Fairy Tea Temple Notes

In the mourning hall, there was an eight or nine-year-old girl with disheveled hair. Both her hair and her clothes were dripping, and she was dripping wet. The water gathered at her feet to form a small puddle.She stretched out a smooth and pale arm, her slender fingers grabbed one corner of the gold foil paper, and the other corner was in Uncle Lin's hand.The gold foil paper was soaked, and the corners of the paper were dripping water. Uncle Lin took it to a candle and tried to light it, but naturally it couldn't burn.

The girl has no substance, so she can't use all her strength to fight with Uncle Lin. She is also very stubborn and refuses to let go. She can only move with Uncle Lin's movements, like a puppet on a string, which is quite weird.

Ke Shicheng remained silent, standing aside and watching the girl's behavior.It's normal for lonely ghosts to fight for the ghost paper. What's interesting is that this little ghost directly broke into the people's house and competed with the living for the unburned ghost paper. Even if she snatched it, she couldn't have it.

The ghost paper for the dead must be burned, and sometimes the name of the "person" must be written specifically so that it will not be claimed by other ghosts.

Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were talking about why they couldn’t light the gold foil. Uncle Lin put down a stack of foil, and the girl immediately pulled it to her side happily. The girl put in a lot of effort, but the gold foil moved very slowly.

Just when the little ghost was concentrating on doing useless work, Lin Siying walked towards Ke Shicheng, and Ke Shicheng was afraid that her words would arouse the little ghost's ideas.Ordinary good people and ghosts would scatter when they saw Ke Shicheng, and they still raised their hands, screaming and fleeing in horror.

If the little ghost was scared away at this juncture, it would be very difficult to see her again.

Ke Shicheng put his index finger on his lips and made a booing motion, not wanting Lin Siying to see him staring at the mourning hall with a serious expression. She didn't know what Ke Shicheng saw in his eyes, but felt inexplicable fear in her heart.He Qing quietly waited beside Ke Shicheng. He also saw the girl and thought that the girl might be the child hiding behind the longan tree.

The girl looked like she had just been fished out of the water, it was wet and slippery, He Qing thought, maybe it would be difficult to grasp, it might feel like a loach.

Thinking about things randomly, He Qing didn't think it was too scary, it was just a little girl, but he had Daoist Ke standing on the street.

Ke Shicheng took out something from his pocket, which looked like a small round object, he raised his hand and tossed it quickly on the girl's coat and hat.The girl was wearing a coat with a hood, woolen trousers, and an old-fashioned winter outfit.

From Lin Siying's point of view, she only saw Ke Shicheng's throwing movement, but she couldn't see the little girl.In He Qing's eyes, what he saw was much richer. He saw some dust-like red powder floating from the girl's hat.The girl seemed to be aware of it, she turned around, her eyes were gray, without pupils, her face was pale with blisters, and she could vaguely see that she had been upright before she was born.

The girl didn't run away with her head in her arms, or ran away with her hands raised. She stared blankly at Ke Shicheng, as if she was frightened. She stood up and took two steps back before realizing that she had to run.So he turned around and ran desperately, and came out through the wall.

"She ran away."

He Qing wanted to catch up, but Ke Shicheng pulled his hand, and Ke Shicheng spit out two words: "Wall."

People say that ghosts can pass through walls, and if you go up like this, you will bump your head.

He Qing scratched his head in embarrassment, and looked towards the side door.Just when he was hesitating, Ke Shicheng moved quickly, he had already walked out of the side door, and He Qing followed quickly.

Lin Siying was stunned, but based on her experience back then, she knew it was right to keep up, even if she couldn't understand what Ke Shicheng was doing.

In the backyard of the Lin residence, red powder was suspended in the air, glowing slightly, walking along the powder effortlessly, Ke Shicheng came to the pool under the longan tree.

The pool that had been filled was still a pool in front of his eyes, and the pool water was glowing with a dark green light.Ke Shicheng raised his feet and walked towards the "pool", stepping on the "water", and the feeling of stepping on the feet was that he was stepping on flat ground.He Qing took a breath, tried to ignore the water area, and followed Ke Shicheng closely.

Finally the powder stopped, they were already standing in the middle of the "pool", Ke Shicheng stomped the ground with his foot, and shouted coldly: "Not yet!"

A girl slowly floated up from the "pool", squatting on the ground and crying.

"How long have you been dead, do you remember what happened before you died?"

Ke Shicheng questioned the girl, his words were obviously much gentler.

The girl shook her head. She just remembered playing with her friends by the pool, catching tadpoles with a mineral water bottle, and suddenly fell unconscious. When she woke up, she was already a ghost.

"Then do you remember what happened before you were alive?"

"I remember a song."

The girl said timidly, and then sang something seriously out of tune: "There is a girl, she is a little willful, and she is also a little arrogant."

He Qing thought that there was some arrogance, and they all went to other people's mourning halls to make trouble.

Ke Shicheng was silent. He grew up in a Taoist temple. He didn't like to watch TV dramas when he was young. He had never heard what song this was. Ke Shicheng continued to ask:

"Why grab someone else's foil?"

The girl didn't want to answer at first, but she was very afraid of Ke Shicheng. Even though she was a little ghost, she could see that Ke Shicheng had a very powerful magic weapon, which was enough to make her lose her mind.

"I... no one burns paper money for me. I don't have road money, and the ghost will not take me away."

The girl whimpered, feeling very wronged.

"..."

He Qing didn't know if there was an organization for complaints in the underworld, which was too much.

"Little sister, what's your name, I'll burn paper money for you, a lot of paper money."

He Qing took a step forward, and the Wind Lion Lord on his satchel shone like it was fully charged.

The girl looked up at He Qing, as if she wanted to write down He Qing's appearance.

"Then let me tell you, do you really know how to burn paper money for me?"

"Yes, don't worry, it's hard to catch up with big brother once he says something."

The girl leaned close to He Qing's ear and whispered something.

After the girl announced her name, a strange radiance emanated from her body, and her hair opened as if blown by the wind, and then slowly fell down.The girl's figure gradually faded until she disappeared, but He Qing still heard her faint voice, like an echo in the valley: "Don't forget, don't you forget."

He Qing nodded vigorously and said, "I will never forget."

"Is she gone?"

Lin Siying grabbed Ke Shicheng's sleeve, this little action naturally caught He Qing's eyes.

The three left the backyard, avoided the crowd, and went up to the third floor to talk.

Ke Shicheng told Lin Siying that the gold foil often failed to burn because of a drowned little ghost. As for Lin Siying's grandfather, Ke Shicheng did not see any abnormalities in his body, and his ghost was peaceful and quiet.

"He Qing, what did Grandpa Lin tell you?"

Ke Shicheng suddenly asked He Qinglai, He Qing was dumbfounded, and said, "Did you see that?" Play in circles and encounter ghosts hitting the wall.

Ke Shicheng didn't help, because Grandpa Lin's ghost was kind and he was close to He Qing.

He Qing seems to have no spiritual power, but he is not an ordinary person.For the first time, Ke Shicheng met someone who could make ghosts say their names willingly.Even the new ghost who just died knows that the name is the most taboo thing, if you don't trust someone very much, you must never tell it.

"Grandpa Lin said that he was waiting for someone, and if he didn't come, he wouldn't wait."

He Qing muttered.

Hearing He Qing's words, Lin Siying said in disbelief, "Why can't I see him?"

"I'm his granddaughter."

It's a bit sad, she has a good relationship with her grandfather, but she is not as good as an outsider.In fact, it was because of her constitution that she couldn't see ghosts, even if her grandfather stood in front of her, it would be useless.

"It turned out that he was waiting for someone. The person he was waiting for was probably a friend from his early years. His name had a homonym: Zhuli. Siying, ask your elders to see if there is such a person, and he did not come to the funeral. "

That's all Ke Shicheng can speculate, the soul of the dead is restricted, and often can't speak out to his relatives about his needs, all through dreams.

"Bamboo hat?"

Lin Siying shook her head, she didn't remember anyone with that name.

"It may also be its homonym."

"Thank you, Shi Cheng, I'll ask the elders now!"

Lin Siying nodded in relief, she got up and was about to go downstairs, when Ke Shicheng said to her again: "More than ten years ago, an eight or nine-year-old girl was drowned in the pool in your backyard, you can also ask the elders to see if you still remember her." do not remember."

Ke Shicheng identified the time of her death from the girl's attire. The clothes she was wearing were very old.

"Okay, but Shi Cheng, will girls still come to make trouble?"

"Not anymore."

Ke Shicheng seemed to smile, and looked at He Qing meaningfully, who was puzzled.

Lin Siying went downstairs, only Ke Shicheng and He Qing were left on the balcony.He Qing said to Ke Shicheng: "Master Ke, that little girl's name is... um..." Ke Shicheng quickly covered He Qing's lips with his hand to prevent him from speaking, "Remember, it doesn't matter whether it's a ghost or a ghost, as long as they If I tell you your name, you won't be able to pass it on to others." He Qing nodded his head like a pest, and yelled.Only then did Ke Shicheng let go of his hand, his palm was licked by He Qing's soft tongue, and it became slightly hot.

"Similarly, you cannot tell non-human beings, your name."

"What if I say so?"

"It's okay, you probably don't exist anymore."

"But Xiao Huang knows my name."

"That's different, Xiao Huang is your patron saint."

Ke Shicheng thought that with He Qing's physique, he could easily provoke ghosts, but Mr. He never taught him anything.I don't know how this person survived all these years safely, it can only be said that he is blessed with great destiny?

"Ke Daochang, can you help the little girl get rid of it? I'll give you a reward for doing it."

He Qing felt that it was pitiful to be alone as a lonely ghost for more than ten years. It happened that Daoist Ke was a capable Taoist priest. Daoist Ke would definitely help her to save her.

"Well, how much do you want to give?"

Ke Shicheng raised his eyebrows, he was quite curious about his own price in He Qing's heart.

"Ke Daochang, can two hundred be enough?"

He Qing has never done rituals, so he doesn't know how much he has to pay.

Ke Shicheng nodded with a stern face.For his ritual ceremony, at least two zeros should be added after two hundred.

To put it bluntly, it is not that there are few customers in Xiancha Guguan, but that most people cannot afford to invite their master and apprentice to do things. Of course, they will not easily help;

"Tomorrow, you go to buy gold leaf, incense candles, and offerings."

"Okay, but where can I buy it?"

"I'll drive you to buy it."

Ke Shicheng felt that he must be a cannibal.

There are many rooms in Lin's residence, and there are also many guests. Lin Siying arranged Ke Shicheng and He Qing in a room on the third floor.

One bed, two people, the bed is still a 1.5-meter bed.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Daoist Ke didn't take off his clothes, didn't go to bed, and planned to snuggle up on the chair and fall asleep.He Qing was lying on the bed in embarrassment, he couldn't help calling Daochang Ke to sleep together on the bed, he always felt that something was wrong.

It was already midnight, and even the Lin family who were doing the funeral had almost gone to sleep.Ke Shicheng fell asleep quietly next to the chair. He was meticulous, and even his sleeping posture was correct.He Qing took a thin quilt, got out of bed and helped Ke Shicheng put it on.The air conditioner was turned on in the room, and nothing was covered for fear that he would catch a cold.Tucking the corner of the quilt to Ke Shicheng's side, and seeing that it would not slip off so easily, He Qing crawled back to the bed contentedly.Next to the pillow, looking at the moon outside the window, fell asleep drowsily.

In the darkness, He Qing naturally didn't know that Ke Shicheng had already woken up when he put on the quilt, and Ke Shicheng was always alert at night.He Qing crawled back to bed, Ke Shicheng opened his eyes, looked at the quilt on his body, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

At dawn, He woke up and found that Ke Shicheng was not in the room, and the quilt that was originally draped over him was put on the chair.

He Qing went downstairs and looked for Ke Shicheng everywhere.He found that Ke Shicheng was in the side hall on the first floor. There were many people sitting in the hall, most of them were old people, and Lin Siying was also in it.The old people were discussing something excitedly, but Ke Shicheng was always silent.Although He Qing wanted to participate, there was really no room in the side hall. He came to the corridor and stood under the window of the side hall to listen to their conversation.

I can't quite understand it, but it seems that the person named "Li" has been found.

In this way, the old man can go on the road with peace of mind, which is very good, He Qing thought.

Ever since he knew that Grandpa Lin was waiting for someone, He Qing would think that when Grandpa passed away, he should have been thinking of him too.It's a pity that at that time there was the threat of the snake demon, and grandpa didn't recognize him until his death.

It would be great if I could still see my grandpa and chat with him. I don't know what kind of place the underworld is.

"Let's go."

Ke Shicheng's cold voice interrupted He Qing's thoughts.

"it is good."

He Qing happily followed, Daoist Ke still remembered him anyway, and didn't leave him alone.

The two walked in tandem and came to the parking place.

Afterwards, the car drove away and disappeared from Lin Siying's sight.

Lin Siying and Ke Shicheng have a relationship, this relationship is not just junior high school classmates, Lin Siying and Ke Shicheng's master Lin Jinkai are distant relatives.In terms of seniority, Lin Jinkai is Lin Siying's third uncle.

Before becoming a classmate, Lin Siying knew Ke Shicheng, and her impression of Ke Shicheng was that he was indifferent and a loner.At some point, he actually had a partner by his side.

This partner looks a little childish, but quite cute.Lin Siying watched the car go away, thinking, she was relieved to see that there was someone by his side.

Hey, strange, how could I have such an idea.Lin Siying turned around and left. She still had a lot of things to do.

Relatives from other places have come here today, and they need to pick up relatives. Tomorrow is the funeral day.Fortunately, with the help of Ke Shicheng and his partner, one of my grandfather's wishes was fulfilled.

In the gold candle shop, He Qing bought a thick stack of gold foil paper and paid for it with distress.I finally experienced the pain of burning gold to get purple smoke, why is it obviously just a piece of rough paper, pasted with pieces of so-called "gold leaf", a small stack costs 51.

After the big head is paid, there is not much money for candle offerings and the like.

"Ke Daochang, is this done?"

He Qing got into the car with a big bag of items, Ke Shicheng started the car, and said calmly: "Yes." The car passed through the busy and crowded town streets and drove to Lin's house.

The Lin family was busy with their funeral, and Ke Shicheng took He Qing to the backyard to attend to their funeral.Lin Siying had already greeted her uncle and other relatives, and agreed with Ke Shicheng, no, she very much agreed with Ke Shicheng for saving that little female ghost.

Two relatives of the Lin family moved the wooden table, as well as a lot of paper money and rich offerings.

He Qing put on the offerings, Lin Siying also put on the offerings, and Ke Shichang changed into a Taoist scarf and went forward to do the work.He Qing and Lin Siying consciously stepped back and watched quietly.

From Lin Siying's point of view, there is no difference between Ke Shicheng and other masters, but He Qing knows that there is a big difference.

With the sound of Ke Shicheng's chanting and the ringing of the bell, the "pool" gradually disappeared until it disappeared completely.The sky was bright and the sun was shining, and there was no sign of the little female ghost, probably hiding somewhere.

"Write her name and burn paper money."

Ke Shicheng handed He Qing a writing brush, He Qing took it, hid aside, and wrote two characters crookedly on a piece of money: "Zhang Jing".He took the paper money to the original pool and burned it carefully. After the last one was burned, He Qing patted his sore calf, trying to stand up, when a girl's thin voice came from his ear: "Thank you... ..." He Qing said with a smile: "You're welcome, find a good family to reincarnate."

On the way back to Baishui Town, Ke Shicheng was still driving, and He Qing was sitting beside him.The car drove away from the dilapidated streets of Xishi Town, the road was spacious and flat, accompanied by the breeze.

He Qing asked Ke Shicheng: "Master Ke, what is the name of the person Grandpa Lin is waiting for?"

"It's called Lin Li. He lives in City X. He should have arrived in Xishi Town by now."

Ke Shicheng looked at the farmland outside the window, which was surrounded by lush greenery on both sides of the road, and the winding road outside was clean and smooth.

"Did Miss Lin's family forget to report the funeral to him?"

"No, the two families had a dispute over the mining of stone materials, and the relationship was bad, so they didn't go to report the funeral."

"The relationship is not good. Why does Grandpa Lin still miss it after death and ask him to come to the funeral?"

He Qing couldn't figure it out, but in the countryside, the relationship between villagers is always delicate.

"Probably trying to repair the relationship."

Taking advantage of such a big event as the funeral, I went to report the funeral with my old feelings in mind. If the other party was willing to come, the relationship between the two families would be repaired.

"Hmm." It turned out to be like this.

"Master Ke, do Miss Lin and the others know the origin of the girl in the pool?"

"You have to ask Siying about this."

Ke Shicheng turned the steering wheel in a circle, and drove the car into a curve. After passing this curve, he arrived at Baishui Town.

He Qing thought that Ms. Lin was busy with the funeral, and would ask her after the funeral was over tomorrow night.

Later, He Qing got more detailed information from Lin Siying, not only about Zhang Jing, but also about Grandpa Lin.

More than ten years ago, stone mining in Shihou Village was in full swing.After the villagers got the grottoes, they mined them separately and gained huge wealth. At the same time, they would also have disputes over quarrying, such as cross-border mining.Lin Li's eldest son and Uncle Lin went to war because of this incident, and the two families have become enemies since then.

It was also at this time that Zhang Jing's parents came to work in the quarry as migrant workers. Their lives were exhausting and they had no time to take care of Zhang Jing. As a result, Zhang Jing drowned in the pond in the Lin family's backyard.Grandpa Lin was afraid that there would be accidents for children playing too much, so he filled up the pool.

Driven by profit, the greedy villagers dug deeper and deeper into the grotto, causing fatal accidents from time to time, and the stone powder from quarrying and stone processing polluted the farmland. Since then, no one has grown crops in Houshi Village.Environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious, and there are more and more stone mining accidents, which are explicitly prohibited, and the local government ordered the grottoes to be closed.

In Houshi Village when Grandpa Lin was young, he made a living from farming, and the fields were adjacent to Lin Li's house.When Grandpa Lin was [-] or [-] years old, his father passed away, so Grandpa Lin had to leave school and go back home to farm.Before she got married, the mother had a good life and had never done farm work. The mother and son didn't know how to farm, and they lived on starvation.Once, Grandpa Lin planted sweet potato seedlings, but the sweet potato seedlings died because of the wrong method.It was Lin Li, who was the same age as him, who taught him how to grow crops. It can be said that he had the grace of saving his life, and the two also had a deep friendship.

It is undoubtedly the regret of Grandpa Lin's life that the two families became enemies in the end. After his death, he entrusted a dream to his family, and he had no choice but to try to convey it in a cryptic way because of the helplessness of the dead soul not being able to communicate with his relatives.