Twilight Boundary

After unloading their own bed rolls from the ox cart, the four young men happily went into the east room to lay down their beds. The fire pit against the wall was more than ten feet long, which was more than enough space for the five of them to sleep on.

Look at the windows covered with white paper, look at the sturdy tables and chairs, and the spacious space. Everyone is overjoyed, feeling quite fresh about being in a new place.

But soon, I didn’t know what to do anymore.

There was no need to burn the kang at this time of the year, and the steward didn't give any other instructions. The city was indeed lively, but he didn't dare to go out to play.

Is it possible to just go to bed now?

The second master also looked outside and said, "No one will deliver food tonight. Please wait for me."

I took a chain from the bullock cart and carried it on my back, and left the house. Not long after, I came back with two mutton buns wrapped in lotus leaves, and I also bought two ounces of soju. On the stone table in the empty yard Sit in front of the stool.

Four or five teenagers hurriedly came over, grabbed the greasy mutton buns and gnawed on them. Their eyes were bright as they ate each one. If it wasn't for the fact that it was hot, they would have wanted to eat two of them.

The second master watched them eating with a smile, and on a whim, he said: "Come, all of you have a drink with me, the second master."

Zhou Datong's eyes brightened a bit, but he was still a little wary: "Second Master, aren't you trying to trick us? I had a secret drink at home earlier, and my grandfather even broke the broom."

"That was before."

The second master smiled and said: "Now that we are in the city, you are all adults and can enjoy it."

"Remember in the future to fight for our village."

"..."

The teenagers excitedly grabbed the wine bottles one after another. After taking a sip, their spicy tongues stretched out like a hanged man.

He also took a sip of the flax as usual, only to find it was hot and choking, and the taste was still a bit muddy.

In terms of taste, this wine is really not as sweet and mellow as those carefully blended wines in the previous life, but what can I do?

I just comforted myself: At least there is no industrial alcohol here, this is all serious grain alcohol...

After eating steamed buns, drinking wine, and having been on the road during this period without a good rest, the four teenagers soon became tired, and one by one they lay down on the kang with sleepy eyes and slept soundly. It was only then that the second master He took out a handful of peanuts from his arms.

He sighed and said, "I thought I'd be back tomorrow or the day after."

Hu Ma was slightly startled: "So anxious?"

"I see you have settled down, so that's good. It's okay to keep guarding."

The second master said: "After all, we have done everything we need to do to help and take care of things. We are also busy waiting for the spring to start mining in the village."

Hu Ma thought about it, picked up the wine bottle with both hands and handed it to the second master, saying: "Thank you for your hard work, second master."

"Why do we, gentlemen, say such kind words? It seems far away."

The second master took a sip, then got up and went to the bullock cart. He dug out another cloth bag from under a bag of medicinal materials and came back and handed it to Hu Ma.

When he opened it, he saw that it was a piece of smoky bacon, weighing about two to three kilograms.

The second master said: "Before I leave, the clan leader entrusted me with these four Tai Sui. I won't keep the other three. The steward can take it himself or share the profits with other stewards. We can't say anything else."

"After all, we can't just come here and go around looking for people to give us gifts? We don't have to bore people, but no one will help us."

"The remaining one was kept quietly because I was afraid that you guys wouldn't have enough to eat here and would lose your health. You should put it away and look back to see who has trouble entering the country. Give him some extra."

"You five have been here for so many years. It's not good for any of you to be left behind."

"..."

"This is the most valuable thing in the village, and you just entrusted it to me?"

Hu Ma looked at this bacon-like thing and understood its value.

Even though the second master gave away three pieces as soon as he came, and then took out one piece for himself, this is the best thing in the village.

Although Dayangzhaizi relies on Master Tai Sui for food, he can earn some Tai Sui and take it back every year, thinking of exchanging money or replenishing his health, but most of it is white Tai Sui or scraps.

These strips of green Tai Sui have been in stock for several years. Who would dare to touch them?

"I'll make it more reliable for you."

The second master looked at him and said: "First, you are used to eating...that thing, so you don't like it."

"Secondly, after what happened to you, you are more stable than others, and you can handle things with confidence."

"Besides..."

The second master lowered his voice: "Others don't know, but I know how hot you are now. These kids are pointing at you."

"This statement puts a lot of pressure on me..."

Hu Ma smiled bitterly, peeled off a peanut, twisted off the red skin and stuffed it into his mouth. It was really crispy.

The second master looked at Hu Ma's natural movements of eating peanuts and twisting the skin, and sighed secretly: "After all, it was my mother-in-law who got used to it. She eats peanuts without even eating the skin..."

Shaking his head, he picked up the wine bottle and took a sip, and said: "Earlier in the village, I saw that you had a high character and wanted to learn a skill. Now that you have fulfilled your wish and joined the Blood Food Gang, it can be regarded as a foothold. I stepped in, but the second master has something to tell you."

Hearing this, Hu Ma listened carefully.

The second master said: "This man, gold and silver treasures are all foreign objects, what is the most important? His ability is the most important."

"Speaking of that skill, who doesn't want to learn it?"

"But you don't just have to learn something if you want to. When I was young, there was a master who saw that I was still a boy after thirty years and asked me to learn my skills from him."

"I'm happy too. I've followed my master all over the world for several years, and I used this pure Yang boy to help him clean up a lot of evil spirits. I thought I could learn some more powerful skills because I'm so diligent... "

"..."

Hearing this, Hu Ma couldn't help but be slightly startled: "He refuses to teach?"

"I taught you..."

The second master smiled bitterly and said, "It's the ones you have already learned."

"Maybe we are stupid and can't learn anything else."

"..."

Hu Ma heard the disappointment in the second master's words, and her heart sank, and she understood the second master's intention in saying these words to her.

To say that I am stupid is just to laugh at myself.

If it is really just because the second master is stupid, let alone other sects that don’t teach him, this set of techniques can be taught, right?

After all, this is just a method of practicing external martial arts. You don't need to be very smart, you can master it with just hard work.

But in fact, the second master didn't even learn all the moves.

"Well, anyway, please pay attention. Maybe the people in this Red Lantern Lady Club are different from the Master Yeluzi whom I worshiped as Second Master..."

The second master sighed deeply, lowered his voice, and said: "The baby in this village, if you can join the Red Lantern Lady's Association and become a clerk, you will be successful, but you are different, you are high-spirited, and you must want to climb up. One climb."

"Second Master, I don't have the ability to teach you, but I still think of you."

"The piece of Qing Tai Sui I left for you, there is a thumb-sized piece on the tip of the tail, which is covered with black ash. You turn around and quietly cut it off and put it away."

"That's a valuable thing. Give it away when necessary, so that others won't think you are sincere and won't teach you."

"..."

Hu Ma was slightly frightened, then realized that the second master had finally given him the best thing.

For a moment, I felt grateful, but when it came to my mouth, I just said: "Second Master, when I learn my skills, I will definitely repay you."

"... I'll marry you a beautiful girl and build a big courtyard for you!"

"..."

The second master was embarrassed when he heard this. He blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Second master, I am already so old..."

"...There is no need for a yellow-flowered girl!"

"..."

That night, Hu Ma had a conversation with the second master, and then they went into the house to sleep together.

When he got up the next day, the second master packed up some herbs on the oxcart and a few jars of black ointment prepared by himself in the village, and went to sell them in a herbal medicine shop outside. In exchange for a few pieces of silver and salt paste, I also left a jar for Hu Ma.

He also warned that the black ointment prepared by ourselves in the village is of the highest quality. If we collect it in the shop, we will mix it with some unknown stuff and sell it as a waste!

As soon as the instructions were finished, he drove the ox cart out of the house without waiting for the sun to set.

If the doll is given to the Red Lantern Lady Club, it will become theirs.

The young men in the village did not expect that the second master would leave so simply, but they were a little stunned and quite uneasy.

No matter how noisy he is, he is still a young man. Without adults around him, he will inevitably feel frightened.

However, Hu Ma had already been mentally prepared and was just waiting patiently.

They stayed in this empty house for two or three days, and then gradually a few more young men were sent over. However, they were different from those in Dayangzhai. Some were dressed in brocade clothes and were elegant, while some were tall and strong. solid.

When the young people in the village saw them, they didn't have much confidence, and they usually didn't dare to make too much noise.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, several batches of young people were sent over. They looked like they were in ragged clothes, bare shoes and bare chested, with yellow faces and skinny muscles. They were poorer than those in Dayang Village.

When there are more people, it becomes lively.

There are many young people who are grabbing shelter, getting food, and sneaking out to buy sweets and make clay figures to watch tricks.

Only the young men from the village and the group of ragged young men were the most honest. No matter whether they were giving out meals or doing other things, they did not dare to compete with the group of young men in bright clothes.

"This red light club has opened a forum to recruit people, and their identities are very complicated..."

Hu Ma silently observed these things, not daring to look down upon people or things in this world because of the identity of the reincarnated person, but just guessing at the identities behind them.

"Brother Lao Baigan, are you already here?"

After a few days like this, four or five days later, just as I fell asleep at night, I returned to the dark and foggy temple and heard a familiar voice.

"arrive."

It was not a special day. Hu Ma heard the voice of Brother Erguotou. She was surprised and relaxed at the same time. She deliberately smiled and replied: "Where are you? Do you want to meet?"

"Now that you're here, you'll definitely be able to see me within three days."

The Erguotou smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter whether you see the reincarnated person or not, but there are some important things. I have to explain it clearly to you first, so that you don't step on the trap of the Red Lantern Empress."