The smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River are like poetry, dreams and picturesque.

It is a story sung by poets through the ages!

It is the most beautiful ink painting in heaven and earth!

In the late autumn of August, the rain on the Lujiang River seems to be endless, and since Wu Shuang left, the continuous autumn rain has not stopped! It seems to be, the old woman's complaints, endless!

In the evening of this day, the autumn rain was still dripping, and a man wearing a hat and a silk coat rushed into the city before the Lujiang city gate was closed.

The bitter rain is misty, and the pedestrians are clever;

The world is vast, and the end of the world is far away!

The man in the silk robe seemed to have traveled a lot, and looking at him, he seemed to be very tired, as if he wanted to sit down and rest at any time. But he didn't stop, insisted, one shop after another, and asked.

"Brother, the coffin maker Tu Dafa master, which one is it?"

"Walk all the way from this street, on the right side of the front, there is a stone lion gate pier, turn into which alley, ask again, it will be there soon!"

So, the man in the cloak and the hat continued to walk forward, and continued to ask for directions, as if he would not stop until he reached his goal!

The things he inquired about, just like him, made people feel abrupt and weird. So what is he inquiring about?

is the name of a person, Tu Dafa, the owner of a century-old coffin maker.

On consecutive rainy days, business is very bad, almost all industries are depressed, not to mention, coffins that have always lagged behind in sales. Therefore, as soon as it was dark, Tu Dafa began to close the door.

Suddenly, a big hand slammed the door, and seeing the momentum, he didn't want him to close the door! The old coffin maker was startled! He thought it was, and the living ghost had come to the door!

In the dim light of the house, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a hat and a silk robe. Like an old demon of Montenegro, standing outside the door of the autumn rain, looking at him with a tired face and asking:

"Master, are you the coffin maker Tu Dafa?"

After the shock calmed down, Tu Dafa guessed that this person was in such a hurry. Someone in the family must have died suddenly, and later, if he asks about the price of the coffin, why don't I take the opportunity to lift him!

Having made up his mind, he nodded solemnly and said:

"Yes, guest officer. If there's anything you need my help with, come in and talk!"

The man came in and put the wet hat and garment under the door. Tu Dafa looked at him again and found that he was still a disabled person, his left arm had no palm, and his wrist was like a bald tree on a tree, but his bald tree was wrapped in black cloth smoothly and neatly, and it was still a little beautiful. Look at him again. is only about forty years old, with a shiny skin. If you don't have half a beard, presumably, you are not a laborer!

"I don't want a coffin," said the man, "I just want to ask the master to do me a favor!"

Tu Dafa felt a little lost when he heard that the full abacus had failed. Therefore, he suddenly pulled down his face and said:

"I'm a coffin seller, how can I help you!"

"Do you have a man named Wu Shuang here, where does his family live?"

Tu Dafa looked at him again, and thought to himself, Wu Shuangke is a big man in our Lujiang City. It's our pride, he came to me to ask the address of their house, what will happen? Could it be that the day before yesterday, Wu Shuang entrusted me to send the coffin to Songshan Manor in Luoyan City, what is the problem? Thinking like this, his heart is slowly careful!

"Guest officer, who are you?" Tu Dafa asked, "Why did you come to me when you were looking for Wu Shuang?"

The man said,

"I'm a friend of Wu Shuang, and I have something important to inform his family!"

Tu Dafa was taken aback, thinking that Wu Shuang had a big incident in Luoyan City, and hurriedly asked:

"But did something happen to Wu Shaoxia?"

The man sighed and said:

"It's hard to put into words, I can only say it when I see his family. ”

Therefore, Tu Dafa concluded that Wu Shuang must have encountered an accident. Remembering his old days, he was famous all over the world, but he was polite to his hometown fathers and elders, and he pitied the poor and the old, so he said:

"Guest officer, wait a moment, and when I finish packing up the shop, I'll lead you over!"

So, with a heavy heart, Tu Dafa arranged the tables and chairs in the shop neatly. Occasionally, when he saw this man, his face was proud! Suddenly, he hesitated. So his mind changed abruptly. He thought, Wu Shaoxia is a layman, and it is inevitable to offend some people, if this person is Wu Shaoxia's rival, I don't know how to bring this person to his house, wouldn't it harm others. Thinking of this, he turned his mind and suddenly asked the man:

"Guest officer, where are you from?

When the man saw Tu Dafa's mother-in-law, he seemed to be suspicious, so he was a little impatient, but he had to force a smile and said:

"Old craftsman, you don't seem to trust me very much? I am from western Sichuan, and my name is Wang Laoliu. Pack up and take me there!

"Oh! Tu Dafa pondered suspiciously, and suddenly he asked again, "Wang Laoliu, didn't you come here just before yesterday?"

Suddenly, the other party was stunned and speechless!

And then he began to look restless!

"Old craftsman, don't ask long or short questions, I beg you to lead the way!" his tone was already very stiff, and as he spoke, he took out an ingot of ten taels of gold, threw it on his table, and said, "Now it's all right!"

Tu Dafa held the gold in his hand, he was nervous, hesitated again and again, and finally, he smiled and said:

"Guest, you're outside, I didn't mean that!" he said, took the gold into his arms, and, went to the opposite wall, took the rain gear, and walked out with the man who called himself Wang Lao Liu.

At this time, the shops along the street are also closed one after another, and on rainy days, people are unable to move outdoors, and business is often unusually deserted.

Along the way, except for the occasional few pedestrians who are rushing in the rain, there is only an endless autumn rain. Tu Dafa walked very slowly, his mood was very uneasy, his face was full of anxiety, the lump of gold in his arms seemed to make his chest ache, and also made his mind unusually clear; he felt that the man in the silk robe who followed behind him had a strange expression and a suspicious heart, and he must be a crooked person. However, his lump of gold is so dazzling and full of irresistible temptation.

Therefore, he comforted himself like this, I must have thought too much, this person is not as hateful as I imagined, he must be a good friend of Wu Shuang, in order to eagerly find his family and tell his family some important things, therefore, he will beg me to lead the way!

Thinking of this, his mood was much lighter, and as a result, his steps became brisk!

They walked all the way, gradually passing through the old street, and then there was a place to see, and they crossed a gurgling stone arch bridge, and in front of them was a row of houses, among which was the old house of the Wu Shuang's family.

The autumn rain is coming, and the night is dark, as if the world is also asleep in the wind and rain! )