Bai Mengting quickly called the doctor, and Bai Yancai was sent to the emergency room, but in the end he could not be saved. Bai Yancai's death may be the best relief for him.
The female ghost who had taken Bai Chuchu’s body hadn’t been dealt with yet, and Bai Yancai died again. With both rescuing people and funeral arrangements at the same time, the Bai family was busy.
Bai Yancai’s funeral was mainly taken care of by Bai Yongchang. As for Bai Mengting, she focused on Bai Chuchu.
Yi Ba Nian's "Calming Mind Mantra" has an obvious effect on Bai Chuchu. After reciting the curse for a long time, the female ghost who was on Bai Chuchu was much calmer than before, and there was no need to tie Bai Chuchu up like that.
The name Bai Yancai said was probably unfinished and he only said the word Shen Wan. Bai Mengting asked her father. Bai Yongchang didn't know who Shen Wan was, but he did give Bai Mengting a piece of information, that is, there was an old man alive who knew what happened to the Bai family.
The old man's name was He Hongzhong. Before liberation, he was a long-time employee of the Bai family. Naturally, he knew the past events of the Bai family.
Bai Mengting and I went to He Hongzhong’s house together. Although the old man was over ninety years old, he had a strong body.
It just so happened that what I was doing that day was the Yin hexagram, which could be used to tell men’s fortunes, so I took a few more glances at He Hongzhong’s face. He is an upright person, this is the conclusion I came to when I saw He Hongzhong for the first time.
"Hello, Uncle He! My name is Bai Mengting. I came to you today to inquire about someone." Bai Mengting greeted He Hongzhong politely.
“Are you the boss’s daughter?” He Hongzhong asked.
"There is no boss but no boss. This is not the old society anymore." Bai Mengting took the words with a smile and asked: "There is someone named Shen Wan, do you know him?"
"Shen Wanjun ?" He Hongzhong's face suddenly darkened and he said, "She died miserably!" "What happened?" Bai Mengting was a little confused. asked anxiously.
"That's what your Bai family did wrong. Let your Bai family speak for yourself! Even if I tell you, it won't have any effect." He Hongzhong sighed and said, "I did it wrong. You have to admit it, apologize when you need it, and compensate when you need compensation. If the dead are not in peace, the living will not be in peace."
Bai Mengting originally wanted to ask again, but I stopped her.
Bai Mengting asked me after coming out of He Hongzhong's house.
"Why didn't you let me ask?"
"He Hongzhong has already said everything that can be said. This is your Bai family's business. Ask your own family!" I was speechless. He looked at Bai Mengting with his eyes and said: "Your Bai family is really weird. Someone obviously knows what happened. What happened, but I don’t want to say it myself, and let you come and ask an outsider. I don’t dare to admit the mistakes I made. Even if Bai Chuchu was killed, it was the Bai family themselves.”
I didn’t want to say such serious words to Bai Chuchu, but the people in the Bai family are really too ignorant.
"Hmph!" Bai Mengting snorted coldly at me, then pouted and said, "Don't be angry! At worst, I will go back and question everyone in the Bai family one by one."
What happened to the Bai family has nothing to do with Bai Mengting. They don't want to admit their mistakes, and it's not Bai Mengting's fault. There's really no need for me to be angry with Bai Mengting.
I went back to Xinsheng Pavilion, while Bai Mengting returned to the Bai family compound. Bai Yancai's funeral was held in the Bai family compound.
In the middle of the afternoon, Yi Ba came to Xinsheng Pavilion leisurely and happily.
"How are things going?" Yi Ba asked me.
"The female ghost's name is Shen Wanjun. As for the other things, He Hongzhong refused to say anything. He said that the Bai family themselves knew what was going on." I replied honestly.
"How could the Bai family not know what they did? If you say you don't know, you are definitely pretending." A silent smile appeared on Yi Ba's face, and he said, "If it weren't for my sister-in-law's sake, For my sake, I’m too lazy to care about the Bai family’s troubles!”
Yi Ba’s words spoke to my heart. If it weren’t for Bai Mengting, I wouldn’t be thankless. I will help the Bai family with this matter.
When it got dark, Bai Mengting called me and asked me to call Yi Ba to the Bai family compound.
For the funeral of Bai Yancai, the Bai family invited a Taoist priest themselves, but Bai Mengting was not at ease with the Taoist priest. Bai Yancai's death collided with Bai Chuchu's incident, and Bai Chuchu was still in the Bai family compound. Bai Mengting was afraid of something happening at night, so she wanted Yi Ba to go and guard her.
I went to Anqingguan, and that guy Yi Ba was boxing in the yard!
"You're a good puncher! When will you teach me?" I joked with Yi Ba.
“You can do it now!” Yi Ba said.
"Bai Mengting asked us to go to the Bai family compound." I said.
"It turns out that they also knew that there was something fishy about Bai Yancai's death!" Yi Ba said.
"Bai Yancai looked like he could die at any time. His death is not surprising. However, the time of his death was indeed a bit too coincidental." I nodded.
It was still several kilometers away from Anqingguan to the Bai Family Courtyard, so Yi Ba and I had to spend a lot of money to take a taxi there.
There are two white lanterns hanging at the gate of the Bai family courtyard, with the big word "Dian" written on them. There were also elegiac couplets written on the door frame.
At Bai Yongchang's call, almost all the descendants of the Bai family came. The Bai family compound covers an area of over a thousand square meters, but after the descendants of the Bai family gathered together, it still seemed a bit crowded, which shows how prosperous the Bai family is.
I don’t know many of these people in the Bai family, and Yi Ba knows even less. After Bai Mengting greeted us, she no longer cared about Yi Ba and me. We both had nothing to do, so we found a table to sit at and started eating melon seeds there.
Time passed by and it was midnight. The descendants of the Bai family were walking and returning. Only about ten of them stayed in the Bai family compound to watch the night.
"Everyone is gone, the popularity is gone, and it's midnight. We need to keep a closer eye." Yi Ba put down the melon seeds in his hands, walked into the mourning hall, and walked around Bai Yancai's coffin. .
“Is there any problem?”
Bai Mengting saw Yi Ba’s movements and probably had a premonition of something, so she ran over to ask me.
"How do I know? You have to ask Yi Ba."
Just when I said this, Yi Ba had already come over.
"Is there something wrong?" Bai Mengting asked Yi Ba.
“Can you please let them calm down for a while?” Yi Ba pointed at the guys playing gongs and drums and said, “If we continue to make such a scene, even if nothing happens, something will happen.”
When wealthy people hold funerals, they pay attention to the excitement. If the sound of gongs and drums disappears, it will be difficult to lose face if it spreads. This request made by Yi Ba made Bai Mengting a little embarrassed.
"If you can't make the decision, call your father." Yi Ba said.
Bai Mengting nodded, and then walked towards Bai Yongchang. She whispered a few words to Bai Yongchang. Bai Yongchang frowned, but finally followed her and came to us.
"I'm afraid it wouldn't be good if we stopped the gongs and drums, right? Is there any other way?" Bai Yongchang asked Yi Ba.
"I've said everything that needs to be said, it's up to you to listen or not." Yi Ba's attitude was very firm.
"I'm going to discuss it with my brothers. After all, my father is not my father alone, and it doesn't matter what I say." Bai Yongchang said.
"It's up to you."
Yi Ba replied these two words lightly, sat down at the table again, grabbed the melon seeds and continued to eat there.
Bai Yongchang called his second brother Bai Yonghai and his eldest brother Bai Yongtao together and said something. After the three brothers of the Bai family chatted for a while, Bai Yongchang came over.
"The gongs and drums cannot stop, otherwise I will be very sorry for my father." Bai Yongchang said the unanimous decision made by the three brothers.
"I'm sorry for your father? I think you feel sorry for your own face, right?" Yi Ba teased Bai Yongchang and said: "If something happens in a while, it will be your own fault. It will be settled by then. It has nothing to do with me if you can't stand up and come off stage."
"We will be responsible ourselves." Bai Yongchang's attitude is also very firm. After replying to Yi Ba, he turned around and left.