"I think you'd better not go now." Wang Jinhu said a little mysteriously: "I found that the county master has been weird recently, as if he has amnesia, and he can't remember people and things in the past." Sometimes we can't even call our names.

"We were also very slack on political affairs, we handed in the materials and locked them in the filing cabinet without asking. If you go at this time, I'm afraid you'll hit the nail. ”

Elder White Sky: "When do you think it's time to go?" ”

Wang Jinhu: "It's better to wait for the county's statistics to be completed, when the compilation is completed." If I was asked to participate, I would have changed it secretly; If you don't let me participate, I'll let you know, and you can go to the county magistrate again.

"Let's just say that the people in the village asked for a change, and no matter how bad his mood is, when it comes to finalizing the draft, he can't refuse. If you have a draft, everything will be fine. ”

Elder White Sky: "When will you be able to finish the count?" ”

Wang Jinhu: "It's going to take three or five days." I'm thinking about this, and as long as I can't do it, I'll let you know right away, and we'll work together to get it done!" ”

Elder Baikong nodded and said to Li Hong, "That's it. With this county master, although I have dealt with him a few times, it is not a deep friendship, and if I touch a nail, I will mess things up. Let's go back and wait for the letter from the Golden Tiger! ”

Li Hong nodded in agreement, and turned to Wang Jinhu: "Thank you so much." ”

Wang Jinhu: "You're welcome. I can also see that it is not a word difference, but it is related to the great cause of Jianjin Prefecture. I'm from Thornjin Prefecture, so I'm going to be able to help. ”

There are still three or five days to complete the statistics, and Li Hong wants to go to his hometown first to have a look, and after three days, he will come back to listen to the news and work with Elder Baikong to handle this matter well.

After seeing the urn mouth and the eight dragons, and listening to Elder Baikong's rhetoric about changing the name of the village, Li Hong had no intention of going to Zilong and Liuchang to see it. Under the guidance of Elder Baikong, he followed the avenue that often led to the county seat of Jianjin Prefecture and walked towards Jianjin Prefecture.

Due to the unfamiliarity of the road, Elder Baikong suggested that Li Hong first go to the county seat of Jianjin Prefecture, and then go to Li Qianzhuang from the county seat, where there are all Daming Dao, so it is easy to inquire.

After walking five or six miles out of Liuchang, Li Hong was in a hurry, so he went to the woods on the side of the road to solve the problem.

Although it was the New Year, the weather was still very cold, and the woods were bare, with no branches and leaves to cover them. Li Hong walked deeper before squatting down.

This squatting opened up a lot of vision, and I saw that not far in front of me, there was a pair of feet suspended on the ground more than a foot high. Looking up, the body above the feet is vertical. Because the branches blocked the view, and the neck and head could not be seen, Li Hong also knew that this was a hanging person.

Li Hong was scared into a cold sweat, and Xiang didn't finish pulling it, so he quickly lifted his pants and ran over.

Yes......

A hanged man with a noose around his neck and the other end tied to a high branch. There was a small mound of dirt next to his feet, and the hanger was stepping on the neck of the small mound of dirt.

Li Hong hurriedly took out the dagger he had with him, held the hanged man in one hand, and cut the rope with the other.

The hanged man was already unconscious, but there was still a weak pulse, and it seemed that the hanging time was not very long, and the person was still saved.

Li Hong hurriedly poured him a hand of twisted gourd ambergris herbal water, and squeezed his chest to give him artificial respiration.

Suddenly, the hanged man made a "grunt" sound in his throat and slowly opened his eyes.

"Dao Chief, you shouldn't save me." The corners of the hanged man's mouth twitched, and he said in a low voice.

Li Hong: "It's better to die than to live, seeing that you are in your forties, it is the time to support your family, why can't you think about it so much?" ”

Tears flowed from the corners of the man's eyes: "Dao Chief, I am tying myself and drilling by myself, and I have driven myself to death." I have no other way to go, but to die to be free. ”

Li Hong: "Are you liberated, what about your family?" What about the wife and children? How did they live? Which to rely on? ”

"I can't stand my wife and children, so I came to seek death."

"If you're going to die, you can't live with them." Li Hong looked at the sky and persuaded: "It's freezing cold, the sun is about to set, where is your home?" I'll send you home. I'll talk about something when I get home. ”

The man shook his head: "I really don't want to go into that house." ”

Li Hongjian said that he knew that he could not untie the knot in his heart, and it would be in vain to send him back, and if he could not keep himself from walking on the front foot, he would go to a dead end on the back foot.

Seeing that there was no shop in front of the village and no shop in front of the village, and that the weather was cold, he picked a dry branch, lit a fire in the open area, and set the man up beside the fire, and helped him to sit down.

"Let's keep warm, and you can talk to me to see if I can help you!" Li Hong said kindly.

When the man saw Li Hong's dress, he thought that he was a wandering Taoist priest, and when he saw that he had a kind attitude and saved people from danger, he confessed and confided in him.

It turned out that the person was also surnamed Li, a native of Li Taihu Village, named Jin Xin. Because my ancestors liked peonies, they planted a lot of them in the garden. He has been playing among the peony bushes since he was a child, and gradually he has liked it.

When I grew up, I knew the medicinal properties of peony and thought: peony can be both ornamental and have medicinal value, so why not plant it in a large area and make a fortune with peony!

With the consent of his parents, he planted peonies in a large area of his family's fertile fields.

As a result, he made a fortune within a few years, and people gave him the nickname Li Caizhu.

Li Caizhu loved peony and made a fortune with peony; By flowers and people, I also like young and beautiful women. Married a three-room concubine and raised at home, not satisfied, as long as you go out, you will inquire about the Qing () Lou Ji Courtyard, as long as you hear that there is an excellent Ji girl, you will throw silver to find pleasure.

Two months ago, he found a very outstanding girl in Tiandu Meixian Temple, and he paid a high price to get it. During the conversation, the woman heard that he was from Jianjin Prefecture, and she liked it very much, so she said that she would follow him and let him redeem her as his concubine.

It is true that he loves flowers and beauties, but there are already three-room concubines at home, and the eldest wife has already made a lot of trouble, and if she brings one back, the eldest lady is not easy to explain, and the concubines will also attack it for favor. He reasoned that he didn't have enough money with him, so he was allowed to go home and find a way to raise money.

When the woman heard this, as if she was afraid that he would not go back, she ransomed her body with her own private money, followed him home, and became his fourth concubine.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as this woman from the green building entered the door, the family never gave birth again.

At first, the eldest lady disagreed, and after two fights, she had a stroke and was half paralyzed.

Immediately afterwards, the eighteen-year-old eldest son also disappeared for no reason, and it has been more than a month without any news.

In order to compete for favor, the four concubines often quarreled and became angry, and two of them had already hanged themselves. When his mother's family came to make trouble, he had to settle it with too much silver.

These things have annoyed him enough, but he knows that the four concubines are becoming more and more arrogant, and in the name of having monsters in the family, they invited an old way to eliminate demons. One moment it was said that this was a monster, and the other time it was said that it was a devil, and after the torture came back to life, it was resold or dismissed. Then the old man picks and buys a new one.

"The maid and servant in the house are about to change. Some have been with me for twenty or thirty years, and some have been in this family since their parents, and they have developed feelings for each other, and I really can't bear it.

"But the fourth aunt has to do this, and I really can't do it. Because of this, I was anxious and restless in eating and sleeping. That's what made the body like this. Two months ago, I was still a strong physique of more than 150 pounds! Rich Man Li said gloomily.

Li Hong: "Seeing that your current body is only one hundred and twenty pounds, and your expression is sluggish, is it the reason for excessive indulgence?" ”

Li Jinxin shook his head: "People say this about me, but in fact, I have suffering. It is said that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, for your sake of saving me, and really helping me, I will tell you the truth:

"Ever since I invited that old man...... Oh, with all due respect, I can see that you are not one sect, and you two are very different! ”

Li Hong: "It's okay, just say it." It is a sect, and there are good and bad. ”

Li Jinxin: "That old way, it's purely a demon king of the world!" This fourth concubine is a chaotic biao. As long as they came, two people lived in the same room.

"When the old way did not come, she cheated on the slave who was changed later. As soon as I say it, I will scold and sometimes beat people with my hands and feet.

"Even ...... Ahem, I'm not afraid of your jokes, and even made me kneel on the washboard in front of the servants. Ahem, what a lesson! If you have money, don't ask for a green woman, it's really not a thing! ”

"You're not going to divorce her? Or resell it elsewhere. Li Hong came up with an idea.

Li Jinxin: "It's too late. Now she has become a big man at home, the number one. Even I have to listen to her. If you don't listen to a word and don't follow a thing, the family will be noisy.

"It's all my own doing, and I'll just put up with it. It's a pity that my eldest wife, my wife, after knowing this, felt sorry for me, and hated my fourth aunt, so she became more and more angry, and her condition became more and more serious, and she didn't eat water and rice for two or three days.

"The eldest lady is only for one or two days. If she leaves, I will have no shame to face her family and neighbors. I want to walk in front of the eldest lady, close my eyes, know nothing, let them toss! ”

Li Hong: "Do you have no relatives at home?" ”

Li Jinxin: "No. I only had one son with my eldest wife, and it was for this reason that my eldest wife agreed to accept my concubine. However, none of the four concubines gave birth to me.

"My son is eighteen years old this year, a good boy with excellent character and learning, and I have pinned all the hopes of the Li family on him. I don't think he is also against the fourth aunt, he ran away from home more than a month ago, and there has been no news until now.

"Of the three concubines before this biao came, two were forced to hang themselves by her. The rest of the people were also so frightened that they didn't dare to come to me.

"As soon as I saw that the situation was not good, and I was afraid that this one would be forced to die again, I gave her some silver taels and let her go back to her mother's house.

"The maids and servants have all been replaced by her, and I will not care about them. As soon as my eldest wife and I died, the whole family became her and that old man. ”