dressed as a scholar

Qiao Hezhi had a good night's sleep, and it was nearly ten hours when he woke up, and he didn't wake up naturally when he fell asleep, but was awakened by the sound of jingling in the house.

"My lord, get up quickly."

"What's going on?" Qiao Hezhi's eyes were dim, he got up from the bed, and found that it was already bright outside: "But mother-in-law?"

"For some unknown reason, the old lady invited some wizards to the house. Five or six of them were frighteningly dressed with colorful faces. They are already heading towards Xiaotongyuan."

"What!" Qiao Hezhi exclaimed, and hurriedly put on his clothes, and before he even had time to wash up, the voices outside the house became louder and louder: "What's going on?"

As soon as the voice fell, the door was pushed open, and several people wearing masks and high hats broke into the room suddenly. They were all dressed in the same clothes, dancing and dancing with different magic weapons in their hands, and people with loud bells had a headache.

"Grandma, what are you doing?"

Chen Shi'e hurried into the house, and pushed Qiao Hezhi away: "Hide away, it's you, the goblin, who bewitched my son's mind. Today I invited the master to do it, and see where you hide!"

Qiao Hezhi was confused by what he said, and suddenly the wizard holding the torch sprayed a mouthful of wine into the air, and the flame exploded long and straight at Qiao Hezhi. He subconsciously stepped back, almost knocking down the water basin.

In the room, there was a brazier and dancers, and the whole room was full of smog.

"Master, master!" Mrs. Chen pulled the leading wizard: "Can the evil spirit be expelled?"

The wizard kept secret: "Old lady, we will do what we have to do."

Mrs. Chen leaned forward: "Then is he a goblin? Can the master make him manifest now? It's not because the master is not good enough to subdue the goblin."

The sorcerer gave the old woman a sideways look: "We are Taoists who remove the filth from the house and welcome the new as the New Year approaches, not to catch demons."

"If you let us catch the demon early in the morning, we won't be able to come here. If you want to catch the demon, please ask another master. There are two Taoist priests at the east entrance of the city, but I guess it is busy these days. All the big families in the city are opening altars to pray for blessings. The salary is generous, and they also prepare rich food and wine, so they must not accept small businesses."

"Old lady, let's stop here today." The wizard waved his hand towards the dancer in the room, and the dancer finished hastily: "Take the job."

"Hey, why did you just leave and take people's money! How can you leave before the matter is finished!" Mrs. Chen hurriedly dragged the person: "This is not a white trip, nothing is done."

The wizard said: "It's really a waste of time to come here. The family of the Wu member in the south of the city also invited him to do something. It costs two liang of silver per game. Old lady, you give me three pennies. We have come here for the sake of being a scholar. .”

Although Qiao Hezhi didn't understand why he invited the wizard to his house, he understood from a few words that Fang Yu stood at his side yesterday and made the old lady dissatisfied.

Seeing that all the wizards are not in a good mood, they also clearly said that they did not receive enough rewards, otherwise the dance master estimated that they could dance for half an hour, and they stopped in less than a quarter of an hour, and they were really dissatisfied.

He was about to ask Si Yu to fetch some money to send people away, after all it was not good to hear the news, but before he could open his mouth, he heard a clear voice from the yard: "Oh, it's lively."

"Lord?"

Chen looked up her neck and saw that Fang Yu had come, she felt a little bit in her heart: "Didn't you go to the academy?"

"If I go to the academy, how can I catch up with the excitement of dancing to the master at home?"

Fang Yu waved his hand, and Xue Zhu came forward and gave the wizard a few taels of silver.

He said: "Not only is this house new, but it's also the first New Year's Eve. My mother always yells that I can't sleep well at night, so I'm asking you to come here to exorcise evil spirits and take refuge. It's causing trouble for everyone. I'll give you some hard-earned money this time. I would also like to ask you all to do a great ceremony to relieve my mother's worries."

Seeing Yinzi and seeing Fang Yu treating these low-class people with courtesy, the leading wizard naturally became more amiable: "It is true that the elderly will feel uncomfortable when they change their residence when they are old. This is also a common thing. Fang Xiucai don't have to worry. I will do my best to do this ritual well.”

"So it's worth the trouble."

The courtyard suddenly became noisy again, Fang Yu asked Xuezhu to carry the tables and chairs, and watched over the courtyard, and sat down with Qiao Hezhi leisurely to drink tea: "Mother, aren't you tired of standing there and watching, come and have a seat Well, it will take some time for the ceremony to be finished."

Chen looked at the two of them in a daze, not only was the ritual useless, but seeing Fang Yu's logical arrangement, it seemed that he had specially invited the wizard here to exorcise her.

Mrs. Qian supported her and said: "Old lady, is this a misunderstanding? Or is it that the goblin's knowledge is too deep, and this wizard is useless."

"This is the best wizard in the city." Chen didn't know what to do, and murmured, "Do they believe him or not?"

When the ceremony was almost noon, the wizard gave away two safe mandarin ducks before leaving, saying that Fang Yu was destined to be a butcher for an official, and that he and Qiao Hezhi were deeply married, and they were auspicious signs who would accompany him to old age.

Qiao Hezhi was very happy holding the mandarin duck blessing, and foolishly felt that the wizard must be right, so he tipped two more coins at his own expense.

Fang Yu didn't take it seriously, these wizards were also open to money, and they probably said the same thing to every scholar and couple. Compared with the winter solstice, the Chinese New Year is not far away. Say a few auspicious words and you can spend more money to celebrate the New Year. ,Why not do it.

Qiao Hezhi shook the blessing in his hand: "Can I hang up this safe blessing?"

Fang Yu looked at him with a smile: "You can hang up if you like."

Qiao Hezhi closed his eyes when he heard the words, and went over to tie Ping Anfu on his belt, next to the seal of his taxi card.

Fang Yu was helpless, but let him go: "You go back to the house later and clean up. I'll take my mother to the Longevity Hall, and when we come back, we will go to the Lake Wind Well."

"it is good."

After Qiao Hezhi returned to the house, Fang Yu dismissed his servants, stepped forward to support Mrs. Chen, and said with a smile, "Mother, are you satisfied with today's ceremony?"

Chen's complexion was colorful, and he wanted to pull his wrist away, feeling that the person in front of him was strange and frighteningly tight.

"Why do you say you have to make trouble?" Fang Yu said in a harmonious voice: "It's just that you are an old lady who is restless. You are old, if you make trouble again, outsiders may think it's okay Crazy, after all, he still chooses to listen to the words of young Qingming people."

Chen's back was hairy, and she glanced at Fang Yu in fear: "What do you mean?"

"What can I mean, but it's just a literal meaning. You should be satisfied after you have done the ritual. There are no monsters in the house, so you can spend your life in the Longevity Hall with peace of mind. There are servants and servants to take care of you, and the troubles at home are also gone. Just don't bother asking, since you have your own son and daughter-in-law to take care of it, don't even think about sending someone to steal the keys to the warehouse, those things are useless for mothers."

"My son is not a vicious person, so your food and clothing are indispensable, but if you continue to act recklessly like today and turn the restlessness at home against your son, then I have nothing to say."

Seeing that Mrs. Chen remained silent, like an old crow soaked in rain, Fang Yu asked, "Mom, what do you think?"

Mrs. Chen shook her head, looking quite crazy: "I don't believe it! There is nothing to do today, and you are my son, who took his wife and forgot his mother, and you are mean to your old lady in order to protect Qiao Hezhi!"

"Mean, whether I cut you off from food or clothes, or beat and scolded you, you should pay attention to your words."

After sending people into the house, Fang Yu said again: "Mr. Qian took her mother out of the house early this morning. It is really unseemly. Her admonition makes the mother tired. Such a troublesome servant, the son really does not feel at ease staying in the house." Mother's side."

"It's not in vain to ask for a day off from the academy. In the morning, my son has gone to the dental shop to pick out a few capable servants. They are all honest and responsible. I will let them serve my mother in the future."

Fang Yu clapped his hands, and four servants came into the room, the leader was a dumb woman, because she was old and could not speak, it was not easy to sell in dental shops, so she sold them at a low price.

But Fang Yu is not greedy for cheap, but fancy her can't speak, because of her congenital defects, it makes her character better, she can do things quickly, endure hardships and stand hard work, and the most important thing is that she will not reveal the affairs of the master's family, such a servant, It is very suitable to be arranged by Chen's side.

In addition, he chose a few young ones, but they were all children from poor families. He had carefully trained them and knew who to listen to when they arranged for them.

Chen's eyes widened: "What are you doing! You are spying on me!"

"I'll monitor what you do. You should eat and drink. If you don't do evil things, why would you care what kind of servants you serve?"

Fang Yu said: "You guys haven't come to see the old lady yet, and you will take good care of her in the future. If anyone is lazy, I will not forgive them lightly."

"Mother, it's good for you to rest. My son has something to do, so I won't be with you."

After saying that, Fang Yu went out of the house, and then asked Xue Zhu to recruit a few servants in the Longevity Hall, headed by Mrs. Qian, and because he hadn't committed any obvious major mistakes, he couldn't sell them to the tooth shop. Yu also had a kind heart and gave Yin Zi to dismiss him.

The younger ones are also arranged, but Mrs. Qian is not afraid of things: "Why do you want to drive me away, if there are any shortcomings, just punish me, why don't you just drive me away quietly?" People, servants are also people! Where do you want us to go?"

Fang Yu originally thought that it would be fine if the master and servant had a good get-together, but Mrs. Qian did not accept this kind of affection.

"My lord, what's your business? If you don't want to dismiss the silver, you can save some expenses." Xue Zhu reprimanded: "The old lady treats you too kindly on weekdays, which makes you lose your duty. .”

"I want to see the old lady, even if I want to let me go, the old lady will let me go."

Fang Yu put his hands behind his back and said, "Mother Qian, you are still thinking about the old lady even when you are in danger. You really have a deep relationship between master and servant. If you really don't want to leave, then go to the outer courtyard to sweep the floor. Maybe someday you can see the old lady again." Two eyes."

Qian Shi was a little scared of Fang Yu, and said viciously: "You really let a monster take your heart."

"You look like a sensible person." Fang Yu said, "You seem to have lost your mind when you speak. Xuezhu, mother Qian, don't dismiss Yin, and utter evil words to slander the master. It's fine to drive him out. crazy."

"Yes! What are you still doing in a daze, get out!"

"You!" Before Madam Qian finished speaking, she was dragged out by the servants: "Let me go, let me go!"

"If you dare to come to make trouble again, you will be arrested directly to see the official."

The rest of the people didn't dare to act when they saw the battle, so they quickly collected their money and packed their things.

In this way, after cleaning up, the Chen family settled down, and the tricky servants were also dealt with, and the house was considered clean.