"Yes, yes, the old Taoist priest has also heard from the people in western Hunan that these gentle and reserved women are easy to fall into trouble when they are young. If they are not married in middle age, they will easily become eccentric witches. If they continue If you are older, you will turn into a lonely Gu woman in your old age."
The words of the old Taoist priest made everyone nod their heads. Song Siyuan said in approval: "That's absolutely right. The so-called Luohua Cave Girls include not only the resistance of these women to their fate, but also the hostility and persecution of unmarried women by the rural people. After a lot of mixing, the situation we saw emerged."
"Song Qianjin, you are talking so much, then how on earth should we save Gao Azheng? If she is still not well in three days, she will have to be sent to the cave."
At this point in Yue Guanchao's words, they all understood that it was urgent to rescue Gao Azheng. Song Siyuan thought for a moment and explained: "I remember Miss Axi said that Gao Azheng fell into the cave and became a cave girl after she was engaged. Although There is a lack of a lot of evidence, but judging from her behavior, it can be inferred that he did not agree with the marriage and deliberately fell into the trap in order to resist the family's arrangements."
"In fact, she already has someone she likes, and she fell into the hole just because she was discouraged. No matter what the situation is, we have to save her. If she continues to fall into the hole, there will be many more tragedies like this."
Yue Guanchao suggested: "How about we go to the county government office and try to find a way to find her fiancé and ask her fiancé to break off the engagement. I remember you said that her fiancé has already made up his mind to break off the engagement. "
"Not always!"
The old Taoist chewed his teeth and continued: "Engagement in Xiangxi is complicated, including blind date, matchmaker's proposal, engagement, marriage recognition, reporting date, gifts, the woman's garden wine, getting married and returning home. As far as I know, it has already reached the stage of engagement and marriage recognition. Firstly, the groom’s family has already given out the gifts that should be given to him, and started visiting relatives half a year ago. At this time, they may not be willing to break off the engagement.”
"Now, if Gao Azheng doesn't want to get married, there is only one way to go, and that is to be sent to Laolongkou as a girl from the Luohua Cave. Xiangxi has never competed with the cave god, and he can't say anything to his family."
"Master, what you mean is that Gao Azheng must die to be freed." Ren Peacock became worried.
The old Taoist priest sighed at these words and unexpectedly did not refute. Seeing him like this, everyone knew that Ren Peacock was right about the situation.
"Brother, isn't Xiangxi trying to steal the bride from the cave god? It's like pretending to be a ghost to scare them. As long as the family breaks off the engagement, won't it be easy to persuade the Gao family later?"
After listening to it for a long time, Yue Erpao interjected with his eyes lit up. This made everyone have new ideas. Yue Guanchao nodded and said: "Yes, since her fiancé said that she will break off the engagement if it doesn't get better, why not just deal with this bad situation directly?" The auspicious things are confirmed."
After saying that, everyone looked at the old Taoist priest. He seemed to expect that he was going to do something dirty and quickly waved his hand: "A monk cannot lie. If you deliberately lie to others, you will be sorry for the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty."
Yue Guanchao didn't wait for him to escape, so he walked over and clamped the old Taoist priest's arms: "Don't come here, monks can't talk nonsense, they can only eat and drink, right? All the sacrifices put on the table by the Gao family will be given away." You've packed it up, but you're still leaving it alone."
"We didn't let you lie. Everyone knows the identity of Gao Azheng, the girl from the Luohua Cave. As long as you find the Gao family's mother-in-law and take Gao Azheng's matter seriously, they will definitely not dare to steal the bride from the cave god. Maybe I will break off the engagement."
"How about it?"
"this?"
The old Taoist priest looked at everyone, and now they could only do this. They made up their minds and returned to the county government office. The old Taoist priest knew who that person was, and several people called him to the tea house outside the county government office.
Yue Guanchao and the others were at other tables, secretly observing this person. Zhou Wenli looked really good-looking this time, but he probably wasn't Gao Azheng's type. The two of them also forced themselves to drink water, and they probably hadn't even met each other a few times. , after hearing about Azheng’s incident, he just expressed some indifferent words of concern and said nothing else.
This would be easy to handle. If this man was interested in Azheng, it would take a lot of effort to persuade him to break off the engagement. The old Taoist priest knew that Section Officer Zhou had no feelings for her, so he said in a mysterious tone: "If you know how to untie the bell, you can still do it." The one who has to tie the bell, I'm going to redeem the girl from the Gao family today. Seeing how entangled the cave god is, he may not be willing to let her go. If a man forcibly marries her, he will inevitably be blamed by the cave god. There will be constant disasters in the future, which will be difficult to deal with. Very much."
"I came here just to ask you what you think?"
Upon hearing this, the clerk's eyes dodge, as if he was also afraid of the legend of the cave god: "My parents are thinking about breaking off the engagement, but half a year has passed since the things they gave away, and they probably can't get them back. , they want to wait a little longer, maybe there will be a turnaround for the Gao family."
"A turning point? I don't think there will be a chance. The girl from the Gao family has begun to lose consciousness. The old Taoist priest calculated that after three days, if she doesn't wake up, she will have no choice but to fall into a hole and become a wife. These three days are also When it comes to breaking off your engagement, if you wait until you fall into a hole before you break off, there will be a big disaster."
When the old Taoist priest talked about the disaster, his eyes deliberately showed fear, and he continued: "No ordinary person can have trouble with the cave god. At this time in the past, I heard that the cave girl fell into the cave, and the in-laws basically broke off the engagement. You have hesitated until now. Breaking off the engagement is already a taboo.”
"If you wait until you fall into the cave and haven't retreated, you will completely offend the cave god. The mountains and rivers in western Hunan are psychic. If you offend the cave god in the future, even traveling across the water will cause problems. You'd better make up your mind as soon as possible. I'm an old Taoist. It is only because the Zhou family is a well-known squire in Huahuan County that I am willing to give you a few words of warning."
Seeing that Section Officer Zhou had been frightened, the old Taoist priest decided to add one final fire: "Once a girl falls into the hole, her mortal husband will be punished by the cave god. After that, he will lose his wealth, have poor official luck, and even lose his fortune." It's hard to save one's life, the old Taoist said this."
The old Taoist priests originally relied on Kanyu to invite gods. They knew when to speak human words and when to speak nonsense. The Zhou family held a position in the county government, and they were interested in the official career of the hub county government. What they feared most was inevitable. It's all in vain.
If he was just worried that he would not be able to receive the gift, and his face immediately became extremely ugly when he heard the old Taoist priest say that his official career and wealth were all gone, the old Taoist priest was considered a well-known Yin and Yang man when he walked around Huayuan County, and the Zhou family could not help but weigh his words. In just a few words, this man was stunned for a moment.
"Master, tell me, what should I do?"
This was considered a hook. The old Taoist priest came close to his ear and said: "If you believe the old Taoist priest, write a letter of divorce immediately. I will give you another amulet to keep you safe from now on. The Gao family girl and you will be fine." It doesn’t matter, the cave god can’t find you either.”
These words were to the liking of the Zhou family, so Officer Zhou immediately agreed. He took out a pen and paper from his briefcase, wrote a letter of divorce, and then put his fingerprint on it and handed it to the old Taoist priest respectfully.
"Okay, Old Dao, here is a yellow talisman to ward off evil spirits. You have to wear it for three days. When the Gao family girl falls into the hole, it will have nothing to do with you anymore. With this yellow talisman here, you don't have to worry about the Zhou family being implicated. I wish you good luck and success, and I wish you success."
Officer Zhou exchanged a few polite words and left the teahouse with his briefcase. After he left, Yue Guanchao and the others approached the old Taoist priest from the dark. Song Siyuan picked up the official document paper. Juanxiu's handwriting was neat, and the signature was indeed Zhou Ke's. The member’s name is Zhou Wenli.
In this way, with this annulment letter, Gao Azheng does not need to marry into the Zhou family. However, she still needs to ask some questions clearly: "Master, what is the use of Zhou Wenli's promise to annul the engagement? What if the Zhou family's If the elders don’t recognize it, wouldn’t it mean that we are wasting our time in vain?”
"Miss Song, you are looking down on me, the old Taoist priest. As the old saying goes, if you hit a snake, you must speak from the bottom of your heart. I want to say that the Zhou family's family is not harmonious, their business is not going well, etc. They don’t care, but when it comes to the Zhou family’s official destiny, they can’t not take it seriously. If the official destiny is not smooth, the family’s hard work will be in vain.”
The old Taoist priest picked up a piece of Ye'erba that he had not finished eating just now and continued to explain: "This family didn't think much of Gao Azheng at first, just because she was chosen as the Qingshen, which has a little more auspicious meaning. It's Qingshen's reputation. Behind his back, he should feel sorry for what he gave in advance. However, people will always weigh the pros and cons. If the loss of continuing to marry a girl from the Gao family can even make them lose their official career, the family will make their own choice. .”
"Think about it, so many Luohua Cave girls are dead. Don't the surrounding people know what the fate of Luo Dong is? They are afraid of the legend of the cave god's marriage. It is only a matter of time before the engagement is broken off. What I said today, the old Taoist priest, is just to give them a step down. Act as a middleman and hand over the withdrawal documents to avoid making the two families look bad."
Yue Guanchao and the others sat down and listened to the old Taoist priest continue to explain: "The old man from the Gao family is willing to marry the girl, probably because he doesn't like the person Gao Azheng chose. He wants his daughter to live a good life. I insist on letting her marry into the Zhou family."
"Looking at it this way, what we have to worry about is not the Zhou family, but the old man from the Gao family. How to deal with him is what we should consider."
The old Taoist priest paused and explained: "As for the old man from the Gao family, our trick will no longer work. You can't deceive the Gao family into having to accept an outsider. The Gao family has to figure this out, otherwise the engagement will be cancelled." Books are of no use!”
"Perhaps we should go to Laolongkou and see for ourselves!"
Song Siyuan's words made everyone feel uneasy. Ren Peacock asked: "Shouldn't I go and persuade the uncle of the Gao family?"
After listening to the old Taoist priest's words, Song Siyuan already felt that the person they should deal with was the old man from the Gao family. She looked at her and said, "Sister Ren, when Azheng gets better, the Gao family will only marry her off again. Our purpose of rescuing Azheng is just It’s half done. Could it be that because Azheng is well, the Gao family suddenly agrees with Azheng’s choice of sweetheart? I don’t think so.”
"I thought, since we know that the Luohua Cave Girl is fake, it's better to let them trick Lao Longkou and use the legend of the Cave God to completely free her."
"How to do this?"
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