Chapter 80: The Monk and the Butcher
Because of the involvement of the Ding family, Princess Wenxin and the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother attached great importance to the case of Ding Yaozong's wife hanging herself.
This has led to great curiosity and enthusiasm from all walks of life in Dijing, and there are many discussions on the streets and alleys, and even the beggars have included this in the scope of the quarterly assessment.
Being at the center of a hot topic, my every move naturally touches the hearts of countless curious people.
My attitude towards this is to close the door and not go out, be a well-behaved lady, and wait for An Chengyan to come back and carry me into the door.
Xu Rongchan was very relieved, and said that she was not beaten in vain.
Rong Juan said in one sentence: "Miss is afraid that no one will recognize you when she goes out at this time." ”
As soon as these words came out, my hand holding the mirror trembled uncontrollably.
I don't know if it's too much force, in addition to the previous purple lines on my face, there are purple spots on my face, different sizes, and they will change positions every day, and there is a palm-sized purple spot that is as elusive as a long leg, sometimes on the waist, sometimes on the legs, sometimes on the shoulders, sometimes on the neck, and sometimes running to the face...... The people of Fuzhong Palace are all surprised, and it has become a new landscape.
Since I entered Beijing, I am either whitewashing or on the way to whitewashing, but in this face-looking world, if I go out with a big face, I will definitely let my previous efforts go to waste.
At that time, Sun Shengnan and his sister-in-law came to the house to see me and brought the latest news of Dali Temple.
Under the heavy pressure of all parties, a breakthrough has been made in the case of Ding Yaozong's wife hanging himself.
No one expected that the one who killed Ding Yaozong's wife was the concubine who was pregnant with Liujia!
It is said that the Ding family was stimulated by me in Panlong Temple that day, and they went back to their homes to gather their families to denounce me. Ding and the concubine don't deal with each other on weekdays, the concubine saw her aggressive, thinking that she was looking for her own trouble, so she said a few words to the maid in the room, to the effect that when she gave birth to a son, she would be the housewife.
When Ding heard this, he was furious, so he called the little concubine to the Taoist room for questioning.
The little concubine naturally refused to admit what she said, so Ding made her kneel for an hour.
An hour later, the little concubine trembled and got up, and one did not stand still and rushed into Ding, who took the handle to teach her a lesson.
The concubine was afraid that Ding would harm herself, so she strangled her to death with a shawl.
I have deep doubts about this.
Mo Qingran once said that a pregnant woman, especially a woman who is about to give birth, is quite slow, and extremely delicate, and some people can cause a miscarriage by jumping a little, where does this little concubine have the strength to strangle a sturdy woman to death?
If, as rumored, this little concubine is pregnant with a man, how could the Ding family let the Ding family see this little concubine alone? Moreover, after she strangled Ding, not only did she not run for her life everywhere, but ran to watch the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival, and finally she didn't squeeze out of the river......
This concubine is an idiot? I'm afraid I'm hiding something!
The sister-in-law said: "What my sister thinks is that everyone in the Ding family has been restricted from traveling now, and I believe it will soon come to light." ”
I have great expectations in my heart: "This matter still needs to be strengthened by Dali Temple, and I can take the opportunity to work hard." ”
Sun Shengnan was very puzzled: "What are you working hard for?" ”
Me: "Whitewashing." ”
She seemed to have fallen into a long memory, and for a long time Fang looked up at the little round face and said to me sincerely: "Since I have known you, you seem to have only black material. ”
I was silent for a moment and said, "Eighty thousand." ”
The second brother was overjoyed: "It's all the same, it's nonsense." ”
Sun Shengnan looked frustrated: "Why are you again?" You're out of the woods, aren't you? ”
I don't think it's unusual, I even expected this result when Sun Shengnan proposed to play mahjong, after all, when the four of us brothers and sisters played mahjong in Biluo City, no one had ever won the second brother.
The second brother felt that we didn't have any sense of accomplishment when we won, so he took me and the third brother to the gambling house for a walk, and the result was very fruitful.
Looking back now, the days of Biluo City are really happy race immortals.
"What a happy life, I was locked up in a dark room and I didn't see any of you to deliver saliva to drink," the second brother said with a black face, "Give money!" ”
"Daddy ordered Peach Blossom to guard at the door, who dares to go!" I was aggrieved, "I have no money." ”
"Bookkeeping," the second brother said, "Brother Che, keep accounts quickly." ”
Dugu Che on the side wrote and chanted: "You Zimo added another ten taels, and after a month, he would need to repay one hundred and thirty-eight taels with interest." ”
I:......
Sun Shengnan said: "Do you remember so carefully? ”
"Second brother has always been careful," I saw that her eyes kept lingering on the second brother's face, and said, "Don't you like my second brother?" ”
The sister-in-law who was brought in to make up the number was originally not interested, and when she heard the words, she raised her head and walked between the two of them, and said happily: "In this way, you two are still ......."
"Whew!" The sister-in-law's "good match" was overshadowed by Sun Shengnan, she said, "If you marry him, won't you be calculated to death?" ”
The second brother played mahjong slowly: "My brother settles the accounts, and besides, how can you live without calculation?" ”
Sun Shengnan said: "This is also considered that, how do you live?" ”
The second brother said: "Isn't living a life just counting this and that, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, which one doesn't need to be calculated?" ”
Sun Shengnan said: "Isn't there a Mr. Bookkeeper?" ”
The second brother said: "Mr. Bookkeeper is one thing, we also have to know it ourselves, right?" Otherwise, no amount of family business will be enough for you to lose. ”
Sun Shengnan was not convinced: "Where am I a loser, I am very diligent and thrifty!" ”
The second brother nodded: "It is a virtue to be diligent and thrifty." ”
My sister-in-law and I both looked at Sun Shengnan proudly with sympathy, this big fool, how can you talk casually, this is the hypothetical transaction method in the "Luoying Colorful Pavilion Transaction Book"!
Sure enough, the second brother changed his words and said: "I didn't expect Miss Sun to be so affectionate to Zaixia, and on the day of her father's triumph, she decided to propose marriage to him." ”
Sun Shengnan was so shocked that he couldn't hold the mahjong steadily: "When did I become affectionate to you?" ”
"Miss Sun's words are full of how to get married after Zaixia, and she also said that she will be diligent and thrifty, but she is already thinking about marrying Zaixia in her heart?" The second brother lamented, "Miss Sun, isn't she joking? I was still thinking about what excuse I was looking for to dismiss those beautiful concubines in Biluo City. ”
Sun Shengnan was shocked to be put on the table, and seeing that she was about to go crazy, I hurriedly diverted the topic: "Talking about those illusory things, why don't you think more about how to whitewash me." ”
The sister-in-law also chimed in: "It's just how good it is to find something exciting and challenging." ”
…… Sister-in-law, are you really helping me?
The second brother didn't care at all: "Have you ever heard the story of the monk and the butcher?" ”
Everyone was confused.
The second brother said: "Once upon a time, there was a monk and a butcher who were close friends. Monks have to get up early every day to chant scriptures, and butchers have to get up early every day to kill pigs. In order not to delay each other's work, they agreed to wake each other up every day. Years later, the two died one after another, the butcher went to Western Bliss, and the monk was sent to the eighteenth layer of hell, do you know why? ”
We were all surprised: "Why? ”
The second brother said: "Because the butcher asks the monk to get up and recite the scriptures every day, which is to do good, but the monk tells the butcher to get up and kill every day, which is to do evil." ”
I was puzzled and objected: "How can this monk be a neighbor with the butcher, doesn't the imperial court have a clear rule that hunting is strictly forbidden within a radius of five miles from the temple?" ”
The corner of the second brother's eyes jumped and said, "It was before." ”
I said: "Even if it is not this dynasty, it is unreasonable, the monk chanting the scriptures has its own morning bell and dusk drum, why do you need to be reminded by the butcher?" ”
The corner of the second brother's eyes jumped again: "It's all said that in the past, the monk and the butcher were best friends......
"When did he become close friends with the butcher? It is impossible to be before shaving, once you enter the Buddha's door, everything is empty, and the past is in smoke, and naturally you will break off the friendship with the butcher; If it is not reasonable after shaving, the monk is devoted to the Buddha, and when he meets the butcher, he should persuade him to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha every day, so how can he ask him to rise up and kill the pig? ”
The second brother closed his eyes, took a deep breath and opened them again, and smiled at me with a pleasant smile: "Ah Mo, you just treat the second brother as if he didn't say anything." ”
I said: "I know what you want to express second brother is that white is black in this world, and you don't have to care too much about black and white, but your story is not rigorous and not convincing at all." ”
Second brother: ......
Sun Shengnan couldn't hide his admiration for me and said: "I thought that what the second young master wanted to express was that there were some things that you thought were right, but in fact they were wrong. ”
The sister-in-law said: "Doesn't the second brother mean that everything should be seen through the phenomenon? ”
I spread my hands to the second brother: "Look, thousands of people and thousands of faces, your story is well-intentioned, but it is easy for people to have divergent thinking, which is not conducive to brainwashing, and it is recommended to delete it from the "Luoying Colorful Pavilion Transaction Book". ”
The second brother's face darkened: "Pay back the money!" ”