Now that I had determined that this was the place, I stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it was a few moments before it slowly opened. The door was opened by a gray-haired grandmother. She looked at us with cloudy eyes and asked, "Which one are you looking for?" ”

I was about to speak, but Chen Qingxue took the first step and said, "Grandma, we are here to find 'Mr. Chengyu', may I ask if he lives here?" ”

The old grandmother didn't know if it was because of her poor hearing or her slow response, so she stared at Chen Qingxue intently. "Mom, which one knocked on the door?" We heard the voice of a middle-aged man coming from the second floor on the right.

"Ah Cheng, there is a girl and a young man looking for you!" The old grandmother still kept looking at Chen Qingxue when she spoke.

Soon, we saw the middle-aged man come downstairs and come to the door, he first looked at me, and then shifted his gaze to Chen Qingxue. I noticed that when he saw Chen Qingxue, his expression changed imperceptibly.

Chen Qingxue smiled and said, "Hello, may I ask if you are 'Mr. Chengyu'?" It was Li Fengshi who introduced us to ......"

The middle-aged man said, "Please come into the house and talk about it!" ”

The grandmother walked a little slowly, and Chen Qingxue was supporting her in the back, looking really full of love. The old woman looked at me with a smile and said, "This girl is really good......

I don't know what she means?

We entered the side hall on the right, the grandmother herself went into the back room, we just sat down, the middle-aged man poured a cup of tea for us, and then said: "My real name is Zhao Chengyu, you are talking about Li Fengshi is my fellow brother, I major in the way of Kanyu, that is, funeral house feng shui, evil and evil, incense and so on." Senior Brother Li is a physiognomy master, mainly studying the I Ching Bagua, calculation and divination, physiognomy, crape myrtle, plum blossom and other mathematical techniques. ”

I politely said: "I have admired for a long time, and I am fortunate to have met such a strange person as Mr. ”

Zhao Chengyu smiled: "Little brother is polite, what a strange person, but the way to learn is more out of the way." ”

"Mr. is too modest, we are here to be guided by Li Fengshi, and secondly, we are really in trouble, and the cause is Qingxue."

Chen Qingxue said: "Mr. Cheng Yu ......"

Zhao Chengyu interrupted Chen Qingxue's unfinished words: "Qingxue, you will call me Uncle Zhao in the future, the matter of senior brother is my business, we have already passed on the phone, and he also said something about your situation, what has happened recently?" ”

It took Chen Qingxue and I to recount in detail 'the knocking sound at the door at night', 'the sound of trailing footsteps', and 'the mysterious black shadow'. But there is one thing I didn't mention, that is, I dreamed about the girl in black, and my intuition told me that even if I said it, this feng shui gentleman in front of me might not be able to give me an answer.

"Girl...... What kind of man are you? Who else are there in the house? At this time, the old grandmother walked from the house to Chen Qingxue and sat down.

"Grandma, my name is Chen Qingxue, just call me Qingxue! I have my parents, my brother and I at home! ”

The old grandmother smiled and said, "If you call me grandma, then I'll call you a girl!" Daughter, how old are you? ”

Zhao Chengyu was about to speak, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he let them continue......

"Grandma, I'm twenty-four this year!" Chen Qingxue replied. I hadn't asked her age before, because I knew that I didn't have to ask about it, and there was always a chance to know.

At this time, I suddenly heard Zhao Chengyu muttering to himself: "Ninety-five years, yin and yang are chaotic, and the demons are revealed...... Could it really be her? ”

I felt very strange, and looked at Chen Qingxue and the old grandmother, they were still chatting to themselves, obviously not hearing what Zhao Chengyu said to himself. I was so close that I could hear it clearly.

So, I asked in a low voice, "Uncle Zhao, what do you mean by what you just said?" ”

Zhao Chengyu glanced at me and said, "It's good to tell you, I know more about some things, and I am mentally prepared for a similar situation to happen at that time, you can come with me......"

After speaking, Zhao Chengyu stood up and walked to the inner room, I said hello to Chen Qingxue and the old grandmother, and followed into the house. The light in the room was a little dim, but not enough to affect people's vision, the first thing I saw was a row of old bookshelves and a retro bookcase, I heard Zhao Chengyu 'click' to turn on the light, the light switch is still the kind of old-fashioned cable.

The room was brighter now, and I looked around to see a lot of old books and stacks of yellow paper-sealed file bags on the shelves. Of course, there are also a few places in the corner lattice where you can use things at any time, such as glue, black ink, etc......

At a glance, the pen holder, pen holder, inkstone, paperweight, compass, spirit ruler, seal, flashlight, yellow paper, straw paper and some wooden boxes and bottles and cans......

On the right side of the bookcase, against the wooden wall, there is a black lacquered wooden cabinet, on which are stacked two vermilion lacquered wooden boxes, and an old-fashioned leather suitcase; On the opposite side of the bookcase against the wall, there is a rectangular wooden desk, on which there are various magic tools such as wooden swords, money swords, Qibao Wenchang Pagoda, etc. In addition, this wall is also covered with various types of gods with different expressions and mighty statues, and the painting style is similar to those old door god stickers.

On the left side of the bookcase, there is also a desk, but there are several tablets and a bronze incense burner on the desk, and I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw the only image hanging on this wall.

Because I saw that the person on the hanging portrait turned out to be Chen Qingxue. At this time, Zhao Chengyu took out a well-preserved old photo from the drawer of the bookcase, and he showed it to me and said, "Aren't you surprised?" I was also surprised when I saw the snow for the first time. ”

No matter how similar the portrait is, it is not as expressive as the photo, I looked at the black and white photo of the woman in my hand, although the pixel is very poor, but the recognition is very high. When I saw the photo, I realized that this is not Chen Qingxue, but she just looks very similar, Chen Qingxue's face is slightly longer and her chin is slightly sharper, which is a standard melon seed face. The face of the woman in the photo is relatively round, with peugeot willow eyebrows, hair pulled into a bun, and it is also decorated with various delicate hairpins, jade cui, gold and silver treasures and other headdresses.

In addition, the woman wears a Qing Dynasty embroidered placket, wearing two strings of beads, one long and one short, with the beads with slightly larger diameters being slightly shorter. Down are long skirts and thick-soled embroidered shoes; Look at the hands again, one side of the gold and silver ring, the other side of the treasure jade bracelet, one hand hand, the posture is elegant. As soon as you look at the dress, you know that she is either an official lady or a rich daughter.

I was puzzled and asked Zhao Chengyu: "Uncle Zhao, who is in this photo?" ”

Zhao Chengyu took out a square wooden stool from behind the bookcase, asked me to sit down, and he sat on another chair by himself, and then began to say: "She is the third-generation owner of this house, named Zhao Huiyi, when her father was still there, she was one of the heads of several big families in this town. Our lineage, originally not surnamed Zhao, is the surname changed by the great-grandfather generation, the great-ancestor was hunted down and killed because of the enemy, and Zhao Huiyi's father Zhao Xiang was saved.

At that time, Zengzu was alone and had nowhere to go, so he kept following Zhao Xiang. All the follow-up things have to start with the arrival of a young man: due to the geographical convenience, although the town is only a small town, it is famous for its land and water; At that time, the business across many provinces of the 'Bao Fenglong' ticket number was in the limelight, that young man was the 'Bao Fenglong' young owner Qiao Youqing, there was news that Bao Fenglong was going to open a branch in Chongqing, and he would be the owner of Bao Fenglong's Chongqing branch.

Qiao Youqing is smart and studious, dignified, and I heard that he has stayed abroad, because he is not the son of Qiao Shijie, the owner of Baofenglong, but an adopted son, so he does not have the superiority of a rich son, but is humble and polite. At that time, there were five major families in the town, each with its own industry, but it could not be compared with Bao Fenglong, so they all spent their hearts and minds to find a way to make friends.

It just so happened that Qiao Youqing came to this town to wander that day, because there were many businessmen, rich businessmen, and rich sons who usually came here, so he didn't attract too many people's attention, and it was also the first time Qiao Youqing and Zhao Huiyi met. Just by a glance in the crowd, Qiao Youqing was deeply attracted and couldn't help but step forward to talk.

That glimpse was really a glimpse. At first, Zhao Huiyi was relatively reserved, and most of the Q&A exchanges with Qiao Youqing were handled by the maids around her, and she only occasionally took a few words.

Although the streets are noisy, the two seem to be in another world, and each has their own hearts hidden. Zhao Huiyi is also secretly very curious about this extraordinary Qiao Gongzi, she has read a lot of books, and she can be regarded as knowledgeable; But as the saying goes, 'it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books', not to mention that the Qing Dynasty was self-contained, and although there were also 'Westernists' in the DPRK and China, it was not at all a climate to be suppressed by those in power.

It's no wonder that Qiao Youqing's words are full of novelty and temptation, in fact, the fate between people is sometimes so wonderful. There is no need to think deeply, there is no need to think about it repeatedly, and there is no need to spend all your thoughts and scheming, just one glance is enough to make people's hearts move, and the affection is deep.

After Qiao Youqing said goodbye to the two girls, he specially inquired about the situation of the Zhao family in the town, because he did have a good impression of Zhao Huiyi.

The maid Yuexiu was less than ten years old when she entered Zhao's house, and she was bought from the 'Ya Po' when Zhao Xiang went out to do business. Although Yuexiu is a maid, she and Zhao Huiyi are like sisters, and at this moment, the topics of Zhao Huiyi and Yuexiu's chat are centered on Qiao Youqing, Yuexiu stared at her watery eyes and asked, "Miss, why do you always secretly look at that Qiao Gongzi?" ”

Zhao Huiyi hesitated and said, "I ...... How can I ......?"

"That Qiao Gongzi is indeed handsome and handsome, and his bearing is extraordinary, I said Miss, you won't fall in love with that Qiao Gongzi, right?"

Zhao Huiyi's face flushed instantly, and she defended: "Dead Moon Show, what are you talking nonsense? How could I ...... Fancy ......"

Yuexiu smiled whimsily, and said, "I don't know if Miss Qiao has taken a fancy to Gongzi Qiao, but Gongzi Qiao has taken a fancy to our young lady, but I can see it!" ”