Chiwu Langdan descended the left shoulder mountain and headed south. The two of them rode the fire dragon horse and laughed all the way, but the speed was not fast.

"Master allowed me to go with you this time, which must be in response to our family affairs." Chiwu smiled innocently.

"I didn't say I wanted to get married." Seeing Chiwu's smile, Lang Dan teased.

"Why do you say this when you have returned to the house with me?"

"Don't be annoyed," Lang Dan blushed cheeks, "Childhood sweetheart, do you still doubt my intentions?" ”

Chiwu was appeased, laughed and scratched his head, and said no more.

"I heard you mention it before, your real surname is 'Hugh'?" Lang Dan thinks that if he wants to go to Chiwu's house, he always needs to know the population and general temperament of his family, and he will not lose his sense of proportion when he arrives, and he will be generous with a smile.

"Before entering the teacher's door, my real name was 'Xiu Honghe', ranked second, and the eldest brother, named 'Xiu Haohe'. We are closed, and we are also a big family in the house. ”

Lang Dan groaned a little, and said lightly: "My sister mentioned to me before that there is a big town in the south of the shoulder mountain, which is very rich, and there is a lake on the edge of the town, which is called."

"Nianzi Lake." Chiwu continued.

"Exactly." Lang Dan smiled: "Is there an allusion to this name?" ”

"You're clever," Chi Wu smiled, "When I was a child, my mother mentioned this lake, saying that there was a dragon demon in it. Devoted himself to practicing the early immortal class, and was later degraded and trapped in the lake. She once gave birth to a daughter, and after being demoted, her daughter died, and then she turned into a human form every night and embroidered tiger head shoes on the shore. The people in the town and the villagers saw that the dragon demon did not do evil, and only offered a pair of tiger head shoes and dived back into the lake. The villagers took their shoes and put them on their own child, who was immediately very clever and intelligent. Later, every family in Hujian Town made tiger head shoes, and through this legend, the sales were also booming. ”

When Lang Dan heard this, his heart was gloomy: "Thinking of that dragon demon, it must be a girl's heart." ”

Seeing this, Chiwu comforted: "Your girl's family will always be sad and sad, the dragon demon is just a rumor, don't take it to heart." ”

The two chatted all the way, and arrived in town only after it was dark that day.

Chiwu took Lang Dan to the outside of the Hugh Mansion Gate, this mansion is also magnificent, with high walls and wide doors, and a deep mansion compound. The house in front of the house should be a newcomer, and when he saw the two of them come forward, he asked loudly, "Who is it?" ”

Chiwu saw that Lang Dan was smiling, and he was not annoyed, and responded: "The old butler is here?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a gray-haired old man came out of the mansion, he quickly crossed Chiwu, slammed down, turned around and returned, looked at Chiwu for a long time, and said happily: "Second young master, you are back!" ”

"Fifth uncle, it's me." This is none other than Chen Wu, the old housekeeper of Hugh Mansion.

"You go to the inner room first, and I will go to the old lady quickly, and they will be happy if they know that you are back."

When Chiwu Lang Dan heard this, he walked into the Hugh Mansion with him.

When Master Xiu heard that Chiwu had returned home, he hurried to the hall, but his mother was wet and was stopped by Master Hugh.

"It's a great joy, don't cry, stir up the fun."

As soon as the second elder arrived at the main hall and sat down, Chiwu Langdan rushed to give a salute. When the two saw their son and saw Lang Dan, they were even more overjoyed.

"The child went to the Zhiri Palace to learn art, and he was away from home for more than six years, and he failed to serve him, and the child was not filial." Chi Wuxing bowed and said, his nose was already sour.

"My son!" Master Hugh hurriedly helped Chiwu up.

"Little girl Langdan, please say hello to Uncle Hugh and Aunt Hugh." Lang Dan also gave a deep sigh. Mrs. Hugh picked her up and pulled her to sit beside her.

"Around the palace master of Zhiri, all the spirits are beautiful."

This town is also known to everyone, and the name of the Japanese Palace is known.

"Born so handsome." When Mrs. Hugh saw Langdan, she was even more pleased.

The four of them had a conversation in the hall, and after a while, two people came in a hurry outside, the man in front of him was dressed as a rich man, dressed in a white gown, printed with green bamboo dark lines, and the instrument was very similar, and it looked very similar to Chiwu, followed by a beautiful woman, with a very gentle expression.

When the two came to the front of the hall, they first saluted the second elder of the Hugh family, and then the man pressed his arms with both hands, and said happily: "Second brother, you will eventually return home." ”

This person is the eldest brother of the Hugh family, Xiu Haohe.

Chiwu also did not hide his joy, and said busily: "Big brother, I have been outside, and you have to take care of it at home." As he spoke, he looked at the woman on the side, and said respectfully: "Sister-in-law, your parents are grateful for your service and care." ”

"Why do you and my brother need to see each other? When you enter the main door of Zhiri Palace, it is already the lintel of Guangyao Xiu's house. ”

"There is a letter to the family, and the incense is inherited, I don't know where my little nephew is now? It's time to turn five years old, right? ”

"I am sorry for you," said Mrs. Hugh with a smile, "my good grandson, your nephew, whose single name is 'Mao', must have fallen asleep at this time." ”

"Hugh? It's an interesting name. ”

"Take the meaning of verdant and verdant, may it grow up safely, and help the Hugh family to spread its branches and leaves." Xiu Hao and Ying said: "This trip is coincidental. Tomorrow is the fifth birthday of Zhu'er, and we will have a family reunion and a family banquet. ”

When Chiwu Langdan heard this, his heart rejoiced. This family gathers in one place, and you come and I talk very happily. When it was about to pass, Chi Wu thought that his parents were old and needed to sleep early, so he said goodbye to Lang Dan and returned to their respective bedrooms.

On the second day, Hugh's house got up early. Everyone in the family is full of joy, one to celebrate the return of the second son, and the other to celebrate the birthday of the little master, which is a big event.

Because Lang Dan is his daughter's family, and he is the first time he has seen the Chiwu family, he doesn't dare to snooze; When he got up early in the morning, he asked the maidservant where Mrs. Hugh was, and went to ask for peace. Lang Dan knew the shadow of the Sun Palace, and behaved decently, Mrs. Hugh loved herself, and took her to visit her daughter-in-law and Xiu Ming.

The two of them arrived in the inner courtyard, and Xiu Wei was having fun with a few little guys. Seeing his grandmother coming, he hurriedly came over: "Yu'er asks grandmother for peace." "This Hugh's face is like a full moon, and a pair of glassy eyes are very alert.

"This sister was born beautiful, and Yu'er likes it." Listening to this, Lang Dan's heart was sweet, and he hurriedly handed over the sugar sticky at hand.

"You're a human spirit." Mrs. Hugh laughed.

Shao leaned, Xiu Mao's mother came over, everyone saluted each other, and Lang Dan said lightly: "But I don't know how to call it." ”

Mrs. Hugh smiled: "You also call your sister-in-law." When Lang Dan heard this, his face turned red again, and he didn't respond for a while.

Seeing this, Xiu Ming's mother hurriedly said: "My mother's surname is 'Fu', and my single name is 'Tong', so my sister can call me 'Sister Tong'." ”

The three of them gathered in one place, gossiping, and Xiu Yu came up from time to time to join in the fun. In this way, at noon, the little maid in the outer hall came to spread the word and start a banquet, and the three of them carried Xiu Yu to the outer hall.

Chiwu Langdan sat next to him, and Chiwu whispered: "I can't find you in the morning, I went to please my future mother-in-law." Chiwu snickered, but Lang Dan feigned anger and kicked Chiwu lightly under the table, the two were playing, and Master Hugh had already raised his glass to the banquet.

"Today, I congratulate my son Honghe on his return, and also celebrate the birthday of my good grandson, I will pass this thing to my good grandson, hoping that it will become a dragon and leave home." After that, a small servant handed over a plate from the side, covered with a dark red brocade handkerchief. Master Hugh took off the brocade and saw a pair of tiger head shoes in it. The workmanship of this shoe is very exquisite, and the two tigers on the left and right are lifelike. If you look closely, it is even more unusual - the sole is pure gold, the upper pattern is also embroidered with gold thread, and the tiger's eyes are dark pearls, which are very rare and valuable. Interestingly, this tiger whisker is different from the others, soft and slender, one end is attached to the shoe, and the other end hangs more than a foot long from the ground.

"This is a long gift from a long man many years ago, and it has been treasured for a long time, so that I can rest my home and be happy and safe, and it is very spiritual." Master Hugh continued: "The Hugh family has been in the silk and cotton business for many years, and I am grateful for the full support of all of you. Master Hugh gave a sigh, "Please be happy today, and rest when you get drunk." ”

The guests responded one after another, pushing the cups and changing the lamps endlessly.

"Chiwu," Lang Dan said lightly, "Do you know the origin of the golden shoes?" ”

Chi Wu shook his head and responded, "I left home at a young age, and this is the first time I've seen these shoes. ”

The two whispered, unable to hide their curiosity.

At night, or because of this half-day feast, everyone was tired and went back to their houses to rest.

When he first entered the ugly, he was shocked to hear a sharp cry in the courtyard, like a dagger piercing his chest, shattering the peaceful dream. Chiwu was frightened and flew to the courtyard to find out.

After a while, Lang Dan and others also followed. Everyone gathered together, and the servants of the house came with the lamps, and this party saw clearly: Xiu Mao was soaked, as if he was asleep, and the tiger's head and gold shoes were worn on his feet. And Fu Tong was also soaked, his hair was scattered, and there were water droplets dripping. She was hugging Hugh and weeping in a low voice, and it was she who made the scream just now.

Seeing his wife and children like this, Xiu Hao panicked in his heart, and rushed forward and said, "What happened?" ”

Fu Tong shouldn't, just sobbed.

"What happened? Why is Ru'er like this? Xiu Hao hugged Xiu Ming, but his fingers went to the bottom of his nose, and after a while, he got his breath, this party was determined, took a deep breath, and said slowly, "Go back to the house quickly, change your clothes, don't catch a cold." ”

Chiwu leaned over and helped Xiu Haohe up and asked, "Big brother, how is Zhu'er?" ”

"The snort is steady, and it is okay to think about it." Xiu Hao and Chong Xiu said lightly: "You don't need to panic. ”

"Send someone to ask for a doctor, you always need to take a look at our peace of mind." Master Hugh said as he held Mrs. Hugh.

The group hurried to the courtyard where Xiu Hao and he was. After changing his clothes and settling Xiu Ming properly, Fu Tong couldn't suppress his fear, his voice trembled slightly, and he said slowly.

"After dinner, Zhu'er was noisy and uncomfortable in the chest, and the nurse saw that she couldn't be appeased and came to look for me, I thought that today was his birthday, so I left the nurse and accompanied me in the room." Fu Tong sobbed.

"At that time, Tong'er confessed to me, and then I went to the account office." Hugh Hao and the answer.

"At first, there was nothing abnormal, I thought it was because of some food accumulation, I helped him rub his chest, and then he fell asleep without making noise. Until the middle of the night, I heard the sound on the side, and vaguely saw Yu'er turn over and get out of bed, grope for the pair of golden shoes given by her father at today's banquet, hurriedly set up, and ran out of the house. Fu Tong paused, "I was startled and called him softly, but when I saw him looking back at me, his eyes were glowing green, and then he ran out, extremely fast. I followed all the way, but it was difficult to make out the trace, and I followed the sound of the golden shoes landing on the ground, and chased them to the garden. ”

Chiwu Lang Dan glanced at each other, knowing that this matter must not be simple.

Before I could react, I heard a plop, I knew it was bad, and when I looked closely, I had already lost my trace. I thought he must have stumbled, and without thinking about it, he jumped into the well. The well was quite deep, and the well water was cold, and I was bent on finding him, groping around, thinking that he was not water-sensitive, and I was even more worried. ”

Fu Tong paused for a while, took a few long breaths, and then continued:

"Then I lost all my strength, swallowed a lot of well water, and became dizzy. Who knew that at this time, Fu Tong's hands clenched suddenly, and his voice was raised: "There was a force in the well that suddenly held me up, and before I could react, I was already sitting on the ground in the courtyard, and Yu'er was also by my side. ”

Xiu Hao stepped forward and held Fu Tong's hands, as if he had something to say, but in the end he was still silent. He turned his head to look at Chiwu and said, "Second brother, you have studied under the Zhiri Palace Master for many years, may you find out the cause of this matter?" ”

Chiwu said to Master Hugh respectfully: "Dad, do you have the origin of today's golden shoes?" ”

When Master Hugh heard his daughter-in-law's words mention the golden shoes, he was already uneasy in his heart, and now he was asked by Chiwu, and he felt even more ashamed. Fortunately, the doctor told Hugh that he was fine, but he was frightened and cold, and if not, he would have to regret it.

"I have good intentions, how can I be like this?" Master Hugh got up, seemed to have lost his way, and muttered: "Those shoes were sent to the house by a Taoist chief more than ten years ago. ”

"At that time, the situation at home was not good, and I was worried about the family business, and I still need to take care of your brothers, which is really embarrassing." Master Hugh sighed, looked at Chiwu, and said slowly: "Especially you, who had just passed 100 days at that time, and your body was weak, and you had to take a decoction almost every day. ”

"One day, there was a fairy chief in the house, dressed in a Taoist robe, and his hair was white. He said that he knew that the descendants of my house were weak, but he was destined to bring bad luck, and he also said that my luck was not good when I left my house, and my family might be defeated. ”

When I heard this, I felt that it was in harmony with the situation, so I asked him for a solution. He took the golden shoes and asked me to put them on for Honghe. It was really surprising that the shoes were originally very large, but after Honghe put them on, they actually shrunk by a few inches, and Honghe immediately stopped crying, and he could run and jump freely before he was a year old. I firmly believe that the immortal's mana is boundless, and it is difficult to repay the original feeling, but he said that this shoe is given to me, and I only need to promise to take it off after the same day. ”

When Lang Dan heard this, he looked at Chiwu, but saw that Chiwu looked confused.

"Dad, why doesn't the child have any impression of these shoes?"

"You wore the shoe for less than a moment, and then kicked it out of your own hands. I reprimanded me and was stopped by your mother. Since that day, we have closed our business and swayed upwards with the help of God, and the silk and cotton trade in the entire Hujian and a few surrounding places have been monopolized. I was even more convinced of what the immortal chief said, and I put this shoe away, thinking that it must have changed our fortune at home. ”

Chi Wu had already taken the pair of golden shoes in his hands at this time, and looked at them carefully, but saw that the two tiger heads had lost their lustre, and the tiger eyes were dim.

"Why are there such long tiger whiskers?"

I asked the same question at the time. The immortal said for a long time that the tiger whisker is made by whisking the dust and taking silk, which is the spirit of the two tigers. ”

Chiwu brushed those tiger whiskers, but did not perceive extraordinary power.

"But I don't know why I gave it away?"

"It was said that it was related to my divorce." Master Hugh choked his wrists, sighed again, and said ashamedly: "Blame me for being in a hurry at the time, having no intention of thinking carefully, and having been quiet for many years, relaxing and careless, causing trouble tonight." ”

Xiu Hao hurriedly said: "Dad, don't blame yourself, Zhu'er is always fine." ”

Chiwu also said: "Daddy, the second elder will go back to the room to rest first, and Dan'er and I need some effort to discuss this matter." The eldest brother and sister-in-law are also good at taking care of Zhu'er, and they will take care of it tomorrow. ”

And they scattered.

Lang Dan couldn't help but say, "Do you still remember the rumors of the Dragon Demon in Nianzi Lake?" ”

Chiwu knew what he was thinking, but he didn't say anything.

"Guess this shoe in your hand could be made by that dragon demon?" Lang Dan stretched out his hand to touch the body of the shoe, and said suspiciously: "How can ordinary people use gold as the bottom?" ”

After thinking about it, Chiwu couldn't figure out anything, and said helplessly: "The eldest sister-in-law said that she gradually lost her strength in the well, and then she was supported out of the well for a certain force. In this way, the things in the well do not want to seek their lives. ”

"If you don't want to kill yourself, then why let Yu'er throw herself into the well? Could it be that just because of the late night, Yu'er is really difficult to see and fall? ”

Chi Wu shook his head and responded: "If you want to come, the mouth of the well is some distance from the ground, and with the length of a child, if you can't see clearly, if you touch the edge of the well, you will definitely fall to the ground, how can you throw it into the well?" ”

Lang Dan nodded, and the two of them didn't say anything, they were all confused, and they didn't know what to do.