Paper Maker

Chapter 140 The Paper Maker

In the following time, the butler surnamed Xiong narrated what happened in the county government office. It turned out that Xiong Li already had one wife and one concubine. Li himself is talented and handsome, plus the lord of a county, there are naturally many matchmakers who have broken the threshold to become matchmakers, but Xiong Li has high vision and doesn't look down on these vulgar fans at all.

There is a daughter named Liu Wan'er in Liu's tofu shop on the east side of the ancient city. She was born with seven orifices and exquisite face. She can be called the most beautiful woman in the city. The daughter of a small family has never read the three-character scriptures and hundreds of surnames, but she is a good female celebrity. The outstanding Shu embroidery is even inferior to the Shu embroidery that has been embroidered for most of my life in the west of the city.

Such a family will naturally not have an intersection with Xiongzhi County, but no one can stop the fate. One day, old man Liu was not feeling well, so he asked Liu Waner to deliver tofu for him, but Xiongzhi County was reading in the backyard that day. With just such a contact, the bastard met his eyes like a mung bean!
If things were like this, it could only be said that it was a match made in heaven. Xiong Zhixian took a concubine, and Tofu Liu climbed to Gaozhi, the magistrate, and everyone was happy.It is no coincidence that Liu Wan'er and Yin Chunlai, the son of a paper maker in the south of Chengnan, are engaged to each other, and they are still married by the same fingertips!
It turned out that when Tofu Liu was young, he made a living by selling tofu. A family outside the city wanted tofu for a happy event. The family is very hospitable, so they left Tofu Liu to drink at home. Tofu Liu drank a few more glasses. When he returned to the city, it was completely dark. When I got back to soak the beans, I took a torch and rushed to the city.

There was a fluffy moon hanging in the sky, and it was difficult to see clearly. Tofu Liu was thinking about going back to soak the beans, so he took a shortcut and passed by Luan Graves. Halfway on the way, the torch was extinguished because of excessive burning. Tofu Liu didn't care, so he borrowed it. Follow Mao Yueyue to continue walking, half way, but accidentally ran into an old man who was also on his way.

Tofu Liu and the old man rushed to the city together. Tofu Liu was curious why the old man went out in the middle of the night, so he asked why.

The old man said: "Oh, I'm ashamed to say that the little girl is very ugly. She finally talked about it. There will be a wedding the day after tomorrow. The rural people have no money to buy meat, so they have to go to a tofu shop named Liu in the city to buy some tofu as the main course. I heard that his tofu is not adulterated and water is added, and it is suitable for old and tender."

When Tofu Liu heard this, he was looking for me, wasn't he?When he heard that the business came, Tofu Liu was very happy, thinking that the drinking would not delay the business.So Tofu Liu said: "I am Chengdong Tofu Liu. I will deliver as much tofu as you want, and I will deliver it to you tomorrow. You old man, don't hurry."

The old man didn't believe in Doufu Liu, so Tofu Liu had to show the old man the order of carrying tofu before he believed it. After giving Tofu Liu two coins and loose silver as a deposit, he told Tofu Liu to deliver the tofu to a household east of the mass grave tomorrow. Just a thatched cottage.

Tofu Liu returned home full of joy, thinking that the family is poor, so make two catties more of this tofu as a gift.The next afternoon, Doufu Liu carried the tofu and rushed to the place the old man said. When he went to the ground, he saw an earthen grave covered with thatch. Tofu Liu was shocked because he had met a ghost the night before!
Tofu Liu went home with the tofu in his hands, but he knew that something had happened. That night, Tofu Liu dreamed that the old man came to Tofu Liu's house, accusing Tofu Liu of taking a deposit, why didn't he send the tofu, and then a He yelled.For several days, Doufu Liu had the same dream every night, and one night the old man came to scold Tofu Liu again, but Tofu Liu scolded back in his dream, you gave me two rotten stones for money, originally I wanted to If I give you two more catties of tofu, then I know that you are a messy old man.After scolding Tofu Liu, he had a fight with the old man in his dream. As a result, Tofu Liu couldn't even get out of bed the next day, and lost more than ten catties overnight, leaving only skinny bones.

The neighbor came to buy tofu and found out about Tofu Liu. Then he found Yin Cheng, a young paper maker, Yin Chunlai's father.Yin Cheng took a look and told Tofu Liu that this ghost had no malicious intentions, but just wanted you to make some tofu for him. Originally, you put the tofu in front of the grave and walked away, nothing happened, but you just took the tofu away. Well, this old man was poor and lost face, so he came to you to reason. It is said that you burn more paper money and you are done. But you fought with him again, and the old man sucked half of your yang energy.

Only then did Tofu Liu know what was going on, so he begged Yin Cheng to save his life.Yin Cheng said that this matter is simple, isn't it that the old man is poor down here, you just burn more paper man, paper horse yellow and white things, and the old man will return your yang energy, and there will be no problem.

Tofu Liu asked Yin Cheng to come together that day, but when many paper people, paper horses, a few paper maidservants and a lot of paper money came to the old man's grave, they knelt down and kowtowed, saying that they had been confused for a while, and hoped that the old man would spare him a lot. life.

On the night when the cooking was finished, the old man came to Doufu Liu's dream again and invited Doufu Liu to eat a peach.When he got up the next day, Tofu Liu felt relaxed all over his body, and his original strength came back, so he went to Yin Cheng's shop to buy paper money for the old man to burn, and when he came back, he invited Yin Cheng to eat and drink. After falling in love, they became brothers of the opposite sex.

Later, when two people got married and married wives, they would use their fingertips as witnesses. If they had a son together, they would become brothers, if they had a daughter together, they would become sisters, and if they had a son and a daughter, they would become husband and wife.

On the one hand, he was his savior, a brother of the opposite sex, and on the other hand, he was the county magistrate. Tofu Liu looked at the beauties in front of him and turned his head sadly, and asked his daughter what she meant, but the daughter was not married to the magistrate Xiong. It just so happens that Yin Cheng is also a kind-hearted person, as can be seen from Tofu Liu's encounter with ghosts. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, and Yin Cheng also agreed that Wan'er should marry the county magistrate.

The county magistrate is considered an upright and good person, and Tofu Liu and Yin Cheng are also kind-hearted people. Originally, things were simple, but when they met Yin Chunlai, something went wrong.Not only did Yin Chunlai fail to integrate his father's kindness, but he was stubborn. It is said that his wife was robbed, and that man couldn't swallow it.But Yin Chunlai couldn't figure it out no matter what he thought, and when he went out, he heard the seven aunts and eight aunts laughing at Yin Chunlai.

At this point, the incident has been considered to be a turmoil, and the magistrate Xiong also sent someone to send Wenyin ten taels as a comfort, but Cheng Yaojin came out halfway.This man's name is He Er, and he is Yin Chunlai's brother who played with him since he was a child. He thought about revenge when he saw his brother hanged to death. How close is it? Hai Bian was arrested and sent to death row. Assassinating the magistrate is a serious crime, so he was ordered to be executed immediately.

The good old man Yin Cheng vomited blood angrily at home. Originally, one of his sons was in trouble, and the neighbor's son was arrested and sent to death row. After thinking about it, Yin Cheng could only go to Xiongzhi County, hoping to forgive the neighbor's son.Xiong Zhixian is not a fool, others are going to kill him with a knife, how can he spare his life?Yin Cheng was flatly rejected.

Looking at the dead body of the neighbor's son, Yoon-sung shuts himself in at home.I want to come up with a killing list all day long. As the old saying goes, Yin Cheng is a different person. He hates his brothers of the opposite sex. He saved his life back then, but now he got his son's death in return. He lost his own son, and hated Zhifu Xiong even more. Several living families broke up because of him taking concubines.

On the day Xiong Zhifu took a concubine, the whole government office was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and all the dignitaries in the city were present to congratulate, it was very lively.In the evening, when the guests dispersed, Zhifu Xiong sat in the back hall and drank flower wine happily, thinking that he would spend a good night together later, he couldn't help drinking one glass after another.

Just when Zhifu Xiong was happy, a group of people and horses came on the street. A paper man walked in the front, holding a two-foot-high evocation banner in his hand, followed by four paper horses, followed by a group of paper men. He walked with Xiao and let out a cry of "woo woo", and behind him were 27 paper figurines, carrying eight dark coffins and moving forward, the goal was the government office.

When people on the street saw this scene, they were so frightened that they closed their doors and closed their doors. No one dared to ask.When the paper figurine team came to the gate of the government office, Yin Cheng held a hammer and kept beating the drum of injustice, shouting loudly: "The law of heaven is not fair, right and wrong! Come here today to claim your life!"

Steward Xiong hurriedly called Zhifu Xiong and told him that Yin Cheng brought a pair of paper figurines and paper horses to claim his life, and he was beating the drum of injustice!Magistrate Xiong laughed when he heard that. Can an incompetent person only find a few paper figurines to scare me?After finishing speaking, he asked Steward Xiong to call a few head arresters, and directly arrested people, beat them to death and threw them into death row.

Butler Xiong quietly went out from the back door after hearing this, and went to call the catcher. You must know that the catchers are all locals, and they just work in the county government. Hearing that Yin Cheng went to the magistrate desperately, no one moved, so the bearer just went Calling people outside the city, each government office is equipped with a general, and hundreds of soldiers and horses are stationed, just to protect the safety of one side, and obey the magistrate's dispatch.

The paper figurines holding the banners kicked open the gate of the mansion, and a group of paper figurines carried the coffin into the mansion, only the footsteps of the paper figurines, the sound of the paper horses trampling the ground, and the cries of the paper figurines were heard. The sound, the whole sound spread throughout the government office.

Xiong Zhifu and his family members were all scared and dared not move, they could only hug each other and cry. Seeing the situation like this, Xiong Zhifu had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out. Yin Cheng, said: "This matter was done by someone Xiong, and it was also the fault of someone Xiong. If you want to take the old man's life, sir, you can just take the old man's life."

Yin Cheng said calmly: "This master has done good deeds for half his life. Unexpectedly, his son died suddenly, and his brothers and feet were beheaded by Xiong Zhifu on the spur of the moment. Now you are also very single. One person does things and the other is in charge. I worked hard that day. When you were begging, did you give me a sliver of hope for grassroots people? Now you ask for death, but I will not agree to you. I not only want your family to pay for their lives, but also your family of seven to survive and die."

I took a deep breath in my heart. After hearing the whole story, I can’t tell what that person did wrong, but I never thought that my predecessor, Yin Cheng, did things so well. The seven coffins in front of the hall must be the seven of the Xiong family. , and there is another coffin that should be Yin Chunlai's body.Looking at the magistrate Xiong, although the matter happened because of him, he is not considered a villain. The only thing he did wrong was to kill Yin Chunlai's brother. Tofu Liu was even more helpless. You must know that the feudal ideology in ancient times was quite serious. Such things as the people suing the officials basically never happen, and it is also a history that the people do not fight with the officials. Liu Waner is a victim of feudal ideology.

After sighing, I asked Butler Xiong, "The seven members of the family were obviously killed by this paper maker, but how can I help your master?"

Steward Xiong cupped his hands with me and said, "The seven members of the Patriarch were sealed in the coffin by that Yin-Yang. They couldn't get in, couldn't get out, and I couldn't even touch the coffin. I hope you, Mr. Yin-Yang, can open the coffin and rescue their souls from coming out." .”

I discussed it with Cao Qilong. Now that the incident has happened, even if Xiongzhi County deserves to die, the other six people are innocent, so we have to rescue them no matter what.

Unexpectedly, these seven coffins were extremely strange. Cao Qilong and I, who wanted to open the coffins, almost died in front of the coffins.

(End of this chapter)