Marry a eunuch to catch demons

When people mentioned the Xie family in Cangcheng, most of them would mention the old house of the Xie family in the east of the city.The big courtyard with five entrances and five exits occupies half of the street, but it is very grand.

The reason why this old house of the Xie family is called old is that it has been handed down from the ancestors of the Xie family for one or two hundred years.But in the middle, because of his family's decline, he was expelled by Xie's family for many years.It wasn't until five years ago that he bought it back with the money Xie Zhen sent from Beijing.

This morning, the Xie family's old house, which was always well-organized, was surprisingly chaotic.

There was a second young master who fell into an evil spirit when he came across something dirty and was sent back by the Wu family.Xie's family invited doctors and Taoist priests again, and after a lot of work, they finally settled Xie Chongzu into their own house.

Before everyone could catch their breath, the boy at the door came to spread the news again, saying that the third master was back, and brought back the male actor raised outside.

For the Xie family, this is another big event.

Xie Wei, the uncle of the Xie family, was twirling his beard, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back in a frowning face in the main hall.

It was rumored that the third master of the Xie family was raising an actor. Xie Wei thought it was nothing. His younger brother had endured in the palace for so many years and came out to play with something new.

It was rumored that the third master of the Xie family and his nephew had a fight over the actor. Xie Wei thought it was okay, but it was a bit embarrassing. It must be the fault of that bastard nephew Chongzu. When he turns back, he must let the second son teach him a lesson. son.

But now, he watched Xie Zhen bring someone into the house with his own eyes, which made him no longer able to turn a blind eye and deceive himself.

Xie Wei's beard was about to fall out of worry, so he tried not to speak harshly to Xie Zhen, but asked with a wry smile: "Third brother, what are your plans?"

"It's nothing, I just brought him back to identify the door." Xie Zhen looked at Xie Wei, but spoke very normally and naturally.

After speaking, I still didn't forget to pull Ye Ge's hand, and introduced him: "Come, Ge Er, meet my elder brother."

In the main hall, there was silence.

Xie Zhen spoke lightly and normally, but Ye Ge and Xie Wei were left behind, almost eyeing each other in a daze, neither of them knew what to say.

Ye Ge looked at Xie Wei with some distress, and saw that he was wearing a long blue cloth gown, leaning on a small crutch with a dragon's head in his hand, his ears and temples were slightly white, and his face was considered kindly.Speaking of it, it is no different from those old masters I usually meet in the theater.

At this time... it should be to say hello, right?

Ye Ge thought to himself, now that it is the new society of the Republic of China, it is definitely not a good thing to kneel when greeting, but if you want him to shake hands with Xie Wei—even if it is impossible, or else just bow?

When Ye Ge's mind was in a mess, fortunately Xie Zhen spoke again: "Brother, this is Ye Ge. He has a bad voice and can't call people. Please forgive me."

Not to mention that Ye Ge's side is a mess, Xie Wei is not much better.At this moment, as soon as he heard Xie Zhen's words, without even thinking about it, he nodded subconsciously and said, "It's okay, it's okay, why should you be so polite."

"Since it's here, it's good to have this heart..."

After finishing speaking, there was another awkward pause.

Ye Ge is almost bald now. He once thought about what it would be like if Xie Zhen brought him home one day.

Mostly, his family strongly opposed it. If it was serious, he might directly open the ancestral hall, sue the ancestors, and force the third master to expel him from the house. From then on, Baishou would not be allowed to see each other again... Anyway, those miserable scenes in the play He went through all the situations in secret.

But he never thought that this would be the case.

Xie Wei was actually full of words, but facing this younger brother who entered the palace for the Xie family when he was young, he was really reluctant to say even half a word.

But I really feel that it's not normal to let Xie Zhen bring a male actor home like this.

And Xie Zhen obviously guessed what the elder brother was thinking, so he simply opened up and said, "I also know about the gossip outside."

"It's just big brother, what do I mean by bringing people back today, don't you understand?"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Ge raised his head and looked at Xie Zhen steadily, while Xie Zhen gave him a comforting smile.

However, Xie Wei remained silent for a long time. He understood why he didn't understand. From the moment Xie Zhen brought him in front of him, he understood what his third brother was thinking.It's just that for a long time, his ideas and upbringing made it difficult for him to get rid of his contempt for actors, let alone male actors.

"Okay, I get it." In the end Xie Wei sighed for a long time, and sat down on the chair with some helplessness: "You can make up your own mind, the eldest brother will not make things difficult for you."

Following Xie Wei's sigh, Ye Ge's heart finally fell back into his stomach.

He could feel that the Xie family uncle in front of him was actually not that satisfied with him, but he could also feel that Xie Wei was trying his best to accept himself without any malice.

This kind of acceptance still takes time. Xie Zhen didn't want to embarrass Xie Wei too much, so he turned to talk about Xie Chongzu: "I just rushed back when I heard that Chongzu had an accident. , let's go see him."

Xie Wei's expression turned even worse when he mentioned his nephew who had been bewitched by evil spirits. No matter how unworthy Xie Chongzu was, he was still blood relatives.Xie Wei knew that Xie Zhen had some real skills in this ghost matter, so he quickly waved his hands and said, "Yes, go and see him."

Finally being taken out of the main hall, Ye Ge breathed a sigh of relief. With the wind blowing outside, he only felt that his hair, which had just shrunk into a ball, was fluffed up again, and then Xie Zhen rubbed his head.

"Are you scared just now?" Xie Zhen lowered his head, with a bit of concern in his tone.

Ye Ge froze for a moment, then shook his head, he was not afraid.

From the moment he stepped into the gate of the Xie family's old house, along the way, he had truly seen the wealth of the Xie family, which was not comparable to the previous historians who pretended to be foreign.

But he didn't expect that he didn't feel cramped or scared like he did when he went to the historian last time, but nervous.

Because this is Xie Zhen's home, he is not cramped.

Because Xie Zhen was by his side, he was not afraid.

But... Because what he wanted to see was Xie Zhen's family, so he felt nervous.

"It's okay." Xie Zhen stroked Ye Ge's ears and explained carefully: "It's still a long time, and you can get familiar with it gradually. Besides, if you like this place, we will stay here in the future. If you can’t live here, let’s buy real estate outside and move out.”

Ye Ge shook her head quickly when she heard this, and wrote in her notebook: "No, I don't dislike this place, it's just that I just saw... a little nervous, and it will be fine in the future."

Seeing that Ye Ge was still a little flustered, Xie Zhen began to seriously consider whether his little pigeon was really suitable to live in this old house.On the one hand, he comforted: "Brother's thoughts are indeed old, but his thoughts are good."

Thinking of Uncle Xie's family, Ye Ge's heart warmed up, and she nodded her head to Xie Zhen in approval.

Anyway, he is indeed a good elder.

The two were talking, but Xie Zhen stopped. Ye Ge raised his head suspiciously, followed Xie Zhen's gaze, and only saw a few servants surrounded by Taoists in twos and walked into a small room. courtyard.

"That's Chongzu's courtyard." Xie Zhen explained aloud, "Let's go, let's go and have a look."

Ye Ge nodded, followed Xie Zhen and walked over. When the two were walking to the door, they ran into the servants who had just accompanied the Taoist priest.

Xie Zhen took advantage of the opportunity to stop the leader of them, and when he came over, he recognized that it was Xie Daning, the manager of the second room.

When Xie Daning saw that it was Xie Zhen who called him, he hurriedly ran over and saluted with a smile: "Third Master, you are back."

Xie Zhen didn't talk nonsense with him, just touched the cigarette stick in his hand, and asked lightly: "Where did you invite this Taoist priest?"

Xie Daning immediately replied: "This is Taoist Master Wang'an of Wanhengguan. I don't know if you don't come back often, but Wanhengguan is very effective. If any house in the city bumps into it, most of them will invite them."

Wanheng view?The name is very familiar, and Ye Ge immediately thought of it. When the young master of the Shi family had an accident, the master Shi also invited the Taoist priests from Wanhengguan.

Xie Zhen obviously thought of it too, but without asking any more questions, he waved his hand and let Xie Daning go down, and then walked into the yard with Ye Ge.

It is often said that words are like people, but from Ye Ge's point of view, it is not wrong to say that people are like people.

Xie Chongzu's yard, from the moment he stepped in, he could guess that it must be his yard.The surroundings are colorfully arranged. Although they are all precious flowers and plants, they are piled up very tacky.

After the two came in, they didn't rush into the house. Instead, under the guidance of Xie Zhen, they walked around to Xie Chongzu's bedroom. Under a small carved window, they could just see and hear the situation in the house.

Xie Chongzu's bedroom is like his yard, filled with all kinds of flashy things, but at the moment he can't enjoy them anymore, just like Bao Ying before, with a pale face, lying on the bed, surrounded by maids and women.

A few Taoist priests from Wanheng Temple were also there, and now that they could get in, Ye Ge could see clearly.

The leader is an old Taoist who looks to be 70 or [-] years old, with white hair and a childlike face, he is really a bit of a fairy, I think it is the Taoist Master Wang'an that Xie Daning said.

After the old Taoist, followed by two young Taoist boys, one holding a whisk and the other holding on to a wooden sword.

"The appearance of the second young master of the Poor Taoist Temple is true. It is true that he bumped into an evil thing. This thing was born in the deep mountains and has a very filthy atmosphere. If it is to be eradicated, it may take time and slowly recuperate."

Daoist Wang'an stroked his white beard, dragged his voice, and said slowly.

"My poor son, why did I come across these things..." Beside Xie Chongzu's bed, the woman with golden hairpins had already swollen eyes from crying, begging the old man: "If you need anything, just don't hesitate to ask me!" Said, please help me."

After finishing speaking, she secretly winked at the little maid beside her, who immediately understood, took out a red package from the cabinet beside her, and quietly sent it to the Taoist boy holding the sword.

"Slaying demons and saving people is the duty of the poor Daoist. Don't worry about the second wife. There are still a few talismans here. You can hang them in the house first. I will do another ritual tomorrow when the poor Daoist. I think the second young master will definitely get better." From the corner of his eye, the old man saw Dao Tong accepting the red envelope, and immediately took out a dozen yellow talismans from his bosom, and handed them to the second wife.

The second wife quickly picked it up, and ordered a group of maids to paste it, paste the paste, paste the talisman paper, and it became lively in an instant.

Seeing this, Xie Zhen couldn't help shaking his head with a sneer.

Hearing Xie Zhen's laughter, Ye Ge couldn't help raising his head to look at him. Although he didn't write in the notebook, there was obvious confusion in his eyes, and he was asking Xie Zhen why he was smiling.

"It's just another charlatan." Xie Zhen touched Ye Ge's head and said softly.

After hearing this, Ye Ge tilted her head, looked at the old Taoist with white hair and youthful face in the room, and then at Xie Zhen, who was as handsome as jade in front of her, um... the third master is better looking than the old Taoist, if the third master said he was a liar, then he must be .

"Then shall we expose him?" Ye Ge asked in the notebook.

Xie Zhen was not very close to Erfang, and Xie Chongzu had offended Ye Ge a lot just yesterday, in normal times, he would never have cared about them being cheated by Taoist priests.

But thinking that Xie Chongzu may also have clues related to the formation, he still picked up the cigarette stick and said to Ye Ge: "Forget it, let's go in, and we won't waste time if we finish it early."