Chapter 38: The Despair of Being Buried Alive
Qing Shao's father first put a stick of incense on the portrait of his ancestors, and then turned to the old man and said, "Although our family has long since moved away from Shangxian Village, my father and I have been thinking about the villagers in our hearts for decades. And you also know that every three years I will go back to the village to offer incense to my ancestors, after all, we are all members of the Qin family. ”
The old man smiled and said: "That's right, this ancestral hall was still repaired by your father back then, and over the years, Master Qin, you have donated money to the village, and the villagers are all thinking of your kindness!" ”
Master Qin waved his hand and said, "The village chief said that, two hundred years ago, there was a drought in the area of Guanyin Mountain, and the residents here were almost dying. Later, it was the warlock of the early Qin Dynasty and his brothers who paid for their lives in exchange for today's prosperity and stability. For the sake of the well-being of the local people, Qin Chuzhi established our Shangxian Village, and the villagers who fled their hometowns were able to return to this homeland. In order to commemorate Qin Chuzhi's regeneration, all the villagers of Shangxian Village changed their surnames to Qin. Since we are both surnamed Qin, we are a family, and my father and I should do what we can for our hometown. ”
After listening to Master Qin's words, the village chief nodded again and again: "Yes, if we can go out of Shangxian Village and be a noble person like Master Qin, that is also a blessing for the village!" ”
Wu Wei only understood after listening to Master Qin's words, no wonder the people in Shangxian Village were surnamed Qin, it turned out to be this reason. He looked up at the portrait of the ancestor, the person in the painting had long hair and green shirts, and there was indeed some charm of fairy wind and bones.
"But the family style is unfortunate!" Master Qin suddenly turned his mouth and said: "My unsuccessful rebel Shaoqing, ran away from home for a dusty woman!" Presumably, the village chief, you also know, he is now living in our family's old house in Shangxian Village with that woman. ”
The village chief replied, "A few days ago, Young Master Qing did bring a woman to Shangxian Village, but the villagers didn't know that it was a dusty woman. We still wondered, why did Young Master Qing suddenly want to go back to the village to live? Later, I asked him, but Young Master Qing only said that the city was too noisy, and he wanted to go back to the village for a few days. ”
Old Master Qin gritted his teeth angrily when he remembered Qing Shao, and he asked the village chief: "Do you know what they have been doing every day in the village in the past few days?" ”
The village chief thought for a while and said: "They usually live like the villagers, and Young Master Qing also asked his neighbors how to grow vegetables, and then planted some vegetable seedlings in his yard, and he can be seen taking care of the vegetable fields every day when you pass by your old house." And the woman was very kind to the neighbors, and usually taught the women and girls some embroidery skills. By the way, she can also write, and many children in the village often run to learn to write with her. She is kind and kind, and she is so beautiful, and the people in the village like her very much. ”
Speaking of this, the village chief couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas...... It's a pity, I didn't expect it to be a dusty woman. ”
Master Qin said to the village chief: "Don't be deceived by her illusion, this kind of dusty woman is the best at pleasing people!" Originally, I wanted to kidnap Shaoqing directly this time, but now it seems that he has been fascinated by that vixen! Chop the grass to eradicate the roots, even if the person who kidnaps him, his heart will still stay on this woman. ”
The village chief seemed to remember something, hesitated a few times, but still couldn't help but say: "This morning, Young Master Qing and that woman sent joy candy door-to-door, saying that the day after tomorrow is a good day on the eighth day of the sixth month, and he wants to marry that woman in the ancestral hall, so that the villagers can come to the wedding banquet in the evening to testify." ”
"It's wishful thinking!" Old Man Qin said angrily: "The night after tomorrow, yes, okay!" I'll bring someone to get rid of that woman that day! I also have to trouble the village chief to tell the villagers that they must cooperate with us the night after tomorrow, and don't let them know about it. ”
The village chief was a little embarrassed and said, "This ...... But the woman doesn't look bad......"
Before the village chief could finish speaking, Master Qin interrupted him: "That's just the appearance, we are doing this to clean up the portal and save the face of our ancestors, so the village chief doesn't have to be embarrassed." After the deed is completed, I will donate another thousand taels of silver to the villagers to ensure that the villagers can live a worry-free life! ”
After listening to Master Qin's promise, the village chief hesitated and agreed: "Okay, I will inform the villagers, everything will be arranged by Master Qin the night after tomorrow." ”
In an instant, it was the day after tomorrow, and Wu Wei found that he was still in the ancestral hall, but this time the scene became night.
Accompanied by the joyful sound of blowing and beating, I saw Qing Shao wearing a blue robe and a red horse coat, Yuan Meng was wearing a red wedding dress with a golden tattoo on his head, and a couple of newlyweds walked into the ancestral hall surrounded by the villagers.
Many bright red candles were lit in the ancestral hall, and Qing Shao and Yuan Meng stood in the middle of the hall. The village chief, as a witness to the wedding, stood on the hall with his back to the ancestral tablet, and the ancestral hall was full of villagers who came to attend the wedding. Wu Wei saw that except for Qing Shao, who showed a sincere smile, the expressions on the faces of all the other people present were very complicated, and the village chief frowned and looked preoccupied. Qing Shao was completely immersed in the joy of the wedding, and did not notice the strangeness of the villagers at all.
Qing Shao held Yuanmeng's hand and said to her gently: "Today is not only the day we get married, but also your birthday. I promised you a great gift on your birthday! But now that I am no longer the young master of a rich family, I have no ability to give you those gold, silver and jewels anymore, all I can give you is me and the love for you for a lifetime! Today, I, Qin Shaoqing, swear to the sky, for the rest of my life, I will only love you alone, and nothing in this world can separate us, even if we die, we will die together! Would you like to be with me for the rest of your life? ”
Yuan Meng replied softly: "I do!" Although her face was covered by a hijab, when she said these three words, Wu Wei could hear the happiness revealed in Yuanmeng's tone.
Qing Shao held Yuan Meng's hand tightly, and said to the village chief with a happy face: "Village chief, please be a witness with the villagers, today Yuan Meng and I are in the Qin ancestral hall, facing the tablets of the ancestors to form a husband and wife, we swear that we will never be separated!" Please help us to conduct the worship service. ”
After Qing Shao finished speaking, the village chief seemed to be a little embarrassed: "This...... Shaoqing, do you really want to marry her? ”
Qing Shao asked a little strangely, "Of course, why do you ask that?" ”
Looking at the village chief's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Qing Shao also noticed that something was wrong, and he asked the village chief: "What's wrong with you today, did something happen?" ”
The village chief didn't know how to answer Qing Shao's words, he hesitated for a long time before he made up his mind and said, "I can't help you officiate this wedding, and you can't marry her!" ”
The village chief's words made Qing Shao feel a little uneasy in his heart, he seemed to understand something, and then asked the village chief, "Did my father come to you and tell you something?" ”
Just when the village chief was in a dilemma, the villagers suddenly got out of the way, and Master Qin walked into the ancestral hall with a bunch of family members.
"That's right! I made the village chief do this! Old Master Qin walked over quickly and scolded sharply: "You rebel, do you think I won't be able to find you if you hide here!" Today I have to deal with this woman, and then slowly clean up your unfilial son! ”
Qing Shao turned around and looked at Master Qin in surprise: "Father...... Father ......"
Yuan Meng on the side hurriedly lifted his hijab, grabbed Qing Shao's arm tightly in fear and asked, "What happened, how could this be!" ”
Master Qin said sharply: "Come on, take this woman away for me!" Then tie up this rebel for me too! ”
As soon as Master Qin gave an order, more than a dozen strong men immediately surrounded him with ropes. Qing Shao hugged Yuanmeng tightly in his arms and shouted loudly: "Don't come here!" Father, I beg you to spare us! Isn't it okay for us to go far from now on and never appear in front of you again? Please, please! ”
No matter how Qing Shao cried and begged for mercy at this time, the family members still couldn't help but pull Yuanmeng away in his arms. Qing Shao desperately bit and kicked the family members who came up, and held Yuan Meng's hand and didn't let go. But no matter how hard he struggled, he was still no match for the strength of a dozen strong families. In the end, it took a long time for the family members to finally pull the couple apart and tie them up separately.
As if sensing the danger she was about to face, she struggled to break free, crying out for mercy. But Master Qin was always indifferent, so Yuanmeng pinned his hopes on the villagers again.
She pulled her throat and begged the villagers for help: "Help, help me!" Please, save me! But the villagers who were warm and friendly on weekdays were like emotionless wooden people at this time, numbly watching her being tied up and carried away by Master Qin's people. Let Yuanmeng scream out of her throat, until she was carried out of the village, no one stood up to help her.
Wu Wei saw that those family members carried Yuanmeng out of Shangxian Village and pulled it to the foot of Guanyin Mountain. took out a piece of white cloth and put it in Yuanmeng's mouth, and then covered her head with a hijab, and threw her into a deep pit dug in advance and buried her alive.
During this period, Wu Wei tried to prevent all this from happening countless times, but he could only be like a transparent ghost, and he couldn't help in any way. He cried out anxiously, empathetic to the suffocation and despair that Yuanmeng felt after he was buried alive. In the end, he can only wake up in a hopeless struggle.
At this moment, it was already dawn, and Wu Wei was lying on the bed panting heavily, and the sweat had soaked the sheets. Although he had woken up from his sleep, the painful feeling in the dream still strongly suppressed his heart.
Wu stared at the ceiling blankly, unable to calm down for a long time. If everything in the dream was true, then the woman in red had indeed suffered too much. Even if she really becomes a murderous demon now, Wu Wei can understand her.
I don't know how long it took, until the mobile phone rang, Wu Wei slowly eased his depression.
The call was from Liu Yue, and Wu Wei said with a hoarse voice after answering the phone: "Hey, master, is there something wrong?" ”
Liu Yue on the other end of the phone said, "Didn't you say that you were arranged to meet with the Heavenly Master today, did you forget?" ”
Wu Wei remembered the agreement with Liu Yue yesterday, and hurriedly replied: "No...... Didn't forget! I'm sorry master, I just woke up, so I'm still a little unconscious. ”
"Just woke up? What time is it? Liu Yue noticed that Wu Wei's tone was a little wrong on the phone, and asked him again, "What's wrong with you?" Is it unwell? ”
Wu Wei said: "I'm fine, maybe I was too tired some time ago, so I slept a little deeply." ”
Seeing Wu Wei say this, Liu Yue was a little relieved, and he said on the phone: "It's more than ten o'clock now, if you're okay, get up and pack up quickly, and come to Qinglu Guan immediately, the Heavenly Master is waiting for you!" ”
After hanging up the phone, Wu Wei immediately got up, took a shower, put on his clothes and went downstairs. At this time, Lan Muxue was watching TV in the living room, and when she saw Wu Wei coming downstairs, she said happily: "You finally woke up, you can really sleep!" Are you hungry or not, can I help you cook the dishes? With that, Lan Muxue stood up on the sofa.
Wu Wei hurriedly stopped her and said, "Don't bother, I'm not hungry!" ”
After seeing Lan Muxue, he suddenly remembered what happened last night, and he didn't know how to face her. However, Lan Muxue was not only not embarrassed when she saw Wu Wei, but became closer to him.
Wu Wei was a little embarrassed, so after telling Lan Muxue about going to Qinglu Temple, he fled from the house in a gloomy manner.
Wu Wei took a taxi and came to the foot of Luxing Mountain half an hour later. Wu Wei had been here last time, so he walked into the mountain gate of Qinglu Temple. After entering the Qinglu Temple, under the guidance of a little Taoist priest, Wu Wei was taken to Liu Yue's room.
Seeing Wu Wu, Liu Yue first asked about his body with concern, and after seeing that Wu Wei was indeed fine, she said to him: "This time, I called you to the Qinglu Temple, in addition to arranging for you to meet with the Heavenly Master, there is another very important thing to tell you. ”
Wu Wei asked suspiciously, "Is there anything important about my grandfather?" ”
Liu Yue shook her head and said, "It's not about your grandfather, but about that Qing Shao and the red-clothed girl who bit you." ”
As soon as Liu Yue finished speaking, Wu Wei immediately remembered those dreams he had recently, and couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, and asked, "What about the two of them?" Have you found out where they came from? ”
Liu Yue nodded: "That's right, I checked some historical county records with the Heavenly Master, and just last night I finally found out some things about the two of them in a county chronicle called Wangxiang City!" ”