Coming out of the post house, Wang Qilin took Xu Da and Xie Toad home for one night, and then took his sister and Heidou to hire a car back to Fulong Township.

The first day of the fifth month.

The Poison Moon begins.

This month is very evil, commonly known as the Poison Month and Evil May, and there are many taboos.

In the morning, Wang Qilin said to Xu Da after reading the old yellow calendar: "You should be careful this month, keep yourself like jade, be careful that you will encounter disasters on the Nine Poison Day and the Heaven and Earth Jiaotai Day." ”

Xu Da asked, "What do you mean?"

Wang Qilin showed him the old yellow calendar: "The fifth, sixth, seventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-seventh days of May are the nine poisonous days, and May 14 is the day when heaven and earth are handed over.

Xu Da asked, "How can I have a wife?"

Wang Qilin was impatient: "The point I'm talking about is to have sex together, why do you pay attention to your wife?"

"Seventh Master, I want a wife. Xu Da hippie smiled.

Wang Qilin said: "Okay, okay, don't toss, if you have the energy, you might as well go and ask me about the news of Zhou Zhongsheng." ”

Xu Dadao: "Seventh Master, I really take this matter to heart, I couldn't sleep last night, I tossed and turned......"

"Wait, you can't fall asleep?" Wang Qilin smiled, "I can you, your snoring is too loud, Heidou slept in a daze in the middle of the night and thought it was thundering, so he woke up my sister and asked her to go outside and put away the clothes she was drying out." ”

Black Bean, who was happily riding a broomstick next to him, stopped and nodded.

Xu Dadao: "It's possible that it's really thunder." ”

Heidou shook his head: "My mother let me go out to watch, it's you who snore, and I'll learn from you." ”

"Goo-goo-go

Qiao Niang hurriedly dragged him away.

Xu Da scratched his face and said: "Then it is estimated that it is the second half of the night, I tossed and turned in the first half of the night and couldn't sleep, and then I thought about this Zhou Zhongsheng." I think it is most reliable to check this person's place of origin, and it is most reliable to go to the county office, Dou Dachun will definitely be able to find out, but unfortunately the county government is dangerous now and cannot go. ”

Wang Qilin squinted at him: "You want me to help Dou Dachun, right?"

Xu Dadao: "How can it, I just hope that the seventh master will be well, but how can we find this Zhou Zhongsheng? He was here on an errand ten years ago, and it is estimated that there are not many people in the township who remember him, and even fewer who know where his hometown is." ”

Wang Qilin said: "Then inquire in the township first, if it doesn't work, I'll go to Cao Ye, you know the address of Cao Ye's house, right?"

Xu Da was stunned: "I know, I know, but what's the use of looking for a master? ”

Wang Qilin smiled and didn't explain.

He's amnesiac fart!

Xu Da sent his ploppy brother, and Wang Qilin also personally went to the township to ask well-informed people, but few people knew about Zhou Zhongsheng.

This wandering star was unlucky, and he encountered the Qin Jin Tribulation not long after coming to Fulong Township, and it may be because of this reason that he was able to survive and escape with his life.

Unable to find detailed information about Zhou Zhongsheng, Wang Qilin decided to go to Du Cao to ask.

Du Cao is not from Jixiang County, his home is in Dachong Township, Gaoyuan County, a neighboring county.

Wang Qilin went to the general's mansion to borrow a horse, and the three of them and three horses rushed over.

Out of Jixiang County into Gaoyuan County, I don't know which township I went to, there was a bunch of people surrounded by a big willow tree at the intersection of a township road.

Xu Da lifted his ass from the saddle and looked at it, his eyes lit up: "Hey, rare, let's buy beef, let's go to the master's house empty-handed, right?"

In the past, during the Han Dynasty, the imperial court was very strict with the care of cattle, and the law recorded: the king law forbids the killing of cattle, and those who commit the prohibition of killing will be punished.

In the New Han Dynasty, the imperial court recuperated for many years, and the number of folk cattle increased, and finally it was not only able to meet the requirements of arable land, but also to have a surplus.

So the court changed the law and changed it to "official and private horses and cattle, for the use of heavy, cattle for the foundation of farming, horses are far away for the army, so the murderer is a year and a half." However, there are many cattle among the people, and the life of the cow is limited, and the fifteen-year-old cow can be reported to be killed. ”

That is to say, cattle are allowed to be killed after fifteen years, and the imperial court will also pick a time to organize the people to kill cattle every year, after all, the border area is unstable, and there are wars with the surrounding ethnic groups for many years, and strategic materials such as cowhides, horns and tendons are needed.

Now the imperial court allows the people to kill cattle and eat beef, but the cowhides, horns and tendons cannot be intercepted privately, and must be sent to the yamen.

Beef is a good gift, so Wang Qilin acquiesced to Xu Da's proposal.

Before the three of them could speak, someone suddenly saluted them: "My lord, my lord, please do justice to the people!"

Wang Qilin asked, "What's wrong?"

He dismounted and looked under the tree, where a large cauldron was propped up, and the soup was boiling in the pot, and the rich smell of sauce and soy sauce wafted everywhere.

An old white ox was tethered to the willow tree, and on the branches hung pieces of beef, the largest of which hung just above the pot, and a young man took a knife to chop the meat and threw it into the pot to cook.

Before the old man could speak, the young man bent over and bent his knees flatteringly: "Hello adults, the villain's name is Ma Dabao, and he is in charge of selling beef here." My lord, the villain did not break the law, these two cows have lived for 20 years, and the neighbors here can testify to me, and I also went to the county government yesterday to open a cattle slaughter order, and the county government allowed me to kill the cows. ”

Wang Qilin took the cattle slaughter order and looked at it, then nodded and said, "Well, there is no illegal ......"

A thin young man sitting on the ground suddenly rushed at him, and the young man went up and pushed him away and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, you go aside, in case you disturb the adults, can you bear this responsibility?"

The boy was pushed to the ground, sat on the ground and began to wipe his tears.

The young man sharpened his butcher's knife and said, "My lord, do you want beef?" Wait a minute, this cow has been slaughtered for a long time, and the meat is not fresh, so I will slaughter this cow and cut fresh meat for you to eat. ”

He walked quickly to the old white cow, and the old white cow was silent, and his huge eyes looked at him with tears.

Tears fell in large drops, and dust flew in the soil.

An old man stood up and said sharply: "Dabao, do you have a conscience? You touch your heart and ask yourself, how did your brother pull you up? Doesn't it rely on these two cows? These two cows have worked for your family for 20 years, fed you and raised you, and now you want to kill them?"

Ma Dabao said: "My cattle, I have a slaughter order, I can get it as I want!"

"You have no conscience, and you will be punished. Someone next to him scolded with the old man.

"Why is this your cow? This is Xiangzi's cow, I heard from your brother, and all the chickens and ducks at home are given to Xiangzi!"

The young man sitting on the ground got up and hugged the old cow and wept.

Ma Dabao snorted through his nostrils and said, "My eldest brother said it clearly, give Xiangzi alive and give me what is dead." The cow died, and that's mine. ”

The onlookers scolded angrily.

Wang Qilin understood, he pointed to Ma Dabao and said, "These two cows are your eldest brother's inheritance, the inheritance left to his son Xiangzi?"

Ma Dabao said: "My lord, I don't dare to lie to you, my brother said that the living thing is for Xiangzi, and the dead thing is for me, because the house and furniture and farm tools in the family are all left by my father, and they should also belong to me." ”

"And then you're going to slaughter these two cows? You were raised by these two cows, and you can marry a daughter-in-law with these two cows." The old man said indignantly.

Ma Dabao saw that he was angry, so he simply carried a knife and wanted to strike first, and directly cooked his life into rice.

He was about to swing a knife at the cow's neck, but he was faster and someone was faster!

A knife shadow flashed, and the butcher knife in his hand was directly cut in half.

The demon knife was sheathed, as if it had never been moved.