Qinghe Pastoral

At three o'clock in the morning, the light of the morning finally dispelled the darkness of the night. Old man Liu wanted to go to Dayan Mountain to collect some dry firewood with a basket on his back, so that he could survive the winter well.

Old man Liu usually goes out earlier, but his house is opposite Liu Dafu's.Although Liu Dafu's daughter-in-law was suspected by others, they were opposite each other, and they communicated frequently on weekdays. Even if he was a man, he was always a little scared when the couple died suddenly, so he deliberately waited until dawn today before going out.

Old man Liu pushed open the door of his house, suddenly his eyes widened, his body trembled unconsciously, and then he screamed out.

The eldest son of Old Man Liu's family came looking for the sound, and saw Old Man Liu standing motionless in front of the door, trotting towards Old Man Liu.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

Old man Liu trembled and didn't speak. His son followed his gaze and saw a person hanging from the bare walnut tree in front of Liu Dafu's house. His heart felt cold and he subconsciously took two steps back.

"Here, who is this?"

Old man Liu said tremblingly: "Like, like like Lin, Lin Dashan."

Old man Liu's eldest son is quite courageous, he walked forward little by little, and after two or three meters, he confirmed that his father was right, Lin Dashan hanged himself on the walnut in front of Liu Dafu's house On the tree, there was a wooden sign hanging in front of him, with four large blood-red characters on it: Life for life.

When Old Man Liu saw his son approaching, although his heart was flustered, he followed to find out. Although Old Man Liu didn't know a single word, he died like this.

"Second child, second child."

Old man Liu yelled a few times, and a man came in response. He was shocked when he saw the scene in front of him. The father and son looked at each other, and felt numb after thinking about it.

"Boss, go and call Li Zheng, and number two, go and call someone from Lin Dashan's family."

The two men didn't delay for a moment, and Old Man Liu himself seemed to be being chased by someone, so he dropped his basket and went to Liu Dazhuang's house.

After a while, the villagers who heard the news surrounded Liu Dafu's house, and they argued endlessly.

"Did Lin Dashan do what happened to Liu Dafu's family?"

"Not necessarily, isn't the government yet to finalize the case?"

"The case still needs to be finalized? I've heard that on the day Lin Dashan's family threw themselves into the river, it was Liu Dafu's family who sneered and said that the villagers should decide to drive her out. Tsk tsk, that's really ugly. After a while, she threw herself into the river. If you ask me, Lin Dashan must have hated Liu Dafu's family and wanted her to pay for her life."

The onlookers felt reasonable after hearing this, and they all agreed. When Li Zheng came to see such a scene, he wished to gag them.

"Stop talking, the government needs to decide how things will go. Before that, spreading some more or less, it's not just a light word of consolation."

Li Zheng's majestic tone is also the reason why things in Qinghe Village have not gone well recently. After this incident, he needs to take a good look at the rumors in Qinghe Village, otherwise he does not know how many hidden dangers there will be.

When this matter reached Lin Mu's house, Lin Sheng was still asleep, and Xu Xiuqin smashed the bowl of goat's milk in his hand, unable to recover for a long time.

Lin Mu and Ji Ruixiu looked at each other, recalling what happened to Lin Dashan last night, thinking about it now, it was indeed a bit unusual, but even so, it was extremely difficult to accept the news that someone had gone.

Lin Sheng and Lin Dashan have been brothers for half their lives, and their friendship is unmatched by ordinary people. If something like this happens, no matter how drunk Lin Sheng is, it will wake him up.

Lin Sheng was very drunk last night. When he was woken up by Lin Mu, he only felt his brain buzzing. Hearing such news in a daze, he only thought that he was dreaming, and fell asleep when he wanted to fall asleep.

Lin Mu shook Lin Sheng, and told the whole story again. Lin Sheng stared at Lin Mu blankly, and then said after a long while, "What did you say? How could it be possible? Obviously last night, obviously..."

He choked up while speaking, Lin Shenghong looked at Lin Mu carefully with his eyes and said, "Say it again."

Lin Mu's heart was already uncomfortable, and seeing Lin Sheng's appearance was even more painful, but the matter was a foregone conclusion, and he couldn't escape without saying it, so he told the matter again.

Lin Sheng didn't say anything for a while, then covered his face with his hands and began to cry, Lin Mu's heart ached and he almost shed tears.

Lin Mu didn't dare to comfort him, so he could only stand quietly beside Lin Sheng, but Ji Ruixiu suddenly bent down and picked up a ball of paper beside Lin Sheng.

Ji Ruixiu opened it slowly, and there was an impressive writing on the top: Brother Lin Sheng: I miss my dead wife, my heart is hard to express, I murdered and set fire, a big mistake has been made, the road to hell, fearless, miss my children and grandchildren, drag it to you, Don't be sad, don't read, my heart is very happy, this kindness is hard to repay, hope brother is well.The person who signed it was Lin Dashan.

In just a few lines of words, all the mysteries were solved, but such a fact is an unbearable blow to many people.Lin Mu didn't know how to define this series of events for a while, he thought that only the word tragedy could sum it up.

Lin Sheng was illiterate, but he could understand the meaning of the words above, and countless thoughts rushed through his heart at once, which made his head hurt more and more.

"Mu'er, get dad a basin of cold water, let's go and deal with this matter."

This is a complete tragedy. Lin Sheng can't fully agree with Lin Dashan's behavior, but to him, Lin Dashan is his brother who is only short of blood.Right or wrong, people have already gone, so what's the use of judging?But with all his strength, he also wanted to protect the mother and grandchildren left behind by Lin Dashan.

After washing his face with cold water, Lin Sheng felt his mind cleared up a lot. He endured all kinds of discomfort, and with Lin Mu's support, he went to Liu Dafu's house.

At this time, the yamen servant who came to investigate the case had already taken down Lin Dashan's body. Lin Kui was like a lifeless puppet, kneeling upright, but Lin Kui's daughter-in-law covered her face and wept. Although the surrounding villagers were silent, The complexion is very complicated.

Seeing Lin Dashan's body, Lin Sheng almost didn't stop. He knelt down slowly, stretched out his trembling hand to caress Lin Dashan's already frozen face, recalling all the past, two lines of tears ran across his somewhat vicissitudes of face .

Some villagers may not be completely sure, but after this experience, the people in the county government have concluded that Lin Dashan killed Liu Dafu and his wife, and even set fire to the house of Liu Dafu's family.But now, Lin Dashan is dead, even if he sacrifices his life for his life, according to the laws of the Dayu Dynasty, the Lin family must still compensate the Liu family for their losses.

Although the case was closed early, regarding how to compensate, Yu Butou asked about the relevant situation in detail. Although Lin Dashan's crime is unforgivable, there are also pitiful and excusable things. passed the verdict.

The new house built by the Liu family, human, material and financial resources and all household items were all compensated by the Lin family. In addition, Lin Dashan's crimes were not light. According to the laws of the Dayu Dynasty, even if he was dead, he could not be buried with peace of mind.However, there are also favors outside the law. If the victim is willing to accept, after the two parties negotiate, they can also be taken back to bury themselves.

Lin Dashan's family is not a very good family in Qinghe Village, and most of the property has gone to the Liu family to build a house. The two families have discussed for a long time, but the Liu family insisted on less than 50 taels of silver, while the Lin family was solid. I can't get the money anymore.

Lin Kui has always been filial, and there have been frequent accidents. The spirited young man in his early twenties looks like a man in his forties. He made up his mind to bury his parents together no matter what. He discussed with his wife for a long time and planned to sell him. For a few acres of land, the Liu family will be compensated with 50 taels of silver.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Lin Kui's house was gloomy, Lin Mu supported Lin Sheng and knocked on the door of Lin Kui's house.

Logically speaking, there should be many relatives in Lin Kui's family who died in the family, but because of Lin Dashan, no one came to take care of them all day long.

Seeing Lin Sheng and Lin Mu, Lin Kui couldn't utter a word for a long time. Things have reached the point where Lin Kui no longer knows how to gain a foothold in Qinghe Village in the future.

After entering the house, Lin Kui's daughter-in-law poured tea for them and stood quietly beside Lin Kui. Seeing Lin Kui's appearance, Lin Sheng felt even more sad.

"Lin Kui, do you blame your father?"

Lin Kui shook his head without thinking, and then said: "My father and mother are loving, how can I complain?"

Lin Sheng didn't answer, but took out a box, pushed it to Lin Kui and said, "Your father is gone, my brother is gone, but don't be afraid that you won't fall down, uncle will take care of you. The money in it is yours." Use it first, you must let your parents be buried together. As for the future, if you have any plans to need uncle, uncle will help you. Just one point, your father is gone, and your family will need you to support it in the future. You can be sad and depressed for a moment, but you can't get up after a setback, otherwise how will your parents be safe on the road to Huangquan?"

As soon as Lin Sheng finished speaking, Lin Kui lay on the table and began to cry. He was strong and had already married and had children, but at this moment, he was just a child who had lost his parents.

Lin Sheng held back his tears and patted Lin Kui's back gently, and Lin Kui's daughter-in-law also sobbed softly. The atmosphere of grief made Lin Mu breathless.

When Lin Kui raised his head again, there were no tears in his eyes, only persistence and determination. He pushed the box back to Lin Sheng and said, "Thank you Uncle, although it is difficult, there are still seven or eight acres of land at home. Mu is also enough."

"Silly boy, how can you be polite to your uncle? When we first separated, your aunt was weak and your father brought the boiled pheasant. It was your mother who often accompanied your aunt. Before your father died Entrusting you to me, how can I watch him with no bones to support? Watch his son sell his property? Isn't this stabbing a knife in my uncle's heart?"

Speaking of this, Lin Kui thought of the friendship between his father and Lin Sheng, and the letter left by his father, and finally stopped evading.

"Uncle Xie Lin, I will definitely pull myself together so that my parents won't worry."

Lin Kui was able to figure it out, Lin Sheng was very relieved, and after talking for a while, Lin Sheng asked Lin Kui to rest early, and called the eldest son of Liu Dafu's family and Li Zheng to go to the county government to arrest Lin Dashan's son tomorrow morning. Take the body back.

Regardless of how many people in Qinghe Village were sleepless because of this incident, a group of people went to the county government early the next morning and pressed their fingerprints on the relevant documents. The eldest son of Liu Dafu's family received the money, and Lin Dashan's body was also brought back. The Lin family.

Two days later, Lin Kui held a funeral for his parents, and only a few close relatives attended. With the two of them buried, everything seemed to be over.However, all kinds of rumors did not stop because of the two people's burial, but intensified. Li Zheng watched all this and finally made up his mind.