Nongmen Shenjue

When the meal was almost finished, the two heard a commotion on the street outside, as if many people were gathered on the street outside to say something.Chen Shiliu was a lively person, so he couldn't help being seduced, and immediately leaned out from the window of the private room, and sure enough, he saw many acquaintances on this street standing outside talking.

"He Chuan, what's the matter?" Chen Shiliu called out when he saw He Chuan outside the gate of Shenduan Bureau.

He Chuan trotted over immediately.

It was the restaurant owner Zheng Ming who knocked on the door earlier than He Chuan.

"Mr. Mu is also here, so I said why Mr. Chen is eating in a restaurant alone." Zheng Ming knew Chen Shiliu very well, and also had a lot of contacts with Mu Qingyan, so he had nothing to do with them.

"Boss Zheng, sit down!" Chen Shiliu hurriedly ordered the restaurant staff to bring another set of bowls and chopsticks, and added two more dishes.

Zheng Ming saw through his intentions at a glance, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen's curiosity is offended again? Don't worry, I won't drink your wine in vain, and I will solve your doubts." Then he looked at Mu Qingyan: "This is also a piece of cake. According to the news, although brother Mu is from Fenglin, I'm afraid I don't know the inside story."

These words really aroused people's curiosity.

When He Chuan came, he saw that Zheng Ming was already there, so he was fine.

Chen Shiliu personally poured a glass of wine for Zheng Ming: "Boss Zheng, please clarify."

Zheng Ming didn't hold back any more, and said with a smile: "You two are only focused on drinking, right? Just now when everyone ran out, they heard a muffled sound and someone exclaimed. It wasn't too far away. I sent someone to inquire. Two streets away, half of an old house collapsed, but fortunately no one lived there, and no one was injured."

"Collapse?" Chen Shiliu was surprised: "There is no earthquake, how could it collapse?"

"Which old house do you think it is? You have been to that house before, and you wanted to rent it before, but the owner asked for a high price, and I persuaded you again, so you gave up."

Having said that, Chen Shiliu remembered: "It's the haunted house!"

"Haunted?" Mu Qingyan raised his eyebrows.

Chen Shiliu hurriedly explained to him: "Brother Mu, I don't know, there are more and more people here, and the place to live is not open, so I plan to find another place to live. I don't want to go too far from here, I just look around, and the price is higher. It doesn’t matter. Later I heard that the house was owned by Shen. The Shen family didn’t live in the old house. They had a new house in the east of the city. It is often repaired, and the house is in good condition. I think the place is good. If I want to live in it, I can settle it a little. Although the asking price is high, it is not too outrageous. It was all decided, but Boss Zheng stopped me, saying that the house is haunted."

When the word "haunted" was mentioned, Chen Shiliu curled his lips, obviously not believing it.

He didn't believe in ghosts and gods at first, and after what happened to Fang Hua, he didn't believe in them anymore.

"The reason why I didn't rent that old house was not because I was afraid of anything, but because I thought the Shen family was troublesome. I didn't know it at first, but I was in contact with Shen Guangji, the fourth young master of the Shen family. Boss Zheng told me that although the Shen family's house There have always been rumors of ghosts, but the rumors are not serious. The Shen family has not lived for many years, and many people have wanted to buy their house, but no matter how high the price is, the Shen family has always refused to sell it. This Shen Guangji rented out the old house , the Shen family doesn't know at all, he made the decision without authorization." Because of this, Chen Shiliu felt that even if he lived in, it would be a lot of trouble, so forget it.

Mu Qingyan said: "I've never heard about the Shen family's old house. However, since it's the ancestral house, how can it be sold if it's not in a desperate situation? It's reasonable not to let people live in it."

Zheng Ming said with a smile: "Why do you think the Shen family abandoned the old house back then? It was because the house was haunted. At night, some women could be heard crying, and occasionally singing, which made people feel chills. Not only the Shen family, but the surrounding area The neighbors heard it too, especially the neighbors near the backyard of the Shen family. They didn’t dare to go out at night. The Shen family also invited many monks and priests to perform rituals, which were not only useless, but also almost drove the little monk crazy. Since then Afterwards, the Shen family moved, and they sent people to clean it during festivals.

Originally thought that this house would remain vacant forever, but in March and April, someone led a group of people into the old house, demolished many old houses, and wanted to build a new house.After asking around, I found out that the Shen family had sold the house.The buyer was a wealthy businessman from out of town, and he lived in Fenglin for half a year, so he wanted to find a place to live. For some reason, he fell in love with the Shen family's old house, and he didn't know why the Shen family agreed to sell it.I heard that the new house over there was half built, but tonight most of it collapsed suddenly, and a big hole appeared at the bottom, probably because there was too much movement on the top, and it couldn't bear the force, so it collapsed. "

"There's actually a big hole?" If the foundation can be subsided, the hole must be quite big.

It is night now, and it is estimated that there will be more people watching the excitement tomorrow.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mu Qingyan didn't stay any longer, took his leave and left the city.

Back at the ferry, there was a boy standing guard in front of the inn. Seeing him getting off the car, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master Mu, the master asked the kitchen to prepare soup. Do you want a bowl?"

"Bring me a bowl." Mu Qingyan said, and sent Gao Chun Gaodong to set up the carriage, while he turned around and entered the inn.

Wen Jixue was sitting under the lamp in white soft silk, her long hair was hanging behind her back, she had just finished bathing, and her hair was still steamy.With the unassuming red clothes off, Wen Jixue looked quite aloof and arrogant in this appearance, the light yellow light shone on his face, dyeing him with a thin layer of warm color.

Hearing footsteps, Wen Jixue looked up and smiled slightly: "I thought you wouldn't be coming back tonight."

Mu Qingyan directly stepped forward to hug him, and leaned lazily by his side: "I was supposed to come back earlier, but I ran into something and listened to a few words. I didn't drink much."

Getting closer, Wen Jixue could smell the faint smell of alcohol on his body, raised her hand to touch his face, it was a little hot.This is also his usual light drinking capacity and fair complexion. After a few glasses of wine, his face will turn red.Wen Jixue told him not to drink too much, and also didn't want him to appear drunk outside.

"Boss, the soup is here." Xiao Nan held up a tray with a white porcelain bowl containing lotus seed and lily soup.

"Put it down." Wen Jixue waved her hand.

Xiao Nan put the soup bowl on the table, and walked out without looking sideways.

The white porcelain bowl is the size of an adult's palm, and the portion is not too much, so Mu Qingyan ate a bowl.

After talking for a while, Mu Qingyan got up to leave.

Wen Jixue pulled him, pressed him into his arms, and leaned closer: "Ah Yan, won't you stay tonight?"

Mu Qingyan said with a smile: "When you arrange the villa well, then you and I will live alone, so we won't have so many worries."

"It still takes half a month." Although it is just arranging appliances, it is also cumbersome.

"I'm really in a hurry, so I went to supervise the work." Mu Qingyan teased him.

"I'm really impatient." As he spoke, he held the person down, and he struggled for a while before letting go.

Mu Qingyan was made short of breath and his clothes were messed up, so he hurriedly jumped away from him, not daring to delay any longer, and walked out while arranging his clothes.

Wen Jixue was the only one left with regretful eyes chasing after her.

Waking up early the next day, Mu Qingyan ate breakfast in the shop, wearing half-old clothes, and stood in front of the pot again.I haven't been busy for a long time. After a busy breakfast, I only rest after the guests have dispersed.But Mu Wu couldn't be idle, he set up an earthen stove in the store, with a pot on it, the fire was kept on all day long, and he cooked fish balls, tofu and other food.Every morning, Mu Wu has to prepare ingredients, most of which are vegetarian, but they taste really delicious and go well with rice, and they sell well, such as Guo Yong and other coolies, they simply buy a bowl of rice, serve it with a few strings of hot vegetables, and pour a Spoon soup and water, eat happily.

After asking the people at the inn, Wen Jixue went out early in the morning, presumably to go to the villa to oversee the work.

Wen Jixue paid more attention to the interior layout of the villa than he did.

He didn't look at it either, and waited until all the work was completed to see a surprise one at a time.

In the middle of the morning, Ge Dafu came to look for him by car.

Seeing Ge Dafu, he naturally remembered what Mu Wan had mentioned, and couldn't help guessing about Ge Dafu's intentions.

"Brother Mu! Let's go to the back and talk about it." Ge Dafu smiled all over his face, pretending to be announcing the good news, and pretending to be mysterious, he didn't sit in the shop, but went to the back yard.

Mu Qingyan followed him.

Inviting people to the backyard room, Lian Xin brought tea.

Unlike Zheng Ming, Ge Dafu is more straightforward when interacting with people, so he didn't go around in circles at the moment, and said directly: "Brother Mu, you are [-] years old, and I heard that you have not yet engaged in marriage. How about I tell you about your relatives? You are also Even if you are successful in your career and have quite a lot of savings, it is time to find a good marriage, and I am still waiting to drink your wedding wine!"

Mu Qingyan didn't move, just smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, brother, but I have someone in my heart, and I don't plan to talk about marriage in recent years."

Ge Dafu was stunned: "Is there such a thing? You... Since you have someone you like, it's time to ask a matchmaker to come and discuss it. Brother Mu, it's better to act first! Or is it that the girl you like is too tall? "

Mu Qingyan just smiled and didn't elaborate, letting him make random guesses.

Ge Dafu was very sorry, but he hesitated: "Brother Mu, you have learned a lot about marriage, but the one you meet first may not be a marriage destined by heaven. Why don't you listen to my side first, people are looking for you because you are young. Youwei, I am willing to marry the youngest daughter of the family to you. I have seen that little girl, she is very handsome, she speaks softly, the family loves her, and prepared a generous dowry, it is really an excellent marriage."

Mu Qingyan asked him back: "Since the girl looks good-natured and her family is very wealthy, she can't find any kind of marriage, why did she look at me? After all, I come from a farming family, I don't do business, and I don't take an official career. I don't have any distinguished relatives. Why is his family willing to marry their daughter to me?"

Ge Dafu was asked the important point, and sighed: "Well, I won't hide it from you. That family loves you, and one of them really values ​​your ability. You are not bad in character and appearance, and you can make money. My daughter eats with you. No suffering. Secondly, it is because of Mr. Chen."

Mu Qingyan was stunned.

He has a good relationship with Chen Shiliu, as we all know.Chen Shiliu has also been in Fenglin for more than a year, and anyone who is interested has inquired about his family status.Those people wanted to have a direct relationship with Chen Shiliula, but their identities were so far away from each other. In this way, some people took a fancy to Mu Qingyan.People like this, of course, weighed many factors and felt that the marriage was not bad, so they entrusted someone to be a matchmaker.

It is estimated that everything has been calculated, but he did not expect that Mu Qingyan refused as soon as he opened his mouth.

Mu Qingyan nodded, but he wasn't annoyed by it. After all, it's human nature, and the choice is his.

"Brother, please help me to refuse. If anyone asks you to do this again, you will return it. Just say that I have someone in my heart. Don't think twice. I won't get married in the past few years, let alone take a concubine."

"Since you have said so, I will help you refuse." Ge Dafu saw that he was not perfunctory, but indeed determined, so he didn't say any more.There is really no need to annoy the other party in order to make a deal.

Just as Ge Dafu was being sent away, another person came, but it was at the request of County Magistrate Zhou.