Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 163

Li Zhuiyuan hung up the phone.

Lu Yi beside him asked with concern: "Did something happen to the village chief?"

"His wife won't let him in."

Lu Yi's expression became serious, and he said, "This is a big deal in our Northeast, especially in this weather. Since I was a child, I have heard of several cases in winter where a drunk husband came home and knocked on the door, but his wife got angry and refused to open the door. The next morning, when they opened the door, they found someone sleeping and frozen to death at the door."

"He's not that serious."

Lu Yi: "We still have to persuade him."

"Ah."

After leaving the store, Li Zhuiyuan walked towards Grandma Liu's house.

Aunt Liu wasn't home recently, and it was too early now, so breakfast had not been served in the cafeteria yet. Li Zhuiyuan planned to go to the cafeteria to buy breakfast after taking a walk with A'li in the playground, and buy the old lady's portion as well.

As a result, as soon as I walked to the gate of the courtyard, before I pushed open the door, I smelled a fragrance.

There were many small stoves in the yard, and an old man with white hair and beard, two older women and two young women were quietly busy working inside.

This is preparing to eat.

The ingredients are all prepared in advance, but in order to ensure the taste, they are brought here and cooked on the spot.

While the old man was busy himself, he was also supervising his two daughters-in-law and two granddaughters-in-law. When he saw something not done well, he didn't dare to scold them, but he would glare at them.

Seeing Li Zhuiyuan coming in, the old man was suspicious at first, then he flipped the spoon with his left hand and saluted with his right hand.

"Young man, who are you?"

"I'm from home."

The old man immediately turned off the engine, put down the weapon in his hand, and saluted Li Zhuiyuan seriously.

He performed the Liu family's outer sect rituals, which meant he was a member of the Liu family in name only and did not pass on any skills.

Seeing this, the four women nearby also stopped what they were doing and bowed to Li Zhuiyuan. The two daughters-in-law did it very well, but the two granddaughters-in-law could only imitate them.

Li Zhuiyuan turned aside to avoid the greeting and said, "The old lady said that we don't need the old greetings at home."

"The old lady is considerate of us, but we should also be polite."

“You’ve worked hard.”

"No, no, it's our blessing to have the opportunity to serve the old lady."

Li Zhuiyuan walked into the house.

The old man immediately urged his children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law to get back to work.

His family opened a restaurant in Jinling, which was not well-known in the ordinary market because only the rich or the noble could reserve a table at his restaurant.

This restaurant was owned by the Liu family in the early years and only entertained family members and distinguished guests who came with invitations from the Liu family.

After the Qin and Liu families fell into decline, the old lady distributed most of the two families' properties. There are countless mansions that have been donated as cultural relics protection units. Some of the mansions are nominally named after other people, but in fact the original owners were either surnamed Qin or Liu.

This restaurant is the same, but the old lady is too generous to invest in it and take a share of the profits. She just gives the food away out of consideration for the friendship she had with her in the past.

No one is a fool, and no one is born to like to kowtow and serve others, but there is no way. The old lady gave them too much, so much that they would feel embarrassed if they did not continue to treat themselves as servants.

Of course, the old man also knows that profit is secondary. For some people, it is more important to curry favor with them.

If he were given a choice, he would really like to continue working in the Liu family's kitchen with his father like he did when he was a child.

Liu Yumei was combing Ah Li's hair. Seeing Li Zhuiyuan coming, she handed the comb to the boy without hesitation:

"Come here, I'll go up and let them be quiet."

"Okay, grandma."

Li Zhuiyuan took the comb and helped A'li comb her hair.

In the mirror, Ahri smiled.

Liu Yumei saw it and just smiled. She was no longer upset about it.

She couldn't help but think of the old fellow surnamed Li from Nantong, who always liked to mutter that she was a "mercenary old lady."

It seems that Li Sanjiang was right.

To put it bluntly, the status and treatment of a son-in-law in the woman's family are earned through his own skills and abilities.

This principle is true even in the Dragon King's family.

Liu Yumei went upstairs, and when she came down, Li Zhuiyuan had already combed A'li's hair.

Afterwards, the boy took A-li's hand and went for a walk on the playground.

When they came back, breakfast started.

They are all simple side dishes for breakfast, and the staple foods are nothing more than porridge, noodles, and wontons, but each one is made with exquisite ingredients and great care.

It is no exaggeration to say that her cooking skills are much better than Aunt Liu's. After all, Aunt Liu is alone and it is impossible for her to be busy cooking all day long.

The children, grandchildren and their wives came in one by one, carrying small dishes and putting them down, as if the old man was deliberately letting them show up.

In the end, the old man stood quietly by the side with his hands behind his back, waiting for the people at the table to respond to his needs.

The old lady is different now. She has unloaded the heavy burden on her shoulders, and life at home is more fulfilling than before. She has also become more easy-going.

She picked up the chopsticks, picked up a soup dumpling and put it into Li Zhuiyuan's bowl: "The Ma family's noodle making skills are unique in Jinling, you should try it."

Li Zhuiyuan bit one side and sipped the soup. After finishing one, he nodded:

"Mm, very delicious."

The old man next to him looked relieved and smiled.

Liu Yumei smiled and said, "Not bad, your skills haven't fallen behind."

The old man replied: "Don't dare to miss it. You never know if the old lady will suddenly remember this one day. If you can't taste the taste of the past, it will be my fault."

Liu Yumei casually grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from her pocket and placed them on the table.

"Give it to the wives."

The old woman waved her hands and said, "Madam, this is not allowed. This is not allowed."

Liu Yumei: "It seems that because of his wealth and status, he doesn't care about this."

“How dare you forget your roots? How dare you forget your roots? You will be struck by lightning.” The old man immediately picked up the golden melon seeds carefully into his hands.

Calculated purely by weight, these golden melon seeds are nothing, but each one is exquisitely shaped, and the cost of craftsmanship even exceeds the price of gold itself.

"We'll be waiting outside. Feel free to give us your orders."

The old man was polite. He held the golden melon seeds in both hands and walked out of the restaurant backwards.

Liu Yumei drank a mouthful of porridge and said, "I know you don't like this, but I think A Ting has reminded him that he has been low-key enough, but the show is still a bit exaggerated."

Li Zhuiyuan smiled and said, "I can understand."

"If you like, how about letting him deliver meals from now on?"

"I still prefer Aunt Liu's cooking. It feels like home."

"Haha, actually, A-Ting also learned her cooking skills from someone else. This person's family used to be in charge of the stove in my hometown. His cooking skills are the taste of my Liu family."

"I see."

"Well, it's not just the ones on the stove, but also the opera troupe, the tailoring troupe, the gardener, and so on. They were all kept at home and used exclusively by the family.

This was common practice in the past, but it is no longer applicable now.”

When the old lady said this, there was no loneliness in her tone, only reminiscence, as if she was telling stories about the past to the younger generations.

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "On the third floor..."

The old lady said bluntly: "It was prepared for you. When Ali and Ting come back from plowing the fields, let Ali send those things back to the old house."

"I will remember your kindness."

"Is there a follow-up sentence?"

"No."

"You kid." Liu Yumei shook her head. "Sometimes I wonder why they left me alone while they all died."

"grandmother……"

"Later, I gradually figured out what was going on. It turned out that they felt that I had not gotten over my vulgar tastes, so they kept me here so that they could better look after the family.

There are some things that they cannot do by themselves, but they know that I can do it. I am not a person who likes to reason.

If I'm really pushed to the limit, the worst that can happen is that I'll drag everyone down with me, but I don't want to abide by those damn rules and morals.

I'm afraid that's why those families and sects are afraid of our impoverished family and don't dare to come and eat us up, because they know that there's an old lady in this family who can go crazy if pushed too far."

Li Zhuiyuan smiled calmly and said, "I think there is nothing wrong with you doing this."

Liu Yumei said playfully, "That's not something they would say."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Because I believe you can control the scope and will not harm innocent people when you retaliate."

Liu Yumei sighed: "Oh, this taste is right again, boring."

"Grandma, I have to go back to Nantong today."

"School winter break is coming soon?"

"There was a conflict at my friend's house, and he asked me to go and deal with it."

"Marriage conflict?"

"Ah."

"Interesting." Liu Yumei's eyes showed amusement, "Are you asked to mediate the conflict between husband and wife?"

The old lady really couldn't imagine this scene.

If this child was as smart as before, it wouldn't be a problem.

But she had long noticed that since some time ago, the child no longer maintained a cheerful and bright attitude towards everyone.

"It's about the Bai family."

"Oh, is it about that kid?"

"Ah."

"Is it necessary for you to go there? The New Year is coming soon. Let the boy pass a message over there, asking Ali to bring gifts and visit their town again during the New Year."

"I'm afraid he won't want to."

"Oh, is this really a love story?"

"should be."

"That boy is an interesting fool."

"The main thing is that he can't get in now, so he can't pass on the message even if he wants to."

"Then just send someone to make the trip."

"Most of my people are lying down now."

Liu Yumei looked around the house and found that the two people in the house were not at home.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I have nothing on hand now, so I'll just go there myself."

"I know what you mean. You really treat that boy as a friend. However, anyone who catches your eye is not an ordinary person. That boy must be lucky."

"I didn't think so much."

"Unintentional planting leads to the formation of a shade tree."

After dinner, Li Zhuiyuan and A'li went into the study. He told A'li about his experience and also expressed his speculation about Wei Zhengdao.

After listening to this, Ahri picked up the paintbrush and casually drew a few strokes on a piece of white paper. This was a draft.

In the draft, a young boy was standing there with the shadow of an adult behind him.

"I think it's great, so I'll choose this design."

Ali nodded and looked around the draft. The difficulty of this painting lies in how to deal with the large blank space.

It is not impossible to use painting methods that highlight the artistic conception, but if it is used for recording, it still needs to be filled with enough details.

"I will come back after I finish dealing with the matter in Nantong. If I delay for too long, I may not come back. Then I will ask the old lady to take you back to Nantong so that we can celebrate the New Year together?"

Although Li Zhuiyuan did not attend classes according to the class schedule, he still took a lot of elective courses in college.

However, it was near the end of the semester and many classes had ended, especially those taught by his favorite professors, which basically had no class hours left.

In this case, there is not much point in staying in school since he does not have to take the final exam.

Because of Mr. Luo's relationship, the school is very tolerant of him in this regard, but it is possible that he will have to represent the school to participate in some competitions next semester.

Ali smiled and agreed.

Over the past period of time, she has become accustomed to the fact that wherever the boy is, that is her home.

When Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the yard, he saw the old man leading his children, grandchildren and their wives to move the food for lunch. The food should have been sent by his sons or grandchildren, but except for him, it was not suitable for men to enter the yard.

"Brother, what would you like to eat for lunch?"

"Don't worry about me. Just prepare according to the old lady's preferences. I have to go out for a while and won't be home for dinner in the near future."

"Brother is a man who does important things, you are busy."

After Li Zhuiyuan passed him and left, the old man turned around, bent over and said to the young man:

"Qinhuai Songxiang Tower, if you are free one day, please come in for tea. I will bring my children to show my filial piety to you."

"I got it."

Only after Li Zhuiyuan walked away did the old man straighten up.

The children, grandchildren and their wives looked at each other in bewilderment. The old man was the boss of the family. He had skills and status, and the restaurant was still in his hands. Therefore, he usually had a very high status at home and always looked serious.

Since coming here today, the old man seems like a different person. It would be fine if he was only so respectful to the old lady, after all, it was a master-servant relationship before liberation. But is it necessary for him to be so servile to this young man?

The old man stroked his beard. He naturally saw the confusion in the eyes of his children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law, but he was too lazy to explain.

The old lady was having breakfast. There were three people at the table. One was the old lady's granddaughter, and the other was this young man.

For such families, let alone the fact that you have a pre-existing relationship with them, even if you have no real relationship with them, you still have to try your best to serve them well.

How many people in this world are busy all their lives just for a few pieces of silver, but for a person like this, even if just a little money flows through his fingers, as long as you catch it, I'm afraid you can immediately have peace for your family.

"Remember my appearance in your heart. When he comes, even if I am no longer here, you must stay with your man and serve him well."

The daughters-in-law immediately agreed.

The old man looked at the yard of the old lady's house in front of him. It was not convenient to get angry here, and he could not make any noise. But he had made up his mind that when he returned, he would ask his children and grandchildren to bring their wives to kneel in front of him, and he would give them a stern warning.

People usually burn incense diligently in the temple, and would do anything to burn the first incense stick. They think about the future of their children and grandchildren, and about being healthy and free from disasters. But how can worshiping the clay or wax statue be as useful as worshiping the real dragon in this world?

"Remember, just do the same as this morning. Just work and don't talk. Keep your mouth shut and don't gossip about other people's affairs. If anyone gives me trouble these days, I will remove your name from my will!"

He knew how restless these daughters-in-law were on weekdays and how they could chatter non-stop, but he tried not to really talk about anything at home, lest the old lady hear him and think he was asking for reward for cooking.

There are some things that those in a higher position can give you, but you cannot ask for them.

Upon hearing the will, the daughters-in-law immediately nodded, and this time they nodded much harder than before.

However, what the old man didn't expect was that as soon as they entered the yard, they saw the old lady coming out of the house, sitting on a stone bench in the yard, and pointing to the inner room:
"Go, get some melon seeds and fruit plates, and chat with me about gossip."

The daughters-in-law first looked at each other, and then looked at the old man collectively.

The old man waved his hands and said, "Why don't you go and chat with the old lady to relieve her boredom. Aren't you usually quite talkative? Now it will come in handy."

The melon seeds and fruit plate were taken out. Seeing that the wives were reluctant to let go, Liu Yumei said while cracking melon seeds:
"Just talk freely. Talk about some of the complicated family affairs. I love to hear them. Whoever talks more and better will be given weight in Xiao Ma's will."

The old man laughed when he heard this, then quickly waved his hand and urged:

"Quick, show me your best skills and chew your tongue."

inside the house.

A'li went upstairs and came to the open room where Liu Yumei often stayed.

She opened the cabinet, took out an envelope, then went downstairs and returned to her study.

In front of the desk, there is a blank drawing paper.

The girl sat down and opened the envelope. Inside was a thick stack of photos, all of which were bloody and horrific scenes of family annihilation.

Ah Li looked at them one by one, taking out photos from time to time and gesturing at the corners of the scroll.

Of course, she was not afraid of the tragic scene in the photo. After all, the scenes she had witnessed since childhood were countless times more horrifying than the one in the photo.

But she is serious about her own sketchbook frame creation.

She felt that the scenes in these photos were very suitable for painting this picture, just to fill the large blank area.

However, simply painting according to the photo is not appropriate.

We have to cut out each family member from the photo and have them reappear in the painting more harmoniously and neatly, so that the overall composition will look good.

As the girl thought about the layout of each photo, the fog in her "dream" began to become thicker and thicker and recede further and further.

……

Shop basement.

Just after hearing Brother Xiaoyuan say that he wanted to go back to Nantong, Tan Wenbin couldn't help laughing:
"Haha, my brother Liang has really gotten used to it!"

After a pause, Tan Wenbin joked:
"Do you remember when we signed the treaty, it said we would go there every few years? It turns out that this treaty protects the Bai family's queen."

Yin Meng glared at Tan Wenbin and said, "How can you be so mean to others like me?"

Tan Wenbin said indifferently: "I didn't say it to my face, so what's wrong with whispering behind my back?"

Lin Shuyou, who was sitting beside the bed, said, "I'll go back with Brother Xiaoyuan." Tan Wenbin raised three fingers to Lin Shuyou and asked, "What's this?"

Lin Shuyou: “Three.”

Tan Wenbin: "I'll give you another chance."

Lin Shuyou: “Four!”

Tan Wenbin: "Go to hell, your eyes haven't recovered yet, you want Brother Xiaoyuan to be your blind stick?"

Runsheng is still in a coma. Even if he wakes up, he will be paralyzed for a long time and unable to get out of bed.

Yin Meng said: "Actually, I am the only one who can go with Brother Xiaoyuan now, but Brother Xiaoyuan asked me to stay and take care of you injured people. Otherwise, I will talk to Brother Xiaoyuan again?"

When talking about this matter here before, Li Zhuiyuan said frankly that he wanted to go home alone this time.

First, this wave has just passed, and the limit has been advanced twice in a row. Unless he takes the initiative to catch the evil spirit again, the next wave will not come quickly no matter what.

Besides, Nantong is relatively safe with the man under the peach tree there.

Tan Wenbin shook his head: "If you don't stay, Brother Xiaoyuan will be worried about us injured patients."

Lin Shuyou: "But Xiaoyuan has no one around him to use it, so it's not very suitable."

Tan Wenbin: "It's indeed inappropriate, but who told us not to do it now..."

“Beep…beep…beep…beep…”

The pager rang.

Tan Wenbin looked at the pager and said with a smile, "Well, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. The help has come to our door."

……

Xiong Shan had lost a lot of weight, but he was still wearing his old clothes, which swayed slightly when the wind blew.

Lihua has gained a lot of weight. Not only has her face become rounder, but her chest has also become more rounded than before.

Both of them were dressed very simply and squatted beside the flower bed at the school gate.

Lihua turned sideways, using her husband's body to block her flow while she fed her baby.

All the people coming in and out were college students, and they all had the manners to look away and not look in that direction.

Xiong Shan took out his pipe from his pocket and began to stuff tobacco into it.

Lihua gently bumped into him and reminded him, "Be patient, don't let yourself smell later."

Xiong Shan nodded and put away his pipe.

He is old.

This was Li Zhuiyuan’s first feeling when he walked to the school gate and saw Xiong Shanshi.

When we first met, Xiong Shan was still full of rusticity, with an air of arrogance that made him second only to the boss.

This energy had actually been dispersed during the Taohua Village incident, and now it is completely impossible to find it.

This means that he has lit the lamp twice.

To admit defeat is to accept one's fate.

Once people accept their fate, they will naturally become listless.

Things that I used to be very serious about, I now take them lightly. Things that used to make me angry, I have also learned to be indifferent to.

Li Zhuiyuan could also see some similar feelings in Uncle Qin.

When Uncle Qin went to the Yangtze River, he shouldered the hope of Qin's revival. He must have been aggressive and full of vigor and vitality.

Therefore, many people who cross the river cannot accept failure. They would rather die than let go of the shame.

This is especially true of the confrontations between the Dragon Kings who fled to the river, which resulted in blood debts from generation to generation.

Moreover, judging by the complete resigned state of mind of Xiong Shan and his wife, it seems that their revenge against those three families should have been carried out very thoroughly.

The three old Tianmen families, having lost their core family members, could not stop the revenge of this unruly couple.

The couple contacted Tan Wenbin as agreed after they had taken revenge.

When Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the school gate, Xiong Shan and Lihua saw him and immediately stood up to greet him. When they were about to salute, they were stopped by Li Zhuiyuan:
"Don't worry about it. I'll take you back to Nantong."

"Okay, okay." Xiong Shan nodded quickly.

Lihua was a little flattered, as she didn't expect that Li Zhuiyuan would personally receive and settle them.

The car that Tan Wenbin called for himself was already waiting in front. It was a taxi.

The driver's name was Liu Changping, and he knew Tan Wenbin. It was said that he met his young nurse girlfriend because Tan Wenbin took his car.

The price of a chartered vehicle will naturally not be low, but the amount of money is secondary. The main thing is that the driver must be reliable.

As the bowman of the Dragon King, it was Tan Wenbin's duty to shout and arrange these matters.

Taxi drivers are good at chatting, and Xiong Shan has traveled a lot and is knowledgeable, so the two of them soon became chatting very lively.

Li Zhuiyuan rarely interrupted, and most of the time he just quietly looked at the scenery, thinking about the affairs of Baijia Town.

This time he returned to his hometown not only because of the personal relationship between him and Xue Liangliang, but also because he was worried that if something really happened in Baijia Town, it might lead to a deterioration of the situation.

As the corpse-recoverer from Nantong, it is only right and reasonable for me to go back and take a look.

Liu Changping: "This child is so well behaved. He doesn't cry or make a fuss."

Lihua: "No, my son has been a well-behaved boy since he was young."

The child giggled as if he heard someone mention him.

In the car, everyone except Li Zhuiyuan laughed.

It's hard for anyone to resist a child who is so adaptable and cooperative.

Li Zhuiyuan also noticed that there was a sealed aura on the child. Xiong Shan followed his advice and sealed the child's spiritual perception.

The car reached Nantong and arrived at Shinan Town.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand to signal Liu Changping, and continued to go north to Shigang Town, where there were many shops.

Walking into the clothing store, Li Zhuiyuan began to choose clothes. He made the selections very quickly because he remembered his great-grandfather's body size. He could directly try out the clothes in the store in his mind and see at a glance whether they fit him well or not.

This was not the first time he had returned to his hometown from Jinling. Last time, Tan Wenbin brought Zhou Yunyun back alone, so there was no need to bring Jinling specialties with him.

I chose two formal suits and two pairs of shoes for my grandfather.

Fortunately, Yin Meng was not here, otherwise she would have been able to witness with her own eyes what real bargaining is like.

Li Zhuiyuan doesn't care about the money, but that doesn't mean he likes being taken advantage of and being called a jerk by the boss when he is in the store.

The main reason is that the clothing market of this era is very extravagant and the price tags are like a joke.

Only inexperienced people would cut it in half, while experienced people would first erase the last "0" and then cut it in half.

The store owner also knows that you want to bargain, so he deliberately writes the price on the label high, which not only increases his own profit margin but also satisfies the customer's emotional value needs for bargaining.

However, based on physiognomy, Li Zhuiyuan could tell the purchase price after a few words of conversation, and then directly state the purchase price and add a little hard-earned money.

Because what he said was so accurate, so accurate that the store owner was stunned, and was too embarrassed to say "Oh, the price is too low, it can't even catch up with the price I paid for the goods." He just thought that the kid's family was also in the services trade business and even wanted to build a relationship with him.

Xiong Shan and Lihua followed the boy throughout the whole process of buying clothes. This scene had a huge impact on them.

The future Dragon King buys clothes himself and bargains?
If you say this to others, no one in the world will believe it.

Li Zhuiyuan believed it, but Li Lan would not believe it either.

In fact, deep down, he still resists doing these things, but he is at a stage where he can overcome it.

After experiencing the ghost dream incident, Li Zhuiyuan felt that his condition had been further stabilized.

After buying clothes and shoes, Li Zhuiyuan went to buy some cigarettes and alcohol that his great-grandfather usually liked.

Without asking Xiong Shan to help carry the things, Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the department store by himself carrying the things. Standing on the steps, facing the sunlight outside, he couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.

He is still not suitable for this kind of thing, but he just wants to do it.

Li Zhuiyuan thought about whether he should buy clothes for Li Weihan and Cui Guiying as well, but the result was that he shouldn't.

Although it may sound a bit cruel to say this, the fact is that he can overcome the pain of buying things for his grandfather.

But when I buy things for my grandparents, I start to break out in a cold sweat as I imagine their happy expressions when I hand them the gifts.

If he was acting the whole time, it wouldn't really matter, but the problem is that he is trying not to act as much as possible now.

In fact, he could try to overcome this kind of pain.

But in the eyes of the old man, all my money was given by him, and I used his money to buy things for others. Even if the old man didn't say it, he would feel uncomfortable in his heart.

However, since you have considered this level, it would not be appropriate not to buy it.

Otherwise, I would be worse than Li Lan. Li Lan knew to get a fixed amount of living expenses every month and send gifts during festivals, although it must be her secretary who was responsible for arranging it.

Li Zhuiyuan pursed his lips and said, "Then go back to my great-grandfather's house first, then ask for his permission before going to buy clothes for my grandparents."

Once the order of priority is changed, the grandfather will have no grudges in his heart and will only feel that he is sensible and filial.

Anyway, things have to go through your own hands personally, and you have to experience this kind of pain and you can't avoid it.

Sitting in the car, Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head and rubbed his eyebrows with his hands.

He found that considering the gift-giving relationships among relatives was more difficult than figuring out how to deal with the waves in the river.

Liu Changping started the car, drove back to Shinan Town, and entered Siyuan Village.

The village roads have been widened. The original gravel road has now become a two-way concrete road. The road leading to my great-grandfather's house from the village road has also been rebuilt. Now you don't have to park your car in the fields, you can drive directly onto the dam in front of my great-grandfather's house.

Xiong Shan and Lihua came here with extremely excited and nervous feelings about the pilgrimage.

Seeing that the car really drove into a house in the village, both of them showed astonishment in their eyes. After the astonishment, they became more solemn.

This is the real heritage, not hidden, but calm and natural.

If it really is some secret ancestral home, it would be a real loss.

Li Zhuiyuan got out of the car and felt a little surprised that he couldn't hear his grandfather's call.

Before he came back, Tan Wenbin called Aunt Zhang's grocery store. Grandpa knew that he would be back today and would definitely be waiting for him at home.

On the first floor, Xiao Yingying was sitting inside coloring paper figures.

Ever since she came, Li Sanjiang's paper-making business has been booming, because the paper figures here are more realistic and delicate.

Xiao Yingying put down the brush, turned her head and looked over.

Her attention was immediately drawn to Xiong Shan and Lihua.

The couple recognized it at a glance, it was a dead head!
Even though he has retired from society twice, he was once a part of it, and his instinctive reactions are still there.

Xiao Yingying's expression also froze. She stood up and quickly retreated to the corner of the wall. Then she dodged and climbed up to the corner above.

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "Where is my great grandfather?"

Xiong Shan and Lihua immediately restrained their breath and looked embarrassed.

Xiao Yingying also came down from the beam, returned to the bench where she had sat before, picked up the paintbrush, and continued to paint the paper figure while answering:

"Drunk and asleep."

Li Zhuiyuan went upstairs, Xiong Shan and Lihua stayed downstairs, and Liu Changping squatted on the dam smoking.

Pushing open the bedroom door, Li Zhuiyuan saw Li Sanjiang lying on the bed snoring loudly.

Although snoring while sleeping is not a good thing, but judging from the strong snoring, my grandfather is still in good health.

I walked to the bed and covered the grandfather with the quilt.

The master opened his drunken eyes and smiled at Li Zhuiyuan: "Little Marquis Yuan~"

Then, he tilted his head and fell asleep again, probably thinking he was dreaming because he was drunk.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of his grandfather's bedroom and went to the next room, which was his own bedroom.

The door was open, and Li Zhuiyuan saw Xue Liangliang sitting on a chair, holding a glass of white wine in his left hand and a wine glass in his right hand, drinking by himself.

"Xiaoyuan, you're finally back, Xiaoyuan!"

Xue Liangliang was obviously drunk as well. When he saw Li Zhuiyuan coming back, he put down the wine bottle and glass, stood up, and then he felt dizzy and couldn't stand steadily.

Li Zhuiyuan took advantage of the situation and pushed him towards the bed. Xue Liangliang staggered to the bed, fell on it with a "bang", and fell asleep on his stomach.

There was no other choice, Li Zhuiyuan could only cover him with the quilt.

After receiving a call from Xue Liangliang asking for help, Li Zhuiyuan promised that he would come back and asked him to wait for him at his grandfather's house first.

Who would have thought that when the grandfather saw Xue Liangliang coming, he would have a drink with him at noon.

The wine and the story became more interesting the more they drank. Plus, Xue Liangliang had just been hurt by love, so the two of them got drunk.

Okay, let’s leave it this way for now.

Li Zhuiyuan went downstairs and pointed at the child in Lihua's arms, and then at Xiao Yingying.

"Leave the child to her."

Lihua swallowed her saliva. What? Leave the child to die?
Let him go. If anyone dares to say such things to my face, I will definitely think that person is crazy and twist off his head!

But since it was Li Zhuiyuan who spoke, Lihua had no choice but to obey.

Seeing that his wife was slow, Xiong Shan pushed her and urged her, "Hurry up, what are you doing standing there? Go get down to business."

He sees more clearly.

Silly wife, are you still afraid that someone will take advantage of your son? Isn't this what you want?

Lihua came to her senses and placed the child on a stool next to Xiao Yingying.

Xiao Yingying didn't even look at it and continued to concentrate on coloring the paper figure.

Li Zhuiyuan then signaled Liu Changping to drive and take himself and the Xiong Shan couple to Big Beard's house.

The four of them had eaten lunch on the way, and it was not yet time for dinner, so they were not hungry.

In addition, if you want to settle Xiong Shan and his wife with Grandpa, it will not be a problem for Grandpa. He will only be happy that he has two more reliable and capable mules.

But you must worship this land temple.

The two men had just retired from the underworld, and their underworld habits and instincts would take time to fade away. It was possible that they might clash with each other here, and end up inexplicably becoming two shelled boiled shrimps.

After the four of them left in the car, Xiao Yingying put down the paintbrush in her hand.

She turned her head and looked at the child beside her.

The child was sucking his fingers and grinning at her.

Xiao Yingying reached out, picked up the child, and then slowly rocked him in her arms.

The child laughed even more happily, and then habitually reached out to grab Xiao Yingying's chest, asking for milk.

Xiao Yingying could only grab the child's hand again and again and put it back, but the child persisted, and Xiao Yingying could only keep dealing with it.

Finally, Xiao Yingying got angry. Her normally pale face turned blue in an instant, and her hair began to grow longer, with wet vapor emanating from it.

The child was stunned for a moment, then laughed even louder, thinking that someone was playing a funny game on him.

Xiao Yingying's body slumped, her complexion and hair returned to normal, she looked at him helplessly, and continued to sway.

Liu Changping stayed beside the car smoking a cigarette, while Li Zhuiyuan led Xiong Shan and his wife to the dam of Da Huzi's house, facing the peach forest.

Li Zhuiyuan: "A senior is buried here."

Xiong Shan and his wife immediately began to pay their respects, but they did not naively ask whether the buried elder was dead or alive.

Because if they were dead, there would be no need to bring them here.

There was silence in the peach grove.

Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "After you settle down here, take some time to offer sacrifices here, and then during festivals or when you have nothing to do, you can also come here to burn paper and worship. The more you offer, the better.

Because it is there, it can protect the safety of the home. "

Xiong Shan and Lihua: "We will remember this."

Although he didn't say it directly, the fact that the Dragon King's family said "the more courtesy, the less blame", is enough to show that the person buried below is no less important than that general.

Perhaps, the so-called predecessor buried here is not a human being at all, but a terrifying beast guarding the house!
Li Zhuiyuan: "Let's go to the river."

Liu Changping drove the car and, following the boy's instructions, took everyone to the road along the river.

After arriving at the destination, Li Zhuiyuan signaled Liu Changping to drive the car farther away. Liu Changping was curious, but he did it anyway.

Li Zhuiyuan took Xiong Shan and Lihua to the riverside. It was almost dusk and the river began to crash against the shore in waves, splashing up white foam.

Once, it was here that Li Zhuiyuan witnessed Uncle Qin taking off his clothes and jumping into the river.

At that time, I could only stay on the shore and guard my clothes.

Now, when I revisit the place, I really feel that everything has changed and people have changed.

I remember that at the beginning, Brother Liangliang and I set up a small altar at home, just to settle the cause and effect with a certain lady from the Bai family and beg her not to bother us.

But this time, there was no altar, no candles were lit, and no offerings.

Li Zhuiyuan pulled out a piece of yellow paper in front of him, and the yellow paper spontaneously combusted.

The young man said in a deep voice:
"Bai family, come out and see me immediately!"

After he finished speaking, he threw out a yellow paper, which floated into the river. Instead of extinguishing, it quickly sank to the bottom. Even on the shore, one could see the light that continued to radiate and descend.

Before long, bubbles began to emerge from the surface of the river, and then continued to rise like a fountain. Gradually, it became clear that there was a woman in a red wedding dress and a phoenix crown.

"I'm here to ask you something, Xue Liangliang, why can't you come down?"

"Because I am pregnant."

(End of this chapter)