I looked at the old smoker in a bit of a fog, confused.

"Soul replenishment?"

The old smoker glanced at me helplessly before explaining: "I have already told you before, the village guards have five evils and three shortcomings, and lack souls. ”

"And the path she chose for you, the first step is to replenish the soul."

"To put it bluntly, part of your current soul is owed, and Chenghuang will take it away at any time, and if you want not to be taken away, you will naturally have to completely turn this part of your soul into your own."

"It's called soul replenishment."

"You will return this person who left Niang'er Village to the roots, form this good fate, and then accept his son as a righteous son, and your soul that should be missing will be made up by your righteous son."

"It's also called cause and effect!"

"Isn't that hurting the kid?" I subconsciously frowned, and the figure of the child brought by Liu Shan flashed in my mind.

The old smoker looked at me in surprise, and then said with a smile: "Naturally not." ”

"If you can be contaminated with the cause and effect of the village guards, that child will only have a smooth sail for the rest of his life."

"How many people can't ask for it in their lifetime."

Seeing that the old smoker looked serious, I didn't dwell on this issue anymore, but continued to ask, "Then what should I do now?" ”

"Burn these."

"Then tell them she wants to go home!"

The old smoker grinned, then took the lead in taking out a stack of paper money and threw it into the brazier, and then said loudly: "Niang'er Village, Li Ya asks to return to the village, and the fallen leaves return to their roots!" ”

I glanced at the old smoker with some surprise.

I wanted to ask the old smoker how she knew her name, but in the end I held back, after all, even I vaguely remembered that Liu Shan had said the name Aya to the air when he left a few years ago.

I didn't hesitate any longer, and shouted with the old smoker while burning paper money: "Niang'er Village, Li Ya asks to return to the village, and the fallen leaves return to the roots!" ”

I don't know if it's going to work.

It's just a matter of learning.

But soon I sensed something was wrong.

As we burned more and more paper money, and I spent more and more time shouting with the old smoker, I gradually began to feel that everything around me seemed to become much more depressed, but there was no one around me.

I subconsciously looked around, and then I noticed that I don't know when the coffins around me were opened.

I swallowed, then looked at the old smoker.

"Those coffins are open."

But the old smoker didn't care, and continued to burn the paper money.

Seeing this, I had no choice but to continue with my head.

It's not because I'm afraid, after all, the experience of this time has long made me accustomed to these weird changes, but the special depression around me makes me a little uncomfortable.

If I'm not mistaken.

Maybe I'm already surrounded by people by now.

Sure enough.

A few more moments passed, and as the old smoker and I had taken out the paper money were almost finished, a sound began to sound in my ears.

"Welcome ......"

"Go home!"

I'm not sure if it's those four words.

All I could hear was what seemed to be a sobbing sobbing coming to my ears after the voices appeared.

And the jar that I had snatched from Liu Shan also began to crumble, and in the blink of an eye it had broken into pieces, and some of the fine sand-like things in it were blown away by the sudden gust of wind blowing around.

The old smoker also slowly got up at this time, and then took a puff of cigarette, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.

He muttered in a low voice, "Go home!" ”

But before I could say anything, a figure had already rushed to me quickly, and when I saw the broken jar on the ground, Liu Shan's whole person was stunned, and then knelt down directly and grabbed me at the same time, his eyes were red.

He looked at me with despair.

That look made me a little afraid to face it, and I subconsciously twisted my head to the side.

Fortunately, the old smoker came over in time, patted Liu Shan's hand and said, "She has gone home." ”

"From this moment on, she can stay here forever."

Hearing the old smoker's words, Liu Shan's tears couldn't be stopped at all, but he still looked at the old smoker in disbelief, "Can she really go home?" ”

The old smoker nodded, then pointed at me and said, "This fool is the village keeper here. ”

"Pass by his hand, and no one will stop it."

"Your wife, come home!"

Liu Shan's body trembled instantly, and the hand holding me was released at once, and then kowtowed to me three times in a row.

Seeing Liu Shan like this, I did feel a little guilty that I couldn't say, so I could only pretend to be stupid and laugh while quietly turning white like an old smoker.

The old smoker didn't seem to see it, but continued: "But although your wife has returned, she is the one who married out after all. ”

"In Niang'er Village, this is not allowed."

"Although this fool helps, it can be regarded as a big taboo."

"So your wife still can't be buried here."

The serious appearance of the old smoker made me speechless for a while, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

But Liu Shan obviously believed it.

He quickly moved away from me, kneeling down to the old smoker.

"What should I do, sir?"

After taking another puff of cigarette, the old smoker said with a serious face: "Let your son recognize him as a godfather." ”

The old smoker glanced at me.

Liu Shan's face instantly became a little more embarrassed.

I know that the old smoker is talking about me, and it is obvious that Liu Shan is embarrassed because I am a fool in his eyes, and let my son recognize a fool as a godfather, although I have lived alone for eighteen years, I also know that this is a very embarrassing thing.

But I also knew that the old smoker was helping me.

After all, the last step in the first thing of the road he said to make up for his life was to accept Liu Shan's son as a righteous son, and now there is indeed only this step left.

Seeing Liu Shan's hesitation, the old smoker continued: "The entire Niang'er Village has to give this fool a face, if your son recognizes him as a godfather, it means that your wife has a relationship with him, naturally no more gossip, and your wife can also justifiably set up a tomb in Niang'er Village." ”

Hearing this, Liu Shan fell silent.

I could tell he was struggling.

And it all boiled down to because he thought I was a fool.

This can also be said to be the sorrow of the village keepers.

It also made my heart weigh down.

What if I really were a fool?

What if I can't do it after three years and become a real idiot?

I can't imagine it.

But I can't say anything.

I can only smile and do my own thing.

Finally, after being silent for a while, Liu Shan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and nodded firmly.

"Okay."

"As long as I can set up a grave for my wife in Niang'er Village."

"I can make my son recognize him as a godfather!"