Chapter 276 A man of current affairs
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The ritual was very lively.
A circle of masters were beating wooden fish and chanting sutras.
It was for salvation.
They walked in a circle, and heard A Niang muttering in the bottom: "Eight taels... Eight taels... Eight taels."
Mian Mian carefully counted it.
A ritual was performed ten times.
Eighty taels of silver.
Nine days.
Eighty-nine-seventy-two, seven hundred and twenty taels of silver.
This money was really spent like water.
More than seven hundred taels of silver converted into my father's salary, my father would have to work for more than three years without food or drink. His filial
piety is commendable.
It is not easy to live in a big city in Beijing.
This kind of ritual is much more expensive than in Jingzhou.
A ritual there costs one hundred taels, which is very grand, and there can be many monks chanting sutras.
The monks in Beijing are also well paid.
Add to that the perpetual lamps for a year, and all kinds of trivial matters.
It's about one thousand and two taels of silver.
This is just a memorial to the deceased. It is of no practical use to the living. It can only provide some spiritual comfort.
Of course, if the person who handles it does it with a painful mentality, then there is basically no comfort, and the comfort cannot cover the pain of losing money.
However, despite the pain, Qin Luoxia still looked very generous.
It was very happy and there was no bargaining.
She was worried that he would regret it if she bargained.
Zi Congheng looked at the monks chanting in circles, and actually wanted to laugh in his heart.
Dad doesn't like people nagging in his ears.
I don't know if Dad will be so angry that he will crawl out of the underworld if so many monks chatter together.
He can also understand Aunt Qin's pain about the money.
Aunt Qin is actually a very frugal person on weekdays.
It is rare to see waste in the mansion.
Aunt Qin works hard to manage the mansion, and it seems that a large part of the reason is to prevent waste, not that she really has a grasp of the overall situation and a bird's-eye view.
He only discovered it after living there for a few days.
It is obviously not what Mr. Xi said. Mr. Xi said that Qin has great wisdom. Sometimes great wisdom is just a misunderstanding of small life skills.
But Zi Congheng likes Aunt Qin like this.
There is no great wisdom or natural nobleman, but she is alive, vivid and interesting, and next to Aunt Qin, he feels safe.
After finishing the first day's ritual, you can stay overnight and come back the next day.
Because the distance is not far.
So I chose to go back.
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The master who made a net profit of eighty taels after performing a ritual was called in for questioning.
Tai'a Temple is famous for its beautiful scenery.
In fact, most people can only see half of the scenery of Tai'a Temple.
So there are always people who come here for fun but leave disappointed, thinking that it is overrated.
In fact, it is not true.
The most beautiful location in Tai'a Temple has been taken away by a mysterious nobleman.
Moreover, they are clearly inside the temple, but they can't get in. It's like they
are trapped in a wall, going around in circles.
But the people inside will occasionally come out.
Just like at this moment, Jinghui was called in for questioning.
"A wife and two children, a boy and a girl. The wife is unfamiliar and has never been here. The ritual was performed for the boy, leaving the birthday and death anniversaries."
The list of birthdays and death anniversaries was handed in.
Huiyun looked at the birthday and her pupils shrank slightly.
The birthday is the same as the prince's. On the day his brother was born, he was extremely happy and held a three-day banquet. He also gave her an observatory.
The woman didn't look like a lady from a noble family, but the child looked a bit like her. Could he be the prince's concubine's son?
The anniversary of the death was also the day the prince died.
There are too many coincidences.
Huiyun played with the wood in her hand.
At first glance, it was just a piece of wood, light and fluttering.
After rubbing it in her hand for a few times, there was actually a faint fragrance. The smell was very light, but it smelled good.
Huiyun has been out of touch with worldly affairs for a long time. She lives according to her own preferences. She is not a green lamp and ancient Buddha as outsiders think, but she has spent the rest of her life. She has many hobbies, from rock climbing and bungee jumping (the master of death), to stringing beads...
If it was her nephew's child, the beads would be taken away, otherwise she would like it very much.
The nine-day ritual has been scheduled, so we should see each other again.
Huiyun waved her hand and let Jinghui go out.
It was as if she didn't know how she got in, and she didn't know how she got out.
Jinghui stood in front of the main hall, touched his bald head, and thought, "Forget it, go add incense oil to the eternal lamp. Your business is your business, and his business is his business.
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On the way back in the carriage.
Mianmian thought about writing a letter to her brother, asking him to help send her song and dance troupe to the capital. The business in the capital is more extensive. The capital is so big, there must be more deaths, and there are many customers who need to be saved.
This market cannot be lost.
While thinking, she played with the new bracelet. The color combination is really good, and it looks better and better the more you look at it.
This mother-in-law seems to have a bad temper, but she is actually quite enthusiastic.
Feels like a Capricorn, a bit stuffy. (Author: Capricorn.)
Zi Congheng looked at the beads in her hand, especially the lifelike dragon on the golden beads, which must be extremely rare.
The craftsman had to carve two dragons on gold, especially such small beads, which can be said to be a masterpiece of ingenuity.
Mianmian seemed to have no idea about these delicate works.
But this bead is definitely unusual.
His father probably doesn't have many like this.
"Where did you get it from?"
"There's a backyard in the temple, and there's an old lady stringing beads. I praised her for stringing well, so she gave it to me."
"What old lady?" Zi Congheng suddenly remembered what his father had told him before, not to go to Tai'a Temple, because it was very spooky.
After his death, his father's words fell on deaf ears, and he forgot about it. He
also arranged for his father's rituals to be held in Tai'a Temple. Great, great, my father must be very excited.
He also thought of a rumor in Beijing that Princess Huiyun might live in Tai'a Temple, but Princess Huiyun had a bad temper, and anyone who provoked Princess Huiyun would have a bad end, either death or injury.
Looking at Mianmian holding the bracelet, she kept saying "old lady" to him.
Zi Congheng only felt that your ancestors must have knocked their heads in the underworld until they were blue before they sent you back.
Others are considered outstanding because they are aware of current affairs, but Mianmian is already a hero.
"What does that person look like?"
"I can't see her face, it's all covered with cloth, but she should be a very beautiful mother-in-law, with a good temperament, right, mother?" Mianmian cue~ her mother
Mother didn't know what she was thinking, she was in a daze.
Qin Luoxia was still thinking about the fact that someone locked her back when she turned around just now, and it seemed a bit murderous. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the next eight days will all go to Tai'a Temple to perform rituals. Should she make some preparations?
"Ah, that lady? She should be pretty."
Zi Congheng: ...
Forget it, I don't know if his father is kowtowing in the underworld.
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When the carriage went back, the sunset came out.
Bathed in the sunset, there is a different kind of scenery.
It is very brilliant.
The whole city is lively and bustling.
There is a wine house on the side of the road.
Meng Qingshe was treated to a meal by the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince asked him what was going on, and Meng Qingshe explained to his friend who was catching birds with him more sincerely, saying that this was drawn by the old relative, and it may not be true, so don't buy it. Don't you have the answer?
The Ninth Prince glanced at Meng Qingshe, not knowing whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid.
His answer was to fool Meng Qingshe.
But isn't Meng Qingshe's relative the new favorite of Prime Minister Lu, Huangmen Jiang Shilang?
It is said that Prime Minister Lu took a fancy to him and gave him advice morning and night.
On the first day when Shilang Jiang was off duty, Prime Minister Lu waited for him for most of the night.
This Huangmen Shilang, such an important position, was also appointed by Prime Minister Lu himself.
This time, when Minister Jiang said that everyone should learn the laws and regulations together, it was probably Prime Minister Lu's idea, but he just put it on the heads of the newcomers.
The money collection was probably related to Prime Minister Lu.
Prime Minister Lu had a quarrel with the Ministry of Revenue last month.
Although one person can spend two hundred taels to buy the key answers, and then pass them around.
But we are all insiders, and no one can be so blind and so nagging. If you buy it, Prime Minister Lu will not remember you, but if you don't buy it, Prime Minister Lu will definitely remember it. Prime Minister
Lu is the most petty and narrow-minded.
So at a banquet, the Ninth Prince took the lead, and a group of people went to Meng Qingshe to buy the answers.
And let Meng Qingshe write it down. Everyone just gave money, and Meng Qingshe didn't even need to prepare the answers. They passed them around by themselves.
Meng Qingshe was stunned by the money. He is indeed a civil servant. His style is excellent.
He spent his own money, copied the answers himself, and registered himself.
He didn't even need anyone to urge him. He just went upstairs and started working!!!
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