I'm catching tricks in the Hong Kong variety show world

He stared at the portrait of the only five animal gods for a long time. He always felt that this guy's eyes seemed to come alive. Su Hao looked around the lame rectangular table, lowered his head, picked up the porcelain bowl on the table, and placed it on the table. After sniffing it under my nose, I found that the rice inside was not evenly distributed, as if it was left over after half-eaten by someone.

He also used his fingers to pick out the black thing he saw earlier from the half bowl of rice. It turned out to be a crushed bone.

As for what kind of bone it was, Su Hao couldn't tell for a while.

"Mr. Chen, look what kind of bone this is?"

Su Hao couldn't tell, so he naturally asked the elder next to him for advice.

Chen Ergou squinted his eyes, put it under his nose, sniffed it, and hesitated: "I'm afraid it's not a pheasant bone. The bones of a pheasant are not as big as those of a domestic chicken, but they are very hard."

"It's strange, who left this bone in his job?"

Chen Ergou stood up from the stool and glanced around the room.

In fact, Su Hao also discovered a secret that he didn't mention. When he just observed the rectangular wooden table where the tributes were placed, he found that the incense on it was neatly arranged, and even the ashes after burning were only a shallow layer, which was obvious. There are always people cleaning up.

Also, although the tabletop is old and worn, there is not much dust. Someone must have wiped it with a rag frequently.

As for the half bowl of rice he offered, he had pinched it just now. It was not completely hard yet, and there was still a faint smell of rice on it. It was most likely put there yesterday or this morning.

Then the question arises, why does his third uncle always worship the Five Animal Gods?

Doesn’t this cow eat grass? When did it switch to eating meat and rice?

Just when Su Hao was confused, Jiang Xiaoya, who was sitting at the door, stood up first and let out an exclamation sound. Looking in her direction, he found that there was another person wearing a Chinese tunic suit on the hillside at the entrance of the fence courtyard. A figure holding a black buffalo by the hand.

This figure is about 60 to [-] years old. He wears a black dog felt hat on his head. His figure is slightly thin and his face is very gloomy.

There was a sense of surprise and scrutiny in the eyes that looked over, as if asking, "Who is in my house?"

When Chen Ergou saw that the real owner had arrived, he immediately shouted and rushed out, shaking his arms and shouting: "Aiyang, look who I brought here? You have to thank me this time."

Su Hao stood up and stood side by side with Jiang Xiaoya under the eaves. Just as he was going out, there was suddenly a movement in the hall behind him. A yellow furry shadow came out from a sack under the altar table, and his skeletal eyes were everywhere. After looking down for a moment, he quickly climbed up the wooden wall.

Finally disappeared into a gap in the roof.

Su Hao's five senses were so sharp. When the little thing came out of the sack, he turned around and his eyes fell on its tail.

At first glance, he recognized the true identity of this thing. It was actually a weasel.

He didn't see this guy running away when the others came in just now, but he tolerated it until now and waited until the others walked out of the house before escaping out. He was really cunning.

Su Hao's heart moved, but he didn't care about it for the time being.

This hillside is not far from Chenjiadun and the small woods behind it. It is normal for weasels to appear there.

Chapter 248 The Yellow Immortal Appears

Su Hao did not connect this weasel with the Yellow Immortal among the Five Immortals.

If a random weasel is a yellow fairy, there will be too many yellow fairies in the world and they will be worthless.

Chumaxian is a continuation of the tradition of shamanism in primitive religions. It specifically refers to some animals, such as foxes, snakes, weasels, etc., which are cultivated into spirits and possess the human body, thereby giving people the ability to diagnose and cure others.

In short, it is a kind of magical power that people can use the abilities of animals.

There are two prerequisites for this. One is that the animal already has magical powers and spirituality.

The second is that humans have learned certain skills or rituals, or some secret methods, and developed intimacy and trust with this animal.

Let it be willing to lend you its magical power through your upper body.

Humans and animals, when put together, become the Immortal of the Horse.

Both elements are indispensable.

Nowadays, these noble families from the Northeast are scattered, scattered, and dead. They are like a bench missing a foot at one end. How can it be propped up?

Su Hao suspected that these Immortal Family must have some kind of secret recipe that can make the Immortals supported by the family grow rapidly and acquire supernatural powers. Otherwise, they can gain the trust of animals by relying on food and feeding alone?

That was too easy.

So when Su Hao saw the weasel, he only moved slightly and said to himself that the little beast is so cunning.

The gate of the fence garden.

Chen Ergou walked up quickly, leaned over and introduced in Chen Aiyang's ear. During this period, he pointed at Su Hao and the other two with his fingers from time to time, and Chen Aiyang's eyes followed his hand.

Su Hao made slight contact with the other person's eyes, and felt that there was turbidity, confusion, and a bit coldness in the other person's eyes.

But certainly not a psycho.

Su Hao judged this based on his two lifetime experiences.

Why are there rumors that Chen Aiyang is mentally ill?

Su Hao thought of the figure standing on the hillside looking at the door of Chen Aibing's house a few hours ago. A bold thought popped into his mind, "Is it to guard the heirs of the second uncle's family in the dark?"

If this is the case, the power of the Chen brothers' family may not be simple.

Chen Aiyang quickly retracted his gaze and pointed towards the dirt road down the hillside. Chen Ergou immediately turned back and waved angrily, shouting: "You and your family should reminisce about old times first, I won't interrupt you, don't forget When I come back for dinner when it gets dark, I’ll probably kill all the old hens on my wife’s side.”

After sending Chen Ergou away, Chen Aiyang came to a dead tree whose bark had been chewed away, and skillfully tied the cow rope behind him into a groove in the middle of the dead tree.

The buffalo behind him was completely black, with a patch of yellow mud on the back of its thighs. A pair of cow ears and a tail behind it kept shaking to drive away mosquitoes.

He kept chewing in his mouth, and his round cow eyes calmly stared at the two strangers who appeared at the door of the courtyard.

Su Hao thought of the image of the Five Animal Gods posted in his third uncle's living room, so half of his attention was focused on the buffalo in front of him.

For some reason, he had a strange thought in his mind. He always felt that the buffalo in front of him was not only strong, but also had bright eyes, which were more expressive than the eyes of his third uncle.

The buffalo is more like the owner of this cabin in the forest than Chen Aiyang, watching the guests coming from afar.

"Uncle Three..."

When the thin old man approached, Jiang Xiaoya didn't know why, but her knees suddenly softened and she knelt down. At the same time, she put her forehead on the ground and gave a big salute.

The pronunciation of "Sanshu" in Cantonese is similar to "Sanshu", which is not much different from Mandarin. In addition, Chen Ergou greeted him in advance, so Chen Aiyang only thought that Jiang Xiaoya was Tan Zuochen's apprentice.

He bent down to help her up, patted the dirt on Jiang Xiaoya's knees, and said calmly: "Get up, how is your master doing now?"

Su Hao explained awkwardly from the side: "Third uncle, Jiang Xiaoya is my master's only child in Hong Kong Island, and I am the apprentice who studied with him. Besides, I forgot to tell you that my master is dead. "

"We brought his urn back together. According to his last wish, we hope that he can return to his roots after death."

"I didn't reveal to anyone that Jiang Xiaoya was my master's father's daughter in advance, and Chen Ergou didn't know either."

Chen Aiyang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Xiaoya again, with a hint of kindness in his cloudy eyes.

"Come in and tell me how he died."

Chen Aiyang led the two of them back to the living room and went straight to the kitchen next door. After a while, he brought over two bowls of cold water, "The conditions here are simple and there is nothing to entertain you."

Su Hao waved his hands repeatedly, "You don't need to entertain us. We have brought you some gifts this time and will bring them over tomorrow."

After Su Hao finished speaking, he took out the cigarettes in his pocket and handed one to Chen Aiyang. Unexpectedly, the latter shook his head, "I don't smoke or drink. You can do whatever you want."

Su Hao was shocked again. He was a widower in his 50s. He had no children, no wife, and no property. He didn't smoke or drink. Day after day, year after year, he had only an old cow by his side. Outsiders laugh at him for being crazy.

What kind of perseverance does this require to persevere?

Apart from anything else, this mental power alone is definitely different from ordinary people.

Su Hao took a puff of cigarette and slowly introduced Tan Zuochen's deeds in Hong Kong Island. During this period, Jiang Xiaoya also added some impressions of Tan Zuochen. Of course, Chen Aiyang couldn't understand her Cantonese, but there were some Su Hao was translating on the side, which did not hinder communication.

After a long time, Chen Aiyang sighed and said with a complex expression: "A good rider will fall from his horse, a good rider will drown in the water, a good drinker will get drunk, and a good fighter will die from being killed."

"He asked for this. He just wronged you. Our old Chen family is sorry for you."

Chen Aiyang said this to Jiang Xiaoya.

Although the two met for the first time today, Jiang Xiaoya could read a concern from an elder in the eyes of the third uncle, who had never been masked before. This was something she had never felt before.

Her impression of her adoptive father in Saigon was that he always beat or scolded her, and her impression of her biological father was only hatred. After learning that Tan Zuochen left her a small inheritance after his death, she also read the article left by Tan Zuochen. After writing this note, this hatred gradually faded away.

But certainly not love.

Today, she felt a sense of affection similar to father's love from the third uncle in front of her.

However, in Su Hao's eyes, the third uncle in front of him was a bit strange, and other than that, he was cold.

The expression on his face was like an ancient well throughout the whole process, and he remained expressionless most of the time.

"Tomorrow morning, you bring his urn over, and I will help him find a good place on the mountain to bury him."

Chen Aiyang gave his own answer.

Su Hao asked out of his sense of responsibility, "Why not be buried in the ancestral grave of your old Chen family?"

Chen Aiyang rolled his eyes at him and said coldly: "Being buried in the ancestral grave may not be a good thing."

Although Su Hao didn't understand this approach, he could accept it.

Strictly speaking, in transporting Tan Zuochen's urn back to Chenjiadun, he had almost completed most of his responsibilities. At least where to bury it and whether to erect a monument were all decided by this third uncle.

Next, the third uncle started to see off the guests directly.

When going down the steps, Chen Aiyang stared at Su Hao's strong body and nimble steps, and asked for no reason, "Have you learned all his skills?"

Su Hao was confused for a moment and could only reply truthfully: "Absolutely."

Chen Aiyang left another warning, "Those who are good at water will drown in water. You'd better not show your kung fu skills in Chenjiadun, otherwise it will bring disaster to you."

Su Hao replied absently: "I'll try my best."

Su Hao and Jiang Xiaoya walked out of the small courtyard with complicated expressions. During the process, they looked at each other. They always felt that this third uncle was like an outsider to them, and he didn't even stay for a meal.

Jiang Xiaoya was a little excited at first, but now her excitement quickly calmed down.

The two of them walked out of the yard. Su Hao looked up at the last trace of the red sun on the horizon, thinking whether to leave directly after burying Tan Zuochen tomorrow, or to quietly go to the lotus pond to have a look at the so-called Liu Xian.

Now that I'm here, I feel a little reluctant not to take a look.

Su Hao was very confident in his keen five senses. Even if there was a big python hidden in the water, as long as he didn't go into the water, there would still be no problem in terms of safety.

This return to his hometown is his best opportunity to solve the mystery of Ma Xian. If he misses it, he may not have such good conditions in the future.

Jiang Xiaoya suddenly nudged Su Hao with her elbow, with a hint of surprise and nervousness in her voice, "Brother Hao, look, what is that?"

Su Hao looked up.

They found a little furry thing lying on the dead tree trunk, with its back facing them. A small tail kept swaying underneath, but its mouth was buried between the knots, seemingly helping the buffalo to untie the rope.

Looking at the other party's familiar background, Su Hao recognized the weasel at a glance as the one that had been hiding in the third uncle's living room to eat the tributes.

Su Hao immediately stepped forward and shouted at the opponent's back, "How dare you, beast."

This weasel sneaked over to untie the buffalo. It was definitely not for hunting. It was different in size. Su Hao just had to judge that this guy was doing something bad.

The weasel lying on the tree trunk panicked and looked back at Su Hao frequently, still unwilling to stop. After only 1-2 seconds, the rope tied to the tree was opened.

The end of the rope fell to the ground with a clatter.

Seeing that it was done, the little thing quickly climbed up along the old buffalo's limbs, and finally stood on the buffalo's back, straightened its legs, and chirped at Su Hao.

Of course, Su Hao couldn't understand animal language, but he could see a hint of pride in the weasel's eyes. At this moment, this guy was like a dancing naughty boy who was laughing at Su Hao's meddling.

When he looked at the old buffalo again, there was a hint of disgust in his eyes, as if he was blaming Su Hao for ruining its good fortune by doing something unnecessary.

Su Hao quickly stepped forward and grabbed the rope of the buffalo, trying to tie it to the trunk again. Unexpectedly, the buffalo took two steps back without any cooperation.

"Come back, don't leave."

Just outside the fence garden, when Su Hao and Yi Niu Lang were having a stalemate with each other, the third uncle finally appeared from the house.

The expression on his face remained unchanged. He pointed to the dead tree trunk and gave the order directly to the old buffalo.

A strange scene appeared. The buffalo seemed to understand the third uncle's words. It stamped its front feet on the ground angrily, then returned to the dead tree. It dwarfed its forelimbs and lay down with its whole body.

Respond to Uncle San with actions.

Su Hao saw his third uncle waving his hand at the weasel and shouting repeatedly: "Go, go, don't make trouble."

The weasel reluctantly jumped on the back of the cow, and finally jumped down from it and disappeared into the bushes on the hillside.

Su Hao and Jiang Xiaoya were amazed by this scene.

The two walked back and talked.

Jiang Xiaoya said: "Third uncle seems to know the language of animals. Even that little thing can understand his words. It's amazing. If you go to the zoo to be an animal trainer, your annual salary will not exceed one million."

Su Hao replied from another line of thought: "It may be that these two animals have become spiritual. They have been with Third Uncle for a long time, observing every move of human beings, and over time they have understood human nature."

"They are not able to understand human language, but can guess the intention through human body movements, that's all."