The store opened, business was booming, and the group was immediately busy.

However, Luo Niang's business will take care of herself, and Hongchen will act as a backer to finish the matter.

The New Year's Festival is getting closer and closer, sometimes it rains in the sky, sometimes it snows, and more is sleet, the north wind is howling, the sky is cold and the ground is freezing, the queen mother is greedy for the moon at night, but she is infected with the wind cold, and she has not seen it for several days, Hongchen hurriedly packed up a few medicinal meals to ward off the cold to visit.

The older she gets, the more childlike she is, she is no longer the steady and virtuous queen of the year.

"That Qu Wu, the name is weird, the person looks like an ice cube, it's like missing three souls and seven spirits, where can it compare to a hair of our county lord, don't be angry."

As soon as Hongchen entered the door, he listened to Aunt Su Niang beside Niangniang coaxing people in a low voice.

The queen mother was lying on the couch, with her back to her, her head against the wall, and her forehead was still wearing a wipe, looking very angry.

Aunt Su Niang smiled helplessly, and made a helpless expression to Hongchen: "Niangniang has been angry at every turn these days, it's good that the county lord is here, come and take a look at her." ”

As he spoke, he explained in a low voice.

In fact, it's not a big deal, Qu Wu is also a spirit girl, her background is very unusual, the Qu family and the Wu family are both spirit master families, the Qu family inherited the previous Bodhi master, Buddhism inheritance, but the Qu family produced a stunning master in the early years, improved the practice of the door, and became another faction, good at catching ghosts and exorcism.

As for the Wu family, it is a serious Feng Shui Xuanmen small family, good at Kanyu, and their ancestors are all Feng Shui gentlemen.

Although Qu Wu is a girl, she has two true inheritances. As soon as she got out of the school, she did a few beautiful jobs, and many highly experienced spirit masters said that she was terrible in her later life.

Forget about anything else, the queen mother took a lot of effort to calculate and create an opportunity for her own girl, and let her take it away for no reason, so she was naturally unhappy!

Hongchen blinked, it's hard to say about this, what kind of Qu Wu is also very wronged, just Niangniang's sneaky style, even she doesn't know what Niangniang wants her to do. Where to blame people.

Of course. At this time, talking nonsense is looking for a beating, Hongchen can only obediently say nothing, go over with a smile, and take a pear from the table. Don't let the palace maid peel it. I ate slowly.

The queen suddenly rolled over. Felt something from under the pillow and stretched out his hand to put it on Hongchen's neck.

She was stunned for a moment, and reached out to touch it. It turned out to be a small jade lock, mutton fat white jade, delicate carving, the front is engraved with the four words of longevity and 100 years old, and the back is Wan Shi Taiping, and there are eight characters of her birth date below.

It's just a long life of 100 years, and it's a bit peaceful......

Hongchen's face was hot.

"I didn't give it when you were born, but I will make it up to you today."

The queen turned around, lay down on the couch, reached out and touched the red dust like a dark cloud and light mist, and sighed softly.

It was right that she didn't give it back then, even if she gave it to her mother, in the end it was only in the hands of that person, not for her to wear.

Hongchen's heart was soft, but he unconsciously thought of that person again.

There's no way, even if she convinces herself that the person is not important, it still has a deep impact on her.

called that person 'Xia Chan' for a lifetime, even if she was expelled from the Xia family in this life, she did not return to the Jiang family, let alone change her surname back to Jiang.

If that person hadn't died, in front of her, he would have called her Jiang Chan, and I don't know what kind of expression she would have.

For a moment, Hongchen smiled bitterly, no longer thinking about these things, helped Niangniang to sit up, brought medicinal food over, and the two of them ate together.

The queen didn't let go of her anger in the end, but she didn't have a seizure in front of her own girl, so she only explained a few words, asking Hongchen not to leave the capital recently, study hard, cultivate self-cultivation, and prepare to prepare.

As for what to prepare, she didn't say anything, let alone what the spirit master assessment was all about.

But it doesn't matter, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, Hongchen has always felt that it is better to go with the flow for this kind of thing.

It's always snowing outside, and Hongchen doesn't even bother to buy New Year's goods by himself, let alone go out to play, so he listened to Niangniang's meaning and stayed in the county lord's mansion to pick people slowly.

The Inner Mansion has prepared a roster, along with the work that all kinds of palace maids and eunuchs are good at, and they are specially brought to her to choose.

According to the system of the county lord's mansion, the miscellaneous can add up to one hundred and ten people, which is not counting the personal guards, Hongchen can also personally have a team of fifty personal guards, eat the imperial grain, and the imperial court will start working to raise them, but these personal guards, the queen sent a message, and wait for the New Year to give her a batch of new people, and the old man will take it.

The guards are all veterans, of course, there are benefits, experience, orders and prohibitions, etc., but they are still more intimate since childhood, Hongchen will not encounter too serious danger in the capital for a while and a half, choose some newcomers to train slowly, and if you raise it well, it is your own family.

Hongchen is quite serious in choosing people, and after a few days of selection, she has only made up half of it, but she is not like a serious county lord, and she is uncomfortable if she doesn't go in and out of a group of servants, so she is not in a hurry.

The inner government also attached great importance to it, and two grandmothers and two fathers-in-law came, and they quietly discussed with Hongchen with low eyebrows.

The people they brought were twenty palace maids and eunuchs, ten of whom were Hongchen's to see, and the other ten were the additions they had chosen.

Hongchen glanced at it, all the palace maids did not wear makeup, wearing gray-blue skirts and combing their double-ringed hair, which was simple.

The little eunuchs were all under the age of fifteen, and they all had straight eyebrows and eyes, and none of them were crooked.

Hongchen couldn't help but sigh.

She actually didn't want to use eunuchs, she always felt a little awkward, she seemed to be a man after all, and she couldn't stand serving her closely.

But these people don't want any of them, and it's not appropriate to return them all, and there are a lot of errands outside that they can still do.

Hongchen knew in his heart that many of these children had to squeeze into the palace to serve without knowing how hard it was, just to eat a full meal and not be starved to death.

"I don't look good, so I'll stay."

In a word, a group of small palace maids and eunuchs all breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that I don't dare to make a move, and the rules are quite strict.

The people of the Inner House also breathed a sigh of relief.

Hongchen sat in front of him and watched people.

Luo Niang sat in the back, flipped through her account book, and before she had time to take inventory, the various gifts she received on the opening day alone added up to tens of thousands, and they were fragmented and miscellaneous, these had to be figured out, Luo Niang still had a headache.

"Hey, miss. And an acquaintance! ”

Flipping and flipping. Luo Niang suddenly smiled.

If you are not an acquaintance, you can't come to congratulate her, but as soon as Luo Niang said it, Hongchen knew who she was talking about, and she couldn't be considered an acquaintance. I can only say that I have dealt with it a few times from time to time. Very interesting one.

"On that day, I saw Wang Banxian. I remember that he still had four little disciples by his side, who looked like people, and they were dressed more exquisitely than they were in Qixian County. ”

Hongchen also smiled. With a wave of her hand, let Xiao Yan send the people from the inner house down first, there is no need to be too anxious about the selection of people, and the ones she ordered will also be sent down to learn the rules and regulations, and Xiao Yan is responsible for the matter of training people.

"I remember he left a post and took it to read."

Although Wang Banxian is not an important person, he also has a fate with Hongchen, that is, after they left Qi County, they also dealt with the left-behind personnel, and from time to time they had to go to the teahouse to drink a cup of tea, and never paid for tea, as for making money from the teahouse, there was a time from time to time, but his conscience was not bad, although he didn't really live under his hands, he just relied on a mouth to fool people, but he could fool people well, which was rare.

Hongchen used to think that this guy was very similar to the psychiatrist mentioned in the Yujue space, but it was harder than the psychiatrist, and the doctors had more time to move, and he had to put on a show, be a leader, and from time to time he had to work hard to measure the land, climb mountains and wade through water.

Luo Niang flipped out the post and handed it to Hongchen to see, the paper was full of flattering words, and later said that the spirit master had gathered in the capital recently, and he had also learned something new, and brought his apprentices to have a long experience.

In and out of the words, it seems that although this Wang Banxian is old, his heart of learning is immortal, and the more real feng shui books left by Hongchen to him at the beginning, he has memorized them all very well, and he is mixed with the mad monk and the three masters who have real skills, in addition to their own limited qualifications, they really have no spiritual power, and when it comes to theory, they are really able to bluff people.

He had been in it for decades, and if he learned a little trick, he was much better than those liars who relied purely on his eyes and mouth.

In the past few years, Wang Banxian has lived a prosperous life, and his reputation has spread to the capital, and he is estimated to be a real spiritual master, as long as he has not opened his spiritual skills, he can't see the spiritual power for the first time, and he can't see the depth, and he has to ponder and ponder when he sees him.

Hongchen couldn't help laughing, and simply asked Luo Niang to send someone to call him to the county lord's mansion to talk, and it was good for old friends to meet and talk and laugh together.

Just a matter of one sentence, in less than the afternoon, Wang Banxian came over, and when he arrived in front of Hongchen, he was still a fairy wind bone, and he would mention feng shui, one by one, of course, there was nothing bad about Hongchen in his mouth.

But it's quite like that, if Hongchen doesn't know his details, he can't say it at the first time, and he has to feel that this person has some ability.

After three glasses of mellow wine, Wang Banxian was also relaxed in front of Hongchen, without any baggage, and smiled and spit out the truth: "That's the residence on the edge of the imperial city, Qin Tianjian has seen it, can it be bad?" Besides, it's a haunted house, with our county lord, the true god here, it's also 100,000 times stronger than the feng shui treasure, hey, my good county lord, we have an old friendship, you go out and mention a few words outside in the future, just say that I will give you a house, you are very satisfied, with your words, my old king's situation in the capital is opened! ”

Hongchen: "......"

She also couldn't cry or laugh, shook her head and reminded a few words: "You take it easy, the capital is different from the outside, especially recently, there are many spirit masters, all of them are bright-eyed and bright-hearted, if you fool into other people's heads, be careful of the late festival." ”

"No, it won't."

Wang Banxian's face straightened, "I'm not such a black-eyed liar, I specialize in hurting the heavens and reason, how high is the eyesight of a serious spiritual master, how can I take my food in my eyes." ”

Hongchen smiled and nodded.

This is true, although Wang Banxian is messing around, he is actually very clear-headed, he knows how much he is capable of, how many bowls of rice he can eat, once he finds that something is wrong, he will never dare to deliberately harm others, nor will he dare to take any business.

Hongchen also likes to talk to him, and talk and laugh with this great immortal. He can always make you feel like a spring breeze, and the two sides naturally come and go more frequently.

Wang Banxian gradually became famous in the capital, and his business was still on the head of Hongchen, so he asked her for some charms to practice and use them to fool people.

It's all a pure heart talisman, a condensing talisman, it's definitely good to use, and I bought it back at a high price, even if I really meet a master, I won't say that it's a deceptive thing.

Hongchen has nothing to do to practice. A lot was done. Her own identity is different, and she is a spirit girl, so it is too cheap to sell this thing casually, and it doesn't hurt to stuff it to Wang Banxian to use it.

But it's a half-moon scene. It sold very well. Count the money earned. can be on par with Luo Niang's store.

Wang Banxian also tasted the sweetness, and came over every now and then to ask Hongchen to introduce him to some masters and get some genuine goods. Money is not an issue.

Hongchen ignored it at first, but then the kid from Xue Baiqiao suddenly complained that Yan Jiu's business had not been good recently, and the silver he earned was almost impossible to buy anything from talisman paper, and he vaguely heard that Master Kong, who could grow a large piece of spiritual wood, wanted to buy a house and didn't have enough money, and he had to find friends everywhere to borrow it, and even his precious son went to the ghost market to set up a stall for pocket money.

Look at the serious spiritual masters.

Look at Wang Banxian again!

Hongchen has to pluck a handful of bitter tears for them!

There is such a thing as making money, if you really don't have the ability, it depends on the talent, Wang Banxian, a natural old liar, is full of talent.

Hongchen thought about it, or took the bridge, so that the two sides could get in touch, when the old liar needs a real spirit master and magic weapon, he can find someone to help, and by the way, let Kong Lao and his son earn more money.

Yan Jiu is okay, he has a deep background, and he said that the economy is tight, but the things he uses at hand are all good, and he spends money without moderation, and he doesn't look down on the little money of the old liar.

Kong Lao is a serious turtle background, in his early years, he was so poor that he almost starved to death, and he was only a food and clothing as a spirit master, and he was reluctant to sell the spirit wood he planted casually, and it would take a long time to make it into a magic weapon, and although the spirit wood was good, after all, it was just wood, when did the Great Zhou Dynasty lack wood, such a cheap material magic weapon, naturally not valuable.

Wang Banxian will also come to trouble, Hongchen just introduced it, and soon called Kong Lao brother and brother, got together, and became like a close friend with decades of friendship, Kong Lao even almost let his son recognize each other as a godfather.

Hongchen couldn't help but blame himself from time to time.

Wang Liar is not a serious person, Kong Shan has learned to set up a stall in the ghost market to deceive people, and then he is too close to the old liar, maybe more than ten years later, Kong Shan has not taken the imperial examination, he can't become an official, and he has become a half-immortal.

Hongchen can't help it, Wang Banxian is not the kind of person who will listen to people's advice, he can only tell him a few words, the capital is deep, don't mess around, be careful in everything.

In the afternoon of this day, Luo Niang and the others all went to class, Hongchen sat alone in the yard and took a leisurely ride, grabbed a large handful of pine nuts, ate one by himself, and fed one to Ping'an, Ping'an lay at her feet, full of pride and satisfaction, and I don't know how a dog can have so many expressions on his face.

Hugh Xiu looked disdainful and cold, squatting alone at the gate of the garden, which had not moved for more than half an hour, no way, he had a meat bone pressed under his stomach, snatched from Ping'an's mouth, and always felt that he had to move, and the bone must have been taken away by the 'person'.

In just a while, several little eunuchs from the beast garden who came out of the palace came to appease it three times, and no one could say anything.

Hongchen sighed: "Next time Xiu Xiu feeds it alone, you should be careful, don't let it finish eating and rub it behind again." "--This is a foodie!

At that time, when it was time to feed, the dogs everywhere went to eat with their own rice bowls, and the little thing Xiu Xiu grabbed the front and begged for food, and ate it happily, licked it cleanly, and sneaked around and went to ask for it again.

Although the dogs all look different, they can't stand too many of them, and the little eunuch feeds them, and they are dizzy when they are fed, and they are stunned to let a beast be deceived.

If it hadn't been deceived for the third time, Hongchen happened to pass by, and there were a lot of dogs suing him, and he couldn't say that he would succeed again.

"If you eat it again, it will be too fat, and it will not be good for your health."

Hongchen glared at Xiu Xiu, he didn't grab the bones in the end, he grabbed the bones with a dog, the scene can still be watched?

Anyway, according to the mouth of the peace of the teeth and bones, there is only a small section, not much meat, just grinding teeth, it doesn't matter, it's just that if it doesn't change, it may suffer in the future. I have to tell Xiao Yan when I turn around, don't be used to it.

"County Lord's Mother, County Lord's Mother!"

Hongchen was teasing the dog, Wang Banxian, who had not seen him for a long time, had a smile on his face, wearing a snow-white mink cloak, and strode over, followed closely by the two eleven or twelve-year-old disciples beside him.

Halfway through, Wang Banxian stopped abruptly, his face pale.

"Alright, let him come."

Hongchen shook his head. Under the tree, on the tree. The guards inside and outside the wall turned their eyes away from Wang Banxian, and two people still stepped forward to search for it, and even the peachwood sword that Wang Banxian was carrying in his sleeve was snatched away.

It's going to be replaced. Wang Banxian had to tease a few words. Today, I don't get angry at all. especially flatteringly praised Hongchen from head to toe, and praised her guards.

"He is worthy of being the lord of Rong'an, the number one master in our capital. These guard brothers are conscientious and professional at first glance. ”

Hongchen smiled: "Okay, I said half immortal, if you have anything to say, I happen to be free, if I don't bother, it doesn't hurt to help you do it." ”

Wang Banxian's face turned red, and he didn't know if he was deliberately pretending, just his cheekiness, and he was afraid that blushing was also a deception.

"Hehe, it's still the county lord's eyesight, I can't hide it from you, it's really me, uh, I'm in trouble here."

Hongchen was stunned and frowned.

Wang Banxian hurriedly said: "It's really just a little, and it's none of my business, everything is a misunderstanding." ”

Hongchen looked at him carefully, and beat the drum in her heart, she knew in her heart, Wang Banxian has no real ability, and the general work is to do a game, deceiving those customers to pay willingly, if they don't catch the bottom of their business, if they just meet the customer is a shrewd person, I'm afraid that there is really evil, let them do it as a fake scene, to make things bigger, it is not easy to clean up, maybe they will harm others and themselves.

Wang Banxian saw Hongchen's serious face, and he didn't dare to hide it, and explained the matter clearly in detail.

Speaking of which, Wang Banxian's business has been prosperous recently, he looks good, and now there are masters to support him, and he is confident, and he will soon be regarded as a little famous in the capital.

This is also a rising star.

Ten days ago, Wang Banxian took a deal to regulate the feng shui of the ancestral tomb, and the customer did not encounter any major trouble, that is, recently someone next to the ancestral tomb repaired the ditch, and the children in the family went to play, and accidentally dug up the soil on the ancestral tomb, although they immediately buried it back.

But the ground was broken on the ancestral grave, and it was repaid!

The client's family is not at ease, all kinds of uncomfortable, and what is even more inappropriate is that their children have been in bad spirits recently, have an uneasy diet, and have lost a lot of weight.

Wang Banxian smiled bitterly: "This job looks easy to do, but it's just a suspicion of a dark ghost, I also specially listened to and investigated, their child is not a big problem, or he is outside to make the immortal jump to fool, was threatened, plus he is a scholar, timid, and facing scientific research, naturally he is mentally inappropriate, I let the two apprentices do a bureau, and specially find someone to deal with the trouble caused by his kid outside, and did not let them pay much money, purely to train the disciples, only let them go to Lao Kong to ask for two pines and cypresses, It was planted around the ancestral grave, and it was made in the French style of the ancestors, and it was only after adding up that they received two hundred taels of silver......"

Hongchen waved his hand and sighed: "The point, half immortal." ”

"Well, I didn't expect that not long after the feng shui conditioning, his family had a series of accidents, the old lady was sick, the child was even more seriously ill, he belonged to the kind of special belief in this, so he quickly found a gentleman to see, people said that someone used feng shui in vain, so that the cemetery gave birth to evil spirits, especially the two trees are very inappropriate, to burn a fire to clean, the customer quickly set fire, I didn't expect to burn after the use of nothing, the family is now anxious, all came to the door to beat my disciples, two disciples were injured and sick in bed, The other party was so angry that he wanted to report to the official. ”

Hongchen was stunned: "Then what do you mean, let me help you say hello to the government, don't let them check on you, warn your customer, forget it?" ”

"Don't."

Wang Banxian pulled up his sleeves, covered his face and whimpered, "Then what's the matter, I just accepted a few satisfied apprentices and gained a firm foothold in the capital, if this matter is confused, who will dare to let me do business in the future?" I'm so old, I can't afford to toss, I really don't want to change my name and surname and go away! ”

He cried so pitifully, Hongchen just wanted to smack him, knowing that he couldn't settle down when he was old.

Shaking his head, Hongchen smiled bitterly: "Then what do you want?" (To be continued.) )