Early the next morning, the streets were noisy.
"I never expected that a doctor who treats illnesses and saves people would do such an unconscionable thing!"
"Adulterers and adulterers, go to hell!"
Rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and all kinds of feces were thrown at Zhang Tong and Anna Mei who were parading in the street.
Heaven is so good at reincarnation, who will God spare?
Deserve it!
Weng Shutong was a businessman. That night he arrested the adulterer and the adulterer. They were both sentenced to parade in the streets for three days and beheaded in public.
Countless copies of the portrait of the gangster "Scarface" were also printed and distributed to various roads, states, counties and towns for posting.
He also gave me five hundred taels of silver, and said, "Master Bai, it's a long way to the southwest. The more money, the better. I'll give it to the official personally."
Bribing the official?
Very good, very good!
All trivial matters settled, let’s continue on the road.
After walking out of Jiangling City, only ten miles away from the pavilion, the carriage was stopped by several old men kneeling with their families in the middle of the road.
The leader was Zhang Tianyang, the genius doctor who had a certain reputation in the land of the two lakes and was the father of the traitor Zhang Tong, the head of the medical family, whom he had met in the White Crane Tower in Ezhou City.
"Master Bai, please have mercy!"
The Zhang family all cried out and begged for mercy.
Song Che lifted the curtains of the car and glanced through the gap. He frowned and cursed in his heart: Uncle Weng and the old fox must have tricked them.
Lin Yue stuck her head into the car and said, "They asked you to show mercy."
Song Che curled his lips, "I'm not deaf."
"Then can you show mercy? If you don't show mercy, they won't clear the way. Do you want me to run over them?" Lin Yue asked.
Shen Wenjun said at this time: "The Zhang family has been treating illnesses and saving lives for generations, and has a good reputation. Although Zhang Tong is willing to die, Anna Mei is already three months pregnant... Alas, this matter may be flexible."
"Well...if the family hadn't accumulated a lot of merit by treating illnesses and saving people, I would not have forgiven him this time."
Song Che then said to Zhang Tianyang who was blocking the way:
"Then I will make a deal with you - from now on, all poor people who come to your Zhang family for medical treatment will be free of charge. If this can be done, Zhang Tong and Anna Mei can be exempted from the death penalty, and Jichuntang can continue."
"I, Zhang Tianyang, and my family here swear an oath that from now on I will not take a penny of gold or silver from the poor. If I violate my oath, I will be willing to destroy my family!"
"You don't need to swear, I will send people to make unannounced visits from time to time. You can make up your own mind."
Song Che wrote another letter to sue the government and gave it to Zhang Tianyang as proof.
The Zhang family burst into tears of gratitude and moved to the roadside to express their gratitude and send them off.
Without killing two people, it can save thousands of poor people. This is a good deal.
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"Legend!
Among the people in western Hunan, there is an ancient secret technique called "Xiangxi Corpse Driving Technique". Its purpose is to bring the corpses of criminals who died in foreign lands or were decapitated back to their hometown and buried in peace;
The Taoist priests who exorcise corpses are called "corpse exorcists". Regardless of the weather, they wear straw sandals and green cloth gowns, tie a black belt around their waists, wear green cloth hats, hold gongs and bells in their hands, and carry a bag full of yellow robes in their waists. symbol!
The corpse exorcists will use magic to arrange the dead bodies behind them in order, and they will lead the way without lighting lanterns. They will go out day and night. When exorcising the corpses, they will beat the gong, shake the soul-catching bell, and shout loudly, "Xiangxi Hunan is here!" Corpse, strangers avoid '!
Rumor has it that if you see a corpse exorcism team and don't avoid it, you will get sick at least, or die at worst! "
"Ah... so scary! So scary!"
Qin Ruo hugged Shen Wenjun tightly and was frightened by the story told by Song Che.
Shen Wenjun puffed up his chest: "Huh, how can there be zombies in this world? I'm not afraid at all."
Song Che lowered his voice and said conspiratorially: "Since you are so brave, let me tell you about the other two heresies about Xiangxi, the Luohua Cave Girl and... the Gu Girl!"
She trembled and her true colors were revealed, "I...I don't want to listen to it. They are all folk fabrications and myths. They are extremely ridiculous!"
"When you go to the hut that night, you must push me and say coquettishly, Song Lang, husband, husband, come with me, I'm scared to be alone."
"Don't worry, I won't act coquettishly on you. If you don't want to accompany me, I will beat you into a Bodhisattva's head, Amitabha!"
"Hey, it's so horrifying. Is there really such a thing as 'causing corpses in Xiangxi' in this world?" Qin Ruo asked curiously.
Song Che stopped joking, lest anyone really couldn't sleep at night, he said:
"Yes, there must be, but it is not as evil as the legend. The so-called 'cadaver driving' is actually just transporting the corpse. After death, the body is stiff, how can it still move?
As for those corpse exterminators, they can also be understood as 'corpse escorts'. They use superb embalming skills to keep the corpses of those who died in a foreign land from rotting so that they can be transported back for burial;
The embalmed corpse certainly looks unsightly, and this kind of work is very unlucky in the eyes of ordinary people, so the corpse removal craftsmen choose to do it in the dark so as not to disturb people's livelihood;
Under the influence of customs, rumors, legends and various factors, corpse driving in Xiangxi was born. "
In addition to ancient legends, there are many modern theories about the exorcism of corpses in Xiangxi. The most common one is that criminals take advantage of people's fear and awe, and on the surface they exorcise corpses but are actually smuggling them.
But then again, ever since Song Che saw these martial arts masters, flying over walls and flying over walls, and slashing out sword energy, he had reservations about everything in this world that was bizarre.
It is now April 26th. After two days of walking, we left Jiangling and arrived at Lizhou in western Hunan.
The official roads in Lizhou are obviously much narrower and more shabby. There are potholes everywhere, and the wheels will get stuck if you don't pay attention.
Business travel to and from Lizhou has also been greatly reduced, firstly because there are few business opportunities here, and secondly because there are Miao people living in concentrated areas.
Since entering Lizhou, there have been many Miao people on the road with their heads wrapped in cloth handkerchiefs. Both men and women are not tall and very thin. They are hurried on with baskets full of pigweed on their backs, and they never rest at the tea stalls or pavilions beside the road. ,
When a carriage like Song Che's passed by, the Miao people would actively stand on the side of the road to avoid it, lowering their heads and not daring to look directly. Those with children would hide behind adults, with genuine fear in their eyes.
From the previous conversation with Weng Shutong, there are a few unique words that impressed Song Che the most:
Barbarians, slaves, domesticated.
It seems that in the eyes of all the court officials, the Miao people are born as barbaric and rebellious slaves, and should be slaughtered and suppressed.
Officials take the lead in racial discrimination. How can ordinary people learn from this?
The feudal dynasty is full of blood, tears and absurdity everywhere!
"Try harder, haven't any of you eaten?"
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Suddenly, a scolding came from outside the carriage.
Song Che opened the window and looked for the sound. Not far ahead, he saw an ox cart stuck in the middle of the road. Several Miao people in civilian clothes were helping to push the wheel out of the pit.
A middle-aged man with a bloated figure and considerable wealth was riding on a bullock cart, whipping the cattle, spitting on the stars, and urging loudly:
"Hurry up, if you can't push it out anymore, I won't give you any money!"
