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Chapter Fourteen Jin Duanlei (4)

Old Man Liu is the headmaster of the Jin opera troupe. He said that he was introduced to a distant relative of Village Chief Ma. Perhaps the price was appropriate, or perhaps other reasons. But when they heard about money, they only had ten yuan.

Ten yuan is ten silver dollars, which is not a small amount in an ordinary farmhouse, but it seems like this big play stake is difficult to build. When Village Chief Ma’s wife was cooking, Village Chief Ma privately called Old Man Liu into the house. This is a serious and slow-talking old man, who said it was an old man tobacco. He squatted in front of the door since he entered the house and kept "clicking" the old man tobacco. After hearing the price mentioned by Village Chief Ma, he agreed. It was so refreshing that Village Chief Ma was a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there are many people in the house and are not afraid of chills. Everyone talks more and they talk more, and the chat is very lively at the moment.

When everyone was silent, Old Man Liu hurriedly took two sips of dry tobacco and said slowly: "I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. Our business is a despicable move. No one will reduce his value by himself if he's not to make a living."

No one denies the words of Old Man Liu. Since ancient times, opera singers have been extremely humble professions in the eyes of the world. No matter how much money they make, the word "despise" is always lingering in people's minds. If it were not for the pressure of livelihood, no one would be willing to do this business. I can only hope that life will be better in the future, and people's understanding and understanding of the opera industry can be more magnanimous and truly appreciate.

Old Man Liu continued: "It's all far away neighbors who are old relatives, so we can't tell you the price or something. Just have two yuan to eat and you have to pay for it. There is no big problem with postponing it for another four days. But we still hope to solve the accommodation yourself. We all understand the kindness of the Lao Ma family, but we are also grateful for this kindness... I hope everyone can understand the unscrupulous things."

Speaking of this, Old Man Liu no longer said anything, and then kept "clicking" the dry tobacco pipe. For so long, I kept staring at Old Man Liu, not looking at him, but at the old dry tobacco in his hand. Looking at the dry tobacco pipe, the old things I had forgotten were once again aroused, and even as yesterday, it was truly presented to me...

As a child, I was picked up by Grandpa Sun, an older man from Shibali Village, on the side of the road. It is said that I was still in my infancy at that time. When I had the ability to remember things, I was always influenced by the smell of Grandpa Sun. That is the old dry tobacco. Grandpa Sun is also a person who likes to smoke dry tobacco. As long as there is his place, there is definitely a burnt smell. It seems that I started to smell it since I was a child, but I was very kind to the smell of dry tobacco. Until one day before Grandpa Sun died, he went to see me with the old dry tobacco in his hand. I can't forget him, nor can I forget him...

Somehow, I felt a little disappointed and couldn't help but say: "Grandpa Liu, I... can I see your tobacco pole?"

After saying this, I was very excited. I don’t know what I was thinking about now? Are you missing Grandpa Sun? Or missing Grandpa Sun’s dry tobacco? In short, I feel very confused and sour...

The people in the room were talking about serious matters, but suddenly I was disturbed by this. Everyone immediately glanced at me, especially the master, staring at me with a slightly rebuke and stern look. However, after seeing me, the master was inexplicably surprised, and then slowly looked at the dry tobacco pipe in Old Man Liu's hand.

Old Man Liu naturally looked at me in amazement. He stopped smoking dry cigarettes at this time. He picked up the pipe in his hand and looked at it. Then he showed a rare smile and said, "Okay, take a look."

I took the dry tobacco pipe with some fear and fear, gently stroked it in front of everyone, and then tears burst out from my eyes. I don’t understand why I cried. It’s rare that I forgot Grandpa Sun over the years, and then suddenly remembered him again, so that all my nostalgia turned into a sour and soreness?

The master patted my shoulder at the right time and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you in the seventh day of the lunar month?"

I forced a smile, then shook my head, and handed the pipe back to Old Man Liu. At this time, I looked at Old Man Liu, as if I saw Grandpa Sun, who had long been dead, so I felt very kind to Old Man Liu at this time. I didn’t know how to speak, but I still said: “Grandpa Liu, why didn’t you let Village Chief Ma arrange accommodation for you? Are you all living outside? Wouldn’t it be cold at night?”

Old Man Liu looked at me straight and looked at me for a long time before he recovered and said, "What's your name?"

"The seventh day of the lunar month." I replied with a smile in time.

Old Man Liu smiled again and said, "It's not that we don't want to live in the house on the seventh day of the lunar month. It's really a large population, and I'm afraid of causing trouble for Lao Ma's family. I, the old man, have a ** person. Besides, the ones we bring with us have tents and bedding, so we'll just go there. How can there be so many rules?"

The old man from Shanxi who speaks very realistically has dark skin and shiny. It seems that he has suffered a lot when he often runs outside. I was excited and smiled and said, "Anyway, my master and I will stay here for a few days. If you are so convenient, will I have a shop with you?"

The master said at this time: "The seventh day of the lunar month! Why are you talking too big or too young?!"

Old Man Liu just laughed and stopped talking. Even though Village Chief Ma smiled, "Don't worry, the two little masters are just there. Although there are not many rooms here, there are many people. Who can't add a bed to make a bun? Old Liu's headmaster is hard and unable to pull into the house. You can't do this anymore, otherwise if it is reported that they won't laugh at our Ma'an Village for being unable to stay? Haha~~~"

But I still don’t understand why Old Man Liu just refused to let their people eat and live in the house? And not to mention the reason, it always gives people a feeling of being extremely unfamiliar, alas!

The wife of Village Chief Ma was talking and arranged to serve the dishes. In the whole room, everyone sat around a large eight-immortal table to eat. During the meal, several older generations also opened bottles of old cellars and took a few sips. However, the master was jealous. He had no other hobbies except for eating and drinking tea. During the meal, everyone could not help but talk about the topic to the haunted house that everyone feared. However, according to Village Chief Ma, in recent years, the house has not been cut off from living in it. At least there are several ownerless ancestral houses there. Old Ma Gou at the east end of the village is also 60 years old this year. He has five sons and one daughter. The eldest daughter is the oldest. He got married decades ago. Now the children are all planning marriage. The first few sons have already started a family and have only the last youngest son. He is only twenty-seven years old this year, and he is still "skinned with hair - a light-plate eye".

If this person is poor, he is short-sighted. Of course, the same is true for people in the countryside. They can marry a wife who can have children, and have two shabby rooms and a thin field, which is the capital for free and easy display. Mago's sons all separated after they got married. Once they split up, they will definitely involve a housing problem. If there is no house or a place to live, then the genius is willing to live with you. At least the previous sons have bought some family houses, and only the last youngest son, Ma Wulang, was cleaned up. No one said to the wife,

The ancestral house was also driven out by my sister-in-law. The so-called family would not speak out from the outsiders. You are so old, and your family can fill in food from the gaps of your teeth. You can't just support you for the rest of your life. So, Ma Wulang had to open a new door. Besides, this family is three feet deep in a broken brick, and it can fill three kilograms of radish cellars in a hole. In the end, Ma Wulang couldn't even find a dog hole. In desperation, the villagers gave an idea, if you have the courage to live in that haunted house that no one dared to enter, see who dared to drive you away.

Ma Wulang gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and went there. He moved in two years ago and lived there for three years. It was strange that the villagers had never heard Ma Wulang say anything strange, such as seeing dirty things in that house and having nightmares. Not only did they not, Ma Wulang had some money after two years of hard work. After seeing it, the elderly in the village also enjoyed it. Last month, the old matchmaker in the village fell in love with Ma Wulang for being honest and kind, and had become much more stable in the past two years, so he ran to a village to tell Ma Wulang about a big girl.

It was the young wife of a dead man in a family. Otherwise, who would not marry until he was 20 or 30 years old? Ma Wulang agreed to it and gave two big fat chickens to the old matchmaker and gave a big red envelope. People in this area like to get popular things, especially the matchmaker. If the marriage is done, they will ask the master's family to buy big red fish for them.

Most people don’t know that Ma Wulang lives in a haunted house. Besides, the word “haunted house” is just a rumor. It’s just that people dare not live there, so they just gave a scary name casually. I guess the old matchmaker didn’t say it either.

Yesterday, on the 16th day of the third lunar month, Ma Wulang's father specially found someone to make a good day of the zodiac sign and set a good day for yesterday. However, there is a rule here. If the new wife fails to pass by, she has to go to her husband's house in advance. That's called the Xiang family. To put it bluntly, it is to confirm the character of your family and whether the family is intimidating.

Accompanied by some old sister-in-law, the old matchmaker led the way to the house where Ma Wulang is now living. I don’t know if it was a little bit of a care or some people were rude. Even though I knew that they were here to find out the problem this time, I was still inquired by the old sister-in-law of the big girl. Ma Wulang is not living in his own house, and that house is a haunted house passed down many years ago. Hey! All the good days I had originally planned were ruined, and the person left immediately, without even leaving a reply.

Poor Ma Wulang was planning to welcome the bride yesterday, but he was stopped by his family and beaten back halfway through the morning. So, Ma Wulang compensated his wife and gave up money, and didn't take anything. Ma Wulang kept lying in the courtyard for a whole day and night without coming out. Some people said that he had never moved when he was lying on the bed, but who knows...

When we talked about that house, the related topics were spoken out from the mouths of several older generations like pouring beans. Everyone was eating, and the rest was sighing and regret, and they continued to eat.

Immediately, Village Chief Ma smiled and said, "Mr. Big will live in my son's room in the west room tonight. As soon as this child was born, we asked the couple to take the child back to their parents' home. Although it is not easy for women to walk during confinement, they don't care about so much for the sake of major issues."

The master did not object to Village Chief Ma’s arrangement, but just nodded lightly. Then, when arranging the accommodation between Bu Yique and me, before Village Chief Ma could speak, the master spoke first: "Captain Ma, as you said before, Ma Wulang is still guarding the empty house alone?"

Village Chief Ma sighed and nodded in agreement, then the master said again: "That's easy. I'll ask you to talk to Ma Wulang tonight, and let these two boys live in his place. Isn't it convenient?"

I almost choked into the trachea when the food I ate in my mouth. Even Bu Yique coughed immediately. What did Master want to do? Even though he knew that the house was not clean, he even gave us an idea to live there. This...

Village Chief Ma said with a look of distress: "Of course, it's OK. Ma Wuro lives in a public house. Besides, he is honest and kind, and he can live there with just a word. But these two little masters don't dislike it..."

Fortunately, I sat next to Old Man Liu and asked in a low voice: "Grandpa Liu, is your bed loose? How about I squeezed with you?"

Bu Yique hurriedly continued my words and whispered: "Seventh day of the lunar month, I'll be with you..."

The master suddenly glared and said, "If you want to go, you will go! What are you thinking about?! Have dinner quickly, let the village chief take you there after dinner!"
Chapter completed!
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