Fairy contract

"You said you kid ran out early on New Year's Day without telling us. Do you know how worried I am about you?" Lin Nan looked angrily at Shang Hao, who lowered his head and said nothing.And the nymph sitting on Shang Hao's shoulder also lowered her head and said nothing.

"You're out, why don't you at least tell us? On the first day of the new year, the family worshiper couldn't find you at noon, so the whole family went out to look for you. It would be better for you to run away to the vast forest!" Lin Nan thought more and more. Angry, he couldn't help but scold Shang Hao a few more times.

"Mom, I was wrong. This nymph wanted to go back to the vast forest to have a look, so I took her there. Once I left, I forgot about the sacrifice." Shang Hao looked at Lin Nan with a smile.

Nying Fu, who was sitting on the shoulder, felt Shang Hao's thoughts and raised her head, staring at Lin Nan with her two big eyes. There were tears in her eyes and she looked very aggrieved.

Looking at Shang Hao and Ning Fu, Lin Nan was also angry and funny. He waved his hands and said helplessly, "Forget it, for Ning Fu's sake, I'll let you go this time. I've been playing for a day and my stomach is not good." If you're hungry, take Nymph to have something to eat and then come to the ancestral hall."

"Okay, I've got the order, let's go now, let's go nymph, let's go have dinner." When Shang Hao heard Lin Nan's words, he instantly became happy and ran towards the kitchen.

"Run slowly and take care of the nymph!" Lin Nan shouted helplessly as he looked at Shang Hao's leaving back.

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Offering sacrifices in ancestral halls is a long-standing tradition of the human race.Sacrifice, in addition to commemoration, also has the function of inheritance.In the incense, what lingers is the spiritual will passed down by the clan.

After finally escaping Lin Nan's nagging, Shang Hao didn't dare to neglect the matter of sacrifice.After hurriedly eating some dinner, Shang Hao took Ning Fu to the ancestral hall of Shang Mansion.

When Shang Hao arrived at the ancestral hall, Shang Qian and Lin Nan were waiting here.

Seeing Shang Hao coming, Lin Nan didn't say anything. Shang Qian stepped forward and said, "I didn't find you at noon, so your mother and I will wait for you to come together in the evening."

"Dad, I'm sorry, I really didn't expect this." Shang Hao touched his head in embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's not that particular. Just let it come to your mind!" Shang Qian never taught Shang Hao very harshly, and he was very open-minded every time.

Inside the ancestral hall, there is a sandalwood table, on which all the tablets of the direct lineage of the Shang family, starting from the first generation ancestor of the Shang family, are placed in sequence.The one at the bottom is Grandpa Shang Hao, Shang Zhaoyan.On the side, there is a small sandalwood table, with a single tablet on it, Carlo Hughes.

This was added at the request of Shang Qian during the New Year sacrifice this year, and the Shang family had no objection to this.Although Carlo was just a passer-by, he gave Shang Hao a second life. Being treated like this is the respect that should be given.

Shang Hao lit three sticks of incense and inserted them into the incense burner in front of the family ancestor's tablet. He bowed very respectfully, then lit another stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner in front of Carlo's tablet.

As bursts of white smoke rose, Shang Hao couldn't help but remember the scenes that Carlo taught him, and his eyes couldn't help but get wet.Suddenly remembering something again, Shang Hao turned to look at Shang Zhaoyan's tablet.

"Dad, do you remember that my great-grandfather saved a woman named Dong Xingxue before?" Shang Hao looked at Shang Qian and asked.

"Dong Xingxue? I haven't heard of it, but it seems that saving a woman is something like this. Didn't Mr. Carlo mention this before? He didn't elaborate on it later, so I didn't ask." Shang Qian thought about it. After a quick search, no image of the woman Shang Hao asked was found.

Shang Zhaoyan died very early, and Shang Hao had no hope at all.Nymph, who was sitting on Shang Hao's shoulder, suddenly flew up and gently pressed her little hand on Shang Gan's head.

Shang Qian was slightly startled at first, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

Nying Fu removed her hand from Shang Gan's head, and Shang Gan looked at Shang Hao and said, "I think I've seen the woman in the picture just now..."

"Dad, think about it carefully, this matter is very important to me!" Shang Hao was a little surprised and a little anxious.

"Oh, by the way, I remembered that it should be among your great-grandfather's belongings. It's in the warehouse. I'll take you to find it."After saying that, Shang Qian explained a few more words to Lin Nan, then cleaned up the table of the ancestral hall and took Shang Hao towards the storage room of Shang Mansion.

The storage room is located in the innermost part of the backyard. It is usually where some sundries are stored in the house, but the housekeeper keeps it fairly clean.

Entering the storage room, Shang Qian walked straight towards the innermost corner.There was a wooden box placed in the corner. Shang Qian stepped forward, opened it, rummaged in the box for a while, and took out a scroll.

When Shang Hao took out the scroll, he had a flash of doubt. The other objects in the box were more or less dusty, but this scroll was clean, as if it had been put in newly.But this trace of doubt was quickly thrown away.

He unrolled the scroll with some excitement in his heart. The scroll was almost as tall as Shang Hao, and it was the portrait of Dong Xingxue.The person in the portrait was as beautiful as a fairy. Shang Hao really saw the whole face of Dong Xingxue, and thinking of Carlo, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Looking down, he saw a row of beautiful small characters in the lower right corner of the scroll.

"When I was in trouble, I was saved by Mr. Shang Zhaoyan, the head of the Shang family. If the Shang family is in trouble, the Dongxing Dragon Clan will give them all their help when they see this portrait - Dongxing Xue."

"I don't know the details about this matter. We are four brothers, and I am the youngest. Go and ask your uncle. If even he doesn't know, then no one will know. The guards and maids in the house It has been changed a long time ago, and the old housekeeper passed away five years ago. It is a bit difficult to trace the things that happened when your great-grandfather was young." Shang Qian looked at Shang Hao, sighed secretly, and then spoke to Shang Qian. Hao said.

"I know, dad, I'll go find the uncle right now." After hearing Shang Qian's words, Shang Hao put away the scroll and ran towards the uncle's residence in the inner courtyard.

"Slow down, don't be so hasty"

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When Shang Hao arrived at his uncle Shang Hong's yard, Shang Hong was talking to Shang Ming. When he saw Shang Hao coming, Shang Ming enthusiastically waved to Shang Hao to come with him.

"Hao'er, where have you been during the day? Your parents are looking for you everywhere!" Seeing Shang Hao, Shang Hong asked about what happened during the day.

"Uncle, I asked you to worry about it. I had something urgent to do during the day and I went out. It has been solved now." Shang Hao explained hurriedly to avoid Shang Hong from asking further questions.

"Xiao Hao, what's wrong with you coming so late?" Shang Ming looked at Shang Hao's appearance and guessed that Shang Hao had something wrong, so he asked.

"Yes, I came here to ask you something," Shang Hao said as he took out the scroll from the magic storage device and unfolded it to show Shang Hong and Shang Ming.

"This is it?" Shang Ming's face was full of confusion.

"How did you find this portrait?" Shang Hong was slightly stunned at first, and then asked.

"Uncle, do you know anything?" Seeing Shang Hong's appearance, Shang Hao knew that Shang Hong should know something and immediately asked.