Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Cousin Lin hurriedly smiled and said: "Look at me! I was going to talk about the big black snake - after the craftsmen dug out the snake, they didn't dare to go down to the ground, some people said that the snake was the embodiment of the land lord, and some people said that the snake had grown so big, it must have been cultivated into a fine spirit, for a while there were different opinions, and then I invited a Taoist woman to come back and take a look, and the Taoist woman said that this snake has grown so big, it is no longer a snake, but a dragon, and the dragon is dug out at home, which is a good thing, and must not be slaughtered." So he set up an incense case and prayed once, and that night some people said that they saw something flying into the sky, and the next day they came here to look for the snake, but it was gone, and asked several of the subordinates who were guarding the snake here at night, and they all said that they had not paid attention to how the snake disappeared, and then the matter became a mystery, and no one could solve it. ”

The voice fell for a long time, and everyone sighed softly, this cousin Lin has a good set of eloquence, and tells a story like a storytelling, especially with some gods and gods, the ancients all believed in ghosts and gods, and this time they all believed in six or seven percent, and there was a little awe on everyone's faces.

After some small talk, the sun set, and the maids were about to turn up the lamps everywhere in the Xuanzhong, so they heard Cousin Lin say: "Don't bother with those things, it is estimated that the banquet will be held in a while, and we will all leave here, just light the lights on this house and the outer porch, this Yinghongxuan is all made of bamboo and paper, and it is safer to burn less lights." ”

The maids did as they said, Wu Yue got up and went to the clean room, sat for half an afternoon, poured a belly of tea, Lu Rong talked little, drank tea vigorously, and ran three times in such a while.

Cousin Lin talked about the most proud of the meandering water outside: "I said that I would find the best stonemason to carve Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface" into a tablet and place it in the upper reaches of this stream, but unfortunately there are no stone groups or rockeries near this lake, and it seems too deliberate to put a tablet there, so I have to give ......up."

She was talking to Miss Jiao San, Miss He Er and Miss Zhang, and Cui Xi was talking to Yan Qi in this room: "There are four dishes you like to eat at tonight's dinner, pepper and vinegar shrimp, five-flavor steamed chicken, peach blossom bream, and hibiscus meat. ”

"What did you add to the menu?" Yan Qi asked.

"Well, I just asked my mother to remove the original four and add to them. Cui Xi said.

"If the food can't be put in front of me, I may not be able to eat it, so don't bother so much in the future. "Yan Qidao.

"What if. Cui Xi said.

"Well, in case, I'll eat it all and make sure you don't waste your mind. Yan Qi said.

Cui Xi laughed, and under the bright light, he looked like a white jade carving embedded with pearls.

Seeing Wu Yue coming back from the clean room, Cousin Lin smiled and said to everyone: "There will be a banquet in a while, you might as well go back to the clean room, so as not to get up after eating half of it, and in the evening, the tables can move around at will to toast, and it is very inconvenient for people to come and go." ”

Everyone said yes, there was only one clean room in Yinghongxuan, so they took turns to go to the clean room. Wu Yue sat back in place, and complained to Yan Qi in a low voice about the clean room: "It's just not good, the paper wall facing the west can also be opened, fortunately there is a pond outside, otherwise it's really not safe to go to the toilet inside." ”

Who wanted to be heard by the tip of Cousin Lin's ear, and couldn't help laughing: "Isn't it convenient to make a sliding door to spread the smell outside, otherwise the door can only be opened to the inside of the Xuan, and the smell will all float into the Xuan, and now the two doors can be opened as a whole, and when the wind blows through the hall, there will be no smell." ”

Okay, okay, if you're happy.

Seeing that Miss Zhang and Miss Jiao San had already gone to the clean room, Cousin Lin also got up and walked out, and when she came back, she said to Miss He Er: "There is an incense burner on the floor of the clean room, your eyes are not good, be careful not to kick it." ”

Miss He Er also got up and went to the clean room after answering, and Cousin Lin and everyone laughed: "After drinking a stomach of tea, I still feel bloated at this time, how can I eat well later?"

Miss Jiao San laughed at her: "Why, this trip to the clean room was in vain?"

Cousin Lin's temperament can make others completely relaxed, and there is not so much reserve and attention to speaking, Cousin Lin laughed and was about to answer, when she suddenly heard a terrible scream from a certain room in Xuanzhong, followed by a "bang" sound of falling water, as if someone jumped into the pond, and then there was no movement, only the sound of the stream flowing into the pond through the peach blossom forest sounded in this early night.

"What, what's wrong?!" Cousin Lin, Jiao, and Zhang were still surprised when Wu Yue had already opened the door and rushed out, Yan Qi said "Be careful", got up and was about to go out, but was pulled by Cui Xi: "You follow me." ”

A group of people rushed out of the room and ran along the corridor outside to the north, the door of the room at the end was open, there was a clean room, two little girls trembling outside the door hugging together, everyone rushed into the door, but saw that the paper screen door facing the west wall was stretched wide open, Wu Yue was standing by the door and looking out into the pond.

"What's the matter? What about Second Miss He?" Miss Jiao San rushed to the front, and hurriedly asked when she saw this.

"I don't know, I didn't see her when I came in," Wu Yue's expression was solemn, "I just heard the sound of water, maybe she fell in, because the door opened when I came in," said about to take off the outer skirt, "I'll go into the water and take a look!"

"No! no!" Cousin Lin was startled and screamed in panic, "Don't go into the water! There's something in this pond!"

"Come on—come on—save people—" Everyone heard her frightened voice resounding through the corridor, and then there was a loud bang, as if something had hit the floor, Yan Qi stepped out of the clean room door and looked out, but saw that Cousin Lin had fallen to the ground and was motionless.

Yan Qi and Cui Xi immediately went over to check, and saw that Cousin Lin's face was pale and she had fainted, Cui Xi stretched out her hand to press her middle, and she didn't wake up for a long time, so she raised her voice and said to the two maids who were already frightened and overwhelmed: "Hurry up and call someone, call my eldest brother over first, don't alarm others, and then go find a few little guys who can swim, go quickly!"

The two maids stumbled out of Yinghongxuan, Yan Qi turned around and returned to the clean room, but saw Wu Yue carrying a lamp to squat and shine in the pond, Yan Qi walked over and took a look, his heart couldn't help jumping, he was silent for a while, and said to Wu Yue: "Miss He Er is underwater, maybe there is more than luck." ”

Yan Qi's eyesight Wu Yue is trustworthy, but Miss Zhang paused next to her and asked: "Since you know that you are underwater, why don't you go into the water to save it? You know how to water? I won't, if you know water, hurry down to save people!"

"You can't go into the water," Yan Qiyi grabbed Wu Yue, who was about to jump into the pond, "There is something in the water." ”