Cai Qingjun's originally dark and pale face gradually turned red, and her complexion visibly improved bit by bit. She no longer looked as dispirited and sleepy as before, as if she had taken a miraculous pill.
The people in the hall all whispered to each other, looking very surprised. The way they looked at Wang Shoudao and my great-great-grandfather changed, especially Cai Wenye's second son. His expression softened a lot.
Wang Shoudao nodded and muttered to himself," Almost.”
Cai Qingjun was being haunted by a " flower protector ghost ". In other words, she was being harassed. Although it didn't hurt her much, the Yin Qi brought by the flower protector ghost would affect her to a certain extent.
Cai Qingjun's serious illness four years ago was caused by the invasion of Yin Qi. I reckon that after the doctor saw her illness, he must have added medicines to replenish Yang Qi, such as ginseng, poria cocos, and Huangqi. For those who often had strange things happen around them, such as seeing unclean things at night, going out and encountering ghosts, etc., taking these medicines could increase one's Yang qi. It was not to say that one would not encounter these things at all, but at least it could reduce the probability of encountering them.
At this moment, Wang Shoudao had the six children with the Six Solar Divine Talismans stuck on them stand beside Cai Qingjun to increase her Yang Qi. Cai Qingjun's Yang qi instantly surged. The flower guardian ghost naturally couldn't take it and would run far away.
Wang Shoudao had asked all the women in the hall to leave because they carried Yin Qi. If they stayed in the hall, they would cancel out a portion of the child's Yang Qi, causing the child's Yang Qi to be unable to be unleashed to its maximum.
At this moment, Wang Shoudao hurriedly ordered the housekeeper to bring out the five-foot-long and three-foot-wide green cloth that he had prepared earlier. The other children stood still and asked my great-great-grandfather to use the green cloth to wrap Miss Cai from head to toe. Not a single strand of hair could be exposed.
Green Cloth Wrapping, how should I put it? In modern terms, it was a method to conceal one's aura. It didn't have a specific name. Let's just call it "Body Hiding Technique". "These things that are passed down in our family basically have no specific names or written records. They are all verbally passed down. Moreover, everyone's usage method is different. Just like how two old Chinese doctors prescribe prescriptions, the prescriptions given by two old Chinese doctors cannot be exactly the same, but they treat the same disease. There is a saying that has been circulating around here that goes,"Kill a pig and kill its butt." Everyone has their own killing method.
After using the green cloth to wrap Cai Qingjun from head to toe, the flower guardian ghost would no longer be able to find her. At this time, the flower guardian ghost would harass the paper puppet whose name was written with Cai Qingjun's finger blood. This was very similar to sending a child, but it was also specious and did not have a specific name. Let's call it the "transfer technique", which was also the so-called "Li replacing Tao Jiang". It was best to use yellow cloth to wrap the body, but at that time, the common people could not use it, so they could only settle for the next best thing. When wrapping, one had to pay attention to one thing, that is, not to suffocate the person inside.
Back to the main topic. At that time, men and women should not touch each other. When my great-great-grandfather wrapped Cai Qingjun with the green cloth, it was inevitable that there would be some physical contact. However, Cai Qingjun did not say anything and was very obedient. At this time, her family could only watch from the side. If the person involved didn't say anything, they couldn't say anything. After all, Wang Shoudao and my great-great-grandfather were helping them.
After wrapping herself in the green cloth, Cai Qingjun stood there, unable to move. To put it bluntly, she looked like a mummy. Wang Shoudao asked Cai Wenye for his opinion. He wanted his great-great-grandfather to carry Cai Qingjun back to the boudoir. It would be very tiring to stand there wrapped in a green cloth. It would be better to put her on the bed in the boudoir. Moreover, his great-great-grandfather had to guard the bedside.
When Cai Wenye heard that, he looked troubled. Seeing this, Wang Shoudao suggested a compromise, which was to seal Cai Qingjun's bedroom windows and door with chicken blood sticks and let my great-great-grandfather guard outside the door. This method was a little bad. If Cai Qingjun felt uncomfortable in the room, for example, if she was suffocated by the green cloth, no one would know. Perhaps something unexpected would happen.
Chicken blood strips were white cloth strips soaked in rooster blood. The chicken blood could also be mixed with cinnabar, mustard, and other items. It was mainly used to ward off evil spirits.
Cai Wenye hesitated. In the end, he asked Wang Shoudao to wait for a moment while he called his two sons to the side to discuss. In the end, the three of them came up with a compromise, which was for Cai Wenye and his two sons to accompany my great-great-grandfather in Cai Qingjun's boudoir. Wang Shoudao agreed.
After my great-great-grandfather left with Cai Qingjun, Wang Shoudao took the two-foot-long red hair rope that he had prepared earlier. He walked in front and let the two servant girls hold the paper figurine and follow behind. The others did not have to follow. At this time, the two servant girls were a little scared. Wang Shoudao fooled them again. Cai Wenye personally promised that after this matter, not only would he return the two servant girls 'contracts, but he would also give each of them a hundred taels of silver. If they wanted to go home, they could go home. If they wanted to stay, they could stay. If they stayed, if they had someone they liked and wanted to marry, they would even buy a dowry.
In the past, those servant girls were bought from poor families and their status was very low. If they met a master who was not good, they would not treat them as humans and would be slaves for the rest of their lives. It was already rare for Cai Wenye to do this at that time.
When the two maids heard this, they immediately beamed with joy. Driven by the great temptation, they forgot their fear and held the paper figurine as they followed closely behind Wang Shoudao.
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