It's a different scene here.

The ground is inlaid with a smooth bluestone slab with a water mill seam; The roof of the main house is covered with green tiles, and the tiles, drips and ridges on the eaves are colored glazed tiles; Under the eaves, eight cypress columns hugged by two people support the eaves teeth like a bird spreading its wings in the air; The green bricks of the wall are all processed by water grinding, and each brick does not show a single rough flaw; The gaps in the wall tiles are made of snow-white lime, which is neatly aligned from top to bottom, which makes the whole house look extraordinary.

The madman looked over from the main room, and saw three pairs of gold-lettered plaques hanging high under the eaves of the main hall, and the doors and windows were carved with patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and rare birds and beasts. There are eight movable door screens installed in front of the hall, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, the door screens have been removed, and the main hall is completely covered: there are six tables of eight immortals inside, and red charcoal fires are burning in several large braziers. The madman Gao estimated that tonight, the whole family of Xie Fu would have a "Chinese New Year's Eve dinner" inside.

The madman Gao withdrew his gaze from the main house and looked towards the courtyard: a few precious ginkgo trees, osmanthus trees and nanmu trees were just right to cover this courtyard, standing here and looking down, the entire Xie family mansion revealed a lush scene; Looking up from the back of the courtyard again, the distant mountains and the Xie family's mansion echo each other, blending into one, the natural beauty and the Xie family's luxurious courtyard constitute a perfect color pattern, which is not only picturesque, but also extraordinary.

The family led the madman into a small garden at the side entrance, where on one side was the Buddha hall and the mourning hall dedicated to the ancestral tablets, and on the other side was a small living room and study.

The madman was led to a small living room by the family to sit, and after a while, a servant brought tea. Gao Luozi has not eaten a single bite of food from early morning to now, he has not drunk a drop of water, and he is no matter how strange he is, and his stomach is also hungry at this time. The high madman made a fuss outside, in order to mix a sip of hot soup and eat hot rice. He hurriedly picked up the tea bowl, and drank one bowl after another. At first, it didn't matter, but later he drank more and more hungry, and he drank more and more until he drank so much that his stomach was full of saliva, and he didn't see the Xie family open the meal.

The madman Gao thought to himself: "Is this family deliberately 'playing tricks on me'?" ”

He wanted to learn to be outside for a while, but seeing that the family members standing in this courtyard were much more majestic than the few family members who were pretending to be window guards outside, he didn't dare to go wild in the Xie family's living room even if he had the courage. He wondered in his heart, "Why don't they talk about eating?" The high madman sat for a long time, and his stomach was even more "growling". He stood up, hunched his back, walked to the door and looked at it secretly, only to see the Xie family busy going in and out, he thought to himself: "It seems that I didn't mean to 'cold mix' (teasing people) me!" ”

Although Gao Maniac has been running the rivers and lakes for a long time and has seen a lot of the world, he usually only goes to some small households that steal chickens and dogs, and go to the New Year.

The Xie family is not only the largest family in Jinxiba, but also one of the few wealthy families in the county and the province. The Xie family has been a famous family in the local area for hundreds of years, and it is even more prosperous in Xie Jizu's generation. His grandfather Xie Tingrong was gifted and intelligent since he was a child, and he was a talented person with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he participated in the "palace examination" during the Tongzhi period, and was named "second-class jinshi", and served as the "record officer to join the army" in Bazhou Prefecture. His father Xie Enxian was also very smart, at the age of 20, he was a township test, and at the age of 30, he was a junior sergeant, first handled military affairs with the monk Greenqin, and then served as the general manager of Qian under Zuo Zongtang. After returning to his hometown, he bought 5,000 acres of land, four mountain beams, two coal wells, more than 10 gold pits, and built a new luxurious mansion for the Xie family. Xie Jizu is not an idle generation, he has been adhering to his father's business since he was a child, and his family business is getting bigger and bigger. It has become the veritable first household of Jinxi Dam.

The Xie family has a huge family business, where is there no attention to the New Year's holidays? They first have to respect the sky, the earth, and the emperor, and then they have to sacrifice their ancestors. Each of these things has a special attention, and every process must be done very seriously in order to be auspicious. Xie Jizu has always attached great importance to the worship of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and he brought the high madman to his home in order not to find bad luck, and he is now holding a worship ceremony, where is he willing to be sloppy. In addition, there are dozens of people in the Xie family, all of whom have to participate in the worship, so if they toss it like this, they will definitely not be able to finish it in two or three hours.

The madman Gao wanted to sneak into the courtyard of the Xie family to take a look around, but helplessly, the courtyard was heavily guarded. He heard a burst of noise from the opposite side of the living room, he walked to the window, licked some saliva on his fingers, pierced the window paper, and looked out: he vaguely saw a shrine set up in the hall of the "Buddha Hall", on which a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with a jade magnetic golden body and dignified and kind eyes was enshrined. On the front wall hang the portraits of Shakyamuni, Emperor Xuan, Medicine King Bodhisattva, Stove King Bodhisattva, Taishang Laojun, Wenchang Emperor, Confucius and Guan Shengren. Outside the Buddha hall, there is also a "Sanfu Hall", where incense, candles, banknotes, and three animals are readily available.

The high madman heard a loud noise coming from the "Buddha Hall", and he looked there.

I saw a Taoist priest in the "Buddha Hall", wearing a black Taoist crown on his head, a black Taoist robe, white leggings wrapped around his legs, and a pair of bast shoes squatting on his feet. The Taoist priest walked to the portrait of the Stove King Bodhisattva in the smoke of incense, holding a peachwood sword, and sang loudly in his mind: "The Stove King Bodhisattva's original surname is Zhang, and he will go to heaven at the end of the year." Zichou goes to heaven to play good deeds, and Yin Mao descends to the lower realm to be auspicious. Play more good things to the Jade Emperor, and don't use evil words to slander the Xie family. ”

As soon as the Taoist priest finished reading, dozens of people from the Xie family, under the guidance of Xie Jizu, knelt down in unison to face the Stove King Bodhisattva, and kowtowed three times. Because of the large number of people and the fact that they were all very religious, the wooden floor of the Buddhist hall was shaken by the sound of them kneeling and kowtowing together.

The high madmen were well-informed and knew that they were worshipping the Bodhisattva of the Stove King.