Chapter 19 Hidden Merit and Fame Nineteen
Zhang Wang's master lived alone in the palace and was unwilling to trust anyone or meddle in other people's affairs. Until a man appeared, who was transferred in from outside to serve as a temporary guard. may be because his status is lower than that of ordinary guards, so he doesn't dare to come forward, and he doesn't dare to grab women with guards. Zhang Wang's master didn't know why, but he fell in love with this man from the first time he saw him. Master Zhang Wang knew that they would not have a result, but he still frantically followed this guard, and even gave all the property of himself and his mother to this man.
But this man not only deceived Zhang Wang's master of his feelings and money, but also betrayed Zhang Wang's master. The scene that made Master Zhang Wang's life unbearable was staged again, and he was tortured for three days and three nights. When the guards left satisfied, Master Zhang Wang crawled back to his residence almost by himself. Since then, Master Zhang Wang has never seen that man again, and she doesn't want to see him again. Soon after, Master Zhang Wang found out that she was pregnant, and she would rather the father of the child be one of so many guards than that child's offspring.
However, every time he saw Zhang Wang's family, Zhang Wang's master would always think of that man, which was a pain for Zhang Wang's master. Therefore, Master Zhang Wang's constantly reminded his daughter Zhang Wang's not to trust men and not to rely too much on men. In order to get her daughter Zhang Wang to leave the palace, she tried every means to protect her daughter, she wanted to protect her child like her own mother, and try to give her child the best future and life.
Before leaving, Master Zhang Wang handed Zhang Wang a pot of flowers, saying that this pot of flowers was left to her by her mother, and she didn't know what it was for. She gave this pot of flowers to Zhang Wang's family, hoping that Zhang Wang's family would take care of this pot of flowers as she took care of her. Zhang Wang left the palace with this pot of flowers, and Zhang Wang did not know that when she left the palace, Zhang Wang's master passed away without love.
Zhang Wang was arranged by the imperial court to become the wife of a military household. Zhang Laosan, a military householder, was a disabled soldier who was abandoned by the army because he was disabled. The army of the Ming Dynasty implemented the military household system, and when a soldier died or was disabled, someone from the military household family needed to come out to serve as a soldier, otherwise the family would be deprived of military household qualifications. Although the so-called military household qualification is only exempt from some taxes, it is very important for the poor people. Zhang Laosan is the third child in the family, and the first two are disabled and the other are fools, and they have no children, so the family's military household qualification is deprived. Zhang Laosan, who had lost his ability to work and his qualifications as a military household, went to the yamen to make trouble, but instead of solving the practical difficulties, the yamen gave Zhang Laosan a wife. Zhang Wang's family became Zhang Laosan's wife and became a married woman.
Because the family has no land and no source of livelihood, the family lives a hard life. In fact, all the sources of life were provided by Zhang Wang's family, and Zhang Wang's family took out all his few dollars to let the family live for a period of time. But life has to go on, how can this family live?
Just when Zhang Wang's family was worried about the family, she had already discovered the secret left by her grandmother. It turned out that there was a trick bag in the pot of flowers, and if Zhang Wang hadn't accidentally broken the pot, she wouldn't have known this secret. Inside the bag was a letter written by her grandmother to her master, who was her biological mother. In the letter, her grandmother told her master that this pot of flowers was secretly broken from the sacred tree when her grandmother left the tribe. I don't know why it blooms, and it blooms twice a year, and the flowers are not only beautiful but also have unexpected effects. Grandma said that the day after the flower bloomed, some of the petals were picked in the morning before the dew dried. The petals can be eaten directly or dried for later use, and the reason why Master Zhang Wang's injury was able to survive was because of this magical petal. But grandma repeatedly reminded that this kind of petal is not only poisonous, but also very poisonous. In the end, the grandmother told the master that this flower is called aconitum green, which usually does not bloom, and the fragrance is very charming when it blooms.
According to his grandmother's prompt, Zhang Wang collected some petals and tasted them privately. Not only is it not poisonous, but it is really good for people, and it can be used to make money to feed a family. After Zhang Wang knew the importance of this pot painting, he took good care of this pot and studied the role of petals when he had time. Soon after, an opportunity was placed in front of Zhang Wang. A landlord's concubine was sick and had a terrible stomachache, and it was useless to invite many doctors. Zhang Wang's family went to see the concubine as a former medical woman, and cured the concubine's illness with very few petals. The landlord rewarded some money, which gave Zhang's family hope. They couldn't afford to come to a house or hire a house, so Zhang Wang's family had to go door-to-door to find female patients and treat them. Because they are all women, and because Zhang Wang's family used to be a medical woman, everyone believes in Zhang Wang's family.
Zhang Wang's family had to take care of Zhang Laosan's family while doing business, and their lives finally stabilized. When Zhang Wang had his own child and the child was about to be born, Zhang Laosan contracted a bad gambling problem. From then on, Zhang Laosan didn't go home all day long, and when he went home, he beat and scolded the child to force Zhang Wang's to hand over the money, and after getting the money, Zhang Laosan left again. Gradually, Zhang Wang's family lost confidence and reliance on this husband, and lived a life where having a husband is equal to not having a husband. She would rather Zhang Laosan not come back, because as soon as Zhang Laosan comes back, he will only ask for money and beat the children.
When the child was three years old, the child was sick, and this disease could not be cured by petals, so Zhang Wang had to save money to hire a doctor. Unexpectedly, Zhang Laosan came back and desperately snatched the child's medical money, resulting in the child dying of illness without money to see a doctor. Since then, Zhang Wang's family has hated Zhang Laosan, and no longer cares about Zhang Laosan's life or death, even if Zhang Laosan dies outside, she doesn't care. Zhang Laosan also knew his mistake, and he didn't dare to come back and ask Zhang Wang's family for money to gamble.
Zhang Wangshi thought that her husband Zhang Laosan had become better, but she didn't expect Zhang Laosan to invite five or six former comrades-in-arms home. In front of outsiders, Zhang Wang's family tried her best to show respect for her husband Zhang Laosan, because men always have to give a little face. But these people don't seem to be serious people, not only do they speak rudely, but they also don't look at Zhang Wang's eyes very seriously. Zhang Laosan knew that these comrades-in-arms were not serious, but he still didn't know, and helped everyone pour wine into Zhang Wang's family. Soon after, Zhang Wang was finally drunk by the group, and everyone let out chilling laughter.
When Zhang Wang came to her senses, she realized that she had been bullied, and the accomplice turned out to be her husband Zhang Laosan. Zhang Laosan also told Zhang Wang's unashamedly that he would not mind, his comrades-in-arms were his brothers, and his wife was everyone's. From then on, Zhang Laosan and his four comrades-in-arms took turns to occupy Zhang Wang's family, and later Zhang Laosan's two elder brothers and Zhang Wang's father-in-law also came. The eight men were not separated from each other, and Zhang Wang's became the common property of these eight men, and Zhang Wang's wanted to resist but had no strength.
Just when Zhang Wang felt that her life was worse than death, she unexpectedly saw the aconitum green left by her grandmother. Zhang Wang finally made her own decision, she wanted to use her own means to take revenge on these men.
She took the opportunity to cook for everyone, and rubbed the petals of aconitum green all over her body. All the men who touched her body were poisoned to death. After Zhang Wang was sure that these people were dead, he surrendered to the Yamen. Because she doesn't have long to live, she doesn't have to worry about any worries. Qin Tai asked Zhang Wang's wishes, and Zhang Wang's family hoped that Qin Tai would bring her and the child's ashes into the capital and bury them with his mother. Zhang Wang did not know where his mother was buried, but he heard that it seemed to be a plum tree planted on the northwest corner of a mass grave outside the palace. When Qin Tai came to the mass grave outside the palace in the capital, he knew that there were countless graves here, almost all of which belonged to palace maids and eunuchs. It is almost full of plum trees, and it is not clear where is the grave of the mother that Zhang Wang said. Qin Tai had no choice but to bury the ashes of Zhang Wang's family and Zhang Wang's children in a vacant lot in the northwest corner, which was considered to have fulfilled Zhang Wang's wish.
In order to learn more about Aconitum Qing, Qin Tai and his wife once went to Miaojiang in person. Although I didn't find the tribe that Zhang Wang's grandmother said, I also knew some secrets about Aconitum Qing. Aconitum is a transliteration, and in ethnic minority tribes, it means a sacred tree sent by God. Here it is not called aconitum green, but it is called the heavenly tree leaf or the god leaf, but it seems to rarely bloom. After analysis, Qin Tai felt that the flowering of aconitum may be related to different regional climates. There is a local saying that the leaves of the sacred tree are spiritual, and ordinary people cannot touch them and cannot eat them. Only the blessed can take some of the leaves of the sacred tree in small amounts in March and September each year. This may be the safe period for picking flowers that Zhang's grandmother said. People who have eaten the leaves of the sacred tree in the local area can live for a long time, and they all say that the leaves of the sacred tree are great tonic and not poison.
After analyzing and picking, Qin Tai and his wife found that this kind of aconitum is not only poisonous, but also very toxic. It is only safe to pick at the specified time, otherwise even the pickers may be poisoned. The reason why Qin Tai characterized this poison called aconitum green as a hidden poison was because of an accident. Aconitum is very poisonous when it is first picked, and a small leaf can poison a sturdy old cow to the ground. But it was this leaf that was forgotten after it landed, and after a few days, it dried out and turned out to be non-toxic. Just when Qin Tai was still that the toxicity of the leaves could disappear over time, a calf came over and ate the leaves. The result, of course, was that the calf died, and the leaf toxicity did not disappear but was hidden.
After many analyses, Qin Tai found that this kind of leaf can not only retain its toxicity when the water is basically dehydrated, but also temporarily hide the toxicity outside itself. It can be said to be a magical leaf with a certain amount of wisdom, but it is also a strange natural phenomenon that causes headaches. For the sake of safety, Qin Tai informed the yamen, hoping that everyone would be careful with this kind of leaves, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to use this kind of thing to break the law and discipline. But I didn't expect that there were still people who used this kind of aconitum to do bad things, and killed so many children with status and status at once.