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"That's it? Is the child okay?" Mai Mai asked while eating with boiled fish in his mouth.

Shao Jing precisely picked out the thorns in the fish fillets with chopsticks, and said lightly, "That's it, what else can we do? But hitting a ghost is not a trivial matter after all, at least a month of serious illness is certain."

Mai Mai felt very unsatisfactory: "Then have you seen Shashen?" Let him save someone so easily, how can Shashen be so easy to talk?There were only the two of them in the room at the moment, grandma couldn't eat spicy food, and went to rest after eating a nutritious meal, which happened to be convenient for the two of them to talk about these weird topics.

Shao Jing sneered: "See Shashen? I'm full with nothing to do? Besides, Shashen will wait for me there?"

"Then how did you save someone?"

"Of course I use the six-character mantra. Do you think I took a knife to snatch people from Shashen?"

Mai Mai rolled her eyes because of his choking, knowing that there would be no answer to this topic, so she turned to another question: "Does Zhou Qi have yin and yang eyes too?"

Shao Jing said casually: "Yes. That kid is a natural psychic, but he is light-headed and can't restrain himself. Thanks to him, he dares to meddle in everything."

"What is a psychic?"

The veins on Shao Jing's forehead began to twitch again: "Can't you check Baidu?"

Mai Mai retorted: "Some things on the Internet are true and some are fake. If I find out the fake ones, who will own it?"

Shao Jing had nothing to say, and patiently replied simply: "Generally speaking, he is someone who can invite ghosts."

Mai Mai thought for a while: "Dancing master? Magic stick?"

Shao Jing barely suppressed his temper and said angrily: "Those are all fake psychics! The Zhou family is a family of psychics. Although they have never produced real prophets, they are not comparable to those liars. Zhou Qi is in Zhou's family. It can be regarded as quite aptitude, if it is not too light, his achievements will be even higher."

"Spiritual medium family? This also has a family? Is it also inherited? Will there really be prophets among psychic mediums? Is it the kind of person who can predict?"

"It's possible, but it's very difficult. Not only talent, but also the opportunity to open the spiritual aperture. The Zhou family is considered an aristocratic family, and there have only been a few that can be vaguely foreseen, and the time is only three or four days in advance, which cannot be regarded as real. The prophet. Zhou Qi's ability is to see ghosts and invite ghosts, which cannot be predicted."

"Then, can you?"

"I'm a celestial master, not a psychic medium. The Zhang family's strength is catching monsters, not foreseeing."

Mai Mai's curiosity grew even higher: "Are there many families in the Heavenly Master?"

"Yes. In addition to the Zhang family, we must count the Zhong Nanshan Zhong family. They are descendants of Zhong Kui and are good at exorcising ghosts."

"What about Zhou's family?"

"The Zhou family is not counted. Psychic mediums were not taken seriously in the past, because dragons and snakes were mixed together, and there were too many liars. However, the relationship between the Zhou family and the Zhang family is very good. In the past, it was considered to be attached to the Zhang family. The offspring of ability will be sent to Zhang’s family for training, so Zhou Qi and I have known each other for a long time. But he is too weak and his improvement is limited, so he returned to Zhou’s family after that.”

"Why is there a limit to light horoscopes?"

Shao Jing almost rolled his eyes: "Where do you have so many problems? Psychic mediums often invite ghosts, and people with light characters are easy to be possessed by ghosts. After inviting ghosts, they end up occupying their body. What is this? If you don’t do it well, you’ll die.”

Mai Mai was in awe: "He dares to be a psychic like this, he is very powerful."

Shao Jing was annoyed: "What's the big deal. The Zhou family is also an aristocratic family in the Celestial Master's Institute. Although it is not a big family, it has some connections. He is the eldest son of this generation. Who will he do if he doesn't?"

Mai Mai retorted: "That's right, so he is responsible. It's nothing special to be capable, but it's great to work hard if you are not capable."

Shao Jing's expression darkened, he threw his chopsticks on the table and sat still.Wheat thought about it, and found that he seemed to have touched the reverse scale again.Shao Jing is also the eldest son of his generation, similar to Zhou Qi, but this one obviously does not want to take responsibility for the family...

"Eating and eating, the fish won't taste good when it's cold." Mai Mai looked at Shao Jing's gloomy face, and added, "You have a bad stomach, don't eat cold." After finishing speaking, she remembered that she seemed to have a bad stomach. It shouldn't be spicy either.

Shao Jing's face softened a little, and he picked up the chopsticks again.Mai Mai pushed the seaweed and egg drop soup towards his eyes: "Drink more soup."

Shao Jing scooped up a spoonful and drank it reluctantly.Mai Mai asked: "Then what about the matter of Iizuna? When will the fashion show be held?"

"next week."

Mai Mai was a little worried: "Is nothing wrong with Duane?"

Shao Jing said impatiently: "No!"

Mai Mai didn't dare to ask any more, took a few mouthfuls of food, and suddenly remembered something: "Oops, last time I saw a white radish, why did I forget to ask him for something from me?"

"White radish?" Shao Jing was slightly taken aback, then sneered, "Well, the name is quite appropriate. Did you forget to ask for something? He stole your money? Surely you won't come back?"

"He didn't steal money, but my bracelet. I wondered, wasn't he a fairy who had been cultivating for many years? Why was he so blind? The beads on my bracelet were the size of soybeans, and they were made of 18K gold. It's valuable, why did he steal it?"

Shao Jing ladled up the soup casually: "A goblin can take a thief as a career, but he can only steal worthless things. According to the rules of goblins, using the power of a goblin to commit serious crimes is a higher crime."

Mai Mai couldn't figure it out: "I have practiced for hundreds of years, and I can only be a thief? I can't find a proper job."

Shao Jing sneered: "Looking for a job? Don't you need a diploma to find a job? Do you want him to look for a job with a security certificate?"

Mai Mai was dumbfounded: "Then, that monster can only be a thief or something?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Some people with more flexible brains will go to school. Generally, as long as they are willing to learn, it is not a problem to get a certificate. But few monsters have the patience to spend more than ten years from elementary school to university, and some will apply for one." False certificates, some of which are closely related to the Demon Supervision Committee, the Demon Supervision Committee can handle relevant documents according to regulations."

Mai Mai thought for a while: "Isn't this just because we have a relationship so we can handle things? Isn't the certificate issued by the Demon Supervision Council also false?"

Shao Jing really laughed this time: "That's right, in a sense it's also a fake certificate, but the stamps of the universities on it are real."

Mai Mai was about to comment on this shady scene, when the phone rang suddenly, and when he picked it up, it was Shi Chunyuan's wife: "Sister-in-law?"

Shi Chunyuan's wife cried: "Brother Chun? Is aunt here?"

"Yes, yes. Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you? Has something happened at home?"

"Brother Chun, you Hei Niu brother has just left, and someone has bullied our orphans and widowed mothers, woo-woo--you ask my aunt to answer the phone..."

Grandma answered the phone.Shi Chunyuan's wife cried on the phone for more than half an hour, and grandma finally nodded: "Okay, I understand, I'll go back in a few days, don't worry, what's yours is yours. It's okay, don't cry, Is the child okay? Lan Lan is grown up too, and can help you, live well, is there any hurdles you can't get over...Okay, I will definitely go back."

"Grandma, what's the matter?" Mai Mai looked worried at her grandma's face.

Grandma sighed: "Hei Niu has only been away for how long, why is he bullying others? Brother Chun, I have to go back."

Mai Mai was taken aback: "How can I go back? How can I be treated? What is there to go back for?"

Grandma shook her head: "It's all caused by money..."

After listening to grandma for a long time, Mai Mai finally realized that Shi Chunyuan had died for a few months. His wife and two children were having a hard time, and she was also considering remarriage. Some of the cousins ​​clamored to remarry. Okay, the daughter can be taken away, but the son and property must be kept.The incident was a big one, and the reason seemed to be that some policy was about to be issued, which was related to the real estate of each family, and someone was eyeing it.Grandma is considered the most senior in the village, so Shi Chunyuan's wife came to beg grandma to go back and make decisions.

"It's not easy for Erya to follow Hei Niu these years. Her son is her life. How can she drive the mother out and her son won't let her take away. These days are not the same as before. She has a share in the family house and remarried. As long as it's okay for the child, the house belongs to her of course. I have to go back and talk about this matter. "

"But your body."

"Brother Chun--" Grandma sighed, and took Maimai's hand, "Actually, don't be a grandma who doesn't know anything. Grandma's illness is actually like this at best, right? I've heard that if you don't cut it off with a knife at this age, you're wasting time."

"Grandma," Mai Mai felt his nose sore, "Why do you say that? The doctor said that you are in good condition now, as long as you keep a happy mood, you will surely live a long life."

"Hehe," grandma laughed, "live a long life, grandma doesn't have a destiny to be a hundred years old. Someone calculated for grandma before, she was in her early seventies, and it was almost two years after the calculation. Brother Chun , You listen to grandma. In fact, grandma doesn’t want to come for treatment. It’s only a few years in total. How much money does it cost? Grandma just wants to live with you for a few more years. But these days, grandma feels relieved when she looks at you. You are like your mother, you can endure hardships, and you will have a good life in the future. Didn’t the doctor say that if grandma is happy, she can live for a few more years. Grandma is very happy now. You will find another wife in a few years, grandma Wouldn't you be happier?"

Wheat sniffled.He dared not tell his grandma that it was impossible for him to find a wife.

Grandma touched his hand and said, "You can send grandma back in a few days. Erya has also taken care of grandma for so many years, and she always has to go back and speak for her. After a while, grandma will come to live with you again."

Mai Mai held grandma's hand tightly, and nodded after a while.

On the weekend, Mai Mai took another night off from the pastry shop to send grandma back.The golden tile he proposed last time has been freshly baked and has been well received.It is sold together with glazed tiles as mandarin duck tiles, and it is very popular with couples when paired with coffee and milk tea.So he asked for leave, and the boss readily agreed, but gave him a task: think of a new snack.

Early in the morning, there are not too many people on the long-distance bus.Behind the seats of Mai Mai and Grandma are a few students with drawing boards on their backs. Listening to their talk, they are from the art school to sketch and are preparing to go to Dazhu Mountain.The young people were more open-minded. Not long after the car drove out, Mai Mai had already talked to them.

"Your home is in Dazhushan?" A girl leaned on the back of the chair and said happily, "That's great, we are just worried about finding a place to live in the past, can you introduce me?"

Mai Mai really didn't know about these things. Grandma smiled and said, "There are many houses over there that do this. You can live in any house that has a vacant house."

"Oh, grandma, are you from there? Tell us about the beautiful scenery on the other side of Dazhu Mountain. We are going to hand in our graduation homework this time, so we must draw a good picture."

Grandma briefly told them where there is water and where there are flowers, which made several students very happy.The leading male student asked Mai: "Can't your family open a hotel? Otherwise, can we live in your house?"

Mai Mai shook her head: "Our family doesn't open a hotel, but people nearby do."

"Then if there is trouble, can you take us there? My name is Lu Yusheng, how about you?"

"Mai--" just as Mai Mai said a word, grandma suddenly interrupted, "Brother Chun!"

"What?" Lu Yusheng's expression was a little distorted, "You, your name is--"

Mai's own expression was also distorted.It’s fine for grandma to call him Brother Chun at home, and it’s fine for Shao Jing and Zhou Qi to hear him, but this is on a long-distance bus. Can you get it out?But grandma said very seriously: "You can call him Brother Chun."

"Pfft!" The girl who spoke just now was the first to laugh, "Brother Chun? Why don't you call him Zhaodi, hee hee. My name is Lin Jing, this is--"

Grandma shook her hand anxiously: "Don't say it, don't say it."

Lin Jing was interrupted and looked at grandma in surprise.Grandma shook her hand straight at her: "Don't say your name outside."

Lin Jing was puzzled: "Why?" Then he laughed, "Grandma, are you afraid of bad people? It's okay, there are several of us."

"No." Grandma said solemnly, "Don't say your real name outside."

Lin Jing exchanged strange glances with a few classmates, then sat back.Grandma's attitude poured a basin of cold water on them, they were no longer as enthusiastic as before, and changed into a few people talking together in low voices.Mai Mai vaguely heard them saying that the old lady was strange or something. He knew that it must be the old saying in his hometown, and he didn't say his real name outside, but he couldn't explain it, and several people sitting next to him heard his name was Chun. Brother, they all looked at him with a little funny eyes, which made him very embarrassed, so he had to turn his head out of the window.

A map of the station was pasted on the glass window, so this area reflected the scene in the car like a mirror.Mai Mai watched boredly, and suddenly met a person's eyes in the reflection of the glass.The man was sitting in the back corner of the carriage, his gaze was scanning back and forth in the carriage, especially those students.Mai Mai suddenly became vigilant—couldn't it be a thief?

That man has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and he really doesn't look like a good person.Although he sat obediently in the corner, Mai Mai kept looking at him from the reflection of the glass.It wasn't until the bus arrived at the stop that everyone got out of the bus that Xiaomai saw the man stand up, took out a crutch from under the seat, and moved out of the seat with support.Mai Mai took a closer look, and was taken aback for a moment. This man had only one leg and one arm, and he could only move if he leaned crookedly on the crutch. He suddenly felt that he judged people by appearance too much. How could he be a thief with one leg and one arm?He felt a little guilty, just as the man moved to the side of the car door and shook it, Mai Mai stretched out his hand to help him: "Be careful."

The man got out of the car with his strength, Maimai felt that his hands were very light, as if the man had no weight, and couldn't help feeling more pity in his heart.The man stood still, raised his head and smiled at him: "Thank you little brother, what's your name?"

Mai Mai thinks that this person smiles more like a monkey.The hair on his face is very heavy, and it looks like a fluffy layer, but his lips are so thin that they are almost non-existent. He really looks like a monkey more than a human.With this kind of weird appearance, Xiaomai was reluctant to talk even if he was sympathetic, so he let go of his hand after saying something vaguely impolite, and turned around to help grandma go away.

The group of students followed them, and Lu Yusheng enthusiastically helped Mai Mai carry the bag so that he could free up his hands to support grandma.There happened to be a car coming out of the village to deliver grapes, and the driver knew grandma, so grandma got into the cab, and Mai and a few students climbed into the back of the car and drove rumblingly into the village.

Several students were very excited, squatting in the car bucket to admire the green mountains and green waters.Lin Jing asked Mai Mai with a smile: "Your name is - Brother Chun?"

Mai Mai was a little embarrassed: "It's a nickname."

Lin Jing laughed so hard: "Why do you have such a nickname? What's your real name?"

"Maggie."

Lin Jing blinked: "Why does it look like a girl's name? Jiangdong Erqiao, hehe..."

Mai is embarrassed again.The name Mai Qiao is a bit feminine, but this name was chosen by his father, and there is a lot of content in it.His grandfather's surname was Qiao, and because he was married, he gave birth to a son who took his wife's surname Shi;As a result, from the grandfather's point of view, the offspring who should have been surnamed Qiao turned two corners and finally took the surname Mai.That's why Xiaomai's father gave him this name, which is more or less a commemoration.

Lu Yusheng gave Lin Jing a reproachful look: "What's wrong with this name? It doesn't look like a girl, don't talk nonsense."

Lin Jing rolled her eyes at him, and continued talking to Mai Mai: "Why didn't your grandma let you say your name just now? Are you afraid that we are bad people?"

"No. This is the custom of the elderly. They don't say their real names outside, but their nicknames."

"Why?" Lin Jing was surprised, "How strange is this? If you go to work, people will call you Brother Chun when you enter the company?"

Mai Mai could only smile awkwardly: "It's the custom of the elderly, that is, it's like this in the village."

Lu Yusheng was more sophisticated than Lin Jing, and seeing Mai Mai's embarrassment, he diverted the topic and introduced two other people to Mai Mai.The four of them are classmates. One of them is Zhang Long and the other is Han Qianqian. They came out together to prepare their graduation project.

Han Qianqian was much quieter than Lin Jing at first glance, she didn't talk much, Zhang Long stuttered a little, and was not willing to open his mouth, Lu Yusheng spoke more cautiously, and only Lin Jing was left chatting with Mai Mai, asking him non-stop. What are the specialties here?Helpless, Xiaomai was not very familiar with it, and after talking for a while, he had nothing to say, and each leaned on the back of the car to see the scenery.Mai Mai changed her posture when she was tired from sitting, and when she turned her head, she suddenly saw a face flashing in the dense bushes by the roadside, which looked like a monkey.Lin Jing also saw it, and pulled him quickly: "Look, there is a monkey there! There are monkeys here!"

The driver heard it, and said with a smile from the cab: "There are no monkeys, this is not a deep mountain forest. Most likely someone went up the mountain, you misunderstood."

Lin Jing was disappointed when she heard it, but Mai Mai felt something was wrong.That thing disappeared in a blink of an eye. How could a person be so agile?And that face, if it is a human being, is really ugly.Unexpectedly, he suddenly thought of the man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks on the long-distance bus, but then he felt ridiculous: a disabled person with only half of his body can run as fast as a car?Shaking his head, he drove that ugly face out of his mind, ahead, the village has arrived.