Nongmen Shenjue

Finally found the legendary ghost mother. Even though I guessed that the other party might have mental problems, I still tried to ask.The result can be imagined, the beggar woman is either trembling, or just staring at you blankly, she doesn't look like other lunatics giggling or making noises.

Chen Shiliu gave up: "Brother Mu, what should we do?"

It's like finding the legendary Treasure Mountain after untold hardships, but you can't find the entrance everywhere. This feeling can't be overstated.

Mu Qingyan remembered the time when the beggar woman stole the child. Although she was still abnormal at that time, compared to her current state, she was still somewhat sober.What's more, if you really want to be completely confused and go crazy, you won't keep the wishes of the villagers in your heart, let alone have a preference when committing crimes.

"What do you want to do?" Mu Qingyan asked back.

"How about... I take her back first?" Chen Shiliu tentatively asked, looking at Wen Jixue.

Mu Qingyan turned his gaze: "You are the employer, and the ghost mother has found it, which can be considered to have solved the rumors two years ago. Do you want to continue to investigate?"

The reason for asking is because he also understands that the commission is not beautifully completed, and the employer can express his dissatisfaction.

"Her mind is not clear, so let's leave it at that for now." Wen Jixue gave up and continued to investigate. If he is really curious about the rumors as he said at the beginning, the origin of the ghost mother is the richest mystery.

Chen Shiliu breathed a sigh of relief seeing that he did not argue.

The reason why he wanted to take the beggar woman away was only a small reason of sympathy.Firstly, he really wanted to unravel the secrets of the beggar woman and find out her origin and identity. Secondly, when he was young, he had heard many stories about chivalry in the rivers and lakes.

Comes like a floating light, goes like a glimpse, such a miraculous lightness skill has always been a stunt that Chen Shiliu has always been looking forward to.

Of course, Chen Shiliu did not simply leave like that.

The Liu family's child was bought from Xilin Village, which household it is, and what's going on inside, he can't eat without finding out.

Chen Shiliu took He Chuan to investigate together, and the beggar woman didn't have to worry about Wen Jixue watching.

Mu Qingyan watched the person walk away, and then asked: "I don't understand the affairs of Jianghu, what is the superficial image? How did it get lost?"

Wen Jixue said: "This is to mention a person, a chivalrous man who used lightness skills to cross the rivers and lakes 30 years ago, floating light."

"Fuguang, pseudonym?"

"More than 30 years ago, when the throne was changing, all parties were eyeing each other, and the spirit of the God Detective Division was involved. The supervision of the Jianghu was inevitably neglected, and the arrest of bandits was also slowed down. However, there were many people in the Jianghu. The God Detective Division simply posted a reward list and recruited Hunters, many Jiang Hu people will participate, firstly, the bounty is rich, and secondly, it is also a good way to become famous.

Banditry has been prevalent since ancient times in the Daliang Mountains that traverse Yiyang Mansion, Kangming Mansion, and Beiling Mansion. There are hundreds of bandit dens, and ordinary business travelers dare not pass by.However, these bandit dens were cleared up by one person in three consecutive years. There were fifty or sixty heads sent to the Yamen. The eradication of banditry in the Daliang Mountains, even if some slipped through the net, would be hard to achieve.

This is how Fuguang became famous.

No one knows his real name and origin, but only knows that his famous stunt is superficial and superficial, and he hates bandits very much.According to people in the government, Fu Guang was at most 23 or [-] years old at the time, he didn't like to talk, and he left every time he received the reward.

Fu Guang was famous in Jianghu for ten years, so that bandits dared not come out, but then he disappeared suddenly and no one saw him again.Some people said that he washed his hands in a golden basin, and some people said that he died. After all, there was no conclusion. After that, the special skill of floating light was lost, because no one saw anyone use this lightness skill again. "

Since this lightness skill is a flamboyant stunt, it is absolutely impossible to pass it on to irrelevant people, especially a woman.

The beggar woman is young, in her early twenties at most, most likely Fuguang's daughter or her own disciple.

Mu Qingyan was biased towards the father and daughter's guess.

Seeing the current situation of the beggar woman, I answered the sentence: what a bleak old age in the world.

When Chen Shiliu returned, there was still a bit of anger on his face.

They found the little girl's house, which were two yellow mud huts, dilapidated and poor in Xilin Village.They didn't go directly to the door. After a period of training, they learned to be roundabout, and first checked the neighbors.

There are six people in the little girl's family. There are parents, the little girl is the eldest daughter, and there are two younger brothers and sisters. The sold baby is the youngest brother.

With so many children, it is difficult to make a living, and what is even worse is that the little girl's father likes to gamble.The family originally had six acres of Susukida, but they sold only two acres, and the money for grain was squandered.He doesn't care if there is food at home, and he often doesn't come home.He originally wanted to sell the little girl and younger sister, but who knew that the Liu family only wanted a baby, so he opened his mouth and asked for ten taels.

The Liu family did not show up in the village. The little girl's father only said that he would find a wealthy family for the child to enjoy the blessings, and then he took him away.The little girl's mother wanted to stop her, but was beaten up, so she could only hold a few children and cry.

From that day on, the father didn't come home, and he was probably happy outside with the ten taels of silver he sold the child.

Although there have been many people selling their wives and children throughout the ages, it is actually not allowed in the laws and regulations. Concubine and children cannot be bought and sold, which is different from concubines and concubines' children.That's why it is said that concubines are a thing, and there are many rich families who will sell their newborn children, which is not against the law.

However, at present, selling children and selling girls is very common, and the people do not sue the officials, and it is even a custom among the people, and even the tacit consent of the government.

The common people are afraid of dealing with the yamen, what's more, in a family, the wife and children are the weak side, even the law protects the man.A wife sues her husband, and a son sues his father. Before the court is heard, the wife and son are already guilty.More importantly, once a wife or son files a complaint, they will have no place in the clan, and will suffer a lot of criticism and even abuse, and may be directly executed by the clan.

The power of the clan is great, sometimes even above the law.

Men are superior to women, which is the cornerstone of the imperial court. How heavy are these four words.

Chen Shiliu may not have thought so deeply, he just felt that the gambler was not worthy of being a father, and he even sold his own son.

Most of the people He Chuan came into contact with were low-level people, but he saw a lot of them, but most of them sold their daughters, and seldom sold their sons.

Mu Qingyan and Wen Jixue returned to the ferry, while Chen Shiliu and He Chuan returned to the city with the beggar woman.

Of course, the beggar woman didn't want to leave the Earth Temple. Chen Shiliu coaxed her for a long time, but the beggar woman wolfed down the half bowl of five-grain rice that she hadn't finished before.

Chen Shiliu had an idea: "Do you want to eat roast chicken? Rice? Braised pork?"

The beggar woman stared at him with bright eyes: "Braised pork! Daddy made braised pork."

The beggar woman suddenly opened her mouth. Surprised, Chen Shiliu hurriedly asked, "Who is daddy? A hero?"

The beggar woman's eyes were confused, she couldn't remember what she said just now, and she lowered her head to eat cold food.

Chen Shiliu sighed and continued to coax her, saying that he would give her braised pork.Although the beggar woman was insane, she was obsessed with braised pork, so Chen Shiliu finally coaxed her away.

Back at the ferry, Mu Qingyan politely declined Wen Jixue's invitation to eat, and went back to the shop.

The weather was hot, and he didn't want to make any complicated things. Seeing that Mu Wu and Mu Wen hadn't eaten yet, he planned to make cold noodles.

Mu Wu is very familiar with the job of cooking noodles, and Mu Qingyan is in charge of side dishes and sauces.

Fresh cucumbers and lettuce picked from the vegetable garden, washed, shredded, and kept for later use.

Take a bowl, put chili oil, salt, vinegar, sugar, pepper, sesame oil, stir evenly, and prepare garlic, peanuts, green onion, and finely chopped small peppers on the side, and choose according to your own taste use.

Mu Wen finished collecting the table at the front, kept the accounts, and ran in slowly. He saw all kinds of large bowls and small dishes on the long table in the kitchen at a glance, and his mouth grew wide in surprise: "Second brother, don't you eat cold noodles?" ?"

"It's cold noodles." After Mu Wu washed the noodles with well water, he ordered: "Two washes, scoop up the water to control the water, and then put some oil to mix the noodles to prevent them from sticking together."

Mu Wu followed suit one by one, and wrote it down carefully.

Set out three large bowls, put in noodles, and asked everyone's taste, Mu Qingyan added side dishes and seasonings himself.Mu Wenmu Wu couldn't wait, he stirred evenly and ate.Both of them can eat spicy food, adding a spoonful of hot pepper, the refreshing cold noodles, the sauce is very fragrant, and it is so spicy that sweating, but the more they eat, the more they can't stop.

Mu Qingyan ate a bowl of cold noodles from Jingshui Town, so he didn't dare to eat too much.

Just after eating here, Zhang Zhong from the inn came over to give money.

Wen Jixue was not stingy at all for the commission fee, and settled 150 taels.If it is counted by the number of days, there are indeed five days, but in fact the middle three days are free.

Mu Qingyan collected the money, turned around and came out.

"Take it." Mu Qingyan paid them wages today, five taels per person.Of course, the words must be made clear first: "You work in the shop, the second brother can't treat you badly, brothers, clear accounts, and give you a chance to save private money. The wages are one tael a month, and there are red envelopes for the New Year's Day. "

Holding the heavy silver ingot, Mu Wenmu Wu swallowed, feeling like he was dreaming.

"Too, too much." Mu Wen knew that he would pay wages, but...

Not to mention the four taels of red envelopes for the Dragon Boat Festival, the salary of one tael of silver a month alone made their hearts thump.One tael of silver, I heard that the shopkeepers of the big restaurants in the county town cost one tael of silver a month, can they compare with other shopkeepers?

Mu Wen is careful, knowing that the second brother took care of them specially, but he always felt that it was too heavy.

"...Elder Sister will scold us to death."

"No, this is what you deserve." Mu Qingyan wanted to say something, but felt it was unnecessary.The two brothers are not children, and they are not people who spend money recklessly, not to mention that they are in the shop sooner or later, and there is no chance to learn bad things.

"Thank you, second brother." The two brothers blushed and ran back to the house to hide the money.