"Xu Shou is a good person, the old man has watched him grow up since he was a child, who knows how to ......"

"Mrs. Xu, this money was made up by the neighbors. You use it first, and if it's not enough, tell us later. ”

"Alas, the Shendu Mansion has launched an investigation, and Jin Wuwei also has a pension for your husband. Rest assured, there will be an account for your husband's death. ”

Neighbors walked up to the wife and daughter of the Xu family, who were dragging cloth and linen, to send their condolences and promise to give them the greatest help they could.

The lady of the Xu family was grief-stricken, she had obviously just cried, and her apricot eyes were red from crying. The daughter was still young, but she sensed her mother's grief and began to cry.

The coffin was parked in the middle of the mourning hall, and there were white people from the neighbors who paid to help invite them.

The neighbors sighed and left, and after a while, the sound of horses' hooves and stumbling footsteps could be heard outside the door.

A group of sergeants in armor entered, the first of whom was a military attaché, his armor had an extra stripe than the others, and a crimson scarf ribbon fell from the collar of the armor.

These are the colleagues of the deceased Xu Shou.

Xu Shou is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today and is the street patrol Wuhou of Lirenfang.

Wuhou is Jin Wuwei. During the Former Qin Dynasty, the Wuhou Mansion was established in Beijing, and then gradually evolved, and was changed to Jin Wuwei during the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, the title of Wuhou has been inherited.

Jin Wuwei's duty in the Divine Capital was to assist the guards in guarding the Imperial City, and to patrol the Divine Capital City day and night. Once the night curfew arrives, there will be a large number of martial marquis patrolling back and forth in the streets and alleys, and anyone who dares to trespass at night will be immediately arrested.

The military attache is the Left Street Envoy and is responsible for the security of the streets of Shendu.

He lit three incense sticks and stood in front of Xu Shou's coffin, offered incense and candles, turned his head and said to the lady of the Xu family: "Xu, if there is any difficulty, you can mention it." Xu Shou died because of official duties, and Wei Li would not let it go. ”

Xu Shi gave a salute and said: "The surviving people don't dare to ask for anything, they just want to find the real reason for the death of the deceased husband." ”

The military attache said: "Xu Shou's matter, Shendu Mansion and Jin Wuwei are all investigating, a Jin Wuwei was killed on the street, and even the general has been alarmed about this matter." Xu, don't worry, the court will definitely find out the murderer. ”

The military attache then sighed: "You orphans and widows, it is also very difficult to live in the capital of God. The tea shop you opened on weekdays, if you encounter hardship, you will report the name of my Jin Wuwei, and those who dare not make trouble on the street. ”

Xu saluted again, but his head never raised, and he had already burst into tears.

The rest of the people are Xu Shou's colleagues, although they have any grievances and grievances on weekdays, but after all, an acquaintance is dead, and they can't help it. Everyone brought some money and put it on the table, although it was not much, but it was also a gesture of gratitude.

Lirenfang, the end of the three lanes in the southwest.

There is a family here, only one into the courtyard, the yard is poorly furnished, the walls of the house have not been repaired for a long time, the mud on the wall is seriously peeled off, showing that the life of the family in it is very poor.

After all the mourners left, Xu closed the courtyard door.

It was already late at night, and there was a beating of drums on the street outside the courtyard, and the coffin in the main hall looked a little gloomy under the cover of night. According to the rules of the Divine Capital City, the body of the deceased must be buried after the first seven years, and until then, the coffin was always parked in the main hall.

The daughter was very young, and she was a little frightened when she saw this scene, and grabbed the corner of her mother's clothes.

Xu sighed, she walked to the main hall and gently blew out the illuminated candle. Tonight, she will rest in the side room with her daughter, and as for the main hall, she will leave it to her husband to rest.

……

The scroll of the Shendu Mansion wrote: "That night, there was a Wuhou Xu Shou, who was separated from the rest of the people when he was inspecting the lanes of Lirenfang, and disappeared later. The next day, a body was found in the southwest of the city, and its body was identified. ”

June 11 of the first year of Shengong.

The night after Xu Shou's body was found.

In the darkness, Xu Shou opened his eyes suddenly. There was confusion in his eyes, but it was not obvious in the silence and darkness.

Soon, he remembered a lot, and some memories seemed to appear in his mind.

He remembered himself, what he had done when he was unconscious. Wuhou patrolled the streets, at least two people walked together, but at that time, he was in a hurry, so he found an excuse and ran under a tree to solve it.

That's a ...... Willow.

Xu Shou remembered, what happened after he solved it? It was as if he had finally fallen into a coma, and there was darkness in front of him, and then he appeared here.

What happened in this, Xu Shou couldn't remember.

Every time he thought about it, it felt as if his head had been blown open, and the pain was terrible.

There was a voice lingering in his head, as if there was a person, he told Xu Shou to go to a place and find something.

The voice lingered in his ears like an old monk chanting scriptures. The sound drove him almost mad, and he couldn't help but throw his fist violently, slamming it into the wooden board next to him.

Only then did he notice that he was in a closed wooden box.

Everyone has some claustrophobia to a greater or lesser extent.

Xu Shou's heart began to panic, he shouted desperately, and pushed out with his fist. Perhaps it was because of the great force he used, and he pushed the lid on the coffin aside. This coffin will only be nailed before the burial, so it can still be opened if you force it from the inside.

The lid of the coffin was lifted, which finally calmed Xu Shou's heart a little.

With the last of his strength, he opened all the lids of the coffin, and the heavy lid of the coffin was cut down, and there was a loud rumbling sound.

The noise was so loud that the dog next door was awakened and began to bark wildly.

Xu Shou crawled out of the coffin, he looked around blankly, and the darkness that he couldn't see his fingers could not see, and it took a while to get used to it. Xu Shou first slowed down for a while, but he recognized that this was his home.

It is said that the coffin cannot touch the ground, so there are two wooden chairs underneath the coffin.

Xu Shou wanted to climb out of the coffin, but the consequence of doing so was that the whole coffin began to shake. He tilted to the left, and the whole coffin fell directly to the ground.

Xu Shou fell very badly, and there was no place in his body that didn't hurt.

He heard the sound of the door opening in the courtyard outside, and there seemed to be a number of footsteps approaching.

"The lady of the Xu family, but there is a thief at home?" A person whispered, Xu Shou recognized that this was Mrs. Liu from the house next door.

Xu Shi said in a low voice: "I don't know, just as I was about to rest, I heard a sound from the main hall." I don't know where the thief came from, don't you know that my husband is Jin Wuwei's person? ”

Xu's last sentence was deliberately said loudly, obviously for the people in the main hall, wanting to use the name of Jin Wuwei to scare him away.

Xu Shou stopped in his heart and immediately understood that his wife regarded him as a thief who came back at night.

He struggled to get up, but found that his limbs were weak and weak, and his whole body was very prostration. He opened his mouth, his voice unusually dry and hoarse, making it impossible for him to shout what he wanted to say.

He tried a few times, and then heard the Liu Po say: "If it weren't for my boss going out today, I would have to make this thief look good." Lady of the Xu family, don't panic first, let's prepare the guy, two people are not afraid of him! ”

The two people outside the door spoke at an almost whispering volume, but Xu Shou could hear it clearly, and his hearing became very sharp.

He didn't care that his wife would come in, but Liu Po was a famous big tongue in the whole workshop, and if he let him know his appearance, the whole workshop would know about it the next day. When he arrives in the guard, he will also be laughed at.

Xu Shou struggled two or three times, but still didn't get up.

Squeak –

The door was pushed open, and two women walked in trembling with plows and brooms in their hands.

They saw a figure lying on the ground.

Liu Po took the first step, she was old, and she was born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and she pulled it down fiercely with a broom in her hand. After a while, Xu Shou suddenly felt that his back was not his own, and after a while, it hurt hotly.

But after taking this blow, he finally couldn't help but scream.

"Wait!" Xu Shi heard the voice, she stopped Liu Po, and got close to Xu Shou with courage, and when she got closer, she saw a familiar face.

"Ah, husband!" Xu covered his mouth and threw the plow in his hand aside.

Liu Po's eyes widened, she was also close, and saw that Xu Shou, who was already dead, was grinning at her. Deng Shi screamed and ran out of the main hall, shouting: "Fake the corpse, cheat the corpse!" ”

Liu Po ran away, and Xu also ran out of the main hall.

She hesitated in the courtyard for a while, but she still had the courage to walk in, and when she saw Xu Shou still looking at her, she couldn't help but tremble: "Husband, are you still worried about anything?" Xin'er's concubine will take care of it, and after a few days, the concubine will take the tea shop out and concentrate on taking care of Xin'er at home. When Xin'er grows up and gets married, the concubine will go down to accompany you. ”

After Xu finished speaking, he suddenly saw Xu Shou staring at her, his lips trembling.

Xu Shi was extremely frightened in his heart, such a dark night, a dead person stared at her in front of him, if it weren't for the dead man being her husband, I am afraid that Xu Shi would have fainted.

Xu Shi slowly approached Xu Shou, and she heard Xu Shou say in a hoarse voice: "Water, water......"

Xu hurriedly ran out of the main hall, went to the kitchen and filled a pot of water and brought it to Xu Shou's mouth. Xu Shou was already extremely thirsty, but unfortunately his limbs were weak and weak, so he had to let Xu feed him with water.

Xu Shou drank a pot of water, and his face gradually softened. The cold water flowed into the internal organs, and the whole person was much cooler.

Xu Shou was helped up by Xu and touched his husband, Xu felt that this was a living person. The clear and audible breathing and pulse beating can't be faked.

"Buddha bless." Xu couldn't help but think silently in his heart, happy and sad at the moment, and couldn't help but cry in his eyes.

Xu Shou's eyes subconsciously avoided the Buddha statue placed in the main hall.

For some reason, he seemed to have an innate fear of the Buddha statue.