Early the next morning, Xia Xun went to court for duty, but Nan Feifei arrived at the Yang Mansion, carrying a basket, as if visiting relatives.
Lifting the cover, there were dozens of eggs and quail eggs in the basket, neatly stacked there. Xiaodi could hardly believe her eyes. She thought these eggs and quail eggs were fake. Try
When she opened one, egg white and egg yolk came out. Xiaodi couldn't help but stare blankly: "Really, is it real? There are actually... square bird eggs in the world!"
Peng Ziqi was also very curious, but she didn't believe that the egg was born like this. She picked up a square egg and looked at it carefully for a long time, and then asked Nan Feifei suspiciously: "How did you get this egg?"
Nan Feifei smiled proudly: "Hehe, the mountain man has his own clever plan, but it won't work if he says it."
In fact, if Xia Xun were here, he could expose her so-called clever plan. To be honest, this method was nothing at all. Nan Feifei just made several square molds according to the approximate size of the eggs in advance, and then soaked the eggs entirely in vinegar.
, soak the eggshell until it is soft. At this time, you need to be particularly skillful with your hands. Carefully pick up the soft egg and put it into the mold. Because of the squeeze of the mold, the soft ball-like egg can change according to the shape of the mold.
At this time, pour some cold water on top and rinse it. After the eggshell hardens, it will naturally become a peculiar square egg.
Xia Xun heard Xiaodi bet with her yesterday and knew that Xiaodi would definitely lose. However, he knew that Nan Feifei would not embarrass Xiaodi too much, so he was too lazy to intervene in the bet between the two little girls.
Xiaodi stared at the square egg and quail egg for a long time before she said dejectedly: "I lost! Humph, what's the big deal in just being your maid for half a month." After muttering a few words, she couldn't hold it back anymore.
Authentic: "But you have to tell me how you turned the egg into this shape."
Nan Feifei chuckled and said: "It doesn't matter if I tell you, I will teach you in a while, and you will be able to change this trick in the future. I don't need you to really serve me. I have never been a eldest lady, really."
I'm not used to having people around to serve me, but... you have to be more polite to my brother, and take care of him more these days, because his legs and feet are not very flexible."
Xiaodi said in surprise: "Your brother?"
Nan Feifei said: "Actually, it's the brother of the Xie family, but Yufei is my sister, so her brother is naturally my brother. Well, he's here."
Peng Ziqi and Xiaodi both looked up, and saw the corner door of the yard opened, and a bullock cart drove straight into the yard. The curtain of the cart opened, Xie Yufei got out of the cart, and Manager Xiao stepped forward to greet her.
After setting up a tripod, Xie Luchan walked out and got out of the car with difficulty with the help of Manager Xiao and Xie Yufei.
Manager Xiao said enthusiastically: "Thank you, Mr. Sir, thank you, Miss. It's been a hard journey. Please invite me to the hall for tea first, and we can talk slowly later."
Xie Luchan smiled and said: "Manager Xiao, please don't be polite. I will have to ask you to tell me in detail about the appearance of the old man and the old lady of the Yang family later, so that I can draw their portraits. As for the preparations for placing them in the front hall and back
For the picture of Qixia in the hall and the scene of the cow head flourishing, I have to go to the scene and copy it. Only when Xie has a good idea can he start writing."
Manager Xiao smiled and said: "That's natural. Lao Xiao is a master of painting. Everything will be done according to the master's instructions."
Peng Ziqi suddenly realized: "My husband said that he hired a painter who painted the portraits of the old man and his wife, and was also responsible for the painting of the sixteen screens in our front and back halls. Is he the young master of the Xie family?"
Xie Yufei helped her brother out, looked up at Peng Ziqi, smiled sweetly, and said, "Sister Peng, excuse me..."
A strange man came to Jinling Mansion. It is said that he is a lay disciple of Changchun Taoist Priest Qiu Chuji. He came from Baiyun Temple in Peiping. This strange man is exactly ninety years old this year, but he has a childlike appearance, bright energy, and very good manners.
Neat and neat, he doesn't look like an old man at all.
One of his disciples opened an antique shop locally. This old man was invited by his disciples to fulfill his filial piety. At first, no one knew that this old man had special skills, but later this talkative old man and several customers
Chatting in the shop, when the light was dim at night, I asked someone to light a lamp. As a result, the clerk accidentally knocked out the lamp just as he lit it. The old man pointed his finger, and the candle immediately lit up again.
Only to attract others' attention.
Under everyone's shouting and begging, the old man had no choice but to demonstrate his ability to draw water with a bamboo basket. He took a bamboo basket full of holes and gaps in his hand and was able to scoop up a basket of clean water. Surprisingly,
It won't leak and the news spread, attracting more and more people's attention.
Xie Luchan didn't believe this at first, but it was after some of his friends heard that this antique shop had a collection of Wu Daozi's paintings and told him about it that they came here with great interest.
If that painting is authentic, it should be a painting left by Wu Daozi in his early days when he was a county captain in Yanzhou, Shandong, because at that time he had not been named Daoxuan by the emperor, and the signature of the painting was called Yanzhou Lieutenant. But looking at its landscape,
With only a few strokes of brushwork, the image has already responded. The figures in the painting have flowing pleats, strong lines, flying clothes, and the wind blowing all over the wall. It is already quite impressive.
Xie Luchan couldn't help but praise repeatedly: "Wonderful! Wonderful! No wonder people call it a painting of water shields. This is Wu Daozi's authentic work."
The shop owner Mo Yan said with a smile: "Young Master has good eyesight. This is indeed the authentic work of Wu Daozi. When Khan Tuo Lei of the Yuan Dynasty invited Changchunzi to the capital and granted him the title of Changchun Hongdao Tongmi, he gave it as a gift. This shop has just opened.
This is a treasure that I specially borrowed from my master."
Xie Luchan knew that such a painting was a priceless treasure, and she couldn't afford it even if she spent all her money on it. She also heard that the shop owner borrowed it from his master, and even if he could afford it, he wouldn't sell it, so he had to admire it over and over again.
Then he returned the original thing and sighed: "Today I can see the authentic painting of the painting saint. I really have no regrets in dying. I heard that Master Tongmi Sanren is a lay disciple of Changchunzi Immortal Chang?"
Mo Yan said: "Yes, speaking of it, Mo and his master are destined to be together. Mo was frail and sick when he was young. He was taken by his father and lived in Baiyun Temple to recuperate. Fortunately, he met his mentor, who was his mentor.
He cured my illness and taught me a set of methods to strengthen my body. In fact, Mo Yan did not learn any great magical powers from his master, but once he was a teacher, he was always a father. The teacher saved my life.
It is a great merit, and the relationship between master and disciple is always there. Now that Mo has taken root in Yingtian, he invited his mentor to come and stay for a while. His old man..."
Just as he said this, someone hurried over. In front of him were two young men in green clothes, who looked like servants of a wealthy family. Behind them, there was a middle-aged man with extraordinary clothes and graceful bearing. Unexpectedly, even though he was named, he turned out to be just a housekeeper.
This shows that his family background is extraordinary.
Xie Luchan heard from the sidelines that something strange happened to this family. There was always banging on the door in the middle of the night, but when she opened the door, there was no one there. The family was upset and waited until dawn to invite them.
They asked a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits. The Taoist priest came to take a look, but shook his head repeatedly and said that his Taoism was shallow and could not drive away evil spirits. The family became even more panicked after hearing this. After repeated begging, the Taoist priest said that the Mojiabao number now resides.
There is a strange man who has profound spiritual practice and can drive away evil spirits. Therefore, the master comes to the door with a lot of money to ask for help.
Mo Yan felt displeased after hearing this and said: "If your master is sincere, why don't you come here in person and use some money to drive my master? Go, get out."
"Haha, don't be upset, disciple. There is only a mistress in this household, so it is naturally inconvenient to come to the door in person." Following the voice, an old man in a gray-green Taoist robe with silver hair, a snow-white beard, neat hands and feet, and a bright spirit appeared.
He walked out from behind the shop. Although he was a layman, he was dressed as a Taoist.
The housekeeper heard this and exclaimed: "The Taoist priest is indeed very powerful. Our master left early and there are only the old lady and young lady in the house. It is really not suitable to be exposed in public. That's why the villain came to invite the old Taoist priest and asked the old Taoist priest to help me."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "Your family is a good family and has great fortune. It should not be disturbed by this evil ghost. That's all. I will go with you for a while."
Everyone is curious, and Xie Luchan is no exception. When she heard about such strange things, she couldn't help but go watch the excitement.
When I arrived at that house, I saw Zhuge Qihu, a wealthy family. The old Taoist did not enter the door, but stood in front of the door, looked at the clouds to check the weather, and sneered for a long time: "What kind of evil spirit do I have? How dare you come to the human world with such a Taoist practice?"
Rampant.”
He asked someone to fetch a bowl of water, and then took out a talisman. He looked at the door and performed the ritual, stepping on the seven-star step, muttering something in his hand. Finally, he stretched out his hand and shook it, and the talisman in his hand burned with a "boom", which aroused the admiration of the people who were surrounding him.
.After the talisman burned to ashes and was all turned into a bowl, the old Taoist handed the bowl of water to the butler and ordered: "Put this talisman water into a big vat, take a vat of water to wash the door, and make it clean.
There are six Ding Liujia and four levels of meritorious servicemen to protect you, and it will be difficult for evil spirits and heretics to invade."
The steward thanked him repeatedly and asked for a plate of money and silk to be presented to him. The old Taoist waved his hand and said with a smile, "We'll see if it works tomorrow. It won't be too late for you to thank me again."
This made the spectators more convinced that the Taoist priest was a righteous man, but Xie Luchan was half-convinced.
The old Taoist was about to leave when he suddenly saw Xie Luchan. He couldn't help but exclaimed, walked over, looked him up and down, and said in surprise: "How did Tianshang Wenqu end up like this?"
Xie Luchan didn't believe that he was pretending to be a ghost, but when she heard him mention Wen Quxing's descent to earth, which was the place where he was most praised and praised by his neighbors when he was a boy, she couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, and turned around to walk away.
The old Taoist shouted from behind: "Young master and I are destined to be together. I may be able to resolve your sadness. I will stay at Mo's Store for a while. If you are confused or confused, you can come here."
Find me."
Xie Luchan seemed unaware and walked faster. Mo Yan quietly approached the old man and whispered: "Uncle Master, will he take the bait?"
The old Taoist had a kind face and a childlike face, but now he smiled sinisterly, but it was full of resentment and ferocity: "Don't worry, he will come back tomorrow when he hears that this family has really driven away the evil spirits. Humph! I'm absolutely sure
It would be easy for Songling to persecute him and make his husband and wife turn against each other and father and son to become enemies. Not only would I want to destroy his family, but I would also want to make the brother and sister love each other so much that they would become enemies in the future. Only in this way... can I eliminate the hatred in my heart!
