Volume 1 Huangquan in December, Chapter 23: This is a bad statement
This is a not very big city.
It's just a city with the word "city" in its name. It's not much bigger than the last stop. And there aren't many residents, even fewer than Jintong Township, where craftsmen gather, and it looks wider. They spent about
It took a day and a half trip to get here.
The Dragon Boat Festival is in two days. In this small town, the atmosphere of the festival can be seen everywhere. Mugwort leaves and calamus are hung in front of every house, and chess pieces selling realgar wine are hung at the door of every few stores. They lead the horses and slowly
While walking on the road, there was a shop assistant greeting me at the door, offering me a red oil duck egg for free for any price I ate. Dai Luan looked at Shanhai and always stared at the shop assistant, so she went in.
They asked the waiter about the nearby inn, and discussed the plan while eating. They also had to find their bearings again to determine whether their direction had shifted.
After the meal, the three of them continued walking south. The friend said that the inn here was relatively remote, close to the suburbs in the south. It was not big and could only be regarded as a post station. It didn't matter, as long as they could rest.
The center of the city was still very noisy, with red ribbons hanging in the streets and alleys, looking festive, and the Dragon Boat Festival temple fair. As they walked and walked, the two girls each bought a colorful bracelet and put it on their right wrist.
There is a small river running through the city. There are many teams practicing for the dragon boat race the day after tomorrow, and a group of people gather around to watch the excitement.
They couldn't squeeze in, but there were goldfish fishermen on the side. The fish they caught could be released into the nearby river to build a good relationship. Shanhai found it funny. Firstly, the goldfish was obviously not a resident of the river. Secondly, this
A fine net must have been cast across the water area, so that it could be recovered in the middle of the night and sold the next day. Besides, such temporary so-called virtue accumulation is just for psychological comfort and is meaningless. Fortunately, Mu Wan understands this truth, and Dai
Luan was not interested either, so he took one look and left.
Sometimes Shan Hai is not sure whether Aluan is indifferent to the things that girls like, or whether she is more mature than her peers - but sometimes she seems quite childish. That's not a bad thing.
The sky calmed down a little, and some shops lit up lanterns one after another. They passed through the temple fair, and it suddenly became deserted. When they turned around, there were dots of golden and red light behind them, as if they had just woken up from a dream.
In a daze, with no real sense.
After walking for a while, it seems that there is still no trace of the inn. There is a relatively large house nearby, larger than the Lin family, but much smaller than the Qi family. This is the back entrance of the house, and there are many large and small houses on the street in front of it.
The small tables and chairs are neatly arranged. There are also some cabinets and boxes, and several servants are covering them with cloths, as if they are ready to call it a day and go back.
Shanhai dismounted and went to find out how far the inn was.
"It's still a little far away. By the time you get there, it will be the second update."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. By the way, what are you doing?"
"We're moving. Let's clear out all the big stuff first. The old lady said we'll finish the move on Dragon Boat Festival."
"Dragon Boat Festival?"
Shan Hai made a rough calculation in his mind. It doesn't mean that it's not suitable to move on the Dragon Boat Festival, but it's just that there is no one to choose this day to move. Wudu went out and people were reunited at home. What happened here?
"Isn't it true that you are a Taoist? Oh, please wait a moment. I'll go back and report. Don't worry, I'll be back soon!"
The waiter suddenly dropped what he was doing and hurried back to the house. Before entering the door, he turned around and waved to them, as if he was afraid they would run away. The remaining servants were quite polite, busy with their hands, and waved to them.
They nodded.
"I said, let's go quickly. I don't know how far it will be. Are you trying to meddle in other people's business again?"
Mu Wan crossed her arms on the horse and had a headache.
"Listen first to what you have to say."
Dai Luan didn't know when she jumped off her horse and quietly touched the expensive-looking tables and chairs. There were also some scattered tree stumps and small objects piled nearby. After a while, she felt bored again.
He sat on one of the tree stumps and rested with his face propped up.
It was getting dark very quickly. They felt that before they had stood there for long, the surroundings were completely dark. At this time, a bright fire came out of the courtyard. It seemed that the servants had lit the lamps. There was still some noise in the courtyard, and the sounds became louder and louder.
As we got closer, it seemed like many people were coming over. Sure enough, an old lady with gray hair walked out the door anxiously, almost staggering, and startling both the servants and Shan Hai. Following closely, there was another person who didn't come.
A middle-aged man and a gorgeous woman. From a distance, they could smell the fragrance of the woman's makeup.
"This Taoist priest, please come in, please come in quickly!"
The old lady looked excited. Shanhai was confused and turned back to look at Mu Wan blankly. Before Mu Wan could say anything, the servant who had just returned to report the news was leading her horse to the door with a very eye-catching look.
"Wait a minute, that's so rude," the old lady muttered, "Come here, prepare a sedan chair and pick up some distinguished guests from the main entrance!"
"No, no, no -" Shanhai waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not necessary, it's fine here, we - go to Aluan by ourselves!"
Mu Wan wiped his face in disappointment, vaguely feeling that this person had been tricked.
Dai Luan's butt was still hot from sitting, so she stood up reluctantly. She turned her head and patted the picture on her clothes and pants. At this moment, she was startled - she found that the wooden stake she was sitting on just now
On the top, the twisted and weird growth rings are twisting and turning, showing very ferocious lines, which makes me feel weird when I look at them.
"Shanhai, look at this -"
Halfway through her words, the two of them were half-invited and half-pulled into the door. She hurried over and almost got locked out.
After entering the courtyard, they vaguely felt something strange. Although there were not many people in this city, there should be many servants in such a large courtyard. However, the servants who were busy here looked like so many people.
There are a few familiar faces. Relatively speaking, this yard looks really empty. It’s hard to say that many houses are newly built and look like they are only a few years old. Maybe the house has just been expanded, so it looks bigger and there aren’t that many.
Use the funds to hire servants.
But since we haven’t lived here for a few years, why bother moving out so early?
In order to collect money to send duck eggs at noon, this group of people was actually a little exhausted, and they still haven't finished digesting it. Who knows, the old lady asked the cook to make a table full of delicacies, and served them one after another. The couple also asked them to work harder
Eat, eat freely, don't be polite. To be honest, they don't want to be polite, they just touch their stomachs, but they are really overwhelmed.
At the dinner table, the old lady finally solved their doubts.
It turns out that their family's surname is Baigu. Their ancestor was originally a servant in the imperial court, but was framed by a traitor and fell into decline. The Baigu family, which was still prosperous at first, had to move to a small place like this and spend their ancestors' assets carefully to survive.
As for why we moved, the reason is quite simple.
"There's a vicious ghost in the yard who's asking for your life!"
The old lady said tremblingly.
"That's right. Every night, there are strange noises coming from the house. It's really scary."
Baigu's wife complained softly in her husband's arms, and Master Baigu nodded repeatedly.
"We went to temples in the city to worship, and we also went to Taoist temples to invite people, but nothing happened. In the end, even they were too scared to come back. Those smelly Taoist priests knew they were trying to cheat money," Bai Gu said
He said, "Ah, I'm not talking about you."
"No problem. What exactly happened?"
"There are always creaking noises in this room. First the bowls and basins, then the tables and chairs, then the pillars and beams, the whole house is creaking and shaking."
Shan Hai knew something in his mind.
"Then, I will take the compass to see now."
Just as he was about to get up, Baigu's wife immediately got up and held him down. The old lady also said quickly: "No hurry, no hurry, please stay longer. Staying as a guest will accumulate virtue, and I can keep you Taoist priest as long as possible."
If you stay here, you can also use your yang energy to scare away that fierce ghost!"
"It's not a bad ghost, it's just"
"Mom is right." Baigu's wife quickly refilled the tea for him, "Please stay here a little longer. With you here, I won't be afraid of the monsters coming to harm people."
Seeing the woman winking at Taoist Master Lin, and the others being so enthusiastic towards him, Mu Wan and Dai Luan felt that they had been forgotten by the whole world. They just silently stuffed things into their mouths, as if to vent their anger, thinking about eating.
Recover the cost of wasted time.
The servants freed up two empty rooms in the old house for them. The larger room was originally designated for Shanhai, but it was said to be too crowded, so he was moved to a small room by the girls. In the small room, click on
He used the candle and drew the divination board, and then used the damaged judge's pen to do divination. The direction was correct, still pointing south, slightly west. It seemed that he had to go further down.
"Shanhai, what do you think it is?"
Dai Luan stared blankly at the flames on the table, put her chin on the table, and lazily fiddled with the penholder with one hand. Shan Hai burned the paper and replied:
"It sounds like a buzzing house. Generally, it's the little demon that calls the house singing. But we can't make a conclusion yet. We need to observe it more carefully in the yard tomorrow."
Mu Wan sat on the edge of the bed and sighed.
"Well, I know you mean well. But don't you think there's something fishy about this matter?"
"Why are you always suspicious?"
"Don't think I'm troublesome. Why are they so sure it's a ghost? It sounds like they've done something bad and are afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Speaking of which, this family is really partial."
"If you say that you also know the way of yin and yang, they won't treat you that way."
"I won't tell you, who's used to it? Your messy aunt doesn't take care of you."
"Okay, okay, don't wait"
The pen holder almost fell to the ground. Before Dai Luan could react, Shan Hai reached out to catch it and put it into the bag. She was also a little tired, so she took a deep breath and exhaled again.
"Mountains and seas, I still don't understand. They also said that they are moving now because they want to take advantage of the protection of Yang Qi to avoid ghosts and ghosts, and for good luck. But I think you didn't look good at that time?"
"Really, you noticed." Shan Hai was a little surprised. "The things are almost empty. It's unreasonable for me to stop them. But I really don't recommend moving and breaking ground at that time."
"Why?" Mu Wan jumped down from the bed, "Isn't it said that the Dragon Boat Festival is the most yang time of the year? Move now, it is indeed"
"That's wrong," Shan Hai interrupted her, "Do you know what the meaning of hanging moxa leaves and calamus on the Dragon Boat Festival is?"
"Of course it's to avoid plague and exorcise evil spirits. Wait, you mean"
"Isn't this sending yourself into poison?" Shanhai shook the sleepy Dai Luan, "Wake up too, go and soak your sword in the calamus water overnight. Soak it before going to bed, don't be lazy.
