Chapter 17: The Calming Talisman for Grandma Xu

At dinner, Grandma Xu came again to call Yang Fan to eat together.

After dinner, Grandpa Li went to wash the dishes, Yang Fan helped sweep the floor, and Grandma Xu sat on the sofa to rest. She asked her, "Yang Fan, what kind of job did you find on the street?"

Yang Fan replied, "Setting up a stall to tell fortunes."

Grandma Xu: “What?”

Yang Fan repeated, "I can set up a stall to tell fortunes. I have learned some skills in fortune-telling and drawing talismans, and I can make some money."

It took Grandma Xu a while to realize what she was talking about.

Last time, she thought the fortune-telling stall she told her about was a joke, but she didn't expect it to be true.

"Yang Fan, don't do anything deceptive," Grandma Xu frowned worriedly, "If you do this now, you will be arrested."

"Why don't you change your job? I'll ask your uncle Wenlin to find you a better job in town."

After Yang Fan wiped the table, he pulled a stool over and sat next to Grandma Xu. "Don't worry, everything I did is real."

Grandma Xu was happy, "Then you can calculate one for me... well... even if it means calculating when I can have a great-grandson."

Grandma Xu’s eldest grandson is almost 30 years old, and she thinks every day about when she can hold her great-grandson.

Yang Fan looked at Grandma Xu and pretended to count on her fingers. After a few seconds, she said to Grandma Xu.

"You'll be able to hold your great-grandchild by the end of this year."

Hearing this, Grandma Xu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "Great, great, by the end of the year, Grandma will have a great-grandson."

I don't know whether it's true or not, but she sounded happy when she said that she would have a great-grandson by the end of the year.

Her laughter was so loud that Grandpa Li, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, came out curiously and asked her what she was laughing at and why she was so happy.

Grandma Xu told Grandpa Li about their conversation just now.

As expected, hearing that he would have a great-grandson by the end of the year, Grandpa Li was also very happy, "Yang Fan, if I have a grandson by the end of the year, I will give you a big red envelope!"

It was obvious that the two old people only regarded her words as a lucky remark and did not take them seriously.

Yang Fan didn't care too much, she smiled and agreed, "Okay, then I'll wait for your big red envelope."

Grandma Xu: "Okay, I'll definitely pack a big one for you."

"it is good."

Yang Fan took out the calming talisman from his pocket and placed it in Grandma Xu's hand. "This is the calming talisman I drew. Put it between your pillows when you go to sleep."

"I guarantee that you two old people will sleep well!"

Grandpa Li suffers from lumbar disc herniation and Grandma Xu suffers from severe arthritis. The two elderly people often suffer from pain and cannot sleep well at night.

Regardless of whether the talisman is real or fake, Grandma Xu is very satisfied with her kindness.

She patted Yang Fan's hand, her wrinkled face full of kindness, "Good boy."

Yang Fan took out the cash she had exchanged at the supermarket from her pocket and gave 2000 yuan to Grandma Xu. "Grandma Xu, I don't know how to cook, and I may have to bother you often in the future. This money is my food allowance for one month."

She feels bad if he doesn't pay any money when he comes here every day to eat and drink.

Grandma Xu stuffed the money back into her pocket and said sternly, "If you give me this, I'll be unhappy!"

"It's just an extra pair of chopsticks for you, why are you taking the money? Take it back now!"

Yang Fan explained, "You guys need money to buy food, so I can pay for some of the ingredients."

"How much food can you eat? Put the money away!"

Grandma Xu: "We are very happy that you don't mind us two old guys and are willing to have a meal with us. We don't want your money."

"Yes, we don't need your money," Grandpa Li said after washing the dishes and walked over, "We wish you could come and eat with us every day." Without the children at home, the old couple could not help but feel lonely.

Now there is one more person at the dinner table, it’s a little more lively, and they are very happy.

So they resolutely refused to take Yang Fan’s money!
Yang Fan's money was forcibly stuffed back.

Seeing the two elderly people's tough attitude, she did not mention the matter again.

Yang Fan and Grandma Xu took a stroll around the village and said hello to the other grandparents, uncles and aunts to let everyone know she was back.

By the time I sent Grandma Xu home, it was almost dark.

Yang Fan returned home and first set up a formation in the yard. Then he went into the express delivery station to meditate and rest, waiting for the night to fall.

As night falls, the originally quiet and calm underworld begins to become lively.

Gradually, ghosts gathered towards the gate of the underworld. Jian Xiangdi and Liang Zishu were among them.

At 10:50 in the evening, many ghosts were waiting at the gate of the underworld for the gate to open.

"Have you heard? The new stationmaster of Huangquan Station is a tough guy!"

"How come I haven't heard about it? Last night, my uncle went to pick up a package and saw with his own eyes that the new stationmaster killed Wang Cheng's ghosts!"

"It's so scary, how dare you go to pick up the package? I don't even dare to go."

"Why should I be afraid of going? I'm not an evil ghost and I don't do bad things. What should I be afraid of?" the ghost said. "Besides, I'm not going there for the express delivery."

Yes, many of them were not going there for the express delivery, but to eat the spiritual fruits and vegetables in the village.

As long as the courier doesn't pick it up, they can go out three times with the same pickup information.

Liang Zishu and Jian Xiangdi, two ghosts going to work, stood among the ghosts, listening to the discussions of the ghosts around them, with subtle expressions on their faces.

Haha, I hope that when you go out and face that big devil, you won’t want to go home crying to your mom.

At ten fifty-eight, there were only two minutes left before the gates of the underworld opened, and more and more ghosts were gathering at the door.

Just then, multiple ghostly screams were heard from the back door.

"Hei Ming is coming!"

"Get out of the way, Hei Ming is coming!"

"Hei Ming! Why is he here?!"

The ghosts hurriedly moved to both sides, and in an instant, the middle position was completely empty, and the two ghosts Jian Xiangdi and Liang Zishu were squeezed to the back.

In the black fog, a sedan chair gradually appeared in the sight of the ghosts.

It was a large sedan chair carried by eight people. Inside the black sedan was a man in a green robe. The curtain blocked the man's face, and only his delicate chin could be vaguely seen.

Eight little ghosts carried the sedan chair to the gate, and just as they arrived, the gate to the underworld opened.

When the gate is opened, you can see the courtyard of Huangquan Station outside.

After exiting this gate of the underworld, you will reach the Huangquan Station in the world of the living.

Eight little ghosts carried the sedan chair out, and the other ghosts followed behind and swarmed out.

The two ghosts, Jian Xiangdi and Liang Zishu, wanted to squeeze forward. Fortunately, Liang Zishu was the size of an adult and could still push forward. However, Jian Xiangdi was the size of a child and was completely lost among the various ghosts.

Liang Zishu yelled, "Please make way for us and let us go out first. Only after we go out can we get the package for you!"

Unfortunately, everyone was in a hurry to get out, and no one was willing to listen to her.

(End of this chapter)