Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 121 Sparrow
As soon as they entered the old house, Uncle Liu and Lu Bo came forward and asked Zhu Badger: "Excuse me, Fairy, where are we going?"

"Asking knowingly." Zhu Badger walked toward the front yard alone.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo winked and followed the red badger silently. Dan'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Oh, you are less courageous than a sparrow."

"Que'er? You mean Que'er?" "How do you know Que'er? Did she tell you first?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo stopped at the same time, turned around and asked Dan'er in a low voice.

Dan'er pointed at the persimmon tree at her husband's house and said, "Didn't those birds all fly away when they saw her passing by?"

"Oh, it turned out to be such a bird." "Hurry up and go home for dinner. Your mother called you several times." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo were relieved.

Dan'er asked: "Isn't the main house my home? Did my mother call me? Why didn't I hear it?"

"Go back if we tell you." "If you don't go back, go somewhere else to play." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo didn't take a step.

Dan'er passed Uncle Liu and Lu Bo and walked forward. As he walked, he said, "I just went back after my sister asked me to go back. Today I want to play where my sister is."

"You?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo looked at Dan'er's back and hesitated for a while. Seeing that Zhu Badger did not stop Dan'er from following her into the main house, they looked at each other and quickly entered the main house.

Entering the main house, Zhu Badger was nowhere to be seen. There was no Zhu Badger in the hall or kitchen. Uncle Liu and Lu Bo stood at the door of Zhu Badger's room and waited. Dan'er came over and asked, "Are you two old kids stupid?"

"Are we stupid?" "You are stupid." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo turned to look at the crack in the door of Zhu Badger's room.

Dan'er smiled and said, "You still say that you are not stupid, so why are you looking at someone through the crack in the door?"

"You are the only one who talks too much." "Wait a minute for her to come out and beat you up." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo reached out to pat Dan'er's little head.

Dan'er jumped to the side and said with a smile: "She has been waiting for so long and you still don't go in. She will definitely beat you two old kids when she comes out."

"Shall we go in?" "Go in?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo stopped paying attention to Dan'er. They asked me and I asked you. After asking for a while, they were about to muster up the courage to push the door and enter Zhu Badger's room. Dan'er Talk: "You two old kids don't seem to be ordinary fools. Can she be in her room? Can you enter her room casually? If she doesn't beat you up, I will beat you up."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" "If you can, tell me where she is?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo retracted their hands and looked back at Dan'er.

Dan'er put her hands behind her back, held her head high and said to Uncle Liu and Lu Bo: "The provoking method is useless to me. If you want to know where she is? You have to get something affordable first."

"You bastard, are you trying to rip us off?" "You're trying to rip us off? Let's see how I deal with you." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo rolled up their sleeves as if they were going to beat the wolf.

Dan'er cried "Wow", Zhu Badger came over and took Dan'er into his arms, scolding Uncle Liu and Lu Bo: "You are so stupid that you can't tolerate others to say a few words? Just face the wall and reflect for a long time. After lunch and You are not allowed to eat dinner, and you are not even allowed to drink old wine.”

"Oh." "Yeah." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo bowed their heads in agreement.

Zhu Badger went over and pulled Uncle Liu and Lu Bo's clothes, and said softly: "Come with me quickly."

"Okay." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo followed Zhu Badger into a secret door next to the study.

Dan'er continued to stay in the hall and cried, crying so heartbroken that the sky was dark.

Zhu Badger took Uncle Liu and Lu Bo into the secret room, dragged out a big box, and said to the two old children: "All the things recovered that night are in there. Take a look."

"How did you discover this secret room?" "Your father and your mother probably didn't discover it, right?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo asked Zhu Badger. Zhu Badger was a little impatient and said angrily: "Aren't you eager to see these? Something? Why are you still talking? I am the Nine Immortals, Lao Zhai Fairy, there is no secret that cannot be discovered."

"Yeah, you are the Nine Immortals." "Um, you are the Fairy of Laozhai." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo went over and opened the big box.

Zhu Badger asked: "Is it that the rainy season is coming soon, so you are eager to see these treasures? Do you want to return these treasures to their proper places?"

"It is indeed the Nine Immortals." "As expected of the Fairy of the Old House." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo gave Zhu Badger a thumbs up while looking at the treasures in the big box.

Zhu Badger curled his lips: "Tch, you can only talk the talk. No wonder Dan'er wants you to get some benefits first."

"Fairy, isn't it the best benefit to return these treasures to their places?" "How about we explain to you why these treasures need to be returned to their places as soon as possible?" Uncle Liu and Lu Bo were overjoyed as they held the treasures in the big box.

Zhu Badger showed a smile and said, "I hope you two old kids are interested."

The two old boys, Uncle Liu and Lu Bo, explained to Zhu Badger why they were in such a hurry to return these treasures to their places. Where are these treasures and treasures?

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo said that Zhu Badger was right. The rainy season is coming soon. If these treasures are not returned in time, they are likely to be damaged until they become rotten wood.

[Meiyu] refers to the continuous rainy weather that begins in Lvbuo Village in mid-April of the lunar calendar. At this time, the plums on the mountains are ripe, so it is called plum rain. The rainy season in Lvbubuo Village is particularly long, and there is a saying that "the rain hits the yellow plum heads, and there is no sun for forty-five days." At this time, it is gloomy and rainy all day long. Not only will all kinds of objects become moldy, but even people will become moldy, so it is also called "mold rain."

The old house is a wooden structure, so mildew prevention is particularly important. When Uncle Liu and Lu Bo came here this time, one of their important tasks was to take precautions against mildew.

The existing building has been surveyed and protected by Uncle Liu and Lu Bo for a period of time. There is no need to worry about mildew. What they worry about is the corbels and sparrows that Zhu Fanzi and Lan Yuliu secretly collected.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo told Zhu Badger that the large box that Ma Yasha and Zhu Badger intercepted last time was basically a cow leg, and what Zhu Badger recovered this time was basically a bird's nest.

What is Queti? Uncle Liu and Lu Bo gave Zhu Badger a detailed explanation.

The so-called "queti" refers to the wood carving components under the beams in the wooden structure building. Like "corbels", it is an important part of ancient Chinese mortise and tenon structural buildings, except that "corbels" are wood carving components under the eaves. [quette] is a wood carving component under the beam.

[Qieti] is usually placed at the intersection of the horizontal beams (beams, beams) and vertical beams (columns) of the building. Its function is to shorten the net span of the beams and beams, thereby enhancing the load capacity of the beams and beams and reducing the interaction between beams and columns. The downward shear force at the joint prevents the angle between horizontal and vertical members from tilting. Because its shape resembles a skylark perched under a beam, it is called [Sparrow].

[Birds] can be divided into two categories: stone benches and wooden benches. The main reason is that the materials are different. Stone benches are carved from stone, while wooden benches are carved from wood. They are also called "corner benches", "corner inserts" or "carpets". "wait.

[Quiet] first took shape during the Northern Wei Dynasty and was widely used in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it became a component with a unique style and became a product of the combination of structure and aesthetics. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the decorative effects of Queti's carvings have become increasingly prominent, including dragons, phoenixes, cranes, flowers and birds, flower baskets, golden toads and other forms. The carving techniques include round carving, relief carving, openwork carving and other techniques.

The old house [quete] is all-encompassing, with materials including stone and wood, and categories including big quete, small quete, tongquette, longmen quette, horseback quette and flower teeth. In addition to various types of flowers, birds, insects and beasts, there are also related legends, such as Pangu created the world, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, the list of gods, etc. The carving skills are very exquisite, and they can be regarded as treasures among treasures.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo told Zhu Badger that the removed cow legs and birds would be well preserved for them, but the ideal thing would be to return them to their original positions, but that is currently difficult to do.

"Why?" Zhu Badger asked.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo explained: "On the one hand, we need to check the original location of these unloaded treasures." "On the other hand, these treasures were not simply unloaded, but some of them were from old houses. The house itself needs to be repaired when the owner casually remodels and renovates it and then demolishes it roughly.”

"Oh, you mean that these treasures and the destroyed buildings of the old house need to be repaired first?" Zhu Badger asked.

"That's right." Uncle Liu and Lu Bo replied in unison.

"Then you keep it well first. I won't let you wait too long." Zhu Badger held up a pair of birds sculpted with eight immortals crossing the sea and looked at them carefully.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo looked at each other for a while and then asked Zhu Badger respectively: "Fairy already has a plan?" "Fairy, can you reveal a few things?" "It's not that I have a plan, it's you and my parents who have a plan. It's you who should reveal it." Reveal it to me." Zhu Badger responded to Uncle Liu and Lu Bo, his big eyes staring intently at the bird in his hand.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo smiled knowingly and asked, "Did the fairy see any clue?" "Is it related to our plan?"

"You all can be Riddlers. I'd better go find the answer from my Eight Immortals sister and the Eight Immortals." Zhu Badger said, putting down the pair of birds in his hands and returning to the big box.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo asked: "What are you going to do with these precious fairies?" "Are they going to be put together with the cow legs from last time?"

"Do you two have to make me angry? You just said that you would keep it well, and now you are asking me how to deal with it? Believe it or not, I will burn it all on fire." Zhu Badger dragged the big box out of the secret room.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo hurriedly came over to hold the big box, and said with apologetic smiles: "Fairy, please don't be angry, anger will harm your health." "Angry is easy to cause wrinkles, but fairies cannot have wrinkles."

"Come on, come on, go out and scold Dan'er for a few words, and then go back to the ancestral hall." Zhu Badger took the lead in walking out of the secret room.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo looked back three times at a time, looking back at the big box as they slowly walked out of the secret room. As they walked, they asked: "Fairy, can these treasures be placed here?" "Is it okay to put these treasures here?"

"Still talking? Believe it or not, I asked Dan'er to pull out your beards." Zhu Badger closed the door of the secret room.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo stroked their beards with both hands and asked Zhu Badger: "Fairy, when will we come to get these treasures?" "How will we come to get these treasures? Fairy."

"Are your bones really itchy? Dan'er, come over and pluck their beards." Zhu Badger greeted Dan'er.

"Okay, hee hee." Dan'er burst into tears and smiled.

"No no, no ..." "Don't stop ..." Uncle Liu and Ruber fled out of the hall, fled to the gate, and turned around and scolded the eggs and Zhu Xi: "No big or small, but dare to pull us up "Children are rude and cannot be taught. We will report it to your parents."

"If you complain, just complain. Anyway, we don't have a father anymore." Zhu Badger closed the door heavily.

After Uncle Liu and Lu Bo walked under the persimmon tree of the cross-eyed husband's house, Dan'er asked Zhu Badger: "Sister, are you sure she has sneaked back to Sick Cat's house?"

"Of course, she also brought some experts." Zhu Badger pulled Dan'er into his room.

Dan'er refused to enter and said, "Sister, mother said that no one can enter your room."

"You have to come in. You will stay in my room after tonight and you can't go anywhere." Zhu Badger pulled Dan'er into his room and closed the door.

Dan'er stood behind the door and didn't dare to move. She asked Zhu Badger very awkwardly: "Sister, it's hard to say that a man and a woman live together in the same room."

"Do I want you to be nice? Do I want you to be nice? Remember, when you put on this suit and go to play in front of Sick Cat's house, it's best to find a few children to play with." Zhu Badger changed for Dan'er clothing.

Dan'er raised his little head and asked, "How do you play?"

"You are so smart and you still want me to teach you? You just need to lure her out and you will have completed the task." Zhu Badger dressed Dan'er and pulled him out of the room.

Dan'er was not used to the squirming walking, so she turned around and asked Zhu Badger: "What should I do if my two mothers beat me?"

"They can't beat you, they will just cry themselves to death." Zhu Badger pushed Dan'er out of the door and closed the door tightly before he could turn around.

I went back home and walked into my room, lay down on the bamboo reclining chair and closed my eyes to relax. I thought I would just relax for a while, but unexpectedly, I got sleepy and fell asleep quickly.

"Fairy, I have a big secret to reveal to you." Zhu Yuanzhang ran over happily.

Chouyu followed Zhu Yuanzhang closely, trying to catch his dragon robe, but Zhu Yuanzhang ran too fast, and she was never able to catch him. She had to chase Zhu Yuanzhang while shouting: "Fairy, it was the maid who thought of it first, It was the maid who thought of it first.”

"What's on your mind? Come closer and speak slowly." Zhu Badger glanced at Chouyu while lying on the bamboo couch. Zhu Yuanzhang was already standing in front of her. She didn't want to see his mysterious and contented look.

Chouyu ran up to Zhu Badger and said breathlessly: "Fairy, Fairy, it's about..." "Take a deep breath and speak slowly." Zhu Badger deliberately didn't ask Zhu Yuanzhang to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold it in any longer. Seeing Chouyu standing next to Zhu Badger, gasping for air, he leaned towards Zhu Badger and said, "Fairy, I found out among the 'Eight Immortals' Lu Dongbin, Han Zhongli, Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu" Why do you go to all the trouble to come here to cause trouble for you?"

"Have the images of the bird engraved with the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea been destroyed?" Zhu Badger asked calmly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, his eyes widened and asked: "This, this ugly jade is still breathing, fairy, how do you know?"

"Is it true that without you telling me, I would never have known?" Zhu Badger looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with cold eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang dodged Zhu Badger's gaze, lowered his head and whispered softly: "How is it possible? How is it possible? How could the fairy herself know this huge secret?"

"Who is the fairy? The fairy from the old house on the ground and the nine fairies from the Yaochi in the sky naturally know everything. Don't be self-righteous and do anything in front of the fairy in the future." Chou Yu curled her lips at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Chou Yu: "Aren't you eager to come over and claim credit from the fairy? Do you dare to ridicule me? Sooner or later I will mock you."

"Hey, Zhu Yuanzhang, do you still think this is your Ming Dynasty? Let me tell you, if you want Lingchi Chou Jade at every turn in the future, I will stop you first." Zhu Badger patted the armrest of the bamboo lounge chair with both hands, and Honghai'er and Xiaolong The girl jumped out, and both jumped on Zhu Badger's shoulders and asked together: "Fairy, do you want this bad old man Ling Chi?"

"Why did you come out? You came out just in time. I have something to ask you." Zhu Badger picked up Hong Boy and Xiao Longnu into his palms.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff, and Chouyu knelt directly on the ground.

Zhu Badger did not look at Zhu Yuanzhang and Chou Yu, and asked Hong Hai'er and Xiao Longnu: "Did Lu Dongbin, Han Zhongli, Lan Caihe and Cao Guojiu come to me to cause trouble because their image in Quedai was ruined?"

"As far as Fairy is concerned, that's true." "Of course, they have prejudices against you, but they just happened to find such an excuse." Hong Hai'er and Xiao Longnu replied.

Zhu Badger asked again: "Are they accusing me in front of Master Guanyin that as the fairy of the old house, I failed to protect the fairies of the old house? So my father and mother in heaven can't do anything to them, so they have to let them come to make trouble. To me?”

"Fairy, have you returned to your true form?" "Congratulations, Fairy, congratulations to Fairy, for returning to your true form." The red boy and the little dragon girl were not ordinary surprises.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Chou Yu heard this, their worries turned into joy, and they hurriedly expressed their congratulations to Zhu Badger. Zhu Badger asked, "Do you two think that I can take you to heaven if I return to my true body?"

"No, no, no..." "No, no, no..." Zhu Yuanzhang and Chou Yu hurriedly denied it.

"Fairy, the two of them are still in the Netherworld, how dare they hope to go to heaven?" "That is, they have the hope of being reincarnated when you return to your true form. They are already very happy." Hong Hai'er and Xiao Longnu didn't take Zhu Yuanzhang seriously at all. inside.

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "Two fairy boys, thank you for speaking for me in front of the fairies. Back then, I advocated the search for immortals in the world, and you two were often regarded as the protectors of the world."

"Hey, Zhu Chongba, what are you talking about?" "Are you a cowherd boy qualified to talk about the world? The world belongs to everyone." Hong Hai'er and Xiao Longnu scolded Zhu Yuanzhang.