The old man was slightly stunned, and then burst out laughing.

"It seems that Gongzi is not the first time to come to Caidian, yes, Lao Cai is Lao Cai's nephew, Lao Cai added dozens of taels of silver to the coffin book at the beginning of the year to make the capital, and he can't also call his nephew Lao Cai, he can only be Xiao Cai, he also goes out to do goods, otherwise he can catch up with Gongzi."

"Congratulations, please prepare a few rooms for us."

"Childe, it's unfortunate." Lao Cai nodded, frowned and said: "There are many pedestrians passing by today, it is also a rainy day, the rooms of the inn are already full, you are an old customer, you should know that we are all honest people, and we can't lose the guests......"

Su Li also felt reasonable when he heard it, but the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, he pointed to a grass shed next to the inn, "Uncle, it seems that we can't leave tonight, you see if the grass shed can give us the night, and we should offer silver taels tomorrow." ”

"Childe, you are a distinguished guest and an old customer, only a broken grass shed, where do you dare to accept your money, it's just ......"

He hesitated for a long time before he said: "Childe, you know that my two uncles and nephews are honest people, and I don't dare to hide it from you, in fact, Lao Cai, well, is the old nephew, and he didn't go out to do goods, but to buy a coffin

According to custom, people who die outside are not allowed to enter the house, so we have to build this straw hut for parking, but we are doing business, so we put it ...... You see, it is also unlucky, for fear that the guests will be taboo, so the grass shed was erected, and the people were carried into the house to put it

In this world, I am not afraid of bad luck, I am afraid of poverty, I am afraid that I will have no food to eat, no winter clothes, and I can't control much else, I can't spoil Caidian's business for decades, but I can't let bad luck hurt the noble body of the son, and the villain can't afford it. ”

"Husband, you mourn! Well, this is nothing, please arrange it. ”

Lao Cai seems to be a person who is afraid of things, and he is also a real person, so he doesn't want Su to leave them to live in this place where the body was supposed to be placed.

In the end, Su Li insisted very much, and he reluctantly agreed, and instructed his family to place hay in the grass shed, arrange a table, and a stove.

The grass shed is actually very small, and after Su Li and the others entered, it was a little crowded, but on rainy days, it was always good to have a sheltered place.

Qing'er covered the jar with a tarpaulin and walked into the grass shed, and the twenty iron horsemen got out of the way, giving her and the matchmaker a more spacious space, so that a few men inevitably had to stand on the edge of the grass shed, and their backs were wet from the rain.

……

"Hey, little one, you're still playing, can't you see the rain so heavy?"

Qing'er rushed out in the rain, the little girl was still jumping there, she picked up the little girl and ran back to the grass shed, wiped the rain off her face for her, and slapped her little buttocks, "You're really not good, it's okay to play again tomorrow if it doesn't rain, and you won't be snatched away." ”

Qing'er said, stuffed some candy into the little girl's pocket, Lao Cai came over, picked up the little girl, and thanked her again and again.

"Uncle, look, it's nothing for us men to be crowded together, but there are two female dependents, please discuss with the guests inside, let a room come out, I can give more silver taels."

Lao Cai agreed, walked in with the little girl in his arms, and walked out again half an hour later, with a face full of apologies.

"Childe, it's not that you don't want to be convenient, it's really ......"

He looked at the scene in the straw hut, and stopped talking, "If it really is...... Hey, I'm just afraid of ......"

"Nothing to be afraid of, you say."

"The body of the niece and daughter-in-law is placed in the lobby of the back house, there is a room on the side of the lobby, it is very clean, but there is no door, and you can see the scene of the lobby from the inside...... I'm afraid of ......."

"There it is!"

Su Li was worried that the old man would regret it, so he immediately led the matchmaker and Qing'er, urging Lao Cai to enter the inner hall, and a mourning hall was set up in the inner hall.

Incense and candles were lit on the offering table, and an earthy yellow tulle tent was hung behind it, covering the spiritual bed supported by two benches, and it was estimated that the daughter-in-law of Lao Cai was lying inside, and the face was covered by a quilt made of paper, and the situation inside was almost invisible outside, and the two women were burning clothes paper there.

Entering the house to worship God, Su Li also begged for some clothes and paper to put in the treasure pot to melt away, but the gesture was stiff, the clothes and paper were too thick, and they couldn't all be ignited, and a puff of smoke rose and choked directly on the faces of the two women, and he was also choked and coughed.

He hurriedly apologized, and the faces of the two women were a little blackened, but they were too sad, too tired, and numb, and let the black smoke roast their faces casually, and they didn't pay attention to Su Li.

Diagonally opposite the mourning hall was a room, in which there was no furniture, just a chair, a square table, on which was placed a burning oil lamp, a large bed, the bed was very tidy, and a new quilt was placed.

Su Li moved a chair and blocked the door, blocking the sight of the mourning hall inside, leaning on it himself, closing his eyes and recuperating.

The matchmaker took off her shoes and socks, went to bed with her clothes, and quickly hid her two crispy little feet in the quilt, pulled gently, covered her lower body with the quilt, and leaned on the bed.

Qing'er was generous, slowly took off her shoes and socks, folded her coat, and put it next to the bed, before gently getting into the quilt.

The matchmaker looked at Su Li with a look of Hui Yanashita, and directly ignored the beautiful picture of her beauty sleeping in spring, so she scattered her hair and pretended to be lazy.

"Brother, if you don't mind, go to bed and sleep, you can sleep in the middle......"

"I mind!" Su Li didn't even bother to open his eyes, and responded angrily.

The matchmaker's apricot eyes were round: "!! ”

Qing'er's words sounded at the same time as Su Li's words, "Okay, you can tell us a story." ”

"It's okay to tell a story!"

Qing'er leaned sideways, propped up her little head, and listened attentively, and the matchmaker pulled the quilt a little higher and covered her chest.

"It is said that there are three passers-by, and like us, they arrived at an inn with dead people, and the inn is also called Caidian......"

Qing'er's eyes widened, and the matchmaker showed a look of disdain.

"Like them, they slept in the mourning hall, and at night, suddenly, a guest heard a rustling sound, which came from the mourning bed, and it turned out that the woman who was lying in it got up and lifted the paper placket covering her body......"

Qing'er pulled the matchmaker with an arm in her arms, scared and expectant.

The woman walked up to the other two guests and called them by name...... Qing'er ......"

"Qing'er girl!"

"Wow!"

With Su Li's mysterious voice, suddenly someone outside the mourning hall really called Qing'er's name, and Qing'er jumped up in fright and hugged the matchmaker tightly.

"Is Miss Qing'er okay?"

Ye Hong stood on the side of the door, turned sideways, turned his back to the room, and asked with concern.

"Ye Hong, Qing'er treats you as Lao Cai's niece and daughter-in-law! Ahem! ”

Su Li felt that it was not good to make a joke on the dead, so he cleared his throat, "What's the matter?" Is the snake doing the trick again? ”

"Yes, the snakes are squeaking there, and they are making a lot of noise, please go and see Miss Qing'er."

Qing'er got dressed, walked out of the room with a red face, meowed the meow spirit hall with a weak heart, and went out with Ye Hong with her eyes closed.

"Snakes are a little weird tonight."

"It's probably because I miss the relationship of spring."

The matchmaker lay on the bed, twitching her sideburns, blinking her eyes and looking at Su Li with a smile.

"Niko Yamamoto, Niko Yamamoto!" Su Li was like an old monk chanting scriptures, chanting mantras in a low voice.

"Brother, what Yamamoto Niko?"

"Rantaro's teacher!"

Matchmaker: "??? ”

Qing'er came back thoughtfully with her head sideways, and said to herself: "Today's snake is too happy." ”

"Why are you happy? Preparing for the laying of eggs? The matchmaker asked with a grin.

"It's not." Qing'er didn't understand the connotation, and said seriously: "It's like encountering a large number of coffins and corpses, and the snake likes these the most, just like a wanderer going home......"

Su Li was sure that Qing'er was not telling ghost stories.

……

Before the time came, the two women who were burning clothes paper outside also went back to sleep, and the mourning hall was empty, covered by candlelight, and the yellow mans were fluttering.

Click! Click! Click!

There was a regular sound outside the house, and it was terrifying in the night sky, especially in the mourning hall.

Qing'er's eyes had already widened.

"I'll go out and see!"

"I'll go too!"

Qing'er jumped out of bed and grabbed Su Li's arm tightly, but the matchmaker slept by herself with peace of mind.

Outside the inn, a bonfire was lit next to the grass hut, lighting up half the sky.

Ye Hong and the others all stood up and looked at the open space in front of the inn in surprise.

Click! Click! Click!

The little girl was still jumping there, step by step, very regularly, and the rain was still falling, wetting her clothes, and she was still jumping there.

"Hey, why are you so disobedient, your whole body is wet!"

Qing'er went over and picked up the little girl and wiped her hair and face with her clothes.

"Owner." Ye Hong walked over and said in a low voice: "The people in this inn are very strange, Lao Cai's family members haven't said a word for a night, no matter how we ask, they will ignore it."

Their expressions are very strange, how to say, they just don't have any expressions, I tried them on purpose, if it weren't for their weak joints and breathing, I thought they were all zombies.

Also, the little girl had been dancing all night, and she wasn't tired, so we carried her into the hut, and she ran out again, and I told her family, but she just didn't speak, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with her, and she was a little weirdly indifferent......"

Su Li pondered slightly, "Ye Hong, take off the saddle, and whisper to the brothers later, if you encounter a situation, four people in a row, form a phalanx, hold the saddle as a shield on the left and right, and hold a long knife in your right hand, so that no matter how many enemies there are, from which direction you attack, you only need to pay attention to the enemy in front of you immediately, and there are people around to protect you." ”

This is the cone-shaped formation that I saw Wenhua this morning, and the formation that Su Li came up with was borrowed from the Macedonian battle formation in the same Three Kingdoms era, originally thinking about the use of the army in the future, but when encountering a strange situation at this moment, it will also come in handy first to practice and practice.

"Well, what about Qing'er?"

After Su Li finished instructing Ye Hong, he turned around, but Qing'er and the little girl were gone.