Demon Book and Strange Essay

When Master Shen Li returned to the rented inn, the innkeeper saw that he was wet and shivering uncontrollably, he stepped forward in surprise and asked, "What's wrong with Master Shen?"

Master Shen Li is from Nanjing, and he has been in Hangzhou County for several days. Yesterday, he found a big house in Mashi Street, and only spent a few hundred dollars to buy it after talking in detail.After returning to the inn, it was only when the waiter cleaned up for him that he found out what house he had bought.

"Master Shen was blackmailed into buying a house haunted by ghosts and dead."

Hearing this, Master Shen Li was surprised.Then the innkeeper told the story of the house in detail.

In a word: that house cannot be lived in!The last one I bought and lived in just died not long ago.Otherwise, such a big house would cost at least a thousand oceans in Hang County.

After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Master Shen Li was very angry.This house is bought and can't be left unused, so the innkeeper asked him to go to the Taoist temple to ask a Taoist priest to drive away the ghosts.Otherwise, this person would have to be killed if he lived in it.So, today, when he was planning to go to Baopu Taoist Temple to invite a Taoist priest to exorcise ghosts, he saw a group of people around the West Lake pier, and faintly heard the cry of a woman. He was afraid that something might happen, so he crowded in to check some.

Then something like that happened.

"I saw someone drowning a child on the side of the West Lake pier, so I fell into the water. You boil water to warm me up." Master Shen Li said tremblingly.

"Good."

After returning to his room and changing his clothes, he went to the stove to see if the water had boiled. The waiter at the inn told him to sit and warm himself up first, and wait for the water to be ready.The innkeeper boiled water and said, "Master Shen should be talking about the Gao family's affairs."

"What is the background of this Gao family in Hangzhou Mansion?" Master Shen Li asked, and none of the people in the circle seemed to dare to step forward to stop it.Presumably what is the family name of this Gao family in Hangzhou.

"There are a few Wanyuan restaurants in Hangzhou that belong to the Gao family..."

There are many big families in Hang County. The Gao family is not the most outstanding, but it is the most troublesome and the most worth talking about.After coming and going, the innkeeper poured out all the affairs of the Gao family, even the grievances between Gao Fei and Shang Yin.

Because Shang Yin was forced to swallow opium, it caused a sensation in the entire Hangzhou government.

After hearing what the hostess said, Master Shen Li frowned.

The Gao family didn't sound like a good person, but they stripped their cousin naked and forced him to swallow opium!This sounds like something an enemy should do.

"The water is ready, I'll get you some water," said the bartender.

"It's work."

There was a fire and a hot bath.Master Shen Li finally slowed down.Looking at the time in the pocket watch, it was only afternoon, and there was still time to go to the Taoist temple.So he greeted the innkeeper and went out to Baopu Taoist Temple.

Turning two lanes, walking on the busiest street in Hang County, a rickshaw passed by him, seeing that the 30-year-old man was unfamiliar, he knew he was from another place, so he greeted him, "Where are you going, sir? I will give the master a ride."

"Go to embrace Pu Taoism."

"Good."

The rickshaw stopped, and Master Shen Li sat on it.The coachman yelled "Sit still" and dragged him to Baopu Taoist Temple.

Baopu Taoist Temple is a bit dilapidated, and there are only more than 20 people up and down this gate.The little Taoist led Shen Li to his master and then withdrew.The old Taoist priest who was dozing off with his eyes closed opened his eyes: "Why are you here, fellow Taoist?"

"Master Daoist, I'm from Nanjing. When I first came to Hangzhou, I bought the former Liu's mansion on Mashi Street. But later I heard that there was a haunted place, so I wanted to ask the Taoist priest to drive away the ghosts." Master Shen Li said.

Only those who are new to Hang County will be deceived.Otherwise, the whole Hang county would know who would buy a haunted house.And the house seller had already patted his butt with the money and left.

"Are you coming to Hangzhou to settle down?" The old Taoist sat upright and looked up at Master Shen Li.

"My family is in decline, so I came to Hangzhou to open a western clothing store."

The flames of the [-] Revolution burned everywhere. After the recovery of the Hangzhou government, the military government issued reform measures, from banning opium to cutting braids and making clothing easier. There was even a saying that "not cutting your braids is not a revolution, nor is it fashionable." So, On the streets of Hangzhou Prefecture, you can see bald-headed men at any time, and you can also see men and women in western clothes.

Therefore, Master Shen Li, who first came to Hangzhou to do silk business, changed his mind and decided to start a western clothing store business, because when he was still in Nanjing, the Shen family opened a silk and satin shop. After coming here, he found that because of the reform, This silk tends to be unsalable.It would be a loss, so I want to open a clothing store.

Hearing that Master Shen Li planned to live in Hangzhou County for a long time, the old Taoist said: "There are four generations of 47 people who have died in your house. This house is extremely dark, and I am sorry that the old Taoist is powerless."

Hearing that so many people died in this house, Master Shen Li turned pale.

"You go to the crazy monk Mingde of Lingyin Temple. Five years ago, he buried 21 Buddhist beads around the house. It was these beads that locked these hidden spirits and ghosts inside the house." The old Taoist said.This matter is only a few people believe it.Monk Mingde was insane, and few people believed what he said.

"Thank you, Daoist." Master Shen Li thanked.

That house is huge, if it wasn't for the money spent, he probably would have given up on that haunted house long ago.Since there is a solution that can be solved, let's take a trip.

After leaving Baopu Taoist Temple, Master Shen Li called a rickshaw to Lingyin Temple.

At the foot of Lingyin Temple, as soon as Master Shen Li got out of the rickshaw, he saw a thin monk in winter wearing patched monk clothes and rag shoes playing with Buddhist beads.The monk threw a few Buddhist beads in his hand onto the steps, grinning in his mouth and making a strange laugh, watching the Buddhist beads jump down the steps with a "ding ding ding", then he caught them and continued to go up the steps Throw it up.

If Master Shen Li wanted to go to Lingyin Temple, he had to pass this monk who blocked his way.

He stepped forward and said, "Master, I will go to Lingyin Temple to find Master Mingde."

"Who is Mingde?" The monk asked the Buddhist beads that jumped down the steps.

The old Taoist priest who embraced Pu Taoism explained that Monk De was a crazy monk, but he didn't know what to say.

"Master, I bought a ghost house on Mashi Street, and I want to ask Master Mingde to drive away ghosts for me. So, please make way for me, Master." Shen Li said.

"A haunted house on Mashi Street?" The monk trembled when he heard his words, and a prayer bead was exposed between his fingers, and the bead was bouncing and rolling down.

"Yes."

"There is a ghost! There is a ghost—" the monk screamed and ran to Lingyin Temple to hide.

"Hey—" All of a sudden, the person ran away and disappeared.

Master Shen Li bent down to pick up the Buddhist beads left by the monk, and then stepped up the steps to Lingyin Temple on the mountain.

In front of the dilapidated Lingyin Temple.

A blind 15-year-old boy seemed to be waiting for someone to come.

"Hello." Master Shen Li said.

"Just now I saw Master ran into the monastery for some reason." Yanshi Zhenwo said.

"Is that your master?"

"Yes."

"I'm Master Shen Li, and I'm here to find Master Mingde to drive away ghosts from the haunted house I bought on Mashi Street. This Buddhist bead was left by your master." Master Shen Li handed over the beads, and Yanshi Zhenwo took them without fail.

"My name is Yanshi Zhenwo, and I am a lay disciple of Master Mingde. The person you met just now is my master Mingde." Yanshi Zhenwo said.

Master Shen Li was shocked when he heard it!

The old Taoist explained that Monk De is a crazy monk, so he didn't believe it!The one I just met is a crazy monk!

"My master can't do anything about exorcising ghosts. If you really want to take down that house, you can go to the merchants on Fuqian Street and ask Shang Yin for help." Yanshi Zhenwo said.

"Can you let me meet your master." Master Shen Li didn't want to give up.

Yanshi Zhenwo shook his head.

Touching Bi in Lingyin Temple, Master Shen Li felt a little bored.He had already heard of Shang Yin's name from the hostess today.I heard about this fierce character, but I didn't expect this person to be able to exorcise ghosts.

After he left, the crazy monk hiding behind the door quietly walked behind Yanshi Zhenwo. He grabbed the hem of Yanshi Zhenwo's clothes and shivered: "Really, there is a ghost! The ghost is here~"

Yanshi Zhenwo frowned.

Master Shen Li, who had been running outside for a day, returned to the inn, planning to go to Fuqian Street to find Shang Yin tomorrow.After the matter of this house is settled, he has to sell the store quickly and open a foreign clothing store in the next year.

Another day closer to New Year's Eve.

A merchant on Fuqian Street, Bi Shu heard a baby crying from the door of his house early in the morning.She opened the door and looked - it turned out to be the daughter of Gao Fei and Xu Ying.The fiery red bald-tailed fat chicken was squatting next to the baby, as if it was warming itself.

Seeing such a scene, Bi Shu had a headache.

The Gao family is planning to abandon the baby girl to them.Xu Ying dared to do this, it must be because she was punished by the old grandmother of Gao's family. It is inevitable that the old grandmother killed the child and had to send it here.Hope they help her raise this daughter.

What she fell in love with was nothing more than that this child was Shang Yin's niece.

But Bi Shu knew that Shang Yin would not care about the child's life or death.

"What can we do?" Bi Shu stepped forward to pick up the child, and the child stopped crying when he felt someone was picking her up.Bi Shu carried her into the door, and after Fat Chicken followed in, it flapped its wings, and a gust of wind blew up, closing the door.

Carrying the child to the backyard, standing in front of Shang Yin's wing, Bi Shu said: "Master, the Gao family sent the child over."

"Throw it out." A voice came from the room.

Bi Shu left with the child in her arms. Instead of throwing the child out, she took the child back to her room, and then planned to go out to find a nanny to feed her. Fat Chicken immediately followed her.

"Knock knock knock" knock on the door sounded.

Bi Shu, who had just walked to the door, thought in his heart: Could it be that the Gao family came to want a child?

The door opened with a "babble".Is a 30-year-old man.

"You are?" Bi Shu was startled.

Master Shen Li recognized Bi Shu, it was this girl and his young master who stopped what happened on the edge of the West Lake yesterday.Come to think of it, her young master is Shang Yin.

"I'm Master Shen Li. I'm here to ask Master Shaoshang to drive me away from the haunted house in Shishi Street." Master Shen Li explained his purpose.

Bi Shu didn't invite people in, she said: "Please wait a moment." So she went back to the backyard to invite Shang Yin.

In Shangyin's wing room, he was lying sideways on the bed and smoking a cigarette, his shoulder-length short hair fell on the pillow. In this smoky wing room, his eyes were a little blurred, and he seemed a little delirious.

Bi Shu turned back and continued: "Master, someone invites you to exorcise ghosts."

Shang Yin moved, his blurred eyes drifted away.He put down his cigarette stick and got up slowly, then opened the door.The smell of smoke coming from the shop in the wing made Bi Shu take a step back.

"People are at the door."

"it is good."

So Shang Yin went to the front yard, and the fat chicken waiting to go out in the front yard immediately followed him when he saw him.Shang Yin stopped at the door, and the fat chicken squatted on his feet.

Yesterday's startling glimpse made Master Shen Li keep the person in front of him in his heart, but after looking at it again today, he found that Shang Yin was a little sick.He was emaciated and his skin was extremely pale.And in those eyes, there was something inexplicable that made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Shang Yin was a head shorter than him. This young man with shoulder-length short hair was as pale as a sick man.This kind of person has a kind of sick beauty.It reminded Shen Lishi of Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Master Shen Li couldn't help looking rudely at Shang Yin's face.

"I'm sinking into the calendar division, and I want to invite Master Shang to drive out ghosts at the haunted house on Mashi Street."

"What price do you want to exchange?" Shang Yin asked.

The so-called price of "this" is money.So Master Shen Li said: "How many oceans does Master Shang want? Two hundred oceans is feasible?" If it exceeds the amount he bought a house, he will not drive out ghosts and buy another house.

After hearing Master Shen Li's words, Shang Yin kicked away the fat chicken sitting on his feet, and then closed the door.

"Master Shang!" Master Shen Li knocked on the door with a "bang bang bang".Why did Shang Yin close the door without saying a word?

Bi Shu saw that the person was locked outside, so she said loudly: "My young master won't accept this matter. Master Shen, please go back!"

Master Shen Li was in a hurry.

Shang Yin is simply an inexplicable person!

Annoyed, Master Shen Li found a piece of jade at Shang Yin's place, and right now, he can only buy another house.Business matters must not be delayed!As for the haunted house... well, forget it!Woe to him!

Gao family.

Early in the morning, Gao Fei heard that the old grandmother sent her unnamed daughter to the door of the merchant.Afterwards, he asked people to watch whether Shang Yin would lose the child.At Sishi, the errand servant Sun Su'er came back and told him: Shang Yin didn't lose the child, and he saw Bi Shu go out to find a nanny for the child to nurse.

As for the others, Sun Suer told Gao Fei.

"What is the background of that Master Shen Li, go and find out for me." Gao Fei said.

"Yes, master." So.Sun Su'er went out to investigate the origin of Master Shen Li.

Gao Fei is very clear about what the old grandmother did. If he doesn't give birth to a son, the woman of the Gao family will probably not let it go.Shang Yin is his child's uncle, and he is temporarily placed there, with Bi Shu taking care of him, everything will be fine.

Thinking of Shang Yin and that fat chicken, Gao Fei had a toothache.

After he forced Shang Yin to swallow opium, this person changed drastically, as if he was only wearing Shang Yin's skin, but inside he was another person.After his temperament changed drastically, he followed the fat chicken by his side. For the sake of their grievances, he let his vicious dog bite the fat chicken, but only bit off its butt hair. Escaped by this chicken.Afterwards, Shang Yin chopped up his dog and stewed it and sent it to his home.

This incident has become a topic of conversation in Hang County.

Finding Shang Yin to exorcise the ghosts was rejected, Master Shen Li had plans to buy a house again, he went back to the inn, and asked the waiter to inquire about buying the house again, the waiter in the inn knew that he had looked for Shang Yin and said in surprise: "Master Shen, you actually went to find Shang Yin? !"

"What's wrong?" Master Shen Li didn't know why.

"Shang Yin is a desperate lunatic. If you want to ask him to do something, you must go bankrupt! Even if you don't want money, unless you can get something he likes, or if he is in a good mood, he won't charge you anything. Ghost." The natives of Hang County, they are all very clear about Shang Yin's affairs.

Hang County is not peaceful, but it is fine during the day.It's best not to go out if it's too late at night.Otherwise, you will not know whether the person you meet is a human or a ghost.

For some unknown reason, after the Revolution of [-], many ghostly things happened in Hang County.For example, at the banner camp, before the bannermen had finished withdrawing, the ghost of the human-faced spider happened.Later, it was Yanshi Zhenwo who solved it.

After hearing what the hostess said, Master Shen Li knew why he was rejected by Shang Yin.Things really didn't go well for me when I came to Hang county.

"Master Shen wants to do business and buy a house. I have an introduction. This store mainly leaves Hangzhou County for Shanghai. The store is on West Street, which is also close to the West Lake. If Master Shen is free, I will take Shen in the afternoon. Master, go and have a look." said the innkeeper.

West Avenue is the busiest commercial district in Hang County. There are many shops on both sides of this street, and many wandering workers and peddlers who come to the city sell things here.

"Okay." Master Shen Li responded.

After dinner in the afternoon, Master Shen Li went to West Street with the hotel host.

As the New Year's Eve approaches, West Street is bustling with activity.Workers and peddlers on the upper street walk back and forth, yelling and selling things, and there are noodle stalls on the side of the road.In addition, there are many shops-restaurants, silk shops, incense powder shops, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc.

Seeing this bustling scene, Master Shen Li had some concerns about the prices of the shops under the offer.

The bartender took Mr. Shen Li to a shop selling folding fans. He looked in from the outside, only to see someone tidying up the folding fan, and he knew at a glance that all the things inside were going to be taken away.

"Is Master Wang there? Master Shen from Nanjing wants to buy your shop." The bartender said loudly.

A man with a melon skin hat and a beard came out from inside. When he saw Master Shen Li, he saw that he was a kind-hearted person, so he invited him inside: "Master Shen, please, let's talk inside."

The front of the store is the facade, and the back is the living yard and wing rooms.Stove room, bath room, well, etc. are all available.Master Shen Li followed Mr. Wang in and had a look in his heart.

This shop is located on West Street, so the business will definitely not be bad.And with the backyard wing room where the family lives, the price will definitely not be low.

After hearing Master Shen Li's background and intentions, Master Wang said: "Master Shen has also seen my store, and I don't charge too much for Master Shen. If Master Shen is satisfied with this house, he will give you 500 yuan."

500 yuan is not a small amount, but this is West Street, and this price is already good enough to take down such a store.

"Okay, I will sign a red contract with Mr. Wang at the government office during Shen Shi." After the talk, Master Shen Li felt a lot relieved.

"it is good."

So Master Wang sent Master Shen Li out of the house.

"Congratulations, Master Shen." The inn host congratulated.Master Shen Li smiled and took out three oceans: "Thank you for finding a good shop for me."

"Master Shen, you are being polite." The innkeeper smiled and rolled his eyes.

At afternoon application time, Master Shen Li took the money and went to the government office to sign the red contract with Master Wang.Master Wang promised to move out of the shop in two days.

Saying goodbye to Mr. Wang, Mr. Shen Li went back. Although he spent a lot of money, he was able to settle down without having to look for a house again.The store and housing are integrated, which makes him worry a lot.

In the evening, after inquiring about the Hangzhou mansion with the hostess, Master Shen Li decided to look at the prices of woolen and foreign goods and silks tomorrow.After the new year, it will open with joy.

The next day, there were still thirteen days before the New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, a scream spread through the streets——

"Ah-killing!!!"

In a certain alleyway, Bi Shu fell to the ground, her back was disembowelled, the guts that had been dug out flowed out, and blood flowed all over the floor.