Volume 8: The Mystery of the Ancient Tomb is chaotic life and death, and the people of today are clever in their enmity and enmity Volume 8 Chapter 69: Homecoming
August 13, early in the morning, in the village of a thousand households. All the deeds and truths quickly spread to everyone's ears, not only everyone's hostility was eliminated, but the reputation of Jiang Xiaoshu and his party was praised by everyone - Jiang Gongzi, who has a pearl of wisdom in his hands and ignores his previous suspicions; Miss Liu, who made a decision and killed the thief's head; the king of chefs who tested drugs and worked hard; Decisive and ruthless, kung fu is strong in Ember...... However, the most praised is still Miss Xiang Yiling.
It is said that the divine will of Lord Miao Wang has long been attached to Miss Xiang's body, and under the guidance of the underworld, no matter when, she firmly believes in Jiang Xiaoshu and his party, which is the story behind.
It is said that although she does not know martial arts, she is still indignant and scolding when facing the murderous and ruthless Chiming.
It is said that it was her generous statement that shook the Dao heart of the Chiming Demon, and everyone was able to achieve the ultimate victory.
It is also said that she and Chiming grew up together since childhood, like brother and sister, but after learning of Chiming's evil deeds, she still did not hesitate to eradicate them.
The Chosen One, wise, courageous, upright, selfless...... People gave these descriptions to this girl, without hesitation.
Her image is becoming more and more tall and majestic. She came to lead the Miaojiang tribes, which is the real expectation.
Countless Miao Jiang people thought so in their hearts. Hearing that Miss Xiang was discussing this matter with the elders, everyone's hearts looked forward to it.
The upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival has lifted the spirits of the people of Miaojiang, and they are all happy and refreshed.
But there is one person who is not in a good mood at this time. Old man Wu is a lonely old man, and he has no sense of the festival of reunion, as for other things, he only knows that there is no need to die and no war, and he doesn't pay much attention to it.
Because the only thing he thinks about now is - on the day I took care of the body, which of the eight lambs gave me a stuffy stick to pretend to be me?
I was tied up until the night before I was rescued...... Old man Wu had just finished picking vegetables at this time and went back to Wu's house - there have been many major events in the past few days, and Lao Wu has not even eaten a decent meal, which is unacceptable, just fry a few side dishes today, and the two old men of us will make up for it.
After a period of skillful work, one meat, one vegetarian and one soup were already out of the pot, Old Man Wu opened the lid of the pot on the side, the steam fluttered, and he sniffed deeply:
"Hmm...... It smells so good. Then he looked at the sky and couldn't help frowning—this old black hadn't gotten up at noon, really.
"Knock knock," Old Man Wu knocked on Elder Wu's door:
"Old Wu, Old Wu......"
"Squeak-" The door was unlocked, and it opened with a knock.
"Smack!" The rice bowl in Old Man Wu's hand fell to the ground and was shattered.
"Help, come on! Quick—"............ Jiang Xiaoshu walked into Elder Wu's room and looked at Elder Wu lying quietly on the ground - he had been taken off the beam, but the deep strangulation marks on his neck could still tell that he had hanged himself, Elder Wu's expression was calm, and there was even a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was asleep and was having a sweet dream.
He was the first to arrive, to be precise, he knew about Elder Wu's death before Old Wu Tou.
Yesterday, after the crowd dispersed.
"Jiang Gongzi, there is something unknown about the old decay."
"Just ask."
"When you just revealed the truth, I have been waiting to confess my guilt, but from beginning to end, you only said Zhu Yujin alone, and did not mention me, I don't know why?"
“……”
"Jiang Gongzi?"
"Ah Xing's grandfather, the father of the third son of the Wu family, and the mainstay of Qianhu Village...... Such a person should not be a person who covers sin and is complicit in corruption. ”
"But I am indeed such a person...... I deserve the infamy and spurning. ”
"Yes, but you said that Ah Xing, your son, Qianhu Village, and even Miao Jiang, they all need an Elder Wu who sacrificed his life for the country and whose name will last forever; Or is it a Wu Yongshou who aided in the abuse and was arrested and beheaded? Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaoshu sighed lightly:
"You're decent."
"I see...... Xie Jiang Gongzi was completed. ”………… The crying and shouting pulled Jiang Xiaoshu back to reality, he turned his head, but it was Elder Bai who arrived, and he leaned down beside Elder Wu's body, crying and crying silently.
Elder Bai picked up the suicide note on the side:
"As the leader of a village, I am incompetent, and I am deceived by traitors, and my guests are wronged...... Later, he instigated a great war, so that the children of Miao Jiang died countless tragic deaths, and the Great Qin Haojie suffered heavy casualties, and my crimes were monstrous...... Now, it is difficult to find the culprit of the three Qings, and I know that I am guilty of a great sin, so I can only die to thank the world. I hope that future generations will take me as a warning, distinguish between right and wrong, distinguish rewards and punishments, do not seek small profits, are not afraid of violence, and will not repeat today's mistakes......" After reading, he cried again:
"Lao Wu, Lao Wu, this mistake was made by the traitors of the Three Qing Dynasty! How did you take it all over your head? Even if you think you're not doing a good job, where is the use of apologizing with death? Why can't you think about it, just leave! Woo woo, old brother, you promised me the wine, we haven't drunk it yet......" Xiang Yiling had already arrived, seeing this scene, she couldn't help covering her mouth, tears slipped silently, although she understood that this was the best ending that Elder Wu could have, but it was still difficult to suppress the emotions in her heart.
The elders arrived one after another, and when they saw this scene, they also felt sorry and deeply regretful. Someone poked himself, Jiang Xiaoshu turned his head, but it was Liu Shengwang and the three of them who arrived.
Liu Lingwei asked in a low voice:
"You knew he was going to do this?"
"He's a decent person."
"He, where the hell did he start going wrong?"
"The day his family was arrested, the day they spent the 1,000 taels, the day Zhu Yujin was bullied...... Maybe even further, I don't know. ”
"Fear, greed, inadvertent indifference...... Together, these things can destroy a person? ”
"Not exactly."
"Huh?"
"You don't have to add it up, you can do it."
"Jiang Xiaoshu, in fact, we have a question to ......" Liu Lingwei was interrupted in the middle of speaking, turned her head, and more than ten people poured in.
The last to arrive was the Wu family. They cried around Elder Wu's body, and after crying a few times, the youngest son of the Wu family raised his head:
"After my father dies, who will be the Great Elder of Qianhu Village?" Everyone looked at each other, and no one could have imagined that at this juncture, he would ask such a thing.
Elder Bai was short-tempered, and he raised his hand to slap this unfilial son, but was stopped by Xiang Yiling, and Xiang Yiling said to the youngest son of the Wu family:
"Third Brother Wu, this matter needs to be discussed by everyone before it can be decided, and you don't have to be impatient." The youngest son of the Wu family just gave up, but Jiang Xiaoshu and his party behind him couldn't help but change color when they heard him mutter.
Here's what he said:
"Father dies and son succeeds, brother dies and brother dies, it's really ......unlucky" Jiang Xiaoshu glanced at Liu Lingwei, and then stretched out a finger.
See, the same is enough. The Wu family was full of crying for a while, and then they all stopped crying, only Ah Xing was still pulling Elder Wu.
The youngest son of the Wu family frowned:
"Take it back! What do you do when you touch someone dead? Ah Xing was startled, and hurriedly withdrew his hand, looking at his grandfather who was motionless on the ground, he asked timidly:
"Grandpa, this time, what are you going to change to Ah Xing?" ………… Why did Zhu Yujin get special approval to build the courtyard wall of the Central Plains in Miao Village?
The Three Puritans have been doing evil for a year, and no one has ever been caught, so why did Elder Wu urgently mobilize on time an hour or two after the incident?
Elder Wu's family has been arrested for more than a year, why does he never mention it to anyone? Elder Wu recommended Elder Bai as the acting Miao King, and then immediately set the other party in the air, is it so that he can not only command the overall situation, but also shirk responsibility?
When the war first started, Elder Wu's command was very skillful, how could it be like a different person later? When King Miao's horn sounded, why did Elder Wu desperately stop everyone and insist on fighting?
What did he mean by those strange words then...... Many people have actually vaguely thought that after the announcement of the candidate for Elder Wu's spiritual support, all doubts will come to naught.
Jiang Xiaoshu, Xiang Yiling, Bai Shi, Zhou Lijin, the third son of the Wu family, and the grandson of the Wu family. On that day, eight people personally put the coffin into the ground, and as the soil fell one by one, they opened their mouths to Yiling and made a conclusion about the coffin.
Elder Wu, formerly known as Wu Yongshou, the great elder of Qianhu Village, has held this position for more than 40 years, conscientious and conscientious internally, and brave and good at fighting externally, and commanding Ruoding...... In the case of Sanqing's rebellion against the party, Elder Wu blamed himself too much and chose to hang himself.
Elder Wu's deeds can be recited, and his style and bones still exist, and he is a model in the hearts of every Miao Jiang person...... Thick burial, the specifications are second only to Miao Wang.
………… Not long after returning from Elder Wu's tomb, Jiang Xiaoshu received another obituary. Through the ages, there are idlers, and one person faces the song marquis.
Jiang Xiaoshu also laughed before that this elegiac couplet didn't work, and he couldn't think of a prophecy! The Thousand Faces Marquis also committed suicide.
Jiang Xiaoshu hurried over, the body of Qianmian Hou still did not move, he used a small scissors to cut a mask into his heart, and the insertion was very accurate and fast, and he didn't even shed much blood.
In the house, the divine doctor, the divine calculation Zhang, and the Danqing Li ...... The various strange people who were caught in the tomb of King Miao were almost all there, and they formed a circle around the body of the Thousand Faces Marquis, their heads bowed, all of them very lost.
Doctor Si said in a low voice:
"He said that the mask he made had harmed countless people, and that not only did he have nowhere to go, but he was also guilty of great sins, and it was better to die clean."
"Nonsense." Jiang Xiaoshu frowned and scolded:
"If you don't make a mask, you will be killed, and if you are forced by the situation, what do you blame?"
"Maybe he thinks the same way as Elder Wu?"
"If so, how can there be any man in this world who can live—the blacksmith makes the sword, and some take it to kill; The craftsmen made ropes, and some people took them and hanged them; God has created mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and there are still people jumping off the sea and cliffs, shouldn't God also die to see it? When all the strangers heard this, they were all silent.
Jiang Xiaoshu looked at them:
"The Thousand Faces Marquis committed suicide because his son had inherited the position of the Marquis of Chaoge, and Chiming was dead, so he had no revenge to avenge and nowhere to go...... And you're facing the same problem, right? "All the strangers are.
Doctor Si Shen bowed directly:
"Please ask Jiang Gongzi for guidance."
"Get a pen and paper." Jiang Xiaoshu said. Taking the pen and paper, he brushed down a letter, and then handed it to Doctor Si:
"You take this letter and go to Qinchengjiang Mansion to find Jiangping, the secretary of the Ministry of War, don't dare to say much, at least you can have a place to live." The strangers bowed down to thank them, Jiang Xiaoshu waved his hand, and then asked them to bury the Thousand Faces Marquis properly.
Damn, when I go back to the capital, my father will definitely scold me again, saying that I will make trouble for him. When he went out, Jiang Xiaoshu couldn't help but feel in his heart.
Thousands of miles away, a middle-aged man with a weathered face sneezed, he walked to the bookcase, and frowned:
"Today's business has been done, why do you always feel that something is wrong in your heart?" The middle-aged man didn't know that he was about to receive a hot potato.
He couldn't have imagined that it was his unintentional act of kindness that would save his life one day in the future.