Chapter 62: A Farce
Le Song sighed and said, "In desperation, Zhang Laohan had to sell the old cattle in the family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
The crowd was in an uproar.
Cows, for an ancient farmer, were not only cattle, but also an important production tool, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are even family members.
"Alas, this old cow Ah Huang was still the dowry brought by his daughter-in-law when Zhang Laohan's son got married, and he has been with them for almost five years. I heard that when he pulled Lao Huang to sell, even the beast kept crying! ”
Speaking of this, Le Song raised his hand and printed the corners of his eyes, as if he was moved to tears.
Passers-by felt sorry for the old scalper, and were anxious to listen to the following, and someone asked, "What about after that?" Can the child be saved? ”
The person next to him said to him, "How did you listen?" Didn't I say it at the beginning, Zhang Laohan's family of eight is dead! ”
"Ah, yes," the man suddenly urged Lesong, "young man, go on quickly." ”
Le Song shook his head and sighed: "That day, Zhang Laohan and his neighbor Uncle Li went to the town to find Na Langzhong, he had twenty yuan in his arms, and he was frightened, so he walked timidly, but he didn't know that this was even more annoying to the eyes of thieves. A man dressed as a scoundrel pretended to meet him head-on and bumped into him. Zhang Laohan didn't know that there was a fraud, and when he came back to his senses, the twenty yuan in his arms was gone! ”
"Ahh
Everyone was amazed, as if they had lost twenty yuan of money.
Le Song pretended to cry and said: "Zhang Laohan has no money to buy medicine, and that night, his grandson died of illness. ”
"Oops!" The old woman sighed: "It's so pitiful, it's so pitiful! ”
An old man beside him also said, "If my grandson is like this, I may also follow." ”
Le Song took the opportunity to say: "As the old man said, that night, I heard from the neighbors that Zhang Laohan and his Hun family were crying and grabbing the sky, the grandson of the ninth generation of single transmission, everyone will think about it, what kind of heartache has become!" That night, the couple hanged themselves! ”
The old woman lamented, "Oh my God! It's terrible! ”
"It's not miserable, old man." Lesong replied to her.
"Isn't that bad?" The middle-aged man who was watching at the beginning said angrily: "Young man, aren't you a heart made of iron and stone? ”
Le Song said to him: "Uncle, don't be impatient, because what I said next is much more tragic." ”
"Then speak quickly!"
A few passers-by urged him.
Pang Ji looked around, and the two of them were surrounded by people on the three floors inside and three layers outside.
Le Song Qiqing said loudly: "The next morning, Zhang Dazhuang, the son of Zhang Laohan, found that his father and mother were hanged, and he was filled with grief and anger, and hit the wall headlong, bleeding to death!" ”
Some of the passers-by in the back didn't really hear it, so they asked the people in front of them what happened, and the people in front of them analyzed it carefully.
At this time, there was such a strange scene in the bustling and lively East Market.
Nearly 100 people unconsciously formed a circle along Le Song and Pang Ji inside and out, and from time to time there were exclamations, talks, and exclamations, which were noisy, and then attracted more and more people to come over.
Le Song had to use the loudest sound at this time to make the people in the inner layer hear clearly.
He said: "Zhang Dazhuang was killed, he himself is a hundred, what should I do with the poor daughter-in-law?" And those two little girls who are less than four years old! ”
"Ouch! What can I do? ”
"That's right, that Zhang Da Zhuang is so confused, his son can be reborn after he dies."
"That's not the case, if the needle doesn't stick to you, you won't cry out in pain. You think that his son, father, and mother are all dead overnight, and no one can stand it, right? ”
Everyone was talking, and the shop next to it saw that it was so lively, so they also stopped their business, gathered around, and chatted together.
Le Song waved his hand, signaled everyone to calm down for a while, and said: "The big and strong and the little couple have always had a very good relationship, the scales are not separated, and when the big strong died, his daughter-in-law had no idea of living, thinking that the two daughters would be helpless in the future, he was ruthless, strangled the two female babies to death first, and then hanged himself!" ”
"Ahh Oh, my God! ”
For a while, everyone seemed to have exploded!
But a handsome scholar counted with his fingers, and asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say a family of eight?" There's still a bite missing. ”
The middle-aged man next to him couldn't help but pat him on the head and said angrily: "You're still human, aren't you?" Such a tragic thing, do you still have the heart to count the heads? ”
Le Song persuaded: "This scholar is right, and he did miss a mouthful, which is Da Zhuang's sister Zhang Hehua." Lotus went out early that day to farm, and when she came back in the evening, she found that the whole family was dead, how could a little woman not panic and hesitate? Thinking of the future, I suddenly felt that there was no hope, so I also hung a rope and committed suicide by hanging the beam! ”
"It's really miserable," the scholar couldn't help but sigh .......
The crowd who was talking noisily also fell silent for a while.
After a while, a shopkeeper lined up on the periphery asked loudly, "Has the thief been found?" ”
Le Song replied: "Speaking of which, it's really Skynet, didn't Zhang Laohan go with his neighbor Uncle Li when he went to buy medicine that day?" The two of them are good brothers who grew up together, and Uncle Li has always taken this matter to heart. Sure enough, a few days later, he happened to meet this thief in the town, Uncle Li recognized him when he turned into ashes, and immediately dragged him to see the official. ”
"And then?"
When they heard that the wicked had evil retribution, the people felt a little comforted.
Unexpectedly, Le Song said: "The county official said that the thief committed the crime of theft, and according to the "Great Song Law", he was sentenced to half a year in prison. ”
"Half a year?!"
"It's only been half a year! What is the reason of heaven! People are eight lives! ”
"That's right! Zhang Laohan's family is dead, and he has only been sentenced to half a year! ”
When it comes to this culprit, everyone is filled with righteous indignation.
An old man with gray hair said angrily: "According to what I said, it is not too much to sentence him to death eight times!" ”
"The old man is so right!"
"At the very least, it has to be torture such as Ling Chi and the five horses splitting the corpses!"
Some people think of more-
"Did the county magistrate take the thief's money? How can the sentence be so light? ”
"That's it! With the collusion of officials and bandits, the people really have no way to live! ”
Just now, the beautiful scholar wanted to raise an objection: "But this crime of theft is ...... according to the "Great Song Law""
Before he finished speaking, the passers-by around him glared at him.
The middle-aged man even pulled his collar and shouted, "What kind of and urine book are you reading!" The lives of eight people, what else are you talking about "The Law of the Great Song Dynasty"! ”
The scholar looked at him with angry muscles, raised his fist with a big bowl mouth, and didn't dare to mention it again, so he had to change his words: "I...... I mean to say that the law is nothing more than human affection, and in this case, he should be sentenced to death eight times! ”
The middle-aged man let loose his hand and pulled his collar, patted the scholar's shoulder, and said loudly: "Reader, you are really insightful!" ”
Another human: "According to me, anyone who steals should be punished with death!" ”
"Yes!"
A lot of people are talking about it.
"That's right! Maybe the person who was stolen pointed to the money to save his life, and the theft should be punished with death! ”
"Exactly, exactly!"
The middle-aged man also said: "Why are there so many thieves now, it is precisely because the punishment is not severe enough that the sentence is half a year, what is the use?" ”
He asked the scholar again: "Don't you scholars have a saying, called 'ruling troubled times,' and use ...... What is it used for? ”
The scholar responded: "To govern the troubled times, use heavy codes." ”
"That's right! That's it, with a heavy code! If everyone who steals is sentenced to death, then no one in the Great Song Dynasty will dare to be a thief. ”
"That's what Uncle said! It makes so much sense. ”
Several passers-by next to him agreed.
This farce, Pang Ji couldn't stand it a little, he frowned and looked at Le Song.
Le Song gave him a weird smile.
Wouldn't Pang Jineng understand what he meant? But there was nothing to refute, so I had to shake my head and sigh again.
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