Twilight Boundary

Just find the right direction. After all, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk the road step by step.

In the eyes of others, Hu Ma suddenly became low-key. After he came back from Anzhou, he only entered the city once.

First, we went to Cao Xintang, settled the account, had a drink with the shopkeeper Wu Gui, and talked about some things about the Li family in Dongzi. Then we went to Master Xu Xiang, and followed him to pay homage to the Red Lantern Empress, respectfully. I burned a stick of incense and thanked my empress for rescuing me on the road.

The Red Lantern Empress didn't react at all, and she didn't put forward any conditions.

Hu Ma couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty is so kind and honest."

In the evening, Yang Gong, of course, invited Xu Xiangzhu and other old acquaintances to have a banquet at Chunhe Building. After the wine, Manager Xu brought up the matter of arranging for him to go to the Blood Food Mine earlier.

Everyone understands, and everyone is happy.

After resting all night at Guanshi Xu's place, Hu Ma returned to Zhuangzi the next day. Before returning, he went to the carriage shop and looked at the three handlebar workers and the two clerks who accompanied him to Anzhou.

Not only did he pay their wages, but he also gave them an extra reward. He was so moved that the three of them slapped their chests and loudly promised that next time the shopkeeper has such a long-distance job, he will come directly to find him. us……

...We will definitely recommend someone with more courage to you.

"It looked like he was really scared..."

Hu Ma just smiled and thanked them, and only agreed to go to Laoyin Mountain next time, which would definitely be less dangerous this time.

The handlebar type said yes to the two guys again and again, and then refused the job.

After coming out of the mule and horse stall, before driving the carriage back to Zhuangzi, Hu Ma took a long detour to visit the old ghost man who raised cattle, and then he took him to Aunt Zhang in another village. .

But I saw that Aunt Zhang lived outside the village and lived in several thatched houses on the mountainside. She was a little happy to see Hu Ma back and asked him if the road behind him was smooth.

"It's all thanks to Auntie's ability that Miss Renxiangyu can be safely sent home..."

Hu Ma thanked Aunt Zhang and stayed here for a meal. Then before leaving, she left thirty taels of silver and two blood food pills.

Afraid that she wouldn't accept it, I secretly stuffed it into the bed.

Unexpectedly, after walking less than two miles, I saw a headless kid blocking the road with its arms stretched out.

Later, Aunt Zhang also caught up, blushing, and said that it was thirty taels of silver, and she was already very embarrassed to accept it. The other two blood food pills must be taken back by Hu Ma. Seeing that she was serious, Hu Ma had no choice but to take them. Next, he just smiled and asked her:

"Agu, do you still remember what I said earlier?"

"I'm back from this trip. I'll take a rest first. I'll go back and ask around to help you."

"..."

"Brother, shopkeeper, don't worry about it..."

When Aunt Zhang heard this, her face turned red and she just said: "There are many poor people in this world, so why am I one more?"

She only thought that Hu Ma was young and energetic, and made the promise casually, but didn't take it to heart.

Hu Ma didn't explain much. He just left the thirty taels of silver and drove the carriage back to Zhuangzi.

After dealing with these things, he felt relaxed, practicing silently, pondering, and saw that the days passed day by day, and he soon reached the end of the year.

Hu Ma had made a promise to these guys earlier, and now he couldn't let them lose. He gave Zhou Datong twenty taels of silver and asked him to go to the city, buy new year's goods properly, and then come back and divide them among the guys.

Later, half a month before the New Year, two men were arranged to guard Zhuangzi, promising them to bring more New Year's goods home for the New Year. After a few more days of rest, they caught up with the carriage with Zhou Datong and others, and pulled Went back to Dayangzhai Village to celebrate the New Year with all the New Year's goods.

This time I simply didn’t look for handlebars. Anyway, the horse pulling the cart was too sensible...

The only thing is that whenever something important happens now, Hu Ma will use this horse to help pull the cart, which saves the donkey brought back from Wutong Town.

Every time he saw the horse being picked to pull the cart, and he only had to eat grass in the stable and lie down in the sun, the donkey felt like it was a happy birthday. Occasionally, he would laugh when no one saw him.

When we returned to the village, there was nothing much to say.

The second master's body is still strong, and the old patriarch is getting stronger and stronger as he lives. Because Hu Ma and the others came back in the first year, he knew that this year would definitely come, so he waited for a few days and asked the people in the village to pick him up at the intersection. .

After coming back, I felt relieved when I saw that these promising children brought back more New Year goods than last year.

"Before, I was worried that your little steward couldn't do his job well, and he was kidnapped in less than a year..."

The second master sighed with emotion and patted Hu Ma on the shoulder: "Looking at it now, I have done well. I can survive in such a high position. I think I am stable."

"Actually, it's not very stable..."

Hu Madu smiled bitterly and thought secretly: "After all, I am no longer in charge..."

Of course, because of his orders, those who came back did not dare to say that Hu Ma had done what the shopkeeper did.

It's just that Zhou Datong was wronged. Although he was in charge now, he still had to say that he was a buddy.

In the next few days, we had a feast, cleaned the house, paid homage to the old fire pond, and then invited my mother-in-law to come back to celebrate the New Year. After the New Year, I went to the forest to sacrifice as usual... No, it was to sacrifice my godmother, if you understand He said he wanted to offer sacrifices to Linzi, but he still couldn't bear it.

After not seeing each other for a year, my godmother seems to have lost weight...

Standing alone by the river, a few thin willow branches hung feebly...

Under the tree roots, there are many traces of burning paper to worship. It was probably people from the village who came to burn it.

When they came to worship their godmother the first year, the old man Yangpi of Mang Village brought people to make trouble. But this year they came earlier, just to follow the worshipers of their godmother. Everyone made offerings in a lively manner, and then Kowtow to the godmother.

As usual, many strange things from the forest were attracted to watch the ceremony. The godmother was now lying down, just kowtowing to so many people, motionless.

But the difference from last year was that this time after offering sacrifices to his godmother, Hu Ma immediately found a secluded place.

He bowed respectfully and said in a low voice: "Senior, I have now officially begun to learn the skills in the Zhensui book."

"I have tried my best to prepare, but I still know too little."

"I wonder if it will have any impact after learning it..."

"..."

"Of course there is an influence. The biggest influence is whether there are people in your Hu family or not."

As expected, Senior Lao Shuzhuzi did not leave in a hurry, but quietly appeared behind Hu Ma and replied softly: "But you don't have to think about it so much. All ten surnames have heirs, but the descendants of the Hu family have no one to teach them, so they It’s already pitiful.”

"If you just want to be a scholar, and you have to suffer some hidden plot, then your mother-in-law's request to me was in vain."

"..."

"this……"

Hu Ma was surprised. Senior Old Tree Stump, did you agree to block some mysterious things for yourself?

His heart moved slightly, and he quickly asked another question: "Also, it is said that there is something called the Five Evil Gods in the hall?"

"I have a friend who was targeted by him. I think..."

"..."

The old tree stump said: "...you want to get rid of him?"

Hu Ma suddenly closed her mouth. She did have this idea, but if she could talk about it, she still had to talk about it!

"If you want to get rid of poop, just do it."

Senior Old Tree Stump seemed to be able to feel the entanglement in Hu Ma's heart, and he said bluntly: "If the descendants of the Hu family want to get ahead, it will not be smooth sailing. If you can't think of getting rid of it, it may come to you. "

"Now that your mother-in-law is in the ancestral temple, the people who are afraid of you coming forward are not the Meng family or people from the ten surnames, but just some people in the hall..."

"..."

"Something from the hall?"

When Hu Ma asked this, she originally just wanted to ask in a sideways way what the old tree stump senior thought of the Five Evil Gods, but she didn't expect that it would lead to so many words at once.

There will be some things in the hall, worried about the descendants of the Hu family coming back?

"When you came back from this trip, you also paid homage to the old fire pond and replaced it with new pond ashes."

Senior Old Tree Stump said slowly: "The hundreds of people living in Dayang Village all rely on the old fire pond to survive in Laoyin Mountain. Even the evil spirits outside the village must be frightened by the old fire pond." Majesty, protect the people in the village."

"But if these evil spirits have their own ideas and no longer want to protect Dayangzhai, but want to take the old fire pond as their own, who do you think they want to get rid of the most?"

"..."

These words immediately shocked Hu Ma: "Are the reincarnations not the only ones who care about my Hu family's belongings?"

"That's the thing. The Hu family's things are there. If you don't worry about them, sooner or later someone else or something will worry about them..."

But the old tree stump senior just smiled and said: "Now it seems that they can't remember it, but don't forget that people are the smartest. If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future..."

"Haha, that's it for today. I won't say more. I also want to give face to you, the descendants of the Hu family, and come to your side first at this most important time. But do you know that today I am being sacrificed in Laoyin Mountain? How many people are there?”

"I'm still in a hurry to eat some noodles..."

"..."

Hu Ma was a little helpless.

This is the most important thing. You old man still goes to eat noodles...

Because I had discovered earlier that Senior Old Tree Stump was not interested in his head, I just gave him a deep bow and sent him away.

Because of this reminder, before returning to Zhuangzi, I went to Juehu Village again. This time I didn’t go in. Instead, I carefully took a look at the landforms and customs of the village, as well as the orientation and appearance of the four-sided gate stone. Look carefully in your heart before leaving.

I was already preparing in my mind to solve the Juehu Village and get my own town object.

"yes……"

After another two days, I changed into new pond ash, put on new clothes, and returned to Zhuangzi's Huma. I sighed silently in my heart: "This year, it's time to be lively and lively..."

"If you don't take the treasure under the bed, sooner or later a thief will be interested in you, whether it's a domestic thief or a foreign thief..."