Chapter 90: The Suspicious Case of Hiring a Cat (5)

In the last book, it was mentioned that the animal demon 'donkey dealer' who pretended to be a merchant forcibly abducted a woman from a good family and was going to sell her to the Qinglou Washe in Yangzhou City.

Fortunately, this 'donkey dealer' is the first time to do this kind of hurtful business, and he has no family in Yangzhou City before.

Therefore, the demon could not get rid of the person for a while, so he had to drug the person into a donkey, and temporarily hide it from the people.

But he said that the 'donkey dealer' was going to find an inn in the city to stay overnight, and was going to rest his legs and feet first, and then go to find a few old bustards to explore the Fengmen Road.

Only then was the alert shopkeeper found out, and the official was sent to the prefect's yamen.

I heard the prefect pat the hall in shock: "A bold demon dares to perform animal creation in broad daylight, it is really mad!"

Why don't you hurry up and recruit the accomplice who taught you sorcery, who is this person's surname and where does he live?

If you confess clearly, this official may not be able to reward you with a happy death. ”

But the 'donkey dealer' knelt on the ground and trembled and confessed that he did not recognize the demon who taught the sorcery.

The donkey dealer said that the demon who taught the sorcery did not tell him his real name, but only that he was a middle-aged man dressed as a porter.

The man first fed a few pieces of medicine cakes for making animals, and then dictated the specific usage of the medicine cakes to the Lu dealer, so as to repay the favor of saving him, and then left without looking back.

The 'donkey dealer' also confessed that he knew that the court strictly forbade all kinds of evil arts, and that he did not dare to accept the evil medicine of the demon.

It's just that I can't stand the hardships of trafficking donkeys for many years, and I have suffered countless hardships back and forth, but in the end, I always can't save up the body to buy a house and land, so that I can't even ask for an elderly aunt.

Only then did the ghost send the god to take the demon's medicine cake, and wanted to kidnap a girl from a good family to go home to get married.

The 'donkey dealer' continued to confess: "The villain was fascinated for a while, and he cheaply disposed of a donkey that was being trafficked in the nearby market.

After exchanging some money, he used to buy some daily necessities such as needles, threads, brains, cloths, pancreas, etc., and used the remaining two donkeys to carry the goods, pretending to be a merchant walking the streets and alleys, and went to nearby villages and towns to sell along the streets.

In order to slowly find a target among the women who came to buy needlework. ”

According to the confession of the 'donkey dealer', this medicine cake, which can turn living people into livestock, although the medicine is very domineering, has a rather pungent and unpleasant smell, and it is difficult for a large living person in his right mind to suffer from it unconsciously.

Therefore, it is necessary to feed the target a colorless and odorless drug, and after they lose their minds, they can use the medicine cake of the animal to perform evil magic on the human.

I have to say that this 'donkey dealer' is really a bit crooked.

It's just that the women who called the merchants to come forward to buy needlework and thread live in nearby alleys, and most of them are acquaintances with each other.

Often, as long as one person comes out to call the merchant, after a short time, one after another, women from other families come to surround the merchant's burden, and choose their favorite goods from it.

The reason for this is nothing more than that these women who are in charge of the housekeeping are trying to be cheerful and lively.

I can take advantage of this time to choose needlework and thread, and chat with the sisters who can't see each other to pass the time.

After the conversation was finished, these ladies only had to throw a few copper coins to the merchant, and one of them would take a sturdy cotton thread home.

It doesn't matter how much you buy or how little you buy like needlework, buying a few more rolls and saving them, and using rags to get a few soles in your spare time is also a way to supplement your home.

As a merchant selling needlework and thread, when those ladies come around to choose needlework and thread, all you need to do is maintain a polite smile on your face, and you don't need to say a word.

Anyway, no one will really bargain with you, and those ladies talk about homely things, and you can't interject as a foreigner walking the streets.

You know, widowhood, stealing and infertility have always been the three hottest topics in the family.

Therefore, it didn't take much effort for this 'donkey dealer' who pretended to be a merchant to learn from the female relatives who were chatting happily that there was a little daughter-in-law named Wu Zhou in the three alleys to the east.

Less than ten days after the little daughter-in-law passed the door, her husband died of a sudden illness, leaving Wu Zhou alone to guard the door at a young age.

When the 'donkey dealer' heard this, his heart was like a hundred claws scratching, and he said in his heart that this Wu Zhou, who lived alone, wasn't he the target he had been looking for?

Finally, I managed to get those girls and daughters-in-law to talk enough about homely things, and bought needles and threads one by one and left.

The 'donkey dealer' hurriedly drove the donkey and went straight to the door of the Wu Zhou family.

After that, the 'donkey dealer' used the excuse that he, a passing merchant, was greedy for a while, and he was a little anxious at the moment, so he took the liberty to knock on the door and wanted to ask Wu Zhou's for a bowl of water.

After drinking the water, the 'donkey dealer' again made an excuse by saying that after drinking the water, he suddenly felt hungry again.

Therefore, I want to ask Wu Zhou for two more hot meals; He also said that although he didn't have much money as a merchant, he could leave a few rolls of needlework and thread for Wu Zhou's family as a reward.

As the saying goes, 'there are many widows in front of the door', let alone a family like Wu Zhou who was widowed at home at a young age.

I don't know how many women with long tongues and mouths have been buckled up with the big hat of the red face and the water husband.

Even if she didn't have any crooked thoughts in her heart, the neighbors in the neighborhood were afraid of rumors and didn't dare to come to her door to interact with her.

This makes a weak female streamer who can't do heavy work in the field how to make a living?

In the end, it was the neighbor Aunt Dong who couldn't see it, and took the initiative to find this Wu Zhou with a bag of rags and two rolls of cotton thread, and told him to stay at home and make shoes.

When he rushed to the market to sell vegetables, he took the finished cloth shoes and sold them together, so as to exchange for some coarse grains and come back to make ends meet.

It's just because Aunt Dong is kind and kind, but all the money earned from selling cloth shoes was exchanged for coarse grain in the market for Wu Zhou's to bring back, and the capital of rags and needles was not deducted from it.

This moved Wu Zhou's eyes to tears, and he secretly made up his mind in his heart, determined that he would never take the needle and thread of Aunt Dong's family for nothing from now on.

In the future, if there is a merchant passing by before knocking on the door, then open the door to call it, and then be careful to come forward to accompany some good words, and strive to use the cloth shoes he has made to exchange some needles and threads for others.

Now, as soon as he heard that the merchant took the initiative to open his mouth and wanted to exchange the needle and thread on the goods for a hot meal with himself, Wu Zhou's heart was immediately happy, and he was secretly glad that he didn't have to ask for help now.

"What did this big merchant brother say? This is convenient for others and convenient for yourself, how can you stop people from asking for money if you eat a steamed bun?

It's just that you have seen the situation of my family, eldest brother, and I can't hide it, there are still three catties of black bean noodles left in my house.

If you don't dislike it, big brother, I'll stick a few cakes for you. ”

However, just as Wu Zhou was so excited that he turned around to make a fire to cook, a big hand suddenly reached out from behind her and tightly covered a silk handkerchief on her mouth and nose.

As soon as Wu Zhou's mouth opened and wanted to shout, he felt a sweet fragrance that he had never smelled before rushing to his head down his mouth and nose, and then his eyes turned black and unconscious.