ghost craftsman

Chapter 59 Xu Jianguo

Nanmen Village is not too far from our town, only about four or five miles away. We traveled all the way, and arrived at Nanmen Village at about 9:[-] in the morning.

According to my initial idea, I would find Xu Sanxiang directly, but the idea is always an idea, and it cannot be changed into reality, because I was fascinated by the scene in front of me as soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village.

But I saw that there were people standing in front of the main house in Nanmen Village, and the whole main house was completely surrounded. Those people scrambled to squeeze into the main house. Among these figures, I saw a few familiar figures. Some carpenters, even Chen Yukun, the coffin guy, were among them.

What's going on?Could it be that Xu Sanxiang invited more than me?
I murmured, walked straight into the village, and found another villager to inquire about Xu Sanxiang's address. I went out on business, and I guess I won’t be back until noon, and told me that the reason why so many people came to their village today is because the second and third of the three brothers of the Xu family are also hiring carpenters, and the wages are not low. Come so many carpenters to grab business.

Hearing this, I was very puzzled, so I asked the villager, didn't the three brothers hire a carpenter together?

The explanation given to me by the villager was that the three brothers did not agree with each other, and the new house of the three brothers involved the issue of providing for their parents.Therefore, on this matter, the three brothers failed to reach a consensus, and finally had to invite each other.

I generally understand. Some time ago, I was still wondering why the three brothers of the Xu family built three houses for their parents to provide for the elderly. Isn’t this a waste of money?

I didn't ask any more questions, after all, I was only here to work, so if I asked too many questions, it would appear that I was a gossiper.

Immediately, I found a clean place in the village and sat down. It is true that the rural people are hospitable. When the villager saw me sitting there alone, he invited me to his house and gave me Pour a glass of sugar 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 found out that this villager is called Xu Jianguo, he is about forty years old, he is thin and thin, there is a son in the family who is in junior high school, and he and the three brothers of the Xu family came from the same grandfather, so it can be regarded as a little relative.

"Little brother, don't blame the old man for talking too much. I'm afraid you won't be able to solve this matter." Xu Jianguo said while sitting opposite me, smoking a cigarette.

I understood what he meant, guessed it was about Xu Sanxiang's house being haunted, and said with a smile: "Uncle Jianguo, I'm young, I hope you can give me some pointers."

He took a puff of his cigarette and pouted his mouth outside, "See, those carpenters outside are all better carpenters in our town."

After speaking, he stared at me for a while, and continued: "You..., no, you are too young, and your skills must not be perfect yet."

Well, I was indeed too young, so I couldn't argue with him, so I said: "You always said that it's just that the teacher's order is hard to break, so I had to have the cheek to come and have a look."

Hearing what I said, he wondered: "Little brother, where did you learn the craft? Why didn't you call your master?"

I didn't hide anything, so I said: "My master is old ghost Liu. He is old and inconvenient to do this kind of physical work. That's why I asked the boy to come and have a look."

"Old ghost Liu?" He was startled, as if thinking of something, he hurriedly asked, "Is that the old ghost from Wangniutun?"

I hummed, my master's name is very famous in our town, and most of the villagers who work at home have heard his old man's name.There is no way around this, our town is only so big, the villagers know who is good at craftsmanship, like a mirror, very clear.

"Little brother, don't lie to the old man. Old ghost Liu's apprentice. The old man knows him. His nickname is Wang Dazi. He's almost 30 years old anyway, but he's not as young as you." Xu Jianguo didn't seem to believe me. He stared at me vigilantly, for fear that I would deceive him.

I smiled wryly, and quickly explained: "That's my senior brother, I was the apprentice the master accepted last year, and I have been learning crafts with my senior brother in the coffin shop in the town. If you don't believe me, you can always go to the town to see it. "

He was silent for a while, then asked me again: "Are you really Old Ghost Liu's apprentice?"

I hummed and said, "I dare not lie to you, I am indeed his apprentice."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jianguo got up abruptly and knelt down towards 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 the apprentice of Old Ghost Liu, you can naturally bear the kneeling of the old man. I think that when the old man built a house, the whole family almost survived, thanks to his help." , This saved the old man's family."

While speaking, he kowtowed to me three times, and continued: "The old man has always wanted to visit his old man these years, but he has always 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 excitedly, his voice started to tremble, he kept asking his wife to bring out more fruit, and then ordered his wife to kill a chicken, saying yes, today In any case, I have to have lunch at his house at noon.

Under the unfavorable hospitality, I nodded and agreed. Xu Jianguo was so excited, he grabbed my hands, and he was reluctant to let go. He kept saying something in his mouth. It is really great to see the benefactor's apprentice this time. He also said that ever since the accident happened in the house of the three brothers of the Xu family, he had been wondering whether my master would come.

Then Xu Jianguo pulled me and said a lot of words of thanks. At the end, he grabbed my arm and said in a deep voice: "Little brother, don't take this job, leave after lunch."

I looked at him suspiciously and asked him why.

He said in a deep voice: "Little brother, you are from outside the village and don't know what's going on here, so you may be deceived. I'm a local, but I know the Xu family's affairs very well. This is too dangerous. The old man can't let you take this risk, listen to uncle and go back after dinner."

I smiled awkwardly and said, "Uncle Jianguo, I know about his family, so please don't try to persuade me. Besides, the old master asked me to come and have a look. I can't just leave without doing anything."

His complexion suddenly sank, and he said, "Little brother, why don't you listen to persuasion? The old man is doing this for your own good. When the three brothers of the Xu family were building the house and laying the foundation, they buried four burials in the four directions of the foundation. A newborn calf, tell me, can such a house not be haunted?"

(End of this chapter)