Twilight Boundary Chapter 233

Chapter 233 The ghost sister-in-law (thanks to the new leader)

Since he wanted to invite the ghost man away, Hu Ma also seriously considered which one to invite!

 The first thing is, of course, you have to be capable.

 The skills of the ghost walker are not only learned by oneself, but at least they must be very well understood before they can further work on the Zhensui book. Therefore, this ghost walker is equivalent to his tutor.

 Again, it must be a good temper.

　　I am stealing from a teacher instead of becoming a disciple. If I learn from a bad teacher and offend others, I will lose more than I gain.

However, Hu Ma has not thought about becoming a master. It is too troublesome to operate. He is now the shopkeeper of the Blood Food Gang and a person who keeps the year. It is difficult to skip one door and become a master of another door. There are too many rules on both sides. Different, difficult to balance.

 If you really want to become a disciple, I don't know how much work will be wasted.

Of course, in addition to being capable and good-tempered, the most important thing is that you have to be kind-hearted and not so frivolous. Otherwise, you may fool yourself with three truths and one lie, and you may be in trouble at some point.

With these criteria in mind, he thought about the several ghost walkers in his mind one by one. When Tsing Yi was troubled earlier, many ghost walkers came to help. Although time was tight, everyone only met by chance. They didn't talk much, but they left an impression on each other.

After much thought, I still thought of the old man who was leading an old cow with a child on its back. I remember that his surname was Zhao and he lived in Zhao's shop.

So Hu Ma took the time to go over before setting off. The old man was weeding in the field and was called back. When he saw it was Hu Ma, he was startled: "The little shopkeeper who is trying to squeeze people is here again..."

Hu Ma hurriedly rushed forward and said with a smile: "It's not a crowd-pleaser, it's just the point of curiosity!"

“Old man, I need your help this time.”

 Old man Zhao suddenly looked wary: "Is there another trouble happening over there?"

 “That's not…”

Hu Ma smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "This time, a friend of mine passed away unfortunately. She needs to carry her coffin back to her hometown, Lingshou Mansion in Anzhou."

"I remember hearing someone say that the old gentleman was good at supporting spirits, so I hurriedly found him..."

 “Support the spirit?”

 Old man Zhao was a little surprised and said: "You still have to ask me about supporting the spirit?"

“You are the boss of the Blood Food Gang. With all your skills, how can any road bandit or water bully dare to provoke you?”

Hu Ma hurriedly smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of road bandits and water tyrants, but I don't understand the rules on this road. That person was my friend. Even though he is gone, I still have to make her feel more stable on this road." good."

 “That's true.”

Hearing Hu Ma's sincerity, Old Man Zhao **** the cow and asked, "When will we leave?"

Hu Ma thought for a moment and then said, "It's not too late. We will set off in the next two days."

 Old man Zhao said: "I'm so anxious, I'm not prepared enough..."

Hu Ma said hurriedly: "As soon as the food and travel expenses are paid, I will prepare them in my village. I also asked the people from the mule, horse and **** companies to draw a copy of the itinerary, and the cars and animals for the journey are also prepared."

"Besides, along the way, in addition to the friend's family, I will also follow and hire two strong men who can not only work but also support the number of people. I don't have to worry about the dangers on the road. All I need is the old man. If you have the ability, just follow us."

“If you eat and drink with the Blood Food Gang, the food should be the same...”

Old man Zhao grinned, showing a gaping tooth, and said, "Then how much money will you give me?"

Hu Ma originally wanted to take the initiative, but he didn't expect him to ask. Don't ghost people generally not ask for money?

“Anyway, you Blood Food Gang are not short of money.”

Old man Zhao seemed to know what Hu Ma was thinking, and said with a smile: "So just tell me first, and I will see if your little shopkeeper is generous."

Hu Ma thought for a while, then stretched out three fingers and said: "Three..."

 “Thirty taels?”

Old man Zhao was shocked when he heard this and said, "Is this thirty taels of food and drinks? You have to make a good deal."

　　…I originally wanted to say three hundred taels!”

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly understood.

　　That's right, now that I am more capable and have money in my hands, I subconsciously feel that my price is too high.

I don't have three hundred taels, so I'm too lazy to meddle in my own business.

But the ghost wanderer between the villages, with someone taking care of food and drink, went out to work for a month or two, and ended up with thirty taels of silver in vain. It was already a good job, so he smiled hurriedly. He said: "That's natural. If it's **** the road, I'll give you more!"

 “The little shopkeeper is still so generous...”

 Old man Zhao sighed with emotion and said, "But I'm thinking that I can't take on this job..."

Hu Ma was suddenly surprised: "Is it still too little?"

Then I saw Old Man Zhao hurriedly waving his hands and said: "Don't get me wrong, little shopkeeper. I have seen that you are a generous and kind person earlier. But, in front of you, the old man will not lie." "I am a ghost. People have also helped people support their spirits, but running a hundred or two hundred miles is not bad, but I have never run such a long distance."

“It's not that we don't want to make money from you, the main reason is that we are afraid of delaying your business, so I plan to introduce you to a more powerful ghost walking talent.”

 “But he is also an honest person, so you don't have to worry.”

 “More powerful?”

Hu Ma was slightly startled. Among the ghost walkers who helped him in the past, this old man Zhao was already quite capable. What would he be like if he was so powerful?

“Of course, we are little goons, but others are big goons...”

When Old Man Zhao mentioned that person, he looked serious and sighed: "Last time there was trouble, we went to your place to help, and she went to the city to help, and she also saved a lot of people!"

“In our village, when we encounter something we can't handle, we all go to her. There's no one who doesn't help.”

“I asked so carefully just now because I wanted to give her the job!”

 “Little shopkeeper, what do you think?”

“There is no reason to say that this kind of thing is bad…”

Hu Ma hurriedly said: "The old man has much more experience than me. Naturally, I have to listen to the old man. If it is appropriate, I will also have to pay homage to the senior..."

“You guys from the Blood Food Gang just talk about money with your mouth shut, and you lack human touch.”

 Old man Zhao waved his hand and said: "I will ask her tonight. If it is suitable, I will go to your village early tomorrow morning to have a look."

 “Then I'll trouble you, old man!”

After returning to Zhuangzi, Hu Ma first asked Xiao Hongtang to go to the city and ask Master Xu Xiang for a month's leave. This was a simple matter. It was not a busy time in the first place, and since they were all his own people, Master Xu Xiang not only agreed to the leave. , and asked Xiao Hongtang to bring back a document.

With it, you can go everywhere. Although the government is not doing anything now, in case of an interrogation, this thing can play a big role.

Hsiang girl has also been picked up from Caoxin Hall, and the coffin has been placed in the inner courtyard.

At first, the guys were shocked when they saw the coffin entering the village, and they all had condolence notes ready. Then they realized it was a false alarm and craned their necks to look at it.

The old housekeeper put pillows and thick bedding in it, and Zhou Datong was worried that Xiang girl was suffocating in it. After punching holes in the coffin, he deliberately lay down in it and slept for a while to make sure that she would not be suffocated. That's good.

 The old housekeeper was very moved when he saw it, and then changed another bedding.

After finishing all this, Hu Mobian took out a large bag of green food and dried meat from the blood food that had just been reimbursed in the meeting, took out the money, steamed buns, cakes, steamed buns, and brought dried vegetables and two large sheepskins. One bag is used to hold water, and two bags of rice and noodles are used for emergencies.

After falling asleep, when he got up the next day, the ghost man Zhao Old Man had already arrived. The courtyard door was open, so he did not break in. He only waited outside the village. Zhao Zhu, who had gotten up early, saw him and hurriedly welcomed him in. Hu Ma heard the movement and came out, but was slightly startled.

In addition to old man Zhao, there was actually a woman wearing coarse clothes and carrying a small baggage with him.

She is tall and slender, and she looks to be only in her twenties. Her face is dark and red, and she is dark and pretty. She looks a little shy, and she follows Old Man Zhao with her head lowered.

Hu Ma looked at the other person curiously and said, "Is this the powerful stooge that Old Man Zhao said?"

Looking at the old man Zhao, who was over fifty years old, calling himself a little stooge and saying that he wanted to introduce a big stooge to him, I thought he was an older man.

But I didn't expect that such a young person would come.

Hu Ma was also curious in her heart for a moment, but of course she couldn't show it on her face. She just stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you. I wonder what you call this Mr. Ghost?"

The woman seemed to be taciturn. When she saw Hu Ma smiling and coming forward to salute, her face turned a little red. She subconsciously hid and felt bad, so she still had the courage to say: "I have heard of the reputation of Shopkeeper Hu of the Red Lantern Club. You But he is a good man, so he should help."

 “My surname is Zhang…”

“Where is the deceased? I'll go and see first.”

Old man Zhao next to him smiled and said: "Don't ask the little shopkeeper for her name. We all call her Agu Zhang. She is very capable, even better than us."

"yes."

Hu Ma hurriedly agreed and invited Aunt Zhang to come in, but saw her surrounding the coffin and turning around in a circle.

He stroked his hand on the coffin for a long time, but his expression was a little suspicious. He turned his head and looked at Hu Ma with his big eyes.

 “Can you see it?”

Hu Ma was slightly surprised, met her gaze and smiled.

Aunt Zhang met her own gaze, but her cheeks turned slightly red. She lowered her head and thought for a while, but didn't say anything. However, when she arrived at the coffin, she had already taken out a few talismans in her hand. There was a vague pattern of the word "zhen" on them, which seemed to be I want to stick it on the coffin.

But now, the talisman with the character "zhen" was put away, and after groping in the bag for a while, the talisman with the character "jing" was affixed.

Hu Ma felt that she must have seen something, but in front of so many people, she did not ask, but invited everyone to come in and eat first.

When everyone sat down, Aunt Zhang was still watching beside the coffin. Hu Ma came over, bowed gently, and whispered: "Sir, did you see any problem?"

“Don't call me sir, just call me Auntie.”

Aunt Zhang couldn't help but blush when she saw Hu Ma approaching. She stepped back a little and then whispered: "Brother the shopkeeper, I'm afraid there's no dead person in your coffin!"

 (End of this chapter)

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