Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 148 Return

After Ma Yasha ordered the craftsmen to lower the hanging basket and lift up Zhu Huan and the old craftsman, he declared the two dead and announced that the renovation work of the old house would be suspended.

The funeral of Zhu Huan and the old craftsman was held in the main house of the old house. Except for close relatives, Ma Yasha refused other friends and neighbors to come to pay their respects, saying that he would bury them after Zhu Yunshan returned to the old house.

However, after waiting for two days, there was no sign of Zhu Yunshan. The person sent to report the news came back from the county town and said that Zhu Yunshan fainted on the spot after learning of Zhu Huan's death, and he is still in the hospital for emergency treatment.

Ma Yasha was anxious and said that her daughter had already died and she could not let her husband die too. As long as her husband was alive, she might be able to give birth to a son. So she buried Zhu Huan and the old craftsman in a hurry and rushed to the county town, entrusting the old house to Uncle Liu and Lu Bo to take care of it.

As soon as Ma Yacha left, Uncle Liu and Lu Bo organized the craftsmen to fill the hole with soil, saying that if it was not filled in time, it would affect the main house of the old house. When the soil was almost filled, Lu Bo specially found the half persimmon tree and planted it in the original place. He said that it was the half persimmon tree that caused the trouble. It was the tree that killed Zhu Hu and the old craftsman, and replanting it was to better commemorate Zhu Hu and the old craftsman.

Ma Yacha never came back. After more than half a month, she still hadn't come back. Uncle Liu and Lu Bo sent people to the county town to inquire. People in the know said that Zhu Yunshan was seriously ill and Ma Yacha might have sent Zhu Yunshan to the provincial capital for treatment. People were sent to the provincial capital to inquire. Zhu Yunhe and Dan'er's mother in the provincial capital said that no one had come. So Uncle Liu and Lu Bo disbanded the repair team and said that they would notify everyone to come when Ma Yacha came back. The villagers continued to work in the mountains according to the division of labor previously assigned by Ma Yacha.

On the seventh day after Zhu Huan's death, Uncle Liu and Lu Bo went to the grave to pay respects and then parted under the big camphor tree. Uncle Liu asked Lu Bo to look after the old house while he went to the provincial capital to look for Ma Yasha. If he couldn't find her there, he would go to the ends of the earth to find her, alive or dead.

Lu Bo advised Uncle Liu to take care of his health. It was impossible for Ma Yasha to get into trouble. It must be that Zhu Yunshan was too seriously ill and could not be treated in the provincial capital, so he went to the capital or went to see a folk doctor.

Uncle Liu also asked Lu Bo to go to Xishan on the Ghost Festival on July 15th to burn some paper money for Zhu Huan and Dan'er. The two siblings had no money to spend when they were alive, so after they died, he must give her and him money to spend.

Lu Bo agreed readily and told Uncle Liu not to worry, as Zhu Huan and Dan'er were also his niece and nephew. He would ask the Bianzui Po to call the old lady who chanted Buddhist scriptures for Zhu Huan and Dan'er tomorrow, and burn a cartload of gold ingots for them.

Uncle Liu said, "It's rare for an old man like you to be so kind. When you die, I will burn a planeload of gold bars for you."

"Hmph, I wonder who will die first? After you die, I promise to burn a shipload of US dollars for you." Rube looked very excited.

Uncle Liu cursed, "You old thing, are you cursing me to death? U.S. dollars? What's that? Burn them to wipe my ass? If you really have feelings and loyalty, then burn me a few jars of good old wine."

"How about I make you a few jars of the royal wine from the cellar under the millstone?" Ruburt laughed.

Uncle Liu glared at him and said, "You old man, if you dare to drink that wine without permission, I will be angry with you."

"No hurry, no hurry. I'm waiting for you old man to come back and go down to the cellar together." Ruburt still smiled.

Uncle Liu scolded: "Go to hell with you? You wish for that. I have to live for three hundred years to see how you can bear the eighteen kinds of punishments of Yama."

"Okay, okay, you better hurry up and go to hell. I guess you can only find your Yaksha daughter in the Netherworld." Lu Bo muttered, but Uncle Liu couldn't hear clearly, so he asked, "What did you say?"

"I tell you to hurry up and leave. It's going to rain heavily today." Lu Bo accompanied Uncle Liu to the main intersection.

Uncle Liu waved goodbye to Lu Bo, took a few steps, turned around, knelt down and kowtowed facing the old house, muttering something, but Lu Bo, who was already walking back, could not hear clearly.

Less than half an hour later, a strong wind suddenly blew up, dark clouds gathered, and raindrops as big as beans hit the tiles of the old house densely, crackling like popping beans.

In the rain, Lu Bo opened the door of the old house. This door was the main door in front. Ever since Zhu Huan "went to welcome his father back with a strong wind" that day, and welcomed the ungrateful Zhu Yunhe back to the old house, it has been locked and has never been opened again.

Today, Ruburt opened the main door and welcomed three people in. Except for the person walking in front who walked steadily, the other two people walked unsteadily and looked a little panicked.

Since all three of them were wearing raincoats and rain hats covering their faces, it was hard to tell who they were.
Ruber led the three men directly into the main house of the old house, and then a loud laughter came from the main house, which sounded very proud.

"Sister, can you bear it?"

"Why did you change back again?"

“I still like the way it was before.”

"Well, I actually like the old you too."

"Sister, do you want me to go out and beat them up? A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated."

"You'd rather die in glory than live in disgrace. You're awesome. Go out and beat them up."

"You can't go out and beat them up. If you do that, won't your plan be ruined?"

"You still know my plan? Tell me the truth, when did you run back? Does Huanhuan know?"

"Don't you know that? Why are you asking even though you already know the answer?"

"That day you secretly drank the old wine from the millstone. I wanted to catch you right away, but then I thought you must be feeling depressed, so I let you be alone for a few days."

"Thank you, you are the one who understands me."

"Shao Pin, tell me, is the baby in Huan Huan's belly Wang Yanjing's child?"

"Sister, can you please speak more politely? We should keep an eye on them."

"They can't hold back any farts for the time being, so they are feeling very proud of themselves."

"Sister, what if they get into your room?"

"They don't dare."

"You're getting carried away?"

"That's perfect, it's your own way to death."

"Sister, you are so awesome."

"Still poor? Tell me about your business."

"What's there to say about my affairs? I missed you, so I came back. It's very simple."

"Simple as hell, how is Huanhuan now?"

"She is naturally carefree and free."

"Impossible, Wang Yanjing is still in there, how can she be at ease?"

"She doesn't care about Wang Yanjing at all, as if she has never met him."

"What about the baby in the belly? Wang Yanjing is the father of the baby after all."

"Sister, Sister Huanhuan's stomach is already empty."

"Early empty? What do you mean?"

"It's just that the child died a long time ago. He was gone when I returned from the old house."

"How could it disappear out of nowhere?"

"It wasn't good in the first place, so Sister Huanhuan got rid of it when she got home."

"Can she really be so cruel?"

"Who is Sister Huanhuan? You are first and she is second."

"Let me ask you, have you ever had sex with Huanhuan?"

"What?"

"Stop pretending to be deaf and dumb in front of me."

"Sister, I have good hearing and good eyesight, but I really don't know what you are asking?"

"Have you ever been good to Huanhuan?"

"We have been doing fine."

"Come on again, believe it or not, I took your balls off?"

"Sister, didn't you pick my balls a long time ago?"

"Are you going to piss me off to death? I'm warning you, if you and Huanhuan get along well, you have to take responsibility. Don't be like that Wang Yanjing, a heartless and ungrateful man."

"Sister, what does it mean to be happy?"

"you?"

"whee."

"Okay, I won't care about you anymore. I'm too lazy to care about you."

"Sister, Sister Huanhuan and I have only held hands, and she held my hand."

"real or fake?"

"It's definitely not cooked." "Then why did Huanhuan say that when she came back during the Chinese New Year?"

"You know her, she's always talking nonsense."

"The brain is in prison, can this be a joke?"

"Isn't this normal for her?"

"Is she okay now?"

"That's fine. Maybe one day at some time she will suddenly stand in front of you."

"Well, that suits her style."

"Sister, why didn't they make any noise? Were we discovered by them?"

"I found you, you idiot. How could anyone find you after hiding here for so many days?"

"Didn't you find me? It's just that you didn't catch me, hehe."

"Hey, why did you change back to your original appearance?"

"Sister, becoming Yushu Linfeng is actually very painful for me, so it's better to change back to my original appearance."

"Pain? What's going on?"

"The doctor said that I had delayed my illness for too long. Although I have seen some improvement after treatment, I still need medication to maintain my condition."

"Then you should take medicine."

"Sister, I don't want to become a medicine jar. Besides, the medicine is too expensive."

"Don't think too much. The most important thing is to be a normal person."

"Sister, am I normal now? I can follow you around and pick up farts to eat every day, hehe."

"Tell me, even if I take the medicine, will I still return to my original state?"

"Sister, are you really a fairy?"

"I've read medical books, and they say that if the disease is not cured in one go, it will relapse in a few years. Once it relapses, you will become an old man."

"So I'd better change back as soon as possible."

"Do your mother and father agree?"

"It was my mother who gave me acupuncture, and it was my father who agreed to let me come back to see you. Do you think they agree?"

"Well, Master is not an ordinary woman, and your father is even more so."

"Sister, am I going to be a brother?"

"You want to be a brother? Is your mother pregnant?"

"Yeah, so she didn't come back even after you died."

"Bah, bah, bah, are you trying to curse me to death?"

"You are a fairy, can you be cursed to death?"

"Hush, they're about to start moving."

Zhu Hao stopped Dan'er from speaking and watched the three people brought in by the fake Ruber through the cave entrance.

Dan'er squeezed to the side of the red badger, stretched his neck and stared out of the cave with wide eyes. He had returned to his childish appearance, just like before he was beaten to death by Lan Yuliu.

"Can you please stop being so curious? This place will belong to you from now on." A familiar female voice sounded.

"Really? Really?" The man's voice was also very familiar.

"Oh my, I think about you day and night, and today I finally get my wish. Thank you, Boss Liu, I'm willing to be your slave in the next life." Dan'er burst out laughing when he heard the woman's voice, and Zhu Hu quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

"Slant-eyed woman, how many times have I warned you? Don't call me Boss Liu outside. Why can't you control your stinky mouth? Zhu Hu, you also remember, I will always be Lan Yuliu in this old house." Lan Yuliu's voice was majestic and domineering.

"Yuliu, I know what's going on. This woman lost herself in the main house. I will teach her a lesson." Zhu Hu's voice was timid.

"Hey, Zhu Hu, would you be in this situation today without me, you sick cat? Let me tell you, my uncle still has plenty of energy." The slant-eyed woman's throat was hoarse.

"Can you please stop arguing? We are still not sure whether this old house belongs to us or not? Whether the main house of this old house belongs to us or not?" said the fake Ruburt.

"Hey, aren't you sure that Badger Fairy is dead? After she dies, this old house will belong to us." Lan Yuliu said.

"Boss, that Ma Yasha and Uncle Liu are quite capable. I've seen a thing or two from them." The fake Lu Bo spoke.

"As long as the Eight Badger Immortals are dead, what can Ma Yasha and Old Man Liu do? I am more than capable of dealing with Ma Yasha. Now that you are a stand-in, Old Man Lu, can't you deal with Old Man Liu?" Lan Yuliu was extremely arrogant.

The fake Lu Bo replied to Lan Yuliu: "Boss, I'm worried that old man Lu's soul will be scattered after the 15th day of the seventh month."

"Don't worry, Zhu Shanzi and I have planned it carefully this time. Even if old man Lu's soul is gone, you can still maintain his appearance for half a month." Lan Yuliu's tone sounded as if she was sure of victory.

"Boss, is half a month enough time for us?" the fake Lu Bo asked Lan Yuliu cautiously.

"It's enough, but we must make sure that the Eight Badger Immortals are really dead." There was still a hint of doubt in Lan Yuliu's words about the death of Zhu Hu.

"Boss, I saw with my own eyes that she fell into the cave designed by you and Mr. Zhu. I saw with my own eyes Ma Yasha fished her body out of the cave. I saw with my own eyes Ma Yasha buried her in the West Mountain." The fake Lu Bo used the word "with my own eyes" several times.

Zhu Hu questioned: "Who is Badger Baxian? She is not a human at all, but a wild beast. How could she die so easily? She must have faked her death to play a trick, otherwise Ma Yasha would not have buried her so hastily."

"Yes, yes, yes. If the Badger Eight Immortals are really dead, Ma Yasha, the Yasha woman, will definitely find someone to settle the score. It is impossible for her to just send her to the West Mountain so carelessly. At least a grand banquet will be held for a few days." The slanted-eyed woman agreed.

Lan Yuliu sneered: "Humph, have you become a big foodie like that day lily? It is precisely because Ma Yasha did not hold a big banquet and buried Badger Eight Immortals in a hurry that I believe Badger Eight Immortals are dead."

"Why?" Zhu Hu and Slant-Eyed Woman asked in unison.

Lan Yuliu replied: "Why do you ask such a simple question? You two have pig brains? If Badger Eight Immortals were really dead, she, Ma Yasha, would definitely not be in the mood to hold a big banquet. Do you understand the principle of despair?"

"I understand, I understand, Yu Liu, you mean that if Ma Yasha makes a big fuss about his funeral, it means that the Eight Immortals of the Badger are faking their death?" Zhu Hu's flattering tone made Zhu Badger feel sick. If he hadn't had a green plum in his mouth, he would have vomited out of nausea. Dan'er covered his mouth and laughed, almost laughing out loud, and Zhu Badger pinched his waist hard.

"That's right. It's rare that you can realize it in time. Zhu Hu, don't shout 'Yuliu Yuliu' anymore. If you shout again, I will tear your mouth apart." Lan Yuliu said in a stern tone.

"Yes, yes, boss, I remember it, I remember it." Zhu Hu nodded and bowed. Zhu Huan couldn't help but spit on the ground. The green plum in his mouth fell to the ground and bounced on the wall of the cave and out of the cave. Dan'er was so scared that he closed his eyes.

"What is it?" Lan Yuliu stood up from the chair.

After entering the main house, Lan Yuliu first walked around, went into all the rooms that could be entered through the door, did not enter the rooms that could not be opened, and did not take any measures to force their way in. However, Zhu Hu and the slanting-eyed woman were so excited after entering the main house that they could not control themselves. They looked around and touched everything, wishing to immediately announce to everyone that they were the owners of the main house of the old house.

Lan Yuliu was sitting on a chair in the hall near the study. The green plum that Zhu Huan accidentally dropped on the ground bounced out of the hole and just passed in front of her chair.

Lan Yuliu certainly couldn't hear the sound of the green plums popping up. It was windy and rainy outside, and she was talking to Zhu Hu and the others. How loud a sound could a small green plum make when it fell to the ground? The main reason was that the arc drawn by the green plums popping up just caught Lan Yuliu's eyes.

"Boss, this is it." The fake Lu Bo picked up a small piece of dirt from behind the chair where Lan Yuliu was sitting and handed it to Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu glanced at the piece of dirt in the fake Lu Bo's hand and asked, "Why did it suddenly fall off?"

"Aren't we cleaning up the debris these days? If the Badger Immortals are still alive, the repair work on the main house would have already begun." The fake Rubeur replied.

Lan Yuliu looked around the hall suspiciously and asked the fake Lu Bo: "Where are the Eight Badger Immortals buried?"

"West Mountain." The fake Ruburt replied.

Lan Yuliu asked Zhu Hu: "Do you know where the egg is buried?"

"I don't know, but she was still in the old house at that time, so she should know." Zhu Hu pointed at the slanted-eyed woman.

The slant-eyed woman quickly replied, "I know, I know. At that time, I also accompanied the short-lived ghost to the West Mountain. The Badger Immortal said that since the child died a violent death, no grave or tombstone should be erected. I was wondering what tricks he was playing. So he used the hairpin on his head to scratch a few marks on a nearby tree as a mark."

"Very good, the three of you take your tools and go to the West Mountain now to dig up the graves of the Eight Badger Immortals and that short-lived ghost and see if her and his bodies are inside?" Lan Yuliu made the decision.

"what?!"

Zhu Hu, the Slant-Eyed Woman, and the Fake Lu Bo were shocked, but since Lan Yuliu had made the decision, they had to carry it out.