"What an adventure......"

I sighed and shook my head,

But the master, since he asked that question, he was silent, I don't know what he was thinking, the sky gradually darkened, You Laosan's wife walked out of the inner room, and carried a small basket, smiled and said to You Laosan: "Old man, we should go to Erzi's house to say goodbye,"

"Okay, several, let's go together, how's,"

You Laosan got up and smiled respectfully,

"Brother You's mouth said about the bad son, what is the happy event, you must congratulate it at night,"

Master stood up and asked lightly,

"Oh, our customs here, in fact, are also to conform to the ancient rites of heaven, earth and human relations, just because the ancestors did not have many surnames that took root here, so they married each other, and gradually passed down, and the relationship between relatives is even more complicated, in order to avoid disrespect for the ancestors, so the two surnames must also be carried out at night, not under the blue sky and white sun, alas,"

"Since there is a taboo, you should avoid it, hehe,"

After listening to You Laosan's explanation, the master immediately smiled and said, "Then we will go with you and your wife to have a good time, and by the way, we will also have a cup of happy wine to drink,"

When our group walked out of You Laosan's house, we saw that the street outside was full of people who went to Daoxi, everyone was carrying baskets, which contained all kinds of congratulatory gifts, and everyone's faces were full of joy.

"By the way, Old You, where is Erzi's house?"

I walked up to You Laosan and grinned,

"Oh, Erzi's family lives the farthest, and his family is the poorest, so the people in the village also take extra care of their family, if there is anything delicious, most of them will give them some, no, he is getting married, whoever has good things is willing to take it out, hehe,"

"Then where does the bride's family live, by the way, how is the welcome here?"

As soon as I opened the conversation, I couldn't help but ask with great interest,

"Hehe, the bride is at the foot of another mountain, and her family background is not good, she welcomes relatives here, not as much as the Central Plains, and the mother's family here personally sends the girl to her mother-in-law's house, and then eats a meal at her mother-in-law's house before leaving, everyone is like a family, so many rituals need to be avoided before they can be carried out,"

"I see, but it's very interesting for the mother's family to send the girl to the door in person, Ah Lang, why don't we go and see how the bride is, and by the way, take a look at the customs of sending relatives here, hehe,"

"Okay, good,"

"Lingzhu, are you going?"

"Xiaojiu, you know that I have never liked to be lively, I still accompany Senior Zhang to Erzi's house to wait for you,"

Hearing Lingzhu's laughter, I also smiled with him, and immediately took a detour with Ah Lang to the back mountain, I have to say, the people here are still very particular about the form, go to Daoxi's house, all along the same road, directly to the house of Erzi, there is no one like me and Ah Lang, secretly run to the halfway to wait for the naughty ghost of the bride to peek at the bride,

When I came to the road designated by You Laosan, I found a high place on the side of the road and stood up to take a look, but I saw a dark piece in front of me, only the hazy moonlight sprinkled down, and it seemed that the team to send off the relatives had not come.

"Xiaojiu, the team to send off relatives hasn't come yet, it looks like we're going to have to wait for a while,"

Ah Lang said with some disappointment,

"Just wait, it should be coming soon,"

After I finished speaking, I suddenly thought of something, and I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Actually, we should go directly to Erzi's house, I haven't eaten for several days, and my stomach is almost hungry, and I will see the bride later, I must go to Erzi's house to eat a lot, hehe,"

"That's, I'm also hungry, in fact, I feel like what we're doing now is really a bit stupid, we don't go to places where we have food and drink, we just come here to drink the cool breeze,"

Ah Lang had a bitter face, covered his stomach, leaned against the mountain wall, and still held a piece of grass in his mouth,

After a while, the team to send off relatives has not come, I can't help but be a little anxious, look up at the sky, the moonlight is close to the middle of the sky, I'm afraid it should be the time to enter the sea,

"What time do you think it is?"

"戌時,"

"No, I think it's time to be,"

"Oh, don't talk about Xiaojiu, the more I talk about the hour, the hungrier I become, otherwise we'll have to go back to Erzi's house for dinner,"

"You think the bride hasn't arrived yet, and people will let you eat in advance,"

"So what should we do, we have to find something to cushion our stomachs first,"

"That's true, but since we've been waiting for two hours, we don't care about waiting for a while and a half, and the bride won't be sent back after the hour,"

I said angrily, I waited for a long time and didn't wait, if I just went back like this, I was too unwilling,

"Will the bride choose another way?"

Ah Lang asked suspiciously,

"Then who knows, but since You Lao said so, he designated the bride to take this road, then we will wait, anyway, I think You Laosan's words are credible, he gives people the feeling that he is a simple fisherman, not to mention that there is no need to lie to us and tease us to play,"

"What you said is true, but now that time is passing little by little, I am worried that I will not have the strength to walk back to eat later......"

“…………”

"What time is it?"

I don't know how long I waited, I opened my eyes in a daze, I didn't expect to fall asleep after taking a nap, but fortunately, a spirit woke up and immediately asked Ah Lang,

"I guess it's over......"

Ah Lang's voice was also a little slurred,

"Why are you asleep,"

I turned my head to see, Ah Lang was also napping, I couldn't help but fly up and kick over, Ah Lang stood up, we got up and looked at the moon, at this moment the moon is in the middle of the sky a little west, it is indeed about three o'clock, I hurriedly rubbed my eyes, and said in surprise: "Is You Lao really teasing us, the bride didn't take this road,"

"It's not good that they eat a lot of fish and meat, we sleep here, if we can't eat a meal, we are too stupid,"

Ah Lang said with an aggrieved face,

"Your analysis is too right, we will go directly to Erzi's house now,"

I muttered angrily, but just as I was about to turn around, I stopped again, reached out and touched my chin, and whispered: "There is no reason, why is Old You teasing us so much, knowing that we have just experienced a catastrophe of life and death, even if we rely on my master's face, he should not lie to us like this, besides, if we are really left behind, they will at least find someone to inform us, even if they don't find someone to inform us, Lingzhu should also come to tell us, so think about it, I think there is only one possibility,"

"What is possible,"

Ah Lang looked at me in astonishment,

"The bride didn't come at all,"

I nodded heavily, affirming my own thoughts,

"If the bride doesn't come, they should also inform us, or go directly to the bride's house to inquire about the situation, this is not far away, there is no need to do this, anyway, I think this matter is mysterious enough,"

Ah Lang waved his hand and denied my words,

"That's it, anyway, we don't have to wait here, we just go back to Erzi's house,"

I thought about it, and I still felt that I should go to meet Master first, it seems that there is something strange about this.

"Well, let's go,"

Ah Lang nodded heavily, and walked back quickly with me,

"Bell bell bell ...... Bell bell bell ......"

At this time, a cold silver bell-like sound came into my ears, I immediately paused, and Ah Lang turned around together, only to see not far on the road, I don't know when there appeared a large team of relatives to send off the team, just now the sound of the bell, is in the front of the team to lead the way,

"How did the relatives come, what time is it now...... No, the bell rings...... It is clearly the 'soul bell', the soul bell that pulls the yin soul forward and hurried,"

I thought about it, and my face suddenly turned cold,

"Is this also the custom of the people here?"

Ah Lang didn't know why, and asked suspiciously,

"The custom is a fart, this is a ritual that will only be used in the underworld, it is indeed a gift to relatives, but it is a gift to the underworld, let's flash to the side,"

I grabbed the sword and stretched out my hand to push Ah Lang aside, and at the same time, I was clinging to the mountain wall, but ...... The team that sent the underworld relatives seemed to spread out very much, and actually occupied the side of the road on the left and right, and we couldn't hide at all, so I had to pull Ah Lang to turn his head and leave...... "Hurry up, no matter what, don't look back, let alone talk, remember,"

"Why can't you turn back?"

When Ah Lang said this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, but fortunately, I slapped it and hit Ah Lang on the back of the head, Ah Lang was startled, looked at me in shock, and said, "Why are you hitting me,"

"Don't look back,"

I whispered, and at the same time pinched out the three mountain tricks, we turned our backs to the team to send the underworld, walking fast, but I could already feel a cold evil aura, which was rapidly approaching us,

I couldn't help it, I glanced back, only to see the team of those who sent the underworld, disappeared in place in a flash, and then flashed, it was a few feet away, and the one who rang the bell was a pale old woman, wearing a black dress, and the sedan chair behind her, as well as the people who spent money, were all pink and rosy-faced, and they jumped and jumped when they walked, like dummies, to be precise, they were very similar to the paper people tied out by the papermakers, which was extremely terrifying.

"Hurry up,"

I grabbed Ah Lang's wrist and hurried forward, but the team that sent the underworld relatives walked several times faster than us, and in the blink of an eye, they caught up with us.

"Ringling...... Bell bell bell ......"

The old woman who was ringing the bell passed past me expressionlessly, and without looking at me, I immediately whispered in Ah Lang's ear: "Pretend not to see, just keep walking like this, and don't speak,"

"Oh,"

Ah Lang honestly agreed, but this sound, before it fell, the big sedan chair carried by the ghost sedan chair driver, flashed through our bodies, I closed my eyes suddenly, opened my eyes again, they really had already walked over, did not think we could see them, let alone stopped to make trouble,

(Tianjin)