I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 221 It's Not a Ghost, It's Ordinary

"It's great that you two are fine!" Xu Mu said, suddenly showing shame, "I saw the fire on the mountain last night. Going back to the mountain, I'm afraid I can't do much, secondly, secondly, if you don't believe me, Xu has encountered a strange crossing."

"It's good that Mr. Xu has a heart."

"It's true that a ghost crossed the border!" Xu Mu was ashamed, and afraid that they would not believe him, so he repeated, "There is a long team of ghosts, at least dozens of them, walking from north to south, and Xu was seen by them , I just don’t know whether it’s Xu’s luck or their strict discipline, but they didn’t embarrass Xu…”

"Xu Gong is a filial son, a kind person, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by ghosts."

"If that's the case, then how could my mother..."

"Let's take a look below."

"Good good..."

Xu Mu made a gesture of invitation:
"Sir, please!"

Housing buildings and shops in Zhijiang County are far less tense than in Changjing. The Xu family is not a wealthy family, but they also have a yard in the city.

It's just that Xu's courtyard is far less elegant than Changjing and Yidu's courtyards. It's more like the courtyard of a farmer's house outside the city. A small courtyard surrounded by a low earthen wall actually grows vegetables inside. A few houses are better repaired than the cottages outside the city.

Xu Mu said as he walked: "Xu was walking on the road last night, and saw the flames burning on the mountain, but he didn't know how it started? How could something good catch fire?"

"Taoist houses are all made of wood, which is inherently flammable. Once it burns, it will naturally be difficult to extinguish for a while."

"I don't know what happened to the master of Lei Qingguan?"

"I don't know if he escaped the fire."

"While Xu was walking on the road, he met two Taoist boys in the Taoist temple, but they just ran for their lives in a hurry. Xu asked them about the situation of Mr. and the master of the temple, but they didn't answer. I don't know if they also ran into each other. It’s because of some other reason.” Xu Mu couldn’t help but feel a little worried when he said that, “Xu saw that they were carrying a lot of money, and the temple master was sick in bed, so he couldn’t help worrying.”

"Grand Xu is indeed a kind person." Song You said to him, his tone was as sincere as ever, "As for the temple master, life and death depend on luck."

"It's reasonable and reasonable..."

Xu Mu obviously believed in these things, so he only nodded when he heard the words, and heaved a long sigh of relief: "The master of Lei Qingguan has real skills. Over the years, although the fees are high and he loves to collect money, it is said that He has indeed done some good things for the people at the foot of the mountain, so there should be nothing wrong."

Song You just laughed and said nothing when he heard the words.

The two horses stopped in the yard, the swordsman's black horse needed to be tied up, but the bay red horse didn't need it.

Xu Mu took Song You to Xu's mother's room.

Song You stood at the door and saw that the Xu family's old mother had all white hair and an old face. She was sitting by the bed, her eyes fixed on the ground, and there was nothing unusual.

The room has the unique body odor of the elderly.

"She's quiet now. She's always been like this, acting weird and talking to herself a few times a day, and other times she's normal, and sometimes she's just sitting there like this. This afternoon she Still gesticulating randomly." Seeing his mother sitting still, Xu Mu smiled awkwardly, "Sir, don't be in a hurry, Xu will ask the family to get some food first, and the husband will eat first, and I will be at Xu's home tonight Rest, and when my mother behaves strangely again, I will call sir again."

"..."

Song You took a deep breath and felt a faint breath of death, but he didn't say anything, he just saluted Xu Mu: "I don't want to say goodbye to Mr. Xu, so there will be more disturbance."

"Mr. came here to help, how can it be called disturbance?"

Song You smiled when he heard the words, and continued: "It's just that I and my companions are not delicate people, and I'm used to eating and sleeping outside. Xu Gong doesn't need to bother too much, just eat a meal as usual, and find a room where I can share with you. Companions who sleep for one night are already very grateful, and those who have more are worthy of it."

"Don't worry sir, I won't bother you!"

Xu Mu brought Song You to the main room and asked them to sit down, then he called his wife to cook, while he went out to cut meat and buy wine.

During the period, some noises came from the room of the old mother of the Xu family. It was the old man talking to himself, which attracted the attention of Empress Sanhua and made her run to the door to stare without blinking her eyes to relieve her curiosity. You just turned his head to look at it for a while, thought for a moment, and then looked away.

When Xu Mu came back after cutting the meat and drinking the wine, the room became quiet again, and Song You didn't mention what happened just now, just talking to him as usual.

The north is not richer than the south, and last year's harvest was not good. Although the Xu family is not poor, it is impossible for them to have a lot of fish and meat. However, the lady of the Xu family is very virtuous, and she brought out a good meal in a hurry.

The earliest ripe peas have just come out, and they are very tender. Mrs. Xu's family used them to fry bacon. After frying, she covered them with boiled rice and cooked them, making it similar to Konggan rice. The food is very fragrant.The meat that Xu Mu went out to cut was used to cook meatball soup, and another dish was fried, which smelled very fragrant when it was cooked.

When the food was ready, the lady of the Xu family brought a bowl first, and went to the old mother's house, and then waited in the house all the time, never came out again, leaving only Xu Mu to entertain Song You and his party.

Green ants new fermented wine, put it in a thick bowl.

"The wine brewed in our small place is not as good as the fine wine in Changjing City. Don't dislike it, both of you."

"We are just passing through Changjing City."

"No matter how thick the wine is, it can still be intoxicating."

"Meow……"

"It's good that the two of you and the cat don't dislike it. There are several brothers and sisters in my family. One brother also lives in the city and is also a hospitable person. It's too late today. I will call him tomorrow and treat the two of you well. As Xu Mu said, he beckoned to the two of them to move their chopsticks, "The food is simple, but this meatball soup and pea rice are my mother's favorite."

"Then let the old man eat more."

"Haha, don't worry about that..."

By the light of the oil lamps, everyone ate and drank together.

During the meal, Mother Xu talked nonsense for a while, Song You went to have a look, but didn't say anything, and came back to continue eating.

A swordsman is good at drinking, and he will not get drunk after a thousand glasses.

Xu Mu was a little drunk. After eating, he forgot to ask Song You if he saw anything, so he went back to his room and fell asleep.

Afterwards, the lady of the Xu family arranged a room for them and laid out clean mattresses. Song You, Mistress Sanhua and the swordsman stayed at Xu's house for one night.At night, the old mother of the Xu family was not at ease. The lady of the Xu family was afraid of disturbing the rest of the guests, afraid of invisible ghosts, and even more afraid of something wrong with the old mother, so she comforted herself in the house. In the clean night, all sounds came to Song You With the ears of the Three Flower Empress.

Even in the middle of the night, whenever he heard any movement in the room over there, the sanhua cat would get out of the bed and stretch his neck to stare over there.

I don't know why so much curiosity.

Early next morning.

The lady of the Xu family cooked meat porridge again, which should be done to take care of the elderly, and Song You and others are considered to have enjoyed it.

After eating, Xu's old mother fell ill again, sometimes talking to herself, and sometimes doing weird movements, Xu Mu and his wife went to comfort her.

In addition to being comforted, I was also terrified.

I saw the old man babbling with invisible people, the voice was inaudible, looking for clothes everywhere, not knowing who to wear them, and looking for rice at the same time, obviously just had a meal.

Xu Mu was about to turn around and ask people whether his mother was disturbed by ghosts or bewitched by something evil, but he saw that the Taoist and the accompanying swordsman had already packed their luggage, put the quilt bag on the horse's back, and stood behind them for a long time. He looked at them calmly.

"I just wanted to say goodbye to the two of you."

"Sir, are you leaving now?"

"Mr. Xu, please don't worry." Song You stood still, and the bay red horse behind him had no reins, and stood quietly behind him, staring at the couple, and a three-coloured cat beside his feet was also sitting obediently and licking its paws, " I observed Lingtang last night and this morning, and did not see any little ghosts coming to disturb him, and there is no evil spirit in Lingtang, all the weirdness is neither caused by ghosts nor evil spirits entering the body, it is normal."

"That is……"

Xu Mu couldn't help but froze.

"It's just that the old man is getting old, approaching the end of his life, unconscious, and in a trance." Song You turned to look at Xu's mother, "The old man used to work hard, but fortunately his children are filial and considerate. He has not been seriously ill until now at this age. It's really rare."

"Big... the end is approaching?"

"Exactly."

"Then..." Xu Mu said in a daze, "Why did that mother talk nonsense and greet invisible people?"

"Unconscious, in a trance." Song You repeated patiently, "People are old and miss the old people, so the memories of the past come to my mind, and I feel that I have seen the old people. Sometimes the people I see are themselves I can’t even remember my name or name, but I just thought I forgot, but I didn’t.”

"Then she is now..."

Xu Mu looked at his mother again.

"Xu Gong couldn't hear what my mother said, but I managed to hear a little clearly."

"what did you say……"

"It should be that Lingtang suffered too much when he was young. He was afraid that his children would not have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. He was deeply obsessed and cared about the children of the family." Song You shook his head, "I am good at this, and I will meet Xu Gong soon. It is fate, and thanks to Xu Gong and his wife's good wine and meals, I will not lie to Xu Gong, I just tell the truth, so that Xu Gong will not waste money and energy to find other high-level people, unless they are charlatans, otherwise It must be consistent with what is said below.”

"..."

Xu Mu was stunned for a moment, thinking of his mother's painstaking efforts to bring up his brothers and sisters when he was young, and seeing the stupid old mother in front of him looking for clothes, he couldn't help but redden his eyes.

He opened his mouth again, as if he wanted to refute, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

Believe in ghosts and gods, but you can tell right from wrong.

"Eat Mr. Xu for two meals, and stayed for one night, but he didn't help much. I am deeply sorry, but I can only tell Mr. Xu that the end of the order is coming. From my point of view, it may be within three days. "Song You looked at Xu's mother's almost pure silver-white hair and clean clothes, and felt that this was actually not a sad thing. A natural old age without disease and pain has been a luxury since ancient times," Xu Gong should not be too sad, as long as Lingtang eats more food that he usually likes to eat, and call back all the brothers and sisters from far away, it will be enough."

"This……"

Xu Mu was stunned, but his eyes were already red.

The lady of the Xu family also covered her face and wept.

Song You bowed his hands to them to express his gratitude, and after saying goodbye, he led the three-flowered cat and the bay red horse out of Xu's house.

(End of this chapter)