Ling Shu was fast asleep, but was suddenly pulled back from the dream by the screams, and a carp jerked up from the bed.
"Where is the ghost! What the ghost! Where is the ghost!"
He looked up and muttered to himself, obviously not fully awake yet.
Yue Dingtang has almost dressed all his clothes.
"I'll go out and have a look, you can continue to sleep."
Ling Shu: "Don't! I'm so scary left, what if the ghost sees me young and beautiful and breaks in alone?"
Yue Dingtang: "I don't think ghosts should despise a lazy talker."
Ling Shu rubbed his eyes, got up and put on his shoes.
"Let me tell you, this kind of old house is easy to be haunted, you still don't believe it, but then again, isn't the Fourth Master Bao Jiaxian, and there are ghosts who dare to come to the house to make trouble, are they impatient, let's hurry over, If you go early, maybe you can still see the ghosts fighting against Baojiaxian!"
Yue Dingtang: …
The Guan family is very big, and there are many twists and turns, not to mention Ling Shu. In fact, Yue Dingtang doesn't know the way very well.
Passing through a quiet and uninhabited courtyard from the small courtyard of the wing, turned right and crossed the corridor, and finally saw a lot of people.
Among them are the Guan family's daughters and third-generation juniors who they have not seen much before.
The faint burnt smell spread out in the air, it was not thick, and no smoke was seen. It could be seen that the fire was not big and was quickly put out.
But the cries were incessant.
Some were weeping, and some were wailing and cursing.
Ling Shu couldn't hear clearly, so he couldn't help but squeeze forward.
The servants of the Guan family who were watching the lively next to him turned to look at him and complained in a low voice, "Don't squeeze!"
Ling Shu took the opportunity to ask, "What's wrong, what's the quarrel?"
It was dark and the lights were dark, and the servants couldn't recognize him as a guest of Guan's house. Hearing that, he hissed: "The warehouse was set on fire. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and the inside was not burned, but the eldest master said that his key was missing."
Ling Shu: "The key?"
Servant: "It's the key to the warehouse!"
Ling Shu understood, that was the key that the old man gave his five sons to open the warehouse.
"okay!"
The second master suddenly shouted, suppressing all the crying and noise.
"Isn't it a joke to be noisy here in the middle of the night! Everyone who should be gone is gone, women and children, all go back, no one is allowed to stay, what's the matter, you go and clean up the next room and free up some chairs, Serve a few more pots of hot tea and snacks. Big brother, fourth and fifth, stay here. Our brothers will discuss and discuss openly and honestly. Also, Lao Li, go and call the third child over. If he refuses to come, you will be tied , and also tie someone to me!"
Lao Li and Steward He responded to each other and walked away. The female family members and the juniors looked at each other. Seeing that the other masters didn't say anything, they had to leave as well.
The people dispersed one after another, and the second master saw that there were still two people with a pestle there. At first glance, he thought they were servants with long tongues, but he was about to reprimand them, but after a closer look, he realized that it was Ling Shu and Yue Dingtang.
He was a little embarrassed when his nephew, whom he hadn't seen for many years, saw a family quarrel, and he didn't feel too embarrassed to open his mouth to evict him.
"Here, Dingtang, I have something to discuss with you, uncle, and the others, why don't you..."
"Wait!"
The Fourth Master suddenly spoke up.
"Don't go, Dingtang, you came just in time. Although you are not Guan, you are half of Guan's family. It's okay to sit in and help judge, lest the elder brother say that you are all partial to me."
The old man said angrily: "What did I say, when did I say it! You can return my key first!"
The fourth master was angry: "If you lost your key, it's none of my business! Don't put any shit on my head!"
The eldest man: "You still say it's not you! No one is close to me during the day. You are the closest to me when you and I are quarreling. Tell me, do you want to swallow the things in the warehouse for yourself!"
The fourth master laughed angrily: "I take it alone? How can I take it alone, you talk! The second, third, and fifth have keys there. I can steal them all, and the warehouse will be opened tomorrow. What are you worried about!"
The old man sneered: "What am I in a hurry? Someone knows that you colluded with outsiders to plot things in the warehouse, don't think I don't know, that blond foreign devil has been in and out of our house how many times, and he is locked up with you every time. You have been muttering in the small room for a long time, only you yourself know what the conspiracy is!"
Fourth Master: "Guan Qinzhi, if there is no evidence, I advise you to think about it clearly and then don't open your mouth and spit blood. Mr. Ivanov is my frequent visitor. He believes in my ability and will come to ask me every time I encounter difficulties. , On the day when the warehouse is opened tomorrow, since you all have to invite people to witness, I have also told him that on my side, Mr. Ivanov will be my witness. If you don’t believe the Chinese, foreigners always Should you write?"
The eldest man: "What witness, isn't it an accomplice?"
Fourth Master: "What did you say!"
The second master got a headache from the noise.
These two people are born to fight each other, and they will quarrel with each other within a quarter of an hour, like two tireless fighting cocks.
The old man was better when he was here, but as soon as the backbone left, the boss was no longer there, and he was even more reluctant to give in to his brother.
Naturally, the fourth child is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Lao Li came in a hurry.
"The second master, the third master said that he will come to open the warehouse tomorrow. Now he can't get up in the middle of the night, and he came here, ahem, because he heard the quarrel between the first master and the fourth master, so he would not be running for nothing."
Master Guan Er was a little angry: "The third one is really big, it's harder to invite than the old man!"
Lao Wuguan Shizhi continued: "That's not possible, you try to invite the old man."
Ling Shu couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
The second master glared at the fifth master fiercely.
In the content of the clamor of the eldest master and the fourth master, Ling Yue and the two finally knew what the hell was going on at night.
It is said that in the middle of the night, the eldest man's wife first heard the cry of a baby outside the door, and pushed the eldest lord to wake up. If it was said that there was a ghost outside, the eldest man did not believe it, but the wife-in-law made it impossible for the husband and wife to do anything about it. I got up to check, but I found a dark shadow on the ground outside. It ran very fast. The eldest man was stubborn. If he had to figure it out, he followed the shadow. The daughter-in-law had no choice but to follow him. In the back, they chased all the way to the gate of the yard outside the warehouse, and the eldest master's wife saw the black shadow coming towards her!
She didn't even see what that thing was, she just sat back on the ground, screamed, and shouted that there was a ghost.
When the eldest man broke into the yard, he saw that the door of the warehouse was actually on fire.
The fire came so strangely and suddenly that even the murderer could not see a shadow. Afterwards, everyone in the Guan family came to hear the news. The fourth master said that the first master had deliberately burned the warehouse, but the first master said that he had lost the key to the warehouse, which must have been stolen by the fourth master. People were arguing, until Ling Shu and the others came.
Lao Wuguan Shizhi yawned: "What's so noisy about this, without the key, I just opened the door with an axe, opened the warehouse in front of everyone, and divided things according to the old man's will! Tomorrow! I also found a classmate to be a witness, he has a lot of research on antiques and can help with palms and eyes."
The second master was a little unhappy: "Are you afraid that some brothers will fool you with fake goods?"
The fifth master said impatiently: "Second brother, it's boring for you to find fault like this! Fourth brother also called a foreign devil as a witness, why do you only talk about me and not him? Otherwise, from now on, no one will sleep. , stay here until noon tomorrow, open the warehouse, so many eyes staring at each other, you should rest assured!"
It's not that everyone didn't think about this idea, but they were too embarrassed to say it. Since the fifth one said it, they don't have to worry about it anymore.
The second master coughed lightly: "This idea is not impossible, so let's say, now there is one person from each room, staring at the warehouse here, and staying here for one night, it is not impossible, and when Lao Yuan comes down from the mountain at noon tomorrow, we will drive After the warehouse, what do you think?"
Everyone didn't say anything, and if they didn't say anything, it meant acquiescence. Even a person like the eldest master who likes to find fault can't find fault. Even if the second master doesn't say anything, he doesn't feel relieved to leave. It's acceptable to wait here all night.
Yue Dingtang said: "Second cousin, let's go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow."
"Dingtang, don't leave first," the second master held him and smiled, "Several uncles let you see a joke, but you are not an outsider, the things in the warehouse tomorrow will be yours, and you will also have a share, why not You stay too, just so many witnesses, all the uncles believe in you."
Yue Dingtang: "It's not necessary. There are so many pairs of uncles staring at me. I don't have too many."
The second master refused to let him go.
"It's necessary, it's necessary, just listen to me, I'll have someone bring the bed and cover over, you and Ling Shu have a break, and if you want something to eat, the second uncle will ask someone to do it."
Ling Shu yawned continuously: "Second cousin, what else is there to eat at this hour? We don't want to eat dumplings with only vegetables but no meat."
This bear boy, which pot can't be opened and mentioned, the second master gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "How can I let you eat this, the second cousin's small kitchen still has some beef in sauce and just warm wine, so let them send come over!"
Who set the fire and who caused the haunting, no one mentioned these two issues, and everyone seemed to have forgotten the farce just now.
In the small room, the eldest and the fourth are on each side, just like two regimes that are ruled by rivers.
The second master asked someone to bring a reclining chair, and prepared a pillow and a thick quilt to cover him, swaying around, closing his eyes and resting, which was quite comfortable.
The fifth one followed the example, and asked someone to move a reclining chair and take a nap next to the second master. In order to prevent himself from falling asleep, he also found a trusted steward to watch other people beside him.
The sauced beef and warm wine were quickly delivered. Ling Shu felt his stomach. The donkey meat pot was not fully digested. At this time, he couldn't eat the beef, but he could still drink the wine.
The wine was slightly sweet and had little stamina. I think it was due to the second master's poor drinking capacity, but it was suitable for Ling Shu. He was forced to wake up, and a little wine just made up for the unfinished sleepiness.
There were no reclining chairs in their house, and they could not find a reclining chair for a while. Yue Dingtang asked someone to bring the whole set of quilts over. Two quilts were stacked on top of each other to reduce the cold a little bit. On the other hand, it is warm.
There were so many people in the room at once, and everyone couldn't stand it. After a while, the fifth master, who couldn't sleep, whispered to the fourth master, probably asking him whether the magical powers of divination were true or false.
Seeing that no one cared about him, the eldest snorted, and summoned people to cook food. He heard about all the movements, but Ling Shu fell asleep unconsciously because of the drunkenness.
It wasn't until the sky was dawning that he woke up in a daze, and found that he was leaning on a pillar before going to bed, but when he woke up, he was resting on Yue Dingtang's lap, using his thigh as a pillow.
Poor Yue Ding Tang felt uncomfortable in his drowsiness, his brows furrowed, as if he was being held down by 800 octopuses.
Ordinary people must get up in a hurry when they see this scene, but Ling Shu thought that he could take advantage of the surname Yue for a while, so he turned over and wanted to take a nap.
Unfortunately, this wish was interrupted by the incoming manager He.
"Second master, Lao Yuan is back!"