Peng Keng stopped. Surprisingly, he was rich, not at all like he was when he first arrived.

He bought a large courtyard, which was originally the property of a scholar clan, and later fled because he offended the Ji family, and Yang Hu's father took the lead and sold the courtyard to Peng Keng for twice the market price. Peng Keng didn't frown and bought it. This made Yang Hu's father look at him differently.

Peng Keng opened a museum to accept disciples, he did not teach poetry, only taught the art of cavalry and archery. This also means that the children of ordinary people will not learn this, and go into battle to lead the troops to fight, which is the business of the children of the nobility. And he was also very strict in selecting disciples, and after repeated comparisons, he only accepted ten disciples. Among them, Yang Hu begged his father to squeeze in, Mao is not a scholar, and he was not interested in these, but Peng Keng not only accepted him, but also let him live in his yard.

He charged a very high fee, but he only received a symbolic gift from Kongqiu, and he did not confiscate any money at all. He also knew that he couldn't come up with the money.

Kong Qiu was Peng Keng's first disciple. Kong Qiu studied literature with other teachers in the morning, and went to Peng Keng's place to learn riding and archery in the afternoon. Peng Keng also prepared a spare room for Kong Qiu, so that Kong Qiu could live directly when he was late at school and did not have to go home. Yang Hu was very annoyed by this, and pestered Peng Keng to ask for a vacant room, Peng Keng refused at first, but he couldn't stand his repeated entanglement, so he also pointed out an empty room to him.

The day before the New Year, Kong Qiu practiced archery late and stayed in the teacher's courtyard. He was reading a book with a lamp when someone knocked lightly on the door. Kong Qiu opened the door, and Peng Yuer slipped into the house.

Kong Qiu opened the door and turned around and asked Peng Yuer, "Senior sister, is there something wrong?"

Peng Yu'er pouted and said, "Senior brother, let's find a way to drive Yang Hu away." He lives in the house, and I don't feel comfortable. Look at him, clinging to me all day long. “

Kong Qiu smiled: "Mao also sticks to you all day long, why don't you say anything?"

Peng Yuer pouted: "Senior Brother Mao is different, he is a good person, what is Yang Hu." ”

Kong Qiu is two years older than Peng Yu'er and Mao, and he knows that the master has the master's difficulties: "Senior sister, the Yanghu family is very powerful here, and the master originally didn't plan to accept him as an apprentice, but in order to teach other disciples well, he can only accept him." Don't embarrass Master, he just likes to play with you anyway, and he doesn't have any rude behavior. If he really has a deceitful behavior, neither Mao nor I can spare him. ”

At this time, a slow voice came from behind him: "Don't rush, Yanghu has already run." Don't you know what Master is most taboo about?"

Only then did Kong Qiu find Mao standing in the dark shadow outside the door, and he smiled and said, "Sneaky, what are you hiding outside if you don't come in?"

Mao Hehe smiled: "It was I who encouraged the little junior sister to come to you, I want to hear what you have to say, I didn't expect you to be really serious, and you won't even close the door." ”

Kong Qiu was stunned for a moment, two years have passed, and Peng Yuer has grown a lot taller and more beautiful than before. But he really didn't think about anything else, and not closing the door was his subconscious move, and he didn't have too many ideas. He deliberately avoided the topic, and then asked, "What is the most taboo thing for Master?"

Mao shook his head: "So you don't have to worry about it." Yesterday we played hide and seek, and Yang Hu had to come in to play, did you see him after that?"

Kong Qiu said helplessly: "That's because you have to pull me to play, I'm so old, and I still play hide and seek with you, it's ridiculous to think about it." Didn't you say Yang Hu went home?"

Peng Yuer pouted: "That Yang Hu, where am I hiding, where does he follow, he still has to squeeze with me, it's annoying." Later, I got angry and simply hid in my father's bedroom. My dad is most taboo about people entering his room, didn't he say it on the first day of your apprenticeship?"

Kong Qiu nodded: "Yes." He didn't take it to heart at all, because he felt that there was no need to be specifically admonished in this matter, and how could he enter anyone's room without permission?

Peng Yuer said: "I thought he would definitely not dare to come in this time, but I didn't expect him not only to follow up, but also to see me hiding under the bed, he also squeezed in." I was so annoyed that I was about to go out, but I didn't expect footsteps to come from the door. I immediately heard my father's footsteps, and I was so frightened that I didn't dare to move. Yanghu probably didn't expect to be blocked by my father, and he didn't dare to move. ”

Peng Yu'er's face gradually turned pale, and she whispered: "Then, my father walked into the bedroom, as if he had opened the cabinet next to the bed, and took out something, and then he stood in front of the bed, motionless, and neither of us dared to make a sound." Then the father began to speak, as if arguing with someone about something. He spoke quickly, just like Brother Mao was talking in his sleep during the day, I couldn't hear clearly, but I could feel that it was an argument, and it seemed that my father was afraid of the other party. It took a stick of incense before he put it back in the cupboard. I looked like I was tired and sat on the bed. Then, I felt something swinging under the bed. Like wind, like water. I tilted my head to look at Yang Hu, he should have felt it too, and his face turned pale with fright, and he trembled all over. ”

Then my father went out. As soon as I recovered my strength, Yang Hu suddenly hugged me, I was so angry and anxious, he covered my mouth and whispered to me: 'I really like you, in another four years, I will let my father come to propose.' I bit his hand, and he screamed. I was shocked because I didn't know it would hurt so much. “

Then I found out that the cause of his screaming was not my bite, but he crawled out of bed and rolled on the ground. He had a large snake wrapped around his body, with a big mouth that wanted to devour him. I was also scared stupid, I don't know where this snake came from or when it got around him. I crawled out and saw that he was half-swallowed by the snake. I cried and ran out of the house to find someone. “

Mao continued: "She ran out and ran into me, I was looking for someone everywhere, and my sister said that Yanghu was swallowed by a snake." I don't believe it, how can there be a big snake in Master's house? My sister and I were about to enter the house, when we saw Yang Hu running out of the house like crazy, running out of the gate and running all the way home. “

Kong Qiu was surprised: "Why didn't you tell me?"

Mao shook his head: "I don't know what my senior sister saw at that time, and you won't believe it when I tell you." That's why I let my sister tell you today. ”

Kong Qiu shook his head: "I really don't believe it, I think it was because my senior sister was extremely disgusted with Yang Hu at that time that she imagined that big snake." “

Mao frowned and said, "Then how do you explain Yang Hu's own behavior, can he also see the big snake that his junior sister imagined?"

Kong Qiu was silent for a long time, and finally said: "This thing is indeed strange. Maybe it's the power of ghosts and gods, and I'm not used to seeing Yang Hu's behavior. ”

Mao stroked his palms and smiled: "Do you also believe in ghosts and gods? I always thought that you didn't believe in ghosts and gods." “

Conchu said, "Ghosts and gods may or may not exist. I haven't said I don't believe it, it's just that we haven't even figured it out, what's the use of thinking about ghosts and gods, what's the point of thinking about things that don't work?"

Suddenly there was a shout outside the door, and then a firelight gathered outside the door, and a man shouted loudly: "Peng Keng, you come out for me! Your daughter frightened my son with witchcraft, and now he is still delirious, come out and explain it clearly!"

Kong Qiu and the others immediately ran out of the house, but saw that the master was already at the gate, he opened the door, looked at Yang Hu's father and the dozen servants he was carrying, and said lightly: "My daughter knows witchcraft? I'm afraid your son has a ghost in his heart." ”

Yang Hu's father looked at Peng Keng, and he didn't know why his heart was a little hairy, as if this person had a kind of cold air on his body. He took a half step back and said loudly: "You have been frozen to death for a long time that day, but then you acted like no one, this is not witchcraft, what is it? You know witchcraft, of course your daughter will too!"

Peng Keng smiled: "What kind of demon art is that, it's just a turtle breath method practiced by Taoists." I want to take in a few apprentices to see if there are any good qualifications here, and I will discuss them in my heart, so I just pretend to be dead and try. ”

Yang Hu's father waved his hand: "I won't say this beforehand." My son is frightened, he is your daughter scared, let your daughter go to my house and take care of my son, when he is sick, when will he be able to leave!"

Kong Qiu was furious, and was about to speak, but the master waved his hand, stopped him, and said to Yang Hu's father with a smile: "Since you said that my daughter has witchcraft, are you not afraid that she will harm your son again? I'm going to do a little trick, so I can go and treat your son. However, there is one thing, after he recovers, he can't come here to study. ”

Yang Hu's father thought about it, after all, his son is important, although Yang Hu likes this Peng Yuer wholeheartedly, but since there is a suspicion of demons, it is better not to be in his own home. He snorted: "If you cure my son, I will let you go." Never let him come to your door again!"

Peng Keng closed the door with his backhand and told Kong Qiu to them: "Go back to the house, don't run around, wait for me to come back." ”

The three of them came to Peng Yuer's house nearby, and they didn't light the lamp, and sat relatively dry. After a long silence, Mao suddenly said, "Guess what Master took out of the cabinet that day?"

Kong Qiu was stunned for a moment: "Who can know this?"

Mao scratched his head: "I always feel that this matter has something to do with my sister seeing the big snake." Why don't we go and have a look?"

Kong Qiu immediately refused: "No, the master said, you are not allowed to enter his room!"

Mao looked back at Yu'er: "Senior sister, don't you want to know what's going on?"

Peng Yuer hesitated and said, "I want to know, but I'm afraid that my father will be angry if he finds out." You don't know, although my father loves me, it's scary for him to be angry. ”

Mao nodded: "Father is like this." When I was a child, my father was angry and scary, but my mother was different, she loved me very much, never beat me or scolded me. His voice slowly deepened, and then asked Peng Yu'er: "Senior sister, when did your mother die, I have never heard you mention it." ”

"I don't know, my father only told me that my mother died when I was very young," Peng said. My father had many skills, such as pretending to be dead, treating people, and riding and shooting. He seems to have taken in disciples before, and when he took me through Weiguo, a general saw my father, and he bowed down to my father and called him a teacher, asking him to go to see the king of Weiguo. But his father only said two words to him and left. “

Mao was surprised and said, "No wonder Master is so rich. His disciples are all generals! It seems that I can also become generals in the future!"

Kong Qiu suddenly said, "Don't make a sound, I seem to see someone outside." ”

The three of them walked to the door and looked out, Peng Yu'er's house was facing Peng Keng's house, only to see a dark shadow flash across the opposite side and burrow into the master's room. The three of them looked at each other, the door was still closed, the master had not returned, and there was only one kind of person who entered the master's room - the thief.