Chapter 19: Felony Killing of Cattle
Zhao Qingshan understood that if the Yin Tieying family's cultivated cattle were really killed by this Mr. Glasses as he said, then it would not be too much to sentence him to death. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It seems to be very absurd logic to kill a cow to pay for the crime with human life, and to be executed at Ling Chi, but unfortunately, this is the reality, the bloody reality that once happened on the land of China.
It turned out that from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, ploughing cattle was a very scarce "resource", and at that time, China's rural areas were poor and backward, coupled with frequent wars and disasters, so the lives of ordinary people were really as low as grass mustard.
In contrast, a cow can withstand the strong labor of a dozen men, it does not eat food, and it does not need to be paid, but has become a more "reliable" and "noble" existence than human life.
How "precious" are these ploughing cattle? Here's an example.
It is said that in the early years of the Republic of China, five silver dollars and a dowry money in the northern countryside could buy a beautiful daughter-in-law, and if there was a disaster year, even a piece of ocean or a liter of mung beans was needed to buy a daughter-in-law or a godson.
In contrast, in the north of that era, the strong ploughing cattle were surprisingly "valuable".
Unlike human life, the price of cattle in the entire Republic of China has risen steadily, and it is generally possible to buy more than 80 silver dollars, and even in the busy farming season, it can be sold at a sky-high price of 200 silver dollars!
Although it was just a glimpse of the leopard, the value of this person's life was immediately clear.
One cow is almost equal to the price of ten people! That means killing a cow is the same as killing ten people!
Therefore, in the eyes of the local heroes, and even Zhao Qingshan himself, it is natural and not an exaggeration for this cattle thief to be sentenced to death......
…… After listening to Yin Tieying's words, Zhao Qingshan's face turned blue, and he asked Mr. Glasses: "Did you steal the master's cattle!" ”
In the season of "life and death", the man with glasses naturally shook his head like a fan, he vomited blood in his mouth, and while shouting that he was "wronged", he told the original "truth" of this matter to Zhao Qingshan, who was chivalrous and righteous.
The man with glasses wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and spoke first: "My name is Han Xiang, a native of Bazhou, Hebei, teaching in Qingzhou, and now I am a teacher in Qingzhou's "Tenth Middle School". ”
It turned out that Han Xiang was a very "advanced" person, and he did his best during the drought in Qingzhou, and resolutely joined the progressive youth organization "Advanced Society", relying on the money and food from private funds for disaster relief, and the students formed a disaster relief team.
Han Xiang was anxious for disaster relief and led the students to go farther and farther. He forgot the warning that the school should not enter the mountainous area, and took a group of people to the vicinity of Yimeng Mountain to relieve the disaster.
Then, Han Xiang, who did not listen to the advice, was unlucky enough to meet the Yimeng bandits. Under the ferocious attack of the bandits, Han Xiang lost all the disaster food and students, and only fled south with a secretary, and he didn't know how long he and the secretary came to a mountain temple to rest and nap.
Speaking of which, Mr. Han Xiang cried like a tearful man, he said that when he woke up later, he suddenly saw a bloody bull's head on the altar of the mountain temple.
Faced with the inexplicable appearance of the bull's head, Han Xiang didn't know what was going on, and then he was tied up by Yin Tieying and his subordinates who suddenly rushed into the mountain temple, and those people first "rewarded" Han Xiang with a leather whip and cold water, and then tied them to the wooden pillar and were lynched by Ling Chi.
After listening to Han Xiang's "true" words, Yin Tieying naturally didn't do it, he gritted his teeth and said that Han Xiangxiang was the murderer of the cattle, his name was "disaster relief", he was actually a "thief", he was dignified, shameless to die, and the cow head in the mountain temple was ironclad evidence that others had stolen goods......
After listening to the cries on both sides, Zhao Qingshan immediately had an idea and judgment in his heart.
He knew that the cattle of the Yin Tieying family were definitely not stolen and killed by Han Xiang, because Han only had two people, and with his bare hands, how could he dismember the cow overnight and only one cow head was left?
It's impossible for two people to eat the whole beef, so where is the rest of the meat? Is it hidden? This is even more paradoxical. Because if they have the power to hide the whole cow, why should they have the head of the cow with them? It doesn't make sense at all.
But in the face of so many doubts, Zhao Qingshan didn't say anything, because he knew that the Yin Tieying at this time was above the qi, if it was broken in front of him, he would definitely feel very faceless, and everyone would not be able to get off the stage at that time, but it would not be good.
Therefore, Zhao Qingshan wanted to take a look at the bull's head first, and wanted to see if he could use the skills of a cook and the "secret rules" in the Five Organs Temple to resolve the contradictions between the two sides, which could not only save the life of Han Xiang, but also take care of Yin Tieying's face.
After Zhao Qingshan made up his mind, he immediately arched his hand at Yin Tieying and said, "Lord Eagle, can you take out the bull's head and let Zhao Mou see it!" ”
Yin Tieying nodded, and immediately asked his subordinates to bring up the scalper head as evidence.
Zhao Qingshan took the blood-dripping bull's head, looked at it carefully, and then was shocked.
Between the faces of everyone, he suddenly put a bull's head on the table of the eight immortals respectfully, and then knelt down against the cow with a "coo-dong" sound!
Subsequently, Zhao Qingshan kowtowed to the bull's head nine times in succession, and in a cold sweat, he suddenly fell to the ground, as if he saw the king of Hades, and said in his mouth: "Those who don't know are not to blame, and those who don't know are not guilty......"
Zhao Qingshan's sudden action caused everyone present to be stunned, and everyone didn't understand why he knelt down and bowed to a dead bull's head, it really seemed like the bull's head...... What kind of powerful character is in general?
Puzzled, Yin Tieying was patient, and it was not until Zhao Qingshan retreated to the side tremblingly that he said eagerly: "Brother Zhao, what does this mean?" Why do you bow to a bull's head......"
Before Yin Tieying could finish speaking, Zhao Qingshan interrupted with a gesture: "Don't talk nonsense!" It's not a bull's head at all! This is Yacha! ”
"Yacha?" Yin Tieying was stunned and said, "What kind of yamen's yacha?!" ”
"I don't need to ask!" Zhao Qingshan said solemnly: "It's the ghost of the Netherworld!" Whoever eats your cow is equivalent to killing the demolition of the Netherworld! Immediately, you'll die! ”
Zhao Qingshan's words were stunned by the old man's heart, but he still didn't believe it: "How can this cow ...... Is it a ghost? Brother Zhao is really good at laughing. ”
"You don't believe me?" Zhao Qingshan's eyes widened, and he dragged the cow's head over with a frightened expression, broke the cow's mouth and said, "Take a closer look...... What is it?! ”
As Zhao Qingshan spoke, he put his hand into the mouth of the bull's head and dragged something out......