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The He family's boat sailed smoothly on the river, saving the merchant ships from queuing up for random inspection along the way, and soon sailed into the area of ​​Lin County.

Both Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang fell into anxiety.They all thought that after such a big incident, they should go home and report to their parents that they were safe.At least let Jiang Zhanwen and Zhang know that their daughter is no longer in the capital and escaped from the tiger's mouth safely.

However, after returning home, it was really hard to predict how Jiang Zhanwen and Mrs. Zhang would react.

Mrs. Mi is bored on the boat these days, she has already gotten to know Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang well, and often asks the two sisters to play cards in her cabin, seeing that Jiang Youniang is unhappy near her house, she asks kindly.After learning about Jiang Youniang's worries, she found it very difficult to understand: "My aunt escaped from death and returned home alive and well. Why doesn't the old lady like it?"

This involves the Jiang family's livelihood.Jiang Erniang explained: "You don't know the joint. My father usually makes a living by accompanying the big family in the town. The An family in the town is our biggest customer. The wife in charge of his family is Miss Zhao's aunt. They are very close. The young master of the An family even went to study at his uncle's house—that is, Miss Zhao's house. Speaking of which, it was my parents' idea to send the younger sister to the Zhao family as a foster daughter. I'm afraid it will ruin my father's reputation in front of An's family, so it's not easy to accompany guests."

Mi's intuition was unbelievable after hearing this, but she didn't dare to discuss the matter involving the parents of the Jiang sisters, so she could only sigh along with her.

Both Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang felt unhappy, and they didn't have a good day.

After the Mi family entertained the two of them for lunch, the Jiang family sisters didn't leave any cards and said, "Let's go back first."

Mi knew that the two of them were going back to study the matter of mooring the boat at night, so she didn't stay any longer.

After the two of them left, He Jing returned to the cabin. Mrs. Mi talked about this matter and asked: "That Mr. Jiang is so grand, saying that he is a young master from a first-class family. I'm afraid no one will dare to question it. These days, I see that he rewards his servants with a red envelope of ten taels of silver, which shows that there is no shortage of silver to spend—why does the old man in the family go to accompany the rich man in the country?"

He Jing was left speechless when asked.

When they were in Yangting County, Xie Qinghe and Jiang Erniang seldom mentioned their parents at home, and they did not seem affectionate when they mentioned them occasionally.

He Jing speculated that there were some accidents or unspeakable secrets in his family. Anyway, it's not easy to ask about this matter, so just don't talk too much.

Now that Mi's words hit the nail on the head, He Jing didn't know how to explain it, and said vaguely: "Women don't understand the market, and being an accompanying guest is also a very elegant thing. Most of them are like-minded with the host, so we can talk about it." Just like my relationship with Brother Yuan, my family background is not as good as his, so I am his companion? The old men walking on the scene are willing to go out to socialize, make friends, eat and drink, just want to be happy in their hearts, and they are not alone. It’s a consideration of spending money.”

Mi rolled her eyes, I believe you are a ghost.Then he asked curiously, "Do you want to stay in the county tonight, or go to the town?"

It is not possible to sail at night, and experienced boatmen will prepare places for night moorings in advance to avoid night travel.Already in Lin County, head towards Yangting County. It is too late to reach Yangting County before dark. The best place to berth is naturally at the county wharf.

However, if the Jiang siblings want to go home to visit relatives, there is also a dock in Linjiang Town, so it is not impossible to moor a boat.

He Jing didn't like Mi's gossip very much. Seeing her delicate pink face and pouty red lips, she couldn't help but take advantage of the beauty trick and said, "Your Majesty."

The corner of Mi's mouth curled up.Before she could speak, He Jing had already warned: "Sir, don't talk too much about family matters."

"I'm just talking in my private room, who is going outside to yell? Husband, don't blame me for being talkative. This Mr. Jiang is a joy to do things, but after all, this dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and Emperor Yu ruled the water. Shisan passed through the house and did not enter, it was for the sake of the world, and this Mr. Jiang also passed through the house and did not enter, and if people knew about it, it was an ironclad proof of unfilial piety."

Mrs. Mi held her fan and shook it, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help persuading him: "You said that you want to worship him with the teacher's letter, not to mention that he is young and comes from an unknown background, his family background is a big disaster—— —In the future, if someone pokes his spine and calls him an unfilial person, you are his apprentice, and this reputation will be ruined together."

He Jing couldn't help but glanced at her more, and said, "Did you not want me to befriend you for a long time?"

Mi's blood surged from his choke at his words: "Stop talking about other things. Is there any truth to what I said? Could it be harming you?!"

He Jing snorted, but didn't have anything to refute. She mumbled after a long while: "There is a section of waterway from Linjiang Town to Yangting County that is extremely narrow, and our boats can't get through it. We have to go west from Lin County to reach Yangting .This is our boat, you and Zhuan'er are both uncomfortable with seasickness, sir is too embarrassed to tell us to take a detour to Linjiang Town, that's why we passed by and didn't go home to visit—this is justified."

Mi's eyes gradually widened when she heard this, and finally she said angrily: "I will carry this pot with Zhuan'er in the end?!"

"Hey, what's the big deal. I will never pass the Jinshi exam in my life, and no one will find my old debts. My husband doesn't plan to start a career, and no one has anything to say about his filial piety—in the countryside, There are a lot of idlers who abuse their parents, as long as the parents don't go to the Yamen to sue the officials, who can care so much?" He Jing waved her hand, snatched the round fan from her hand and whined twice for herself, "Take a rest? "

Mrs. Mi snatched the round fan back: "Who will rest with you. It won't be too hot if you squeeze it."

He Jing threw her head back on the couch and said, "I told my husband about this."

Mi-shi could hear her husband's desire to confide, so she sat down next to He Jing after thinking about it, and stretched out her hand to shake the fan, so that the husband and wife could feel the cool breeze together.

With Mi's company, He Jing rubbed against her and said, "Sir, parents are like gods to children. A small child is born and can't walk or crawl." , can’t do anything, he can only suck milk. If his parents love him, he is like a believer blessed by a good god, getting flowers, rain and dew, and living a safe and smooth life.”

"Conversely, if his parents don't like him and refuse to take good care of him, he is an abandoned child of the gods and will have a rough life."

"However, this is not the worst situation." He Jing said.

Mrs. Mi gave an unexpected hum: "Isn't it the worst thing to be rejected by the gods?"

He Jing nodded and said: "Being abandoned by the gods is nothing more than ignoring you and making you unlucky every year. The worst case is that the believer who worships the gods all his life does not know that the gods he believes in are not Good gods, but evil gods."

Mi's hand shaking the fan stopped suddenly.

This statement is very novel and beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and it is even an extremely outrageous idea.

There are no parents in the world.How could parents harm you.When you are wronged, your parents are the saddest.This has been done a bit too much, but the parents are doing it for your own good... The children who crawl under their parents' knees are like the most devout believers in the world, believing in their parents' love.

Even superstitious people know that God is divided into good and evil, but there are no parents who are not in this world?Parents are always loving and right?

He Jing said suddenly: "Qingqing, my parents and adults are the kindest gods."

Mi thought for a while and said, "My parents are also good gods. It's just that their magic power is not very strong, and they only take care of my brothers. Occasionally, they will still take care of me when they are free."

He Jing leaned into her arms and said, "We will be Zhuan'er's good gods."

Mi slapped his fan on his face, and said angrily, "You good god, squat on the shrine and don't move. I will take Zhuan'er to burn incense for you every year and festival!"

He Jing remembered that she had been squatting in Yangting County to be happy and happy all these years, and suddenly felt a little guilty: "I am not, Zhuan'er is enlightened, so I came here? When he was a child, he only nursed and slept, and I can still hug him every day as a father." Can't he do it? I'll take care of it from now on!"

That night, the boat berthed at Linxian Wharf.

It was getting dark, the boat had already dropped anchor, and the servants of the He family went to the county to buy supplies, and it seemed that they would never leave again.

Both Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang were very surprised.Tangle is tangled, in their minds, going home is still an inevitable choice.The two of them went to Xie Qinghe's cabin together and asked, "Brother, are we not going home?"

Xie Qinghe had already changed into pajamas, nodded upon hearing this, and said with certainty: "I won't go back."

As daughters, even if Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang didn't want to go home, they didn't dare to take the initiative to make a decision. They didn't dare to face their parents' resentment and blame.Xie Qinghe understood their psychology very well and took the initiative to take on this responsibility.

What else Jiang Erniang wanted to say, Xie Qinghe asked back: "If we don't take He Jing's boat, we will also take the merchant boat that goes directly to Yangting County, and we can ask someone to detour to Linjiang Town and wait for us on the water overnight, and see you when we go home Parents, are you going to Yangting again?"

Jiang Erniang's cheeks were slightly red when she was told what was on her mind.At the beginning, she subconsciously asked for the merchant ship to go directly to Yangting County, saying that she was too lazy to carry the luggage, and subconsciously, she didn't want to go home and endure the scolding from her parents.Now that he was on He Jing's boat, relying on his close relationship with He Jing, he dispatched his boat arbitrarily.

Jiang Youniang thought more about it: "I'm afraid that the news of Ms. Zhao's divorce in the capital would spread to the town. The people in the An family would know about it first, but my parents didn't know about it. Compared with Ms. Zhao's marriage, my eyes are also It's nothing, I'm afraid that the An family will anger their parents."

The truth in this world is so strange.

It was clearly Ms. Zhao who poked and blinded Jiang Youniang's eyes, so her fiancé broke the engagement, but her family could justly blame Jiang Youniang.

The reason is that Ms. Zhao's family background is noble, while Jiang's family is as humble as dust.What does it matter if the maid is blind in one eye?What Ms. Zhao lost was a dear family of gold and jade!

"Is this something you should consider?" Xie Qinghe asked.

Jiang Youniang was taken aback by the question.

"You go home and tell your parents about this, and then what? What do you do to deal with An's anger? Ask your parents to take you to An's house, beat you to death in front of An's family, and vent your anger on Miss Zhao." ?” Xie Qinghe asked back.

Jiang Youniang was frightened by this sentence.Based on her understanding of her parents, everything her younger brother said is not impossible!

Erniang Jiang also came to her senses: "That's the reason. We went directly to Yangting County after returning from the capital. Parents didn't know what happened in the capital. Even if An's family wanted to vent their anger, they just complained a few words and didn't call them father." It’s all just to keep company. Ms. Zhao’s divorce is a scandal after all, and the Zhao family may not write a special letter to inform An’s family. Instead, let’s go back. The town is so big, how can An’s family not know? See the little girl coming back I'm dead, and my eyes are also blind. If I can't say it, I will have to interrogate the root cause, and then ask about Ms. Zhao, that will break the jealousy! Don't we come to the door to deliver food?!"

The two sisters were awakened by one sentence, and began to worry about Jiang Youniang's personal safety, so they couldn't care about Jiang Zhanwen's future business of eating and drinking.From what they thought, it was only natural for children to support their parents. With their sisters and younger brothers, it was impossible for their parents to be old and helpless.

The sisters of the Jiang family were easily fooled out. Xie Qinghe sat cross-legged in front of the lamp, his heart still like water.

He was able to tell He Jing the truth about good gods and evil gods because He Jing's parents were very good, and He Jing could easily understand and choose to accept it.For the Jiang sisters who were treated harshly by their parents, this reasoning does not make sense.

Man cannot choose his parents, nor can he choose his God.

Those who are blessed by good gods will have a happy and smooth life, with endless blessings.

Those who are exploited by evil gods regard the mire as a pure pool and make offerings with flesh and blood.Bad luck haunts her, and she will never be freed.

It's all fate.

Xie Qinghe silently recited a volume of Jingjing Sutra, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

■

The next day, the boat was still on the water.

It took a whole day to detour to Yangting County from Linxian County to the west, and arrived in Yangting County in a hurry before dark.

The Jiang family sisters were worried about being angered by the An family, and they all seemed a little listless.On the contrary, Mi Shi and He Zhuan were tired of taking the boat, knowing that they would be able to go to the fields at night, both mother and son were so excited, they began to direct the maids to pack their luggage and prepare to get off the boat in the morning.

When the boat approached the pier, I saw fires everywhere on the pier, which seemed to be burning like daylight.

Mi Shi watched from the side of the ship, and asked strangely: "This place is so lively? Is there someone unloading in the middle of the night?"

He Jing was already greeting Zhuang Tong on the shore: "Senior Brother! Senior Brother!"

Those who held torches and stood almost all over the pier were servants of the dealer, and Zhuang Tong greeted them at the pier in person.

Xie Qinghe was a little surprised.

It's not surprising that Zhuang Tong came to pick him up in person. When he and Jiang Erniang returned to Linjiang Town, Zhuang Tong also came to see him off in person. This is a courtesy of a disciple.

To his surprise, he didn't notify Zhuang Tong at all.How did Zhuang Tong know that he was going back to Yangting County today?

He Jing explained: "I wrote a letter to my brother, and yesterday in Lin County, I sent someone to the manor to deliver the news. There are so many luggages."

The dealer's servants have already started unloading the ship.Xie Qinghe didn't have many things, so he sent them back to the courtyard in a carriage.On the other hand, He Jing dragged the family home, and there were more than [-] boxes and cages, and it took more than a dozen cars to load them.Thanks to the big business of the banker's family, there are enough people to take care of the horses and horses, or they have to run back and forth a few times.

Zhuang Tong stepped forward to salute: "Mr. has been exhausted from traveling and traveling. My disciples held a banquet in Tanlou to welcome the wind and wash away the dust for Mr. "

Tanlou is a restaurant near Xie Qinghe's small courtyard, where prostitutes often come in and out to perform and sing some melodious songs, not to mention a lady like Mi, even Jiang Erniang is usually not willing to go in and out, she would rather ask for noodles and go home to eat.As soon as he arrived in Yangting County, he abducted He Jing to a restaurant for dinner, and asked Mi to go home alone to accommodate the luggage and children. Xie Qinghe felt that this was not good.

He knows that a secular couple is a male lead outside and a female lead inside, He Jing is in charge of entertainment, and Mi's is in charge of housework, there is nothing wrong with it.

However, compare your heart with your heart.If he goes home with his junior brother, the family will only ask him to go, let the junior brother go back to watch the stars and eat noodles by himself, he will not be happy.

"Come here." Xie Qinghe called He Jing to approach him, and asked softly, "Is it not convenient for you at home? Or you asked Xi Mian to go to my place. It's also customary."

Xie Qinghe's small courtyard is the activity center of these people, and He Jing and Yuan Shi'an hang out there almost every day.He Jing was not surprised when Xie Qinghe said that he was going home to have a banquet.The main reason was that Xie Qinghe was not at home, and Zhuang Tong was too embarrassed to hold a feast at his house.

Now Xie Qinghe suddenly called He Jing to ask where it was convenient, He Jing was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xie Qinghe was asking Mi Shi!

When a man eats and socializes, how can he bring his wife's reasoning?

——Unless it is a concubine, the kind that is specially used to pour wine and sing songs at the banquet for entertainment.

No matter how crazy Xie Qinghe was, it was impossible for him to belittle the Mi family. When He Jing saw the Jiang sisters standing on the side, and Zhuang Tong who was holding the disciple ceremony, he suddenly figured it out.This is a family feast!Zhuang Tong is the master's apprentice, and he also agreed to pass on the teacher's post. From now on, it will be a serious family friendship, and the affection is different from other places.

He Jing chuckled, and said, "I'll ask." Turning around, she went to discuss with Mrs. Mi.

The Mi family was [-]% unwilling to have any relationship between He Jing and Jiang Yingzhou, who was not filial to her parents, but He Jing refused to listen to her. Apprenticeship was a foregone conclusion, and she couldn't sweep He Jing's face in public, so , the reception banquet is necessary to participate.She also has a decent temper, and hastily arrived in Yangting County. She didn't know what the family was like, so how could she agree to receive guests?

"You are also an elm-headed person. Over there is the gentleman, and the brother who is going to welcome the banquet is the brother. Who do you want to steal the limelight? Let's go to the husband's house with a shy face and have a meal, and toast the brother with a glass of wine. Why do you still come to ask me?" Mi blamed.

He Jing whispered: "Mr. is considerate, brother is not the kind of person who cares about things. Why don't you understand why you go to our house? Sir, the two older sisters are straightforward, and you can go to eat anywhere. You are a daughter You may not have to change three sets of clothes for one meal, and you have to use your own toilet, so I went to Mr.'s place, isn't it inconvenient for you?"

Mi rolled her eyes and glared at him: "It sounds like I don't usually visit relatives. Don't dawdle, let's go to Mr.'s."

Therefore, the banquet was changed to Xie Qinghe's home.

The servants of the Zhuang family continued to unload the He family's luggage at the pier, while He Jing took Mi Shi and He Zhuan together and drove to the small courtyard for the banquet.

Xie Qinghe's luggage was originally small, and when a few people were chatting and greeting at the pier, the luggage had already been sent home.When they got out of the car, their luggage was almost packed. Shu Jing went out to greet them, not to mention Jiang Erniang, Xie Qinghe was a little surprised when he saw him.

This trip has only been away from home for more than a month, and the summer has not passed, Shu Jing has become fairer and stronger, as if reborn.

Jiang Youniang felt that her eyes lit up, so there would be such a good-looking person?

Xie Qinghe told Jiang Erniang: "Second sister, you can free up the room next door for Madam Mi to use when she is resting."

Jiang Erniang has also been used to Mi's demeanor these days, knowing that a rich lady like her has a lot of rules when going out, so she took Mi and the maids to the wing of the East Wing to settle down.There are two vacant rooms over there, one of which has been cleared out a long time ago, ready to be used by Jiang Youniang.The two sisters discussed it and decided to give it up to Mrs. Mi - it's not easy to let Mrs. Mi's maid to decorate the empty house.

Both Zhuang Tong and He Jing are regular customers who come and go frequently, and they are junior disciples. They don't need to thank Qinghe for hospitality, so they set up a banquet. In the past, there was only Jiang Erniang in the family, and she ate in the house.Now the tables are still divided, Xie Qinghe, Zhuang Tong, and He Jing eat outside, another table is set up in the main room, the Jiang family sisters and Mi's eat inside.

Mrs. Mi was not interested in eating and drinking, so after finishing her meal in a hurry, she urged the maidservant to take out the leaf cards and dragged the Jiang sisters to play cards.

Xie Qinghe was chatting with Zhuang Tong and He Jing outside, and from time to time he heard the laughter of the women in the room, Mi's voice was the most cheerful, He Jing was a little embarrassed, Xie Qinghe smiled and said: "Just be happy."

Playing until the moon was in the sky, Zhuang Tong missed the bedtime, couldn't help but sat on the spot and dozed off, and Mi's family was still in the room hahaha.

He Jing couldn't hold on any longer, so she called Mi's maid and gave some instructions in a low voice, and the game ended.

Mrs. Mi came out wearing a veiled hat, saluted Xie Qinghe and said goodbye.He Zhuan, who was being held by the maid, was already fast asleep, and He Jing wanted to wake him up to pay his respects. Xie Qinghe said, "There's no need to be polite, hurry up and take him back to rest."

After seeing off the guests, Shu Jing locked the door, delivered the boiled water to the hosts' rooms one by one, and helped them to freshen up.

Jiang Erniang and Jiang Youniang cleaned up the poker table and chatted: "Thinking about her, she is pitiful. I can't find a suitable person when I usually play cards. How can Yan'er and Yu'er dare to win her money? She is always trying to please her, so she feeds her cards in different ways." Woolen cloth."

Jiang Youniang smiled and said: "I also want to feed her cards. It's a pity that I have only learned it for a short time, and it's not easy to win cards. How can I lose?"

Jiang Erniang also followed hehe: "You lost to me. It's because she has a good heart, and she doesn't think that we are partnering to cheat her."

After a while, Jiang Youniang said again: "Maybe she thinks we cheated on her. It's just that I haven't been cheated by anyone in my life, so I don't care if I think it's very interesting?"

Jiang Erniang was shocked, but worried: "Is this not good? I will explain to her next time."

Xie Qinghe had already walked around the yard, Shu Jing gave him water to wash his feet, and he ordered: "Take a bath."

"Yes." Shu Jing still put the footwashing water at the door, "Master, take a soak first to relax, and you have to wait for a while for the bath water. The hot water is running out, so I will burn another urn."

Xie Qinghe was sitting in the yard soaking his feet, with a lamp on the table, and he could still hear the laughter of his sisters.

After Shu Jing boiled water in the kitchen, he came out to wash Xie Qinghe's feet.

"Did you plant the row of bamboo on the south wall?" Xie Qinghe asked.

Shu Jing explained: "The courtyard wall over there is a little short. The house where the aunts live in the East Wing is alright. The summer heat fades at night, and the rising sun is not too hot. The west side is just the sun. It was burning hot in the sun, thinking that the paper was fragile, and it would be bad if it was damaged, so I asked Master Zhuang how to deal with it, and Master Zhuang sent someone to transplant a row of Xiangfei bamboos behind the house."

Xie Qinghe nodded: "He planted bamboo in the west chamber, so you can follow suit and plant bamboo in the east chamber and south wall?"

Shu Jing was a little hesitant: "Slaves make their own decisions. Shouldn't we plant bamboo in the east chamber and south wall?"

"The ground should not be broken. However, it's not your fault." Xie Qinghe didn't say the reason.

When he lived in the small courtyard, he had no taboos, and he could arrange it however he wanted, without being harmed by the birth and death of flying stars.However, once he leaves the small courtyard for a long time, this land will be affected by the five elements of heaven and earth again.

This year, Qichi entered the middle, Wuhuang was in Zhengong, and Erhei was in Ligong.Both places are unsuitable for breaking ground.

Because bamboo is planted in the five yellow positions in the east chamber, Zhengong belongs to wood, and bamboo also belongs to wood, which strengthens the power of Zhengong and can barely restrain the power of the evil star. However, after all, the soil is moved, and bamboo is hollow. With the meaning of being strong on the outside and doing things on the inside, the help for Zhen Gong is very limited.

As for Erhei Ligong, that is, the row of bamboos on the south wall, it was planted at an inopportune time.Li Gong belongs to fire, Erhei Jumen belongs to earth, and fire and earth are born together, and the fierceness becomes more fierce, breaking the ground is courting death, not to mention, a row of bamboos were planted to increase the intensity of the fire...

Zhuang Tong, who is familiar with the Book of Changes, doesn't understand the theory of Fengshui, but his instinct of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil allowed him to avoid the south wall and the east chamber, and only planted bamboo behind the west chamber.Shu Jing didn't get the blessing of Xie Qinghe's inheritance, so naturally he didn't have this instinct to avoid evil, and it's normal to break ground indiscriminately.

After the feet were almost washed, Xie Qinghe suddenly asked: "When I was away, what happened at home?"

Shu Jing stopped wiping his feet, raised his head stiffly, and looked at Xie Qinghe's face.

"You moved soil on the south wall and the east chamber, you will definitely see blood. Tell me, what happened?" Xie Qinghe said.

Shu Jing bowed his head and said softly: "Master, this slave has never done bad things. But this matter is not big...it is appropriate. If slave wants to come, it is better for the master not to know than to know. Things are done very cleanly, there is no beginning and end, and there will be no trouble for the master. troublesome."

Xie Qinghe couldn't help laughing: "You buried everyone in front of my house, and you don't want to let me know?"

Shu Jing looked up in surprise.He was very sure that Xie Qinghe must have left Yangting County and went to the capital, and he was also very sure that he did not lose his temper when he murdered and buried the corpse. He was in this business, how could he make a mistake?Since Xie Qinghe is not in Yangting County, and no one in Yangting County knows what he did, how did Xie Qinghe know that he buried his body under the south wall of the courtyard?

"Is the water ready?" Xie Qinghe put on his wooden clogs and stood up, "I'm going to take a bath first, you might as well think about how to tell me. It's definitely not okay not to tell a lie. After all... I Can you say that you can tell a fortune teller? It’s fine if you lied to me, if I catch you for telling a lie, what will happen to you?”

When Xie Qinghe was teasing He Jing and Yuan Shi'an, he would use the simplest plum blossom Yishu divination, three copper coins to form a hexagram, there is no inaccuracy.

Shu Jinghe served in the small courtyard for several months, and was occupied by He Jing and Yuan Shi'an several times.Both of them admired Xie Qinghe's accuracy.It was only after that that Xie Qinghe revealed the secret of ten-accuracy-only account for what has happened.

Things that haven't happened, things that will happen, are always variable.So, it can't be accurate.

Only things that have already happened are a foregone conclusion, and once they are occupied, they will be there.

Every time Xie Qinghe does divination, he only accounts for the things that have already happened. For things involving the future, he deliberately erects the copper coins to deceive He Jing and Yuan Shi'an into saying that the secrets are unpredictable.This guarantees his accuracy.

These past events set up an unbreakable impression in Shu Jing's heart.

——Anything that has happened, the owner will know immediately, and there will never be any fallacies.

Therefore, it is the most stupid thing to want to lie to the master.

Xie Qinghe took a bath and soaked in the basin for a while longer. This trip to the capital was really not easy and pleasant. After finally returning home, he washed off all the dust and gradually felt comfortable.When he changed his clothes and went out, the night breeze gently blew away the heat of the day. The impact of the climate on his skin was extremely low, and his mood became very good.

Shu Jing made tea for him, knelt behind him, wiped his long wet hair with a towel, and whispered what happened.

Things are simple.

There is a tofu family in an alley downhill to the south. There is a five-year-old boy in the family. There are no playmates of the right age nearby. He usually plays by himself.The nearby neighbors all know each other, and the parents are busy with business, so they don't worry about letting him run around.

This little boy likes to play on the slopes, Shu Jing just sits at the door in a daze all day long, and gets to know the little boy after coming and going.

Not long after, the little boy always had all kinds of candies in his hand, and even gave Shu Jing a piece of winter melon candy to eat.

Shu Jing didn't think much about it either.Boys are always favored and have more chances of getting candy than girls.No matter how poor the family is, they will try their best to feed and dress their boys well.After eating the wax gourd candy given by the boy, Shu Jing reciprocated by buying some candies that the child loves, and planned to share them with the boy when he came.

Unexpectedly, two days after the candy was distributed, the owner of the strip shop on the corner of the street came and winked at Shu Jing leaning against the door.

"He said, you also like this? How many brats have you got?" Shu Jing said in a low voice.

Xie Qinghe paused while drinking tea, and asked, "How many did he make?"

"A lot. He said he couldn't remember. According to him, he got married at the age of 16, had his eldest son at the age of 17, and at the age of 20, he realized that he didn't have a problem, but that he didn't like grown women. He liked Children, especially little boys. His own son was reluctant to move, so he went to tease his aunt's son." Shu Jing dared not omit these past events.If the person he killed did not commit a heinous crime, he was afraid that Xie Qinghe would not spare him.

"His aunt's son is one year older than his son and has just started to walk. The aunt took her son to his house to play, and his wife and aunt were drying pickles together, so he tricked the aunt's son out and carried him to the At the corner...it was buried in the woods over there afterward." Shu Jing pointed to the outside of the courtyard, the small courtyard is relatively remote, and if you go further east, you will find a forest with few people living there.

"My aunt only thought that her son was lost or taken away by Huazi, and never suspected him." Shu Jing said.

"In these years, he only lied to four or five-year-old children. He killed all the crying and talkative ones. If they were stupid and bored, no one would care about them at home, so he would stay and play a few more times. He also pointed out the tailors below. The second son of the shop was also bullied by him when he was a child, not only did he not report him, but after so many years, he has often bullied others, going to the shop to smooth out cloth and get some needles and threads, but the man dared not say a word."

Xie Qinghe asked again: "He killed so many people, why did he come to you to be honest?"

Shu Jing was taken aback by the question, and then said after a while: "In my humble opinion, he probably... just wants to show off. He is very proud of what he has done. Moreover, he hopes that Nu will be with him."

Xie Qinghe was used to seeing all kinds of heinous perverts, so he was a little confused when he heard this: "Doesn't he only like little boys?"

"What he means is, ask Nu to go with him, and then...find the kid. The three of us, together." Shu Jing stammered.

Xie Qinghe nodded.According to his various experiences of being possessed by demons, this kind of neurotic thinking has precedents, and various behaviors will escalate.When he felt that the behavior of coaxing the little boy was no longer exciting, he would seek more extreme experiences.

"I pretended to agree to him. However, I didn't confirm whether he was telling the truth or lying." Shu Jing said.

This cautiousness surprised Xie Qinghe.People are usually suspicious of self-deprecation, but if a person admits that he has committed a crime, the first instinct of a normal person is to believe it, as long as it does not involve taking the blame for a loved one.Who would lie about this?

Shu Jing is so cautious about the confession of the owner of the strip shop, and refuses to believe it until it is verified. This is by no means a normal person's reaction.

Shu Jing investigated all the details of the strip shop owner's confession.The owner of the strip shop was also very cunning. Not only was he ambiguous about the place where the corpse was buried, but many places were even inaccurate at all.Only the burial place of his aunt's son may be because he was too complacent. When describing the place, he was completely immersed in the thrill of the original crime and forgot to give random pointers. After searching for a few days, Shu Jing really found a buried corpse. of young corpses.

"I didn't want to startle the snake, so I buried the little body back. Two days later, the man came to look for me again, and asked me to tie up the son of the tofu shop and hide him at home. After the turmoil of the tofu shop is over, He will come and enjoy it slowly—" Shu Jing's eyes showed a trace of disgust, "I pretended to ask him to come into the house to see the place, and where to hide the child. He also hides his appearance when he comes to look for the slave, and no one sees him. Therefore, the slave killed him and buried him under Xinzhi's Concubine Xiang."

After finishing the story, Shu Jing also wiped Xie Qinghe's hair so that it stopped dripping, got up and knelt down on the bed, bowed his head and said: "I dare not lie. That little corpse is still buried in the forest. If the master doesn't believe it, I will tell you the truth." I went to dig it up and show it to the master..."

"Did you see the gray bat pattern baggage in the luggage?" Xie Qinghe asked.

The luggage was settled by Shu Jing with the help of the dealer's servants. The Jiang sisters' personal belongings have been taken away, and the charcoal stove, small pot, medicine urn and the like used on the road have been put back in the kitchen. Not knowing what Xie Qinghe was going to do with it, he put it on the other side.

Xie Qinghe asked for the gray bat pattern bag at this time, Shu Jing vaguely remembered that it contained something like a medicine bottle, and felt uneasy.

Dragging his immobile left leg, he limped to the main room to get the gray bundle, recalling what was inside, but at this moment he didn't dare to open it to take a look.However, there are too many things put back today, and he really can't remember them.

The bundle was brought to Xie Qinghe's hand, Shu Jing held his breath slightly watching the bundle was opened, Gululu rolled out a few medicine bottles.

Shu Jing quickly stretched out his hand to help, preventing the medicine bottle from rolling off the couch.

At this moment, he saw a familiar skin pouch, which Xie Qinghe took out from the bundle - a needle pouch!

Shu Jing only felt pain in his mouth, and after hesitating for a moment, he really couldn't think of any better countermeasures, so he could only kneel softly on the ground, bowed his head and said softly: "Master, slave... the one who should be killed is the one who should be killed. People. If I don’t kill him, he will kill the children in the tofu shop. Even if I save the children in the tofu shop, I can’t just stare at him for the rest of my life and see one save the other..."

Xie Qinghe nodded, he had already opened the needle pouch, and wiped the silver needle with alcohol cotton.

Shu Jing stopped reasoning with him, and begged in a low voice: "Master, I know I'm wrong. Please forgive me."

Xie Qinghe couldn't help laughing, and said, "You know what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Seeing his smiling face, Shu Jing realized that something might be wrong. Xie Qinghe had already signaled him to stretch out his left leg: "You did nothing wrong. I will return your left leg to you today."

Shu Jing hurriedly moved his right foot and brought his left leg to Xie Qinghe, unable to suppress the joy in his heart: "Master is merciful!"

The summer shirt is thin, and the linen trousers worn by Shu Jing are so thin that the latitude and longitude can be seen. This time, Xie Qinghe does not need to take off the trousers. Share soreness numbness distending pain.He always thought that this leg was completely useless, but when he suddenly felt its existence, he was so moved that tears rolled in his eyes.

At this moment, Xie Qinghe suddenly asked coldly: "In the past... killed many wrong people?"

Shu Jing almost choked on being asked, staring at Xie Qinghe in a daze, the tears that had been trapped in his eyes slipped down quickly.

"I once said that I would not inquire about your past. When I mentioned this matter today, I didn't mean to inquire about the past." Xie Qinghe asked suddenly. After several months of getting along with each other and observing, and the matter of burying the corpse in the south wall, he felt comfortable. King's nature is not bad.

In fact, with the corpse of the strip shop owner under the south wall, it was impossible for Shu Jing to simply buy