Old Zhang's face, which had originally cleared up like dispersing clouds, turned somewhat peculiar upon hearing these words.
Should I say I bought it or that I didn't?
Drawing a pig on yellow paper, no matter how cute the little pig is, it can't be a talisman!
If I say I didn't buy it, but spent a thousand yuan, wouldn't that be outright lying to my family?
"Dad, did something happen?"
Having lived together for so many years, Old Zhang's expressions naturally couldn't escape the keen eyes of his family.
"I... this..."
"Alas. Grandma Wen passed away, leaving behind only a granddaughter, just in her early twenties."
"Dad, what's going on?"
Old Zhang's wife, having lived for decades, instantly pulled out a red string from his collar. "Is this a talisman? Didn't they say Grandma Wen passed away? Has this little girl inherited her mantle?"
The family's eyes were fixed on Old Zhang, and Old Zhang had no choice but to recount the matter in every detail.
The expressions on the faces of his wife, son, and daughter-in-law were all different, but they all conveyed the same meaning: Old Zhang had been deceived!
"Dad! This is obviously a scam!"
Old Zhang's wife directly took down the talisman paper with her hands, and as soon as his grandson heard the words "Peppa Pig," he immediately came over to watch.
The whole family stared at the little Peppa Pig on the yellow paper.
"This little trickster, daring to deceive us! I'll go get the money back tomorrow!"
"Dad, how can you listen to a little girl's nonsense? Young people nowadays are too much! After all, we're neighbors, doing such a despicable thing!"
Old Zhang looked displeased, "Enough! No one is allowed to go! Let's consider this as me repaying Grandma Wen's favor. Next time, I just won't go!"
The grandson, holding the Peppa Pig talisman paper, was overjoyed and had already run back to his room to play.
"Hiss!" Old Zhang clutched his cheek, the pain was intense.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just accidentally bit my tongue."
As he stood up to get a drink of water, he tripped over the stool and almost fell.
If I fall, this old body of mine might..
The meal was not yet finished when Old Zhang, who had just taken a bite of fish, suddenly opened his mouth, "Fish bone, fish bone!"
He had never been afraid of fish bones when eating fish, but now his throat hurt terribly, burning with pain every time he swallowed.
Softening fish bones with vinegar, stuffing them with vegetable leaves and swallowing them whole—every folk remedy had been tried!
But Old Zhang's fishbone was stuck right there, no matter what he did, it wouldn't go down or come out, and his face started turning red.
A fishbone getting stuck in the throat, a rare occurrence, happened to him.
"Hospital! Let's go to the hospital right now!" the daughter-in-law immediately said, standing up to look for the health insurance card.
When the family was busy packing things to go to the hospital, the wife suddenly muttered, "I thought it was nothing, how did it get serious again?"
Old Zhang felt a jolt in his heart upon hearing this. Did his troubles start when his grandson took the talisman paper?
"Quick, give me the talisman paper!"
The others didn't understand what he meant, but they immediately took the talisman paper from the child's room and handed it to Old Zhang.
Fortunately, the little grandson didn't tear Peppa Pig in half.
The moment Old Zhang grasped the talisman paper, he felt the pain in his throat diminish by more than half.
Old Zhang walked over to the water cup, picked it up, and gulped it down in one go.
The others stood by watching him, without saying a word.
After drinking the water, Old Zhang leaned on the sofa, slightly out of breath, his expression excited, "I think I'm better."
Everyone's expressions were different; it was truly unbelievable.
Peppa Pig is this effective???
"Dad, how about we give it another try?"
The moment the son said this, he immediately received a loving slap from his father!