Chapter 5: Cause and Effect of the Past

Ma San saw that they were old and young, and they didn't speak, so he continued: "Since I was born, my grandfather told me that whether this life is good or not depends on whether people are strong or not. ”

"Our family is a radius of 100 miles, the most solid family, there are 100 acres of good land alone, there are more than 10 acres of mulberry fields in the back mountain, and there are almost 30 long-term and short-term workers in the family. ”

"But then a group of soldiers, my grandfather heard that they were fighting devils, and at that time, he also paid out of his own pocket to give those soldiers good food and drink, just begging not to lead the soldiers over. But there was an official in that group of soldiers who wanted to divide the land of our family, saying that to establish a revolutionary base area, we should unite the people and let everyone be fed and clothed. My family's such good paddy fields and dry fields are all dug out by my ancestors with a hoe, or they are bought little by little, and the family business that I have worked so hard to save will be divided. ”

"At that time, my grandfather didn't want to mention more fire. That Wang Erchun and his father had just moved to this village from Henan Province, saying that this was his hometown, but no one knew this person. This guy has no land to plant, so he works as a short-term worker for our family, and when he heard that the land is going to be divided, he has made trouble at our house again and again. ”

"My grandfather was a Taoist priest when he was young, and at that time he also showed the faces of the people in the village feng shui, and since the soldiers lived in this gang, it was forbidden to engage in any feudal superstitions. This Wang Erchun's father told the officials that my grandfather was a heinous landlord who engaged in feudal superstition and annexed the land of the common people. ”

"At that time, my grandfather didn't know what was going on behind Wang Erchun's back, my father and my mother went to the hospital at that time, my mother was pregnant with me, and my grandfather was thinking about holding a grandson. That Wang Erchun privately told the whole village that as long as my grandfather died, the land of our Ma family would be distributed to everyone, so the guys who ate inside and outside came together to complain, saying that my grandfather had killed people and robbed women. God doesn't have long eyes, my grandfather killed the deserters of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who made trouble in the village, at that time, the gang burned and looted in the village, and my grandfather was only a teenager with a group of villagers to slaughter those long hairs. ”

"The chief brought people to arrest my grandfather, my grandfather was over sixty years old at the time, but he was very tough, and when they arrested, the chief worker and servant of our family rushed out with red tassel guns and kitchen knives. ”

"The officials said that they were counter-revolutionary, and all your soldiers were killed at home, so what's the matter if you're still stuck at home?"

"More than a dozen members of my family died under the indiscriminate gun, my grandfather was arrested, and my second uncle was shot dead because he shot the chief with a long barrel (earthen gun). ”

My grandfather was angry when he heard this in prison, and the chief escorted my grandfather to the entrance of the village the next day and began to count my grandfather's crimes. The people below didn't dare to say anything against their hearts at first, but Wang Erchun said that the more crimes they listed, the more land they would get, so these people still talked about it, saying that my grandfather robbed someone's cattle, occupied someone's land, opened someone's grave, leveled someone's house, and drove away someone's bride.

"At that time, my grandfather didn't say a word, these people were tired of talking, Wang Erchun went up to beat my grandfather. He also said that whoever fights well will get the land. ”

"Most of those people are from Changsha City, the National Army and the Japanese devils were fighting at that time, and the people in the city who fought several battles were gone, and these people fled to this poor countryside in order to escape the military disaster. There are also half of them from our village, and they are angry with our family, and they can't wait to fall into the well. ”

"My grandfather was shot after the public trial, and he kept talking about retribution, and my father escaped this disaster because he took my mother to the city to give birth. ”

The old Taoist priest sighed and said, "You all listened to your father, right?"

"Well, I wasn't born when my grandfather died. ”

"Then have you ever thought about it, your grandfather is sixty years old, no matter how good his physical strength is, no matter how good your grandfather and ancestors are, it is impossible to save more than 100 acres of land?"

"It was all dug out by my grandfather with a hoe. The corpse spots growing from the corners of Ma San's mouth have changed color.

"Hmph, your grandfather did use a hoe to plane, but I'm afraid that it is someone else's ancestral grave, and if you know a little feng shui, you will create evil, and it is taboo to move other people's ancestral graves, and your grandfather is probably also a wild Taoist. ”

"No way, my grandfather is a great benevolent man in ten miles and eight villages. Ma San looked at Daoist Hui fiercely.

"Your grandfather hid this corpse, right?"

"Well, how do you know?"

"This painting is like a dog's chop, I don't know anything about it at a glance, this woman is very resentful, she should have been killed, I saw the coffin before I came and guessed that this woman was from a big family, but when I saw this corpse poison, I guessed that this corpse was less than a hundred years old, presumably your grandfather never told your father about your grandmother, right?" the old Taoist priest touched his beard and asked.

"This coffin is at least Daoguang's past, this corpse is less than a hundred years of decay, your grandfather must have spent a lot of effort to find such a coffin. ”

"Who is the person in this coffin?" asked Ma San with some surprise.

"This village is your family surnamed Ma, I asked the fellows, they call your father Feng Boss, and this village has the most people surnamed Feng, there used to be a member of the staff also surnamed Feng, this member has only one daughter, in order to continue the incense, he found a son-in-law. The old Taoist priest took out a family tree and threw it in front of Na Ma San and continued: "This is the family tree hanging in the Feng ancestral hall, you see if there was a foreigner surnamed Feng at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and found a son-in-law named Ma Jieying." The old Taoist's voice shook, and Ma San seemed to feel his soul twitch.

"And the man in this coffin?"

"It's your grandmother, your father was born to him, and your dead second uncle was born to your grandfather's second wife, if it weren't for this, this terrible ghost would have haunted your father a long time ago, and your father would have had to shoot with him back then. ”

"How did my grandmother die?"

"Poisoned by someone, look at the corpse water under your feet, who taught you this trick must know in your heart, your grandfather used this trick to kill your grandmother's family, occupied her family's property, and then put on the appearance of a good person, if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, your grandfather deserves it! Now you want to use corpse water to harm people, I am here or this village is afraid that it will be gone. ”

"No way, you must be lying to me!" Ma San shouted loudly as he knocked on the floor tiles.

"Impossible? See for yourself!"

The old Taoist priest held the talisman in his right hand, pinched the bell in his left hand and chanted, "The Northern Emperor is a piece of paper, the book talisman is evil spirit, if there is a wronged person, appear quickly, and be as anxious as a law" After reading it, he stuck it on the coffin, this talisman was also blue, and another talisman on the coffin immediately turned into ashes, and a bad breath still surfaced inside, and a small-footed woman began to appear, and this person's face was the same as that Ma San, and it was also with corpse spots.

"Ma San, what does this unjust soul person look like when she dies, what she looks like when she turns into a powerful ghost, you see if she is very similar to you. The corpse spots on this shadow's face should be of the same origin as Ma San's, Ma San naturally knew it, but at this time, he was shocked and speechless.

"I know, I deserve it, but Wang Erchun and their family will take revenge on my family, even if I die, I am not reconciled!"

"Everything has cause and effect, the wicked have their own wicked people to grind, Wang Erchun's father was killed by chronic disease, and he has been retributed, I see that Erchun has a dead breath between his eyebrows, I am afraid that he will not live long, you will go to the town tomorrow to report Wang Erchun for engaging in feudal superstition, and he is also corrupt and perverted the law in private, selling land, and he can't do it with this.

"Can I still live until tomorrow?" Ma San looked at the corpse spots all over his body, afraid that he would not survive.

"This bell must be tied to the bell person, and besides, this unjust soul is your grandmother, if you sincerely admit your mistake, this corpse spot will disappear by itself. ”

"Xiaoqing, do you remember the Qingshui mantra I taught you?"

"Yes. Li Xiaoqing took a talisman and knocked on the three links, took a sip of purified water, and then silently recited in his heart, "Heavenly Garden place, nine chapters of the law, remove filth, evil spirits are broken, all diseases are eliminated, and it is as urgent as the law." This Li Mufeng pinched the talisman and sprayed it at Ma San in the east, and the ghost immediately trembled when he saw it.

"The breath of Sanqing!" The old man saw that Li Xiaoqing spewed out a clear water talisman with a hint of coolness, and half of the corpse spots on Ma San's body disappeared at once, and the rotten feet could not grow out, but it was not easy for the corpse spots on this body to disappear, and it was a blessing in misfortune to survive.

"You are pitiful, enter the reincarnation quickly, and bury you in the ancestral grave of your Feng family in a few days, you don't want to pester Ma San, this is your own grandson after all. Lao Dao wrote a talisman, lit it, and blew the ashes towards the unjust soul, which immediately began to dissipate.

"Master, what should I do with this Ma San. ”

"He should know what to do, this cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unpleasant, they planted the cause, let's help him find the effect, and they have to solve the rest by themselves, no one can take care of it, let's go." "These three pure qi can not only wash away the filth, but also eliminate evil thoughts, this old Taoist priest naturally will not tell Li Xiaoqing.

The old Taoist priest walked out of the door, looked at Li Xiaoqing, and immediately fainted to the ground.

"Senior, what's wrong with you?"