The group walked from the main road to the side road, and circled the hill, almost taking the wrong path in the middle, and by the time they reached the village, it was already dark.

"Woo Woo ......"

The strange visitor caused a dog to bark.

Naturally, there is more than one dog in the village, and this dog barking is like a stone thrown into the calm water, and for a time the dog barks in front of and behind the village, one after another, echoing each other from afar.

"I'm just passing by, I'm not a bad person, and I'm not malicious, so please don't be impatient."

As soon as the words fell, the dog in front of him really quieted down.

The swordsman looked at it with his sword in his arms, and he also felt novel.

However, the dogs in the near distance stopped barking, but the barking of dogs in the distance still did not stop, echoing in the mountains and bays in this twilight.

There are constantly dogs rushing to support when they hear the news, some see that their fellow village dogs are silent, so they also close their mouths, and some are more mavericks, familiar dogs do not bark, it also has to bark non-stop.

"Everyone, please come back."

Song You had no choice but to persuade them to retreat from side to side.

In the middle of the village, someone opened the door to look.

In order not to frighten the villagers, the swordsman stuck his sword in his horseback bag and walked quickly.

"Who are you?"

"Uncle, be polite! We came from Changjing, we were going to Hezhou, passing through Guidi, we didn't calculate the distance, and we couldn't go to the city in front, so we wanted to change a little food here at my husband. Shu Yifan clenched his fist at the old man in the crack of the door and said politely.

"No, no ......"

"We are not bad people, and we are not begging, we are exchanging money." Shu Yifan was afraid that he would be afraid, so he said, "My husband doesn't need to open the door, just hand the food out of the crack in the door or through the window." ”

"No, no ......"

“……”

Shu Yifan looked helpless.

The number one swordsman in the world can't help this kind of thing.

At this time, Song You walked behind him, and also gave a salute to the old man, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, the old man is a Taoist in Xia, passing by here, I just want to buy some food, and then ask for some water to drink, if there is, I will be grateful, it doesn't matter if I don't have it, we will leave." ”

The old man looked at him.

With the remnants of the daylight, I saw that he was wearing a Taoist robe, and he was quite kind, and looked at Shu Yifan again, still not at ease, but also said truthfully: "We have already eaten at night, there is nothing to eat, and there is no food in the jar for a long time, and I don't know what to eat until tomorrow, where will I sell it to Mr. Xiao......"

"Is it so poor here?"

"It's like this everywhere."

"Then what does my husband eat on weekdays?"

"Eat whatever you want......"

"I see."

Song You nodded, indicating that he understood.

Ordinary people don't have food to eat every day, and there are not many times when they can't afford to eat. Otherwise, how can people know how to eat so many elm locust flowers, how will they know the taste of wild vegetables, how will they know what grass roots are sweet, what grass stalks are hungry, and what shoots cannot be eaten.

Still saluted and thanked him, and was about to leave, but the old man spoke again:

"Little sir."

"What's the matter, uncle?"

"If you really want to ask for food, you can go to the house of the rich man Ding in the east of the village and ask."

"East of the village?"

"The first one in the east of the village is." The old man said to him, paused, and lowered his voice again, "The rich man's family is doing a happy event, after you go, say something good, maybe you can get something delicious." ”

"Thank you, sir."

“……”

The old man waved his hand, and the crack in the door was closed.

"I thought I could save some effort for my husband, but I didn't expect that it would drag my husband down." The swordsman retracted his gaze and said with some shame.

"I've saved me a lot of work." Song You said with a smile, "It's only to blame that the foot is born heroic and extraordinary, and he is chivalrous, at this time it is already dark, and it is normal to be vigilant, so there is really no need to blame yourself." ”

“……”

The swordsman breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look into the distance: "This village seems to be quite big. ”

"Not small."

"Village East Head ......"

Shu Yifan looked up at the sky.

Stars are already visible in the sky.

Then he lowered his head and pointed in a direction:

"This way."

The group went away again in the dark.

It got dark very quickly, and it seemed that with each step, the light became darker, but fortunately there were more and more stars overhead. Although the starlight is dim, it is not so bad that you can't see your fingers on the ground.

"Strange ......"

Shu Yifan frowned, and said as he walked: "Didn't you say that the rich man's family in the village was doing a marriage?" Why is it that instead of hearing the sound of gongs and drums, it is not lively at all? ”

"It may be a little special."

"Special ......"

The marriage is dusk, and the marriage is supposed to be held at dusk.

Although it was a little late, it was just after evening, and even if it was past the time to beat the gongs and drums, it was time to hold a wedding or a banquet for guests, and the village should be very lively. However, along the way, not only was the village quiet, only the barking of dogs but no sound, and no one even seemed to visit the rich man's house.

"This is it, isn't it?"

Shu Yifan looked left and right, and made sure that this was the first family in the east of the village, and it was also the only big family in the village, and it was not ordinarily large, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

Shu Yifan knocked on the door and put his ear on the door.

Soon there were footsteps inside.

Shu Yifan immediately put his head back.

"Squeak......

The door was opened.

"Who?"

A servant with a white lantern stood in the doorway, and there were several people standing behind him, all dressed well, all looking out.

The servants raised their lanterns to illuminate the few men outside.

"You are ......"

"You're polite."

This time it was Song You who opened his mouth and said: "Under the surname Song Mingyou, a native of Yizhou, from Changjing, passing by Guidi, the sky is also dark, I want to ask for some water to drink in your mansion, if it is convenient, buy some food." ”

"Not a guest."

The servant looked back at his master behind him.

Behind him, a richly dressed old man leaned forward, looked at Song You by the light of the lantern, and said:

"Is it a Taoist gentleman?"

"I'm a wanderer, and I've traveled so far."

"True Taoist priest or false Taoist priest?"

"There is a degree of proof of this."

"Can you take a look?"

"Naturally."

Song You took out the degree and handed it to them.

The old man looked at the lantern carefully, and then he believed it a little, but he still hesitated:

"Where are you going?"

"Go to Hezhou." Song You replied politely, "I wanted to go to Huaichang County, but I was delayed on the way and didn't arrive." ”

After speaking, Song You looked at the old man.

The old man looked them up and down.

"I don't know if it's convenient ......"

"Where is the gentleman staying tonight?"

"It's best if you can stay in the village, if you can't, you can find a place to stay, and you can spend the night."

"Not going anymore?"

"It's dark, and I'm still far away, so I'm not going to go anymore."

"The house is serving guests......

The old man's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to worry about, so he said: "That's it, the visitor is a guest, and the encounter is also fate, so please come in and tie the horse to the door." ”

The old man and a few people behind him were supposed to come out to greet the guests, but the people who came at this moment were not guests, but they also welcomed Song You and his party in.

"Thank you, sir."

"Hong Er, take the guests to the back yard and go to the kitchen to serve a few plates of good dishes to the guests to cushion their stomachs."

"Got it."

"Don't bother, I'll just change to some easy-to-carry food and fill two pots of water." Song You said.

"There is no shortage of this bit of food, since I have come here, I should only have a good relationship with Mr." The old man also said.

"Then thank you, uncle."

"Come with me, several."

A servant named Hongji stepped forward.

"Thank you."

Song You followed him.

Shu Yifan brought his sword and glanced back at his and his husband's horses, the master of the art was bold, and he had nothing to worry about, so he followed with a step.

"Ouch......"

Only then did the servant see the sword that Shu Yifan was carrying.

"Don't be afraid, this is a friend who is below, but he is walking the world, and there are many bad people, so he brought a blade to defend himself."

"Please please ......"

This family is really big, the yard is heavy and heavy, and they are all connected to each other. The servant led them to a courtyard at the back, did not let them into the house, but did not neglect them, and soon went to bring a table and two benches, and saw that Song You had a three-flowered cat, he was surprised, and hurriedly told him to take care of the cat, and under his repeated promises, he went to bring oil lamps and wine and food.

The lights were dim and dim, and they couldn't illuminate the courtyard, but they also illuminated a few dishes on the table.

It's all good dishes that are only used for banquets, and they are gentle.

"Please."

"Thank you."

"The villain will go and get busy first."

"Don't dare to disturb."

The servant departed again with the lantern.

"Mr. ......"

"Just eat."

Song You took the royal bowl of Sanhua Niangniang from the blanket, and the two of them started eating it with a cat.

Since leaving Changjing, the group has only entered the city once, and they have only eaten a bowl of hats in the city, bought some meat, and mostly ate dry food or cook some things in the wild.

I enjoyed eating for a while.

Eating and eating, the host came again.

This time it wasn't the old man, but another middle-aged man, but he was also quite particular, bringing some steamed buns and local fried meat, and looked at them carefully: "I don't know if the two of you eat well?" ”

"Well fed, thank you for the hospitality."

"These are for the two of them, and if you want to fill them with water, just call a servant." The middle-aged man said politely, "Originally, the visitor was a guest, and Mr. was a high-ranking person, so he should have stayed with Mr. to stay, but it was not very convenient at home tonight, so I had to invite the two of us to continue on the road after eating, I really can't help it." ”

"Where's the step?"

Song You immediately put down his chopsticks, looked up at him, and said as he watched: "Originally, I just wanted to ask for some water to drink and buy some food, but I was grateful to entertain me with such good wine and food." If you say that you can't live like this, you will be tormenting me. ”

"Sir." The middle-aged man paused, "By the way, if Mr. doesn't dislike it, our Ding family still has a few rooms in the west of the village." There was no one to live in, and there were no beds, but they were sheltered from the elements. ”

"Then I can't thank you enough."

"After eating, I'll let Hong Er take Mr. over."

The middle-aged man said a few words, and then left in a hurry.

Song You almost understood.

There was no sign of a happy event in the village or in this family. It was dark, there were no gongs and drums, and there were no big banquet guests, but they had prepared the dishes for the banquet and were welcoming the guests, and they had a glimpse of the signs of the decoration of the hall, and they were indeed doing a happy event.

Then there's only one possibility—

Secret marriage.

Secret marriages have existed since ancient times, and have been banned by the government because of empty manpower and material resources, but most dynasties do not prohibit them.

Dayan is not forbidden, but it is very popular, mainly because people believe in metaphysics such as feng shui and ghosts. Usually, when the unmarried children of wealthy families die, they will have a secret marriage.

Generally, they find the opposite sex of the right age who has also just died, calculate the eight characters, hold a wedding, and then bury them together.

According to the custom of Dayan, the underworld marriage is not held at dusk, but at midnight, and there will be no big banquet for guests, but only a few close people will be invited to witness the wedding, and then have a meal, and then disperse.

But this is the first time Song You has seen it.

……

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