Without waiting for Mei Lotus to speak, Zhu Yuanwai told the story as it was, it turned out that this Mei Lotus was still a poor showman three years ago, one night, he and his classmates were drunk, and when they happened to pass by the Baliupo cemetery, they fell asleep with an unstoppable sense of alcohol.

Zhu Yuanwai's daughter saw that Mei Lotus was pitiful, and couldn't help but feel compassion, and personally showed up to take care of him, after Mei Lotus Chang woke up, he saw a woman taking care of herself, and couldn't help but vomit bitterness. As a result, although the classmate received him and left him to eat, he also ridiculed him at the wine table, and he was depressed, so he got drunk.

After listening to Mei Lotus's complaints, Zhu Yuanwai's daughter couldn't bear it, and often took some silver taels to find Mei Lotus Chang in the middle of the night, and in this way, three years passed peacefully, Mei Lotus Chang felt that his level had greatly improved, and he planned to go to Fucheng to participate in the lifting exam. As a result, when I arrived in Fucheng, I found that now corrupt officials are rampant, and there is no money to dredge the examiners, so they will never be promoted.

There was no way, Mei Lotus asked Zhu Yuanwai's daughter again, and this matter was later known by Zhu Yuanwai, Zhu Yuanwai promised to contribute, but asked Mei Rongchang to marry his daughter, and explained in advance that his daughter was a ghost. Mei Rongchang didn't want to agree, but when he heard that Zhu Yuanwai was willing to pay a thousand taels of silver to dredge up the relationship and buy real estate for him, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Mei Lotus Chief, is what Zhu Yuanwai said right?" Shen Chengping looked at Mei Lotus Chang, only to hear the other party grit his teeth and say: "That's right, but I was confused for a while before I agreed." Now that I think about it, people and ghosts are destined to have no good end, how can I, a man in the yang world, marry a ghost wife, and ask the adults to make decisions for me! ”

is the so-called rich wife, expensive and easy friend. Mei Rongchang was already a person at this time, and he was able to get all kinds of preferential treatment from the imperial court, even if he couldn't get into the Jinshi, he would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life. Where would he be willing to marry Zhu Yuanwai's daughter.

"Mei Lotus Chief, since you know the different ways of people and ghosts, why did you agree to come down at that time?" Shen Chengping's face remained silent, and he asked again: "Let me ask you, if you don't have Zhu Yuanwai's money, you might be able to get it?" In addition, what are you going to do with the property that Zhu Yuanwai bought for you in Fucheng? If you're going to ruin your family, these things ......"

"Your Excellency!" Mei Rong gritted her teeth and said, "I have a total of 1,000 taels, I write down an IOU, and it's always okay to pay back the principal with interest, right?" ”

"Humph!" Shen Chengping snorted coldly, looked at Zhu Yuanwai with a black face, and said, "In your heart, I'm afraid you just owe Zhu Yuanwai a thousand taels." But I think that without this thousand taels, you are still the poor Xiucai who can't afford to eat! Now it's not impossible for you to ruin your family. I'm going to give you a reputation, and then you return the family wealth intact, I can be the master and let you get together and disperse, and then this Zhu Yuan will not dare to pester you again. ”

"Ah, this ......" Mei Rongchang's face immediately changed after hearing this, and the whole person was stunned. Originally, his plan was to return the used money, which would take a few years at most. When the time comes, as a person by himself, he will not worry about not having a family business. But if you want to repent of your marriage, you have to get rid of your fame and hand over all your family property, which is really fatal.

Looking at Mei Rongchang's face, Shen Chengping asked directly: "If you can agree to such a condition, now this official will take you back to Yang." Let me ask you one last time, do you want to ruin your family? ”

"If it's not ruined, if it's not ruined, can't I marry!" Mei Lotus Chang shook his head again and again, it is the so-called difficulty from luxury to simplicity, especially if he has tasted poverty, he has no fame, and he does not have a family fortune, wouldn't he become that poor and sour talent again, enjoying a year of rich life, but he never wants to be his former self again.

"Daddy!" At this time, a girl in a wedding dress walked out of the room, walked to the front and said loudly: "Dad, let him go, I don't want to get married!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the ghosts in the courtyard were in an uproar. Zhu Yuanwai pointed at his daughter who came out with a dark face, and said angrily: "Nonsense, how can you do it if you don't marry!" Your wedding cards have been sent out, and now the whole village and friends from all over the neighborhood are watching, where is the face of the Zhu family if you don't marry me! ”

"Dad, Mei Lang originally said that no matter if I am a human or a ghost, I will generally love me, but now I look like this!" The girl held a handkerchief, and her voice was full of sadness: "His heart is no longer here, what's the use of you leaving him, and then it's just a different dream in the same bed!" ”

Hearing the girl's words, Mei Rongchang's face had a look of guilt, but there was an irrepressible joy, but Zhu Yuanwai looked at the wine table in front of him in a daze, and suddenly raised his big hand upward, overturning the wine table to the ground, and sighed: "That's it, it's really a different way for people and ghosts!" After speaking, Zhu Yuanwai was disheartened and sent the plum lotus to the world.

"My lord, this was supposed to be a big day, but I didn't expect it to make adults see a joke today!" After the guests dispersed, Zhu Yuanwai took his daughter to apologize to Shen Chengping.

"You don't have to say more!" Shen Chengping waved his hand and said: "This matter is not your fault, and your daughter has a strong temperament, which is admirable, I am entertained by you this time, and I see that you are very good at governing this Baliupo, and this mantra will be left to your father and daughter!" ”

After Shen Chengping finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper, on which was a mantra of hundreds of words, which was just a simple method of absorbing yin qi cultivation, but for people who didn't understand it at all and Zhu Yuanwai, who inherited the method of cultivation, it was a rare treasure, so after he saw this mantra, his original depressed and angry mood was swept away, and he trembled a little when he spoke excitedly.

"My lord, this ......"

"Okay, since I gave it to you, you can take it, this is also the reward I see you have been able to stick to and not harm others over the years." Shen Chengping said: "I often walk in the yang world, but there are still some things to ask you, how much do you know about the old demon of Montenegro?" ”

"This ...... What the adults are talking about is the Black Mountain Lord of the Dead City? Zhu Yuanwai paused for a moment, and after Shen Chengping nodded, he immediately asked, "But I don't know what the adults are asking about this Black Mountain Master for?" ”

Shen Chengping said with a smile: "Not long after I was appointed by the city god and became an inspector, I heard the name of the old demon of Montenegro, and even Lord Chenghuang seemed to be afraid of it, so I was a little curious, so I wanted to ask about the information of this old demon of Montenegro." Of course, Shen Chengping couldn't tell the truth, he eliminated the clone of the old demon of Montenegro in Lanruo Temple, the grudge between the two sides has been settled, and Shen Chengping also wants to know more about the situation of the old demon of Montenegro. Of course, the reason for this, it is impossible for him to tell Zhu Yuanwai.

Zhu Yuanwai thought for a while and said: "Our Baliupo is too far away from the black mountain lord's vain death city, so most of the news we get is hearsay, if you don't mind, I will tell you about the news I have heard!" ”