First Business after Chapter 41
Qin Yiheng didn't object, and asked me to call the family of three over to see if I could get any information out of them. I guess the family really regarded us as their saviors, and they answered the questions respectfully. Qin Yiheng asked about the birth dates of the three of them, and then asked if they had been to any special places or done anything special recently. In the end, the family said no. Qin Yiheng winked at me after hearing that, and it seemed that he had finished pretending, so I had to take over the conversation and tell the family that there was nothing wrong with the house, and it was probably a matter of fate. If they wanted to find a solution, they had to find a reliable fortune teller to take a look.
The family looked disappointed when they heard this. I felt a little sorry for them, but the matter was beyond our ability to resolve, so I had to get up and leave , preparing to go back.
Just as I was about to leave, the hostess of the house stopped me and asked me if the temple was a special place, but she had been there several years ago. Qin Yiheng turned around and asked her if she had done anything disrespectful in the temple. The hostess recalled and shook her head, saying no, because she was very pious at the time and made a wish. Her health was really bad. She heard from a friend that there was a temple nearby with a lot of incense and it was very effective, so she went there to pray for health. I don’t know if it was really effective, but after I came back, my health really got better. But the good days didn’t last long. Every now and then, the family members would suffer from serious illnesses that were more about money than life.
Qin Yiheng frowned after hearing her words, then turned around and sat back, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then asked the hostess, "Have you fulfilled your wish?" The hostess nodded and said she had. Qin Yiheng sighed after hearing this and said, "Then did you pay it back according to the price you made a wish for at that time?" This sentence made the hostess a little confused, and she was stunned for a long time without understanding what it meant. He continued to explain: "Repeat the words you made at that time to me." The hostess then recalled that she couldn't remember the specific words, anyway, it was to pray for health or something, and the disciple would rebuild your golden body for you in the future."
I got the general idea from this. It turned out that the hostess made a wish and it came true, but she didn't follow her promise to rebuild the golden body of the Bodhisattva, and the consequences came back to her. I interrupted and told Qin Yiheng my guess.
He nodded immediately after hearing this and said, "That's where the problem lies." After that, he asked the hostess to turn around and pointed to her back and told me that we couldn't see it with our naked eyes, but according to the magic, she was carrying something on her back, but he couldn't see what it was.
Now, the source of the problem has been found, but I am still confused. Aren't gods supposed to save all living beings and help the world? How can it be like loan sharking? However, I didn't ask this question in front of the family, I just asked for a solution on their behalf.
Qin Yiheng said that the solution was actually very simple, just fulfill the promise made at that time. However, there was no need to remake the statues, just donate the corresponding merit money. The family suddenly realized and immediately said that they would go up the mountain to donate the money the next day, otherwise no one would be able to bear it if they kept throwing it into the hospital.
I didn't stay any longer because the matter was resolved. Before I left, the family actually took out 2,000 yuan to give me, but I refused. Their family was already in a difficult situation and they were about to donate another sum of money. We didn't contribute much this time, so I just considered it as a . The family was very enthusiastic. After repeated refusals, they took the money back and finally treated us to a meal at the restaurant. During the meal, I quietly asked Qin Yiheng why these gods were so petty? He waved his hand and said, that's not the case. The words in the wish cannot be said lightly. If it comes true, you must repay the wish, otherwise you are fooling the gods, right?
There are always some people in life who worship as soon as they enter a temple and make wishes to any god. In fact, this is not good. It would be fine if the wishes you made were different. But if you make the same wish and it comes true later, you don’t know which temple to go to.
What he said seemed to make sense, and I finally understood why people donated hundreds of thousands of yuan to those big temples. It turned out that they were all going there to fulfill their vows. However, I always feel that I dare not say that there are no temples in the world that are effective, but I am afraid that most of them are ineffective. Many so-called effective things are just coincidences, because there are only two results, effective and ineffective. If what you prayed for is fulfilled, it may not be due to the blessing of the gods. However, I have seen too many of these mysterious things now. If I look into it, it is indeed hard to explain, so I will just believe it for the time being.
The meal was quite enjoyable. We didn't drink much, but the atmosphere was still very harmonious. We didn't go back that night, but found a hotel to stay in. It was definitely unsafe to drive overnight, and I was afraid of encountering traffic police checking for drunk driving, so I waited for a day and planned to return home the next day. That night, I wanted to chat with Qin Yiheng more under the influence of alcohol, but he fell asleep soon after entering the hotel. I couldn't wake him up, so I had to close my eyes and sleep until dawn.
The next morning, I was woken up by a phone call. The caller was the male owner of the house from yesterday. His attitude was still enthusiastic. He said that if we still had time, he could introduce us to a house. To be honest, this family is really nice. From what I heard from him on the phone, I guessed that he still felt that we would go back empty-handed without a red envelope. They were not very tolerant. This time they came specifically to introduce us to business. To be honest, I wanted to make this money. After all, I had already driven here, but I couldn't make the decision alone. Qin Yiheng woke up when I answered the phone, so I conveyed the family's intention to him. He didn't object. After all, he came here, so he agreed to take a look.
So, we immediately made an appointment to meet, and Qin Yiheng and I went to a restaurant to eat something. After we had enough food and drink, we went to meet the male owner, and the three of us headed straight to the east end of the city. Originally, I had the impression that this city was not big, but I didn't expect that it would take a long time to drive there. On the way, I asked the male owner about the general situation of the house. He said that this house was a street-side store, and it had been there for many years. However, it had not been demolished for several consecutive urban planning reconstructions, but was constantly renovated.
Previously, this area was home to a few state-owned stores in the city, so the location must be good. After the restructuring, these stores were split up and sold to different people, and they were basically used as stores. The one we were going to was converted into a dog meat restaurant, and it was said that the business was pretty good, but the boss passed away recently, and I don’t know why, the family didn’t plan to continue the business, and said they wanted to sell it, and the price was not high.
I was a little disappointed when I heard him say that. It turned out that this family didn't want to do the business anymore, but was in urgent need of money and wanted to sell the house quickly. In this way, although the price would be low, there wouldn't be much profit.
I wanted to go home, but he was kind after all, so I couldn't show it, so I just asked him the price. I didn't expect that the price he quoted me was surprisingly low. The price of buying this store was about the same as that of a commercial house. If I bought it at this price, it would be worth the trip, but obviously he wouldn't lower the price so low for no reason. There must be some reason. According to past experience, this price is directly linked to the house's good or bad luck, so it is certain that the house is not clean. As for how bad it is, we have to go there in person to know.
