Yu Xiu packed up his things, carried his broken book, staggered out of the broken temple, and ran in the direction of the county seat.

He had no mounts, only legs, and had not slept all night, and his body was quite sleepy, and he walked all morning before he saw people.

Although it was not evening, a few clouds of smoke rose from the side of the road. Under the bright sunlight, a few peasants occasionally walked on the ridges.

Seeing the fireworks scene, Yu Xiu's heart was really relieved, he walked more hard along the dirt road, and when he entered the county seat and found a hotel, he could freshen up and rest well.

But after walking for an hour in a row, there was still no shadow of the county town in Yu Xiu's eyes, and he himself was so tired that he didn't even drink saliva.

"If you knew that was the case, you shouldn't have gone in this direction. An idea popped up in Yu Xiu's mind.

The direction he was walking in at this time was not the county closest to the mass grave, but the farthest one. The reason for this is to stay away from mass graves.

Yu Xiu didn't dare to forget that there was a zombie lying in the mass grave, a white-haired corpse, or maybe a armor corpse......

Holding back his hunger and thirst, Yu Xiu continued to walk for most of the hour, and finally a store appeared in his eyes.

On the two floors of the shop, in the front and back yards, there is a jujube wood pole standing in front of the door, on which is hung a rag, which is white by the rain, and the word "wine" is faintly visible.

Yu Xiu walked towards the inn and found that there was also a group of people walking towards the inn. The other party turned out from the left and happened to appear in his eyes.

There were nine people in a group, all of them in coarse cloth and short brown, and six of them were peasant men, who were carrying two coffins diligently. There were also three old men, two women and one woman, all crying and crying, walking with the coffin.

Glancing at the miserable appearance on the other side, Yu Xiu lowered his gaze and hurried to the door of the hotel without turning a blind eye. Approaching the hotel, a mournful cry immediately sounded: "Son, my son......"

"Daughter, how can you be willing to leave your mother behind. ”......

Hearing the crying, all the guests in the inn ran out. Yu Xiu walked in and found that there were more than a dozen, all of them sitting at the wine table and talking, but their eyes glanced at the group of people who invested in the store from time to time.

There is also a little old man, who is holding a thin donkey that is not black and does not slip away, and he also stands at the door to probe his brain, holding his hands to watch the excitement.

"There is no reason! Report to the official, report to the official. The old woman holding the coffin was watched by others, and tears suddenly poured out of her eyes, crying heartbreakingly.

One of them sat down on the ground and cried, "My son, this is the only seedling in my family!"

When the people around heard this, their faces were unbearable, and they looked away, not daring to look again. But none of them walked away, they all kept their heads down and whispered to others.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the inn came out, and he saw Yu Xiu standing in the door with a sleepy face on his back, and had to arch his hand apologetically.

When Yu Xiu saw it, he sighed in his heart, and waved his hand to let the shopkeeper place the others first.

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked his subordinates to get busy, cleaned up, led the way, and quickly settled the group of people who invested in the store. After saluting the three old men, he suddenly walked to the door and shouted: "Zhang Laosan, why don't you go back to the donkey shed and settle your beast!"

Zhang Laosan was the little old man who was holding the black donkey, and he was a little stunned when he was drunk by the shopkeeper. Seeing that he was still not moving, the innkeeper stepped forward quickly, pointed at his head and scolded: "Good fellow, if you don't leave, grandpa will kick you and the beast!"

"Don't, don't!" When the old man who led the donkey heard this, his head shrank and he shouted: "My donkey is a treasure donkey that carries thousands of pounds a day, who will deliver it to you if you kick it!"

As he called, he pulled the donkey's rope and disappeared in front of the door, and should have turned to the backyard.

Seeing that the shopkeeper began to drive people, the onlookers quickly got up, went out in twos and threes, or went back to the room, and slowly dispersed.

Yu Xiu was at the door, and occasionally heard a few people sighing in a low voice: "Alas......!

"I heard that it was a newcomer...... The thief and the bald donkey are really hateful!"

Yu Xiu guessed the inside story of the person carrying the coffin, and suddenly heard a voice in his ears. "Guest officer, please inside, are you going to be a tip or staying in a hotel?" the innkeeper arched his hand, took a step back, and invited Yu Xiu in.

Yu Xiu looked at the backyard of the hotel and guessed that the two coffins should be parked in the backyard. He asked, "How far is it from the county seat?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he stretched out a few fingers: "Three hours on foot, one hour on horseback." Yu Xiu heard it and frowned slightly.

When the shopkeeper saw him frowning, he immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Don't be suspicious of me." If it weren't for the long distance, the family wouldn't have invested in the store at this time. The shopkeeper pouted and motioned to the group carrying the coffin.

"Okay, make room for me. Yu Xiu flicked his sleeves.

"Okay. The shopkeeper also slapped his sleeves, and hurriedly invited Yu Xiu in, he shook his head and whispered: "If it weren't for my store on the road, I wouldn't dare to provoke this "promotion and fortune"......"

After Yu Xiu had eaten a meal, a guy walked down from the upper floor quickly and led Yu Xiu to the empty room.

It was a north-facing house, a little dark inside, but it didn't smell bad. But Yu Xiu walked into the room, walked around, and suddenly frowned and said, "Little brother, there can be incense to drive away the smell." ”

"Smelly?" the man heard, sniffing but not smelling the smell, but he couldn't argue with the guest.

The guy glanced at Yu Xiu's down-and-down appearance, and said with a smile: "The guest officer said that he laughed, how can there be such a thing as incense in the shop." Or...... Shall I ask the shopkeeper to change it for you?"

Yu Xiu said, "Okay, do you have incense candles? Bring me a few sticks of incense." ”

"This one has. The man's eyes rolled around and he returned, "I'll bring it to you." ”

After a while, the innkeeper walked back, holding three incense sticks, a fire fold, and a small incense burner in his hand, "Guest officer, the store is out of stock, I care about what others want, don't mind." ”

"I specially found an incense burner for you. The guy said with a smirk.

When Yu Xiu heard it, he immediately knew who these three incense sticks were looking for, and he was speechless for a while. He pretended to have a dark face, turned his back, and waved his hand at the guy.

Seeing this, the man quickly put down what he was holding, walked out of the room in small steps, and helped him close the door.

When the people left, Yu Xiu's expression relaxed, he walked to the bed with the incense burner, and inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner, each of which was strung with an iron coin, and then placed it at the head of the bed.

Yu Xiu didn't take off his clothes, just took off his shoes, and lay on the bed, ready to take a nap and escape from the Yin God Practice.

While he was lying down, he caught a glimpse of the incense burner at the head of the bed, and a strange thought came to his heart: "What like burning incense for the dead." ”

After quickly kicking this thought out of his mind, Yu Xiu felt sleepiness hit him again, and his body kept releasing fatigue signals.

He remembered that he had not slept all night, and had walked for most of the day, and that he really should have a good rest, so he put his sword in his hand, and fell into a deep sleep.

In his deep sleep, the jade cicada in the money bag suddenly released a burst of red light, covering his head.

Yu Xiu slumped into a strange dream for a while......

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"There are nursery rhymes in Jiangxi: there are daughters who plant water and water the land, there are good daughters-in-law who plant good land, there are bad daughters-in-law who plant rotten land, and there are no women who open up wasteland. - "Strange Tales from the Grass Hall: Lewd Monk"