After the meal, Mr. Guo went down the mountain and went home. He only goes to the temple on the first and fifteenth days of each month to burn incense and keep vigil, and he is usually at home. According to the direction pointed out by Mr. Guo, Hu Kehao and his party came to Calamus Township. Calamus Township is a poor township in S County, with no factories and mining enterprises, only barren land, producing wheat, rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other agricultural products. Some farmers planted oranges, watermelons, loquat and other fruits. The farmer uncle toiled for a year, and these things were not worth a few dollars.

This day is the day of the market in Calamus Township, and the streets are bustling with pedestrians. Hu Kehao ran out of cash yesterday, but fortunately he had a card with him, found a rural credit cooperative, and withdrew a few hundred cash. He Xin's clothes were already very tattered, and because it was summer, Hu Kehao was wearing single clothes, and he was embarrassed to take off his clothes for He Xin to wear. He Xin walked out into the street, and the eyes of pedestrians stared straight at her.

"Yo, I didn't expect you to have a high rate of turning heads." Hu Kehao teased.

"If you buy Miss Ben a new dress, you will definitely have a higher chance of turning back." He Xin said with a smile.

They come to a clothing store, the owner of which is a middle-aged woman, who warmly invites them to try on clothes. He Xin tried on a light blue dress, which fit just right, and was about to buy it, she said to Hu Kehao: "This girl is in trouble now, you bought me this dress." I owe you everything anyway, and I will pay it back together in the future. ”

Hu Kehao took out his wallet, paid the money, looked at He Xin's delicate figure and brand-new skirt, and praised: "Your clothes look good, you look like a fashionable village girl." ”

They came out of the clothing store and passed by the bazaar to the east, when they heard a deafening sound, the sound of sawing wood from a lumber mill in the street. The "O" shaped saw blade runs at high speed on the machine, and the timber is pushed out on the rails, sawn into planks piece by piece. Hu Kehao also saw his father sawing wood with a hand saw at home, he stepped on the bench with his left foot, held the wood with his left hand, supported the ground with his right foot, and held the saw with his right hand to saw, and the sawn surface fell like snow. Walking past the timber processing plant, they heard the sound of striking iron again. In a stone-made blacksmith, one master grabbed the red-hot iron, and the other hammered it vigorously. There was still reddish iron burning in the hearth, and some cooled iron was soaked in the bucket next to the iron pier. One moment they burned the iron red, and the other they threw it into the water to cool it down. Outside the door is a variety of iron farm tools, including hoes, sickles, kitchen knives, and horsegrass sickles...... Many people keep observing and stroking on the stalls, and they can't put it down, as if they are buying but not buying, and bargaining......

To the right of the blacksmith shop is the pig dam, which is the pig market of the entire township, and is the place where pigs are sold in various villages. The reason why it is so named is because the pig dam is full of pig, and the smell of pig can be smelled far away. Hu Kehao and the three of them had to pass through the pig feces dam to catch the bus back to Huaishu Village, and they tried their best to endure the smell of pig feces. Some sellers tied the pigs around their necks and pinched the ropes in their hands to sell, while others put the pigs in baskets, and the pigs were still sleeping quietly, not knowing that they were about to change hands.

"My pig has bright fur, is willing to eat and grow, and will get fat after buying it and feeding it for a few months." The seller said.

"You pig looks like a moldy lump, the shelf doesn't grow big, and it will only waste food." The buyer said again.

Hu Kehao ignored the cries of these vendors and continued to go to the station. Dozens of meters away from the pig dam, Hu Kehao saw a van, and then looked at the license plate, confirming that it was the car that took He Xin away yesterday. Hu Kehao and Li Tianbang became alert. The van door opened, and two people carried a bamboo basket into the car. Yesterday, He Xin was also put into the van in a bamboo basket by Zhou Chuanzong, and today they are trafficking in human beings again? It's really a narrow road, and Hu Kehao and Li Tianbang are full of righteous indignation.

After loading the bamboo basket into the van, the driver was ready to leave. Li Tianbang was in a hurry, and continued to carry forward the spirit of the scoundrel, he caught up with the van, and gently hit it from the side, the van hit the steering wheel to avoid it, and Li Tianbang fell to the ground. The driver got out of the car angrily, pointed at Li Tianbang and said, "You get up for me, I didn't hit you at all, you are touching porcelain!" ”

Li Tianbang lay motionless on the ground, moaning incessantly. The surroundings gradually filled with people. The driver said to the crowd around him: "Everyone can see clearly, my car has already driven away at that time, this person was bumped into by himself, he touched porcelain, please help me testify." ”

"You knocked me down, I'm not allowed to go, I'm going to lose money!" Li Tianbang roared. He got into an argument with the van driver. Some of the people around him had kind words to advise Li Tian to get up, he was indeed chasing after him, don't wronged good people. Some people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so they shout blindly and ask the driver to compensate for the medical expenses.

"You say, public or private?" Li Tianbang lay on the ground and said to the driver, "If you are on business, you will fight a lawsuit, and you will accompany me for medical expenses, lost work expenses, and mental damages...... If you are private, you will pay me a sum of money now and leave immediately. ”

"Get out! You scoundrel! If you are public, you will be accused of extortion, and if you are private, you will be beaten! The driver said. While Li Tianbang and the van driver were arguing, Hu Kehao had already reported to the police station. The county police were on their way to Calamus Township, and at this time they also called Hu Kehao to learn about He Xin's situation. Hu Kehao told the police that He Xin had escaped, and the driver who sold He Xin was entangled by Li Tianbang.

The driver was so angry that he grabbed Li Tianbang's hand and tried to forcibly pull him up. Li Tianbang continued to play tricks: "My ribs are broken!" Do you dare to pull me? Pull me to pay more money! ”

The van driver took out the incense paper money from the car, pointed at Li Tianbang and said, "Do you dare to swear by a curse?" If I hit you, my whole family will die! If you touch the porcelain yourself, your whole family will die! After speaking, I have to swear with Li Tianbang to light incense and sacrifice to heaven. In this way, Li Tianbang did not dare to speak out. In the countryside, people don't want to swear easily.

The van driver showed a triumphant smile on his face and said, "Look, this second-rate man doesn't dare to swear by swearing, it turns out that he is blackmailing me!" I don't care about him anymore, I'm leaving. ”

As soon as the driver of the van ignited the engine, the police came and asked the surrounding people about the basic situation, which indeed proved that Li Tianbang was blackmailing porcelain. Li Tianbang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the police coming, got up from the ground, and gave an explanation to the police. It turned out that they recognized the van as the car that kidnapped He Xin yesterday, and in order to arrest them, Li Tianbang pretended to touch porcelain and pestered them and waited for the police to arrive. The driver of the van was instantly deflated, and under the testimony of the victim He Xin, he had no choice but to admit his guilt. Li Tianbang moved the bamboo basket from the van, and there were indeed a few little piglets inside, and there were no people to sell them.

Li Tianbang's use of tricks to extort money, although it is excusable, but in broad daylight it has also had a bad impact on social security, the police praised Li Tianbang at the same time, but also gave him severe criticism and education: "You still dare to touch porcelain in front of everyone's eyes, everyone is like you, what kind of chaos will our society become?" In the future, when the grandmother falls, who else will dare to help her? ”

The police went along the way and actually rescued two more girls who had been abducted and trafficked. Although the driver of the van had found out in his conscience and had decided to wash his hands and abandon evil and follow good, the crime he had committed was unforgivable and was severely punished by the law. Zhou Chuanguo's father and son, who forcibly bought the bride, were also punished by the law, and they were really empty of people and money, and they regretted not being at the beginning.

After accompanying the police to complete the investigation and transcripts, Hu Kehao, He Xin and Li Tianbang took the last bus from Calamus Township to Baishi Township. When passing by Huaishu Village, they got off the bus halfway through the fork in the road in Zhuanggang. It's also a coincidence that the time when the three of them got off the bus today was about the same time as the last time Hu Kehao got off the bus when he came home from U University.

After the three of them got out of the car, it was pitch black around the zombie gang. After walking for a few minutes, there was a bright light in the distance, and in the light and shadow, they saw two sneaky people. I saw seven candles lit in an open space, making it look like a seven-star lamp. An elderly man sat in a seven-star lamp casting spells, and a young man waited carefully beside him. It turned out that these two people were Hong Daoshi and Mao Bowen, and they came here from Maojiagou all the way to find Jiang Cuizhi's soul.