Nongmen Shenjue

The carriage brought Mu Qingyan directly to Juming Tea House.

Chang Yunsheng is well-known in Fenglin County. Today, he talked about the new book, which has many old customers cheering him on. In particular, he was going to explain the recent Li Liangji case, which attracted many curious listeners.The boss, Zheng Ming, wanted to make friends with Chen Shiliu, and he also liked to listen to books and like to find out new things on weekdays, so he was quite curious about Mu Qingyan, so he sent a special post.

Earlier, Mu Qingyan asked someone to bring a message, saying that he could not get away and would not come.

Chen Shiliu also helped to explain the truth, Zheng Ming was not annoyed.

Chen Shiliuchou's business has not opened for a long time, and she also confides a few words of trouble to Zheng Ming.Zheng Ming casually talked about some things, such as someone lost their belongings, or a girl eloped with someone, or someone was beaten with a sap, etc. Even though he was eloquent, Chen Shiliu was not impressed. interest.

Zheng Ming said again suddenly: "I got another news two days ago, has Young Master Chen heard of Ghost Mother?"

"Ghost mother? The ghost mother with nine sons mentioned in Buddhist scriptures?" Chen Shiliu thought of this intuitively.

Zheng Ming smiled and said: "That's what I mean, but the ghost mother I'm talking about is not the ghost mother with nine sons in the Buddhist scriptures, but the haunted rumors that have been raging in Fenglin County. Young Master Chen is a foreigner, you may not have heard of it , This happened two years ago, Brother He must be clear."

He Chuan nodded: "Yes, there was such a thing. At that time, people were panicked, and Catcher Cai took us to look for it. After all, it was said to be haunted, and no one saw it with their own eyes. Most people still didn't believe it."

"Is there such a case? Why haven't I seen this case file?" Chen Shiliu relied on his connections to look over the old case of the Yamen Fengchen. If the case they said was really big, he should have seen it.

He Chuan explained: "There is no record."

The yamen has sealed up many old cases that have not been solved, so the county magistrate naturally tried to reduce the number of cases.Especially when the incident got so big that there was no loss of personnel or property in the end, it was more like a farce.

It turned out that two years ago, a baby suddenly disappeared in the surrounding villages of Fenglin County.

These disappearances all have some similarities. For example, the missing babies have just reached the full moon, and they will basically have an accident within a few days after the full moon.At first, when a child was stolen, the family panicked and grieved, thinking it was being targeted by kidnappers.Generally, if a child is abducted, he will be sold immediately, and it is almost impossible to get it back.Unexpectedly, the children were sent back four or five days later, and they were placed at the door of the house, and some were returned in seven or eight days, no more than half a month at most.

The stolen children were both male and female, and they all happened at night. No one saw how the children were lost.

After losing three or four children in succession, rumors spread, saying that the ghost mother took the child away, and as long as the family worshiped devoutly, the ghost mother would return the child.

Under the rumors, some people who gave birth to children are extra careful, but the children are still missing.

At the beginning there were people who reported the crime, but later they saw that the ghost mother did not harm the child, and the child returned safely after a few days, so when such a thing happened again, the family who lost the child enshrined the ghost mother, and even invited monks to perform rituals, and waited. The ghost mother sent the child back.

The folks are like this, but the government can't ignore it and spread what it looks like.

The previous county magistrate ordered the police to investigate to see who was playing tricks and why they stole the children.

At that time, He Chuan followed Cai Butou and others to investigate the matter. They found a family that had given birth to a family, and they served a full moon wine for the family. These arresters squatted outside every night.I don't know if it's bad luck, the house they guarded is fine, but other villages have lost their children.

This happened three times in a row. It was obvious that the guy who didn't know who was behind it was deliberately avoiding their arrest.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, half a year after the initial incident, and everything suddenly calmed down.Even after the Chinese New Year, no family has lost a child.

Slowly, this matter faded away.

Chen Shiliu was amazed when he heard it: "There is such a strange thing?"

Curiosity was completely aroused. He didn't believe that it was the ghost mother who stole the child. Where are there ghosts in the world, they must be humans.But the strangest thing is here, why do people steal children?Just so boring, stealing children to play for a few days before sending them back?Be sick!

"Hey, that's not right, Mr. Zheng, you just said that you got news two days ago, and what ghost mother did you mention? Could it be that what happened two years ago happened again?" Even if he knew that this happened, Chen Shiliu still felt sorry for him. Can't help being excited.

"Exactly." Zheng Ming explained the reason: "The family that lost the child is a rich man from the countryside, and he is quite famous in the surrounding area. The rich man's surname is Yu, and his first name is Yu Youcai."

When he said this, Zheng Ming sneered, obviously sarcastic.

"It was his youngest son who lost it the night before. However, this time it was a little different from two years ago. The Yu family said that they saw a figure. The figure didn't touch the ground, and it floated into the house in the blink of an eye. Once you have a child, you won’t be able to see anything when you come to your senses.”

He Chuan was also fascinated, and said: "I have often met with the brothers in the yamen these days, and I have never heard that Yu's family has reported to the officials. His family has decided that it is the same as what happened two years ago, and is waiting for the ghost mother to take the child away. send it back?"

"Isn't it?" Zheng Ming sneered: "That miser can really sit still, you know, he is the only son. After two years, he can be said to be the ghost mother based on his figure, what if he is not?"

"Miser?" Chen Shiliu was puzzled.

He Chuan explained for him: "That Yu Youcai is a miser, he is very stingy, spending a penny is like cutting his flesh. Isn't there a story about such a miser, when he was dying, he saw two coins burning in the lamp. The same is true for Yu Youcai. His family has hundreds of acres of land and has saved up a lot of money, but he is reluctant to eat and wear clothes. I heard that his family rules set out what to eat every day. There are fixed rules for all dishes, and meat is also fixed and rationed, so it's not as good as his parents' work."

"If you're so stingy and don't even report to the official, then you won't pay us to help him find his son." Chen Shiliu was a little disappointed. He felt that this matter was quite mysterious, so maybe he could ask Mu Qingyan to help him, but If Yu Youcai can't make the entrustment, it will be difficult to handle.

After hesitating for a while, he asked someone to pick up Mu Qingyan.

"I always feel that things are not that simple, so talk to Brother Mu first."

After Mu Qingyan arrived, he was really interested in hearing about this matter.

He asked, "What day is this?"

Zheng Ming agreed: "The third day."

Mu Qingyan nodded, and pretended to be embarrassed: "I want to check it out, but who will entrust it?"

It is agreed that the first order will be paid in full, but it is not to satisfy the curiosity of these people. It is not good, and it will bring very bad influence.Therefore, Mu Qingyan sat quietly, unable to see if he was really tempted by this matter, the old gods were waiting for them to make up their minds.

Zheng Ming shook his head and said, "It's impossible to count on the Yu family. Don't think that it was Yu Youcai's youngest son who was lost, but the Yu family thought it was the ghost mother who did it. They didn't report the case or look for it. Send the child back."

"It's said that mother and child are connected, isn't the mother worried?" Chen Shiliu asked.

Zheng Mingdao: "I didn't make it clear to you. This youngest son was not born to his eldest wife, but to a concubine. You wouldn't believe it. Yu Youcai was originally only the wife. Tim for one's chewing.

Once when he was having a drink in the city, the family carriage took his wife home first. As for him, he was reluctant to spend money to rent a car, so he thought it was only a few steps away, so he simply walked back by himself.After walking like this, until it was dark, they passed a pond not far from the head of their village. When they heard the laughter of a woman playing, they ran to peek itchingly. It turned out that a girl was taking a bath.As soon as he took a look, suddenly the girl's father and brother rushed out, grabbed him, and called him a flower picker who wanted to turn him over to the government.He had a guilty conscience and begged for mercy repeatedly.The family said that the girl was seen by him, her reputation was damaged, and it was difficult to find relatives. He was given two choices, either to pay 50 taels of silver as a dowry, or to take the girl to his house. . "

"This, this is a game!" Chen Shiliu exclaimed in surprise, and then he was puzzled: "Master Zheng, how do you know the inside story so well?"

Zheng Ming stroked the beard on his lips and said with a smile: "I am a tea house here, there are all kinds of people, and there are many news. This is why some people wonder how the miser has changed his sex and is willing to spend money to take concubines, so he invites him to drink and drink. I asked after I was drunk. The miser is not a fool. He knew that he was set up, and he felt unhappy. In addition, he was so temperamental that he was only willing to give the girl a tael of silver when he took a concubine. When the story spread, outsiders called that little aunt 'One or two concubines'. However, this little aunt is not an easy-going lamp."

Mu Qingyan suddenly asked: "Who saw the figure? Who was the first to say that the ghost mother took the child away?"

Seeing that his questions hit the point, Zheng Ming clapped his hands and praised: "As expected of Mu Shenduan!"

This title was passed down after Chang Yunsheng's storytelling.

At the beginning, Chang Yunsheng used a pseudonym. At the beginning of his storytelling, Chang Yunsheng only used "farm master" and "Mu family boy" instead. Later, he told the complete case story and praised him for his insight and foresight. He is regarded as a generation of gods.

The term "God's Judgment" also comes from Chen Shilikai's "God's Judgment".

To be honest, Mu Qingyan still laughed when he heard this nickname.However, he had heard many titles in his previous life, so he didn't feel it.

I just heard Zheng Ming say: "The child is still young, and he lives with his biological mother, but it is said that Yu Youcai had a long-awaited talk. After the child is full moon, he will be raised by his wife. The one who saw the figure was the little aunt, and the little aunt shouted It was the ghost mother who took the child."

Chen Shiliu opened his mouth and said, "I look at my aunt very suspiciously."

Mu Qingyan asked again: "The family who lost their children two years ago, do they have a fence?"

He Chuan shook his head: "Ordinary farmers are surrounded by fences. At most, they are half-man-high courtyard walls made of yellow mud, which only keep livestock out, but people cannot stop them."

"Where is Yu Youcai?"

"His family is a rich man after all. What's more, it's an inheritance passed down from his ancestors. His family is a big house with big and high walls, which ordinary people can't climb up to."

Mu Qingyan smiled, and then asked Zheng Ming: "How is the relationship between the Yu family's wives and concubines?"