Twilight Boundary

Since leaving the house, Hu Ma has been on the road, wishing he could not rest at night. Even Zhou Datong and others felt that Brother Mazi was so anxious when he came out this time, as if he wanted to make a great contribution.

In addition, at first Hu Ma seemed to be talking about investigating the murder of a rich gentleman who was close to the Red Lantern Lady. Why did it seem like he had gone off in the wrong direction?

However, Hu Ma didn't explain anything. He led them to escape three to five hundred miles before he slowed down and his attitude became lighter.

It was just after noon that day, so he took them to find a wild inn to stay and rest.

This wild shop was opened in front of a village next to the official road. It had five or six large thatched houses and a large stable.

Hu Ma and the others spent a tael of silver to cover a big shop that could sleep more than a dozen people, preventing others from coming in. Then they bought some noodles from the shop, took some firewood, and cooked on the stove outside the house. He boiled water, put the noodles into the pot, cooked them and ate them.

They brought their own bacon, and then asked the store for pickles and garlic, which they ate.

This kind of out-of-the-way shop usually has this kind of treatment. Most of them are occupied by businessmen who live there just for the convenience of eating and drinking. They don't pay much attention to it.

The kind of big inns seen in movies and TV shows in previous lives can only be found in the city. If you want to live better outside the city, you can only stay in the inn, and the inn is originally owned by the government, and gang members like them are not qualified to live there.

However, the court now exists in name only. Before the new owner came out, all the places had been abandoned. Hu Ma had enough money to live in it, but for the sake of safety, he still kept a low profile.

What if the Red Lantern Empress has great powers and finds herself in the inn?

After eating, he boiled water for washing his feet. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he prepared to sleep in the bunk.

Hu Ma didn't rest. Seeing that it was still early, he gave Zhou Datong two taels of silver and allowed him to buy some wine and food to satisfy his gluttony with the guys. Instead, he came to the lobby of the wild shop and ordered a bottle of wine. , a handful of peanuts, drank slowly in front of the pond fire.

This hall is also very simple, with only a curved rough wooden counter.

There were three or five tables in the room, but there were very few people sitting down to order wine or food.

Most of them have a pot of wine, grab a handful of peanuts, or cut half a salted egg they brought with them, and then sit around the pond fire, drinking and talking nonsense.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we gather around a pond fire not to keep warm, but to stay by the fire at night and feel more at peace.

And Hu Ma came here to get some news.

This world is not like the previous life. There are all kinds of hotels and restaurants everywhere, especially outside. There may be only one hotel like this one within a few dozen miles. People who travel all over the world will gather here. You can talk to me every time you talk. Heard a lot of experiences.

These people didn't know each other, but they all made it a point to have multiple friends and multiple paths when going out, and they had a lot of fun chatting.

When it first fell into the night, some people were still telling interesting stories about evil spirits in various places, such as where there were zombies and where the unjust ghosts were seeking their lives. However, as the night gradually got darker, they no longer dared to talk.

Some people went back to the bunkhouse to sleep, while others leaned on the haystacks, borrowed the strength of alcohol, and fell asleep.

"Old man, I don't have enough wine. I need too much wine. I'll buy you a glass."

Only then did Hu Ma say hello to the very talkative traveler beside the fire pit.

This foot trader is about fifty years old. It just sounded like he is also a traveler. He is very knowledgeable. From him, Hu Ma can vaguely see the appearance of the second master. It seems that the second master was similar to him when he was young, but he later returned to the village. , it’s too late to take someone to cut Tai Sui.

The old man's bottle of wine has long been empty, but he seems to be still enjoying himself.

"Oh, thank you very much..."

The old man was very happy when he heard that Hu Ma wanted to treat him to a drink, but he didn't use his own pot and went to the counter to ask for a cup.

He was indeed greedy for wine, but he was also experienced. He asked for a cup, and Hu Ma poured it in from a pot. He first took a look at the wine, then brought it to his nose to smell it, and said with a smile: "It's good wine. , Old man, I took advantage of you today, little brother..."

Only then did I take a sip.

In fact, this is not a good wine. It was poured directly on the counter, just like what he just drank.

The old man let the flax pour into the cup to see the color and smell it to see if it was sour and if the taste was right.

This also means worrying about something being put into the sesame wine.

The legendary colorless and odorless poisons just stay in legends. Most of the things used in the world are some Mongolian sweat medicines. Once put down, the color and smell are quite obvious.

"Oh, I'm not very knowledgeable, but I'm worried, so I asked for a bottle of wine."

Of course Hu Ma didn't say anything, but just sighed and said: "I came from Laoyin Mountain. There was an insect infestation in the village this year. Seeing that the harvest was not going to be very good, the elders in the family sent me and a few brothers out. I want to earn some money and go back to save lives."

"I just don't know how to make money in this world."

"..."

"Young man, it's not that I'm an unpleasant old man, but if you want to make money, it's difficult..."

After the old man drank the wine, he also sighed: "It's good for those who run away to travel around the world to be able to make a living. How can anyone really make money and go back?"

"I guess your family doesn't really expect you to make money, so they sent you out. One is to save some food for the family, and the other is, even if things don't work out, and we really suffer from famine, it just means we don't have to look at each other in the family. Just starve to death..."

"yes."

Hearing what the old man said was true, Hu Ma nodded accordingly, added more wine to him, and said:

"But we brothers, when we were in the village, we also learned a few tricks from our elders, and we have some skills."

"I just don't know where to find a way to exchange it for money."

"..."

"Do you know the moves?"

The old man glanced at the knife on Hu Ma's waist, smiled, and spoke more politely, saying: "That's easier to find work than others. You can work as a nurse in a wealthy family."

"These days, it's so chaotic. Big families are feeling uneasy."

"Of course, it would be best to be able to join the Blood Food Gang. Those gentlemen make a living by cutting blood food, and the government does not dare to mess with them. They are the most nourishing..."

"...But it's difficult. The Blood Food Gang pays attention to rules, and they won't accept anyone easily."

"..."

"We from the Blood Food Gang are quite decent in front of outsiders..."

Hu Ma thought in her mind, chatted for a few more words, and then said to the old man: "I just heard your old man talking and said that there is a drought in Mancang Town on the other side of the mountain?"

"People there pool money to hire people to fix things, but they don't know how much reward is being offered?"

"..."

"I said, why are you willing to buy this old man a drink?"

Hearing this, the old man looked at Hu Ma with a smile and said, "It turned out that I was inquiring about the news."

"It's true. I've been to Mancang Town a few times when I was doing business. It was a good place earlier, with beautiful water and abundant fields, and every house was full of mancang. But starting from the past few years, the rain there has been getting worse every year. One year less.”

"There were two light rains in the first year, and the river stopped flowing. Some sensible people said that there was a drought. If we don't get rid of it, there won't be any rain at all next year."

"When the underground business becomes a thing, it might even cause disaster!"

"They are indeed collecting money to hire talented people, but there is nothing they can do about it. They have dug many graves in order to find this business, but they can't find it. They also caused several group fights and many people died. people."

"Now I have collected more than two hundred taels of silver, and I have asked us merchants to talk about it. If we can invite capable people to go over and get rid of them, it will be a great meritorious deed!"

"However, I think you'd better not join in the fun, young man."

"That's something only an expert can do. If you go over there, if you can't do it, you don't have to make anyone complain."

"..."

"Thank you, father-in-law. I'm just asking around, so I know a lot about my brushes."

Hu Ma smiled and thanked her husband, chatted for a while, and then went back to sleep.

"There's nothing going on right now, so I might as well go over and take a look."

Although he was just asking casually, Hu Ma took this matter to heart.

These hundreds of taels of silver can actually be earned.

Otherwise, there is a way to find the drought demon in the book of the year to get rid of this evil spirit.

And unlike the traditional thinking of reincarnated people like him, this method is actually quite simple.

In their previous lives, they were influenced by TV movies and thought that the Drought Demon was very powerful.

Some even describe it as an ancient god, flying into the sky and escaping from the earth. But according to the book of the year, this drought demon is actually an evil spirit. The underground corpse has changed due to the influence of Feng Shui.

When it becomes a climate, it is naturally powerful. Before it becomes a climate, people in the village will be burned by it if they can be found.

There are evil spirits, evil spirits, evil things, etc. in this world. The old turtle I met earlier in Niujiawan was the most powerful one I had ever seen. It could already be considered an evil thing. But this drought demon, in fact, It only belongs to the evil spirit, which is still a weak type.

If you get rid of it and earn a few hundred taels of silver, you won't lose money.

As for the job assigned by the Red Lantern Lady Club, Hu Ma had no intention of going from the beginning.

The reason is also very simple. The rich man died in a strange way.

Dozens of people in the family, including the master and his maid, all died in one night, and they all had a piece of yellow paper stuck on their faces. It sounds weird and terrifying... Only a fool would check this.

As for how to deliver business later?

Take advantage of this trip to earn more money and go back to the city to do some shopping. Why can't you pay for the errand?

It's just a matter of getting the people above them to nod. If you finish the job yourself and get them to nod, and giving them a lot of money to get them to nod, is there any essential difference in this?

Hu Ma thinks not.

Of course, I can't be idle. I really need to take on some jobs and earn more money. After all, I will go back to the city to walk around. In addition, in order to further learn and master the techniques in the Zhensui book, I need to The purchased items...

It's all money!

The more I calculated, the more pressure I got. If I didn’t make more than a thousand dollars on this trip, I would feel like it would be a huge loss.

Thinking in his mind, he returned to the room. Seeing Zhou Datong and the others' faces turned red after drinking, he just smiled and ordered: "Have a rest after drinking early. We will set off early tomorrow morning."

"Let's go to Mancang Town to make money."