Chapter 7 Killing the head, the old man's last wish
The hour is at noon, and the area around the Weishui Dry Bridge is not as prosperous as the overpass, but there is no lack of liveliness.
The wind and snow finally stopped, and everyone made an appointment to come out to catch the market.
"Sugar gourd! Sweet and fragrant sugar gourd! β
"Cinnamon cake! Steaming rice cinnamon cake! β
"Eat slowly, don't choke, you kid is really ......"
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Yu Chen walked in the crowd, and the noisy sounds around him were heard in his ears, so clear that he was a little unaccustomed to it.
Even the rustle of the pedestrians' boots on the snow is clear!
Thinking about it, I'm afraid it's the benefits brought by the innate realm.
Yu Chen was chattering in his heart, while mixing in the crowd, walking towards the Mingtong Vegetable Garden in the area of the dry bridge.
As a restaurant in the area of Hanqiao, compared to the Chunfeng Restaurant full of friends, Mingtong Vegetable Garden is naturally not so delicious, and the price is not so scary.
Although he didn't plan to use the money he had saved over the years to honor the errand boy on the exile road, Yu Chen, who was accustomed to frugality, couldn't afford to go to the Spring Breeze Building to feast.
When I arrived at the vegetable garden, there was a lot of noise.
Yu Chen ordered two roast chickens, a plate of pig's head meat, and a bucket of rice, and it took half an hour to eat cleanly.
Then, in the frightened gaze of the little er, he wiped his mouth, took a step, and walked out of the threshold.
When passing by the dry bridge, I heard the voice of the storyteller under the bridge.
"But it was said that the knife-faced two sturdy scoundrels, drunk and evil, brutal and abnormal, and finally killed people!"
"Under the arrest of the government, the two of them chose the road to escape, and they didn't want to go to the Qingfeng Mausoleum!"
"You know, that poor foolish girl will be buried on the mausoleum!"
"The two of them are like stuffy flies, scurrying around in the woods, but they don't know that they have already been targeted by unjust ghosts!"
"The moon was dark and the wind was high that night, and everything was silent!"
"Suddenly, the torches were extinguished, and it was dark and chilly."
"The two scoundrels only listen to the mournful wail, echoing in the mountains!"
"Give me my life! Give me my life! Give me my life! β
Mr. Storyteller's expression was hideous, and his voice was hoarse, which made the surrounding spectators wrinkle goosebumps!
"The two scoundrels trembled all over, looked up, and saw a female ghost with a cloak of hair, green face and fangs, beadless eyes, and three-foot nails, slaughtering!"
"Although the two of them are bastards, where have they ever seen such a scene?"
"Immediately frightened, broke the guts, took the road and fled, and went crazy!"
Bang!
Wake up the wood and shoot it, the storyteller is righteous and strict, and the world is awakened!
"The so-called heavenly principles are clear, good and evil are rewarded, and that's exactly the case!"
This interpretation is vivid and vivid, and it makes the people around you feel fascinated!
They gave generously and gave money.
It's not much, but it's enough to feed on.
At the end, the storyteller looked at the hour, put away the folding fan of the waking wood, and was about to close the stall.
At this moment, he seemed to think of something, and said to everyone again, "The government announced that at noon today, it was those two scoundrels who were beheaded in the Zhengtong Execution Ground to show the public, if you are free, you can go and see how these two murderous villains fell to the ground!" β
As soon as the words fell, everyone talked about it.
Yu Chen, who happened to pass by, was also stunned.
The sword and the big strong are about to be beheaded?
This time, the yamen is very neat?
In the middle of his muttering, he turned his steps and walked towards the execution ground.
The execution ground is located at the junction of the overpass and the dry bridge, and the distance is only two quarters of an hour, which is not far.
Yu Chen had nothing to do anyway, so he just wanted to go and see it.
ββAfter witnessing the tragic situation of that stupid woman, he hated the knife-faced and strong two scoundrels, and Yu Chen was naturally no exception.
Watching this guy's head fall to the ground, it must be quite happy,
It's just that to some surprise, when he rushed to the execution ground, he actually met an acquaintance.
Well, it's not familiar, it's just a one-sided relationship.
When the road was slippery in the cold, a young man hurriedly bumped into Yu Chen's body with a bang and fell into a mess.
Yu Chen looked down and saw that this person's face was tall and strong, and he was in a hurry, wasn't it the son of the old shoemaker?
The other party rubbed his knees, looked up, and obviously recognized Yu Chen.
I was still muttering in my heart, how could Yu Chen, who looked thin and small, be able to knock himself into a stumbling one?
But after the square-faced young man was puzzled, he didn't think about it, and his feet slipped because of it.
"Are you...... The grave keeper of Qingfeng Mausoleum? β
Compared with the appearance that seemed to be stunned when he saw him before, although the square-faced young man who returned all the money and decided never to gamble again had dark eyes because he was frightened by Yu Chen last night, his whole person's spirit was a lot more energetic.
Look at that...... Relaxed.
Facing the other party's greeting, Yu Chen nodded and turned to leave.
I don't know if it's an illusion, the square-faced young man seems to have heard the other party muttering, "The prodigal son will not change his money" or something.
But after shaking his head, he didn't think much about it and went home.
He decided, washed his hands of gold, and became a new man.
When he arrived at the execution ground, it was just noon, so Yu Chen didn't have a chance to hear the indictment read out, only to see the two executioners holding bright and dangling big knives, a mouthful of liquor sprayed on the knife, the knife fell to the ground, and with a click, the head fell to the ground!
The two embarrassed heads with stupid expressions rolled across the snow before the bright red sprayed out, leaving a trace on the dark red ground of the execution ground.
Then, the enthusiastic applause of the people resounded through the execution ground.
The crime deserves it, it should be beheaded according to the law, the villains will be ambushed, and everyone will return!
It's just that in this extremely noisy crowd, Yu Chen suddenly felt in a trance.
Fifteen years ago, in such a cold winter, and in this very hot winter, there were also two such heads rolling through the snow.
- That's Yu Chen's parents.
That year, Yu Chen was more than four years old, lost his father and mother, and became the offspring of sinners.
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When Yu Chen came back to his senses from his trance.
On the execution ground, more than half of the people had dispersed, and only a dozen or so people remained, unwilling to leave.
- Most of them have been bullied by the two scoundrels of Knife Face and Da Zhuang, and when they saw the scene, they were reluctant to leave for a long time.
It wasn't until someone from the yamen came to collect the corpses, loaded the two half-pulled bodies and heads into a car, and sent them to the sewing place where the corpses were seized, that the crowd dispersed.
Yu Chen was also in the crowd and walked away.
From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, as if he had just watched a head-killing performance.
Passing by the Hanqiao Market, Yu Chen bought some rice and some meat.
- Today is an indulgence, he is not willing to come to the restaurant every day, or burn the fire and eat by himself, it will be longer.
Rice in his left hand, meat in his right hand, in order not to attract attention, the young grave watcher had to pretend to be struggling, walking between the markets, and was about to walk out of the county town and go back to the mountains.
But suddenly I heard that not far away, mourning music came, like weeping and complaining, extremely desolate and complaining.
He turned his head to look, but saw a pair of mourners, walking through the streets. The yellowed money paper is like snow, and the fluttering silver buildings roar and hunt, bringing endless death.
At the front of the line, a young man dressed in plain white and wearing linen and filial piety held a portrait with red eyes.
Yu Chen looked at it fixedly, and saw an old man over half a hundred years old on the portrait, not smiling, with solemn eyebrows, looking like a strict teacher.
Yu Chen was stunned.
This man, he knew.
The most respected teacher in the public school in the Hanqiao area, not to mention the peach and plum all over the world, but it can be regarded as a well-known teacher in Weishui County.
Of course, Yu Chen knew him, not because he had gone to a public school, and the descendants of sinners did not have this qualification.
It's because of this gentleman that he is gracious.
After his father and mother were beheaded and lived on the streets, this teaching gentleman passed by and gave Yu Chen food more than once.
Although it is not a great kindness, Yu Chen has always remembered it.
It's a pity that good people don't live long.
Yu Chen's heart sighed helplessly, and he was about to withdraw his gaze and continue to walk.
- As for the teaching gentleman, he is highly respected and has no shortage of money in his family, so he naturally wants to send it to Mingyue Mausoleum.
It's just that the moment he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a ghostly light out of the corner of his eye.
In the heavy coffin, a thin but tall figure came towards him.
That appearance is exactly the same as the portrait held by the young man!
Coupled with the sound of mournful music, the money and paper bursts, the warm winter sun seems to be gloomy, and it is even more treacherous!
Listening to the sound of frustration and gongs and drums, the ghost whispered, "You must leave your innocence in the world...... I want to keep my innocence in the world......"