In 1992, which was 18 years ago, Zuo Chen was only a few months old.
At that time, Zuo Chen's parents were still around.
Zuo Chen's family was very poor back then. Their old house was still a mud house. They were so poor that they could not even afford a kitchen knife.
The rice was borrowed, the vegetables were also borrowed, and the knife was also borrowed!
At this moment, a middle-aged man passed by Zuo Chen's old house. It was the middle-aged man in front of him.
The middle-aged man's surname was Xu, Xu Jiu. At that time, Xu Jiu was still relatively young. He was only a young man in his twenties, about the same age as Zuo Chen's father.
He carried the curtain on his back and stuck the kitchen knife and scissors in his hand. He walked to the door of Zuo Chen's old house and asked Zuo Chen's father if he wanted to buy a knife.
"How did you buy this saber?" Zuo Chen's father was called Zuo Tian, and he looked like a big Zuo Chen. His face was tough, but unlike Zuo Chen, Zuo Tian's face was gentle, much gentler than Zuo Chen's.
"I'll give you the knife on credit. I'll collect the money when your ancestor's corpse comes back to life!”Xu Jiu's eyes were smiling. His smile was very gentle. He didn't put on any airs. He was just an ordinary kitchen knife seller!
"Ancestor's corpse? What did he mean? The ancestor had been dead for more than a hundred years. He had probably turned into ashes.”Zuo Tian was stunned. He looked at Xu Jiu strangely, his eyes full of disbelief.
His ancestor was a figure from one or two hundred years ago. If he wanted to resurrect his corpse, he had to have a corpse!
"I don't care if your ancestor turned into ashes or not. In any case, whenever your ancestor's corpse comes back to life, I'll come to collect the debt!”Xu Jiu shook his head gently. His eyes flickered with an inexplicable light. Wisps of golden light appeared in his eyes, as if he had seen through some profound mystery, or as if he had understood the destiny.
This kind of gaze was not something a twenty-year-old young man could have!
Knowing destiny meant that he was at least fifty years old!
It was unbelievable that a 20-year-old young man had the eyes of a 50-year-old middle-aged man.
Obviously, Xu Jiu had a story, and it was a very mysterious one.
Hearing Xu Jiu's words, Zuo Tian became interested and asked curiously,""You said that the ancestor's corpse came back to life. Why would the ancestor come back to life? If the ancestor doesn't come back to life, wouldn't this saber be given to me for nothing?”
"Of course, there is someone. No, there is something that wants to steal the luck of your Zuo family and cut off the inheritance of your Zuo family. If it doesn't come back to life, why not give this saber to you?”Xu Jiu smiled confidently. His words had never failed to come true!
Shi definitely knew how to cheat!
"Forget it. How much do you think this saber is worth? I'll buy it. I won't do those weird things!”Zuo Tian pulled out a kitchen knife from behind Xu Jiu's curtain and nodded in satisfaction.
This kitchen knife was polished smooth and the blade was sharp. It was obvious that it was a fast knife. It was not a problem to blow off short hair!
"You can't buy my knife even if you have money. Besides, do you have the money to buy my kitchen knife?”Xu Jiu looked at Zuo Chen's old house and teased him with a smile.
"This…"
Zuo Tian smiled bitterly. His family did not have much money left.
His wife had a difficult labor, and after the operation, she fell seriously ill. She had almost spent all of the family's savings.
If it weren't for his good relations with the villagers, he would have starved to death by now!
Now, Zuo Tian was also taking care of his wife and son at home. He had no job and no income. His days were indeed difficult.
"Alright, I'll loan you a knife. Leave your address. When I have money, I'll definitely send it to you!”Zuo Tian gripped the kitchen knife in his hand tightly and spoke in a deep voice. He looked at Xu Jiu with a solemn gaze.
"No need. I'll come when the corpse comes back to life!”
Xu Jiu smiled and waved his hand. Then, he looked at Zuo Tian with some hesitation. Then, he smiled casually and looked at Zuo Tian. He said again,"I have two things to say, and you can only listen to one of them. Do you want to hear about yourself or your son?”
Zuo Tian was a little stunned. He looked at Xu Jiu and teased,""Don't tell me you know fortune-telling?"
"It can't be considered fortune-telling. So, which one should I listen to?”Xu Jiu waved his hand and looked at Zuo Tian. His eyes flickered. At this moment, he was very serious.
"This…"
Zuo Tian looked at Xu Jiu's serious expression and fell silent. He looked at the old house and listened to his son's cries. After a long time, he said,""I want to listen to my son!"
"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?" Xu Jiu looked at Zuo Tian and frowned.
"There's no need to consider. That's my son. What's there to consider?”Zuo Tian grinned, his smile was very carefree. As long as his son was good, it was enough. Why did he care so much about him?
"Alright…"
Xu Jiu nodded and looked at Zuo Tian with a sigh...
After a long silence, as if organizing his words, Xu Jiu slowly opened his mouth and said in a deep voice,""Your son will have a tribulation when he grows up. If he can survive it, he will definitely soar to the heavens, bring glory to his ancestors, and stand out!”
"Um…"
Zuo Tian looked at Xu Jiu in shock. He didn't expect Xu Jiu to really know how to read fortunes.
But what kind of fortune-telling was this? He didn't even look at his son and said that he would be successful in the future?
Who are you lying to!
"Then what if I can't?" Zuo Tian said faintly as he looked at Xu Jiu.
"I can't…"
Xu Jiu shook his head and did not say anything else. Obviously, it was not a good thing. If he could not get through it, he would naturally die!
"Forget it. I gave birth to a son. I'll lend you a blessing. If my son really succeeds in the future, I'll return this money to you tenfold, a hundredfold!”Zuo Tian threw everything that had happened to the back of his mind and thought that Xu Jiu had said something auspicious.
Xu Jiu looked at Zuo Tian and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, he smiled and said,"I don't need you to pay me back ten times or a hundred times. When your ancestor's corpse comes back to life, I'll collect the debt.”
Zombie…
Another zombie!
Zuo Tian looked at Xu Jiu with a dark face. This guy, can't he say something auspicious…
However, he didn't dwell on this matter. He smiled and said,""Alright, it's settled then!"
Xu Jiu nodded and looked at Zuo Tian, saying in a deep voice,""Since you've said it, then you have to do it. You can only owe the debt of the person who borrowed the knife, but you definitely won't go back on your word!”
"Don't worry, the entire village knows about my reputation!”Zuo Tian patted his chest and promised.
With that, the oath and the deal were established!
Eighteen years later, the loan man came to collect the debt!
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