Alas, the days of being a man pass so fast, and it is almost time for the annual Zhongyuan Festival (July 15 of the lunar calendar), in Xianyuan Town, the Zhongyuan Festival is a festival to commemorate the ghosts and gods in the world, therefore, at night, every household in Xianyuan Town has gone out of the south gate of the city to the Xianyuan River to worship the ghosts and gods, set off the river lanterns, and let the river lanterns go downstream!

According to the elders, this can resolve the conflict between humans and ghosts and ensure a smooth coming year!

Therefore, one night a few days before the Midyear Festival, Ah Long rented a carriage and took Hua'er, Xiaogang, Cuiling, Zhende, Xi'er, Huan'er, Xuanjingzi and Ah Mao, etc., and took the incense candles, ghost offerings and river lanterns bought from the grocery market in the southwest of the city, and a group of them took a carriage to the Xianyuan River.

Since they came relatively early, at this time, there were still relatively few citizens worshipping ghosts and gods and lighting river lanterns by the river, so they could find a vacant lot by a stone bridge in the Xianyuan River, and they stopped the carriage here.

After getting out of the car, they spread mats on the grass by the river and lit incense to repel mosquitoes!

They set up a sacrificial table next to the mat and placed candlesticks, incense burners, and offerings on the table.

"Zhende! You give your mother Xie Rongfang first! Pray for incense! You are silently telling your mother in your heart that now, you are having a great time with us! You also told your mother that we will go to her grave on Qingming Festival next year! ”

After the flowers lit three incense sticks, he talked to Long Zhende, after Long Zhende took the three incense sticks, he was the first to go to the incense, and then he knelt in front of the sacrificial table, his palms were closed, his eyes were closed, and he prayed silently in his mouth!

Then several of them also poured incense and prayed in turn!

After their sacrifice, several people sat on the mat and ate fruits, snacks and tea, and everyone chatted together!

Zhende gnawed on an apple and said, "Brother Hanfeng! Can my mom hear what I just said?! ”

"Of course! Now, your mom has become a ghost! The soul is much more powerful than the human! How far away can they hear the voices of their relatives! You can also see your relatives' every move! ”

Ah Long looked at the Xianyuan River flowing quietly in the faint moonlight and said, so everyone looked in the direction of his gaze.

"Alas! What a providence! At this time last year, I jumped into the river here with the cold wind to die! However, we were rescued by the kind river keepers! Otherwise, tonight, our ghosts don't know where they are! ”

As the flowers said this, the candles on the sacrificial table were blown bright and dark by the wind!

"Alas! Let's stop talking about ghosts! Let's talk about being human! How fun it is to be a human being! Right? ”

Long Xiaogang looked at everyone and said with a grin, everyone was amused by him!

Hua'er smiled and said, "Yes! Now, Xiaogang's younger brother is eight years old! Sister Cuiling is also six years old! Alas, being a man will only grow bigger and bigger! It's not going to get bigger and smaller! In a few years, you'll have to think about how to start a family in society! Being a man is always busy, but no one knows what the result will be! You see, I've only been married to Aaron for a few months, and I'm pregnant! In the middle of March next year, I will give birth to a child and become a mother! ”

Huan'er smiled and said, "Alas! How the days go by! I'm nine years old now! Xi'er is also seven years old! We're about to become adults! Ruyu sister-in-law, Lang Zhong said, go on, you have to start to avoid eating and protecting the fetus! In the future, you can't eat those meals that are too salty and spicy! We're going to make a stew for you to protect the baby! ”

Hua'er smiled and said, "Alas! You think people are too precious, and those kittens and dogs give birth to their babies casually! They can jump around as soon as they hit the ground! You can't listen to Lang Zhong all, you want to raise me into a fat pig, I can't get around you! ”

Everyone laughed!

Ah Mao smiled and said, "The hostess is right! My mom and dad gave me a cat's milk name! What they mean is that I can't be so precious, so that I can enjoy coarse tea and light rice, grass nest dog cooking! Behold how strong and wise I am. ”

Cui Ling smiled and said, "Brother Cat! I feel like you like bragging! If you're that smart! How did you let two big buffaloes fall to their deaths?! You've got your father and a dozen workers sold into slavery with you! ”

Everyone laughed!

Aaron smiled and said, "Alas! Sister Cuiling is so powerful! However, being a girl has to be likable, you can't always say things that others don't like to hear! In fact, smart people are the most prone to make mistakes! Because, smart people are so confident that they don't think they can make mistakes, so they rarely review their words and deeds! Over time, they do things carelessly! ”

Xi'er smiled and said, "Understood! Smart people are not careless anymore! They got carried away! Or should it be called arrogant! ”

Everyone laughed!

Hua'er smiled and said, "Alas! I don't think you're easy! Hurry up and eat all these fruits and snacks! We're going to put the river lanterns right away! When the incense on the sacrificial table is finished, we will go home! ”

Xuan Jingzi smiled and said, "The master is right! There are at least ten times more mosquitoes here than there are mosquitoes at home! I feel much more comfortable at home than by the river! ”

Hua'er smiled and said, "Yes! Our family Xuanjingzi will enjoy it the most! Huh! There are already a lot of people putting river lanterns in it! You see, the Xianyuan River has become a river of lights! Alas, what a beautiful view! Let's set off our river lanterns too! ”

So, everyone began to light their river lanterns, and Ah Long and Ah Mao took them to the river one by one to release the river lanterns!

After everyone put the river lanterns, they all stood on the grass on the bank and watched their river lanterns drifting along the river!

"Brothers and sisters! Look! The river lantern that says 'Great Love' was just put on by me! I want my mom to see it too! ”

Long Zhende's eyes flashed with tears and said happily!

Long Xiaogang wiped his tears and said, "Yes! Tonight, everyone's wishes can be fulfilled! Because, we have a good brother Long Hanfeng! ”

After watching the river lanterns, the incense on their sacrificial table was also burned out, so they packed up their things, desks and mats, etc., and returned to Shuntian Mansion in Xianyuan City in a carriage!

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At about 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the Midyear Festival, Ah Long was still taking a nap in the bedroom of the study of Longguilou.

Suddenly, he was suddenly woken up by Xi'er!

"Brother! Get up! A cat is looking for you in a hurry! He's been waiting for you in the living room for a long time! ”

Ah Long rubbed his eyes with his hands, looked at Xi'er and said, "Ah cat?!" What is he looking for me?! ”

Xi'er said, "Alas! He said it was a very important thing! I asked him what it was, and he wouldn't tell me! He's going to tell you himself! ”

So, Ah Long got up, washed up briefly, dressed neatly, and went to the living room with a folding fan.

When he arrived in the living room, Aaron saw Ah Mao drinking stuffy tea here alone!

"Brother Long! You've slept too long this nap! I'm drinking tea here, and I'm holding my urine a few big bubbles! Can't you just wake up early?! ”

Ah Mao put down the teacup, stood up and said to Ah Long, Ah Long walked to the Taishi chair next to him and sat down and said, "Ah Mao! Don't be angry! Tell me, what the hell is going on?! ”

Ah Mao sat down and said, "Brother Long! The people you put my eye on show up! This morning, I took a few errands to visit our business! At noon, when I was having lunch on the side of the street, I saw a fortune-telling booth with a banner of 'Ryutaigen's fortune telling'! As soon as I looked, wasn't Long Taixuan the one you told me to pay attention to?! So, after lunch, I went to the fortune telling booth to see what was going on! You say, what did I ask?! ”

Aaron said, "That's it! Don't sell it! Say it quickly! ”

Ah Mao smiled and said: "After arriving at the fortune-telling booth, I saw an old gentleman in his sixties who was responsible for helping people tell fortunes!" An old lady in her thirties, help this old guy do it! They asked me if I wanted to tell a fortune?! I said, I don't tell my life! But, I want to know, who are you Long Taixuan?! The old guy immediately told me that Long Taixuan was a friend of his, who had just become an immortal for a year! Therefore, he borrowed his friend's name to come out to tell fortunes and earn money to make ends meet! ”

Aaron said nervously: "Alas! Why didn't you ask them where they were from and what their names were? ”

The cat smiled and said, "Alas! What are you anxious about?! I'm about to tell you a little bit! The old man said, they are from the capital, and they have just come to our Xianyuan Town from Bianjing for a few days! The old man's name is Long Wuxie! The old lady is the dragon and tiger girl! Oh my God, isn't this Dragon Innocent and Tiger Aunt the names you made me pay attention to?! So, I secretly told that old thing, our Shuntian Mansion master, Young Master Long Hanfeng, seems to know a person named Long Taixuan! If the two of you want to eat and drink in our Xianyuan, you must go to Shuntian Mansion and visit our dock in Shuntian Mansion! So, the old man immediately agreed to my invitation, and they said, "At 8 o'clock tonight, come to visit you in Suncheonfu!" What do you think?! I'll do things, right?! ”

Aaron smiled and said, "Cat! I really didn't misunderstand your talent! From now on, you will be my own brother! In the future, we will share blessings and difficulties! You have an early meal tonight, and then, go to the gate of Shuntianfu to meet these two people! These two people are our nobles! In the future, you must serve them well! ”

The cat nodded a little confused and said, "Oh! Elegant?! I see! No wonder I see that the two of them are high-spirited and extraordinary! It turns out that they are really masters of the world! ”

Ah Mao bowed deeply to Ah Long and said, "Thank you Brother Long for recognizing me as a brother!" From now on, I'll be yours! I will saddle your horse and die for you! ”

Then, the cat bowed his head and exited the living room, and he went to take care of his business!

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At around 8 o'clock in the evening, Ah Mao brought Long Wuxian Old Man and Tiger Gu to Ah Long's living room in Longgui Building!

At this time, the old man Long Wuxian was wearing an ordinary Tang costume gown, soft-soled black-faced cloth shoes, snow-white hair coiled on the top of his head, sandwiched in a sterling silver bun, and he was holding an open literati folding fan in his hand, and the fan was carrying the Hanli text of "Soul Flying Southeast Old People Look at Each Other"!

Hu Gu was wearing a Tang-style blue cloth dress and cloth shoes, etc., and she stared at Long Hanfeng sitting on the Taishi chair with sharp eyes!

"Two Dao Masters, please take a seat! Show the Taoist chief tea! ”

Ah Long knew that the two people in front of him were the old man Long Wuxian he was looking for, and his relative Tiger Aunt!

However, Ah Long has already changed into the skin of Long Hanfeng, and Ah Long is worried that the two relatives don't know him!

The old man sat down with the tiger aunt, and after the servants served them tea and snacks, Ah Long asked Ah Mao and the others to retreat outside the door and wait.

Then, they started talking!

The old man smiled and said, "Alas! Our family Aaron is really blessed! In this life, he has been the Young Master of Long Hanfeng! ”

Aaron smiled and said, "Oh! Old gentleman! The Ah Long you are talking about, is it your friend Long Taixuan, who has become an immortal?! ”

Aunt Hu hurriedly said, "Dad! Can't you believe that this playboy Long Hanfeng is my brother Long Taixuan?! Dragon Cold Wind! If you are really the reincarnation of Long Taixuan, you can say something that Long Taixuan has done and known before! Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to believe my father's innocent heavenly eye! ”

It wasn't until now that Ah Long knew that Hu Gu was the biological daughter of the old man Long Wuxie, because, Ah Long found that the two of them looked too similar!

So, Ah Long whispered to Tiger Gu and Long Wuxian about the goldfish-eyed boss's incident in the Bianjing antique shop, his beheading at noon, going to Hugu's house to resign to him, and the address of the goldfish-eyed boss's hidden treasure!

After Hu Gu listened to Ah Long's story, Hu Gu and Ah Long hugged and cried loudly!

"Aaron! My dear brother! You're really a man! What you want my sister to do, my father and I will help you do it! ”

Hu Gu hugged Ah Long and cried and spoke, and the old man Long Wuxian came over and patted Ah Long and Hu Gu on the shoulder.

The innocent old man said, "Alas! Let's meet everyone and do it! Don't be too sad! The servants are not sensible! Now, the government is still staring, a year ago, the big robbery that happened in the palace! If they sense something's wrong, things won't be good for us! Let's sit down and talk about the future! ”

Then, Aunt Hu let go of Ah Long, wiped away her tears and sat back in her place, and Ah Long also wiped away her tears and sat back on his Taishi chair!

They're starting to talk about what the future holds!

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