After dinner, a few people got together in pairs with a very tacit understanding and said they wanted to walk around the island. Qing Xin didn't understand how this blind person could get better.
After everyone left, Xiao Min flirted with him with her eyes, showing a reluctant expression. Huan Xin smiled and followed the trend, taking Xiao Min's soft little hand and walking in one direction.
Several people decided to leave here tomorrow because their vacation time is limited and they also want to see the gardens in Suzhou. When I told the village chief about this idea, he didn't mean to obstruct it. On the contrary, he warmly welcomed everyone and said he would come and stay for a few days if he had time.
But when no one was paying attention, the village chief whispered in Qing Xin's ear: "Tonight, I will wait for you on the shore. If you don't come, no one will leave tomorrow."
After that, he left with a smile.
Huan Xin was speechless, what should I do, just go! Otherwise, the old man would not be willing to give up and let everyone leave. Soon, the night was quiet.
It was pitch black on the lake, and only three or three lights could be vaguely seen in the distance. Everyone also decided to go back early to rest, and we will set off to a new destination tomorrow!
After everyone was asleep, Huan Xin carefully picked up her clothes and went out. When we arrived at the pier, the village chief and the previous boatman had been waiting here for a long time.
The village chief seemed to have changed his appearance at this time. He was no longer as domineering as before, and he was very approachable and invited Huan Xin to sit on a boat. Then he raised his hands to Huan Xin and said, "My real name is Jin Youliang, and most of the people in our village are also named Jin. Our ancestors moved here many years ago."
Immediately, Village Chief Jin told Huan Xin the origin and development of their village. It turns out that Jin Youliang's ancestors moved their family to this lake to live in seclusion during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The ancestor of Village Chief Jin, Jin Xiaosi, was a follower of Qian Jiang, the famous military advisor of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time.
Speaking of Qianjiang, although he once became a monk, his Taoism is also superb. Jin Xiaosi has been following military advisors for many years, and he has learned a lot from it. After the Taiping Army failed, everyone dispersed. Jin Xiaosi also took a lot of gold and silver treasures and ran here. A few years later, when everything was stable, Jin Xiaosi finally settled here. He exchanged his treasure for fertile land and built several green brick houses. He soon married a Huanghua girl named Tang from a neighboring village. My daughter, life is slowly getting more prosperous.
Later, Jin Xiaosi married several concubines. Although the treasures he brought out were enough for him to squander, it can be seen that seeing the increasingly prosperous family, he wanted to spread the branches and prosper.
While Jin Xiaosi was thinking about what business to do, a Taoist priest came to the door. This man's name was Tang Laowu, and he and Jin Xiaosi were old acquaintances. They were both under the command of military advisor Qian Jiang. When the Taiping Army was destroyed, Jin Xiaosi was lucky and took away a lot of gold and silver treasures smoothly. Tang Laowu was not so lucky and only took away one book in the rush.
And this book also became a key turning point. Tang Laowu found Jin Xiaosi with the book, undoubtedly wanting to use the book in his hand to exchange for some money from Jin Xiaosi. Tang Laowu was illiterate, but he was sure that this book must be very important.
Sure enough, Jin Xiaosi was also surprised when he saw this book. He had followed the military advisor for many years, how could he not recognize the military advisor's secret book? But I couldn't show too much excitement, so I gave him some money to buy the book on the grounds that the two of them had some friendship.
After Tang Laowu took the money and left, he was never seen again. There are rumors that he was beaten to death on the bed in a opium den. But Jin Xiaosi is extraordinary. For several years, he studied this book seriously, and finally he became self-taught.
The two water ghosts' wealth-making and transportation formations were left over from that time. But after all, Jin Xiaosi was just a dabbler at that time. Although the family was prosperous and the business was doing well, when it came to Jin Xiaosi's son, Jin Taibao, something went wrong.
Jin Taibao is Jin Youliang's grandfather. He discovered many loopholes in this formation very early, so he visited many hermit masters in the mountains and forests at that time, and finally he came up with a solution. Combined with the secrets passed down by Jin Xiaosi, Jin Taibao directly created the Desert Island Grave Circle Formation to echo the Wealth Making Formation. It not only gave the water ghosts a place to recuperate, but also allowed the two ghosts to rotate to maintain balance. It can be considered a first of its kind. But after so many years, although the Jin family's business has been in the middle of the pack with no signs of decline, the Jin family's control over the two ghosts has become worse and worse. On several occasions, the water ghosts escaped from the control of the formation and ran out. Hurt people.
Jin Youliang was sent to Maoshan to study Taoism since he was a child. After decades of skill, he was at least a senior in the concentration stage, and could be considered a member of the Taoist sect.
After Huan Xin listened, he was only interested in books, and he immediately asked: "Is that secret book still there?"
Jin Youliang looked at Huan Xin and sighed and said, "The book was lost during the war years. I haven't seen it since I was born."
Huan Xin shook his head with some regret. Then he looked at Village Chief Jin and asked, "It's so late at night, what's your purpose in telling me so much?"
Jin Youliang smiled, stood up and said: "I, Jin, don't tell secrets. Since you can see the truth at a glance, there must be a solution. I hope you can help me repair the formation." , this way we won’t be in danger and have to send people to desert islands every now and then.”
Then Jin Youliang sighed, sat back and said: "This formation affects more than 200 households in our entire water village, and it is a legacy left by our ancestors. There is really nothing we can do about it."
Huan Xin curled her lips and smiled, and said sarcastically: "Maoshan is so famous, can you ask someone from Maoshan to help you solve it?"
Jin Youliang sighed and said: "Maoshan prides itself on being a famous and upright family, but I am not a direct descendant of the original family, just an ordinary outer disciple. This matter is related to the rise and fall of my family, so I must be careful and not allow any mistakes."
Huan Xin felt that Jin Youliang's explanation was far-fetched, and there must be something in it that he was not comfortable talking about, so Huan Xin did not express his position for a long time, and then said leisurely: "The heresy, after all, is against the harmony of nature, and your family has been enjoying it for hundreds of years. Luck has blessed you, but it’s not enough? You have made money, but you haven’t built a temple to burn incense for the water ghosts, and you haven’t benefited the neighbors or built bridges and paved roads. Then you have to bear the consequences of this yourself. You must know that things must reverse themselves. It’s good if one generation is fine, which proves that the efforts of previous generations are still useful.”
"You said that in this situation, if it were you, would you help?" Huan Xin asked sternly.
Jin Youliang didn't say anything. His eyes slowly turned cold when he looked at Huan Xin, and he whispered: "I leave everything to you. You use these high-sounding benevolence, righteousness and morality to fool me. Don't you think you are too disrespectful of me?" What happened?"
Huan Xin wanted to refute, but Jin Youliang spoke first: "I, Jin, have been practicing for decades, how can I not understand the principles and reincarnation of cause and effect?"
"Then since you know it, why don't you force others to do this? Although it is not harmful to nature, raising ghosts is a Taoist taboo and is against nature."
Jin Youliang stabilized his body and said calmly: "You must have a way. You helped us. If you have any requests, just say so if we can do it."
Huan Xin smiled. Actually, it wasn’t that there was no way, but that he didn’t know if they could accept it.
