"There was a thunderbolt, and someone was struck to death by lightning!"
"Li Cailiang was struck to death by a thunderbolt when he was passing by the river on his way home!"
"At that time, many people from the same village were returning home after working hard at farming."
"Everyone saw the scene where Li Liangcai was struck to death by lightning."
"There was a loud sound of thunder from the sky, earth and rocks flew apart, willow trees snapped, and a huge black hole was blasted on the spot. Li Liangcai, who happened to be walking on the bank of the river, fell directly into the cold river water in February, leaving no trace of his body."
"When Li Liangcai's body was fished out from the lower reaches of the river by fishing nets and pulled back to the door of Li's house in Shangpan Village by an oxcart, Li Liangcai's death was horrific and his hands and feet were all blown off."
"The broken limbs, stained with blood that has not yet dried, stained the oxcart red."
"The body didn't even have a straw mat to cover it. It was exposed all the way and was dragged back to Shangpan Village on a bullock cart."
"Seeing that her husband, who was fine not long ago and had promised to go home for dinner after returning the cows, was suddenly left dead and incomplete, Mrs. Li burst into tears when she heard the bad news. The son in her arms was also frightened and cried loudly. , kept crying for daddy."
"Hey, that scene... those who hear it will shed tears."
"The bones of Li Cailiang here are not yet cold, but rumors have spread in the village over there. The villagers say that Li Liangcai must have done something extremely unscrupulous, and that he will be repaid by thunder. He must be struck by thunder from the sky." Otherwise, God will not punish him, and he will not only be struck to death by lightning, but his body will also be left intact."
"Ms. Li, who was already crying bitterly, cried even more heartbroken when she heard the rumors from the villagers around her. They said that her old man Li had been an honest person all his life. Why did he end up in old age after his death and his reputation was not guaranteed? Slanderous words.”
"But it is helpless that everyone can make money. What effect can the Li family have? There are so many villagers in Shangpan Village. Why are others not killed by lightning? But Li Cailiang is the one who let God." Hacked to death?"
"The old men and women in the village all said that this is because God has eyes. God only kills evil people, not good people. God will never wrong good people. They scolded Li for not fearing God. This will be punished by God. This year Pan Village will definitely be implicated. The fields are dry and there is no harvest. They are grinning, jumping and yelling to drive away the Li family, so that the evil done by the Li Cailiang family will not harm the innocent people in the whole village."
"It's pitiful that Li Liangcai's body is still cold here, but over there, the orphaned Li family and his only son are being bullied by the surrounding villagers."
"Just when everyone thought that this matter was settled, that Li Liangcai's death was caused by being struck by lightning, and even Rizheng and Muranyong had no objections, a young man stood out from the crowd."
"Tsk tsk, that young man is amazing! He is eight feet tall and eight feet wide. He has a majestic body with thin skin and tender flesh. He has short hair like a monk. He gave his name as Jin and An. There is a scholar beside him. The coachman and his companions are the three people from other villages who just stayed overnight in Shangpan Village tonight..."
"This person who calls himself Jin'an said that when lightning hits a person, it will only leave a scorched mark on the place. It will definitely not be like the earth and rocks that people see flying, the willow tree will be broken, and a big hole will be left on the place."
"It is obvious that someone buried gunpowder by the river in advance, deliberately led Li Liangcai to the preset location, and then pretended that Li Liangcai was struck to death by lightning. They also used the river to wash away the river bank and Li Liangcai's body, destroying the body and eliminating traces of it. An attempt to remove gunpowder residue particles and odor.”
"Because only gunpowder in this world can have such a violent and domineering effect."
"The leader of the village only needs to report this murder case to the county government and ask the county government to investigate who has purchased large quantities of gunpowder, sulfur, and saltpeter recently. Besides Li Liangcai walking to the river by himself, who else is most likely to report Li Liangcai's death?" The meeting by the river, or who was walking with Li Liangcai at that time; who is most beneficial to Li Liangcai's death...then this person must be the murderer of Li Liangcai."
"gunpowder?"
"The villagers were shocked when they heard this. The imperial court of Kangding State had extremely strict control over civilian gunpowder. Gunpowder was subject to arms control. Private possession of gunpowder was strictly prohibited in Kangding State. Even the formula of gunpowder was prohibited from being distributed among the people."
"The villagers didn't believe that Li Cailiang died from gunpowder."
"Because no one among the people has access to gunpowder."
"The crowd got angry and yelled that these people from other villages were disrespectful to God, and they wanted to drive these people from other villages out of Shangpan Village together with Li's mother and son."
"But fortunately, Li Zheng has studied in a private school for several years, and his knowledge is wider than that of these illiterate poor people. Li Zheng knows very well that once gunpowder is involved in this matter, it will be a big deal that he, a small man like Li Zheng, cannot handle. It is better to believe what is true than to believe what is not, and never conceal or lie about the matter. Li Zheng sent several village warriors with the fastest legs and feet to report the matter to the Changxian County Government overnight."
"Hearing that a suspected gunpowder case occurred in a small rural village in Chang County, Zhang Zhixian of Chang County did not dare to delay. He ordered all the arresters in the county overnight, brought the arresters and fast horses, and divided the troops into several groups. According to the Jin Dynasty, The clues Mr. An mentioned were investigated overnight, and sure enough, the real culprit was quickly caught!"
"It really corresponds to a folk proverb, if you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself."
"Don't do anything bad, and don't be afraid of the office door being called in the middle of the night."
"The murderer who killed Li Liangcai was a relative of Li Liangcai's village. He was a bad gambler. He had borrowed money from Li Liangcai and his wife in the early years to help him tide over difficulties. He vowed never to gamble again. Li Liangcai and his wife saw him It's pitiful that I believed his words and used my savings to lend him money and pay off his gambling debts."
"It turned out that not only did the guy not repent, but after his relatives helped him pay back the money, he continued to gamble badly and failed to repay the money he owed Li Liangcai and his wife. Instead, he went to Li Liangcai to borrow money in private several times. But Li Liangcai was well aware of his gambling nature. It’s hard to change. Lending money to a gambler is like fetching water from a bamboo basket, so I have been reluctant to lend money again.”
"This rotten gambler's relatives saw that Li Liangcai had savings but was unwilling to help his relatives, and felt that he could gamble all his life without paying back the money, so he had evil thoughts in his heart and planned to kill Li Liangcai, leaving the weak and orphaned daughter of the Li family. Mother, he doesn’t have to pay back the money. He even thought up a vicious plan to incite the ignorant villagers who don’t know the truth, drive away Li’s orphans and widows, and then take the opportunity to occupy the houses and fields.”
"As the saying goes, helping the urgent does not save the poor."
"Sheng Mi's favor, fight with Mi's hatred."
"People know that ghosts are scary, and ghosts know that people's hearts are poisonous."
"It was supposed to be a case of 'charred corpses struck by lightning', but in the end it was a case of 'clearing the wrongs', and finally it involved another 'curious case of concealing gunpowder among the people', with twists and turns and bizarre twists and turns."
"And because the young master named Jin An was recognized by the county government and the county magistrate for his meritorious service in solving the gunpowder case, he hosted a banquet. Magistrate Zhang knew the righteousness well and made clear rewards and punishments. At the banquet, the county merchants and gentry raised three hundred yuan. Two grains of silver were all handed over to Mr. Jin An in person. I thank Mr. Jin An for saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Chang County. Now the list of merchants and squires raising money has been put on a plaque and it is still hanging on the memorial archway in Chang County."
"This book is over."
