Chapter 163 A lot of doubts
When the three of them returned to Li Yanming's home, old man Li had finished his farm work and smiled warmly when he saw Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan greeted him and prepared to pack up and go back to his old house. Although the old man Li tried to keep him, Li Daoxuan declined in the end.

He is not so unkind, he just has some things to do when he returns.

The exploration of the well needs to be done sooner rather than later, and he should prepare something just in case.

As for the doubts in Old Man Li's heart, Li Laosan would naturally tell Old Man Li the whole story.

He had used most of the talismans he brought with him at Zhao's house in Dingjiao Town, and he always felt it was inappropriate if he didn't have some spare.

Besides, there are so many people in Old Man Li's family, with three rooms and a total of fourteen people. It is not a big deal to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks for dinner, but there are so many people and it is noisy, and he cannot concentrate on preparing.

So Li Daoxuan was unwilling to stay in Li Yanming's house, and chose to return to his own old house.

Seeing Li Daoxuan was about to carry the package, Li Yanming stepped forward and took it, then went back with Li Daoxuan and Grandma Zhou.

On the way, Grandma Zhou was still grateful to Li Daoxuan for saving her life, but the old woman could not give anything to express her gratitude except her gratitude. She could only say that she would arrange a marriage for Li Daoxuan when she returned to Henan.

"My granddaughter has been smart and clever since she was young, and she's a beauty. She's a perfect match for you, and I'm happy too." Grandma Zhou said with a smile.

Li Daoxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He was a social animal in his previous life. In this life, perhaps because of the memories left in his body, his personality was much better than in his previous life. But even so, he had never thought about getting married. Mr. Li didn't even mention this matter, but Granny Zhou brought it out, which made him feel helpless.

What’s more, Grandma Zhou had already fled here to escape famine, her family was separated, and no one knew what had happened to the little granddaughter she was talking about.

But these questions sounded like a joke. Since Li Daoxuan didn't care about it, he didn't say anything more.

But Granny Zhou seemed to be overwhelmed with gratitude, and Li Daoxuan could only persuade her kindly, telling her that he saved people out of good intentions and had no other intentions.

"Grandma knows, grandma knows." I don't know if Grandma Zhou heard it or not, she just kept nodding her head.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan had nothing to say. He could only touch the rabbit in his arms and comfort himself that Grandma Zhou might forget about it in a few days.

When he returned to the old house, the lady who was guarding the house saw him from a distance. Her face suddenly became full of joy and she walked towards him with small steps.

"Third Young Master! Third Young Master! Why did you come back? You didn't even tell me in advance. This is too sudden!"

The lady who was guarding the old house was surnamed Sun. She was a lonely widow. Her husband and children were killed in a man-made disaster. She could only sell herself to the Li family as a slave. Mrs. Li saw that she was kind and honest, so she let her take care of the affairs of the old house. Although they only spent some time together during the Chinese New Year, Aunt Sun had already remembered Li Daoxuan's appearance.

It was a surprise to see Li Daoxuan coming back suddenly this time, so I hurried over to greet him.

"Mother Sun, I'm going to Yangzhou this time, and I just passed by Lijia Village." Li Daoxuan handed over the package and said to Aunt Sun with a smile. He then introduced Mother Zhou, saying that Mother-in-law had nowhere to go now, so she was temporarily staying in the old house.

When Aunt Sun heard about Grandma Zhou's background, her eyes became slightly moist. She sighed that they were all miserable people and Grandma Zhou would not lose a bite of food if she stayed. So Li Daoxuan let Grandma Zhou live in the old house with peace of mind, and helped with chores and cleaning on weekdays, which was considered as her repayment for the hot meals provided by the Li family.

The four of them entered the house. There were only a few maids and servants left in the old house, but they all warmly welcomed the Third Young Master.

On weekdays, there were not many people in the old house, only Madam Sun and a few maids and servants. These maids and servants would work in the old house for a few months, and then they would be transferred to the master's house in Jinling. The reason for doing this was that Madam Li was afraid that the maids and servants in the old house would become disloyal if they stayed for too long. This rotation could more or less limit such things.

After all, if you stay in one place for too long, you will become a landlord, and maids and servants will easily become disloyal if they have no master to supervise them.

Although the Li family only came back during festivals, the things in the old house were not cheap. After having some meals prepared, Li Daoxuan asked Li Yanming to go home and rest. The original intention of this trip was to let Li Yanming go home and see his family. At such a young age, Li Yanming left home with Li Daoxuan, which was the first time in his life. Usually, Li Yanming was very sensible. Even if he missed his parents and family, he never said it, but Li Daoxuan saw it.

He put the rabbit on the table and asked the maid to wash some radishes.

Watching the rabbit eating by itself, Li Daoxuan wanted to continue to inquire about the situation in Lijia Village with Aunt Sun.

"How is the old house these days? I see these refugees, is there anything wrong with their families?"

"Nothing serious." Aunt Sun said with a smile. "The villagers have sent young men to guard the area, so the refugees passing by are quite safe and have not disturbed the villagers. But... there are some other things, which are a bit scary."

"Oh? Aunt Sun, tell me about it." Li Daoxuan became curious and sat up straight.

"These days, the night watchmen say that they always see human figures at night. Sometimes the figures look like foxes and sometimes they look like humans. But every time they get closer to take a look, there is nothing. After hearing so many stories like this, the maids are so scared that they dare not go to the toilet at night."

"Where is it?"

"Even this alley of ours has been seen several times." Aunt Sun said with lingering fear. "It's scary, even I'm a little scared."

"That's scary." Granny Zhou at the side interrupted. "I've heard some strange things, saying that if this wild fox has a human identity, it can become a human."

"There is a story about a hunter. The old hunter killed a fox and prepared to make soup. His wife said that she would go out to get some water and come back to make soup. But the old hunter's wife did not come back until the evening. When she came home, even the old hunter felt that his wife was strange. She walked awkwardly and unnaturally. When she lay down at night, she felt that there was a furry thing in the quilt. When she touched it, it turned out to be a tail. The old hunter reacted very quickly. He grabbed the tail and found that the back of his wife, who was facing away from him, was actually the back of his strange wife. The old hunter killed his wife without saying a word. The killed wife eventually turned into a fox corpse. Finally, he went out to look for his wife and found her drowned in the well. It turned out that the fox's soul used some method to push the old hunter's wife into the well and drown her, and then turned into his wife's appearance, hoping to mingle with the old hunter and find an opportunity to kill him."

"Ah, mother-in-law, please don't scare us." Aunt Sun said with lingering fear.

"I just heard this story, I can't take it as true or false." Grandma Zhou said with a smile. "Besides, if you don't do anything wrong, why would you be afraid of these things coming to your door?"

"Don't panic, Madam Sun." Li Daoxuan also tried to comfort her. "I have a way to keep the house safe."

"Then we'll listen to the Third Young Master." Aunt Sun was delighted when she heard what Li Daoxuan said. Everyone in the family had heard about the Third Young Master's deeds. They all knew that he was taken to the mountains by a master to practice Taoism when he was young, and they all believed from the bottom of their hearts that the Third Young Master could keep the family safe.

Li Daoxuan naturally had no idea what was in Aunt Sun's mind. He just gave her a few instructions and asked her to find some things for the ritual.

Gong Youwei was chewing the last radish in her hand. After finishing, she lay down on the table and took a lazily nap.

Soon, Aunt Sun bought the things Li Daoxuan needed and put them down for Li Daoxuan to look at. She also asked responsibly: "Third Young Master, do you think these are appropriate? But what do you need?"

Li Daoxuan carefully counted the things and shook his head when he saw that they were complete, "All ready. Thank you for your hard work, Mama Sun. You can go and get busy first."

"That's good. If the Third Young Master still needs anything, just tell us. I'm going to do my work first and won't disturb him." Aunt Sun left and took Granny Zhou to the room where they had settled down.

The maid brought the meal carefully. Li Daoxuan had been traveling all the way and could only eat dry food, let alone any oily food. When he saw the meal in the old house of the Li family, he felt hungry. Even a few salt and pepper peanuts sounded delicious to him.

"Speaking of what happened just now, Youwei, what do you think about this fox incident?" Li Daoxuan asked the rabbit sitting on the table, holding his chopsticks.

The rabbit straightened up and twitched its ears. "I don't know. I've never seen a goblin like me. But in my opinion, it must be difficult to impersonate someone. After all, his daily actions are different, and ordinary people can easily see it."

"Is that so?" Li Daoxuan seemed to understand. "But if I were a pregnant woman, perhaps these problems would be easier to conceal, right?"

(End of this chapter)