Suddenly there was a wind outside the door, and the patriarch tore off his coat, looked at the flickering lamps and candles, and continued to speak.

That morning, Wang Chongniang went to a neighboring village to help deliver the baby, and only came back at noon, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw her daughter-in-law running out of the wing room in rags. Wang Chongniang went in to see that Wang Chong's father was still lying on the bed of his son and daughter-in-law, the bedding was messy, and the torn clothes were still on the ground, and a clear-eyed person knew what was going on at a glance. Although Wang Chongniang knew that this must be her own old man who had harmed her daughter-in-law, and she had been married for decades, she still didn't know what the person next to her pillow was.

But she was angry from her heart, and she complained about her daughter-in-law, so she chased it out immediately, grabbed her daughter-in-law who ran to the door, and slapped her twice. This side of the fight, but also scolded, saying that what kind of fox spirit is the family, the family is unfortunate, and married a daughter-in-law who hooked up with her father-in-law and came back. He also said that what people run, their clothes are rotten like this, and it is difficult to go out and let other men take a second look. In short, this Wang Chongniang is also a powerful character, and she has said everything that is ugly and should not be said.

This Wang Chong's daughter-in-law is also a strong temper, first she was bullied by her father-in-law, and then she was beaten and scolded by her mother-in-law like this, and she hit her head on the doorpost and died. Wang Chong's mother-in-law was anxious, you must know that there are also people in the daughter-in-law's family, brothers and cousins, roughly counting, there are more than a dozen people. Worried that his daughter-in-law's family would hear the news and find him, he created an accident at the scene, and called his son Wang Chong, who was seeing a doctor outside and didn't know, to call him back, saying that his daughter-in-law mistakenly took the rat medicine that killed rats at home, and Wang Chong's father found it late and didn't save him.

Outsiders only knew that Wang Chong's family was harmonious, and they didn't expect this father-in-law to beat his daughter-in-law's idea, and they believed it when they saw that Wang Chong's daughter-in-law was indeed foaming at the mouth. But Wang Chong's father and mother felt weak, so they found a reason to park their daughter-in-law's body in a room that was not commonly used, and Wang Chong went to the city to buy a good coffin according to his father's words.

In the afternoon, the daughter-in-law's family also came, and Wang Chong's father led the people into the house. To tell the truth, the Wang family's house is not small, even the one that makes a mourning hall for the daughter-in-law is also very spacious. The mother's family felt sorry for their daughter, so they said that they would stay here at night, and let Wang Chong's father and Wang Chongniang also guard it. Wang Chong's father and mother were weak-hearted, and they didn't dare to say no, so they asked people to set up some temporary wooden beds in the room. Stay up and stay up, and they all fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, the eldest brother of Wang Chong's daughter-in-law heard the rustling sound on the bed in a daze, and hurriedly opened his eyes, only to see that the candle flame in front of the spiritual bed was shining very brightly, and the younger sister had lifted the quilt and sat up. The eldest brother originally thought that his sister was alive, and he was about to shout, but he saw his sister get out of bed stiffly and slowly walked to her father-in-law. Her face was pale, and in the light of the candlelight, there was an indescribable color. The eldest brother saw his sister bend down close to his father-in-law, and then blew lightly at him. That Wang Chong's father, his head was crooked, and blood flowed from his seven orifices. The eldest brother was frightened and frightened, so he hurriedly lay on his stomach, not even daring to get up.

Fortunately, this sister only blew Wang Chong's father, that is, her father-in-law alone. As his sister returned, he could faintly hear a strange squeeze coming from his sister's throat, as if something was blocking her throat. But he was scared and didn't dare to look up, so he only squinted and peeked, but saw that his sister was already lying stiffly like she had started.

Looking at the sky, just after the child, the eldest brother was worried that his sister would get up from the bed again in the middle of the night, so he quietly stepped on the others with his feet, covered their mouths with his hands, and brought them out one by one. My sister's father-in-law has died, and my brother-in-law has not come back when he went into the city to buy a coffin, and when my brother thinks that my sister's situation just now is a little strange, I found my sister's mother-in-law, that is, Wang Chong's mother-in-law, to come and ask.

Wang Chongniang, no matter how strong she is, is also a woman with a weak heart, hearing the description of her daughter-in-law and eldest brother, and then looking at the death image of Wang Chong's father, where can she still hold on, her mouth loosened, and she told the truth. also said that this is the daughter-in-law who died without turning a blind eye and came back to seek revenge.

As for the daughter-in-law's voice, Wang Chongniang did not hide it, saying that Wang Chong's father was worried that the daughter-in-law was dead, and when he went to the underworld to talk nonsense, he used medicine to block his throat, saying that his daughter-in-law would become a ghost, and it was difficult to speak. ”

"Could it be that the daughter-in-law's family just let go of Wang Chong's family?"

"How can it? This mother's eldest brother is about to punch his sister's mother-in-law to death. But two of the cousins are Xiucai, and they said that this matter will have to wait for the people in the government to judge. Although the mother's family was angry, they could only tie up this mother-in-law and send her to the yamen after dawn. Who knows, before this person was tied up, he heard a sound on the spiritual bed in the house, and the sister walked out of the house with stiff movements, and there was a cat lying on her shoulder with green eyes.

Even if it's my mother's brother, I've never seen this kind of situation, and I don't know who shouted first, anyway, I pulled the door bolt and ran out. This mother's eldest brother didn't forget his sister's two children before he ran away, and he also took the children out, as for Wang Chongniang, she hated it originally, and naturally no one cared about her.

Later, the people in Zhuangzi were also awakened, and the big guys didn't know the truth, so they all ran with them, until they ran to the Taoist temple in the eastern suburbs. The Taoist temple was built a few years ago, and there were only two Taoist priests in it, one old and one young, who usually came out to do dojos or something. It is estimated that at that time, the big guy was counting on these two Taoist priests to eliminate disasters and misfortunes.

The door of the Taoist temple was knocked open, but the little Taoist priest was stunned and did not let the big guys in. In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong's daughter-in-law, that is, Shui Ling, had arrived, and the nearest villager was more than a foot away, and everyone was shocked and scared, so they hid everywhere. The little Taoist priest pointed to a poplar tree next to the Taoist temple, so the villager used the poplar tree as a cover and circled with the water spirit. When the water spirit went to the right, he went to the left, and when the water spirit went to the left, she went to the right, and after a few turns, the water spirit seemed to be angry, but she was also tired, facing the poplar tree, motionless.

At this time, the old Taoist priest flew out with a peachwood sword, and without saying a word, he directly cut off Shui Ling's head, and then kicked it away. Shui Ling, that is, Wang Chong's daughter-in-law, stretched her hands forward, and stiffened when she hugged the trunk.

At this time, everyone noticed that the cat that was originally lying on the shoulders of Wang Chong's daughter-in-law didn't know when it ran to the tree, and was staring at everyone with two eyes. But at that time, I was distracted, no one thought about the cat, and I came back later, and those two cat's eyes always appeared in my mind, so I felt that it was gloomy and that something was going to happen.

After dawn, the king came back to buy the coffin. Shui Ling's maiden brothers also went to the yamen to report to the official, but Wang Chong's father was dead, and Wang Chongniang was tied up in the courtyard, although he was not dead, there was only one breath left. The county official came to conduct an autopsy, and Mr. Zuozuo almost blew up when he saw Shui Ling's body, and shouted to go back. But Wang Chong refused, his daughter-in-law's death was not clear, and there were so many rumors overnight, he was uncomfortable, and he knelt on the ground and begged Mr. Zuo to test.

Mr. Qizuo couldn't refuse, so he could only give it a test. Of course, we didn't go in, just Wang Chong was in front of us. said that it was Shui Ling's body, all of which were scratches and squeezing scars, and he was tortured at a glance, which also verified Wang Chongniang's guess that this Shui Ling was forced to be bullied by Wang Chong's father. In Shui Ling's broken neck, drug residues were also found, which was the kind of medicine that could make people deaf and dumb, and it was poured into it after death. Shui Ling's hands were rolled side by side like hooks, and his nails were pierced into the flesh, and Mr. Qizuo found several strong laborers to pull them away. It is said that fragments of Wang Chong's father's clothes were also found in the cracks of Shui Ling's nails. Ay! What a self-inflicted sin! ”

"And then?"

According to the rules of the yamen, Wang Chongniang was brought back, but at most, she was a daughter-in-law who forced her daughter to death, and the sentence was not severe. It's just that this Wang Chongniang, who was already frightened, lost most of her life, and swallowed her breath before the verdict was pronounced in the palace. In only two days, his father, mother, and daughter-in-law died, no matter how sad Wang Chong was, he had to deal with the aftermath, and the big guys also sympathized with him, after all, Wang Chong's child was still good, and he also asked the old and young in the Taoist temple to come over to do a Dharma and go to the bad luck in this Zhuangzi. When he was about to be buried, Wang Chong wanted to get his daughter-in-law's head back, but the old way refused to let him, saying that his head was pressed, and Wang Chong's daughter-in-law was afraid that she would become an evil thing. Wang Chong was distressed, but he had no choice but to make people prick his head with paper paste and reluctantly bury him.

On the day of the burial, although we didn't see the cat, we could vaguely hear the cat's voice calling spring. I was scared, so I hurriedly buried it and hurried back. Wang Chong was worried about the child, and he didn't want to go home, he was afraid of seeing things and thinking about people, and he felt uncomfortable, so he went to Shui Ling's mother's house, and his mother's family knew that Wang Chong couldn't complain about this, although they also complained about him in their hearts, but they finally accepted it.

Although this matter was solved, I was always unsteady in my heart, and I always felt that something was going to happen. Look at my clothes, I have barely taken them off, and I am worried that the resentment of the water spirit has not disappeared, and that cat," said the patriarch, glancing at the cat's head on the table, and swallowing the remaining half of the sentence.

Rouge looked at the sky outside, and the east was already faintly white. She poked the cat's head with her hand and said, "The Taoist priest in the Taoist temple is right, once this head is pressed, the water spirit will inevitably become a demon, but if she doesn't press it, she will also become a demon." This cat is her other life. ”

"How's that for good?" The patriarch rubbed his hands back and forth: "Now that Wang Chong's father and mother are dead, and Wang Chong has also moved to Shui Ling's mother's house to live, is it possible to let the innocent people in our Zhuangzi bear these grievances of Shui Ling?" We are not wronged! ”

"It's easy to solve these things!" Rouge said as he picked up the cat's head, "After dawn, you will go and retrieve the head of the water spirit, and incinerate her body with the cat's head, and then spread the whole tomb with lime powder, and rebury the coffin with ink threads." In addition, find a master, tie two scarecrows, and write the birthday of Wang Chong's father and mother respectively. Remember, this scarecrow must be kneeling, and then after the cave is sealed, it will be burned, which can be regarded as resolving the resentment of the water spirit. Also, find a black dog and spray it with blood, especially near the grave. You must know that this cat has nine lives, but the black dog exorcises evil spirits, and the body of this water spirit is gone, even if the cat wants to make trouble, there is nothing that can be done. ”

"So, can it be stopped?" The patriarch asked worriedly.

Rouge nodded and handed the cat's head to the patriarch: "Do what I say, you can ensure the safety of your Zhuangzi for a hundred years, as for a hundred years, everything depends on a certain number, if the people are pure and kind, they can resolve their bad luck." ”

"I know, I know, what Rouge Girl means, roughly understood, is that good people have good rewards. Let the people in our Zhuangzi be kind and good people. ”

Rouge glanced at the patriarch, though he did not speak.

(Education 123 Literature Network)