Into Liaozhai and falling in love

"That's the money."

The fiery red sleeves flashed before Yan Chixia's eyes. In front of Yan Chixia was a small brown box with a rusty lock hanging on it. He looked at Lu Qian suspiciously.

Without raising his head, Lu Qian fiddled with the small box in his hand, and fiddled with the small lock casually. The rust on it fell down, and the whole lock seemed to be crushed into powder at any time.

He said to himself: "I heard from that child that his father is a well-known cloth merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, and his family has some wealth. The original plan was to take him to travel and study."

Lu Qian raised his face and flattened his mouth, "His father is fat and big-eared, he really looks like a businessman, but although the kid is chubby, he is quite cute, so I rescued him easily. "

Yan Chixia fixedly looked at him.

"?" Lu Qian sat up straight in an instant: "You don't believe me?" He ran his fingers across the wooden box that had been eroded by the years, "Did you think that I robbed the money or hooked it up in the first place?" right?"

Yan Chixia remained silent, he didn't think the source of the money was unknown, he just hated the kid in this ghost's mouth, no!He hated any kid, even the little ghost, the little animal, and he hated all the living things the ghost liked.

... I feel uncomfortable in my heart, and I just want him to like me alone.

Lu Qian successfully exploded: "Why are you like this? You also said before that I have no sins on me. No sins mean not only that I have never killed anyone, but also that I have never committed any crimes. Then you still doubt it. Is the source of the money unknown?" His chest heaved and he rolled his eyes fiercely.

This person didn't believe him, how could this person not believe him.

He was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his arms crossed and making a fuss, anyway, he had shared the same bed for so many years!

Yan Chixia glanced at the box on his lap, then met his gaze again, and said coldly: "You said that you never meddled before you met me."

Lu Qian: "?"

Lu Qian: "!"

He really doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, but he can't just watch a child being killed, right? Thinking that Yan Chixia cared about her attitude towards children before, she suddenly felt a little better.

"No, I didn't. I really didn't take the initiative to meddle in my own business. This child bumped into me by himself. You must know that the child's father was sick and weak at that time. Both Yang Qi and Jing Qi were particularly weak. So the ghost that was staring at him didn't lure him at all, it used force directly, the kid watched his father die in front of him, and ran out in fright, I happened to be in the yard at the time..."

Lu Qian opened his eyelids and looked at him cautiously, and continued: "You know, I was wearing white clothes at the time, look at it, it may be a little different from those ghosts, and the child plunged into my arms."

"Because I was in the temple at that time, I didn't hide myself, and the child was already very sinister, and then I could touch me with him, and I..." Seeing the chubby child, he immediately hugged him , I hugged it, if I let it go, it would be embarrassing.

Lu Qian didn't finish the following words, but it was already obvious.

"!" She still took the initiative to throw herself into her arms, and she was much cuter and sweeter than the expressionless self who kept annoying him. If it wasn't for the child being afraid of ghosts or being restricted by the ancient temple and not being able to leave with the child, He might also share a bed with someone else.

Thinking of this possibility, even if it was slight, she still exploded with anger. Yan Chixia didn't make a sound, her eyes were calm, she just stared at the small box, her eyes were fixed and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Lu Qian hurriedly changed the subject, holding the box as if offering a treasure: "That happened many years ago, take a look at what this box looks like."

Yan Chixia said slowly: "What happened to that child?" After that, there should be no contact, right?gone!Must be gone!

Two drops of sweat slid down his forehead. Lu Qian carefully considered what to say and what not to say. After a long while, he considered and said: "Although the child is young, he lives far away after all. I was in Jiangnan. At that time, I didn't have any He couldn't leave the temple too far, so he was allowed to go home by himself."

Yan Chixia raised her face, expressionless.

Is that really the case, if you can leave, you will take the initiative to follow?

The coolness floated up the spine, Lu Qian shivered, and habitually leaned in Yan Chixia's direction again, and it turned out to be even colder.

Lu Qian: "..." What about Yang Qi, the Yang Qi he depends on for survival?How did it turn into ice cubes? !

Lu Qian tremblingly continued to say: "The money belonged to the wealthy businessman back then. The kid was young, but he was a merchant's family with a smart mind. He knew he couldn't carry so many good things with him, so he just kept it for me by the way. Repay your life-saving grace."

He is a ghost, and he does not tempt passers-by, so the money is of no use to him, but seeing how pitiful the child lost his father, he accepted it temporarily, although he didn't say anything, but he wanted to help him in his heart. Deposited thoughts.

But decades have passed, and the child at that time may be young or middle-aged now. I haven't looked for him for such a long time. It must be because he is afraid of ghosts or he doesn't care about such a little property at all, so he won't come. , then the money will be ashes, it is better to hand it over to Yan Chixia to help him start a business.

Lu Qian straightly stuffed the box into Yan Chixia's arms, and exhaled as if throwing a gun: "I remember I opened it at the time, and it was just some gold, silver and jewelry. Listen to that kid He said that his father happened to be there to discuss business, so he had a lot of money on him, otherwise he wouldn't be targeted."

This should be regarded as his reward for saving people, clean money.

However, there is also some private money of Lu Qian in it, such as the gold and silver treasures that the little ghost dropped behind him when he chased the murderer. Sometimes when he was cleaning up, he just waved his hand and sealed it directly in this small box.

I have been struggling with whether to take it out before, but now it seems that no matter where the money comes from, as long as it can help survive.

He has never been short of money since he was a child, and there was a time when he felt that living in poverty was really hard.He can bear it as a ghost, but he really loves Yan Chixia, and he doesn't want him to do those physical labors again, he can't bear it.

Yan Chixia seemed quite dissatisfied with the box, she just kept looking at it with her eyes, but she just didn't open it, and she didn't even want to touch it.

Lu Qian looked anxious, but in view of his slightly dark complexion just now, he didn't dare to say much, and shrank and said: "Well, what, although this box looks tattered, it is really impossible for you to use your eyes. Open it, or..." He tried to reach out, "I'll do it."

Yan Chixia glanced at him, obviously without the slightest emotion at all, but Lu Qian was agitated, and immediately withdrew his hand: "You come, you come."

Lu Qian was afraid that the machismo in his heart would make trouble, so he nonsense nonsense: "Although the source of this money is a bit improper, it is not stolen, and it is not robbed, and it can be regarded as a gift from its owner. Mine is also clean money, so don't mind it."

After finishing speaking, he quickly added, "Now this is the home of the two of us, of course we can't rely on you to support it alone. Although it is a meager effort, you can't dislike me. I am a ghost, even if I am a person. It’s also the kind that I can’t carry on my shoulders or lift with my hands, let alone hard work, I might mess up even simple housework.”

He looked up weakly: "I can only do this, you can't deprive me of the right to contribute to this family."

Yan Chixia's eyes lingered on his face for a long time, before she lowered her head in compromise: "I know, it's because I'm not capable."

Lu Qian: "?"

Lu Qian: "..." This strong man, is there something you misunderstood.

"Yan Chixia, what nonsense are you talking about? What is your incompetence?" He angrily pulled at his clothes, "Didn't you buy this for me? And these..."

He pointed at every part of the house, "Didn't you make it? You have done so much, and I will give you a small amount of money. Look at your virtue. What's the matter? Did I earn this money myself?" No! Let me tell you, it’s not! I picked it up for nothing! If it were you, would you accept it?”

"No! You won't accept it at all! I'm not capable, I'm just rich!"

"..." It sounds weird to say this, but Lu Qian can't control that much anymore, his chest heaves violently in anger, and he doesn't know what he said, his lips trembled with excitement, " So, we are not comparable at all. Besides, the money is not for you, but for you as capital. See if you want to start a small business or something. You know what capital means, but you still have to pay it back. It was given to me, maybe that child will come back to me, so I have to return the money to them.”

Lu Qian said this with great momentum, but especially without confidence. After all, he is talking nonsense. Besides, the child doesn't know if he remembers him, let alone even if he remembers, it is still a shadow of childhood. It is impossible for a child Come back to him.

Originally, Yan Chixia was just frustrated that she was not capable enough, and she even asked her daughter-in-law to make up for the family, so she thought it was good to hear what he said earlier, but it was just—what is that child? Maybe she will come back to look for it. His, what do you want him to do, repay your kindness?Is it a promise again?

Yan Chixia's originally calm face became stiff and dark again, and the temperature of the breath around her body also dropped by more than one degree in an instant.

Lu Qian: "..." Trembling, he secretly checked whether he had said something wrong again.

He said with a trembling voice: "Then, this money, can you take it first, I know you are powerful, and you will definitely use this money to make money. When we are really rich, I will have new clothes to wear." Lu When acting like a baby, the ending sound always rises, like a small hook hooked on the apex of the listener's heart, numb and itchy.

Yan Chixia lowered her head and stretched out her hand to pull, but Xiao Suozi couldn't bear the transfer of his anger, and immediately lay in his palm torn apart.

Lu Qian: "..." I feel like I will end up like that lock.

Yan Chixia muffled: "Well, I know, I will definitely do a good job." The voice was flat, but in Lu Qian's ears, it sounded like a guarantee, a guarantee for his future life.

Lu Qian quickly smiled, clapped his hands and applauded: "Really? Really, I will believe what you say, and you must never go back on your word, you know?" Thank God, just accept it.

He knelt up excitedly, hugged Yan Chixia, buried his head in his arms and murmured: "Hero Yan, I knew that you are a man who can bend and stretch, so I will quietly wait for you to buy me new clothes." .”

Caught off guard, Yan Chixia was hugged upright by him, her body stiffened immediately, the lock in her hand hurt his palms, and his eyes burned.

Yan Chixia thought: No matter how this ghost feels about her or what thoughts she holds, he must—do his best to pursue him, even if he can't be a family member, he should stay with him as a friend. Be around him, take good care of him, treat him as much as possible, and become a real "family".