A piece of paper

Chapter 161: Call the doctor (4000 words)
The flying corners of the eaves are arranged and raised at the same angle, giving it an orderly and solemn beauty.

Chen's House is a very typical Huizhou building with "Four Waters Returning to the Hall". The rooms have an odd number of bays, and each room is three to four meters wide. The rain falls continuously from the eaves like a bead curtain, like a time and space. A waterfall-like encounter.

Xianjin sat on the railing of the verandah, looking up at the falling rain.

Zhang Ma ran over in small steps and covered Xianjin's head with a big velvet blanket. While helping Xianjin dry his wet hair, she asked in a low voice, "What's going on? The concierge said that the old lady was so angry that her face was livid. Does it have anything to do with us?" ?”

Xian Jin quite likes the word "we".

There is a sense of relaxation that I am not alone even when I am killing people and setting fires.

Xianjin shook his head, "It doesn't matter."

Zhang Ma continued to be suspicious and asked softly, "Is that because of the Fifth Master?"

Xian Jin pursed his lips and said, "Not entirely."

After a moment of silence, Xian Jin raised his head to see the weak rain curtain, and then whispered, "There is a saying in our hometown that you can't find a place where a leper can scratch his itch. It means that a person with leprosy can't find a place to scratch his itch. It is usually used to describe people who have been wronged or have grievances elsewhere but cannot find a place to vent.”

Mrs. Qu is in such a state now.

There is always someone responsible for the sudden death of Chen Jianfang's father. Mrs. Qu didn't think it was herself. Oh no, she might have had a suspicion, but she refused to admit it and did not dare to admit it.

This person can only be someone else.

Xian Jin glanced at the small hall.

The Chen family makes paper, and of course they use the paper they use to paper the windows very well.

Thick and white.

Only a few dark shadows could be seen through the warm yellow and stable oil lamp inside.

Xianjin turned his head and asked Zhang's mother softly, "Brother Zheng, are you okay?"

Mother Zhang bent her body, shook her head slightly, and bit her ears with Xianjin, "It's okay. I came back earlier than you, but I almost sprained my foot when jumping off the beam. I didn't even say anything to Mr. Li, so I just let Master Li borrow it." The safflower oil in the kennel on Tuesday helped to twist the ankle, and it no longer hurts.”

Xian Jin nodded.

No matter how fake the beam is, it is impossible for it to be knocked down by lightning on the first day it is installed.

The thunder cannot come down, but Brother Zheng is shaken.

"Ask Manager Dong to give Lu Badan a holiday these days and take him out of Chen's house."

After all, she was related to Chen Laowu, so it was a risk for her to tolerate him. There was no need to test Lu Badan's loyalty at this time.

No one can stand the test. When getting along with others, there is no need to set up puzzles or make mysteries.

Zhang Ma nodded quickly and said, "Have you eaten yet? Let me get you a bowl of vegetarian noodles, okay? To cushion your stomach?"

Xian Jin shook his head, "You're not hungry. You take Suo'er and Brother Zheng to eat first, and I'll wait."

What are you waiting for?
Zhang Ma wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, it was useless to ask. She was not as smart as Sister Jin - she only needed to take care of the group of people under Sister Jin's wings until they were fat and round. It means he has immeasurable merit and is very capable.

But upon closer inspection, it seems that only Mr. San among this group of people can meet this standard - that's all, it's not her fault, it's her own efforts.
Mrs. Zhang, I have to examine myself three times every day: Is it enough to be a human being without too much food? Is it necessary to socialize with colleagues without eating too much?Doesn’t it make you fat?
After saving it, Zhang Ma realized her shame and became brave. She turned around and walked quickly towards the kitchen, as if something was chasing her.

Yes, performance is chasing her.

As soon as Zhang Ma left, the veranda returned to silence, and no one in the entire house dared to act recklessly at this time.

Mr. Chen Wu in the small hall didn't dare either.

He knelt on the bricks with a low eyebrow and glanced at Aunt Qu out of the corner of his eye, but was met with a merciless roll of his eyes - he came back in a hurry, and as soon as he came back, he was urged to the small hall by the concierge. As soon as he entered the small hall, he saw Mr. Qu furious and told him to "kneel down!" and then invited his eldest brother's tablet to come out.

How could he withstand such a torment at such an old age?

Within two moments, his knee felt painful and astringent.

"Sister-in-law, you want me to know clearly whether you are killing or beheading, right?" Chen Laowu smiled wryly, "When you come here, you are like the wrath of thunder. I have been your brother for so many years." , I can’t tell which cloud your lightning struck from.”

Mrs. Qu was here today, and her left foot, which was unable to move, was slightly cold. She could feel the cold air going up along her leg bones, so she turned her head and asked Aunt Qu to bring a pot of hot tea, and then turned her head, not salty. He said calmly, "You have been my brother for so many years, and you have always been the mainstay of the Chen family's harmony and hard work. You have contributed a lot to the Chen family's current business."

Chen Laowu still maintained that wry smile, and his back became more and more curled up, like a poor shrimp, "My brother dare not take credit. If my sister-in-law hadn't brought the Chen family out of Jingxian County, maybe our clan would have been beaten by the people at that time." Bullied to death!"

"You don't have to remember the joys and sorrows with me, just look at you now! Forget your ancestors and turn your back on your ancestors! Do you still have a trace of the Chen family's unyielding spirit!? If I said, you just followed your sixth brother early! In addition to your Chen family's surname ! Just go back to the village to farm and chop wood!"

Mrs. Qu's words were very harsh, and she meant to open an ancestral hall and cut off her surname!
Chen Laowu hurriedly walked to Mrs. Qu's feet, kowtowed with three "bang bang bang" sounds, and said with a cry, "If you want to go to hell, you have to know the devil! Sister-in-law, you have to give me a clear path to death!"

Mrs. Qu looked at Chen Laowu sternly, and finally said, "Do you know how much money you made from Erlang's father's yard and today's Jixi workshop?"

Chen Laowu's heart pounded. Although he didn't know how Qu discovered it, he made a quick decision and banged his head three times at his brother's tablet on the table. When he looked up again, there was faint blood on his forehead.

Chen Laowu held back his drowsy head and opened his mouth with two lines of blood and tears, "I'm confused! Sister-in-law, it's me who's confused! In recent years, the Chen family has become prosperous and the days are getting better and better, so there are always some small businessmen who come to join us. Come here to flatter me, I just ate and drank with them at first, but later they started to compete with each other for money, and I accepted some, but also rejected a lot of them harshly!"

After Chen Laowu said something, he knelt down and said "dong dong dong" three times again, and a bright red blood stain flowed from his forehead.

"I was wrong, sister-in-law, I was wrong!"

After knocking his head for ten times, Chen Laowu's head was buzzing, as if millions of flies had entered it. He bit the tip of his tongue to make his mind clearer - just eating money would not make Mr. Qu so angry. Why?
Is Jixi Workshop ridiculously bad?

It is possible.

what else?
He always feels like he's missing something?
Mr. Qu just mentioned the renovation of the boss's courtyard again. Could it have more to do with this?
Could it be that he felt that he had ruined the feng shui when he took Haisi to repair it, which led to the sudden death of the boss?
Chen Laowu quickly raised his head and glanced at Mr. Qu's face. He immediately fell to the ground in a daze and cried bitterly, "I didn't go to Jixi Workshop to guard the work, but Haisi promised me that he would do it." Do it well. If you don't do it well, even if you send some money to me, I won't spare him, and I won't be able to pay him the final payment!"

"As for the uncle's yard," Chen Laowu clearly saw Qu's expression shuddering. Then he knew that his guess was right, and immediately kowtowed, "I am the one who guards the uncle's yard! I am I collected the money, I collected 100 taels! But when my eldest nephew’s yard was handed over, I gave him a new house to congratulate and warm up, and gave him 120 taels of calligraphy, paintings, and brushes and inkstones! Whatever materials Haisi said were good, I would definitely use them. What a material! I didn’t miss any work, and I didn’t lower any requirements!”

Mr. Qu's face was livid, his eyes were as cold as snow, and he slapped his hand on the table, "Beam! You said that the beam in the boss's yard was opened by an eminent monk!"

The crux was found.When seeing a doctor, you are not afraid of taking medicine, but you are afraid of not being able to find the disease.

Chen Laowu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his head was buzzing and aching, but he still managed to hold on and cried, "Haisi said that he asked a senior monk to consecrate it! He brought it here, and I can't verify it, brother!" "

Chen Laowu trembled all over, "That beam...hasn't been illuminated!?"

Qu's thin face finally revealed her deep sadness.

Chen Laowu stood up with a roar, wiped the blood from his forehead, turned around and rushed out, "I'll fight Haisi!"

"Hold him!" Mrs. Qu asked Aunt Qu to hold Chen Laowu.

Chen Laowu couldn't get away, so he could only shrug his shoulders dejectedly, tears falling like rain, "My nephew is going on a far journey. I want to ask for a lot of invitations. I want to ask for a beam to guard the house. Who would have expected that he would be treated like this?" cajole.”

Chen Laowu woke up from a dream, raised his head and his eyes were red, "Sister-in-law, I will pay for my eldest nephew's life!"

After saying that, she took off in three steps and hit the lacquered pillar in the small hall. Aunt Qu immediately caught Chen Laowu with her quick eyes and hands.

Chen Laowu's forehead passed by the lacquer pillar, and he could only see a big red bump on his forehead as soon as it appeared.

"Fifth Master, what are you doing!" Aunt Qu shouted angrily.

If you want to die, go out and die!

There is no need to call the old lady old and get the reputation of driving her younger brother to death!
The pain in the big bag was burning, and Chen Laowu's brain felt as if three ounces of paste had been poured into his brain.

He pinched his palms hard and forced himself to wake up.

Mrs. Qu gently closed her eyes, and two lines of tears slowly fell from her furrowed cheeks, "Have you ever received any money?"

Chen Laowu cried, "Never, never! Those who deal with us are either honest bankers or reserved and self-disciplined scholars. Where can we find someone who is as deviant as Haisi! I am also obsessed with money. You know, the rich can’t afford these hundreds of taels, and the poor can’t afford it, I just like to hear Hai Si respectfully call me Fifth Master!”

Mrs. Qu squeezed the back of the chair tightly, raised her head and let out a long sigh, "Your brother came out with me because of Tiejiaguan, and now you are the only one left."

Chen Laowu did not deliberately suppress his crying.

"Have you really never taken money again? Have you ever done anything detrimental to the Chen family?" Mrs. Qu's voice was low, "Eating money will not lead to death. Don't worry, for the sake of your brother, I will save your life. Don’t go to the clan ancestral hall.”

Chen Laowu gritted his teeth.

With this kind of confusing account, whoever thinks it is a fool!
"No more! If there is anything else, let me strike with thunder from heaven!"

Chen Laowu raised his hands and swore to heaven.

About an hour, about an hour and a half, Xian Jin did not count, nor did he miss any details.

Until it was completely dark, the door of the small hall opened with a creak.

The first person to walk out was naturally Chen Laowu, who was crumbling with swollen hair, and then Mrs. Qu, who was wearing a cane and had a pale face.

Xian Jin went up to meet him, stretched out his hand to support Chen Laowu, and without giving him a chance to speak, he said with a sob, "Are you okay? I was frightened to hear all the people who are biting you indiscriminately today."

Xianjin's hand rested lightly on Chen Laowu's arm and clothes, as if it was weightless.

Chen Laowu was so dizzy that he felt like vomiting. Now he lost his temperament with Xian Jin. He raised his hand and drove Xian Jin away.

Xianjin chased after him relentlessly, his cry became more obvious, and he said loudly, "You don't know, that Haisi really went too far! The beam was smashed down! Fortunately, I thought he was a good person, so I went there with the remaining balance of silver notes. I also thought that if he did well, I would reward him with some money."

Xian Jin took out a stack of brand new banknotes from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Chen Laowu as he said, "Here! Look! I'm really ready!"

Chen Laowu's desire to retching became more and more intense. He impatiently opened his golden hand, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the clear and large words on the bank note.

——"Dechang promotion".

De. Dechang's number upgrade?

Dechang's account upgrade!

Chen Laowu's eyes were about to burst, and he grabbed Xian Jin's wrist, "What is this!"

Xianjin trembled, "Yinyinqiao"

Chen Laowu's whole body was like shaking a sieve.

Xianjin's voice was still trembling, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "We still have 3000 taels of such banknotes for the Dechang upgrade."

A stream of blood rushed to the top of Chen Laowu's head. The blood that had just accumulated in his brain rushed through the narrow and sticky space. Chen Laowu's face turned red, his eyes were red, and he said heartbreakingly, " It’s you! It’s you who deceived me! Not the bandits from Baochanduo Temple!”

Chen Laowu grabbed Xian Jin's neck with both hands, "You bitch! You are plotting against me!"

Xianjin groaned, tilted his head back, and shook the banknotes in his hand to the floor.

Aunt Qu screamed, and Xianjin caught a glimpse of Mrs. Qu sliding down the door frame amidst the difficult suffocation.

Aunt Qu didn't know for a moment whether she should step forward to save Xian Jin, whose neck was strangled, or help the old lady whose hands and feet were limp!
"I'll strangle you to death! I'll strangle you to death!!"

Chen Laowu's blood rushed to his brain and he had lost his mind.

Xianjin fumbled for the red and blue dagger from his sleeve, raised his arm with difficulty, and hit Chen Laowu hard on the back of the head with the scabbard!

Chen Laowu was instantly like a tight string that was suddenly pulled off. After concentrating in the air for a long time, he threw his head back and fell backwards.

Xian Jin stuffed the dagger back into his sleeve pocket, took a deep breath of fresh air, smoothed the scattered hair around his ears and temples, turned around, and saw that although Mrs. Qu's hands and feet were weak, she was not unconscious, so she raised her delicate chin, She spoke in a calm but unhurried voice and told Aunt Qu, "The fifth master is crazy. You help the old lady in first, and then ask Ma Zhang to call the doctor."

(End of this chapter)