Chapter 12 Mysterious Old Man

After waiting for a while, no sound came out again. Mei Sheng couldn't help but be curious and turned in.

After observing the environment, the yard was old and dilapidated, a chess stone table was covered with dust, an old locust tree next to it had already died, and farm tools such as hoes were placed tilted around.

What surprised Meisheng even more was that there were still a bunch of cabbages growing on the exterior wall.

It doesn't look like a wealthy courtyard, but a farmhouse courtyard

But there was too much dust on the ground, and all signs showed that it seemed like an abandoned place

With a few jumps and flashes, I came to the room on the left where the sound was heard.

Just as I approached the window, another rustling sound came from inside. Mei Sheng was a little puzzled. It seemed like the sound of sweeping the floor!

How could anyone sweep the floor in the middle of the night?

And it's inside a dark room

Although the weather is hot, I can't help but feel a little cold on my back

His body moved quietly towards the door without a sound

When he arrived at the door, he found that the door was not closed, but was just a false cover.

The door is still open? He held his breath and walked into the crack of the door and looked inside.

This time, Meisheng was so scared that he was trembling! His body suddenly froze!

There was a pair of dead fish eyes staring at him!

Without blinking, it was like an evil ghost, like a sharp iron nail that was about to pierce into Meisheng's eyes! Under the gaze of the dead fish's eyes, Meisheng couldn't help but take a step back

Just as he was immobilizing, the door was slowly moving out

Under the bleak moonlight, I saw an existence that looked like a person, a ghost, not a ghost, standing at the door of the dark house.

It was carrying a crutch, carrying its back, and bowing its waist

It is very short and shriveled, like an old tree stump, and its face is like dry and wrinkled bark, with a dead blue-gray color

The most terrifying thing is the pair of dead fish eyes, which are very magical and powerful, and they penetrate directly into people's hearts.

In an instant, Mei Sheng could see that this was not a ghost, but a human. It can be judged from the jade bracelet on the old man's dry wrist that she was a twilight old woman.

Cough cough cough... The old man slowly stepped out of the room with a crutch, and Meisheng also took a step back

Mei Sheng stared at the old man's back. There was darkness, there seemed to be nothing, and there seemed to be an abyss hidden.

Cough cough cough, the old man's eyes gradually eased, no longer so, he became confused

You...Who are you? Come... Come to my shop for dinner? The old woman said tremblingly

It's closed here, I'm going home, boss, I'm going to go home, she waved her hand to Meisheng and continued

Although the dead fish's eyes are white, they are also somewhat popular

Meisheng originally thought that the old woman would ask him why he came here late at night. He Guigan didn't expect that the old woman in front of him would say a bunch of words that made him feel inexplicable. He didn't know how to answer for a while.

Hehehehehe The old woman suddenly laughed at Meisheng, her voice was a bit like a crow, it was really ugly and terrifying

Children, how can you not eat? Now is the time to grow up!

The old woman's speech became more and more fluent, but her preface was inconsistent with her

Meisheng was silent, just looking at her with curious and friendly eyes

Cough cough cough!

My sister’s bun is the most pampered and delicious in Longxi! The old woman talks nonsense and talks about everything.

Meisheng kept capturing the old woman's eyes. The confusion and confusion didn't seem to be pretending to be mentally ill, which is what ordinary people call a crazy person

He had an idea and said: Big sister! I'm hungry, I want to eat buns. Do you have any buns in your store?

The old woman had long forgotten what she had just said, and laughed: There are... there are Ah, there are many!

Ahem, you... come with me and eat buns

The old woman turned around and returned to the dark room, Meisheng followed behind and walked into the room.

Undoubtedly, the atmosphere here is very strange and terrifying, but Mei Sheng was just suddenly shocked in the crack in the door.

He is not a timid person, otherwise he would not have entered Fuziling alone

Walking behind the old woman, Mei Sheng took this opportunity to observe secretly and see her body. She didn't look like a master of cultivation. She should be an old man with an ordinary constitution, but she was confused.

But this huge Hulu Mansion is the residence of the generals of the current dynasty. How could a madman be allowed here? There must be something strange here!

As soon as I entered the room, I felt a cold wind blowing in my face

It's very cold. On this midsummer night, it's like someone suddenly pouring a pot of cold water.

Mei Sheng shivered with coldness, but he didn't use his power to resist. The more he was, the more calm he had to do.

With the moonlight shining outside the house, Mei Sheng looked around the house roughly

All the furniture should be available, you can tell the luxury of the past, but unfortunately the floor now has messy, messy and dirty

Torn clothes and shoes are scattered all over the floor, broken bowls and bottles are spilled all over the floor, and there are even a few piles of dog shit and a few shredded and smelly rat corpses

It seems that this is an abandoned place! But why did this old woman be left alone here? Mei Sheng was puzzled

Gradually, the atmosphere around me became more and more strange, and looked around vigilantly. Once there was a change, I could deal with it at any time.

The old woman walked to the left side of the room, and a long curtain was separated into another compartment. She could vaguely see a low bed inside.

She turned around and said to Meisheng: Hehe, this is my sister's living room. Look, it's well decorated! She touched the rag on the curtain with her dry palm, looking proud

Sister, where is the bun? Meisheng asked with a smile

Oh, I almost forgot it, look at my memory! The old woman smiled embarrassedly, the only few black teeth left were exposed, which was particularly cunning

She opened the curtain and walked in. Meisheng did not follow in, but waited outside the curtain.

As soon as he approached the curtain, he smelled a smell of rotten food. It was not very heavy and it was difficult for ordinary people to smell it. However, for the masters of Qi refining, the breath between heaven and earth can be easily captured.

There seems to be no other problem? This is just an ordinary house, there are no restrictions. Meisheng made a first judgment

He looked inside and the fuzzy bed became clear, with all the bedding and mosquito nets on it, but it looked a little old

There is a table on the left side of the bed, and there seems to be a large black box behind the right side, which is just blocked by a mosquito net, just about a contour.

What's in this box?

At this time, the old woman had slowly walked towards the cabinet on the side of the bed. Mei Sheng squinted her eyes and looked carefully. She reached out to take out a steamed bun from the bowl above.

Is this what she said about buns?

Hehe... The old woman walked towards Meisheng with a steamed bun, making a few strange laughs, as if Meng Po from hell was sending him a soul-breaking soup to him, and she grinned and said: Look, this is my bun... It's delicious... As she said that, she handed the steamed bun to Meisheng

According to the calculation of Western soil, Meisheng's height is about 16 meters. The old woman bowed her back and just reached the position of her eyes.

So Meisheng took the steamed bun very conveniently and looked carefully. It was white and there was a dirty handprint on it, which was left by the old woman.

He smelled it, it was not bad. It seemed that the stinky smell was not from the steamed bun.

Eat... Eat while it's hot... The old woman seemed a little excited in her eyes. She opened her mouth and said: My sister's store has not been opened for decades, and today it is finally a customer who has entered the store! Taiyi Shen has eyes!

Tears actually flowed out of her eyes, dripping onto her face, like cold rain flowing into the dry wheat field

This is definitely a person with a story! Meisheng has already defined it at this time. Maybe this person, this story, is very exciting.

He didn't dislike it. He had eaten all the bugs in his past years, let alone these? He tried to take a bite. Although it was already cold and hard and had a bad taste, it tasted pretty good.

Huh? This tastes wrong!

Haha, it tastes similar to the steamed buns in the mansion in the morning, and it can even be said to be exactly the same! Mei Shengxin said

It seems that the steamed bun was sent by the mansion, not made by her!

But this person looks extremely ordinary! Mei Sheng looked at her clothes carefully with her eyes. She was very simple, like a rural old woman

At this moment, the wind from outside poured in, blowing away her black and white hair.

After a few seconds of joy, the old woman suddenly froze, her head tilted, her mouth opened, and looked at Meisheng with resentment. It looked extremely terrifying.

Meisheng was shocked by this sudden glance, and even the steamed bun in his hand fell off.

Cough cough cough cough cough... The old woman suddenly started to cough violently and pointed at Meisheng and said: You! You! You!

I can't die so much! Hehehehe! The old woman knocked hard on the ground with a crutch, but unfortunately she was old and weak and almost fell to the ground

After a moment of fright, Mei Sheng's heart quickly calmed down

He had a flash of inspiration, took a step back, and replied: Is that right?

oh?

How to die?

He tried to take the opportunity to get in touch, he wanted to try to get in touch with the words.

Cough cough...hehehehehehe!

You are about to be bitten to death by wild dogs on the street! Wild dogs bite thieves like you! Your heart is so bad! The old woman took a step forward, bit her mouth tightly, staring at his eyes and said, "

This sentence made Meisheng difficult to respond. A flash of inspiration, and he made a frightened look and said: Sister, I just ate your buns? I took care of your business in the store! How could a thief eat your buns?

Bags...Buns? Nonsense! The old woman scratched her head and stamped her feet. My shop just closed... There were many customers here today. Why would there be buns for you to find a thief to eat?

It's really confusing to think!

Mei Sheng picked up the steamed bun from the ground and showed it to her, saying: Look, isn't this?

Hehehe... the little thief... dares to deceive me!

The old woman said with a fierce expression: This is obviously a stone! Cough cough cough cough cough... She seemed to be exerting too much force, and her originally tilted head was drooping even more tilted.

Cough cough cough cough cough... The old woman was a little breathless and began to cough repeatedly, her expression was hideous and painful, and her body seemed to be frozen again. If it was seen by ordinary people, she would definitely be frightened and urinated.

Seeing her strange appearance, Meisheng wanted to go forward to check it out. Another gust of wind outside came in. Meisheng felt a chill, and the old woman in front of her seemed to thaw in the instant after the freezing.

Cough cough cough cough cough... The old woman suddenly leaned down and started to lower her head and cough again

Meisheng's movement was suddenly interrupted, and he didn't speak anymore, but just watched quietly

After a while, the old woman stood up and saw him at first sight, and said with a smile: Child, are the buns delicious?

This thought seemed to be back before I went crazy, and I thought to myself

Delicious! Meishengdao

Cough cough cough... That's right, the buns at my sister's house are a local talent! The old woman seemed to feel a little tired, so she found a low stool on the ground and sat on it

Thank you for your bun. I don’t know what your name is? Meisheng asked

Name... The old woman seemed a little confused

What is my name? What is my name? The old woman lowered her head, as if she was thinking about something

Cough cough cough... why can't I remember it...?

Seeing this, Meisheng said intimately: It seems that he is crazy

No... I should ask you first, what is your name... The old woman seemed to suddenly remember something, suddenly looked up at Meisheng, and her pair of dead fish eyes were like evil ghosts

My name is Huluying. Mei Shengdao's reason why he called this is because he wanted to use Hulu to stimulate the old woman to see if she could stimulate anything.

However, to his disappointment, the old woman heard the name Huluying, and her expression was not strange. She still stared at him and said blankly: Your name is Huluying Ah...what is my name? What is my name?

After saying that, he muttered to himself with his head down

Seeing that she couldn't remember, Meisheng asked again: Why are you here alone?

No...I have a son... His name is Xiao Heizi... The old woman buried her head and replied

What about your son? Meisheng asked again

The old woman raised her head and touched her arms. She felt nothing was left. She looked around and murmured: Xiao Heizi... Xiao Heizi...

Meisheng felt that his question seemed to have touched a point, and was about to ask again, suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from outside.

not good!

In an instant, Mei Sheng used the tracing technique, his body flashed, turned into a shadow and jumped onto the beam of the room. He held his breath, hid his body carefully behind the beam of the room, and secretly looked down with his eyes.

The old woman seemed to have no sense of Mei Sheng's sudden disappearance, and was still muttering that the footsteps outside her little black door were getting closer and closer. Judging from the sound, Mei Sheng should be two men

At this time, a voice came from outside, Uncle Yang, here is so remote, there is only a crazy woman, no man can speak? I think you ran out secretly and thoughtlessly

Young male voices came from outside, it was the strong wind

Then, Uncle Yang's vicissitudes of life sounded: Go in and take a look first!

After a while, the two of them walked into the room

At this time, Mei Sheng saw Uncle Yang's appearance

Wearing military uniform, medium figure, simple appearance, stubble face, and looking in his early forties

Dafeng next to him was slightly shorter than Uncle Yang, with a short, whisker on his lips, and he looked only in his early twenties.

Uncle Yang held up a long spear and stared at the front with a cautious look on his face. He first looked around, then walked inside and raised his spear.

Step! Step!

The two of them came to the old woman and saw her bowing her head and talking to herself. Then they looked around again

Dafeng said: Uncle Yang, I said no one is there! You don’t believe it yet. Look at the dirty house, I’m afraid no one has come for a long time. There is only this crazy woman here!

Don't talk! Uncle Yang interrupted him, his eyes carefully looked inside the room, and his ears listened quietly, as if he was catching something. It seemed that no one was

He thought to himself: Did you hear it wrong?

Hello, old lady, are you the only one? Dafeng asked her

Little Heizi, my Little Heizi... The old woman didn't seem to hear his question, and started nagging again

Come on! This crazy woman's problem of talking nonsense all day has not been changed!

Uncle Yang, who is Xiao Heizi? Dafeng asked him

Uncle Yang glanced at him and said: If you ask me, how could I know?

After he said that, he walked towards the curtain on the left side of the house. He stood outside the curtain and jumped open the curtain with a long spear. He looked inside. There was a quilt on the bed, a pair of bowls and chopsticks on the cabinet, a screen and an iron box.

There is nothing else except this

It seems that no one is there. Uncle Yang turned around and retreated.

Dafeng smiled and said: Uncle Yang, I'm right? Here is so gloomy, there is only one crazy woman. Who is stupid? Will you come here?

Uncle Yang walked to the crazy woman, coughed first, but saw that she didn't respond, and said: Why didn't you see your little black man? Could it be that he ran away?

When the crazy woman heard this, she seemed to be stimulated. She immediately stood up, waved her hands straight, and called: Nonsense! Nonsense! Little Heizi is my son, he... he just went out to play... you... who are you! What are you doing with Heizi... Heihehe... Crazy woman continues to call

Uncle Yang had heard of this crazy woman for a long time. I don’t know who is from Hulu Mansion. I have lived here for decades.

He also saw him outside the yard a few years ago. At that time, he seemed to be more normal than he is now. He hasn't seen him for a few years, and now he is even more confused and crazy

He sighed and said: Old man... three years ago... I gave you a pancake, don't you remember?

The crazy woman thought, cough cough... She coughed a few more times and said to herself: Cook cake... Cook cake...

Hehehe... the cooked cakes... delicious... She started walking back and forth in the room with a cane. Dafeng said at this time: It looks very pitiful.

As he said that, he took out a package from his arms and opened it. There were two steaming large buns of steaming buns. He quietly placed them on the stool.

Uncle Yang did not stop him when he saw this, but his eyes were filled with relief and appreciation, and he said to himself: Although this child is a bit careless, he is not very good-hearted!

Mei Sheng saw it and thought to himself: This old and a young man are really interesting!

The crazy woman swayed and walked back at some point. When she saw the wind's actions, she actually accelerated her pace. When she came to the two of them, she raised her head and stretched out to the wind. Hehe, she laughed strangely, and she looked like an evil ghost.

Ah! The strong wind was so scared that it took several steps, and was held by Uncle Yang to stop his staggering body

The crazy woman leaned on a crutch in her right hand and pointed at them with her left hand. She said in a trembling voice: … traitor… traitor! I want to deceive me… no way! Get out… she picked up the flower roll on the stool and smashed it at the two of them.

This... this crazy woman! As expected, it was as if they said, I didn't want to see each other again for the first time.

Dafeng's face was pale, cold sweat broke out, and the long spear in his hand trembled with his trembling

Uncle Yang looked at the angry crazy woman deeply. At this time, he felt a little cunning. This crazy woman was getting more and more terrifying!

He turned his head and patted Dafeng on the shoulder and said: Let's go quickly! It's time to change patrol shifts.

The strong wind followed him out of the house quickly

Mei Sheng clearly saw the movement below

The crazy woman chased her to the door and stopped. She leaned against the door like a dead old tree root, making a sinister laugh in the cold wind

While smiling, he muttered to himself, thief... the big thief Ah!

Cough cough cough cough cough... After a long time, she seemed to be tired and started coughing again. She closed the door again. The moonlight was blocked outside the door, and the room suddenly fell into the darkness of death.

The crazy woman walked inside the house with a cane, picked up the broom on the ground, and started sweeping the floor.

She swept quietly and said something in her mouth, but this time she said it was very vague and Meisheng didn't hear it clearly

I made sure that no one came in outside again, and I jumped to the door, opened the door and flashed out

After closing the door, checking the sky. It was already half past midnight. Meisheng decided to go back and rest first and prepare for tomorrow's mulberry picking matters.

Back in Lanyuan, he lay down on the bed, thinking about the crazy woman just now

This old woman can live in Hulu Mansion. Even if she is not from Hulu's family, she has some connection with Hulu Mansion, but why is she crazy? She is crazy but no one takes care of her. Look at the steamed bun, there should be someone delivering food every day. Who is she, why is she here? Are there some secrets hidden in it?

Meisheng closed his eyes and thought in his heart