The ghost hooked

There were far more than a hundred visitors on this day. Fortunately, the Song Mansion is a big place and well prepared.

There were male and female visitors, the males naturally sat in the front hall and the courtyard, while the females held a banquet in an elegant courtyard, entertained by Mrs. Song.

The Song residence was considerate to the guests, and when the hour was about to arrive, a rather tall servant girl came to look for Li Wu and the others to go to the front yard.

The most lively thing on this day is the birthday presents from all walks of life. The distinguished guests have already handed the gifts to the butler when they entered the door, leaving only a gift list.

And when Wu Wu and the others came to the front yard, it was the time when relatives of the Song family were giving congratulatory gifts. Mr. Song had two sons and three daughters.

The eldest son, Song Fu, looks exactly like Master Song.Although the name is a bit ordinary, but the person is very shrewd, it can be seen that he has rolled several times in the shopping mall, and his congratulatory gift to Master Song is a Buddha statue carved by a famous artist.Master Song liked it so much that he said three good things in a row.

The second son, Song Li, was born with a handsome appearance, which is worthy of his name, but unfortunately he looked sluggish, and said a few words of blessing in a dull manner, and only took out a pair of birthday characters written by himself.Master Song forced a sullen face and let out a "huh".

The other three daughters were not in the front yard, only the son-in-law and the boy were there, and they gave some valuables, which made the juniors kowtow.

Those who can get a good seat in the birthday hall are not small officials in Yangzhou City, and a few well-known merchants sit in the last seat.

Standing behind Wu Wu, Xiao Bao looked at the decorations and visitors in the house, it was very fresh, even when the children knelt down, his eyes were shining brightly, and he really wanted to ask Wu Wu what they were doing.But before going out, Xue Xiujie raised his ears and warned him not to let him talk nonsense. At this moment, he could only scratch his ears and cheeks anxiously.

Xue Xiujie and Wuying stood in the courtyard. Xue Xiujie naturally didn't want to go in to join in the fun of such a meaningless thing, but Wuying wanted to find a wide place to observe everyone in case of accidents.

Of course, due to species differences, Zhang San, who did not appear at the birthday banquet, was basking in the sun on the roof of Qingfengyuan.

The second busiest event on this day was the birthday banquet. The birthday banquet was a vegetarian banquet, and it was cooked by the chef in charge of the Vegetarian Restaurant.

But for those local businessmen and officials, this banquet is a good time for communication. In addition to toasting the birthday stars with tea instead of wine, people at each table toasted each other, and the wind of flattery blew throughout the banquet, which was quite The feeling of flowing water feast.

The third busiest part of the day was the show after the banquet. After the guests had finished eating, they went to an exquisite courtyard to listen to the opera. The stage was set up early in this courtyard. It is said that the famous theater troupe - Desheng troupe was invited. .

Listening to an opera is naturally not something a monk should do. If you realize that you have to go back after eating.Xiaobao was a little bit reluctant, he had never heard of an opera before, seeing a group of people sitting in front of the stage, he stared at that side and didn't want to leave.

Due to his status, he couldn't stay with Xiaobao, so he had to let Xue Xiujie accompany Xiaobao, and he took Wuying back to Qingfengyuan.

Although Xue Xiujie was very angry on the surface, he said why he had to stay and look at Xiaobao!But in his heart he was happy, he did not miss the operas when he was in the capital before, and he missed it after not listening to them for a few years.

Xiao Bao, who was full of anticipation, started to yawn within less than a cup of tea. A play opened for such a long time, and he sang a total of less than ten sentences, which was not as good as Zhang San's lullaby.

Xiaobao tugged at Xue Xiujie who was on the side, and said, "Uncle, this show is so boring."

This play is exactly what Xue Xiujie likes, he shook his head and hummed along, didn't even give Xiaobao a look, just waved his hands to let him stay cool.

It happened that there was too much tea at the table, so Xiaobao went to find the toilet.

Several people went to the toilet in the courtyard where the opera was listening, so Xiaobao turned a corner and went to another courtyard.

After Shu Shuang's release, Xiaobao became interested in the flowing water rockery in the yard, went to the river, and squatted down to count the small fish.

It was at this time that he heard the voices of two women.

"Oh, isn't this Mrs. Yang?"

"Mrs. Liu, long time no see!"

"It's been a while, Mrs. Yang is getting younger and younger."

"Oh, Mrs. Liu is really good at talking, and you are taking good care of yourself!"

"No matter how well we take care of it, it's not as good as Mrs. Song's. A 40-year-old looks like a 20-year-old."

"She climbed up as a concubine, and she doesn't have to worry about common things at home. It's not as busy as the two of us every day."

"Don't talk about concubines or concubines, she is now a phoenix flying on the branches."

"I don't know if it's Phoenix or not, but I can smell the coquettish aura from afar. I'm so tired that I can't listen to the opera, so I have to come out to get some air."

"Mrs. Yang is still so forthright, but it's not good to say this in front of outsiders. What should I do if I let others hear me?"

Xiaobao, who was squatting in the grass and counting fish, said, "..."

Before the two could continue talking, they heard shouts from the courtyard next to them, and the two women left in a hurry.

Xiaobao, who was forced to listen to the corner for a long time, stood up, looked around, and patted the hem of his clothes when he saw no one. There was a word he didn't understand, so he went back and asked Xue Xiujie later.

Xiaobao who left the yard was caught by Xue Xiujie. Xue Xiujie said angrily, "Where did you go? I've been looking for you for a long time!" Before Xiaobao could answer, he grabbed Xiaobao's arm and walked back , while walking, said: "Let's go, go back to Qingfengyuan, a good show was disturbed by a lunatic."

Seeing the two returning, Wu Wu asked, "Why did you finish listening to the play so quickly?"

Xiao Bao shook his head, and said: "Listening to an opera is not interesting. When I went to the latrine, I heard two people talking, so I realized, what is coquettishness?"

Enlightened by the sudden question: "..."

"Who told you that?" Wu Wu asked.

Xiaobao repeated what he had heard, and Xue Xiujie, who was fanning himself out, said: "Hmph, I knew that the Song family was not peaceful, with a concubine who was raised as the main wife, and a crazy son, this day is really busy. .”

It turned out that the drama had just reached the sweet spot when Huadan Liu Niang from the Desheng class came on stage to speak, Song Li, the second young master of the Song family, seemed to go crazy, and rushed onto the stage, saying, "Ying Niang! Live!"

It was a good play, but he ended it like this, and I don't know how Master Song will end.

Xiao Bao persevered and said, "Then what is coquettishness?"

Xue Xiujie said angrily, "You don't even have full hair, why ask so many questions?"

Xiaobao stroked the short hair on his head, sighed, and thought: Wait until my hair grows, then ask again!

Xu got up early, maybe he was in a bad mood because he didn't hear the drama, Xue Xiujie walked around the house and said, "Let's go quickly, this birthday is over, and the scriptures have been sent out, let's go to Yuanfa Temple Bar!"

Wuying moved his ears, raised one corner of his mouth and said, "I'm afraid I can't leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door, it was that tall maid again, she said: "My master invited the eminent monk to the flower hall to have a talk."

Xue Xiujie sighed and said, "It's over, it seems that I really can't leave."

The flower hall is a small hall for receiving guests. There are some potted plants inside, which are very elegant.

When I realized it, there were already several monks in the house. These monks lived in the Song Mansion and hadn't met each other a few days ago. When I met them at this time, they were also Buddhist believers. Buddhism was discussed.

Not long after he realized it, Master Song arrived.As soon as he entered the door, he bowed and said: "Thank you all eminent monks for helping me to pray for blessings. I have been negligent today, and I hope all eminent monks will forgive me."

Seeing that the monks were all very polite, he sighed again and said: "To tell you the truth, something happened in the mansion today. My second son fell insane. I was worried about this son and invited many Famous doctors diagnosed and treated him, but none of them cured him.”

After a pause, he continued: "I have a merciless request. I would like to ask all the eminent monks to take a look at my son and see if he is haunted by evil spirits. Are all eminent monks willing?"

Without waiting for others to speak, after experiencing a ghost incident in Nancun, he said: "Master Song, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that the Buddhist school also ignores ghost techniques, after all, it's different from Taoist Zhang."

Hearing that Master Song frowned, he took care of these monks' food and lodging, and treated them very well, if they couldn't help, wouldn't it be a waste of time.

At this time, the door of the flower hall was knocked, Mrs. Song walked to Master Song, and whispered: "Master, I have invited the most famous Man Gu in Yangzhou City, she will come in the evening, and wait for Man Gu to check to see if there is any Ghost, please ask all the eminent monks to recite scriptures and pray for blessings, how do you think?"

Master Song slowly untied his frowning brows. If the evil spirits can be eliminated, everything will be easy.He nodded, looked at the monks again and said: "What the eminent monk said makes sense, but he was being rude. Please stay in the mansion tonight, and I will talk to you in detail tomorrow."

Master Song's birthday was full of twists and turns, and it was the most lively part of the day when he invited Mangu in the evening.

In the early years, Mangu was just a witch who danced to the gods. A few years ago, it was said that she got the true biography of Taoist Zhang. With mana, she could invite gods to help her pray for blessings and eliminate ghosts. She was very famous in Yangzhou City.

In the evening, the courtyard was brightly lit with lanterns in hand. There was a long table in the middle covered with bright yellow cloth, and there were incense burners and offerings.

Mr. Song, his wife, concubine and children stood in the courtyard and waited.

After a while, I saw the housekeeper leading a woman in a gray Taoist robe with a bun on her head. The woman was Mangu, in her thirties, with a solemn face, her chin slightly raised, and a dust whisk in front of her. With one hand behind his back.

Seeing Man Gu coming, Master Song hurried forward, bowed and said, "Master Man Gu."

Mangu just nodded reservedly, walked to the long table without saying a word.

Little Treasure and Coward who sneaked in were standing in the corner waiting to watch the gods, and Xue Xiujie was the sent guardian.

The sky was getting dark, Xiao Bao frowned and was very puzzled, he asked Xue Xiujie beside him, "Why did that woman bring someone along? Could it be that one of them is called "Man" and the other is called "Gu", together? Call Mangu together?"

Xue Xiujie, who could only see one woman, immediately broke out in sweat. He knew that staying in the Song Mansion would not be safe.

The author has something to say: Xue Xiujie: Rabbit author, I feel that my setting deviates from the original direction!

Rabbit author: "This statement is wrong, for your setting, it has no direction. ^_^"