"From then on, my husband regarded Taoist Changming as an immortal."
"According to my husband, he told me once after he drank too much that Taoist Changming came from the Mount Sumeru that no one has ever been to. He is a real immortal. The reason why he came to Silingzhou was because he was raped by someone. If he wanted to go back, he had to accumulate merit and improve his cultivation. I asked my husband afterwards if the Taoist priest had any elixirs or the like. My husband said yes, and the Taoist priest had eaten them for them. After eating, he felt relaxed and not You won’t feel hungry even after eating.”
"I also asked my husband if I could ask the Taoist Priest for some. My husband immediately rejected me, saying that I couldn't disrespect the Taoist Priest so much. Later, my husband had a conflict with my uncle over the matter of praying for rain. The uncle felt that the Taoist Priest had lied to him. , my husband thinks that the uncle is crazy, and the matter of praying for rain is... it is illusory, how can you blame the Taoist priest? He also said that the matter should not have been concealed from the beginning, and he did not know what evil spirit the uncle had, and he still kept it secret Go and ask the Taoist priest if he can exorcise the evil spirits from my uncle."
At this point, the woman carefully looked at Mother Song's face and her voice softened, "It must have failed in the end. My husband sighed every day and walked around trying to raise money and food to help, but even though the business was profitable, , but the holes to block the disaster cannot be blocked. Lingzhou City is getting more and more chaotic. My husband wanted to arrange for my parents-in-law to leave with us first, but he stayed on his own, but he was not ready yet, so..."
Her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
But it goes without saying later that the entire family was sent to prison together.
"Where did Taoist Changming go after that?" Qing Hui asked.
The woman shook her head, "I heard my subordinates talk about exorcism in private, and I have never seen Taoist Changming again since then."
"I'll tell you the rest." Mother Song didn't pay attention to what her sister-in-law said, and spoke frankly: "Three years ago, in the early years of the drought, my husband was running around. This matter should have been reported to the court in time. , but my husband's memorial was in vain. My husband was anxious, so he asked people in the capital to inquire, and learned that a big event had happened in the capital, and that His Majesty had not been in court for three months. The people above were panic-stricken, fearing that the disaster would arouse His Majesty's wrath. So I put down the bargain and asked my husband to think of a way to gather merchants to raise donations. He would take it slow for a while, at most, it would only last for a year and a half. If the drought really does not ease, it would not be too late to report it. My husband is doing his best and has always been honest. Your Majesty will not blame you."
"After my husband heard about this, he thought about delaying it for a year or so. Seeing that there was still no intention of raining, the crops in the fields of the people were not harvested and they could not feed themselves, so I advised my husband not to do it. If you wait, report it immediately and ask for support from the imperial court."
"My husband also wrote a memorial. But for some reason, overnight, his whole temperament changed drastically and he began to become paranoid and irritable."
"Although he still ran around for the people, worked tirelessly to raise money and food, and tried every means to pray for rain. He was so thin from the fatigue, but he began to prevent the people from fleeing and kept the matter under wraps in Lingzhou City. The following When the officials saw this, they took the opportunity to make a fortune, and the whole Lingzhou began to turn into a complete mess."
"After the second brother came with Taoist Changming, my husband also regarded it as a life-saving straw, but it was of no use. Ting'er was still affected by it. My husband and the second brother had such a close relationship that he blushed and made a fuss about it. One fight, but Taoist Changming suggested that although he couldn’t pray for rain, he could help Ting’er take care of her health.”
(End of chapter)
