evil tiger marries husband

Chapter 26 The Old House in the Western Suburbs

The two were talking, when Bai Yingyang and Zhang Xiuyuan came together, Zhang Xiuyuan said first: "Brother, aunt."

Zhang Ehu stood up and gave up his seat to the two, while Zhang Xiuyuan sat next to Meng Qiaozhuang.

It was inconvenient for Meng Qiaozhuang to sit with Zhang Xiuyuan, and was about to get up, Zhang Xiuyuan suddenly pulled his hand and said, "Auntie, I heard that you were injured a few days ago, I haven't had to visit you yet, how is your injury now?"

Meng Qiaozhuang hurriedly withdrew his hand, and said calmly: "It's ready, thank you for your concern, miss." He stood up and walked to Zhang Ehu's side and said, "Sir, Zhang's old house is so beautiful, take me in and have a look."

Zhang Ehu hadn't returned to the old house for a long time, and wanted to look around, saying: "Go in and follow me closely, if a ghost jumps out of the corner and catches you, don't cry."

Meng Qiaozhuang only thought that he was scaring herself, and said with a smile, "With you by my side, I'm not afraid." After saying that, he took his arm and walked into the house.

Just stepped into the door, but saw eight mulberry trees planted on the left and right sides of the screen wall except for various small flowers. Meng Qiaozhuang was surprised when he saw it, and frowned, "Why are mulberry trees planted here?"

Zhang Ehu said: "Your Majesty and Axiu said that mulberry can be made into tea, what can be nourished..."

Meng Qiao put on makeup and said, "Nourishes the skin." He said in his heart, "But 'mulberry' and 'sorrow' have the same pronunciation, which is not very auspicious. Usually, this kind of tree is not planted at home."

The second entrance courtyard is in the shape of a "mouth", with only a pine tree planted in the center, and nothing else.

The pine tree symbolizes longevity, which is an auspicious omen, but the tree is located in the center, forming a word "sleepy" with the courtyard. Such an arrangement is not appropriate.

Zhang Ehu pointed to the main room and said: "This is the house of my parents. We lived in it when we were young. Later, when we grew up, we moved to the East Wing. Axiu lives in 'Xiuyunxuan', and I live with Little White Goat." Zhuangyuan building'."

Meng Qiao frowned and said, "There are so many houses, why do you have to live with him?"

Zhang Ehu said: "Are you jealous?"

Meng Qiao made up her lips and said, "Yes!"

When the two entered the house, they saw that the room was empty, everything had been put away, only the tables, chairs and stools, and there was no dust on them, because the servants who stayed behind in the old house often cleaned it.

Zhang Ehu said: "When I was young, my mother asked the teacher to teach me how to write. I was always inattentive. Every time I wrote half of it, I got annoyed, and I used a knife to frighten the teacher to the shit, hahaha!"

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "You are so naughty."

Zhang Ehu said: "Later, my mother asked the little white sheep to study with the teacher first, and then he taught me to write."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "You won't make trouble in front of Mr. Bai, so you have to write obediently."

Zhang Ehu proudly said: "Little White Goat is the most obedient, so he won't force me to write. He can imitate my handwriting, so he will write for me."

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "It's really hard for him to imitate the ghostly calligraphy you wrote."

Zhang Ehu waved his hand and said: "I am the chief security officer. I only need to be strong in martial arts to maintain the order in Meilong County. I don't need to be educated. I just need to know how to read characters. What's the use of writing so beautifully?"

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "Young Master Bai must be very knowledgeable, does he have any fame?"

Zhang Ehu nodded and said: "When he was 12 years old, he participated in the provincial examination and got to know Yuan. I accompanied him to the capital to participate in the general examination. Unexpectedly, he was not acclimatized, his health was not good, and he became seriously ill during the examination. The paper was written in a mess and failed After that, there will be no more exams."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "What a pity!" Then said: "But he is Xie Yuangong, so he can still be an official. Why doesn't he become an official?"

Zhang Ehu said: "You don't have to be in Meilong County to be an official, I don't know where you will be transferred to work."

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "It's because you were afraid of going too far and couldn't bear him, so you didn't let him report to the Ministry of Officials."

Zhang Ehu said disdainfully: "If he really goes to other places to become a high-ranking official, I will follow him and serve as his bodyguard. What's more, he doesn't want to leave Meilong County."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "It turned out that I didn't want to leave my hometown."

Seeing that he felt sorry for the little white sheep, Zhang Ehu couldn't help but said: "I also took the imperial examination, and I wanted to be the number one scholar in martial arts and serve my country. I don't care about weapons, fists, weightlifting, riding and shooting... Sure to win."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "But martial arts must first examine the strategy."

Zhang Ehu frowned and said, "It's because I haven't passed the strategy test that I can't stand for the election."

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "Loyalty to the country can be big or small. If you are the chief security officer in Meilong County, you are also loyal to the country to keep the people safe."

Zhang Ehu was overjoyed, and sighed again: "Only you think that way, other people will think that I am the head of the insurance, and I am from the fish and meat village."

Meng Qiao made up and said: "Those people are naturally timid and cowardly. They are so scared that they dare not come out when they enter the county. They don't appreciate you killing the dragon and eliminating harm for the people. Instead, they turn black and white and say that you provoked it." The dragon made them eat!" After speaking, he suddenly thought of the hundred-foot giant dragon on Shigou Cliff, and shuddered suddenly, glanced at a black shadow passing by the window, thought it was a giant dragon, and when the giant dragon arrived, he was shocked immediately. He threw himself into Zhang Ehu's arms.

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "If you are so timid, it is the shadow of the tree."

Meng Qiaozhuang took a closer look and found that it really was a tree branch. The trees in the third courtyard were full of branches and leaves, and the black shadows in the house were reflected through the window screen. He frowned and said, "Why don't you cut down these branches? It's scary, it's not good."

Zhang Ehu's eyes widened when he heard the words, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized: "Oh, the little white sheep used to say that he saw ghosts passing by the window, it must be these tree shadows."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "If the trees are planted too close to the window, the tall trees will cover the sunlight and make the house gloomy." He stretched out his head to look, and there was a poplar tree planted less than two feet away from the window sill, and said: "Poplar trees are also known as 'ghost clapping hands'. The leaves rustle when the wind blows, and it is easy to attract ghosts."

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "There are so many taboos, the trunk of the poplar tree is straight, and my father specially planted it in the past, asking me to climb it to practice lightness kung fu."

Meng Qiaozhuang nodded and said: "There are no ghosts in my heart, and there are no taboos." Seeing a swing stand across the courtyard in Dongshou, his childlike innocence suddenly arose, and he said with a smile: "There is a custom of flying kites and swings during the Qingming Festival. Let's go to swing too. .”

Zhang Ehu smiled and said, "Okay."

The two strolled to Kuayuan, there were no trees in the courtyard, but there were many bushes. In the center was a swing frame and a seesaw, but there were seven thick stone slabs under each end of the seesaw.

Meng Qiaozhuang happily sat on the swing board and said, "Sir, come and push me."

Zhang Ehu recalled the scene of pushing the little white sheep for fun when he was young, and he also became interested. He walked to the back according to his words. He was so strong that he could push very high with just one push.

Meng Qiaozhuang was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Don't...don't push it so high..."

Zhang Ehu said: "Little white sheep are not afraid of this height."

Meng Qiao said makeup: "But in case it falls..."

Zhang Ehu laughed and said, "Even if you fly into the sky, I can still catch you if you fall."

Meng Qiaozhuang was still a little frightened, she held on tightly to the rope of the swing, her palms were wet with sweat, she couldn't feel the joy of swinging at all, so she hurriedly asked to come down.

Zhang Ehu didn't play tricks on him, and immediately grabbed the swing rope, and the swing immediately stopped firmly.

Meng Qiaozhuang was surprised: "Why did it stop all of a sudden?"

Zhang Ehu said: "I grabbed the rope and stopped naturally."

Meng Qiaozhuang stared wide-eyed, and praised: "Your arms are really strong!"

Hearing his approval, Zhang Ehu felt complacent, laughed and said, "This swing is not for fun."

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "Isn't the swing just for swinging on it? What else can you do?"

Zhang Ehu didn't answer, let him get down, and stood up to swing slowly.

Seeing that he was swinging higher and higher, Meng Qiaozhuang was already parallel to the ground, fearing that he would fall, he said anxiously: "You...be careful!"

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter." At this time the swing was flying higher, higher than the top of the swing stand, he said with a smile: "You can see clearly, don't be frightened." After saying that, he let go of his grip Hands with swing rope.

Meng Qiao's face paled suddenly, and he almost cried out.

Zhang Ehu clasped his hands in front of his chest, and his whole body swayed back and forth with the swing, but his body stood firmly on the swing board, like walking on flat ground.

Meng Qiao's makeup was full of surprises, and he clapped his hands and praised: "It's amazing!"

Zhang Ehu swung for a while, and suddenly jumped off the swing, and landed with a graceful posture, but after he jumped off, the swing stopped instantly, and stood there quietly, without any swaying, as if it had never Someone has been up there.

Meng Qiaozhuang was even more amazed, took his hand and asked, "How did you do it? Do you have any tricks? Can you teach me?"

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "This is light-hearted kung fu." He added: "You are very courageous. Little Baiyang and Fuer dare not stand by when they see me practicing this. You still want to learn it."

Meng Qiaozhuang smiled and said, "What's so scary looking at it?" Then he asked: "The seesaw is not played by two people, is it?"

Zhang Ehu said: "That's also practicing lightness kung fu. Look carefully, is it higher than the ordinary seesaw?"

Meng Qiaozhuang looked at it and found that it was indeed very high. If a child sat on it and accidentally fell off, he would definitely fall to his head and bleed.

Zhang Ehu said: "Both the swing frame and the seesaw were built by my father himself. The purpose is to exercise my lightness. He asked me to stand on the horizontal board of the seesaw first, and then run back and forth, and must run to both ends. At the end, it is also necessary to ensure that the bottoms of both ends are not allowed to touch the ground, I must run to the other end before one end touches the ground.”

Meng Qiao said makeup: "So it was to practice your speed."

Zhang Ehu said: "The speed of light is not enough, it needs to be balanced, otherwise it will fall."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "It turns out that Qinggong is practiced like this."

Zhang Ehu continued: "When my speed is so fast that the two ends do not touch the ground, Dad will add a thick stone slab under the seesaw on both sides. This way, the time for the two ends of the seesaw to fall is shorter, and I can only walk faster. Hurry up."

Meng Qiao asked with makeup: "Is it difficult?"

Zhang Ehu said: "It's not difficult to grasp the tricks, but it's really interesting." Then he jumped on the seesaw and walked back and forth, his speed was as fast as lightning, but his movements were chic and easy, as if he was just walking in the courtyard. The seesaw is even more motionless, as if there is no one on it.

Meng Qiaozhuang couldn't help admiring him, he only knew how to applaud and praise, and when Zhang Ehu got off the seesaw, he ran forward and said, "You are really good, I went to the martial arts hall and saw those martial artists practicing light kung fu, and they jumped onto the roof and fell down." , if they are allowed to stand on this seesaw, they will definitely fall and hurt themselves, not to mention the swing frame."

Zhang Ehu said: "Why are you going to the martial arts hall?"

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "I want to learn some kung fu and strengthen my body, but they all say that I am weak and not suitable for martial arts."

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "Don't listen to their nonsense, you have light bones, if you want to practice martial arts, it will be easier than others."

Meng Qiao said happily, "Really? Those martial artists are not willing to accept me as a disciple. You are so powerful, how about you be my master?"

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "It's not necessary to be a master, it's still okay to teach you a few ways to defend yourself." Looking at Meng Qiaozhuang, then at the seesaw, he suddenly sighed.

Meng Qiao asked in surprise, "What happened to you?"

Zhang Ehu said: "Daddy also taught Xiaobaiyang how to practice martial arts before, but although he has a clever mind, he can memorize things in books very quickly, but he just can't remember martial arts moves. After learning for several months, he can't even remember the simplest moves. Make it wrong."

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "He just doesn't want to learn."

Zhang Ehu said: "I know, he is not interested in martial arts, and he can't bear hardships, I think you are similar to him, if you say you want to learn, then you may spend three days fishing and two days drying nets. "

Meng Qiao makeup spat: "Don't underestimate me, I'm very persistent."

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "Martial arts are not so easy to learn. Even if you practice for three to five or seven years, you will only achieve a small success. If you want to achieve great success, you need to practice for more than ten years."

Meng Qiao said makeup: "Then I will practice with you for ten years."

Zhang Ehu smiled and said, "Is it really that persevering?"

Meng Qiaozhuang said firmly: "Of course, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years... 100 years, I will follow you."

Zhang Ehu was startled when he heard the words, and fixedly looked at him.

Meng Qiaozhuang blushed a little, turned his head and said, "Practicing martial arts is like reading a book. You shouldn't be eager for quick success. It takes a long time to get results."

Zhang Ehu nodded, looked at the seesaw, and suddenly said: "Father treats me very strictly. No matter how good I practice, he seldom praises me. When I first practiced this seesaw, until I added seven stone slabs, my father didn't let me go." Give me a compliment of 'very good'." At this point, I recalled the old days when my father set up a seesaw, set up a swing, and taught him the formulas of martial arts, but now it's nothing but people, and I feel uncomfortable, sitting on the stone steps and weeping silently .

Meng Qiaozhuang knew that he was hurt by the scene, but she didn't persuade him, she just held his hand and accompanied him quietly.

Zhang Ehu cried for a while, then realized that he had lost his composure in front of Meng Qiaozhuang, felt very embarrassed, stood up and said, "I'll kowtow to Daddy!" Not waiting for an answer, he rushed out of the courtyard as if flying.

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "Wait for me!"

At this moment, he suddenly felt a chill rushing up from the soles of his feet, his scalp was numb, and his chest felt tight.

Just when the wind was blowing, the poplar tree in the neighboring yard was rattling. The poplar tree is also known as "ghost clapping hands". This is not a good omen. I'm afraid it's not the tree shadows, but some dirty things." Although he is bold, he is quite taboo about talking about ghosts, so he doesn't dare to run at the moment, and walks out step by step, only saying "There is nothing to blame" all the way. .

After finally reaching the hallway, he was in a hurry and kicked on the threshold with his back foot. He was about to fall into the mud, but his body was grabbed by someone, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Ehu. Don't look at the road yet!"

Meng Qiaozhuang's eyes widened, and with a "huh", she threw herself into his arms, the coldness disappeared in an instant, and her whole body was incomparably happy.

Seeing him looking left and right, Zhang Ehu asked, "What are you looking at?"

Meng Qiao said with makeup: "I suddenly felt eerie just now..."

Zhang Ehu said: "There is no sun today, why is it a bit cloudy?"

Meng Qiao said makeup, "I didn't mean that..."

Zhang Ehu waved his hand and said: "Anyway, you come out soon, it's already noon, Madam asked us to burn brook money for daddy, and have dinner after cooking."

Meng Qiao didn't answer, but stretched out his hand to touch his wrist, but felt his pulse was strong, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Your yang energy is really strong!"

Zhang Ehu said: "Men's nature is yang, the doctor said that I am more vigorous than other people, and my internal energy is strong and strong, so it is normal to have strong yang energy."

Meng Qiaozhuang suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when he first entered the old house, he didn't feel any sinister intentions at all. It turned out that Zhang Ehu was by his side. When it dissipates, the Yin Qi grows, so the chill is compelling.At this moment, the yin energy is gone again, which is the reason why Zhang Ehu has gone and returned.

Zhang Ehu didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he pulled him out and said, "Hurry up, the empress is going to scold someone later."

When the two came to the small hill, all the servants had piled Mingyi Mingcoins on both sides of the tomb, and placed a yin and yang basin in front of the tombstone.

Bai Yingyang saw Meng Qiaozhuang's expression was uncertain, so he whispered to Zhang Ehu, "What's wrong with him?"

Zhang Ehu said: "Isn't it just like you, suspicious for no reason, seeing the shadow of a tree and thinking he saw a ghost."

Bai Yingyang stuck out his tongue towards him.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that everyone had arrived, she set fire to the sacrifices.

Wen Yufu was yelled by the incense smoke, Feng Qiuhua hurriedly dragged him to wipe away his tears, Wen Yufu said, "I'll just give uncle the money to burn the brook, what are you in a hurry for?"

Feng Qiuhua laughed and said, "Your eyes are so smoked that you can't see clearly. Be careful not to burn your hands."

Wen Yufu said: "Why did you burn me to death?"

Feng Qiuhua smiled and said: "Your medicine is almost ready, eat quickly, don't miss the time."

Mrs. Zhang saw that her nephew was full of reluctance, and said with a smile: "Fu'er, you go to eat first, and we will come after we burn the money."

Wen Yufu went into the flower hall of Zhang Zhai and sat down, Feng Qiuhua persuaded him to eat first, he said angrily: "The elders have not sat down yet, how can I eat first by myself, no big or small!"

Feng Qiuhua had no choice but to persuade her again.

After all the family members came back after burning the coins, they all went to the flower hall for dinner, and Wen Yufu took up chopsticks together.

Mrs. Zhang scolded her son, "How could you leave my aunt alone in the house, you are so confused!"

Zhang Ehu said: "Could it be that a ghost really came to catch him?"

Mrs. Zhang said: "My aunt is your wife. If you go in with her, you should come out with her."

Zhang Ehu smiled and said: "Didn't I go in and bring him out immediately, he is safe and sound, what are you worried about?"

Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "You shouldn't have left her inside alone!"

Zhang Ehu snorted, "He is very courageous."

Mrs. Zhang wanted to scold him, but when she suddenly saw that his eyes were red, he had obviously cried, and then she guessed that he must have seen some old things in the house. Thinking of his father, he was very excited, so she left the bride and ran to the grave to pay him a visit. Father kowtows.Thinking of the loss of his father when he was young, he suddenly felt pity, so he stopped blaming him.

After lunch, all the family members lit another round of joss sticks, set off firecrackers, and then turned to pay homage to the ancestors of the Wen family before returning home.

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