Copper Coins

Everyone looked around after hearing the reputation, and saw a convoy gradually silhouetted from the morning fog, walking on the village road in front of the Wencundi Monument.Three carriages were in front and a donkey cart was behind, and only the leading one had a driver.The man who was driving the carriage was a tall and burly man with three very conspicuous scars on his face. He looked a bit fierce, not like a kind person.

However, Jiang Shining and the others knew that this guy was just unfriendly, but he was actually quite warm-hearted... If he was still alive, he could really be called a good person.

They were none other than the group of scar-faced men who passed Xue Xian and the others at the Guanyin Ferry earlier.

"They're still there?" Jiang Shining murmured in surprise.

He himself is a serious wild ghost, and he is very clear about how afraid ghosts are from the collision of strangers and yang energy.Therefore, few wild ghosts and lonely souls would choose to wander around under the blue sky and broad daylight. Even Jiang Shining, who had paper skins to hang around and Xue Xianxuanmin and the others to take care of them, would only dare to do so in cloudy or sunny days. Walking around in the morning and evening, this long-dead theater troupe has no scruples.

Because they didn't know that they were dead, they didn't even have any vigilance and self-awareness, and they passed through many streets and alleys where strangers gathered. If they were ordinary ghosts, they should have been blown to pieces by the yang energy long ago. But they actually made it all the way here intact.

"You think they are of the same kind as you?" Xue Xian glanced at the nerd, "I only said that they were...but never said that they were your same kind?"

Jiang Shining said blankly, "Isn't it?"

"I've told you 'you're dead' eight hundred times, will you disappear?" Xue Xian said angrily.

Jiang Shining said dumbly: "...You didn't say that there are [-] times, but there are [-] times."

"So, don't you still have a good time jumping around?"

Jiang Shining was puzzled, "It's not a ghost, what could it be?"

"Yes." Xuan Min answered beside him.

"What do you mean—perseverance?" I've never heard of such a thing.

Obsession is neither a ghost nor a grudge, but because of the promises made in life, I never forget them, so that the obsession is so deep that it overshadows everything else when I am about to die, and I don’t even know that I am dead. I only remember that I still have promises that have not been fulfilled. There is still an appointment that has not been completed.

"It's like you owed a debt and died before you paid it off." Xue Xian lazily said, "How can you die? If you die, you can't do it now, at least you have to wait until the debt is paid off , or you have to wait until the debt is paid before you die, so you survive in another form, understand?"

"What if the obsession ends?"

"Then it's time to hit the road." Xue Xian said.

It's just that no matter whether it's obsession or ghost, the situation they are in is very embarrassing now. It can be said that there are fierce tigers before and pursuers behind.

"Both roads are blocked, what will my elder sister do?" Jiang Shining was quite worried, "How should we get out of here?"

"Who said they were leaving?" Xue Xian glanced at him.

"Aren't you leaving?!" Uncle Chen, Sister-in-Law and the others glared at the villagers who were about to reach Xu's house, trembling like chaff.

Won't you leave and stay as rations for others? !

"Some invitations cannot be refused." Xue Xian shook his finger and said, "Those who run around in the deserted village have their own restrictions. It's normal before they get out of the circle, but once they get out of the circle, it's hard to say Just think about it, if an enthusiastic person pulls you to his house for a drink of beer, what will happen if you shirk?"

It's a small matter to spend so much time talking, maybe there will be a lot of procrastination.It doesn't matter if it's between living people, pushing and pulling, there will always be someone who "loses" first.But it's different from these dead people. What if the other party is in a hurry during the tussle?Or did the other party accidentally get out of his circle during pushing and pulling?

Too many scruples...

But Xue Xian didn't plan to leave right away, not because he cared about these scruples, if he really didn't want to hang around here, the Heavenly King and I wouldn't be able to keep him.The reason why he doesn't mind staying here for a while is because he thinks this place is weird, maybe he can find one or two keel bones?

Just as everyone stayed behind to say a few words, Scarface over there pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.He jumped out of the car, and when he saw Xue Xian and the others, he was taken aback for a moment, then he cupped his hands and walked over, frowning slightly: "Why did you come here?"

Ordinary people, if they run into acquaintances on the road, most of them will feel that they are quite destined, and at the same time they will chat and laugh a few times when they are surprised, and their mood will probably not be bad.But this scar-faced man did not act according to common sense. He looked at Xue Xian and his party with a hint of... blame?

He didn't say a word of politeness, and he was even a little unhappy, which was completely different from the enthusiasm he had when he was on the same road before.

Not far away, a group of men and women got off one after another from the three carriages, some old and some young, some were unloading their luggage around the donkey cart, and some were walking towards the scar-faced man.

One of the old ladies glanced at Xu's house, pretending to be Xue Xian and the others, "It's freezing cold, why are you staying here, hurry back to the county town."

This old lady, Xue Xian, and the others are also familiar. When they were traveling together, the hand warmer that Shi Zhang was holding was given by this old lady. It is reasonable to say that she is also a warm-hearted and gentle personality. Drive people away?

It was the first time for Jiang Shining to be dismissed so implicitly, and he stood there in embarrassment, not knowing what to do.

"Hey—benevolent, they are all my guests today, come here, tie up the horse first, and come over to have a sip of hot wine to warm up your throat." Xu Dashan opened his mouth cheerfully and raised his hand The theater troupe who got on and off the carriage greeted, "Everyone, everyone."

As he spoke, he was about to stretch out his hand to pull Xue Xian.

"Oh, my waist is numb after sitting for a long time—" Xue Xian grabbed Xuan Min who was closest to him, and stretched his waist on his shoulder, just avoiding Xu Dashan's hand.

His behavior seemed too inadvertent, almost invisible.So Xu Dashan didn't care, he just changed his target and grabbed one nearby.

Jiang Shining: "..."

Unlucky... It was the first time he was pulled by the wrist like this by another ghost.Xu Dashan's hands are also cold to the bone, if he touches the wrist of a living person suddenly, it can numb the wrist bone, but to Jiang Shining, it's nothing.

"What's your name, little brother? I should prepare some heaters, my hands are too cold, didn't I startle you?" Xu Dashan said kindly.

Jiang Shining laughed dryly and said, "To each other."

Who is colder than who?

With a helpless face, he was dragged into Xu's residence by Mr. Xu Dashan. After entering the gate, he suddenly thought, "Master Xu might as well greet other guests, I can do as I please." He stared at the east room with the door closed.

"I've been negligent, I've been negligent." Xu Dashan said apologetically, "There are too many guests, if there is a place where the hospitality is not good, I hope the little brother will forgive me. Then Xu will go to greet the neighbors outside the door first, the little brother can Turn around as you please."

When they said this, Xuan Min and the others had already entered through the door.When Xu Dashan saw Xue Xian, he paused for a moment, and said, "This little brother is... not feeling well?"

Xue Xian patted his legs and feet: "Legs are sick, it's hard to walk."

Xu Dashan slapped his forehead and said: "Coincidentally, Xu's family has a two-wheeled bicycle. His mother used to have a disease in her legs and it was difficult for her to walk. I asked someone to make one for her. It has been a waste of time. It’s in the corner, let’s leave it alone, let’s go for the little brother, it’s exhausting to always carry it on your back.”

Xue Xian said politely, "No fee, no fee."

Xuan Min who really put in effort: "..."

This Xu Dashan is reliable, not just lip service.He really pushed the two-wheeled cart to the front hall from a side room at the back.It was only then that Xue Xian discovered that there was not even a threshold in the front and back of Xu's house. It was most likely that it was not set up when it was built in order to make it easier for his old mother who was riding a two-wheeler to go back and forth.

From this point alone, Xue Xian felt that the title of Xu Dashan was not in vain, he was truly kind.

Although the two-wheeled cart is called a "car", it is actually a chair with wooden wheels on both sides. There are two wooden handles on the back of the chair, which is convenient for the servants at home to push.Xu Dashan sent someone to wipe the two-wheeler clean, and carefully asked someone to find a cushion to put on the seat.

Xue Xian thanked him, and said, "Don't bother me, I'm not that particular."

"It's not troublesome. I always have cushions like this at home. The chair is too hard. It's hard to sit for a long time. Besides, it's cold and humid. It's not good to catch a cold." Xu Dashan wanted to persuade, but Xue Xian was no longer He politely sat on the chair and was asking Xuan Min to push him.

"All right, all right, little brother is really an interesting person." Xu Dashan compromised with a smile.

He cupped his hands at several people in the house, and went out to greet his neighbors.

Seeing his figure turn away, Xue Xianyun unceremoniously pushed open the door of the east room.

The beggars in the house huddled around the casserole that was about to dry out. Listening to the laughter outside, they almost thought that there was a bonfire meeting of evil spirits and ghosts outside, and they were too scared to breathe.So when Xue Xian suddenly opened the door and came in, the group of beggars almost peed out of fear.

Among them, the two who were the least courageous made two "dong dong" and pouted immediately.

"Yo, that's a bit too polite." Xue Xian didn't have the slightest sense of being the culprit, so he opened his mouth and laughed.

Probably because he thought that this villain would be able to make everyone in the room faint when he became self-willed. After pushing Xue Xian through the door, Xuan Min simply pushed the villain with the car to the corner, drew a circle for him, and lifted him up. He took out a paper talisman and patted it on Xue Xian's forehead.

Xue Xian: "..." No, is this dealing with zombies or something?

"Why are you so penny-pinching, you bald donkey?! I just patted your head, and I didn't make fun of you. As for what?" Can't be a demon.He rolled his eyes, and was about to say something more, when he felt his hands go cold.

He looked down, and saw Xuan Min stuffing the copper money into his hand, and he said indifferently: "This is the place where the aura is most abundant in this barren village, hurry up and nourish your bones."

After finishing speaking, Xuan Min patted the back of his head, turned around and walked away.

"..." Xue Xian looked at the copper coin in his hand, was stunned for a moment, and said, "Where are you going?"

He wanted to turn his head to see what Xuan Min was going to do, but the paper talisman was stuck on his forehead, and he couldn't even turn his neck.

The behavior of these two uncles looking out for themselves made the beggars in the room confused, and even Jiang Shijing and Fang Cheng looked like Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.Just when they were dazed, Uncle Chen and Sister-in-Law entered the house like thieves, Xingzi followed closely, and when she saw Jiang Shijing, she rushed over, "Young Madam!"

"Young master and madam, you scared me to death, old Chen!" Uncle Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were almost unharmed except for being in a panic.He glared at the group of beggars, hurried to Fang Cheng and his wife, and said, "Yu'e and Xingzi cried several times on the way."

Jiang Shijing comforted them with a gentle voice, and Xingzi untied the two of them as soon as she rushed over. The beggars in the circle didn't really want to hurt them, but at this moment they were frightened into a row of stupid geese. Get up the hemp rope and move your muscles and bones.

Xingzi threw away the hemp rope and said, "It's good that it's okay, it's good that it's okay! It's not just me and Mrs. Chen, even Young Master Jiang's eyes were red just now, obviously he couldn't understand clearly."

"Jiang...young master?" Jiang Shijing froze, and grabbed Xingzi as if seeing a ghost, "Who are you talking about? Young master Jiang? Which young master Jiang?"

Before Xingzi could answer, a gentle nasal voice sounded: "Sister, it's me..."