genius divination

Chapter 1465 Wuxi Ancient Village
"That is to say, if we help the Wu family, he won't stop us." Fan Jiannan nodded.

"Yes. On the one hand, the Wu family's position in the art world is detached. He can have such an opportunity to sell favors to the Wu family, so why not do it? Besides, we and Wu Nanming are fighting to the death, which is what he is most happy to see matter." Mr. Du said with a wry smile.

"He has a good plan." Fan Jiannan sneered. "But it's good, I have plenty of time to spend with him."

Mr. Du nodded and said, "We will set off in two days, Pojun is already one step ahead."

Two days later, Fan Jiannan, Mr. Du and others left Hong Kong for Wuxi, Sichuan.

The ancient town of Ningchang is built by mountains and rivers, and the Qingshi streets are cramped. Ancient buildings and dwellings such as Diaojiaolou and Guojielou meander along the Houxi River for more than one kilometer, commonly known as "Seven Li Banbian Street".With a salt-making history of more than 4000 years, it is China's "ancient salt capital, hometown of Wuba".It is also the birthplace of witch culture.

This is the second time for Fan Jiannan to come here, so he is quite familiar with it.Most of the buildings here are "diaojiaolou" supported by inclined wood, built near the river, which is antique and has a special flavor.The road is paved with blue stones, ancient and simple.The people living here are contented, and they don't seem to be disgusted with outsiders.But you don't want to hear anything about the Wu family from them. The surname "Wu" is almost a taboo here.

Fan Jiannan walked along the ancient street for a while, and came to the small Sichuan restaurant in the town.This is a small restaurant run by Wu Changqing, he has been here several times.But to his surprise, the small restaurant was closed.

Fan Jiannan was a little strange, so he asked some people around him.Some people say that the owner of the restaurant probably has something to do with his family these days, so he has not opened for a few days.

Fan Jiannan frowned slightly, but after thinking about it, he thought it was possible.It is impossible for Wu Changqing to ignore such a big incident in the Wu family, and it is impossible for him to be busy with his small business here anymore.

Thinking of this, Fan Jiannan decided to call him, but who knew that he had just taken out the phone, but someone pulled him behind him.When he turned around, he found that it was a young man with dark skin and wearing a pair of glasses.Fan Jiannan's memory is excellent, and he can tell at a glance that this is a child of the Wu family, A Chou who had a relationship with him last time.

"A Chou?" Fan Jiannan said in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Hehe, Mr. Fan. My uncle said that you will come today. But he has something to do right now, and he really can't spare the time, so he asked me to pick you up. I hope you don't take offense." Ah Chou said with a smile.His nickname is Ah Chou, but in fact he doesn't look ugly, he's just shy.

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "That's great, I couldn't find anyone just now, and I was about to call your uncle."

"It's okay, I'll just take you there." A Chou smiled and said, "I've met this Sister Feng, so who are these two?"

"Oh, this is my uncle, his surname is Du. This is Jiang Xiaohua, my friend." Fan Jiannan said with a smile.

A Chou nodded, "Okay, everyone, please follow me."

Mr. Du and Jiang Xiaohua followed behind them, walking along the ancient river.The young Ah Chou didn't walk fast, but for some reason, everyone felt that they couldn't keep up.As if aware of this, A Chou said apologetically, "I'm sorry, everyone, if I want to bring people into Wu's house, I can only take this road. And this road is a bit special. If you walk too slowly, You might not be able to get in.”

"Why, are there still a few ways to enter Wu's house?" Fan Jiannan was a little surprised.

"Of course, it's different from the road you took last time. Last time you took the sheep road, but this time you took the main road." A Chou explained, "Sheep road refers to the small road, which is generally less formal. Only visitors can walk. The main road is only for more solemn and noble guests. You know that our Wu family generally does not accept visitors, so no one has walked this main road for decades."

"So we are still VIPs?" Fan Jiannan said with a smile.

"That's right. My uncle specifically confessed that you are his best friend. This time you also helped our Wu family a lot, so I must take you in through the main road to show respect. By the way, Mr. Fan , do you know what's going on in our Wu family recently? I found that even Liu Ye, who never goes out, has come out. It's the first time I've seen him walk out of his room in so many years. But maybe I'm not at home often Because of living here." A Chou said with a smile.

"Do you all live together in the Wu family?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"It used to be, but it is no longer like this. Because of the high population mobility, many people have gone out. However, there are still many people from the Wu family living together. It is almost a village there." Ah Chou pointed Chu said, "Look, it's there."

Fan Jiannan frowned slightly and said, "Ha, your place is so hidden, it's hard for ordinary people to find it. I think your walking steps are a bit special just now, it seems to be similar to my armor-shielding technique. Are you not following the With the way you walked just now, you will not be able to find this village."

A Chou smiled and said, "You can see this. In fact, I don't know anything about Qimen Dunjia. I just followed the old way. In order to avoid trouble, our Wu family has always avoided contact with outsiders. Therefore, there are many things that ordinary people don't know. This way to get in is probably one of them."

Fan Jiannan nodded and stepped on a very old stone step. This village seems to be very old.These stone steps to go up were originally carved with exquisite patterns, but now they are almost worn out.On both sides of the walk, there are many ancient stone pillars. The stone pillars have long been mottled and weathered, but they are vaguely carved with weird and fierce human faces.

There are many styles of ornamentation that can even be traced back to the Xia and Shang Dynasties, or even older.

Feng Yuan was very interested in these totem pole-like things, and just wanted to raise his camera to take pictures.But he hesitated again and let it go.She knew that members of the Wu family didn't like to deal with outsiders, and they didn't like the things of the Wu family to spread.So without the consent of the Wu family, she felt that she should not take such a rash photo.

A Chou seemed to see her thoughts, smiled and said, "Sister Feng Yuan, if you want to take pictures, you can take pictures, anyway, no one can find here. Of course, it was absolutely not allowed in the past, but now it is not the same as before. There are many rules will change over time.

Just like our village, all people have lived here for generations.If you want to move out, you have to change your name and surname, and swear to have nothing to do with the Wu family.But it's not so closed anymore.Children have to go to school, people have to work, and people from the Wu family always have to integrate into this society. "

Fan Jiannan nodded, "That's a good point, I didn't expect you, Ah Chou, to have such insight.

A Chou said as he walked in front, "It's not that I have knowledge, but my uncle said it. In fact, it is true. In the past, the status of the Wu family was a profession. We help others cure diseases and pray for blessings, and we get paid come live.

And now?If my uncle doesn't open a small restaurant, how will you let him survive.When a wizard dances a Nuo dance?Immediately, someone will arrest you as a master of dancing!Using herbs to treat people?You don't even have a doctor's license, who would believe you! "

Fan Jiannan was stunned for a long time before he said with a wry smile, "That's true. In the past, the Nuo Dance of the Wu family was a ritual for the royal family to worship the heavens and pray for blessings. Now if you dance with a ghost mask, people will probably think you are trying to block the way."

"So, the times are different. It is almost impossible for the people of the Wu family to live in a small village that does not have contact with outsiders. How should I put it? This is an open society, and you cannot refuse to communicate. .” Ah Chou said with a smile.

"Wu Nanming also said that?" Fan Jiannan asked curiously.

"Of course, my uncle is the most sober person in the entire Wu family. He realized this very early on. Including opening restaurants in the town, he is trying to integrate into society with a new attitude. Including It was my uncle's idea to allow the members of the Wu family to move out and so on." Ah Chou nodded.

Fan Jiannan nodded, "Wu Nanming has indeed done a good job in this regard. The connection of the Wu family is blood. Even if he moved outside, he is still a member of the Wu family. The so-called small hermit lives in the mountains and forests, and the big hermit lives in the city. Even if it is Living in seclusion, there is really no need to enclose the Wu family here.

If they are really enclosed and do not have any contact with the outside world at all, then among other things, it will be a problem for the young man of the Wu family to find a wife.A group of bachelors are staring at each other in the village, unable to go out to find their wives. This is really a major event that affects the inheritance of the Wu family. "

A Chou smiled and said, "Actually, that's not the case. Our witch family has been intermarrying with several better schools of magicians since ancient times, so it's not a problem to be single. But it's a bit unfair to other girls. Now, marrying into the Wu family is like going to jail, who else wants to marry?"

Fan Jiannan laughed out loud.Several people walked over while chatting and laughing.An incense table had already been set up at the entrance of the village. Fan Jiannan and others walked over, and immediately someone came to them, brought a freshly roasted cow's head, and put it in front of Fan Jiannan.

Fan Jiannan looked at Ah Chou a little puzzled.It was still Mr. Du who was very knowledgeable, so he went up immediately, washed his hands in the copper basin, then picked out the eyeballs on the bull's head with his hands, and swallowed them in one gulp with some blood on them.Nodding to the man, the man nodded very respectfully and backed out.

Fan Jiannan said strangely, "Uncle, what do they mean?"

"You don't understand, this is a very high-level reception etiquette. It originated from the ancient sacrificial etiquette, and it is only for the highest-level guests. The sacrifices used in ancient sacrificial rituals had to be raised in prison before the sacrifice, so this kind of Sacrifice is called prison; according to the different types of sacrifices, there are Tailao and Shaolao. Shaolao only has sheep and hogs, but no cattle. Tailao is cattle. The emperor used Tailao to sacrifice to the country, and the princes used Shaolao to sacrifice. " Mr. Du said with a smile.

Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "I know that. Because the cattle were very precious in ancient times, only the nobles could eat beef, and the enjoyment was too prison. There was even a relevant law, and those who slaughtered cattle without permission would be imprisoned. It is said that those who deliberately killed other people's horses and cattle in the Ming Dynasty , seventy sticks, one and a half years; butchering one's own horses and cattle privately, one hundred sticks."

Mr. Du nodded, "The people of the Wu family were wizards who presided over sacrificial ceremonies in ancient times. They had a high status. In the older primitive society, they had authority over tribal leaders, so only they were worthy of eating the head of a cow, and the eyes of a cow It is considered to be the most essential part of the bull's head, and only the wizard of the officiant can enjoy the bull's eye.

This habit has been passed down from generation to generation of the Wu family, but anyone who walks the main road is the VIP of the Wu family, so they will enjoy this kind of treatment.If you don't eat it, it will be disrespectful.It's like someone entertains you with the most precious things in the house, but you don't appreciate it.This will embarrass the owner very much. "

"So that's the case, but I really can't eat it when I look at it." Fan Jiannan whispered, "I'd rather eat Kung Pao Chicken made by Wu Changqing."

"That's why I ate it for you, lest you make a joke. Make it hard for others to step down." Mr. Du couldn't help shaking his head.

"However, I don't understand why the Wu family made it so formal this time. It feels like they really treat me as a distinguished guest, so I feel a little uncomfortable." Fan Jiannan frowned.

"Pfft, are you really mean? Others treat you as a distinguished guest, and you feel uncomfortable. It seems that you were brought here blindfolded last time, right?" Feng Yuan was amused and annoyed.

At this time, two more Wu family disciples came up to them and respectfully invited them in.

Fan Jiannan felt that it took more than ten minutes to walk from the entrance of the village to the inside, and he couldn't tell that the scale of the place was really big.Most of the buildings in the village still retain the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The bluestone road paved under the feet has been worn very smooth, at least for hundreds of years.

Fan Jiannan and others were invited into the largest courtyard in the village, where Wu Changqing and a group of members of the Wu family were sitting there, seeming to be discussing something.Seeing Fan Jiannan and others coming, Wu Changqing immediately stood up to greet them.

"Jiannan, are you here?" Wu Changqing said happily, "I know you are coming today, and I was going to pick you up, but I have something to deal with here, so I'm being rude." He saw Du Mr. and Jiang Xiaohua couldn't help being stunned for a while, and he didn't expect Mr. Du to come to Wu's house in person.

"Mr. Du." He clasped his fists quickly and said, "I'm really neglecting you. If I had known you would come in person, I should have picked you up no matter what."

Mr. Du waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Members of the council do not get involved in disputes in the academic world. So I am not here as Mr. Du of the council this time. I am here as Uncle Fan Jiannan. I am here to help. "

"Thank you!" Wu Changqing said seriously, he understood in his heart.Saying this sentence as Mr. Du means that this time, in this battle of witchcraft, Mr. Du will completely stand on the side of the witch family.

(End of this chapter)