Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 154 Scared Him
Hu Qian immediately thought of hearing rumors on the road that Hanba would carry water into the old grave at night.

Could it be that the child in red is Hanba?
He immediately went to the second hall, invited the old farmer in, and asked Hu Jiu to pour tea.

The old farmer was so flattered that he held his teacup in both hands, speechless with excitement.

Hu Qian said: "Old man, don't be nervous, just speak slowly, where are you from?"

"Caomin's surname is Shen...he is...from Shenjiagou..."

"How far is Shenjiagou from here?"

"It takes a day to walk."

"Have you received the relief food?"

"I got it, I got it, thank you sir."

Hu Qian asked a few more questions. Seeing that Hu Qian was approachable, old man Shen slowly relaxed.

"What happened to the kid in red?"

"It hasn't rained these days, and the crops in the fields have dried up.

The Caomin family lived on only three mu of land.

Seeing that the crops could not survive, the grass people put all the pots and pans in the yard at night, and after receiving the dew, they dripped the water on the roots of the crops..."

Hu Qian secretly sighed in his heart.

A scum like Wang Shengdong's house is full of gold and silver, and old man Shen has difficulty getting a full meal.

"That night, when the grass people woke up to see if there was any dew, they found a child in red clothes walking into the field with two buckets of water."

"Can you see clearly? Is it really a child?"

"The first time Cao Min thought it might be his eyesight, but when he woke up the next night, it was still the same as before.

The child was only about the knee height of a grass man, and was dressed in red. There was absolutely no such child in Shenjiagou. "

"How can you carry water if you are only knee high?"

"It is indeed carrying water, but it seems that the pole is not on his shoulders, but hanging there, walking forward with him."

"Did anyone else see it besides you?"

"No, Caomin is a little scared, and dare not tell anyone, so hurry up and tell your lord."

Hu Qian nodded and asked Hu Jiu to lead Old Man Shen to eat something.

If that thing is really a drought, it must be dealt with.

Otherwise, the drought will become more and more serious, and relying on the food in the county will not help at all.

However, it was an eventful season in the city, Wang Shengdong was arrested, and many complaints had yet to be dealt with in the future, and his uncle Wang Zongbing might come to make trouble at any time, so it was not appropriate to leave at this time.

Thinking of this, he immediately called Wang Shisan.

In the afternoon, Hu Qian left the county government office, took an official sedan chair, and a group of government servants blew the gong to clear the way, and went out of the city.

When everyone saw it, they were all curious.

Then news came out from nowhere, saying that Hu Qian had gone out of the city to inspect the drought, and it would take three or four days to come back.

In less than half an hour, Li Yuanwai's home.

A young servant ran in from the door, bowed and said, "Master, then Hu Qian has left the city and said he is going to inspect the drought situation, and he will only be back in three or four days."

Li Yuanwai said: "Could it be fraud again?"

"No, the villain personally followed them out of the city to see. They followed for three miles, and they didn't look back."

Officer Li looked happy, "Okay, let's inform Zongbing Wang immediately."

However, before the words were finished, another person ran in, "Master, I saw that Hu Qian and Qin Xiancheng were drinking in a restaurant."

Li Yuanwai was taken aback, and then scolded: "This kid! He is even more cunning than a fox!"

Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"That's right, many people in the restaurant have seen it."

"What does this guy want to do again?"

"Master, do you still want to inform Zongbing Wang?"

"Wait a minute, this Hu Qian is worthy of the name Hu Daxian, and his methods are so fierce that ordinary people can't deal with them.

I figured it out, let's not provoke him, let Master Hang and the others figure out a way. "

After finishing speaking, he said loudly: "Order, let the people below live in peace recently. If anyone makes trouble, master, I will never forgive him!"

Above the restaurant, Hu Qian and Qin Jia drank a few cups, and then returned to the Houya.

Seeing Rong Ning'er, the latter immediately hugged him, "Sir, how long will it take to come back?"

"In two days, definitely come back."

"What about the old man surnamed Shen?"

"Let the sedan chair take him back."

Rong Ning'er immediately took out the bag, "This is the dried meat and a change of clothes prepared by my concubine, take it with you, my husband."

Hu Qian said: "It's not a long trip, there is no need for these."

After thinking for a while, he immediately took out the blank paper, and with one thought, an invisibility talisman was instantly formed.

"This is an invisibility talisman. Keep it safe. Although they will not dare to mess around these few days, but bring it with you. It will be very useful when necessary."

Rong Ning'er nodded and put away the paper talisman.

Hu Qian kissed her on the forehead, and immediately disappeared, but seeing the door opened and closed, there was no trace of him in the room.

After a few vertical jumps on the room, Hu Qian left the city.

All the way to the direction that Old Man Shen said, he jumped rapidly, and when it was getting late, he arrived at Shenjiagou.

Although the yamen servants set off early, they had just arrived at this moment, before sitting in the fenced yard of old man Shen's house for a moment, Hu Qian suddenly appeared.

Everyone was shocked and afraid, and they all praised Hu Qian's supernatural powers.

In order not to startle the snake, Hu Qian took out 20 taels of silver and asked several government servants and bearers to go to the town by themselves, and stay at Old Man Shen's house by himself.

Everyone knew Hu Qian's supernatural powers, and saw the white money, so naturally there was no disagreement.

So I cared about it first, then left Hu Qian and the sedan chair behind, and agreed to come back tomorrow.

In the evening, Old Shen's family of five sat with Hu Qian for dinner.

The old man's family prepared carefully and brought out wild vegetable porridge and steamed buns.

Hu Qian ate some, and then sat alone in the room, telling Old Man Shen to keep everything as usual and do what he had to do.

In the middle of the night, Old Man Shen came out to set up pots and pans as usual.

Because he was worried that the child in red would not show up, he took a special look around, but he didn't see anything.

He returned to the house and was about to explain to Hu Qian.

Hu Qian waved his hand to signal him not to talk, and went to sleep.

The old man Shen responded and retreated slowly.

Hu Qian was still staring at the door.

I don't know how long it took, but when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard rustling voices, as if someone was talking in his ear.

The voice was near and far away, and I didn't know who it was.

He was startled suddenly, and immediately widened his eyes, only to see a child in red walking towards the distance carrying two buckets of water in the dark night.

Although it was carrying water, the pole seemed to be hanging above his head, neither swinging nor wobbling, as if it was fixed there, following him as he walked forward.

At this moment, he regained his energy, and with his supernatural powers, he knew at a glance that this child was a ghost.

So he got up quietly and followed the child to see where he was going.

From Shenjiagou to the west, the child in red walked lightly for a while, and arrived at a mountain depression.

It was pitch black everywhere, there was no moonlight above the head, only the red clothes not far away, flickering towards the wilderness.

(End of this chapter)