Chapter 023 Livelihood in the plan, the water is out
Xu Mu has always advocated the gods of Buddhism, devout enlightenment, in the early years of the dream of the king of the West, by its point set aside, after waking up from the dream insisted on shaping a statue of the king of Buddha, Xu Zhao helpless, invited skilled craftsmen, it took more than a month, in the backyard of the idle house hall to shape a big Buddha. After that, Xu's mother fasted eight levels, three pillars of incense in the morning and evening, and worshiped and offered on ten fasting days.
To say that this Xizun King, the Mahayana monk Buddha said that he can see the Three Realms with the eyes of heaven and protect all sentient beings, so he is also known as the wide-eyed Heavenly King, the body is red, wearing armor, the left hand holds the pagoda, the right hand holds the dragon, the eyes are round, and it looks really creepy. Later, Xu Zhao's family business was not smooth, and he blamed Xu's mother for her bad luck, and scolded her for doing nothing all day, and she was obsessed with ghosts, so she lifted the offering table and locked the door in a fit of anger.
Sanjiu didn't do anything else all day, has been secretly observing Ah Diao's movements, Ah Diao sneaked out of the house later in the night, and I don't know what to do, at this time it has passed, Ah Diao has not returned to the house, Sanjiu stood in front of the door of the house to probe his brain, anxious and cold, shivering. About half an hour later, Ah Diao carried a lantern and sneaked towards the door of the house, Sanjiu saw that he seemed to be a little flustered, and hurriedly rushed into the yard and hid behind the peach tree on the side of the road leading to the backyard. Ah Diao felt his way into the door of the mansion and saw that there was no one around, so he immediately closed the door and hurriedly walked towards the main hall.
Sanjiu's heart beats like a drum, seeing that Ah Diao is about to go to the main hall, he hurriedly grabbed the trunk of the tree and shook vigorously, there was no wind at night, and he could clearly hear the rustle of the branches and leaves, Ah Diao was bored and just walked, and did not seem to notice any movement, Sanjiu panicked all of a sudden, and was so anxious that he turned around in place, at this time Ah Diao had walked to the stone steps of the main hall, in a hurry, Sanjiu grabbed a stone from the ground and threw it at Ah Diao, just hit his head, Ah Diao was frightened, looked around in a panic, and sighed at the corner of his mouth: "Who.. Who?? Sanjiu shook the trunk of the tree again, and Ah Diao heard the sound and looked for it, and Sanjiu turned his head and went to the backyard.
came and went, Sanjiu led Ah Diao to the backyard and chased him into the dilapidated house. As soon as he entered the hall, the door of the house was slammed shut, Ah Diao was so frightened that his hands and feet were weak, cold sweat broke out, the lantern fell to the ground and burned, and it was extinguished after a while, and then the room was surprisingly quiet. Suddenly, a candle was lit on the offering table in front of the Buddha, the flames were straight, the light was shining, and at the same time there was a deep laughter, Ah Diao's soul was about to be scared away, and the corners of his mouth were snorted: "You... You... Who are you? Then he looked at the statue.
"This king Guangmu respects the king of heaven, and now on the order of the Buddha, he enlightens the eyes of heaven and looks at the three worlds, and sees that the clouds are shrouded here, and there must be grievances, so he came to check on you." The voice is low, rough, sonorous and powerful. Ah Diao swallowed deeply, dripping his eyes, and replied: "No... I don't know that the king of heaven is coming, and the villain deserves death, only... It's just that there is no grievance here, Grandpa Tianwang is... Isn't it wrong..."As soon as Ah Diao finished speaking, the flames burst out, and he vaguely saw that the idol was staring at him fiercely, Ah Diao was almost frightened, his legs and feet were weak, and he knelt on the ground.
"Bold! The affairs of the Three Realms are difficult to escape the eyes of this king, and the small people dare to deceive Tianzun, if they don't recruit from the truth, they will send you into the underworld today! Ah Diao was sweating and hurriedly said: "Grandpa Tianwang spares his life!" Villain Recruitment... All moves..."
"The eyes of the law are open, if there is the slightest deception, you will be taken immediately!" Ah Diao was so frightened that he dared to raise his head, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain no longer dares to deceive the grandfather of the Heavenly King... This is the Xu family's mansion, a few months ago, this house came to a township... Country girl, named Feng Ziying, the old man Xu Zhao complained that he was unlucky, but because she had saved my son-in-law, it was inconvenient to drive her away from Mingli, so... So he secretly set a trap and put her..."
"What trap?!"
"Ben .. There is a family in the west of Shiqiao Lane in this county, Wang's mother and daughter, who make a living from farming, and have signed a field deed tax contract with this house, who expected that this year there will be a big drought, no harvest of particles, Wang's arrears of rent, the lord has sent people to recover many times, there is really nothing to detain, then.. So he secretly discussed with the villain, mixed the flowers into the water, and lured his daughter Qinglian to drink it. If Feng Niangzi is arrested by the government, he will give her the antidote, give her two money, and wait to save her daughter, she must leave Wusheng County as soon as possible, and never come back..."
"And this antidote? ...”
"Grandpa Tianwang, now that Feng Niangzi has been imprisoned in the county jail, the villain has handed over the antidote to the Wang family, his daughter Qinglian has now been saved, and the villain ordered his mother and daughter to go out of the city overnight..."
"With such a calculating and vicious, how can this king spare you!"
"Grandpa, Grandpa Tianwang, the villain is just a slave of this mansion, acting on orders, these are... It's all the master's idea... I beg the king of heaven to spare my life..."Ah Diao's head slammed on the ground, and there was a loud bang, so that blood was overflowing, mixed with cold sweat and spilled on the ground.
"That's it, this king reads your truth, and has the right to spare your life, if you have evil thoughts again, you will not forgive!"
"Thank you for the grace of the Heavenly King not to kill..."Ah Diao seemed to be frightened, and while chanting the gratitude for not killing the kindness, he kowtowed like crazy, and a large cloud of blood was already printed on the ground.
Then, the candle was extinguished, and there was no sound of talking, and the room instantly became extremely quiet again.
"Don't go yet! Do you want this king to give you a ride? ”
Ah Diao hurriedly got up, swayed left and right as if drunk, pushed open the door in the dark, and crawled back to the front yard. After a while, Xu Xianglin and Sanjiu took a look and went out, sneaked back to the study while it was night, Sanjiu took off his black clothes, threw them on the table, and leaned back with a smile, not at all the embarrassed appearance he had before, but Xu Xianglin couldn't be happy.
According to Diao's frank statement, the Wang family and their daughter Qinglian are afraid that they have already left Wusheng City at this time, and if they are allowed to leave, the news that Qinglian is alive will not be able to corroborate, and the county order will not be able to explain. Ah Diao is a treacherous and vicious villain, if he is allowed to testify in court, I am afraid it will be another rhetoric, and if he doesn't do it, he will bite back, at that time, not only will he not be able to save Feng Ziying, but he is afraid that he will be guilty of one more crime.
Xu Xianglin paced back and forth, his face was more anxious than before, and after hesitation, he ordered Sanjiu to prepare the horse quickly, ready to go out of the city to chase the mother and daughter.
In the main hall, Xu Zhao checked the field book, his face was full of sadness, and he couldn't help sighing, in recent days, he was busy and upset about the tenant rent, and he was often busy until late at night, in addition, he was still waiting for news from Ah Diao. Just when Xu Zhao was restless, Ah Diao stumbled into the hall, and before he could speak, he fell to his knees and cried.
Xu Zhao saw that he was sweating and flustered, stood up from the chair with round eyes, and asked, "How.. How did you make this ghostly picture? Ah Diao choked his throat and told the ghost thing that happened just now, Xu Zhao scolded: "What nonsense! There are no ghosts or gods in the world! What the hell is going on! Ah Diao couldn't stop crying, no matter how he explained, Xu Zhao just didn't believe his nonsense, and was even a little annoyed, and then ordered Ah Diao to keep an eye on the study until Xu Xianglin returned to the room to rest.
Ah Diao ate the closed door, there was suffering but couldn't say it, he left the main hall stupidly, and went to the study in the dark, the study was lit by candles, where did he still have the heart to watch, hiding aside and being stunned. Until midnight, when the cold became heavier, Ah Diao saw that the study was still bright, so he tiptoed to the window and listened attentively, there was no movement in the room, he squinted into it again, and did not see Xu Xianglin's figure, and there was a black dress piled up on the desk. Ah Diao's brows tightened, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, he knocked on the door and no one answered, and then simply pushed the door in, as expected, Xu Xianglin could not go. Ah Diao hurriedly ran back to the main hall to tell Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao sat up in shock, and ordered him to immediately gather his subordinates and search overnight.
The night is deep, people have slept, but it is Xufu, chickens and dogs are restless, and people are uneasy. Xu Xianglin and Sanjiu drove fast horses and hurriedly chased out of the city, Yuanchen was coming, and the city gate was closed late, otherwise the Wang mother and daughter would really go away. Out of the city, the two didn't know which way to look, and there was a black rumbling outside the city, only the torches in their hands, reflecting the light. Xu Xiang dismounted from the horse to explore the way, hesitated and thought about it a few times, and chased along the official road leading to Jinling.
The two braved the wind and cold to chase all night, Jinling had passed, but still did not see the Wang mother and daughter, at this time the two were exhausted, so they dismounted in front of an inn and rested. After eating wine and food, Xu Xianglin asked Xiaoer about the whereabouts of the mother and daughter, but the shopkeeper said that he had never seen it, this inn was open day and night, if they had never met, I was afraid that it would be a fork in the road, Xu Xianglin sighed, the wine cup rose and fell, bored and anxious, I don't know what to do.
"The knot is in the human realm, and there is no noise of cars and horses. How can you ask you? The heart is far away from itself. Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see the South Mountain. The mountain weather is good, and the birds are returning. There is a true meaning in this, and I have forgotten to tell it... Xiao Er, the wine gourd is full, and the wine of the Er family is not bad! An old man walked down the stairs, leisurely, smiling, holding a wine gourd in his hand, muttering Mr. Jingjie's poems in his mouth, and came out slowly. Xu Xianglin glanced sideways, but found that this person was Liang Gong, but he didn't expect to meet him here.
"Liang Gong?" Xu Xianglin smiled at the corner of his mouth, got up to greet him, Liang Yong was also surprised and laughed when he saw him, and the two sat at the table and talked about wine. Liang Yong is a comfortable and casual old man, often traveling in the mountains and rivers, leisurely and happy, how can a little black injury tie his wandering heart, no wonder Sanjiu can never find a trace of him.
A few days ago, Liang Yong went to Feng'an, Huiji County, for a month. Liang Yong saw that Xu Xianglin was preoccupied, and asked, "Why did Xu Gongzi get here?" Xu drank to Lin Zhan and told him what happened to Feng Ziying. Liang Yong lost his smile when he heard this, sighed and said: "Feng Niangzi is a kind person, innocent by nature, how can she know that this world is sinister... It is imperative to find Wang's mother and daughter as soon as possible and return her innocence. Xu Xianglin sighed: "Because of this, Sanjiu and I chased here, but we didn't even see a single figure." ”
Liang Yong stroked his white beard slowly and said: "Young Master Xu, but please return to the black wound quickly, even if you can't find the mother and daughter, the old man has his own countermeasures to save Feng Niangzi." Xu Xianglin's eyes lit up, and he wanted to ask what the method was, but Liang Yong smiled happily and didn't rush to tell him. Sanjiu then found the carriage, and the three of them hurried back to Wushen.