After the disguise was completed, Xie Baoshu found an opportunity to infiltrate the Xie family.

The Xie family has a great business and now occupies a place in Dongxing Shizhou. On the hill near this town, is the residence of the Xie family, Xie Fuyuan is the head of the Xie family, who became famous very quickly, and is a sword immortal in the realm of earth immortals.

When Xie Baoshu came to Xie's house from the town, he found that there were a lot of people here. Most of them are for the young master of the Xie family to celebrate his birthday. There is a strict difference between "birthday" and "birthday", because the original meaning of the word "longevity" refers to the age of a person. It is under the guidance of this concept that people attach great importance to various activities to pursue and wish longevity, and thus the etiquette of blessing longevity has been produced.

Starting from the above-mentioned traditional concepts, the birthday etiquette of the young, young, young and middle-aged is called "birthday", rather than "birthday celebration", and it is commonly believed that it will be "short-lived" and "short-lived".

Young people call birthdays, and old people call birthdays.

In addition, as long as it is an adult birthday, men "do nine not ten", regardless of age. Women "do enough not to do zero", and in some places, both men and women are "He Jiu is not He Shi". The old custom is also because it is too full to be 100 years old, and it is easy to incur damage, so it is not a 100-year-old birthday. Most of the people who celebrate their birthdays are from large families or those with noble status, while those from poor families do not celebrate their birthdays.

Xie Baoshu secretly mixed in, saying that he was a disciple of the Sigu Sword Sect and came to celebrate Gongzi Xie's birthday this time. The Xie family now has a lot of friends all over the world, as long as they come to celebrate their son's birthday, they all have meat to eat and wine to drink.

Even if you don't bring anything, you can eat for nothing.

Anyway, thank you for your great cause, and you don't care about such a thing. It just so happened that after Xie Baoshu mixed in, he mixed with those monks who were not too high, and he could observe everything in Xie Mansion well. The birthday party lasted for three days, and today is the second day.

People who celebrate their birthdays will first give "Shou Peaches" made of steamed rice noodles or flour for their birthday stars, and give them to relatives and friends. As the saying goes, "A son's birthday, a mother's difficult day". The wife of the Xie family, surnamed Mei.

Originally, Xie Fuyuan came in, and the son of the Xie family should be surnamed Mei with his mother. But Xie Fuyuan is too popular, and he coaxes his daughter-in-law and father-in-law to obey, which is very powerful. So, Childe took his father's surname.

At the birthday banquet, Xie Baoshu saw that the son's name, Xie Baozhen, was only one word different from himself.

Xie Baoshu always wanted to meet the Xie family, but his identity was not enough, so he could only eat at the wine table on the periphery. These people are basically here to eat. It was impossible for Xie Fuyuan to come over to toast one by one, so he had to find a way to go to the banquet.

I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't find any good way.

Although it is said that everyone is equal, in this case, he does not have an identity on the stage, and he can't enter at all. Xie Baoshu wandered around the periphery for a long time, but still didn't find any good way.

Although Dongxing Shizhou is no longer under the control of the Daomen, many customs are still influenced by the Daomen. On this birthday, I heard that there was not only one real person coming to Daomen, but even a young one

The first master of the generation, Wang Zixuan is also here.

Now, the status of the Daomen in the East Awakening Lion State, as long as it is not a missionary, is still respected.

At the banquet, there are a lot of fairy peaches, and the longevity peach is said to be because of Bixia Yuanjun's peach meeting, which can be eaten immortal, but it can't be eaten in the world. Only some Yunhai Immortal Gates will be gifted by Bixia Yuanjun.

According to legend, outside Bixia Yuanjun's mansion, there is a fairy peach tree.

This immortal peach, Xie Baoshu can't eat it, these monks who are not in the realm are high, and there are some spiritual fruits and other things on the table. After all, no one will complain if it doesn't cost money. But the table inside is different, not only peaches, but also fairy fruits.

In addition to this, there is also a huge banner, Fu Ru Donghai, Shoubi Nanshan.

This saying is that blessings are as boundless as the sea, and Shoubi Nanshan has an allusion. Legend has it that the ancient Qingzhou Heng King came to the beggar when he was 50 years old, the beggar entered the table with a big grin, and the servant wanted to drive away the beggar by asking for a birthday gift, and the beggar took off his clothes directly, and his face was southern, and suddenly a longevity word appeared on the mountain in the south.

I don't know who gave this banner to the young son, it's a little unreasonable. But I don't know why, the Xie family still hung it up.

An interesting phenomenon in Kyushu idioms is that many of them are related to "etiquette", such as knowing books and courtesies, courtesy, courtesy, courtesy, courtesy, self-denial, courtesy, and so on.

Xie Baozhen, the son of the Xie family, celebrates his birthday, not half a wine banquet, eating a fairy peach is over, but there is a set of rituals, he first has to burn incense, drink wine to worship heaven and earth, and then go to the ancestral hall to kowtow to the ancestors and ancestors, and also go to the grandparents and other elderly Venerables to bow one by one.

In the end, Xie Baoshu gritted his teeth and took out the hidden qi robe to see if he could blend in.

This hidden air robe has been lying in Xie Baoshu's fingers for a long time and has never been used. He found a place where no one was around, and slipped in through the gate. Along the way, I was scared, and if I met a powerful monk, I would definitely see it immediately.

Fortunately, there was no danger, and after entering, he immediately took off his robe. Next, he had no seats, so he could only wander around the courtyard, sometimes pretending to be looking for someone, sometimes pretending to be looking for a drink. Here, he saw the gifts that everyone gave to the sons of the Xie family.

Most of the gifts are auspicious and peaceful, and the "name charm" brought by the real person of Daomen is mainly to prevent children from being difficult to raise, and a brand for children to wear, hoping to live this life peacefully.

The "offering" is the top part of the offering, and when it is given as a gift, it mainly expresses the intention of blessing. "Shutou" is a kind of greeting to the gods, written on a long piece of paper, to pray for the blessing of the gods.

And the "natal star official is on duty for Tai Sui" are all full-time gods that are closely related to personal fate. "The lock of the anniversary change", this is an object that most elders will buy for the younger generation, in order to lock the soul of the younger generation, and not give the demons and evil monsters who hinder the growth of the younger generation a chance.

Xie Baozhen was "loved by thousands of people" at home, and I heard about him

Grandpa also asked the monk to light the "sea lantern" for him in front of the great light shining Bodhisattva in the temple, and gave up five catties of sesame oil every day, in order to "forever bless the children and grandchildren Kangning quietly, and there will be no more panic and evil disasters."

Xie Baoshu looked at all this, and to be honest, he was a little touched in his heart. Because since he was a child, he has never had a good birthday like this. He didn't even know what his birthday was.

Because of "grandpa" Xie Ding, he never told him, and few people in the village remembered it.

Xie Baoshu was like a lonely ghost, wandering around Xie Mansion, and he finally saw Xie Baozhen, whose name was only one word different from his. Xie Baozhen is very delicate, I heard that he looks like his mother, Mrs. Mei.

The strange thing is that on such a big occasion, Xie Fuyuan, the head of the Xie family, has never appeared. Xie Baoshu was very entangled, but he looked for a lot of places, but he didn't see Xie Fuyuan. In fact, what he wants to see most now is this head of the Xie family.

Xie Baozhen lives in the strict Xie Mansion, in such a "Zhong Ming Ding Food House, Hanmo Poetry and Book Family", the rules of the family are strict. In addition, "the basic core of the custom of celebrating birthdays is still thinking about relatives and entertainment, which is consistent with the general direction of the Confucian concept of filial piety", so Xie Baozhen has to complete a series of activities prescribed by etiquette on the morning of his birthday, which is particularly busy.

And Xie Baoshu was secretly observing from the side.

In addition to these rules, Xie Baozhen also has to return the gift. The so-called return gift is also a kind of gift.

The flow of gifts includes two processes: "coming" and "going", and it is not simply accepting gifts from others without any expression. In the living habits of the Tang people, when you receive a gift from the other party, you must give back a considerable gift, even if it is inconvenient to return the gift immediately on the occasion of a wedding or funeral, the next time the other party has the same thing, you must give a gift in time, and you can't owe this "favor".

When dealing with this matter, the Xie family is "sending reward money to thank you", distinguishing different objects and reacting differently, which is very "in line with the rules". Eli Lilly is not to say that the giver has an expectation of reciprocal return for the gift he gives, but the principle of reciprocity, equal status, and the expectation of the next gift flow implied in the gift exchange, and the gift is not distinguished from the high.

For the gifts given by the elders, Xie Baozhen couldn't afford it. The so-called courtesy is still exchanged, and it is not rude to come and go. Because he has just become an adult, the way to give back gifts is mainly ceremonial, to the elders to bow, ritual gifts can be done, no need to give back gifts in kind.

In this way, Xie Baoshu watched Xie Baozhen celebrate his birthday, and the time of the day passed quickly.

On the second day, when Xie Baoshu mixed into Xie Mansion again, he found that there was something different.

The first two days were all ordinary guests, and on the third day, it seems that only distinguished guests are entertained. Xie Baoshu was a little hesitant, he was worried that he would sneak into the Xie Mansion and return to the show. Once exposed, his nickname will be gone.

When he was struggling, Xie Baoshu suddenly saw an acquaintance, and suddenly felt that the willows and flowers were bright and another village.

At the gate of Xie Mansion, two people walked over from a distance, the man was dressed in a very down-and-out manner, and he was on his waist

and there was a sword-raising gourd, which was cyan. At his waist, a long sword hung at random, looking a little chic.

Beside him was a woman, dressed as a very small jasper.

Xie Baoshu walked up and said with a smile: "Qu Cheng Sword Immortal, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

The person in front of him was the down-and-out sword immortal who killed the national teacher together in the blessed land of night rain. Later, when he came out, he even gave up a half-immortal sword in order to resurrect the woman next to him. Although, the half-immortal sword was still given to him by the sage Zhou Luan.

Qu Cheng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't know the person in front of him, the sword cultivation glove on his waist was cyan, and it was full of wine. And the sword hanging from the waist, there are seven pearls on the sword, Jiuhua jade is decorated, and the blade is often like frost and snow, and the light shoots people.

The sword was named "Thirty Thousand Miles".

Beside him, there was a beautiful woman, who was Ruan Yuke whom Xie Baoshu had seen at the beginning. It was supposed to be a pair of white bones, but I didn't expect to be rescued by Qu Cheng. Her eyes are clear, her eyebrows and nose are trimmed, and pear vortices appear on her cheeks, which is beautiful and incoherent. The sun shines on her face, and her complexion is crystal clear, soft and beautiful like jade, but I see that her complexion is very white, her nose is higher than that of ordinary women, and there is a faint blue of sea water in her eyes.

Qu Cheng asked, "This brother, I don't seem to know you." ”

Xie Baoshu reacted at this time, he was disguised, and this Qu Cheng senior definitely didn't remember himself. He coughed and said, "The night rain blessed land, the long sword slashes the demon, and the sword qi hangs high, protecting you left and right." ”

Qu Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Gongzi Xie?"

Xie Baoshu nodded, it seems that this senior still remembers himself.

Qu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Didn't you say that you were from Tianshui Prefecture? Why, this Xie family in Dongxing Shizhou is your distant relative?"

Xie Baoshu shook his head and said, "I'll tell you about these things later, but I can't get in now, can you bring me in?"

Qu Cheng is obviously very famous in this area, he nodded and said, "It's okay to take you in, but you can't mess around." ”

Xie Baoshu nodded seriously, followed behind the two, and went in together.

It seems that Qu Cheng and Ruan Yuke are still living very well, just like a pair of fairy couples. After coming in, there were really a lot of people who knew Qu Cheng, and they greeted him one by one. Xie didn't notice Xie Baoshu.

Xie Baoshu hoped that this was the case, and found a quiet place before chatting with Qu Cheng.

Qu Cheng asked Ruan Yuke to wait for him in the pavilion next to him, and he came to Xie Baoshu and asked, "What does Gongzi Xie want to do when he comes to this mansion?"

Xie Baoshu glanced at him and said, "There is only one purpose for coming here, I want to meet the head of the Xie family, but I haven't seen him come out." ”

Qu Cheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "It's that simple?"

Xie Baoshu nodded, it's really that simple.

Qu Cheng saw that he was serious, so he told him about the recent events. Since this incident happened to Jiangnan Sword Immortal, the pattern of Dongxing Shizhou has undergone some changes. The legendary Sword Qi Galaxy is no longer mysterious, because of the Sword Emperor

It's back.

Many people went to visit the Sword Sect and wanted to ask what the Sword Qi Galaxy was like. In addition, Emperor Dongyue, as well as Bixia Yuanjun, held a meeting together to discuss the matter of the Sword Qi Galaxy.

Xie Fuyuan, the head of the Xie family, went to the meeting.

Dongyue the Great, the god of Mount Tai, in the Taoist god tree, the god of Mount Tai also has a title, called "Si Ming Zhenjun".

Obviously, the title and scope of the god of Mount Tai come from the ancient beliefs of "the souls of the dead of the Chinese people return to Mount Tai" and "Mount Tai cures ghosts". It is precisely because the authority of the Emperor Dongyue, the god of Mount Tai, is so great, and he directly governs the blessings of human beings before, after death, and even in the afterlife, that people are worried that if they cannot burn incense and make offerings to his old man in a timely and convenient manner, they will alienate the relationship with his old man.

Out of this consideration, up to Yunhai Xianmen, down to Xiaojun, all over the state came to Taishan Dai Temple to invite a god of Dongyue Emperor to bring back to his hometown to worship. In this way, Dongyue Temple is also spread throughout the entire Dongxing Shizhou.

Xie Fuyuan, the head of the Xie family, is very good at making friends, and has such an opportunity to befriend Emperor Dongyue. What is his son's birthday? As long as he can have a good relationship with Emperor Dongyue, he can celebrate his son's birthday as much as he wants in the future.

Mount Tai is the first land raised from the bottom of the sea, with the land, there are living beings, so the Chinese people believe that the children of China are the children of Mount Tai, and Mount Tai is given the land of the Lord of God's house. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the idea of "returning the soul to Mount Tai" was gradually formed.

According to this theory, the ancients designed Mount Tai as follows: Tai'an at the foot of Mount Tai is a busy city in the world, and people can ascend to heaven if they do good; On the cliff of the Black Dragon Pond in the upper reaches of the Xuhe River, there is an obvious stone tendon, called the Yin and Yang Realm, which is the boundary between heaven and hell.

Standing here, I saw that the stream fell straight down dozens of meters from the yin and yang realm, pouring into the black dragon pool, as if crossing a line of life and death. From the earth, heaven to hell, and then to the yin and yang world, Mount Tai has formed a complete universe that condenses the heavenly fairy world, the human city and the underworld, which is the life culture system that no other mountain in the Three Realms has.

After hearing this, Xie Baoshu sighed, no wonder this Xie Fuyuan wanted to go to the Emperor Dongyue.

Emperor Dongyue is really powerful. Instead of the Tang Emperor, he managed a state and was still in order. Although some sword immortals look down on Emperor Dongyue, if they want to live a good life in Dongxing Shizhou, they still can't have too stiff relationships with him.

In addition, Xie Baoshu understood why there were so many immortal peaches in this Xie family.

Legend has it that when the Yellow Emperor built the Daiyue Temple, he sent seven goddesses, wearing cloud crowns and feather coats, to Kunlun Mountain to welcome the real people of Xikun. One of the jade girls, who practiced hard and finally became an immortal, this fairy is Bixia Yuanjun.

In front of her cave door, there is a peach tree, which is full of peaches.

Xie Fuyuan, the head of the Xie family, is so close to the Emperor Dongyue, compared to this Yuanjun goddess, the relationship will not be bad. Bixia Yuanjun's full name is "Dongyue Tai Tianxian Jade Girl Bixia Yuanjun", commonly known as Taishan Grandma. , folk have

"Northern Yuanjun, Southern Mazu" said. Taoism believes that Bixia Yuanjun "blesses all living beings and responds to Kyushu", "commands the gods of Yuefu, and looks after the good and evil in the world". The supernatural powers are vast and the mana is boundless.

can have a good relationship with these two gods, thank you for the blessing, and the blessing is really deep.

Xie Baoshu didn't know what to do now, he always felt that the head of the Xie family had a lot to do with him. But the more I tried to find him, the more he hid and didn't appear.

At this time, Qu Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think about it so much, if you really want to see him, wait for him to come back later, and I will introduce you." Now accompany me to the bar for a drink, I'm thirsty. ”

Xie Baoshu nodded, gave this senior, and walked to the front hall.

Ruan Yuke was waiting for Qu Cheng outside, with a gentle face.

(End of chapter)