Chen Ermao heard the news. I was so scared that I almost peed in my pants.
Whenever he saw someone passing by, he would kowtow and beg for mercy.
Seeing his behavior, the villagers all shook their heads and sighed. As the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. Thinking about how you treated Chen Xiaobei back then, it is not a pity at all to have such an ending.
The next day, Chen Xiaobei got up early and started busy.
He wanted to make a wooden cage and sink Chen Ermao into the river himself.
Only in this way can the hatred in his heart be relieved.
Chen Xiaobei took an ax to the woods to the west, found a branch as thick as his wrist, and chopped it down.
There is no need for a mortise and tenon structure. For such a thick branch, it is enough to wrap it with a rope.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei busy here, the village guard captain Chen Dayong came over, picked up the rope and helped him tie it up twice, and then whispered, "Logically speaking, Chen Ermao deserves to die. I may be able to say some things." improper."
"No matter how you say it, he is from Hetou Village. He was doing evil in life. After death, we can't let him turn into a ghost and seek his life."
Of course Chen Xiaobei understood what Chen Dayong meant, "Okay, brother Dayong, go make arrangements and let him have a full meal."
"Tell him that this meal shouldn't be given to him. For the sake of his parents giving me the house, I can give him a full meal, which is worthy of his parents."
Chen Dayong nodded, and after helping Chen Xiaobei tie two more ropes, he stood up and left.
Come to the village canteen. Chen Dayong opened the stove and looked at it. There were some leftovers from last night. He thought about it and lit a fire to heat it up. At this time, Qiu Mei came over.
"Brother Dayong, do you want to eat? I'll go and cook some for you alone."
According to the rules of the village, breakfast is usually eaten at home, so there is no fire here and only lunch and dinner are made.
Chen Dayong shook his head, "It's not me. I just told Brother Xiaobei about giving Chen Ermao a stutter. They both said that if you starve to death, you will come back to claim your life. Let's not get into this bad luck."
After hearing this, Qiu Mei was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah, you're right, let's not get into trouble with this. We don't lack this kind of food. By the way, I'll get some for him alone." .”
Qiu Mei lit the fire, added some lard to the pot, and chopped some cabbage.
After frying some cabbage, she heated up the porridge from last night. After thinking about it, Qiu Mei took out her share of dried meat and cut a few slices. This made her two dishes, one dish porridge. He took out another pot of wine and put it into the food box.
"Brother Dayong, it stands to reason that the things Ermao has done and giving him pig food are just to show him favor. You have to make it clear to him that he should not do evil again after becoming a ghost. Otherwise, he will have to be reincarnated as a pig in his next life. Being killed.”
Chen Dayong nodded, carried the food box out of the yard, and came to the big locust tree.
Seeing Chen Dayong coming, the last trace of hope flashed in Chen Ermao's eyes. He smiled and stepped forward to greet him, "Brother Dayong, Brother Dayong."
Chen Dayong didn't have a smile on his face. He sat down on the stone first, then opened the food box, revealing the two dishes.
Saw these two dishes. Chen Ermao's eyes immediately shone with light.
"Brother Dayong is still kind to me, knowing that I am hungry, I am hungry."
Chen Dayong raised his eyes and looked at him. He took out these dishes and placed them on a stone in front of him, making sure that Chen Ermao could reach them.
"Er Mao, eat. You'll be full. After you become a ghost, don't go back to the village to do evil again."
Chen Ermao's outstretched hand froze instantly.
Suddenly he grinned and started crying, "Brother Dayong, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
Seeing him crying like this, Chen Dayong didn't feel any pity and just sighed slightly.
"Er Mao, there is a saying that goes well. If I had known better now, why bother then?"
"Think about how you treated Brother Xiaobei back then?"
"If it were me, I would have beaten you to death on the spot. Brother Xiaobei can give you a full meal, so you should be satisfied."
Chen Ermao burst into tears, "Brother Dayong, I don't want to die. I haven't married yet, and I still have to keep my filial piety to my parents."
Chen Dayong shook his head again and pointed at the food and wine.
"Eat, you'll be ready to go when you're full."
"When you get to the underworld, you should admit your mistakes to the Lord of Hell. In the next life, you will be reborn into a good family."
After saying that, he breathed out slowly and turned his head away, no longer looking at Chen Ermao.
At this time, Chen Ermao finally realized that his death was inevitable. He wiped his tears and stopped crying.
"Oh, just die. I know I shouldn't go against him, Chen Xiaobei."
As he spoke, he reached for the wine bottle and drank a few big sips.
Then he took a few pieces of dried meat and stuffed it into his mouth haphazardly.
After taking a few mouthfuls, he changed his tone and said, "Brother Dayong, do you think it's strange? Before, Chen Xiaobei was so full that he couldn't even finish a meal. He begged me every day and wished he could exchange Qiao'er for money. But I don't know. What, suddenly it’s like a different person.”
After hearing Chen Ermao's words, Chen Dayong was also shocked.
Thinking about it, it's like this. I don't know when it started. Chen Xiaobei seemed to be a different person. That's right, he came in through Cui Hongyu.
Thinking of this, he chuckled, "I'll tell you why, it started from the time Xiaobei married Cui Hongyu. Don't tell me, this Cui Hongyu is really a prosperous husband."
"No, no, Brother Dayong, didn't you understand what I said? Just before Cui Hongyu came in, didn't someone from the Zhao family in the county die?"
"I set up a trap with Monkey and the others to make Chen Xiaobei owe me two taels of silver. As you know, with his wealth, there is nothing he can do to get it out."
"So he could only use Qiao'er to pay off the debt, but you said it was a bad idea. Not only did he not give me Qiao'er, he instead bought a few pheasants in exchange for two taels of silver."
Listening to Chen Ermao's chatter, Chen Dayong actually smiled.
"Er Mao, look at you, even Xiaobei knows how to get a few pheasants to make money, but you are doing some crooked things all day long. If you want to get a few pheasants early, maybe, there are all the pheasants here. your."
Er Mao shook his head helplessly, "Oh, I can't explain to you. Anyway, I feel like Chen Xiaobei suddenly changed."
As he spoke, he made a fuss, swept away all the food and wine, and finally wiped his mouth.
"I know what I have done, even if I die ten times it will not be unjust."
"I am content to live for so long."
"Brother Dayong, I only ask you one thing. Can you bury me in the east of the village, in the ancestral grave of our old Chen family?"
Chen Dayong was silent now. According to the rules of the clan, it was impossible for Chen Ermao to enter the ancestral grave in this situation.
"Er Mao, I have no say in this matter. If you really want to enter the ancestral grave, then you should really beg Chen Xiaobei later."
