Zhentian coffin

"Good-looking skins are the same, but interesting souls can be chosen one by one, Mr. Wu, in this world..."

After returning to the Taoist temple, Mr. Wu blocked us at the door with resentment. The reason is very simple. He wanted to go to the scene to see it.

Unexpectedly, he was caught by his mother before he went out, and she refused to let him go down the mountain. Mr. Wu had a serious illness before, and he was about to lose his life. He only got out of the wheelchair two or three days ago. Most of the sores on his face dissipated. In his mother's words, he was just recovering from a serious illness and his yang energy was insufficient. When he went to the cemetery at night, it was not a big lantern in the toilet, looking for shit.

Mr. Wu, who didn't see the scene, was naturally very upset, so he asked me what was going on at the scene, what happened, and whether there was any accident or something.

Tonight's ceremony was actually very boring, and there was no story. If I really wanted to talk about it, it would be completely boring. How could I make this mistake, so I just added fuel to it.

"Hey, why did such an interesting person die, and the soul was also driven away by you. I still want to chat with him. After all, such an interesting person is rare."

Mr. Wu finally sighed, making the face of Mrs. Wu who was standing by the side pale with fright. It's over, it's over, his son's brain is broken due to this disease, and others will avoid ghosts when they encounter ghosts. I'm going to talk to Gui Bingzhuye about this, it's not that my brain is broken or something.

When I saw Mrs. Wu looking at me with resentful eyes, I ran away immediately. How could I not know what Mrs. Wu was thinking, didn't I just think that I had spoiled her son, but it's none of my business, it's not me If you ask him to do this, if you are afraid, just slip away.

Early the next morning, Liu Laodao and I bid farewell to Daoheng and left. We have been bothering here for a long time.

"You are brother Liu's apprentice, that is, my nephew. According to the etiquette, I have to give you some greetings, but there is nothing good in the small temple in the mountains, so I will give you a medical book. It's not something advanced. Medical skills are just a book that teaches you how to massage loose bones, learn it when you have time, young people, it’s not a bad thing to have an extra skill.”

Before leaving, Dao Hengsai gave me a medical book, which made me confused. Uncle Dao Heng, are you kidding me?You don't have any other treasures in this Taoist temple?Or you can give me your mahogany sword and Mao's medical book.

"Ahem, you child, you don't know the gift from the elders, so you can't resign, please accept it quickly"

Liu Laodao patted me on the back, and I quickly thanked that Daoheng.

"Old man, tell me, did you do it on purpose, asking Uncle Daoheng to give me the medical book on massaging loose bones, in fact hinting at me that I will give you a massage in the future?"

On the way down the mountain, I asked Liu Laodao suspiciously, it's not like he can't do this kind of thing, he is just an old urchin.

"Haha, how is it possible, I am a dignified one..."

"Okay, it really is you, dreaming, I tell you, want me to give you a massage, there is no door"

"Boy, if you dare to talk to Master like this, please seek a beating!"

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It took a day, and we arrived at a city hundreds of kilometers away by car. This city is on the edge of a tributary of the Yangtze River. It is barely a riverside city. A big river divides the city into two. bridge.

"Old man, didn't you say that you talk and laugh like a gentleman, and you have nothing to do with each other? What kind of expert is your friend this time?"

I went to ask Old Taoist Liu, he has been bragging about how good his friends are, I really want to see how good the masters in this city are this time.

"My friend in this city is not a tall man, but a great man, a great man, and at the same time, forget it, let's not talk about it"

Liu Laodao shook his head and replied, when I saw him saying this, his emotions seemed to be wrong, why did he feel a little sentimental, it seemed very complicated.

"Great man, Master, please tell me, what is a great law?"

But I am very interested. Could it be that this friend is also a woman, like Mrs. Gu, has a past?

"A person who has silently guarded this city for decades and dedicated his life, do you think he is great?"

Liu Laodao's tone suddenly became severe, and I nodded immediately in embarrassment. At this time, I must not stroke the old man's beard, or I will be beaten.

"Let's go, find someone"

Liu Laodao bought a city map from a newsstand, and after looking down for a while, he asked me to go with him.

Liu Laodao seems to have a lot of affection for this city, and he was quite familiar with it before. From time to time, he pointed at the surrounding buildings, but he was very disappointed, because the things he used to be familiar with were no longer visible, and now, only strange things remained.

In the end, Liu Laodao took me to a bridge and sat down under the shade of a tree without saying a word. There was a lot of traffic on the bridge, and there were bicycle lanes and sidewalks on both sides, but the weather was too hot during the day to see it. The few figures are all vehicles passing by.

I secretly observed Liu Laodao, and found that he was staring at the bridge in a daze, and the look in his eyes was even more complicated, which made me hesitate to speak a few times, but finally remained silent.

Sitting here is very hot, and there are many people passing by, and some kind people stopped to ask us if we need help, but Liu Laodao ignored it, so I had to deal with it with a smile.

A few hours later, the sky gradually darkened, and the surrounding traffic gradually decreased after a period of peak hours, and most people had already returned home from get off work.

But at this time, some workers in yellow uniforms began to appear on the road. They were sanitation workers who swept the road. They appeared on the side of the road with big brooms and tricycles to clean up.

"Excuse me, do you know an old man named Huang Zhixiang, who is also your colleague and has been a sanitation worker for many years?"

When I didn't pay attention, the old man had already stood up and went to ask a sanitation worker. When I passed by, the old man had already walked across the bridge with his hands behind his back in silence.

"Old man, don't be bored, you have something to say, just say it"

No matter how stupid I am at this time, I know that the old man is in a bad mood, and I want to comfort him.

But Liu Laodao ignored me and continued to walk forward. Soon, we walked across the bridge, and at the head of the bridge, a skinny sanitation worker saw us, and his expression immediately became excited.

"Liu Mingchang"

"Huang Zhixiang"

Liu Laodao also felt the strange look in the other party's eyes. When he looked up, he was overjoyed, and then they both yelled at the same time.

The sanitation worker threw away the big broom, walked over excitedly and hugged Liu Laodao, patting each other on the back.

"Sure enough, you are not dead yet. Why do you want to come and see me? Didn't you say you were going to retire from the world?"

"You are not dead, how can I die, let's go, let's have a drink"

Liu Laodao completely forgot about me, and even offered to drink, which made me dumbfounded. Although Liu Laodao always said that he was a firework Taoist and could not help smoking and drinking, he never drank alcohol. Did you take the initiative to drink?

"No, no, I'm still at work, wait for me, half an hour will be fine"

But the sanitation worker didn't agree to come down immediately, and Liu Laodao didn't urge him, and found another place to sit down.

The sanitation worker moved quickly. Although he looked older than Liu Laodao, he was still in good health. After half an hour, he finished his work and explained to the workers before coming to us.

Liu Laodao became warm again, and the two chatted while walking, talking about some past events, and finally we sat down in a small roadside restaurant, the kind of fly restaurant, it seems a bit unhygienic, but the business is very Hot.

It didn't take long for the dishes to be served, and I tactfully immersed myself in the meal. I didn't say a word, but the two of them were able to chat very well. I saw Daoheng a few days ago and I didn't see Liu Laodao so excited.

"Old Huang, how many years have you been guarding this bridge, maybe four to fifty years?"

"No, 48 years, eleven months and seven days"

"It's been 48 years, it's been so long, it's been half my life"

"But it's coming soon, the government has issued an approval document, and it will have to be demolished next year."

"It was demolished so quickly. I remember that the bridge was built according to the 100-year lifespan, which is less than half of it."

"It's almost there. How can it be compared to now? This bridge is too old to pass heavy vehicles, and there are few lanes. It's not worthwhile. We demolished it and built a new one."

"But you, Huang..."

"What's wrong with me, a bad old man, is it possible that I can still be such a master? Let's not talk about this, let me tell you, Lao Liu, these years, you..."

The sanitation worker quickly broke away from this strange conversation, and then began to talk nonsense. Although this old Huang is just a sanitation worker, he is not an old person. He has witnessed the development of this city and has always been able to Keeping pace with the times, now he can even pay with WeChat.

In comparison, Liu Laodao was much worse. He had been in Qinghe Town for many years, and gradually lost touch with this modern society, so the one who talked was always that old Huang.

After eating a meal for more than two hours, the two of them did not drink less, and they were both a little drunk. Lao Huang kept asking us to live in his house, but we refused. From the chat just now, we knew that this old Huang It's not a single person, and even the grandson is in middle school. It's very bad to go to someone else's house in this state.

So we found a small hotel by ourselves and stayed there. At this time, I pestered Liu Laodao and asked him to tell me the story of that old Huang.

"Next year, the day that bridge will be demolished will be the day when Lao Huang will die, hey"

But Liu Laodao's first sentence made me dumbfounded, what does it mean?How could there be such a relationship between Lao Huang and that bridge?