Tang Qing did not expect that he would miss, and that he would miss Wang Banxian.
This night was destined to be another unusual night. Tang Qing's hand holding the razor was shaking non-stop.
"Master Jiujin, it's okay, continue."
Wang Banxian's voice was calm, peaceful and clear.
Tang Qing's hands were shaking more and more violently, and she could hardly hold the razor. She shook her head, trying to calm her mind, but the more she shook her head, the more confused her brain became, her heart became more panicked, and her hands became more and more trembling.
"Hey!"
The razor fell to the ground, and Tang Qing sat slumped on the bed.
"My hair cannot be purified, my thoughts cannot be exhausted, it is God's will and destiny. Master Jiujin, just see the blood. I thank you for seeing me die!"
After Wang Banxian finished speaking, he tilted his head, leaned on Tang Qing and drove the crane west.
"Dad, you're good to go!"
Carpenter Wang knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
"What? Dead?"
"How fast? It's easier this time!"
"He's finally dead, go in and take a look, don't fake his death again!"
Amidst the commotion, the women outside walked into the bamboo shed.
"Ah? Why is it bleeding?"
"This will affect the fate of our future generations."
"My voice was loud when I spoke just now. Why did I die just now?"
"She must have shaved it to death."
The women shouted even more fiercely.
"Don't talk nonsense. How could Master Jiujin shave my father to death?"
Carpenter Wang stood up from the ground.
"Do you have the right to speak?"
"You go to her store all day long. Is it possible that you two have an affair?"
"I think it's definitely not normal, otherwise I wouldn't have asked her to come over and shave her head."
"No wonder, although my carpenter Wang is older, he is rich, so there is no chance that this shaved widow will fall in love with him!"
Faced with the abuse from the women, Carpenter Wang, who usually spat out his talk at the People's Barber Shop, did not even dare to speak out and huddled in a corner of the bamboo shed.
Tang Qing didn't seem to hear the women's bad words. He moved Wang Banxian's upper body away from her chest, laid it flat on the bed, and closed his still wide-open eyes.
Stand up, pick up the razor from the ground, and put it back in the shaving box.
Facing Wang Banxian and bowing deeply, Tang Qing's eyes were wet and he picked up the shaving box.
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"
"You can't leave until you make it clear!"
Two women stopped Tang Qing.
"say what?"
Tang Qing asked lightly, she had regained her composure.
"What did you say? You killed my father-in-law, why don't you give me an explanation?"
"Yes, if you shave my father-in-law to death, you will be accused of seeking wealth and murder. You are a murderer!"
The two women who stopped Tang Qing were Carpenter Wang's wife and Carpenter Wang's brother's wife.
"So what do you want?"
Tang Qing still looked very calm.
"What do you want? You have to compensate!"
"Yes, compensation. In addition to funeral expenses, you have to compensate us for our losses!"
"My father-in-law can count dozens of lives in a day. He can earn at least two to three thousand yuan in a day. He is in such good health that he can live for at least ten more years. You have to compensate us for this loss!"
"You tell yourself how much you will pay!"
Two women stood in front of Tang Qing.
"Get out of the way, I want to go back!"
Tang Qing's tone became harsh.
"Get out of the way? If you don't compensate for the damage, we will never get out of the way!"
"As long as the amount of money you lose satisfies us, we will naturally let you go back. We don't want to see you as a widow, and your eyes and bones will hurt just by looking at you!"
The two women put their hands on their hips, determined not to let Tang Qing leave.
"Mom, auntie, don't waste words with a shaved guy like her, call the police!"
"Yes, call the police and let the police catch this murderer and eat steamed buns inside!"
Two younger women came to take Tang Qing's shaving box. One of them was the wife of Carpenter Wang, and the other was the daughter-in-law of Carpenter Wang's brother.
"Are you done? Grandpa has just left, is it interesting for you to argue like this? Master Jiu Jin came over to shave Grandpa's head with good intentions, but you didn't even say a word of thanks and still scolded her like this. Are you still human?"
Wang Xinjie accused her family's elders outside the bamboo shed.
"Xinjie, go home, you have nothing to do here."
"Yes, Xinjie, go home quickly and don't worry about the adults' affairs!"
Carpenter Wang's wife and daughter-in-law came over to push Wang Xinjie.
"Grandma, Mom, it's okay if you're not afraid of the neighbors' jokes at ordinary times. Now you're treating Master Jiujin like this, do you still have any shame?"
"This kid, why are you so shameless? Go back quickly."
"Kid, what do you know? Go back and do your homework!"
"What do I know? I know everything! It doesn't matter if you live in the villa by yourself. Then at least let the grandpa live in the building here? But you have to drive him out to live in this bamboo shack, you can't do it!"
"Xinjie, wouldn't it be possible for grandma and mother to make more money by renting out the building? It will allow you to go to a good university in the future."
"Yes, Xinjie, mom and grandma are thinking about you. You will have many places to spend money in the future."
"Think about me? If you think about me, you should respect your grandpa! Do you know? I can't even lift my head in school, but you still think about me!"
"Xinjie, Grandpa died just now. It's not good for your child to be here. Go home quickly."
"Go home quickly, otherwise mom will be angry."
Carpenter Wang's wife and daughter-in-law pushed Wang Xinjie out.
"Please let Master Jiujin go back first!"
Wang Xinjie shouted.
"How can we possibly let her go back?"
"She killed your grandfather and we have to make her pay the price!"
"Pay the price? Grandma, mother, who killed the grandpa? Don't you know it in your own minds? You look forward to the death of the grandpa all day long, saying that the grandpa is too old to tell fortunes and make money, and there is no labor insurance.
He is sick of this and that, scolding him for why he is not dead yet. Let me tell you, if you don’t let Master Jiujin go back to his home in good health, I will sue you right away. I will sue you for abusing your grandpa to death, and I will blame Master Jiujin!
"
"Xinjie, you!"
Carpenter Wang's wife quickly covered Wang Xinjie's mouth.
"Go, go, go, go quickly!"
Carpenter Wang's wife came over to push Tang Qing.
Tang Qing walked out of the bamboo shed with a hair-shaving box in hand.
"Master Jiujin, I'll give it to you."
Wang Xinjie led the way for Tang Qing. It was difficult to get in and out of this village in the city, and people who were unfamiliar with it could easily get lost. It looked like a road, but as you walked forward, it turned out to be a dead end. A temporary storage room was built by someone else.
The original good road was cut off.
"Xinjie, thank you!"
Tang Qing patted Wang Xinjie's hand holding hers.
"Master Jiujin, we should be the ones thanking you. Do you know? I often mention you when I am too fair, saying that without you, he would not have lived as long as he did, and my grandfather would not have lived to this day."
"How is that possible? I didn't do anything. I caused your grandfather to fall into the ditch last night."
"Anyway, that's what my grandfather said. Master Jiujin, this is the main road. I won't see you off. I have to go back and keep vigil for my grandfather."
Wang Xinjie bid farewell to Tang Qing.
"Xinjie, you are a good girl. Please come to my store to play when you have time."
Tang Qing's originally terrible mood suddenly improved.
Wang Banxian, it’s okay for you to walk this way, it’s in line with your demeanor as a half-xian.
Carpenter Wang, are you still the same person? Where did your energy for writing big books go?
Wang Xinjie, as your name suggests, you are kind-hearted and pure.
As Tang Qing walked, he thought that most of the people enjoying the cool air on the East Bridge had gone back to sleep, and there were only two or three people left who liked to go out at night.
"Dududu..."
Tang Qing walked off the bridge and was about to cross the road and turn a corner when the horn of a car behind him honked loudly, which was particularly ear-piercing in the depth of the night.
"There's something wrong!"
Tang Qing secretly cursed in his heart, "How big is it to have a car?" Honking the horn so loudly to announce his funeral?
Looking back, he saw that the car was the only luxury car in Yancheng, and its shiny body dazzled Tang Qing's eyes.
"Li Li?!"
Tang Qing immediately ran across the road and stood on the side of the road waiting.