Seeing the ghost baby holding a golden lamp in both hands and carefully floating in front of her, Lin Ji was neither patronizing nor polite. He reached out to take it and took a sip. A breath of fresh and fragrant air went straight into his throat. A faint aura rose, and his five senses were skyrocketing.
Obviously, this is not something commonplace.
It’s just the smell of tea...
It seemed like I had smelled it somewhere before, and it felt like déjà vu.
"Good tea!" Lin Jigao praised, looked at the chubby little ghost child with a smile and said, "What's your name? How old are you now?"
"Back... back to you, sir." The ghost child took a few steps back and replied somewhat cautiously, "My... my name is Zeng Yi. I am... six years old this year, right?"
"Oh?" Lin Ji smiled, "Then where do you live? And how did you get here?"
The ghost child touched his head a little naively and said: "I don't remember where my home is. I just vaguely remembered that there were a pair of tall stone lions standing in front of my house, and there were several big drums next to them. That day, I I was secretly flying a kite in the backyard, but I didn't want to hang it on the bell tower. Sister Cui'er and Yan'er didn't dare to go up, and they kept chirping. I asked Da Zhuang to move the ladder. There was no movement for a long time, and just now When he turned around, his head fell to the ground. Then I didn’t know anything else..."
"When I woke up again, I was lying in a dark pit. It was Sister Rabbit..."
As the ghost child spoke, he pointed to the girl who gave Lin Ji the biggest gift first and said, "It was Sister Rabbit who brought me here."
Lin Ji glanced at him, and he had already noticed that the most polite and polite girl was a rabbit demon.
"What about you? How did you get here?" Lin Ji took another sip of tea and gently put down the tea cup.
"Back to you, sir." The girl kowtowed with both hands and gave Lin Ji a salute and said, "My daughter's surname is Gongsun, and her name is Xiang. Her hometown is No. 66, Jia Street, Beijing, and my father is in the medicinal materials business. That day, I was attacked by a thief in the middle of the night, and everyone in my family was killed. My mother held me under my father's shoulders and tried to protect me, but the thief cut me in half with a sharp knife."
"The little girl endured her grief and cried in silence. She only waited for the thieves to clean up all their loot before she took the opportunity to escape. On the way, she was kidnapped on a boat and almost sold to the fireworks place. Fortunately..."
"Sister Rabbit, what is the land of fireworks?" The little girl sitting next to the pipe, with a long curved horn on each side of her braid, asked with a confused look.
Gongsun Xiang's little face, which was still young but already showing its pretty face, blushed slightly, and he deliberately changed his subject and continued: "Fortunately, I met Miss Lan and Mr. Guan on the way, so I was able to escape the disaster. Then the two of them moved in. It’s been more than a few months now.”
As she said that, she lowered her head and glanced at Lin Ji secretly and said, "To be honest, it was a long time ago. There were also people who came here, wanting to beg for food and use the eaves to protect themselves from the rain. But... but when they saw our appearance, they were all frightened. His face changed drastically and he ran away in panic. The young master was the only exception who did not panic! Mr. Guan once said that there is no high or low in life, and there is no noble or low spirit. If he encounters us and does not panic and can deal with us kindly, he will be a great cultivator. People with high moral standards must treat each other with sincerity and respect them as honored guests."
Lin Ji nodded slightly. Indeed, if ordinary people saw this scene in front of them, they would be frightened and run away.
And those who can remain calm and composed without killing randomly must be a great cultivator with both virtue and moral character - at least they will not stubbornly believe in some hypocritical saying that "people who are not members of the clan must be punished".
Judging from the descriptions of these two children, their families suffered disasters one after another.
According to what the ghost boy said, there were a pair of stone lions standing in front of his house and a row of drums. Those should be those who were officials in the capital.
How spacious is it to be able to fly a kite in the backyard? How luxurious would it be if the study were built into a pavilion?
He had such an official position and was so wealthy, but his surname was Zeng.
Lin Ji thought about it, and in his memory, there was only one wealthy family in the capital who had this possibility.
Zeng Jingxuan held a grand ceremony at Taishuyuan!
The ancestor of the Zeng family was once the number one scholar in the Qin Dynasty after the establishment of the imperial examination. The descendants of the successive generations are also full of knowledge and knowledge. There are countless disciples and disciples scattered all over the country who serve as officials. Just for the position of high priest, thirteen people have been in office for nine generations!
It is known as "the Qin family is the first scholarly family, and has never changed its offering of wine throughout the ages."
But with the fall of the Qin Dynasty, even the Zeng family was in trouble!
From this we can see, what about the common people? !
As for the Gongsun family mentioned by the little rabbit demon, Lin Ji had heard a little about it when he was in the capital.
The capital city is located in the middle of Jingzhou, with nine horizontal and eight vertical lines connecting the north and south. It is the chokepoint of the capital of a country. It is also a place where business gathers and all things gather.
Almost all the richest merchants in the country have residences in the capital.
Among them, the most famous ones are the Shen family and the Gongsun family, known as the southern silk and northern medicine.
The Gongsun family started their business with medicine, and their shops were spread all over the world.
It is not unusual for the wives, concubines, children and grandchildren to have monsters at home.
Unexpectedly, with the fall of the Qin Dynasty, a man as rich as Gongsun would be in such a miserable state!
Lin Ji glanced at the faces of these two people, and then looked at the other people, demons, ghosts, and monsters. They were all innocent, yet pitiful and helpless children.
I couldn't help but sigh!
When dynasties rise and fall, it’s not just the common people who suffer? !
Man-made disasters, where are the people?
The way of heaven is devastated, so why should the spirit be hesitant!
"Hey! We are all the victims of this catastrophe!"
Lin Ji shook his head and did not ask any more questions. He turned to look at Gongsun Xiang and said, "Where are Miss Lan and Mr. Guan who saved your lives?"
"Back to the young master," Gongsun Xiang replied, "Miss Lan is in the back mountain, washing clothes and preparing meals for me. Not long before the young master came, Mr. Guan was hurriedly called out. He said... he was from the village. Uncle Qiya and Uncle Iron Pig had a quarrel and were about to get violent. Brother Shangui called Mr. Guan and hurriedly broke up the fight."
"Oh?" Lin Ji couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.
"You mean, there is a cottage near here?"
"Yes, just go up the river and pass through a dark cave entrance." Gongsun Xiang replied carefully.
Lin Ji thought for a moment and said, "I'd like to ask you to lead the way. I want to meet Mr. Guan."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
Gongsun Xiang said, pretending to be a senior sister, turned around and told the other children: "Listen to the teacher and recite the poems carefully. The teacher will take the exam when he comes back! I will show you the way to the young master and go back. No one is allowed. You're lazy! Did you hear everything?"
"Here it comes!" More than a dozen children replied in an unusually serious voice, holding their backs straight.
"Especially you!" Gongsun Xiang glared at the little fat man floating in the air with his peach hair combed and said, "If you can't carry it anymore, let's see how Mr. will deal with you!"
The little fat man shrank back in fear, with most of his head retracted into his neck, and muttered to himself: "I know."
"Also, Huo Erwa. When you see a bunch of mountain fungus soup is cooked, turn off the fire quickly. Don't be lazy and fall asleep like last time, and it's all burnt!"
"I know, Sister Rabbit." A child with red hair scratched his head in embarrassment and replied.
"Pigboy, don't fall asleep! Eat less for a while! Your belly is almost turning into a ball!"
…
Gongsun Xiang finished giving instructions to the children like a little adult, then turned around, smoothed his hair a little embarrassed and said: "Young Master, please follow me."
With that said, he stepped out the door.
(End of chapter)
