The atmosphere in the hospital was stagnant for a long time, and Xu Xu continued to speak, saying that we should leave Jiuhe County first to avoid that old thing.
He doesn't have long to live, and when he comes back, he might have gone to see the King of Hell first.
If he was still able to breathe at that time, we would have no choice but to reason with him.
After all, it was Kong Qing who committed the murder. If he insists on letting me kill him, we will fight him for our lives.
Immediately, the paper man Xu patted my shoulder again, with a comforting look on his face.
I pursed my lips, but couldn't even smile bitterly.
Paperman Xu asked me to see if there was anything I needed to bring, and he went to explain some things about the Huo family to Chang Lin.
After saying this, he walked towards the front bunk.
I went back to the room and checked my things. In fact, I also wanted to add green hemp rope, willow belt, and white felt to add some extra stuff.
But now it seems that I don’t have enough time.
In addition, there is a paper man Xu to follow, we just go to find the old gentleman Miao Guangyang mentioned.
During this period, I probably won’t be able to go into the water, and I won’t be able to catch the rain.
In this way, those things can be prepared after meeting Mr.
While I was waiting in the yard for the paper man to come back, I took out the imitation compass that Miao Guangyang gave me and looked at it carefully.
At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the warm light of the early sun reflected it, making the texture of the imitation compass appear thicker.
I vaguely remember the three-piece compass used by Miao Guangyang, which had three complicated circles. The same is true for this imitation compass.
The compass is made of copper, but this thing is made of pottery. It just looks the same but has different materials. That’s why it’s called an imitation?
I looked at the center pointer of the imitation compass attentively. The pointer was motionless and not as flexible as a triple compass.
I tried to touch it with my hand, but it seemed to be fixed and could not be moved at all. I did not dare to touch it again for fear that it would be broken directly.
Recalling the address Miao Guangyang told me again, I took a pen and paper and wrote it down.
After waiting for almost another two-quarters of an hour, the paper man Xu entered the hospital.
Under the sunlight, there was a bit of blush on his pale cheeks.
Paperman Xu nodded at me, said he had made arrangements with Chang Lin, and asked me if I was ready?
I handed the paper to Xu the address.
The paper man Xu Jianjie went to look, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Bazhou, Tangzhen, the first song of Jiuqu Xuanhe? There are no others? Which household, and what is its name?"
I was dumbfounded and shook my head, and I made sure that it wasn't me who didn't remember, but Miao Guangyang who didn't say it.
The paper man Xu frowned slightly, and after a while, he nodded and said: "Since Miao Guangyang is so sure, that person's status should be not low, and he will be easy to find when he gets to the place."
I hesitated for a moment, then asked Paperman Xu, how far is this place?
Paperman Xu's tone was much calmer, and then he told me that the first of the nine bends of the Hanging River is the first big bay below the origin. He had been there once before, and it took about ten days to travel.
As he spoke, Paperman Xu looked at me more deeply.
I didn't know why for a while, and then he continued in a deep voice: "There is a Gou family in Jiuquxuanhe. There are hundreds of corpse collectors under their command. They are considered orthodox corpse collectors. You can go and visit."
I felt a chill in my heart. There were hundreds of corpse collectors in one family?
This shocked me even more than the news that I had to travel for more than ten days.
The paper man Xu added that the journey was too long and required good horses and carriages, as well as dry food.
I nodded and said that I could ask Huang Qi to handle it. He should be released by the Huo family. If not, I would find someone else.
My original intention was to ask the paper man Xu to wait for me here, but he actually said that we should go together and go straight to the road after we prepare everything we need.
After saying that, Paperman Xu entered the room, and when he came out, he was carrying the square basket he made last night on his back.
It just occurred to me that he was carrying the basket just to catch me on his way?
Of course, it would be hard for me to ask if the paper man didn’t mention it.
When leaving the paper shop, Xu Changlin was no longer in the front shop.
Xu Changlin, the paper man, works vigorously and resolutely. I have already seen that Xu Changlin must have gone to the Huo family.
The two of us didn't stop for a moment and rushed directly to the dock.
When I arrived at the place, I immediately spotted Huang Qi among the crowd. He was wandering aimlessly on the pier.
When someone disembarks from the boat, he does not go up to greet them with compliments like the other boys.
I stepped up the steps and called Huang Qi.
Huang Qi immediately trembled. When he saw me, his eyes were filled with panic and uneasiness, but he still came to me.
I frowned and asked Huang Qi what happened? Why such an expression?
Huang Qi looked up, his face was pale, and he told me truthfully that he was released by the Huo family two days ago. Originally, he wanted to go back quickly, tie up Xu Baipi, and prepare to send him to me for a scolding.
As a result, when he returned home, he found that everything in his house had been emptied out. A lot of the property he had saved over the years, and even the money hidden under the floor, had been touched clean.
All his savings for many years have been in vain, and he still can't explain it to me. If he hadn't thought about his parents waiting for him to make money for his retirement, he would have thrown himself into the river and it would be over.
When he said this, Huang Qi looked even more miserable.
But he immediately told me that someone came to him in the morning and told him that I had asked him to pay a shipping fee. He still had a few dollars on him and had already taken care of the matter properly.
At the end of the day, Huang Qi whispered that he didn't do anything good for me and was just causing trouble. He was too embarrassed to run errands for me anymore and he wanted to introduce me to a reliable person.
I frowned, of course, not because Huang Qi said he couldn't do anything good, but because after Xu Baipi was caught by the Huo family, he actually emptied his family fortune?
After all, Huang Qi was sincere to him. It was not easy for a distant relative to do this.
What's the difference between doing this and repaying kindness with hatred?
While I was thinking, I told Huang Qi in a calm tone that he handled the matter very well and properly, and that Xu Baipi's incident could not be blamed on him.
I asked him not to belittle himself, but to help me prepare some things first, as well as a carriage and driver.
As I said that, I took out a money bag with about thirty yuan in it.
Handing the money bag to Huang Qi, Huang Qi looked at me blankly, then looked down at the money bag.
His eyes were a little red.
I patted his shoulder and said, "Didn't you tell me that there are still fathers and mothers in the village?"
"If you run out of money, you can make it again. If you jump into a hanging river, I will be the only corpse fisher in this area for dozens of miles. I will have to fish you out and return you to your parents."
"Filial piety is the first word, and you must not have random thoughts. Those who commit suicide due to unfilial piety will end up in the underworld!"
"Besides, if you help me connect things, you can earn much more than you did before. The Huo family's remuneration is quite large, and I will give it to you at 10%."
After I finished speaking, Huang Qi's eyes became even redder.
