Be a national teacher in Liaozhai Fanwen

Ruan Tao knew he was in the wrong, and he didn't have time to argue with the stall owner, so he casually touched a piece of silver from Zi Gong's pocket when he was getting dressed this morning, apologized to the stall owner, and left in a hurry.

He ran to the intersection and randomly found a carriage. The carriage asked, "Master, do you want to rent a car?"

"Rent! Where is Mr. Xiao Lang going?" the coachman asked with a smile, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

"The prefect's mansion."

Seeing Ruan Tao's dignified appearance and well-dressed clothes, the coachman only thought that he was a relative of the prefect Wu's family, or that the young master of some aristocratic family was visiting the prefect's mansion.

So, he tapped the pipe on the sole of his shoe, and seeing that the pipe was pinned to his waist, he said, "Get in the car! I'll charge you [-] cents for the first opening today, just for good luck!"

Ruan Tao thanked him, then got into the car.

Presumably because of the fear of rainy days, the entire roof of the car was wrapped with oil-skinned paper. It was originally a pony carriage rented to ordinary people for convenience, and the carriage was naturally not big.

It can barely fit two men who are not particularly strong, and if they are stronger, it is estimated that only one can be seated.

The second thing is that the carriage is small, and the sun is shining even more at this time of day. Even though it is spring, it is getting hotter every day, baking on the roof of the car wrapped in oiled paper, and Ruan Tao himself is in a hurry now. Inevitably broke out a thin sweat.

Halfway through the carriage, the carriage suddenly shook violently, and Ruan Tao was thrown against the wall of the carriage, causing him to grit his teeth in pain.

Hearing the commotion outside, Ruan Tao asked loudly, "Master, what's the matter?"

"There are a few gentlemen on horseback blocking the road ahead!" The driver replied, and then cursed in a low voice, "These people have their heads chopped off!"

Ruan Tao raised the curtains of the car and poked his head out to check the situation outside.

I saw a few horses standing in the middle of the road, and a thin little scholar was holding a crying child in his arms, arguing with several young people who were leading the horses in front of him, his face was red.

The child didn't seem to be injured, it was probably because the child was mischievous and ran on the road and was startled by the horse.

I don't know if this scholar is a father or an elder brother, or just an ordinary relative or neighbor.

Ruan Tao recognized at a glance that the young people involved in the horse were not Zhao Su and the others he met in prison and temple yesterday?

I saw Du Zimei coaxing the terrified child in the little scholar's arms with candy jerky, and Zhao Su was digging out something from his purse, which should be the money he gave to others.

Seeing this, Ruan Tao waved his hands and shouted: "Brother Taibai!!"

Speaking of which, he and Li Taibai only met yesterday, far from being called brothers.

But the moment he yelled out, an inexplicable sense of poignant pride rose in his heart, tsk!I think back then when he was reciting books until his head was bald, he would knock his head on the desk and call Li Taibai his father at the same time!

Who would have thought that he could actually call a real person a brother and brother now!

The moment Ruan Tao uttered his voice, several people turned their heads in response, and saw a young man who was born like a jewel poked his head out of a dilapidated and crude carriage from among the chaotic crowd, waving and giggling at them.

Li Taibai raised his hand in response: "Brother Ji Zhen, what a coincidence! I'm going to the prefect's mansion to find you!"

Perhaps it was too far away, and the noise around him was unclear, so Ruan Tao didn't notice what Li Taibai called him.

He first turned over and got out of the carriage, then took eight Wen coins from his pocket and handed it to the coachman, and then hurried to Li Taibai and the others.

He pulled the reins of the white horse beside Li Taibai, and then said: "The situation is urgent, brother Taibai, can you lend me this horse?"

"That's natural..."

Before Li Taibai finished speaking, Zhao Su, who had paid the money and comforted the little baby, came over. He had an elegant and easy-going smile on his face as always, but those who knew him could feel the "life" emanating from him. Keep people away" atmosphere.

However, Ruan Tao couldn't feel it at all, he just felt that this young man was so well-bred, he could smile like a spring breeze anytime, anywhere.

Zhao Su asked him: "Where are you going in such a hurry? But what happened?"

Ruan Tao didn't forget that the young master named Zhao Su was the one who made the decision among these few people, so he raised his sleeves and saluted him, saying hello, and then said: "I'm going to the prefect's mansion! I can smell the Jingshui Temple when I get up early. The Avalokitesvara statue is different, I'm afraid it should be Miss Gu, so I am anxious to see it."

"Coincidentally, I'm going to raise hand mansion too, let's go together." Zhao Su pulled Ruan Tao to his horse, "Come on the same horse with me, Brother Ji Zhen, don't you mind?"

"I don't mind, I don't mind!" After saying that, Ruan Tao turned over and got on the horse.

At this time, his whole heart was tied to Wu Taishou and Miss Gu, and he still didn't notice Zhao Su's address to him. At this moment, he just wanted to gallop to the Taishou's mansion with a fast horse. Not a little girl in a boudoir.

Seeing this, the smile on Zhao Su's face became a little more sincere, he got on the horse, and then rode away on the same horse with Ruan Tao.

Seeing this, Du Zimei was puzzled and said: "Didn't he still suspect him yesterday? He was the one who got in by himself yesterday, and he is again today."

"Who knows!" Li Taibai smiled, and then motioned for Du Zimei to get on the horse and follow.

A group of people rode their horses to the Wu Taishou's mansion, and just as they got off their horses, they ran into a steward who hurried out from the corner gate.

The steward knew Ruan Tao, Ruan Tao had been in and out of the prefect's yamen several times before, and the steward had seen him when he was delivering things to his master.

Ruan Tao naturally recognized him, but he had only met him a few times, so he was not famous.

Seeing Ruan Tao and his party, the steward hurried forward to salute them, and the handyman guarding the door hurried forward to lead horses for them.

The steward bent his waist slightly and said, "Mr. Ruan, you are finally here. I was ordered by our master to set up a car to pick you up outside the city!"

"I rested in the city last night." Ruan Tao explained casually, and then quickly asked, "Why is Mr. Wu so anxious to find me? But Miss Gu is strange?"

Hearing this, the housekeeper put on a look of surprise: "You are really a living god! You can expect this!"

Ruan Tao didn't have the time to listen to his flattery now, so he dragged him into the mansion and motioned him to keep walking.

The manager didn't dare to delay, he led a few people to the mansion, and said: "Miss Gu arrived at our mansion yesterday, she was taken care of by our wife, and she was placed in the Buddhist hall behind the ancestral hall."

"Last night, although she didn't wake up, she suddenly started talking! She cried and yelled all night, but she didn't do anything out of the ordinary. But our master is also very worried, and we will send her out in the early morning. I'll pick you up."

"Speaking?" Ruan Tao stopped, touched his chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "What is she crying about?"

The manager was stunned for a moment, and said: "There's nothing else, I just cried and called 'mother' all night. This... the dawn just stopped."

mother……

Ruan Tao was stunned for a moment, and it took a while to recover, and then he let out a long sigh.

A group of people arrived in front of a moon cave gate, got into the green cloth trolley in the mansion, and followed the copper bell hanging around the horse's neck, jingling towards the small Buddhist hall behind Wu Taishou's ancestral hall.

When they arrived at the small Buddhist hall, Prefect Wu and his wife had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that not only Ruan Tao had come, but also Zhao Su and his party, Prefect Wu was even more frightened.

He thought to himself, the young master has never liked or believed in ghosts and gods, and he must have come here this time to find out the truth and also to inspect his political achievements.

So, Taishou Wu secretly gritted his teeth, this matter must not be messed up!If it goes wrong, it is estimated that his official luck will be understood here.

Although the scholar's revenge all his life is just doing his best for the court, and he is satisfied with being able to guard a corner of the border for the court to ensure the well-being of the people, but his wife can't always stay with him in this border city.

He promised to take her to Beijing, to buy her the latest satin clothes in Beijing, and to make their children a teacher from Kong Zhidao.

Not only can he not mess up this matter, he has to do it well!Do it beautifully!Let the court see his ability!

Taishou Wu took his wife to salute Zhao Su and the others, but Zhao Su raised his hand to stop him, saying that the business was important.

Hearing this, Wu Taishou immediately led several people into the small Buddhist hall.

In front of the hall is a Buddhist altar, inside which is a small jade Guanyin statue. The Guanyin statue has benevolent eyebrows and kind eyes, which is much more comfortable to look at than the one in Jingshui Temple.

The whole Buddhist hall is filled with the scent of sandalwood, which is quite different from the weird fragrance of Jingshui Temple.

Ruan Tao sighed in his heart, a small Buddhist hall privately offered by the mansion is more normal than a temple with eminent monks in charge.

After entering the Buddhist hall, the sides were covered with gauze curtains, and through the gauze curtains, one could see a small couch inside, where Miss Gu was placed.

Ruan Tao quickly raised the curtain to check the situation of Miss Gu inside.

At this time, the cracks on Miss Gu's face like broken porcelain have faded a lot, and her stomach is also a little smaller than yesterday!

Hey?

Ruan Tao felt strange, he stretched out his hand to take Miss Gu's pulse, and found that Miss Gu's pulse was much clearer and stronger!

This is a miracle!

Ruan Tao got up and looked at the layout of the small Buddhist hall in the Wu Taishou's mansion. Although there is some feng shui in it, it is also very ordinary. It is impossible to say that it can suppress ghosts?

Ruan Tao also thought about the puddle of blood they found yesterday under the Avalokitesvara, could it be related to the injury of the mastermind behind the scenes?

But didn't he remember that it was recorded in the book that the energy around the womb starts from himself?The same should be true for the extremely yin fetus that has not seen the sky?Or is it that he is less knowledgeable?

At this time, the wife of the prefect Wu was sobbing softly: "This child is also suffering. Zuo Ye straightened his neck and called 'mother' all night, but her mother passed away three years ago."

"Oh! It's so pitiful to be alone in the world, and to encounter such a thing at such a young age..."

It was only then that Ruan Tao came to his senses, he hurriedly asked his wife, "Dare to ask my wife, besides Miss Gu crying, was there anything strange in your mother's house yesterday?"

"Strange, strange?" The lady took a step back and leaned towards her husband, obviously frightened.

Wu Taishou patted her hand to show comfort.

Ruan Tao continued: "For example... Among the people you sent to see Miss Gu Gu last night, is there an extra girl or woman who is not from your family and you don't know?"

A gust of wind blew into the Buddhist hall, and the candle flames of the incense candles in front of the Buddha swayed in the wind, and the curtains were rolled up, exposing Miss Gu's stiff body on the couch.

Wu Taishou's wife was so frightened that she trembled, Wu Taishou stretched out his hand to protect his wife, and then said: "She is timid, Mr. Ruan, don't blame her."

Presumably, those who can build such a small Buddhist hall at home must be extremely believers in Buddhism and ghosts.

"Why do you ask that suddenly?" Zhao Su asked.

Ruan Tao didn't answer his words, but asked Taishou Wu: "Do you have glutinous rice at home?"

Prefect Wu was stunned for a moment: "Yes! Yesterday you said to let the family eat glutinous rice, but I steamed some in the kitchen when I came back, and now there are still some leftovers."

"Put it in a bowl, and put it in a black pottery bowl."

Soon a bowl of glutinous rice in a black pottery bowl was delivered to Ruan Tao, and he asked someone to scoop up a scoop of well water.

I saw that he first grabbed a handful of incense ash from the incense table in front of the Buddha and stirred it into the scooped well water, then poured the water on the bowl of rice, lit a stick of incense, and inserted it into the well water upright. Sticky rice in fragrant ash water.

"What are you doing?" Du Zimei asked Kong Ming beside him.

With a faint smile on the corner of Kong Ming's mouth, he said, "Some folk remedies."

For a while, the Buddhist hall was silent, and everyone was staring at the stick of incense inserted by Ruan Tao.

After burning the incense for about half an inch, three strands of cigarette smoke suddenly merged into one stream and drifted towards the curtain.

Ruan Tao quickly returned to Miss Gu's side again, followed by everyone.

I saw him groping carefully in front of the couch, as if he was looking for something, and no one dared to make a sound when they saw this.

"Found it." Ruan Tao said coldly.

I saw something twisted in his hand, which could be vaguely seen through the sunlight through the curtain—it was a long hair.

"This is?" Several people were puzzled.

Although the Buddhist hall of the Wu family is clean, the wife of the prefect Wu often came in to pay respects to the Buddha, and a group of girls and women came in to clean up. He said that yesterday, in order to take care of Miss Gu, a group of girls and women also came in, and it was common for them to lose a hair or two.

Ruan Tao twisted his hair and looked at it under the sun. Although he had already made up his mind, he still felt guilty at this moment. It would be a lie to say that people are not afraid of these things.

Fortunately, he has dealt with these things since he was a child, and Miss Gu gave him enough shock yesterday, and now this hair is nothing.

Ruan Tao tried his best to calm down the cowardice in his heart, and said: 3 "This is a dead man's hair."

"?!" Wu Taishou and his wife were shocked.

"To be precise, it's the hair of someone who fell into the water and drowned." Ruan Tao explained, "But she was not fished out, but she crawled out of the river and walked to your house."

Ruan Tao's words almost scared Wu Taishou and his wife to tears!

Taishou Wu tremblingly said: "You, you mean that there are also dead people in my house? This...you didn't tell me yesterday...this..."

Prefect Wu was trembling and couldn't speak a word clearly, so it's not his fault for trembling. Normal living people know that a dead person has come to their house, but they still come uninvited. The dead who came by themselves are so scared that they pee their pants!

In the end, it was his frightened wife who said: "Mr. Ruan, when you asked us to bring Miss Gu back yesterday, you didn't say that you would bring those dirty things into the house because of this!

"Miss Gu is a commoner of Shangjun. My master, as the official of Shangjun, takes care of her and helps her. Of course, our family is happy! But there are nearly [-] people in our family, and now that thing has entered the house, you say this..."

"Don't worry." Ruan Tao comforted them, "She didn't come here for you. I remember Miss Gu's parents drowned because they fell into the water while swimming in the lake, right?"

"Yes, three years ago." Mrs. Wu Taishou replied.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she seemed much calmer than her husband.

"Have you found the body?" Ruan Tao asked.

Mrs. Wu Taishou was stunned, and then said: "Three years ago, the head of the Gu family and his wife were playing in Jiangchang Lake outside the city. The rear boat accidentally broke down, and the couple fell into the water. The Guhe family sent people to fish for seven days and seven nights, but nothing Corpse...you, what do you mean?"

"Miss Gu cried and called her mother all night last night, not because she was dreaming, but because she really saw her mother."

As he said that, Ruan Tao took out a yellow talisman from his bosom, wrapped his hair in it, folded it into a triangle shape, and stuffed it under Miss Gu's pillow.

"People who die violently cannot be reincarnated, and those who fall into the water and die need to find a substitute to be reincarnated." He asked again, "Since the couple who headed the family died in Jiangchang Lake in ancient times, has Jiangchang Lake drowned people in the past few years?"

Mrs. Wu Taishou looks weak, but her actual psychological quality is much better than her husband's. After a while, she has calmed down a lot.

"Speaking of...that lake has never had any accidents. It's really strange. In the past, every spring and summer, if you accidentally fell into the water while swimming in the lake, or a child mischievously went swimming in the lake and drowned, more or less Something happened. If you put it this way, since the accident happened to the master and wife of the Gu family, no one has drowned in that lake."

"On the contrary, I have heard of several incidents of almost drowning in Jiangchang Lake, and finally saved the day. I remember that the son of Cui Mama's family in our family was working outside one day, and because of the hot weather, he threw himself into the lake and almost didn't throw himself. He came out, but in the end he was fine! Later, he said that he saw Luoshen underwater."

Her voice is delicate and soft, which reminds people of a word "Wu Nong's soft language".

"Luo Shen?" Li Taibai asked in surprise.

"Isn't the goddess in the water the Luoshen?" Mrs. Wu Taishou explained, "Since then, their family will go to the Narcissus Temple outside the city to worship on the fifteenth day of every month."

Hearing this, Ruan Taochang sighed: "He is a rare good person, but it is a pity that he ended up like this."

The water ghost has to find a substitute to escape. The couple who headed the Gu family drowned in the lake and failed to find the body. Presumably they were dragged down by the water ghost at the bottom of the lake as a substitute, and naturally they were also trapped at the bottom of the lake.

However, in the past few years, they have not thought of using others as substitutes to liberate themselves, which shows that they are rare kind people.

"If there is no accident, what the son of the servant woman in your house saw underwater was not a goddess, but Miss Gu's mother, the first daughter of the He family, who was buried in the water with her husband - the wife of the head of the Gu family. " said Ruan Tao.

"Normal water ghosts have to wait for a substitute underwater to be released, and they cannot climb ashore. She is probably able to go ashore because of the worship of your servant and wife."

"But, aren't they confessing to Luoshen?" Prefect Wu finally managed to speak clearly.

"The Luoshen was just invented by Cao Zijian." Li Taibai said, "There is no such god."

Ruan Tao nodded, and continued: "So, all those offerings went to Mrs. He, so she could crawl out of the water and crawl to her daughter's side."

The author says:

感谢在2021-07-1117:54:20~2021-07-1417:13:26期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: 46518940, a small scourge that doesn't grow up;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of papamao;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!