Go back to ancient times and marry a widow

When Qi Wensheng arrived in Pingqing County, according to modern time, it was around five o'clock in the afternoon.

He hadn't asked Fang Rui before when they would arrive, and Qi Wensheng thought they would have to find an inn to stay when it was getting dark.

When the carriage drove into a city gate, Qi Wensheng looked out the window, and before he had time to ask, Fang Rui said "here we are".

Fang Rui often travels to and from Pingqing County, and he is already familiar with it. When Qi Wensheng told him that he wanted to go to the yamen to do something, Fang Rui didn't delay on the way, and drove the carriage faster than usual. Much faster.

When he got near the county government office, Qi Wensheng got out of the carriage and thanked Fang Rui. After watching Fang Rui's carriage go away, he went to the county government office.

Qi Wensheng took note of Fang Rui's favor in his heart. He came all the way quickly and smoothly, thanks to Fang Rui's help. He thought that if he had a chance in the future, he must thank Fang Rui again.

The county government office is right in front of you. Qi Wensheng saw a big drum outside the gate. He thought that his situation must not be beating the drum to appeal for grievances. up.

Just as Qi Wensheng was thinking this way, he also walked outside the county government office, and saw a group of people not far away, gathered in front of a bulletin board.

Under such circumstances, Qi Wensheng must have gone to have a look. He mainly wanted to see if there were any announcements posted on it, such as how ordinary people should report to officials.

Taking advantage of his height, Qi Wensheng didn't have to squeeze to the front. He stood still in the crowd and looked at the bulletin board. There were several rough-painted portraits posted on it, each with "Arrest Warrant" written on it.

Qi Wensheng looked at them one by one, there were thieves, grave-diggers, flower-pickers, and...

Hey, this picture is interesting, why is there a big black bug on that big round face?

Qi Wensheng was still thinking, shouldn't this be a tattoo?He heard someone in front of him chanting intermittently: "The criminal has a scar on the right side of his face. Last July, he murdered for money. He fled last month. Now he is offering a huge reward for his arrest..."

Hearing the "scar on the right cheek", Qi Wensheng suddenly had a flash of light in his mind, and when he looked at the portrait carefully, it was...

But looking left and right, Qi Wensheng really wanted to see that even if there was even a little bit of space in this portrait, it looked like Zheng Dagui.

But when Qi Wensheng read this list from beginning to end, he dared to 100% believe in his heart that it was Zheng Dagui who was mentioned above.

The bulletin said that the criminal was murdered in July last year, which was the month when Zheng Dagui went out to do business, and the criminal escaped last month, which was also the day when Zheng Dagui ran back to the village.

Qi Wensheng couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and the corner of his mouth raised an obvious arc.This time things were easier to handle, he was full of confidence, squeezed out of the crowd, and walked quickly to the county government office.

Entering the gate of the county yamen, Qi Wensheng was thinking of finding a yamen servant to explain the situation, when he saw several people standing in a long corridor on the left, among them were three or four yamen servants in official uniforms.

"My husband, where are you?"

Qi Wensheng walked towards the corridor, when he heard a woman crying.

"I want to see people when I live, and I want to see corpses when I die. When will you find them for me?"

"We all know that the person who stole is a shame, why can't you catch the thief?"

"If there is no news, how can I survive, I... I might as well bump into you and die today."

"Hey-hey! Don't be stupid."

Qi Wensheng saw the woman who was crying miserably, and after finishing speaking, he rushed towards a pillar, and several government servants hurriedly pulled her back.

The woman's crying made Qi Wensheng feel sympathetic, but he couldn't stop his heart from getting hot, and he felt that he was getting closer to the truth, as if he only needed to take one step forward, and all doubts would be clear .

"Hey! Why are you here?" Qi Wensheng was about to walk up the corridor when a clerk turned to ask him.

Following the yamen's questioning, the woman also stopped crying, and looked at Qi Wensheng together with a few yamen.

Qi Wensheng stopped, and said in a steady voice: "I'm here to report to the official. I have the bulletin saying that the man with the scar on his face..." Before he could finish speaking, the woman suddenly turned to the police again. He rushed over.

Qi Wensheng didn't think she would do anything harmful, but what he didn't expect was that this woman knelt down in front of him all of a sudden.

"Brother, do you have any news about my husband?"

Qi Wensheng bent down and quickly helped the woman up. Facing her tear-stained face, Qi Wensheng really couldn't bear to tell her: Your husband may have been burned to ashes and buried, and the person who buried him was my wife.

Looking at the other side, several yamen servants also hurriedly surrounded them. The way they looked at Qi Wensheng, they almost said directly: Oh, you are here.

After that, Qi Wensheng was taken to the back hall by the yamen, and someone quickly went to inform the county magistrate.Before that, Qi Wensheng thought about whether he would also have to kneel in the courtroom, and then listened to two rows of yamen servants knocking on sticks and shouting "mighty". Who is in the hall, report the name."

But it turned out that Qi Wensheng was thinking too much, he followed the Yamen to the back hall, and after a while, the county magistrate also came in a suit.

A yamen servant had already told Qi Wensheng in advance, seeing that the magistrate wanted to be called "Lord Zhou", Qi Wensheng was not timid at this time, and saluted the magistrate, and he waved his hand and asked him to sit down and talk.

Qi Wensheng was quite happy that he didn't have to kneel down and go through the courtroom, and seeing that Mr. Zhou was upright this week, Qi Wensheng was even more at ease.

Mr. Zhou was accompanied by a county magistrate, who first asked Qi Wensheng's name and where he came from.

After Qi Wensheng answered them one by one, the county lieutenant asked him again: "Do you really have the whereabouts of the criminal?" There was still some urgency in the words.

"Yes." Qi Wensheng nodded affirmatively.

"Then tell us quickly." The county lieutenant was very impatient.

Qi Wensheng glanced at Master Zhou, who was calm and relaxed, and he was not flustered. Let’s start with the fact that Zheng Dagui went out to do business last year, and when Zheng Dagui came back after being "killed" by the bandits, Qi Wensheng saw Master Zhou walking slowly. He stroked his beard, and the county lieutenant's eyes widened.

Later, after Zheng Dagui was brought back to the village, as soon as he mentioned the suspicious things about his body, Mr. Zhou and the county captain whispered again and again.

After waiting for a while, Qi Wensheng saw a sudden realization on the county lieutenant's face.He wanted to ask, what exactly did Zheng Dagui commit here, but he also knew, how could the magistrate of the county tell him about the case again.

Then, as expected, Mr. Zhou told Qi Wensheng that they still need to discuss the case, and ordered the yamen to arrange for Qi Wensheng to live in the county yamen first.

It wasn't until the evening when a yamen servant delivered food to Qi Wensheng that he was told that Mr. Zhou had assigned three yamen servants to go back to Dongyu Village with him tomorrow morning to arrest the criminals.

Hearing this news, even though he was confident before, Qi Wensheng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, as if a stone had finally landed in his heart.

That night, Qi Wensheng was in the county government office, sleeping soundly. Before he fell asleep, he was thinking that Zheng Dagui should be completely finished this time.

Here Qi Wensheng felt that Zheng Dagui could not escape, but Zheng Dagui over there thought that he must not sit still and wait for death.

The night was dark and the wind was high, and every household in Dongyu Village had already gone to sleep. Only Zheng Dagui climbed up the courtyard wall of his house. Looking carefully, he was still carrying a big burden on his back.

Zheng Dagui walked all the way into the mountains in the dark, the cold wind made him shiver uncontrollably, he walked into a gloomy forest, and the sound of chaotic footsteps woke up a group of inhabitants on the tree.

"Wow-wow-wow-"

The hoarse cry of a crow suddenly came from above his head, which frightened Zheng Dagui, and a jerk rushed from his back to his scalp.

"Wow - wow - wow -" The crows flapped their wings in panic one by one, and a puff of dust rushed to his face. Zheng Dagui covered his mouth with choking and coughed again and again.

The old crow crowed, disaster has arrived.

Zheng Dagui remembered a sentence he heard from his grandfather when he was a child.

No, it must have been a coincidence, he... he didn't hear anything, didn't hear.

Zheng Dagui covered his ears with both hands, and ran desperately out of the woods. His cold sweat turned into hot sweat, and his throat felt white smoke.

Finally, Zheng Dagui ran to his destination - under an old pine tree on the side of the mountain.

Panting heavily, Zheng Dagui took out a small shovel from the waistband of his trousers, and began to dig holes and dig the soil hastily.

Once, twice, three times... until he felt the shovel hit a cloth burden.

Zheng Dagui untied his burden again, and buried them in the pit together. When he was filling the soil back, the wind stopped, the mountains were quiet, and Zheng Dagui's heart slowly relaxed.

He is scared and nervous, but he is also proud. He thinks that after he takes the last thing tomorrow, he can go to any place under the sun with confidence and boldness.

Now there is silver, jewelry, and clothes in this pit, enough for him to make a living after he gets out of here.

Zheng Dagui thought that he must start a new life this time, and he would never go to casinos or brothels again.

However, casinos and brothels, those are really the two best places in the world.

Zheng Dagui filled the hole and sat on the ground with his back against the tree trunk. He looked up at the dark sky and recalled the days not long ago.

Those were the happiest months in his life. He had a pile of bank notes, he wandered around in various casinos, and he wandered in every brothel.

There was also the little girl named Qiuyue who was obsessed with him, but unfortunately he couldn't redeem Qiuyue, so Qiuyue got annoyed with him, and was finally redeemed by a real rich businessman.

Zheng Dagui laughed at himself twice, thinking that he, a vulgar villager, still pretends to be a rich businessman in front of Qiuyue, which is really ridiculous.

But so what?He hasn't lived a life that he couldn't even imagine in his previous life.

As long as he survives another day tomorrow, he still has a chance to live that kind of life again, and there will be countless autumn moons rushing to curry favor with him.

Zheng Dagui was like this, falling asleep with a sweet dream. Like Qi Wensheng, he was looking forward to tomorrow.