Before be being entered, sell the home to say this house is downwind first downstream, move understand of sure family financial situation, at last reminds them to be sure to keep in mind not to arrive again most side is planted then on the west of Zhu Youshui pond slant the courtyard goes. Especially on those 2 Xiaolou, best lock is unused, do not invite person cause trouble. Saying is that upstairs ever somebody is in moonlight see one marriageable woman appears, fly on eave to be opposite sometimes lunar prostrate, ambulate back and forth inside the window again sometimes, often make hold a book in both hands to read account. But she never is annoyed live quiet, live days goes upstairs explore passes, also do not have harvest very. Geomantic gentleman inquiry is invited after, the gentleman says be a tabernacle cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine then to protect domestic land celestial being, she lingers several years to be met naturally, as long as live do not go annoying, not only two without the thing, this ground celestial being still can keep the home quiet.
Banker host does not believe these strange force chaos to say magically, and since blame evil spirit to did not hinder greatly to family,feel, that is small the courtyard mights as well on the west be locked up thoroughly, from this unaltered overjoyed move. That place deep all the time lock wears the courtyard on the west unmanned make inquires, be forgotten to be in memory by person Zuo slowly.
Time swiftly now.. passes, arrived banker when the 4th generation, this gave birth to a childe, entitle Zhuang Shaoxian, from a child is clever and bright, cold window essence is entered, arrive seventeen years old that year unexpectedly the scholar in take an examination ofing of with one action, messuage is immediately honorable. Banker old father is very gratified, place banquet to present countryside adjacent greatly, set the running water banquet with 3 days of 100 desks, 3 not silent night repeatedly in bottle concealed alley, evil spirit it is lively.
Lively afterwards, zhuang Shaoxian still must continue the day of cold window mug. He disrelishs the study that he stays in to be located in the centre of house all the time, often family ambulates back and forth around. This day just meets first one, domestic hutch offers room, curtilage in the woman burns between the corridor outside corridor a few paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead, suddenly a few Sui Fengfei enter a study, wave to go up in a book of his lay open.
Zhuang Shaoxian reads far ghosts and gods of nature of book of sages and men of virtue, become aware the heart is medium only stivy, put down book, also do not want company of fall forward child, oneself stroll everywhere in the home rise, go insensibly most on the west side outside the small courtyard door of that lock. His bend over is on the door look around, the wild chrysanthemum of the of all kinds in seeing a courtyard, flower that suffer from Mai leaves outstandingly kind tall, and flower of yellow, white, purple of all kinds bright and beautiful bunch, very exuberant, still have a few peach tree that lean on a wall, although nobody are done, but in season of the summer at the beginning of this, still written guarantee a few fuller the Mao Tao with green mouth red tape, indeed lovely. Still have those 2 Xiaolou, although stale covers this world, but the eave of carve patterns or designs on woodwork with careful do manual work and window lattice, nowhere is not showing civil spirit, live in those days presumably here the person that the person also is a beautiful knowing a book. In Zhuang Shaoxian heart easily, also do not know the impulse that which come to, face about goes in parental room, say him settle on that on the west of the courtyard quiet and quiet and tastefully laid out, want afresh will plaster is decorated one time move, calm meeting is advantageous oneself life daily life is assiduously studied.
Father place of business of Zhuang Shaoxian becomes Bin year not be puzzled, busy business manages half a lifetime, be obliged however below genu this one son, from small bright try to make a good showing, so all along is to want wind to get wind, want rain to get rain. His dehisce wants to agree, but think better of remembers him again young when, banker grandfather ever had enjoined repeatedly, courtyard small building fears having strange evil spirit on the west, be sure to block so completely cut off, family is not entered, appear to be reluctant the ground says the course so. Zhuang Shaoxian naturally does not believe ghosts and gods, place theory of a sages and men of virtue to refute father, the chamberlain on the side also stands rescue sb from a siege, say then actually the courtyard is lost on the west also do not have an accident for years for nothing, should be not to have what hinder greatly, if lord is not at ease, it ask a few Gao Daolai to do field standard thing in the city is good to ask a few Gao Daolai to do field standard thing in the city.
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Chamberlain did not know to play team of a careless station from where, the law thing that do also is make a gesture to give the impression of doing sth, do not have accident happening, artisan lacquer man gets together again later, on the west repair of courtyard inside and outside anew, choose the day lets Zhuang Shaoxian be moved found a place for.
Zhuang Shaoxian is entered courtyard flash goes on the west lunar beyond, become aware only little place quiet and beautiful, what come and go without family furthermore is disturbing, it is carefree contented very, faint to be saved surely besides the morning to parents from this, a Xiaotong stays to make tea only beside outside cleaning, even more be oblivious of the outside world, of one mind is read-only book of sages and men of virtue.
However since move on the west after the courtyard, he often makes an identical dream: Have in the dream year about 28, the fine-looking and elegant woman of dress of the face before dress, be filled with be filled with room come to Zhuang Shaoxian before, an account in one's own words says: I am Qian Mingduan city female Su Ling of Su Zongzhi telling seat of government, unfortunate at was not being married before die early, be apart from already rectified 500 years today, because get celestial being of 7 stars cliff,watch long Jiaohua in former days, repair so that ground celestial being guides make in relief still art, world of the detain after dying so lasts cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine, today merits and virtues expires, the nether world also life of favour accurate condone is in relief still, because have with world of bank son of a feudal prince or high official,early in the morning again predestined relationship, this age should renew reason of love of husband and wife, just be afraid childe is cold-shouldered, sob will ask childe bring back to life before place.
Zhuang Shaoxian is a little confused in the dream, complain tearfully of woman of every see you later, become aware her clear is pitiful only, however many times period period Ai Ai does not have law mouth to agree, after awaking, feel chaos of this a little strange rather force is magical again, after throwing all heads. Till two lunar hind, the woman kneels down toward him again, cry say 3 it is the birthday when she is living in the future, also be the only time node of her renascence humanness, if miss a day, she does not have metempsychosis again period.
Zhuang Shaoxian visits her appearance this especially clear, she sends the hairpin on hair on the temples to a gold-plating hangs down bead red slant Feng Chai, neck fastens sth resembling a net of tassel of tassel of a paragraph of red treasure, become aware this woman is the boudoir show that has government-owned home temperament extremely as expected only, see her cry pear is beautifully to bring rain again, be born in the heart a lot of take pity on and cannot bear, nod eventually agree: "I am willing to save your renascence, specific how should do? But say just as well. But say just as well..
Woman immediately smile through tears, wipe tears risings to Zhuang Shaoxian fine dilatancy some preparative matters concerned. Two people detailed speaks of crow is transmitted outside the window, the woman picks below hairpin puts Zhuang Shaoxian bedside to say: "Since ancient times a solemn pledge of love of male and female, make an appointment to death with Jun Sheng nowadays, it is oath with hairpin, do not forget. " say Fu body to salute, zhuang Shaoxian stretchs his hand go helping up, the hand comes up against bed account however, whole talent sleeps lightly from inside the dream come over, rise examine house inside, door window is like before sleeping in that way lock is in good condition, but light a lamp to look, the hairpin of that gold-plating phoenix that Su Ling gives however if really place in bedside, he takes scrutiny moment, become aware shock becomes aware again already in the heart glad.
Next two days, zhuang Shaoxian according to before had agreed with Su Ling, him evadable wants to rebuild on the west courtyard garden, let chamberlain look for craftsman, periphery of tree of the peach blossom in the courtyard 2 a unit of length grow wide land dig down 3 feet deepness. A few hard square bricks are shown below 3 feet mud, chamberlain and craftsman are a little open-eyed, zhuang Shaoxian is pushed say colour of sky is late already, let everybody go back, leave Xiaotong serve book to be in only. Two people lever square brick with shovel in the evening, the brick leaves occurrence coffin pit, there is a coffin in acupuncture point. Shi Shu fears not dare lay a finger on, zhuang Shaoxian lets him be in aside hold a lamp in one's hand, dig downward alone. The it may be said when opening bier board expended a tremedous effort, wait for lift coffin lid, one caboodle is revealed to fade in coffin bright and beautiful quilt, a beauty is asleep in quilt, attire of scrutiny eyebrow eye is the Su Ling that sees in the dream as expected, although spend time hundreds years, as before if appearance is unripe.
Zhuang Shaoxian helps Su Ling up from inside coffin then piece bring back house inside, let corpse head Chao Dong sleep on couch, plantar dot removes edify of classy agalloch eaglewood, the drop of new cattle breast that takes precondition again arrives on her eyelid, the bovine breed that leave wipes aperture of her facial features face, shi Shu is dismissed go by him the charcoal fire that corridor external use burns tea cooks meal of a bowl of milled glutinous broomcorn millet, a bowl of rice wine comes to reheat, beside Su Ling puts reekily after been do. Right now colour of sky already shined greatly. Zhuang Shaoxian invites the body of Su Ling of serve book guard, oneself handle the issue that speaks Su Ling actively to father.
Zhuang Chengbin is not believed naturally, but go along with Zhuang Shaoxian after courtyard saw with one's own eyes has seen on the west, the word that must believe the son says is the true state of affairs. Wait for him to leave on the west courtyard, always feel the thing is done not have so simple, about ancient cadaver not corrupt, he listens to an old person to had said another statement however as a child, because edaphic zephyr water is distinctive,be some places, formed alleged " the ground that raise cadaver " . Undesigned bury is after the person is dead there, meet hundred years not corrupt, after the body is discovered, it is body plump and smooth-skinned, appearance is like unripe about. Classics of such corpse all previous figures hundred years life, meeting gradually bewitching of melt into cadaver.
Cadaver bewitching and fox bewitching hill are quite same, mankind of bewitch of regular meeting irregular change. Zhuang Chengbin is so anxiety-ridden, the 2nd day alone drive car goes inside the city the largest Guan Chunyang a note of the ancient Chinese five-tone scale. Wind of path long Cheng child have friendship quite with him, see he comes before facial cloud, talk about person belt to indoor detailed. Listen to a village to stop into Bin character, cheng Feng child mutter to oneself path of a short while ability: "Celestial being of Taoist school ground, be those who point to is immortal live world and do not absolutely refuse to the person of deadlocked, this female lie to death underground is counted hundred years, it is cadaver bewitching surely, but deficient path cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine is dilettante fear cannot enemy, I and you wade together Yue city, to Zu Miao of Yue Chenglong's mother, burn a book at the appointed time empress or imperial concubine of the first rank of one mother of dragon of Feng Yuxi river, she is the guardianship with coastal land of land of two wide another name for Guangdong Province ancestor god,
No time to lose in doing the job, a respectful form of address for a Taoist priest chooses attendant of a child, start off of car of drive of 3 people immediateness. Arrive that evening on the west river upper reaches 50 lis Yue city, look for a hotel to live. The 2nd day of early in the morning goes inside dragon mother temple, temple wishs know Cheng wind child, introduce shrine naturally in the middle of, pray Zhu Shuiyi type comes down, cheng Feng child the hand grasps vermilion brush to write article of a watch in the submit a written statement to a higher authority that express paper, immediately is deferential before God burn. Say to also be blamed, express Wen Ran to all do not arrive to wick popular effort, outside the hall thunderstorm blows hard, cheng Feng child Zhuang Chengbin of in the company of issues outward look around to brim, the river before meeting a hall furls a dragon is bibulous hurricane, the heading that state city carries toward the eastern side after column of wind of that dragon form goes up to the sky flies.
Cheng Feng child long hiss at a heat, comfort Zhuang Chengbin to: "Amazingly quick of move forces of dragon mother empress or imperial concubine of the first rank, be afraid that is her assign the Long Zi below goes to you before divine arms alley of home bottle concealed investigates explore bewitching condition.
Zhuang Chengbin does not know how to be answered, hanging a heart. After one pedestrian waits for rain to stop drive car answers upright city, road Zhongshan road is delayed, stopped in post one evening, the 2nd day of ability returns bottle concealed alley.
One pedestrian goes straight towards banker continuously, see neighbor is swarmed before banker gate, chamberlain is taking footman to get together busily inside the door, see Zhuang Chengbin come back, family is like Wen Dashe, surround come up to become evening of Bin state yesterday to the village a heavy rain, fall next thunder broke off Zhuang Zhai few points, with the courtyard heads on the west, bring send conjoint one place to covered a courtyard to also have ablaze day fire, the ability before dawn calculates put out. Zhuang Chengbin misses a son, busy the whereaboutldirection that asks Zhuang Shaoxian, housekeeper says not bad banker young son catchs cold occasionally because of grandmother of yesterday evening banker, zhuang Shaoxian extremely filial piety, illness of heart care grandmother, to attend personally in night, take move child the temporary lodging during a trip that grandmother room moves when Shi Shulin retires for the night, when so courtyard of Chinese and Western of midnight thunder electrical shock catchs fire, he is mixed book child is not in the courtyard. Now on the west the courtyard ins disorder one piece, zhuang Shaoxian sad deep sorrow he firm buy of that one house before long collect books elegant room, taking a person to clear away rubble of ravages of war over personally at the moment.
Zhuang Chengbin is astonished unceasingly, taking Cheng Feng child arrive on the west courtyard, if really see Zhuang Shaoxian ground of one face angst is directing a servent to be in Yuan Zhengtang position is cleared away on the west. The position that he puts Su Ling dead body before is over there, had cleared away the long couch of that burned black however, see couch go up however a remnant entity of one booth person is cindery. Zhuang Shaoxian disappointed is like lost territory to stay established for a long time.
Cheng Feng child saw, deep sigh, although do not know this to try in vain to lend Zhuang Shaoxian the hand,in relief still cadaver bewitching thinks how cause trouble, dan Tianlei arrives in time will surrender, also be day net extensive scanty and do not leak. ?