Chapter 11: Children's Night Cry (1)
"What's going on, what's going on!" Qiu Shenglin rushed out of the study, angrily grabbed a running guy and asked, "What deceived the corpse, who deceived the corpse?" The little guy was so frightened that he trembled like chaff, and there was a faint smell of urine on his body, obviously peeing his pants in fright, "Return, go back to the master, yes, it's new, the new aunt's wife is cheating, cheating the corpse, you hurry, go and see!" After that, he took the empty bucket in his hand and went to the well to fetch water to extinguish the fire!
Qiu Shenglin stomped his feet and walked towards the back garden where the fire was shining. Wu'er sat on the ground, drenched in cold sweat. Kaitai sneaked in and said to her, "What are you doing stupidly, go back and rest, my little face is pale, I feel distressed when I see it!" His fingers hooked Wu'er's chin, and Wu'er said to him pitifully, "Thank you Brother Kaitai for telling me those words in advance, otherwise, I really don't know how to return to my master!" ”
Kaitai took the opportunity to touch her smooth and delicate little face, "What is this, what does the master want to hear, what he doesn't want to hear, except for Yuan Bao and Sanyang, I know!" Seeing that the master didn't, his words, the master was convinced. Hmph, our high lady, this time you're going to be out of luck! ”
"But, but I obviously saw that my aunt jumped down with the ruyi in her hand, why did you teach me that I didn't see it?" Wu'er said suspiciously, "I don't understand, why does Mrs. Aunt take this wish, does she want to frame Mrs. with her own death?" ”
Kaitai glared and said, "You're just a girl, don't think about what you have." Let me tell you, you are not allowed to say this again, especially in front of the old man and the old butler, not a word is allowed, you know? Wu'er was so frightened that she could only nod desperately!
After Chunxi's body was fished up, it was wrapped in a collar mat and temporarily placed in the corner of the back garden. It was not yet dawn, and not many people knew about it. Yuan Bao instructed the two family members to stay and take care of them, and not to let the wild cats approach. But because of their timidity, those two people secretly hid and went away. Lao Li, who was on night patrol, slept until midnight and was called up, carrying a broken lantern and walking here in a daze, and saw a woman standing there with her back to her, as if crying!
He thought it was an angry girl who came here in the middle of the night, so he kindly walked over and asked, "Are you from the east courtyard or the west courtyard, why are you here alone?" It's almost dawn, so let's go back to sleep for a while! ”
Lao Li was kind, but the "girl" didn't appreciate it. He had no choice but to walk over and pat her on the shoulder and say a few more words of comfort. Unexpectedly, the man turned around slowly, with a pale face, a cloak and a long tongue sticking out, what scared Lao Li the most was that the woman's eyes were full of blood and tears, and she muttered in her mouth, "Give me back my life, give me back my life!" ”
A low cry stuck in his throat, and Lao Li fell to the ground. The broken lantern in his hand ignited the dead grass on the ground, causing a fire! When Qiu Shenglin arrived, Chunxi's body had already been buried in the sea of fire, burned black and twisted, and he couldn't see his true face!
"Iniquity, what a iniquity!" Qiu Shenglin looked at the sea of fire in front of him, suddenly thought of Mingxu, and shouted, "Go and invite the master to come!" ”
"No, I'm already here!" Mingxu stood behind him dressed in white, shook his head and sighed lightly, "It is said that the face is thin, but I didn't expect to end up with broken bones and ashes." Qiu Shenglin said, "I'm afraid the old housekeeper doesn't know about this yet, how can I explain it to him?" ”
Mingxu said, "Master Qiu, this is just the beginning. Qiu Shenglin was frightened and frightened, and he had no idea, "You just say what should I do, this kind of thing must not happen a second time!" Mingxu said unhurriedly, "It's easy to say, it's hard to say, the first thing is to bury the second young master immediately!" ”
This matter can be regarded as a piece of Qiu Shenglin's heart disease. The death of a baby is an unlucky thing. According to local customs, they must be buried in three days at most, and they cannot enter the ancestral grave and cannot erect inscriptions. But Yao felt sorry for the child's time in this world, and left without opening his eyes, so he must be buried after five or seven, and enter the ancestral tomb to set up an inscription. Qiu Shenglin argued with her several times, but they all ended in failure, which gave him a headache all the time.
"But Madame won't agree." Qiu Shenglin asked, "Is there any other way to work?" Mingxu said, "This child was your rival in your previous life, and after his death, he was angry and turned into a ghost to borrow Mrs. 's womb, in order to make your family ruined!" Fortunately, Master Qiu did good deeds and accumulated virtues, and was blessed by gods and Buddhas, so he escaped a catastrophe. If Mrs. lets him enter the ancestral grave of the Qiu family and receive incense, I am afraid that there will be a resurgence and leave hidden dangers! ”
"This," Qiu Shenglin thought about and asked, "How many days do I have to arrange?" Mingxu looked at the charred corpse on the ground and said, "Three days at most, within three days, the aunt and the second young master will be buried, dust to dust, dust to dust!" ”
Upon learning of his daughter's death, Steward Zhang shed a few old tears, and reluctantly said, "Chunxi is already the master's person, what the master says, just do it!" Qiu Sheng Lin was ashamed of this old housekeeper who had served the Qiu family for two generations, and assured him, "Don't worry, old housekeeper, I have already asked people to prepare a coffin of camphor wood, although I am only a one-night husband and wife with her, but I can't be sluggish." The spirit of the house was suspended for three days for people to worship. The concubine could only go out of the funeral from the side door, I ordered the ingot, and Xu Chunxi came out of the main door! ”
"Thank you, sir!" Steward Zhang knelt on the ground and kowtowed with tears. Qiu Shenglin helped him up and said, "These are all things I should do, I know, you only have this one daughter, she is gone, and you are helpless." Please rest assured, I will give you a pension for Chunxi to the end. ”
"Master, I dare not forget your kindness to me. It's just that Chunxi's death is unclear, and it involves Mrs., this matter must be investigated! As soon as Steward Zhang said this, Qiu Shenglin was stunned again, "As for Madame's side, I will give you an explanation!" Steward Zhang knew that he had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly said, "Master, I didn't mean that, I mean, this matter must have nothing to do with Madame, don't blame Madame!" ”
"It's rare that you still speak for her, or not, I just have something to discuss with my wife, and I will convey the old housekeeper's kindness!" It was noon, Qiu Shenglin called Yuanbao, "Go and tell Madame, I'll go over to eat in a while, let her prepare!" ”
Yao had not slept all night, and when he woke up in the morning, he looked even haggard. Hearing that Qiu Shenglin was coming over, he lazily ordered, "Prepare a few dishes casually, I'm a vegetarian today!" Lingyu said, "Madam, have you heard, Chunxi cheated the corpse last night, frightened Lao Li who patrolled the night, and also caused a fire, burning the back garden!" Yao's heart was shocked, and he scolded, "This kind of nonsense, don't say it again!" ”