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He took the pen, stained it with some ink, and spread out a piece of yellow paper on the counter,
Lian Ge used his mana to write a talisman smoothly on the yellow paper.
……
Looking at the aura attached to the talisman paper and the flowing aura, Lian Ge smiled slightly and put down the brush again.
"Shopkeeper, I will give this talisman to you, as a thank you for lending me a place to shelter from the rain, and that bowl of noodles."
After simply folding the talisman paper, Lian Ge handed it to the shopkeeper.
Hearing this, the shopkeeper looked at Lian Ge, then at the talisman paper, and after a pause, he still took it.
Seeing the shopkeeper taking it, Lian Ge smiled slightly and withdrew his hand.
"The rain has stopped, and the noodles have been eaten, so it's time to go."
After talking, Lian Ge turned around and walked out of the shop.
Seeing this, the owner walked around the counter and stepped out of the shop door.
……
Stepping out of the eaves, stepping on the still water-stained street, and taking advantage of the light from the shops beside the street, Lian Ge walked towards the distance against the night.
Behind him, the shopkeeper who stopped again before the threshold of the shop walked away with the shop.
Looking at the direction Lian Ge was going away, and then looking down at the talisman paper in his hand, the shop owner turned around and stepped into the shop again.
Chapter 182 Marriage and Funeral
Facing the night and the steamy breeze, Lian Ge stepped out of this old street along the wet street,
As the old streets and alleys gradually move away, the noisy and bustling city night scene reappears in front of you.
The hurried pedestrians, the congested cars, and the bright lights of thousands of houses seemed to be unaffected by the previous shower.
Passers-by who are happy or sad, happy or sad, still walk towards their respective destinations.
It seems that in this bustling and bustling environment, the rain on the road should also dry faster.
……
Glancing at the bustling city, Lian Ge continued to walk towards the front side without haste along the road.
"Squeak... squeak."
The little white mouse squatting on the shoulder seemed to see the excitement around it again, touched Lian Ge's neck with its forelimb, and barked twice.
"I know you haven't eaten yet." Lian Ge turned his gaze, looked at the little white mouse, and said with a smile,
"Let's go, I'll find you something to eat, how about the noodles."
"Squeak."
Then, the figure of one person and one mouse gradually faded away.
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The next day, early in the morning, at the front desk of a hotel in a small town.
"...Leave the room."
Lian Ge handed back the room card to the front desk behind the counter,
"Sir, wait a moment." After receiving the room card, the front desk said something politely, and then started to operate on the computer.
"Okay, sir, here is your deposit back." The receptionist stood up and handed a piece of cash to Lian Ge,
He took it casually, nodded, Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the street outside the hotel, and asked casually:
"Is this still the capital?"
"Sir, our town happens to be on the edge of the capital city. If you go further west and cross the mountain, it will be the boundary of Jizhou Province."
Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded, thanked him, and stepped out of the hotel.
……
Outside the hotel, Lian Ge slightly stamped his feet. Last night, he walked until midnight, stepped out of the bustling urban area, chose a hotel at random, and rested for the night.
At this moment, the streets of the small town in front of me seem a little deserted, or because of the terrain and traffic, this small town adjacent to other provinces is not as prosperous and noisy as the town.
I glanced at the faintly visible hills outside the town, turned my gaze to the little white mouse squatting on his shoulders,
"Let's go."
After speaking, Lian Ge moved away again and walked out of the town.
……
Along the way, the hills outside the town gradually approached, the prosperity of the town gradually moved away, and the buildings on both sides of the road gradually became low and sparse.
While looking at the scenery and people along the way, Lian Ge walked unhurriedly, and the little white mouse squatting on his shoulders turned his head from time to time, looking around,
as time flows,
The street under your feet turns into a highway, and the highway turns into a suburban path,
Finally, the hills covered with lush foliage and trees are in sight, and the suburban path turns into a winding mountain road.
Along the winding mountain road, continue to move forward, the pedestrians are gradually sparse, and the surroundings become more and more quiet.
"Shusha... Chirp... Goo Goo..."
The wind disturbs the side of the road, the branches and leaves of the trees standing on the hills, hidden in the shade of the trees, the lightly jumping insects and birds, making some chirping sounds from time to time, let them pass between two hills, or surround the hills and cliffs The mountain road became more and more quiet.
……
Time passed, from morning to noon.
After bypassing a hill covered with dense forests, several reclaimed terraced fields appeared in front of us.
An old farmer is wearing a straw hat, holding a hoe, bowing on the terraced fields, planting vegetables.
By chance, he caught a glimpse of Lian Ge on the road, and the old farmer turned around, put his hand on the hoe, and looked at Lian Ge a few times.
Looking at the side of the road, up the mountain road, the terraced fields cultivated layer by layer, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and continued to walk forward along the mountain road.
……
After the terraced fields appeared on the hill, there were more and more people on the winding and undulating road.
The farmers passing by with farm tools, the women weeding in the fields by the roadside, passed by Lian Ge, turned their eyes to look at Lian Ge, and then went back to busy with their own affairs.
Looking at the terraced fields and mountain roads in front of him, and the hills in the distance, Lian Ge walked slowly without rushing.
……
After a while, Lian Ge stomped his feet again, some hustle and bustle sounded faintly in Lian Ge's ears along the mountain wind,
"...Bride, pick up the bride..."
"You can't touch the ground with your feet... What is the groom officer doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and carry your wife on your back."
The cheers of children, the joy of weddings, and the voices of the master of ceremonies and some elderly people.
Following the sound, Lian Ge turned around.
In front of him was a gravel-paved trail connected to the road, which was just enough for a car to pass.
From the side of the road where Lian Ge is standing at the moment, the path continues downwards. At the end of the path, there are many houses and buildings, which seem to be a village.
The cheers that Lian Ge heard before, and the sound of a festive wedding, came from the front of a house at the entrance of the village.
In front of that house, many people gathered, and there was a row of wedding cars. Amidst the sound of wedding music, the wedding was going on, which seemed a bit lively.
After a slight pause, Lian Ge looked away, stood by the road, looked down, and scanned the whole village.
While hearing the sound of the festive wedding just now, Lian Ge also vaguely heard the sound of mourning in the village.
Even at this moment, the sound of mourning and joy mixed with the sound of wedding celebrations still seemed harsh.
Looking at the village, after a slight pause, Lian Ge moved his footsteps again and walked towards the village along the path.
……
A moment later, at the end of the trail, at the entrance of the village.
Lian Ge's family stopped in front of the wedding ceremony,
On the side of the village road, in front of the houses, and in the open yard, there are banquet tables, and the wedding guests have already been seated.
It's just that from a close look at this moment, the wedding is not as lively as it was from a distance.
Except for some booing children, there were no smiles on the faces of the older people, and many people even seemed to be watching with cold eyes.
In the courtyard, on the rostrum, the wedding master of ceremonies worked hard to create an atmosphere, but the wedding scene was still a bit lukewarm.
Some people even got up and left before the wedding banquet started.
"...The wedding ceremony between Mr. Chen and Ms. Liu is about to begin. Let us look forward to the appearance of the beautiful bride and handsome groom..."
"... Now invite the father of our beautiful bride to the entrance of the wedding red carpet, waiting for your daughter... Our handsome groom, please come up to the rostrum."
Glancing at the wedding scene and hearing the sound of the wedding going on, Lian Ge turned his gaze and walked along the village road to the village.
Not far from the wedding site, a hundred meters away from the village road, there was also a banquet in the yard of a family, but it was mourning music and mourning flags.
After pausing his gaze, Lian Ge looked away, and walked towards the courtyard where the wedding ceremony was being held to the side.
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A middle-aged couple stood by the yard, who seemed to be the main family who held the wedding ceremony and the parents of the newlyweds.
Dressed in festive clothes, the two greeted some late guests,
The middle-aged man was a little silent, and greeted the guests with a forced smile, while the middle-aged woman kept the red envelope, her flower branches trembling, and she leaned forward and backward and smiled, with wrinkles on her face from the corners of her eyes.
"Passing by your place, I happened to meet your son-in-law who is getting married. I wonder if I'm lucky enough to ask for a wedding wine?"
Lian Ge paused slightly, looked at the couple in front of him, and said aloud.
"What are you talking about, sir? The visitor is a guest, please come inside." Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man forced a smile at Lian Ge, and stretched out his hand to invite him.
The woman next to the middle-aged man looked at Lian Ge, and when she heard her husband's words, the smile on her face disappeared suddenly, and her face collapsed.
After the middle-aged man took Lian Ge and walked a few steps into the yard, he said strangely behind him,
"...Heh, just now there is no free food and drink, and here comes another one."
Hearing the sound, Lian Ge stopped and smiled.
Chapter 183 Funeral
Beside the courtyard where the wedding banquet was being held, Lian Ge paused,
But before Lian Ge could turn around, the middle-aged man who was leading the way by his side turned around and said angrily:-
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Then, he turned around and apologized to Lian Ge,
"Sir, I'm sorry, she doesn't know what to do, don't listen to her nonsense, please sit here."
"Okay, Chen Maoren, you have grown up, you..."
The middle-aged woman turned around and scolded directly, not caring about the eyes of the people around her.
"I'll be an ox and a horse for your family, and I'll take care of the little ones, and I'll give you money for the old guy. I've worked so hard, and you dare to yell at me now... If you don't want to, you can give it to my old lady. Straight up..."
As she spoke, the middle-aged woman bowed her waist again, howling dryly,
"It's a pity that I married into your Chen family when I was in my teens and 20s, and I haven't lived a good day. Yes, I owe you the Chen family in my previous life. Come on, I will return it to you, you take a knife and kill me. Stab...
You yelled at me a few more times, why didn't you yell at you, everyone is here, let everyone listen... let everyone listen to how you Chen Maoren yelled at his wife! "
While howling dryly, the middle-aged woman scolded the middle-aged man Chen Maoren, and glanced at Lian Ge from time to time,
"...Today this one comes to eat and drink for nothing, and tomorrow the other one comes to eat and drink for nothing. If you don't know where it came from, you can take it home. You can't live with it... Yes, you Chen Maoren are generous, and I, Tao Jiahui, are not a thing. I don't know if it is..."