Seeing that his hiding was exposed, Jiulang sighed, confessed to his act of stealing at night, fell to his knees facing his neighbors, and raised his hands to tie them up obediently.

However, Jiulang was still very concerned about Han's safety, and successively called his neighbors to save Han's first.

Fortunately, Jiurou broke in at the right time, and the hanged ghost's murderous deeds did not succeed.

All the neighbors worked together, untied the rope from Han's neck, and took a bowl of cold water from the outside and poured it on Han's face, saving her from waking up leisurely.

At this time, someone remembered the hanged ghost who was sprayed by the true yang on the tip of Jiulang's tongue, so everyone lit torches and went to the wall pointed out by Jiulang to take a closer look.

I saw a shadow that seemed to be made of green smoke printed on the wall, and even the clothes I was wearing and the appearance of the skeleton that was exposed were clearly visible.

Seeing that what Jiurou said earlier was true, the neighbors discussed with each other, and decided to take Jiurou to the county government to take the head and ask the county magistrate to judge in the court.

However, for the sake of Jiulang's meritorious service in saving people, if the master has criminal responsibility, everyone will kneel down together, plead for Jiulang, and beg the master to be lenient.

Waiting until dawn the next day, the group went to the county government and beat the drums together.

The sound of the drum immediately alarmed the county magistrate who was reading a book in the back hall.

When the old lady was dressed neatly, he took a seat from the back hall and turned the screen, and slapped the wooden wood on the table: "Who is beating the drum and complaining?" But the original defendant quickly went to court. ”

When the group finished telling the story of last night, even the old lady was surprised, and hurriedly sent the official to follow the local Li Zheng to the palace to collect evidence and confront him.

When it was time to do it, the county official slapped the wood again: "Bold Ah Jiu, since you are Ding Zhuang with sound hands and feet, why don't you think about working diligently to make a living, but you want to defile your good body and devote yourself to the next nine gates to steal to make a living?"

You should have been punished with a rod for burglary at night, but seeing that you had a meritorious role in saving people last night, and that the official Guan Ru also had remorse on his face, he temporarily pardoned the torture rod to see the aftermath. ”

After that, the county order ordered someone to remove the rope from Jiulang's body, and someone took a five-tael silver ingot and rewarded him: "From now on, Jiulang, you must change your mind and face and seek a right way to make a living, and you must not go astray again." ”

After the matter of Jiulang was dealt with, the county official sent the official to the inner king village to bring Wang Quan to the hall to draw a confession, so that he could sign and draw the charge and conclude the case.

Who knew that as soon as Wang Quan saw that a servant entered the village with a chain to call for his name, he thought that his theft of money by Jiulang was exposed, so he couldn't help but turn around and flee.

As a result, Wang Quan accidentally stumbled on the way to escape and fell into a pond next to the village to store water to prevent drought, so he choked to death in the pond with a mouthful of muddy water.

After the official who was waiting to go out to arrest Wang Quan hurriedly replied that this person escaped because he resisted arrest and finally fell into the pond and drowned, everyone in the hall shook their heads and sighed, saying that Wang Quan's retribution came so quickly, and it really fulfilled the old saying that 'you can't live if you do your own evil'.

When Han heard that her husband was drowning, she was even more sad and self-contained, and she cried and fainted in the hall.

At this time, the county magistrate behind the desk snorted coldly: "But it's cheaper for him", and then ordered the servant standing on the side to get some water to wake up Han.

After that, the old man waved his pen and signed the verdict in his own hand, and then slapped the wood and prepared to announce his retirement.

Who knew that at this time, all the villagers and neighbors kneeling in the hall knocked their heads down, and shouted in their mouths, "Master Qingtian stays, and he must make decisions for Xiaomin and others."

This confused the county order: "This Wang Quan is dead, Jiulang is released, and the Han family has also woken up, what else does the master need me to call the shots?" ”

At this time, I heard an older old man in the hall plead: "Lord Qingtian, the case of the living person has indeed been concluded, but there is still a hanged ghost waiting for an opportunity to harm people's lives hidden on the wall of the Han family's house!"

If this hanged ghost reappears in the future and becomes a disaster, won't it harm the neighbors who live nearby? In the future, who in this neighborhood will not live in fear?

Therefore, the grass people implore your lord to give a notice of a bounty for catching ghosts, and offer a reward for the talented Kiwi to come and exterminate the hanged ghosts. We are willing to donate our family wealth for the purpose of hanging the bonus. ”

After listening to the old man's words, the county order was almost happy, and said in his heart: "I am the lord of a county appointed by the imperial court, and I am in charge of the affairs of the traitors in this world, but how can there be a person at the entrance of the yamen who is in charge of catching demons and driving away ghosts?" ”

However, the county ordered him to think about it again, if this hanged ghost came out again in the future, if he really caused a death in the future, most of the people who carried the black pot afterwards would be himself.

Well, isn't it just to write a notice? As long as the list of rewarding the Taoist priest to subdue the hanged ghost is hung out, there will be no responsibility for me, and it has nothing to do with my county order in the end.

If a Taoist priest comes to subdue the ghosts, it is the best, not only to solve the matter, but also to pay for the merit of the master; If no Taoist priest dares to unveil the list and subdue the ghosts, then you can only complain that your own life is not good, and I have nothing to do with adults.

So the county magistrate nodded and said: "What the old man said is very true, and this county is in charge of the people." It's just that this hanged ghost is so good, if the reward for hanging red is less, I'm afraid it will be difficult to ask the master to help. According to the meaning of this county, can you afford the bonus of twenty taels of silver? ”

In those days, twenty taels of silver was a considerable amount of money, and an ordinary farmer's annual eating, drinking, chewing and wrapping was only three or four taels of silver.

But then again, one's own life is always more important than money.

The old gentry who knelt on the ground hesitated for a while, then discussed for a long time, and finally gritted their teeth and said: "If this is the case, then do it according to the wishes of the county." ”

After that, the villagers did not mention how they pooled their money to pay for it, but less than two days after the reward notice was posted, a man in his twenties and dressed in a beautiful dress came to the big willow tree with the notice on it with a smile.

After reading the notice carefully twice from beginning to end, the Xiucai smiled and stepped forward to remove the list.

Seeing that someone had come to unveil the list, the village man who was napping beside the willow tree and guarding the notice immediately stepped forward quickly, and begged the good man who came to unveil the list to leave his name and place of origin, so that he could go to the government office for the record on another day.

It is said that the man who kept the list was loyal, and he saw that the person who came was young and fair-skinned, and he was not like a person who was used to walking on the rivers and lakes.

The man who kept the list was afraid that Xiucai's newborn calf would not know the severity, and he would lose his life in the hands of the evil ghost when he turned around, so he couldn't help but remind.

"Then the next life, can you think about it clearly? This is a hanged ghost who asks for people's lives, don't give away your own life because you covet the bonus on the list. ”

Unexpectedly, Na Xiucai laughed even more when he heard this: "Thank you big brother for your concern." There is no steel drill, dare not do porcelain work, if the villain is not 10% sure, how dare to risk himself?

Besides, there is a good immortal family next to the villain who secretly helps, and this time the subduing of the hanged ghost must be nine out of ten. ”

Seeing that the man who kept the list really couldn't persuade this young talent, he had to shake his head and sigh, and introduced him to the village to make a business at home.