Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen: The Grass Hag

The next day, Wei Qiuxi told Wei Ning some words to be careful on the road, gave him some travel expenses, and sent Wei Ning home.When Wei Qiuxi said goodbye to Old Man Fang, he saw that Old Man Fang's eyes were red, obviously he hadn't slept all night, and he was still thinking about Wei Qiuxi's proposal last night. Wei Qiuxi sighed and hurried on the road. The road from Guanzhuang to Yuanling had nine bends and eighteen bends. It was Wei Ning's first time on the road alone, and he couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive. Fortunately, it was a waterway, and the boatman didn't drive fast, so Shi Shiran only docked at noon.In the past few days, Wei Ning followed his grandfather and experienced some strange things. After boarding the boat, Wei Ning was highly nervous for several days. When the light came in, I fell asleep in a daze.

"Little guy, you've reached the end of the land and you're still not getting up." The boatman called Wei Ning up.Wei Ning got up and looked around, it was over, he had never been here before, he became nervous and asked, "Where is this?" At this time, a middle-aged woman came over, she seemed to be the wife of the boat family, looked at Wei Ning carefully, and said: "This is Zhangjiawan, if you go there, there will be no waterway to go, you have to go where?" "It's over, I overslept." Wei Ning thought to himself, and hurriedly asked, "I'm going to land on Lujiapo, why..."

"Lujiapo has passed several miles, why did you fall asleep?" The middle-aged woman said: "If you want to go to Lujiapo, you have to go back by yourself, just pass Shishipo. Where is your home?" "No, I'm going to Yuanjia'ao, how can I get there?" "Oh, Yuan Jia'ao, what a coincidence, you go there and just turn over." "Really? What a coincidence?" Wei Ning didn't expect that he would save several miles by accident, so he quickly thanked him and walked along the path designated by the boatman. After Wei Ning left, the boatman who had been silent all this time said, "I said the child's mother, why do you point the way for that child to go?"

"He went to Yuanjia'ao, isn't that the closest road, just turn over." "That's not what I mean, I mean, you know, that road is dark, and most people don't go there..." "Hey, head of the family, it seems that you are so timid even after your age. In broad daylight, what are you afraid of? Don't worry, I think that kid is smart, he's fine." The boatman sighed and looked thoughtfully at the direction Wei Ning left. "What kind of road is this?" Wei Ning complained as he walked, no wonder, this road seems to have been walked for a long time, and it is already somewhat invisible, covered with thorns, Wei Ning waved a long stick casually, deep Advance one foot at a time.The sun was very strong in the afternoon, and Wei Ning forgot to bring water with him, and smoke started to rise from his throat. He just wanted to go back as soon as possible, hugging the cold well in front of the house to drink to his heart's content.

Wei Ning saw a pergola in front of him, which might have been built by the locals to give passers-by a rest. Wei Ning quickened his pace, wanting to go in and take a rest.There were three people in the pergola, a middle-aged man was carrying a burden, and seemed to be a traveler, drinking a teacup in his hand; a woman was sitting on a small bench, with several teacups in front of her, and a teacup beside her. There was a big teapot with a small stove next to it, and a few tea eggs were boiled on it, which seemed to be for business; there was also an old man sleeping on the ground, in ragged clothes, with a bamboo pole in his hand kept touching the ground, squinting. With two eyes resting.

In Xiangxi, such small tea stalls can be seen everywhere, but he did not expect to meet them here. Wei Ning suddenly felt like a long drought and sweet dew in his heart, and stepped forward in three steps at a time.But before he reached the stall, the beggar-like old man stretched out a bamboo pole, intentionally or unintentionally tripping Wei Ning, Wei Ning glared at him, too lazy to argue with him, and said to the tea seller: " Ma'am, please bring me a cup of tea too." The tea seller handed Wei Ning a cup of tea, and Wei Ning drank it in one gulp. Although the taste was a bit strange, as long as it could quench his thirst, it was fine.Wei Ning ordered another tea egg, and planned to eat it while walking on the road.

"Leave?" The old beggar said suddenly: "Nowadays, children don't know how to help the old man when they see the old man lying on the ground. They really don't have any compassion." Wei Ning blushed, secretly yelled ashamed, walked up to the beggar, and stretched out his hand to help him up. Unexpectedly, the beggar looked very light, but it was extremely heavy. He pulled up. After pulling the beggar to sit in the gazebo, Wei Ning thought for a while, handed the tea egg on his body to the old man and said, "Grandpa, leave this for you to eat, I'm not hungry yet, besides, I'll be home soon."

The old beggar immediately smiled, and said: "Hey, not bad, not bad, and know how to respect the elderly, promising and promising! But I don't eat this tea egg, although I am not young, but I don't want to die yet, I have the guts to treat you assholes." Small, dare not eat." At this time, the faces of the middle-aged man, the water seller, and Wei Ning changed drastically at the same time. Wei Ning shouted, "Grandpa, what are you talking about, she, she... is a grass hag?" The middle-aged man was even more exaggerated, he quickly reached into his throat to dig, and after a while, he spit out a large pile of waterweed-like things, on which a green bug the size of a broad bean writhed non-stop in the grass.

Wei Ning hurriedly imitated the man and dug his throat like that man, and after a while he also spit out a lot of water plants and a small green bug. The woman gave the beggar a hard look, and said in a vicious voice: "Wang Tuozi, I have no grudges with you in the previous life, and we have no grudges today. Why do you spoil my good deeds?" Wang Tuozi lazily said: "I don't care who you have a grudge against, but I like this kid, and I've accepted him as a disciple. You can't hurt him." The woman stomped her feet and said bitterly: "Well, you bastard, you spoiled my old lady's good deeds, and my old lady will never finish with you, just wait and see." After finishing speaking, she didn't care about her own business, and went straight away.

Wang Tuozi was lazily catching the lice on his body, turning a blind eye to the cruel words thrown by the grass hag. At this time, the middle-aged man stepped forward, made a deep bow and said: "Xiaosheng passed by here on his way to Beijing for the exam, but he almost died here. Thanks to the old man and little brother for their help, so that Xiaosheng can be safe. Xiaosheng makes sense." Halo, go to Beijing to catch the exam!What year is this? The imperial examination system of the Qing Dynasty has long been abolished since the Republic of China. This person must be a fool for studying!Wei Ning looked at the middle-aged man, he looked Zhou Zheng, but his mind was... Reading really kills people!

"Dare to ask little brother Gao's surname and name. For my brother to go home, I will be set as a little brother in the longevity ranking. I will offer incense and candles every day to repay my little brother's kindness today." "My name is..." Wei Ning hadn't finished speaking when Wang Tuozi's bamboo pole hit him hard in the face, knocking the next half of his sentence into his stomach. "Why!" Although Wang Tuozi saved his life just now, Wei Ning was a little annoyed at this moment. Wang Tuozi rolled his eyes, which are more white than black, and said in a strange voice: "You are called a ghoul, didn't you hear what I said just now? I said that this is my apprentice, why are you still beating him?" Idea, is it not completely dead or something, want to go in and squat for another 500 years or something?" Wei Ning was agitated all over, and thought to himself: Could it be that this middle-aged man is also... Although the middle-aged man was seen through his identity, he was still personable, and said with a smile: "In this case, Xiaosheng is leaving. The old man is really happy to be such an apprentice. Xiaosheng came in a hurry and didn't prepare all the gifts. I will make up for it in the future." Come on, little brother, Brother Yu will leave now." After speaking, he cupped his hands and left with a flick of his sleeves.