ghost craftsman

Chapter 60

Upon hearing this, I stared at Xu Jianguo in astonishment, and said tremblingly, "You... did you see it with your own eyes?"

He gave me a blank look, and said, "Little brother, I shouldn't have said this to you. You know, the old man has a little relationship with the three brothers of the Xu family. There are certain things that cannot be said to the outside world, but you are the benefactor's apprentice. The old man can't hurt you, you better go!"

I groaned, said a word of thanks to him, and said, "Uncle Jianguo, I am a teacher, I cannot leave!"

To be honest, when he heard that the three brothers of the Xu family buried newborn calves under the foundation, I wanted to leave. The reason is very simple. There is a very old legend that the newborn calves were buried under the foundation. Housing is prone to natural disasters, such as floods, landslides, ground fissures and other natural phenomena.

People at that time were not as developed as they are now, and they didn’t know what a natural phenomenon is, so they thought it was God punishing the people who built the house. The general meaning was that the place where the house was built was not right, and they had to pray to God for reasons. Foundation approach.

But laying the foundation like this is definitely not enough. After all, building a house is a good thing. How can we dig holes under the house, and digging holes in ancient times was used to build houses for the dead, which is too unlucky.

Ever since, people at that time would bury some dead animals under the foundation.

Well, the problem is coming.

What kind of dead animal is buried?
This is also particular. Generally, houses pay attention to burying old buffaloes, old scalpers, and some monkeys. It means praying that these animals can bless their houses, and their descendants will be honest and honest.

Later, when people's ideological awareness was high, they felt that burying the corpses of old buffaloes and yellow cattle would take up too much space, so they used a pair of ox hooves instead. Pig blood and other things have evolved to this day, and they have been banned with chicken blood.

For example, the three brothers of the Xu family buried their newborn calves, which also happened in ancient times, but this omen is not good, and it has a short-lived meaning in it.

After thinking about it, I looked at Xu Jianguo and asked him, "Uncle Jianguo, why did the three brothers of the Xu family do this?"

He shook his head and said: "How does the old man know, but I am not the only one who saw this, the village head of our village also saw it. In his words, the three brothers of the Xu family are cursing their father to die earlier." , and the reason why the house has such a tricky thing is because their behavior has been condemned by God."

Hearing this, I couldn't laugh or cry, what was this about, so I said, "It shouldn't be like this!"

He shook his head and said, "Little brother, you just entered the industry and don't understand the details, and the old man is an old man who eats more salt than you eat rice. Don't pick it up, if your master blames it, you can just push the responsibility to the old man."

I smirked, and didn't know how to answer him, so I simply sat on the side and didn't speak. Xu Jianguo seemed a little anxious, and said a lot of words, basically telling me to leave quickly.

In the end, when Xu Jianguo saw that I couldn't get into the oil fume, he said, "In this case, you must bring the old man with you. If something happens, the old man can help you."

I didn't object, I nodded and agreed.

Afterwards, I chatted with Xu Jianguo at home for a while, he was the one talking, and I would reply occasionally.

Time is a thing, sometimes it is very fast, sometimes it is terribly slow. When I stayed in Xu Jian's country until noon, I felt as if centuries had passed.

But then again, the Chinese food in his family is quite hearty. He kills chickens and fish, and even cooks a dish of stewed soybeans with pig’s trotters, which makes me feel embarrassed, but Xu Jianguo keeps persuading me to eat more , And made me two taels of white wine.

During the meal, Xu Jianguo went out several times, saying that he was watching Xu Sanxiang come back.

To my disappointment, even at noon, Xu Sanxiang still didn't see anyone.

After the meal, Xu Jianguo's daughter-in-law cleaned up the table, and Xu Jianguo and I sat facing each other. He first handed me a cigarette, and then said, "Little brother, are you really sure you want to take over this matter?"

I hummed and said, "A teacher's order is hard to break."

He sighed and said: "Well then, the old man won't say much. During the meal, I went out to inquire. Xu Laoer and Xu Laosan also hired a carpenter, and one hired a carpenter from the town. The coffin man, Chen Yukun, invited Liu Ergou from Jiaokou Village."

Hearing this, I frowned. The coffin man had an old grudge with me. Although he was scared of being beaten by the third master a few days ago, but now that the third master is not here, I guess the coffin man will trouble me.

As for Liu Ergou in Jiaokou Village, I have heard of this name before. I heard from my senior brother that this Liu Ergou was in his fifties, but few people knew what his original name was. They only knew that he was called Ergouzi. Now it's the year of Dayan, but the name is Shunkou, so it's called it.

Although this Liu Ergou's name is not very elegant, but his craftsmanship is very exquisite. In the words of the senior brother, apart from the master, this Liu Ergou can be said to be the leader of our Nanping Town.

But, I don’t know what’s going on, this Liu Ergou has always been at odds with the master. I once asked my brother why, but my brother only replied me with one sentence, he said, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

When Xu Jianguo saw that I was stunned and did not speak, he asked me tentatively, "Little brother, are you afraid?"

I shook my head and told him the truth, "I have a problem with that coffin man, and that Mr. Liu Ergou has a problem with my master. I'm worried that the two of them will make trouble for me."

He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm a local, with me by my side, they dare not do anything to you."

I hope so!
I thought to myself, and didn't have any intention of talking, so I took out my cigarette and started smoking.

About half an hour later, Xu Jianguo's daughter-in-law ran over and said that Xu Sanxiang was back and asked me to go there.

I didn't hesitate, stood up, and walked outside the house, and Xu Jianguo followed.

When I saw Xu Sanxiang, it was at the door of Xu Sanxiang’s house. He was in his early fifties, wearing gray sportswear, a pair of white sneakers under his feet, a red hat on his head, and a pair of sunglasses above the bridge of his nose. People look very fashionable.

To my surprise, there was a young man standing next to him.

I know that young man, he is the magic stick that I met in Gaochao Village some time ago, real Tantai.

Seeing his face darken, how could this guy be here? However, after thinking about it, he was relieved. Nanping Town is only so big, so it is inevitable that he will meet acquaintances.

Right now, I was about to open my mouth to expose that real person Tantai, he seemed to have discovered my plan, before I could speak, he immediately walked over, put his arms around my shoulders, exclaimed, and said: "My God, brother, you Why are you here, come on, let's go to the side and chatter."

I was the most ruthless magic stick in my life. I opened his arm and said in a deep voice, "You..."

Before I finished speaking, he grabbed me and walked to the left. While walking, he handed me a red envelope. I squeezed it, and it was estimated to be several hundred.

(End of this chapter)