The old man's dinner table is generally very slow, but in the old days, women were not allowed to serve the table when they ate, and the laborers of the master's family had to eat first, and the women and children ate by the stove in the outhouse. But these children are not necessarily outside, the grandson and the granddaughter are very different, the granddaughter is a female baby who grew up with someone else's surname, but this grandson is different, that can be passed on to the head of the family, this meal can not only be served, but also the old man has to eat on his lap, that is not customary, men and women can be seen from this meal.

Lao Wu and they are much more harmonious, Lao Wu and Jiang Nan with their two children, and Lao Tang with his daughter-in-law, there are a lot of them, and the hut that was already slightly crowded is full. But it's really lively to eat when there are a lot of people, and the guy eats this dish and drinks wine, listening to the old man talking nonsense, and he is as relaxed as he is.

The wine that Old Tang brought over was opened and let the big guy drink it, and the women only drank a little symbolically, and the wine was still for the men. Lao Wu first toasted, and then confronted Lao Tang, neither of them drank lightly, and it felt that it was not over if no one was drunk under the table. But the more they drank like this, the more the woman didn't stop them, but encouraged them, which gave the old man enough face, and this harmonious scene stopped as no one withdrew the dishes, the wine cup was replaced by a teacup, and only Lao Wu and Lao Tang were left in the house of the wife and children.

"I said, Old Don! The wine you got today is really good! It's so much better than the shochu I used to drink! Lao Wu's face was flushed with drink, and he made some tea and went down smoothly.

Lao Tang didn't drink less, but his face didn't change much, but his eyes were confused, and his mind should be quite clear. Anyway, I didn't drink to the point where I fell asleep at the end of the day. Hearing Lao Wu ask him, he took a sip of tea, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Lao Wu first, and then took a few deep breaths with one in his mouth, and exhaled the smoke. Only then did he turn his head and say to Lao Wu: "This wine is a local specialty, and it is quite a year, I guess this should be regarded as what kind of cellar wine, but I don't understand, if you want to say that it is delicious, then it's okay, next time I'm bringing some over, you have nothing to do and sit and slowly pick it up, right?" ”

"That's too done!" Lao Wu had a cigarette in his hand but didn't light it, and smiled at Old Tang. But suddenly he thought of something, so he leaned over and whispered to Old Tang, "Hey, why do you dare to drink?" Aren't you afraid of something at night? I know you big hats are busy, day and night! ”

Lao Tang didn't know what was wrong today, he had so much fun, he couldn't laugh after hearing it, he pulled the collar on the top of his chin, and said to Lao Wu with a smile: "What's the day and night?" Why is this so awkward for you to say? Can you change the word? Besides, I'm not going to go tonight, even if I have something to do. Because there are still important things waiting for me in a few days, the director specially approved me to take a day off. Raise your energy to solve that big thing! ”

Originally, he was bragging and pulling his skin, but Lao Tang suddenly said this, Lao Wu was curious after hearing it, and he didn't care if Lao Tang could say it, so he asked him: "What's the big deal?" War again? Did you go to the front with a gun or what? ”

Old Tang spit out a puff of cigarette when he laughed, waved his hand between him and Lao Wu and said, "You can really make trouble." How can I still go to the front with this virtue? How old am I? But even if I go to the front line, it must be at the level of company commander or above, and I still use a gun? When the little pistol came out of the magazine, I pointed ahead, and I shouted. Comrades, rush! They're on, don't need me! ”

This old Tang may have really drunk a little too much, but after finishing speaking, the two of them laughed heartlessly, but Lao Wu suddenly turned back and continued to ask: "Don't interrupt!" I know you didn't drink much, tell me what's going on? You tell me something in advance, in case something is fatal, I will take my daughter-in-law and run first! ”

Old Tang shook his head with a smile and said: "Hey, if something really happens, you can't run, even if you run away, you will have to be caught as a traitor and correct the law on the spot, so stay honest, besides, this matter is not very serious, but it should be said that this fisherman encountered a large group of fish when he was fishing, and this net is enough!" ”

Lao Wu seemed to understand a little, but he was still quite confused, so he frowned and said, "Are you talking about a meeting of spies?" ”

"No, it's not a meeting of spies, it's a gathering of rats. Hey, old Wu, haven't you noticed that we've been here a lot of outsiders recently? Old Tang turned his eyes to look around, and his tone was more mysterious.

Lao Wu nodded and said, "I opened a hotel, how could I not find that there have been more outsiders recently!" But I've always wondered where these people came from and what they're going to do. I haven't heard of any recruitment! ”

Old Tang took a few puffs of cigarette and said, "Oh, I said that rats gather, but I still don't understand?" All thieves! They were thieves from all over the country, and they had a lot of beards. ”

When Lao Tang said this, Lao Wu was taken aback, quickly lit the cigarette in his hand, smoked and suppressed the shock, and asked in a low voice after seeing that there was no one in the corridor: "What is this for?" What do we have to steal from this place? What are they stealing so much at once? Could it be that something big is going on? ”

"By the way, Lao Wu, you don't lose that you have seen a lot before, and you guessed it right at once, and it is indeed a big move." Old Tang raised his hand and patted it.

But Lao Wu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and looked up to Lao Tang a little strangely and said, "However, I haven't heard that there are any tombs that have been discovered recently?" Are you hiding it? ”

Old Tang swallowed the smoke with a cigarette in his mouth, and after a few sips, the surroundings were filled with smoke miasma, so he seemed to let the smoke block and said to Lao Wu: "It's not a tomb, but a temple!" ”

"Temple? What temple? Lao Wu leaned closer and asked.

"Short-necked Immortal Temple!" Old Tang followed and picked it up.

This short-necked immortal temple Lao Wu has heard that it is not too far from Siping, in a forest, it is said that the special spiritual incense has never been broken. But this short-necked fairy temple is actually just a small temple, the main hall on a short-necked fairy or a natural stone, just because of the birth of a short-necked old man, people look more surprised, and then somehow someone for this stone to get near Siping, but also to this stone to build a temple, seal it as a fairy, directly called the short-necked fairy temple.

However, although this short-necked fairy temple is relatively small and slotted, it is indeed a bit fairy, there have been a lot of Turin who have gone to the temple to ask for prayers before, and there have been thieves and gangsters who have died near this temple before, these things are relatively strange, so people have to believe.

Lao Tang has lived in Siping for a long time, and he must know much more about this short-necked immortal temple than Lao Wu, and then he told Lao Wu about the strange things that happened in this temple before.

It is said that about five or six years after the completion of the short-necked fairy temple, because some people went to the temple to pray for a miracle, a spread of ten or ten hundred let many people in the vicinity know, every time the fifteenth day of the temple fair, that in order to give the short-necked fairy a pillar of incense to ask for a good omen, the number of people is almost stacked together, the old nose!

In this crowded place, there will definitely be thieves stealing, and when it is crowded, even if you feel someone rubbing against you, you may not be able to detect it, so there are many thieves who make a living by stealing pilgrims' money in front of the temple gate. The gods basically don't care about this matter, but we have to take care of it, so the police of the Republic of China came to the gate of this temple on the day of the temple fair, and at least seven or eight of them were caught on the spot that day, and sometimes there were more than a dozen.

But thieves are generally more ghostly, and even if they let the police keep an eye on them, they plan to sneak away while there are many people fishing in troubled waters. In the case of a very large flow of people, it is difficult for the police to steal the thief in the crowd, but once, there was a pipe head for the police to find out, the thief stole him is still a little brainy, so he drilled into the crowd in the direction of the temple, and the police behind him were all backwards and did not send him to arrest him, but because they were so noisy, the crowd panicked and caused a small-scale stampede. But when all the people were cleaned up, only one person was trampled to death, and it was actually the thief who escaped, which was a strange coincidence, and people put this matter on the short-necked fairy, saying that he was a manifestation and did not let the thief run, and he was directly killed.

For a while, it was more evil, but there were a few people who didn't believe it, they were the kind of people who didn't believe in gods and ghosts, and every time they saw so many people kowtowing to a broken stone, they felt unhappy. One day, I don't know who came up with the bad idea, saying that I would secretly remove this stone in the shape of a magic stick while it was dark, and then find a place to bury it, so that those people would not be able to incense it again. So a few people really went that night, and carried out the stone that was more than one person high on the main hall of the temple, but as soon as they left the temple gate, suddenly a person pointed to the stone and shouted: "Mom! This short-necked fairy opened his mouth just now! ”

This short-necked fairy is actually a natural stone, standing up as tall as a person, no matter which direction you look at, it is an old man with a hunchback and no neck, but the facial features of the face are not very obvious, but you can also see a little nose, mouth and eyes, but it can't be more serious.

After letting the man scream, the others were already quite weak-hearted, and it was a big night, but at that time, the short-necked fairy couldn't lift it, tilted to one side, and finally collapsed, smashing the person who came up with the idea to death.

These things are widely circulated among the people, and the authenticity is not known, and they may all be made up by people. However, this short-necked immortal temple has recently attracted a group of thieves, not for this stone, but for what is hidden under this short-necked immortal. (To be continued......)