Chapter 243: The painted skin is worth five hundred taels
What about the immortals? Can the immortals turn a blind eye to her? After a thousand years of leaving, she worries and fears him every day, and even does not hesitate to bear the notoriety to harm people's lives, and now that he has returned, he has not even apologized? Is it really in vain that I have wrongly paid him all my affection, and I have kept every word of his words in my heart, but he still treats me as nothing?
For a while, all kinds of sad grievances came to my heart, I thought that no one in the world could understand this thought, but I was unexpectedly broken by this little fox.
"That's right,...... He was blind. ”
Fox Qi's eyes widened, and it was unbelievable! Can this really come out of her mouth?! Fox Qi stammered with a shocked face: "What did you just say?—— I'm sorry I seemed to have auditory hallucinations just now, can you say it again?"
However, in the blink of an eye, Yan Shuling had regained his former cold arrogance, and reached out to pat his face: "But this sentence can only be said by me, you are not qualified." ”
Qualifications for this kind of thing, hehe.
Fox Qi smiled sheepishly, but he had other plans in his heart: It is true that there is no now, but feng shui takes turns! Sooner or later, when the ghost girl of Fox Fourteen subdues your master, I am afraid it will be difficult to say!
But right now, he still echoed with a hippie smile: "That's that, you're a fairy, you say everything right!"
"Flim Flam. ”
Yan Shuling's expression eased slightly, seeing that he had made a loess embarrassment, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and reached out to wipe the mud off his face for him.
Fox Qi always likes to show her true face in front of her, and now, the clean nine-tailed white fox suddenly turned into a handsome young man and stood in front of her, which was a little unaccustomed.
Completely different from Mu Bai, Hu Qi always had a warm smile on his face. He is enthusiastic and lively, and he does not hide his emotions and does not shy away from all kinds of compliments. When you are happy, you wagging your tail vigorously, and if you are not happy, you hang your ears and hang your head, real and natural.
It's like a clear mountain spring, you can see the bottom at a glance, and you don't mind exposing your simplicity and naivety. It is precisely because of this that it feels pure and cute.
Just like now, she just touched his face, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, even if every eyelash revealed a heartfelt joy, even she felt infected by his emotions, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly:
"As for being so happy?"
He nodded vigorously: "I'm dying of joy!"
However, before the words fell, he sighed in a little disappointment and said regretfully: "If it weren't for this dirty body, I would have liked to hug you." ”
Unexpectedly, when Yan Shuling heard this, she actually smiled and stretched out her arms to him.
In the afternoon of this day, under the anxious eyes of everyone, Shen Xiaotian's carriage finally slowly drove into Shenjiazhuang.
At this time, the main gate of Shenjiazhuang was wide open, and the old and young masters who came out to greet them lined up on both sides of the road, stretching their necks and waiting from early in the morning.
Shen Xiaotian has always been a well-planned and extremely punctual person, but today he was delayed for two hours.
It's all because of Zhao Su.
After a few days of turbulent carriages and horses, he almost vomited out his bitter gall along the way! The whole person was so thin that he lost his appearance, as if he had been closed by the ghost gate. In order to take care of him, Shen Xiaotian had to let the handlebar type slow down.
"Alas, if I had known this, I should not have been soft-hearted and brought you out to suffer the sins of this way. ”
Shen Xiaotian put his hand on his vein, paused for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, I finally saw well today, otherwise I would really become a sinner." ”
At first, it was decided to take Zhao Su with him, but Shen Xiaotian was indeed out of kindness. But he never expected that he would start to have a high fever on the second day of departure, and he vomited and diarrhea even though the water and rice had not been eaten. Shen Xiaotian knew a little about medical skills, but he didn't know anything about the evil curse technique, so he diagnosed and treated him according to ordinary symptoms, but he never got better.
It wasn't until Yan Shuling broke the curse buried under the willow tree that Zhao Su picked up a life.
"Anyway, it's thanks to you for taking care of it. Zhao Su shook his head, barely propped himself up, and wanted to thank him, but saw Shen Xiaotian waving his hand to interrupt him and said:
"Save the polite words first, and it's not too late to talk about it when you're well. ”
Mrs. Meng's carriage, and another carriage with luggage were led by servants through the side door to the village. Shen Xiaotian's carriage stopped at the main gate of Shenjiazhuang according to the rules, and the family stepped forward to raise the curtain.
The hot sun overhead shone so that people couldn't open their eyes, and the black pressure in front of the village was full of people. The men in charge of each house, the servants with heads and faces, and the long-term tenants who worked in the village all the year round, saw Shen Xiaotian get out of the car, and immediately made a move, a thousand of them, all of them greeted people with smiling faces, and the scene was very grand.
This is the rule passed down from the ancestors of Shenjiazhuang. But whenever the eldest son and eldest grandson of the long house go home during the New Year's Day, the men in the village will come out to greet them, and it is a pomp and circumstance.
Shen Xiaotian searched in the crowd for a long time, and raised his hand to call Shen Shun to him: "Go, find a few people, and carry the patients in the car to the east wing guest room first." ”
Shen Shun agreed, but just turned around to leave, but was pulled by him, and instructed: "Go to the main gate!" Tell them not to go around in the side hospital, the patient is already weak and can't stand the toss. ”
"Remember, young master!" Shen Shun had a simple mind and didn't ask much, so he went down immediately.
Shen Ping'an, the old housekeeper who was standing on the side, listened, twisted his eyebrows and persuaded in a low voice: "Young Master, you have just come back from afar, and I am afraid it will be unlucky to let a patient into the house first." ”
Shen Xiaotian smiled: "What you said is right. It's just that human life is always more important than my pomp, and this situation is special, so I won't pay attention to those old reason. ”
As he spoke, he hugged his fists and apologized to everyone, and then personally beckoned the family to carry Zhao Su into the inner house first, and then went to the main hall to speak surrounded by everyone.
The news soon spread to the inner house. There was a lot of discussion among the people below, and they were all spreading the heart of the eldest young master and Bodhisattva, and they picked up a sick seedling halfway and came back. When Shen Li heard this, he knew that it was Zhao Su who had arrived.
So far, things have turned out as she expected.
Shen Li was unhurriedly dressing up in the house, and couldn't help but think of what Meng Qingyi had said. Lord Yang Tinghe summoned three princes to Beijing at the same time, presumably as candidates for the prince.
However, most of the disputes for the crown prince recorded in the history books were written by the emperor or ministers, and the princes answered, and then selected the one with the best character and the most outstanding talent to be appointed as the prince. But what's going on now?
The two of them fought head-to-head in the capital, and one couldn't get in with the entrance ticket - could this be considered part of the emperor's qualification exam?
However, judging from Daddy's heavenly skills, the emperor did not die so quickly, and Zhao Su is indeed not out as long as he is alive. Moreover, from the point of view of the art of war, the current situation in which the enemy is strong and we are weak is indeed not easy to meet, and it is also a wise choice to wait for the opportunity.
At this time, Mrs. Xu sent a message to her to go to the main hall for dinner.
Shen Li looked out the window, it was still early. It is estimated that the eldest brother has already finished worshipping his ancestors in the ancestral hall at this time, and is talking to the men of Shenjiazhuang in the hall; when the evening comes, all the houses and courtyards will definitely come over to eat the wind feast, and by the way, discuss the matter of opening the sickle and harvesting wheat this year -- this is a serious matter in Shenjiazhuang, and it is related to whether every household will eat meat or drink soup next year.
Shen Li was not interested in these so-called big things of the men at all, but when he thought that Meng Qingyi would definitely come over, he immediately got up and went up to the main hall.
The pattern of Shenjiazhuang is a typical northern large courtyard, and the main hall of the long house is located on the central axis of Shenjiazhuang. According to the rules of the ancestors, whenever there is a festival to worship the ancestors or there is a large banquet, except for the head of the family and the main mother, all the male guests and foreign guests enter through the main entrance, whether it is to go to the ancestral hall, the main hall or to find the tent to do things, it is very convenient to go straight to and fro;
Whether it is eating or worshipping ancestors, the male and female guests in Shenjiazhuang are also separated, and the reason is probably similar to the fact that men and women are not allowed to kiss, and female relatives should not show their heads.
In the past, when the Shen family's mother was in charge, this was an iron rule that everyone had to abide by, but since Mrs. Xu was in charge of the house, there have been exceptions - the eldest lady has never been fearless, she can go through any door she wants, and she can go as she likes.
Shen Li came out of the West Chamber, swaggering past the hanging flower gate in the outer courtyard of the main house, when he smelled a smell of smoke and fire, and couldn't help frowning: I don't know which courtyard is burning Ai? The May Festival has already passed, how can someone still burn this Laoshizi.
When he was puzzled, when he raised his eyes, he saw the first few half-grown children in the courtyard, each with a withered wormwood in their hands, playing and playing, and when he saw her approaching, he stopped, and surrounded her very curiously, and looked at her and smirked.
I don't know whose bear child it is, why don't you even have a minimum courtesy when you see someone?
Shen Li was unhappy in his heart, but he was too lazy to take care of it. Tonight is a big feast, it is estimated that all rooms and courtyards will come over, and it is not possible to keep up with the children of relatives who can't hit the eight poles in any room.
She didn't see it, she lifted her skirt and was about to enter the door, but she heard a kid next to her sneer: "Where did this wild girl come from? Do you understand the rules? How can a woman walk through the main gate?"
Shen Li was so good-tempered that he immediately glared back: "Where did this uneducated little cub come out? Go to other people's houses to spread wild? Where is your turn to be nosy?!"
The child stuck out his tongue: "What a fierce wild girl!"
Shen Li said impatiently: "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, what about your family?...... Tell him to get out of here and get beaten!"
The child looked to be in his teens at most, wearing a green coat and a long-life lock around his neck, probably not expecting her to be so fierce, and suddenly took a half-step back with a little weakness.
A younger boy next to him was even more daring, and pointed at her and said loudly, "My father said that only men can go through the front door!"
Shen Liqi was happy.
The house slaves in the long house are strictly managed, and the children of the family have understood the rules since they were young. Even if there are a few people Shen Li has never seen, there is no one who doesn't recognize her. Looking at the dress of this group of children, they are probably the children of the tenants or long-term workers in the village. Now the adults are talking in the hall, and they take the opportunity to sneak out to play.
"Okay, call your father and let me ask him face to face! Who has the final say on the door of our house?"
Shen Li hugged his arms in front of his chest, and wanted to take out the eldest lady's shelf to suppress people, but he felt that it was not worth cleaning up this group of bear children, so he suddenly changed his mind, let out a wicked smile, and whispered in a gloomy voice:
"Sister, I haven't eaten anyone in a long time. ”
The children stared wide-eyed, trying to understand what she meant.
Shen Li's tough attitude suddenly eased up. She pulled a bright red handkerchief from her waist, covered her mouth and giggled for a while, and quietly poured a small bottle of rouge paste into her mouth while they were not looking.
Then she squatted down, pinched the youngest child's face with her hand, and smiled with obvious ill will:
"Yo, look at this little fat face! Why don't I eat you tonight?...... I like to eat children's eyeballs the most, and I can definitely burst out the juice when I bite into it! Look at this meat skin, it is fine and tender, and it is the most delicious when steamed in the pot! Oh hehehehe. ”
As he spoke, he grinned and revealed a bloody red mouth, and at the end he deliberately smacked his lips, letting the terrible color trickle down the corners of his lips.
This little trick was made by her partner Mu Bai when she was a fox, and she tried it again and again with money. The inspiration for this idea came from Mu Bai laughing at this color as a 'classic dead child color' and suggesting that she always keep a bottle on her body in case she needs it.