Twilight Boundary

At the foot of the hillside, spring water gurgled out from the cracks in the rocks. A bamboo tube with a sharpened end was inserted to collect the water into the bucket.

When others carry water, they use a shoulder pole and two buckets, and they fill it up and move quickly.

Hu Ma and Zhou Datong, the pair of sleeping dragons and phoenixes, only filled two buckets, and then passed the poles through to carry them.

Wandering to the village, Cui Xie'er was instructing a few people on duty to do chores. When he came over and saw that the water they brought was less than one-third of the tank, he became cold. , ordered them to go over and fetch a few more barrels.

When the tank is full, when is the time to rest?

After the two people left the village, they called the young man next to them: "It's time to water the vegetable field in front of the village."

"Pump this water and go water the vegetables."

"..."

The few teenagers who were called over all looked at each other. They usually watered winter radishes, which was a job that everyone did together.

Seeing that Cui Xie'er wanted to mess with those two, he said sarcastically: "Brother Xie'er, why are you so hard on them?"

"One is from the patriarch's family, and the other is from my mother-in-law's family..."

"..."

"Ah……"

Cui Xie'er sneered: "So what? With Er Ye, you rely on your ability."

"I just can't stand the laziness of the two of them. They eat well and use it well, but they don't put in any effort. In this case, it's better to save the blood food for us."

When several teenagers saw this, they stopped talking.

And when Hu Ma and Zhou Datong carried the water up for the second time, they saw that the water tank was empty, and they understood something.

Zhou Datong did not dare to speak in Zhuangzi. When he came out, he said: "It's too bullying!"

"You can't pee in the bucket, let him drink it hard!"

"..."

Hu Ma was startled and said hurriedly: "Don't you usually scoop water from this tank? Don't be hard on yourself!"

"what is it now?"

Zhou Datong was furious and said: "I can't beat him..."

"He has a strong foundation in kung fu. The last time I tried to steal a guy, he still beat him until he knelt down and called Brother Xie'er..."

"..."

"I definitely won't..."

Hu Ma looked at the dull Zhou Datong and thought to herself, but after thinking about it, she didn't feel confident.

I have basically never practiced boxing or kicking, so Huo Luozi is not slow to enter the country, but it is for exorcising evil spirits, and beating people is not professional.

Just as he was thinking about it, a red shadow flashed not far away, and Hu Ma suddenly had an idea in his mind.

He stood down with the pole upright and said to Zhou Datong: "Go and fill up the water first. I have something to do."

Zhou Datong nodded and went to collect the water with two large buckets.

Hu Ma turned around and said to the grass next to her: "Come out, Xiao Hongtang."

A gust of cold wind blew through, parting the weeds, and we saw Xiao Hongtang holding a basket covered with red cloth and sticking out her head from behind a crooked stone tablet on the slope.

During this period of time, she had been responsible for delivering food to Hu Ma. Hu Ma was afraid of attracting other people's attention and was used to eating outside Zhuangzi, so he sat on the hillside, opened the basket, and ate the meat inside.

"What is your mother-in-law busy with?"

While eating, he said curiously: "I haven't seen her here recently."

"Looking for someone..."

Xiao Hongtang was playing there holding the stone tablet and said, "I found it, but it ran away again, so my mother-in-law went looking for it again."

"At such an old age, you have to help me cut my Tai Sui, and you have to do these things..."

Hu Ma has a somewhat complicated feeling in his heart.

He took a low breath and then said, "The Cui family girl has a girl named Cui Mo, do you know?"

"Xiao Hongtang knows that she was married off by the mountain god!"

"..."

Hu Ma's heart moved slightly and asked: "Is it really the mountain god who married him? Why did I hear that the Cui family is not very satisfied?"

"You can't blame your mother-in-law!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongtang was very angry and sat on the stone tablet and said: "The Cui family went into the forest to chop down trees and picked up a piece of golden barley. It was a betrothal gift from the mountain god. Whoever picked it up will marry their daughter." "My mother-in-law told the Cui family that everything she picked up recently must be returned, but the Cui family secretly hid a small piece and never returned it, so the Cui family's sister Mo was taken away by the mountain god in the middle of the night."

"But my mother-in-law said that the Cui family had picked up something and hadn't returned it. The Cui family didn't acknowledge it and even called my mother-in-law nonsense."

"..."

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma frowned slightly and said, "What about the mountain god?"

"I was driven away by my mother-in-law."

Xiao Hongtang said: "That's an evil spirit from outside. When my mother-in-law saw that it was killing people, she wouldn't let it stay here. Later, her mother-in-law even said it several times. She should kill it from the beginning, otherwise Sister Cui Mo would also die." I won’t be killed by that trade..."

"No wonder no one in the village has heard of it..."

Hu Ma's eating movements slowed down, feeling a little unworthy of her mother-in-law.

Thinking about Cui Xie'er's nose being different from her nose and her eyes being different from eyes, she became even more angry.

My mother-in-law has been wronged by you, and you still want to keep pushing me?

Suddenly he thought of something and whispered to Xiao Hongtang: "Xiao Hongtang, are you afraid of the second master?"

Xiao Hongtang was stunned and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Hu Ma thought for a moment and then said, "Are you afraid of other people? For example, those people in Zhuangzi?"

"Not afraid."

Xiao Hongtang seemed to think about it seriously and said: "They are very hot. Xiao Hongtang doesn't like to be close to them."

"But Xiao Hongtang is not afraid."

"Second Master, you can't touch it. If it's hot to your hands, they... they won't be hot to your hands."

"..."

"Then I understand..."

Hu Ma thought silently, picked up a piece of meat, and suddenly said: "If this is the case, will you do me a favor?"

Xiao Hongtang looked up blankly, not knowing what he wanted to do.

Hu Ma shook the meat in her chopsticks and said, "It's done, this piece of meat is for you to eat!"

Xiao Hongtang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was willing to go up the mountain of knives and the sea of ​​​​fire.

…

…

"You've finished carrying three loads and six buckets of water. Can you rest now?"

Back at Zhuangzi, Hu Ma and Zhou Datong poured water into the jar, which was less than half the jar.

Normally, this big bucket would hold six buckets and pour a tank of water into it, but now the water has been scooped out to water the radishes. It looks pitiful, and there is not even enough for cooking at noon.

When Cui Xie'er saw that Hu Ma had put the pole back and was about to go back to the house, she was so angry that she slammed the hatchet in her hand and glared at Hu Ma and said, "I just told you to fill up the water, didn't you hear?" ?”

"Usually it should be full."

Hu Ma said: "I poured six buckets today and they are still not full. I don't know if the tank is leaking. Can I turn it over and have a look?"

The friends around quietly raised their heads and turned over to see what this was like?

Cui Xie'er also laughed angrily, twisted her wrist and stepped forward, saying: "Before, you said that you were injured and you haven't practiced yet. Now you can pick up water. Is the injury healed? While the second master is not here today, I just happened to Let’s see how well you study.”

Hu Ma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then come on!"

"Are you really going to take action?"

The surrounding teenagers looked excited and gathered around one after another. However, when Zhou Datong saw this, he quickly and quietly shrank aside.

Cui Xie'er was a little surprised when she saw that Hu Ma didn't flinch, and immediately felt cruel: "You asked for this. If you suffer a loss, don't cry to the second master..."

Before the last sound of the word "go" could be finished, he suddenly rushed over.

Like a rabbit rising and a falcon falling, it suddenly jumped three or four meters away with a heavy punch.

The surrounding teenagers couldn't help being surprised: "Hu Ma is going to be in trouble, Brother Xie'er is going to hit hard..."

"I defeated the patriarch's family first, and then beat up the mother-in-law's family. This is really powerful..."

"..."

"thump!"

But just when the hearts of the people around him could not help but raise their throats, a gust of wind blew quietly in the yard. Cui Xie'er saw a punch hitting Hu Ma's face, but suddenly his legs tripped and he fell to the ground.

Only Hu Ma could see that it was Xiao Hongtang who suddenly appeared and hugged Cui Xie'er's legs.

"Well done!"

He praised Xiao Hongtang in his heart, then rushed forward. His eyes signaled Xiao Hongtang to spread her legs for him, exposing the two bells in her crotch, and he kicked them with his feet.

...Anyway, the second master said that with the black ointment, no matter what the injury is, it can be cured, right?

...We don’t usually practice any moves, but we have memorized the moves taught by the second master!

And since I've done it, it doesn't matter whether it's serious or not. Don't you just dislike me because I'm the grandson of a ghost mother-in-law?

Don’t you always say that our Hu family raises brats?

Tell you, you are right!

As a second generation person, he understands that people cannot take the initiative to cause trouble, and they have to hide when they should. But once it is confirmed that they can't escape, it is better to take the initiative to solve the problem.

The more proactive you are, the easier it is to think of solutions.

Think it's because of the bacon in the morning porridge, or... the mother-in-law's anger?

"I beat you to death……"

Cui Xie'er fell down, making her dizzy. Then she felt a pain in her chest. Although she felt a little comfortable, she was also angry and anxious. With a muffled roar, she stood up abruptly and waved herself high. fist.

Hu Ma hurriedly took a few steps back, but Cui Xie'er's fist was not seen falling.

Feeling slightly suspicious, he saw Xiao Hongtang actually riding on Cui Xie'er's neck, covering his eyes with her two small hands.

None of the teenagers around could see Xiao Hongtang. For a moment, they felt that the small courtyard was filled with gloomy air, and their hairs stood up inexplicably. They felt full of surprise. Cui Xie'er stumbled and didn't say why she was obsessed with ghosts again. Just the same, just spinning around in circles like a headless chicken?

"Can this still happen?"

Hu Ma had some unexpected surprises, and Xiao Hongtang was more useful than she thought!

He hurriedly took advantage of Cui Xie'er's circle and ran over in a few steps, punching him in the stomach.

This Cui Xie'er's fire is really not weak. He was kicked in the crotch and it seemed to be okay. He didn't dare to show mercy with this punch. He used all his strength, but he didn't expect it. With this punch, the fire in his lower abdomen was suddenly triggered. .

Although it was an unintentional move, his fist strength increased sharply.

There was a "bang" sound, which caused Cui Xie'er to spurt out a mouthful of blood. He flew out like a rag sack, and his body fell heavily on the courtyard wall, and a gap was made in the top of the wall. He fell and flew out of the wall.

"oh……"

The surrounding teenagers all took a breath, and the cool air in the courtyard was almost sucked out.

Xiao Hongtang also flew a few meters away. When he saw that he was in trouble, he hurriedly slipped down to the ground, picked up the basket and disappeared.

"Hiss..."

Hu Ma was also a little surprised. She was stunned for a few seconds before she suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly ran towards the wall: "Why are you so careless?"

"You must not die, brother Xie'er..."