lady was so shocked that she waved her hands repeatedly. "The price you offered is too high. I can't do such a thing. If you really want to rent it, just give me 30 yuan a month! I haven't visited the two storefronts in front for many years. If you want to do business, you have to clean them up again."
Wen Jiu took a sip and agreed, "Okay."
There will be plenty of opportunities to give her money. When she opens a shop later, I can buy her some things as collateral and take care of the old lady's daily life.
"Then can you..." The old lady wiped her tears and said with difficulty: "Give me some first? I want to buy some paper money to go see my son."
She wanted to tell him the good news.
"No problem!"
The warm wine was quickly given for a month.
After they left, the old lady also went out, walking towards the street with a cane.
Wen Jianyan asked in confusion: "Sister, when did you know medicine? Did you lie to her on purpose just to rent a house?"
Wen Jiu rolled his eyes, "Does your sister look that crazy?"
"Read more books if you have nothing to do!"
"There is a golden house in the book!"
Is she that shameless?
Lu Qingqing said gently, "No, sister-in-law, you are very good. You are the kindest girl I have ever met. You also know a lot and are very knowledgeable."
Lu Qingqing has always unconditionally supported the decision to warm the wine and thinks she is right.
"Our Qingqing is still the well-behaved one." Wen Jiu smiled and pinched Lu Qingqing's face.
Tsk!
The feel is not very good.
You still need to take good care of it.
"What do you want to eat tonight? Let's go see if there's any meat for sale and buy some. Your sister-in-law feels bad for you because you're so skinny. You have to eat well at school, okay?"
"I eat very well. Sister-in-law, don't worry that I am reluctant to spend money. I am very willing to spend money. None of my classmates eat as well as I do."
"Really? Why don't I believe it?"
Wen Jiu and Lu Qingqing were talking, while Wen Jinyan walked behind them and complained in his heart, "So it's just me who's wrong and I'm not behaving well? Humph!"
"Did you rent her house?"
When they reached the corner, Qiu Hai suddenly jumped out and blocked the way, scaring Wen Jiu and Lu Qingqing so much that they almost jumped up.
Wenjiu patted his chest and complained: "Are you sick? Who do you want to scare to death?"
"sorry!"
Qiu Hai bit her lip and looked away awkwardly at the unknown wild flowers on the roadside.
"You'll apologize?"
Wen Jiu was like he had discovered a new continent. "I thought you would just steal things and rob things and wait for the opportunity to take revenge on others and run around!"
"It turns out you're not that stupid. You know propriety and morality. I've rented a house and I need to renovate it before I can open the store. If you're willing to help, I'll pay you."
He is not hopeless, and it is a good deed to help him turn back from his wrong path.
"I don't want to."
Qiu Hai refused without hesitation.
Wen Jinyan sneered, "You don't want to? Do you still want to be a thief? Do you think being a thief is an honorable thing?"
"I want to, what's your business?"
"Do you think that all people are born young ladies and gentlemen like you?"
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