When I opened my eyes, there was a haze.

When the pupils refocused, what was in front of him was not the white that he was used to seeing, but turquoise, and he seemed to be leaning on a person's arms, extremely warm, making people feel at ease.

Then a drop of water fell on his face, and a faint sobbing sound was heard.

I actually leaned on a woman's arms?!

Zhu Hao tried to widen his eyes, and now he finally saw clearly.

This is a very beautiful woman, with a goose egg face, willow eyebrows, a soft nose and soft lips, and she is not wearing the usual white coat, but a long turquoise cloth dress, which is quite weird.

Bedridden for a long time, the only person of the opposite sex who sees the opposite sex on weekdays is Miss Nightingale, with Zhu Hao's optimistic and cheerful personality, he naturally wants to have a conversation with the nurse sister who has never met in front of him but is dressed in an ancient style for some reason, he wanted to say, "Little sister, are you new here?" Your clothes are so chic", but when the words came to his lips, he just spit out one word: "Mother......"

What's the situation?

The mouth is not controlled by the brain?

There was a sudden stabbing pain in the head, and a lot of pictures poured in, it was a kind of extreme discomfort of being forcibly instilled with memories, and the personality seemed to be cut off.

What this imposed was fragments of memory, and he suddenly realized that I was the intruder.

"Xiao Hao, are you okay? You're scared to death! ”

The woman hugged him tighter, and a feeling of suffocation came, and he tried to push away, but found that nothing could be done.

Myself......

Thin arms and thin legs.

Where is it still the old body that I have used for more than 30 years?

It's a kid at all!

Could it be that this person in front of me is my mother?

A strong family affection came to his heart, and Zhu Hao had an inexplicable dependence on the woman in front of him, which was the emotional fetters of the original owner of the body, which did not belong to him, but now his feelings were so strong and real.

Reborn from the ashes?!

……

……

"I said, brother and sister, isn't my nephew all right? Who else is that, hurry up and help your mother up, what does a room full of old and weak women and children look like crying? ”

A man's voice came, and it sounded like a jujube pit blocked in his throat, and he couldn't swallow it, and he couldn't spit it out, which was extremely harsh.

Zhu Hao looked sideways......

A face only a mother could love!

Look forward to self-pride!

He really wanted to slap this arrogant and domineering ugly face, but the white tender little hand looked in front of him, and finally dispelled this unrealistic idea.

Second Uncle......

This is the memory of the original owner of the body for the man in front of him, that is, the man is the father's brother.

As for the father......

The memory is a little vague, only vaguely remembering that my mother often cried to a spirit card, and the owner of the spirit card seemed to have died in the rebellion of the six or seven people, leaving behind an orphan and widow.

Six-Seven Rebellion?

Zhu Hao looked for useful clues from the depths of his memory.

Isn't it the uprising of Liu Liu and Liu Qi in the Ming Dynasty?

That's what happened from the fifth year of Zhengde to the seventh year of Zhengde.

According to the content of the mother's cry, the father passed away two years ago, so it should not be more than ten years of Zhengde now.

The mother's name is unknown, and outsiders call her Zhu Niang.

In my memory, in addition to my mother and my own sister-in-law, my father still had a concubine and the daughter he gave birth to, which was the mother and daughter who were also kneeling on the ground and holding their heads and crying.

My mother and aunt are both in their twenties.

His name was Zhu Hao and he was seven years old at the time.

Half-sister, Zhu Ting, five years old.

……

……

Try to sit up straight so that you can see what surrounds you.

In addition to his mother, aunt and sister, he was the second uncle Zhu Wanjian in his memory, and his current location was a rice shop, the store was very large, at least hundreds of square meters, and there were sacks containing rice, flour, salt and miscellaneous grains one after another, and a tent in his forties stood behind the narrow counter on one side.

Consciousness gradually becomes clear.

The tent housekeeper's surname was Sun, and he was not hired by his mother and aunt, but was appointed by his grandmother to take charge of the accounts.

Behind Zhu Wanjian, there were a few yacha standing, and the door of the shop was full of lively people.

"His second aunt, what's the matter?"

"I heard that the salt sold by the shop ate the dead, and the government sent someone to seal it up."

Listening to the accent is like a popular southwestern official dialect in the central and western regions of Hubei.

Zhu Hao's heart is like a mirror.

Daming Hubei belongs to Huguang Cheng announced the political envoy department, Huguang during the Zhengde period...... That is where the Wolong Hidden Mansion is located, and the future Emperor Jiajing will be here.

Zhu Wanjian urged: "A few poor masters, what are you doing with the pestle?" Why don't you hurry up and seal the shop? Especially the salt of those who eat the dead, must not be kept! ”

Salt eats the dead?

Sounds wicked!

But why is it the second uncle who brought people from the government to seal the shop?

Zhu Hao's mother handed her son over to the aunt on the side, got up and begged bitterly: "Ladies and gentlemen, my family's salt has been sold for many years, and there has never been an accident, how can I eat the dead?" It must have been the victim who ate something else that was not clean. ”

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "It is an irrefutable fact that the salt sold by the shop eats the dead, could it be that the government will not wronged you?" ”

Something is wrong.

Zhu Hao secretly figured out that this rice shop and the courtyard behind it were specially rewarded by the imperial court for the loyalty of his deceased father, and most of the families wanted to take it back, so they used their brains.

The current foreman of the government is a little hesitant: "The second master of the Zhu family, there is a problem with the salt sold in the shop, but the owner is just vomiting and diarrhea, lying on the couch to recuperate, far from the point of death......"

Seeing that Zhu Wanjian's eyes were almost bursting with fire, the yacha foreman gritted his teeth: "Well, since there is a problem with the salt sold in the shop, the county magistrate sent me to investigate the case, and I can't neglect my official duties." The third lady of the Zhu family, offended! ”

After that, he will come over and get someone.

At this time, Zhu Hao finally regained some strength, he broke free from his aunt's embrace, stepped forward and spread his arms, blocking his mother, aunt, and sister.

No matter how small the body is, you must do your best.

"Are you just bullying the widows of loyal ministers of the court, bullying orphans and widows? What is the principle of heaven? ”

Zhu Hao almost roared out in a heart-rending manner.

When these words came out, his heart was open-minded.

Bedridden for a long time, the powerlessness of life gradually withdrawing from his body was terrible, and now he regained the feeling of being alive and vigorous.

Yacha suddenly stopped.

Zhu Wanjian was angry: "Are you still afraid of a naughty boy? Arrest people and close the store! ”

Zhu Hao picked up the flat shoulder on the side: "I see who dares!" If anyone dares to mess around, I will crash to death here, let the world know that the government and the Zhu family robbed the orphans and widows of their property, and forced the sons of loyal ministers to death. ”

The foreman of the yacha was very helpless: "Brother Hao, you take care of it, we are ordered to do things, please do not hinder it." ”

Look at the lively people in all directions.

Zhu Hao said loudly: "Since it is a case, dare to ask where the informant is?" Why didn't the owner come, but it was the second uncle of the family who brought you to seal the shop? Does he want to kill his relatives in righteousness and help others deal with his family? ”

"Wow!"

As Zhu Hao's question was raised, the people talked louder.

Things don't stand up to scrutiny.

"Boy with a mouth full of nonsense...... Brother and sister, this is the son you taught as a lady? ”

Zhu Wanjian attacked Zhu Niang.

Zhu Niang stepped forward, leaned over and hugged Zhu Hao from behind, with a resolute look on her face: "My son is not wrong, the concubine has never done anything illegal, and the neighbors can testify." ”

"Yes, Zhu Niang is a good person!"

"There was a drought in Nanyang last year, and Zhu Niang also opened a porridge shed outside the city to help the victims!"

“……”

The discussion became louder and louder, Zhu Wanjian couldn't hold back when he saw the matter, and he was furious: "There is a problem with the salt sold in the shop, and it is a bad person, is there any problem with closing the store?" The main reason why I took you to the Yamen was to ask how the salt came from...... Will it not be possible to continue to let poisonous salt plague the neighborhood? ”

As soon as these words came out, the voices of the crowd of support suddenly disappeared.

Zhu Niang looked at Zhu Wanjian with pity eyes: "Second uncle, the deceased husband and you are brothers, close relatives, this shop and the house behind it are given by the court to care for our orphans and widows, and ninety percent of the income from the shop is sent to the house, why is there no way to live for us now?" ”

When people heard this, they felt pity.

"I heard that the third master of the Zhu family was loyal to the country, and it was only two years after he died, and the Zhu family reached out to the orphans and widows......"

"Saying that there is a problem with the salt, it must be a conspiracy of the Zhu family, otherwise why didn't you even come to complain today......

"Yes, people have worked hard to run the shop, and most of the income is given to the husband's family, and now they have to take away the shop that they rely on for survival, is there a royal law?"

The emotions of the onlookers were mobilized again, and the eyes of the people who looked at the yacha and Zhu Wanjian were full of unkindness.

Compared with the great business of the Zhu family and the background of the government, the people are more willing to stand on the side of orphans and widows.

Seeing the ferocity of public opinion, the foreman couldn't resist the pressure: "Second Master Zhu, look? ”

Zhu Wanjian secretly scolded in her heart that it was all grass on the wall, and immediately glared at Zhu Niang: "Who said that you would be cut off from your life?" If you go back to Zhu's house, you can still starve to death...... There are so many fields and houses at home, but you lack this? ”

"I brought the official to seal the rice shop, I don't want to ruin the Zhu family's style, you women and children can ignore it, but if something happens to the shop, it is the family who is scolded! I did this all for the sake of the reputation of the Zhu family. ”

Zhu Niang hurriedly said: "But the salt in the shop was bought back by mortgaging the farm house and borrowing more than 100 taels of silver from outside, and it was ...... after it was sealed. How to return the law? ”

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "Who let you enter so much salt at one time?" If something happens, will the government bend the law? Just hand over the farm house to the family, and the family will pay the debt for you......"

Show one’s true colors in the end!

But for the onlookers, people keep saying that they are thinking about the family's reputation, even if they have doubts, they can only be dumb again.

There was a dead silence at the scene!

Seeing that the situation was irreparable, Zhu Hao suddenly pointed to the tent on the side: "Official, I clearly saw a few days ago that he sprinkled a white powder into the salt we sold, and I don't know what it is...... Was it poisoned by him? ”

The tent was surnamed Sun, and he was shocked when he heard it: "Little master, don't talk nonsense, what...... What's the matter? ”

"Still don't admit it? At that time, you instructed me not to tell my mother, and gave me a few pennies to buy sorghum syrup......"

Zhu Hao said vividly, Zhu Niang had stated before that the shop sells salt not for a day or two, and if something happens in these days, someone will definitely make a ghost.

It doesn't matter if the Zhu family is planning behind the scenes, the big guys know in their hearts that orphans and widows are compassionate, and Zhu Hao, a seven-year-old child, said so many detailed words, no one can be biased and biased.

"It must be him!"

"This guy is ghostly, he is not a serious person at first glance, how can a big man run to the widow's shop as a bookkeeper?"

"Yes, yes, this person must not be well-intentioned!"

The onlookers rediscovered the object of their condemnation.

Sun Tent was speechless, and hurriedly asked Zhu Wanjian for help: "Second master, you have to call the shots for the little one, but the little one didn't do it." ”

Zhu Hao sighed in his heart.

This thing didn't see the situation clearly.

Zhu Wanjian was anxious to characterize the poisoning of the shop, such an inconsequential little person as Sun Tent, who would you sacrifice if you don't sacrifice in the face of big things?

"Several poor masters have heard it, and my nephew personally admitted that it was his shop account that poisoned the salt, so there is no problem with sealing the shop and deducting the salt, right?"

Zhu Wanjian did not live up to Zhu Hao's expectations, and immediately hit the snake with the stick, and insisted that Sun Xuan's account was poisoned.

Zhu Hao glanced at the frightened Sun Ledger, who had not yet understood how he became an outcast.

The foreman of the yacha breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, then seal it up." ”

Zhu Niang had a bitter face: "Official, since the salt you are selling was poisoned by Sun's account room, the salt in the warehouse should be fine......

Zhu Wanjian sneered: "That's not for sure, whether the salt in the warehouse is poisonous or not, you have to pull people back to the yamen for detailed interrogation before you can decide...... You don't want to keep the salt. ”

Zhu Hao frowned: "Since there is a problem with the salt, then the salt will be deducted, but why should the shop be sealed?" We are all good citizens, and since there is a problem with salt, we are willing to destroy all salt to prove our innocence! ”

"Good!"

The crowd applauded.

Zhu Niang was surprised: "Xiaohao, what are you talking about?" ”

Zhu Wanjian smiled proudly: "Big nephew, aren't you crazy?" The salt has been seized by the government, and there is still a chance to get it back, so you have to destroy it, is it ...... Want to destroy incriminating evidence? ”

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth.

You guy is in cahoots with the magistrate, and the salt must be taken away by you in the end when it enters the yamen warehouse, why do I throw it out knowing that the meat buns have gone and the dog has not returned?

Zhu Hao said: "We are just trying to keep our business...... Ladies and gentlemen, there is a big pond in the backyard of my house, if you agree, we will pour all the salt in the treasury into it, and then compensate those who eat salt and get sick for the cost of soup and medicine, I wonder if this will be the case closed? ”

"This ......"

The foreman of the yacha looked embarrassed, "You have to ask the county master to tell you." ”

Zhu Wanjian smiled: "If you really do this, I will tell Shen Zhixian and ask him to withdraw the case." ”

It's not that Zhu Wanjian is magnanimous and benevolent, for him, what he wants is the dead third brother's farm and house, and everything he does is to serve this purpose.

The industry of robbing orphans and widows is easy to be infamy, and the reaction of the onlookers also proves this, and now Zhu Hao said that he wants to pour those salts into the pool, how to return the hundreds of taels of silver owed on credit?

If it is not paid, the final industry will fall into the hands of the Zhu family, who will let a series of procedures such as purchase and credit, all of which are handled by him Zhu Wanjian behind his back?

We just forced you to the edge of the well, and it was you who had to jump into the well, so it's no wonder that others fell into the well.

The foreman said: "Second Master Zhu has said so, so let's do what Brother Hao said...... Leave not a single grain of salt in store. ”

Zhu Wanjian suddenly realized something, "Pour it into your own pool, I'm afraid there is a problem, you should pour it into the river......"

Zhu Hao said: "Second uncle, you said that it has nothing to do with the case, why do you say now that you can influence the decision of the county master?" If the salt is really poisonous, how will the neighbors fetch water for laundry and cooking in the future? Aren't all fish and shrimp dead? We poured it into our own pool, just because we didn't want to affect it too much. Don't you think we can get the melted salt out and sell it? ”

Zhu Wanjian secretly hated himself for being sloppy, and he said that he could let the magistrate withdraw the case, which obviously did not match the situation originally described.

Sure enough, the onlookers were whispering again.

Think again.

As Zhu Hao said.

In these years, the salt dissolved in the pond water was turned into edible salt, and the only way to fry the salt was to be made by the stove household, and the cost of firewood, iron pots and other tools for frying salt was by no means affordable for a few orphans and widows.

And the salt is poured into the pool, even if it is fried, there must be many impurities, and no one will be stupid enough to eat this kind of salt in a peaceful year.

"Good!"

Zhu Wanjian agreed to this plan.

Zhu Niang begged: "Gentlemen, please be merciful, this is the last way for our orphans and widows to live......"

The foreman said: "Third Mrs. Zhu, this is Ling Lang's suggestion, if you don't agree to destroy the salt, we can only detain the salt and seal the shop...... You are a festival woman from the imperial court, you don't do business and you can't starve to death, and you gave birth to an heir for the Zhu family, the Zhu family is a family of brocade clothes, how can you let your orphans and widows live on the streets? ”

There is a good reason for that.

The crowd of onlookers nodded in agreement.

Zhu Niang wanted to say something, but Zhu Hao went over and pulled his mother's sleeve.

"Mother, stay in Qingshan without fear of no firewood, it is most important to keep the shop, if the shop is sealed, then there will be nothing. With the shop in hand, everything can be discussed in the long run. ”