Chapter 29 Chapter 29 The gods in heaven can only hide in the palace...
Jiang Hongguo held the jade Buddha in her hand again, and the scene came to her mind again. Master Wang worked for a big boss in a southern coastal city and was already very rich. He took his wife to a big hospital in another city for examination, but the condition could not be cured. His wife wanted to return to her hometown, so Master Wang took his wife back to the county town.
Master Wang seemed to feel that his wife was about to die, and he insisted on telling his life story in a way that his wife could understand. He said that he came from heaven, and that heaven was not full of immortals. Most of them were ordinary people with varying abilities. The immortals were not immortal. The immortals were about to die, and could only hide in the palace to survive, so there were agents to manage ordinary people on behalf of the immortals. People like him were consumables created by the immortals for the managers to use. Master Wang said that if he escaped to the earth, he could not survive on his own, and he had to connect to a person's spiritual energy to survive.
Master Wang also told his wife that after the spiritual connection is established, one will uncontrollably love the other person, be loyal to the other person involuntarily, and even be willing to respond to the other person's requests. However, when it reaches a limit that cannot be borne, and one is extremely disappointed and bored, one will take the initiative to break the spiritual connection.
"Wife, you were so angry with me, but you put up with me for the sake of the children. However, you never used me, so I want to tell you that I am not your original husband. It was my fault that I left with the doctor who saved my life. It is also the characteristic of people like me that I came back later. Don't blame me."
Master Wang also said that the gods in the sky can only hide in the palace and cannot come out, but they are still very powerful. No matter where they escape to, as long as things in the sky are mentioned, it will trigger the protection mechanism of the manager and they can destroy their consumables. He used a metaphor to trigger the destruction mechanism and he will disappear.
Master Wang’s wife scolded him: “If you say it, you will die. Why did you say it? Why don’t you find someone else to connect with the spirit you said and continue to live?”
Master Wang said he didn't want to change: "Wife, you are the only one who didn't use me. Now that you know, you still scold me for not living. I can't find someone who treats me better. I don't want to change. I want to go with you."
Master Wang's wife died of illness, and Master Wang died soon after. He had no underlying disease and was fine the day before, but he passed away with his wife. Friends and relatives could only say that the couple had a similar fate and died together. Master Wang became very rich after he made money, and the caregiver thought his pendant was valuable, so he stole it and sold it, and eventually brought it to the antique street in the provincial capital.
Jiang Hongguo let go of her hand, and the young man watching the store asked, "Sister, do you want to buy anything?"
Jiang Hongguo forced a smile and shook her head: "Let me take a look."
The young man smiled and said, "Okay, take a look at them all. Call me if you like anything." Then he ran back to the counter to read the storybook.
Sister Shan thought this guy was really nice. Even without buying anything, he was still just the right amount of enthusiastic. She whispered to Hong Guo, "He's really nice. I wonder if he has a boyfriend?"
Jiang Hongguo asked with a smile: "Do you want to be a matchmaker?"
Sister Shan said, "I just thought about it. I don't dare to act as a matchmaker. There are a lot of jades here, but no good-looking plates or bowls. Let's go look at other houses."
Jiang Hongguo originally wanted to buy something and resell it to make a profit, but now she felt confused and had no interest in anything else, so she just followed Sister Shan around aimlessly.
Sister Shan took a fancy to an imitation of the Ming Dynasty multicolored plate with beautiful patterns and colors. After looking around for a while, Jiang Hongguo calmed down a little and said that the colors were too bright and it looked fake at first glance. After looking around again, she and Sister Shan searched the entire antique street and found a pair of real ones. They each bought one. Sister Shan was very happy and said it looked good for storing melon seeds and peanuts.
Jiang Hongguo agreed and went home. Changzong and Xiaobutian were not there. They were probably going for a walk and buying groceries.
Master Wang has already told his wife, using the myth, that he feels he will never find someone who won’t take advantage of him, so he doesn’t want to look for one anymore.
No wonder Changzong said that if she was gone, he couldn't live. That's what he meant.
Hongguo sat at home alone for a while and decided to call Uncle Chen to ask.
Before the call was connected, Jiang Hongguo had been considering the reason for asking the question. After chatting for a few sentences, Hongguo turned the topic to Master Wang's home.
"Uncle, I want to find a stable and promising job for Chang Zong. I heard that Master Wang works for a big boss in the south and is doing well. Chang Zong and I want to visit him and see if there is any way. Do you think there is hope?"
Chen Minyi told Hongguo not to think about that path: "You're too late. Old Wang died. His wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Old Wang spent a lot of money and traveled all over the country to accompany her until the last moment. Even his son and daughter forgave him. Unexpectedly, he died on the night his wife died. They say he has a life of love."
What Uncle Chen said was the same as what Jiang Hongguo saw. She had no more questions in her mind. She said a few other words to Uncle Chen and hung up the phone.
After returning home, Changzong lit a fire under the stove to cook lunch. The little one in the walker clapped her hands happily and asked Hongguo to hold her. Changzong also looked at her eagerly.
Hongguo kissed the little one first, picked him up and coaxed him for a while, then put him back and looked at the cornstarch and sliced pork belly prepared on the stove. She was going to steam the rice noodles with pork, a dish that both she and Changzong loved.
Jiang Hongguo said happily: "Changzong, how did you guess that I wanted to eat rice noodle meat?"
Gu Changzong got up from the burning stove, very happy, and first carried the little one and the walker to the main hall. He came back and kissed Hongguo, then said, "We'll have meat for lunch and fish and shrimp for dinner. There's always one thing you like."
Jiang Hongguo especially wanted to stick to him today. Steamed rice noodles with meat did not require frying or stir-frying. All she had to do was boil water and steam the meat. She had plenty of time to hug him.
"I just called Uncle Chen, and he told me that Master Wang and his wife died on the same day. You still remember Master Wang, right? He didn't drive well and fell off a slope. He fell in love with the doctor who saved him. He had been arguing about divorce with his wife, but suddenly came to his senses and went back to look for his wife and children. His wife had a terminal illness, and Master Wang sadly died with her on the same night. They say they have a life of mandarin ducks and butterflies."
Gu Changzong was not surprised, and even a little jealous, saying: "Guoguo, we are also destined to be mandarin ducks and butterflies. If you live, I live too, and if you die, I will accompany you. We should not envy that couple."
Jiang Hongguo hit him: "Don't say unlucky things. I want to live a hundred years. It would be great if I could live to be a hundred years old. When I am a hundred years old, I might be too old to recognize people and not as pretty as I am now. Then you won't like me as much as you do now, right?"
Gu Changzong didn't know what to say. Hongguo didn't worry about that. He grabbed her hand and said, "Guoguo, when we are a hundred years old and I still love you like this, you have to admit that you were wrong today and wronged me. You have to compensate me."
Jiang Hongguo felt sore and wanted to cry, but she immediately held back her tears and coaxed him, "You don't have to wait until then. On the eighth day of the first lunar month every year, if you like me as much as last year, I will give you a reward."
This promise encouraged Gu Changzong so much that he was very happy the whole day. He still couldn't sleep until the second half of the night. If he didn't have insomnia, he wouldn't be able to sleep. Hongguo fulfilled all his requests today, so he was reluctant to go to sleep.
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After the eighth day of the first lunar month, every route at the transportation company became busy. Changzong only ran the route to Guangdong in the south. The goods transferred there were easier to sell. When he was running the second trip, Sister Shan came to find Jiang Hongguo and told her about Xiao Sun.
"He said he would be back in seven or eight days. It's already been seven or eight days. Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Jiang Hongguo said: "When you are out doing business, you can't be that accurate. Maybe something delayed her. With her husband accompanying her, nothing should go wrong."
Sister Shan praised Hong Guo: "I don't think it's that simple. A job that pays so much money must be difficult. It's good that you saw through it and didn't let Chang Zong go, otherwise you would be anxious now."
As for money, who wouldn't be tempted? But Jiang Hongguo cares about Changzong more and won't let him do anything that will cause trouble.
Sister Shan came for something else. She wanted Changzong to bring her a color TV. It had to be imported and 18 inches in size. It would cost about 1,600 yuan. Jiang Hongguo couldn't even think of changing it before.
Sister Shan said: "Five years ago, I wouldn't have dared to think about it. Two years ago, my relatives bought a 14-inch black and white one, and I was so envious. This year, I can afford to buy a color one. Who would have dared to think about it?"
Sister Shan was tinkering with Hong Guo and bought one too: "It's a good TV. Your Chang Zong makes a lot of money, why would you want to save money?"
Jiang Hongguo said: "It is not a long-term solution for Changzong to run his own goods with the transport company's fleet. Half of the earnings have to be shared. We want to save enough money to buy a car as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Sister Shan could understand it very well. Her family was the same. They had been making money in the past few years, renovating the house, getting their children jobs, and taking care of all the big things. Now that they had some spare money, they thought about buying a TV to save face.
A few days later, Changzong came back and connected the TV to Sister Shan's house and played TV programs. The neighbors all came to watch and were extremely envious.
Sister Shan's face lit up and she asked Hongguo how much money her family still needed to buy a car.
Hongguo said that they were short of five or six thousand yuan, and they estimated that they would be able to save enough by summer.
Sister Shan said, "I still have some spare money at home. It's due and I haven't renewed it. If you can pay according to the three-year interest, I will lend it to you for half a year."
If I bought a car half a year earlier, I would earn much more than the interest. Jiang Hongguo quickly agreed: "Thank you."
After hearing about this, Grandma Kong took out a thousand yuan and wanted to leave it with Hongguo to collect interest, saying that she would take back both the principal and interest after half a year.
The one-year lease of 8,000 yuan was due, and Hongguo's family had saved enough money to buy a car, so they took out the money and let Changzong use it to reserve a car.
Carrying a bag full of money enough to buy a transport truck, Changzong was not only happy that he could make money by driving his own car, he was really happy to own a big truck of his own.
Changzong was happy, and Jiang Hongguo was happy too. No wonder Changzong said that he felt satisfied when he saw her smile. Now she felt equally satisfied when she saw Changzong smile. Buying a car was more sensational than buying a TV. She would be even happier when Changzong drove the car back.
Jiang Hongguo was very grateful to Sister Shan and Grandma Kong for lending her money. They made an appointment to go to the antique market together, and she bought a real antique for everyone. Sister Shan and Grandma Kong didn't know about it. As for whether they would know in the future, Jiang Hongguo wanted to learn from Grandma Changzong, so she just let it go.
Sister Shan really liked the young man in the antique shop. She went in and took a look around. The young man was still there. He had a good personality and was enthusiastic. He was doing promotions in the store and sold quite a few goods.
Upon asking, he found out that his uncle Lao Zheng was terminally ill. The young man seemed to know Jiang Hongguo's identity and politely called her sister-in-law. In fact, they were indeed distant relatives, and Jiang Hongguo also had a good impression of the young man. This time, she still didn't like the things and didn't buy them. However, the young man still politely sent them out of the store.
Grandma Kong said, "This boy is good. I'll introduce him to a good partner."
Jiang Hongguo smiled and said, "Sister Shan also said he was good, but I didn't dare to introduce him because I was afraid of hurting him. Grandma Kong, you have been a matchmaker for decades and have never made a mistake. The one you introduced must be suitable. I was just afraid that the young man wanted to fall in love freely."
Grandma Kong didn't care: "When it comes to marriage, it all depends on fate. You can't force it. I won't do evil. I will only help if there is fate."
They returned home chatting and laughing, and everyone saw that Xiao Sun's family had returned.
It had been more than ten days since she walked to the place where she came back. How come she just came back? Sister Shan put down her things and went to see Jiang Hongguo, asking if she wanted to go.
Jiang Hongguo shook her head. She didn't let Changzong go on this trip. It was good that Xiaosun's trip went smoothly, but it seemed that things were not going well. She said, "I didn't let Changzong go with her because I was afraid that she would blame me and not go."
Sister Shan wanted to go: "Then I'll tell you later."
Jiang Hongguo nodded, thinking that after Sister Shan came out of Xiaosun's house, she would come to her house and wait for her at home.
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