Chapter 14 The Truth 2. Xiaoxue's story about her grandmother
When Wu Yu saw Xiaoqing, he was shocked. Xiaoqing's face was pale and she looked at him blankly.
"What happened to Xiaoqing? She was fine a few days ago?"
"She was fine yesterday, but she fell ill last night. She has taken medicine and is fine now. She just needs more rest." Xiaoxue said as she handed Wu Yu a chair.
Wu Yu then sat down and said, "Xiao Qing is usually very lively. I felt very strange when I didn't see her busying around the store today. I didn't expect that she was sick."
Xiao Qing smiled unnaturally: "I am not like what Brother Yu said on weekdays."
Wu Yu smiled, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "This is already an old house, why do you two sisters still live here?"
"Well...my parents have been working in Guangzhou and rarely come home. The old house was left to us by my grandmother. We grew up here and can't bear to part with it, so we have never been willing to sell it and move out." Xiaoxue said hesitantly.
"I found that there are many old houses like this in the ancient town. Even the one I live in now was built during the Republic of China period." Wu Yu said this deliberately to see how Xiaoxue would react .
"Oh, if Brother Yu hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. A few days ago, it was Xiaoqing's birthday, Niao Niao, Sister Yun, and that guy named Su Wei came over, and I heard from them that Sister Yun and you are now living in that legendary ancient house. I was surprised. I didn't expect you to live there, and become good friends with Xinluo, Niao Niao and the others." Xiaoxue suddenly remembered that Wu Yu lived in the ancient house, and her expression was very surprised.
"If you didn't mention this, I would like to ask you, do you still remember the scene when Yunyun and I met in the car when we first came to the ancient town?" Wu Yu smiled at Xiaoxue.
"Of course I remember, what's wrong?" Xiaoxue looked at Wu Yu puzzledly and nodded.
"Do you remember when you told us the legend of the old house?"
"Um."
"When we first settled down in the old house and saw Xinluo and Niao Niao, we thought the legend was true. We were really scared at that time. Later, I thought about it carefully and realized that Xiaoxue was deliberately trying to scare us."
Xiaoxue saw Wu Yu laugh when he said this, and she smiled embarrassedly and explained, "Actually, I never thought you would live there. As for the legend, it's not something I made up. Everyone in the ancient town knows that the legend has existed for many years. But Xiaoqing and I heard it from my grandmother."
"Your grandma, this... this Xi Shi umbrella..." Wu Yu pointed to the Xi Shi umbrella placed on the side.
Xiaoxue and Xiaoqing suddenly looked at the Xishi umbrella with a serious look on their faces. Xiaoqing panted slightly and said, "It's all my fault. I sold something my grandma liked. Not long after that day, I dreamed of my grandma. She scolded me severely and blamed me for selling the Xishi umbrella that she had repeatedly asked me to buy..."
Wu Yu didn't expect such a thing to happen. After thinking for a while, he said to Xiao Qing: "You don't have to blame yourself. I will return the umbrella to you now."
"This...I'm afraid it's not a good idea."
"Just accept it. Consider it my birthday present to you."
"Thank you very much." Xiaoqing smiled instantly.
"Actually, I came here today to ask Xiaoqing and the others about the story of the ancient house." Wu Yu pretended to be calm and looked at them nervously.
After hearing this, their faces suddenly changed. After a moment of silence, Xiao Xuefang slowly spoke: "We don't know what secrets the old house hides. All we know are some of her stories from my grandmother. But for many years she has always asked us not to tell outsiders. But now I think Brother Yu is not an outsider. Even if we tell it, I think my grandmother will forgive us in her grave."
Xiaoqing listened and nodded.
Xiaoxue pondered for a moment, then continued: "The legend of the ancient house is not actually a legend, but a true story."
After hearing this, Wu Yu looked at Xiaoxue in surprise.
"The legendary Xinluo and her maid Niao Niao were real people, and my grandmother is actually the legendary Niao Niao, so I have this Xishi umbrella."
Wu Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"My grandmother told me that she had been serving Miss Xinluo since she was very young. She said that Miss Xinluo was the most beautiful lady she had ever seen. All the men who had seen Miss Xinluo would be fascinated by her. I heard that many men came from thousands of miles away just to see her beauty. Some even waited outside the door of the ancient house day and night. But they could not see Miss Xinluo, who never left the house. At most, they could occasionally hear a piece of piano music that seemed to be from another world. As for the story that followed, it was very tragic. Whenever my grandmother mentioned it, she couldn't help crying. Xinluo hanged herself. She committed suicide on the day of her wedding, wearing a red cheongsam. There is a legend in our ancient town that any woman who hangs herself in a red cheongsam will become a fierce spirit after death. Later, the legend seemed to come true. Someone saw her wandering quietly in the ancient house at night wearing that red cheongsam..."
Wu Yu was even more surprised after hearing this, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. If it was really as Xiaoxue said, then was there any connection between the legendary Xinluo and the current Xinluo? If so, what was their relationship? Furthermore, was the story Xiaoxue told true or false? If it was true, then that red cheongsam... When Wu Yu thought of the red cheongsam, he immediately thought of the one Yunyun was wearing.
Xiaoqing and Xiaoxue felt a little sorry when they saw Wu Yu's face turned pale with fright, but then they thought it was understandable.
