Chapter 7 The Yamen Soldiers Are Coming
"Mama, that's my sister, they're cremating the souls. The enthronement ceremony of the new emperor has not yet been held, and these corpses are not allowed to leave the villa for burial, even if they are thrown into mass graves. The cremation method was thought up by my sister, and my sister is not very smart. ”
"Jing'er, of course your sister is the smartest, where is the ordinary Zhuang people comparable. Alas! It's not easy to live in troubled times. ”
"Mama, are you very hungry, after you go back, Jing'er gave Mama a hot meal, and my sister made a lot of it at noon." Ye Jing couldn't understand Mama's words a little, and remembered that he was drumming in his hungry stomach when he came out of the black hole, and hurriedly comforted him.
"Good boy, study hard with your cousin in the future, you two brothers are the masters of the Sixth Courtyard."
"Mama, is my sister leaving our house?"
"Jing'er, your sister will marry into her mother-in-law's family."
"Oh, Mama is right, my sister is going to get married." Ye Jing was a little lost.
In the evening, the fire at the gate of the villa grew bigger and bigger, and the north wind blew away the smoke, but it could not blow away the resentment that lingered in the hearts of orphans and widows. The scorching smell of burning flesh from more than a thousand corpses filled everyone's senses, and through the face towel, one felt the liquid churning up in the stomach.
Not long ago, they were the pillars of the family, the sons of their mothers, the husbands of their wives, and the fathers of their children, but in an instant, they lost their lives in vain because of the preferences of the nobles, and they couldn't even cover a piece of loess. Leaving behind orphans, widows, elderly parents, desolate mountain villas and tearful courtyards.
When the corpses were piled up together, there was still a trace of thought, but now the bones were turned to ashes, and the souls of injustice lingered in the air for a long time, with a wail and a river of tears. The resentment condensed in his heart rushed out of his chest and turned into a shout.
"Grandson, grow up quickly and avenge your father and uncle."
"Son, learn kung fu well, and kill all the unconscious officials and tyranny..."
"Children, it's up to you to revive the villa."
…… The women cried and shouted to vent. Suddenly, there was a knock on the gate of the villa, and there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the gate.
"Open the door of the village, and the head of Qi's Villa will come out and reply."
"The owner of Yuqing Village is not in a good situation, and the yamen soldiers are here." Zhuang Min, who was close to the gate, shouted in a panic.
"It's quite accomplished, I thought I could come here until dawn. Ye Xuan, Zhen'er and the owner of the village went to meet the yamen soldiers. Yuqing said without panic.
"Old man Zhongpa, you stay here. The aunts and uncles prepare the clay pots, and when the ashes are cold, they can be loaded. Ye Xuan looked at the smashed Zhuangmen and said.
"Don't panic, there are three of us sisters, and they will never disturb the soul of the deceased. When we wait, we will pick up large pieces of bones and put them on, and the remaining ashes will be sprinkled into the crops of the villa, so that the souls of our loved ones will protect us with good weather and good harvest every year. Ye Zhen'er also said.
Awesome! God can't stand it, help me Ye Yuqing, these two assistants are doing well. Ye Yuqing thought with relief in his heart, and led the way to the gate of the villa.
"Master Yuqing Zhuang, it must be the firelight that attracted the court dogs, but we don't have to be afraid, the law of the Great Yan Kingdom stipulates that the villa belongs to private ownership, and this is our Qi family's own place, which has a history of more than 100 years. If it weren't for the weakness and incompetence of the deceased previous owner, we wouldn't have died so many people in our villa. Ye Xuan said as he walked.
"Sister Ye Xuan, what they say about the two official words is reasonable, there is no Zhuang Ding in our villa, this is the point. Yanwai Castle dared to argue with the imperial court, because their Zhuang Ding people were strong and strong, and the new emperor still had to rely on them. ”
"Zhen'er, Yanwai Castle is a side branch of the Yan royal family, and this is the most important thing. There were more people who died on the side of the villa, and I heard that many women were driven to the hunting grounds. ”
"Ye Xuan, so we also have a backstage in the palace. Otherwise, there should be a few women left in our villa, where did you hear all this news? Ye Yuqing asked thoughtfully.
"Yuqing Zhuang master, Xuan'er doesn't hide with you and Zhen'er, there is a person in our third courtyard who is on an errand in the palace, and he is also destined to follow the right master, and his master is also rising when the new emperor is on the throne, and he can talk to us about the palace when he comes back every month. Alas, my father and they didn't manage to hide this time, and I don't know if he will be able to come back to the villa. ”
"Bang bang, why don't you open the village door, we can smash it." As soon as the three sisters said this, the yamen soldiers outside couldn't wait.
"Official, haven't you been slamming the door all the time?" Yuqing said in the gate.
"It's a woman, we don't deal with women, ask your owner to come out and talk back."
"Official, our former owner can't get out, he's dead. Miss Ye Yuqing is the current owner of the village, do you want to talk to us? The women and children who are still alive in Qi's Villa are cremating the people who died a few days ago, if the fire of the cremation disturbs the official, the owner of the village is here to say sorry, the deceased is great, and the official will not care about the dead. Yuqing said as he opened the heavy door of the villa.
"I don't know that the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor has not yet been held, and no one is allowed to handle red and white affairs. Hey, you are the new owner, there is really no one in your villa, get a little girl to be the owner. The door opened, and the yamen soldiers outside saw Ye Yuqing's three girls and couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, the official said, the oldest man still alive in our villa is less than ten years old, and the women are still alive in the court's care. So a few of us became the principals of the villa, the court has a lot of affairs, and we can't have the villa without the owner, so won't we have to delay the affairs of the court when the time comes. Yuqing stood at the front and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Sharp-toothed little girl, you can burn the corpse, but will the smoke spread the poison of the corpse? If you cause a plague in the Imperial City because of your actions, you are not afraid of being beheaded. ”
"The official said seriously, even if the smoke from the incineration carries corpse poison, the poison is also a bird in the sky. Isn't the official still in charge of the birds? ”
"Sophistry! Get out of the way, we're going to go in and have a look. ”
"Official, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, you just look at it from a distance, I didn't see that the people in the villa were wearing face towels, just to isolate the smell in the smoke. Originally, there was a mountain villa fence to cover it, and the smoke was blown away by the wind when it rose, and the official slammed the door anxiously, so we had to open a passage for the smoke. If the official is not afraid of the smell of smoke, go in and have a look. As for the soul of the deceased, we don't care. People cannot be resurrected after death, and the most important thing is that people who are alive. ”
Yuqing said openly, and the group of yamen soldiers who listened to it were a little disadvantaged when they entered the door, and they couldn't help but look at the three girls whose faces were also covered by face towels. Then he turned his eyes to the head of the yamen soldiers.
"Whatever you enter, you can smell the smell of fishy smell outside, and you can see it inside the door. What is the new owner, this is a document just issued by the imperial court, can you find a literate man to read to you, the affairs of the imperial court cannot be delayed. ”
"Literate man......" Ye Xuan was too frightened to speak just now, but he took it confidently at this moment, but he was interrupted by Ye Yuqing as soon as he said half a sentence.
"Literate men are also children, I don't know if I can read all the words on it." Ye Yuqing took the notice written on a large piece of paper, unfolded it, looked at it and said.
"What kind of owner is the village, you took all the notices backwards, and you little girls can still manage a villa. Forget it, I won't talk to you, the notice is written about the investigation of the remnants of the rebellion, but all the people surnamed Yan are within the scope of arrest, and those who are close to the new emperor and his dead friends, who can read and hyphenation, must be carefully checked. ”
"Official, we are all families surnamed Qi in Qi Villa. There is no one surnamed Yan as you say. Ye Zhen'er hurriedly looked at the notice and said.
"Yes, official, the little woman doesn't understand that the surname Yan is the surname of the country, and the new emperor is also a royal family surnamed Yan, why do you still want to arrest people surnamed Yan." Ye Xuan also had the courage to ask a little at this time.
"Ignorant girl, can you figure out the royal family? Don't have a head, even if you're not afraid, you have to cut off your head to the clan. ”
"It's just that we don't know anything, we have the most kind heads, and next time we dare to talk nonsense, we will really be pulled out and beheaded." A yamen soldier pointed out.
"Yes, sir. Let's find a literate and hyphenated child to take a look. Do you still want to enter the Zhuangzi, if you don't enter, we will close the door. ”
"Bold, are you allowed to close the door? It was opened, and during the special period, the imperial court was worried that the remnants of the rebellious party would gather together to plot a rebellion. And you poor little girl owner, do you have to take it to the yamen to check to see if the three generations of your ancestors are loyal to the new emperor. Before Yuqing's words landed, a group of officers and soldiers on horseback came to the imperial city, looking at the Yamen soldiers who had come from the original place, and the three girls standing at the gate of the village said.
"Head, oh no, the Guards are here. It's all caused by your villa, so you have to give us money to suppress the shock. A yamen soldier hurriedly whispered. Yuqing looked at the person who came and snorted with his nose in a low voice. Then I started asking for silver, and I thought it was beautiful to shoot you with a stone.
"What about the owner, how to send three girls out, is to make the female sex and seductive set to fool through, hey, why is there such a big smoke, what are you burning, you are not afraid of the dry weather causing a fire." The leader of the Imperial Forest Army questioned the yamen soldiers and the three girls.
"Back to the Royal Forest Army, the three of them are the new owners of this villa. We are conveying to them the contents of the imperial court's notice, but where did the three stinky little girls say that they are seductive, and we are all loyal to the new emperor. ”
"Don't leave after conveying it, it's not that you're greedy for beauty, get out of the next place." The leader of the Imperial Forest Army roared, and saw that the yamen soldiers were running away, and then turned his head to look at Ye Yuqing and them.
"Three owners, this is a new thing, which of the three of you is the one who speaks, take a step forward and reply." As soon as the leader of the Royal Forest Army finished speaking, Ye Xuan and Ye Zhen'er hurriedly took a few steps back, revealing Yuqing, who was already standing in front.
"Back to the official's words, the little girl Ye Yuqing is the new owner of the village, and the two of them are the assistants of the owner of the village." Yuqing looked at the Imperial Forest Army on the big horse and said, not afraid or flustered.
"Well, with a bit of concentration, what's going on with all this smoke?" The leader of the Imperial Forest Army looked thoughtfully at Ye Yuqing's questioning.
"Back to the official master, our Zhuangzi is cremating people who died a few days ago. The enthronement ceremony of the new emperor has not yet arrived, and we are dealing with the dead on the spot without leaving the village. We also kept the gates closed, for fear that the smoke would be blown out at low altitude and pollute the air, and for fear that the fire would disturb the surrounding neighborhood. The most important thing is that we don't do anything in vain and don't engage in memorial activities. ”
"We heard Zhuangzi crying and scolding, this is the crime of being dragged out and beheaded, which is a great disrespect to the imperial court." A Royal Forester shouted.
"The official is not abusing the court, but just living women and children educating their children. The relatives are dead, the mother thinks of the children and the wife cry and miss the father, this is the common feeling in the world, if there is no crying, wouldn't they all become cold-blooded people. ”
"Oh, I can't see that you, the owner of the farm, can you read the notice?"
"Just now, the yamen soldiers told us a few words, and the owner of the village still knows a few words, I don't know if I understand it right, the official wants to listen to it."
"You don't have to listen, it's the execution that counts. The owner of the small village, according to the notice, carefully investigated, what the court wants is the result. The leader of the Imperial Forest Army finished beating his horse and left the villa.