Chapter 40: Alive
My cousin and I were stopped at the Antique Street.
The man was wearing a black cloak and looked like a street performer, telling fortunes for others.
Your cousin looked at the man carefully, and after you were sure you didn't know him, you asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"
When the man heard his cousin's words, he immediately knew that he had found the right person and quickly took off his hat.
He looked unfamiliar, and my cousin and I had no idea who he was.
The man looked at us, and from the look in our eyes, he probably knew that we didn't know him.
"I was introduced by Miss Jin Yun. Not long ago, I had the honor of meeting Miss Jin Yun at a party and learned Mr.'s name. Unfortunately , I didn't get Mr.'s contact information from Miss Jin Yun at that time, so I could only wander around Mr.'s house. I didn't expect that I would find Mr. today when I planned to visit the flea market. It's really like looking for something without any effort."
The man introduced himself, his surname was Fei and he was a driver for a group.
After making some money with great difficulty, he bought a second-hand house in the city. Unexpectedly, strange things started happening one after another in the house.
Brother Fei said a lot, but the main point was to ask us to help clean the house.
"I really can't give you a lot of money, let's see if we can negotiate. If you can charge less, that would be great."
I looked at Brother Fei and he seemed to be a poor man as well.
He also said that he was very annoyed that he had saved money with great difficulty but bought a house with problems.
But I have no say in this matter. It depends on what my cousin says.
"What's the problem with your house?" asked my cousin.
We haven't received any work recently, so now that someone has come to us, it would be nice to make some money.
"You may not believe it, but not long after I moved into the house, my wife had a miscarriage. After the miscarriage, things started happening. She would hear a baby crying or footsteps in the middle of the night. She could clearly hear several children playing in the house. Because of this, my wife had a nervous breakdown. She went to see a psychiatrist many times and was prescribed Valium, which allowed her to sleep at night."
Brother Fei told us that many psychologists said that his sister-in-law suffered from too much mental stress after having a miscarriage, which caused her to experience auditory hallucinations.
But it's strange, it was my sister-in-law who had a miscarriage, so logically speaking, it had nothing to do with Brother Fei.
But Brother Fei also heard those voices clearly, which made Brother Fei puzzled.
It happened that Brother Fei went to a banquet with his boss that day and heard someone asking about Boss Jin's villa. Then he suddenly had an idea and thought that there might be something dirty in his house.
So Brother Fei made every effort to get close to Jin Yun.
After listening to Brother Fei's story, Jin Yun felt sympathetic and introduced us to Brother Fei.
But before Brother Fei had the chance to ask for our contact information, Jin Yun left because of a social engagement.
The only things I knew from Brother Fei were my cousin's name, appearance and approximate address.
I stayed there for nearly half a month, but my cousin didn't come in or out.
My cousin was indeed like that some time ago. He was searching for information about the Soul-Restoring Pearl at home and did not go out.
It's normal that I couldn't find my cousin, but it was me. I went in and out of the community every day, but Brother Fei had never seen my photo, so we missed each other perfectly.
"Your idea shouldn't be a big problem, but our rule is that the customer makes the first offer, and we don't bargain. If it's suitable, we'll take it. If it's not, forget it." My cousin looked at Brother Fei with a cunning look in his eyes.
Why haven’t I heard of this rule before?
Brother Fei looked at me, then at my cousin, and looked a little troubled.
"Then how about I offer 30,000?" Brother Fei pondered for a long time before saying the number with a trembling voice.
To be honest, ever since that business deal with Boss Jin, we have never tried to get a share of less than 50,000.
If you want to clean the house, you have to call Dong Jing.
In the end, each person received 10,000 yuan, which is indeed a bit too little.
We can play the long game to catch the big fish. Brother Fei knows a lot of dignitaries and they can provide us with some tips.
My cousin nodded and said, "Sure. Where's your address? We'll go over later to take a look."
Brother Fei was very happy after hearing what his cousin said. He nervously told us that his home was in Jinbi Garden.
It’s not far from our home, no wonder he could stay with us for nearly half a month.
"It's getting light now. How about I invite you two to have breakfast? We can chat and get to know each other better." Brother Fei looked at his phone and made an invitation gesture.
I also looked at my watch and it was almost eight o'clock.
We went to the flea market and found nothing, which made me a little disappointed.
But this is not something that will happen overnight, and I know there is no need to rush.
"Let's go, I also want to know more about the house."
Brother Fei took us to the restaurant, ordered a few dishes at random, sat down and began to explain the house to us.
We talked about some general details, and it seemed to be similar to that of children. Basically, I heard the sounds of children playing, footsteps, crying, etc.
"But then again? Mr. Wen, are you looking for something at the flea market?"
It was only when Brother Fei asked me this that I remembered.
I should have asked that guy for his contact information. The flea market is so big and the stalls are all rented temporarily. I may not be able to find that guy next time I come.
Seeing that my cousin and I were silent, Brother Fei took a sip of tea and said, "If you are looking for antiques, I have a connection ."
My cousin and I looked at each other, unsure whether or not to tell him the purpose of our visit to the flea market.
"Do you know a bead that is black on the surface but turns green under the sun?" asked my cousin tentatively.
Brother Fei looked at us, his pupils suddenly shrinking: "Are you talking about... the Soul-Restoring Pearl?"
I was stunned. How did he know?
My cousin also frowned and looked at Brother Fei.
He touched his nose, leaned forward and approached us: "I heard about it from the storyteller in the village before, and later, out of curiosity, I also looked it up for a while. That thing may not really exist, and if it does exist, it is not so easy to get it. Has anyone of you been hit by an ancient curse?"
Listening to Brother Fei's words, my heart beat extremely fast.
Even my eardrums could hear the sound of the heartbeat.
I couldn't suppress it no matter what I did, and at the same time, I couldn't tell whether I was excited or nervous.
"Do you know the Flying Eagle Temple? It's just over the North Mountain. There will be a matchmaking meeting next week. I think you can go there and bang your luck."
As Brother Fei was talking, the waiter brought the food and we dropped the topic.
