I'm writing novels in Liaozhai

Therefore, as long as there are beauties here, those scholars will definitely be able to recite poems and compose Fu, or play the piano, dance a sword or something.

Peacocks even know how to open their screens to court, let alone humans.

As for Gu Ming, he became the most idle person.

There was He Yongliang in the shop, and two assistants helped to take care of it, so there was almost nothing for him.

Nie Xiaoqian and Mrs. Su are in charge of the Painting and Calligraphy Club.

The two of them mainly greeted the female guests, while Dong Sheng was in charge of greeting the scholars and squires, serving tea and water and having his own maids.

Of course, Gu Ming will not be idle because of this.

In a few months, it will be Qiu Wei, and Niu Bi also boasted in front of his father-in-law that the book still needs to be read.

Anyway, there are books related to scientific examinations in the store, so if you have nothing to do, take one and read it quietly.

With the improvement of the level, his memory and comprehension ability are getting stronger and stronger. Basically, he can memorize it by heart after watching it two or three times.

In this way, I am more confident about the scientific examination.

After noon that day, Gu Ming read the book for a long time, and went to the street for a walk in silence.

When I returned, I found that there were many people talking in front of me.

He is not a person who likes to join in the fun, and was about to go around the crowd and go back to the study, but suddenly there was a roar in his ear: "I remembered, Shuimangcao, he must have eaten Shuimangcao by mistake or was killed by Shuimangcao. The ghost is haunted."

Having said that, many onlookers felt chills and dispersed one after another.

Water mangosteen?

Hearing this seemingly familiar word, Gu Ming recalled it for a moment, and couldn't help but frown.

Isn't this a short story in Liaozhai?

I still vaguely remember the story, anyone who eats the water mangcao by mistake will become a ghost, but they cannot be reincarnated and must find a substitute.

Similar legends also exist in the folk, saying that a drowned ghost must find a substitute before he can be reincarnated.

With the same thought, Gu Ming couldn't help but take a closer look.

Lying on the ground was a man picking vegetables. He should be a farmer from the suburbs who came to the city to sell vegetables.

In the end, he died suddenly in the street, and the vegetables were scattered all over the place.

His death was quite strange, his face was swollen and pale, his eyeballs were protruding and bloodshot, and his ears and nose were still leaking slightly.

Under the body, there is also a water seepage, which looks almost the same as a drowned person.

"Go away, go away, the official will handle the case."

At this time, several arresters hurried over, yelling loudly as they walked.

Gu Ming didn't seem to hear it, and walked around the corpse slowly.

"Hey, what are you still looking at? Go away!"

A policeman on the far left yelled at Gu Ming.

The other arrester recognized Gu Ming, trotted forward, and saluted with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry, it turned out to be Mr. Gu."

"Hey, it really is him."

"I heard that Mr. Gu can catch ghosts and subdue demons"

"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes in Yuantong Town"

The crowd suddenly became agitated.

The arrester who was drinking just now was taken aback, and hurried forward to apologize: "Young Master Gu, you have blind eyes, I hope you don't blame me."

"Well, it's fine."

Gu Ming waved his hand absently.

Because at this time, the special task popped up again:

Investigate the cause of death of the deceased and resolve it

Reward: 40 points

After accepting the task, Gu Ming glanced at the crowd and asked, "Has anyone seen how this person died before?"

"I saw it."

A stall owner who had been setting up a street stall nearby squeezed two steps forward and responded.

"What exactly is going on?"

"At that time, I was setting up a stall next to me, and I saw this man walking over with vegetables. There was no difference before, and he walked smoothly.

Unexpectedly, while walking, he tripped over something and fell straight to the ground.

Then, the body started to soak in water.”

"I saw it too. At first I thought it was blood, but it turned out to be water."

"It's definitely not sweat. How can anyone sweat so much?"

For a while, everyone was talking about it.

"Someone said water mangcao before, may I ask who it is?"

"Hey, I said it"

A middle-aged man came out.

"May I ask this old man, where did you hear the legend of the water mangcao?"

"About five years ago, I went to the Taohua River in Hubei, where there were many legends about the water mangcao.

Moreover, I have also seen a person like him die inexplicably, just like drowning. "

"Well, thank you bro."

Gu Ming nodded thoughtfully, then smiled at a few policemen and said, "Please check the identity of the deceased and where he lives."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, we will investigate as quickly as possible."

"Okay, if there is a result, please go to the study and let me know."

Gu Ming arched his hands and said goodbye.

Going back to his study to tell the story, Dong Sheng had never thought that he had also heard the legend of the water mangcao.

"From what you said, it should be related to the water mang grass. I used to have a classmate who was from the Taohua River area. It is said that hundreds of people die from the water mang grass every year."

"Yeah, I got it."

It has to be said that the work efficiency of the few police officers was quite high, and someone came to report the results in the afternoon.

"Young Master Gu, we found out. The man's name is A Zhuang, from Qili Village in the northern suburbs."

"Thank you!"

Gu Ming took out a small ingot of broken silver and handed it over.

"No, no, villains can't take money from Mr. Gu."

These yamen servants all know that Gu Ming is the magistrate's beloved son-in-law, so how dare they reach out so easily?

"Take it, I can't let you go for nothing."

Gu Ming couldn't help saying stuffed it.

"So thank you Mr. Gu."

As soon as the arrester left, Dong Sheng asked, "You won't meddle in your own business and go to Qili Village again, will you?"

Gu Ming had a serious expression on his face: "How can this be called meddling? What if one day you eat water mangcao by mistake?"

Dong Sheng's expression changed, and he hurriedly spit on the ground: "Bah, bah, bah, good ones don't work, bad ones..."

Gu Ming: ""

"Wrong, wrong, take it back. Bah, bah, bah, good spirits, bad ones don't work"

Chapter 84 Bridge to Bridge, Road to Road

Before dark, Gu Ming and Dong Sheng came to Qili Village together.

As soon as I entered the village, I found that the villagers were busy helping to build a mourning hall in the open space of the village.

According to the custom, the mourning hall is generally set up in the hall after death, including the deceased.

But there are exceptions.

People usually refer to abnormal birth, aging, illness and death as murderous death.

Ah Zhuang's death is a typical abnormal death, so he can't enter the hall, so he can only set the mourning hall outside.

"Excuse me, are you here to express your condolences?"

Seeing the two of Gu Ming approaching, someone stepped forward and asked.

"No, we heard about it in the county seat, so we came here to take a look."

Hearing this, the villagers couldn't help but frown.

"Don't get me wrong, folks, we're not here to watch the excitement, but I heard that Ah Zhuang may have eaten the water mangcao by mistake."

"Water wild grass?"

The villagers were stunned for a moment, apparently they had never heard of it.

"That's right, water mangcao is a very cold and poisonous weed, which we rarely see here.

Once it is eaten by mistake, it will die, and it may even become a water reckless ghost. "

"what?"

The villagers were taken aback.

"Huh? May I ask if this brother is Mr. Gu from Xingshuzhai?"

A man dressed as a scholar came over and asked.

"Exactly!"

"It's really Mr. Gu. I'm sorry, my son Wu Zijing is from this village."

"Oh, brother Zijing is also a scholar?"

"Ashamed, ashamed, I failed the exam several times"

"Hehe, it's okay, it's all about persistence. By the way, have similar things happened in your village and nearby villages in recent years?"

Wu Zijing shook his head: "I've never heard of a similar incident."

After chatting for a few words, Wu Zijing ran to inquire and came back.

"Xiaosheng has inquired, Ah Zhuang is going to deliver food to a family in the city today.

On weekdays, my body has always been relatively strong, and it is rare to suffer from minor illnesses once. "

"Well, I'll go take a look."

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Wu Zijing enthusiastically led Gu Ming and the two to the side of the mourning hall, and introduced: "This is Mr. Gu who collected demons in Yuantong Town last time."

Upon hearing this, the villagers hurried forward to salute.

For a time, some called Mr. Gu, some called Master, some called Master, and some called Immortal.

The title is not important, in short, in their eyes, it is right to be an expert.

Dong Sheng was not willing to be left out, he cleared his throat and said: "Listen up, everyone, Ah Zhuang probably ate Shuimangcao by mistake.

Maybe you haven't heard of it, but in the Taohuajiang area of ​​Hubei, people are often tricked.

Once eating this grass by mistake, not only is it as simple as a sudden death, but it may also become a water reckless ghost."

"hiss"

All the villagers could not help but gasp.