His great-great-grandfather didn't have the guts to soak in the water and watch this. Fortunately, they were not far from the river bank. Relying on his good swimming skills, he held the old man and swam towards the shore with one hand.
When great-great-grandfather swam to the riverbank and carried the old man ashore, he was almost exhausted. His head was stuck in the reeds on the riverbank and he almost fainted. In addition, without the boat, he felt extremely uncomfortable from the inside out.
The old man was still better. He only choked a few mouthfuls of water and was a little frightened. It didn't take long for him to recover.
However, the first thing the old man did when he recovered was to cry. He bent over and sat on the reeds, wailing loudly towards the river.
My great-great-grandfather was now facing the sky and panting heavily in the reeds. When he heard the old man cry, he also wanted to cry. He was very upset. The boat was gone. How could he make a living in the future?
One of them was crying while the other was lying down.
After an unknown period of time, the sound of the night watch could be vaguely heard from afar. One long and two short.
"Bang-bang! Bang! It was the third watch of the night, guarding against thieves and theft…Bang! Bang! Bang! It's the third watch, guarding against thieves and theft…"
At this time, the old man was already tired from crying. He sat there and looked at the river and sighed. My great-great-grandfather also sat up from the ground and looked at the river in a daze. The atmosphere was very gloomy.
Hearing the sound of the night watch, the old man became more energetic and stood up from the reed. Because he was small, he couldn't see the situation outside the reed even if he stood on tiptoe. He asked my great-great-grandfather," Fu Gong, is this Sanwang Village outside?"
My great-great-grandfather didn't even look at it and replied,"Yes, it's the Three Kings Manor."
The old man said,"If this is Sanwang Village, this Gengle is my distant cousin. Duke Fu, let's go to his house."”As the old man spoke, he touched his body and said,"I'll let the water rush away with my money bag. When I get to his house, I'll borrow some money from him to clear your boat. My child is gone, and you're gone with the boat. You saved my life, so I have to repay you.”
His great-great-grandfather sighed and said,"What do you need to repay? There's no need to repay me. This is my life."”
Under the old man's persuasion, his great-great-grandfather followed the old man out of Weizidang and came to Sanwang Village. At the village entrance, they met the night watchman.
The old man was not lying. This night watchman was really his distant cousin. He was in his early sixties and had a white goatee. He was dark and thin, but he was full of energy and his eyes were shining. When the two old men met, they were quite affectionate and asked questions.
The night watchman brought the two of them home, and the three of them introduced each other.
It was only then that the great-great-grandfather found out that the young man whose son had died had the surname Dong. His name was Youcai, and he was from Kaifeng. His family had a small shop and could be considered to have some wealth. When he heard that his son had met with an accident, he asked the shop assistant to look after the shop and came out to look for his son. He had wanted to spend some money to help his son, but when he arrived at Wei Hui Manor, his son had already been beheaded. He had no choice but to spend some money to buy his son's body.
This night watchman was called Wang Shoudao. In our current words, he was an old bachelor. However, he was famous in this generation of Sanwang Village because he was not only a night watchman in the village, but also exorcised evil spirits and ghosts. In the past, there were many evil things in the chaos of war and horses. If the common people in the villages on both sides of the Yellow River encountered any evil things at home, they would definitely find him to solve it.
In ancient times, night watch was a noble profession with a long history. It originated from the witchcraft of ancient times. At first, it was mainly used to ward off evil spirits. Only respected wizards were qualified to do night watch. Nowadays, many literary works still retained the saying of night watch to exorcise ghosts.
Wang Shoudao, the old night watchman, was not considered rich, but he had a lot to eat at home. Later that day, someone brought him an authentic roast chicken at the entrance of Hua County County. He was preparing to go home after the third watch to drink and eat chicken.
Wang Shoudao lit the oil lamp in the hut and took out roast chicken and wine. The three of them ate and drank.
After a few glasses of wine, Dong You Cai felt a little depressed. He wiped his tears and cried again.
When Wang Shoudao asked him what was going on, the old man rambled on and on about what had happened.
Wang Shoudao sighed after hearing this. He pulled out a large tobacco pipe from his body and smoked as he advised Dong Youcai," Hey, old cousin, don't cry. As the saying goes, a dead person can't come back to life. Besides, it's not easy to live in these years. In my opinion, it's better to be dead than alive…" Wang Shoudao took a deep puff of his cigarette and pondered for a while before saying,""You just want your son's ghost to come home. This is easy to handle.”
When Dong Youcai heard this, he immediately stopped sobbing. He stood up and grabbed Wang Shoudao's hand while trembling." Old Cousin, do you think my son will still come home with me?"”
Wang Shoudao exhaled the smoke in his mouth and said," You can't go back to your physical body. I can summon your soul back to him. Brother, it's the same for you to bring my nephew's soul back home."”
When Dong Youcai heard this, it was as if he had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. His legs went weak, and he was about to kneel down in front of Wang Shoudao.
Wang Shoudao raised his eyebrows and roared,"Old cousin, what are you doing? Get up!”Wang Shoudao's voice was not any weaker than my great-great-grandfather's. His roar made Old Man Dong shiver and sit back down on the stool.
Wang Shoudao turned his gaze to my great-great-grandfather and smiled at him." Little brother is courageous and loyal. Not bad, not bad…"
At this moment, my great-great-grandfather was also a little drunk. He didn't feel anything when he heard Wang Shoudao praise him. He sighed and said,"What's the use of courage and loyalty? The boat is gone, the food is gone…"
Wang Shoudao laughed and said," Who said anything about a job? If you're willing, I'll give you a job. What do you think?"”
His great-great-grandfather looked at Wang Shoudao. Although the old man was smiling, he didn't seem to be lying. He asked,"What kind of work? Can I earn money?"
Wang Shoudao pursed his lips and shook his head."I don't earn much, but I can make a living and not starve to death.”
When great-great-grandfather heard this, he was not very satisfied with the work Wang Shoudao said. This was because my great-great-grandfather was not like Wang Shoudao, who was an old bachelor. He still had parents, younger siblings, and the entire family depended on him to support them.
Just as my great-great-grandfather was hesitating, Wang Shoudao pointed at his feet and said,"If you are willing, kneel down and acknowledge me as your master. I will teach you a job.”
At this moment, Dong You Cai's eyes lit up. He hurriedly tried to persuade his great-great-grandfather," Little brother, my cousin wants to take you as his disciple. Do you know who he is? The south bank of the Yellow River is famous for being Wang San 'er and Wang Ban' er. If you become his disciple, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life.”
Wang San was another name for Wang Shoudao. Because he was a night watchman, people who knew him called him Wang San San. Very few people called him Wang Shoudao, and Wang Ban Xian Er was his honorific title.
My great-great-grandfather has never heard of the name Wang Shoudao, but the name "Wang San Bing" is also well-known in the north bank of the Yellow River. Everyone says that this person is the reincarnation of Zhong Kui and is extremely capable.
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