Siheyuan: Start from the Heavenly Master

Chapter 28 28. Going back on one's word

Early the next morning, after receiving thirty yuan, Ding Xiaoshu left Huangjia Village and returned to the song and dance troupe's family home.

Although he didn't help with the funeral arrangements, the foreman's family not only found no reason to deduct the money, but actually paid him more.

Not only did he want to thank Ding Xiaoshu for saving Huang Dahe's life, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to show his favor to Ding Xiaoshu, who was good at Feng Shui and had great medical skills.

Lin Wanqing saw Ding Xiaoshu rushing home after a long journey, and he thoughtfully stepped forward to help brush the weeds and dust off his body: "Thank you for your hard work, come in and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up!"

Then, she poured Ding Xiaoshu a cup of scalding hot tea.

"kindness!"

Ding Xiaoshu responded and took out thirty yuan from his pocket: "I'll be back after I finish my work; if it wasn't dark and couldn't see the mountain road clearly, I would have been back last night!"

As an innate Taoist, he didn't feel cold or tired at all after traveling for such a long time on such a cold day, but he was very helpful to Lin Wanqing's greetings.

"There's no need to rush!"

Lin Wanqing said distressedly: "Why did you give me so much money? Isn't it just to go to the countryside to help people with Feng Shui?"

She always thought that country people had no jobs, little money, lack of supplies, and difficult life. She never dreamed that she could get thirty yuan from doing Feng Shui.

Ding Xiaoshu explained the general situation. It was not a shameful matter, and it could reassure Lin Wanqing.

Lin Wanqing was shocked: "How could it be possible? Even if the person was not dead at the time, he was suffocated to death after lying in the coffin for two days. How is it possible that he could be saved?"

Obviously, it wasn't that she didn't believe Ding Xiaoshu, but that this matter was beyond her understanding.

"Well!"

Ding Xiaoshu pondered for a moment and then explained to Lin Wanqing what suspended animation was and why he could stay in the coffin for two days without eating or drinking and still not die...

If Lin Wanqing realized something, she put away the twenty yuan: "I will keep this money first, and you can keep these ten yuan for yourself! It is always inconvenient for a man to have no money in his hands!"

With that said, she gave Ding Xiaoshu ten yuan.

At this time, Mother Lin came over and said, "Xiao Shu, I just heard that you revived a man who had been dead for two days?"

She had just come back from outside and heard her daughter and son-in-law talking. She did not rush into the house to disturb them, but stood outside the door and listened.

Due to the distance, Mother Lin couldn't hear clearly. After seeing the couple finish talking about their separation, she walked in to ask what happened.

Ding Xiaoshu had no choice but to explain it again, saying that it was not his medical skills but a coincidence.

Lin Wanqing and Lin's mother didn't think so, thinking it was Ding Xiaoshu's modesty.

After having lunch at Lin's house, Ding Xiaoshu and Lin Wanqing took Lin Wanling back home.

Originally, Lin Wanqing wanted to stay at home with her mother for a few more days, but according to the custom of returning home, her daughter and son-in-law had to return on the same day and could not stay at her parents' house overnight.

That is to say, the situation is special. Ding Xiaoshu went to the countryside yesterday, so he and Lin Wanqing took Lin Wanling home today.

After Ding Xiaoshu's treatment, Lin Wanqing improved significantly. She was able to solve the problem of eating, drinking, diarrhea and sleeping on her own, which made Lin Wanqing feel much more relaxed.

In the evening, Yi Zhonghai came to Ding Xiaoshu again: "Ding Xiaoshu, I heard that you also know how to read Feng Shui?"

Yesterday, when Wu Dabao went to the courtyard to ask Ding Xiaoshu for help, Yan Bugui asked casually and found out what was going on.

Yan Bugui returned home, thought about it for a while, and realized something was wrong.

Each family in their courtyard gave two yuan to Ding Xiaoshu to find someone to solve the troubles in the courtyard. Now that he knew that Ding Xiaoshu knew Feng Shui, wouldn't it mean that all the twenty-four yuan fell into his hands?

As a resident of a courtyard, shouldn’t Ding Xiaoshu solve the troubles in the courtyard? How can he earn everyone’s hard-earned money?

Two yuan is nothing to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, but it is not a small amount to a family like Yan Bugui.

In the past two days, Yan Bugui has been thinking about how to make up for this shortfall.

After he knew that Ding Xiaoshu knew how to read Feng Shui, he couldn't wait to go to Yi Zhonghai to discuss: How to make Ding Xiaoshu spit out twenty-four yuan?

Yi Zhonghai didn't want Ding Xiaoshu to take advantage, so he went to Ding Xiaoshu to ask for an explanation as soon as he got off work today.

"don't know!"

Ding Xiaoshu shook his head: "Master, are you looking for a geomantic treasure?"

Since feudal superstition was abolished four years ago, no one will bring Feng Shui to the table.

The people will not take action and the officials will not investigate. As long as they don't make too much noise, no one will find trouble.

Yi Zhonghai's expression changed: "How do you talk?"

If he said he was looking for a geomantic treasure land, wouldn't this be a curse to his own death?

"The old man asked about Feng Shui, what does it mean?"

Ding Xiaoshu said calmly: "You want to trick me, or what?"

Of course he would not admit it foolishly, especially when facing people with ulterior motives.

Yi Zhonghai smiled: "We are all neighbors living in the same courtyard, how could he trick you for no reason?"

Immediately afterwards, he said that the third aunt fell while cleaning the front yard today, and it seemed that the situation was serious. He said that the people Ding Xiaoshu found did not solve the strange problem in the yard, and the money must be refunded to them.

To put it bluntly, Yi Zhonghai and others just wanted to have sex for free without paying.

"Fine!"

Ding Xiaoshu pondered for a while: "The money can be refunded to you, but I want to declare in advance that if anything happens in the future, don't come to me!"

He had just earned thirty yuan yesterday, and he didn't mind returning the twenty-four yuan to them, but this tone would have to come out sooner or later.

By then, the price they will have to pay will only be greater than now.

Yi Zhonghai felt a little numb when he heard this.

There was obviously a murderous intention behind this, and he didn't know how it would end if he was not careful.

In the past two days, the courtyard has finally calmed down. If something happens, who will solve it if you don't ask Ding Xiaoshu? I'm afraid it won't be as simple as twenty-four yuan to find Ding Xiaoshu.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Shu, no matter what, you are also a resident of the courtyard, how can you ignore the things in the courtyard?"

He also wanted to play the emotional card, be moved by emotion, and understand by reason, so that Ding Xiaoshu would be willing to contribute to everyone.

"I'm not in a good mood and don't want to say more!"

Ding Xiaoshu waved his hand: "Retreat or not, just one sentence!"

If the beasts in the courtyard go back on their word, let them pay the price for their actions.

Yi Zhonghai hesitated: "I'll go back and persuade them first. If it doesn't work, I'll come back to you!"

In fact, he didn't care about the two dollars at all.

What is this little money compared to the haunting in the yard?

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to take risks. The consequences would be too serious.

He was very frightened when he thought about the panic among people in the courtyard in the past few days.

"Please!"

Ding Xiaoshu didn't force himself, he would be fine as long as the beasts didn't mess with him.

If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't want to make the courtyard full of smoke and make the chickens and dogs restless.

(End of chapter)