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Chapter 943
An old man with white hair and crutches appeared in front of the crowd.
Nearly ninety years old, even if he was in good health, he was already very old, and all I could see was the man in front of me with a slightly rickety back, a face covered in deep wrinkles, and a pair of cloudy, sharp eyes looking up at them.
“What’s wrong?What can I do for you?”
That local guide immediately explained, “Master, these are some noble people from the city who have come to see you for something, you talk to them, I’ll leave first.”
Afterwards, as if afraid of the plague possessing him, he immediately left.
Master Qiu didn’t care, only squinting his aged eyes, sharply examining them.
“Who are you guys?What can I do for you?”
Biden Lu took a step forward and said in a warm voice, “Master, I am Cen Xiu Feng’s grandson, she told you before, we will come to visit you today.”
Master Qiu frowned at once.
Half a dozen times before snickering, “Got it, came for that piece of shit, right!OK, come on in.”
He stepped back and let them in, but several people got the distinct impression that he wasn’t very happy about it and his tone wasn’t very good.
Several people looked at each other darkly and stepped into the house.
Jenny walked at the end and closed the door smoothly, before following Master Qiu into the living room.
“Your grandmother told me about you, I know you’re here for that jade, but I’m not afraid to tell you honestly, that thing isn’t jade at all, and I know all the rumors out there that it has some kind of ability to raise the dead and live forever.”
At that, he gave a mocking snort.
“What immortality?It’s okay to deceive you inexperienced young children, but when you reach my age you’ll understand that it’s all a lie, what kind of treasures in this world have I never seen?I’ve seen the immortality pill alone more than ten times. Which one works?But it’s all just a figment of the imagination of mortals who are greedy for the prosperity of this world.”
Jenny was busy agreeing.
“Master is highly insightful, just from your words, I can tell that you are not worldly, you are an extraordinary person.”
Master Qiu turned to look at her and smirked again.
“Don’t try to put a high hat on me, little girl, you think I’m going to give you my stuff if you say a few nice things?”
Jenny Jing’s face stiffened.
Gu Si Qian was calm and composed, saying, “Since the old man knows the purpose of our visit, I won’t beat around the bush with you, so you may as well be straightforward, what will it take to give us the things?”
Unexpectedly, Master Qiu just shook his head and waved his hand.
“No give.”
“What?”
Jenny Jing’s face changed, and so did Bella Qiao’s.
Several people frowned in unison.
Biden Lu explained, “Master Qiu, this is useless in your hands, but truth be told, we are relying on it to save our lives, and please, for grandmother’s sake, lift up your hand.”
Master Qiu sat down on an old wooden chair and looked at him with a bad smile.
“What do you mean, high and mighty?I know your old lady, but that was when I was young, and we haven’t seen each other for years, and now she’s the mother of the family.
As for you, what do I care if you live or die?Why should I save you?There are so many people dying every day in this world, if I had to rely on me to save their lives, wouldn’t I be busy and tired?”
He spoke in a tone that was quite gloomy.
As if it was because it was about Georgie’s life, it backfired on him.
Gu Si Qian’s eyebrows sank.
If Bella Qiao hadn’t been there to hold him back, he would have immediately lifted the table and grabbed something.
He sank into a deep breath, and only half a dozen times did he bring down the fire in his heart, saying in a deep voice, “The old man does not need to say these sarcastic words to provoke people, what are your demands, you may as well put them directly, if they can be met, Gu Mou will never refuse.”
Biden Lu also said, “I’m also willing to agree to one of Master Qiu’s conditions, but I will never refuse to do anything within my power.”
Master Qiu squinted at them deeply, then looked at Jenny and Bella Qiao.
“What about you guys?”
Jenny was stunned.
Bella Qiao was also stunned, a few glances at each other, Jenny Jing smiled, “Naturally, everything is only the old man’s request first, if you have any instructions, just say it, we will definitely do it.”
Master Qiu stroked the beard on his chin and seemed pleased with her attitude.
He considered for a moment, “I’ll tell you what, I’ve got a lot of laundry back there, and I think you two dolls look like hardworking people, so why don’t you go ahead and wash those clothes for me.”
All four of them were startled, why hadn’t they expected him to make this request.
Biden Lu and Gu Si Qian’s face are not too good, that’s their daughter-in-law, usually even their own clothes, they didn’t even bother to let them wash their own clothes, now actually want to help others wash their clothes?
However, before the two could object, they were interrupted by Jenny and Bella Qiao in unison.
“Okay, no problem, we’re on our way.”
Saying that, they held hands and walked to the backyard under the leadership of Master Qiu.
Jenny Jing originally thought that he was an old man’s clothes, how many could there be, besides, washing clothes was not a difficult task, put it in the washing machine to stir, and then hang it out to dry, wouldn’t it be finished?
It’s nothing at all for the sake of Georgie’s illness.
However, it was only in the backyard that I realized where the clothes weren’t much?
It’s obviously a lot!
I saw that there were probably dozens of pounds of clothes piled up in the open space in the backyard, and those clothes were so dirty it was as if they had been worn for months, and from a distance I could smell a sour smell emanating from them.
A few people frowned, and the old man pointed at the pile of clothes and said, “Just those, here, just finish washing them before the sun sets today.”
Biden Lu and Gu Si Qian’s faces became increasingly ugly, Jenny Jing said in a row, “No problem, may I ask where the washing machine is?”
As if Qiu heard a joke, his eyes widened and he burst out laughing sarcastically.
“The washing machine?Girl child, you are joking with me, we are in the countryside, where do we have that stuff, besides, those are my clothes made of the most precious fabric, can you afford to compensate if the washing machine is spoiled for me?”
Jenny Jing’s face changed.
“You mean, washing by hand?”
“Sure, no hand washing, do you wash with your feet?”
Biden Lu couldn’t help but speak up, but Jenny Jing held him back.
She took a deep breath and smiled stiffly, “No problem, don’t worry, we’ll have it washed before the sun sets this afternoon.”
Master Qiu saw that she had a good attitude, which made him nod his head in satisfaction, and looked at Gu Siqian and Biden Lu beside him.
Chapter 944
“Eh, I say, people’s two dolls know how to work, you also don’t idle, that roof above mine has been leaking for days, do you know how to fix the roof?Go help me fix the roof.”
Biden Lu’s face was as cold as ice, Jenny Jing took his sleeve and tugged on it, smiling, “Don’t worry old man, the roof will be repaired.”
The old man gave her a deep look before he left satisfied.
After he left, Gu Si Qian said in a deep voice, “I think this bad old man is tired of living, Ah Qiao, you guys don’t care about those dirty clothes, I don’t believe that when the knife is put on his neck, he will dare not hand over his things!”
Said the big somewhat sharpened knife.
Jenny looked at him and rolled his eyes.
“Fourth Young Master Gu, I’m sorry to tell you, but I’m afraid your set of rules won’t work for Master Qiu.”
Biden Lu frowned, “Why?”
Jenny sighed.
“He’s lived for a long time, and when he was younger he traveled extensively in the antique business, what kind of battles have he never seen?Besides, since grandmother has called him, it’s not like he doesn’t know who we are, and if he knows but still dares to make things difficult for us, naturally he doesn’t care about this anymore.
Now we are the ones who are asking for something, and he has it, so if he won’t tell you, I guess even if you guys do kill him, he may not tell you.
You guys don’t care if he lives or dies, you always have to care about Georgie’s life, it’s not good for us to have a falling out, so just hold on for now, the good news is it’s just roof repair and laundry, it’s nothing, and you can just get your stuff in your hands.”
After hearing her explain, Biden Lu and Gu Si Qian also came back to their senses.
Bella Qiao also nodded, “Yeah, well it’s a good thing we’re not being asked to kill and set fires, we’re asking for something and it’s never a good idea for someone to give us something for free, so why don’t we just listen to him first and see what he says later.”
It was only then that the two men nodded, and each was instructed to give some instructions, before they split up.
With so many clothes, it’s naturally inconvenient to wash them in the yard.
So, with directions from their village neighbours, Bella and Jenny moved their clothes to the river, which is where they began to wash them.
Jenny used to have a hard time, but by and large life was fine, not reduced to having to hand wash so many clothes.
So, this was the first time she had ever, in one go, washed so many clothes.
Most importantly, the clothes had been worn for I don’t know how long, and they were crusty with so much dirt that it was a good thing they were all dark, so you couldn’t see it without looking closely, or they would be even harder to wash.
She joked and sighed as she washed.
“Bella Qiao ah, but now a pair of hands signed with billions of orders to help you wash clothes ah, and two pairs of tens of billions of hands to help you repair the roof, you must fight a little, get better soon, otherwise not say sorry yourself, you are sorry us ah.”
Bella Qiao puffed out a laugh.
“Gotta, why don’t you take a break and I’ll wash myself?”
Jenny raised his eyebrows.
“Are you sure you can do all this laundry by yourself before the sun goes down?”
Bella Qiao answered honestly, “It’s not finished washing.”
“That’s not it?”
She smiled gently, “But don’t be discouraged, although Master Qiu is giving us a hard time, but from my intuition, he’s not an evil person, as long as we go along with him, he’ll definitely hand over the things later.”
Bella Qiao was silent.
For a moment, barely smiling, “Jenny, thank you.”
Jenny Jing was stunned, noticed her look and smiled, “What’s the matter, don’t think too much, we’re friends, helping each other is the right thing to do.”
Georgie nodded, “Yeah, I understand.”
Although she said so, she knew in her heart that this time, she and Gu Siqian owed Jenny and Biden Lu a really big debt of gratitude.
After all, it’s nothing for you to ask these two guys, to give you a business deal, it’s their home turf, they’re veterans.
But now it is, leaving them to beg low and low, even to help with hand washing and roofing.
It’s not enough to repay this kind of favor.
She dropped her eyes slightly and tightened her fingers on the dress, half-heartedly, before taking a deep breath and washing up hard.
It took until the sun was about to go down to wash the four full buckets of laundry.
Biden Lu and Gu Si Qian also mended the roof and came over to pick them up when they saw that they were late returning.
Once they came over, they found both men lying weakly on the boulders by the river, and when they saw them approaching, Jenny waved at them.
“Eh, this way!”
They came running quickly, and Jenny pointed to the four buckets of clothes, “You guys can carry them, we’re out of energy.”
Only then did Biden Lu notice that after half a day of washing clothes, Jenny Jing’s delicate white fingers were now blistered white.
Wrinkle after wrinkle on the skin from the soaking water, not a frown of distress.
Jenny noticed his gaze and hid his hand, laughing again, “It’s fine, I’ll make up for it after a short rest.”
Gu Si Qian looked deeply at her and said, “Jenny, I’ll take down this favor.”
Jenny Jing squinted with a wry smile, “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind as well, you two can’t be excused if you need help in the future.”
“Sure.”
Seeing that they were almost rested, the two men took two buckets of clothes each and headed back together.
On the way, Bella Qiao asked, “Do you think Master Qiu will give us the stuff now that we’re back?”
Gu Si Qian sneered, “He has to give it or not.”
Biden Lu also agreed with the nod, “Yes, although based on the fact that we were the ones who begged, we accomplished what he said, but this matter can’t be completely left up to him, the so-called courtesy before arms, there has to be a limit to the embarrassment, if we are really led by his nose, it would be a mistake.”
Jenny nodded approvingly.
The group returned to Master Qiu’s villa and were about to call him out to inspect the goods, but found no one home.
When I came out and asked, I realized that he had gone out temporarily.
The four frowned.
Jenny looked to Biden Lu, “What now?”
Biden Lu chanted for a while, “Wait, he’s an old man, he can’t run far, he has to come back somehow, he might have gone out on a temporary errand, wait a bit.”
All three of them nodded at the news.
The group sat in the living room and waited up.
This wait, however, went right up to ten o’clock at night.
It’s dark and quiet outside, and if we wait any longer, it will be past midnight, but we haven’t even seen Master Qiu’s shadow.
They just felt out of place.
Gu Si Qian’s face was very ugly, plating steps back and forth in the living room, half a sound, angry voice: “If this bad old man dares to run, catch him I’ll break his legs first.”
Jenny frowned and looked at him.
Chapter 945
“Don’t worry, don’t worry yet, it’s true that he hasn’t come back at this time, it’s not normal, but it’s not necessarily that he ran away, so let’s split up and go out to look for any news and make a phone call to let you know.”
Biden Lu nodded, “I agree.”
Kitty Jo also raised her hand in agreement.
Gu Si Qian saw the situation, so he didn’t say anything.
Jenny Jing also handed over, “If you find him, don’t get angry yet, bring the man back.”
He looked at Jenny and snorted, not refuting anything in the end.
A group of soldiers went to look for it in two directions, naturally Bella Qiao and Gu Si Qian all the way, Jenny Jing and Biden Lu all the way.
Several people have done a lot of work during the day, in fact, this time is already very tired, but helpless things are in the hands of Qiu old man, if not find the person tonight, I am afraid that several people will not feel at ease lying down.
By this time, most homes in the village had turned off their lights.
The four of them searched for a long time, searching through almost the entire village, but in the end it was actually Biden Lu who found him in a graveyard.
As soon as he saw the old man, he immediately called Gu Siqian.
It was a good thing that Gu Siqian and Bella Qiao were located not far from here and immediately rushed over.
There are gusts of wind around, there are grave bags everywhere, and the village people don’t use the old-fashioned earth burials as cremation is popular in the city.
The entire village of the grave almost all here, four people looked at the centre of the grave, a body only rickety old man leaning on a stone monument, is whispering what, the night wind, the darkness of the night owl’s low song, how to look, all feel this picture is too weird, can’t help but raise a goose bumps.
Georgie whispered, “What’s he doing?”
Biden Lu and Jenny Jing both shook their heads.
Gu Si Qian’s face was not good, and he stepped forward to go out, but Jenny Jing held him back.
“What do you want?”
Gu Siqian said coldly, “If he dares to trick us, I’ll arrest him and take him back.”
Jenny Jing frowned and pulled him tightly, lowering his voice, “Don’t be ridiculous, this might be a misunderstanding, no matter what, let’s go back and talk about it.”
Bella Qiao chimed in, “Yeah, it’s a weird atmosphere here, let’s not start a conflict here, let’s wait until we get back.”
Kusken looked at her, which was why he didn’t say anything and walked over with them.
About the time they heard footsteps already, Master Qiu didn’t look back, so he knew it was them coming.
In the middle of the night, he, an old man in his eighties, sat next to the tombstone with a grey futon underneath and a jug of wine beside him, and the night wind blew his silver hair, which was quite a sad vicissitude.
“So many of you came to see me, what?Afraid I’ll run away?”
He said as he drank his wine.
Jenny pursed her lips and stepped forward.
“Master, we came back to find you absent and were worried that something might have happened to you.”
“Worried about something happening to me?”
The old man is like hearing what a big joke, a sneer, “you’re not really this girl doll, worry about what you want the piece of stuff it straight to say, why so fake fishy acting to who to see it?”
I said, and took another sip of wine.
Jenny frowned.
I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do this, but I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do this, so I’m not going to be able to do this.
And you get sick.
So I didn’t bother to talk to him and asked directly, “Master, it’s getting late, shall we go back?”
However, Master Qiu shook his head.
“Go back yourselves if you want to, I’m not going back!”
He was so stubborn that he was so angry that Gu Si Qian rushed up and wanted to punch someone.
It was held back by Jackie.
She stepped forward, looked at the tombstone, and asked softly, “Old man, who is buried here?”
The old man looked at the cold, grey tombstone and sighed after a long moment of trance.
“My old man is buried here. He’s been dead for over forty years.”
He said, leaning over and lovingly wiping the dust off the tombstone, looking at it as if it were the most precious treasure in the world.
Jenny Jing frowned, his eyes resting on that tombstone.
It was only because it had been too long, the name carved in stone on the tombstone was a bit weathered, and the sky was too dark to see what was carved on it.
But since Master Qiu said that it was his old friend buried inside, Jenny also raised a touch of respect in his heart.
Stand up straight, clasp your hands together, and bow politely.
Bella Qiao also pulled Gu Si Qian and gave a salute to the old lady who had passed away.
Only after doing all this did they look at Master Qiu.
Only Master Qiu stroked the tombstone relentlessly for a while before he sighed and said, “Old woman, I’m going back, you stay here by yourself, ah, don’t worry, I’ll come down to accompany you sooner or later, and then you won’t be lonely and isolated anymore.”
The old man’s words made both Jenny and Bella Qiao’s noses turn sour.
They are all women, and although they may be strong and cold in their daily lives, their bones are soft in the end.
They don’t like Master Qiu because he is stubborn and difficult, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t share his feelings.
Particularly when you witness an old man with a candle in his hand, saying these words to another old man who has been long buried in the ground for forty years, your heart will swell with a different taste.
Jenny sighed and stepped forward, helping Master Qiu up.
“Let’s take you home, old man.”
Master Qiu looked at her, didn’t refuse in the end, and nodded his head.
The group returned to the villa, Master Qiu sat on a chair in the living room, bar silently smoking a dry cigarette.
Next to him, several people in Biden Lu looked at him motionlessly.
Jenny Jing said, “Old Master, we came this time because we sincerely want to ask for your help, I know that you are actually not the kind of person who is unsympathetic, and we are not greedy for your treasure, but that piece of jade is just an ordinary antique in your hands, but in our hands, it is something that can save a life.
As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-storey pagoda. It’s been many years since your partner passed away, so you also hope to save her life and tie the knot again in the next life, right?Please also be merciful and bring out the stuff, we are willing to agree to any condition you want.”
Master Qiu looked at her askance and scoffed nonchalantly.
“Accumulate shade?You think the old man would believe that?”
He said, knocking the finished dry tobacco pouch and filling it with some new tobacco.
While pretending, I said: “I have lived for more than eighty years, this world ah all kinds of people have met, all kinds of things have been experienced, what you say about saving a life is better than creating a seven-stage pagoda, heh!”
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