What Mr. Baptiste said was not bad at all, it was indeed a wonderful journey, and at one point, Chen Mu was completely immersed in the dance, forgetting all his worries and sorrows.

Although Mrs. Baptiste was enthusiastic and unrestrained, in the process of teaching Chen Mu to dance, there was no frivolity, and Chen Mu finally realized that there was an elegant but not prodigal intimacy between men and women.

Chen Mu's footsteps have gradually become proficient, after all, he has a martial arts foundation, and there is only one shortcoming, which is particularly obvious, that is, he doesn't dare to look at his dance partner.

Mrs. Baptiste is very well-dressed, but compared to Chinese women, her figure is too plump, the concave and convex curves are too obvious, and she is taller than Chen Mu......

For a teenager, this is indeed a shameful but addictive thing, and Mr. Baptiste did not feel offended in the slightest, but constantly encouraged Chen Mu on the side, he must show his confident side, hold his head high, and his eyes should be kind and generous.

Dance steps and posture are not a problem, eye contact has become Chen Mu's biggest obstacle, even if Prussiatown and Mr. Baptiste continue to encourage, Chen Mu still has not found this confidence.

The saying that a boy wants to be a man, and a woman is the best teacher, is true, and in the end it was Mrs. Baptiste who broke the deadlock.

She temporarily put down Chen Mu's already proficient Viana waltz and taught Chen Mu new dance steps, which is a type of Pokar dance, and it is a group dance!

Madame Baptiste brought her husband into the dance, and the old priest Prussian, playing the harmonica, joined in the dance.

They didn't hold hands, they kept a decent distance, but the warm atmosphere could infect everyone, Prussian pulled the handmaiden in, and Chen Mu finally let go of everything.

The learning of dance is cheerful and enthusiastic, and the whole room is filled with joy, and even the sweat exudes the fragrance of happiness.

At this moment, however, the maid stopped.

She has the professionalism of the people, and it is in this warm and noisy atmosphere that she is still the only one who hears the knock on the door.

Not long after the maid went out, she brought back a person, and Chen Mu recognized that this person was the old housekeeper of the Lin family.

"Young master, the master said that everything is done, and it will be ...... tonight"

Chen Mu naturally understood what was going on, and all the joy was like the mist before the scorching day, which was instantly shattered.

"Teacher, I still have some things, I have to go first......"

Prussian has been with Chen Mu for a long time, and he has enough understanding of this child, he is not an impertinent person, since he is leaving, there must be something urgent.

"It's getting dark, stay safe." Prussian didn't say much, but just said so.

Chen Mu nodded, and then gave a gentlemanly salute to the Baptistes: "You have brought me a happy and wonderful time, thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Baptiste." ”

Mr. Baptiste smiled slightly, raised his hand and saluted back, Mrs. Baptiste walked forward, tidied up Chen Mu's clothes, and then said to Chen Mu gently: "My child, be confident, you will be a very interesting gentleman, and the young ladies will definitely be crazy about you." ”

Chen Mu's heart warmed, pressed his chest, nodded, and then turned around and walked out of the room, leaving with the old ward.

As the sun set, splashing blood, there was a sense of traveler breaking his bowels, Chen Mu walked silently, and when he reached the fork in the road, the old steward said to Chen Mu: "The master has been waiting in Yizhuang for a long time, let's not go home, let's go directly to Yizhuang." ”

Chen Mu nodded silently and headed towards Yizhuang.

The fastest and shortest way to get to Yizhuang in the west of the city is through the cross street in the city, and when you reach the street, the sky is already feasting, but tonight is a little different.

As if feeling sadness, the pale lights of the city were bright, but the wine shops and brothels were quiet, and the night wind blew up the dead leaves on the streets, and it was a little cold.

Chen Mu was walking on the street, and suddenly heard a squeak from the house on the left, someone probed out, glanced at him, and shrank back!

Chen Mu suddenly became alert, although He Huyong did not go to the Lin family to investigate, Chen Mu did not dare to be very relieved.

It's just that at this time, grief occupied his heart, and he believed that Lin Sheng would never trap him, so he bowed his head and moved forward.

From time to time, people poke out of the houses on both sides, and then shrink back in disappointment, as if waiting for something.

Chen Mu was still a little confused and worried at first, but the closer he got to the end of the street, the heavier his mood became.

After passing through the West City Gate, I walked for a period of unmanned night road, and finally saw the two white lanterns in Yizhuang.

Lin Sheng was really waiting outside the door, and when he saw Chen Mu, he asked him, "Wait and go in again?" ”

Chen Mu looked at the dark doorway of Yizhuang, and subconsciously nodded, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said to Lin Sheng: "No, let's go in." ”

Lin Sheng sighed lightly and nodded, "It's okay, long pain is better than short pain." ”

After Lin Sheng finished speaking, he knocked on the door, and walked out of a black-clothed man, his eyes stayed on Chen Mu's face for a long time, and then said to Chen Mu: "Yizhuang is obscure, don't enter the living, there is something nonsense, don't blame the old man." ”

Chen Mu nodded and said to the old man: "It's hard work, uncle." ”

Saying this, Chen Mu took out a large amount of money from his bag and handed it over to the old man.

This is also the old rule, when you see a servant, you must give money for opening and washing your hands, otherwise it will be unlucky, these rules are explained by the old management court on the road.

The old man took the money, grabbed a handful of old glutinous rice from the cloth bag, sprinkled it on the heads of Chen Mu and Lin Sheng, took licorice, let Chen Mu and the two of them hold it under their tongues, and smeared realgar on their foreheads and necks, crushed fresh mint leaves, and smeared them under Chen Mu's nose, which led Chen Mu in.

Yizhuang is cold and tight, the air is inexplicably diffused with a rancid smell of salted fish, the road is often sprinkled with lime, so that the road surface is hard, lime and salted fish smell mixed together, even the mint fragrance can not cover.

Chen Mu just lowered his head and peeked at both sides, there were a few corpses on the ground, just wrapped in straw mats, revealing dirty and cracked feet, which made people's stomachs chill.

When they arrived at the main hall of Yizhuang, the old man led the two to worship again, as for what god to worship, Chen Mu didn't dare to look at it more, he only knew that the eyes of the god statue were like a living person.

Bypassing the main hall and arriving at the apse, there were two thin coffins, and on the table next to them was a corpse, which had been covered with a white cloth.

"Third master, this is a little bit of the little ones' minds, here is Chen Qiyou's eldest master, on the right is Mrs. Chen, Chen Dashao is not an adult, it is unlucky to be in the coffin, and it is next to him."

There are no coffins in Yizhuang, and they can use thin coffins to house the Chen couple, which is already very benevolent.

Lin Sheng knew the rules, and immediately nodded and said, "It's hard work, I'll invite a few more old brothers to drink tea and drink in a few days." ”

The old man shook his head: "The old man of the Chen family is benevolent and righteous, everyone knows it, in the entire Xinhui, who hasn't received his favor?" This is a little bit of the villagers' heart, not for reward. ”

Lin Sheng didn't say much more, the old man glanced at Chen Mu, and finally turned to Lin Sheng and said, "Third master, you can please go back after verifying your body." ”

Saying this, he opened the lid of the coffin, Lin Sheng looked at Chen Mu, and walked to the front by himself, Chen Mu hesitated for a moment, but still held back his tears and walked over.

The servants also put in a lot of effort, and the makeup was cleaned up decently, but there were a lot of white flowers and stone salt in the coffin, seeing that Chen Mu frowned, the old servant also apologized: "The brothers have limited abilities, and they can't get ice, so they can only do this......"

Lin Sheng reluctantly smiled and said, "It's already good, thank you brothers for me." ”

Chen Mu's mind is full of pictures of the past, although he is a father, he has not been too close to his father since he was a child, but his mother dotes on him to the extreme, the family is happy, and his brother has nothing to say to him.

However, Chen Mu couldn't cry at all, and his heart was more numb, as if he still hadn't been able to accept this fact.

Seeing this, the old man said to Lin Sheng: "Confirm that it is correct, right?" ”

Lin Sheng looked at Chen Mu, then nodded, and the old man closed the coffin lid: "That's the case, take advantage of the night, let's set off here, these two coffins, a few old brothers in Yizhuang can carry them, but Chen Dashao needs to carry them back......"

"Although the elder brothers are used to doing this, it is best for relatives to carry them, otherwise Chen Dashao will not recognize the way home......"

Saying this, he looked at Chen Mu, obviously he had already recognized Chen Mu coming.

Chen Mu walked to his brother's body, remembering his brother's tragic death on the boat, how he didn't dare to lift the white cloth, after all, what he wanted to stay in his mind was the memory of his brother grinning and revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

He didn't say much, he half-squatted down with the desk on his back, the old man's lips moved for a moment, but he didn't say anything more, silently put the body on Chen Mu's back, and wrapped it around a strong white cloth with red anti-evil charms.

After finishing, the coffin bearer outside walked in, and the big green bamboo pole lifted two thin coffins, and then walked outside, and the old man shouted: "Get up! ”

He rang the bell in front of him, and the group walked out of Yizhuang.

Chen Mu just looked at his toes, silently carrying his brother's body, he felt that the whole person was blank and numb, trying to cry, but he didn't have the slightest urge to cry.

"Crying, crying loudly, they have to listen to their families to find their way home." Lin Sheng reminded Chen Mu in his ear, but Chen Mu couldn't cry at all.

After walking through that period of night, entering the end, I finally walked to the cross street, and the bell made by the old man shook harder, hoping that the living would avoid it when they heard it.

However, the coffin bearers quickly slowed down, and feeling this, Chen Mu finally raised his head slightly.

He finally understood why these people were poking out to see, and he finally knew what was waiting for them.

When they heard the bell, they walked out of their houses and spontaneously stood on both sides of the cross street, with all kinds of people who knew and who did not know, hidden in the night, and occasionally heard the frightened cries of children, but they soon fell silent.

The old man was obviously frightened as well, but soon choked up and shouted, "Come back!" Come home! ”

The bells jingled, and the coffin bearer walked slowly down the long street, and the people hidden on both sides of the road also shouted together: "Come back!" Come home! ”

The voice went from being difficult to speak, gradually neat, gradually louder, and gradually pathetic, and someone threw paper money into the air, flying all over the sky.

Chen Mu carried his brother's body on his back, and finally cried out, tears like rain, and silently shouted in his heart: "Come back, go home......"