Chapter 196: Old House Cause and Effect
Just imagine, a normal person suddenly sees all the figures of rats, and even the mouth and nose are full of that disgusting smell, and even a creepy sound. Not to mention these old and weak women www.biquge.info and children, these old and weak women and children are so frightened that their souls are scattered, even these men who are not diligent in their limbs and do not distinguish between grains and grains, and they are also six gods and have no masters.
This powerful swarm of rats appeared, so to speak, in a very short period of time. And it's coming from all directions. Although there was no talk of attacking people at the time, but in this sea of rats and rats, presumably the most daring person should have collapsed in the end. Whether there were any dead people later, I shouldn't have heard of it at the time! But in the face of this kind of miraculous thing, the villagers who were already afraid of ghosts and gods first compromised, to be precise, Tang Zuyou, the real owner of Gao Yantang, compromised.
In the face of a small number of beggars asking for food, there is actually a magical trick to resist rats, not to mention that these surrounding villagers only have women and children, even Tang Zuyou himself feels powerless. At that time, there were several people in the promotion hall who had guns, and Tang Zuyou was one. It is said that although he was hollowed out by the big smoke, he took the guy with him when he went out in a sedan chair to collect rent.
First, I was worried that wild beasts would be infested at this time, and I was afraid that the road would not be safe; Second, he has seen the world and knows that today's township is different from before, and many outsiders have come from all directions, worrying that people will be red and bad on the way. As for why he didn't dig out the guy that day, many people speculated that the rat sea was too scary, and even if he used the guy to attack the old man who played the flute, he was afraid that he couldn't control these terrifying rats.
In the end, it was naturally difficult for him to come forward, and it was not good for him to lose face, and when these people were about to go crazy, he finally had to compromise and pretend to be helpless. Let an elder of the clan, who was almost paralyzed by fright at that time, come forward with Tang Daxing, Gao Yantang's apparent speaker, to negotiate with the old man who played the flute who drove away the rats.
According to some people who heard the details from those present, some people who knew the inside story recalled. They shouted and negotiated, and then the rats actually made a way for these people to come to the door of Gao Yantang.
Everyone saw the old begging man covered in skin and bones, holding a yellowed bamboo flute more than a foot long and the thickness of a thumb in his hand, sitting on the dismount pier next to the stone steps at the entrance of Gao Yantang. The flute emitted a sharp and piercing strange sound, and the people who listened to it were covered in sweat and hair standing on end, and everyone had never heard such a strange and ugly flute sound. But the rats that came running from all directions seemed to be very obedient.
They are not afraid of the people around them at all, but driven by the sound of the flute, they are constantly gathering in Gao Yantang. At this time, everyone knew that a flute could drive so many mice. However, there are many people in Hongyangtang who have seen the world and know that there are many strange people in this world, and they vaguely guessed that it was the people of Gao Yantang who offended this group of beggars who asked for food, so they would let them do this.
Hearing that the master of Gao Yantang said to compromise, the old man who played the flute did not speak, but after a while, among the group of beggars who sang the lotus flower, a middle-aged beggar with resentment in his eyes came out. But it was he who shouted that he wanted the owner of Gao Yantang to compensate the bitten beggar for his medical expenses.
Normally, when encountering this kind of thing, the interests of the final negotiation are nothing more than the subject matter. Gao Yantang, as the head snake of the land, naturally has some advantages, but it is just to scatter money to avoid disasters! Not to mention that Tang Zuyou was frightened and thought so, it was these fox friends and even some old people who thought so. Therefore, Tang Zuyou asked the clan elder and his uncle to come out, and he also thought that it was very easy to settle.
However, this time Tang Zuyou thought wrong, and everyone here thought wrong!
The other party was disdainful of the ocean compensation given by Gao Yantang, and just caught Tang Zuyou for letting the dog come out and bite people, almost biting people to death. He also said that he would go to the county government and ask an adult to administer justice.
To say that because of his father's personal relationship with Tang Weihan, plus the plan to preside over the road construction, he has some intersection with the county government. If you go to the county government, Tang Zuyou is not afraid. But he suddenly thought of one thing, these outsiders obviously knew that they were local snakes, why weren't they afraid of the county government to uphold justice? Tang Zuyou is not stupid, in the face of the predicament in front of him, the other party is just looking for an excuse.
Now it is not this group of beggars who are anxious, but Gao Yantang, who is surrounded by a swarm of rats. Not only do they have their own family here, but also a group of fox friends and dog friends, and the village to congratulate them
of the villagers. Seeing that the other party manipulated freely, if he provoked them, he was afraid that if he gave an order, the entire Gao Yantang would be gnawed away! Tang Zuyou, who figured this out, suddenly knew that his slightest carelessness would lead to a catastrophe.
Tang Zuyou, who has always been bold and reckless, felt scared for the first time. Originally, the joy brought by taking a concubine was gone, and there was a faint shadow in my heart, that is, I thought that this woman who had not yet passed the door was simply a broom star. Later, this girl named Ah Xiang was carried into Gao Yantang by Tang Zuyou, but she was no longer there, and it is said that she swallowed opium and died after Tang Zuyou died.
Ah Xiang's life and death are a later matter, and her ability to enter Gao Yantang is still a bit dramatic. Because at that time, the group of beggars not only had to pay for the medical expenses, but also asked Gao Yantang to give a few acres of fertile land as real compensation for them. This is not simply a question of right or wrong, but a major event involving the transfer of private property, or even the sale and purchase of private property.
The most important thing is that this is not a sale, but a kind of intimidation and coercion made by the other party by its own means.
However, Tang Zuyou, who is the head snake of the land, has no way at all, just when everyone is deadlocked, the people in Gao Yantang can't stand it anymore, and some people hear about it, so they say that they are willing to take out some money to let Tang Zuyou compromise with this group of beggars.
A group of locals were actually blackmailed by beggars from other places, which may be the first time since the opening of the port. In the end, he took out fifty oceans, and the real estate is still under discussion. Because he heard that this group of people had a Henan accent, Tang Zuyou suddenly thought of a person, so he asked the clan elder to say in front of them that there was an uncle who was doing business in Guangxi, and there was a Henan follower named Hua Shou next to him, I don't know if they had heard of this person.
Originally, Tang Zuyou also had the idea of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he just mentioned it casually, and he didn't know if it would be effective or have any counterproductive effect. I didn't expect the people in the house to hear the sound of the flute, and although the rats had not dispersed, the old man with the flute was gone. Later, Tang Daxing recalled that when he was afraid to die, the clan elder said the name of Hua Shou, but he didn't expect the old man who played the flute to stop.
He looked at these people with his eyes like dead fish, but he didn't speak again, he didn't even speak at first, he didn't wait for the group of beggars, he actually took the short, yellow bamboo flute and left. Many years later, Tang Daxing still can't forget that the ragged old beggar, unkempt with a bamboo flute, slowly disappeared at the end of the reservoir along the long stone road by the eaves of Gao Yantang.
The old man playing the flute did not disperse the rats, and the rats dispersed automatically. The people in Gao Yantang naturally didn't know, but the people outside could see that the swarm of rats rushing over from all directions had decreased, and finally gradually disappeared. There was some anger on the beggars' faces, but they didn't disperse immediately. At this time, the tenant on the side of Yaoju Village carried a sedan chair and sent Ah Xiang over.
Because Ah Xiang's father and brother also came with him, they were naturally stunned when they saw Gao Yantang's frightened situation. But when I heard the voices of the beggars and the meaning of what they said, I knew that it was Gao Yantang's people who had offended them.
Tang Zuyou, who didn't want to marry Ah Xiang anymore, heard that Ah Xiang's father and brother actually negotiated with those people. What especially shocked Tang Zuyou was that Ah Xiang's father was only in the courtyard at the entrance of Gao Yantang, slowly putting on a few dancing postures, and these people scattered with their mouths. Although this old man was a little inexplicable, Tang Zuyou also saw that the savior was coming, so he naturally came out boldly and some people.
Tang Daxing also always remembered that his nephew Tang Zuyou came out of the compound that day.
When he just walked to the edge of the stone steps, the middle-aged beggar who was originally leading the beggar to leave suddenly yelled at Tang Zuyou: "You rich people who are rich and unkind, treat human life like a mustard!" Cai Lao will let you go in Hua Shou's face, but I won't let you go easily! I curse the men in the first three rooms of your old house not to die well, and the family wealth is ruined, and the family house is restless! ”
This was a chilling curse, the first time he heard such a vicious and creepy curse, Tang Daxing, who was already young, felt cold all over his body. Seeing his nephew who was trembling with anger, and Ah Xiang's father who was angry, Tang Daxing didn't know how he lived later. Because Tang Daxing fainted, he only heard about the rest of the matter.
After so many years, as long as he thinks back to the original incident, Tang Daxing feels as if it is right in front of him. So no matter how you live your life over the years, you are careful in acting a jar. The nephew's face is still familiar in front of his eyes, but many of his relatives have gradually blurred. Ah Xiang, who had a delicate face, was sleeping in the mountains behind Gao Yantang's house, even though he gave birth to a child for Tang Zuyou, but because the child passed over to the Gou family, she didn't even enter the ancestral cemetery of the Tang family.
Some of the furniture that was once gnawed by rats is still used in Gao Yantang, which seems to record what happened back then. His father and brother, although I don't know if they are cursed, but they do only have their own small house left. The saying that the family wealth has been lost, so many years have passed, I don't know if it is because Seong lost his horse, but Gao Yantang has preserved it intact anyway.
Tang Daxing didn't even dare to think about these things, only when he worshipped his ancestors or elders' birthdays every year, he would think of some of them, it turned out that he actually grew up here, and he slowly grew old here. There are many things that have been forgotten, and there are many things that have only one thing to remember in their lifetime!