Breakfast is stewed bird's nest with rock sugar, which is still a sweet drink that Sanhua Niangniang likes.

The people of Xufu seem to have figured out the fact that Sanhua Niangniang likes to eat sweet, and the sugar in this bowl of bird's nest is also extraordinarily large, plus each red date, two wolfberries and three white fungus are decorated, and you can faintly smell the same sweet fragrance as Sydney tea, and you can do it very carefully.

The little girl had a serious face and couldn't stop drinking.

"Did the ghost removal in the house go smoothly last night?" Song You was not in a hurry, and asked the old man.

"Mr. To's blessing is just that he was a little afraid at first, and he was rusty when he fought, but he soon found out that this is not much different from fighting with others." The old man held the bowl and said, "Of course, it has to be Mr.'s talisman, otherwise I won't be able to do it." ”

"In fact, there are many local methods among the people, and they can also replace talismans in the things of seeing ghosts, protecting the body and fighting ghosts, and they are mostly in the hands of the folk masters, and they can also be inquired."

"I used some last night, too." The old man said respectfully, "It's all collected from all around, I don't know what works and what doesn't, so I prepared it left and right, and I used it all over again." ”

"Now you'll know what works."

"yes......"

"How's that old woman?"

“……”

The old man was silent for a while, and then he said, "The old man did not order her to be killed. ”

"Oh?"

Song You was very interested, and thought for a moment: "Because she can cure the ancestral chest pain of Xu Mansion?" ”

"Exactly." The old man sighed and replied, "Although the old woman is insatiable and vicious, she has not harmed any life in the house. Second, my Xu family's chest pain has been around for a long time, and it is true that only she can cure it. The old man has already seen that although the old woman is fierce and greedy, she is just bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, in fact, she doesn't have much guts. Cleaned her up last night, and the old man had already made an agreement with her, and then re-arranged the spirit card for her at home, and gave her an offering on the fifteenth day of the month, so that she could protect my Xu family from no longer suffering from chest pain. ”

"The head of the family is really bold."

Song You couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

Originally, he just wanted the Xu family to stop being afraid of these demons and ghosts, as long as they were not afraid, if there were demons and ghosts in the future, it would be easier for them to deal with them. After the news spreads in Fuyao County, maybe it will also drive the people in the city and even the surrounding counties to no longer be afraid and be more courageous.

But I didn't expect that it was only the first day, and people would directly dare to negotiate with ghosts.

It does have a bit of heroic courage.

"After all, ghosts are ghosts, and they have different paths from people, this is clear to the head of the family, and if you persuade more, you won't say it, the head of the house will be thoughtful and cautious." Song You said and paused, "Fang Cai has already told Xu Xiaoguan, since the matter of the house is over, we have to continue to move forward, this afternoon, we have to say goodbye to the head of the family, thank you for your hospitality." ”

When the old man heard this, he was also shocked.

Since it has been retained, it is known to be emotional and reasonable, and the words are called good, but the Taoist has made up his mind and will never change.

……

The noon banquet was very lively.

Song You and Sanhua Niangniang were invited to the main table, and Xu Fu specially arranged a high bench for Sanhua Niangniang.

The dishes on the table are called a hearty.

Chickens, ducks, fish, delicacies from the mountains and seas, flying in the sky and running in the water, and knots growing in the soil can all be found on this table. Not only are the ingredients abundant and precious, but the craftsmanship is also very exquisite.

There are also a few special dishes among them.

The three dishes in the middle of the table, a whole piece of steamed pig face, and a complete boiled sheep's head, symbolize that Xufu also has a head and a face, and the price of sheep in Yuzhou can also show the strength of Xufu. In addition, it is a large casserole with gold glaze on a white background, in which a good old hen and a coiled snake are supplemented by precious medicinal materials and fungi, which are full of fresh fragrance.

In the place close to Song You and the girl, three local specialties were specially placed.

A dish boiled in white, almost a whole few in the plate, chopped into small pieces, head and tail, neat, only a small dish of soy sauce next to it, for you to dip and eat.

A smoky, blackened dish of bacon.

A slice of toasted looks crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

“……”

Song You turned his head and stared at the girl silently.

The girl was silent and turned her head to look at him.

"Thank you, Mr. Song! On behalf of the Xu Mansion, I would like to give Mr. a cup! ”

“……”

Only then did Song You retract his gaze.

The girl also learned that he withdrew his gaze.

The feast soon began.

Needless to say, Sanhua Niangniang had to clip her staple food with the first clip of the chopsticks, and at the same time turned her head to stare at the Taoist.

Song You ignored her and didn't look at her.

Yuzhou people love to eat snakes and rats, it is a normal thing to eat rats here, although rat meat is not on the hospitality menu of Xufu on weekdays, but since it is served on the table today, the Xu family will also stretch out their chopsticks from time to time to clamp it, and eat other meat.

At this time, Sanhua Niangniang would turn her head and stare at her Taoist priest, as if she was telling him something with her eyes.

Song You still turned a blind eye.

Naturally, with his current status in the minds of everyone in the Xu family, he didn't take the initiative to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up the rat meat, and no one dared to persuade him to eat it, or ask him why he didn't eat it.

Sanhua Niangniang was disappointed and frustrated.

……

Song You had already packed up his things and led the jujube red horse to the gate of the Xu family.

The old man himself put things on the horse's back.

First, there was a small bag of rice, hand-selected fine polished rice, then a small bag of flour, then pancakes wrapped in oiled paper, delicate dim sum, and finally a tray of official silver. However, Song You just took two pieces of silver casually, saying that it was the money for the talisman, anyway, the money he brought now has not been used up for a long time, and there is no big expense for the time being, and it is more than heavy.

"There is a saying that if you hit with one punch, you won't come with a hundred punches. Although the Xu Mansion is no longer afraid of demons and evils, if you wait here, waiting for the demons in the city to gather more and more, and converge on the Xu Mansion, you will be tired of guarding and dealing with it after all. Before Song You left, he said another word to the old man, "However, demons and evil ghosts also have wisdom. If the Xu family is familiar with the method of dealing with demons and evil ghosts, they might as well spread it out, and the Xu Mansion will be cleaner if Fuyao County is cleaner. If you have spare strength, you can also help clear the door of the house, if the Xu family is famous, many demons and evil ghosts will not dare to disturb. ”

"Oops! Don't hide it, sir, the old man is also thinking about this! The old man was taken aback, "Since the gentleman also said so, there is nothing to think about!" ”

"Farewell."

Song You's expression was calm, his eyes swept over the old man, and also swept over the scholar surnamed Xu behind him, and bowed his hand and said, "There is still a funeral in the house, please don't send it far away." ”

"Farewell! Don't send it far away! ”

The girl also learned to salute her own Taoist priest, and her eyes also swept over the old man and the scholar surnamed Xu, and as for the others, she skipped them.

Even the horse looked back at them.

"Sir, walk slowly......"

Everyone saluted in unison and shouted in unison.

Ahead is still a clean alley, a long one.

When Song You and his party walked to the end of the alley, they heard a series of firecrackers coming from the Xu Mansion behind them, the time was not morning or dusk, nor was it a festival, according to local customs, this seemed to inform the neighbors that someone in their family had passed away.

The corpse that was pulled up the night before yesterday, the Xu family has been holding it until now, and then they began to mourn.

White-haired people send black-haired people.

“……”

Song You shook his head and kept walking.

Step out of the alley and head west.

Changjing is in the west, so he has to go out through the west gate.

Walking into the street, passing through the downtown area, it was still the same as yesterday, there were many people catching and driving away foxes, and they also saw more officials and errands, making a commotion.

The farther you go to the west of the city, the more foxes there are.

Even when I walked to Xicheng, it was difficult to see pedestrians on the street, and the shops were closed, only the windows on the second floor of a few buildings were still open, and some people poked their heads out and looked down.

Seeing a Taoist and a girl walking down the street with a horse, a good believer hurriedly reminded him:

"How is the gentleman walking down the street?"

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you know, sir, the fox in Xicheng has become a disaster again, especially love to hide in our streets and alleys, the county magistrate thinks they are ominous, today invited officers and soldiers into the city, to search and suppress, so that every household in the nearby streets and alleys go back to the house, don't go out. There were officers and soldiers shooting arrows here just now. The good believer upstairs hurriedly reminded, "There were still two arrows nailed to the pillar over there, and the officers and soldiers pulled them out when they left, and now there are still two holes left." ”

"It's a foreigner down there, I really don't know."

"It was also ordered at noon today, and there was no list in advance." "All in all," said Shanxin, "Sir should either turn around and go back and take a detour, or find a place to hide, and wait for the officers and soldiers to chase the fox, and the bows and crossbows will not be long-sighted." Even if you don't get shot, the officers and soldiers will have to scold you. ”

"Good ......"

As soon as Song You agreed, he suddenly heard a commotion, from far to near.

First there was a large shrill cry of foxes, and a group of foxes were driven over, followed by several hounds, and then officers and soldiers on horseback, all with bows and arrows in their hands.

Song You hurriedly took the horse to the wall.

"......"

The arrow pierced the air and shot at the fox.

Many foxes were shot by arrows, fell to the ground and wailed or died on the spot, and some foxes hid in corners, thinking that they could escape, but then they were also found by hunting dogs and officers and soldiers. What's even worse is that a large group of officers and soldiers also appeared at the intersection in front, and at this time, the officers and soldiers no longer fired arrows, but they had blocked this large group of foxes in the middle.

Immediately, the officers and soldiers released their hounds, drew their swords, and surrounded the group of foxes.

The elite route taken by Dayan is mostly martial artists in the army.

No matter how many foxes there are, no matter how bold they are on weekdays, no matter how ruthless they are now, in front of this group of officers and soldiers, they can only flee and have no power to resist.

Song You watched in silence and didn't say much.

Sanhua Niangniang also stood with him, her eyes were black and white, her eyes were unblinking, staring in that direction, with no expression on her face, as if she was used to seeing it.

(End of chapter)