"According to my daughter's wishes, the south treats this kind of thing more appropriately than the north." Yue Qingshan is very unfamiliar with the idea of self-combing girls, but he can also hear that these ways of living are better than those in the north, such as being a goddess or simply being a goddess. The Chastity Memorial Arch is much better. At least, others still regard her as a normal person, walking in the world without restraint.
"However, there is a price to pay for any choice you make." Song Siyuan paused and continued to explain: "As I just said, women who comb themselves are not allowed to talk about feelings with other people, let alone men. If someone finds out that she is flirting with a man or has a physical relationship with her, she will be despised by her relatives and sisters and will never have any contact with her again."
"In their view, this woman's violation of a taboo is equivalent to breaking their agreement. Even if they are biological sisters, they will have no contact with each other forever." After hearing this, Yue Guanchao asked doubtfully: "Then isn't this a nun? Or a sister-in-law." Song Siyuan nodded: "That's right, but it's completely different. Whether they are bhikshuni or Kundao, they are all monks. They have essentially left the world of mortals. These self-combing women are still in the world of mortals, but they are just , their behavior is against the oppression of marriage, and they comb their hair to drive away those who want to pursue them."
"This is the same as women learning Nüshu." Song Siyuan said slowly: "In the old society, men did not allow women to read and write, so women created Nüshu that they could not understand to record information and communicate their thoughts. In essence, They are all re-use actions, against the oppression of the old society on them, and a silent resistance as a last resort." When everyone said this, they could only sigh. For decades, Tian Liumei had almost risked her own life to fight against Although she was persecuted by the government and the world, she was still able to treat others with kindness, which shows her high character.
At this point in the night chat, everyone basically went back to their respective rooms, and everyone quickly fell asleep after falling asleep. Early the next morning, while Yue Guanchao was sleeping, there was a loud knock outside the courtyard door. When the door was pushed open, Hu Jindou's childish voice came clearly through the crack: "Brother Yue, a group of Taoists came outside, saying that there was a disaster at home. My family has come out to talk." Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao has really arrived. Song Siyuan said the night before that Deng Yingying will probably be active recently. Yue Guanchao heard Hu Jindou's words in his sleepy state and immediately woke up with a startle. He and Yue Erpao went out As soon as the door opened, everyone else was woken up and gathered in the courtyard.
Hu Jindou led them to the stairs at the north corner of the guest house, followed the stairs into the door-to-door pavilion, and stood by the window facing the street. At a glance, he could see many Taoists gathered outside the house.
Looking carefully, these Taoists are not very tall, probably a little taller than a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child. If they stand in front of him, they will reach up to his heart and shoulders at most. The smallest person among them is basically half an adult. A dwarf is as thin and small as a horse.
These people have all kinds of looks, with crooked melons and cracked dates, big heads and small faces, and evil eyebrows. They don't look like good people, but they wear Baina Taoist robes. They are all dressed like Xu Xiake before, but because their faces are too wretched, Seems a bit nondescript.
The old man headed by the leader was wearing an apricot double-breasted Taoist robe, square-toed Taoist shoes, and spotless socks. He had gray hair and a black gauze Taoist crown. He feels a bit like a master, but his eyebrows and eyes are basically full of calculation and vulgarity, which is completely incompatible with the immortal style.
It looks like a hooligan wearing a Taoist robe, just pretending to be serious and pretending to be a Taoist priest, which seems very inconsistent!
"Jin Dou, where did these people come from?" Yue Guanchao thought about the current situation. It was definitely not an accident that such a number of people came to the Hu family. They cured the disease in front of them, but they had already come to their door. There must be something fishy. Hu Jindou scratched his head and said angrily: "Brother Yue, these Taoists told the housekeeper that they are Taoists who travel all over the world. When they came to Huangtian Town, they found that there were dark clouds and evil spirits in the direction of the Hu family. They came here to check. What's going on? You said that there must be evil spirits in the house if there is no peace in the house. The housekeeper didn't dare to let anyone in. He has already sent someone to fetch my grandma." Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Hu had already left the house with the help of the old and young men from each hospital. After arriving at the gate of the mansion, the leader of the old Taoist shook the dust and pretended to bow: "Old lady, your longevity is as long as the Nanshan Mountains, and your blessings are as good as the East Sea. Your birthday has been completed, and you will surely live forever and enjoy endless blessings."
"Thank you so much, old Taoist Master, for your kind words!" He extended his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person. The old Taoist also knew this saying. Although he was just looking for trouble, he said some nice words first so as to prevent the relationship from becoming so ugly.
"Just now, I heard what the housekeeper said. You said that my Hu Mansion is full of demons and the house is restless. But what do you mean?" Old Mrs. Hu can take charge of such a big business. She is not a compassionate Bodhisattva. She is just old, so there is no need to care. There are too many. At present, these veterans are in such a big battle. As a leader, you naturally know that something big is coming.
The old Taoist said slowly: "Forgive me, Old Taoist. When I was traveling here, I saw dense black air in the direction of the Hu family. I thought there were evil spirits at work. Since I met these people immediately when I was traveling here, I probably had a chance with Old Tao, so I had no choice but to find this place." , and also to remind the Hu family that accumulating merit is not what the old lady thinks, but that I want to ask for money."
"Oh? Then please invite the Taoist into the living room so that I can serve you fragrant tea and ask you for advice on why my Hu family has evil spirits." The old Taoist quickly refused: "If you are a monk and do not enter the mortal world, you are just a beggar. There is no reason to enter someone else's living room. We travel all over the world, and if Ruo Hua Zhai is waiting outside the door, there is no reason to enter the world of mortals. I can explain some things clearly in front of you."
"In that case, I have to make all the Taoist priests feel comfortable and talk. Come here, set up an awning outside the house and bring some tables, chairs and benches. The Taoist priests have been working hard on their journey, so I want them to take a rest." The old lady said. As he said, the other servants took action individually and set up a sunshade pergola on the left side of the mansion door in a busy and orderly manner. A set of high-backed tables and chairs were placed in the center of the shed, and the rest of the stools were mostly small round stools.
After setting up the awning, Mrs. Hu welcomed the old Taoist and sat down on the high-backed chair. After serving the fragrant tea, the old Taoist continued to speak: "May I ask, Madam, if any of the sisters and ladies in the family are sick?" Except for the people in the Hu family's mansion, everyone else knew about this. Even Xiaozong didn't know much about it. As for the other people in Huangtian Town, they couldn't pry into the secrets of the deep residence.
At the moment, these were the first words the old Taoist said, and she couldn't help but take a breath: "Old Taoist, what a clever plan, my girl is indeed unwell, but she was cured by a famous doctor the day before yesterday, and she is almost fine now." Mr. Hu Taiye is not a fool. He doesn't try to make things worse or deliberately misrepresent the situation. Let's see what the old Taoist priest will do next.
"Whether it is a famous doctor or a goddess, as long as the young lady's illness can be cured, it is a good thing. However, if the evil spirit is not eliminated, I am afraid that troubles will continue in the future."
