[700] Ah Lian
It took me three hours from the first commissary to the house where my master and I lived. It was a 10-minute walk from where I got off. The house where my master and I used to live was the most marginal façade of the town. This was originally a treasury for the mayor of the town. I still remember because the mayor's house was haunted. Later, it was my master who helped the mayor get rid of the ghosts. At that time, there were still a lot of ghosts and ghosts. Especially in the countryside or in small towns like that. Every once in a while, it's haunted.
The mayor knows that my master is a person with real skills. I invited my master to stay and settle down. I also gave this façade to the master. Later, the master took me to settle in Huilong Town. The façade of the door has nothing to do with it. Or rather, the door is unlocked all year round. It's a dark shop. Specializing in the business of the dead. It's also impossible for someone to come and steal something. I pushed the door in and looked left and right. There was dust and cobwebs everywhere. There is also an empty coffin in the middle. As for some of the other paper money or something, it's gone. Maybe the neighbors around came to take it during the Qingming Festival.
At this time, there is only a coffin in the middle of the façade. It's all empty. Only dust and cobwebs. I glanced at it and nodded. Then walk out of Huilong Town along West Street. This façade is just where my master and I usually do business. The place where we live is still twenty minutes away from Huilong Town. I walked outside West Street in Huilong Town for about ten minutes. Another road appeared to the left of this muddy road. Then I walked along the road on the left for about ten minutes, and finally a house appeared in front of me.
The house is not very big. And there is only one layer. I pushed the door open. I remember I left without locking the door. There's also a lot of dust inside. There was a table and a bed in the room. My previous life with my master was very simple. Meals are eaten in small towns.
I walked over to the table in the middle of the room. Removed the backpack from the back. I took out my phone and looked at the time. It's already four o'clock in the afternoon. I touched it on the table. Fingertips are covered in dust. Shook his head. I flipped through it. A rag was pulled out of the house. There is also a keg. Then I ran to a creek not far outside the door and filled it with some water. Then I came back and started to build the whole house.
It is said to be tidying, but it is actually to wipe the dust off the table and bed. Then take a broom and sweep the floor. By the time I'm done, it's five o'clock. I stretched. Don't talk about it yet. When you move like this, your whole body is very sore. It's weird and tiring.
When I was done, I walked over to a moldy cabinet next to my bed and grabbed a random book. The book has no name. When I opened it, I saw some feng shui essentials written by the master himself. I've never understood the art of Feng Shui. But Feng Shui definitely exists. The most famous is the corpse breeding ground. Of course there are many more.
I read the book and saw six o'clock. Suddenly, I felt my stomach rumble a little. Touched the belly. I looked left and right. Then I remembered that there was nothing to eat in this old house. Pick up your backpack. So he went out and walked back to the dragon town.
It was half past six when I arrived back in Dragon Town. The only decent restaurant in the town is the noodle shop next to the shop where I used to buy cigarettes. This noodle shop is opened by an aunt surnamed Zhang. It tastes pretty good.
It was already dark. I looked at Aunt Zhang as if she was about to close the door. I trotted over. said to Aunt Zhang: "Auntie. I'm here for a bite to eat."
Aunt Zhang seems to be in her forties. But it looks like there's more than forty-five. Looks older. But the people are very nice. When they heard me, they said, "Want. Come in and sit down. I'll get you some noodles." After Aunt Zhang finished speaking, she walked into the kitchen.
Aunt Zhang's noodle restaurant is only 20 square meters. It looks a bit shabby. It's clean though. After a while, Aunt Zhang handed me a bowl of noodles and said, "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot."
"Howler." I've been hungry for a long time. It tastes good after taking a bite. Then I ate it hard. Aunt Zhang also turned around and returned to the kitchen, not knowing what to do. After a while, I saw Aunt Zhang bring out another bowl of noodles. She took it and gave it to the girl at the commissary next door.
"Auntie. Why doesn't this little girl cook herself?" I watched Aunt Zhang come back and asked while eating. Aunt Zhang smiled and asked, "What. Sichun. Or don't you go and talk to Ah Lian. Let the two of you settle down."
"Don't. Auntie, I have a girlfriend. I don't have to ask." I laughed a little and said, "That girl's name is Ah Lian. Didn't Grandpa Liu have a son? Maybe I'm in my forties."
Aunt Zhang sighed when she heard this. said, "You're coming back late. That Ah Lian's parents died together last month. In the end, the people of the town pooled the money together to bury it."
When I heard this, I raised my eyebrows, looked at Aunt Zhang and asked, "Why did you die?"
Aunt Zhang looked at the commissary. He suppressed his voice and said, "I don't know. It's a weird death anyway. It is said that the two of them have collided with each other."
My heart skipped a beat when I heard it. Grandpa Liu died last year. Two people died in the family this year. Definitely something is wrong.
"What a collision method." I subconsciously asked. Aunt Zhang shook her head and said, "I'll just talk nonsense. No one knows what's going on. If you want to know, go ask Ah Lian. But you'd better leave it alone. It's really weird. Your master is not here either. If your master is here, you can still ask him."
"It's fine. I'm going to ask Ah Lian." I ate the noodles in just two bites. Then he handed Aunt Zhang five yuan and walked to the commissary on the side. This is indeed a strange thing. To say that people are like that. Curiosity is strong. And anyway, there are still two days before the master said.
When I walked to the entrance of the commissary, I saw the girl named Ah Lian with her head down, holding the bowl of noodles and gobbling it up. Didn't notice me at all. The sound of my footsteps walking in brought her back to her senses.
She looked up and smiled awkwardly at the sight of me. Said: "Handsome pot. What are you going to buy?"
I looked at her and suddenly felt something was wrong. She gave me a very weird feeling. I frowned and asked, "It's okay. I used to have a good relationship with Grandpa Liu. So come and chat with you to play. Why did Grandpa Liu die at that time?"
Ah Lian laughed and said, "Hehe. It's not funny to be old. A lot of people still have to do farm work when they are old. Laugh to death and beg for a stopper."
I looked at Ah Lian's eyes and a look of sadness flashed. She's not as unconcerned as she seems.