After finally walking onto the platform, I found several people standing on it. Except for two of them I didn't recognize, I had seen the rest, the lazy soldiers in the small courtyard.
I've never seen those two people, an old one and a young one. The old one was wearing a gray Tang suit with buttons on the front. The clothes looked a little shabby and even had patches on them. A piece of cloth of the same color was wrapped around his head. He was very silent. There he was smoking a dry cigarette, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking.
As for the young one, he was dressed very normally. He was wearing a whitened yellow military uniform and a wrinkled military hat on his head. He was puffing out his cheeks and playing a small emerald green bamboo flute. His skills were probably too poor. , there was no sound from the bamboo flute, and it looked like he was still playing with a red face and bulging veins.
I don't even bother to despise him. I think my third son can make a bamboo whistle and whistle loudly with a piece of bamboo leaf.
Looking back and seeing Surou's expression, I guess this kid had the same idea.
At this time, there was a little commotion among the snakes. When I looked back, it turned out that the man who had just helped me bring a message to Master had come in. Seeing that everyone didn’t care, I didn’t care anymore, so I asked Master. , asked: "Master, why are you here?"
"Nonsense, I must be here. Last time I discovered that this place is a gathering place. If I raise it for a few more decades, I'm afraid the entire countryside will be affected. By then, I'm afraid it will be hard to be inhabited. It's okay that I didn't see it. , after seeing this, can you ignore it?" My master's neck stiffened, as if he was annoyed that I asked such a stupid question.
Su Rou next to him had a confused look on his face. He was born in New China and grew up under the red flag. Even if he believed in ghosts, he would never be able to accept the idea that people gather in the underworld and it is difficult for humans to survive.
I reacted quickly and asked immediately: "Master, was it you who caused such a big commotion?"
"Ah, is there a problem?" Old Man Jiang put his hands into his sleeves, looking so proud. He was probably waiting for me to praise him. He was like this, and he cared very much about the praises of children.
But I looked sad and looked worried for him.
"Sanwa'er, what's wrong with you?" Old Man Jiang didn't wait to praise me. Instead, he saw a worried look on my face, and now he was also curious.
"Master, I know, you want to help the people in the village, but what are you going to do now? You lied to them and said you got work points, but what will you do when you don't? The work points can be exchanged for food, how are we going to pay them back now? "I heard you were worried. I was born in a rural area and know the importance of work points. It's not surprising that I can think of this!"
As soon as I finished my words, everyone on the platform started laughing. Even the serious old man who was smoking a cigarette grinned, with wrinkles on his face like tree bark.
As for the little guy who was playing the bamboo flute, he also wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. His eyes were as tight as crescent moons, and his face became even redder.
"You bastard..." Old Man Jiang couldn't hold back his face anymore. He was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood, and raised his hand high.
I shrank my neck, knowing that this slap would not go away and I might have to be spanked. However, I didn’t expect that this slap never landed. In the end, it landed on my head very softly. Touched my hair a few times.
"Forget it, you are thinking of me, and you also said how can we repay you? It seems that you don't regard Master as an outsider, so I won't beat you today." Old Man Jiang's face was a little strange. He looked very touched like that, but he Be intentional about feeling tense.
"Old Jiang, you have a good apprentice, and you have a master in your heart. Look at my stupid apprentice." The old man who smoked cigarettes spoke, and his voice was like two stones rubbing together, which was very unpleasant.
"What a good apprentice! I haven't taught him my skills yet. I can't catch up with Mr. Wu, your apprentice. Look at how serious Xiao Ding is." Old Man Jiang was quite modest, but he smiled obscenely.
"Forget it, look at how stupid he is. Even these little snakes can't be driven away. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my housekeeping skills." The old man, whom my master called Old Wu, scolded him. As an apprentice, he is quite capable.
When the young man named Xiao Ding heard this, he turned his head and looked at us and his master, his eyes filled with grievances.
I feel chilled in my heart, thinking that my cheap master hasn’t taught me my skills yet. Do you think if he teaches me and I don’t do it well, will I end up like this little Ding
But Old Man Jiang didn't know what I was thinking, so he just pulled me over. No, it was like pulling a bunch of potatoes from the field. There is a guy behind me who is pulling on the corner of my clothes!
"Old Wu, this is my apprentice, Chen Chengyi. Let's call him Sanwa'er. The fat boy behind..." My master didn't know Su Rou's name and turned to look at him.
Su Rou was smart enough. He quickly stepped forward with a silly smile and said, "My name is Su Laifu. My nickname is Su Rou. Master, just call me Su Rou."
'Pa' Su Rou also received a blow on the head. Old Man Jiang stared at him and said: "Master, don't bark randomly. You have to be good and call... well, just call me Mr. Jiang, Lai Fu, Lai You are indeed rich, and you look like a lucky guy."
Su Rou could not understand the series of words that my master was talking about. He could only cover his head and screamed like Mr. Jiang. He was so fucking ungrateful. He was like a traitor. It was that Jiang. The old man was so happy to be called that he smiled so coquettishly.
"Okay, Sanwa'er, Su Rou, this Grandpa Wu in front of you is a good friend I met here a few years ago. He is very capable. He is a snake player. There is no one like him in this world. An uncertain snake." My master introduced this old man to me and Su Rou.
Su Rou and I quickly called Grandpa Wu, and the old Mr. Wu laughed a few times, which was very successful in making Su Rou and I goosebumps, mainly because the sound was so unpleasant.
"The two little kids are quite clever. Let me give you some gadgets." As he said that, the old boss Wu handed Surou and me a small bamboo tube each.
Su Rou and I took it over and took a look. The small bamboo tube was tightly sealed, and there were a few small holes in the lid at one end. It was just like the bottle used to pour pepper noodles. When you smell it, it smells pungent. The smell of the bamboo tube hit my face. There was a small hole in the bamboo tube, and a rope was hung on it. At first glance, it seemed to be tied around my waist.
"It's not a small gadget worth mentioning. It's usually tied around the waist, but it can also protect you from snakes, insects, rats, ants, especially snakes. In an emergency, open the bamboo tube and pour out some of the powder inside. The effect will be It's better." The old boss Wu explained a few words in an understatement.
Su Rou and I were immediately shocked. It was so amazing. What a good thing. We immediately put the bamboo tube away, like a treasure.
"Why don't you hurry up and thank you, Grandpa Wu." Old Man Jiang shouted from the side, and Surou and I thanked him immediately. Especially me, I felt so fresh that I couldn't help but take out the bamboo tube and play with it.
Old Man Jiang ignored us and squatted directly next to Old Man Wu. He looked at the snakes on the ground with some worry and said: "I didn't expect that there is such a game in this remote country. What are the things raised down here?" But it’s incredible, I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with now.”
The old boss Wu came back: "I don't understand these things, but you are good at it. I only know that this place where the yin gathers has attracted a snake spirit, which is a big deal. Snakes like the yin." , the snake spirit avoids people, and rarely appears in people's eyes. This cemetery is also close to people, and it comes here to practice. It can be seen that this gathering place is extraordinary. If someone is willing to do it, you can guess The purpose is unclear.”
Old Man Jiang sighed and asked: "Old Wu, are you sure you can get rid of the snake spirit? It's blocking the door of the shady house. I don't know if it's been attacked or not?"
Old Wu was about to answer, but then Xiao Ding turned around, finally put down the green bamboo flute in his hand, and said in a northern dialect: "Master, I have no choice."
I originally wanted to ask Master what a snake spirit is, and what kind of powerful guy is there underground, who can be more powerful than the ghost transformed by Li Fengxian's resentment? But the young man named Xiao Ding said so, so it’s hard for me to ask. I have to let others resolve the matter first.
Is he out of options? Could it be that the bamboo flute can't play and is out of tricks? Anyway, with my confused little mind at the time, I couldn’t figure out why.
"Forget it, it's normal for a group of snakes to gather together and not disperse when there is a snake spirit. Your abilities are lacking and you need to practice more in the future." Hey, don't look at the way the old Wu boss scolded his disciples. At this time, he still cared for his disciple.
After saying that, he walked over, took the bamboo flute from Xiao Ding's hand, sat down at Xiao Ding's seat and started playing, again, no sound.
Xiao Ding smiled at me with relief. He was a pretty good-looking guy with big eyes and deep dimples, but he was a bit shy.
"Ding doll, come here." The master waved to Xiao Ding, and Xiao Ding came over and sat down next to my master. His face was slightly red, and he lowered his head a little shyly. He didn't know what to say to my master.
"At first glance, he looks like an honest boy, unlike you and Su Rou, who are shameless mountain monkeys!" So, in Old Man Jiang's mind, I, this heroic warrior, am just a mountain monkey
"Why are you so stupid? You can't even play a bamboo flute?" I leaned over, next to Xiao Ding, and asked without hesitation.
"That's right, that's right, or I'll tell you to play the bamboo whistle." Surou helped. Anyway, we both felt that it was so pitiful that Xiao Ding didn't play the bamboo flute for a long time.
Old Man Jiang chuckled and looked at me and Surou like idiots without explaining.