A Chinese Ghost Story

Dongfeng Town can't hide secrets. Hua Mei Niang only knew about such a marriage a few hours ago, and when she woke up after sleeping, everyone in the town knew about it.

The business in the Breeze House is good, Mrs. Hua has been in a good mood recently, recently she heard that Jin Guang and Xiuxian sect are going to drink in Taibai Tower, and her daughter is also going.

In the afternoon, Hua Meiniang was watering the flowers, and Mrs. Hua stood in front of her, seemingly unintentionally asking: "Miniang, what kind of medicine is sold in your master's gourd, and what kind of discussion meeting is held in a good way, is it related to Yinyue?" About the dynasty?"

Yin, Yue, Huang, Chao, his master's thorn in the flesh!Hua Mei Niang paused while watering the flowers, looked at her mother strangely, and frowned: "Mother, you know, this is the top secret of my master's sect, and it cannot be revealed without master's permission!"

Mrs. Hua was embarrassed, "Then what, you are going to travel in two days, there are many monsters along the way, you should prepare some incense sticks and talisman papers for self-defense." After turning around twice, she said : "Mother is going to see how the new batch of young men are doing, so I won't accompany you!" After finishing speaking, she left resentfully.

Hua Mei Niang nodded and continued to water the flowers. After breakfast, she went to buy incense candles.

The incense candle shop is only one street away from the Qingfeng Hall, Hua Mei Niang used to be enough to buy incense candles and a cup of tea, but today, after a cup of tea, another cup of tea, she still didn't go home.

"Hey, Meiniang is getting married!" Whoever called it, she looked around through some enthusiastic neighbors on the street who treated her like a monkey, but she couldn't find it.

I didn't see much concern for her on weekdays, but when the news of this marriage got out, they became warmer. Even the owner of the incense and candle shop, Aunt Zhu, who always looked at her with her eyes closed, cheerfully opened her eyes to congratulate her. Give her the best sandalwood, "Mei Niang, congratulations, you will be married soon!"

"..." Hua Mei Niang was speechless, she hadn't even seen Mr. Ning's face, so it was too hasty to talk about getting married!

Seeing her lowering her head, Aunt Zhu thought she was shy, and her eyes widened even further.After Hua Mei Niang left, Aunt Zhu hurriedly opened the curtain of the inner room, and howled at the door: "The neighbors in the neighborhood say that she is getting married soon, but if you still don't believe it, she didn't deny it herself this time! The one who died for me was single-mindedly married to that Lan'er girl in the embroidery workshop, did you hear that?"

In the room, Zhu Fugui, the only son of Aunt Zhu's mourning nose, showed his face from behind the door curtain, "Got it, mother!" Wiping his nose and hiding his face, he ran into the house and cried again. He was the same age as Hua Mei Niang, and there were several neighbors This child and Hua Mei Niang are in the same age group. When they were young, they were tired of playing together because of their pure thoughts. They were childhood sweethearts, even though the adults told them not to!But the child's heart is always unscrupulous, but as the malt grows taller and the spring and autumn changes, Hua Mei Niang's playmates are getting less and less, and in the end there are only two or three left, and Zhu Fugui is one. Meiniang is beautiful and cute and wanted to marry her as a wife since she was a child, don't think about how worried his mother is!As Hua Mei Niang grows up, there are more and more bad rumors about this. It is said that any young talent she has a crush on has to be abducted to her mother's Qingfeng Pavilion, and this rich man Aunt Zhu was furious after repeated admonitions, and her face towards Hua Mei Niang became more and more stinky every day!Today, I look forward to her getting married, marrying to Sunrise Mountain City... That is not an ordinary distance, and giving her two extra sticks of incense will be regarded as a gift to the God of Plague!

Hua Mei Niang was holding a basket of joss sticks and nodded rhythmically to the enthusiastic uncles and aunts. The corners of her mouth twitched a little. Looking at the festive atmosphere, it seemed that she was going to get married today. It was really worrying!

The next day, the Taibailou Dao Discussion Conference ended in secret.

Hua Mei Niang bent her arms and was busy stuffing the stack of talisman papers she had just obtained into her bosom, muttering: "Master, how many talisman papers are there? Is it enough for me?"

"Dozens of them, you can't run into so many monsters!"

"Oh!"

Seeing that she was just putting on the talisman paper, Jin Guang took a sip of the tea unhappily, it was cold, the cold tea made her belly colder, he looked at her with a complicated expression, "Mei Niang, you are engaged, but is it true? "

Hua Mei Niang covered her mouth in surprise, "Master, do you know?"

Seeing her reaction, Jin Guang felt very uncomfortable, and suddenly his face darkened, but his tone was still calm and calm: "Master not only knows that you are engaged, but also knows that your trip this time is not to replace you. Inquiring about the entrance of some magic palace for your teacher, but going to find your in-law's house under the guise of catching monsters!...Did your mother teach you?!" He looked up at her.

Seeing that the matter could not be concealed anymore, Hua Mei Niang lowered her head and honestly confessed: "No, it was my own thought. My disciple was afraid that Master would scold me for caring about my children's private affairs..." Missing the task of eradicating the evil way, the second half Sentence choked.

"Don't make excuses for your mother, I told you that you can't be foolish and filial, do you understand?"

"Understand!"

"You don't pay much attention to learning spells, and you don't pay much attention to catching monsters. That's fine, but you are always instigated by your mother to deceive you as a teacher. You...you should think about it for yourself!" Jin Guang shook his sleeves and went downstairs. General Xin Si followed closely behind the suzerain, and before leaving, he glanced at Hua Mei Niang sympathetically.

He, the master, was the last one to know about such a big event as engagement, and he heard it from gossip!Jin Guang went back to the National Teacher's Mansion and didn't sleep well all night, and Hua Mei Niang didn't go to see her off before leaving.

At the gate of Qingfeng Pavilion, a group of young men stood to see her off.

Hua Mei Niang said: "Mom, I'm leaving."

Mrs. Hua stuffed a small bag for her: "Let's go, be careful on the road, there are too many monsters in this world, don't be soft-hearted when you encounter them! Pack more bottles and cans!"

Hua Mei Niang accepted it, and it was just a far away trip, the mother was too restless.

At the gate of Yanzhi Building, there was only his father standing there, sending her off with a paralyzed face.

Hua Mei Niang: "Father, I'm leaving."

Louzhu Hua nodded her head, and then put a monster lock on her expressionlessly, "Be careful on the road, use this to tie it when you encounter monsters."

Hua Mei Niang: "Oh."

Master Hua hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Young Master Ning, you, you look down on Dad and then find a matchmaker, and tell you something better, come back sooner, you know?"

Hua Mei Niang: "Daughter knows!"

Under the attention of many people, Hua Mei Niang left Dongfeng Town and the capital.

The little boy said with sharp eyes: "Shopkeeper, Huazhu seems to have glared at you just now!" He lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.

"Huh?" Turning around to see, hey, someone's facial paralysis seems to be getting worse, Mrs. Hua smiled: "It's okay! Let him stare!" She smiled strangely.

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"Miss, Sunrise Mountain City has arrived!" Pointing at the old city gate, the maid turned her head and said.

"I see, let's go into the city quickly." Urging the horse into the city, Hua Mei Niang took the whip and got off the horse.

Seeing some street vendors selling other things, she looked at the gifts in the handmaid's hand, it was a bit small... Thinking that it would be too casual to meet the future husband's house for the first time, she led the horse and walked over. After looking carefully, she finally stopped in front of a small pastry stall, and picked out some of her favorite rose cakes and peach blossom cakes on weekdays... Wrapped up, she took out the map drawn by her mother in her arms and looked at it. Look, there is no place to be found, the Ning family is just a small black dot on the paper.

She involuntarily frowned, and asked the pastry vendor with a smile, "Little brother, is there a family named Ning living in Sunrise Mountain City?"

The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and when he saw the two beauties, his face turned a little red. He handed over the wrapped snacks with shaking hands, and kindly told: "Girl, there is only one family named Ning in Sunrise Mountain City. You go along this street until you reach the end, and there is a big willow tree planted in front of the door.”

"Thank you!"

It had been a while since they left the capital, and they were a little tired after traveling for several days. Hua Mei Niang only brought along her maidservant Hua Xiaozhi, who usually helped her plant flowers and grass in the Rouge Building, when she went out this time.

Hua Xiaozhi followed Hua Meiniang and stood outside Ning's house with a gift. She looked around and felt dilapidated. There was no house like this in the oldest alley in the capital. Although this Ning family is a scholarly family, it would be too shabby if the young lady really married here. She couldn't help but take two quick steps and stopped in front of Hua Meiniang, "Miss, although it is Madam and Ning's family. The marriage that came down, but, but the owner doesn't seem to be satisfied!"

Hua Mei Niang was practicing a gentle smile in front of the small mirror in her hand. When she heard Xiao Zhi say this, she tilted the mirror to one side and said with a smile, "I've already arrived at his door, so there is no reason not to go in. As for whether you are satisfied or not, it's up to you." Only after taking it back to show to parents will I know, Xiao Zhi, hurry up and knock on the door!"

Hua Xiaozhi pursed her lips, and slowly climbed up the stone steps of Ning's house. She raised her hand and knocked on the door a few times before it opened. It was a woman who opened the door. In a daze, she seemed to have completely forgotten that her son had a marriage contract with the Hua family.

Hua Mei Niang remembered that she seemed to have been suffering from amnesia, so she lowered her head and took a piece of jade pendant, held it in front of her face, and said respectfully: "Auntie, my name is Hua Mei Niang, I come from the capital city, this is the butterfly pendant that my mother gave me, and it is also a jade pendant. Take a look at the token of engagement between our two families, is it familiar?"

The jade pendant is round and brilliant in color, with a hint of yellow in it. It is very familiar. Mrs. Ning stared at it for a while, and the memory rolled in her mind. Seeing the unmarried daughter-in-law, she was excited, and grabbed her hand with a smile on her face, "Come on, let me have a look." Mrs. Ning looked Hua Mei Niang up and down, with a bit of satisfaction in her eyes. With a good look, she invited people into the room with a smile. The room was clean and tidy, and the clear sound of the man reading came from the room in the inner room through the blue curtain. After a glance, no one could see each other through a layer of curtains.

Hearing the voice of a stranger talking, the inner room became quiet, and a warm and peaceful voice came: "Mother, who is here?"

Mrs. Ning told them to sit down, walked to the door of the inner room and opened the blue curtain, and said to the inside: "Caichen, come out quickly, your daughter-in-law who has not passed the door is here!"

"Oh... Got it, mother!"

After a while, under the gaze of two scrutinizing eyes, a scholar walked out from behind the blue curtain. He was tall and handsome, with a slender figure and a black turban wrapped around his head. , staring at her for a while, he didn't seem to know her name yet, a little hesitation appeared on his face, as if he was considering how to speak, then he smiled politely and bowed to him: "Miss Hua, Caichen You're welcome!" It was a greeting.

Hua Mei Niang got up, imitating the saluting posture of all the beauties in the Rouge Building, folded her hands lightly on her stomach, and smiled gracefully: "Hello, Mr. Ning!"

"..." The maidservant Xiaozhi felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Is this their lady? She scratched her head.

Mrs. Ning deliberately took Xiaozhi to the market with her to buy some fresh vegetables, cut a few catties of pork, slaughtered a chicken, and then kept busy in the kitchen. Hua Mei Niang and Ning Caichen met After a brief introduction, they began to chat about some poems and songs. Hua Mei Niang has a grandpa, who is very familiar with this aspect, and the result is...they chatted more and more Yes, respect each other as guests.

"Caichen, why don't you hurry up and get food for Meiniang!" Mrs. Ning was eating with a bowl, turning her elbows into sharp knives in dissatisfaction, touching her son who was only focused on eating.

Ning Caichen immediately dipped his chopsticks into the chicken soup, quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it into Hua Mei Niang's bowl, then quickly lowered his head and picked rice into his mouth, "Mei Niang, you are so thin, eat more meat!"

"Thank you!" Hua Mei Niang lowered her head, stared at the bowl for a while, and poked it with her chopsticks. Chicken butt, she was stunned.

Madam Ning said softly, "Why don't you eat, don't you like meat?"

"like."

Hua Mei Niang dragged her bowl finger to the dining table, quietly cast a small spell, and quickly replaced the chicken butt in her bowl with a piece of good meat in the chicken soup, and lowered her head to eat deliciously.

Mrs. Ning looked at her while eating, and saw that she was sitting gracefully, dignified and beautiful, and she was well-bred at first glance. She was very happy when she saw her, and the corners of her mouth were always smiling happily after the meal.

The setting sun was shining on the small courtyard, and the scenery was a faint yellow, so Hua Mei Niang left. After lunch, she sent her maid Xiaozhi to find an inn to stay. Caichen cultivated and cultivated feelings, but Hua Meiniang looked at his face, the dark clouds covered the top, which was a sign of disaster, and those who walked close to him in the past few days would be in bad luck, a sign of great evil, or It's better to hide for a few days!

After staying in the inn for three days, one day, Ning Caichen stood outside her door with a book basket on his back and seemed to have something to say. Hua Mei Niang let him in, and asked Xiaozhi to pour him a cup of tea. ,

Hua Mei Niang stared at his outfit, saw the ledger tightly in his hand, and asked: "Caichen, you, are you... going on a long journey?" That would be great!

Ning Caichen put down his teacup, and said apologetically, "I'm going to Nanguo Town to collect the bill for Jubao Bank, and I won't be back until two days later. The days of going to Beijing with you may take a while."

"Okay, then you go early and come back early."

However, after two days, Ning Caichen hadn't come back yet, Hua Meiniang cast another five copper coins for a divination, and the divination showed: Peach Blossom Tribulation... She thought she had to go to Nanguo Town.

The author has something to say: What kind of peach blossom catastrophe will there be?This Mr. Ning really does not let her worry...