Chapter 187: Weird Things in the Wilderness
This epitaph is an objective and truthful record of the tomb owner's life, without any fabrication.
"I was born in Huai'an in the second month of the lunar calendar in the Dingyou year. There's a tangerine tree outside my home. I was a well-known child prodigy in the surrounding area. I became a scholar at the age of eleven. At the age of twenty-two, I won the top spot in the imperial examination. That was the year you were born."
"I was a close friend of Li Daoyuan, the Minister of Justice. I also had a close friend who died young, and I married his widow. When you were seven, I gave you a golden locket. When you were seventeen, I arranged a marriage for you. Your wife was Wang Jinlian, a beautiful woman from a prominent family. Is that right?"
At first, Wang Mazi didn't believe it, but then he told him everything one after another, and almost every part of it coincided with history, which made him frightened.
"So, you really are my father? But you look..."
"Unfilial son," Yuchi Shuo approached and slapped him hard, leaving Wang Mazi bewildered. He glared at Yuchi Shuo angrily. Yuchi Shuo said coldly, "Now you even start to doubt me."
When the old man was alive, he loved to slap Wang Mazi. At this moment, Wang Mazi was so dazed by Yuchi Shuo's slap that he said, "Yes, yes, Daddy."
"Get up and take me back."
"Yes, yes."
How could such a mysterious thing happen to me?
Wang Mazi shuddered. He didn't dare disobey his "old man," so he respectfully escorted Yuchi Shuo to the carriage. Yuchi Shuo saw that they were still digging the grave, fearing that they might dig out the still-dead eldest lady. He roared, "I'm going home, and you won't even escort me?"
The crowd sent him home like stars surrounding the moon.
Gu Feixue couldn't help laughing when she saw Yuchi Shuo being so mysterious.
After arriving at the palace, Yuchi Shuo wanted to go back to his room to rest. Everyone was busy serving him, but Yuchi Shuo was actually tired and hungry. He just wanted to rest well.
Everyone thought he was weird and kept their distance from him.
In a short while, the messengers outside had disappeared completely. Wang Mazi brought in some food and asked, "Dad, how did you come back to life?"
Yuchi Shuo sat upright, watching as a slap in the face was about to be thrown at him.
Wang Mazi knew what was going on and dodged in a hurry.
"Dad, my son's business is getting worse and worse. Can I fix it?"
"This...is not difficult. Let me tell you, Daddy."
Yuchi Shuo began to give advice, and Wang Mazi felt even more bitter than Qiu Lian after hearing it. "Dad, you said you wouldn't mix white stones into the rice, and you wouldn't adulterate the flour. How can I possibly make money like this?"
"That's dirty money, it's useless no matter how much you have. It's just a passing fortune."
"Yes, yes, Daddy taught me that."
Wang Mazi chatted with Yuchi Shuo for a while and then left feeling frustrated.
After a while, incense, candles, and paper offerings were brought in. Yuchi Shuo wanted to cry but had no tears. He had just neglected to explain, so how could they send him offerings for a dead person?
He was furious.
On the other side, Gu Feixue and Zhang Xueyue had returned.
"I haven't seen the master for a long time." Zhang Xueyue glanced at Gu Feixue.
Gu Feixue held her hand and said, "This man is two-faced, greedy, moody, and disrespectful to women. If you still have a choice, would you rather give birth to children for him or leave this place and run away?"
"Give him children?" Zhang Xueyue touched her flat belly. "He's already very old, and I'm a 28-year-old girl. I wouldn't be willing to give him children, but I'm a woman after all. What can I do? And I've been married to him for many years, so this is the only way."
Hearing this, Gu Feixue reminded, "It's not too late for you to wake up now."
At lunch time, Zhang Xueyue went over to eat.
After Gu Feixue found out that they had settled Yuchi Shuo in the north room, she immediately decided to go over and take a look, but before she even entered, several men who looked like butlers were already shouting.
So, she was turned away.
The day is drawing to a close.
Yuchi Shuo was already injured, and he heard that people sent incense, candles and paper gifts with every meal. How could this be possible?
At dusk, Yuchi Shuo had already walked out of the inner room.
"Now that things have come to this, I must have a talk with you. I'm no longer the head of this family, and I can see that you don't like me much anymore. If it weren't for my hard work and preparation, your place would have been destroyed long ago."
"Son of a bitch!"
Wang Mazi, who was scolded, was dejected and said nothing.
"Also, why have you all kept your distance since I came back? I still need a capable assistant by my side."
"Father, we don't have much else to offer, but as for guards, maids, nannies, and servants, we have countless of them. If you like someone, just call her and she'll be right there to do the work."
In the evening, Yuchi Shuo gathered everyone together.
Everyone gathered together.
Gu Feixue was also among the participants.
Since Wu Yuemei's death, Zhang Xueyue has become the mistress of the house, so she came to take charge of the situation.
She scoffed at things like resurrection from the dead or resurrection from another body.
How can a person who is tortured by suffering and wants to die believe in gods and ghosts?
At this moment, most of the servants had finished their work and were discussing the affairs of their old master.
When Gu Feixue arrived, a group of people had already started talking about this matter.
There are many different opinions and no consensus.
Several old housekeepers didn't believe in the so-called reincarnation at all. One of them sneered, "Good fellow! I'm already over fifty years old. To put it bluntly, I'm halfway to the earth. I've only heard of reincarnation in novels. I never thought it could happen in real life."
"That's exactly what I said. It's just a bunch of nonsense to fool the little girl. But the master is really stupid. He actually believed it."
"When he comes later, you and I will expose him." The two old butlers had a negative attitude towards this matter.
The rest of the people also started discussing it.
One said, "When we were at the cemetery, I saw that the old master's words were very logical and did not seem like nonsense. I am afraid that this is true."
Another echoed, "If you haven't experienced it yourself, how can you talk about it so clearly?"
"Yeah, that's right."
During the discussion, Gu Feixue and Zhang Xueyue had already arrived.
Gu Feixue approached Zhang Xueyue and said, "Madam, now is the time for you to set the rules. Since ancient times, countries have their own laws and families have their own rules. If you let them talk nonsense like this, what use will it be for you?"
Gu Feixue likes Zhang Xueyue.
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