"Then it seems that there must be something strange about this funeral procession." Professor Zhang said.

"No, they don't have any problems. I don't know if the professor remembers that just half a month ago, a strange thing happened in Wanzi County, breaking down the matter of Wang Xi coming back from the dead? Zhao Laosan asked Professor Zhang.

Professor Zhang groaned slightly, and his eyes lit up: "I really know about this, that Wang Xi is a prodigal, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, all of which are touched, so after he tosses like this, there is no longer a long thing in the family, and he is so poor that he clangs." But this person, it's not bad, he has an advantage, his mother is filial, as long as his mother says he never dares to disobey, there is a bite of delicious food will be dedicated to his mother, but this gambling can not quit, for this reason, he cut off his fingers twice in front of his mother, so that there are only three fingers left on his left hand, outsiders secretly call him Wang Sanzhi, but even so, after all, he still failed to quit gambling addiction, last month, was another local splash skin design, even under the fierce deception, the family property was lost, Feeling shameless to go home to see his mother, he hanged himself at the door of that splashy house. When the splash found out that the person was dead, the splash saw that someone was hanged at the door of his house, afraid of eating the lawsuit, so he took the initiative to report to the official, who knew that when the official did to check the body, Wang Xi came back from the dead, and was so shocked that people scattered and fled, thinking that the corpse was fraudulent. After Wang Xi woke up, he told people that he was really dead, but in the underworld, the lord of Hades turned over his merits, said that he remembered his filial piety to his mother, and allowed him to be given three years of yang life, so he ordered Niu Tou Ma Mian to send him back to Yang, but he also repeatedly told him that he only had three years of yang life, and if he served his mother well in these three years, he would have no worries about food and clothing, and when his mother died three years later, he would have an end of yang life. When the government heard about this, it felt that it could educate the people and make the people good, so they gave Wang Xi five taels of silver, and reported the matter to the state government. ”

"Well, I've heard about that, too." Master Luo said. "I heard that the article that Wanzi County Order is preparing to commend and publicize has just been written, and it has not been sent out yet, but I heard about such things, I can't help but wonder, why did King Yama Xu die without reaching his three-year lifespan, did Wang Xi lie, or did King Yama regret it, or did there be other hidden circumstances in this matter? After checking for a long time, he ended up without a problem, so he had to withdraw the commendation manuscript and became a joke among Shilin. ”

Zhao Laosan drank another glass of wine, burped, and his face was a little red: "The funeral team is Wang Xi, the five taels of silver given by the county have not been taken back, although Wang Xi's mother has always hated her son who has no interest, but her son is really dead, but she is still grief-stricken, so she used the five taels of silver to buy a good coffin, and then invited Mr. Feng Shui to find a good cave, because this matter is too weird, so there are a lot of people who mourn that day, I heard that the people who came to carry the coffin, sprinkled money, The people who dug the cave were all friends of Wang Xi or villagers who came here before his death, and they refused to charge a penny of wages, and what they encountered on the road that day was Wang Xi's funeral procession. ”

"So there's no doubt about the funeral procession." Master Luo pondered, and said with some hesitation: "Then it can only be the strongman of Shuanghe Mountain, right?" ”

"Seeing the days passing, but the clues did not find one, it stands to reason that my cousin did not dare to provoke Shuanghe Mountain, but forced by the situation, had to use various ways to investigate, this investigation, really found out a strange thing, the next day of the incident, someone saw a group of people on Shuanghe Mountain, these people pulled a lot of things, after the things were left, people turned around and left, did not do too much to stay. It's really weird. When the government was puzzled, a small leader of Shuanghe Mountain took the initiative to find it, and made it clear that the matter of slaughtering the village had nothing to do with Shuanghe Mountain, and the day after the incident, some people came to their cottage and sent them a lot of chickens, ducks, fish, and meat, as well as pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, etc., saying that it was the first time to pass through Baoshan, and they were not respectful, and they offered a little gift, which was not a tribute. Shuanghe Mountain thought that this was a dart, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes to worship the mountain to post, so he didn't care too much, politely sent them down the mountain, and later learned that Shannan Village was a big case, and after thinking about it, he knew that this was a thief who wanted to frame Shuanghe Mountain, they naturally refused to fall for this, so they sent people down the mountain, saying that they would find out the truth with the government, and hoped that the government would return Shuanghe Mountain a fair. Zhao Laosan said.

"Shuanghe Mountain, this is just a one-sided statement, who can prove that they didn't do the slaughter of the village, maybe what they did was a trick of a thief shouting to catch a thief?" Professor Zhang groaned.

"It's true that it wasn't made by Shuanghe Mountain." Zhang Laosan said with certainty.

"Why are you so sure?" Professor Zhang asked.

"More than one person saw the gift of going up the mountain, those people were not local at first glance, after giving the gift they went down the mountain, after going down the mountain, they disappeared strangely, as if they had never appeared, according to the villagers and woodcutters who witnessed it, it was indeed some meat that was sent up the mountain, and they pushed it in a cart, but covered it with a layer of tarpaulin, and it was easy to see that there was absolutely no precious thing such as gold and silver treasures." Zhao Laosan said. "Another point, the big boss of Shuanghe Mountain is also a man in the rivers and lakes, dare to say and dare to be, it turned out that he had done a few big things, and was proud, according to the temper of the big boss, if this matter is really done by Shuanghe Mountain, even if they do not vigorously publicize it, they will never deny it so much, inexplicably damaging the reputation of Shuanghe Mountain. But Shuangheshan was very angry about this matter, and mobilized many people to investigate the matter, and said that this kind of killing of women and children was not done by heroes, but was despised by the people of the rivers and lakes, and they blamed Shuangheshan, that is, the enemy of Shuangheshan, and this Liangzi was settled. ”

"Then it's really strange, who did this? Why did you put Shuanghe Mountain in the end? Master Luo and Professor Zhang fell into deep thought.

The small pot also held an empty big bowl with a confused face. I thought I could hear the information of the murderer of my family here, but I didn't expect that the ending was like this, everything was like in a fog, these old men couldn't guess it, how could they find the answer? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in my heart, and tears flowed down involuntarily.

Xiuxiu listened to the adults telling the story, while looking east and west, especially interested in the small pot, probably because they are all children, she wanted to play with the little pot, but also scared, felt that she should not be with such a beggar, the mood was very conflicted, so always swept her eyes from time to time, and then quickly left, while people were not paying attention, she left her eyes on the little pot, everything in the little pot she felt novel, looked at it, suddenly, he saw the little pot crying, I can't help but be very strange. She tugged at her father's sleeve, pointed to the pot, and said, "This little beggar is crying." ”

Master Luo woke up from his contemplation, turned his head to look at the small pot, and suddenly remembered that there was a strange little beggar who was just listening to the story and forgot to ask the origin of the child.

"Little doll, what's your name, have you just eaten enough?" Master Luo asked the small pot.

"Thank you, master, the boy's name is Xiao Guozi, and the boy has finished eating." The little pot replied respectfully, got up, put the bowl and chopsticks that had been licked cleanly on the table in a regular manner, paused, and plucked up the courage to say: "The elder gave me food, the boy is grateful, and he should not have made any other non-point requests, but the boy is really in distress, so he dares to ask for it, and I hope that Mr. will forgive me." Xiao Guozi raised his eyes and looked at Master Luo, with a hint of trepidation.

"Oh? But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. Master Luo replied with a smile.

"Can you ask the master to give this bowl to you, and maybe you can eat more decently when you eat later." After speaking, the small pot shook his hands and bowed to the end.

"Hehe, Brother Zimo, this doll is really interesting." Master Luo smiled and lit the small pot, "I'm really getting more and more curious about him, doll, you are a scholar, how did you end up in this field, your family?" ”

"Family......" Xiao Guozi's eyes flashed with tears, should I tell them or not? Are they good people? They are supposed to be good people, they also bought me food, they are amiable and have an elegant temperament, but isn't that fat man just as much like a good person before he picked up a knife? He also gave me and my sister candy, told us jokes, and touched my hair kindly, not like a wicked person from any point of view.

Will these people be good people? I don't know, no, I can't tell the truth right now.

"My family is dead, they, they...... Be...... Killed by bandits, I'...... I was small, and when I saw them slashing people, I ran fast and got into the bushes to dodge. The little pot was in a hurry and made up a lie.

His hair blocked his eyes, only half of his face was exposed, and no one else could see his expression, although he stammered, but the words were logical, and they did not doubt it.

"Little pot, what will you do in the future? Just be a beggar all the time? Professor Zhang and Yan asked.

"I don't know, I really don't know ......" The sentence poked the most painful place in the small pot, and his tears flowed down again, and he couldn't help squatting down and sobbing more and more.

"Little pot, would you like to come to my academy and make me a little servant, the salary is five big dollars a month, you can take care of food and housing, and you can also audit the classes of the academy teachers." Professor Zhang said.

"Academy? Good, good, good to be able to eat. Xiao Guozi was overjoyed, after so many hungry days, he was really afraid of hunger, and when he heard that he could not worry about eating, his heart couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He straightened his clothes, and then looked at Professor Zhang and Master Luo respectfully and deeply: "Thank you two gentlemen, Mr. is very gracious, the kid has no teeth and will not forget." ”

"Hehe, Brother Zimo, this baby is not simple, maybe she will shine in the academy in the future, and her achievements are unpredictable!" Master Luo twisted his beard and said with a smile.

"Well, this son is smart and clever, and if he cultivates it well, he may be able to make a difference." Professor Zhang bowed his head triumphantly.

"Two gentlemen", the little pot asked timidly, "can I always take this bowl and chopsticks away now?" ”

The smiles of the two gentlemen suddenly froze on their faces, and their eyes widened in disbelief as they looked at the small pot.

Xiao Guozi shrank his neck in fear and whispered: "Then don't want it, Mr. originally taught me that you can't be too greedy to be a man." ”