"It's great that you're fine!" Xu Mu said, and suddenly showed a look of shame on his face, "I saw a fire on the mountain last night, Xu wanted to go to check, but Xu had already arrived at the bottom of the mountain at that time, and I felt that I couldn't do anything if I walked back to the mountain. ”

"It's good that Duke Xu has a heart."

"It's really a bad crossing!" Xu Mu was ashamed, but he was afraid that they would not believe it, so he repeated, "There is a long team of ghosts, at least dozens of them, going from north to south, Xu was also seen by them, but I don't know if Xu is lucky or they are disciplined, but I don't embarrass Xu ......."

"Xu Gongnai is a filial son, a kind person, and he doesn't want to disturb ghosts if he wants to."

"If that's the case, then how can my mother ......?"

"Let's take a look."

"Good good ......"

Xu Mu made a gesture of please:

"Sir, please!"

The housing building shop in Zhijiang County is far less tense than Changjing, and the Xu family is not a wealthy family, but they also have a courtyard in the city.

It's just that the courtyard of the Xu family is far less elaborate than the courtyards of Changjing and Yidu, and it is more like the courtyard of a farmer's house outside the city, a small courtyard surrounded by a low circle of earthen walls, and there are still vegetables planted in it, and a few houses are better than the cottages outside the city.

Xu Mu said as he walked: "Last night, Xu was walking on the road and saw that the flames on the mountain kept burning, but I don't know how they burned? How can a good one catch fire? ”

"The Taoist houses are all wooden, which is already flammable, and once it burns, it is naturally difficult to extinguish it for a while."

"I don't know what happened to the Lord of Lei Qingguan?"

"I don't know if he escaped the fire."

"When Xu was walking on the road, he met two Taoist children in the Taoist temple, but they just fled for their lives, Xu asked them about the situation of Mr. and the master of the temple, and they didn't answer, I don't know if they also bumped into the Yin Errand crossing or some other reason." Xu Mu said that he was inevitably a little worried in his heart, "Xu Mou saw that they were carrying a large amount of money, and the Guan Master was sick in bed, so he couldn't help but worry. ”

"Gong Xu is really a kind person." Song You said to him, his tone was as sincere as ever, "As for that Guan Lord, life and death depend on creation. ”

"Reasonable, reasonable......"

Xu Mu obviously also believed in these things, and only nodded when he heard this, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Lei Qingguan's master has real skills, over the years, although the fees are high and he loves to collect money, but I heard that he has indeed helped the people of the mountain to do some good things, and it should be fine." ”

Song You only smiled when he heard this.

The two horses stopped in the courtyard, and the swordsman's black horse needed to be tethered, but the jujube red horse did not need it.

Xu Mu took Song You to the room of the old mother of the Xu family.

Song You stood at the door and saw that the old mother of the Xu family had all white hair and an old face, sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the ground without moving, and there was nothing unusual.

The room has a body odor peculiar to the elderly.

She was quiet now. She's always been like this, weird things and talking to herself a few times a day, sometimes normal the rest of the time, sometimes like now, sitting still. She was still messing around this afternoon. Xu Mu saw his mother sitting still, and smiled awkwardly, "Mr. is not in a hurry, Xu first asked the family to get some food, Mr. will eat first, and he will rest at Xu's house tonight, and when his mother behaves strangely, I will call Mr. again." ”

“……”

Song You took a deep breath and felt a faint sense of death, but he didn't say anything, only saluted Xu Mu and said, "Don't excuse yourself with Xu Gong more, so there will be a lot of disturbance." ”

"How can a gentleman come here to help, how can it be called a disturbance?"

Song You smiled when he heard this, and continued: "It's just that Zai Xia and his companions are not squeamish people, and they are used to sleeping outside, so Xu Gong doesn't have to work too hard, just eat a meal as usual, and find a room to sleep with his companions for a night, he is already very grateful, and there are many others, all of which are deserved." ”

"Don't worry, sir, you won't be tired!"

Xu Mu took Song You to the hall and invited them to sit down, then called his wife to cook, and he went out to cut meat and buy wine.

During this period, some sounds came from the room of the old mother of the Xu family, it was the old man talking to himself, but it attracted the attention of Sanhua Niangniang, so that she ran to the door to stare without blinking, in order to relieve her curiosity, but Song You just turned his head to look at it for a while, thought for a moment, and then withdrew his gaze.

When Xu Mu came back from cutting the meat and selling the wine, the room was quiet again, and Song You didn't mention what happened just now, but only talked to him as usual.

The north is not richer than the south, and last year's harvest was not good, although the Xu family is not poor, it is impossible to have big fish and meat, but the Xu family lady is very virtuous, and in a hurry, she also took a good meal.

The earliest ripe peas have just come out, very tender, the Xu family lady used to fry the bacon, and after the frying, the boiled rice was covered on top and simmered, making a method similar to Kong dry rice, and the meals were very fragrant. Xu Mu went out to cut the meat, and used it to cook meatball soup, and fried a plate of vegetables, and when he made it, he already smelled very fragrant.

When the meal was ready, the lady of the Xu family took a bowl first, went to the house of the old mother of the Xu family, and then waited in the house, and did not come out again, leaving only Xu Mu to entertain Song You and his party.

Green ant freshly brewed wine, served in a thick bowl.

"The wine brewed in our small place is not as good as the wine in Changjing City, so don't dislike it."

"We're just passers-by in Changjing City."

"No matter how coarse the wine is, it can be intoxicating."

"Meow ......"

"It's good that the two of you and the cat don't dislike it, I still have a few brothers and sisters in my family, and there is an elder brother who also lives in the city, and he is also a hospitable person, it's too late today, call him tomorrow, and then entertain the two well." Xu Mu beckoned the two of them to move their chopsticks as he spoke, "The food is simple, but this ball soup and this pea rice are also my mother's favorites." ”

"Then we have to let the old man eat more."

"Haha, don't worry about this......"

By the light of the oil lamps, the people ate and drank together.

During the meal, Mother Xu was babbling nonsense for a while, Song You went to take a look, but didn't say anything, and came back to continue eating.

The swordsman has a good amount of alcohol, and a thousand glasses are not drunk.

Xu Mu was a little drunk, and after eating, he forgot to ask Song You if he saw anything, so he went back to his room and fell asleep.

Then the Xu family lady arranged a room for them, made a clean mattress, and Song You, Sanhua Niangniang and the swordsman stayed at the Xu family for one night. At night, the old mother of the Xu family was not at peace, and the lady of the Xu family was afraid of disturbing the rest of the guests and afraid of the invisible ghosts, and she was even more afraid that the old mother would have something wrong.

Even in the middle of the night, whenever he heard something moving in the room over there, the three-flowered cat had to get out of the bed and stretch his neck to stare at it.

I don't know what kind of curiosity is so heavy.

Early the next morning.

The lady of the Xu family boiled meat porridge again, which should have been boiled by taking care of the elderly, and Song You and the others were stained.

After eating, the old mother of the Xu family fell ill again, sometimes talking to herself, sometimes doing some strange movements, Xu Mu and the lady went to comfort her.

In addition to comfort, I was also very scared.

I saw the old man chattering with the invisible people, the voice was inaudible, and he was looking for clothes everywhere, not knowing who to wear, and on the other hand, he was looking for rice, obviously he had just eaten.

Xu Mu was about to turn around and ask the Taoist whether his old mother was disturbed by the ghost ghost or had fallen into some evil, but he saw that the Taoist and the swordsman who were traveling with him had already packed their luggage, put the bag on the horse's back, and stood behind them and looked at them with a calm face.

"I just want to say goodbye to both of you."

"Sir, this is leaving?"

"Gong Xu, please rest assured." Song You stood still, the jujube red horse behind him had no reins, and he stood quietly behind him, staring at the couple, a three-flowered cat at his feet, also sitting obediently licking his paws, "I observed Ling Tang last night and this morning, and I didn't see any little ghosts come to disturb him, and Ling Tang didn't have any evil qi on his body, all weird things were neither yin ghosts nor evil qi entering the body, they were all ordinary." ”

"That's ......"

Xu Mu couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's just that the old man is old, approaching the limit, delirious, and in a trance." Song You turned his head to look at Mother Xu, "The old man used to work hard, but fortunately his children were filial and took good care of him, and he didn't have a serious illness until now, which is really rare." ”

"Big ...... Is the deadline coming? ”

"Exactly."

"Then ......," Xu Mu said stunned, "Why does that mother talk nonsense and greet people who can't be seen?" ”

"Delirious, trance." Song You patiently repeated again, "People are old and miss the old people, so the memories of the past come to my heart, and I feel that I have seen the old people in a trance." Sometimes I can't even remember who I am, but I just think I have forgotten, but I don't. ”

"Then she's ...... now"

Xu Mu looked at his mother again.

"Xu Gong couldn't hear what his mother said, but he barely heard a little clearly."

"What ...... said?"

"It should be that Lingtang suffered too much when he was young, afraid that his children would not have enough to eat and wear, and he was obsessed with a family of children." Song You shook his head, "I am good at this, and it is fate to meet Xu Gong, and thanks to Xu Gong and his wife's good wine and good food, I will not deceive Xu Gong, but only tell the truth, so that Xu Gong Mo will waste money and strength to find masters elsewhere, unless they are charlatans, otherwise it will be consistent with what I said below." ”

“……”

Xu Mu was stunned for a moment, remembering that when he was a child, his mother worked hard to pull his brothers and sisters to grow up, and then looked at the stupid old mother in front of him who was looking for clothes, and he couldn't help but redden.

He opened his mouth again, as if he wanted to refute, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.

Superstitious about ghosts and gods, but they can also distinguish right from wrong.

"I ate two meals from Duke Xu and stayed overnight, but I didn't help much, I apologize deeply, I can only inform Duke Xu that the end of the hall is approaching, in my opinion, I'm afraid it will be within three days." Song You looked at Mother Xu's almost pure silver-white hair and clean clothes, and felt that this was actually not a sad thing, natural old age and death without illness and pain has been a luxury since ancient times, "Duke Xu should not be too sad, just give Ling Tang more food that he likes to eat on weekdays, and call back his brothers and sisters in the distance, it is enough." ”

"This ......"

Xu Mu was stunned, but his eyes were already red.

The lady of the Xu family also hid her face and cried.

Song You bowed to them to express his gratitude, and after saying goodbye, he led the three-flower cat and the jujube red horse out of the Xu family.