After Yu Wenjun left, the academy changed a gentleman for them, that is, when the school started, he would take the compass, enter the classroom, and then go around, saying that it is not appropriate to go to class today. Zhao Rong's depressed days are even more clueless. It's good to sleep at home on a rainy day, it's good to go out on a sunny day, and for a long time, there is no day suitable for class.

In the midst of the stumbling, I counted the days on my fingers and survived for another two years.

On the first day of October in the lunar calendar of this year, on October 1st, the people not only have to send winter clothes to the deceased for the winter, but also the living to carry out some traditional activities that symbolize the winter. On this day, the women should take out the cotton clothes they had made and let their children and husbands change the seasons. If the weather is still warm at this time and it is not suitable to wear cotton, you should also urge your children and husband to try it on and be auspicious. Men used to tidy up stoves and chimneys on this day. After installation, try to light a fire to ensure smooth heating in cold weather.

Zhao Rong and Liu Jingsheng had nothing to do, and when they returned to their residence in Langya City, the little maid Shengyu was happy and prepared a large table of dishes. As soon as I was about to move my chopsticks, I heard someone knocking on the door.

Liu Jingsheng ran over to open the door. I saw a man in the form of a servant, standing outside the door. The man saw Liu Jingsheng open the door. Arch your hands. "Excuse me. Here it is. Zhao Rong Zhao Gongzi's home. My master has a letter. Please read it. ”

Liu Jingsheng took the letter. Come inside with me. Liu Jingsheng took the letter to the house. I saw Zhao Rong. And the little maid Shengyu is gobbling up the dishes on the table.。。 Liu Jingsheng said, "You guys aren't too righteous, I'll go to the front to open the door for you, and you will eat hard in the back." It's really "tight in front, tight in the rear" No, leave me some.

Zhao Rong's mouth was still there, so don't be bored and ask, "Who is this little brother?" ”

Liu Jingsheng took out the letter. handed it to Zhao Rong, "Take a look for yourself." Zhao Rong opened strangely. I saw that the letter was written. "Brother Zhao Rong. See the words as they are. said goodbye in a hurry, but it was two years. I miss it so much. Brother, I am waiting for you at the East China Sea Academy, please come once. Brother Zhou. Zhao Rong put it away.

He asked the servant, "Excuse me." Didn't Master Zhou say anything else? ”

The servant said. "Childe doesn't know. Tokai-gun. It's not been peaceful lately. My master's house. Haunted at night. The family is not at peace. Several of the servants were frightened. Ran away. ”

Zhao Rong listened. "Haunted.?" He patted Liu Jingsheng, who was slamming into his mouth.

"Jingsheng. Oh, Liu Jingsheng, don't eat it. Let's go to the East China Sea and catch ghosts. ”

The meal that Liu Jingsheng had just eaten almost squirted out. "You, don't talk nonsense, we're not Maoshan Taoists, we're not metaphysical monks, we don't know spells, what kind of ghosts are we catching. Besides, it's too late to hide, what are you going to catch, don't die. If you want to go, I'm not going, I'm not going. "After saying that, the head is shaking like a rattle, yes.

The little girl Shengyu was also not happy, "I went out to study, I only came back a few times a year, and I finally came back today, and I had to leave again, leaving me alone." ”

Zheng Huaien, "Ahem." You girl. How to speak. Aren't we human? ”

Shengyu didn't dare to speak, pouted, picked up a rag next to him, and pointed to a vase on the table next to him, and didn't speak. There were tears in his eyes.

Xiao Zhao Rong looked at him, so he had to coax her. "Okay, let's go collectively this time. Shengyu, you go with you. ”

"Really? Great, I'll prepare," the woman's tears came and went quickly, and just now she was aggrieved like a cloud, and in a blink of an eye, it was cloudy and clear.

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Zhao Rong said speechlessly, "You don't have to be in a hurry, you have to make some preparations, and you have to say goodbye to a few roommates from Langya Academy." ”

Liu Jingsheng sighed, "Shengyu, this girl, why don't you have a smile with me." ”

Zhao Rong said, "You don't like him, if you like him, just say it." ”

Liu Jingsheng had a bitter face, "As soon as I saw her, I stammered when I spoke." ”

Zhao Rong laughed: "There is such a thing." I'll have to look back. ”

After lunch, Zhao Rong and Liu Jingsheng went back to the academy. Say goodbye to a few people in the dormitory. Shi Chong, Ran Min, Zu Di, Yu Yin, and Wang Wenmin were reluctant to give up. From the dormitory to the door, and from the door, to the outside of the college. I don't know how far I sent it, and Zhao Rong was embarrassed to send it. "Brothers, go back, it's not like I'm not coming back. Besides, if you send it so far, you will have to rent a carriage and go back, and it will cost you a tael of silver. ”

Ran Min smiled, "What are you talking about, how can you go far without sending it away, and it's worth it to spend a tael of silver to send you away." Zhao Rong and his entourage left Langya City and walked southeast for seven or eight days. It entered the territory of Yancheng County, Donghai County.

In the winter in the north, it was dark very early, and after walking through a small village, Zheng Huaien said to Zhao Rong in the carriage outside the carriage, "Your Highness, it's already dark this day, and there are still more than 20 miles away from Yancheng County. ”

Zhao Rong nodded, "It's okay, it's estimated that it will be late at night when you arrive at the county seat." Then take a break here, too. ”

Zheng Huaien found a family, which was quite spacious. I saw a candle lit inside. He stepped forward to the gate and said, "Dangdang, Dangdang." Knocked a few times.

There was no movement inside, and several people were stunned, what's wrong? Even if you don't open the door, why don't you say yes?

Liu Jingsheng was not convinced, "Gonggong Zheng, you must not be able to knock the code correctly, you have to knock three long and two short." So he stepped forward, "Dangdang, dangdang." "A few knocks.

I didn't expect the candles in the house to go out. Liu Jingsheng is depressed, just don't squeak, what are you doing when you turn off the lights, it's not a blind date show, don't disturb if you don't bother.

Liu Jingsheng came up. "Open the door, open the door, you have the ability to steal a man, you have the ability to open the door." Uh, no, it's not the word.

"Open the door, is there anyone, we are passing by."

I saw that the candle was bright again, and there was a murmuring sound from inside, and I saw that I was dressing. After a while, the door creaked. An old man came out of it trembling and leaking out half of his head, and saw that it was a few young people. Let go of the boldness, "A few people came here, I don't know what to do." ”

Zheng Huaien stepped forward and said, "Old man, my son-in-law and I passed by Guibao Land, it was late to see that it was getting late, and I wanted to spend the night." I don't know if it's convenient or not. ”

The old man pondered for a moment, "Alas, it has not been peaceful here lately. I shouldn't have left you, so let you hurry up and go to the county seat to rest while it's not too late. But look at you old and young, I can't bear you to be harmed by evil spirits. Just stay overnight. Tomorrow morning, you can go early. ”

The old man let them into the inner hall of the house. I saw two spirit tablets in the main hall. The tributes are complete, and it looks like it has recently been erected. One piece reads "The Spirit Seat of the Beloved Son Zhao Yongtian".

One piece reads, "Zhao Mentian's Spiritual Seat of Xiujuan." ”

Several people were stunned, and Zhao Rong said to the old man, "It turns out that someone in the family has recently died, it's really unfortunate." Please mourn and change. ”

The old man shook his head, "The family is unfortunate." The family is unfortunate. Forget it, by the way, you can go to my son's west wing for one night, he has two rooms inside and outside, and I'll go and get you a few quilts. ”

Several people were guided by the old man, and in the west wing, the old man made a few bowls of hot soup and took a few vegetable dumplings. I hugged a few quilts. It's been busy for a long time.

Zhao Rong and the others were very grateful. Before leaving, the old man instructed, "Guest, go to bed early, don't move around at night, and don't go out if you hear any sound." Especially in the East Wing, don't go. ”

A few people assured him that the old man was gone. Several people drank hot soup. So he listened to the old man's words and rested. Shengyu slept in the back room, and when he heard the old man say that the ghosts were scary, he didn't dare to turn off the lights, so he lit the lights there. A few big men made a bunk on the outhouse bed. After a tiring day, after a while, there was a snoring sound.

Around the time of the child, a woman's cry woke Zhao Rong up. He pushed Liu Jingsheng, who was sleeping like a dead pig, "Listen, is there crying outside?" Liu Jingsheng jumped up in a flash. Damn, Brother Rong, I can be regarded as pouring your blood mold, I can't say come, you have to come, you have to come, you have met a ghost. ”

Zhao Rong said, "What ghosts are there in this world, I don't believe it, let's go and see." ”

Liu Jingsheng's head shook like a rattle, "I want to go, you go, I won't go." You are in love with the female devil, maybe you two have something to do, maybe she still has your child, I haven't gotten to Shengyu yet, how can I say that I have to keep this life, so I can marry her in the future. ”

Zhao Rong looked at him like a fool, "Let you see, the crying outside, you guy can write a book with a rich imagination." Are you going or not? ”

Liu Jingsheng still shook his head: "I'm not going." To go, you go. Zhao Rong threatened with a wicked smile, "If you don't go, I'll ask Shengyu to sleep for me when I turn around, I don't think Shengyu will refuse." ”

Liu Jingsheng was anxious: "I have never seen such a brazen person." Go, can't you go, isn't my leg going there? You shameless. ”

Zhao Rong followed him with a wicked smile.

The sound came from the east wing, and there was still standing waiting. The two of them crept over, and Liu Jingsheng saw through the crack in the door that a woman was wearing a cloak with her hair scattered, holding a pillow, and coaxing the pillow to sleep. Suddenly, the woman twisted her face, and Liu Jingsheng said, "Mom, ghost." "One stumbled and fell to the ground.

Zhao Rong hurriedly helped him, and the "female ghost" was alarmed by Liu Jingsheng's voice, opened the door and walked over. Seeing Zhao Rong, he immediately threw down the pillow and grabbed his hand, "Son, are you back?" Son, you want to die as a mother. Zhao Rong was so frightened that he hurriedly shook his hand, helplessly, the female ghost finally saw her son's "beloved son" and did not let go.

But this alarmed, Zheng Huaien and the little maid Shengyu, Shengyu saw that the woman's face was pale and ghostly, and she still held Zhao Rong's hand and didn't let go, and she screamed in fright. Zhao Laohan sleeping in the house. He wore a padded jacket and carried a lantern. Also came out. Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Old woman, let go, let go." You're scaring the guests. ”

The woman still held Zhao Rong's hand, "Come son, my mother has hidden delicious food for you." As he spoke, he pulled out a pastry that was about to become moldy. handed it to Zhao Rong. You eat. You eat"

The old man stepped forward and hit the pastry on the ground, "You mother-in-law, the pastries have been seven or eight days, how can the guests eat them?" ”

said to Zhao Rong, "Don't be surprised, guests, after her son died, she went crazy." I like to hide what I eat. He said he would leave it for his son. But the son was dead. How do you eat? ”

I saw the woman pick it up from the ground, rub it on her clothes, and hand it to Zhao Rong, "Eat, my mother wiped it clean for you, it's not enough for my mother." As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Rong to the east wing. When I opened my quilt, I saw that there were all kinds of food inside, including pastries, fruits, dates, and peanuts, there were many types, and even some of them were moldy.

Zhao Rong's eyes were moist, pitying the hearts of parents all over the world, this lovely and respectable mother, even if she was crazy, she never forgot to leave the best food for her son. I thought of my mother who was far away in the capital. With tears in his eyes, he picked up the pastry in his hand and ate it bite by bite.

The woman was very happy to see her eat the pastry, "It's delicious, son, you eat slowly, there are more here." ”

Zhao Rong nodded, "It's so delicious." ”