Chapter 8 second quarter

Mr. Qi came back by car. This annoyed Lu Siye very much.He is very good at judging a person's official title by the color of the sedan chair. He originally thought that since the Qi family received the imperial decree and rewarded the chastity archway, they must be a high-quality official.If the other party is sitting in a sedan chair, then he can use the sedan chair to measure the other party's grade. For example, the first-rank official rides in a green velvet sedan chair, and the second-rank official can only sit in a blue sedan chair.Knowing the rank, he can prepare corresponding etiquette to respond, expressing that he is also a bannerman with rank and history.But now Qi Laosan came back in a foreign car, honking the horn all the way, not only more majestic than a sedan chair, but also a sense of separation, a respectful distance, and fear because of the distance.

Fourth Master Lu's self-confidence, which was hurt by the archway, was weakened by the sound of Third Master Qi's car horn. He almost wanted to hide and never see the Qi family.But no, Qi Laosan came back to offer sacrifices to the archway. If he did this, it would be tantamount to telling everyone in Qingtong County that the archway belonged to the Qi family, and telling everyone in Qingtong County that Fourth Master Lu was a liar. Integrity and status are shaken in the whole Qingtong, what a shameful and embarrassing thing.Its level of shame is almost the same as Lu Siye's refusal.

No matter what, we must stop Qi Laosan from doing this.In order to protect his own face, Fourth Master Lu would do anything, even thought about killing someone to silence him.But of course you can't really kill people, not only is it too risky, but also from Qi San's battle, it's not so easy to kill.Fourth Master Lu had no choice but to follow the original plan, and on the morning of the next day when Qi’s family returned home, he prepared generous gifts and came to visit. He also repeatedly stated that there would be a welcome banquet at home tomorrow, and many local famous gentry would come to attend, please do not refuse Otherwise, it will chill the hearts of all the people in the county.He said this politely and decently, as if it was not Si Ye's own intention to welcome the wind this time, but the collective kindness of all the young and old in Qingtong County, who elected President Lu as the representative.

Speaking of this matter, Qi Sanye couldn't refuse, so he had to bow his hands to thank him, and promised to bother him at that time.Only then did Fourth Master Lu feel relieved, he said goodbye with a smile on his face, directed the bearers to trot home, and immediately closed the door to discuss the details of the banquet with Mrs. Hu. Seeing that fourth master was happy, Mrs. Hu asked Qiuyue to bring the cigarette holder.Although she doesn't smoke herself, she has a good hand at serving cigarettes, and she can even blow and blow. At this time, she asked Fourth Master to lie down comfortably, and then turned on the gramophone, and personally selected a piece of "Four Seasons Spring" to put in. He leaned aside to serve.

The room was originally lit with sandalwood all the year round, and the fragrance of opium smoke made the people on the couch seem to be half floating in the clouds, feeling drunk.The red sandalwood furniture showed a strange dark red color in the smoke, with a hint of light.The eldest wife's face was also very radiant. I don't know what kind of joke Fourth Master said, she giggled, swaying her slightly fat body, she was a little charming. The two lay face to face, one twitched, the other twitched, talking in detail, and when they got excited, they asked Qiu Ju to back down, but ordered the big black dog to be brought in.

The slender sandalwood smoke lingers in the room, with a sweet and rich aroma, like freshly cut fish placed on the mat. The phonograph has been singing "Four Seasons Spring" tirelessly, echoing the occasional screams of the eldest wife. The servants stood quietly under the eaves outside the door, not daring to move away, and it was inconvenient to speak, they only exchanged ambiguous messages with their eyes, covered their mouths and smiled secretly. It was enough time to make two cigarettes before fourth master ordered someone to serve tea through the window. When the servant came in, he saw the big black dog's fur was getting darker and shiny. On the cigarette couch, a pair of bloodshot eyes are red and blurred, and the eldest wife is lying face down on the edge of the couch as if she is dead, with a thin and sticky long hair hanging down, yellow and tangled, it is the autumn tree that has died before it falls leaves.

The faint misty smoke rushed desperately in the room, unable to find a way out, and the smell of bloody prostitution finely woven it into a curtain, impenetrable.As soon as the door opened, they rushed out in a hurry... With Qi's memorial archway on his mind, Fourth Master Lu slept very restlessly that night, woke up several times a night, always thinking about what important details he missed at tomorrow's banquet, don't mess with Qi San Dissatisfied; also thinking about the good farmland, beautiful house, famous paintings and antiques I promised, I wonder if I can persuade Qi San to save face for himself, and don't say that the archway is not a thing passed down by the Lu family; He used a shield to hide his embarrassment, but he changed his routine and disappeared in Huajie and Liuxiang, which has already aroused the suspicion of a group of old players. If the incident of the memorial archway happens again, it will be really embarrassing, and he will not be able to stay in Qingtong County.

Tossing and turning, until the middle of the night without shutting my eyes, I could hear a few cries outside, like birdsong and human voices, when I opened the window, I saw the moonlight shining coldly on the ground, the flowers fascinated the butterfly's eyes, and the willow branches fluttered. There was no one on the path or in the courtyard.However, the vague voice continued, faintly coming from outside the courtyard. The fourth master was suspicious, could it be that some concubine hurt the spring and the autumn?Or was a maid crying in the middle of the night when she was wronged?Anyway, he couldn't sleep, so fourth master simply put on his clothes and walked out of the yard following the crying sound. He could clearly hear the sound, but it came from the woodshed.Suddenly recalling the legend about the girl Qiu Ju who hanged herself in the firewood room, the ghosts continued after her death. Fourth Master broke out in a cold sweat, and wanted to call his family to check it out. In the end do not have the guts.

Just as he was hesitating, suddenly there was a chaotic noise in the treetops. It was clearly a sunny moon, but for no reason a gust of wind blew up Fourth Master's heart, "Ah Chirp" sneezed, not daring to stop He stopped, turned around and hurriedly went back to the room, but after all, he was a little apprehensive.When I woke up the next morning, there was some nasopharyngeal sound. Seeing that he was in a trance and his feet were in a trance, Lu Hu felt very worried, so he made a fuss to invite a doctor.But the fourth master was afraid that there would be trouble, so he waved his hand to stop it, and only asked the kitchen to fry bupleurum soup to drink, and ordered the servants to make preparations early to welcome the guests, even the most solemn early greeting from the Lu family was skipped.