Chapter 158 Don't be greedy for money, don't be greedy for lust!
My wife can eat and sleep well, and she's always making a fuss and laughing, but she just doesn't show any signs of giving birth.
He took his wife for another checkup, and strangely enough, the various test reports showed that the baby was unusually healthy. The doctor was also unsure and gave them medication to induce labor, telling them to go back and try it, and bring the baby back if there were any signs of labor.
After finishing all three boxes of medicine, she still didn't show any signs of giving birth.
Anyone would be anxious in this situation.
Huang Dakuan started thinking of crooked ways. His neighbors gave him advice: there was a local old woman named Wang who had some skills. They suggested he go and find out more information, and maybe he could get some clues out of her!
Huang Da-kuan never believed in superstitions, but with his wife in this state, he started seeking treatment from all sorts of remedies in order to ensure the continuation of his bloodline.
He took his wife to find Granny Wang, who might have some tricks up her sleeve. When she saw Hou Peipei's belly, she kept shouting "water ghost!"
He said she was powerless and wanted to find someone more capable. He accidentally stumbled upon Gu Yunxi's live stream and felt that this beautiful female streamer was very talented, so he decided to try his luck.
"It seems that old woman Wang is quite capable and didn't want to get into trouble, so she sent you away. Judging from your background, you should be at home. Is your wife here? You can have her sit in front of the camera so I can take a look."
When Huang Dakuan heard Master Gu say that, she breathed a sigh of relief and waved to her wife beside her.
A middle-aged woman appeared in front of the camera, and Huang Da-kuan made some adjustments before her upper body was fully visible.
"Hello beautiful anchor, I'm Hou Peipei, Da Kuan's wife. Can you help me figure out what's wrong with my belly?"
Hou Peipei turned around and around. She really looked like she was about to give birth, but there was no sign of her giving birth at all.
Gu Yunxi immediately noticed something was wrong with her stomach. "That old woman was right. The child you're carrying is a water ghost reincarnated, and it's bound to be cursed. There is indeed something wrong with the child you're having."
"ah!"
Upon hearing Gu Yunxi's words, Hou Peipei immediately hugged Wang Dakuan and burst into tears.
This is a child she carried for a year with great difficulty, how could there be a problem?
"But Master, all my test results at the hospital are normal, there's nothing wrong. Is there any way to resolve this 'water ghost reincarnation' thing?"
"Your wife is carrying the child of a water ghost. She was born at the wrong time. Even if she is born safely, your wife will probably die. She will die in vain as a water ghost."
She stayed in the water, searching for a glimmer of hope. Your wife happened to be pregnant, and she felt her chance had come. She figured that only after your wife died could she give birth—a life for a life.
"The child in your belly is actually a water ghost. Did you see that water ghost when you were fishing? Did you make any deals with it? Otherwise, why would it be haunting your wife?"
[Wait, wait, wait! My CPU is burning up! What's this about a "water ghost"? Isn't it supposed to be pregnant for 12 months? How is it related to water ghosts now?]
I'm starting to get confused too. Let's hear what the expert has to say!
Upon hearing about the deal, Huang Dakuan seemed to realize something, his face suddenly turned grim, and he stammered, unsure how to begin.
Sure enough, Huang Dakuan was suspicious.
Hou Peipei released him and slapped him a few times. "Huang Dakuan, did you do something to betray me, which is why I've become like this? Quickly talk to the master and see if he can help you break the curse!"
“A few months ago, something strange did happen to me by the river…”
According to Huang Dakuan, after having breakfast with his wife, he called his neighbors to go to the river to catch some more fish. A restaurant owner would come to buy fish every few days!
Unexpectedly, halfway there, under a big tree, he suddenly encountered a swindler dressed like a Taoist priest.
Dressed in rags, holding a worn-out bowl, they asked for some food.
Several neighbors ignored him, but Huang Dakuan, a native of the area, saw that the old man was pitiful and gave him half of his own steamed bun.
"Do not be greedy for lust, for demons and monsters will tempt your soul; do not be greedy for wealth, for lest your family be destroyed and your people perish. Greed for wealth and lust will ultimately harm you."
After the old man finished eating half a pancake, he didn't express his gratitude, but instead said something inexplicable.
When they reached the riverbank, the sky had completely cleared up. Strangely, several neighbors suddenly started complaining of stomach aches, as if they had eaten something bad, and went into the bushes.
He was left alone, staring blankly at the endless river. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a woman not far away. Their village was a poor and remote place.
Regardless of gender, they all toil in the fields, but this woman doesn't look like she's from their area. She's wearing a mask, so you can't see what she looks like.
Judging from her figure, she should be a woman around 20 years old.
Suddenly, the woman walked directly into the river. What was going on?
"Young lady, you mustn't do this! You're so young, why would you want to take your own life?"
There was no time to worry about anything else. This Yellow River was bottomless, and if we went any further in, we could lose our lives.
He quickly rowed the boat toward the little girl.
The water was seen spreading up to the little girl's upper body, and then down to her neck.
But the boat he rowed felt incredibly heavy, taking him a long time to move even a little bit.
The water was strange today. Before she could think further, the girl had already disappeared.
My God, this little girl actually committed suicide by drowning! As she suddenly disappeared, the clear sky was instantly filled with rolling dark clouds!
Then it started to rain, and huge raindrops pelted him and the boat. In an instant, water mist spread throughout the river, and he couldn't tell which way was which, let alone save the girl.
Huang Dakuan shouted the names of his neighbors, but no one responded.
When he tried to row the boat back, he saw a huge whirlpool that was slowly turning toward him.
A wave of water knocked him unconscious.
When he opened his eyes again, the sky had cleared. Smelling the grass around him, he looked around and realized he was on the shore.
Could it be that they were pushed out by that vortex?
Sitting up straight, he saw the boat capsized in the river, which further confirmed his guess that the whirlpool had saved him!
Suddenly remembering something, he quickly got up, but couldn't find any trace of the little girl anywhere; she must have gone home.
As he prepared to turn back, he noticed something glittering in the distance. When he walked over, he saw a large pile of broken gold on the ground. Huang Da Kuan had long forgotten what the old Taoist priest had said.
We've made it big! We've made it big!
Even though he lives in a remote and impoverished area, he often goes online. These days, the price of gold is eight or nine hundred yuan per gram, and there are several kilograms of it.
His good days with his wife were coming. He took off his shirt and put all the gold on it. Seeing that no one was around, he put the gold away and took it home.
"So that's how it is. No wonder the water ghost only haunts you and not others. You didn't listen to any of the advice given by a wise person."
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