Xingnian Tea House

Chapter 42

At ten o'clock in the evening, the guests left one after another, leaving only Qiao Xingnian, so he released Liu Man and planned to teach her how to make tea.

As soon as Liu Man was released, she began to complain like Tao Hui, saying, "It's too boring in the bell. You keep me locked up for such a long time. I don't want to stay in it."

"Since you have signed a contract with me, you have to abide by our agreement. If you go back on your word, it will be regarded as a breach of the contract, and you will be directly dragged into hell."

When Liu Man heard this, his complexion changed immediately, and he pouted dissatisfiedly, and said, "If I had known earlier, I would not have signed a contract with you."

"It's too late to regret. Besides, do you think I'm willing to sign a contract with you? I got 500 million for Tao Hui, but you can't even get 1. I have to train you for free so that you can get a job." , Pay me back, if I have the time, I can just find a grieving ghost, it is better than helping you."

From what Liu Man heard, it was true that Qiao Xingnian was at a disadvantage. She said coyly, "You said it's too late to regret it now, and you're still nagging, aren't you a man?"

Qiao Xingnian was amused for a while, and said: "Your mouth is really bad, but this face is good-looking. Otherwise, even if you are alive, you won't be able to get married."

Qiao Xingnian's words did not make Liu Man angry, but instead pleased her, saying: "Don't worry, even if I can't get married, I won't look for you like this."

"Sure enough, a man and a woman can never win a quarrel." Qiao Xingnian smiled helplessly, and said, "I didn't call you out to quarrel with you, but to train you so that you can start working as soon as possible. If you have made enough money, leave quickly, I really can't stand you!"

"Training? How to train?" Liu Man knew what is enough and said, "I look like this now, if you ask me to be your salesperson, aren't you afraid that I will scare people to death?"

Just as Qiao Xingnian was about to speak, the store door was pushed open, and Yan Huai walked in from the door.

Qiao Xingnian raised his eyebrows, and with a slight smile on his lips, he said, "The old man is here."

"Boss Qiao, the three-day deadline has expired. I'm here to buy charms." Yan Huai put a wad of money on the counter, and then said, "This is 2 yuan. Can I buy two at a time? Yes. In this way, I have to go out for a few days, and I'm afraid I won't be back until a week later, so can Boss Qiao be accommodating?"

Yan Huai's posture was very low, Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "Yes. Can I ask the old man where he is going?"

Hearing Qiao Xingnian's response, Yan Huai seemed relieved, and said, "Recently, there is something wrong with the supply of the tea house, and I have to deal with it."

"So it's about the tea house. I thought the old man was running around for Yan Feng."

Yan Huai's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I've done my best with that kid's matter, what will happen to him in the end depends on how the law judges."

"Apart from Yan Feng, does the old man have any descendants?"

"There is also a granddaughter." Yan Huai looked a little anxious, and said, "Boss Qiao, it's getting late, and I have to go to the detention center. Look..."

"I'm curious about one thing. I thought the old man would come during the day, and the spell was already prepared. I didn't expect the old man to come late at night. Will the detention center still allow visitors at this time?"

Yan Huai's expression was startled, and then he reacted, and said: "I have something to do during the day, and I don't have time to come here. I don't feel at ease about letting others come, so I rushed here non-stop after I finished my work."

Yan Huai didn't answer about the detention center, and Qiao Xingnian didn't ask any more questions. He took a talisman from the drawer and handed it to him, saying, "This talisman is valid for seven days, which just meets the requirements of the old man."

Yan Huai took the talisman and said tentatively, "Boss Qiao has figured out that I have something to go out recently?"

Qiao Xingnian smiled slightly and said, "Old man, it's getting late, and Yan Feng is still waiting, so I won't keep you for tea."

Yan Huai looked at Qiao Xingnian, feeling that the smile on his mouth became more and more unpredictable, complex emotions flashed in his eyes, then he said goodbye to Qiao Xingnian, turned and left the tea house.

Liu Man had been standing beside Qiao Xingnian, staring blankly at the money on the counter, and said, "You are not short of money at all, why do you want to help me?"

Qiao Xingnian looked up and said, "I'm not short of money, but I'm short of a salesperson. If it weren't for your good looks and good temperament, I wouldn't do such a thankless job."

Liu Man is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart, knowing that what Qiao Xingnian said is not from the heart, and the purpose is not to burden her.

"I also said that my speech is not good, and you are not much better." Liu Man was moved in his heart, but his mouth was not forgiving. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I will work for you for a while, can you put these Send the money to my grandma?"

"You haven't started working yet, are you going to pay your salary?"

"Anyway, there's a contract, and you're not afraid that I won't be able to sign up. At worst, you'll charge me interest, and I'll work for you for an extra month. It's all over, right?"

"You should learn how to make tea with me now. If you can't learn it, it's useless to talk more."

"Why don't you just make tea? It's not difficult. I'm a top student in school. Don't underestimate me."

"It's hard, you'll know it after you learn it."

Making tea may seem simple, but it is very particular. Not only do you have to keep in mind the type of water, temperature, and amount of tea leaves you need to make each type of tea, but you also need to master the steps and time of brewing.

After mastering these, you have to ensure that your movements are graceful and your demeanor is friendly, so that the tea drinkers will find it pleasing to the eye.

It took Qiao Xingnian only three hours to teach her to recognize each kind of tea, and she barely memorized them all. As for whether she can answer the question tomorrow, it's really hard to say.

Looking up at the clock on the wall, Qiao Xingnian yawned and said, "I'm here today, it's time to go back."

Liu Man's eyes were dry and his head was dizzy just by recognizing tea, and said, "I didn't expect that there are so many kinds of tea!"

"What do you think? Otherwise, how could there be a tea culture? The knowledge in it is profound. If you study hard, if you can't master it, I won't let you work. I'm afraid that my brand name will be smashed."

"It's so unfathomable, it's not bullying me. I don't understand. You make a cup of tea and I'll try it. I want to see the difference."

Qiao Xingnian looked at her amusedly, and said: "If you want to drink tea, then wait until you pass the test tomorrow, otherwise you will continue to admit it."

Although Liu Man's face was impatient, his eyes were on the tea leaves on the table, and he kept mumbling until Qiao Xingnian put away everything.

After packing up his things and closing the store, Qiao Xingnian took out his phone and looked at it. There was an unread text message from Lin Nanyue.He opened it and looked, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Seeing this, Liu Man asked curiously, "What's the matter, what happened?"

"Jiang Xue is missing."

"Who is Jiang Xue?"

"I'm also a student of Hu University..."

Qiao Xingnian repeated what Lu Xiaomei said today.

"So Yan Feng was able to grasp my preferences so accurately because Jiang Xue provided him with information?" Liu Man frowned.

"Yes, Yan Feng used those videos as a threat to ask her to inquire about the target's preferences, and then launched an offensive. You are the nearest one."

"She actually helped that kind of scum! In all likelihood, she wasn't missing, but was killed."

"I think so too, but Yan Feng has been arrested for so many days, Jiang Xue's murder should have nothing to do with him."

"Didn't you say that someone else killed us, it should be that pervert."

"I think so too. Let's go, follow me to the lake and see if you find anything."

"Do you think Jiang Xue's ghost will be in Huda?"

"I don't know. I just think that there seems to be a lot of things happening in Huda recently, so I want to go and have a look."

"Then how do we go?"

"Take a taxi."

Qiao Xingnian took out his mobile phone and booked a car. After waiting for about 10 minutes, the car arrived.

Qiao Xingnian sat in the co-pilot habitually, while Liu Man went to the back seat.

The driver turned his head to look at Qiao Xingnian, and said with a smile, "It's so late to go back to school."

"No, I'm not a student, I just live near Huda."

"I said, the door of the dormitory has been closed at this point, even if you go back to school, you can't get in."

The driver looked to be in his 30s and was very enthusiastic. He chatted with Qiao Xingnian, as if he was afraid that he would fall asleep.

Four or ten minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of Huda. Qiao Xingnian paid and got out of the car, watching the car leave far away.He found a secluded place without surveillance cameras, released the physical state, and led Liu Man into the school swaggeringly.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Liu Man felt uncomfortable, and said, "Seeing that you are so familiar with the school, you used to be from Huda?"

"Lake University School of Special Education."

"Special education?" Liu Man stopped, looked at Qiao Xingnian in surprise, and said, "Are you disabled?"

"I can't hear." Qiao Xingnian pointed to his ears, and said, "Actually, it's good if you can't hear. At least it can be clean, like being with you."

"You can't hear it? Impossible, I didn't see it at all."

"I just can't hear the voice of the world, but I can hear the voice of the underworld."

"Oh." Liu Man nodded his head halfway and then stopped, saying: "That's not right, when you were talking to Yan Feng's grandfather just now, you didn't see him sign language with you."

"I can read lips." Qiao Xingnian said helplessly, "Where is your broadcasting department, lead the way."

"you……"

"Shut up!" Qiao Xingnian interrupted Liu Man and said, "Can you stop for a while and let me take a closer look at the surrounding environment."

Liu Man curled her lips in dissatisfaction, but said nothing, pointed to the left path, and walked straight forward.

As Qiao Xingnian walked, he carefully observed the surrounding environment. This was the first time he had returned to school since graduation.

Their college is in the northeast corner of Huda, and the students in the innermost building are all disabled, and basically they will never leave the college. Even the nearby medical department, they have never been to it.

Because of their own disabilities, many people are sensitive and inferior, afraid of causing trouble to others, and afraid of being viewed in a different light.

Many newly built schools in modern times are located in the outskirts of the city, with a remote location and a heavy yin atmosphere. However, there are so many students with strong yang energy in the town, so they are not afraid of accidents.

Following Liu Man all the way to the Broadcasting Department, and strolling around in it by the way, Qiao Xingnian didn't find anything unusual.

"There's nothing wrong, let's go, let's look elsewhere."

As soon as the two of them reached the gate of the building, they heard footsteps coming from behind them. They turned around at the same time, and found a boy with a backpack walking over, muttering, "It's over, it's over, why should I?" Asleep, really..."

When the boy came to the gate, he saw that it was locked. He pushed it resolutely, turned around a few times irritably, and then picked up the phone and dialed out.But he made several phone calls one after another, but couldn't get through, so he sat down by the door helplessly.

Liu Man walked around the boy and said, "Is he from our broadcasting department? He looks so cute, I don't think so!"

"There are so many students in your broadcasting department, but you still know them all? And he probably isn't your type."

"It's really not, it's too milky, I like more mature ones. But even if you don't have a boyfriend with this kind of appearance, you can still be friends, and it's good to look at."

The boy sat on the ground and looked at his phone, completely unaware that there were two ghosts standing beside him, criticizing him.

"Boss, can you help him?"

"What help?"

"The teaching building is closed, and it won't open until tomorrow morning. Don't you think it's pitiful for him to stay here overnight?"

"Does that mean that after helping him out, you have to help him back to the dormitory?"

"That's right, I forgot if you didn't tell me, the dormitory building is also closed at this point, it's impossible for him to get in without help."

"It's summer now, and he's so young, even if he stays here for one night, it won't do anything. If we help him, he might be scared enough."

"It's true, just looking at his face, I can't bear to let him be wronged."

"Squeak", the sudden sound startled the boy, he swallowed his saliva in fear, and said, "Who? Where is who?"

"Ding", the notification sounded on the phone, the boy looked down and saw that the battery was low.

"Yeah, it's really a leaky house and it's raining all night, this little milk dog is too unlucky."

"Squeak", there was another door knock, the boy leaned back again, looked nervously at the stairwell not far away, and said, "Who? Don't be kidding, I... I have a heart disease, I can't stand the scare, If I get sick and die, you are a murderer!"

Liu Man was amused when he heard it, and said, "The little milk dog is timid, but he has a good brain."

Qiao Xingnian didn't speak, but looked in the direction of the stairwell.

Liu Man didn't hear Qiao Xingnian's reply, turned to look at him, followed suit, and asked curiously, "What are you looking at? Is there anything there?"

"Yes. Didn't you feel his breath?"

Liu Man was stunned, and the resentment around him surged, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared at the door of the stairwell.Through a door, she felt a faint resentment, and the next moment she passed through the door and entered the stairwell.

Liu Man is a grieving ghost, and her ability is higher than that of ordinary grieving ghosts. Qiao Xingnian was not worried that something would happen to her, but turned her eyes away to look at the boy beside her.

This boy was very beautiful, if it wasn't for the obvious Adam's apple and flat chest, he would definitely think it was a girl.There was no resentment entangled in him, but there was a resentful ghost following him. Qiao Xingnian deduced that the resentful ghost should be the boy's relatives and followed him from afar because he couldn't let him go.

"Who are you? What grievances do the boys outside have with you?"

Liu Man's voice came from the stairwell, but no response was heard.

"If you don't say it, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hearing Liu Man's impatient voice, Qiao Xingnian couldn't help but sighed helplessly. This man's temper is really hot, and he would strike at the slightest disagreement. He doesn't look like a girl.

Qiao Xingnian was about to go and see what was going on, when he saw a lot of resentment suddenly gushing out from the gap in the door of the stairwell.Qiao Xingnian frowned, stepped forward to block the boy, chanted the spell silently, took out a spell, and held it in the palm of his hand.

The resentment rolled violently, and then two ghosts appeared, one was Liu Man, and the other was also a girl. The scarlet eyes and the resentment around her all confirmed her identity as a resentful ghost.

Qiao Xingnian's eyes fell on the lower part of her calf. The ankle was bloody, and she had no feet.

Seeing Qiao Xingnian staring at the feet of the grieving ghost, Liu Man couldn't help being startled, and then said, "Do you suspect that she is the owner of those feet?"

"Don't you think it's too coincidental?"

"Coincidence? What do you mean?"

"If she is the owner of those feet, we bumped into each other as soon as we came, don't you think it's too coincidental?" Qiao Xingnian frowned as he looked at the grieving ghost opposite.

"Maybe she was killed in the school herself, and she is also a student in our school. It is not a coincidence that we ran into her."

At this moment, the grieving ghost suddenly said, "Who are you and what do you want to do?"

Seeing her speak, Liu Man said, "Hey, I asked you first, who are you, why are you following him, do you know that the resentment in you is harmful to him?"

Hearing that Liu Man's tone didn't seem to be harming the boy, the ghost's expression softened a little, and he said, "I didn't want to hurt him, I just wanted to see him from afar."

"you like him?"

The grieving ghost looked at the boy with very gentle eyes, and he could tell that she had feelings for him.

The grieving ghost withdrew his gaze, gave Liu Man a cold look, and said, "It's none of your business."

"You..." Liu Man just wanted to go back, but suddenly realized something was wrong, and said, "Boss, this is wrong. If she likes puppies, how could she be cheated by Yan Feng? If she wasn't cheated, how could she be harmed?"

"Yan Feng? You know Yan Feng!"

The resentful ghost's scarlet eyes stared at the two of them tightly, and resentment surged around him.

"Calm down, I was killed by Yan Feng just like you, and I was worse than you." Liu Man said, pointing to his body.

The resentful ghost was stunned, and the resentment around him also stagnated, and said, "You were also killed by Yan Feng?"

"It's not just the two of us. Look at the cuts on my body. My current body is spliced ​​out. Your feet should be my current feet."

The ghost's figure flashed, came to Liu Man's side, knelt down and looked over.She reached out to touch her, but she passed through Liu Man's feet.

"This is my foot..." Resentful Ghost looked up at Liu Man, and repeated, "This is my foot."

Qiao Xingnian took the opportunity to ask, "Are there any characteristics about your feet?"

"Who are you?" The grieving ghost looked at Qiao Xingnian and said, "Does she have your body parts on her?"

"No, he's a man." Liu Man quickly waved his hand, feeling the atmosphere of a horror movie, which suddenly turned into a comedy movie with her words.

"I am a spirit crosser. I signed a contract with her to find out the truth of her death, purify her grievances, and help her reincarnate."

Seeing the puzzled look on the grieving ghost's face, Liu Man explained: "He is the private detective I hired. I paid for it, and he helped me find and kill my murderer."

"He is also a ghost, how can you help me? Besides, isn't Yan Feng the one who killed you?"

"At first, I also thought that the person who killed me was Yan Feng, but later I realized that there was someone else who killed me. Yan Feng was just an accomplice. Don't underestimate him, he is a shackle, that is, a policeman from the underworld. The police in Yangjian joined hands to help me find out the truth."

"Anyone else? But in my memory, the murderer is Yan Feng."

"Before you died, were you injected with something, and then you woke up and became a ghost?"

The complaining ghost nodded and said, "That's right, it was Yan Feng who gave me the injection."

"That's right, I was also given an injection, but it was not poison, it was just an anesthetic. After Yan Feng stunned us, we were sent to the murderer, and then the murderer dismembered our body organs and spliced ​​them together. into a new corpse."

"Why did the murderer kill us? Why spliced ​​it into a new body?"

Liu Man shrugged and said helplessly, "You asked me about this. I'm a normal person, and I really can't understand perverted thinking."

Qiao Xingnian looked at her in surprise. She didn't expect this resentful girl to talk about her death so peacefully in just a few days.

Not only her, but also Tao Hui, could it be...

Qiao Xingnian reached out to touch the Soul Requiem Bell around his neck, guessing in his heart: probably because they all stayed in the Soul Requiem Bell before.

"Do you know where Yan Feng is?"

Liu Man nodded and said, "Yan Feng was arrested and is now in the detention center, don't you know?"

"I recovered my memory, so I went to his house to look for him, but there was no one in his house. I waited for a long time at his house, but nothing came."

"Then you just recovered your memory not long ago. Don't you like this little milk dog? How could you be deceived by Yan Feng?"

Resentful Ghost looked at the boy who was huddled in the corner, with a complicated expression in his eyes, and said: "I liked him for three years, and finally got up the courage to confess to him, but he refused. I was very sad during those days, Yan Feng was like this It's time to step in."

"So that's the case." Liu Man nodded and said, "My name is Liu Man, what's your name?"

"My name is Liu Meng."

"Liu Meng, are you also from our broadcasting department?"

"No, I'm from the art department."

"Oh, how did you know him then?"

"We are classmates in high school, and I was admitted to Huda because of him."

"No wonder. He is really good-looking, but it's a pity that you have no destiny."

"Why don't you seek revenge from Yan Feng?" Facing the peaceful Liu Man, Liu Meng was even more puzzled.

"I went. I almost got it. He stopped me." Liu Man turned to look at Qiao Xingnian.

"He stopped you? Why?"

"Because if I kill Yan Feng, I will become a fierce ghost. Not only can I not be reincarnated, but I will also be sent to the eighteenth floor of hell. Although I really want to take revenge, I can't take my future life into it, so I signed a contract with the boss, I gave him money, and he helped me find out the truth and bring the murderer to justice."

Seeing that Qiao Xingnian had no intention of speaking, Liu Man curled her lips and said, "Liu Meng, I completely understand how you feel when we both have the same experience. Not to mention anything else, Yan Feng has harmed us for the rest of our lives. In the first life, in the next life, we can't ruin our future life because of this scumbag, right?"

Maybe it was the same experience, Liu Meng's expression softened, and he said, "Can we really catch him?"

Seeing this, Liu Man made persistent efforts and said, "We've been caught. It's thanks to the boss. Yan Feng is in the detention center now, and the police are doing their best to handle the case. I believe it won't be long before the truth comes to light. He will get what he deserves." Even if we are punished, we can start a new life."

"But..." Liu Meng looked at the boy in the corner with deep reluctance in his eyes.

"You can't bear him?" Liu Man also looked over and said, "He is really good-looking. It's just that we are dead, and we are cut off from people and things in this life, including his future life. But you also Don't be sad, maybe you can meet someone better in the next life, you love him, and he loves you too, it's better than unrequited love now."

Liu Meng listened to Liu Man's words. She looked at the boy in silence for a long time, then smiled relievedly, and said, "You're right, I'm dead, no matter how reluctant he is, he won't have anything in his future life." Me. What's more, I'm already unclean and not worthy of him."

"It's not your fault." Liu Man stepped forward and wanted to hold her hand, but it was empty, and said with a smile, "I always forget that I am a ghost."

Liu Meng was amused by her, and said gratefully: "Thank you!"