Scholar and water ghost

After that night, Wei Tingshu babbled at the Zhuang Mansion for another two days.Whether it's day or night, the Zhuang mansion is always shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. The wife of the Zhuang family hardly goes out, and he only meets the master and the eldest son of the Zhuang family. Although they are considerate in hospitality, Zhuang Shaoze's wish has been fulfilled. Dacheng, so at night, he said to Zhuang Shaoze who came out of the wine jar to breathe, "Wei has been nagging for several days, brother Kuang Zhuang has fulfilled his wish, and Wei will leave tomorrow."

Zhuang Shaoze looked at him, didn't say anything, and nodded, agreeing.

Early the next morning, Wei Tingshu got up early, packed his things, and bid farewell to the two elders of the Zhuang family.On the way home, I had very little luggage, just a few changes of clothes, without Shengzhuang Shaoze's wine jar and urn, I always felt that something was missing.He chuckled to himself, could it be possible that after getting along with ghosts for more than a month, can they still get along with each other?

In the evening, Wei Tingshu found an inn at random and stayed there. When he was sleeping soundly, he suddenly felt that there was a cold and wet clothes on his body for no reason.

"You... Didn't you stay in your hometown in the capital? Zensheng appeared here?" Wei Tingshu asked Zhuang Shaoze who suddenly appeared with big eyes in surprise.

"Brother Wei is so cruel that he left him like this." Zhuang Shaoze pretended to hide his face and wanted to cry, as if Wei Tingshu had really become the heartbreaker in the picture book.

"Give it up? Wei has already resigned to Brother Zhuang, how can it be counted as abandonment? Don't wrong a good person!" Wei Tingshu said unconvinced.

"Zhuang thought that Brother Wei meant to go together!"

"How is that possible? Brother Zhuang has returned home, and his wish has been fulfilled. He should stay in his hometown in the capital and wait..." Wei Tingshu originally wanted to say, wait for the black and white ghosts from the underworld to take him, drink Mengpo soup, and reincarnate. That is.But he felt that it was inconvenient to say this, so he stopped.

"Brother Wei knows that Mrs. Zhuang is a drowned person, that is, what people call a water ghost. All water ghosts have to wait for the three-year period to pass and find a substitute before they can go to the underworld to be reincarnated. "

"Brother Zhuang, what do you mean?" Wei Tingshu asked.

"It's exactly what Brother Wei thought, Zhuang can't stay in his hometown in the capital, he can only stay in that sea area, and wait until the person who takes the place of the dead can be reincarnated." Zhuang Shaoze finished these words melancholy, Standing up again, he bowed to Wei Tingshu and said, "Brother Wei, please take care of me in the future!"

After hearing Zhuang Shaoze's words, Wei Tingshu suddenly felt profuse sweat rolling down his forehead, alas, this ghost will have to haunt him for a few more years, who did he offend to provoke this one!

"Then how did brother Zhuang come here just now?" Wei Tingshu asked doubtfully.

"It flew all the way."

Wei Tingshu thought about it, the appearance of Zhuang Shaoze poking his head out of the wine jar, and galloping along with the wine jar, it was so creepy, it made people's hairs stand on end.

In fact, three years is not short, nor is it long, and it has passed in a blink of an eye.

In the past three years, Zhuang Shaoze still came to Wei Tingshu to have a chat over wine from time to time.He practiced in the sun and the moon, and he is no longer a new ghost, and he no longer needs to hide in the sea all the time, or go ashore wet.Now, he is refreshed and clean all over, holding a feather fan and shaking lightly, he is such a handsome and noble son.Still the same age as when he drowned.Unlike him, Wei Tingshu's skin is getting darker and weathered, and he looks more and more like a little fisherman by the sea.

If there is anything worth mentioning in the past three years, it would be that Wei Tingshu finally stopped playing the foolish game and declined Qin Yu three times. The girl has a thin skin, and in a fit of anger, she married Ah Si'er, who has always been in love with her in the village. .After the two got married, they had a son and a daughter, and the husband and wife were considered harmonious.Qin Yu recognized Wei Tingshu as his eldest brother, and the two children called him uncle.

When a child called him "Uncle" for the first time, he suddenly felt that the years were growing like crazy. In the past, the vigorous scholarly business and the open and secret struggles in the officialdom were all things in his previous life. Now this ordinary life is innate and will be This is how life ends!

If you have wine and friends, what more can you ask for?

That night, Zhuang Shaoze suddenly took a jug of wine, pushed the door open with great interest, and shouted happily while still in the courtyard: "Brother Wei! Is Brother Wei here?"

"In the middle of the night, brother Zhuang, what's the happy event? It's so loud, it's fortunate that Wei's small courtyard is remote, otherwise, I'm afraid the neighbors will come to ask the crime." Wei Tingshu came out with a book in the study, and stood behind his back. Beside the door, although he was asking for guilt, he was smiling happily.

"There is indeed a happy event! Zhuang Mou came here this time to bid farewell to Brother Wei." Zhuang Shaoze said while sitting under the tree in the courtyard while pulling Wei Tingshu.

It was summer night at this time, with the sound of the sea in the distance, the breeze blowing nearby, the bright moon hanging on the branches, and a pot of wine under the tree. : "Farewell?"

"Exactly! Brother Wei, do you still remember that Zhuang once told you that once the water ghost's three-year period expires, he can find someone to take the place of his death. Once the matter is completed, he can be reincarnated. Now, Zhuang has found this I'm dead." Zhuang Shaoze drank the wine in his glass and said happily.

Wei Tingshu frowned, and asked calmly, "Oh? What kind of person is he?"

"At noon tomorrow, a group of children will go to the beach to play. At that time, there will be a little boy, six or seven years old, whose shoes fell into the sea and drifted farther and farther along the sea. At that time, he only needs to go to the sea to pick them up. shoes, Zhuang can catch him." Zhuang Shaoze said this, with a look of fascination, as if he had reached that moment, he caught the child and became his scapegoat.

Wei Tingshu secretly remembered what Zhuang Shaoze said, and accompanied him to drink as if nothing had happened, and pretended to be very happy for him.

In the past few years, Zhuang Shaoze's mana has increased, and every time he brings more and more delicious drinks, Wei Tingshu always jokes with him, which one did he go to to steal the wine again.At this time, Zhuang Shaoze always smiled without answering, his smile was always so clean, like sunshine, reaching the bottom of his heart.Wei Tingshu couldn't count how many times he looked at his smile and lost his mind.

That night, the two made up again, and Zhuang Shaoze didn't leave until early morning.

On the second day, Wei Tingshu woke up and didn't go fishing, but just sat quietly by the beach. Sure enough, at noon, a group of children really went to the beach to play.Wei Tingshu immediately focused his attention on them. There were several five or six-year-old boys among them. Which one would it be?

While Wei Tingshu was still guessing, one of the children's shoes was really swept away by the waves, and the child was about to pick up the shoes. Wei Tingshu rushed up immediately, dragged him ashore, and went into the sea to help him pick up the shoes .

The shoe that was swept away by the sea water drifted toward the deep sea as if being pulled by a rope. Wei Tingshu exhausted all his strength and managed to grab the pair of shoes. There was another hand, and at this moment, the owner of that hand was looking at him angrily.

Zhuang Shaoze dived underwater like a mermaid, looking at Wei Tingshu angrily, he didn't understand, why?

Wei Tingshu saw his doubts, but he still pulled the shoe vigorously, knowing that Zhuang Shaoze compromised and let it go, he hugged the shoe and swam back to the shore.

He returned the shoes to the little boy and left without saying a word.

At night, he sat alone under the tree in the yard silently like a statue.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhuang Shaoze rushed in aggressively, Xingshi asked, "Brother Wei, why did you spoil my good deed today?"

Wei Tingshu knew that he would be like this, so he had already prepared himself mentally, and he just took out the words he had thought up a long time ago, and calmly replied: "Brother Zhuang, have you ever thought that if you took that child as a scapegoat today, his family members How sad should it be?"

Zhuang Shaoze must have never thought about this question, he was at a loss for words for a while, although he felt aggrieved in his heart, he didn't know how to refute it.He only turned his head and let out a loud "hum", pretending to be still angry.

Wei Tingshu has been with him for many years, so he knows that most of his anger has dissipated, and he continued: "Brother Zhuang, don't be angry anymore, Wei knows his mistake, and specially prepared your favorite wine, waiting here, you will enjoy it." How about a face?" Wei Tingshu deliberately uncovered the seal of the wine, and waved the overflowing aroma of the wine towards Zhuang Shaoze, and sure enough, Zhuang Shaoze smelled the aroma of the wine, and immediately turned his face away, although he was still stern, his anger was gone. Three-quarters gone.

Zhuang Shaoze drank two cups, and the remaining quarter finally disappeared.

Wei Tingshu was overjoyed, and poured it several times for him, and the two of them were dizzy from drinking again, and slept together all night, and Zhuang Shaoze left in the early morning.

A few days later, Zhuang Shaoze excitedly came to Wei Tingshu again, saying that he had found a new scapegoat this time.

"Tomorrow evening, an old woman will come to the beach. She fell somewhere else and is covered in mud. She needs to wash in the sea. At that time, Zhuang will take this opportunity to drag her into the sea. This old woman has no parents. , I have no children, and my wife has passed away long ago, this time you can't use the same excuse as last time to do bad things!" Zhuang Shaoze exhorted.

Wei Tingshu said yes one by one, and agreed with all his mouth.

But it really came to the afternoon of the second day, Wei Tingshu sat by the sea early again, just waiting for the old woman to show up and take her away.

Sure enough, in the evening, an old lady appeared on the beach covered in mud. She was about to squat on the beach when she was grabbed by Wei Tingshu who rushed up, and Wei Tingshu said: "Grandma, wait a minute, the tide will ebb this evening. The waves are dangerous! If you want to wash off the mud, why don't you go to Xia's house, which is not far away, look, it's there!" Wei Tingshu pointed in the direction of his small yard.

The old lady looked at Wei Tingshu's sincere appearance, then at the rough sea waves, and nodded her head, "Young man is kind!"

Wei Tingshu helped the old woman walk to where he lived.

On the surface of the sea, Zhuang Shaoze poked his head out and looked at the direction the two were leaving, but instead of getting angry, he smiled maliciously!