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at last.
The old man in black couldn't take it anymore and gave the head of the Li family a wink, signaling him to get to the point.
"Hey~"
A sigh.
The master and servant seemed not to have heard.
"Hey!"
The two continued eating.
"My lords, please allow me to explain the matter of Da Lian to you in detail."
The man sighed, seemingly unwilling to revisit this painful past.
"Now that you've come here, you must already know the general situation. Now I'll tell you about what we haven't reported. My surname is Song, I made my fortune in tobacco, and I'm also the third son in my family, so..."
“Song Laosan?” Jiang Xiao said with certainty.
"Uh, no, my name is Song Qijia, which means that the Song family will definitely take off in my hands!"
Jiang Xiao: "?"
"Of course, I have indeed lived up to my name and taken off. The family business is thriving under my leadership."
"Stop!" Jiang Xiao interrupted Song Qijia, saying, "You can't just pick out the important points; I don't want to hear your family history."
"I'm only talking about the important points," Song Qijia said weakly.
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According to Song Qijia, the Song family had already become one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Liuzhen under his well-organized management.
In addition to the family's traditional tobacco business, they also run a fireworks and firecrackers business on the side.
A two-pronged approach doubles the profits.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiao nodded. Just now, the fireworks display in Hangzhou was indeed spectacular. The people who came here were all wealthy families who loved playing with firecrackers and lanterns.
The only regret is that Lao Song was unlucky; he wanted a son but couldn't conceive, and only had a daughter, whom he named Song Da Lian.
Speaking of Song Dalian, she has a beautiful and pretty face.
This flower remains unpicked, the pipa's strings are broken, and no one plays it.
Here it is, this is the taste.
Jiang Xiao resisted the urge to interrupt, otherwise he probably would have already started singing first.
The middle-aged man sighed.
"Well, as you know, with my family background, when it comes to marrying off my daughter, I have to find a good family of equal social standing. Looking across the entire Liuzhen, there are very few that I, Song Laosan, can approve of."
But Song Qijia's disdain for others doesn't mean that Da Lian, who is just beginning to experience romantic feelings, can resist the restlessness of adolescence and fall in love with a man named Qi Gongzi.
Zhang Yichen didn't want to hear the rest of the story.
It's not exactly the same as in the script, but it's at least very similar.
Xiaobai, on the other hand, had never heard such a "stimulating" story before. She even stopped eating, blinking her eyes and resting her chin on her hand, listening and giving her opinions.
Hearing that Da Lian and Young Master Qi were secretly having an affair behind their parents' backs, Xiao Bai blushed with nervousness.
"They're so bold, right there in the woodshed? Aren't they afraid of being discovered? What an exposed fantasies!"
Everyone:.
Chapter 409 Sister Da Lian
"Hey! Why won't you let Da Lian and Young Master Qi be together? What era are we living in, still arranging marriages?"
"Ah, this is a long story. Our family has traditional values. Da Lian and this young master Qi's premarital love is already a major taboo, especially since it happened in our Song family's woodshed. It's really..."
When he heard that Song Qijia had locked Da Lian in the house and prevented her from eating in order to punish her,
Bai Yi was already standing on the dining table, pointing her finger at Song Qijia and cursing him.
(д) "Pah! It's all your fault! How dare you mistreat a girl like that!"
"What? You're saying that not letting Da Lian eat is just a minor punishment? Don't you know there's no crueler punishment in the world than not being allowed to eat?! Someone like you deserves to go to hell after you die and suffer the punishment of being torn to pieces!"
what?
The Song family was stunned. Was it really so heinous that all she did was starve her for a few meals for doing such a scandalous thing?
Is eating really that important to this little girl?
Bai Yi's indignant expression completely bewildered the Song family; anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had massacred the entire city.
Song Qijia stared blankly at Jiang Xiao.
"Sir, when did the laws in Hangzhou change? Is it really such a heavy sentence to not be allowed to eat a few meals? Are you going to hell? Or be torn to pieces?"
Jiang Xiao coughed twice, indicating that the child was just joking and everyone shouldn't take it seriously.
Jiang Xiao pulled the sulking Bai Yi off the table, telling her to talk less and read more. He also specifically warned her not to read those useless, frivolous books!
"And then what? You didn't let them starve to death, did you? That would be too cruel."
Upon hearing Jiang Xiao's question, many people present changed their expressions slightly, and Song Qijia immediately explained.
"Oh, sir, how could I? I only have one daughter, how could I bear to let her starve to death? I even instructed the steward to secretly deliver food to Da Lian every night."
“She…she jumped into the river,” Song Qijia said, his eyes darting away.
He jumped into the river?
Jiang Xiao was somewhat suspicious. First of all, the fact that Da Lian and that Young Master Qi's affair had not been exposed, and that Yingzi, who had just been traveling with him, was unaware of it, already proved this point.
Secondly, according to the Song family, they did not mistreat Da Lian, nor did they ever beat or scold her.
If what Song Qijia said is true, then anyone with discerning eyes can tell at a glance.
The so-called withholding food was just a small punishment that the father had to resort to out of love for his daughter.
What reason could Da Lian have to jump into the river?
Unless they're lying!
"My lord, we have no further requests. Please release Da Lian's soul from suffering. She... she has been appearing frequently at night recently."
scare!
Bai Yi's face turned pale, and she snuggled tightly into Jiang Xiao's arms. There really was a ghost!
After carefully observing everyone present, I noticed that some people seemed hesitant to speak, while others avoided eye contact. Clearly, the truth was not as it appeared.
"Hehe, everyone, I'm very curious. Hangzhou is not a small place. It's a place of outstanding people and abundant resources. It's just a wronged soul lingering in the human world and unwilling to leave. It shouldn't be difficult to solve, right? Besides, it seems that both Lingyin Temple and Jinshan Temple in Hangzhou can solve your problem for free."
As everyone knows, those bald men love to perform rituals to help wronged souls find peace and accumulate merit for themselves.
"That's right, she's come a few times, but... but it's never completely clean. Every time we finish, she comes back a few days later."
Song Qijia said sadly that his daughter was being repeatedly "delivered" from suffering and unable to be freed, and he, as her father, was certainly feeling uncomfortable.
Even a bald monk can't solve this?
Jiang Xiao frowned, and Bai Yi became increasingly nervous. Things were indeed not as simple as they had imagined; the Song family had clearly been withholding some information.
The black-robed elder, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. He was the only one present who was completely unfathomable to Jiang Xiao.
"The main reason is that Da Lian's resentment is not strong, and she has not harmed anyone. It is far from worth those high monks to personally intervene in the exorcism of such a little ghost. Moreover, the little monk's Buddhist practice is not up to par. Therefore, we specifically reported this matter to the government, hoping that a kind-hearted master would come and handle it."
Jiang Xiao took a deep look at everyone present, nodded, and indicated that he would be the one to deal with Song Dalian tonight.
"What time does she usually appear?"
"Midnight!"
What time is it now?
Jiang Xiao: "?"
Hashimoto Ichiro nodded repeatedly after listening to Matsuki's story.
"So, all we need to do is get rid of that vengeful spirit of Da Lian, right?"
“Yes,” Song Qijia replied.
"Okay, goodbye, say hello!"
Without hesitation, Hashimoto Ichiro got up and was about to leave.
What a joke!
As a mere chosen one, what merit do I possess to help them deal with the female ghost?!
"Hey, hey, hey!" Matsuki quickly called out to Hashimoto Ichiro: "Don't worry, my daughter's vengeful spirit isn't very strong. She hasn't harmed anyone from beginning to end. If you take care of her, it will be a great achievement."
No one was harmed?
A wronged spirit is someone who died unjustly, whose resentment lingers within them. How can you say she didn't harm anyone?
Isn't this a contradiction?