The man stared at Lin Chengyou without saying a word.

"Are you wondering where you've exposed yourself?" Lin Chengyou clenched the silver chain tightly and opened his mouth with a smile.

Behind him was the blue window and the bright moon, and the night wind poured in from the window, blowing the oil lamp on the table to flicker.

"In all fairness, you have indeed done a perfect job." Lin Chengyou said, "The affair between Qingzhi and Yao Huang is dead, and a sachet can't explain anything. There is no trace of Xiaoyao Sanren in Luoyang. As long as you clean the small Buddha hall well, all the evidence of crimes will be turned into nothing, and you will walk out of Caifenglou in a few days, and no one will know what you have done."

The silver chain squeaked softly, the man seemed to have just regained his senses, while stroking the sore spot in his chest, he coughed: "Cough, cough, cough...I can't understand a single word of the prince's words, I just wanted to Avoid mishap and break in..."

Teng Yuyi hid behind Lin Chengyou, but her eyes kept paying attention to the man's demeanor. After hearing this, she smiled slightly: "Have you been wearing the mask for a long time, have you almost forgotten your true face?"

The man's throat got stuck.

"When you attacked me, how ruthless you were." Teng Yu looked at the opponent calmly, "Judging from the style of your palm and your speed, your kung fu is not under the five ways of Dongmingguan, as long as Lin Chengyou comes in a little later, My life is in your hands."

The man's expression became more and more frightened: "No, Young Master Wang, is there any misunderstanding in this, I mistakenly recognized you as a juan'erli just now, I wanted to say hello to you for a while, but I didn't understand what was going on, and I was arrested by the prince. Bound, you see, aren't you doing well now, if I want to hurt someone—"

The people in the room were buzzing: "With all the evidence and evidence, how dare you make a quibble—"

Lin Chengyou raised his hand to signal the people around him to be quiet: "I was thinking just now whether you would plead guilty, but it seems that I have thought too much. How could a murderer who has already gone into trouble bow his head and admit his mistake? Since you are not afraid, I also have patience. If you refuse to speak, I will speak for you."

He said loudly: "Bring the things in."

Immediately, two yamen came in with a tray.

The man glanced at the contents of the tray, and his expression changed subtly.

The plate on the left is a stack of scarlet women's ru skirts, and on the right is a Taoist priest's robe and gauze hat.

Lin Chengyou picked up the scarlet Ru skirt and glanced at the man: "Actually, until tonight, I'm not sure whether you want to kill Juanerli or Calyji, because both of them have bumped into things they shouldn't have bumped into. There is a possibility of being killed by you, if you guessed correctly, the female ghost that Calyx Ji saw outside the small Buddha hall that night was you, right?"

The man's eyes twitched.

Lin Chengyou looked at each other with a smile: "You went to the Little Buddha Hall late at night to set up a formation to harm others, but unexpectedly you were bumped into by Calyx Ji. She saw that you were wearing a scarlet ru skirt and mistook you for a female ghost, so you are cautious. Temperament, it's logical that Calyx Ji should not be spared, why didn't you kill her in the end?"

The man looked dazed, and shook his head in a daze.

"If you don't tell me, then I'll just guess." Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin, "Qi Ji is a talkative person. After she hit a ghost, she told people about her experience everywhere. Soon everyone knew that there were female ghosts in the Little Buddha Hall. Haunting, if you do this right away, it will be hard not to let people associate the death of Calyx Ji with the Little Buddha Hall. If the government comes to investigate the Little Buddha Hall, your formation is likely to be revealed. Risk, it's better to stand still. Besides that—"

"You're pretty sure that Calyx Ji won't recognize you." Lin Chengyou looked at the other person's figure, "The female ghost was wearing a ru skirt, and she was as light as the wind when she left, even if Cayuji wanted to break her head, she would never have imagined that it would be You, that day, I told Caly Ji that the female ghost might be the murderer, and asked her to recall the appearance of the female ghost. Although she became suspicious, she never thought about you. I thought it was because you are very good at disguising. Second, in her heart, you are not only timid as a mouse, but also clumsy. How can you be a fluttering female ghost? Killing one more person means taking more risks, since she can't suspect you It's better to let her go temporarily, am I right?"

The man squeezed out a smile that was even uglier than crying: "Sir, the more I listen, the more confused I become. I can't understand a word about a female ghost or a red skirt."

"Don't understand?" Lin Chengyou sneered and picked up the Taoist robe on another tray, "Then let's talk about this."

He lifted his collar and shook it, and the pale yellow robe slammed down. At first glance, the robe was unusually large, and only a tall and strong person could wear it.

"It looks familiar, right?" Lin Chengyou said with a smile, "This is collected according to the dress of the Xiaoyao Sanren. It is said that this person is quite good at Taoism, and the Little Buddha Hall was built under his guidance. It is strange that such a person The important guests, but few people in the building have seen them with their own eyes. I asked all the prostitutes and temple guests in the building, and there were no more than fifteen who claimed to have met Xiaoyao Sanren, one of whom was Juan Erli, and she was not only in the Caifenglou has seen it, and I have seen Xiaoyao Sanren once after that.”

He paused: "On the eighth day of the last month, Juanerli went to the Bodhi Temple to burn incense, and when he came out to rest at the roadside Hu Si, he accidentally saw Xiaoyao Sanren passing by the door. This Taoist priest has been missing for a long time, and suddenly appeared in Chang'an, it is inevitable that people will be disturbed. It was strange that when Juan Erli came back, he told Baozhu about it, but Caly Ji and Qingzhi heard about it, and this matter finally reached your ears, making you think of killing Juan Erli."

The flesh on the man's face seemed to be frozen, and his expression remained unmoved.

Lin Chengyou said again: "Actually at first, I couldn't figure it out, didn't I just see Xiaoyao Sanren, why did I get killed? In order to understand this, I went to the Bodhi Temple to look around, and found that there was no other place than that. There is also a jewelry shop in the Husi Tavern, and only after I asked, did I know that Qingzhi bought a lot of precious jewelry in the shop with a few ingots that day, and her money was extorted from you."

The man coughed violently, and waved his hand while coughing, with the word "wronged" written all over his face.

"Are you trying to say that what Juan Erli saw was Xiaoyao Sanren, why did he pull it on your head again?" Lin Chengyou sneered and put the robe back on the tray, and picked up a portrait underneath, "Because it's because it was from the beginning to the end. There is no so-called Xiaoyao Sanren, this Taoist priest has always been pretending to be you."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's ears sounded like a thunderclap.

"How is this possible?"

Lin Chengyou glanced at the angry-looking Taoist on the portrait: "Just looking at this portrait, who would have thought that you were the Taoist? You also know that you are very good at disguising yourself. When you followed Qingzhi, you deliberately pretended to be Xiaoyao Sanren. At that time, you already had the idea of ​​killing Qingzhi, because she repeatedly blackmailed you. Instead of doing it in the Caifeng Building, you might as well find a quiet place on the street to kill her. On the eighth day, the prostitutes in the building took leave , Qingzhi is no exception, you think this is a good opportunity, so you follow behind Qingzhi, but this scene is seen by Juanerli.

"Juan Erli didn't know you were following Qingzhi, because she only saw you dressed as Xiaoyao Sanren, but did not see Qingzhi in the crowd, but you have always been suspicious and worried about what she would think of. Qingzhi is sure to die. If Juan Erli remembers that Qingzhi was followed by Xiaoyao Sanren before his death, it will definitely attract suspicion from the government, and if you really want to find out about Xiaoyao Sanren, many things will not be hidden."

Having said this, Lin Chengyou threw the scroll back to the tray: "You know very well that Xiaoyao Sanren is nothing and can't stand investigation. When you appeared in Caifeng Tower pretending to be Xiaoyao Sanren, you just wanted to cover it in the name of Taoism. Small Buddha Hall. The name of the small Buddha hall is Zhenxie, but it is actually a place used to perform sorcery.”

The man's demeanor couldn't be maintained anymore, his sleeves were still covered by his lips, but he forgot to cough for a long time.

The smile deepened in Lin Chengyou's eyes: "As for why you chose this place, it is because the famous Qimang Road has various restrictions, the first rule is that you can only set up at the place where the deceased died, and the Tian family died in the building. You can only detain their souls here, I'm right, Peng Dalang."

The wick burst, and the candlelight illuminated He Mingsheng's forehead with a layer of white oil. He looked at Lin Chengyou quietly, his eyes seemed to be still like a pool of still water.

Lin Chengyou's eyes were complicated: "If I'm not mistaken, before you murdered the couple, you had already planned to use Qimang to lead the road to torture them. Shortly after the two died, you deliberately attracted many ghosts to the building. I heard that this building is not clean, how dare you pay for it, and when the time is right, you will pretend to be a businessman from Luoyang to buy this building. You are doing sorcery, and naturally you can't find a real Taoist priest to come forward, so you side Repair, while pretending to look for an expert."

He paused and said with a sneer: "One day, you will appear as a Xiaoyao Sanren, and in the capacity of a master, you will guide the craftsmen to build a small Buddha hall according to your wishes. The fake mother's eyes are like hooks, you are afraid that they will find something wrong with you, and they intend to leave them in advance before coming, so there are only a handful of people in the building who have seen Xiaoyao Sanren."

"I said—" He Mingsheng opened his mouth coldly, "How did you find out that there are seven lights leading the way in the Little Buddha Hall?"

Teng Yuyi's scalp went numb, which is strange to say, this person's appearance has not changed, but his demeanor and tone seem to have changed into another person in an instant. There is no hurry, and there seems to be a huge wave under the calm voice.

When she entered the building a few days ago, she accidentally saw the ledger in He Mingsheng's hand. She remembered that she had wondered at the time that a mercenary businessman could write a good handwriting. .

In fact, if you want to avoid suspicion, it is best to cover up this point, but He Mingsheng didn't do that. It can be seen that even though this person is used to pretending everywhere, there is still something in his heart that he is unwilling to give up.

"It's okay to tell you." Lin Chengyou took out a seal and threw it in his hand, "My two junior brothers found a little scratch on the floor tile, which looked like the first seal of the Qimang Guiding Road Seal. It is suspected that someone has done Dharma in the small Buddhist hall."

He Mingsheng nodded slowly: "It turned out to be this. The brick is hidden in the corner under the incense case, and the mark is shallow. I thought I would find someone to replace it in a few days, but I didn't have time."

Lin Chengyou snorted: "You are already cautious enough. Judging from the tragic situation of the Tian family's ghosts, you have been abusing them for some time. You have done so many times, leaving only one flaw. If it weren't for my two The younger brother cleaned all night, and it is estimated that it is difficult to find. But when it comes to this, doesn't Boss He still understand, compared to this mark, another omission is the most fatal. "

He Ming bowed his hands calmly: "I also ask the prince for advice."

Lin Chengyou smiled slightly: "When a few craftsmen were working, they accidentally smashed the depth you stipulated. They were afraid that they would not get the remuneration, so they didn't tell you about it. I haven't taken any preventive measures. It will be too late when the two monsters escape after half a year. It is precisely because I want to catch the monster that I will live in Caifenglou. If the person investigating the case is not me, it will depend on your methods , the truth may never emerge."

He Mingsheng looked a little regretful: "It's just that Peng has devoted himself to sorcery all these years, and his cultivation on the right path is too superficial. If I had discovered that there were other demons hidden underneath, maybe I would wait until the two monsters were subdued before I started, as long as I avoid them. After this period of time, it will not arouse the suspicion of the prince."

Lin Chengyou looked at He Mingsheng meaningfully: "Actually, you hid well enough, several of your neighbors recognized your appearance, but none of them could recognize you, but it's not surprising, your nose was seriously injured and broken. Xiang, your figure is different from before."

He Mingsheng: "I said why I was suddenly called to the garden in the afternoon. It turns out that the prince specially found someone to identify me."

"You have killed so many people, and you have never regretted it at all?"

He Mingsheng smiled lightly: "Never."

"It's just that you have a grudge against the Tian family, why did you want to kill Qingzhi and Yao Huang?"

He Mingchang sighed: "They have broken hearts, and life is also a harm. Rather than suffering more people in the future, it is better for me to remove this pair of scourges."

Lin Chengyou felt that these words were very new, so he crossed his arms and said, "Oh? How do you say this?"

"Yao Huang ruined Ge Jin's appearance just because of jealousy. Isn't it bad enough? Qingzhi and her sister conspired to harm the lady you know, isn't it bad enough? After she saw my secret, she took the opportunity to blackmail me, isn't it bad enough?" Mingsheng shook his head and sighed, "Ge Jin cried day and night after being disfigured, but Yao Huang and Qingzhi showed no remorse at all. Their minds were so sinister at a young age. In the future, for profit, they would only become more vicious."

Lin Chengyou: "So you already knew that they were the ones who killed Ge Jin?"

He Mingsheng pursed his lips tightly: "There is nothing in this building that can be hidden from me."

"How did Qingzhi corrupt you?"

"That's a long story." He Mingsheng shook his sleeves.

For many years, He Mingsheng has been searching for the whereabouts of the Tians and his wife, from the south to the north. He has spent a lot of hard work, but his efforts paid off. About a year ago, he finally found out the whereabouts of the Tians and his wife.

One day, he disguised himself as a businessman and went to the Caifeng Building to buy cloth. It happened that the Tian and his wife were not in the store, so he used the excuse to inquire about the daily life of the Tian and his wife. Carefully spilled the tea on his shoes.

In the early autumn, He Mingsheng was only wearing a pair of soft line shoes, and the cup of hot tea scalded his instep through the vamp.

He Mingsheng was in pain, so he was about to get up and leave. The guy next to him was overwhelmed with fright. guest.

He Mingsheng only said that there was no need to hire a medical worker. After taking the socks, he left without even changing his shoes.

After coming out, he carefully walked to a secluded corner to take off his shoes and change his socks, but he did not know that this scene was seen by Mr. Rong upstairs.

For fear of offending the distinguished guest, Mr. Rong had been upstairs paying attention to the guest's condition when they went out. Unexpectedly, he saw a red birthmark the size of a bowl on the instep of He Mingsheng, and was stunned at the time.

Mrs. Rong is from Yuezhou. She lived in Taozhi Ferry in Yuezhou before coming to Chang'an. In her memory, the ferry is a good place for entertainment. During the summer season, Xiao Langjun and Xiao Niang are often accompanied. Come to play, among the little Langjun, there is a 16-year-old Langjun who is the strangest. When he comes, he does not go into the water, but just sits on the shore with a book.

Mr. Rong heard everyone call that person "Peng's book idiot", and also said that he was going to Chang'an to take the exam in the future. Such a person might become a Zaifu in the future. How could he play with the common people? Gossiping, saying anything anyway.

Peng Jia Dalang let his friends tease him and read books on his own. Once someone pushed Peng Jia Da Lang into the water, the first thing Peng Jia Da Lang did when he swam up was not to curse, but to look for shoes. He quickly found them, and he smiled and put a set of shoes on his feet. , Although the action was surprisingly fast, Mr. Rong still saw the birthmark on his foot.

The birthmark at the beginning was exactly the same as the one on the foot of the businessman downstairs, and it was the same even when he hid to the side and put on his shoes.

Rong's body was cold with fear, because she couldn't see this person in Chang'an.

The life of the Peng family was very difficult. Ten years ago, he was killed together with his father, mother and sister.

Moreover, the Peng family was as thin as a bamboo pole, but the businessman in front of him was extremely chubby, with no resemblance in every aspect from his facial features to his bearing. But Mr. Rong still felt that something was wrong. Could there be such a similar birthmark in the world?

Just when Mr. Rong was wondering, Qingzhi came to the store to look for her. Qingzhi had been wanting to inquire about her sister's whereabouts for several years. Knowing that Mrs. Rong was also from Yuezhou, she often slipped out to find Mrs. Rong.

Mr. Rong asked Qingzhi if he knew what happened to the Peng family back then. Although Qingzhi was also from Yuezhou, he had always lived in Lefang. When Mrs. Rong described the tragic situation of the Peng family, he said with a smile that he didn’t know.

Not long after Mr. Rong went to the nearby fruit shop to buy preserved apricots for Mr. Rong, unexpectedly, she saw He Mingsheng in the crowd again. She hurriedly asked Qingzhi beside her if she had seen this man, and Qingzhi naturally said that she had never seen him.

With such a delay, Mrs Rong and Qingzhi bought the preserved apricots later than usual. Mrs. Qi insulted Mrs. Rong. The man's surname was Peng, and he was also from Yuezhou.

Qi's complexion changed at that time, and he had to ask Qingzhi in detail. Rong's scolded Qingzhi for nonsense because he was afraid of being beaten by Qi's. It's just that the family came to Chang'an more than 20 years ago, and Mrs. Rong lied that she saw Mrs. Cheng on the road. She managed to get through in front of Mrs. Qi.

Since then, Mrs. Qi has intensified beating and scolding Mr. Rong. Soon, Mrs. Rong jumped into a well and committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation of Mrs. Qi.

He Mingsheng had no idea about the relationship between the Rong family and Qingzhi. He murdered the Tian family and his wife as he wished, and a few months later, he sold the color silk line.

On the day that Caibohang became Caifenglou, Wo Ji brought her daughters to flee. Qingzhi was crowded with people and recognized He Mingsheng at a glance. According to Mr. Rong, this man named Peng Dalang had already He died ten years ago, but this person not only appeared in Chang'an, but also called himself He Mingsheng.

Qingzhi thought that Mr. Rong remembered it wrong, but couldn't help but pay attention to He Mingsheng's every move.

After several months, I didn't notice anything wrong. Until one day last month, Qingzhi was ordered to deliver things to He Mingsheng's room. He was just in time to check the account books with He Mingsheng. Maybe he was dizzy. I accidentally made a typo.

The place where "He" should have been written on the account book turned out to be "Peng". Although He Mingsheng remained calm and changed it quickly, Qingzhi was still surprised. No matter how confused a person is, he will never spell his surname wrong. Could it be that Mr. Rong did not admit his mistake, the main family is really the great man of the Peng family.

In order to further confirm her guess, Qingzhi began to create opportunities. When she met He Mingsheng in the corridor once, she suddenly called out, "Peng Dalang."

Unsurprisingly, He Mingsheng's expression changed immediately.

Qingzhi pretended to say the wrong thing and left in a hurry, but her heart blossomed with joy. After that, whenever He Mingsheng was around, she would mention the Rong family intentionally or unintentionally, not only the Rong family, but also Yuezhou.

He Mingsheng was secretly arranging to deal with the souls of the Tian family and his wife, and he never expected a Qingzhi to pop up at this time.

There is a saying, "If you want people to know nothing, you can't do anything unless you don't."

He Mingsheng began to deal with Qingzhi, but found that she didn't know much, and the girl's words alone were far from proving that he was Peng Dalang. He didn't want to be threatened by her or make trouble, so he planned to find an excuse to Qingzhi drove out.

Qingzhi seemed to have insight into He Mingsheng's intentions. When he asked her to ask her to the front building for questioning, he asked him a question in person: "Master, do you know Qi's family?"

She said that she was not surprised that Mrs. Rong remembered the Peng family's affairs, but only wondered Mrs. Qi's reaction when she heard "Peng's from Yuezhou" a year ago. She was clearly not from Yuezhou, so why was she so panicked.

"Master, you always went to Caibohang at that time. Did you know Qi's family too? Everyone said that her death was a bit strange. Should the maid tell the government about it?"

He Mingsheng understood on the spot that this Qingzhi was a natural extortionist. Although she didn't know the ins and outs of the whole thing, with a keen intuition, she understood the darkest part of his heart.

At that moment, He Mingsheng made up his mind to get rid of Qingzhi. He gave Qingzhi a few gold ingots according to his words, but he started to follow her behind his back.

"After you all lived in Caifeng Tower, Qingzhi felt that she was relying on her and began to blackmail me." He Mingsheng smiled bitterly, "Caifeng Tower is full of people, and even the Little Buddha Hall has placed many Taoist priests, she thought I was I didn’t dare to act rashly, but I didn’t expect that I had secretly cast a sorcery on her. I asked her out that night. She guessed that the well was near the small Buddha hall. I didn’t dare to do anything with her, so I was very relieved by the well."

"When a person is greedy to the extreme, he often looks stupid." He sighed, "If Qingzhi doesn't keep blackmailing me, maybe I'll let her go. Unfortunately, if she doesn't, she will die. As for her disfigured sister. , it is also not a pity to die."

He summed it up calmly, with the usual tone of speaking about last night's rain.

"So that's what happened." Lin Chengyou mumbled.

He raised his eyes and looked at He Mingsheng: "If you left Chang'an after killing the Tian family members, there would be no trouble. But for you, taking the Tian family members' lives alone does not seem to be enough to vent your hatred."

The corner of He Mingsheng's mouth moved invisibly.

"You hate them so much." Lin Chengyou observed every change on his face, "Especially Mrs. Qi, if I guess correctly, she is your aunt."

He Mingsheng's figure flickered, and a strong hatred shot out from his eyes, and his originally calm face was instantly filled with murderous aura.

He smiled grimly: "'I'm a dog, and I'm not worthy of living."

Every time he uttered a word, a happy expression appeared on his face.

"My biggest regret over the years is to let these two beasts live an extra ten years, three months, and twenty days."

Lin Chengyou didn't induce He Mingsheng to speak again, but just looked at him quietly.

He Mingsheng stood motionless, as if lost in memory, with sharp edges and corners vaguely showing on his cheeks, obviously clenching his teeth.

All of a sudden, he seemed to remember a certain clip, the originally ferocious facial features loosened, and a bleak color slowly appeared on his face.

When he spoke again, there was more bitterness in his calm voice.

"My real name is Peng." He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Chengyou quietly, "My original name was Peng Yugui."

Lin Chengyou was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly: "'Pianyu in Kunshan, one branch in Guilin', a good name."

"Let the prince laugh." Peng Yugui smiled bitterly, "This is taken by Peng's grandfather. He hoped that I would be able to win the laurel and climb the toad one day, so he even took the name from it. I also have a sister, the name of my sister. It's called Baojiao, and it was also taken by my grandfather. 'Baojiao' means the love of my heart."

His brows trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes abruptly, but the tears fell silently, uncontrollably.

Lin Chengyou had mixed feelings in his heart, and when he suddenly heard the rustling of the fabric behind him, he realized that Teng Yuyi seemed to be touched.

"My grandfather is a sour literati." Peng Yugui slowly opened his eyes, his expression a little numb, "I have read books all my life, but in the end I have achieved nothing. In the eyes of the world, he is obviously not very promising, but we all know that he is a good man. He is a good old man. It is said that it is a village school. Grandpa accepts children from poor families. When it comes to handover, most of the children can't pay, but Grandpa doesn't care about it and still does his best. He started teaching locally and opened a private school for several years, but he couldn’t make ends meet every year.

"My aunt doesn't seem to know how to complain. In order to supplement the family, she does needlework and washes clothes for others all day long. She saves some silver money on weekdays and uses it to feed our brothers and sisters. The surplus is slowly exhausted. Now, the days are getting more and more difficult, grandpa feels distressed for grandma, so he shut down the private school, he heard that fishing can make a living, so he writes for others during the day, and secretly goes to learn how to fish in the middle of the night."

He smiled bitterly: "Even if we live in poverty, the family is always happy. There are many wealthy families in the ferry, but my sister and I have never envied other people's children. My mother is the best at being a 'cold hunter'. (Note), every summer, she twists the locust leaves into juice and noodles, puts the noodles into the well water and washes them, and then mixes them with vegetarian sauce for us to eat. I can eat a big bowl. After wiping the corners of my sister's mouth, my mother wiped it for me with a smile. My grandfather wants me to study hard. Whenever I have time, he will teach me how to write. I have learned, Come teach my sister again."

Peng Yugui opened her palms, tears flashed in her eyes, and the calluses on her knuckles were still there, which were the traces left by her hard training. Grandpa left nothing for him in the world, except these calluses on his hands.

Over the years, he was reluctant to put down the pen in his hand, because he was afraid that time would smooth out the cocoon. If even this disappeared, the last thought left by his father and mother would be gone.

"I fell in love with the bookstore earlier than my younger sister, and I wrote her name on a piece of paper and told her: You are Bao Jiaoer. She wrote a whole piece of the word 'er' and laughed all over the house. Run." Peng Yugui said, a gentle color appeared on his face, which made his face look a lot calmer.

The people in the room were fascinated, and no one had the heart to interrupt Peng Yugui.

"One year, because Grandpa rescued a rich businessman, our family had a much better life. The wealthy businessman was superstitious in divination, and after being rescued by Grandpa, he said that it was his bad year. ', only when you meet a noble person can you turn bad luck into good luck. He firmly believes that my grandfather is his noble person, and insists on giving him fifty ingots of gold. According to his previous temperament, he will never accept this huge sum of money. Yes, but maybe it was because the family had been through too hard these years, or maybe it was for the sake of my future, but in the end he took it. It was these fifty ingots that attracted the pair of jackals."

Peng Yugui clenched his fists, his face suddenly gloomy.

"People often say, 'Accumulation of virtue leads to benevolence, and accumulation of evil leads to misfortune'. Do good deeds, because 'good and evil will pay off in the end'." He sneered, "I think these words are pure lies, because my mother and father did that. The good people have not escaped the cruelty of the wicked, but the jackals like Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e have lived so many years of good life."

Speaking of indignation, he couldn't help grabbing towards the neckline, touching the cold silver chain on his neck, only to realize that he had fallen into the hands of the government.

He was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and laughed loudly. The laughter was intermittent and dry, with inexhaustible sarcasm. After laughing aloud for a while, his voice gradually fell, and finally turned into a sneer in his nose.

He said blankly: "My grandmother is a nostalgic person. Since she settled in Yuezhou, she often asked her grandfather to write letters to the eldest and youngest sisters in Guanzhong. Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e were not too good at that time. It's bad, but I've returned a few letters. After a few years, there was a famine in Guanzhong, and the pair of jackals couldn't survive in their hometown, so they went out to go to their relatives. Come from Vietnam.

"Auntie was very happy to receive the letter, and hurriedly packed a bedroom. One evening more than a month later, Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e went ashore with the refugees. My grandfather picked them up at the ferry and led the pair of jackals to the shore. to our village on the mountain."

While talking, Peng Yugui recalled the situation at the time, the resentment slowly rose from his chest, and his face became more and more hideous.

When the Tian couple arrived, they were surprised by the wealth of their family. When the family cleaned up the dust for them that night, Tian Yunde deliberately made clichés while the grandfather was drunk.

When the couple heard that the Peng family had obtained such a huge sum of money out of thin air, they were very envious. After living for a few days, Qi Cui'e said that she planned to settle here, and she would make a living by selling colored lanterns in the future.

Grandpa borrowed ten ingots of gold to Tian Yunde without saying a word, but Tian's husband and wife had to make an inch, and they came up with the idea of ​​leaving the gold.

I remember that that night, Tian Yunde began to persuade Grandpa to do business with them, saying that he could understand the journey southward, that Guanzhong lacked the most good colored silk, and if he could sell Yuezhou Linglian to the north, he would definitely be able to ask for your valuables in the two capitals. Once the business is done, you will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future. It's just that there are too many people doing this for a living. If you want to stand out from them, you must invest a lot of money.

Grandpa doesn't know anything about business, so he refused. Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e didn't give up, they pulled Grandpa and poured more ecstasy soup, but Grandpa refused to nod.

Two days later, it coincided with Qi Cui'e's birthday. Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e were locked up on the mountain all day after they came. Today, they have a rare chance. If they want to go down the mountain for a walk, they don't know what good places to go to in Yuezhou.

Recalling this, Peng Yugui had a deep regret in her eyes.

He was only sixteen years old at the time. In his eyes, his uncle was warm and kind, his aunt was straightforward, and because he had come from afar, he naturally had a sense of closeness to them. Hearing this, he quickly came up with an idea, saying that there was a lotus flower nearby. Dock, it is better to row a boat at night to pick lotus pods.

The younger sister clapped her hands and shouted with joy, and the grandfather had no objection, so the grandmother happily prepared a lot of food and wine, and the family took a boat to see the lotus flowers in the evening.

Unexpectedly, they were still halfway through, Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e talked about the business of the two partners.

Grandpa categorically refused, saying that the Peng family would never be able to do business.

Peng Yugui was playing with her sister on the side of the boat at the time. When she heard this, she knew that Grandpa was worried that doing business would ruin his son's future.

When the imperial court took office, there were always many restrictions on the sons of merchants (Note 2). Once the Peng family became a businessman, it would likely affect his future scientific research.

Tian Yunde and Qi Cui'e persuaded for a while, but Grandpa refused to agree. Seeing the sullenness on Grandpa's face, the Tian couple had to stop.

A-Niang was afraid that the family would be too stiff, so she hurriedly persuaded them to have a drink. However, after a while, Qi Cui'e started another conversation, saying that since her brother-in-law didn't want to do business with them, it would be better to introduce the giant who gave them the money.

The giant is a local rich man, and if a little scum leaks out of his hands, it is enough for the two of them to manage the business. Of course, my brother-in-law has to come forward. My brother-in-law is the savior of the giant. As long as he speaks, the giant will definitely obey.

Grandpa was furious and said that they took him for someone, and they could do this kind of frowning and bowing themselves, and they would not want to harm the reputation of the Peng family.

Qi Cui'e's smile froze on her face. She hated her grandfather for not being able to enter the oil and salt in her heart. She was criticized by her grandfather, and her voice became louder. Saying that grandpa would not agree to this or that, it is clear that he dislikes the poor and loves the rich. If it wasn't for seeing them as poor and sour, grandpa would probably be another face. The more the words were said, the more ugly they sounded, and each sentence poked into Grandpa's heart.

When they quarreled, Baojiao was so frightened that she cried. Peng Yugui wanted to hug her sister and walk away, but she was worried that the more quarrel between her grandfather and mother, her uncle and aunt would become fiercer.

Suddenly, I heard Grandpa say in a fit of anger: Since he is regarded as a villain, don't even ask for the ten gold coins. While talking, he was protecting A-Niang from the cabin. As soon as the words landed, Tian Yunde suddenly stood up from the table, chased behind the grandpa with a few steps, and shoved the grandpa hard.

Grandpa's body is thin, but Tian Yunde is tall and mighty, and the deck is already wet, and this time he exerted a full force. Grandpa was unprepared for a while, and his body fell forward, and his forehead happened to hit the raised iron on the ship's board. Lock.

A-Niang screamed, Qi Shi hurried out after hearing the sound, Tian Yunde seemed to be particularly puzzled, and was still cursing something in his mouth.

Peng Yugui ran over to help Grandpa, only to find that the top of Grandpa's head had a big hole, and the bright red blood gurgled out, covering Grandpa's entire face in an instant. Unusually, his heart sank, and he said angrily: "Why did you hurt people?!"

A-Niang also saw that Grandpa was not good, and began to cry and grab the ground: "Killing! Killing!"

Qi shi was stunned, and Tian Yunde also panicked. This was an act of anger, but he didn't expect to hurt people so badly.

When the boatman heard the sound, he was at a loss: "Madam, do you want to report to the official?"

Grandpa's hands were covered in blood, and she kept covering the wound on Grandpa's head with a handkerchief, crying intermittently, "Hurry, hurry back to the shore to find Huang Yigong, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive later."

The boatman became more and more anxious: "Huang Yigong went to see a doctor in the city. He has not been at the ferry for the past few days. How can this be good? There are medical workers in the Chunxingwu area. It will take more than an hour to rush there."

Peng Yugui's heart is twisted into a ball, grandpa's