At this time, Xiaoyu and Yu Liufei happened to climb over the window and returned to the room. At this time, Xiao Dezi and a Taoist priest happened to come over and knock on the door.
"Two little Taoist priests, please have lunch at the side hall." Xiao Dezi asked softly at the door.
The Taoist priest was one of the people hired by Huang Daoling with money. They only had an employment relationship with Huang Daoling and didn't have much interaction with each other, so he came here to help Xiao Yu and the others pick up the remaining belongings on the table.
The Five Dragon Flags and fragrant rice bowls are things that are only needed at night. At this time, I just took them to the side hall for backup.
The Taoist priest met Xiao Yu and Liu Fei. The three of them each moved a lot of things on the table and went to the side hall together. They followed Xiao Dezi and handed these things to Luo Guan's family for placement before heading to the school grounds. Go up.
The village is a place to do mundane things, and the place to eat is naturally the school ground.
Today is Jingzhe and the weather is cool. Nearly a hundred banquet tables have been set up on the school grounds. Except for a few guards guarding the gate in the back mountain, it seems that everyone in Daojiazhai is here.
Huang Daoling's table was arranged in the side hall, which was an independent room.
Accompanied by Luo Congying, Luo Congying told Huang Daoling that Dao Qingqing was worried that they didn't like the smell of bandits, so he prepared a separate room for them so that they could enjoy wine and food here.
Dao Qingqing stopped by and brought a glass of wine. He greeted Huang Daoling and said, "Master Huang Xian, I'll leave the second master's funeral to you. Come on, everyone, I won't toast you one by one. Let's all come together." Just drink one."
Everyone picked up the wine bowls on the table and drank them all in one gulp.
Two or three of the five hired Taoist priests were drunk. From time to time, they glanced at Dao Qingqing's undulating chest. However, this was because this heroic woman was not a good person. They did not dare to look at her directly for fear of being too much. If you look at it, your eyes will be chopped off, but if you don't look at it, you feel sorry for your eyes. After all, she is drinking alcohol at this time.
At this time, Yu Liufei also looked straight. After all, he was still a young man who had never been to a brothel. It was normal for his blood to surge.
Xiao Yu often hangs out in brothels. Although he has never touched a woman, he has seen a lot of them. Dao Qingqing is beautiful and plump. He has to admit, but it is not that he can't take his eyes away.
Xiaoyu frowned and pulled Yu Liufei's sleeves to signal him to stop staring blankly at the village leader.
Only then did Yu Liufei come to his senses, picked up a chopstick of vegetables, put it into his mouth, and chewed it with relish.
Dao Qingqing didn't care about the looks directed at her. She turned around and patted Luo Congying on the shoulder, saying, "The Luo Guan family will take care of you Taoist priests. I'll go out to greet everyone first."
Luo Congying nodded, then turned around and started to feast.
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The half hour Huang Daoling had just fought for for Xiao Yu and the two was obviously not enough. Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei searched half of the mountain, and finally only found some clues at the mouth of the back mountain cliff.
The back mountain of Daojiazhai is close to the cliff of Lanyan Mountain. Many rooms in their village are built on the cliff. Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei explored the bottom of a cliff and found an arch. The door was guarded by four guards in turns. .
They searched Daojiazhai all over, but they didn't see any children. Only this place they hadn't entered yet, but there was someone guarding them, so it was inconvenient for them to break in. In addition, half an hour was too short, so they had to go the same way. Returned.
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On the wine table.
Huang Daoling ate half full, stood up, pointed at Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei, and muttered: "You two boys, come out with me. I have something to arrange with you two."
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei naturally knew that the old Taoist priest was arranging an opportunity for them to go to the mountains to find someone, so they immediately stood up and followed him out.
The other Taoist priests were just paid by Huang Daoling to help him perform rituals. They were more than ten years older than Xiaoyu. In their eyes, they regarded Huang Daoling as their equals. When Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei were called out, they both thought it was natural for the master to teach his disciples how to do things, so they didn't care.
Outside the school grounds, Huang Daoling led them to a secluded path, frowned at Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei and asked, "Have you found anyone, two little ancestors?"
Xiaoyu frowned and replied: "I can't find it. There is a door at the entrance of the back mountain cliff that cannot be entered. There is a guard guarding it. We have to find a way to get in and take a look."
Huang Daoling murmured hurriedly: "Hey, I'm begging you two. You have to go and investigate again at night. Don't be discovered. Otherwise, Huang Daoling's reputation in this area will be ruined." . When the time comes to tell you, why Huang Daoling taught two thieving apprentices, it will ruin the job of the old Taoist in this Xiaodongxing area."
Xiaoyu frowned, glared at him, and cursed: "You have done a lot of deception and abduction, right? Does your reputation need us to destroy it?"
Huang Daoling waved his hand and muttered: "Come on, little brother, I didn't bring any of us villagers with me when I was cheating and abducting people outside. As a human being, you have to save some face for yourself. You can just do it, and stop when enough is enough, okay?"
Seeing that he was speaking sincerely, Xiao Yu waved her hand and replied, "That's all, let's go explore again in the evening."
At this time, Luo Congying trotted over from the other side. Huang Daoling hurriedly stood upright and pretended to give instructions to the two of them: "When doing something, the first step is to 'lead the soul', and the second step is to 'offer sacrifice' , the third step is to 'walk through the water', the fourth step is to 'tour the palace', and the fifth step is to be 'buried'. As for keeping filial piety after that, it is not our business."
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei naturally saw Butler Luo's arrival and hurriedly stood up straight, pretending to listen to their master's teachings.
Luo Congying trotted up to them, bowed to Huang Daoling and said, "Master Huang Xian, I guess it's past noon over there. Please go back and conduct the 'lower sacrifice'."
Huang Daoling twirled his beard, nodded, made a gesture of invitation, and replied: "Please, Mr. Luo."
"Master Immortal, please." Luo Congying replied.
The four of them walked back to the main hall together.
The so-called "lower sacrifice" means that the descendants of the deceased prepare enough gifts for the sacrifice, and the process of counting them one by one is the lower sacrifice.
Huang Daoling asked Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei to follow him and help them count the items later, which was considered a job for them. There was still half a day until dark, and he didn't want to ruin things while these two boys were running around. gained his own reputation.
Before coming to Daojiazhai, Huang Daoling had already calculated the day. Today, Jingzhe, there would inevitably be thunder in the evening, fearing that the thunder would destroy the three souls of the deceased, so the night of Jingzhe was not suitable for performing rituals. Naturally, there were a lot of things to do during this half day, and they had to finish the third step of the ritual, 'Walk the Water', before they could rest.
As for the two steps of "touring the palace" and "burial", they will have to wait until the beginning of the morning tomorrow because the Waking of Insects has passed.
