Showdown: Hanba is hiding in my house

Chapter 154

The old beggar also accidentally talked about some past experiences of being a beggar. Walking this road and eating hundreds of meals, the most inevitable thing is to see all kinds of human emotions in the world.

Because he lived in the wild all year round, the old beggar also encountered many ghosts and monsters.

But those ghosts and monsters in the wild will generally not attack beggars, unless it is some evil spirits.

After all, the luck of beggars is very bad, and many ghosts are just luck of greedy people. If luck is good, do you still need to be a beggar?
The old beggar took a sip of the soup and said, "I didn't start out as a beggar before."

"Huh?" Shen Lang sucked his chopsticks and picked out a chicken wing.

"I used to be in business. I think when I was in business, tsk tsk... Even relatives from far away would come to smile. Those days were really beautiful. At that time, the old man was still young and took the most beautiful in the village. My girl is my wife, and the child's mother is also very upstanding, and gave me a son and a daughter."

The old beggar seemed to be remembering those sweet days, with a smile on his gray face.

He murmured, "I have a stable job, my relatives and friends look up to me, my parents are proud of me, I have a virtuous wife, and I have obedient children. I think there will be no regrets at this point in life."

"Yeah, I'm envious of such good days." Shen Lang smiled.

Bloodshot eyes appeared in the eyes of the old beggar: "But the weather is unpredictable, and people have misfortunes and blessings. One time during the Lantern Festival, our family went to the street. When I went to buy candied haws for the children, my daughter disappeared..."

Suddenly, the surrounding atmosphere also cooled down.

Shen Lang picked up the liquor, touched the old man's bottle, and took a sip.

The old beggar clenched his fists: "My wife was heartbroken and left me with her son, and I didn't care about making money anymore, so I just wondered if I could find my poor daughter... I have been looking for it for 20 years. For 20 years, I found the Western Regions from the capital, and found Jiangnan from the Western Regions, I..."

He choked up.

Shen Lang didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat the old beggar on the back.

"Later, on the way to search, I was plotted by someone, and all the valuable things on me were taken away. I was at the end of the road and was about to jump into the river. Anyway, this life will be like that, but my master saved me and asked me if I wanted Be a beggar with him, and travel all over the country while begging."

"You agreed?" Shen Lang looked at her.

The old beggar waved his hand: "Although I was down and out at the time, I was still young and energetic. How could I agree, but then a passage from the old beggar made me understand. He said that in this life, people can't be free and beautiful, but they have to suffer. , being a beggar who walks thousands of miles and eats hundreds of meals is also a way to atone for one's own heart... During those few years, Master passed on all his skills to me. I didn't know until he passed away. He is the leader of the beggar gang, in fact he is also rich, and his family is rich, but he chose this path..."

"Did you find Baidi City later?" Shen Lang asked.

"No, I just heard that this place is a distribution center for the whole world. Many places send the abducted dolls here. I want to take back those dolls and reunite those suffering families. I can't go... yeah, I can't go back... I can't go back..." He looked to the north.

A picture of his wife slamming the door and leaving appeared in his mind: "You just hate your company. In your heart, your career is more important than your family!"

His wife's words still lingered in his ears like a curse.

He coughed lightly: "As for my wife, a farmer was added later. Although she was poor, she was honest... I secretly went back to see my son, and the farmer regarded my son as his own. I gave birth to a boy, and he should be eleven or twelve years old now. Once some things happen, I can’t go back. What I can do is to reunite more families.”

"Grandpa is a good man." Jar said.

"Stinky boy." The old beggar scolded with a smile.

The jar seemed to remember something, he stood up and said, "Grandpa, there are still some straw and hay outside the house, I'll go get them and make a bed for Brother Shen."

"Let's talk after eating." Shen Lang said. He took a sip of the noodle soup. It was obviously a simple meal, but Shen Lang found it very delicious.

"Maybe the senior's daughter really is here in Jiangcheng."

"It's been 20 years, she knows me, and I don't necessarily know her..." The old beggar smiled bitterly.

At this time, a few beggars in ragged clothes came over.

"Master, it smells so good." A little brother said.

"Fragrant?" The old beggar raised his arm, smelled his armpit, and his face suddenly became gloomy, "Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not talking about your body fragrance, boss, I'm talking about the fragrance of fried chicken." The beggar walked over.

It turned out that these beggars were one of the few beggar gangs in Baidi City. The old beggar pushed the pot in front of everyone: "There is still some noodle soup left, drink it up, is there any news outside?"

"Yes, there is something wrong with scolding people." The beggar said while tasting the soup.

Shen Lang was surprised: "Curse?"

"The boy coffin maker you mentioned is called by their surname," said the old beggar.

Shen Lang didn't believe it, so he quickly looked up the names of Bai's family, but was surprised to find that there was indeed "swearing" in the name of Bai's family.

The reason is that there used to be a group of people surnamed Ma who broke the law and were forced to change their surname by the emperor, so they became cursed surnames. This surname did have a lot of influence on later generations.

For example, there was a man called "Hua Yingcai", and when he applied for the job, the boss called him "Lu Yingcai", so this guy was fired as soon as he had an interview.

There are many jokes like this, Shen Lang opened his eyes.

"However, they have all changed themselves to the surname 'Ma' now, but the surname on the ID card has not changed." The old beggar said.

While the old beggar was talking, Shen Lang saw a solitary mound in the distance. He was also curious, how could there be a solitary mound in front of the earth temple?
At this time, the old beggar said: "Shen Lang, they want to 'take in' a group of children today, we will move at night, will you join us?"

"Yes, together." Shen Lang walked towards the lonely tomb, which surprised the beggars around him.

But seeing that Shen Lang opened his yin and yang eyes, he saw the gloomy surroundings of the solitary mound.

A beggar was puzzled: "Master, what is the origin of this kid?"

"His ancestors were also related to the Beggars' Clan, and they belonged to the evil sect." The old beggar said, and when he said this, several young beggars immediately looked at Shen Lang in awe.

Shen Lang looked at it, but didn't say much. There are some things that can be handled less or less, especially this kind of uninhabited tomb.

(End of this chapter)