Chapter 125 Summoning spirits and exorcising ghosts, I am familiar with this!
On the full moon night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, red lanterns were hung high, and it was the first time in more than ten years that the Qin family’s old house was so lively and festive. Even Li Dagui and the others sighed. up.
It is only Qin Liuxi's master's festival. They also hang lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they don't do fancy lantern riddles. If Qin Liuxi is not there, they won't even light up a few more lights. Now, they are everywhere. Hanging red lanterns, very festive atmosphere.
In the courtyard of Mrs. Qin, there are even strips of lantern riddles hanging on the low treetops, waiting for people to guess, and the sound of laughter comes from time to time.
When Qin Liuxi led Qihuang to arrive, he looked at the garden full of red, and listened to the laughter and laughter.
"Big sister." Qin Mingbao has sharp eyes, and when he saw her, he rushed over.
Qin Mingchun watched her hug Qin Liuxi's leg with one step, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis, as if someone had snatched her thick golden thigh.
This is impossible!
He also walked over quickly, bowing to Qin Liuxi with both hands: "Hello, big sister."
"Um."
Everyone looked at it, and some of the meanings were unclear.
The peers, even more uncomfortable and unwilling, all stood up.
There is no way out, someone taught me the rules this morning!
Qin Liuxi took Qin Mingbao's hand and walked to the old lady Qin, saluted respectfully, and then saluted Wang and the others.
"If Third Aunt feels cold, add an extra cloak." Qin Liuxi looked at Gu Shi and reminded.
Mrs. Gu hasn't confinement yet, but today is the Autumn Festival. She also asked Qin Liuxi, and she can be discharged from the hospital, so she also brought the child along. Now that Qin Liuxi was concerned, she smiled gently: "There are many people in the room. , and warm, not cold."
Qin Liuxi nodded.
Mrs. Xie glanced at Mrs. Gu's face, she looked more ruddy than her own, and knew that although she had suffered a lot in this pregnancy, she had not lost much love during the whole confinement period, and maids and servants also used her tightly. Even if the speed is not as good as before the house raid, it is not too bad, at least there is no shortage of food supplements.
Because of this, she didn't know how sad she was. Now, seeing Qin Liuxi's soft-spoken voice to her, he treated him like a hedgehog.
Mrs. Xie looked at Mrs. Gu and said sourly, "It's still the third younger sibling who has more face, and Xiyatou respects and cares about you more than anyone else."
Ms. Gu learned something from her daughter's microphone, and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law is joking, Xi'er is sensible and treats everyone very well."
"That's not necessarily the case. To me, the second aunt, I'm just like a stranger, even these little ones, but I'm not as favored as Bao'er." Xie said angrily.
Qin Liuxi said: "What Second Aunt said is true, people are very close, maybe I don't have any fate with Second Aunt, otherwise, why would you fall if you rarely go to my yard? Sigh, but the fate is shallow, and Second Aunt It’s a pity that we can’t get close.”
Xie: "..."
It’s true that which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted.
She was about to say a few words, when Qin Liuxi looked at the old lady and said, "Grandmother, everyone is here, why don't we start the banquet?"
The old lady Qin didn't want to see their needles pointing at the wheat light, so she nodded.
Mrs. Wang asked Xiaoxue to pass the dishes, and the people in the room were divided into two tables. Mrs. Qin sat at one table with several daughters-in-law and aunts, and asked Qin Mingqi to sit at the same table.
If it was according to the law before the house was confiscated, how could my aunt be qualified to sit with the old lady for dinner, and it would be a great grace to have the opportunity to be served at the table. In a family that really respects the rules, even my aunt would not let her have a holiday.
The men of the Qin family were all exiled. The eldest house had one wife and one concubine, and the third house had no concubines. The second house originally had one wife, two concubines and one common house, but the only one who gave birth to them was Aunt Pan, who gave birth to the eldest son. The rest had no children, thank you When the family ransacked the house, they all wrote the letter of releasing the concubine or the deed of returning the body.
So now, the aunts of the Qin family came back with them, that is, Aunt Wan from the first room and Aunt Pan from the second room. Both of them gave birth to sons.
Qin Mingqi is the first son of the second wife, and after receiving the grace to sit with the old lady, he looked proudly at Qin Liuxi.
Qin Liuxi glanced over, half-closed his eyes, provoking her?
Her eyes were cold, and she stared directly at Qin Mingqi, who slowly lowered his head under her stare.
Wang waved to Qin Mingchun and said, "Chun'er, you are still young, come and sit."
Old lady Qin moved her fingertips, glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law, and said, "Chun'er, come here too."
Qin Mingchun saw Qin Mingbao sitting next to Qin Liuxi, looking like a little door god, thinking that his thighs should not be taken away, so he stood up and said, "I want to sit with big sister."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Liuxi carefully, and asked weakly, "Is that okay?"
Qin Liuxi looked into his dark eyes, showing caution and anticipation, and said, "You can sit wherever you want. You are five years old, can't you decide this?"
"Grandmother, mother, I will sit here." Qin Mingchun stuck to the seat beside Qin Liuxi.
The corner of Wang's mouth curled into a smile: "Follow me."
Qin Mingqi saw that their table was full of juniors, and he was the only one sitting at the old lady's table, all of them were women's relatives, so he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.
Should he also return to the junior table?
But the dishes are here.
Qin Liuxi has never spent holidays with the whole family, and she thought that according to the so-called rules of the Qin family, she would not eat or sleep, but she thought too much?
When the food and wine were served, the old lady moved her chopsticks, and saw Qin Mingqi holding the glass of fruit wine, stood up and toasted the old lady Qin, said a bunch of auspicious words, and wrote a poem on the spot, It drew continuous applause from the audience.
Mrs. Xie held his head high in embarrassment, with a proud face, if he didn't show his two big nostrils that can be inserted into onions.
After Qin Mingqi wrote the poem, it wasn’t over yet. At Qin Liuxi’s table, Qin Mingyue and several other girls also brought fruit wine or fruit juice to the old lady Qin and said pleasant things, and they all wrote poems.
Qin Mingchun and Qin Mingbao are two young people who don't know how to compose poems, so they memorized poems honestly.
Everyone looked over.
Caiyi Yuqin, you are the only one left!
Qin Liuxi who just picked up a piece of sweet and sour ribs: "!"
So, this is the correct way to show filial piety to the younger generation in a big family?
Qin Mingyue saw that Qin Liuxi was not moving, and felt a little gloating. This eldest sister has never formally invited a husband, so how can she compose lyrics and poems?
"Isn't Eldest Sister good?" Qin Mingxin looked like he was watching the show.
"Mingyue, don't embarrass your cousin." Song Yuqing persuaded softly, "I'm afraid Cousin Liuxi doesn't like this."
Qin Liuxi put down his chopsticks, took a handkerchief and pressed the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "I'm really not very good at composing lyrics and poems for such a popular interest, but I'm good at some niche ones, such as singing spells to summon souls and exorcise ghosts. This I'm familiar with it, sisters, do you want to see it?"
Everyone: "?"
What, summoning spirits and exorcising ghosts? Is it the kind of ghost they think?
Qin Mingyue and the others turned pale.
The audience was silent.
Qin Mingchun, who was sitting next to her, had just picked up a Sixi ball, his hands shook in fright, the ball fell down, and slid towards his body with a gurgling sound.
Seeing that the ball was about to slide down, a pair of chopsticks stretched out sideways, pinched the ball precisely, and put it firmly into his bowl.
Qin Mingchun opened his mouth wide, looked at the meatballs, and then at the person holding the chopsticks.
Big sister must have practiced, her movements are so fast, steady and smooth.
Qin Mingbao had an expression of admiration, as if she knew another skill of her eldest sister.
"The family is poor, and it's shameful to waste food. It's delicious, and the table is clean." Qin Liuxi pouted into his bowl.
Qin Mingchun: "!"
Under Qin Liuxi's caring eyes, he silently picked up the chopsticks and ate.
People on the table: “…”
These were all dropped on the table, and they were actually eaten. It was scary, but Qin Liuxi was even more terrifying.
Hey, no, is their focus on the meatballs? It's Qin Liuxi's phrase calling back souls and exorcising ghosts!
Qin Mingxin was the first to stand up, pouted and said, "Grandmother, big sister deliberately scares us."
The old lady Qin looked at Qin Liuxi, who smiled and said: "Grandmother, I am wronged. You also know that I am a Taoist. I grew up in a Taoist temple. It is not surprising that I know these things."
Seeing that Mrs. Qin's face turned dark, Mrs. Wang smoothed things over and said angrily, "That can't scare people, let alone your sisters are timid, even us adults are afraid."
Who is not afraid of this, ghosts!
"Okay then!" Qin Liuxi said with regret on his face, "I really want you to see it, I am very familiar with this!"
Know that you know it, but you don't have to show that skill!
Qin Liuxi's whole time, no one dared to ask her to write any poems, what if she was so excited that she chanted a spell on the spot?
Although she is very likely to be bluffing, but she is not afraid of ten thousand, most afraid of the eventuality, ghosts and gods, it is better to believe that there is something than that there is nothing!
In this way, everyone is at peace, eating and drinking, and then go outside to guess lantern riddles.
Old lady Qin was watching the juniors making a fuss, and she also had a smile on her face, but after watching her, her expression dimmed again, with tears in her eyes.
"Old lady, what's the matter with you?" Aunt Ding noticed her expression and couldn't help passing the handkerchief over.
Several daughter-in-laws also looked over with concern on their faces.
"I just think of the old man and the others, but I don't know if they can go to the post station, whether they can eat, and this autumn festival, will they have mooncakes?" The old lady Qin said with a choked voice: "I just miss them."
Everyone's smiling faces were slightly restrained, and they fell silent.
Qin Liuxi's ears sharpened, after hearing this, he looked up at the sky again: "Someone has released a sky lantern, let's do the same."
Everyone was interrupted by her, and they all looked up. Sure enough, there was a white sky lantern shaking straight up.
Qin Liuxi had already taken the pen and ink from Qihuang, unfolded the sky lantern on the ground, and began to draw runes.
"Big sister, are you a talisman again?" Qin Mingbao squatted beside her and watched.
Not to be outdone, Qin Mingchun also squatted down and stared at him with wide eyes. Is this a talisman? Looking at the mess, it really looks like a ghost drawing.
"This is a prayer." Qin Liuxi drew a few runes, and wrote a few words, safe and smooth, and signed it in Qin characters.
Mrs. Wang helped Mrs. Qin come over to have a look, and said, "It's really well written."
Old lady Qin felt comforted looking at those words and runes.
Qin Liuxi unfolded the sky lantern, laid it flat, lit a fire, and held it gently with both hands. He felt that there was enough air in the sky lantern before letting go.
The sky lanterns slowly rise into the sky, carrying prayers and hopes.
Three chapters in one!
(end of this chapter)