The two aunts breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "That's great. I'm still thinking that we finally managed to clean up this garden. If we say that we can't live in it because it's haunted, that's not unfair. Isn't that right?

Now you can continue to live there.”

Grandma Su said: "Of course, we have promised our husband not to come out to scare people, so what else do we have to be afraid of?"

Mother Xie kept looking at Qiu Wuhen with surprise and surprise, looking up and down, and finally took advantage of the gap between everyone's conversation to interject: "It turns out that Mr. Xian is so capable, so we can live in this house."

"Earlier, the distant relative of the Xie family, the old man, was worried that we wouldn't dare to live there. He repeatedly comforted us and even offered to pay for Taoist priests to exorcise ghosts. Now there's no need for that anymore. Our Xianggong is the most powerful heavenly master."

There was a lively discussion, and Qiu Wuhen was very happy. It seemed that his judgment was correct.

The sounds of orchestral music and joking sounds that he heard in the brothel just now were very familiar to him, as if he had heard them before somewhere. The sounds became louder and louder, and even Linghu Ding couldn't hear clearly what he was saying next to him.

Qiu Wuhen suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought about how the sound was the same as the one he had listened to with Qian Jinzhi under the well for two days.

You must know that he spent two consecutive nights listening to this sound in a well several feet deep underground. Although the sound heard there was not loud, it took a lot of effort to listen carefully to hear it.

But after all, I listened to it for two nights, so I can say that I am very familiar with this sound. Now I finally figured out that this sound was actually the sound coming from the brothel in the clouds.

It should be said that Yun Duan Brothel is relatively far away from Xie's family. If you can't hear any sound from there simply on the ground, why can you hear it more clearly underground.

Qiu Wuhen estimated that there should be some kind of hidden passage underground, or a certain geological phenomenon that can amplify sound transmission. This kind of thing can be explained scientifically, and there are similar cases.

However, Qiu Wuhen's knowledge cannot be explained, and he does not have the tools to detect it, but he can do experiments to confirm that his inference is true.

And his experiment was to stop the sound of drumming in the brothel in the clouds, and listen to the sound again at home during a meal. If it stopped at the same time, and then resumed there after a meal, the sound would also resume here at the same time, so that

This proves that his inference is correct.

The strange noises heard by the Xie family underground were actually not ghosts crying and fighting at all, but the sounds coming from the brothel in the clouds, which were transmitted to the Xie family underground through some mysterious channels, so they heard them.

Sure enough, this experiment was very successful. I heard the so-called ghost's cry with my own ears. After stopping for a meal, it appeared again as expected.

It's just that Qiu Wuhen didn't tell them his deduction, but he changed the reason to make it easier for them to accept it. Qiu Wuhen discussed with the ghosts and told them not to come out to scare people, so that the girls of the Su family would be safe.

Already.

Master Yin Ling has been meditating under the well. The sound just stopped and reappeared. She didn't know what was going on. She was wondering when she heard people talking above the hole, and then she understood. She hurriedly rang the bell and asked someone to pull her up.

.

After he came up, he asked again and confirmed that it was Qiu Wuhen who had made an agreement with the ghosts and gods to stop making noise for a meal. In fact, he actually did it. Those ghosts really stopped making noise for a meal just now.

, it turned out that Qiu Wuhen asked them to do this.

Master Yin Ling couldn't help being excited. He clasped his hands to Qiu Wuhen and said, "Mr. Qiu turns out to have the ability to channel spirits. I admire him. This old nun wants to become my teacher, so I beg you to take him in."

Qiu Wuhen quickly waved his hand and said: "That's all, I actually don't have any skills at all. I just happened to have such an ability. I just said hello to them. It's okay."

Qiu Wuhen doesn't want to deal with these ghosts and gods, practicing in the place closest to the underworld, etc. He wants to prepare for his homework and participate in the provincial examination next year.

Master Yin Ling had no choice but to give up, but begged Qiu Wuhen to give her more advice, and Qiu Wuhen agreed casually.

The noise below continued, and Grandma Su said to Qiu Wuhen: "Since this is the case, then we can rest assured. Go back to sleep quickly, and put your hearts in your stomach."

Everyone laughed, and Qiu Wuhen said to Su Jinsong: "I have to go say thank you to the ghosts and gods, and I won't be back until a little later. Don't worry, it'll be okay. They ghosts are actually very easy to talk to."

Everyone's scalps felt a little numb after hearing this. Qiu Wuhen actually wanted to go back and express his gratitude to the ghosts. It took a lot of skill to do this.

Su Jinsong didn't dare to stop him, so he quickly agreed and told him to be careful. Qiu Wuhen said goodbye, got on the carriage, and returned to the brothel.

As soon as he arrived at the Yunduan Brothel, he saw the old madam in the hall running over to him triumphantly and saying: "Mr. Qiu, your plan is so clever. Just after you called out like that, everyone ran out in a hurry, and the whole hall suddenly became quiet.

Already."

"After a meal, I sent someone to tell everyone that everything was fine. It was a false alarm, but the fire had been saved. I also sent a jar of wine to each room. Everyone was in panic and gave a false alarm, but they were very happy after receiving a jar of wine.

, we are continuing to eat, drink and have fun now!”

"How about it, are you satisfied with the young master I have made?"

"I'm very satisfied. You are really a talent. It's great."

Qiu Wuhen is not used to words of praise, but this kind of person must praise. Only after he praises can he do better next time.

Accompanying Qiu Wuhen back to the previous elegant room, Linghu Ding and the others were already waiting anxiously.

As soon as they met, Fei Wutong said with excitement: "Sir, you missed a good show. There was a fire just now, and everyone was so scared that they were crawling around."

"Especially those women, each of them ran faster than a rabbit. They used to walk very reservedly and coyly. I heard that there was a fire, but they ran so fast that several of them even tore their skirts.

Qiu Wuhen couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing Bai Xue holding the pipa there, her little face turned pale with fright, so she went over and asked, "Miss Bai Xue, were you scared just now?"

Bai Xue nodded and said: "It really scared people to death. If they really escaped from the water, it would be very dangerous for so many people. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm."

"Since it's a false alarm, there's no need to be afraid anymore. Come on, let's have a glass of wine to strengthen our courage."

As he said this, he personally brought a jar of wine and poured it over.

Fei Wudan next to him smiled and said: "Mr. Qiu, Bai Xue doesn't drink. When you left just now, we tried hard to persuade her to drink, but she said she didn't drink. Even Mr. Linghu Ding persuaded her to drink.

If you don’t want to drink, don’t force me.”

Linghu Ding nodded and said: "Yes, she said she has never drank alcohol since she was a child. So don't force others to do anything."

Qiu Wuhen put down the wine jar, held the glass of wine and said to Bai Xue: "Miss Bai Xue, how about this? Since you don't drink, just take a sip and spit it out, just as a favor to me, okay?"

"

Bai Xue nodded and took Qiu Wuhen's bowl of wine with both hands. Suddenly, he drank the entire bowl. Then he put down the bowl and coughed hard, his face turning red.

It was obvious that she never drank. This was not a lie. The wine was actually as light as water, but it still choked her.

Qiu Wuhen laughed loudly, quickly brought a pair of chopsticks, pushed a plate of vegetarian dishes in front of her and said, "Then eat some vegetables, I won't add them to you, so as not to say that I molested the beauty."

Bai Xue smiled shyly, took the chopsticks, picked up a handful of vegetables and put it in her mouth to eat, which made her feel better.

This made Linghu Ding and the others next to them look dumbfounded. Linghu Ding smacked his lips and said to Qiu Wuhen: "It turns out that if Miss Bai Xue doesn't drink, she doesn't drink in front of us. As soon as Mr. Qiu told her, she drank.

What’s the point?”

Fei Wutong and Fei Wudan also stared at Bai Xue and said, "Yes, yes, what exactly is this? Why didn't you drink when I asked you to drink just now? You said you had never drank before. Why did you say nothing when Mr. Qiu asked you to drink?"

I drank without saying anything."

Bai Xue choked for a moment and said: "Because my mother bought this wine to entertain Mr. Qiu, as I said before, so Mr. Qiu is the host of the banquet. He wants me to drink it, how could I not give the host the respect?"

Several people looked at each other and laughed. Linghu Ding said: "This is a good reason, I admit it. Who said we don't have this ability? We can only stare."

The banquet lasted until the fourth watch, and then they dispersed happily.

The Yamen officially had a holiday the next day, because the next day was New Year's Eve. Qiu Wu

When Hen came out of the custody room, he saw several people waiting for him at the door. One of them was Fei Wudan, the son of the county magistrate.

Qiu Wuhen was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that he had something to do with him. He asked, "What are you doing?"

Fei Wudan looked around and saw that there was no one else around. He immediately stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, can I delay you for a while?"

"I'm going to the office soon, what else can I do? Didn't you drink enough yesterday and you still want to continue drinking?"

"Actually, it happened yesterday. Yesterday, we said we would treat you to dinner and wine. The main purpose was to ask you to help us write an article, but in the end, you invited us instead. The madam gave you face and even exempted the bill, so you

It’s hard to ask us, but it’s something that needs to be done, so I have no choice but to beg you shamelessly.”

Qiu Wuhen was stunned for a moment and said: "What do you mean, how can you treat me to a drink of wine? It turns out there is an ulterior motive. Tell me, what is it?"

"It's like this, isn't the Chinese New Year coming soon? We have to worship our ancestors during the Chinese New Year. My father said that I should write this article for worshiping our ancestors at home. How can I write this? My head is so big that I can't even rack my brain.

I figured out how to write it, so I asked Mr. Linghu. He said, please ask Mr. Qiu. Your literary talent is much higher than his. He asked me to find a way to ask you to help me write an article. But how can I ask for help with empty words?

?That’s when I thought of treating you to a meal and a drink, and I’ll tell you after the banquet. Anyway, you’re so smart that you can’t even write a memorial poem. That’s why I came to ask sir for help. Please do me this favor.”

He looked around again, took a small ingot of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into Qiu Wuhen's hand. He said: "This is the twenty taels of silver that I wanted to treat you to drink wine yesterday. It is considered as your writing fee. Mr. Qiu

You must do me this favor, my father will beat me to death if I can't write it."
Chapter completed!