piecing together the soul

Chapter 11 Master Xu Xu Xiaohan

This voice, this accent, and this tone, you can tell it's the person I know very well.I went out with him immediately, looking at his thin back, I really thought he was a woman with long hair.

He is my male best friend, named Xu Xiaohan, who belongs to the delicate-looking type, with fair skin, good looks and good temperament. He was born in Nancheng and grew up in Nancheng. People are very caring in this line of work.

Stopping in an empty stairwell, he said, "Master Guo, you haven't been to the library for a while." It was the standard Nancheng accent again.

I said helplessly: "Master Xu, your Mandarin is first-class, so you can't speak Mandarin? You look like a human being, and your mouth image is completely ruined."

"Not at all. Chatting with friends is not work." After he answered me, he said, "Have you been there these days?"

"Tired." I said, "resting in the dormitory."

"Don't fool me!" Xiao Han said, "Your face has no radiance, you are definitely tired. But! Even your eyes are covered with fog, there must be something else. Tell me, don't let me Say. What you say is not the same as what I said."

"I'm giving you shame," I said, "you still want to interrogate me, don't you?"

"All right, all right, don't tell me." Xiao Han leaned against the handrail of the stairs and lowered her voice, "I saw that ghost just now, he looks quite handsome."

"What nonsense are you talking about, where did you come from?" I quickly covered it up, but my heart was about to jump out of my chest.

Xiaohan leaned close to my ear and whispered in a barely audible voice: "I have a unique constitution. I have had yin and yang eyes since I was a child. Those dirty things can't escape my eyes. You are haunted by ghosts. Don't pretend you don't know, tell me Clear."

These few words were spoken in Mandarin, otherwise I might not be able to hear them clearly, but I didn't dare to answer them.

I met Xu Xiaohan in a club related to history and archaeology when I was a freshman, and we hit it off right away, and we have become best friends ever since.Lao Wang was very angry when he first found out about Xiao Han, but later for some reason he gave the green light to the relationship between me and Xiao Han.

I have known Xiaohan for more than three years, how could I not have talked about ghosts and gods when talking about history and archaeology?I've never heard him say that he has yin and yang eyes.He said that now, don't you want to lie to me?

Seeing that I didn't answer, Xiao Han said again: "I didn't lie to you. That ghost has the hairstyle in period dramas, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is extremely handsome. He is a good ghost with no clothes on. Why didn't he reincarnate? How did you find you? Seeing him like that won't hurt anyone. How did you get stuck on you? Did you fall in love with him or did he fall in love with you?"

Just at this time, I suddenly saw brother Xiu floating down from the upper stairs, and seeing me and Xu Xiaohan rubbing each other's ears, I was stunned and said, "Qingluan, you can't do this, don't you have a boyfriend?"

"Wow, you call her Qingluan, the relationship is really close." Xiaohan turned her head and stared at brother Xiu's direction accurately and said, her bright eyes seemed to be shining.

Brother Xiu was obviously taken aback again, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Complacent, Xiaohan said with a smile in standard Mandarin: "Look, I didn't lie to you. That handsome guy, who were you before you were alive? How did you pester our Master Guo?"

"Master Guo?" Brother Xiu asked in surprise, "Qingluan, who is this? Why is this person so deadly?"

"What is death?" Xiao Han still spoke Mandarin, "This handsome guy, it's been a long time since you died like this, haven't you met someone like me?"

"Qingluan, who the hell is this? Could it be you who came here to break me up?" Brother Xiu asked.

I didn't understand much of their conversation, and what I didn't understand was how could they talk?Didn't Brother Xiu say that a ghost can only talk to a living person?Isn't Xiao Han a living person?Are they both hiding something from me?Xiaohan won't really want to break Brother Xiu's soul, will he?what should I do……

"Qingluan!"

"Master Guo!"

Seeing me in a daze, they both called me in unison.I just came back to my senses and said, "Don't quarrel, since it's like this, I'll introduce you to each other. No nonsense is allowed."

"Brother Xiu, this is Lord Xu, Xu Xiaohan, my best friend, good buddy." I saw Brother Xiu nodded and continued, "Master Xu, his name is Wang Xiuying. He was born in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He has been dead for many years. , was divided into corpses, so she couldn't be reincarnated."

"It's called Xiuying." Master Xu couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry Xiuying, Xiaohan, I won't break you up."

"You have the nerve to laugh at him?" I hurriedly said, "He has a feminine name, and your name and appearance are feminine."

"Then what's the matter? Boys and girls are rich and honored." Master Xu said, "What's the matter, how long have you known each other? Talking to him like this? Does our old king still have a chance?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Brother Xiu had a wife before he was alive, besides, he is a ghost now, and besides, he is my brother."

Xiaohan smiled and said, "Oh, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the brothers and sisters must have been pretty hot, right? Xiuying? What did your wife call you? Did she just call you brother?"

Xiao Han's words aroused my interest, and I also asked, "That's right Brother Xiu, what does your wife call you?"

Brother Xiu faltered and refused to answer, I asked again, but he still didn't answer.Xiaohan has been observing Brother Xiu from the sidelines, and suddenly said: "Xiuying, why are you afraid to say this? Unless, your wife calls you 'Brother Xiu'."

"Don't talk nonsense!" I said quickly, "Brother Xiu, tell him no! What did your wife call you?"

At this moment, I suddenly felt that the white cloth that appeared yesterday appeared on brother Xiu's lap, but because it was daytime, even his shadow was not clear, so the so-called white cloth was even more unclear.

Xiao Han spoke quickly, seeing that brother Xiu didn't answer immediately, he immediately said: "Look at the handsome guy's face has changed, I must be right."

Brother Xiu gave Xiao Han a sideways look: "What are you guessing?" Then he said to me: "What kind of bad friends do you have? Yesterday I saw your old Wang and felt that he was not a good person. Today this one is not as good as that one." Woolen cloth."

Xiao Han was not so fuel-efficient, and immediately said: "Yes, Master Guo, look at the friends you have made, they are getting worse and worse."

I naturally understood that what Xiao Han meant was that although he was not as good as Lao Wang, brother Xiu was not as good as him.I just smiled and didn't speak.

"How do you say Xu?" Brother Xiu immediately understood.

"Hey, why are you playing so hard? Talk like you can hit me."

I can't help feeling a little helpless, why do these two men talk more than the two women?
"This is in the library," I hurriedly persuaded, "Can you restrain yourself? If you have anything to say, let's go out and talk."

"It's okay." Xiao Han slipped back to Nancheng's accent, "It's not convenient to bring him to your dormitory, why don't you stay with me for a while."

"Okay, that's exactly what I mean!" I immediately agreed when I heard Xiaohan say that.

Xiao Han doesn't live in the school, and rents a one- or three-bedroom house in the family courtyard next to the school. Although it is not particularly big, it is not crowded at all for three or four people to live in.

Xiaohan saw that I agreed happily, so she couldn't help but hesitate: "You, it's not like you settled down early in the morning, right?"

"Fuck you." I said as I walked towards the library seat, "I didn't intend to let you know about this, how can I be at ease?"

Mr. Xu and I each packed up our things in the library, then left the library and went to the dormitory.

"I'll go back to the dormitory to pack my things." I said, "You, you two, wait for me downstairs."

Brother Xiu didn't speak, but Xiao Han said, "Master Guo, why are you going to my place, what are you going to tell Old Wang?"

"You have to keep this matter from him." I said, "It doesn't matter to you, the main thing is not to let him know about Brother Xiu."

"You really like him?" Xiao Han asked back.

I picked up my schoolbag and took a picture of Mr. Xu: "You want to die? It's a waste if you don't build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway!"

"I understand," Brother Xiu said, "That old king is not as strong as you. Qingluan is afraid that he will be worried and unable to help if he finds out, and he may be in danger."

Xiao Han said again: "Oh, not bad, our Xiuying is a roundworm?"

"Keep your voice down," I said, "don't let others see the problem."

Xiao Han nodded, and her voice was lowered a lot: "Then why did you tell Lao Wang?"

"Let's talk about it with the dormitory." I said, "Just say that my friend came to Beijing to play with me for a while."

Brother Xiu said, "You have to review every day. He won't believe you when you say you're playing with your friends."

"Then don't tell him. Just say that you need to review and only meet once on the weekend. There should be no problem."

With that said, I had already arrived at the downstairs of the dormitory, so I went in directly.Back in the dormitory, there were only two people in the dormitory, both playing their own things behind the curtain.I lightly packed things, toiletries, and a change of clothes. I don’t need to bring too much. It’s close anyway. If it doesn’t work, I’ll just come back and get it. The last is the cardboard box containing the shovel and Brother Xiu’s bones.

"Dear." I yelled, and a head popped out of the curtain in response.

"Xiao Luan, what's the matter?" Seeing me packing up my things, she asked, "Where are you going?"

"A friend came to Beijing to play, I will go with her for a few days." I said while putting things into my big backpack, "I won't be back for a few days. If Lao Wang asks, just say that I am not in the dormitory for self-study, Don't tell him."

"Yo, what kind of friends? Men and women?"

"Female." I said with a smile, "I'm afraid Lao Wang will say that I didn't study well, thank you!"

Just finished tidying up, I said and walked out the door: "Don't miss me too much, I'll be back in a few days."

"Who misses you!"

Listening to my roommate's voice, I walked out of the dormitory door, facing the faint shadow of Brother Xiu.

"Why did you come up?" I asked in a low voice, "Didn't you agree to wait for me below?"

"Let me ask you." Brother Xiu said, "Is Xu Xiaohan down there really reliable?"

"Him?" I said as I went downstairs. "He's the most loyal dude I've ever met, otherwise I wouldn't be able to be so nice to him."

"Then can you tell me why your old king allows you to have him as a friend of the opposite sex?"

I glanced at Brother Xiu and asked, "You really want to know?"

Brother Xiu nodded.

I laughed and said, "I won't tell you!"

"I think he's different from ordinary people." Brother Xiu didn't smile, but was very serious, "It's different from someone with spiritual power like you. He's full of the breath of the dead. Are you sure he's nothing special?" place?"

"It's nothing." I said, "His only characteristic is... No, I agreed not to tell you."

Brother Xiu sighed, then remained silent.

"What are you thinking about?" I said, "Don't provoke him. Especially handsome ones like you."

"What?" Brother Xiu asked, I ignored it and walked out of the dormitory.

I gave the big backpack to Master Xu and said, "Looking at how thin you are, I can't bear to let you carry such a big backpack."

"Why didn't I see that you couldn't bear it?" Master Xu took the bag and carried it on his back, and we went to his house together.

After I came out, I couldn't see Brother Qingxiu very much, but Xiaohan could see it: "Handsome boy, why do you look so unhappy? Do you want to leave the girls' dormitory?"

"It's nothing to do with that." Brother Xiu said, "I'm just wondering where my remaining bones will be."

"By the way," I said, "when I get to Master Xu, I should be able to wash you up."

"That's right." Brother Xiu's voice immediately jumped up, "It's finally clean."

"Xiuying also likes to be clean?" Xiaohan is a boy who loves cleanliness and smugness. He seemed very happy to hear Brother Xiu's words. The people are so dirty that the dormitory has a strange smell.”

I was helpless: "Brother Xiu is a clean freak, why are you messing around?"

"I..." Xiao Han didn't say it out, and I couldn't help snickering.

(End of this chapter)