In Magou Town, the lights are brightly lit outside the shack of Zhang Xi's family.
Several neighbors brought their own oil lamps and placed four or five lamps next to the bullock cart where Zhang's father's body was placed. They just hoped that there would be light and that the body would not be eaten by wild cats and dogs.
Inside the shack, Zhang Xi's snoring could be heard one after another.
After drinking wine today, my head felt heavy. As soon as I fell on the bed, I fell asleep.
All the neighbors also went home to sleep and have a good rest. Before dawn, they had to go to the county government to file a complaint.
The magistrate was the father of the murderer. The villagers knew that it would be difficult to sue, so they had made long-term preparations. The dry food they had collected was put in cloth bags and placed in a convenient place.
A breeze blew by, and the leaves rustled in the wind. Even though the oil lamp next to the oxcart had a cover, the firelight inside swayed back and forth, causing the shadow of Zhang's father's corpse to twist back and forth from left to right.
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At first glance, it looked like Mr. Zhang was struggling to sit up because he was feeling aggrieved, adding a bit of an eerie atmosphere.
"Da da da..." A faint sound of horse hooves came, alarming the wild dogs in the town.
"Woof..." A dog barked, which aroused the vigilance of other wild dogs. Suddenly, the whole area of dog barks was heard in the town. After a busy day of work, the villagers who had just fallen asleep opened their eyes.
With very tired eyes, he cursed quietly.
"Why are these dogs barking in the middle of the night? Maybe they saw a ghost in the town."
"Oh, I just fell asleep, and the barking of the dog woke me up."
"There aren't so many dogs barking on weekdays. Is there really something going on in the town?"
"I'm so annoyed. I really want to go out and kill these vicious dogs."
Everyone was sleepy and complained. But after working for a day, they were really sleepy. Gradually, everyone fell asleep again.
Outside the town, several figures on horses gradually stopped walking.
The one at the front was Ma Lianshan. Following closely behind was Yang Kang, who was followed by several courageous government officials on horseback.
"The dog is barking so loudly. If we continue to go in, will we alarm the whole town?" Malianshan turned around and looked at Yang Kang with concern.
"It's better to alarm the whole town than if he takes the body to the county government office and possibly alarms the Xi'an government, right? Come on, now that you're here, let's take care of this matter," Yang Kang said.
After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Ma Lianshan gently pinched the horse under his crotch with his legs, and then slowly walked towards Zhang Xi's house.
Zhang Xi in the shack was also awakened by the bursts of dog barking. He slowly sat up, raised his right hand, rubbed his scarlet sleepy eyes with the back of his hand, and prepared to go out to check on his father's body.
His father's death was directly related to the fat pig Yang Yuhuan sitting on his butt. However, if his father said that he was feeling uncomfortable, he would not drink alcohol and invite a doctor to take a look at him, maybe this kind of thing would not happen.
At this moment, my father is dead, so I take the opportunity to get some more money back, so that my death is not in vain.
With his own little calculation in mind, Zhang Xi walked out of the shack door.
A breeze blew by and hit Zhang Xi's naked upper body, making him shiver.
There was a "pop" sound, and an oil lamp suddenly went out because it ran out of oil or was poured into the lampshade by the wind.
As the oil lamp was extinguished, the corner suddenly became dark. From a distance, it looked like Father Zhang had lowered his legs to the ground and was about to stand up.
Zhang Xi's hair stood on end for a while, and he felt the hair on his head "crack", then he stood up straight, his legs became weak, and with a "pop" he fell to his knees on the ground.
"Dad, it's me, it's Xi'er. You're already dead, so just lie down and don't get up to scare me." Zhang Xi prayed while kowtowing like garlic.
However, contrary to expectations, a gust of wind blew by and another oil lamp was blown out.
The direction where the corpse was pedaling was completely pitch black.
As other lights flickered on and off, Zhang Xixi seemed to see his father twisting his body and already standing up.
"Dad, it's all my fault. I blame me for not calling you a doctor. Rest in peace, old man. After I get the compensation from the county government, I will give you a good burial, and then call the famous theater troupe from the county to sing for you for three days."
It's a big show. Please lie down, my child, please, lie down." His whole body was shaking, and Zhang Xi was frightened out of his wits.
On the dark official road not far away, five or six horses stood quietly. Yang Kang, the county magistrate, let out a long breath: "Sure enough, this wedding was given to his father who didn't call the doctor at all, which delayed the injury and led to death."
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"Even if he didn't call the doctor, the injury was still caused by Yuhuan. I think it's better to give him some money to put the matter to rest." Ma Lianshan, who was next to him, responded in a low voice.
"Don't interrupt when I'm talking later. I know what I know." After explaining to Malianshan, Yang Kang pinched the horse under his crotch and walked towards Zhang Xi, who kept kowtowing to his father.
"Zhang Xi, you unfilial son." Yang Kang shouted from a distance.
"Ah..." Zhang Xi screamed and stood up, rolling and crawling. He clenched his hands tightly into fists and looked around in horror: "Who, who is talking?"
"It's me." Yang Kang slowly walked to the oil lamp. Ma Lianshan and others followed closely behind.
"Sir, why did you come to Magou Town?" Zhang Xi rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe the facts in front of him.
Letting go of the horse's reins, Yang Kang jumped off the horse: "I gave you some money today. Before I left, I specially told you that when you come back, you must hire a doctor for your father to give him a good diagnosis and treatment, and then buy some more."
Squeeze and replenish your body. It would be a good idea for you to use the money you used to treat your father's injuries to drink, and you turned a blind eye to his injuries. Now that he is dead, you are his murderer, do you know your guilt?"
With a "pop", Zhang Xi bent his legs and knelt down again: "The villain is wrong. The villain should not be greedy for drinking and ignore his father's injury. Now that my father is dead, I feel very sad.
I regret it. I hope that for the sake of taking care of my father’s funeral, you can forgive me for my mistake.”
Zhang Xi regrets it to death now.
However, what he regretted was not that he did not hire a doctor for his father in time, but that he should not have been obsessed with it for a while, and loudly confessed the fact that he had not hired a doctor for his father outside, so that he did not know when he had arrived in the county next to him.
Grandpa listened to it.
Okay, let's not mention the matter of wanting the other party to compensate for the moment. I took the money and failed to treat my father in time, which led to the fact that he died. This has resulted in manslaughter. The county government took him down and sentenced him.
It's a casual thing.
While the two were talking, several figures walked over in the darkness. They were several neighbors who were preparing to accompany Zhang Xi to the county government to file a complaint.
"I have met the magistrate." Several neighbors walked up to Zhang Xi and knelt down together to salute their parents, the magistrate.
In the darkness, Yang Kang frowned slightly and asked calmly: "Who are you?"
"Sir, we are all Zhang Xi's neighbors. Normally, Zhang Xi's father is a kind person and we get along very well. Today, he died at home with a broken rib for no apparent reason. After asking, I found out that Zhang Xi's father was
He was sitting on his butt like this. I originally planned to accompany Zhang Xi and take Zhang's father's body to the county government to file a complaint. However, I never expected that the county master would visit Magou Town late at night. I took this opportunity to ask him to host a ceremony for Zhang Xi.
Justice, punish the murderer severely, and let the dead rest in peace."
A neighbor who had spent several years in private school slowly raised his head, looked at Yang Kang, and said in a neither humble nor overbearing voice.
Hearing this, Yang Kang couldn't help but feel a little angry. If this was in the lobby of the county government, he would definitely ask the government officials to drive this person out of the lobby.
If you are dissatisfied, you will be treated with water, fire and sticks.
But not here, this is in Magou Town. Not to mention that the residents around him may hear what he said. His arrival in Magou Town in the middle of the night has already made people suspicious. If he uses violence again, I'm afraid he will
To further escalate the matter.
"I know the extent of the deceased's injuries. I have already decided this matter when I was in the county government. People in Ming Dynasty cannot earn a tael of silver all year round. I ordered the defendant to pay Zhang Xi 10 taels of silver and take it home to him."
Treating his father's injuries and supplementing his nutrition was the most appropriate way to deal with it, both emotionally and rationally. Now, Zhang Xi took the money and went out to drink, forgetting about his father's injuries and causing his death. He was the indirect murderer.
Don't worry, fellow villagers, I will definitely take him down and give the deceased justice and give him a cure for this unfilial son."
