According to Deng Zhenhai's instructions, Chen Mu and Qingzi came to the courtyard on the left first, and when they looked back, Deng Zhenhai had already taken Sun Youlin into the bamboo building to drink tea with confidence, and Chen Mu came out again and said to Ashiya Haruko.

"We don't have much time, but there are a lot of houses here, we must act separately and find Lin Fucheng as soon as possible, otherwise Deng Zhenhai will be suspicious......"

It is now approaching evening, and He Huyong is about to come back from his dispersal, if he can't complete this matter in time, when He Huyong returns home, it will be troublesome.

He Huyong never had a selfish grudge against Chen Mu, nor did he talk about kindness, everything was just for the sake of interests, maybe his interests sounded better, for the future of Hong Shuntang, but in the final analysis, he did not support Chen Mu.

The reason why he used the sentry as Chen Mu's substitute ghost was just to let the Chen family's son "die" in name, which could be regarded as depriving Chen Mu of the qualification to inherit Hong Shuntang in name and righteousness.

In the future, they are also wary of Chen Mu, because Chen Mu is the only person who knows his identity, Chen Mu has no doubt that He Huyong may kill him at any time, so he still can't take the initiative to provoke him.

With such a plan in his heart, Chen Mu's hands and feet became faster, Haruko is a killer, although he is not familiar with the terrain, but his reconnaissance ability is beyond doubt.

After parting with Qingzi, Chen Mu also sped up his pace, searched the houses on the left and right, and didn't dare to knock on the door, just climbed the wall to visit.

He hadn't seen Lin Fucheng, but if he thought that a great master like Lin Fucheng would have a different bearing after all, he should be able to see it at a glance.

I just looked through a few houses, but they were all empty, and He Huyong's tiled houses were all tenant farmers, and at this time the smoke was curling and they were preparing dinner.

Chen Mu was also a little puzzled in his heart, as the owner of the grange, He Huyong actually lived in a bamboo building at the foot of the mountain, but left these white walls and black tiles to the tenant farmers to live in.

These tenant farmers don't have Deng Zhenhai's skills, they are just ordinary grass people, and their vigilance is not high, even if Chen Mu climbed the wall to visit, they didn't notice it.

There are also many children running and playing in front and back of the house, but their attention is on playing, and Chen Mu picks hidden places such as the backyard, which the children can't find.

Although it is a residential area, after all, in the grange, there are only a dozen households that come and go, and after a while, Chen Mu and Ashiya Haruko meet.

"Didn't find it?"

Haruko Ashiya shook her head, although she had never seen Lin Fucheng either, but Chen Mu believed in her vision, if Lin Fucheng was inside, she would definitely be able to find out.

"Not here? Could it be that Brother Youlin's information is wrong? Chen Mu also muttered, and when he was hesitating, Haruko pulled the corner of his clothes.

Chen Mu followed Qingzi's eyes, but saw that under the sunset, an old farmer wearing a hat and leading an old cow walked back slowly on the ridge.

Although his face is dark and looks a little thin, his skeleton is sturdy, and he is not as old as he imagined, although his feet are full of mud and his body is covered with mud spots, but he always gives people a clean feeling.

He lifted the hat with the back of his hand and squinted at Chen Mu and Haruko, as if he could see through the origin of the two young people at a glance.

He threw the morning glory rope to Chen Mu, and no longer looked at Chen Mu, but said casually: "Tie the cow well." ”

Chen Mu thought that he would be driven away, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and he was stunned in place, but it was Qingzi who poked him, and Chen Mu hurriedly tied the cow up.

When the old man returned to the house, he quickly took out a bucket and placed it by the well, sat down on the washing stone by the railing, and took off his dirty straw sandals.

"Fetch water."

The old man slowly took out the cloth bag, twisted out the tobacco, and hit it in the smoke pot, Haruko was also active, and immediately walked to the neighbor's house, took a red-headed firewood, and lit a cigarette for the old man.

Chen Mu has never done these rough jobs at home, but Zhang Liang still has "put on his shoes" to help Huangshi Gong pick up shoes, since he wants to invite a grandmaster like Lin Fucheng to go out of the mountain, sincerity should always be taken out.

Without thinking too much, Chen Mu loosened the rope, fetched a bucket of water and gently placed it at the old man's feet.

The old man didn't let Chen Mu help him wash his feet, he slowly rinsed his feet, and his movements were unfamiliar, as if he was like this every day.

Chen Mu thought about it, he couldn't pull his face to wash the old man's feet, but this cow was covered in mud, but he could help it wash it clean.

Thinking like this, Chen Mu fetched another bucket of water, mentioned it to the old cow, and was about to rinse it, but the old man spoke.

"Sometimes it's not good to be too clean."

Chen Mu looked at it, the mud almost covered the old cow's eyes, it was uncomfortable to look at, what was wrong with helping him wash it?

At this time, Qingzi also saw Chen Mu's doubts, and whispered on the side: "These mud ...... If you are confused on the body of the cow, the mosquitoes and gadfly will not be able to bite the cow, let alone suck the blood of the cow, right...... OK...... Protecting the ...... of cattle

Chen Mu also suddenly realized that he was a child who was studying, although his brother often took him out to play, but Chen Mu knew nothing about this kind of common sense that ordinary children in the market knew.

The old man glanced at Haruko, but just heaved: "It's also fresh, I've seen a lot of ghost women, but it's rare to see a widow......"

Qingzi has always been good-natured, because she knows that this is He Huyong's territory, and now that she has joined Chen Mu's team, she can no longer act as arbitrarily as before, so Chen Mu wants to please this old man, and she tries to help.

But this person is old and disrespectful, and he actually scolded her for being a widow, and Haruko's temper went up!

She didn't draw the knife, just a slap and threw it over, but the old man didn't raise his head, the cigarette stick was a little, and it was right on the inside of Haruko's elbow joint, Haruko only felt that her whole arm was numb, and she couldn't lift it anymore!

"It's okay to be accurate, and the strength is okay, but it's not fast enough, after all, it's a woman, and it's just a matter of husband and children at home.

He is like an old-fashioned old pedant, full of male superiority and inferiority, although Haruko is angry, but she only knows the gap as soon as she fights, that is, she and Chen Mu join forces, and they are not the opponents of this old man!

Although Chen Mu is a scholar, he has also read a lot of biographies of girls in some idle books, and he also knows a lot of female martial artists who are famous in history, but he did not drop his book bag, and used these to talk about things, but said to the old man.

"If you can live in peace, husband and children, who wants to come out and show up, fight and kill? If it is not moral, it is flawed, but it is just a bitter fate. ”

The old man looked at Chen Mu, and just sighed: "I know a lot of truth, since this is the case, why do you come to me?" ”

"You should be like this old cow, if you want to protect yourself, just roll into the quagmire a few times, and don't be afraid of dirt and smell, get out of this way, and say that mosquitoes and gadflies dare not lower their mouths, even if someone raises a stick, they can't bear to beat, for fear of splashing their clothes."

When the old man said these things, his eyes turned to Haruko, and the meaning could not be clearer, he could see that Haruko was an old man and had done a lot of unclean things.

Chen Mu also understood what the old man meant, if he wanted to maintain his innocence and gain a firm foothold in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes, it was difficult to do, and even impossible to coexist.

His hint is also very clear, instead of Chen Mu begging him, it is better to crawl in the muddy waters of the rivers and lakes and make a name, no matter whether it is good or bad, no one dares to provoke him anymore.

But it's not that Chen Mu doesn't want to roll in the rivers and lakes at the moment, but the threshold for entering the rivers and lakes is too high, and he must find someone to push him, otherwise he won't even have the qualifications to roll.

Chen Mu was about to speak, but Deng Zhenhai hurriedly walked over, and when he saw this, his face was also very unhappy.

"That's how you got here!"

Chen Mu was about to explain, but the old man waved his hand: "They are outsiders, they can't tell the difference between north and south, and they can't find the right place, which is understandable, they talk interestingly, their brains are clever, and they will leave after eating, so it's okay." ”

Although Deng Zhenhai was still a little annoyed, the old man had already spoken, and he didn't dare to say anything, just stood aside honestly.

The old man cast his eyes on Sun Youlin behind Deng Zhenhai again, and asked with interest.

"Look at your thick knuckles and bulging backs, you should often hit wooden stakes, and you are either practicing Cai Li Fo or Wing Chun, but the skeleton is straight, and your feet are a little outward, you should be practicing the hard horse and leg method, most of them are Cai Li Fo's children."

Sun Youlin is a famous disciple, well-informed, precocious and calm, raising his hand and clasping his fists: "Grandmaster Lin's eyes are like torches, and the kid is Sun Youlin, the descendant of Cai Li Buddha of Xinhui Jingmei Township." ”

The old man nodded slightly, and seemed to appreciate Sun Youlin: "You are not only a famous family, but also a striking boy, what are you doing here with this stunned young man?" ”

"This ......" Sun Youlin only hesitated slightly, and the old man's eyes became sharp: "So, the few little thieves who came here yesterday are also your people?" ”

Sun Youlin smiled: "If you really can't hide anything from Sect Master Lin......

The old man frowned: "You should know whose territory this is, you really shouldn't come in easily." ”

"It is precisely because I know what is the territory of the pipe, so I am more sincere...... Sun Youlin is a little slippery, full of calm in front of others, but in front of the old man, he is like a naughty child, quite a bit of "relying on small and selling small", which shows his way of life even more.

The old man also laughed: "You are a little slippery, but this sentence is wrong, this is not He Guan's territory, but the old man's territory......"

Sun Youlin was also embarrassed: "So I slapped the horse's legs? ”

The old man nodded at him, and also shook his head and smiled: "Men should be self-reliant, such a thing as sycophancy, too spineless, if the backbone is not hard enough, it will not be long in the rivers and lakes." ”

Saying this, he looked at Chen Mu with his eyes: "If it weren't for the old man, I would do it myself, I'm afraid this soft bone wouldn't be to help me wash my feet, why did you bring such a person?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Mu suddenly became angry!

The reason why he is so respectful is completely because of Lin Fucheng's martial arts status, after all, he is a martial arts master and a legendary figure, but this old man regards Chen Mu's respect as flattery and flattery!

Sun Youlin saw Chen Mu like this, his face changed, he was deeper than Chen Mu, he could hear it, Lin Fucheng was just using the agitation method to test Chen Mu's city, but Chen Mu's expression was undisguised, he was really angry!