It turned out that this person was none other than the second uncle's eldest brother, that is, Hou Bin's father, Hou Zhandong.

At the same time, Hou Bin, who was on the side, saw that Hou Zhandong was coming, and asked with a surprised face: "Dad, why are you here?" ”

Hou Zhandong looked at these people in the room, then looked at the old man, smiled and said, "Oh? There's a guest at home. ”

As soon as he heard that the second uncle called Hou Zhandong the eldest brother, he immediately said to the second uncle, "This is our uncle, right?" ”

The second uncle said "um", then pointed to the old man and said to Hou Zhandong: "This is the old man, my owner." ”

When the old man heard what the second uncle said, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Ouch, second master." Look at what you're saying, we're a partnership, I'm not a host. Hahaha...... "After that, he stood up and shook hands with Hou Zhandong." Hou Zhandong also shook hands with the old man without smiling, and didn't pay much attention to him.

Hou Zhandong has always been more opposed to his second uncle's ghost work, and he doesn't like this business very much, mainly because he thinks it's too dangerous. And the smile on the old man's face itself did not leave a good impression on Hou Zhandong, plus the second uncle said that he was his own owner, Hou Zhandong knew when he heard it that this old man must also be a ghost.

Hou Zhandong also shook hands with the old man out of politeness, and then went to the side to sit.

The second uncle saw Hou Zhandong's expression and knew that Hou Zhandong had something to do this time, and then asked, "What's the matter, big brother." What's the matter with your visit this time? ”

Originally, Hou Zhandong saw that the old man was here, so he was not ready to say the purpose of his trip, but as soon as the second uncle asked this, he said to the second uncle: "What can I do, come and pick up the child." I came here the other day, and you're not home. I asked my neighbor, and he said he hadn't seen you in a while. Speaking of this, Hou Zhandong looked at Hou Bin and the monkey, and felt that the two of them looked a little haggard, so he asked the second uncle again: "Did you run away from the ghosts?" ”

Before the second uncle could speak, the old man hurriedly rushed to the side and said, "Yo, uncle, you are so powerful, you can see it at a glance?" Let me tell you, the second master's work this time is not an ordinary job. In our three eastern provinces, it is estimated that no one can take this job. "How did the old man know that Hou Zhandong was very repulsive to running ghost work, and the more he talked about it, the more he talked about it.

The second uncle listened to this anger beside him, and scolded the old man in his heart, and wanted to interrupt the old man several times, but the old man talked like a machine gun, and he couldn't stop at all.

Hou Zhandong listened, sneered, turned his head over, and did not speak.

At this time, the old man felt that something seemed to be wrong, and when he looked back at the second uncle, the second uncle also had a straight face. The old man realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. But at this time, it was difficult to ask, so I had to smile awkwardly, and after a while, I said to the second uncle: "Second master, it's okay to come this time." Knowing you're back, I'm just coming to see you. It's not too early, I still have something to do over there, so I'll go back first. ”

The two said a few more words, and the second uncle asked the fifth child to send the old man away.

After the old man left, this Hou Zhandong began to talk to the second uncle.

"Zhan Nian, how many times have I told you, our family is just our brothers, I really don't want you to do this anymore. You said that our father ran away from ghosts, but it was forced by the situation. At that time, I couldn't even eat, so I could do whatever I could. It's different now, do you say that our old Hou family is short of food or clothing? Hou Zhandong said this, and then pointed to Hou Bin and said to the second uncle: "Our old Hou family will point to him to inherit the lineage, I don't want him to do this in the future." At the beginning, he worked in the coal mine, but then I didn't let him do it, wasn't it because I thought that the job was dangerous? ”

As soon as Hou Zhandong's chatterbox was opened, it was like a dam opening its gates, and the uproar couldn't stop. And the second uncle sat on the side with his head bowed and didn't speak.

Hou Zhandong continued: "You are not young now, how can you say that you are also in your fifties. I thought I'd take you to the city in a few years. Although Dabin calls you the second uncle, I know that as soon as this child is born, you treat him as if he were your own son, so he must also support you in the future. ”

When the second uncle heard this, he smiled and said, "Big brother, our father told me at that time that the reason why our Hou family is where we are today is entirely because of Ma Shicheng and this ghost job. So when our father was leaving, he repeatedly told me that I couldn't let this running ghost live in our old Hou family. Speaking of this, the second uncle sighed and continued: "As for not greeting you this time when I took Dabin to run a ghost job, it was my fault. If you want to take this child back, take it back. ”

As soon as Hou Zhandong heard what the second uncle said, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Hey, I didn't mean to come to you to ask for guilt. Didn't I say it just now, I didn't mean that I felt sorry for the child, I just thought it was too dangerous. Besides, what age is this, let's not keep thinking about the past. ”

The two chatted a lot that day, but no matter what, the next day, Hou Bin and the monkey still let Hou Zhandong take them away.

This person is very old, and he thinks that he can have someone around him to talk and chat. Although Hou Bin and the monkey may have caused a little trouble when they were here before, but this time they are gone, and the second uncle is left alone at home, and it is inevitable that he feels a little empty in his heart.

One day later, the second uncle found the fifth child, took out 4,000 yuan and said to the fifth child: "Fifth brother, this is your share." ”

Although Lao Wu said that he didn't talk much on weekdays, he knew what he was doing. Because he went to Ghost Fang Valley this time, Laixi's leg was injured, and the second uncle, as the head of the ghost, would definitely come up with money to treat Laixi. Since this money was earned from this job, it should be taken out of it to treat Laixi. But the second uncle is now going to give him his share, obviously that the second uncle wants to pay for the money himself.

Seeing this, the fifth child hurriedly said: "Second master, I am a rough man, and I have no ability except farming. I've been on two ghost trips with you over the years, and to be honest, our family's life has improved a lot. Now that Laixi has injured his leg, I don't know what the situation is, can I say that you will pay this money alone? ”

In this way, the two of them pushed and shoved for a long time, and finally the fifth child didn't ask for the money. The second uncle also knew in his heart that if the fifth child wanted to say no, it was useless to give it. The second uncle finally said to the fifth child, "That's it, let's see a doctor first, and we will share the rest of the money." The fifth child nodded.

After the fifth child left, the second uncle rushed to the hospital to see the happy situation. Thankfully, Laixi's leg injury is not as serious as expected, but it will take time to recover.

Knowing that Laixi was nothing of a big deal, the second uncle was relieved and returned to Beili Town.

After the second uncle returned to Beili Town, he had nothing to do all day long, either staying at home to read the book "Chronicles of the Underworld", or going to the hardware store to lie down, in short, the life was quite dull.

It is said that one day when the second uncle was cleaning up the things that the ghosts used at home, he heard two women talking in the yard. After a while, the two women entered the house. One of the women looked to be in her fifties and slightly fat. This woman, like the second uncle, lives in Beili Town.

As soon as the woman entered the house, she smiled and said to the second uncle: "Where is the ghost marquis at home?" What are you busy with? ”

The second uncle hurriedly smiled and said, "Hehe, the second sister-in-law laughed again." I'm not busy with anything, isn't it nothing, pack up my things. ”

"Oh mom, is it still standing up this day?" The second sister-in-law said, and then said to the woman next to her: "This is the ghost marquis I told you, let me tell you, as far as your son's illness, I promise that he can take care of it." "This woman looks younger than the second sister-in-law, but the second uncle doesn't know her.

The second sister-in-law then said to the second uncle: "This is the people from my mother's side, all of them are from the fifth team of the West Road, called Xiuying." "The fifth team of the West Road is about ten miles away from Beili Town, and it turns out that the second sister-in-law herself is a member of the fifth team of the West Road, and later married to Beili Town.

The second uncle smiled and nodded to Xiuying, and then asked the second sister-in-law, "Oh, then what is the matter with you here?" ”

The second sister-in-law then said with a look of regret: "Isn't this the eldest son of Xiuying's family, he is twenty-seven years old this year." A while ago, I don't know why, when I came back from outside, it was like I was in the middle of an evil spirit, and I looked for several big dancers, but I didn't look at it. There's really no way around this, she just remembered, I heard that we have a ghost here who is very powerful, didn't I come to you. ”

The second uncle nodded after hearing this. The second sister-in-law was a little anxious, and seeing that the second uncle didn't speak, she continued to ask, "Then when do you have time, will you follow the past?" ”

"Oh, then I'm going to prepare, let's go in a moment." The second uncle said, simply cleaned up, and followed Xiuying to the fifth team of the West Road.

After arriving at Xiuying's house, the second uncle looked at the young man in front of him. His eyes were glazed, and he sat on the kang and didn't move, as if he didn't have any energy at all. But judging from the appearance of this young man, this kid looks more different, how to dress and put it aside first, not to mention, the long hair on this end makes the second uncle look a little awkward. At that time, there were very few men with long hair, especially in the countryside, and it was rare to be ruthless.

However, the second uncle is here to treat people, as for what people are wearing, there is no need to care.

The second uncle looked at it for a while, and Xiuying asked a little anxiously beside him: "That ghost marquis, what do you think is wrong with my son, did you let the big fairy get on his body or something?" ”

The second uncle smiled and said, "Hehe, I see that you are younger than me, so you can call me second brother." Don't ghost Hou Ye ghost Hou Ye, it sounds uncomfortable, it's all called and played when they were joking. The second uncle said, looked at the young man and continued: "I don't think he is possessed by some big fairy. When the second uncle said this, he thought for a while and asked, "Has this child of your family offended anyone?" ”