Chapter 30: The Demon Woman
Feng Tisi has been an official here for three years, so naturally he doesn't need Chen Youliang to lead the way, his feet are fast, and there is still a distance from Juxian Tower, so he suddenly stopped, groaned, and whispered to Chen Youliang behind him: "This matter should be done carefully, you give me a head start." Chen Youliang understood what he meant, asked him to wait a while, hurriedly went to Juxian Building to disperse a few official errands, and arranged for Zhou Xing to live in the backyard, and then invited Feng Tisi.
Feng Tisi and Chen Youliang walked into the house, and saw a donkey-faced old man sitting in the room, forty or fifty years old, with a weathered face, and his clothes were also tattered, and he couldn't see the appearance of a tall man, and there was a stout stupid big man next to him, a half-sized man, and he couldn't help frowning.
Chen Youliang pointed at Zhou Xing and said, "Lord Feng, this is the Zhengyi Sect Gaodao I told you, Zhou Xing, Zhou Daochang." Then he pointed to Feng Tisi and said, "This is Feng Tisi of the Waterway Yamen." ”
Chen Youliang was just a middleman, after the introduction, he flashed to the side, Zhou Xing and Feng Tisi hugged their fists and raised a few words for a long time, and then became silent, Zhou Xing saw Feng Tisi's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, knowing what he was thinking, so he said to Zhou Dian and Lin Qi: "You two don't hurry up to salute adults." ”
Lin Qi hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Zhou Dian also arched his hand, Zhou Xing smiled and said: "Lord Feng, one of these two is my child, and the other is my apprentice, just went down the mountain with me, I don't know how to be polite, don't be surprised." ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say......" Feng Tisi returned the salute and breathed a sigh of relief, since the two of them came from this donkey-headed veteran, it would be fine, but this veteran who looks like a donkey really has such a great ability? Puzzled, he couldn't help but ask: "Since Daoist Zhou is the descendant of the Zhengyi Sect, it must be a matter of slaying demons and eliminating demons?" ”
Zhou Xing is an old man, he knows what Feng Tisi is asking about, and he can see that he doesn't trust him very much, but this line is not afraid of you talking, just afraid that you will not speak, this will not be the time to be modest, he touched the goatee on his chin with his hand, and said in a somewhat superior manner: "I dare not say anything about killing demons and demons, but I want to catch ghosts and draw talismans, and it is not a problem to subdue some evil spirits, but I don't know what difficult things Tisi has encountered?" If the matter is too difficult, even if the poor road cannot be solved, it is not difficult to go back to Longhu Mountain and invite some advanced Taoist fellows. ”
Words, Zhou Xing didn't say dead, but first asked what happened at home? But the words reveal that as long as you look for me, I can do it for you. This is very skillful, and it is too full of words, and you can't smash your own job, but you can't say no, who will look for you if you can't? Don't look for your money? What's more, this thing is really difficult to do, as long as you say that you will go back to the mountain gate to move the rescue soldiers, and you will not go back, the world is so big, and you will go there to find me?
Feng Tisi was worried and didn't hear the loopholes in Zhou Xing's words, not to mention that the Zhengyi Sect is a famous and decent sect, and it has been rewarded by the imperial court, and in the second year of Taiding, the 39th Heavenly Master Zhang Sicheng was named "Yiyuan Chongde Zhengyi Sect Master", and was authorized to manage religious affairs. Since then, the Heavenly Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain has great power, and can propose the appointment and dismissal of Taoist officials and Taoist temple personnel from all over the south of the Yangtze River, propose to the emperor the supply and number of money for the new Taoist palace, and can also directly issue "degrees".
Thinking of this, Feng Tisi also had no doubts, and sighed: "If something like this happens, it is also a misfortune for the family." Last year, when the two rivers flooded, many displaced people arrived in the local area, and my wife wanted to accumulate some yin virtue for my six-year-old child, so she thought of buying a few people with smart hands and feet, so that they could have food and clothing to rely on......"
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As the saying goes, the mountains eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water, rely on the yamen to eat the court, once there is a flood, the court will inevitably provide disaster relief, how many can really fall into the hands of the people? Most of them fell into the hands of the upper and lower officials, although Feng Tisi is only a seven-grade petty official, but this flood, the benefits of falling in the hands are absolutely indispensable, with money, Feng Tisi expanded the family house, the expanded house is luxurious, pavilions, gardens, rockeries, flowing water is a lot, the house is big, and the manpower is a little insufficient.
The more times like this, the cheaper people become, and there are not a few people who can't eat to sell their sons and daughters, and some even give them away for free, in order to let their children survive, although the hard work of being a slave and a maidservant is better than starving to death. Feng Tisi and his wife naturally wanted to buy a few people at this time, but they didn't expect to cause a disaster.
At this time, if you want to sell a few people, you don't need to go out at all, as long as you leak out, there will be countless homeless people coming to the door, piling up at the door, sticking grass on each head, waiting to be bought. Feng Tisi's wife discussed with him the day before buying a few people to come back, and Feng Tisi also nodded.
The next day, Feng Tisi went to the yamen on business, Feng's wife remembered the matter of buying people, so she asked the two mothers-in-law to follow and open the door, as soon as the door opened, she was startled by the scene in front of her, but saw hundreds of people gathered at the door of her house, men, women and children, all with yellow muscles and thin faces, vegetables on their faces, and tattered clothes...... Wife! Buy my little third son, I will be a cow and a horse for you for the rest of my life......"
Feng's wife is a woman, she has never seen this formation, she was startled, and the two mothers-in-law around her hurriedly protected her, and scolded loudly: "You are hungry, are you all unruly?" Scared Madame and didn't want to have a head? Give me some rules, the Feng family is a big family, what you want is to have rules, who to buy and who not to buy, Mrs. has her own reason. ”
A shout. The homeless people didn't dare to squeeze forward, nor did they dare to shout loudly, they only looked at Feng's wife with expectant eyes, and I have to say that this feeling of looking down on all beings is very good. Feng's wife began to pick people, don't be old, don't look stupid, don't be too young, and don't look good......
picked an hour, picked two maids, and two little girls, which was originally enough, but at this time, an old woman rushed out and knelt on the ground, pulling Feng's wife's skirt and begging bitterly: "Madam, in the past two years, there has been a famine in my hometown for many years, and the old woman's son and daughter-in-law have starved to death, so I am left with myself and a little grandson." Our ancestors and grandchildren begged all the way and endured a lot of hardships, and finally came here. If Mrs. can take in the two of us, she would rather not be paid, as long as she provides me and my little grandson with food, clothing and shelter, it will be considered a great kindness. ”
The old woman said that it was miserable, and Feng's wife couldn't help but take a closer look, and saw that she was in her sixties, with a sad face, teary eyes, and the wrinkles on her face were stacked together, like an old tree. The people are clean and clean, and their eyes are bright, without the numbness on the faces of ordinary homeless people.
Feng's wife didn't want to take in this old woman, she was too old, and the family was recruiting servants to work, and she couldn't recruit the young and strong, how could she accept someone of this age. What's more, she is not alone, she also has a little grandson by her side, wouldn't there be another mouth to eat at home?
The old woman seemed to see Feng's wife's thoughts, and hurriedly dragged the little grandson behind her, and said to him: "Madame is a kind-hearted person, she will definitely be able to take us in, and kowtow to Madame quickly." ”
Behind her, the little head timidly poked out, the child was six or seven years old, his face was pale, he grabbed the corner of the old woman's shirt, a pair of black eyes, looked at Feng's wife without blinking, puffed and knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times: "Madame is a kind-hearted person, there must be a Bodhisattva blessing, the little sixth son kowtows to Madame." ”
The old woman wiped her tears and said: "This is my little grandson, called Xiaoliu, but his parents are gone......
After saying a few words, Feng's wife couldn't help but be moved, speaking of a child in her family, who is six years old this year called Feng Hou, taking the close meaning of Feng Hou, seeing the sad appearance of this little sixth son, thinking of her own children, she couldn't help but feel compassion, and instructed her subordinates to arrange a place for the old and young to sleep, and find some change of clothes. The two ancestors and grandchildren settled down in the Feng family.
After entering Feng's house and signing the deed of sale, Feng's wife knew that the old woman's surname was Guan, and the Feng family called her Guan Pozi, this Guan Pozi is also a diligent person, burning fires, cooking, running errands, washing shabu, there is nothing that she doesn't do, and she doesn't talk about wages, she doesn't mention Feng's wife, naturally she doesn't mention it, in her mind, it is already a great kindness to be able to take in this ancestor and grandson, what kind of salary do you want?
The days passed like this, and it didn't take long for Xiao Liuzi to become familiar with the little young master of the Feng family, and the two were not much different in age, and they were happy to play together every day. Feng's wife saw that Mrs. Guan was capable, and she saw that her child had an extra playmate, so she took the leftover snacks from the family to Xiao Liuzi, that is, Feng Hou's replacement clothes, and if there was a new one, she also gave it to Xiao Liuzi to wear. Guan Pozi is also grateful to Dade and is more and more attentive to doing things.
But unexpectedly, there was a time when the two children played and fought, Xiao Liuzi pushed the little master of the Feng family on his heels, Xu was in pain, the little master of the Feng family cried, it happened that this scene was seen by Feng's wife, and she was very distressed when she saw that her child had suffered a loss, and the heart of the calf was also annoyed, and she came over and gave Xiao Liuzi two slaps.
Guan Pozi, who was trimming the flowers and plants on the side, changed her face greatly, and walked over gloomily to help her little grandson, seeing that a small face on her grandson's face was fanned red, her eyebrows suddenly rose up, and she shouted at Feng's wife with a hideous face: "The child is just playing, what if you suffer a little loss, what if you get a little cheap?" Do you need to be an adult to beat my grandson? ”
Seeing that Mrs. Guan was disobedient to herself, Feng's wife also shouted at her angrily: "I am the head mother of this family, and I have good intentions to take you in, even if you are not grateful, can it be the opposite?" What is the identity of your grandson, and you dare to compare it with my son? My son is the son of an official of the imperial court, and your grandson is nothing but a house slave! ”
When Guan Pozi heard Mrs. Feng say this, an old face suddenly smiled, and this smile became indescribably weird and dark, so she heard her say in a deep voice: "They are all born and raised by their parents, in my opinion, the two children are no different, don't believe it, you see." ”
As soon as he said that, he suddenly dragged the two children over and pressed them under his wide and shabby skirts, Feng's wife was shocked and screamed again and again, for fear that Guan Pozi would go crazy and hurt her own children, so she rushed forward with the maid and pushed Guan Pozi away, and was about to hug her child, but when she saw it, she was stupid in place.
I saw that these two children became exactly the same, tall, short, fat and thin, their appearance, clothes, and there was no difference, they were all the appearance of the little six sons.
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