Zhentian coffin

This is a restaurant by the national highway, not a high-end place, the business is very simple, just stir-fry and fast food, those who have money spend a few dollars to fry a few dishes, and those who have no money just order a fast food.

The customers are mainly long-distance drivers passing by, and occasionally passers-by like us are added. We have eaten in this kind of restaurant before. Don't expect the taste to be good, just to fill our stomachs.

However, there are a lot of people in this restaurant, and the entrance is full. As soon as we entered, we heard the cry of a baby. We followed the sound and saw a young woman coaxing her baby, who was still very young. Small, can't walk, can't speak, probably only about one year old.

There were three people at the woman's table. Beside her was a dark-faced man who was obviously her husband. Opposite her was a man in his thirties, wearing a dirty suit. Servant, but sitting with such a group of drivers feels a little out of place.

The child kept crying, and many people showed displeased expressions on their faces. They were all a group of drivers, and they came here to eat and rest.

We didn't mind our own business, ordered two fast food, and then found a table to sit down, shared the table with others, and ate our meal in silence.

But the one who shared the table with us couldn't stand it anymore. After enduring it for a while, the child's sharp crying didn't stop, and it became even more intense.

"I said, sister-in-law, since the child is unwilling, then don't sell it. You don't seem to be short of this money, do you?"

"puff"

I almost spit out the soup, what I said is so misleading, those who don’t know think that the woman is selling the child.

"Brother, you put it lightly, 3000 yuan is enough for half a month's salary of my husband, isn't it just a piece of broken jade, or you can give it to me"

"You... then can you coax them well, everyone is eating, how can people eat with such loud crying?"

"Why, you think I want to, I'm coaxing you, you can go if you can't eat."

"you···"

The two of them quarreled like this. The woman was very aggressive, and she didn't feel shy when arguing with a big man, but her husband pulled the woman's clothes a few times to make her stop arguing. , but I can't hear it.

The people next to her didn't intend to try to persuade them to fight, and they also wanted to watch the excitement while eating their own food, but the man opposite the woman spoke after eating.

"Sister-in-law, it's not good for you to coax a child like this, just look at me."

The man smiled, then took the rattle from the woman's hand, and shook it like that.

The rattle in the woman's hand is considered a very old toy, and there's nothing special about it. It's just a very common kind. You can buy it for a few yuan at some night market stalls, but in the man's hand, the rattle made a big noise. A peculiar melody, so pleasant to hear, that even those who were eating couldn't help but look up.

The child was naturally laughing through his tears, and reached out to grab the rattle. A piece of jade fell from the child's hand, a very small piece of jade, on which was carved the shape of a Pixiu. Judging by my entry-level level of carving, It can be seen that the carving of the Pixiu is very rough, not machine-processed, but the level is very low.

The woman was overjoyed immediately, picked up the piece of jade and handed it to the man. The man smiled, gave the rattle to the child, took the jade, looked at it, and then took out the wallet from his pocket to count money.

"Hey"

Liu Laodao called me softly, then nuzzled his mouth, and made a mouth shape for me. I understood what it meant, and frowned immediately.

But Liu Laodao urged me again, so I had no choice but to get up, walk up to them, and say, "Wait a minute, I'm also interested in this piece of jade, and I'll bid [-] yuan."

As soon as the words fell, he attracted the attention of the entire restaurant. The man's face was ugly, and he said, "Sir, there is no reason for that. I have already bought this piece of jade."

"Really, the old saying says that money and goods are settled, and you are still counting the money, which means that you haven't settled the settlement yet, or you can ask this sister-in-law, do you think so?"

"Yes, yes, it's not settled yet, the one with the highest price wins"

The woman's face burst into joy, and the extra 500 yuan was tantamount to a windfall for her, so there was no reason not to admit it.

"See, three thousand five"

"I offer five thousand, sir. This jade is not a very good jade. I can show you first. I bought it just because my child used to have such a jade, but I lost it before. Now I want to buy one." It just looks the same”

"Really, I'm sorry, I also like this piece of jade, five thousand five"

"what"

The people around exclaimed, they could all see that this couple was not from a wealthy family, and they might not have any good things on them, but the price of five thousand and five was already very high, and most of them were paid a month's salary. That's all.

"I said, you are not singing oboe routines, are you trying to lie to us?"

"Yes, I have seen such a scam"

When someone speaks out, someone responds. They are all a group of people who have traveled far and wide, and their knowledge is not low. Many tricks in the world are deceptive, constantly driving up prices, and then fooling the onlookers.

"No, no, I don't know them, husband, didn't you say that this piece of jade was given by someone, is it a treasure?"

"I don't know either. Someone really gave it to my dad. It's a worthless thing."

The woman had already thought carefully, she felt that this piece of jade was worth more money, but she didn't expect that her husband would not cooperate, so she answered honestly, so angry that she kicked her husband hard under the table foot.

You idiot, why are you being so honest, just make an excuse of passing down old jade from your ancestors, maybe you can sell it for tens of thousands of dollars today.

"If you don't want to pay a higher price, you will have to give up your love today."

"Six thousand, that's all I have on me, if it's higher, I won't want it"

"That's right, then I'll pay six thousand and one."

"You are deliberately finding fault, right?"

The man was furious, and suddenly stretched out his hand, trying to grab my shoulder, but my reaction was faster than his, and I cut off his hand in mid-air, and the two of them were deadlocked like that.

After a few seconds, the man's face slowly turned pale, and he began to withdraw his hand vigorously. I didn't make things difficult for him, so I let him withdraw it.

"If you have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, I didn't expect that the two priests are still masters, and there will be a period later"

The man cast a glance at Laodao Liu and me, left a hasty sentence, packed up his things and left immediately.

I also looked back at Liu Laodao, Liu Laodao has always appeared in the image of a Taoist priest, and I am almost the same now. After I lived in Daoheng's Taoist temple, my hair has not been cut. It has been more than half a year. Tens of centimeters long, I just pulled a hair on the temple, and it looks like a fairy. The key is that other people can't understand it. They don't know the difference between the hair temple and the Taoist temple. They think that I am a Taoist priest. , I do not explain, what I practice is Taoism.

"Hey, big brother, don't go, six thousand one"

I was about to turn around and leave, but the woman immediately stopped me and asked me to pay for it.

"This sister-in-law, anyone with a discerning eye can see that I made trouble on purpose. Do you want to know why?"

"why"

"That's right, big brother, tell me why, is that kid just a liar?"

The woman replied, and the people around also booed and asked me one after another. I glanced at Mr. Liu, he didn't mean to show off, so I was the only one here.

"This piece of jade, if you look at it from the perspective of jade, is not worth 100 yuan at all, [-] yuan is too expensive, but if I buy it for [-] yuan at this time, I will be bullying you."

"What's the meaning"

"It means that this piece of jade is worth more than six thousand ones. Of course, this thing is useless in other people's hands, but in your hands, it is a priceless treasure."

"Brother, the more you talk about it, the more confused I become. Why is it a priceless treasure? You have messed up my affairs, so don't try to run away!"

"Haha, don't worry, I won't run away, let me ask my sister-in-law, your child is more important than Liuqianyi"

"Of course the child is important, Daoist, just say what you have to say."

As soon as the words were finished, the woman's husband suddenly became nervous and said hastily.

"I know, I know, let me tell you, this priest wants to talk about raising jade."

At this moment, the person who shared the table with me before said quickly that many people around had suddenly realized expressions, and of course there was no shortage of people who were at a loss. This couple was at a loss right now.

"Someone in my hometown said that people raise jade, and jade raises people. Jade that has been raised for a long time can be psychic and can block the master's evil spirits. This is not nonsense. I have experienced this kind of thing with my relatives. As I said during the Chinese New Year, she also has a piece of jade like this on her body, which is worthless, but she has been wearing it for decades. Last year, her friend invited her to dinner, and the piece of jade on her body suddenly shattered before leaving. She wore it on her neck. After getting used to this piece of jade, they felt uncomfortable without wearing it, so they didn't go to eat. They went to the jewelry store to buy another piece to wear. A few minutes ago, the signboard of that store fell down and hit someone, my niece was frightened into a cold sweat, if this had come a few minutes earlier, she might have been the one who had the accident."

"Yes, yes, this kind of thing happened in my hometown..."

"I have similar ones over there. Sister-in-law, why don't you hurry up and thank the master. This is something that can help your children avoid disasters. How can you sell it for 6000 yuan, and you can't sell it for [-] yuan?"

After the man told about a relative's personal experience, many people responded and advised the woman not to sell jade. Thousands of dollars can't be compared with the safety of a child. Maybe it can save a life once. , the couple of them were completely confused, whether to sell this jade or not.