Within a few days after the notice was posted, no one came to the door. Everyone was waiting to see if such a notice was just for show, just like the superficial words when a superior officer comes to inspect in the mortal world. It is just lip service. , but may not be serious about it?
Hou Zi is not in a hurry, he is always the first one to try it, because it hurts a lot and he will not forget it even if he dies.
After the New Year, Xiong'er Town is still noisy as usual. Farming has stopped and business is gradually starting. People have extra money in their hands and start to think about how to buy some extra things for themselves and their families after a year of hard work.
As in previous years, there is no difference; only when people pass by the gate of the government office, they will take a quick glance pretending to be unintentional and see how the tall public office is different from the past?
Hou Zi is like a normal person, focusing on his own practice and making various preparations before rushing into the realm. However, it is difficult to have a definite measure of such preparations. To what extent? What conditions are met?
It takes an opportunity, luck, and a flash of inspiration; right now, I have no clue.
Five days later, a neatly dressed woman with white beard and hair but not messy hair came to the gate of the public office and looked at the bell above the gate intently, as if weighing the consequences of taking this step.
When a mortal fights a lawsuit, especially when the opponent may be a cultivating creature that can fly into the sky and escape from the earth, it is impossible for you to pay no price at all. Although it is not so dark that you have to roll a nail board, the up and down costs involved It is enough to bring a modest house to ruin.
Winning may give you a sigh of relief, but you can't expect anything in return because there is no equality; losing may not only make it difficult to redress the injustice, but also add new sorrows.
This does not include all kinds of difficulties that may be encountered even after winning the battle. Of course, practitioners will not end up personally, and they will not be so fussy about it, but there will always be those dogs in the world who are used to flattering and flattering. They are often better than The real owner is more difficult to deal with.
After looking at it for a long time, I took a deep breath and made a decision.
Without hesitation, he quickly stepped forward and rang the bell in front of several officials.
The woman's strength was not great, the bell was not very loud, and it did not carry far, but she still heard it clearly from the front and back of the street; countless people pricked up their ears in wine shops, teahouses, bookstores and grain stores. , this is the voice they have been waiting for for a long time. Although it came late, it finally came.
It’s not that most people here have suffered such injustice, but they are all ordinary mortals and there are some things they feel the same way.
In the lobby of the government office, the government official said warmly: "Who is below? What grievances are there? Who should I sue?"
After the initial hesitation, she has now completely calmed down.
"I am the Qian Jiang family. I live in the front streets and back alleys. I am obsessed with my son for no reason. I sued the monks at Jianjia Temple outside the town to raise demon foxes to make monsters!"
When the Yamen official heard this, he immediately knew that he was here for the notice, but it was not something ordinary people like them could solve. To be honest, he felt very conflicted about the new guard of Shan State. He was worried about the intensification of the conflict. It affects the hard-won peace in this area, and I hope that practitioners should give an explanation to the common people about such incidents involving gods and ghosts.
In any case, the guard of Shan Kingdom is a courageous person, but he is not really capable. Whether he can accomplish things depends on another matter.
As a competent official, he certainly knows what to do now.
"Hold on, my wife will wait a moment. As it involves spiritual practice, the decision should be made by the guru."
He closed his eyes and meditated here, drinking a cup of tea endlessly. Someone had already gone to find the guru. Who took the lead, who came up with the idea, and who was responsible for solving the problem. How could they, mortals, dare to investigate the affairs of practitioners?
Mrs. Qian Jiang didn't dare to say anything and just waited quietly in the hall. Fortunately, she didn't need to kneel down to wait. The Yamen official was a mature old man and even specially prepared a small spoon for her.
Which person who can sit in this position is not a human being? Will he be domineering in front of his superiors and cause trouble for himself?
Not long after, Hou Zi walked in. Mrs. Qian Jiang hurriedly knelt down to salute, but was supported by someone.
"There is no need to be polite, old man, and we practitioners don't talk about it either. Just treat it as normal, just tell the facts, and let's see what solutions we can find."
Mrs. Qian Jiang was very grateful, but she was used to being respectful in front of officials, so she felt a little, um, unreliable towards this superior who seemed to be younger than her son?
We have come this far, where is the reason to back down?
"Master Rongzhen, I lived in the front streets and back alleys, my poems and books were handed down from generation to generation, and I was a member of my family who never caused trouble. But who knew that a disaster would come from the sky, and my orphans and widowed mother of the Qian family would suffer this disaster...
My late husband passed away very early, leaving us, an orphan and a widowed mother, living together, relying on dozens of acres of paddy fields outside the city to survive. It’s so pitiful, but we finally raised our children to adulthood. As soon as they reach adulthood, I plan to go to the Wei State to obtain fame.”
In this world, the threshold for practice is too high, and not everyone has this qualification; most people still need certain skills to survive. Relatively speaking, reading is a very good way out, although it is not as good as the gold in the book. House, but an illiterate person can only do the lowest level of manual labor. This is the case in every country.
If you study, you can get a good name and become an official. If you don't have the money to start a business or open a library, you have many choices. It is also the path most qualified families choose to train their children.
The old woman was very organized, so Hou Zi listened quietly without disturbing her.
"Just last month, on the tenth day of the new year, my son and some of his classmates and friends went out for an outing to hold a poetry meeting, but unexpectedly something happened. The people who came back said that they met a young lady who was visiting a grave alone. Seducing my son...
The next day, when my son came back, he was not eating well, was not thinking about anything, was obsessed with things, and was confused. When I went to the doctor to check, he couldn't find out the reason. They all said that my son was suffering from lovesickness and had been fascinated by that woman.
Where can we find a woman who visits a grave alone afterwards? We have inquired all over the neighborhood, but we have never heard of such a woman in any family. I thought that it would be fine after some time when the thoughts have calmed down, but no one knew that I My son's symptoms became more and more serious. Eventually, he couldn't compose poems or articles, and he even couldn't recognize some words!
I have been studying hard under the lamplight for more than ten years in a cold window, but I didn’t expect that I would be dead in one day. I am old and my days are numbered. How can I have the energy to support this family and train my son again..."
Hou Zi listened to her intermittent crying and probably understood what she meant clearly, but...
"Old man, how do you insist that your son was killed by the demon fox from Jianjia Temple? This is without proof, and it's not easy to bite someone randomly, isn't it?"
Qian Jiang cried out, "Master, my son is not the only one with similar situations in Xiong'er Town. It has happened many times over the years. The suspicion that the demon fox transformed into a human form to confuse humans is not just my guess, but everyone's opinion over the years."
