Chapter 15 Sister Hua's ominous omen in the morning really came true. ...

early morning.

With the crow of a cock, the red sun rose from the east, and the Fujiao City, which had been silent all night, revived.

Those carrying mulberry leaves, selling fish, carrying tofu, and carrying vegetables, ginger and garlic, were shouting out prices and selling their goods along the roads and docks.

"Have a bowl of tofu pudding~"

The melodious and drawn-out hawking sounds came from the back door of the Li family into the east courtyard.

Mr. Li, who had been lying on the bluestone slab all night, woke up slowly. He sneezed three or four times in succession, and then he felt pain all over his body.

"Oh my, oh my...Shashasha... No, where am I?"

Li Sheng, who was stretching his aching body, jumped up with a start. His memory before he fainted came back to him, and he rushed to the room where Yue Niang was: "My wife..."

"Shhh."

Yue Niang, wearing only her underwear, pushed the door open and stepped out, her index finger on her lips: "The children have just fallen asleep, don't shout."

My lady is fine!

Mr. Li felt half relieved, but then frowned. Children...?

"Go buy two bowls of tofu pudding for us as breakfast." Yue Niang's words interrupted his thoughts.

Li Sheng responded subconsciously, and temporarily put aside the little doubt about the "they".

At the same time, Guanshan County, which was hosting the City God Festival, was extremely lively.

Gongs and drums sounded, and banners, armored generals, dragon lanterns, and lion lantern teams led the way. The City God sat in a sedan chair carried by eight people, accompanied by the judge, the little devil, the god of death, and the land god, and behind her were devout men and women following her all the way.

"Ding-dang-dang drums lead the way~

"The front line is coming~"

"There are dragons and lions~"

"Guess the street is full of people～＊"

The streets were welcoming the City God, and even in the remote Chunsheng Lane, the children of the Osmanthus Science Society had gotten up early. Zhao Erbao and his junior fellow apprentice were practicing using the steel fork, and Zhao Sulan and a few young girls were warming up their voices.

There are also people practicing face changing, lantern rolling, and fire breathing, which is really dazzling.

Fadun sat cross-legged on the roof, with the vajra placed at his side, holding a large bowl of porridge mixed with pickled fish in his hands, and eating it with great relish.

Tan Yin was in the room opposite him throwing peacock feather darts. Every time he hit the bull's eye, he would silently say, "Yu'er, this is Fatun the Bald Donkey."

In the inner room, Li Zhou was still sleeping soundly. In a daze, he smelled a fragrance. Although he had just eaten a full meal and was not hungry, he suddenly opened his eyes and ran out following the fragrance.

She ran to the main hall and saw the leader of the Osmanthus Troupe offering incense to the old prince. Three incense sticks were inserted into the incense burner. Wisps of green smoke swirled up and lingered on the tablet of the young singer.

Li Zhou swallowed and stared at the throne of his lover.

She was originally full, but the fragrance aroused her appetite again.

She couldn't help but take a step towards the incense table. The three incense sticks in front of the altar suddenly broke, and the floating green smoke suddenly disappeared in the air.

The class nameplate hanging above the altar swayed and tapped the wall gently, as if someone was laughing.

Zhao Guihua's face changed, and she knelt down and kowtowed: "Prince Bodhisattva, please calm down, Miss Yu, please calm down..."

He lowered his head and did not see that the tablet of the Prince Bodhisattva quietly turned its angle and moved away from Li Zhou.

The bloodstains on Miss Yu's nameplate changed to reveal a smiling face.

Li Zhou slipped out of the main room guiltily. She didn't do anything, so the broken three incense sticks definitely had nothing to do with her.

…

Zhao Guihua didn't look very happy when she walked out of the house. The disciples who were practicing in the yard caught a glimpse of their leader's low mood and they all kept their heads down.

Although there were bad omens early in the morning, people have to work hard these days to make ends meet, so there is no way he could delay taking office because of this matter.

What's more, today's event was scheduled in advance by Mr. Hu. If these wealthy people could give a little tip, the money they could get would be much higher than if they went to the temple fair in rain or shine.

"Everyone, be alert." The head of the Guihua class raised his voice, showing the momentum of a leader, and gave his disciples some instructions.

Turning to Li Zhou and the other two, he still managed a smile: "Sister Hua won't come out during the day, you three masters..."

"I have my own destination."

"I'm going out too, don't worry about me."

Fadun and Tanyin both had their own things to do, leaving Li Zhou alone chewing the fried cake.

Everyone looked at him. Li Zhou paused and whispered, "Can I sleep at home?"

"Young Taoist Priest, please help yourself."

Zhao Guihua was worried that there would be a robbery at home because no one was there to look after her. After hearing what Li Zhou said, she felt relieved.

If Faton and Tanyin said so, he really wouldn't dare to agree immediately.

These two, one is obsessed with food, the other likes fancy clothes and speaks without restraint, they don't look like proper monks at all.

The young Taoist priest is different. He wears a jade crown and a green robe, has handsome features, and knows magic. He has an immortal air and has official endorsement.

No matter how you look at it, they are a reputable and upright family.

Li Zhou didn't know that the owner of Guihua Troupe actually trusted her so much.

If I knew, my tail would be up in the sky again.

In this way, everyone went out in three groups. Li Zhou spread a straw mat in the yard and continued to sleep in the sun.

It's good for your health to get more sun exposure, and it can also keep you away from the fragrant Prince Bodhisattva. Otherwise, it would be bad if she eats someone else's guardian deity.

Li Zhou lay on his back, crossed his legs, whistled, looked at the blue sky, and listened to the sound of welcoming the City God coming from the distant street. He seemed to be neither asleep nor awake, and was extremely leisurely.

…

At the gate of Hu Mansion.

The people from the Osmanthus Science Society who rushed to work were not so lucky.

Led by the gatekeeper into the mansion, everyone quickly took out their costumes, put on makeup, changed into costumes, and killed a chicken.

Chicken brings good luck and can be used to ward off evil spirits.

Take out another basket of radishes -

Mr. Hu ordered the "Five Meaty Dishes" segment, in which Liu Siniang ate radish and became pregnant. She gave birth to a son and named him Fu Luobo.

Eating radish can bless you to give birth to a son. When we perform this part later, we need to distribute the radish to the guests at the table.

The gongs clanged, the drums beat, the banquet began, and the actors went on stage.

"The first bowl I had was braised fish maw~"

"The second bowl is braised mushrooms~"

"Three bowls of shrimp soup with bran vinegar from Baoning~"

"Four bowls of silver vermicelli, long and thick ~*"

The names of the dishes fit in with the play, and the guests and hosts got along well while they ate and listened. Mr. Hu stroked his carefully groomed goatee, feeling very proud.

Suddenly, there was a loud cymbal crash. Clank, clank, clank! Clank, clank!

The noisy banquet suddenly became quiet.

Just as the actors on stage were about to continue singing, a servant ran into the room in a panic, threw himself at Mr. Hu's feet, and wailed miserably: "Master, something's wrong. The young master went back to his room to sober up, and was sleeping soundly on the bed. Suddenly, he shouted a few times, 'Sister Hua, don't go,' and fell to the ground. Then he fainted, his face was pale, and he didn't respond no matter how we shouted!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Hu was shocked.

The people on the stage and the Guihua troupe owner and others backstage took a deep breath.

Sister Hua?

Is it the Sister Hua from their science club?

How could she appear in the daytime and hurt people?

Zhao Guihua's body went limp and she held onto the wall, barely managing to stay put. The bad omen from the morning had indeed come true.