I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 125: Many Doubts (asking for monthly ticket)

Zhang Yuanzhong swallowed hard and hurried to explain before Xu San questioned him.

"No, Mr. Xu, I didn't mean to hide it. It's just that it happened so long ago, and I don't know if it has anything to do with this!"

"Why don't you just tell me now!" Xu Sanli shouted.

Zhang Yuanzhong wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and quickly recalled, "The first time Yingniang told me that she dreamed of an old house at the bottom of a lake filled with stone monsters was ten years ago, when my son Dalang was just born. It's normal for women to have weird dreams after giving birth and confinement."

"Yingniang was feeling uneasy at that time, so she prayed to the 'Qingjiang Envoy' of Pinghu Village to bless Dalang, but it was useless. She still had this strange dream every few days. Every time she woke up from the dream, Dalang would cry and cry non-stop. In fact, I went to the county government to look for the then Master Riyou, but... Master Xu, you know, it was just a woman's strange dream, and no one died, so who would care about me."

"Yingniang and I do not worship the same ghosts and gods. After Yingniang married me, I wanted her to join me in worshipping the '蓑翁' that the people of Bailong County worship, but Yingniang refused. We had a lot of arguments about this at the time. In the end, Yingniang told us to worship our own ghosts and not to interfere with each other."

"Then I told Yingniang that you should try to worship the '蓑翁'. After a woman has a child, her child is naturally more important than anything else. She also went against the ancestral precepts of Pinghu Village for Dalang and offered three incense sticks to the '蓑翁'. You know what, it really worked!"

"After the worship, Yingniang never had that strange dream again, and Dalang grew up smoothly until he was four years old. After that, Yingniang became pregnant with Erniang again. After giving birth to Erniang, Yingniang dreamed of the ancient house at the bottom of the lake and the stone monster several times during her confinement period. But as long as she worshipped the '蓑翁', she would not have that dream that night."

Zhang Yuanzhong stopped, and Sang Que thought of the statue of the old man on the boat that she had just seen in the kitchen of her neighbor's yard. It should be the "蓑翁" that Zhang Yuanzhong mentioned.

The things that the people of the Gui Dynasty worshipped were truly bizarre.

Sang Que asked, "After Yingniang first paid respect to the 'Sui Weng', did she continue to pay respect to the 'Sui Weng' or did she return to paying respect to the 'Qingjiang Envoy'?"

Zhang Yuanzhong said with an unpleasant expression, "The village rules of Pinghu Village are very strict. If you worship other ghosts and gods, you will be executed. Yingniang violated the taboo for Dalang, and she never returned to Pinghu Village because of this."

In other words, Qiao Ying gave up his original belief and began to believe in "蓑翁".

Could it be that she returned to Pinghu Village this time because of this, triggering some event that caused Pinghu Village to be engulfed in ghost fog?

The three people present had the same idea. The room was silent as everyone was thinking secretly.

Afterwards, Sang Que and Qin Ze asked Zhang Yuanzhong some detailed questions according to their own ideas. When there were no other discoveries, the three of them got up and said goodbye.

As soon as Sang Que got outside, he saw Dalang from Zhang Yuanzhong's family protecting his sister, holding a hatchet in his hand, hiding under the eaves, looking at Xia Chan who was standing at the door with a wary and hostile look.

Xia Chan twisted the corner of her clothes in grievance, pouting, tears in her eyes about to fall.

Sangque went over and asked, "What's wrong?"

When Xia Chan saw Sang Que, she burst into tears, "Xiao Chan just wanted to give her sister candy. Xiao Chan is not a bad person."

Sangque also found it a bit strange. Why was the eldest son of the Zhang family so defensive? Xiachan looked so cute and harmless.

"Where's Xuanyu?"

Sang Que discovered that Xuan Yu was missing. Xia Chan shook his head, feeling so aggrieved that he didn't even want to say a word.

"Miss Sang."

After Qin Ze finished talking to Xu San, he called Sang Que and walked over to say, "It was me and my brothers who spoke wildly and offended the girl before. Sixth Brother has already pointed me out. If the girl doesn't mind, let's...let's cooperate."

Qin Ze's face turned slightly red. Sang Que could see that he was a little reluctant, but he tried his best to suppress it, probably because of what Xiao Liu had said to him.

Sang Que nodded lightly and did not refuse, because Qin Ze did provide a key piece of information just now. It was better to cooperate temporarily than to have a competitor who would trip her up everywhere.

"I want to ask Zhang Yuanzhong's neighbors again. Please feel free to ask."

Sangque took Xiachan out of the yard and went straight to his house next door.

Sang Que kept asking until it was almost dark, and finally he had finished questioning all the residents in the alley where Zhang Yuanzhong lived.

"Xuan Yu——"

When I returned to the gate of Zhang Yuanzhong's house, Sangque called out.

Meow--

Xuan Yu made an indistinct cry and emerged from behind Zhang Yuanzhong's yard with something in his mouth.

When he got there, Xuanyu spit the thing at Sangque's feet. Sangque squatted down and took a look, stunned. Such a large piece...is it a fish scale?

Sang Que stretched out her palm and compared it. The fish scale was about the same size as her palm. If a fish scale was this big, how big could the fish be?

At this time, Zhang's eldest son came out of the house holding his sister's hand. Seeing that they were still at the door, he stepped back cautiously.

Zhang's second mother, who was only six years old, stared at Xia Chan infatuatedly and swallowed her saliva continuously.

Sangque thought about it and took out the malt sugar she brought for Xiachan from her bag. It was the kind that looked like tofu cubes and needed to be crushed before eating.

Just as she was about to put the paper bag on the top of Zhang's wall, Xia Chan immediately snatched it away.

"It's Xiaochan's, I won't give it to you!"

Sang Que was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. In the end, he left some for Xia Chan and promised to buy her a candy man on the way back. Then he put the rest on the top of the wall, hid the fish scale, and took Xuan Yu and Xia Chan back to the county government office.

On the way back, Sang Que recalled what Zhang Yuanzhong's neighbors said.

They all praised Zhang Yuanzhong for being so lucky to marry a strong and capable wife who took good care of things both at home and outside.

Some people also said that Zhang Yuanzhong used to be very capable, but because Qiao Ying was more capable than Zhang Yuanzhong, Zhang Yuanzhong gradually became lazy.

It is said that Qiao Ying would go out fishing, clean up the fish at home, set up a stall to sell goods at the market, and take care of the children. Zhang Yuanzhong just wandered around all day, bragging and drinking.

But everyone said that Zhang Yuanzhong was very good to Qiao Ying. Qiao Ying had the final say at home. Although Zhang Yuanzhong had no special skills, he could make Qiao Ying laugh heartily. Neighbors often heard them flirting at home, but they almost never saw Qiao Ying get angry and punish Zhang Yuanzhong in front of outsiders.

It is also said that Qiao Ying loved the two children very much. When she was at home, Dalang dressed neatly and went to school every day. When he came back, he taught Qiao Ying and Er Niang to read. The family lived an enviable life.

Sang Que originally thought that Zhang Yuanzhong was not a good husband, but after asking around, she found that Zhang Yuanzhong was just a little cowardly, loved to brag and care about his face. He might not be good at making money, but he was very family-oriented and could provide positive emotional value to Qiao Ying.

This raises two suspicious points in this matter.

First, since their relationship was so good and Zhang Yuanzhong was such a coward, why would Qiao Ying quarrel with Zhang Yuanzhong so much that she had to go back to her parents’ home?

Second, Qiao Ying did not bring her child with her when she returned to her parents’ home. Neighbors said that Qiao Ying often told people that children were her life and that she could give up the man but not the child.

Either Zhang Yuanzhong is hiding something, or Qiao Ying is hiding something.

Sangque feels it is the latter.

After returning to the county government office, Xu San arranged guest rooms for them.

After nightfall, the entire Bailong County was silent. There was not even a night watchman on the streets. Every household only left a lantern at the door to illuminate the night.

The draft brought with it a sound like ghosts howling and wolves howling, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the atmosphere of horror was always strong.

Sang Que didn't have the habit of going to bed at night, so she asked Xu San to send someone to move the household registration files of Pinghu Village over the years stored in the county government office to the guest room. She wanted to take a look at them.

But when she saw those piles of household registration files that were thicker than her head, filled with densely packed small characters and without even any punctuation marks, Sang Que felt numb and suddenly wanted to shout.

Mom, save me!

But her mother also writes at night, and she can't rely on her mother for everything.

Just now when she said she wanted to check the household registration files, Qin Ze looked surprised, and Xu San showed admiration and expectation, and asked someone to bring her a few more lamps and enough lamp oil.

At this moment, Sang Que could only sit at the table with his head held high, looking enviously at Xia Chan playing with Xuan Yu, and then he mustered up the courage he had on the night when he was catching up on his homework before summer vacation and opened the household registration files.

After reading three pages, Sangque couldn't help but open his mouth and yawned loudly.

I've been busy all day today, so why not take a rest first? There's only one month left, so it won't be too late to look at it tomorrow.

There are no eye-protection desk lamps here, and looking into the oil lamp is bad for your eyes.

As an archer, protecting your eyes is the most important thing.