Ancestors can be sacrificed on the first three days and seven days after the festival. In the early morning, the villagers hang the cut paper money on bamboo poles, insert them on both sides of the tomb, place the tributes, and kneel down to worship their ancestors. If it is a scholar, he will also write a eulogy and burn it to the underworld. In the evening, the family went to the river to burn paper money and set off river lanterns to lure the souls home.

Shangguan Han leaned against the window, watching as there were fewer and fewer people on the street, and there were more and more river lights floating by the river. Slowly, even the lights went out, and the world was quiet except for a full moon shining dappled shadows from the trees.

At this time, six miles to the east, Luo Qinghe was carrying a lantern to direct the servants to unpack the boxes. That's right, it was the dowry that Hua Rong and others were washed away by the water on the river.

"Daddy, what kind of treasures are these?" Luo Xueyi stretched her neck, very curious.

Luo Qinghe crossed his waist and looked at the six big boxes in front of him: "The surname Liu said that it is the essence of heaven and earth, sun and moon." Eighty percent are bluffing. It's really a baby, if it's you, are you willing to throw it into the river and roll it? ”

Luo Xueyi shook her head.

Luo Qinghe put down the lantern, personally pried open the iron lock, and opened it to take a look. "Cut!" A box of broken stones is not a strange jade, it is an ordinary stone carving used in the garden for landscaping. This is also worthy of being called the essence of the sun and the moon? Is Baihua Valley too poor to eat?

There are five chests left, and they won't all be stones, right?

Luo Qinghe was no longer interested, so he lifted the lantern again, stepped aside, and asked the housekeeper to pick the lock. Luckily, there were only two boxes of stones, and the other was flowers. Two are filled with peony flowers, and two are filled with orchids. It's really cut to the extreme!

"Yun Sheng is also a disciple no matter how she says it, just like the biological daughter of Baihua Valley, she is embarrassed to take out such a thing. Who doesn't have a few broken stones, and who doesn't have these pots of flowers! ”

Luo Qinghe didn't look down on this thing, and he didn't look down on someone who gave it away.

"See? Son, your master's dowry for your sister is all these things. Luo Qinghe pointed to the six boxes and said. The in-law disciple, even so, you outer disciple who meets occasionally, hum! "As you can imagine, you can't get any oil and water." That's right, too. There is no income in Baihua Valley all year round, and these are the specialties. ”

Luo Xueyi refused to admit defeat: "Master said that I am the only outer disciple of his old man, and I am unique. Besides, I'm a boy, and I don't want a dowry. He turned and walked away.

"Huh? Chamberlain! Look! Is that my son? Luo Qinghe pointed to his son's back and said, "I have raised it for twelve years, a full twelve years!" Elbow out! There is a kind of you go to the Valley of Hundred Flowers and recognize your master as your father. I...... I'll give birth to a new one. He shoved the lantern into the butler's hand and went away.

The housekeeper was not surprised, and instructed the servants to put away these stones, flowers and plants carefully, which were specially ordered by the young master. A month later, when Baihuagu officially gave the marriage, he would send it to the Lin family.

That night, a thief in the Luo family stepped on the plate and was caught. Luo Qinghe saw that he caught one by one, tied them up with thick hemp rope, gagged them, and threw them into the box to cover them.

The Luo family only entered and could not leave, solid as gold, and silent in the dark night. By dawn, six boxes were not enough, and the extra thieves were thrown directly under the wall and lined up.

Luo Qinghe, who had not slept all night, leaned on the rattan chair tiredly and closed his eyes to recuperate, and scolded Liu Xinzhu from the master to the senior brother in his heart.

Luo Xueyi counted, a total of fourteen!

"Daddy, you have a good rest. I'll send the thieves to the county office. "The snowcoat commands the servant holding the hemp rope, and this is about to go on the road. I remembered that these boxes belonged to the master, so I had to keep them. Before leaving the door, he told the porter: "When I come back, those boxes must be wiped clean and relocked." I'll keep useful ones. ”

Luo Qinghe had already fallen asleep under the big tree, otherwise he would be angry again if he heard it.

There are nearly ten miles from home to the county seat, and the snow clothes and horses can be quickly entered the city. But these thieves can be dragged along, and the speed of walking is slower than that of ordinary pedestrians. When I enter the city, not to mention that I can't catch up with the morning on the street, I'm afraid that the county lord will go to lunch.

Coincidental! Just when Xueyi was hungry and hungry, a familiar figure came in front of him. Even if you wear a veil, you can recognize it at a glance.

He happily dismounted and galloped over to hug the people: "Master! I miss you so much! ”

The person who came was Liu Xinzhu, whom Luo Qinghe hated the most in his life, that is, Xueyi's favorite beautiful master.

Liu Xinzhu was hugged too tightly by him, and he was a little strangled: "Let go!" "The child's family is not light or heavy, and it is often the strength to breastfeed, which is terrible!

Xueyi was obedient, so she let go, and couldn't hide her excitement: "Master, my father caught a lot of thieves last night!" You see! He pointed to the dejected people behind him, especially proud.

Those thieves who had been dormant in Rose Town all wanted to try it out to explore the truth. Drinking together during the day, they all said that they didn't dare to provoke the Luo family, after all, the martial arts family. Who knew that as soon as it was dark, they all slipped in, and as soon as they entered the door, they were arrested. Now I just hope to be sent to the yamen as soon as possible, so that I can escape from prison.

"Huh? Lingzun to eliminate harm for the people, hard work. Liu Xinzhu thought that he had caught so much, and it is estimated that he is making up for sleep now, so let's wait and meet again.

Xueyi heard Master praise Daddy, not to mention how happy she was: "Master, I saw the peony you gave to Senior Sister, it's so big." When I get married in the future, will I have it? ”

Liu Xinzhu thought that those symbolic dowries had been washed away in unknown places, but he didn't expect the child to be fished back. If you give him it away, won't it seem too casual?

Since he thinks it's Yunshang's, let's keep it.

"Want it? Yes! You dig it yourself! ”

"Thank you, Master!"

Although Luo Xueyi is not a girl and does not need to marry, when her father dies, the entire Luo family will be her own. Not to mention planting a few pots of flowers, even if the yard is full of flowers, and flowers are placed on the roof, why is it difficult!

Liu Xinzhu walked up to these little thieves and looked at their faces one by one. There are no thieves and rat eyes who are born all of them, and it seems that profession has nothing to do with physiognomy.

Everything is for the Red Blood Sword, and now, the Red Blood Sword is in the cloth bag on her back, who can recognize it? Martial arts are not good, but the courage is very fat.

The master and apprentice sent the thieves into the yamen, handed them over to the head of the team, and walked around the street by the way. I swept all the snacks that I usually can't eat at home. Of course, it was Young Master Luo who paid the bill.

"Master, after my sister gets married, your old man will live alone. Why don't I go with you? "Xueyi is very sincere." Anyway, my father always said that he wanted to have a new son, and he was not very happy with me. "Reasonably.

"Hey!" Liu Xinzhu was deeply sympathetic to his situation. She doesn't think she's a good person, but she doesn't like to deceive young men. "Xueyi, do you remember your senior brother Huarong?"

Xueyi's brain exploded, and she forgot that there was such a person! The main reason is that Senior Brother Huarong is a disciple of his uncle, and he doesn't often hear his master mention it. If the master left the Valley of Hundred Flowers to Senior Brother Hua Rong, wouldn't he be disappointed at both ends?

Liu Xinzhu saw that he understood: "Your father is old, and it is very difficult to have another one!" Don't give up easily! As the eldest young master of the Luo family, at least he is very rich, isn't he? ”

Xueyi sighed: "Master, don't worry. Our Luo family has nothing else, but money. As long as you have me, I will raise you. ”

"Good apprentice!" Liu Xinzhu deeply felt that such a filial apprentice could still receive a few more.