"The green grass is green, the rivers are like picturesque, what a great mountain and river!" A voice suddenly rang out in a country trail, causing frogs and birds to roar.

"Puff!"

A sweet laugh suddenly came, but a cardamom girl, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, suddenly laughed.

"Young Master, this Xihe is just a small river at best. How can it be compared to a river? What you said is wrong!" The girl looked at the turbulent Xihe River beside her and smiled and said, as if the spring water was ding, extremely sweet.

In front of this girl, a young man in black brocade dress sat upright on a rattan chair, with a sedan chair being carried by the front and back, and he was very stable and at ease. This person was Liu Muqing who came all the way from Mei Ancient City.

Liu Muqing laughed but didn't care and said, "Chunmei, you are going to return home in glory now. How about it? Are you happy?"

"I'm happy, I'd like to thank the young master for his reward. If it weren't for yours, how could I buy so many things? Master, Chunmei, thank you!" This young girl in her prime was naturally Chunmei. After receiving the news that Liu Muqing was about to go to Zuojiazhuang, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep. What surprised her even more was that the young master actually rewarded her with many things, which made her feel like returning home in glory.

Liu Muqing smiled again. Those things are rare for ordinary people, but they are optional to him. At this moment, he deeply felt the feeling of a rich man. Thinking about the differences between the values ​​of those rich man and office workers in his previous life, his psychological state suddenly became clear.

Zuojiazhuang is a village with beautiful mountains and rivers, close to the continuous mountains and surrounded by mountains and water, and the transportation is not very inconvenient, so the people in this place can be regarded as outstanding people and rich people, of course, the premise is that you are willing to work and endure hardships. However, the rice raises a hundred people, and there are capable people in the village who are naturally lazy and unable to make a living. Liu Naodang's family is one of them.

If it were in the past, Liu Naodang's house would have been deserted in front of the door, and even the neighbors were unwilling to visit. But today it was different. This deserted yard became lively for the first time. After asking, I realized that it was Liu Chunmei, the daughter of Liu Naodang's house, who had returned from the city.

Liu Muqing stood in this dilapidated house and seemed out of place. However, he didn't care at all and kept looking around, just like a hiker coming to visit.

Behind Liu Muqing was a pair of honest but somewhat flattering peasant men and women. Both of them were forties and fifties, dressed in tattered clothes and thin faces. The eyes of Liu Muqing were full of fear and envy.

Chunmei stood behind Liu Muqing, her eyes falling from time to time on the middle-aged man and woman behind her. Before she knew it, her eyes turned red. Especially when she saw the brother who was already in disgrace, she felt even more sad.

"Dad! Mom!, why are you still like this? Do you really want to starve me to death?" Chunmei couldn't help but say, and she burst into tears for a while, making people feel very distressed.

This middle-aged man and woman are naturally Chunmei's parents. When they heard Chunmei's questioning, they couldn't help but feel confused. They were about to refute but saw the young man in brocade clothes. They couldn't help but feel a little afraid. Suddenly, the two of them looked at each other and turned their eyes and said, "Chunmei, it's not that my parents are willing to do this. This is really not a fault with us. You don't know..."

As for the reasons behind, Liu Muqing was not interested in listening anymore. He looked down at the thin boy who was as thin as a pole. He was only five or six years old, but he was not as tall as a three or four-year-old child. From this, it can be seen that he was caused by severe malnutrition.

"Do you sell this kid?" Liu Muqing suddenly squatted down and pointed at Chunmei's younger brother and asked, his eyes as if he was looking at a piece of goods.

When the middle-aged man and woman heard this, their eyes lit up and they hurriedly said, "Sell! Sell! Sell!, this young man has such a good eye. I don't know how much money you can pay? This is the last one in our Liu family. If the price is too low, I will never sell it!"

Perhaps because they wanted a good price, the middle-aged man and woman began to praise their children for being well-behaved and clever, but these became particularly disgusting in Liu Muqing's eyes.

Liu Muqing waved her hand and suddenly laughed, asking, "How much do you plan to ask for?"

"Ten...Ten taels of silver, yes! We will never sell ten taels of silver!" The two looked at each other and quickly took out a price.

Liu Muqing waved his hand and said to the person behind him: "Let them sign and seal them, and give them ten taels of silver. From now on, this little guy has no relationship with your Liu family. Chunmei takes good care of your brother. When his body is well maintained, let him be a book boy for me!"

Chunmei was already crying at this moment. She understood that the young master decided to buy the younger brother because of her face. You should know that ten taels of silver could buy five beautiful maids in Mei Ancient City. Thinking of this, Chunmei couldn't help but make up her mind that even if the young master asked her to die in the future, she would go without hesitation.

After leaving ten taels of silver for the lazy couple, Liu Muqing no longer had any interest in staying here. She glanced at the couple coldly and turned her head to leave. Not to mention leaving ten taels of silver for them, even if they were given hundreds of taels, they would still starve to death in the end.

Walking in this not-so-large village, Chunmei led the way to the Land Temple she mentioned. Along the way, there were many simple farmers greeting Liu Muqing, which made him feel a little happier.

Chunmei held her little brother along the way, looking happy, as if she had forgotten her unhappiness just now, but the little boy in her arms was a little scared. Even if he brought him a piece of cake, he would not dare to eat it blatantly.

"Young Master, I went to the Land Temple when I left here. When I was a child, I often went there to play. It was very familiar!" Chunmei said with a smile to Liu Muqing on the rattan chair.

"Sister, are you going to the Land Temple?" The younger brother who had not spoken suddenly made a sound. Although his voice was very low, he could hide it from Liu Muqing's ears.

Liu Muqing looked down at the little guy and said, "Yes, I heard that the land temple in your village is haunted and has also been spiritual, so I came here to see it. By the way, what's your name, little brat?"

"I...I don't have...names, my parents...I call me...gousheng!" The younger brother was obviously very afraid of Liu Muqing. When he heard him ask, he stammered and couldn't speak.

Liu Muqing couldn't help laughing and murmured: "It's easy to support your reputation, you'll call Gou Sheng in the future!" Then he asked: "By the way, Gou Sheng, you just said that the Land Temple, is there anything wrong?"

Gou Sheng looked up at Liu Muqing, his agile eyes as clear as crystal pearls. He mustered up the courage and said, "Then... there... there are ghosts, you... can't go anywhere! I've seen... seen!"

As soon as this said, it was like a cold wind blew across everyone's hearts, and under such a bright weather, it made people feel a little gloomy.

Chunmei hurriedly covered Gou Sheng's mouth and said angrily: "Gou Sheng, don't talk nonsense, how could you see a ghost?" She hurriedly said to Liu Muqing: "Young master, don't listen to me, he doesn't understand anything, this must be his nonsense!"

Liu Muqing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay to listen, Chunmei, don't be afraid. Since I said that Gou Sheng should be included in the Liu family, I will naturally keep my word!" He looked at Gou Sheng and said, "Gou Sheng, continue to say, don't be afraid. You said you have seen that ghost? Then what did he look like and when did he see it?"

Gou Sheng thought for a moment and said, "He looks similar to me, he is a child, but his face is very white. One night I was so hungry that I wanted to get some food in the field outside the village. When I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw him. At that time, he seemed to be arguing with someone, so I ran away without looking closely!"

Liu Muqing looked at Gou Sheng, and when she saw the other party looking serious, she knew that the other party was not lying. She lay on the rattan chair and couldn't help but think: "Is it because she is born with yin and yang eyes? It's impossible? This is too irritating. Don't those only appear in movies and TV series!"

Gou Sheng's words did not affect Liu Muqing's itinerary. On the contrary, he was even more interested and was still maliciously thinking that if it was really as Gou Sheng said, there was a ghost here, then he might as well arrest him home and study it carefully. He had done a lot of preparations for this.

The Land Temple covers a small area and is just three small tiled houses. The temple wishes it to own one, and the other two enshrined statues of gods. On the main seat is a clay statue with an ordinary face. It is a kind old man. There are several children beside him with good looks. This look is naturally very in line with the aesthetics of the people of Zuojiazhuang.

Liu Muqing was going to come to the Land Temple, and the temple Zhu had already been notified. He changed into a Taoist robe that he had come from somewhere, and he looked like a human being. However, he was puzzled in his heart and did not understand why such small mountain temples would attract young masters and nobles from the city.

"Young Master, please come in. Although our land temple is small, it is very effective. Everyone in these villages knows that many people have come to us to sing incense and make wishes. For example, the wife of Liu Butcher in Liujiazhuang wants to have a son, and she will give birth to a son, and for example..."

Listening to the constant promotion of temple prayers, Liu Muqing couldn't help but smile and asked, "I never knew that there were so many responsibilities of the Land God, and I even took care of having children. It seems that I should pay homage. If I could achieve my wish, it would be impossible to reshape my golden body for him!"

"It's effective, I don't know what the young master's wish is?" Miao Zhu asked hurriedly.

Liu Muqing thought for a while, and suddenly said with a smile: "My wish is that I will never cover my eyes this day, I will do this place..."
Chapter completed!