Under one person: My cat turned out to be a traveling beast

Chapter 28 Grandmother Xiuju【For further reading and investment】

ding dong~
Ring the doorbell.

After a while, the heavy door was opened from the inside, and an elderly woman with a cane came into view.

"Young man, who are you looking for?" The old woman looked Li Xiao up and down, asking about the origin.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Hello, that's how it is. I was introduced by Gao Lian."

When she heard that it was Gao Lian, the old lady remembered immediately, and said with a smile: "So you are Li Xiao, please come in."

Li Xiao strode across the threshold, looking at the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. In the spacious front yard, the floor was paved with blue bricks, and in the center was a big bronze tripod, inside which were inserted three thick, thousand-year-old incense sticks.

There are peach trees planted on both sides, and now it is the time of the autumnal equinox, and the fallen leaves are dancing in the sky with the breeze.

However, the tree planting and the bronze tripod form a clear support, just like a Tai Chi Eight Diagrams map, non-professionals can't see the meaning of this place at all.

All in all, the people in this family are not simple!
The old woman also realized that Li Xiao hadn't followed, bent her body, turned her face sideways and said, "Young man, what's the matter? Is there any problem?"

"Ah." Li Xiao reacted and said, "It's nothing, I'm just curious."

The old woman smiled without saying a word, and continued to walk forward. The two came to a room on the second floor of the single-family villa, and what they saw was the dying old man lying on the hospital bed.

It looks like he should be about 80 or [-] years old. His body is thin and his face is ashen. It is obvious that his life is not long.

"Xiuju, who's here?" the old man asked weakly.

"Old man, it's the theater troupe I invited." Xiuju came to the bed, gently helped him sit up, and put a soft pillow behind his back to make the old man more comfortable.

"Theatrical troupe?" When he heard this sentence, the old man couldn't help but his eyes lit up. As a fan of opera, he would go to listen to opera every night when he was young. Coupled with the fact that his body is getting worse day by day, it has been a long time since he has listened to the play seriously.

Xiuju turned her head away, a trace of expectation flickered in her kind eyes: "Xiao Lizi, can you sing for my old man?"

Li Xiao bowed his head in greeting, but this person has already run out of oil and may return to dust at any time.

Theatrical troupe rules: one prohibits stepping on the road, two prohibits destroying ancestors and forgetting teachers, three prohibits disobedience and unfilial piety, four prohibits private buying and selling, five prohibits urinating at the door, six prohibits throwing rice in teahouses, seven prohibits teasing women, eight prohibits Lying on the street in the alley is prohibited, nine prohibits breaking into private houses, and ten prohibits sneaking and abducting.

He wasn't breaking the rules either.

The number of accompanists generally does not exceed five at the same time, and the most basic accompaniment instruments are drums, flutes, and clappers.

This family is rich and powerful, and they also need people who have prepared accompaniment.

Li Xiao also sang "Suolin Bag", dressed in a red robe and perfect makeup.The melodious and melodious opera tone calmed down the audience as soon as he opened his mouth.

The heirs of the Wang family also came to the door on the second floor. They didn't go in, for fear of disturbing the opera inside, they could only listen to the pure voice at the door.

Until the end of the opera, the sound of gongs and drums stopped abruptly, and the old lady Xiuju smiled with satisfaction. She was indeed a descendant of the Li family in Xinghua Village, and she really lived up to her reputation.

"That's right, I had a fight with your grandfather back then."

Xiuju also unambiguously took out a stack of banknotes from the cabinet, and when she laughed, the wrinkles on her face were accumulated together, "Little Li, it's very good, this is a reward for you."

However, Li Xiao directly rejected the old lady's kindness: "I'm sorry, we only charge the money you paid in this business, and the reward is fine."

This is also a rule. The old man told Li Xiao many years ago that although they make a living by singing, they should not be greedy and collect any reward other than the set money.

Hearing this, the old lady Xiuju smiled and said: "Hehe, since that's the case, old lady, I don't force it. You can stay here for a few more days, and I will settle the daily expenses in the final payment."

Li Xiao cupped his hands, "Thank you."

"Well, little Lizi, you can call me Granny Xiuju. My age is about the same as your grandpa. You can call me Granny."

"Grandma Xiuju."

Li Xiao nodded, murmured in his heart, always felt that he had heard of "Xiuju" somewhere, and kept thinking about the origin of this person in his mind. people.

Xiuju arranged for her son to vacate a clean room for him. Judging from the old man's current physical condition, he should still live for a few days.

Let's fulfill his last wish these days.

The children around him also silently shed a line of hot tears. The old man said, "Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet. I earn money every day at this age. Don't cry."

"You all go out, Xiuju and I will chat."

At the request of Mr. Wang, the children turned and left, preparing to give grandpa and grandma a separate space to get along with each other.

Grandma Xiuju sat on the chair and joked: "Old man, he was as strong as a calf before, why did he lose so much weight all of a sudden, are you in such a hurry to leave? I've had enough with me, and I'm in a hurry to escape I."

Mr. Wang smiled bitterly and said, "How is that possible, Xiuqin."

Granny Xiuju took out a clean towel, wiped the dust off the old man's face, and murmured: "You want to leave me, it's a good idea, and you are not allowed to hook up with those little sluts when you get down there, wait for me to go down to accompany you. "

This sentence made Mr. Wang laugh. After so many years, the old lady still likes to joke so much.

The old man held Grandma Xiuju's vicissitudes little hand, and said with emotion: "Oh, Xiuju, how could I have had enough with you, I'm worth it to be with you for the rest of my life!"

"Yo! Your mouth is quite sweet." Xiuju smiled and couldn't help asking: "I'm not that good, so I haven't wronged you?"

"I also confessed, in fact, I have killed people!"

Mr. Wang's expression changed obviously: "???"

Li Xiao, who was next door, vaguely heard the conversation between the old couple, and when she heard the words spoken by Grandma Xiuju, her face also showed a dignified look.

killed someone...

That doesn't mean she couldn't be ordinary.

Combined with the time when he came here, there were several wooden ancestral plaques enshrined on the altar in the temple. Although his name and identity were not marked on them, he was a reborn person, so he had heard of Grandma Xiuju.

She should be from the Tang Sect.

The old lady's name, Xiuju, sounds like a pseudonym, but Li Xiao doesn't dare to jump to conclusions about who it is from the Tang Sect.

As for why they quit the Tang Sect, most likely they were dissatisfied with Dong Chang and Xu Xin's handling, one was killed directly and the other was imprisoned permanently.

Of course, maybe just staying is enough.

(End of this chapter)