After a hearty breakfast, Li Sanjiang and the others were ready to set off.

In fact, there is a human-powered tricycle at home with long slats on the back, which is used to deliver tables, chairs and dishes to banquets and banquets on weekdays. But Runsheng cannot ride a bicycle, and several elderly people do not dare to do so.

Let him study temporarily today.

Therefore, Runsheng rolled out a pallet truck from the warehouse. The front was very spacious. After Li Sanjiang, Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan sat on it, Runsheng first grabbed the handle and flattened the body, and then pushed the three of them smoothly.

The old man got off the dam.

I have to say that after a full meal, Runsheng's strength was really frightening.

But looking at their departing figures, Li Zhuiyuan still felt uneasy. After all, it was undeniable that this was still a very standard... combination of the old, the weak, the sick and the young.

At home, peace returned again.

Uncle Qin was chopping wood strips on the dam to make paper frames. Aunt Liu was coloring the newly made paper figures on the first floor. Liu Yumei was sitting in front of the east room drinking tea. Li Zhuiyuan and Qin were sitting in the southeast corner of the second floor.

Li is reading a book.

He was still counting the time like the previous two days, taking Qin Li down to use the toilet, drink water, and eat some snacks. When he passed by Liu Yumei, he would smile and say hello to her.

Liu Yumei also saw above her head, the boy, after reading for a long time, earnestly performed a set of radio gymnastics.

However, when there was still half an hour before lunch, Li Zhuiyuan closed the book. He did not go into the room to get a book, but looked at Qin Li seriously:

"Ali, I'm worried that Grandpa and the others are in danger, so I have to go and have a look. Can you wait at home for me to come back?"

Qin Li didn't respond.

Li Zhuiyuan stood up and went downstairs, and Qin Li followed him down. However, Li Zhuiyuan took out the key and entered the basement, while Qin Li walked to the east room.

Liu Yumei asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

My granddaughter has been up early these past two days, and even her grandmother has moved ahead of the time she has to dress her up every day.

The reason was not to read a book with Xiao Yuanhou early in the morning.

But it's almost noon, why is my granddaughter going back to the house alone?

Did the two kids quarrel?

No, will Ali still quarrel?

Immediately, Liu Yumei saw Xiao Yuan coming out with a mahogany sword in his hand. Oh, it seemed that there was really no quarrel. It really made her granddaughter angry. This kid would still be alive and kicking.

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Uncle Qin and said, "Uncle Qin, I want to go to town to buy something."

"Okay, tell me what you want to buy, and uncle will buy it for you."

"I want to choose it myself. Uncle, you can take me there on your bike."

Uncle Qin put down the wooden stick in his hand, clapped his hands, nodded and said: "Okay."

However, he still asked again: "Is it Heather Town?"

"Shinan Town is too small, so we should go to Shigang Town next door."

There are only a few shops in Shinan Town on a cross street, but they are indeed not as good as the neighboring Shigang Town. There are department stores, dance halls, karaoke rooms and other places there. Villagers from several nearby towns will go to Shigang Town to buy large items or have entertainment.

.

Niujia, in the village just below Shigang Town, is also the destination of Li Sanjiang and the others.

Uncle Qin looked at Li Zhuiyuan and suddenly changed his words with a smile: "I'm busy today. If I want to go to Shigang, I'll do it tomorrow."

"No, Uncle Qin, I want to go."

"Do you want to go to your grandfather's place?"

"Well, let's buy some things by the way."

"Xiaoyuan, your grandpa is here to do some work. My uncle's job is to farm the fields at home, help with paper making, and deliver tables and chairs. Your grandpa's work, my uncle will not touch."

"Well, I know." Li Zhuiyuan raised the mahogany sword, "My grandpa asked me to remind him to bring this last night, but I forgot it this morning. I just remembered it, so I asked my uncle to take me to Shigang. I brought it

Give it to me, it's my treasure, I can't live without it."

In Li Zhuiyuan's description, this peach wood sword seemed to have become an important tool for killing demons and restoring righteousness, but he still carefully covered the bottom of the sword hilt with his hand to cover the mountain gate - "Shandong Linyi Furniture

factory".

Uncle Qin was stunned. Delivery was indeed part of his job, but he clearly heard another intention from the boy in front of him.

"Okay, give the sword to your uncle, and he will give it to your grandfather."

Li Zhuiyuan took the mahogany sword away and said, "Uncle, you forgot, I still have to go shopping, I have to follow you."

"Then wait a moment."

Uncle Qin walked towards Liu Yumei, who was sitting there drinking tea, and whispered something in front of her. Liu Yumei raised her head, looked at Li Zhuiyuan who was standing in the distance, and sighed with a smile on her lips:

"Li Sanjiang is a rough guy who doesn't know the blessings in the midst of blessings, but this kid is a thoughtful master. He can see that we are special, no, he can see the background."

It's only the first layer that shows that the conditions are good here, and another layer of background that's the second layer.

"Then what should I do?"

Liu Yumei did not answer in a hurry, but picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.

This kid may have made up his mind early on, but he was still able to keep his composure and do the same thing as the previous two days. He was obviously worried that his grandfather would die, but he didn't show any signs of impatience.

Recalling the image of him taking Ali to the toilet and passing by her before, smiling and saying hello to her, the tea soup in Liu Yumei's bowl suddenly started to ripple.

This person is so thoughtful...how can he still look like a child?

"You go with him." After a pause, Liu Yumei added, "But you have to understand this kid on the way."

"I see."

Uncle Qin walked up to Li Zhuiyuan and said, "Xiaoyuan, just wait while I go push the car out."

"Okay, uncle."

An old-fashioned 28-meter large bar was ridden out by Uncle Qin. Li Zhuiyuan wanted to sit on the back seat, but Uncle Qin grabbed him with one hand and lifted him to the front bar.

When the two of them rode downhill and left, Qin Li subconsciously walked in that direction, but Liu Yumei grabbed her hand.

The girl's eyelashes began to flutter.

"Ah Li, grandma knows that you want to play with Xiao Yuan, but Xiao Yuan has his own things to do now, so you should wait at home and wait for him to come back after finishing his work.

If you just stick to him, it will make him feel tired and disgusted, then it is possible that he will not want to play with you."

Hearing this, the girl turned her head and looked at her grandmother. There seemed to be some subtle doubts in her eyes.

But Liu Yumei still caught it, she was very happy and very sad at the same time;

She hadn't been able to detect other emotions from her granddaughter for a long time. This time she finally felt it, and it was only when she said this to her granddaughter.

"Ali, grandma doesn't mean that Xiaoyuan will really hate you. When he comes back, grandma will help you dress up beautifully and go play with him, okay?

In fact, Xiaoyuan cares about you very much. This boy is smart. He can obviously drag you along and say that he will go to Shigang to find his grandfather to force us to submit.

But he didn't do that.

So, grandma just reciprocated the favor."

…

Riding on the 28-bar is very stable, and sitting on the front bar, surrounded by the cyclist's arms, it feels like being protected.

Li Zhuiyuan held the mahogany sword in his hand, and his eyes kept scanning the muscles of Uncle Qin's arms.

Look at my little arms and legs again. Although they are whiter than Uncle Qin, they are obviously not useful.

"Uncle Qin, have you practiced before?"

"Um."

Uncle Qin was a little surprised. He put the boy in front of him so that he could find a chance to talk. Unexpectedly, the boy spoke first before he opened his mouth.

"Uncle Qin, can you fight?"

"Uncle can't."

"Isn't it possible?" Li Zhuiyuan stretched out his fingers and pinched Uncle Qin's forearm. The touch was not as hard as it looked, but it was very tight.

"I'm not going to lie to you, Xiaoyuan, uncle doesn't know how to hit people."

"Uncle, will you still practice?"

"I have to work and farm, and I'm so busy that I don't have time to practice alone. But once I get started with Kung Fu, I can practice it in everything I do."

"I want to learn."

"Xiaoyuan, do you think you're watching "Shaolin Temple"?"

"Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li has long been popular all over the country. Even now, it is a frequent visitor to open-air movies in rural areas.

"Uncle, I know it will be hard, but I'm not afraid."

"It's not just hard, but times have changed. No matter how good you are in kung fu, can you beat bullets?"

"It's also good to exercise."

"hehe."

"Uncle Qin, please take the time to teach me."

Although "Jiang Hu Zhi Wei Lu" is only an entry-level encyclopedia that introduces the characteristics of dead people, through continuous reading, Li Zhuiyuan also discovered that many dead people generally have the characteristics of great strength, and in special and strange environments, sometimes it is really necessary to rely on

of physical fitness to forcefully pass the test.

The book also marks a lot of the weak points of the dead body and the attack methods. It is not just a talisman that will be wiped out when the spell is hit, but it really depends on the mastery.

Among them, the most common and practical ones are back skills, wrestling, grappling, leg twists...

From some of the illustrations, Li Zhuiyuan could tell that this was not a close-quarters fight in the traditional sense. Looking at the movements of the figures above, it seemed that they were kung fu specifically designed for death.

In addition, the appearance of Runsheng yesterday also helped Li Zhuiyuan break through the reading fog in his heart.

Although Runsheng eats a lot and has some strange characteristics, in fact, Runsheng should be the most standard physique.

Moreover, my great-grandfather's physical fitness is also very good, otherwise he would not have been able to carry the corpse all the way from Shanghai Beach to now. Now at his age, he can still carry himself easily on the country roads.

Seeing that Uncle Qin never replied, Li Zhuiyuan asked again: "Uncle?"

Uncle Qin lowered his head and looked at Li Zhuiyuan: "You have to ask your elders if they agree."

"Okay, I'll ask when I get back."

Uncle Qin's description of the elders here was very vague, but Li Zhuiyuan knew clearly that he was referring to Grandma Liu.

"Xiaoyuan, uncle has something to explain to you in advance."

"Uncle, tell me."

"Uncle is a lazy man. He only does things within his duties. He will never do anything outside of his duties."

"How could that happen? Uncle is obviously very hardworking."

Even in the rural areas nowadays, Uncle Qin is one of the most hard-working and capable people. He farms, works and delivers goods. The old scalpers in the village are not as capable as him.

"What I said is true. If I don't do what I should do, even if I stand in front of me and the soy sauce bottle falls over, no matter how much it flows out, I will not reach out to help it."

"Really?"

"real."

Li Zhuiyuan fell silent.

Uncle Qin sighed inwardly. When talking to this child, he really felt like he was talking to a smart person. He could feel that the child understood what he meant.

After a long time, Li Zhuiyuan responded:

"Uncle, I understand."

"Um."

Siyuan Village is located at the northern end of Shinan Town, close to Shigang Town. In addition, Uncle Qin rode on a small road and passed through the village, which saved more time.

After arriving on the road belonging to Shigang Town, Uncle Qin continued riding towards his destination.

"Uncle, do you know the location?"

"I know, I gave tables and chairs to that village before."

"oh."

"Or do you want to go shopping in the department store in town first?"

"No, let's go to where Master and the others are first."

"OK."

After passing through the town and descending into the village, the road became smaller.

Not long after, I saw a place where a funeral was being held in the distance.

"Uncle, you can stop."

"Almost there."

"I'm tired."

"We can rest there and have a drink of water."

"I want to pee, I can't hold it in anymore."

"good."

Uncle Qin stopped the car, and Li Zhuiyuan jumped out of the car, found a place under the shade of a willow tree to relieve himself, and then squatted next to a ditch to wash his hands.

Qin Li originally thought that the boy would get back on the bus after solving the problem, but who knew that the boy sat down on a smooth stone next to the field ridge and took out a bottle of drink, several packets of biscuits and two books from his arms.

Qin Li still remembers the bottle of gourd-shaped drink that he bought for the boy based on Li Sanjiang's advice.

No wonder when I got in the car earlier, I saw that the boy's clothes were bulging. It turned out that he had secretly packed so many things. He obviously didn't plan to leave, but was going to have a picnic and read a book.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm tired. Let's take a rest. Uncle Qin, you can sit down too."

"Don't you want to give the sword to your grandfather? It's just in front. Send it quickly so that I can go back to work. Your Aunt Liu can't finish it at home alone. The construction deadline is already very tight. If it is not completed, the goods will not be delivered.

, your grandfather will lose his temper and curse others."

"No, my grandpa said that he will put my name on the inheritance. If anything happens to my grandpa, I will be the young boss. I will not lose my temper and curse others."

"You kid..."

"Uncle, sit down. Seeing how tired you are from working all day, let's take a holiday and combine work with rest."

Qin Li walked up to the boy and saw that the boy did it on purpose. As long as he did not deliver the sword to Li Sanjiang, he would not have completed his mission and he would still have to stay with him here.

What shocked Qin Li even more was that the boy seemed to have already prepared that he would not be able to hold up a soy sauce bottle if it fell over.

Is this still a child? This is clearly a monster in child skin!

Suddenly, Qin Li felt relieved again. Yes, no wonder Ah Li was indifferent to everyone, but she only showed closeness to him.

Qin Li's center of gravity bent down, and he planned to use brute force to carry the boy over and force him to hand over the task.

"Uncle, it's really cozy for our two families to live together. Grandma Liu is very kind, and Aunt Liu is also very gentle."

Qin Li narrowed his eyes.

"The book says that harmonious coexistence between people is based on the most basic basis of respect."

Qin Li: "Haha, aren't we?"

Li Zhuiyuan turned around, looked at Qin Li who was unexpectedly close to him, and said with a smile: "Are we? We are."

Qin Li closed his eyes and stood up straight. He felt that he was being manipulated, by a child.

After a while, Qin Li said: "Xiao Yuan, if uncle doesn't agree to send you here, will you come alone?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "I'm just a child. I can't help you with anything. I won't come alone, because if I come, it will only cause trouble."

"Okay, go find your grandpa. I won't go back, but you have to remember that if the soy sauce bottle falls over, I still can't help it."

"Okay, thank you uncle."

Li Zhuiyuan immediately packed up his things, walked to the 28th pole, and urged:

"Uncle, get in the car quickly, we'll be there right ahead."

…

"What's wrong with you?" Li Sanjiang first looked at Li Zhuiyuan, and then at Qin Li, "Why did you bring Yao'er?"

"Master, I miss you so much that I begged Uncle Qin to come to you. Uncle Qin couldn't resist me."

"Hou Xiaoyuan, is this the place you should come to? Go and let Marquis Li take you back."

"No, I won't leave, I will stay here."

Li Zhuiyuan grabbed Li Sanjiang's clothes tightly, with a look of grievance on his face.

Li Sanjiang wanted to say some harsh words to drive him away, but seeing Yao'er like this, an old man who had never been married and had no children, a certain softness deep in his heart was severely pinched.

Therefore, when old people dote on their children, sometimes... they are really unprincipled, especially when they are parents of different generations.

"Okay, Lihou, keep an eye on the child and don't let him run around."

Qin Li nodded: "Yes, I will."

Li Zhuiyuan managed to stay, and he began to observe the fasting event.

The fasting event was held on an empty dam in the village. It used to be the threshing ground of the village collective, and a relatively small administrative team was also hired to work on it.

Eight actors in Taoist robes were performing the ceremony, each holding a magical instrument, chanting words, and circling around the altar table.

There were sacrifices placed on the altar table, and in the center was the black and white photo of Mrs. Niu.

The sign says Niu's.

Because the old lady was a child bride before her marriage, she had no maiden family and no name. Later, when registering in the village census, she reported her husband's surname.

Dutiful sons and daughters knelt on the futons, with white ropes wrapped around their heads, linen clothes, and black gauze on their arms. They were weeping and throwing paper money into the brazier in front of them.

Niu Fu and Niu Rui just howled and wiped their tears from time to time, showing movement but no emotion.

The younger sister Niu Lian not only has good expressions and movements, her tears can't stop flowing out like a frozen faucet, but she also keeps her words flowing.

"Mom, our father left early. It was you who brought us up together through hard work, hey!"

"Mom, things were not going well in the early years. You didn't want to take another bite, so you fed everything into our mouths, hey, hey!"

"Mom, the three of us have just grown up. Why did you leave before you had time to enjoy the blessings? Hey!"

The "Hey yo hey" at the end of each sentence is to end the content of the previous sentence and to lay out the emotions of the next sentence, and also takes into account the ventilation function.

He was obviously talking, but he used a singing voice. Probably, this is the earliest originator of rap in China.

The expression of Niu Lian moved my two brothers, and they repeated it at the end of Niu Lian every time, crying along with it, like a harmony.

Li Zhuiyuan found it very interesting. Not to mention that he had been in contact with the old lady, the content of the mourning alone could make people laugh and cry. What do you mean, the children have just grown up and you left before you had time to enjoy the blessings...

Have you just grown up? You are all already grandparents. If you really want to fulfill your filial piety, it may not be possible in time.

Thinking back to the last incident with the bearded family, he mourned his mother during the day like a true filial son, but did not delay taking his son to do things worse than animals at night.

Therefore, no matter how good the afternoon performance of this white-collar team is, it cannot compare to the highlight performance in the morning. That is the real showmanship competition.

However, this fasting event is a bit too deserted. Logically speaking, a fasting event should involve inviting people to eat.

Li Zhuiyuan approached Li Sanjiang who was smoking and asked, "Master, why are there so few people? Are you not inviting anyone to dinner?"

But not far away, I saw the cook working there.

Li Sanjiang sneered and said: "When the old lady just left half a year ago, these three brothers and sisters organized a funeral for me. Not only did they not invite a funeral team, they also saved the food as much as possible. They made a meal with clear soup and little water. People in the village followed suit.

I came here with a share of money, but I didn’t even talk about how much food I wanted to eat. I didn’t even fill my stomach.

This time, no one from the village will come to celebrate the Mingshou Festival, which is too bad."

Li Zhuiyuan understood that the three brothers and sisters used his mother's funeral as a way to make money for their family members last time.

The original intention of this rural tradition of collecting money from members for doing things is that everyone works together to help the master's family get things done. Even if someone comes in who likes to take advantage of others, they will basically not suffer any loss.

Who would have thought that I would meet three such shameless people?

Liu Jinxia was sitting behind the altar table at this time. She was so smoked by the fireworks that she wiped her tears with a handkerchief from time to time, but she still kept chanting. From time to time, she took out some special talismans and handed them to the filial sons and daughters below to help burn them.

Already.

Her position is used to connect yin and yang, that is, to help the dead communicate with the living.

Uncle Shan spread out a broken mat and sat in the northwest corner, holding a hookah and smoking continuously.

Li Zhuiyuan recalled the contents of the book. Taking the offering table as the starting point, Uncle Shan's position happened to be at the mouth of the evil spirit. If the evil wind and evil spirits wanted to enter, they had to get through there.

Runsheng didn't rest either, he kept walking back and forth, spinning the banners in circles. This was a laborious task, and he had to spin the banners without letting them fall over.

On the contrary, his grandfather was sitting under the shed drinking tea. Li Zhuiyuan felt that he had little talent and knowledge and could not tell which direction his grandfather held.

But... it should be extremely important.

They had already eaten lunch. During the afternoon show, the actors in the white-collar team collectively changed into monk clothes, pretended to be monks and began to knock wooden fish and chant sutras.

There are a few bald ones who look quite realistic.

Runsheng came over from the kitchen with bowls and chopsticks. He was hungry. They were having afternoon tea, so he would have lunch as long as conditions allowed.

He also very thoughtfully invited Li Zhuiyuan to eat with him. Li Zhuiyuan was not polite, took an empty bowl, grabbed some food and started eating.

As for Uncle Qin, Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng called him, but he refused to eat.

Since arriving here, Uncle Qin has been standing at the edge of the shed and has barely moved.

Runsheng put incense in the food and waited for the incense to be burned. He said to Li Zhuiyuan: "I told my father that you were reading those books. My father said that you have more brains than me. Tell me to do more in the future."

Let’s talk to you.”

Unlike Li Sanjiang's belief that my great-grandson must return to Beijing to go to college, Uncle Shan saw early on that Li Zhuiyuan was a good prospect for fishing for corpses.

"Okay, you can come and play with me often in the future."

In Li Zhuiyuan's view, Runsheng is an excellent link between his theory and practice.

"Yeah, that's great, haha, you don't know, my father is in poor health and often needs to take medicine, the family is already tight, and I am still a loser, ugh.

By coming to your house, I can not only eat well, but also save some burden for you. When there is work, I will go back to work for you and recover the corpses without any delay."

"Do you want to stay longer?"

"Ah, can't it?" Runsheng touched his head.

"You have to ask my grandfather about that."

"Then I will ask my father to tell your grandfather that according to my father's wishes, after he leaves, I will work for your grandfather."

"Yes." Li Zhuiyuan nodded. The master is getting older, so it would be good for Runsheng to take over in the future.

After all, it is my profession and important image. It is also because of my other businesses that I can have a steady stream of business.

After the incense burned out, Runsheng couldn't wait to stir the food with the incense ashes with his chopsticks, and then ate it.

Li Zhuiyuan asked curiously: "If you don't light the incense, will you really not be able to eat it?"

"Yeah." Runsheng replied while swallowing, "I can't eat it. Not only does it taste tasteless in my mouth, it also makes me feel nauseous."

"Then have you ever eaten..." Li Zhuiyuan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Have you ever died from eating it?"

Runsheng was stunned, then lowered his voice and said:

"Master warned me, I can't say I've eaten outside."

"Then you must remember your grandfather's warning."

"Of course, I always remember it."

Li Zhuiyuan finished eating quickly, and looked at Runsheng who continued to feast. He thought it would be better if he could come two days earlier, just in time to catch up with the old lady's paper life banquet, and he could have a table by himself.

The afternoon gradually passed, and as dusk approached, everyone began to pack their things. Some took flags, some took banners, and some took scriptures, quilts, and pillows.

They formed a team and walked on the field ridge to the grave of Mrs. Niu.

The two people at the end of the team kept firing their kicks, very relaxed and contented. After lighting the fire, they threw it in the field and ran out.

Li Zhuiyuan helped Runsheng get a flag. As for Uncle Qin, he did not leave, but followed the team from a distance, maintaining a distance of 100 meters.

Mrs. Niu's tomb is very small. Although cremation has long been promoted in the city and burials are strictly controlled, burials are still popular in rural areas, but the scene of building tombs and sealing them with cement is really not that common anymore.

Instead, there are small houses. The old ones are two-story, with red bricks and blue tiles. There are also three-story houses, and there are also three-story houses.

People who don't know this might mistakenly think they are entering a model exhibition with the theme of "rural architecture" when they walk into this group of tombs.

Mrs. Niu's grave is just a grave, a "earth hat" dug out in the mud next to it with a shovel.

When visiting the grave, Niu Fu, as the boss, took off the hat first, while Niu Rui dug a new one with a shovel. After the grave-going ceremony was over, Niu Lian put the new hat on.

Setting up incense and candles, burning paper money, and burning blood were all carried out in an orderly manner under the command of Liu Jinxia.

When everything was over and the new hats were put on, everyone went back without incident.

But Li Zhuiyuan noticed that Liu Jinxia did not have a relaxed look on her face, because according to the rules, this fasting event had to be held until late at night. In the past, she was ugly and tall, but now she has become a zero o'clock.

After midnight, the fasting rites were completed, so it was considered a vigil, but the body had been buried long ago and did not stop here.

It's easy to say during the day, but it's not certain what will happen when it gets dark.

After dinner, the few villagers who came to help without shame also left. The family members and children of the three Niu brothers and sisters also went home separately. In fact, they were supposed to stay with them, but they were all forcibly driven back by the three brothers and sisters.

After the administrative staff packed up their things and left, the area around the mourning hall seemed particularly empty.

The three Niu brothers and sisters were still kneeling on the futon. They had stopped crying and continued to burn paper silently.

Niu Lian's voice has become hoarse, and Niu Fu and Niu Rui have lost their sister's creation. They cannot follow the trend and can only remain silent.

Liu Jinxia was still sitting in her usual seat, and it was obvious that she was restless.

Uncle Shan was still sitting in the posha position. He had smoked out all the tobacco, so he switched to the cigarettes given by the host and continued to smoke.

As for his great-grandfather... Li Zhuiyuan found that his great-grandfather had fallen asleep leaning on the railing. His body was hunching and snoring.

Runsheng found a deck of playing cards from somewhere and said with a smile: "Let's play Landlords."

"It takes four people, right?"

"Then you call him?" Runsheng pointed at Uncle Qin.

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head. He knew that Uncle Qin would not come, but he was actually very grateful. Although Uncle Qin didn't know how to hold a soy sauce bottle, having him standing there made him feel more at ease.

Next, Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng played three-person Landlords together.

It's just a deck of cards, divided among three people, so it's easy to count cards.

Runsheng's poker skills were very poor and his playing skills were average. This made Li Zhuiyuan the winner regardless of whether he was playing against farmers or landlords.

As he was typing, he didn't know how much time had passed. Li Zhuiyuan asked, "What time is it?"

Runsheng shook his head: "I don't know, where can I find a watch?"

The next person said: "It's eleven o'clock."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's almost over, there's still one hour left."

Runsheng: "Yeah, I wonder if the master can take care of it again after it's over."

Next person: "It should be taken care of. They prepared a lot of food today, but not many people came to eat."

Li Zhuiyuan got another good deck of landlord cards, and this round was not interesting again.

However, just when he was about to play his cards, Li Zhuiyuan glanced at where Uncle Qin was standing and suddenly found that Uncle Qin was missing.

His support suddenly disappeared. Li Zhuiyuan shivered in his heart and his mind became clearer. Then he seemed to have thought of something, holding the cards in his hand and froze.

Runsheng: "What are you thinking about, Xiaoyuan, come out quickly."

The next player: "Yeah, come on, I know your cards are good."

Li Zhuiyuan played a card and played a king.

Runsheng's eyes widened: "What method are you playing?"

Next player: "This is a very good card. Do you want to spread it out?"

Li Zhuiyuan said: "Can you spread it out?"

Runsheng said: "You can spread it out if you want. There's nothing you can do about it if your cards are good."

Next person: "You have to think carefully. If you fight openly, it can easily capsize."

"Then I'll think about it again." Li Zhuiyuan clutched the cards and was thinking. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the dozing grandfather, the three brothers and sisters of the Niu family, Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan sitting on the futon.

The scene that I thought was normal before now gave me a sudden sense of horror. I could clearly hear various voices in my ears, but they were all motionless.

Even when the grandfather snored, he didn't even straighten his body. The snoring seemed to come out of thin air.

"Brother Runsheng?"

"What's wrong? Have you thought about whether you want to spread out and fight?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded slightly, Runsheng was normal, but this meant that the fight had to be spread out. With the old, weak, sick and disabled, the only one who could count on was Runsheng.

If there was no Runsheng, what would those old people do?

"Spread out and fight!"

Li Zhuiyuan laid down the cards in his hand.

Runsheng said doubtfully: "Hey, your cards aren't that good either. I thought you were going to blow up?"

"Fight, my lord, do you want it?"

Next person: "You come out."

Runsheng: "No."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Three sevens and fives."

Next person: "I want it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Three tens and seven."

Runsheng: "Xiaoyuan, don't rush out, I'll go home and ask for it."

Li Zhuiyuan slapped the small table and shouted to Runsheng:

"Open your eyes and see, where are we going above and below!!!"

Runsheng was stunned by the shouting. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he turned around and looked to his left and right, and suddenly woke up and said:

"Yes, there are only two of us, how can we fight three people against the landlord?"

The next moment, the cold evening wind blew.

Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng shuddered at the same time, and then they discovered at the same time that the two people who were originally sitting in the fasting tent playing cards were sitting on the grave at some point.

Surrounded by red and green two- and three-story houses under the moonlight, beside him is the grave of Mrs. Niu, which is covered with a new earthen hat.

"I want three eights with Zhang San! I want three eights with Zhang San!"

Next to it, the sound of playing cards came from a female voice, very shrill and shrill.

Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng looked at each other, Runsheng protected Li Zhuiyuan behind him, and they walked around the tomb and came to the back.

There is actually a hole here. The entrance is very irregular, and there are still bloody fingerprints left, as if it was dug out with both hands.

When you get closer to the entrance of the cave, you can see that the inside is hollowed out. A woman is lying inside, her hands are bloody and there is nothing, but her left hand is holding a card, and her right hand seems to be throwing cards away:

"I want three eights and threes!"

She kept shaking her face excitedly, letting her hair and mud spread out. It was Niu Lian, the little daughter of Mrs. Niu.

She dug up her mother's grave with her hands and got in.

But in the tomb, apart from the strong smell of corpses and an indescribable puddle of turbid water, there was only a roll of torn straw mats and no trace of the bones of the old lady Niu.

It stands to reason that even if it is a burial, there must be a coffin. Now it is not before liberation, so mass graves need to be thrown. However, Mrs. Niu did not have a coffin. She should have rented it when she was buried, but she replaced it when she was buried. What is the purpose?

, it’s easy to guess...in order to save money on this coffin.

Li Zhuiyuan subconsciously covered his nose, suppressing his instinct to vomit due to the smoke. Instead, he felt comfortable, as if he had no objection at all.

At this time, because the card game was over, Niulian seemed to wake up a little, but only a little.

"I won't fight, right? I won't fight, right? Then I will continue to be busy."

Niu Lian made a gesture of dropping the cards in her hand, then turned around and continued digging down with her bare hands.

Maybe if we dig a little longer, the hole will collapse, and she might be buried alive in it.

"Hey, stop digging. It will be dangerous if you dig any more. I'm here to save you!"

Li Zhuiyuan stretched out his hand to hold Runsheng.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyuan?"

"Go see your father first, they may be in danger!"

"Ah, yes, but she..."

"Who matters?"

"It's important!"

Runsheng no longer hesitated and directly pulled Li Zhuiyuan and ran towards the Zhaishi shed.

When he came to the shed, Li Zhuiyuan was out of breath, and the two Niu brothers were no longer in the shed.

Liu Jinxia was crawling around the altar table, imitating the meow of a cat as she crawled. The skin on the old man's palms was broken, and there were a series of dense palm prints on the ground.

Uncle Shan barked "woof, woof, woof" while lying in front of a tree, crossing one leg and starting to urinate like a dog.

The urine flowed down and soaked his clothes, making him look uncomfortable.

After urinating, he actually used his hands and feet to dig at the roots of the tree.

"Master!" Runsheng shouted quickly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

This shout immediately attracted the attention of Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan.

The two of them were walking like a cat and crawling like a dog, both on all fours, and they rushed towards Runsheng and Li Zhuiyuan with ferocious expressions on their faces.

Runsheng opened his arms, took the initiative to block Li Zhuiyuan, and shouted: "Xiaoyuan, stay back!"

Li Zhuiyuan took two steps back obediently. Feeling that it was not enough, he took two more steps back.

the next moment,

Liu Jinxia jumped on Runsheng, clamped Runsheng's waist with her legs, and started scratching and biting his chest;

Uncle Shan hugged one of Runsheng's legs and bit down on Runsheng's thigh. A piece of meat was immediately bitten off, along with two old teeth.

"Master, master, what's wrong with you, what's wrong with you?"

Runsheng did not resist, but looked anxiously at his grandfather who kept biting him.

Li Zhui saw the situation and immediately reminded: "You fight back, don't stand still."

"But he is my grandfather, how can I do anything to him?"

Li Zhuiyuan immediately said: "Do you remember the book I read? The book said that corpse monsters have the ability to confuse people's minds. Just like we were playing cards just now, the way to break the confusion is to slap them in the face and slap them hard in the face.

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In fact, there are far more methods in the book than this one, such as pure Yang black dog blood, evil-breaking rune water, consecrating magic weapons, etc.

But the black dog blood, maybe Taiye and the others really brought it, but it is not Chunyang who has not broken his virginity... Li Zhuiyuan was very doubtful, after all, the dog group in the village has always been open and chaotic.

As for rune water, Li Zhuiyuan didn't even know what it was, and he hadn't reached that far in reading.

The consecrated magic weapon is one that has been tempered and refined by those who have attained Taoism. It is an object that can destroy evil in the true sense. Li Zhuiyuan did not believe that when the Linyi Furniture Factory produced this peach wood sword, it would ask a row of masters to stand on the assembly line.

Collective consecration.

Therefore, only the simplest and crudest method is left. This is also what the book says, if you wake the person up by whipping him awake, if he doesn't wake up once, then give him a few more strokes.

Runsheng: "But...can it really be like this?"

Even though he was being hurt constantly by two crazy old men, Runsheng still spoke calmly, as if he was not the one who was hurt at all.

Li Zhuiyuan could only say firmly: "You are saving them. If you don't wake them up, the harm they will suffer will be greater. Do it quickly!"

If you don’t wake them up, your uncle will bite your legs and almost lose all his teeth!

"Okay, I listen to you, Xiaoyuan!"

Runsheng nodded vigorously. As long as he decided to do something, he would be very determined and no longer drag his feet. He first grabbed Liu Jinxia's neck with one hand and lifted Liu Jinxia up.

Liu Jinxia used all four limbs and kept waving, but after all, the old lady had short hands and feet, so she couldn't reach it at all.

Immediately, Runsheng shot left and right at Liu Jinxia's face.

"Pop!" "Pap!" "Pap!" "Pap!"

Liu Jinxia's face was visibly swollen, and the corners of her mouth were broken and bleeding on both sides, but her whole body calmed down, and her fierce eyes were once again covered by cataracts.

"The nest...is...steamed...mom...?"

"Xiaoyuan, you are so awesome!"

After praising Li Zhuiyuan, Runsheng raised his leg and kicked away Uncle Shan who was holding his thigh and chewing on it.

Unfortunately, Mr. Shan landed face first and slid for a distance.

After he sat firmly, Li Zhuiyuan saw that Uncle Shan was already stroking his face with his hands. He was obviously awake and murmured to himself:

"I...I am...no..."

Before he could recover, he saw his adopted grandson walking forward quickly, and immediately, a huge slap came towards him.

"Crack!" "Crack!"

In the end, it was because of the love between grandfather and grandson that Runsheng slapped Liu Jinxia four times in a row, while he slapped his grandfather twice first and then stopped to see the effect.

"Grandpa, are you awake?"

"Pooh!"

Uncle Shan sprayed Runsheng in the face and spit out two more teeth, which he had just slapped out.

"Not awake yet?"

Seeing that his grandfather was still aggressive, Runsheng raised his hand again.

Uncle Shan was so frightened that he shouted: "Stop, I'm awake, I'm awake!"

"Master, you finally woke up. I was so scared just now!"

Runsheng hugged Uncle Shan.

Uncle Shan: "..."

Seeing that Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan were both awake, Li Zhuiyuan immediately went to find his grandfather. This was what he cared about most.

Soon, he found it.

But after seeing his grandfather, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't believe it.

It wasn't because of how miserable and embarrassed the master was, on the contrary, Li Sanjiang was still dozing in his original position, snoring one after another, sleeping so sweetly.

It was as if the things around him had nothing to do with him and were not affected at all.

Although his grandfather was safe and Li Zhuiyuan was very happy, the huge contrast in treatment between Liu Jinxia and Uncle Shan still made Li Zhuiyuan feel deeply puzzled.

Immediately, Li Zhuiyuan thought of what happened on the first floor of his home, and a guess suddenly came to his mind:

Could it be because the cat-faced old lady is really too afraid of the grandpa?
Chapter completed!