palm river mountain

Chapter 24 A Weird
"The gift from Mrs. Duan San...the wine shop...is really ingenious, and the wine has been placed on the shelf of Bogu, which is quite cherished."

Listening to Duan Yi's sincere question, Yan Jing's mouth twitched slightly.

Back then, as soon as they returned to the south of the Yangtze River for the funeral, they hurriedly set out for the expedition. When they came back, they received a thank-you gift from the Gu family in Jiannan.

While precious, it's not surprising.

Only one of the thatched sheds is eye-catching.

The ten-year-old Miss Duan didn't have any good gifts, so she couldn't get together eleven more hairpins, together with the previous one, to make a box full of Cui Zigeng's heads.

Yan Jing still remembers the indescribable face of the person who came to give the gift, "My little lady made it herself, thank you benefactor for saving me."

It was the restaurant where they met, about the size of a food box, with distinct thatch roots on the roof, and even the tables and chairs placed in front of the restaurant were old and looked mottled with time.

He found it quite interesting, so he held it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

It just so happened that Cui Zigeng came out of the house after applying the wound medicine, his clothes were still half hanging, he asked suspiciously, "Are you going to die? Burn this kind of house to yourself, I'm afraid my husband won't be able to survive the winter in the underworld. "

At that time, Yan Jing almost couldn't bear it.

……

Duan Yi's eyes lit up as she listened, "Thank you for your compliment, sir. I think it's still a mile away from being ingenious."

Yan Jing's face suddenly became colorful.

Girl, the old man didn't praise you!
Cui Zi looked at it even more, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, "Thank you for giving me the gift at that time, it has already been settled."

Before Duan Yi could continue to reply, Mr. Qi, who was standing on the steps, snorted coldly. He groped around his waist twice, took off a copper ring, and threw it at Duan Yi, "Go to Kaixi box, pull out the contents."

He said, patted his buttocks, and sat down on the threshold.

"I've been waiting for you to come. If you want to see it quickly, you'll get him away earlier and send him to reunite with Master."

Duan Yi caught the brass ring, with a lonely key hanging on it, she glanced at Qi Langzhong in some surprise, and walked towards the locked door of the west chamber.

She often comes here, but the door of the west wing is always locked.For six years, she didn't know what was inside.The husband didn't say anything, and she was not a troublesome person, and she never asked.

The door lock hadn't been opened for a long time, and it was a little stiff. It took a long time to open it.

The moment the door was just opened, a cloud of dust hit her face. Duan Yi squinted her eyes and held her breath. When the dust fell to the ground, she saw a thick black coffin in the center of the room.

Beside the coffin was a cage with the lid open, and inside it were shrouds and quilts that had been placed for an unknown period of time.

Even, in the corner of the room, there are two maids made of paper. Although they are covered in dust and there are spider webs on the top of their heads, they can't hide their beauty.

Duan Yi looked up at the beams of the house, the beams were empty and there was nothing, but somehow she remembered what Zhilu had said to her.

Qi Langzhong failed in many trials, became lame and lost his wife, hanged himself but failed to hang himself, it is simply miserable in the world.

Mr. Yan, who was still smiling before, looked at it, sighed softly, went to the door to call someone, and carried the big coffin out of the room.This group of people have all been on the battlefield, not to mention their combat achievements, they are all good at collecting corpses.

After a while, the old magic stick was settled.

Duan Yi took out the newly bought birthday quilt and covered it for him, and then stepped aside.

Qi Langzhong sat there motionless, Yan Jing did not talk to him, took incense himself, and bowed with Cui Zigeng.

"Senior brother and I also have a grudge. When I heard the news of the death, I should have clapped my hands and laughed... But that's all, I don't blame you for being so small-minded. Let's go all the way, go to the underworld, and remember not to lie to the master again. .”

Yan Jing muttered a few words, burned the paper money, and brought the hammer from Craftsman Guan, "What are you doing in a daze, let's seal the coffin, let senior brother Chu go to the ground earlier for peace."

Duan Yi patted the shavings on the corner of her skirt, and stood aside with a dazed expression.

"Sir, didn't my grandfather say that he would invite the great monk to do water and land rituals? Maybe there are other people who will come to express their condolences? If this person is gone, at least he will have to stop for three days."

Listening, Mr. Qi rolled his eyes, "I'm dead, why do you pay attention to such things? If I die, you will burn me to ashes and scatter me in my melon field. Melon, big and sweet."

Duan Yi turned her body silently, watching Cui Zigeng's subordinates, led by the strong man named Dongping, carry the coffin out the door.

"Sir, you should take a look at the beauties you prepared for yourself in the room, and then say this," she thought, and with a flash, she went into the room and carried out the two paper figurines, stuffing them into Cui Zigeng's mouth. in the arms.

Then he picked up the basket of paper money on the ground, followed beside the coffin, and sprinkled it silently.

Seeing that Cui Zi was still not moving, she turned her head and asked in surprise, "You can't hold the little general?"

Cui Zi took a deeper look at her, grabbed the two paper figurines, looked to the side, saw a big stone, took a deep breath, slipped it up, "Take it as a tombstone."

Duan Yi's eyelids twitched, she turned her head quickly, and concentrated on throwing paper money.

She was afraid that if she didn't hold back, she would blurt out a fool!

Cui Zi took a deep breath, looked at the stone in his hand expressionlessly... and looked threateningly at Yan Jing who was about to laugh out loud.

A group of people walked out of the city, and then went to pray for Langzhong's Guashan to finish the funeral, and it was almost dusk.

Only then did Duan Yi realize that her stomach was growling with hunger.

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Cui Zigeng leaning forward and handing her a dingy steamed bun.

"Eat slowly, you may break your teeth."

Duan Yi took it and looked around. Those military men who carried the coffin had found a grassland at random and sat down cross-legged, with a gray steamed bun in each hand, and the familiar one, took the wooden bucket, and arrived From the nearby well, draw water to drink.

Duan Yi took a look, smiled relaxedly, went into the melon shed of Qi Langzhong, moved a small stool out, sat on it, and gnawed loudly, "Although the voice is loud, it is more fragrant than fine noodles! It is not as good now. In war, why does the little general bring these with him when he goes out?"

Cui Zigeng shook his head, "I'm not a general anymore, just call me Cui Zigeng, or Cui Bolin."

"Cui Bolin?" Duan Yi's eyes moved, and she suddenly remembered that most of the men in Dazhou had a sign, and Cui Zi should be Bolin.

Cui Zi didn't pick up on it, and just concentrated on eating the steamed buns.

Duan Yi saw that the person didn't want to talk too much, shook her head, and moved towards the praying man, "Sir, don't be sad, the past will be burned away. When you die, the students will definitely burn ten or eight beauties for you. "

Qi Langzhong glared at her angrily, "You can't stop your mouth if you have something to eat."

As he said, he turned his head away and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Seeing Yan Jing watching him snicker, he snorted again and raised his chin.

When I returned to Qingyun Lane, it was just the beginning of the Chinese lanterns.

Duan Yi had just bid farewell to Cui Zigeng, when she saw Zhilu standing on tiptoe looking around, "Is this what you learned today, why did you come to the door eagerly?"

"The girl knows how to joke! Madam, Wu Niang, and Erlang came to our yard and said that they would have dinner together after the girl came back!"

Zhilu said, looked towards the door for a few times, and asked in a daze, "Girl girl, who is that gentleman, he is so handsome!"

(End of this chapter)