After joining Hades

Wen Bai couldn't even remember how he lived in Zhongyuan in the past.

It's not that the "Zhongyuan" festival has no sense of ritual, but that every year during the Zhongyuan Festival, it is July and a half, and the Gregorian calendar is around mid-August, which coincides with summer vacation.

During the nearly two-month vacation, the sense of presence was minimal.

At most, the family members told me not to go out and wander around at night, which is not good.

For Wen Bai, who doesn't go out very often and prefers to stay at home, the only sense of ritual may be to scan the documentary on the Science and Education Channel while watching TV, and stop to watch it.

This is the first time to go specifically to "celebrate" the Ghost Festival.

The class was also surprisingly lively that day.

[Dai Xiaolu: I used to think that going to work is like going to a grave, but today it’s true. Thinking about it, I almost worked overtime until the early morning last night... No wonder the older people in the office left early yesterday. 】

[Qi Tian: Damn, I just said that today the corridor on the first floor is lit with incense, which makes the fragrance lingering. I thought it was for repelling insects. How dare you say that today is Zhongyuan? 】

[Liu An: I didn’t see you guys being so afraid in Zhongyuan before, especially @戴小路, was it you who was eating barbecue outside in the middle of the night in Zhongyuan last year? Was it you who said you were upright and fearless? 】

[Dai Xiaolu: Can this be the same?Last year I was still a vigorous flower of the motherland, but this year I am already a humble social animal. You don’t know what an inhuman life I have lived for the past half month. I am thankful that I can get off work at ten o’clock. If this is really a ghost, he Just do nothing, just go out for a walk, I'm basically gone, he may still be able to think I'm touching porcelain, kneel down and beg me not to die. 】

[Fang Leming: Don't tell me, ghosts really like to look like you, but they don't work. 】

【Dai Xiaolu: Who said I can't do it? ? ? 】

[Qian Menglin: But to be honest, there are a lot fewer people on the street these days. After all, it is also a ghost festival, and there are taboos. It is better to go home early today and stop messing around outside. 】

[Zhou Wei: Meng Lin is right, stop wandering on the road, if you meet someone who burns copper basins, who throws rice, who is still talking plausibly, remember to stay away, and don't look around, you can hurry up Go back sooner. 】

[Qi Tian: Damn, Ah Wei, are you here to scare people? ? ?I wasn't too scared at first, but I felt weird when I was told by you guys with nose and eyes, @文白，小白, come out and say goodbye to me. 】

[Qian Menglin: @文白. 】

[Dai Xiaolu: @温白. 】

A series of @Let Wen Bai's phone vibrate non-stop.

Looking through the news records above, Wen Bai was still a little dumbfounded.

I'm afraid it's the wrong person to be so happy.

[Wen Bai: I have to touch Ah Wei, I can't. 】

That's the little city god.

[Wen Bai: I have to go to work tonight. 】

Going out to work at night on the Hungry Ghost Festival is simply not something that people in Yangjian can do.

Everyone's heart was shocked.

Even because this fact is a bit unreasonable, so that everyone directly ignored Wen Bai's previous sentence "you have to touch Awei".

[Qi Tian: Going out to work on the Hungry Ghost Festival?What do your bosses think? 】

[Yang Wenqian:? 】

[Fang Leming:? ? 】

[Dai Xiaolu: Xiaobai, don't be too obedient. If the boss asks you to go out to work, you can go out to work. Find a place to nest. There are tens of thousands of jobs. If you can't, let's change. 】

[Qian Menglin: You work overtime for half a month, you are a lowly social animal who makes ghosts kneel down and beg you not to die, what made you tell Xiaobai that you have tens of thousands of jobs, and if you can't, let's change to such free and easy words? 】

[Wen Bai: It's true to hear what Awei said. I will go home early tonight, and I will try my best. 】

After Wen Bai finished replying, the topic in the class changed from "Hungry Ghost Festival" to "the underworld operations of the bosses in those years", and then never came back.

Instead, Fang Leming and Yang Wenqian sent a special message to tell Wen Bai to be careful when going out.

Wen Bai finished replying to them, and as soon as he quit, Zhou Wei's voice came out.

There is also a "!" at the bottom.

Wen Bai clicked on it.

After Zhou Wei's voice was compressed a bit, it still seemed a bit sharp, and it sounded extremely excited.

"Xiaobai! Let me tell you one thing, don't be scared!"

"Do you still remember when Boss Lu came to my house before, he said something about the City God? Didn't I say that we don't have a City God Temple?"

"Who knew it really existed! It's just behind my house!"

After speaking, Zhou Wei sent a photo.

Although I didn't take pictures of the inside due to some taboos, I can roughly guess what it is just by looking at the half scene outside.

Candles are brightly lit and incense is lingering.

Obviously the Temple of the City God.

Zhou Wei said immediately: "And it's the first time I know that my grandfather was helping Lord Chenghuang, and he is in charge of the Chenghuang Temple now."

It seems that Grandpa Zhou is planning to help the little city god to the throne, Wen Bai thought to himself.

"Then why did I bring you there today?" Wen Bai replied.

Zhou Wei: "I don't know either. Since last night, I have been burning ingots and bundles outside the shop to help those lonely ghosts. I just had a rest in the morning and was going to continue at night. My grandfather woke me up and said Why is the temple busy today, let me help."

"Then I was brought over!"

The more Zhou Wei said, the more excited he became: "As soon as I entered the temple, I didn't even have time to look at the statue of the City God. I saw several loads of joss sticks."

"It's really a few loads, the kind in a waist-high woven basket."

"It was all sent by Lin Qiu from Zhengtian Temple."

Wen Bai: "Sent by Lin Qiu?"

"That's right, I wondered why the Taoist priests of Zhengtian Temple always run to the coffin shop when they have nothing to do. I dare say they came to pay homage to Lord Chenghuang." Look at the incense sticks dedicated to the city god, and the other half is for pilgrims."

Zhou Wei: "Zhengtian Temple has a very famous 'petition box', Xiaobai, do you know?"

Wen Bai: "The one who only petitions, but doesn't burn incense?"

The "petition box" of Zhengtian Temple is very famous in Nancheng.

The reason why it is so famous is that the incense in this box is not lit.

Everyone knows that in the incense burning ceremony, one has to burn incense and worship Buddha, but this box seems to be specially used for sending incense.

After the believers made a wish, they sealed Lixiang inside, and each person had one piece a year, and if there was too much, they would not be given.

It is sent every year, empty every year, and attracts new pilgrims every year.

After Zhou Wei responded twice, he lowered his voice and said: "The incense in there was sent to this Town God's Temple."

"Co-branded incense candle, you just say it's not good!"

Wen Bai was stunned for a long time before he smiled: "Excellent."

Zhengtian Temple is closely related to City God, Wen Bai knows it, but it is also the first time he has heard of this relationship.

He also asked Lu Zheng before, saying that the Town God's Temple was opened in such a place, except for some local old people, no one knew about it, so how to offer incense?

Lu Zheng didn't give him a specific answer, he only said that there are many more remote Town God's Temples than this one, and there are desolate places.

Each has its own method, and each has its own ability.

It turns out that each has its own method.

On the contrary, he was too far behind.

"But you said that since everything has to be sent to Lord Chenghuang in the end, why do you need to save it in Zhengtian Temple first? It's troublesome to pick and choose. Send it here directly, and say Maybe it can also promote the tourism economy of our village." Zhou Wei was a little puzzled.

Wen Bai can roughly guess the reason: "City God's Temple is regarded as a place for religious activities. It's not so easy to get it down. I don't know how long it will take just to go through the process."

Wen Bai jokingly said: "Even if Master Cheng Huang talks about it in person, he must be approved, otherwise it will be an illegal gathering."

Zhou Wei really didn't think about this.

"I almost forgot that we are now a society ruled by law."

Wen Bai: "..."

The two of them didn't talk for long, Zhou Wei was called away by Grandpa Zhou, Wen Bai also tidied up, and took a taxi to the No. [-] Villa.

Little Tai Sui hadn't woken up since he entered the jade gourd last time.

Fortunately, there is still a painting spirit at home. When Xiao Liandeng was tired, she lay down on the scalper to catch up on sleep, which was quite happy.

It's rare for Wen Bai to take it out, and it's the Hungry Ghost Festival again, Xiaolian's wicks are all lit up, and from time to time, a small star will be blown up for Wen Bai to see.

Wen Bai touched its small petals: "Are you so happy?"

"Well, it's a pleasure to be with you." Xiao Lian Deng said.

Wen Bai's heart suddenly softened.

I didn't bring it out before because I was afraid that something would happen to it, and later the jade gourd was borrowed by Xiao Tai Sui, because I was afraid that the lotus lamp would be tired and there would be no place to rest, so I didn't dare to take it out casually.

Although there is a reason every time, it is true that I don't accompany it very often recently.

Wen Bai felt a little sorry: "I'll be with you all day today."

Xiaoliandeng rubbed against her warm white face.

Sure enough, the company did what Xie Jiuzhang said, most of the errands were out of the field, and the guards of the company also came and went in a hurry. When they saw Wen Bai and Xiao Liandeng, they would run and say hello.

Seeing that Wen Bai felt a sense of guilt for no reason, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Arriving at the door of Lu Zheng's office, he knocked on the door.

The one who opened the door was Di Listening.

Seeing Wen Bai, Di Ting said naturally: "Here we come."

Wen Bai: "Yes."

Wen Bai looked inside subconsciously, Di Ting noticed his movements, and said directly: "Not here."

Little Lotus Lantern, who hadn't seen Di Ting for a long time, flew around him quickly, floating so fast that Ye Tuo got entangled.

So while humming, he lay on Wen Bai's palm.

Wen Bai had no choice but to lower his head to untie the leaves for it.

"Did it... grow a bit longer?" Di Ting originally wanted to say fat, but held back.

Wen Bai didn't think so: "Is there?"

Wen Bai explained quickly, but his movements were very careful. Seeing that Lu Zheng hadn't come yet, he raised his head and asked, "Is the boss in a bad mood recently?"

Di Ting didn't know why he asked, "What's wrong?"

Wen Bai shook his head: "I'll just ask."

Wen Bai didn't know what to say.

Ever since Lu Zheng said Zhongyuan granted him a one-day leave that day, it seemed a little strange.

Wen Bai couldn't say exactly what kind of strange method.

He was busy those few days, and it seemed that the matter of Xuande had been dealt with, but in fact there were still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with, so he didn't pay attention.

It was already a few days later when I realized that the boss was in a bad mood.

Because he suddenly noticed that Lu Zheng had been looking for him a little more these days.

Not very often, but compared to before, it is abnormal.

The most important thing is that the few times Lu Zheng approached him, there was nothing serious about it.

In the end, he said directly: "I don't want to take a vacation, so what do you want?"

Wen Bai was at a loss.

What does he want?

He didn't want anything, and when he asked if the Ghost Festival would be a holiday, he just mentioned it casually to a large extent.

Wen Bai was still thinking about what went wrong, but the little lotus lantern suddenly floated up from Wen Bai's hand and shouted: "Lu Zheng!"

Wen Bai followed and turned around.

Lu Zheng was standing at the door.

Four eyes facing each other.

A moment of silence.

In the end, it was Wen Bai who spoke first: "Boss."

Lu Zheng paused, and then replied: "Yes."

Wen Bai was also a little confused for a while whether Lu Zheng was angry, but it was true that the atmosphere was stagnant right now.

Even Xiao Lian Deng didn't speak.

Not to mention listening to the side.

Wen Bai had no choice but to change the subject first: "By the way, listen to me, I'm here today, and there is one more thing I want to ask you."

"Little lamp told me before that it was born in the world during the Zhongyuan period, isn't it?"

Di Ting raised his eyebrows, as if he was very interested in this topic, he nodded.

Wen Bai: "Are there any rules in the Yin Division? That's why you haven't named Xiaodeng all this time?"

When Xiaoliandeng heard this question, she immediately erected her petals, and Lu Zheng also looked over.

Di Ting took a look at Xiaoliandeng, and asked Wen Bai, "How did it tell you?"

Wen Bai: "It said it was too young to name it."

"I just wanted to ask..."

Before Wen Baihua could finish speaking, Di Ting interrupted: "Yes."

Wen Bai: "?"

"Can... what?"

Di Ting: "It can be done today."

"Today is Zhongyuan, one year older, and it's time."

Wen Bai: "..."

Isn't this...too casual?

Wen Bai began to suspect that Xiaodeng hadn't chosen a name before, maybe he just forgot.

Lu Zheng frowned: "Listen carefully."

Di Ting didn't seem to hear it, so he walked over and hugged Xiao Lian Deng: "Do you want a name?"

As soon as Xiao Liandeng thought that she could have a name, she could tell Wen Bai immediately, and her voice became brighter with joy: "I want to."

Ting Di: "Then do you want to take the surname Wen Bai or Lu Zheng?"

When Wen Bai and Lu Zheng heard this sentence, they turned their heads to watch and listen at the same time.

Especially Wen Bai, he couldn't figure out why Di Ting would ask such a question.

Although he has taken care of the little lotus lamp recently, Lu Zheng picked it up and gave it spiritual consciousness.

Even if the surname is not Lu, but Tian and Di, it shouldn't be Wen.

But Xiao Lian Deng couldn't understand Wen Bai's expression. Hearing Di Ting's question, he licked Xiao Yetuo, half puzzled and half excited: "Can I still have the surname Bai Bai?"

Wen Bai heard Xiao Lian Deng's words, and knew that it might not know what the surname meant.

Just about to explain, who knows that Di Ting has already nodded: "Yes."

Wen Bai: "..."

With the affirmation of Listening Truth, the little lotus lantern immediately flew to Lu Zheng's shoulder, and shouted like a small trumpet: "Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng, did you hear that! I heard that I can be named Bai Bai!"

Lu Zheng: "I heard it."

Wen Bai lowered his head, not daring to look at Lu Zheng for a while.

When the little lotus lantern floated over, Wen Bai gently coaxed and said, "No."

There was no time to say the rest, the little lotus lamp had withered in an instant.

Wen Bai: "..."

Wen Bai had never had such a headache before, and he was a little helpless, so he hugged it and walked towards Lu Zheng.

"Boss." Wen Bai called out very carefully, while holding the curled up little lotus lantern in his hands, he looked at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng took the autistic lamp and said softly, "Come up with a name."

Wen Bai pointed at himself: "Me?"

Lu Zheng nodded.

Compared with the surname, the first name is not bad.

Wen Bai thought for a while: "Since I was born on the Hungry Ghost Festival, can I use a single character, yuan?"

"My nickname is Yuan Yuan."

It is mainly the word Yuanyuan, which matches well with Xiaodeng.

Wen Bai raised his head to ask the boss for his opinion: "Is it okay?"

Lu Zheng glanced down: "Ask it."

Wen Bai lightly rubbed the little lotus lamp with the back of his finger: "Yuan Yuan?"

The petals of the little lotus lamp instantly turned red.

Obviously agree.

Di Ting also came over and patted the head of the lotus lamp: "I have the name, but what is the surname?"

"Who named it, and whose surname is it." Lu Zheng glanced at Wen Bai, his voice was very calm.

Wen Bai was concentrating on coaxing Xiaodeng to bloom. He listened to Lu Zheng's words with his left ear and his right ear, and he had long since acquiesced in his heart that Xiaoliandeng's surname was Lu, so he nodded in response: "Yeah."

After a few seconds, he suddenly raised his head: "???"

But Lu Zheng had already turned around, only a small milk lamp was flying towards him.

Wen Bai hugged her full.

One person, one lamp, I look at you, you look at me, in the end Wen Bai was defeated.

Xiaoliandeng has a new name, and it hasn't stopped for a day.

When night fell, I didn't know whether it was Ting Di who had heard something, or what the errand who came back said, and kept saying that he wanted to go to the street to have a look.

Wen Bai glanced outside and sighed.

Hungry Ghost Festival.

Seeing that the errands came back as if they had lost half their lives, they could probably guess the... grand occasion outside.