Nanmen Village is not too far away from our town. It is only four or five miles away. It is about 9 o'clock in the morning and arrives at Nanmen Village.
According to my original idea, I found Xu Sanxiang directly, but the idea is always an idea, and it can't change the reality, because when I arrived at the entrance of the village, I was fascinated by the sight in front of me.
But see, there were people standing in front of the hall in Nanmen Village, surrounding the entire hall. Those people rushed into the hall. Among these figures, I saw a few familiar figures, all in our town. Some carpenters, even Chen Yukun, the coffin guy, were among them.
What's the matter? Could it be that Xu Sanxiang invited me more than one
I murmured, walked straight into the village, and found a villager to inquire about Xu Sanxiang’s address. The villager was also very enthusiastic, and said a lot of things to me, generally speaking, Xu Sanxiang’s family today Something went out, and I guessed it would be noon to come back, and told me that the reason why there are so many people in their village today is because the second and third of the Xu family’s three brothers are also hiring carpenters. The price is not low. So many carpenters come to grab business.
After listening to this, I was very puzzled, so I asked the villager, aren't their three brothers the carpenter hired together
The villager explained to me that their three brothers were not in harmony with each other, and the new house of their three brothers involved the issue of providing for their parents. Therefore, the three brothers failed to reach a consensus on this matter, and in the end they had to ask for their own.
I understand a little bit. Some time ago, I was wondering why the Xu family’s three brothers were supporting their parents and building three houses. Isn’t this burning money? It’s been a long time since the three brothers have conflicts.
I didn't ask any more, after all, I just came to work, and it seemed that I like gossip after asking too many questions.
At the moment, I found a clean place in the village to sit down. To say that the rural people are hospitable, this is not false. The villager saw me sitting there alone, so he invited me to his house and gave me Pour a cup of sugar and boiling water and let me rest at his house. When Xu Sanxiang comes back, he will call me.
I thanked the villager and chatted with him for a while at home.
During the chat, I learned that this villager was named Xu Jianguo. He was in his forties and was thin and thin. There was a son in the family who was in junior high school. He came down from the same grandfather with the three brothers of the Xu family.
"Little brother, don't blame the old man for talking, I'm afraid you can't solve the matter this time." Xu Jianguo sat opposite me, smoking a cigarette, and said.
I know what he meant. I guess it was referring to the haunting of Xu Sanxiang's house. I smiled and said, "Uncle Jianguo, the kid is young. I hope you will give me some advice."
He took a puff of his cigarette and snarled outside, "See you, those carpenters outside are all carpenters with better craftsmanship in our town."
As he said, he stared at me for a while, and continued: "You..., no, you are too young, and the craftsmanship must not be home yet."
Well, I'm really too young to argue with him, so I said: "What you always said is that it's just that the teacher's fate is hard to violate, so I have to come over and take a look cheeky."
He heard what I said, and he was puzzled: "Little brother, where did you learn the craft, why didn't you call your master?"
I didn't hide it, so I said, "My master is Old Ghost Liu. His old man is too old to do this kind of physical work. That's why I asked the kid to come and take a look."
"Old ghost Liu?" He was startled, as if thinking of something, and hurriedly asked: "Is it that old ghost in Wangniutun?"
I hummed, my master's name is quite resounding in our town, and most villagers who work in farming at home have heard the name of his old man. There is no other way. Our town is just that big. The villagers who have good craftsmanship are like Mingjing in their hearts, and they are very clear.
"Little brother, don't lie to the old man, Liu Laogui's apprentice, the old man knows him, his nickname is Wang Hezi, and he is almost thirty years old, but he is not as young as you." Then Xu Jianguo didn't seem to believe me, one His face stared at me warily, for fear that I lied to him.
I gave a wry smile and quickly explained: "That's my brother. I was the apprentice the master took last year. I have been learning crafts from the coffin shop in the town with my brother. If you don't believe me, you can always visit the town. "
He was silent for a while, and then asked me: "Are you really Liu Laogui's apprentice?"
I hummed and said, "I dare not lie to you, I am indeed his old man's apprentice."
As soon as the voice fell, Xu Jianguo stood up and knelt down at me. I was so frightened that I quickly pulled him up and said anxiously: "What are you doing all the time? Get up quickly."
He opened my arm and said, "Little brother, since you are Laogui Liu’s apprentice, you can naturally bear the kneeling of the old man. When the old man’s house was built, the family almost died. Thanks to his old man’s move. , This saved the old man's family."
While talking, he squatted three heads at me and continued: "Over the years, the old man has always wanted to visit his old man, but his old man has been reluctant to see me. I didn't expect to meet his apprentice here today."
At the end, Xu Jianguo almost didn't cry. He grabbed my arm with excitement. His voice began to tremble. He kept asking his wife to bring out more fruit, and then ordered his wife to kill a chicken, saying yes, today. At noon, I have to have lunch at his house anyway.
With the kindness, I nodded and agreed. This made Xu Jianguo excited. He grabbed my hands and was reluctant to let go. He kept saying a word. It was great to see the benefactor’s apprentice this time. , And said that since the Xu family’s three brothers’ house had an accident, he has been thinking whether my master will come.
Then Xu Jianguo pulled me and said a lot of thanks. At the end, he grabbed my arm and said in a deep voice: "Little brother, don't pick up this job, and leave after lunch."
I looked at him suspiciously and asked him why.
He said in a deep voice: "Little brother, you are from an outside village who doesn't understand what's going on here. You are likely to be deceived. I am a local, but I know everything about the Xu family. It's too dangerous. The old man can't let you take this risk, listen to your uncle, and go back after dinner."
I smiled awkwardly and said, "Uncle Jianguo, I know about his family, so don't persuade you anymore. Besides, the old master, let me come and see, I can't just leave without doing anything."
His complexion suddenly sank, and he said, "Little brother, why don't you listen to me? Old man, this is for your own good. When the Xu family's three brothers built the house and lay the foundation, they buried four places in the south, east, north, and west of the foundation. A new born calf, you say, can such a house be haunted?"
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