did not meet tonight

Zhang Banxian is a fortune-teller in the village. Talking is more effective than anything else. He wears a big black mandarin jacket all the year round. He sits on a futon to feel bones or calculate horoscopes. People in the village especially believe in this, and they like to come to Zhang Banxian to discuss everything. , as long as he speaks, no matter how far-fetched it sounds, someone will follow suit.

Although Ye Jian didn't believe in these supernatural claims, opening the tomb was a major event, so he still wanted to pick a suitable date.Yu Yuanyuan accompanied him to Zhang Banxian’s house. He lived behind a forest. The house was an old-fashioned brick and tile bungalow. Trees, really feel a bit out of the world.

The door of the house was not closed, only a curtain was drawn to block it. There was a row of benches outside the door, and four or five villagers were already sitting on it. Ye Jian and Yu Yuanyuan walked over. They both looked up at the same time, and quickly looked away. .An old man with gray hair said, "Young man, are you also here to ask Zhang Banxian for fortune-telling?"

"Yeah, isn't he here?" Ye Jian asked.

"I'm here, but I have to wait in line. You should sit down first." The old man pointed to the bench next to him, looked them up and asked, "Look at the two of you, you don't know each other, and you came here specially for marriage?"

"No, no, I want to ask Zhang Banxian to help count the days." Ye Jian said a little embarrassedly, every time he walked with Yu Yuanyuan, he would always be misunderstood.The old man half-closed his eyes and nodded: "Oh, so I'm getting married soon!"

Ye Jian and Yu Yuanyuan looked at each other, both were very helpless, in order to avoid getting darker, Ye Jian changed the subject and asked, "Old man, how long does it usually take?"

"It's hard to tell. Sometimes it can be done in a few minutes, and sometimes it takes a whole day." The old man pointed to the room and said, "The person in front has been in for more than an hour, and there is still no movement." .”

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sudden scream in the room, which startled the people who were waiting quietly. They looked at each other, not knowing what happened.Yu Yuanyuan grabbed Ye Jian's arm in fear, and asked in a low voice, "Is this half-immortal reliable? Why do I feel so scary?"

She has been away from the village for many years, and she has no impression of Zhang Banxian at all. After reading too much news, she always feels that these things are all scams.Ye Jian patted her and comforted her: "It's okay, we came here to ask him to count the days, not to seek medical advice, we can't cheat."

Yu Yuanyuan nodded half-believingly. At this time, there was another scream in the room, which was more miserable than before. A figure rushed out from the curtain, stepping on the gravel with bare feet, and screams full of terror continued to come.Ye Jian felt that the figure looked familiar, and was about to ask about the situation, when Zhu Qingping walked out of the room leaning on a cane, and shouted angrily at the out-of-control figure, "Crazy woman, come back!"

Ma Meijing stopped, stood in the distance, and suddenly pointed at him and laughed wildly: "Hahahahaha monster! They are all monsters! Hahahahaha"

Zhu Qingping limped and chased after her, cursing loudly: "You beggar who kills thousands of knives, see how I deal with you today, come back to me!"

Ma Meijing jumped and screamed on the spot, repeating the words just now, her feet were dripping with blood from the gravel, and she didn't seem to feel any pain at all.The old man shook his head and sighed, "It's a crime, how can a good person become like this."

The more Yu Yuanyuan looked at it, the more panicked he felt: "A Jian, why don't we come back tomorrow?"

Although Ye Jian knew about Ma Meijing's illness for a long time, she was still shocked by her current appearance. She was already emaciated, her cheeks were sunken, her skin was sallow, and her bones were clearly visible. skeleton.She stood there crying and laughing for a while, her messy hair covered her face by the wind. Just as Ye Jian was considering whether to help, Zhu Qingping suddenly raised his crutch and hit her hard.

Ma Meijing screamed and fell to the ground, Yu Yuanyuan buried her head behind Ye Jian and dared not look any further.Under the bright sunshine, Zhu Qingping looked more like a lunatic who lost his mind. The thick crutch kept hitting Ma Meijing's body. Ma Meijing curled up into a ball, rolling and crying on the ground.Yu Yuanyuan almost burst into tears when he heard that voice, Ye Jian couldn't believe that the man beating his sick wife in front of him was the brother Zhu he knew, he recovered from the shock and immediately ran over to stop it.

"That's enough, stop beating!" Ye Jian shouted loudly while holding the swinging cane.

"This is my family business, you don't need to worry about it!" Zhu Qingping roughly pushed him away and kicked Ma Meijing, "Crazy woman, come back with me immediately!"

"Brother Zhu, she is your wife!" Ye Jian said excitedly.

"If it wasn't for her, would I be able to become what I am now? She is a beggar sent by the king of Hades. I will not be happy, and she will not be able to!" Zhu Qingping's eyes were red, and he raised his crutch and waved it at Ma Meijing. go.Ye Jian grabbed the crutch vigorously and said, "Beating someone is against the law, do you know that!"

"She's my wife. I can beat her however I want. The village doesn't care. What the hell are you doing here?" Zhu Qingping glared at him viciously, "Don't think it's great to study for a few more years, tell you, Lao Tzu Even if you beat her to death today, you have nothing to do with it!"

"Brother Zhu, calm down, this won't solve any problems, you send your sister-in-law to the hospital, let's figure out a solution together about the money!" Ye Jian knew that he was forced into this by life, what he did Hateful as it is, it's also pathetic.

"It's useless, no amount of money is useless, my life is over, it's over!" Zhu Qingping staggered and fell to the ground, crying loudly, "Ah Jian, you don't know what I've been through all these years , Sometimes I think it's better to die together, but I can't do it, I can only live and suffer. God, what crime did I do in my previous life, you want to treat me like this!"

He was crying loudly, with tears and snot all over his face, and Ye Jian's eyes were sore, he grabbed his hand and comforted him: "It's okay, there will be a way, the matter will definitely be resolved."

Ma Mei, who was curled up on the ground, moved quietly, and suddenly opened her eyes wide after seeing Ye Jian, her bony face showed an extremely terrified expression, she pointed at him with trembling hands, and intermittent gurgles were found in her throat.Ye Jian wanted to help her, but the outstretched hand was the most terrifying poisonous snake and beast in Ma Meijing's eyes. She let out a shrill cry, jumped up and ran away.

"Crazy woman, come back to me!" Zhu Qingping struggled to stand up, his crutches were not steady, his feet slipped, and he fell heavily to the ground again.

"Brother Zhu, don't worry, I'll go find her." Ye Jian glanced back at Yu Yuanyuan, she was standing under the eaves at a loss, Ye Jian gestured to her, she understood what he meant, and nodded quickly head.

The old man kept moaning and sighing: "This Zhu family is really bewitched. After so many years of burning incense, there are not many incense sticks. If something really happens, what will happen to their little doll!"

Yu Yuanyuan was startled, and turned around to see a seven or eight-year-old boy standing beside the curtain at some point. He kept looking at Ma Meijing who was running farther and farther, with tears in his eyes, but no expression on his face.Yu Yuanyuan couldn't bear it, walked up to him and said, "Little friend, is she your mother? Don't worry, that big brother will bring them back."

Zhu Wenhao bit his lip and said nothing, never letting his tears fall, Yu Yuanyuan said softly: "Why don't you go home with my sister first, my sister has two very powerful police uncles at home, they will protect you, okay? good?"

Zhu Wenhao looked up at her, and ran away, Yu Yuanyuan shouted at him: "Don't run, it's not safe there!" Zhu Wenhao didn't stop, and ran to the direction where Ma Meijing disappeared just now, Yu Yuanyuan was worried, and hurriedly chased after her .