Jinpingmei

Chapter 62
The poem said: The jade hairpins overlap and there is no fate, the fish is in the deep pool and the crane is in the sky.Proud of Zi Luan's dance mirror, it is rumored that the blue bird will give up its title.

The golden basin has been overwhelmed and it is difficult to collect water, and the long cage of the jade Zhen does not continue to string.If you go down to Miwu Mountain, you will shed red tears in the poor spring.

It is said that when Ximenqing saw that Li Ping'er's medicine was ineffective, he prayed to the gods for divination, and there was no way to deal with it.At the beginning, Li Ping'er [Men Zha] [Men Zheng] combed her hair and washed her face, got off the kang and sat on a clean bucket. After that, she gradually reduced her diet and described her as thin. When did she become like a flower, so thin that she looked like a yellow leaf? , I don’t have a kang anymore, I only pave straw paper on the mattress.I'm afraid people are disgusted with filth, so the girl only burns incense.Ximen Qing saw that his arms were as thin as silver bars, so he just stayed in the room and wept, and went for a walk in the yamen every other day.Li Ping'er said: "My brother, you still go to the yamen, I'm afraid you will miss your official business. I don't mind doing it, I just suffer from the dirty things, if I have to stop, let go of my mouth and eat some Just eat and drink. What are you man doing in my room?"

Ximen Qing cried: "My sister, I see that you are not good, and I can't bear you in my heart."

Li Ping'er said: "What a fool, just don't die, you can stop those in the future!"

He said again: "I have something to tell you: I don't know why, but no one is in the room. I am only afraid in my heart, as if someone is in front of me. I dream of him at night, holding a knife and stick, and me. Shouting, the child is also in his arms. I went to grab it, but he pushed me to hand it over, saying that he bought a house again, came and pestered me several times, and only asked me to go. I can't tell you. "

After hearing this, Ximen Qing said: "A person's death is like a lamp going out. I know where he has gone in the past few years! This is because you have been sick for a long time and your spirit is weak. What kind of demons and monsters are there! I am now Go to Wu Daoguan Temple, ask for two Taoist talismans, stick them on the door, and see if there are any evil spirits."

After finishing speaking, he went to the front and sent Dai'an to go to the Jade Emperor Temple to ask for amulets.Walking on the road, meeting Ying Baojue and Xie Xida, he hurriedly nodded.The count asked, "Where are you going? Is your father at home?"

Dai'an said: "Father is at home, and the younger one is going to the Jade Emperor Temple to ask for amulets."

The Earl and Xie Xida went to Ximen Qing's house, because they said: "Xie Zichun was taken aback when he heard that my sister-in-law was not well, so please come to say hello."

Ximen Qing said: "In the past two days, I've been so skinny that I can't get up or down, but what happened?"

The count said: "Brother, why did you send Dai'an to the temple?"

Ximen Qingxi told Li Ping'er what he was afraid of: "I'm afraid there will be evil spirits, teach the boy to beg for two talismans to suppress them."

Xie Xi said: "Brother, this is because my sister-in-law is weak, what evil is there!"

The Earl said: "It's not hard to get rid of evil spirits. Outside the door, Taoist Priest Pan from the Five Sacred Mountains has received the Heavenly Heart and Five Thunder Laws. He is very good at sending evil spirits away. He is famous for calling Pan to catch ghosts and often saves people with talisman water. Brother, You send someone to invite him to see if there is any evil in the sister-in-law's room, and he will know. You can teach him to cure the disease, and he can cure it."

Ximen Qingdao: "Where do you live when you ask for the Wu Dao official amulet? You have no choice but to lead the young man to ride on the head and invite him to come."

The count said: "It doesn't matter, wait for me to go. My God is sorry to see my sister-in-law, so I will leave on my head."

After saying something, the count and Xida got up and went.

Dai An'er asked for a talisman and pasted it in the room.At night, Li Ping'er was still afraid, and said to Ximen Qing: "It's dead, he and two others came to fetch me just now, and he hid when he saw you coming in."

Ximen Qing said: "Don't believe in evil, it's okay. Yesterday, the second brother Ying said, this is because you are extremely vain. He said that there is a Taoist Pan in the Five Mountains Temple outside the door. Tomorrow morning, teach Earl Ying to invite him to come and see you, if something is wrong, tell him to send it away."

Li Ping'er said: "My brother, please invite him to come early, that guy just left in anger, and he will come to fetch me tomorrow! Hurry up and send someone to invite him."

Ximen Qing said: "If you are afraid, I will ask the young servant to pick up Wu Yin'er in a sedan chair and be with you for two days."

Li Ping'er shook his head and said: "Don't call him, I'm afraid you will miss his family business."

Ximen Qing said: "How about asking Lao Feng to serve you for two days?"

Li Ping'er nodded.On the one hand, Ximen Qing sent Lai'an, called Mother Feng in the house over there, but she was not there again, locked the door and went out.Say to Yizhangqing: "When he comes, at least tell him to come to the house quickly, Liu Niang will call him."

Ximen Qing sent Dai'an again: "Get up early tomorrow, you and Er Ying Ying go to the Five Mountains Temple outside the gate to invite Taoist Pan."

Nothing to worry about.

The next day, I saw Aunt Wang carrying a box of japonica rice, 20 yuan big milk cakes, and a small box of ten muskmelons and eggplants.When Li Ping'er saw him coming, he quickly taught Yingchun to help him to sit up.Aunt Wang said the question, Li Ping'er asked him to sit down, and said: "Master Wang, you have been away since the time when the scriptures were printed, and you can't be seen from the shadows. I'm not good, why don't you come to see me?"

Aunt Wang said: "my grandma, I don't know that you are not good. I didn't know until yesterday that my aunt sent a senior official to the nunnery. She also said that the scriptures are printed. You don't know. It was a good fight. I printed a scripture with your old man, and only drove the net for him. I paid five taels of silver with the script printing man behind my back, but I didn’t see a single coin. You are a blessing, this old man The adulteress will fall into the Avici Hell tomorrow! I am so angry with him that I have missed my aunt's birthday and never came."

Li Ping'er said: "He does his own homework, let him do it, you don't have to argue with him."

Aunt Wang said: "Who is arguing with him?"

Li Ping'er said: "My aunt is really annoying you, saying that you have misunderstood his birth scriptures."

Aunt Wang said: "My Bodhisattva, although I am not good, how dare I miss his scriptures? --- I have been reciting at home for a whole month, and I am consummated yesterday. I just came today. I went to see him later, and let me feel my humiliation. I told him again. I said, I don’t know if Liuniang is not good. It’s nothing. This box of polished round-grained rice, some ten fragrant claws, and a few pieces of milk cakes will have porridge with your old man. My aunt asked Miss Xiaoyu to take me to see your old man. .”

Xiaoyu opened the box, Li Ping'er looked at it and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

Aunt Wang said: "Sister Yingchun, just steam two pieces of this milk cake, and I will see your mother eat some porridge."

Yingchun took it away.Li Ping'er ordered Yingchun: "Put some tea here to eat with Master Wang."

Aunt Wang said: "I just had tea in the aunt's room at the back, and I made some porridge. I'll watch you eat some."

After a while, Yingchun set up the table, set four kinds of tea and food, sent Aunt Wang to eat, and then brought Li Ping'er porridge, a plate of ten-spiced sweet pickled melon and eggplant, a plate of steamed yellow cream milk cake, and two cups of japonica rice porridge. A pair of chopsticks with small teeth.Yingchun took it, and her grandma Ruyi was holding the Ouer. After feeding for half a day, she only sipped two or three mouthfuls of porridge and bit some milk pancakes, then shook her head and stopped eating, and said, "Take it."

Aunt Wang said: "People depend on water and food for their lives. If you cook good porridge, why don't you eat some more?"

Li Ping'er said: "I must be able to eat it!"

Yingchun moved over to the tea table.Aunt Wang uncovered the quilt and saw that Li Ping'er's body was thin and gone. She jumped up and said, "My grandma, you were better when I went, but why is it that you are so thin? gone?"

Ruyi'er said: "You know it's better! Mother was originally sick from anger. Father invited the imperial doctor to see him. He took medicine every day and he was already seven or eight points better. It's because within eight months, my brother had a cataract. It’s not good to be fooled, my mother is worried day and night, she is so busy, she can’t even sleep, I really hope that my brother will be well, I don’t want to be gone. I cry all day long, and I have that dark air again, secretly annoyed in my heart, even the iron stone man can’t help it Yes, why didn’t he get sick again! It’s just that he was a little annoyed, and it’s okay to break it down in front of others, but my mother doesn’t speak a word, so she didn’t say anything when she asked urgently.”

Aunt Wang said: "Then to be angry? Your father loves him again, and your aunt respects him. There are five or six mothers on the left and right. Who is angry with him?"

The nurse said: "Your Majesty, you don't know—" Because Xiuchun looked outside and saw that the door had never been closed: "—My mother was so angry because of Wu Niang over there.——He has a cat over there. My brother handed him a hand, and the wind was blown out. Dad came to the house, so he asked, but mother just didn't say anything. After the aunt said, she threw the cat to death. He still didn't admit it, and took every evil spirit from me. Eight In the middle of the month, my brother died, and he pointed at the mulberry tree and scolded the pagoda tree every day, cheering in every possible way. My mother heard it clearly in this room, and there was someone who was not annoyed! The left and right were secretly angry, but shed tears. Therefore, it is so dark I was so angry that I caused this illness. ──God only knows! My mother is a good-natured girl, she has good things in her heart and bad things in her heart. Among sisters, there has never been a blush in the face. There is a dress that suits my heart. He doesn’t wear it until someone else has it. This family, which one is not a bitch? But, let’s say, let’s say something like a bitch, and say it behind your back.”

Aunt Wang said: "Why don't you know?"

Ruyi'er said: "Grandma Pan, like Wuniang, came here once, and met my father resting there, so she came to this room to be a companion with my mother. Before leaving, what do you want my mother to do with his shoe uppers, clothes, and silver?" With him? Wu Niang still doesn't know."

When Li Ping'er heard this, she angered Ru Yi'er: "You wife, you just talk about him for nothing? I'm already a dead person, just let him go. The sky is proud of itself without saying anything, and the earth is proud of itself without saying anything."

Aunt Wang said: "My Buddha, who is as kind as your old man! The sky has eyes, so look down and see. Your old man will have benefits in the future."

Li Ping'er said: "Master Wang, what good is there! I can't survive a child, so I'm gone. I'm dying now, and I'm suffering from such diseases under my body. Even if I'm a ghost, I won't be able to walk smartly. I'm still in my heart I want some money with Master Wang, I hope that when I die tomorrow, you can invite some masters at home for me, and recite more "Blood Pot Sutra" to confess my sin."

Aunt Wang said: "My Bodhisattva, you are too worried. You are a kind-hearted person, and Longtian will protect you naturally."

Just as I was talking, Qin Tong'er came in and said to Yingchun, "Father ordered the room to be cleaned up, so Uncle Hua came in to see my mother and sat in front."

Aunt Wang got up and said, "I'll go back for a walk."

Li Ping'er said: "Master Wang, don't go now, stay with me for two days, and I'll still talk to you."

Aunt Wang said: "My grandma, I won't go."

After a while, Ximen Qing accompanied Uncle Hua to come in for questioning. Seeing that Li Ping'er was sleeping on the kang and said nothing, Hua Zi said, "I don't know. I just found out when I heard the senior officials here talking about it yesterday. Tomorrow your sister-in-law Come to see you."

Then Li Ping'er just said: "What a start."

Just face inward.Hua Ziyou sat for a while, got up and went to the front, and said to Ximen Qing: "My deceased husband was guarding in Guangnan. Have you ever taken the notoginseng medicine that he brought with him? Regardless of women's or metrorrhagia, mix it with wine for five minutes." Mo'er, just take it. Eldest Sister took this medicine in his hand, why don't you take it?"

Ximen Qing said: "I have taken this medicine too. Yesterday Hu Dayin from the county came to pay respects. When I mentioned this disease, he also gave a prescription: take it with brown charcoal and white cockscomb decoction. It only lasted for a day. , and on the second day, the flow was more than usual."

Hua Ziyou said: "This is difficult. Brother-in-law, you should take care of the vice board for him and prepare him. Let his sister-in-law come to see him tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, I got up and went.

Naizi and Yingchun were laying toilet paper under their bodies with Li Ping'er, when they saw Mother Feng coming and wishing them good luck.Ruyi'er said: "Mother Feng, noble lady, why don't you come to see mother? Yesterday my father sent An'er to ask you to go, saying that you locked the door, where are you going?"

Mrs. Feng said: "I can't say I'm suffering. I go to the temple to practice the Dharma all day long, and I go out in the morning, maybe it's until dark, or it's not until He comes home, but there are those monks Zhang, Li, and Wang."

Ruyi said: "Why do you have these monks, old man? Wasn't Master Wang here earlier?"

When Li Ping'er heard this, he smiled and said, "Mother, you only care about the wind."

Ruyi said: "Mother Feng, you still haven't come after calling me! Mother hasn't eaten porridge for the past few days, but she's just impatient. When you came just now, she attracted a smile. Your old man is serving your mother In two days, Guan Qingniang will recover from her illness."

Mother Feng said: "I'm your mother's disaster relief doctor!"

Laughed again.Yin touched him under the quilt and said, "My mother, it's just that you're better!"

He asked again, "Can you come down while sitting on a pedestal?"

Yingchun said: "It's good to come down! In the first two encounters, my mother returned [Mencha] [Menzheng], and I [Menchu] helped her down. These two days, I only lay papyrus on the kang, two or three times a day. .”

Just as I was talking, Ximen Qing came in, saw Feng's mother, and said, "Old Feng, you often come here for a walk, why don't you come here?"

The mother-in-law said: "my lord, why don't I come? When I pickle vegetables in the past two days, I earn two dollars, pickle some vegetables in the house, and meet the karma brought by others, so that I can eat with him. Otherwise, How about I ask for spare money to buy vegetables to eat with him?"

Ximen Qing said: "Don't you tell me that yesterday my village started cooking, and it is enough to set aside two or three plots for you."

The mother-in-law said, "I dare to pester you again, old man."

After finishing speaking, I went to the house over there.

Ximenqing sat on the edge of the kang, and Yingchun smoked rue.Ximen Qing asked, "How do you feel today?"

Then he asked Yingchun: "Did your mother eat some porridge in the morning?"

Yingchun said: "It's delicious! Master Wang sent milk cakes and steamed them. Mother only took a bite of some of the porridge and soup, and threw it away."

Ximen Qing said: "Second Brother Ying and the boy invited Taoist Pan outside the door just now, but he is gone. I will teach him to protect him and invite him tomorrow."

Li Ping'er said: "You are on the mend, please go, that guy, but close your eyes and only hang around me."

Ximen Qing said: "This is because you are weak. Just keep your heart straight and don't doubt him. Ask him to send this evil spirit away for you, and then take some medicine from him. Just take care of yourself. "

Li Ping'er said: "My brother, I have already suffered from this clumsy disease, what is there to do? I hope to be reunited with you for a few years, and it is also a husband and wife. Who knows that I am now 27 years old, and I have killed my enemy first. I have no good fortune, so I am so desperate, I let you go. If I can meet you again, it will only be closed at the gate of hell."

As she spoke, she grabbed Ximen Qing's hand, tears welled up in her eyes, her sobs choked up, and she couldn't cry anymore.Ximen Qing was very sad again, and cried, "My sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."

The two were crying in the room, when they suddenly saw Qin Tonger come in and said, "I promise to tell my father that tomorrow is the fifteenth day, and I will pay homage to the yamen, draw the public seats, and distribute them in large quantities. Will you go? The head of the squad will take care of you."

Ximen Qing said: "I don't have to go tomorrow, I will take the post back to Father Xia, and I will pay my respects."

Qin Tong promised to go.Li Ping'er said: "My brother, if you follow me and go to the yamen, don't miss the official business. I know when I will die, it's still early!"

Ximen Qing said: "I'll guard you at home for two days, and I'll be patient! Let go of your heart, don't just worry too much. Just now Uncle Hua told me to teach me to look at the Vice Shoumu with you, Chong You rush, just take care of yourself."

Li Ping'er nodded, and then said: "Forget it, don't believe that someone will send that stupid money, and you will send a dozen taels of silver to buy a pair of clinker materials, and bury me next to the first lady's grave. Burned, it is the love of husband and wife. Sooner or later I will grab some syrup, it will be more convenient. You have a large population, and you will have to live in the future!"

Ximenqing just didn't listen, but listening to it was like cutting out the liver and gallbladder with a knife, and filing with a sword.Weeping: "My sister, what are you talking about! I, Ximen Qing, will die of poverty, and I won't let you down!"

Just as I was talking, Yueniang came in with a small box of fresh apples, and said, "Sister Li, his sister-in-law sent apples for you to eat."

Yinling Yingchun: "After you wash it, take a knife and cut it into pieces for your mother to eat."

Li Ping'er said: "Thanks again to his eldest sister-in-law for caring."

After a while, Yingchun peeled off the skin, cut it, stored it in an Ouer, took a piece, put it in his mouth with him, chewed some of it, and spit it out.The moon mother was afraid that she would be busy with him, so she arranged him to sleep face inward.

Both Ximenqing and Yueniang went out to discuss.Yue Niang said: "Sister Li, I think he is a bit heavy, you should have a look at a board with him early, so as not to catch the mouse temporarily, but not to make a good board."

Ximen Qing said: "Brother Hua said the same thing today. I had a question with him just now, and he told him: 'If you spend too much money, just bring a deputy cooker. You have a large population. I still have to live.' It made me sad for a while. I said Yifa waited for Pan Daoshi to come and see, and go to the Kanban."

Yueniang said: "You can't tell. A human figure has also come off. The gates are locked, and the spoonful of water won't go in. You can still count on it! Let's beat the drums and grind the flags. Fortunately, he recovered, and the coffin was taken away." It's not worth giving up to others."

Ximen Qing said: "Since Ye said..."

So he went out to the hall, called Jiang Ben around, and asked him, "Who has a good board. You and your brother-in-law can take a look at a pair of silver."

Ben Sidao: "Chen Qianhu's house on the street has some new good boards."

Ximen Qing said: "There are good boards,"

Immediately ordered Chen Jingji: "You will ask your mother for five ingots of silver later on, and you two will have a look."

Then Chen Jingji hurried in and took five ingots of ingots, and went out with Ben.It was not until later that I came back and said: "I went to Chen Qianhu's house to see a few sets of boards, all of which were of average quality, and the prices were not the same. On the way back, I ran into Qiao's father and said that Shang Ju's family had a good pair of boards—it turned out to be Shang Juren's father." When he was an official in Chengdu, Sichuan, he brought two pairs of peach blossom caves for his old lady. He used one, and only this one was left—complete with wall knockout, bottom cover, and plug, totaling five yuan in size. It must be 370 taels of silver. Every time Qiao’s family and I went to look at it, the board was extremely good. Qiao’s family talked with the juren for a long time, and only refunded 50 taels of silver. It’s not that they will try these few taels in Beijing next year. He is still reluctant to sell it."

Ximen Qing said: "Since your father-in-law suggested it, let's pay 320 taels instead of just ringing the bell and beating the drum."

Chen Jingji said: "He took 250 taels from us, and just give him 70 taels of silver."

While asking Yueniang to pay another 70 taels of silver, the two went.

When it was dusk, I saw a few idlers, wrapped in red felt strips, carrying boards into the door, and placed them in the front hall patio.Open it, Ximen Qing watched it, it was really good.Then ask the craftsman to saw it open and spray incense inside.Each piece is five inches thick, two feet five inches wide, and seven feet five inches long.I was very happy to see it.Then I searched for the earl to come and see, because he said, "I've seen this board too well."

The count applauded endlessly, and said, "Originally, it is said that it is a marriage board, and everything must have an owner. My sister-in-law married my brother once, and today I am satisfied with this board."

Tell the craftsman: "As long as you do it well with your heart, your father will reward you with five taels of silver."

The craftsman said: "The villain knows."

On the one hand, he was in a hurry in the front hall, building all night.The earl asked Lai Bao: "Go and invite Pan Daoshi at five o'clock tomorrow morning. If he comes, come with him. Don't delay."

After finishing speaking, he accompanied Ximen Qing to watch the work in the front hall, and went home at one o'clock.Ximen Qing said: "Come early tomorrow, I'm afraid Taoist Pan will come early."

The count said, "I know."

He made his speech and went out.

But Lao Feng and Aunt Wang stayed together in Li Ping'er's room every evening.I saw that Ximen Qing was scattered in front of him, came in to have a look, and wanted to sleep in the house.Li Ping'er refused, and said: "No, this room is dirty, he is here every day, it's inconvenient, you can sleep elsewhere."

Ximenqing saw that Aunt Wang was here again, so he went to the Golden Lotus Room over there.

Li Ping'er taught Yingchun to close the corner door and fasten it. He taught Yingchun to light the lamp, open the box, take out some clothes and silver jewelry, and put them aside.First, I called Aunt Wang to come, and gave him five taels of silver and a piece of silk: "After I die, at least invite some masters to recite the "Blood Pen Sutra" with me."

Aunt Wang said: "My grandma, you are worrying too much. God pity you, I'm afraid you'll get better."

Li Ping'er said: "You just keep it, don't tell the aunt that I gave you the money, just say that I gave you this piece of silk as the scripture money."

Aunt Wang said, "I know."

So the silver and silk were collected.He called Mother Feng again, took four taels of silver, a white silk jacket, a yellow silk skirt, and a silver rake from the pillow, and handed them to him, saying, "Old Feng, you are an old man. My son, you have been with me until now. I am dead now, and it is nothing. This set of clothes and this piece of jewelry will be with you. You keep this money and make it into a coffin book tomorrow. Don’t worry , the house over there, when I tell your father that you only care about living there, you should just watch the house for him, he will kick you out!"

Mother Feng took the silver and the clothes in one hand, fell down and bowed down, crying and said: "I have no good luck. With you, I will be the master of the day. If you have something good or bad, where will you go?"

Li Ping'er called his nanny Ruyi again, and gave him a purple silk jacket, a blue silk skirt, an old silk draped jacket, two gold-headed hairpins, and a silver crown, and said, "It's you too." The milk brother. My brother is dead. As I said, I will teach you to stop breastfeeding. I really hope that I will live one day and take up your day. I don’t want to die again. I still treat your father and your aunt Said, when I die tomorrow, your aunt has given birth to a brother, so I will teach you how to take care of your baby. These clothes, if you think about them, you don’t have to complain.”

The nurse knelt down on the ground, kowtowed her head and cried: "The little daughter-in-law is really counting on serving the mother to the end. The mother has never given a big blow to the little daughter-in-law. It's just that the little daughter-in-law is unlucky. My brother is dead and my mother is sick again." I can't die. Anyway, I told my aunt that the little daughter-in-law is no longer a man, and I only agreed to live and die with my parents, where should I go and go?"

After finishing speaking, he took the clothes and jewelry, kowtowed his head, stood beside him, and just wiped away his tears.Li Ping'er called Yingchun and Xiuchun to kneel down, and said: "You two, it was you who promised to me since I was a child. If I die today, I won't take care of you. You have everything in your clothes." Yes, I don’t need to be with you anymore. I will each have a thought with you two pairs of gold-wrapped hairpins and two golden flowers. The big girl welcomes the spring, her father has already used it, and she can’t get out. I will tell you I'm in custody in your aunt's room. This little girl, Xiuchun, I'll teach your aunt to find a family, so you can go out of her family. You'll be able to tell people how to scold a slave without a master in this room. I'm dead. , You can see it. You serve others, and you are still acting like a coquettish and idiot in my hands, whether it is good or bad, who will tolerate you?"

Na Xiuchun knelt on the ground and cried: "Mother, I will never leave this door even if I die."

Li Ping'er said: "Look silly girl, I'm dead, who are you serving in this room?"

Xiuchun said: "I guard my mother's spirit."

Li Ping'er said: "It's my spirit. It's not long since I donated it, and there will be a day of burning. You must return it."

Xiuchun said: "Yingchun and I agree to auntie."

Li Ping'er said: "That's all."

This Xiuchun didn't know what to do, but when Yingchun heard Li Ping'er order him to take the jewelry, she couldn't speak a word while crying.It's exactly: watch the tearful eyes, and send the heartbroken to the heartbroken.

That night, Li Ping'er gave everyone instructions.At dawn, Ximen Qing walked into the room.Li Ping'er asked: "Have you bought my coffin yet?"

Ximen Qing said: "Yesterday I brought the board up, and I'm doing it in front. --- Let's rush to you. If you are well, I'd rather give it to others."

Li Ping'er asked, "How much money did you buy it for? Don't waste that money."

Ximen Qing said: "Not much, only a hundred taels of silver."

Li Ping'er said: "There are too many. Get ready and leave it with me."

Ximen Qing said and came out, and went to watch the work.Wu Yueniang and Li Jiaoer came into the room and saw that he was very heavy, so they asked, "Sister Li, what's going on in your heart?"

Li Ping'er held Yueniang's hand and cried, "Ma'am, I'm going to be fine."

Yueniang also cried: "Sister Li, what do you have to say, Erniang is here too, you and I can talk about it."

Li Ping'er said: "What do you have to say--I have been sisters with my mother in the past few years, and I have never done anything wrong to me. I really hope that I will stay with my mother until the end of my life. I don't want my life to be miserable. Let me kill my enemy first." Unfortunately, I got this stupid disease again and died. After I died, the two girls in the room were not taken into custody. The elder girl was already taken in by his father and taught him to serve his mother in the mother's room. Little girl, if your mother wants to order you, stay here; otherwise, find a single husband and a single wife, and go as a daughter-in-law with a villain, so as not to teach people to scold a slave who has no master. It is also he who serves the slave, and the slave dies. Eyes are also closed. Grandmother Ruyi, who refuses to go out again and again, the aunt also sees slavery, it is also his baby, and tomorrow the mother gives birth to her brother, so she will teach him to take the baby."

Yueniang said: "Sister Li, don't worry, it's all on us. It's auspicious. If there are some high mountains and low waters, Yingchun will teach him to serve me, and Xiuchun will teach him to serve Erniang. Now in Erniang's room The girl does not work honestly, so she will send her out sooner or later, and teach Xiuchun to serve him. Grandma Ruyi, since you said that he didn't go to the house, we can't occupy him in our house? It's just that I have no children, and I will be married to a servant tomorrow , it’s all right to be the wife of Fang’s family with him.”

Li Jiaoer said beside him: "Sister Li, don't just worry about it, everything is on us. Xiuchun will pass your business tomorrow, I will clean up the room and wait for me, just wait for me to praise him."

Li Ping'er called Naizi and the two maids to come over and kowtow to them.That Yueniang couldn't help crying.

After a while, Yu Yulou, Pan Jinlian, and Sun Xue'e all came in to see him, and Li Ping'er all left some words of kindness and righteousness for sisters.Li Jiaoer, Yulou, and Jinlian who were waiting behind all went out, and Du Yueniang was guarding him in the room. Li Ping'er quietly cried to Yueniang: "Mother will take care of her tomorrow, and be a root with his father." Tier, don't be careless like a slave, and the cannibal plotted."

Yue Niang said: "Sister, I know."

The judge heard: just this one sentence touched Mu Niang's heart.The next time Ximen Qing died, Jin Lian couldn't stay at home, thinking about Li Ping'er's dying words.It is exactly: Only with gratitude and accumulating hatred, there will be no dust for thousands of years.

While talking, I saw Qin Tong ordering the room to clean up and burn incense, and Wuyue Temple invited Judge Pan to come.While watching, Yueniang taught the girls to clean up the room, serve clean tea and water, and burn the real fragrance of lilies.Yueniang and all the women hid in the bed room over there to listen and watch.After a while, Ximen Qing led Taoist priest Pan in.How to give birth to form?But see: wearing Yunxia Wuyue Crown, wearing a short brown robe of soap cloth, waist with variegated silk ribbons, and a bronze sword with horizontal stripes on the back.He wears hemp shoes with double ears on both feet, and holds a five-ming fan for descending ghosts in his hand.Character eight eyebrows, two apricot eyes; square mouth, a beard.Majestic and majestic, with a dignified appearance.If it is not a tourist from Xiawaiyun, it must be from Penglai Yufu.

Taoist Pan entered the corner gate, just turned around the screen wall, and was about to reach the base of the porch of Li Ping'er's room. To the sick bed.Yun Shuangqing, with strength and wisdom, looked at it with divine eyes, held the sword in his hand, pinched his fingers to step up, and thought about it, and knew the meaning early.Walk out of the open room and set up an incense table facing the outside.Ximenqing burned incense, Taoist Pan burned a talisman and shouted: "God on duty, why don't you wait?"

After taking a mouthful of Dharma water, suddenly a gust of wind blew up from the steps, as if a god was about to appear in front of him.Pan Taoist said: "in Ximen's gate, there is Li's yin who is uneasy and complained to my case. You will arrest the land with me and the six gods of your family to investigate. If there is any evil, you will capture it with me without delay. !"

After a long time, I saw Taoist Pan with his eyes closed and his spirit changed, sitting upright on the seat, hitting the token according to the case, just like asking questions, and it lasted for a long time.When he came out, Ximenqing let him go to the front rolling shed and asked her why. Taoist Pan said, "This lady, it is a pity that she sued the underworld for her past grievances. She is not evil, so she must not be captured."

Ximen Qing said, "Can the judge solve the problem?"

Pan Daoshi said: "The creditor of the enemy must win himself, even the yin officials cannot be strong."

Seeing Ximen Qing's politeness and sincerity, he asked, "What is your mother's life?"

Ximen Qing said: "The one who belongs to the sheep is 27 years old."

Pan Daoshi said: "Forget it, wait until I sacrifice to the natal star altar with him, and see how his life lamp is."

Ximen Qing asked, "When is the sacrifice? What kind of incense paper is used for the sacrifice?"

Pan Daoshi said: "It is at the time of the third watch tonight, a lamp altar is built with white ash borders, surrounded by yellow silk, surrounded by birthday altars, and sacrificed with five grains and jujube soup. No preserved wine is used, only 27 natal lamps are used. , Floating up with a canopy ceremony, there is nothing else, officials and officials can fast Tsing Yi, prostrate in the altar to salute, the poor Taoist sacrifice, chickens and dogs are locked away, do not enter to disturb."

After hearing this, Ximen Qing hurriedly ordered everything to be ready.He didn't dare to go in, just bathed and fasted in the study, and changed into clean clothes.Earl Liu Ying also went home to eat vegetarian food with Taoist Pan.

In the middle of the night, the lamp altar was built and completed, and Pan Daoshi sat on it.Below is the lamp altar. According to Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, three canopies are built on the top; the twelve palaces are listed in a week, and the bottom is the natal lamp, a total of 27 lamps.The vote was announced first.Ximen Qing was wearing Tsing Yi and fell down on the steps, shielding everyone on the left and right, and no one was allowed to be on the left or right.The lamps and candles are shining brightly, and they will be lit together.Taoist priest Pan hung his hair down on the throne, held his sword, and muttered something in his mouth.Look at Tiangang, take the true energy, Bubujue, and follow the Yao altar.Exactly: Sanxin burns incense and joins the three worlds, one command and one thunder.But seeing the bright moon and stars on a sunny day, suddenly it was dark and dark, and there was a strange wind.It's exactly: If it's not the roar of a tiger, is it the roar of a dragon?As if entering a house and wearing a curtain, it must be urging the flowers to fall.Push the clouds out of Xiu, send the rain back to Sichuan.The geese lost their way and wailed, and the gulls and herons flocked to search for the end of the tree.Heng'e closed the toad palace in a hurry, and Liezi called for help in the air.

After three strong winds, a sudden burst of cold air wiped out Li Ping'er's 27 natal lamps.Pan Daoshi clearly saw a man in white leading two men in green coming in from the throne, holding a paper in his hand and presenting it under the bill.Taoist Pan looked at it, but it was approved by the underworld. There were three seals on it, so he hurriedly got down from the throne, stepped forward to call Ximen Qing, and said: "Officials, please get up! The lady has been punished by heaven." , there is nothing to pray for! The natal lamp has been extinguished, how can it be saved again? It’s only in the blink of an eye.”

After hearing that, Ximen Qing bowed his head and was speechless, with tears in his eyes, and begged: "Master Wanwang will save you!"

Daoshi Pan said: "There is no escape, there is no rescue."

I'm about to say goodbye.Ximenqing left three more words: "Let's go at dawn!"

Taoist Pan said: "The monks live in the grass and live in the open, and the mountain dwells in the temple, it is the natural way."

Ximenqing is no longer strong.Because of the order, a piece of cloth and three taels of platinum were taken out from the left and right to make sutra lining money.Daoist Pan said: "Poverty Taoist follows the supreme way of the emperor, and swears to the alliance of heaven, he dare not take wealth from the world, it is inconvenient to take crimes."

After pushing back and forth again and again, the little boy was asked to collect the cloth and wear it as a Taoist robe, and then he made his speech.He told Ximenqing: "Tonight, the officials must not go into the sick room, for fear of harming you. Be careful! Be careful!"

After finishing speaking, he sent out the gate and left in a huff.

Ximen Qing returned to the rolling shed, watching to tidy up the lamp altar.Seeing that there is no savior, I feel very sad, and I cry to the earl.The earl said: "This is the life expectancy of each person. In this position, you can't force it. Brother, you don't have to worry about it."

Because it was the fourth watch, he said: "Brother, you have worked hard too, let's rest and rest. I'll go home and come back tomorrow."

Ximen Qing said: "Teach the boy to take you with a lantern."

Even though Laian took the lamp and sent the count out, he closed the door and came in.

Ximen Qing sat alone in the study, holding a candle, mourning in his heart, breathed out, thinking: "The judge told me to go to the room, how can I bear it! I would rather die. You have to stay by your side and have a word with him."

So enter the room.Seeing Li Ping'er sleeping face-in and hearing Ximen Qing coming in, he turned over and said, "My brother, why didn't you come in?"

Yin asked, "What did the Taoist say if he could light the lamp?"

Ximen Qing said: "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the lamp."

Li Ping'er said: "My brother, you are still coaxing me. Just now, the fellow led two people to come again, made a fuss in front of me, and said, "Please ask the mage to send me. , I will never allow you!' Go away with hatred, and come and get me tomorrow."

After hearing this, Ximen Qing burst into tears and burst into tears: "My sister, put your heart on the line and don't bother with her. I really hope to be with you for a few days, but who knows that you have left me again?" No. Ning taught me that Ximen Qing closed his mouth and eyes, but he didn't wait for such a cut-off."

Li Ping'er hugged Ximen Qing's neck with both hands, sobbing and weeping bitterly, unable to cry for a long time.Said: "My brother, Nu Chengwang will stay with you forever, who knows that I will die today. While I don't close my eyes, let me say a few words to you: You have a big family, you are alone, and you have no helpers. When you think about everything, don't be impulsive. Auntie, wait, you will at least lose him. He is inconvenient, and sooner or later he will give birth to a root for you, and the concubine will not let go of your family affairs. You live in an official again. From now on, I will rarely go there to drink, come home earlier, your family matters are more important. If there is a slave, I will persuade you sooner or later. If the slave is dead, who will speak bitterly about you?"

After hearing this, Ximen Qing cried like a knife piercing his heart and liver, "My sister, I know what you said, so stop worrying about me. I, Ximen Qing, was short-lived in that life, and we will never end as husband and wife in this life. It hurts me! God kills me!"

Li Ping'er also ordered the matter of Yingchun and Xiuchun: "I have told his aunt that when I die tomorrow, I will serve Yingchun to serve his aunt; that little girl, his second mother has already taken over. --- There is no one in his room, so he Teach me to serve Erniang."

Ximen Qing said: "My sister, you don't have to say, you are dead, who dares to distract you girl! The grandma will not send him out, but teach him to guard your spirit."

Li Ping'er said: "What spirit! Go back to God master, it will be burned after five or seven."

Ximen Qing said: "My sister, don't worry about him, I, Ximen Qing, will support you for a day."

While the two were talking, Li Ping'er urged: "Go to sleep, we're late."

Ximen Qing said: "I won't sleep anymore, I will stay in this room and watch over you."

Li Ping'er said: "It's still early for me to die. This room is filthy. You panic because of the smoke. It's inconvenient for him to serve me every time."

Ximen Qing had no choice but to tell the girl: "Watch your mother carefully."

Go to the room at the back and tell Yueniang about the failure of the sacrificial lamp: "I went to his room just now, and I saw that he still speaks smartly. God is poor, I'm afraid it may not be possible if he survives."

Yueniang said: "The eye sockets are also collapsed, the lips are dry, and the helix is ​​burnt, so what's the matter! It's only in the morning and evening. He is so clever with this disease, he still talks when he is dying."

Ximen Qing said: "He has been in our house for the past few years, big or small, he has never offended anyone, and he has a good personality, and he doesn't speak a word. You taught me to give up on him!"

I cried again when I got up.Yueniang couldn't stop crying.

Not to mention that Ximenqing was talking to Yueniang, but Li Ping'er called Yingchun and Naizi: "Help me to fall face inward."

Yin asked, "How long is our time?"

Naizi said: "The rooster hasn't crowed yet, it's four more days."

Ask Yingchun to lay the papyrus under his body for him, [扌chu] he faces inward, the cover is stopped, and he falls asleep.Everyone stayed up all night without sleep, Lao Feng and Aunt Wang had already gone to bed first.Yingchun and Xiuchun were building a bunk on the ground in front of them. They had just fallen asleep for less than half an hour. When they were drowsy, they dreamed that Li Ping'er came down from the kang, pushed Yingchun, and asked: "Every time you look after the house , I will go too."

Suddenly woke up, and saw that the lamp on the table was still on.Busily looking at it on the bed, but also facing inward, touched it, and found that there was no breath in the mouth.I don't know how long we will be wailing and dying.Poor beauty, all turned into a dream.It's exactly: Hades taught you to die on the third watch, how dare you keep people until the fifth watch!
Yingchun hastily woke up the crowd and lit a lamp to shine a light on it. As expected, she was out of breath. There was a puddle of blood under her body. She panicked and hurried to the back to report to Ximen Qing.When Ximenqing heard that Li Ping'er was dead, he and Wu Yueniang rushed to the front step by step, and lifted the quilt, but they didn't change their face when they saw each other, their bodies were still lukewarm, and they passed away leisurely, wearing a red silk tube top.Regardless of the blood stains under his body, Ximen Qing held his cheeks in both hands and kissed him, and kept saying, "My hopeless sister, a benevolent and good-natured sister! Why did you let me go? Would you rather Teach me that Ximen Qing is dead. I will not be alive soon, so why do I live for nothing!"

The one in the room jumped three feet high, crying loudly.Wu Yueniang also burst into tears.After falling behind, Li Jiaoer, Meng Yulou, Pan Jinlian, Sun Xue'e, the girls and adoptive mothers of the whole family all burst into tears, and the ground was moved.Yue Niang said to everyone: "I don't know how many times we died, but it just so happened that I never wore any clothes on my body."

Yulou said: "I feel that he is still warm, and I have not been there for long. Let's not put clothes on him while his feet are hot, what are you waiting for?"

Seeing Ximen Qing lying on top of him, Yueniang cried out, "God killed me, Ximen Qing! Sister, you have been in my house for three years, and you haven't had a good day. It's all because of me." It's you!"

After hearing this, Yue Niang became a little impatient, and said, "Look at Shao Dao! Cry a few times, and throw away your hands. There is nothing taboo about a dead person, so she just cries with a straight face. It’s true that you are angry at you! He didn’t live a good life, who will live a good life? When everyone’s life is up, who can keep him! Who doesn’t come this way?”

In order Li Jiaoer and Meng Yulou: "You two take the key, find some clothes for him in the room over there, and let's put them on while watching him."

He also called: "Sixth sister, the two of us will tidy up this end for him."

Ximen Qing said to Yueniang again: "Find out two more sets of good clothes that he loves, and wear them with him."

Yueniang told Li Jiaoer and Yulou: "Look for his newly cut red satin brocade jacket and willow-yellow brocade skirt, and the lilac-colored cloud silk dress and emerald blue wide slippers that he went to Qiao's house this year. skirt, and a newly made white silk jacket and yellow silk skirt."

At present, Yingchun took the lamp, Meng Yulou took the key, went to the room over there, opened the box, searched for half a day, found three sets of clothes, and found a small purple silk jacket and a white silk skirt, a small red dress and white silk socks, trousers with flowery knees and legs.Li Jiaoer embraced the room and Yueniang to see.Yueniang was arranging his bun under the golden lotus lamp, using four golden hairpins to tie up a big crow and green handkerchief, and stopped spinning.Li Jiaoer asked: "What color shoes are you looking for, and you can wear them with him?"

Pan Jinlian said: "Sister, he loves to wear those red and gold high-soled shoes. He has only worn them twice, so find them out and wear them with him."

Wu Yueniang said: "It's not good, it's not good to wear it in the underworld and teach him to jump into the fire pit. You can pretend to tie the pair of purple gold high-soled shoes that you wore to his sister-in-law's house the day before yesterday."

Li Jiaoer heard this, and hurriedly asked Yingchun to find it out.Everyone was in a hurry, and they all pretended to be tied up.

Ximenqing led a group of young servants to collect calligraphy and paintings in the hall, put up a curtain, and carried Li Ping'er out through the board door, and stopped in the main bedroom.Lay a brocade mattress on the bottom, cover it with a paper quilt, place a few incense tables, and light a portable lamp.Two young servants from the special committee served by the side: one beat the pan, the other made the paper, and on the other hand made Tai'an: "please ask Mr. Yinyang Xu to review the book when he comes to see it."

Yueniang packed up her clothes and tied her clothes, and locked the door of Li Ping'er's bed room, leaving her only in the kang room and handing it over to the girl and adoptive mother.Seeing that the master was gone, Mother Feng cried three noses and two lines of tears. Aunt Wang muttered in her mouth, and recited "Miduo Heart Sutra", "Medicine Sutra", "Jie Yuan Sutra", "Jie Yuan Sutra" for Li Ping'er. The Shurangama Sutra and the Great Compassionate Middle Way Divine Mantra, please guide the Bodhisattva King of the Way to lead the way to the dark world with him.Ximen Qing was in the front hall, clapping his hands on his chest, caressing the corpse, crying and crying until his voice became hoarse.She keeps saying: "My good nature has a benevolent sister."

When there is a mess, the rooster crows.Dai'an invited Mr. Xu, saluted Ximen Qing, and said, "Father is troubled, when is grandma gone?"

Ximen Qing said: "So the time is not true: when we go to sleep, it will be four o'clock. Everyone in the room is sleepy and fast asleep. I don't know how long we will be gone."

Mr. Xu said: "It doesn't matter."

Yin ordered the left and right palms to light up the lamps, uncovered the paper to be watched, and pinched Chou Geng with his hands, saying: "Just as the fifth watch and two points are different, when it is still Chou Geng, die."

Ximenqing immediately ordered to take the brush and inkstone, and asked Mr. Xu to approve the book.Mr. Xu asked the lamp for his surname and date of birth, and he approved the general: "The funeral of Mrs. Li, Mrs. Ximen in Jinyi. She was born at noon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Xinwei, Yuanyou, and died in Chou hours on the sixteenth day of the ninth month in Zhenghe Dingyou. Today, Bingzi, the Moon Order [-], violated the heavens and the earth and went to perish, and the evil spirit was ten feet high. The family should not cry, and it will be fine after it is finished. When encoffining, avoid dragons, tigers, chickens, and snakes. Relatives do not avoid them."

Wu Yueniang resorted to Da'an: "Tell Mr. Xu to read the black book and go there."

Mr. Xu opened the Yin-Yang secretary to watch, and said: "Today is the day of Bingzi. When it is already ugly, the deceased should go up to the Aquarius Palace and down to Qidi. In the previous life, he was a man in the royal family of Binzhou and killed a pregnant ewe. In this life, he is a woman." , is a sheep. Although recruiting a noble husband, he often suffers from illness and discord. He gave birth to a child and died, and the Lord died of anger. In the first nine days, the soul died, and the Yuan family in Kaifeng Mansion, Bianliang, Henan Province was reborn as a daughter. It was hard to survive. Later delay Ge marry a rich family at the age of 20, young and old are wrong, enjoy the blessings all the year round, live to 42 years old, and die of anger."

After reading Bi Hei's book, all the women sighed after hearing it.Ximenqing asked Mr. Xu to see the date of the burial.Mr. Xu asked: "Daddy, how long is it parked?"

Ximen Qing cried: "Why did Re Tutu send it out? It's better to let Wuqi go."

Mr. Xu said: "There is no burial date in May [-]th, but it is in [-]th. It is better to break the ground at Dingyou noon on the [-]th day of October, and bury Xin Chou on the [-]th. The six members of the family will not violate their natal lives."

Ximen Qing said: "Forget it, it will be triggered on October [-]th, and there will be no more movement."

Mr. Xu wrote a list of calamities, covered the body of the deceased, and said to Ximen Qing: "On the nineteenth day, I will be buried, and I will prepare all the things that should be prepared here."

As soon as Mr. Xu was sent out, it was already dawn.Ximenqing sent Qin Tong'er to ride toukou to invite Uncle Hua outside the door, and then sent people to report the funeral to relatives and relatives in different shifts.He also sent people to the yamen to give leave, and asked Dai'an to fetch 100 barrels of bleached yarn and [-] barrels of raw eye cloth from Lion Street, and asked Zhao Tai to hire many tailors to make curtains, tents, Around the table, and the quilt of the burial clothes, the dresses and skirts of the women in each room, and the companions outside, each of them is a white Tang scarf and a white straight gown.Another [-] taels of silver were exchanged, and Ben Si was taught to buy [-] barrels of Kuiguang linen and [-] bolts of yellow silk filial silk from the shop outside the gate.Ximenqing was thinking about Li Pinger's movements and behaviors, and suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to communicate with him, so he called Baolai and asked, "Where is there a good painter? Find one to express the spirit. I just forgot about it."

Lai Baodao: "Han Xian'er, who painted the screen with our family in the old days, was originally a painter in the Xuanhe Palace. Ge Tui came home, and he preached a good god."

Ximen Qing said, "Where does he live? Come with me quickly."

Come and promise to go.

Ximen Qing stayed up all night without sleep, and there was another five or five nights of chaos. His heart was full of grief, his mind was in a daze, but he was not in a good mood. He scolded the girl, kicked the servant, guarded Li Ping'er's body, and couldn't help but let out his voice. cry.Na Dai'an was beside her, crying and saying nothing.Wu Yueniang was behind the tent with Li Jiaoer, Meng Yulou, and Pan Jinlian, sharing filial piety with the maids and family wives in each room. Seeing Ximen Qing's throat was hoarse and he only wanted to cry, and asked him, he didn't even eat tea, he just got angry.Yueniang said: "Look at you! You are dead, you have nothing to cry about? You just started to cry. You didn't sleep for three or two nights, you didn't comb your hair, you didn't wash your face, and you messed up. It’s five o’clock, and I haven’t tasted the yellow soup and spicy water, even Iron Man can’t resist it. I combed my hair and came out to eat, and I have an idea. I’m so small, I fell down for a while, but what happened!”

Yulou said: "So he hasn't combed his hair and washed his face yet?"

Yue Niang said: "It's good to wash your face! I'm going to send a servant to ask him to wash his face later, but if he kicks the servant in, no one will ask him again!"

Jin Lian said: "You haven't seen him yet, but I'd like to say that he's dead. You get up like this, and your bones are gone. You can eat something in the house. It's not too late to go out and make a mess." His eyes were reddened, and he scolded me: "God's whore, don't care about you!" Said that people are in harmony with him."

Yueniang said: "When Retutu is dead, why doesn't it hurt? You just feel the pain, and you still keep it in your heart, where does it show up like this? People are also dead, no matter whether there is evil or not, just talk and wait. Calling, I don’t know what Zhang Zhi is. How can he not have a good day in the past three years, and teach him to carry water and grind it every day?”

Meng Yulou said: "It's okay for Sister Li, but he's just like his father."

Just as he was talking, he saw Chen Jingji holding nine pieces of water-gloss silk in his hand, and said: "Father and mother cut the handkerchiefs in each room, and the rest are used to make skirts with mother."

Yueniang took the silk and said, "Brother-in-law, go and invite your father to come in for a meal. It's seven or eight at noon, and he hasn't tasted the tea yet."

Jingji said: "I dare not invite him. The boy in the head invited him to dinner and almost kicked him to death. What do I provoke him for?"

Yueniang said: "If you don't invite him, I will send someone to invite him to dinner."

After a long time, I called Dai'an and said, "Your father hasn't eaten yet, and he's been crying all day. You take your meal and eat with Mr. Wen while he's here."

Dai'an said: "Please go with Er Dae and Xie Dae. When he comes, Mother will send someone to bring food up. If he can't get rid of a few words, Dae Guan Qing will eat it."

Wu Yueniang said: "You son of a bitch, are you a roundworm in your father's belly? I think these wives are not as good as you. How do you know that he only eats when he comes two?"

Dai'an said: "Mother doesn't know, Dad's good friend, big and small banquets, two of them are missing? Dad three money, he is also three money; father two stars, he is also two stars. Dad asked why he was so angry, As soon as he arrived, he said a few words, and my father smiled brightly."

After talking for a while, Qi Tonger invited Earl Ying and Xie Xida to come.After entering the door, she threw herself down on the ground before Lingqian, and cried for a long time, only crying "my benevolent sister-in-law" was scolded by Jin Lian and Yulou: "I'm always ungrateful, you bastard!"

After they finished crying, they got up, Ximen Qing returned the gift with him, and the two cried again, saying, "Brother is troubled, troubled."

On the one hand, he gave way to the wing room and sat down with Wen Xiucai to discuss the ceremony.First the count asked, "When did my sister-in-law die?"

Ximen Qing said: "When you are ugly, you die."

The count said: "It was more than four when I got home. The room asked me, and I said to see the yin stallion. My sister-in-law is already seven or eight years old. I don't want to have a dream just after falling asleep. I dreamed that my brother envoy came Invite me, and tell me to eat Qingguan wine at home, and teach me to come here in a hurry. Seeing brother wearing a red dress, he took out two jade hairpins from his sleeve and showed me, and said one was broken. I looked at it for a long time, and said to brother "It's a pity, it's jade if it's folded, but it's nitrite." My brother said that both of them are jade. When I woke up, I knew that this dream was not good. Seeing that I just smacked my lips, the room asked me "Who are you talking to?" I said, "You don't know. I'll tell you at dawn." When it was dawn, I saw the big official arrived, wearing white, and taught me to only care about my feet. Sure enough, brother has filial piety."

Ximen Qing said: "I also had a dream last night, just like yours. I dreamed that six hairpins were sent from Zhai's family in Tokyo, and one of them was broken. I said, it's a pity. Wake up." Laizheng told the room, I don’t want to die in front of me. I can’t open my eyes, I’m so miserable! I’d rather teach me that Ximen Qing is dead, and I can’t see it. Tomorrow, when I think about it for a while, you teach me Why don’t you feel bad! Usually, I have never owed anyone anything, why did God take away what I love today! ── First, a child was gone, and today he stretched his legs again. What am I still living in this world? Even if you have more money than Beidou, what is the use of it?"

The earl said: "Brother, what you said is wrong. My sister-in-law and you are such a husband and wife. Why don't you feel bad when she dies suddenly? You are a big family, and you have a future. This family is as big as Mount Tai. Rely on you. If you are good or bad, what a deal! These sister-in-laws have no masters. As the saying goes: one lives and three lives, one dies and three dies. Brother, you are smart and compassionate, why do brothers say it? It’s sister-in-law He is young and young, you can't hurt him, you can't get over his love, he became obedient, ordered the monks to recite a few volumes of scriptures, sent them out, and buried them in the grave. What do you want? Brother, just let go of your heart."

At that time, Ximen Qing was so thorough in what the earl said, Mao Sai suddenly understood and stopped crying.After a while, he brought tea to eat, and called Dai'an: "Let's talk later, come and see the meal, I will eat with you, Yinger, Master Wen, and Xie."

The count said, "Brother, you haven't eaten yet?"

Ximen Qingdao: "Since you left, there has been a whole night of chaos, and now who has tasted what?"

The earl said: "Brother, if you don't eat, this is stupid. As the saying goes: 'It's better to lose money than to starve. Annihilation.' The dead are dead, and the survivors have to live. Brother, I have to make a decision."

It's exactly: a few words clear the way for a gentleman, and a few words wake up the dreamer.

(End of this chapter)