Nongmen Shenjue

The seven people bought back were all settled in the back room, and because there were not enough bedding, Lian Xin was asked to live with Mu Wan temporarily.

After breakfast in the morning, Mu Qingyan took away the brothers from the Gao family.

He bought the five members of the He family to improve the quality of life, and bought the brothers to run errands while investigating the case.Gao Chun is 19 years old and Gao Dong is 17 years old. The two brothers look very similar, and they both seem to be honest and responsible.

The new house hadn't been built yet, Mu Qingyan let the two of them live in a restaurant, and he lived at Wen Jixue's side, so there happened to be a room vacant.The two brothers may not be able to do anything else, but they are very diligent, rushing to work in the restaurant.The two of them used to do farm work, carried goods, and dug stones. They suffered a lot. Therefore, in their opinion, the guys in the restaurant were very relaxed. house.

Mu Wen and Mu Wu were not used to it at first, and they didn't know how to treat the Gao brothers.

Fortunately, they didn't struggle for long, Mu Wu ran to the inn next door when he had free time, and spent his spare time studying art.Mu Wen got used to it faster than Mu Wu. Seeing that the brothers from the Gao family took on jobs, they didn't grab them, so they took more time to practice their abacus.Mu Wen's progress was very fast. After spending so long in the shop, his mental arithmetic was honed.

Here Mu Qingyan passed through the inn in front, and when he entered the backyard, he saw a floor of lanterns placed in front of the open main hall door.

The lanterns come in different styles, and most of them are made of bamboo frames. Papers of various sizes and colors are cut out on the table, and Wen Jixue is grinding a pen and writing on it.

Wen Jixue noticed the movement, raised her head to look at him, and continued to move her hands.

Mu Qingyan carefully crossed the lanterns all over the floor, and walked around to him to take a closer look. It turned out that it was a sacrificial speech.

After thinking about it for a while, I remembered what Mu Wan said before, today is July [-]th, although July [-]th is the Ghost Festival, but Fenglin County is used to celebrating the day before.On the Ghost Festival, every family will worship their ancestors, worship gods in temples, and put lanterns in the river. This is a big festival.Tomb-sweeping Day, Zhongyuan Festival, and Cold Clothes Festival are the three traditional ghost festivals. Every festival, local big merchants will jointly organize activities, and the government will also help.

He didn't need to ask to know that these lanterns and sacrifices were prepared by Wen Jixue to worship the ancestors.

Even if it wasn't Wen Jixue, when he thought of the execution of so many people in the whole clan, a chill ran down his spine.Wen Jixue has powerful martial arts, but she didn't sneak into the palace to assassinate the emperor. This self-control is really amazing.

Wen Jixue is not the kind of person who is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, nor is he someone who can easily give up his family feud, he just has other plans.

After writing the sacrificial words, Wen Jixue put away the pen and ink, and glued the folded paper to the lantern frame.

Mu Qingyan saw him and helped him from the side.

Wen Jixue has slender fingers and dexterous movements, making a lantern in two or three strokes.These lanterns are square, rhombus, round, and lotus. Wen Jixue made them very skillfully, and they are neat and beautiful.

But Mu Qingyan thought of the bean green lace on his body unexpectedly, and he felt that most likely it was Wen Jixue's handicraft.

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Jixue raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the study: "There is a bamboo basket over there, filled with candles, take it here."

Mu Qingyan went over and brought the basket over. The candles inside were very thin, only about half an inch long, and they were specially used in river lanterns.The river lanterns are all uncapped, and the base is flat, and they are put into the water after being lit.

While inserting the candle into the lantern, he said: "My eldest sister said that the girl who tied this palace belt is very clever."

Wen Jixue sneered: "Didn't you tell her that it was given by a man?"

"I said it. My eldest sister looks regretful."

"What about you?" Wen Jixue asked back.

Mu Qingyan smiled slightly: "I'm fortunate to have someone with skillful hands by my side, and I can get a few more laces to match my clothes."

Wen Jixue fainted with a smile, put all the lanterns under the eaves, and asked him: "Why come here today, don't you have to worship ancestors at home?"

"I went to the grave when I came here." Farmers don't have so many rules, and there is no ancestral hall at home, so they go to the grave to worship their ancestors during festivals.

As night fell, the ferry was very lively.

Fenglin County has a lot of water, but running river lanterns are usually chosen for running water. The locals either put lanterns in Dayan Lake or come directly to the ferry.Mu Qingyan and the others were close to the water tower, and brought the lanterns to the water's edge early in the morning, lit them up one by one, and Wen Jixue put them into the water one by one.

Mu Qingyan counted unknowingly, 38!

The hanging wicker obscured the moonlight, making it difficult to see the expression on Wen Jixue's face, but today, he was exceptionally reticent.

"Second brother! Second brother is looking for you!" Mu Wen shouted standing in front of the shop.

Seeing that Ji Xue had no intention of leaving, Mu Qingyan returned to the shop alone without disturbing him.

There were some people sitting in the shop, all of them came to set off the river lanterns, and they stopped here to drink tea by the way.

Mu Wen came up to him and said in a low voice: "Second Brother, it was that old woman who was looking for you. I heard her rambling, and it seemed that something was wrong. She was always talking about 'son entrusting a dream'."

Mu Qingyan was also surprised, but didn't think much about it.

The old woman was dressed in commoner clothes, her hair was gray and neatly combed, her face was bitter, and she was thin. She was holding a blue cloth bag in her hand. When she saw Mu Qingyan, she was very excited: "You are Mu Shenduan? I heard that You can judge Yin Division, Duan ghosts and gods, my son entrusted me with a dream, saying that he died wronged, you must help my son get justice. I, I have money!"

As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag, and inside was a bunch of heavy copper coins strung on hemp rope, and a pair of silver bracelets. Judging by the degree of wear and tear on the patterns, they must have been worn for many years.

"These two bracelets are a bit old, but they weigh four or five taels. This one is worth six hundred dollars. I know it's a little short. Give me more time, and I can raise some more," said the old woman. Fast and urgent, lest he refuse.

Because of this, many people around the shop looked around curiously.

"Sixth Wife? Why are you here? Go home, your grandson is looking for you everywhere." It was an acquaintance, Ma Hehua, who came out to speak!

Ma Hehua is holding a little boy by her hand, he is the son of her sister Ma Guihua.

It is not surprising that Ma Hehua appeared at the ferry, after all, Niujia Restaurant is on the other side of the ferry.The old Niu's family made a fuss about the restaurant, but they didn't split up. The public paid for the shop. Ma Guihua and the second daughter-in-law took turns cooking in the shop. After all, the two daughters-in-law can't trust each other.With such an arrangement, someone at home will clean up and cook, and the mother-in-law will take care of the money, and the account will be shared at the end of the month, so no one will have to fight.

But in fact, the old man Niu was heartbroken.

How old is Mrs. Niu?Get up early and go to the ferry every day to get busy, how can you bear it after a long time?The old man Niu is a father-in-law, so it is not good to be under the same roof with his daughter-in-law alone, so this is the only way to arrange it.Fortunately, the two sons did not get home in a daze, and drove the ox cart to pick them up every night.

"Lotus, I'm here to find Mu Shenduan. I have to avenge my son, otherwise he will die with regret and dream every night. He has grievances on his body, and the grievances are so heavy that Lord Yama will not arrange for him to be reincarnated." Sixth Possession Weeping sadly, wiping away his tears, he looked at Mu Qingyan pleadingly: "God Mu judges that you have done a good job and show kindness. My wife will kneel down and kowtow to you. As long as I can avenge my son, our family will eat fast and chant Buddha's name." , I will give you the Longevity Tablet."

Mu Qingyan hurriedly helped him up, and sighed in his heart: "Liu Po, sit down first. Even if you want my help, you have to tell me what's going on first, right?"

"Yes! Yes! I've lost my mind."

Ma Hehua stood aside and hesitated to speak: "The second brother of the Mu family, the sixth wife is..."

Mu Qingyan could tell that Ma Hehua was full of sympathy for Liu Po, but she didn't seem to feel that Liu Po's son had any grievances.Seeing the sixth wife appearing here, even looking for Mu Qingyan, she didn't seem too surprised, she got used to it.

Ma Hehua said to Mu Wen: "The third brother of the Mu family, please look after the sixth wife, I will go find her family."

Before Mu Wen could agree, Ma Hehua had already picked up her little nephew and ran away in a hurry.

Mu Wen murmured to Mu Wu in a low voice: "It's really different from her sister."

If Ma Guihua was here, she must have already started nagging.

The sixth wife couldn't do anything else, she fixed her eyes on Mu Qingyan, and said impatiently: "My son worked as a waiter in a big pharmacy before his death. Because he is strong, strong, and obedient, the boss trusts him a lot. The medicinal materials brought him along. There are many people in their group, and they are familiar with the road, and nothing happened once or twice a year. Who knows that my son never came back once he went.

Shaodong's family sent someone to tell us that they encountered robbers on the road and my son was hacked to death.The corpse was transported back, and the Shaodong family gave 20 taels of silver for burial, but... ever since my son was buried, he always had dreams every night, saying that his death was wronged. "

At this time, Guo Yong came over and seemed to persuade the sixth wife: "Your son was hacked to death by thieves. Didn't the young master report to the government at that time, and the government also confirmed it. Besides, there were still a few injured at that time. , the dead body of the thief is still left at the scene."

Guo Yong turned his head and said to Mu Qingyan again: "Mu shopkeeper, the sixth wife has only one son. Her man died early, and she was a widow and endured hardships to support the eldest son. When her son had an accident, she got married not long ago, and her daughter-in-law was still young." Stomach. Looking at her daughter-in-law and thinking of her back then, isn't it painful."

Another insider also said: "Yes, their family is indeed pitiful. However, her son is indeed in the hands of thieves, and he has been dead for four or five years. She used to be better, and in the past one or two years she often talked to people. Nagging, saying that her son died unjustly, and even went to the county government."

Listening to the discussions around, the sixth woman argued anxiously: "My son really died unjustly! He dreamed of me, he must have been wronged! I have to avenge him, and I can't let him die for no reason!"

Mu Qingyan frowned.

Just listening to Liu Po's words, I really can't see any grievances.

Listening to other people's comments, they all think that the sixth wife could not accept the death of her son, and she was traumatized mentally, and she let her son continue to exist in a way of "enchanting dreams and redressing grievances".

It happened four or five years ago, and it's hard for him to insist on what happened.

Not long after, Ma Hehua came with her family, who was the daughter-in-law and grandson of the sixth wife.Judging by the age of the grandson, the daughter-in-law should be very young, but the long-term work and the pressure of life have made her complexion dark yellow and rough skin, but she has also honed her strength and a strong temperament.

The daughter-in-law got used to the sixth wife's situation, let her son coax the sixth wife, apologized to Mu Qingyan, and the whole family left slowly.