Chapter 19 Sickly Child 1
◎Who doesn’t like such a ghost? ◎
After traveling for more than ten days, Qi Zhaoyang finally arrived at his destination, Rongshan City.
These days, he has asked many times in a tactful way about where Yan Yue is from and where her home is. But she was always vague about her words, saying that she was an abandoned child and that her adoptive parents could no longer afford to raise her, so she came out to wander around.
Qi Zhaoyang naturally didn't believe these words.
She was literate, had delicate skin and was naive about worldly affairs. She was obviously the daughter of a wealthy family.
Qi Zhaoyang guessed that the rich young lady ran away from home because she was dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her family, or she eloped with someone she loved.
He had not seen other men around Yan Yue, nor had he heard her mention other men. If that was as expected, she must have run away from home and escaped from marriage, so he did not dare to tell the truth.
Qi Zhaoyang didn't blame Yan Yue for lying.
Times are tough, especially for women. As a delicate young lady, she had to go out into the open air, not only to sleep in the open air, but also to face people with bad intentions. It was understandable that she made up some harmless lies to protect herself.
But he was still a little worried. Yan Yue was very beautiful, but now she was still young and it would be dangerous for her to be alone.
So he said, "Miss Yan, I have something to do here. If you are not in a hurry..."
"I'm in a hurry!" Yan Yue quickly declined.
Qi Zhaoyang took into consideration that she was a weak woman and the journey was too tiring, so he tried his best to slow down. But for Yan Yue - isn't this too hasty? ! There are so many things to eat, drink and play with that I don’t have time to take a closer look!
Fortunately, Qi Zhaoyang finally arrived!
She was free at last!
Qi Zhaoyang couldn't help feeling disappointed and asked, "Then, how long will Miss Yan stay in Linjiang City?"
Yan Yue thought about it and realized that it was just a simple matter of sending Zhou Lin's body back home, so she said, "It will probably be done soon."
"After the incident in Linjiang City is resolved, what plans do you have, young lady?"
Yan Yue was stunned.
She really hadn't thought about this.
She had originally thought that she just needed to follow Bai Chen, and once she had the talisman and the message, she would find a job to earn money to support herself.
Now I don’t have the talisman or the message, but I do have the money. Get rid of the white dust and send Zhou Lin home to rest. As for what happens next... we'll talk about it slowly! Anyway, now that she has embezzled the madam’s savings, she can do whatever she wants!
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it later!"
She waved goodbye to Qi Zhaoyang with a beautiful smile, not noticing the reluctant look on his face.
Lowering the carriage curtain, Yan Yue said to the driver, "Take me to the best restaurant in the city!"
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After a hearty meal, Yan Yue picked a luxurious inn and spent three days there eating and sleeping happily.
It’s not that she wanted to stay so long, but Zhou Lin was probably homesick and didn’t dare to go home.
Still under Yan Yue's urging, the man and the ghost finally set off on the fourth day and headed for Zhou Lin's hometown, Linjiang City.
It was already evening when they arrived at Linjiang City. Yan Yue asked people about Zhou Lin's family situation.
The Zhou family has lived in Linjiang City for generations and is a well-known wealthy family in the city. They own a dyeing workshop and a cloth shop, and their business is quite good. Moreover, the Zhou family was kind and generous, and they donated money to build roads and bridges, and erect dams and dikes. They were a well-known family for their generosity.
Yan Yue felt that things would probably go smoothly, so she went back to the inn, ordered a table of delicious food, sat opposite Zhou Lin, and started drinking.
Zhou Lin was very happy to hear that everything was fine at home, his parents were in good health, and his younger brothers and sisters had grown up healthily.
The two drank until the moon was at its highest point in the sky. Zhou Lin kept talking about his childhood, but Yan Yue's eyes gradually became fixed.
She has never had a life as exciting and interesting as Zhou Lin's.
The joy of her childhood had long been buried by the loneliness of living alone in the backyard for many years. Even though the incident happened not long ago, she felt as if it happened in her previous lifetime.
The only thing she wants to do now is to cherish this hard-earned rebirth, live a lively and happy life in the future!
The next day, she went to Zhou's house to ask for a meeting, holding a black umbrella and carrying a large wooden box, but the doorman of Zhou's family said he wanted to deliver a visiting card.
Yan Yue clumsily followed other people's rules, wrote a visiting card and handed it over. The doorman just asked her where she lived and told her to go back and wait for news.
As a result, after waiting for a whole day, there was no news from the Zhou family.
After analyzing the matter with Zhou Lin, we guessed that the “very important matter” written in the visiting card was not clear enough, so we rewrote it.
This time she added "important matters concerning the eldest son of the Zhou family", and she learned her lesson and no longer carried the heavy wooden box and went alone.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she handed the visiting card in and had not walked more than four meters away, the doorman came running to call her back.
Yan Yue followed the doorman to a small courtyard and saw a burly middle-aged man.
The man looked her up and down and asked in a hostile tone, "Who are you?"
Yan Yue bowed politely and said, "I am an old friend of Mr. Zhou Lin. Are you Zhou Lin's father?"
The concierge reminded her, "This is our housekeeper Wu from the Zhou Mansion!"
"Oh, hello, Butler Wu." Yan Yue said politely again, "When can I meet Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou?"
Wu Guanjia asked, "All the miscellaneous matters of the Zhou family are conveyed to the master and the mistress through me. Can you tell me first, what exactly is the 'important matter' mentioned in your post?"
Yan Yue glanced at the concierge and said, "It's not good to let too many outsiders know about this."
Butler Wu waved his hand to let the doorman leave, "Now you can finally tell me, right?"
Yan Yue took a step forward and whispered, "I found the remains of your eldest son!"
Butler Wu's eyes widened instantly, his expression changed rapidly, and he was suddenly furious: "Where did this crazy girl come from? How dare you come to my Zhou Mansion and talk nonsense! Someone come! Get her out!"
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
Yan Yue was held up by her arms and pushed out of the door. She was completely stunned. "Zhou Lin has been wandering around like a lonely ghost for so many years. I sent him back with good intentions. Is this how you treat a guest?"
Housekeeper Wu angrily scolded her with a dark face: "You are spreading rumors to confuse the people! You are so young and you cheated me, and you even cheated my Zhou family!"
Yan Yue said angrily: "What did I lie to you about? Your eldest son asked me to do this!"
"My son has long been buried, how can you dare to attack him so brazenly! Come, arrest this heretical woman and bring her to the government office!"
As Butler Wu gave orders to the doorman, Yan Yue didn't dare to go to see the official and ran away in fear.
Nothing was expected.
I thought Zhou Lin's obsession was the simplest. He just needed to send the body back home and put it back in the coffin, and that would be the end of it. Who would have thought that there was already a "Zhou Lin" buried in the Zhou family's ancestral tomb!
Although the wild ghost Zhou Lin was surprised, he was not angry, nor did he show much sadness or sorrow.
Yan Yue couldn't help but complain, "Did you remember it wrongly? In fact, you are really a wandering ghost. After hearing about Zhou Lin's story, you imagined yourself to be Zhou Lin. After a long time, even you believe that you are Zhou Lin?"
Zhou Lin rubbed his arms: "Girl, what you said is so scary!"
Yan Yue said in distress: "What's going on? If you are Zhou Lin, then who is buried in your ancestral tomb?"
Zhou Lin said, "Why don't we go and take a look at it tonight?"
Yan Yue refused to do it when she heard it. "I'm not going! Going to the cemetery at night? You think I've lived too long, so you want me to keep you company, right?"
"Oh! Ghosts can't get close to you anyway, and I'm here with you!"
Yan Yue refused and let Zhou Lin go by himself.
She wandered around Linjiang City during the day and asked Zhou Lin about the progress at night, but always got nothing.
The journey seemed to have come to a halt here, but fortunately Yan Yue was not in a hurry.
She came in and found a good place, a teahouse.
There are storytellers in the teahouse who tell all kinds of legendary stories, and you can also hear various strange anecdotes.
Yan Yue went to the teahouse almost every day, bringing the dim sum, braised meat, and snacks she bought, ordering a pot of tea and a stack of melon seeds and peanuts, and sitting there for most of the day.
Zhou Lin didn't have the slightest sense of crisis about being replaced.
Every day he told Yan Yue's family where to eat, from big restaurants to medium-sized restaurants to small roadside stalls. He wished he could let her visit every corner of Linjiang City, see every scenery he had seen, and eat every delicacy he had eaten.
Seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye.
Yan Yue was so engrossed in listening to a story that day that she didn't notice that it was already dark. Just as she was about to go back, she saw Zhou Lin enter the teahouse, followed by a well-dressed but frail man.
Yan Yue was very surprised and asked Zhou Lin: "An acquaintance?" No, it was a familiar ghost.
Zhou Lin introduced Yan Yue, "This is Zheng Qian. We are childhood friends. This is Miss Yue I told you about. She can help you realize your wish."
Zheng Qian was as modest as his name suggested. He bowed to Yan Yue in a proper manner and said, "Meet Miss Yue."
Yan Yue rolled her eyes at Zhou Lin and said: Why are you giving me this job? But he still said politely: "Mr. Zheng, you don't have to be so polite. Just tell me what you want me to do for you! I may not be able to help you. Look at Zhou Lin, isn't he still floating here?"
Zheng Qian said, "Miss, you traveled thousands of miles to collect Brother Zhou's body and personally sent it back to Linjiang. Just based on this bravery and righteousness, you deserve my respect!"
Who wouldn’t like someone who is humble and knows how to brag?
Yan Yue's unhappiness was swept away. She ignored Zhou Lin's gestures to her and asked Zheng Qian with a smile: "How old were you two when you met?"
"……both?"
A trembling sound came from behind, and then another child burst into tears.
Yan Yue turned around and found the waiter standing behind her with a kettle. At the table behind, a little boy was pointing in her direction and crying loudly.
The waiter wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve and said, "Sir, please don't scare me... There is no one here..."
Yan Yue smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm just talking to myself! To kill time..."
The adult next to the child tried his best to comfort the crying child, and glared at her from time to time. The resentment almost turned into a physical entity and hit Yan Yue in the face.
Yan Yue quickly paid the bill, waved to the two ghosts secretly, and ran out of the teahouse in shame.
She went to a restaurant, asked for a private room, ordered a table of dishes, opened the window, and let the two ghosts float in through the window.
The man and two ghosts started chatting with wine and food on the table.
The Zheng family is also a wealthy family in Linjiang City, but the Zheng family has few descendants, and has only one son for three generations.
Zheng Qian has been weak and sickly since childhood. He has seen countless doctors since he was a child and almost grew up surrounded by medicine jars. The family tried every possible method, and finally even started to believe in gods and Buddhas. They spent a lot of money to hire a fortune teller to come to their home to perform rituals in an attempt to resolve his disaster.
Zheng Qian got very angry that time.
First, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and he was angry that his parents were desperate and sought medical treatment from all over the place, but they were deceived.
The second reason is that he really doesn't like to verify the fact that he will die soon through various channels and methods.
He lost his temper and overturned the table where the fortune teller was performing the ritual. His mother collapsed and cried so hard that she passed out.
When he was exhausted physically and mentally, the witch whispered to him: "You will get better."
"Your mother kowtowed a thousand times in front of the Buddha for you."
"She is willing to use the rest of her life in exchange for your longevity, health, safety and happiness."
"She is so pious, God will surely bless you with a long and healthy life!"
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