Crown Princess, she can catch ghosts

Chapter 1

It had just rained heavily in Dingshan Town, and the air was still slightly damp, and the potholed road was full of water.

Seeing that the rain had stopped, the shops facing the street packed up and reopened, and the town gradually became lively again.

Diansu carried an oil-paper umbrella, avoiding the stagnant water, and walked slowly through the streets and alleys. When he passed the tea shed, he heard some people talking about a major event that happened in the town.

It is said that King Huai is coming to Dingshan Town to stay for a while.

Dingshan Town is not very big, there are hundreds of households living in the town, there are only four villages in the area under its jurisdiction, Big Goose Village, Taohua Village, Xiaxi Village and Shanglin Village, each village has no more than a few dozen households, it is considered a small town , together with Yuan'an Town, belongs to An County, which is the boundary of Huai'an Prefecture.

Moreover, Dingshan Town is not close to Fucheng, and it is even farther away from the capital. Even riding a horse will take nearly two months, and it is just a corner of the mountain.

I don't know what King Huai thinks so, he decided to bring his wife and children here without staying in the capital, causing the whole Dingshan Town and even Huai'an Mansion to be in a state of turmoil.

The magistrate and county magistrate were even more worried about this, because they were afraid that they would lose their official hats if they did not serve the nobles well in the remote villages.

Dian Su listened to it, but didn't pay much attention to it. She still has a lot of things to do today.

Diansu walked through the lively streets and alleys, walked to the door of the most inconspicuous shop at the end of the street, and entered.

This shop is much more deserted than those shops on the street. There is no one opening the shop for a long distance, and there are two white lanterns hanging at the door. Even in the clear sky, it looks a bit gloomy.

This is a coffin shop.

It also sells various funeral supplies, and it is the only one in the town that deals in funerals, with decades of history.

"Miss Su is here, what do you want to order this time, is it still the same?"

The man who was planing bamboo chips in the store saw her and greeted her warmly.

This is the son of Liu Kang, the shop owner, called Liu Cai, and he also inherited his father's craftsmanship.Old man Liu is getting old, and his son usually guards the shop.

Because this coffin shop is taboo for everyone, most people don't want to come near it at all, but Dian Su comes here every now and then, and is the only regular customer in the shop, so it's hard for Liu Cai not to remember her.

In the lobby of the store, there are various coffins, wreaths, piles of paper-made houses, and villains, some of which are of strange colors or strange shapes. If you were an ordinary woman, you would be frightened at this moment.

Dian Su walked through the lobby without looking sideways, and said to Liu Cai: "No, I still have paper money and incense candles, please give me some cinnabar and yellow talisman paper, two stacks of folded ingots, if possible, give me some more for you The price of the cut bamboo strips is easy to negotiate."

Dian Su has a slender figure, clear eyebrows and gentle eyes, and a gentle voice. She is clearly a delicate woman, but even standing in a shop full of coffins and wreaths, she doesn't seem to be afraid at all.

Not only that, she is also a well-known prostitute in this area.

The theory of ghosts and gods prospered in Yeguo, and people who walk in the shadows are even more prevalent among the people.

Diansu's ability to escape Yin is very good. People in the entire Huai'an Mansion have heard of her name to some extent, and people often come here admiringly and begging her to escape Yin.

"okay!"

Liu Cai moved swiftly, and quickly wrapped the things and handed them to Diansu, and brought the bamboo strips that had been cut and tied into circles for her.

"It's fifteen cash in total. Miss Su will take it, and you don't need to pay for these bamboo sticks. There are plenty of them in the mountains, so it's just a matter of spending some effort."

Diansu is a regular customer, and the Lius and his sons are very responsible for doing business, so they are not greedy for this, not to mention that there are many bamboos in Houshan, and he can easily chop out such bamboo strips.

Dian Su counted fifteen copper plates to Liu Cai, and saw that there seemed to be a ray of black air entangled between his brows, and reminded: "The bamboo forest is too dark, so it's better to go less during this period. If you really want to go into the forest, you must bring a Wear some things to exorcise evil spirits for peace."

Although Liu Cai didn't think there would be any danger in the bamboo forest, Diansu was a woman who wandered after all, and they often dealt with the dead in their profession, so they were more trustworthy than ordinary people.

Seeing that he had remembered his words, Diansu wrapped his things in furoshiki, and planned to go back to the village after shopping while it was still early.

Watching Diansu leave, Liu Cai sighed deeply: "Miss Diansu is so kind-hearted, not only good-looking, but also has a good temper. It's a pity that she has done this job. How can she marry in the future?"

To put it mildly, the business of walking yin women is a witch, but dealing with those things all the year round, who would think that he would not be afraid?
Dingshan Town is such a big place, and everyone knows Diansu's identity.

Although everyone usually looks respectful when they mention Yin girls, but they are very taboo in private. Who wants to marry a daughter-in-law who doesn't want to find a clean and ordinary girl?
Dian Su is only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl now. Girls of the same age, people who propose marriage are almost breaking the threshold, but others around Dian Su dare not even think about it.

In this way, when I get older in the future, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to find a good husband and son-in-law.

Dian Su didn't know Liu Cai's thoughts. Even if she knew, she wouldn't take it to heart. After all, she had never thought about it in the past ten years.

When I got out of the shop, I took out the list I had made before going out and looked at it, only to find that there was still a shortage of drinks.

Just as she was about to go to the pharmacy on the street to buy some, she saw a man in the clothes of a government servant shouting her name while running towards her in a hurry, his dark face was flushed.

Because of running too fast, the official boots were wet by the water in the puddle, and there were sporadic mud spots on the black official uniform trousers.

These yamen servants are usually very dignified, but now they are in such a hurry, they must have encountered some serious problems.

Dian Su didn't want to be splashed by the water, so he stepped back a little.

The yamen servant stood still in front of Diansu, out of breath, and said: "Miss Diansu, it's not good!"

"The newly built house on the east side of the river collapsed suddenly for some reason. The foreman looked at it for a long time and didn't see any problems. It was rebuilt today. The main beam fell apart again and almost hit someone. The foreman said that the house is not clean. , can’t start work anymore, please go and have a look!”

"The magistrate, the county magistrate, and all the officials are waiting for you!"

Hedong is a bit far from here, and it takes less than half an hour to walk. Judging by the appearance of this yamen servant, he probably came here without stopping all the way.

Dian Su Wenyan recalled the rumors he had heard earlier.

This house is so important, it seems that it was probably built for that King Huai to live in.It's just that King Huai hasn't arrived yet, and the house is not in a hurry to use it for a while, why is it so urgent that even the magistrate was alarmed?
Dian Su didn't know the specific situation yet, so he didn't dare to agree hastily, he just said, "Don't worry, my lord, I don't know what the situation is now, and I'll know when I go."

"That house is prepared for nobles, I can't afford to delay!"

In desperation, the yamen servant no longer concealed it, and simply said bluntly: "Miss Su also heard that the house was prepared for the prince in the capital."

"I wasn't in a hurry before, but for some reason, the prince suddenly sent a letter saying that he would come here earlier, and it took only a month. It just so happened that something like this happened in this house again. Isn't it very urgent now?"

"There is an order from above that the project must be completed within one month, but we are putting our necks on the tip of a knife! Please forgive me, Miss Su, the carriage is ready, and we are waiting for the girl!"

The yamen servant was so anxious that he wiped the sweat off his brow, wishing he could carry Diansu away with him.

This can be regarded as an official's job, and Dian Su will not make things difficult for the official, besides, this matter may have something to do with her.

There were rumors among the folks that this King Huai had only one son, who was named the heir at birth and inherited the throne, but he was weak and sick since he was a child, and he often talked nonsense, as if he was haunted by some unclean thing.

It was only later that the rumor was suppressed, and no one mentioned it again.

Diansu once helped a nobleman who was passing by Huai'an mansion to get rid of the panic and misfortune. The two had some friendship and even mentioned to her about Prince Huai's son, saying that he would definitely introduce him.

This time King Huai came to Dingshan Town, and it happened to be Ghost Moon, most likely he came to relieve his children.

"So, let's go."

(End of this chapter)