When Wu Meiyun saw that the child's neck was wet, she didn't even consider that the water ghost Qiwu was causing trouble here. She only had one thought: to pick the child up from the cradle and not let him sleep on a wet mattress to avoid getting sick. When I picked up Yin Manyuan, I found that the collar around his neck and the small cloth bag tied to the collar were also wet and smelled a little bit. Wu Meiyun quickly took the collar off Yin Manyuan's neck and placed it on a chair.
At this moment, there were footsteps outside the house, and it looked like Ji Chun was back. She held an empty wooden basin in her hand, and the washed diapers were already drying on a bamboo pole set up in the courtyard.
It was late spring weather, the sky was clearing, the days were mild, and from time to time you could hear the buzzing sound of copper bees flying into the main room. Wu Meiyun looked at Ji Chun who entered the room and said, "Oh, something happened just now. A tabby cat jumped onto the rocking nest while I was going to the toilet to urinate. The urine was all over my neck, and even the collar around my neck was stained." . You take it, wash it, and dry it in the sun.
Oh, I also want to tell you, you must remember that the small cloth bag must not be wet with water. There is a piece of paper with a charm written on it. If you wash it, it may be damaged. You just put it in the sun to dry, and when it's dry, put it on Man Yuan. Remember what the midwife said? Do not take the charmed collar off the child's neck easily.
Having said this, Wu Meiyun raised her finger and pointed at the collar placed on the chair. Ji Chun said "hmm", picked it up and put it in the empty wooden basin in his hand, then went out to wash it on the dock of Dangjia Pond.
The water ghost Qiwu who had been swimming around in the main room was even more proud when he heard what Wu Meiyun just said. He said to himself, I guessed it right, the cloth wrapped in the bag was a charm. Okay, now that it has left the baby Yin Manyuan, I will take the opportunity to capture his soul. This matter of finding a substitute is almost certain. Once successful, the baby will become a water ghost. I will be reincarnated in Wu Meiyun's belly and become a member of this prosperous and wealthy family in the future. What a happy and fulfilling thing it will be!
When the opportunity came, Wu Meiyun held the baby boy in one hand and pulled out the bedding in the cradle and replaced it with clean ones. Then the baby boy who woke up was fed enough milk and put back into the cradle. After a few rockings, he fell asleep.
Wu Meiyun sat nearby, picking up the soles of her shoes as usual and taking care of the baby boy in the cradle. When the water ghost Qiwu saw that the master could not see him, he walked over brazenly. Just when he was about to capture the soul of the baby boy, he stretched out his hand and suddenly found that the arched official seal on the Yin Manyuan Seal Hall had obviously turned into a curved bow. Divine arrows were shot out from above, and Qiwu's right elbow, arm, and back of hand were hit by three divine arrows one after another. He screamed in pain and ran away in pain...
Twenty-five years later, Yin Manyuan became an official and was appointed magistrate of Shapo County. Before taking office, he was very quiet and returned to Yinjiazhuang for a few days to relax. Not even using his mount, he wandered alone by the Moon River in autumn to enjoy the scenery. In this season when everything is revealed, the waterline of the Moon River tidal flat has revealed its clear outline. Only there is still water in the river bed, and the deepest part is only chest-deep. Generally, it is waist-deep. Most people who want to go to the other side of the river have to walk across it and then go ashore. There is a rural road that runs through the fields and stretches into the distance.
At this moment, the two water ghosts in the Moon River saw Ming and Qiwu eating shrimps, and they were very happy to discuss an important matter.
Jian Ming said that I can find a substitute tomorrow. Qi Wu also said that I can still find a substitute tomorrow. Jian Ming looked at him and asked, what kind of substitute are you looking for tomorrow? Qiwu swallowed a mouthful of dried shrimps and replied happily, "Wearing an iron hat." You? Jian Ming said, my substitute is a donkey rider.
The two water ghosts never expected that what they said would be heard by Yin Manyuan. It is said that people cannot hear the speech of ghosts. Yin Manyuan once received guidance from a Taoist priest and often meditated. When his mind was concentrated, he could hear the speeches of aliens in the spirit world.
At this moment, it was quiet beside the Moon River, and so was Yin Manyuan's heart. Of course he could hear it clearly.
The next day, he came to the Moon River early. When the sun reached the height of a tree, an old man with an iron pot on his head came from a distance and was about to cross the river. Yin Manyuan quickly stopped him, whispered for a while, and then the old man turned and left.
At noon, a donkey came from a distance, with a young man riding on the donkey's back. It walked from the river to the beach. The donkey refused to leave, so the young man jumped off the donkey's back, lifted the donkey and put it on his shoulders. , showing the appearance of a donkey riding a man.
Just as he was about to cross the river, Yin Manyuan stopped him again and whispered for a while. The young man nodded, put the donkey down from his shoulders, got on the donkey's back, turned around and left.
The two water ghosts were very angry, but they did not dare to drag Yin Manyuan into the water and drown him to vent their anger. Yin Manyuan is the magistrate of Jiangdong County. He is rich and wealthy. Even the nearby land and city gods protect him. How can the two water ghosts dare to offend him? If they offend him, the Yin Division will immediately send out underworld agents to arrest them and hold them accountable. Why bother? But I couldn't swallow this breath.
When he saw it, he walked up to Yin Manyuan and said, Magistrate Yin, you have ruined all our good deeds, you should help us.
How can I help you? You two are aliens in the spiritual world. Yin Manyuan said.
You should know that if the county becomes rich and can build a bridge on the Moon River for pedestrians to walk back and forth, then the two water ghosts who have been stationed in the Moon River can receive your merits and be reborn. Qi Wu said while holding his hands in a polite manner.
Yin Manyuan pondered for a while and replied, "Okay, when Shapo County becomes rich in the future, I will allocate a sum of official silver to build a bridge on the Moon River." But I want to ask, how did you two get here to become water ghosts? Let’s talk about it!
The two water ghosts looked at each other and did not answer immediately. Jian Ming suddenly said, "President Yin, please forgive me for being embarrassed to tell this matter." Qiwu also said, I am too embarrassed to tell my story.
Yin Manyuan smiled slightly and said that if you are too embarrassed to say it, don't expect me, Yin Manyuan, to build a bridge on the Moon River to save you in the future.
Magistrate Yin, can I talk about his affairs and let him talk about mine? Seeing an idea, I sincerely asked for advice.
I agree. Which of you will speak first? Yin Manyuan, who was standing on the dock of Moon River, squatted down, stretched out his hand to wash himself in the water, and said while shaking off the moisture on his hand.
I'll say it first. Jianming pointed at the chubby Qiwu and said that he was a bit stupid. Forty years ago, he was studying in Xiangxu. After class, he told everyone he met that his parents did such humiliating things in bed last night. When this was heard by his parents, they were very angry. They tied Qiwu with a rope, put a stone mill on his back, and threw him into the Moon River and drowned him alive.
Yin Manyuan sighed with emotion upon hearing this, saying that everyone's parents had done that kind of thing. If they didn't do it, would a human being be born? But it cannot be said, let alone passed on. There are some things in the world that you can't do or say, just like this kind of thing, you can't say it. There are also some things that can be said but cannot be done. Even if you say it, you can't say it. If you are joking, you really can't do it.
To put it a little more extreme, for example, if someone curses someone and "sexes" your mother, if he really "sexes" your mother, then it's not okay and it is a crime. In short, you can understand what I mean. If you become a human being in the future, We must keep in mind that there are some things that can be said but not done, and some things that can be done but not said.
Know! Know. Jian Ming echoed.
Yin Manyuan raised his eyebrows at Qi Wu, now it's your turn.
Qi Wu didn't say anything. He was very dissatisfied with the offensive, slanderous, and insulting language that Jian Ming just said, such as "He's a bit stupid." He just wanted to fight back.
He raised his lowered head, raised his finger and said, "He said I was a bit stupid, and I said he was a bit wicked." Thirty years ago, he fell in love with Lingxiang, the beautiful wife of his friend Lu Hu. He drowned alive and became a water ghost.
Oh, I know it all. Yin Manyuan said, turned around and walked away.
Soon, Yin Manyuan went to the countryside to patrol the countryside as the county magistrate. Passing by Lujiazhuang, he suddenly remembered what he said about the last time he went back to his hometown to visit the Moon River and met two water ghosts. He remembered that Water Ghost Qiwu said that Water Ghost Jianming had an affair with a beautiful married woman named Lingxiang before his death. I decided to find a reason to see her and find out whether she was really beautiful or not.
What's the reason? Yin Manyuan frowned and had an idea. He was riding on a tall horse that was jogging "dede", pulled the reins to a stop, and immediately instructed the accompanying Hu Captou to call the owner of Luzhuang.
