Volume 1 Huangquan December 24th Chapter: One change and another grow
This night, both guest rooms did not sleep well. I don't know if Dai Luan is really big-hearted, or if he has been used to it since he was a child, and he seems not to have noticed the Yin Qi gathering in the room. Mu Wan can't make a conclusion either.
But her intuition over the years told her that something was indeed entangled with Bai Gu. The bones were cold and painful, and the slightest exertion would cause pain. The fact that it could have such an obvious impact proved that things were much more complicated than she imagined -
—And Shanhai would definitely not give up. Thinking of this, she got even more headache.
On the other side of the mountains and seas, the situation was almost the same. He tossed and turned all night, restless. Although he had a lot of yang energy, he could still detect subtle undercurrents in the courtyard and the room. Maybe it was because the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, or
Perhaps it was his visit that made the house much quieter, and no one heard the sound of a house call all night. The servants who got up early to work were all polite when they saw him, as if he had really become the mascot of the town house.
Same.
Having said that, this is only a temporary measure, not a long-term one.
Shanhai woke up early and walked around in the yard. At this time, he saw a maid in the corridor breaking something off a pillar. He walked up and asked, and the maid said it was something on the pillar.
branches.
"Branches? Why are there branches on the pillars?"
"I don't know. It grows a lot every two days. I told the old lady and she said just pick it."
"let me see."
The maid spread out her other hand and grasped seven or eight small branches, which really seemed to be stretched out from the tree. However, although the house was old, it was not alive. Why did these pillars sprout buds?
"What should I do if I pick it off?"
"Throw it into the flower bed."
As she spoke, she broke off another branch.
ah.
"What?" Shanhai heard some voices.
"What's the matter?" The maid turned around.
"What did you say just now?"
"No." She widened her eyes.
"Or is there someone nearby?"
"Oh, Taoist Priest, please don't scare me."
The maid's eyes became weird. It could be seen that she was not very courageous, and she seemed to be resistant to the so-called evil ghosts. She picked the branch, walked away in a hurry, and threw the handful in her hand into the flower bed.
inside.
It's quite cold this morning.
Shan Hai stared at the pillar and looked up and down. At this time, he found another small branch. It was a little high, maybe the girl just didn't see it. He stood on tiptoe slightly and pulled it out.
ah.
There was that small, short sound again.
""
He walked down the steps of the corridor and walked to the flower bed where the maid had thrown the branches. He saw that in the dense grass, the branches were facing one side by coincidence, very neatly, and each branch was parallel to each other.
It's like pointing at something.
He walked through the flower bed and carefully picked up the branches one by one. Then, he dropped them casually. The small branches were scattered on the ground in random order.
Are you overly concerned?
Just as he was thinking this, Shan Hai suddenly noticed that the branches were trembling slightly. But there was no wind now. He squatted down and looked carefully, and found that they all turned in the same direction as before.
.
There was a shadow hanging over him.
"Master Lin, you are in a mood to get up so early and ruin the lawn?"
When he raised his head, Mu Wan and Dai Luan were looking down at him from the side of the road. Dai Luan knelt down and poked Shan Hai in the face with a wooden stick.
"Nonsense." He pushed the stick away, "Did I ask you to wash the sword?"
"Wash it!" Her tone was quite stubborn.
"It's just in time. Then" he put the twig into her hand, "Aluan, please walk around the house more and pay attention to the pillars. Some of them will have these twigs on them. If there are any, pull them out.
Search carefully and pay more attention to both high and low places. If you see anything special or hear anything, tell me right away."
"oh--"
Dai Luan drawled a long voice, reluctantly took the branch and left. Mu Wan felt strange when he heard it, and asked him if he had discovered anything.
"Zhu, something is not right. But the old lady doesn't seem to take it seriously. Don't shock them. Please go find people and ask if they have any other unusual experiences. The more the better."
"good."
Seeing how serious he was, Mu Wan couldn't refuse. Besides, she was also curious about what Shan Hai had discovered. So she turned and left and did as he asked. Shan Hai stood up, patted the soil, walked out of the flower bed, and
I thought about it carefully.
Carefully recall what happened before. There is no noticeable abnormality in the servants of the Baigu family, and the old lady Baigu has absolute power. As for the wife of Baigu, she does seem to be loved by thousands, she is decent-looking, and she also knows how to show off.
, charming and charming. As for Young Master Baigu, he looks a bit dull. Although he is not obedient to his mother and wife, he does not have any opinions of his own. And it is not known whether it is because of insufficient money or what, but the young master does not have more concubines.
As he thought, he walked slowly closer to the kitchen. Seeing someone inside, he walked in. The cook squatted in front of the stove, as if she was reading a piece of paper in the light of the fire. He moved closer, pretending to be casual and talking to her.
The cook started chatting.
"Hey! Master Lin, you scared me. Can you eat something?"
She was really frightened by Shan Hai's sudden conversation. She hurriedly stuffed the letter into her sleeve and asked him kindly.
"No, thank you very much. It seems that you have been working here for a long time, right?"
"Hey, it's been decades. Don't look at us now. In the past, our family was very big. The houses on the opposite street all belonged to us."
"Forgive me for being rude, but why are you like this now?"
"Sigh. The head of the family left early, and it was all supported by the old lady. Later, the government wanted to build a road, and the drawings had to cross our house. It was said that it was a subsidy, but it was not fair. Besides, everyone knew that those people
The merchants have been coveting this land for a long time, and they have stuffed their money into it to destroy the Baigu family!"
"How is this possible? But it looks like you are really at a disadvantage."
"No, it can't be done without a man in the family. Later, I married a wife and brought a dowry from my mother's family, which solved the urgent need. However, the family's expenses have continued to increase. To this day, it is really difficult to make ends meet."
"It may not be appropriate for me to say this, but hasn't the young master ever considered borrowing some money from his parents' family to do some business?"
"Her mother's family doesn't have it either. Oops, I'll get some water. You have to work first."
Whether it was an illusion or not, he felt that the cook was a little wary, just like the maid before.
When Shan Hai returned to his room, someone brought him lunch. Not long after the meal, Mu Wan knocked on the door and came in.
"I chatted with the maids. There was nothing noteworthy, but I heard a lot of gossip."
She stretched herself and sat on the bed. Shan Hai asked her what she had heard about.
"This old lady was actually not the old man's wife, but a concubine. First, the wife fell ill for no apparent reason and died. Soon after, the old man also suffered from the plague, and the family naturally fell into her hands. And the wife of Bai Gu
Well, actually she is not the wife but also the concubine, what a coincidence. The old lady loves her very much because we share the same fate."
"Ah, could it be that the person who gave the Baigu family the dowry was actually the first wife?"
"What dowry?" Mu Wan didn't know about this. "By the way, a servant said that the carpenter who repaired the house came before. He said something, and the young master and the others drove him away. He said that the carpenter had a dream.
There was a voice inside that said to him: 'My head hurts so much, my head hurts so much'. No matter how much I asked, no one knew."
"Headache?"
An idea vaguely emerged in Shanhai's mind. At this time, Dailuan hurried in without knocking on the door.
"Mountains and seas, come and see! Over there - there are strange pillars over there!"
She was out of breath. Shanhai and Mu Wan looked at each other, rushed out of the house and followed her out. It was a somewhat remote house, and it had not been built for a few years. It was in the corner of the room.
After turning a corner, you will find the courtyard wall. However, this place is too far away. Usually no one comes here, and they didn’t know that there is a final pillar after turning a corner here.
This pillar is almost densely covered with new buds. It's just that they grow downward. Moreover, the lines on this pillar are a bit strange. It is different from other trees. It has a twisted sore on it.
.It is estimated that there is such a tree scar on the log, so I chose such a remote corner to use it.
It's really strange. Shouldn't all the branches point upward? Why do they grow downward like the eaves of a roof or an umbrella?
"How did you find this place?" Shan Hai always felt that her attitude didn't seem like she was willing to search so carefully.
"Before I met you in the morning, I saw you throwing them on the ground. I threw them too, and after a while, I found that they were all pointing in the same direction. So, I walked over there and found here."
Dai Luan casually threw the branch to the ground, like a goddess scattering flowers. At this moment, the branch has not changed its direction, but the frequency of trembling has obviously accelerated. Liangqiu Muwan looked left and right next to the pillar and felt strange. These dense branches
The twigs make one’s heart ache just by looking at them.
"Besides, I can't pull it out!" Dai Luan said, bending down to pick up the branches on the ground.
"Why?" Shanhai stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull one of the buds.
ah.
His hand shook - it was coming again, the same cry from before!
Mu Wan didn't seem to hear it. She looked at the master and apprentice inexplicably. She turned her face and stared at the unplucked branch of Shanhai. She also reached out to pull it out, but when she tore it upwards against the branch, the pillar
There was a dense red oozing out of it.
"What is this, Qi?" Mu Wan's eyes widened.
"That's not true." Shanhai hesitated to speak.
"--ah!"
There was another scream, much louder than before. But this time, it was not that inexplicable sound.
