I sat on the threshold in a daze, my heart was in a mess, worried about what I would do if I saw Luo Fei and Luo Fei relied on me, and on the other hand, I wondered if I had a bad year, I only offended the master last night, and now I have offended Xian'er.

I was 15 years old at the time, and I was somewhat enlightened about the affairs of men and women, and I probably knew why Xian'er was angry, but I didn't know why, but I deliberately forced myself not to think about it.

It didn't take long for Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang to come, and when they came, Liang Houzai had a small satchel on his body, and Liu Shangang was still carrying his huge rucksack.

Liang Houzai walked towards me and asked me with a smile: "What's the matter, sad face?" ”

I sighed and didn't reply to him, but just asked them, "What are you doing these days?" I haven't seen anyone. ”

Liu Shangang helped his backpack and said to me: "Your Uncle Xia has taken us around the back mountain several times in the past few days, picked a lot of herbs, and only then prepared some things for us that we can usually use, and he loaded three of them for me in the feng shui plate alone." ”

As soon as Liu Shangang finished speaking, Liang Houzai brought the conversation back again: "Brother Dao, how do I see your sad face, what's wrong?" ”

I sighed: "Alas, I called you here this time because Hu Nanqian said that there was a business to be done in northern Shaanxi, and when Master asked me to go to northern Shaanxi, I would meet that Luo Fei by the way." ”

I didn't expect Liang Houzai to hear me say this, and he was happy on the spot: "Oh, so that's the case, I know why you're so upset, you're going to see Luo Fei, Xian'er should be jealous, come, I'll see if you have any injuries on your body, Xian'er won't bite you, right?" ”

I stretched out my hand to block Liang Houzai: "Don't make trouble, I'm annoying." ”

Even though I said this, Liang Houzai still ran to me, looked at my neck, face, and arms, and then said with a wicked smile: "Yo, it's not hurt, it's not like Xian'er style." She's not drinking vinegar from a jar of vinegar right now, hahaha......"

At this time, Xian'er suddenly came out, grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, shook her little hand, and her face was all on the thick load.

Liang Houzai ate a mouthful of soil, and kept spitting out there.

The one who gloated just now has now been punished, right?

Looking at Liang Houzai's deflated look, my mood suddenly improved a lot.

But at this moment, there was a sudden pain in my arm, I suddenly screamed, looked at my arm, and saw a deep tooth mark on my forearm, and the tooth mark was purple and blue all around.

Xian'er glared at me angrily, then slipped back in.

Liang Houzai spit out the sand in his mouth, and smiled gloatingly at me: "It's over, it's over, phew, Xian'er is angry, this time, bah, you can bear it." ”

Liu Shangang stared at the tooth marks on my arm with wide eyes, and the expression on his face was an indescribable horror.

He couldn't see Xian'er, and the tooth mark suddenly appeared on my arm to him.

I let out a long sigh, still with a headache.

It was almost noon when Senior Brother Geng came back to look for us, and he said that the coffin was ready, urging me to hurry up.

Before leaving, the master handed me the Tiangang Sword and said to me: "When I get to northern Shaanxi, deal with the business matters first, and then go to Luo Fei, you kid remember for me, this time, you must let Luo Fei see you!" ”

I didn't say anything and got in the car.

Senior Brother Geng prepared two vehicles this time, one to carry people, and the other to pull and transport the cedar coffin. He was in a car with us, and the driver of the truck was Senior Brother Geng's wife.

I once heard Senior Brother Zhuang say that Senior Brother Geng's uncle was originally a truck driver, and he traveled north and south in his early years, and he had a strong temperament. However, in my opinion, this sister-in-law is not only fair, but also very gentle, and she is also very easy-going when talking to us.

It's just that when Senior Brother Geng talked to her, he was obviously a little submissive.

In addition to Senior Brother Geng's wife, his disciple Xiao Renya also walked with us, but Renya and Liu Shangang didn't seem to have the right temper, and the two of them always quarreled after getting in the car, and Senior Brother Geng was also out of helplessness, so he put Xiao Renya in my sister-in-law's car.

From southern Shu to northern Shaanxi, it takes nearly 20 hours to drive normally, and there is a coffin in my sister-in-law's car, so I don't dare to raise the speed too fast.

The climate in northern Shaanxi is obviously drier than that in southern Shu, and Senior Brother Geng is a little uncomfortable, so he began to keep snooping as soon as he entered northern Shaanxi, saying that it was burning in his nasal cavity, or that his sister-in-law had prepared a mask in advance and asked Senior Brother Geng to bring it.

Senior Brother Geng brought a mask, and the situation was better than before, so he continued on the road.

After leaving the city, we walked on the country road again, where the dirt road was quite dusty, and Brother Geng had to constantly scrub the glass of the front car with water spray wipers along the way.

The mountain road was very long, and the farther away from the city, the worse the road became, and we got lost once until noon, when we arrived at the destination of the trip, a small village on the Loess Plateau.

The location of the village is very remote, looking at dozens of miles, except for this lonely village, it is the yellow earth that cannot be seen at a glance, and those hills and ravines that are hardly mixed with any variegated colors except for the yellow earth.

Before I came, Hu Nanqian specially instructed me that after arriving in the village, I would first find an old man surnamed Zhang, and during this time, Zhang Laohan's family would take care of our daily life.

I found Zhang Laohan's home according to the address given by Hu Nanqian, which was a cave with five houses, some poultry in the yard, and a simple firewood fence around the courtyard with a low wall.

When we came to Mr. Zhang's house, he probably heard the sound of a car and was standing in the yard with his wife waiting.

When Senior Brother Geng parked the car in front of the fence gate, Zhang Laohan came over and shouted to the car: "Is it Master Zuo?" ”

He didn't seem to have a good leg on his legs, so I quickly got out of the car and said to him, "I'm Zuo Youdao, and I'm going to spend two days with you recently." ”

Zhang Laohan glanced at me, and his wrinkled face was as deep as the ravines of the loess slope, and suddenly showed a hearty smile: "Yes, that's right, that's right, it's your doll, and I still have a photo of you at home." ”

He opened the fence gate with his hands and feet, and beckoned to the people in the car: "Come on, hey, it's hard to travel, come and drink a bowl of noodles and rest." ”

Senior Brother Geng rolled down the window of the car and said to Zhang Laohan: "No, we still have something to do here, and we have to hurry." ”

After saying that, Senior Brother Geng drove Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang out of the car, and after the three of us unloaded the coffins on the truck, Senior Brother Geng left, and he said that he would probably go for three or four days, and let us dispose of the evil corpse before he returned.

As soon as I stood outside the door, I watched Senior Brother Geng walk away with the wind and dust.

Zhang Laohan took my hand, beckoned Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang, and said with a smile: "Let's go, come with me into the house and eat noodles." ”

His palms were very rough, and the five fingers that grabbed me rubbed against my skin like a wooden file, and his face was tanned by years of farming, and the deep wrinkles on his face were not like the marks of time, but more like a mark on the loess slope.

Zhang Laohan's legs and feet were not very convenient, I helped him into the yard, and his wife also went to the back kitchen with a smile on her face.

This is the first time I have seen such a building as a cave in reality, Zhang Laohan opened the door curtain, let us into the house, as soon as I entered the house, I found that this kind of cave house excavated in the mountain wall can be particularly able to escape the heat, outside is still the sun is scorching at noon, but in the house, there is a rare shade and coolness.

After the three of us entered the house, Zhang Laohan leaned against the doorside and asked me, "Do you eat mutton or beef, do you eat spicy?" ”

I smiled at Zhang Laohan and said, "Anything is fine, eat spicy." ”

"Hey, good, the young man's teeth are very good, and he is not a picky eater," Zhang Laohan also smiled and said to me: "There is water and fruit in the house, you drink and eat, leave some stomach, and eat noodles later, hehe." ”

As he spoke, the old man lowered the curtain and headed towards the kitchen.

I fetched well water from the yard, washed my face and washed my hands with Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang. I asked the two of them to take a break before running to the kitchen to help.

The kitchen of the old man's house is the same as that of the uncle's house in the past, it is also a stove made of mud and bricks, with a large iron pot on it, a charcoal fire mouth and a blower below, and the firewood burned is corn stalks and some broken wood branches, I have not seen such a kitchen for many years.

When Zhang Laohan saw me enter the kitchen, he talked to me from afar: "Ah, why are you here?" Hungry? It's okay for a while, you wait a little longer, wait a little longer. ”

At this time, Mr. Zhang's wife was rolling noodles by hand, and I saw a few freshly plucked carrots next to the stove, and said to the old man, "It's okay to be idle, come and help." He walked to the stove, took the turnips, fetched water, and washed them slowly.

Zhang Laohan hurriedly stood up and stopped me: "What can I do, you are a guest, how can I let you get started?" Put it down, put it down, put it down. ”

I smiled and said to him, "Anyway, I don't have anything to do now, and it's good to be busy." Hey, by the way, Grandpa Zhang, do you know what we are here for this time? ”

The old man sat down in front of the stove again, pulled up the bellows, and nodded towards him: "I know, I know, you are all masters, and you are here for the affairs of the old mansion." I thought that the masters were all old people, but I didn't expect them to be a few dolls. ”

I smiled and put the washed radish back on the stove, Zhang Laohan's wife pursed her lips and smiled at me, and Zhang Laohan said to me on the side: "The old woman's ears and mouth are not used." Hey, when I was young, my family was poor and I couldn't afford to marry a daughter-in-law, she was deaf and mute, and I couldn't get married. In the past, everyone thought that my daughter-in-law was deaf and dumb, but their daughter-in-law was very healthy, and she didn't see a few white fat dolls, nor did she see someone so virtuous and good at taking care of people. ”