Three and a half women in four courtyards

Chapter 11

Xi Ganghao in the living room in the front room was a little embarrassed to see that the Fourth Emperor didn't laugh along with his joke.

He stroked the hair on the mole on his face, as if he was smoothing the wings of a gauze hat, and said in an official tone: "Oh! Mmm! My brother, I am a boss, and I have the responsibility to appease the people. I heard that there are A little widow fleeing famine, the mother and son have fled to our camp. In this world, everyone has it. Beards are also noisy, and you know people and faces but don’t know your heart. I just came to learn about the situation, to understand the situation."

Seeing that Bao Yixian was mentioned, the Four Emperors said: "Ang, there are indeed mother and son, both of whom are dumb."

"Oh? Are you dumb?!" Xie Ganghao opened his eyes wide and turned his head to look at the three stutterers.

"Oh, dumb, dumb, dumb—baa, yes, yes, yes!" San stammered and hesitated and said, "Right, right, right—good!"

"That day, on the way to escape from famine, she was bitten by a gangster and bit off two toes. It's very pitiful."

"Oh?! No toes?" Xiebaihao stood up with a "crash" and walked around the room, staring at Sanjieba.

San stuttered and looked at Xibaihao, but said nothing.

"Ang, is there such a possibility—" Xiaihao turned back and said to the four emperors, "Now, Huzi often sends informants (spies) to each camp to find out the news, to find out which one is a big family and which one The family has money. This is called stepping on the spot. My brother, ang——you said that this little widow is not a threadbare, is she using bitter tricks?"

"Oh, no." Cong Sihuang said confidently: "I have been in the doctor for so many years. I can still tell whether it is a knife wound or a large beast bite. Come on, bitten off your toes, shall we?"

"Oh! Yes, it makes sense! It makes sense!" Xie howled, "But, but—"

"A mute woman with a mute child. Judging from her face, she has delicate features, quiet and virtuous, and doesn't look like a villain." The Fourth Emperor said.

"Ang, according to your words, he is still very handsome?" Xie Ganghao gave a sideways glance and stuttered.

"Om?! Ting, Ting, Ting, Ting—Jun'er? Jun'er—OK, ok, ok—ah!" Sanjieba's eyes lit up.

"Ang, my brother, why don't I ask my brother to take a look, isn't it convenient?" Xie Howao said to the Fourth Emperor.

Hou Zhangshi was chatting with Bao Yixian, and ran over from Duoduodengdengdeng and shouted: "Come on! Come on! Here comes the howl!"

Before the words were finished, the door curtain was lifted, and the first one came in was from the Fourth Emperor, followed by Xie Howling and Sanjieba.

"Hahaha—it really is Tian—oh, Tian Jing—virtuous, good man, good man!" Xie Haohao laughed and said, "I am the chief armor of the battalion in Xiadi, and this one represents the entire battalion. People in the camp, come and see, have a look! In our camp, the folk customs are pure—pure, pure, what is it? Just fine. Don’t bully outsiders, they are all from Shandong, 200 years I used to be fellow villagers—”

Xi Niehao kept talking more and more vigorously, and suddenly remembered something, turned around and pulled Sanjie over and said, "Ang, this is my brother-in-law! Manchu, it turns out that he is also a relative of the emperor!"

San stuttered, his eyes straightened, and he nodded and bowed quickly.

"Ang, Ming people don't do secret things, we Shandong people are straightforward." Xie Nie howled and stroked the tuft of hair, and cleared his throat, "Ang, um—my brother-in-law didn't even have a family What about you, you are a widow with a child, and the widow is unemployed and has no means of living. I, the boss, will be a matchmaker to make do with your family, okay?"

Bao Yixian shook his head hastily.

When Xie Ganghao saw it, he immediately put away his smiling face, and a fierce light appeared on his face.

Looking at this face, Bao Yixian felt a little disgusted in his heart, looked at Hou Zhangshi, and then at Cong Sihuang.

"Ang, Mr. Jia, if you ask me this way, how can a woman bear it?" Mrs. Hou Zhang hurriedly smoothed things over, "Ang, you have never been a matchmaker after all. In the long run."

"Ang, now the patient's wound has festered and hasn't healed yet. He needs to rest and recuperate. He has long nails. Let's go back first." Since the Fourth Emperor didn't expect Xie Howling to do this, he was a little unhappy.

Xie howling, got a bad nose, lost face, and felt uncomfortable.

Without saying a word, he turned and left the house.

As for the Fourth Emperor, he politely sent Xie Howao and San Jieba out of the gate.

Xi Niehao turned around and said from the Four Emperors: "Ang, brother, this is something that is good for both parties, and you have to make it happen!"

"Oh, Mr. Jia, I'm a doctor. I only know how to cure diseases and save people, but I don't know how to resell people!" The fourth emperor clasped his fists together, "Mr. Jia, go slowly! I won't send you away!"

When Xi Niehao heard something wrong, the fire in his heart flared up, but finally it didn't come out, and he turned around and left in a huff.

Three stammers followed behind like a tail: "Oh, sister, sister, sister-husband, just, just, just, just-so-it's over?"

"Oh--! Hmph! This account has been written down!" Xie Gang howled.

Going northeast in Xiadi, about three miles deep in Beida Mountain, there is a small camp called Miaocha.

This camp is not big, only three families.

But there is a temple here called Saihan Temple, which can be regarded as the largest temple in Daxigouchuan.

The temple is divided into two courtyards.One courtyard is a place for ghosts from the underworld, dedicated to Emperor Dongyue.

It is said that Emperor Dongyue is the master of the eighteen hells, and the local people call it the Yin Temple.

This courtyard is built along the mountain, one small courtyard within another small courtyard, and each small courtyard is a layer of hell.

Legend has it that people who have done immoral things in the world will come here to be punished as ghosts after death.

The penalties here are varied:
There are those who go up the mountain of swords—the law enforcement imps drive the guilty people up the mountain of swords, their hands and feet are bloody;
There are those who go into the sea of ​​fire—the law enforcement imps throw the guilty people into the fire pit and burn them, and they are burned to the point of crying and howling, which is horrible;
There are those who are put into the oil pan—the guilty people are thrown into the oil pan for frying, just like deep-fried dough sticks on the street, and law enforcement brats turn over from time to time;
There are those who are whipped and whipped-the law enforcement kid keeps beating the guilty person, and he is beaten all over the body, screaming;
There are those that are ground into meat sauce on the upper grinder - the law enforcement kid puts the guilty person on the big stone mill, and grinds it into meat sauce bit by bit...

Ordinary people dare not go to this yard.

Only those who have committed great crimes suddenly wake up one day and want to repent, and then find monks or old Taoists in the temple to repent.Open the door, go in and be enlightened.

What's even more frightening is that I heard from the old people that the law enforcement ghosts in this yard are all alive.

As soon as a person steps into the threshold, a little red-haired ghost will jump out from behind the door, holding an iron chain, which will be hung around the visitor's neck at once, and will lead the visitor around hell after hell.

The gate of this yard is usually closed and locked, just because I am afraid that those little ghosts will sneak out.

The other courtyard is dedicated to Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, the Great Master of the South China Sea, the Taishang Laojun and Master Confucius.

This is the place of Yangjian, and the local people call it Yangmiao.Ordinary pilgrims come to this yard to burn incense and pay their vows.

Saihan Temple is a temple integrating Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. There are monks and old Taoists in it.

The person in charge is a veteran Taoist in his 50s, whose Dharma name is Hongdao.

His Majesty the Four Emperors had a deep friendship with Hongdao, because they both liked medical skills, and usually sat on the stone bench in the temple to discuss and exchange ideas when they had nothing to do.

Hongdao wandered outside for half a year every year, so they occasionally talked about the current situation outside Chilechuan.

(End of this chapter)