The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

On the fifth day of October in the 25th year of Hongwu, Cui Miao and his party stayed at the Zhangjia Inn in Lantian County.

"If you want to talk about the anecdote and strange event in Lantian County, there is nothing more than the massacre in the third year of Hongwu!"

Cui Miao asked questioningly: "In the third year of Hongwu, are you in Lantian?"

Lang Ping said awkwardly: "No, I heard about it later. But this case is real, it is definitely not a random fabrication! If the master doesn't believe it, you can ask the shopkeeper!"

Cui Miao looked at the shopkeeper, who quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't know about this matter. The back kitchen still has something to do, so I won't disturb the masters for dinner."

Cui Miao's eyes flickered slightly, and she took out another ingot of silver from her purse, and said, "My master is really interested, whoever can tell you the details, this ten taels of silver belongs to him."

The shopkeeper seemed a little hesitant, and Lang Ping said upon seeing this: "The shopkeeper is going to the back kitchen, hurry up. Master, let me get the money."

Cui Miao glanced at the shopkeeper and said, "Then tell me, kid."

The shopkeeper looked at Yinzi, didn't speak, and didn't leave, as if he was struggling.

"On the eighth day of April in the third year of Hongwu, a family surnamed Song in Lantian County was wiped out overnight. According to legend, blood flowed in the yard of the Song family, and all thirty members of the family died! This case was a sensation at the time. , It is said that the prince was alarmed, and officers and soldiers were sent here one after another, but it is a pity that after so many years of investigation, it is still a mystery."

"Thirty-odd people were killed overnight? Who did this Song person offend to be murdered like this?"

"I don't know about this little one. However, there were many rumors back then. Some said that they offended a certain high-ranking official, and others said that their family had done too many bad things and suffered retribution. I don't know what's going on?" Lang Ping said as he walked towards Cui Miao, reaching out to grab the silver on the table.

"Wait." Seeing that Cui Miao didn't stop him, the shopkeeper became a little anxious, and quickly stopped him: "It's so easy for you to earn this money."

Lang Ping glanced at the shopkeeper, and said: "My master likes to listen to what I said, but the shopkeeper doesn't know it. The money is naturally mine. But this incident was a sensation, and almost no one didn't know it. The shopkeeper said that his ancestors lived here. Could it be is that a lie."

Seeing that Lang Ping took the money and said he was lying, the shopkeeper immediately lost his temper and said, "Who says I don't know? Zhang Cai's ancestors lived in Lantian. If you don't believe me, go out and inquire. If you want to talk about the case of the Song family, don't you know?" People know more than I do, if you put down the money, I'll give it up today."

Cui Miao took the silver from Lang Ping, put it on the table again, pointed to the seat opposite, and said enthusiastically, "Sit down, master. I still like to hear such secrets, let's talk while eating."

Lang Ping said with a bitter face: "Master, you can't do this, the money should belong to me."

Cui Miao said angrily: "You still have the nerve to say that it aroused the interest of the master, but you didn't know what to ask. It's good if the master didn't ask you to pay the money. Go back and sit down."

Lang Ping glared at the shopkeeper, and said angrily: "Master, why do you think the shopkeeper knows more than me?"

The shopkeeper also lost his temper, and said: "I'm not going to hide it from you, our Zhang family has business contacts with the Song family, we can be regarded as old acquaintances, and naturally we know more than what you heard."

Lang Ping questioned: "Then why did you just say you didn't know about it? I think you just can't see me taking money."

The shopkeeper sat down, looked around, and said in a low voice: "There is a reason for this. You don't know, since the Song family had an accident, everyone who mentioned it has seen a ghost, and it has become a taboo over time. .”

"Damn?" Cui Miao's eyes became brighter, making people involuntarily attracted, completely ignoring the disguise on his face. "Master, I like this kind of miracle the most. Tell me, the shopkeeper, what the hell is going on?"

Cui Miao poured a glass of wine while talking, and handed it to the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper quickly took it, and raised his voice and said: "Xiaoer, take another pair of bowls and chopsticks. Today, I have a fate with the master, so I will have a drink or two."

Xiao Er brought the bowls and chopsticks, everyone toasted, Cui Miao just took a sip, he knew his drinking capacity, whether he was outside or at home, he never drank.After drinking a glass of wine, the shopkeeper took another bite of food and said: "This happened in the third year of Hongwu. I just got married that year, and my father asked me to take care of the business. At that time, my family didn't open an inn, but a grocery store. , selling some daily necessities. And the Song family runs a well-known blacksmith shop in our area. The ironware of the Song family is of good quality, especially the knives, which are sharp and light, and the price is also cheap. The ironware in the shop is all imported from the Song family. "

Cui Miao glanced at Xue Lu, Xue Lu understood, picked up the flagon, filled another glass of wine for the shopkeeper, and asked: "This blacksmith's small business, how could it be contaminated with such disasters? Is there any secret ?”

The shopkeeper raised his glass, drank it with everyone, and then said: "One month before the Song family accident, my father and I went to the Song family to buy goods. We saw a few tall horses at the door. We just wanted to knock on the door when we saw some big horses. A man in expensive clothes came out, those people looked like ordinary people, my father was afraid of getting into trouble, so he dragged me to hide, and only after those people left, he went to knock on the door."

"Luxely dressed? Can it be as luxurious as my master's?" Cui Miao held her head high, puffed her chest, and with her jeweled body, she looked like a proud peacock.

Everyone lowered their heads one after another, their faces flushed while holding back their laughter.

The shopkeeper looked at Cui Miao, and said against his will: "Naturally, it's not as luxurious as the master's clothes."

Cui Miao said with satisfaction: "The shopkeeper knows the goods, you continue to talk."

The shopkeeper's face was flushed, and he didn't know whether he said something unconscionable, was ashamed, or was drinking.

"That day my father and Uncle Song's family chatted in the room for a long time, and then I asked my father what the two of them talked about, and my father said that it was just gossip. Who would have thought that seven days later, the Song family would be in trouble. More than [-] people died. It is not an exaggeration to say that blood flowed like a river, and the smell of blood can be smelled a few streets away, it is too miserable!"

Cui Miao frowned and asked, "The Song family didn't leave anyone alive?"

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "No, all 36 members of the family died."

Xue Lu added another glass of wine to the shopkeeper, and said, "Then how are their affairs handled?"

"How else can I cook? There is no one at home, the government bought a coffin, and buried it hastily."

Xue Lu then asked: "Where is it buried? If it is haunted, how did it come here?"

The shopkeeper picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and said: "36 people were killed for no reason. It was a big case at that time. The government sent many people to investigate, and even His Royal Highness was alarmed. Batch after batch, people panicked and talked about it. I don’t know when it started, there were rumors of ghosts. Anyone who said this had ghosts at home at night, and they were so frightened that they lost their minds. No one dares to talk about it anymore.”

"Then have you ever seen a ghost?"

"Of course I haven't seen it before." The shopkeeper subconsciously looked around and said in a low voice: "Since the Song family had an accident, my father has told me not to discuss it with others, otherwise it will cause trouble."

"The old man is very prescient! What else did he say?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while and said: "It's nothing, just don't let me get involved in the Song family's affairs. I want to go and have a look at the Song family's accident, but my father won't let me. I've always been filial and obeyed my father. Go, and I didn't go either."

"Accordingly, your father has a good relationship with the Song family. Why is your father acting like this when something happened to the Song family?"

"I'm also puzzled about this." The shopkeeper frowned, drank another glass of wine, and said, "The old man has always done things in an orderly manner, and I listen to what he says. The prosperity of the family these years is all due to his old man." manage."

"Then your father is a character. If possible, the master would like to meet for a while."

The shopkeeper waved his hand and said sadly, "I can't see you anymore, the old man passed away a few years ago."

"That's really a pity." Cui Miao paused, and then said, "The Song family mansion is still there?"

"Yes, go out and go east along this road. The big house at the end is the Song family. If something like that happens, anyone who dares to take advantage of that house will feel unlucky. It's all dilapidated now. "

"Where are the members of the Song family buried? Thirty or so people died in vain, what a resentment!"

"Who said it wasn't. Those from the Song family were buried in the back of Yushan Mountain by the government. There used to be an endless stream of visitors to Yushan Mountain. After this happened, everyone who went to the back of Yushan Mountain saw ghosts. Over time , no one dares to go to the back of Yushan Mountain.”

"Twenty years have passed, and this case has not been settled?"

"No. The county magistrates in Lantian County have changed one after another. After each county magistrate takes office, he will go to Song's house to check. It's a pity that there are so many county magistrates, and none of them can find out why."

"Sure enough, it's an anecdote!" Cui Miao pushed the silver towards the shopkeeper and said, "Master, I'm happy to hear that today, this silver belongs to the shopkeeper."

Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly put away the money, and said with a smile: "Then thank you for the reward, master."

Cui Miao said half-believingly: "Is it true that Yushan is haunted? What do ghosts look like?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I haven't seen this with my own eyes, so I can't talk nonsense. But the people who have gone to the back of Yushan Mountain are either insane or sick. If there is no ghost, how can I explain this?" ?”

Cui Miao nodded thoughtfully, and said, "My lord, I have never seen a ghost since I grew up, and I don't know if this ghost is like the one in the legend, with a blue face, long fangs, and a big mouth."

Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly said: "Master, don't say such things in the middle of the night. If there is a ghost, it's not worth it to scare you out."

Cui Miao said nonchalantly: "The fortune teller said, Master, I will be rich and prosperous all my life, free from disease and disaster, and die in bed, and all kinds of evil spirits will not be close to me."

"Yes, master, you are the reincarnation of the living Buddha. I can't stand it. You guys are slow to use it. I'll go to the back kitchen to have a look."