"Mr. Tian, if you know something about the nightmare disease among women in Huangtian Town, can you tell us what's going on?" Taoist Master Jin took a sip of tea and asked in a gentle voice. Sixth Sister is still the oldest person here, and she does good things to save the villagers. No matter how doubtful she is, she should be respected.
Tian Liumei obviously knew what was going on. Her hand in pouring tea stopped slightly, and then she quickly regained her skill: "What can I, an old woman, know?"
"In recent years, the younger generation of girls have stopped learning Nüshu, and the nightmare syndrome has gradually disappeared. It has not occurred among the new generation of women. In the past, most of those who studied Nüshu had suffered from nightmares. Here, It's hard to say that it has nothing to do with you." Song Siyuan and the others were originally here to solve the problem and straightforwardly stated what they noticed. After hearing this, Tian Liumei shook her head and smiled: "What you mean is that I am doing sorcery behind my back. Are these women who have learned Nüshu an attack?"
"I can't be sure for the moment, but it is indeed related to you." Song Siyuan nodded. Tian Liumei picked up the needlework basket on the millstone, threaded the needle and put the shoe soles in: "I do know that they will suffer from evil spirits, but I am only treating their illnesses and relieving them. Other things have nothing to do with me. If you really If you notice this, you should understand that the first person to have nightmares was old Mrs. Hu Yuxiang."
"Back then, when she had the first nightmare, I was still working as a coolie in the northern camp. At that time, the capital was thousands of miles away from Hunan Province. You can't say that I was thousands of miles away from Hu Yunxiang, the old man. The wife uses witchcraft or sorcery." Tian Liumei's words are true. She was indeed not in Huangtian Town when Mrs. Hu became ill, which means that Mrs. Tian is probably not the culprit of the nightmare. However, Judging from what has happened over the years, she must also know what is going on, at least it has something to do with the Nightmare Evil Syndrome.
"Then, since you haven't done these things, how can you deal with the nightmare syndrome? Mrs. Hu said that you are indeed good at alleviating the symptoms. Even if you can't make the nightmare disappear, you can make the symptoms become lighter and lighter." Tian Liu The younger sister lowered her head and continued: "Think about it, it was the Tianfei Shentang from Huangtian Town who caused them to suffer from this evil disease. These Tianfei wanted to do good things for the people, but how could they have been arrested by the government? After sinking into the pond, if there is really an unjust soul, it is time to take revenge. Maybe it is really the work of ghosts and gods." Yue Guanchao sneered and sneered at this statement: "Grandma Tian, even if the injustice ends, the debtor must have the owner. Well, no matter how unjust these concubines are, Shentang and the others belong to the Yongming County government. It was the Hu family who led the people of Huangtian Town to fish these people out of the water and bury them. In terms of revenge, these concubines should also go to the government. , why don’t we see people in the government suffering from hysteria?”
"Could it be!"
"Ghosts and gods also bully the weak and fear the strong. They only dare to bully the defenseless people, even women who have nothing to do with this matter." Tian Liumei bit off the thread and explained: "Young people, sometimes it is not the government that does evil, but the government that is being abused. Public opinion threatens to commit evil, how do you know these people are innocent?"
"Back then!" She paused, picked up the embroidery needle and inserted it into the insole: "Back then, these concubines wanted to take the remaining Taiping Army and continue to work for the people of Yongming County. At least, under their protection, the government could not Dare to act recklessly. After all, these officials are all aware of the Taiping Army's skinning of officials alive. They don't care about the black gauze hats on their heads and the dirty skin on their bodies. They don't dare to do anything to the people. Everything they do is nothing but thunder and rain. A little smaller.”
"It's just." Tian Liumei changed the topic: "The people of Huangtian Town feel that as long as these Taiping soldiers are here, they will have to be punished by the government. In order to have a stable life, they can only listen to the government and report each other on the imperial concubine. Their families and the Taiping Army's family members, the government also used these people's family members to make a fuss, which forced these people to show up, and the government either beheaded Ling Chi or hanged in Shen Tang." She sighed. Continuing to talk about the past: "In the end, these concubines had to be willing to die in order to save their families. However, even so, their families were all dead and disabled, unless they bribed the government with heavy profits. , otherwise, there will generally be no good end." Tian Liumei paused, a hint of joking flashed in her eyes: "The most ironic thing is that after the Taiping Army was surrendered, these people did not lose anything, and the government would not let them live in peace. Today, since there is no opposition force, the remaining common people are just lambs to be slaughtered. The fact that the men in Yongming County were killed like this is entirely the fault of these common people and the government." She tightened her grip on the needle and thread in her hand: "Think about it. , the remnants of the Taiping Army were wiped out in this way, of course it was the government that wanted to suppress the bandits, didn't the people do anything wrong at all? If they hadn't blinded their sight and pushed all the Taiping Army to this point, the ending would not have been so tragic. "
"If there are really ghosts and gods, how could they let the people of Yongming County go? Back then, the concubines were sinking into the pond in Fengzu River, and Huangtian Town was the most evil. Doesn't it make sense?" When he said this, Tian Liumei looked at Yue Guanchao: "To put it this way, every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner. It is precisely the need to avenge the people of Huangtian Town."
"Grandma Tian, as far as I know, your family has been reported by the people, and even your ancestral home has been sold. Don't you hate the Yongming County government? If it were you, wouldn't you want to take revenge on the people of Yongming County?" Yue Guanchao's words made Tian Liumei shake her head for a while, and she retorted: "Back then, it was me who followed the Taiping Army. My family could have experienced this. Although I was angry, I also knew that it was the price I had to pay. Over the years, , I was treating illnesses and saving people in Baixiong Ridge, and I have already resolved the hatred in my heart, and I just want to do more good deeds to accumulate some virtue for myself."
"If it was really me who did it, why would I bother to alleviate their symptoms? Is it just a walk in vain?" They had indeed never heard of the past events Tian Liumei mentioned. Yue Guanchao did not expect that Tianfei would be sunk into the pond. There are so many inside stories. If we follow what she said, it would be completely reasonable to know what kind of retribution the people of Yongming County have really suffered. This old lady is really open-minded and can save so many people, so how could she do evil just for this little bit of sesame seeds and rotten millet.
"Then, in your opinion, what do you think of their nightmare syndrome?" Song Siyuan knew that Tian Liumei had no evil intentions, and she felt a little relieved and asked sincerely.
"If it's not ghosts and gods, then someone must be targeting them." Tian Liumei's words aroused everyone's curiosity. Yue Guanchao continued to ask: "Who?" Speaking of this, she deliberately lowered her voice: "Taiping military."
