The Big Landlord

Wang Ben went out early the next morning, and rode his motorcycle directly to Xiaoxing Town. Today was the day Xiaohui was discharged from the hospital, and he was going to pick him up from the village. Xiaohui, who was staying in the hospital, could finally bask in the sunshine again and breathe the fresh air of Xiushui Bay.

During this period of time, Wang Ben often went to the hospital, basically every two or three days. In addition to paying attention to the recovery situation, it was more about cheering up. Originally, Xiaohui could have been discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate. I insisted on it again and again, and did not let him go home until he recovered.

In the ward, Xiaohui was standing silently by the side, quietly watching his father, Zheng Kehuo, pack his luggage and accompany him to take care of him day and night for more than 20 days. Zheng Kehuo also lost a lot of weight, with pale hair growing on his temples. The spirit showed a slight slump, and the wrinkles on his face deepened a little.

"Xiaohui!"

With a soft cry, Wang Ben walked forward with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand naturally, but held a bare arm. The smile on his face was gone, and he couldn't help blinking, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

"Benzi, thank you!" Xiaohui showed a bright smile, thanked him sincerely, and instead gave him a big hug. It can be seen that his mental recovery is not bad.

Two beds of cotton wadding, a net bag, a lunch box in the net bag, and a Zhong Zhonger. These are all the luggage. The cotton wadding is used by Zheng Kehuo to lay the floor at night, and Zhong Zhonger is used for drinking water.

Accompanied all the way to the gate of the hospital, Wang Ben started the motorcycle and greeted naturally, "Come on!"

Xiaohui shook his head firmly, and said with a slight smile, "It's been a long time since I stepped on the dirt. I want to walk."

Without further invitation, Wang Ben tied his luggage to the motorcycle, and Wang Ben accompanied the father and son walking slowly towards Xiushui Bay with the cart.

"Book, this is the remaining 600 yuan," Zheng Kehuo took out a stack of crumpled banknotes from the watch bag on his trousers and handed them over. More than 3,000 yuan, plus the usual expenses, the 5,000 yuan that Wang Ben gave earlier has not been spent.

"The rest I will return to you as soon as possible," Xiaohui interjected.

"You don't need to pay it back," Wang Ben didn't reach out to pick it up, and smiled calmly, "It's like when we were young, each of the four of us had a dime, and each of us bought twelve fruit candies and shared three."

Xiaohui frowned, threw off his long sleeves, and said with some displeasure, "Are you treating me like a useless person?"

"No, I just want to help you. When everyone is in trouble, maybe I will need your help in the future," Wang Ben said very solemnly.

"Okay, I'll borrow the few hundred yuan first," Xiaohui said with his head bowed for a while, then turned to signal his father to take the money back into his pocket.

It took 40 minutes to walk from the town to Xiushui Bay. Xiaohui, who had just been discharged from the hospital, looked here and there, and every time he met an acquaintance, he would greet each acquaintance warmly, stop and chat for a few words, without any concealment. Those hands that no longer had palms felt like they were reborn.

Zhan Wu and Zijian had already been waiting in front of Xiaohui's house, and when they saw the figure, they approached with smiles on their faces.

"Xiaohui, why did you just come back? You missed last night's stealth!" Zijian blinked and laughed.

"You must be a good fighter in future fights, this bare arm is better than a fist," Zhan Wu said with a smile while pinching Xiaohui's arms naturally, waving his fist.

"Hahaha!" Xiaohui laughed heartily,

He said happily, "This is the happiest thing I've heard in a while."

"..." Wang Ben smiled and didn't know what to say. In terms of comforting people, he admitted that he couldn't compare with these two buddies.

Surrounding them into the room, Xiaohui's mother brought out several handfuls of raw peanuts for everyone to eat and play with. She originally planned to help Xiaohui peel some peanuts, but the boy held one firmly between his arms and bit it with his mouth. It is no slower than their hands peeling, and there is a rubber ring on the arm of the right hand, which is used to cover the spoon for eating. It seems that his eating and drinking has no problem at all.

After sitting for a while, a rare figure appeared at the door. It was Hu Xianniang from the village. The famous fairy lady in this area is well-known in the whole Xiaoxing Town. Hu Xianniang is from Xiushuiwan, but she has not lived in the village for many years. Since the man died, he has lived in a small temple on Daqing Mountain, and has been a vegetarian and recited scriptures all year round.

"Why did she come to your house?" Wang Ben asked suspiciously. Hu Xianniang and Xiaohui's family were not related to each other, and they had no past relationship, so there was no intersection at all.

"My mother hired me, she thought I had run into some evil to become like this," Xiaohui said with a helpless smile.

It's so superstitious in what age, Wang Ben and the others can't say anything, just quietly watch what this fairy lady is going to do.

Hu Xianniang didn't talk much, she wandered here and there, looked there, and whispered a few words in Xiaohui's mother's ear, hearing Xiaohui's mother's worried face, she was convinced.

"Hu Xianniang, what trick do you see?" Zijian asked loudly.

"It was caused by offending Mars," Hu Xianniang replied methodically.

"Excuse me, what is the constellation of Mars?" Wang Benqiang asked with a smile, Zhan Wu and the three of them also blushed.

"Gods can't talk casually," Hu Xianniang accused with a panicked expression.

"Then how to solve this matter?" Zhan Wu immediately asked the previous question.

"The heavenly secret must not be revealed!" Hu Xianniang answered in a straight-forward manner without changing her face.

"Your sister!" Wang Ben and the others murmured together, including Xiaohui.

Hu Xianniang found the reason, and started to work in a serious manner, muttering a few incomprehensible mantras in a low voice, running to Xiaohui, sprinkled a few handfuls of rice, and burning a handful of money papers in front of Xiaohui's bed , and pour a glass of wine on the ground, the whole process is considered complete.

"Thank you!" Xiaohui's mother happily handed over 20 yuan as a thank you.

"It's not enough to invite only one god," Hu Xianniang said hesitantly, obviously not enough to dislike him.

Xiaohui's mother took out her watch bag again, and only after giving 80 yuan did Hu Xianniang say with satisfaction: "Every March 19th, June 19th, and September 19th, remember to burn paper in the temple to get the Stay safe forever."

He charged 80 yuan for talking nonsense, which was enough to buy more than 200 catties of rice, and he also went to the temple for a long-term business. Wang Ben and the others couldn't stand it anymore. Xiaohui couldn't say anything. The three of them couldn't control so much. .

"Isn't that the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva?" Zijian asked with a playful smile.

"I just ask Guanyin Bodhisattva for help," Hu Xianniang said calmly.

"Then why did you say just inviting one god is not enough?" Zhan Wu asked curiously.

"...Guanyin Bodhisattva will help bring it to other gods," Hu Xianniang was obviously stuck this time.

Wang Benteng stood up, pretending to be panicked and said: "Hu Xianniang, you have leaked the secret, why don't you run away!"

"Hahaha!" The four laughed together.

"You little brats, you can't afford to offend God!" Hu Xianniang frowned and blamed.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it," Xiaohui's mother tried to smooth things over in a panic, stopping Wang Ben and the others from continuing. She has always believed in Hu Xianniang, even if she didn't believe it completely, she would rather believe it. , it is unbelievable that there is nothing.

We can't just let it go like this, the four of them played tricks on each other, and went out together towards Wang Ben's house, ready to have a good discussion.

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PS: Come back late, socializing is very annoying!