Liaozhai Great Sage

"This Hua County is far worse than Guobei County." Li Xiuyuan glanced around and said.

The faces of the common people on the street were all disheveled, obviously their lives were not very good. In addition, he also found that the hawkers and shops on the street mainly sold sacrificial items.

Such as joss sticks, paper money, paper people, paper houses, paper sedan chairs and the like.

"Young master, Guobei County is supported by our Li family. I don't know how much tax has been blocked for the people. The life of the people is naturally good, but other places are not so lucky." The guard was quite proud, as if for I am very proud to live in Guobei County.

But it does have capital to be proud of.

The lives of the people in Guobei County are indeed much better than those in other places.

It is precisely because of this that there are more and more people in Guobei County, and it has vaguely developed into a prosperous city.

"Young master, these paper figurines and paper sedan chairs look like the ones we encountered on the road when we came here." Another guard said.

Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "Go and find out where Qiao's family is. Let's send this Qiao girl back first."

"Yes, young master."

The guard responded, and quickly asked the nearby peddler for the location of Qiao's house.

The county town is not big, so some things are easy to ask. Soon, a guard came back and said, "Young master, I have asked you clearly. Qiao's house is in the alley on the street over there."

"Go, visit and visit." Li Xiuyuan said.

After a while, he came to the mansion of an ordinary family.

After knocking on the door, an old servant from Qiao's mansion opened the door. Seeing Li Xiuyuan and the others' unfamiliar faces, he couldn't help feeling a little vigilant: "My lord, who are you looking for?"

If it weren't for Li Xiuyuan's handsome appearance, extraordinary temperament, and his attire of a scholar and noble son, this old servant seemed unwilling to ask more questions.

Li Xiuyuan gave a salute and said: "Li Xiuyuan in Xiaguobei County, I have something to call on Mr. Qiao in Qiao's residence, please let him know. By the way, this matter is related to Mrs. Qiao."

The old servant of Qiao's family looked at Li Xiuyuan again, seeing that he should not be a bad person, he just nodded and said: "My lord, wait a moment, I will inform my master right away."

After speaking, he closed the door of the mansion and left quickly.

After a while, the old servant of Qiao's family opened the door again: "Mr. Li, my master has an invitation."

"I'm sorry." After being polite, Li Xiuyuan entered Qiao's mansion.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he could smell a stench in the air.

"There are ghosts in this house."

Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He had been in contact with ghosts a lot, so he was inevitably a little sensitive. What's more, he also encountered a ghost last night, so he still had some ability to distinguish the smell of ghosts.

For example, when you meet a water ghost, you will smell a fishy smell.

If you encounter an ordinary ghost, there will be a smell of paper ashes, which means that this ghost is enshrined by someone, not an anonymous ghost.

If you encounter a lonely ghost, it will emit a stench, almost a rotten smell. This is because the lonely ghost has not been enshrined, the grave is unattended, and the bones are soaked in water, which is rotten and smelly.

Of course, if you meet the god of the temple, you will smell the incense.

There is only ghost difference, which is between the two, with the smell of paper ashes and incense.

Li Xiuyuan came down to the lobby of Qiao's house led by the old servant of Qiao's house.

But at this time, a 50-year-old man with white temples and a square scarf was standing in the lobby, ready to welcome Li Xiuyuan's arrival.

"Late student Li Xiuyuan, I met Master Qiao." Li Xiuyuan saluted.

This Master Qiao is dressed as a scholar, obviously he is also a scholar.

"Late student? Are you also a scholar?" Master Qiao put away his contempt, turned serious and returned a salute.

"The late student is a Tongsheng from Guobei County, and he just finished the hospital examination last month." Li Xiuyuan said.

When Master Qiao heard that Li Xiuyuan was a child student and was about to pass the examination for a scholar, his face became more amiable: "What is the last essay in this college examination?"

"It's an article about governing the country." Li Xiuyuan said.

"It's still the same old style, without any new tricks." Master Qiao shook his head and smiled, "How did you write it?"

"Cultivating one's mind, cultivating one's morality, regulating one's family, governing one's family, and bringing peace to the world, is the most important thing in late life. Since ancient times, governing a country is governing people, and governing people is governing their minds. Disruption of the mind is the root of all disasters. If the minds of officials are not correct, corruption will breed. If there are too many, the people will suffer, and if the people suffer, the world will be in chaos."

Li Xiuyuan said.

Master Qiao nodded and said, "It's quite satisfactory, there's nothing wrong with it, but there's nothing outstanding about it. If there's nothing wrong with it in other places, it's not difficult to be a talent this time."

"For the first hospital exam, don't seek coincidence, just seek stability." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Not in a hurry, not bad." Master Qiao nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan, who came to visit suddenly, was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he could be so dignified at such a young age, and his achievements in the future might be limitless.

After some conversations, the relationship between Li Xiuyuan and Master Qiao became much closer.

After all, scholars have topics for scholars.

"Mr. Li, please sit down. Come, let's have some good tea." After talking for a while, Master Qiao started to entertain Li Xiuyuan.

Just after Li Xiuyuan sat down, Master Qiao asked again; "Just now, when the old man listened to Mr. Li's notification, Mr. Li said that this visit was for the old man's daughter?"

"It's for your daughter's sake." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Is it for marriage proposal?"

Master Qiao said: "If it's because of this matter, Mr. Li, you are a step late. Something happened in the house. The old man's daughter has suffered from dementia a few days ago, and there is no medicine for it. Now she can't see anyone."

After that, he sighed.

It seems that from the conversation just now, he was very satisfied with Li Xiuyuan, but also suffered from the special situation of his own family, so he had no choice but to reject Li Xiuyuan.

"Master Qiao misunderstood. Wansheng came to visit and didn't propose a marriage, but just to send your daughter back."

After Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, he gestured to the guards waiting outside the door.

Chapter 188 Zhang Sengyou's painting

After seeing Li Xiuyuan's signal, the guards immediately walked in carrying a female corpse in a red wedding gown with a red cloth covering her head.

"This, this is?" Master Qiao was stunned for a moment.

Li Xiuyuan stood up and removed the red cloth from the female corpse's head.

However, she saw that this was a woman with a pale face and a sign of appearance.