Chapter 2: Lame Legs and Blind Eyes
Ma Zhenren explained with a smile: "The owner doesn't know, this hole is called "Dragonfly Point Water Hole", the old people in the family should be buried here, meaning that the descendants are as light as dragonflies and water, and the descendants of your Song family will be in constant luck in the future, and there is no danger in death, turning danger into disaster, and the method of burial I use is the dragonfly water method." ”
Master Song couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Ma Zhenren, and patted his chest and promised, as long as this matter is done, you Ma Zhenren will be a member of my Song family, and you don't have to worry about anything in the rest of your life, just wait to enjoy Qingfu, I will let my son give you a pension and so on.
Song Zhi on the side heard his father's words, although he was reluctant in his heart, but because of the majesty of his old man, he didn't dare to say anything.
After listening to Master Song's words, Ma Zhenren hurriedly said politely to him, and the rest of his life was settled, he was overjoyed in his heart, and began to command everyone to be buried in high spirits.
However, at this moment, the originally clear sky was inexplicably blowing a light wind, although the wind was not strong, but it came suddenly, and the four strong men who carried the coffin suddenly unsteady for some reason, their bodies were crooked, and the log in their hands was not grasped.
In an instant, the coffin more than one person high actually fell, and the position where it fell, impartially, was the position of Ma Zhenren.
Ma Zhenren was buried under the command and was closest to the coffin, and at this time his complexion changed suddenly, and at the same time he shouted: "Not good!" I didn't expect it to come true so soon! ”
As he shouted, he staggered backwards, but what he didn't expect was that a rock under his feet happened to trip him and he sat on the ground.
At the same time, the coffin also fell, only to hear a "click", the corner of the coffin was smashed on his right leg, for a while, the painful Ma Zhenren grinned and burst into tears.
At this time, everyone exclaimed, and hurriedly ran over to help him move the coffin, and carefully helped him up.
was smashed by the coffin, Ma Zhenren's right leg was already bent, and the white bones of the forest were exposed, and the blood flowed, staining a large area of trouser corners.
"How do you four work? They are as strong as cows, and they can't even hold a single piece of wood! Is my Song family spending money to hire a few of you waste! Old Man Song's face was gloomy, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at the four strong men with red faces and scolded.
This is not in a hurry, the coffin suddenly collapsed when he was buried, it was very unlucky, but fortunately, the coffin was trapped by the big rope, and did not fall to the ground and scattered, if the coffin scattered and his wife's body rolled out, it would be a big joke.
The four strong men trembled, trembling in fright, standing in place, they wanted to explain, but they couldn't say it.
At that time, the four of them felt a breeze blowing, and their bodies suddenly seemed to be in an ice cave, and what surprised them even more was that they couldn't lift up the slightest strength, and they couldn't help watching the coffin fall, and a little wind blew people unable to move, this thing is too evil, even if they say it, who will believe it.
Master Song blushed, and wanted to teach the four of them a lesson, but Ma Zhenren stopped him, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Don't be angry, don't blame the four of them for this, it's because I don't have enough Taoism, in the end I was still attacked by the treasure cave, but I didn't expect it to come so soon, it seems that it won't be long before my eyes will be blind, but that's okay, since I have broken a leg, there will be no other problems in the next burial." ”
After speaking, he gritted his teeth, tore off a piece of cloth on his sleeve and bandaged the broken leg indiscriminately, and then limped to order the four strong men to continue to be buried.
Not to mention, after that, the coffin was successfully buried in the soil, and there was no problem until the soil was filled and the monument was erected, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
On the night of the funeral, Mr. Song had a strange dream while sleeping, he dreamed that his wife came back to see him, stood in front of the window and said to him, old man, I live in a place with mountains and rivers, and I live very comfortably, I am very satisfied.
At this point, Master Song also fulfilled his original promise to Ma Zhenren, took him to the Song family, and offered him delicious food and drink.
In the following days, Ma Zhenren lived with the Song family, and the Song family respected him very much from top to bottom.
Soon after, Ma Zhenren found that his vision began to blur, at first he couldn't see anything clearly, and finally his eyes were pitch black, and finally he became blind, but he had expected this for a long time, so he didn't look too sad.
After Master Song learned of this, he took more thoughtful care of him, and instructed his subordinates to entertain Ma Zhenren with good wine and meat every day, whether it was dirty clothes or bedding, he ordered his subordinates to wash, and he took care of him meticulously.
Ma Zhenren was greatly moved in his heart, thinking that the Song family really treated me well, and it was not in vain that he helped him the Song family, even if he was lame and blind, it was worth it.
In this way, two years passed, Master Song died suddenly due to a serious illness, and according to Ma Zhenren's guidance, Song Zhi buried his father in the dragonfly water hole.
However, when Master Song left, the problem came, Song Zhi's daughter-in-law Wang felt that according to Ma Zhenren's burial method, there was no change in the family at all, let alone any big officials, so she instigated Song Zhi to question Ma Zhenren and ask for an explanation.
Song Zhi went to ask Ma Zhenren, but the result from him was that it would take twenty years for the Song family to become a big official, that is, Song Zhi's son would grow up, so Ma Zhenren also suggested that Song Zhi send his two sons Dahu and Xiaohu to the county seat to study, and learn knowledge in the future in order to gain fame.
When Song Zhi transferred what Ma Zhenren said to his daughter-in-law word for word, his daughter-in-law immediately raised her eyebrows and shouted, "What? Do you have to wait until twenty years later, the big tiger and the little tiger Zhang Da? Is this lame blind man lying to us, in my opinion, this lame blind man is taking a fancy to our Song family's money, but he is just a bad old man who cheats and cheats, and his father should not have kept him in the Song family in the first place! ”
Song Zhi is a person who is not superstitious, and after listening to his daughter-in-law's words, he also feels reasonable, choosing a yin house can make my Song family a big official, how can there be such a good thing? At the beginning, my father must have been old and confused to listen to this man's words, and since my father's death, I have been the head of the family, and I have the final say.
The lame blind man is almost eighty years old, maybe one day he will kick his legs and leave, is it possible that I Song Zhizhen wants to support him for the elderly, no, I don't know him, why should I support him for the elderly, he is not my father.
In the end, the husband and wife discussed and decided to force Ma Zhenren away, and they instructed their subordinates not to send food and wine to Ma Zhenren in the future, and not to wash his clothes and bedding if they were dirty, and even the room where Ma Zhenren lived was not allowed to continue to live, but drove him to the firewood room.
The husband and wife have a good wishful thinking, we won't give you food, we won't give you shelter, and we won't give you clothes, let you fend for yourself, how can you stand it after a long time, and you can't get out of the Song family obediently.
The husband and wife didn't know when Ma Zhenren had suffered such grievances, and they couldn't wait to leave the Song family, but he was lame and blind, and he couldn't take care of himself, so where could he go with his eyes black? The world is so big, where should he go?