What needed to be explained was explained, and what was needed to be reported was reported. Lin Chuang did not stay much longer, bid farewell to Mei Shan and Wang Jinxian, and hurried back to Wangzhuang before lunch.
He did not come back empty-handed. He brought back several books, including "Collected Commentary on the Four Books", "The Thousand-Character Essay", "Hundred Family Surnames" given by Wang Jinxian, and "The Golden Fen Family" given by Mei Shan.
After putting the books in his suitcase, Lin Chuang returned to the main room to eat.
Entering the main room, Lin Chuang felt a little strange.
Except for my sister-in-law, the whole family didn't come back. They were all gathered around the dinner table. No one moved their chopsticks. The atmosphere seemed a bit solemn.
"Xiaozhuang, what's wrong?" Lin Chuang sat down next to his brother and asked Xiaozhuang in a low voice.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Don't leave now. I don't want to leave this family." Xiaozhuang gave Lin Chuang a white look and said.
"Hey, that's what happened. What's the matter? It's not like we won't come back. We will come back after we beat the Japanese Japs away. The house and land have no legs, and we can't escape." When Lin Chuang heard this, he felt at ease.
Da'an said quickly with a smile.
Worried about the situation in Nanjing, he now wanted to rush back immediately. Therefore, he was afraid that something would go wrong again in the moving matter.
"What you say is easy. I have lived in Wangzhuang all my life. I am familiar with every plant, tree, brick and tile. I can leave as soon as I say it. How can I not miss it?" Lin Jiafu said dullly.
"Yes, the weather has been good this year, the crops are growing very well, and the wheat is almost harvested. I really don't know who will get the advantage." Lin Youbao agreed.
"Second brother, why did you say you came back? Brother Dong originally had a thought, but now it's over, it's completely gone. I saw her eyes were red, she must have cried last night." Xiaozhuang said angrily.
said.
"That's not necessarily true. That old man in Nanjing hasn't agreed yet," Lin Jiafu said.
"Yes, Brother Dong, this child has a sweet temper and is willing to endure hardships. He is handsome and has a round butt. He is a good childbearer. How about you think about Xiaozhai again?" Qi said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Marriage depends on fate. If there is no fate, what's the use of being optimistic about it?" Lin Jiafu was very open-minded and scolded Mrs. Qi.
"Well, the food is almost cold, let's start eating." Lin Chuang listened to the three people's words and wisely did not make any rebuttal, and quickly changed the subject.
"Xiao Zhai, when are we leaving? Since you have decided to leave, leave as soon as possible. Don't be clingy. The more clingy you are, the more trouble you will have." Lin Jiafu picked up his chopsticks and asked Lin Chuangdao.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuang wanted to kiss his father and said in his heart: "Dad, you are so wise."
"Dad, you're right. We can't delay this matter. The longer we delay, the more trouble we'll get. So I'll leave immediately to save worry and trouble. I'll see how the Wu family is preparing this afternoon. Uncle Wu refuses to leave, and he's also an idiot.
Trouble. If nothing happens to him, let's leave as soon as possible." Lin Chuang said.
"It's so fast, I'm not ready yet." Xiaozhuang said dissatisfied.
"Don't prepare anything. Just prepare the clothes you carry with you. It's cumbersome to prepare big and small bags. Xiaozhuang, if you are reluctant to leave, then you can stay and look after the house, so as not to worry about you." Lin
Create a path.
"No! I don't, I want to go to a big city to broaden my horizons, and I also want to go to Chongqing to go to school." She stopped making up and immediately pouted.
"Okay, silly girl, your second brother is coaxing you. He loves you the most. He has to take you with him even if he doesn't take him with him." Mrs. Qi said with a smile.
...
After dinner, before Lin Chuang could go to Wuzhuang, Wu Liangce came excitedly first.
"Hey, Xiao Zhai, you are really good at calculating. The old man agreed and took the initiative to tell me." After Wu Liangce greeted Lin Jiafu and Qi, he pulled Lin Chuang into the west room and said excitedly.
"Let me just say, the old man will definitely be able to figure it out." Lin Chuang said.
"It's not that he figured it out. I heard that an experienced fortune teller came to the village and his predictions were very accurate. My father believed in this the most. He consulted the experienced fortune teller and agreed upon his return," Wu Liangce said.
"Then how did the old man calculate it?" Lin Chuang asked.
The old Taoist Wu Liangce was talking about must be Li Honglin. However, Lin Chuang was also very interested in how he deceived Mr. Wu.
"Hey, don't you think it's strange? When the old man saw my father, he said, 'Old man, you have many children and grandchildren in your life. It's a good life for a family with five daughters, two sons, and seven relatives.' With just this sentence, he gave my father away.
After being stunned, my father naturally asked someone to do the math. The old man asked my father for ten yuan of divination gold, and then said, "Don't think about traveling north and south, and you will end up in front of the stove at the age of fifty-nine."
That blind man Zhuang said exactly the same thing!" Wu Liangce said.
"Ah? Isn't this a bad thing?" Lin Chuang didn't expect that Li Honglin would say the same comment as Blind Yan. This comment was very clear and not difficult to understand. I don't know how he explained it.
"The strange thing is here. The comments are the same. Do you think my father can't believe it? However, the explanations of the old Taoist and Yan Xiazi are very different. The old Taoist said that the comments are secrets from heaven and cannot be understood by ordinary people. The meaning of this sentence is,
Tell him not to go north, but to go south, and if he leaves for a while, he will only have a life span of fifty-nine years. If he goes to the south for a while, his life span will be ninety-nine years," Wu Liangce said.
"So, the old man has to believe it or not believe it? This old man has a lot of tricks!" Lin Chuang said with a smile.
"Xiao Zhai, do you think fortune tellers can be so accurate? The comments are all the same, how can it be such a coincidence? If it is used to solve cases, all coincidences are unbelievable. Couldn't this veteran have been arranged by you?" Wu Liangce stared at Lin.
Chuang's eyes asked.
Lin Chuang didn't want to let Wu Liangce know about Yi Lianhua's brother and sister, so he was prepared for it, and he didn't change his face when Wu Liangce stared at him.
Without a beat in his heart, he said calmly: "Nonsense. I haven't left home since I came back from Wuzhuang. Where can I find an expert for you?"
"Then you were so sure yesterday, didn't you already have arrangements?" Wu Liangce asked.
"I said what I said yesterday firstly to make you feel better, and secondly because I guess the old man is also tough-minded. The whole family has left, leaving him alone at home and living such a desolate life? He doesn't want to do that.
I came to this conclusion based on the analysis of human psychology, and it has nothing to do with being sophisticated or unsophisticated." Lin Chuangdao.
"Oh, you are right." Wu Liangce murmured.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "Hey, tell me, is it possible that there is no such thing as this old fortune-telling at all, and that the old man made it up himself?"
"Well, it's possible." Lin Chuang nodded solemnly: "The old man wants to save face. He just said he wouldn't leave yesterday. Seeing that you are all packing your luggage, he must not be able to bear it anymore, so he found a step to go down by himself."
But I said in my heart: "Are you stupid? Your father is not a fortune teller. How can he make such a perfect fortune?"
"Xiao Zhai, I only found out about Brother Dong last night. My dad is really confused. He had to write to me to discuss this matter before doing it, right? Don't worry, I've told you everything about Xiao Yu.
, My father and Brother Dong have given up on this idea now, and will just pretend that it doesn’t matter from now on." Wu Liangce said.
