Heisan's real name is not Heishan, his surname is Cui, he has no real name, and his nickname is Sanzi.
Because of his dark appearance, people in the village called him Hei San.
Hei San and his mother were not locals, but lived in Yuqing Village. Because of this pair of orphans and widowed mothers, and the fact that Hei San's mother had rescued Zheng Lizheng's mother-in-law Tian, only then did Yuqing Village take in their mother and son.
Over the years, Hei Sanniang has relied on the few acres of wasteland she had opened to raise Hei San.
Originally thought that the family was poor, and Hei San had to live up to his expectations. Who would have thought that this person is a lazy person. It's okay to be lazy, and he likes to be sneaky at ordinary times. Widow Cui has shed many tears and apologized to many people in the village for this. If it wasn't for Widow Cui, who has always been enthusiastic about the ancient road, anyone in the village who needs help with something will always run before and after, and the villagers will be embarrassed to care about the black three.
In recent years, Hei San has grown up a lot and changed his nature, but he is still delicious and lazy. But in the end it was someone else's house, as long as they didn't steal from their own, no one would be meddling by the villagers.
However, as far as Zhao'er knows, Hei San has now been changed to stealing from other villages. Because he is cautious, he is rarely caught, but he is a famous second-rate in several nearby villages.
In fact, it was a coincidence that day, Zheng Li was taking the villagers to arrest Xue Qingshan, and this kind of thing would not be called Hei San. Heisan's family was behind Widow Xue's house. He was sitting under the eaves of his house basking in the sun when he saw Widow Xue sneaking out with the child in his arms.
It's also really boring, Hei San followed curiously, and the more he followed, the more strange he felt. Obviously Zheng Li was going to Widow Xue's house to arrest someone, why did she go back to Zheng Li Zheng's house
At the back door of Zheng Lizheng's house, Hei San watched a big play.
Because he was afraid of being discovered, he hid far away, and saw Zheng Gaofeng and Widow Xue pulling and pulling, and Widow Xue was crying a little sadly. Later, he didn't know what the two said. He saw Zheng Gaofeng in front and Widow Xue behind, and the two left.
When he turned his head and saw that the villagers were looking for Widow Xue everywhere, Hei San didn't talk much until he heard the news of Widow Xue's death.
At this point, Hei San had realized that something was wrong, but he still didn't plan to say anything.
He and his mother are both foreigners, and they can set foot in Yuqing Village, all pointing at Zheng Lizheng. And the person her mother saved at the beginning was Zheng Gaofeng's mother Tian Shi. Tian Shi was pregnant with his young son, but he had to go to the field to tell the old man and his son to go home for dinner. He had a seizure on the way, and there was no one on the road. He happened to meet Hei San and his mother.
Therefore, over the years, Tian Shi and Widow Cui have had a good relationship, and Hei San has not eaten much of the Zheng family's meals. When I see Zheng Gaofeng on weekdays, it is also the uncle who is long and the uncle is short.
Aside from friendship, he and his mother still want to live in the village, so they can't offend Zheng Lizheng. But now seeing the critical moment, He San naturally poured out everything he knew.
The room was quiet. Although Hei San didn't say that he saw Zheng Gaofeng push Widow Xue down the hill with his own eyes, it seemed that it was not difficult to guess the matter of Widow Xue who fell to her death and Niuniu who was safe and sound.
"Sister Zhao'er, I have already said everything I know, so just let me go."
"Let him go." Zhao'er glanced at Heisan in disgust, and said, "Next time you dare to do it again, I'll let someone break your leg."
Hei San was loosened, and he didn't even dare to say a word, so he hurried away.
"Widow Xue turned out to be killed by Zheng Gaofeng, what is he doing?" In the silence, Xue Qiang's voice sounded.
Needless to say, it must be Widow Xue pinching Zheng Gaofeng's weakness, and the other party will kill him. As for what the weakness is, it seems not difficult to imagine Xue Qingshan, who was found out when Hua Liu was discovered.
Widow Xue must have been afraid, so she went to ask Zheng Gaofeng to beg herself, and maybe even threatened him. But how could Zheng Gaofeng have something to do with Widow Xue, and he didn't mention anything, just the suspicion of Hua Liu was enough for him to be afraid.
As for why Xue Gaofeng killed Widow Xue, but instead left Niuniu.
The brothers Zhao'er, Zhaodi and Xue Qinghuai couldn't help but think of the incident when the Zhao family asked Niuniu who she looked like.
Could it be that-
Niuniu is actually Zheng Gaofeng's species
"You can't let Hei San go. You go and take Hei San back, and I'll tell my cousin." Xue Qiang ordered the boys together, and he ran away in a gust of wind.
Since human life is involved, it is definitely not something they can handle at will. In addition, the Xue and Zheng families have always been rivals, and everyone in the family, from the old to the young, knows this, so no one stops Xue Qiang.
Everyone sighed heavily, knowing that something big was going to happen in the village this time.
Early the next morning, Patriarch Xue summoned the entire village.
It is reasonable to say that he is the patriarch of the Xue clan, and he is only in charge of the surname Xue, but not the others. But since Xue Tingxiang became a scholar, Patriarch Xue's prestige in the village gradually overshadowed Zheng Lizheng. So when we called here, almost all the people in the village came.
It doesn't matter if it's to watch the fun or something else, as long as everyone comes.
At first, Patriarch Xue didn't say anything else, that is, he talked about stealing Hei San to the top of the hill, and didn't mention how Widow Cui cried. Zheng Li was just about to say something nice about it, but who knew that the muzzle of Patriarch Xue's gun had changed.
He asked Xue Qiang and others to tell what happened yesterday, during which Zhao'er and Aunt Gao both served as witnesses.
After listening to these narrations, the following suddenly ignited.
The person surnamed Zheng said that the person surnamed Xue was falsely accusing him, while the person surnamed Xue retorted. On the other hand, Zheng Lizheng, who was in the first place, turned pale all of a sudden.
"Although Widow Xue is not a member of our Xue family, she was once the daughter-in-law of Xue family, and later followed Qingshan. A good living person can't just die in vain, you Zheng family must give a clear word. "
"Yes, give us a clear word!"
"It's too cruel, no matter what you can't kill!"
"Murder is to beheaded!"
The following crowd of people surnamed Xue said excitedly.
"What do you want to understand?" Zheng Lizheng glared at Patriarch Xue fiercely, as if fighting a trapped beast.
"Lizheng has been working for so many years, why don't you understand? I still need to teach me to understand it?"
At this moment, Zheng Gaofeng suddenly came out, thumped and knelt on the field: "Uncle Xue, don't embarrass my father, I killed people, you can go to see the official or beheaded."
The originally tall man suddenly collapsed in his waist. Tian Shi cried so hard, she rushed up from the side, saying that if she wanted to kill her head, she would kill her head, and she pushed Widow Xue's bitch down.
But at this time, saying these words is not an obvious protection, and naturally no one will believe it.
"Mom, go back quickly. I really killed people. I don't know why I lost my head at the time. She forced me too hard, and I thought I couldn't let her mess up our family's life..."
"You stupid boy, what kind of hurdles can't be overcome, you need to kill people..."
The mother and son hugged each other and cried, which made people sigh and sigh.
After crying for a while, Mr. Tian suddenly stood up and went to beat Zheng Lizheng.
"You talk, don't stand here and pretend to be dead, if it weren't for you... Do you really want to see Fengzi die?"
No matter how Zheng Lizheng grabbed her hand, he couldn't catch her, he suddenly stomped and shouted, "Okay, I'll explain it to you!"
This was said to the Xue Patriarch.
Later, Zheng Gaofeng was not arrested to see the official, and Zheng Lizheng gave up the position of Lizheng.
In fact, they both understood the meaning of it. Patriarch Xue wanted nothing more than a righteous position. As for Widow Xue's death, it was just a pretext.
A person who is already disgusting will die when he dies, and no one will care.
The matter ended when Patriarch Xue took the position of Lizheng. There was no embarrassment on the Xu county magistrate's side. I heard that Zheng Lizheng took the initiative to let Xian, and he knew that the patriarch Xue was Xue Tingxiang's cousin, so this was done.
It seems that things have just passed, but for the Xue family, it has only just begun.
The Zhao family couldn't stand it anymore, and the day she knew about it, she ran to the Zheng's house to ask if Niuniu was Zheng Gaofeng's seed.
Don't look at Zheng Gaofeng admitting murder very quickly, but he refused to admit whether Niuniu was his kind or not. He also knew about Widow Xue's character. Since she dared to tell Xue Qingshan that she was pregnant with the other's seed, and then turned around and said that the child was his, he was naturally skeptical.
It was suspected that it was the majority, but in the end it was believed that it played a role, so he left Niuniu alone. Even when he knew that the child was taken back by the Zhao family, he was relieved.
But letting go and letting go are two different things. Especially when the affair between him and Widow Xue broke out, his mother-in-law also got into trouble with him, and it was impossible for Zheng Gaofeng to recognize Niuniu.
Zheng Gaofeng didn't admit it, so the Zhao family could only go back. But when he went back and saw Niuniu who didn't look like Xue Qingshan or Widow Xue at all, that unbelief still fermented in his heart.
After that, the Zhao family went to Zheng's house to make trouble again, but still nothing happened. She began to treat Niuniu badly. She used to hold it in her palm for fear of falling, but now it's good and bad now. In good times, Niuniu is her granddaughter, and in bad times, Niuniu is a wild breed.
Niuniu is just a half-old baby girl. What can she understand? Every day, the Xue family is full of turmoil. Mr. Xue finally got better, but he fell ill again after being angry. This time it was more serious than last time, and no one could get off the kang.
But at this time, the Zhao family just disappeared.
Not only the Zhao family, but also Xue Cui'e, the mother and son disappeared together.
The brothers Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai have been very tired recently. They are busy outside, and they have to wait for the old man to eat and drink.
Mr. Xue can't move now. This kind of work can't be served as a daughter-in-law, so the two brothers can only exchange. It was Xue Qinghuai's turn today, while Xue Qingbai was busy outside. Now the two brothers are changing the day, one at home and the other outside.
Zhao Erben said to let the two rest first, but Wang Ji Caixing couldn’t really lack anyone, so they could only bear it.
Xue Qinghuai was so tired that she woke up a little late in the morning, and was woken up by Niuniu's crying. When I got up, I saw that there was no one in the family, just one old and one young, one could not walk, and the other was paralyzed on the kang, unable to move.
Niuniu cried so hard that Father Xue also urinated on the kang. Xue Qinghuai hurriedly picked up Niuniu and put it in the wooden sedan chair next to her, and changed the bedding for the old man first. When the old man lay down again, he asked his mother.
Mr. Xue didn't know where his wife was going, so he didn't see anyone when he opened his eyes. He held back his urine all night, wanted to call his son, but felt that his son was working hard and wanted him to sleep a little longer, but Niuniu woke up hungry.
As soon as he heard the child cry, he felt anxious, and when he was anxious, he would drown.
The old man blushed with embarrassment, and scolded vaguely: "Don't care about her, don't care about her when she's dead outside."
That being said, the two big living people are gone, so we still have to find them. In the end, the person next to the pillow knew about the Zhao family, and the old man said that he was going to find Xue Qingshan.
It's Xue Qingshan again!
The brothers called a few people to find them along the road. The place where the leprosy was located was not in Huyang Township, but in Anyang Township. Thinking of the slow pace of the two women and Daoists, they divided their troops into two groups, rushing to the leper clinic all the way, and walking slowly all the way to find them along the road.
When it was getting dark, he found Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao was alone without Xue Cui'e.
Zhao's body was in a mess, and people who didn't know thought it was a beggar woman. As soon as she saw Xue Qingbai, she cried and said that Xue Cui'e had been snatched away.
She and her daughter went out before dawn. When Xue Cui'e didn't go, it was the Zhao family who dragged her out the door. The two did not know the way, but Zhao often asked people to inquire, and knew where the leprosy was located in Anyang Township.
Anyang Township is too far away, and they have to walk for at least half a day on their legs alone. The key is that they don't recognize the way. Xue Cui'e suggested calling a car. The two stood on the side of the road and waited. When they saw the car, they called. Later, a car pulled them up. The man pulling the cart suddenly changed his face, pushed Mrs Zhao out of the car, and took Xue Cui'e away.
This is what Zhao's so-called Xue Cui'e was snatched away.
It can be considered a robbery. Maybe the other party is a human trafficker, or the other party may have a temporary intention. The old and the young are all women, and in the eyes of bad people, they are big fat.
As for the Zhao family, the other party may think that she is old and dirty, a waste of rice and grain, and they can't sell it anyway, so they don't want her.
Xue Qingbai couldn't even hear what to say, so the Zhao family also asked her son to send her to the leprosy clinic, and wanted to ask Xue Qingshan to find out. This time, Xue Qingbai did not follow her, but took her back, and asked someone to send a message to Xue Qinghuai, and hurry back.
When Xue Qinghuai went back, what he faced was the old man who was once again angry.
The doctor was invited, but Mr. Xue never woke up. The doctor said that he should prepare them in their hearts. I am afraid that they will die.
From then on, Zhao shi realized that he was afraid, and when he threw himself on the old man, he cried.
Patriarch Xue came over after receiving the news, and was so angry that he had the Zhao family locked up. He also asked the doctor to save the life of Mr. Xue, and he could save it every day.
At that time, Xue Tingxiang was taking the third exam. Patriarch Xue didn't know the rules of these imperial examinations. He only knew that if someone in the family died, he would not be able to take the exam. Anyway, no matter what, even if it's a concealment, Xue Tingxiang has to pass the exam this time.
Later, the old man gasped, and the patriarch Xue still ordered people to come in and out every day to help, pretending that the old man was just ill and not dead.
It wasn't until the end of September that he couldn't hide it, and Patriarch Xue ordered someone to report the funeral.
So when Xue Tingxiang came home, he was faced with the stench of corpse that was full of Baihe and could not be covered up. That's why Zhao'er paid a high price to buy ice and kept it on ice. That's what happened.
It was reasonable to say that he should have been mourned long ago, but Patriarch Xue said that scholars value filial piety, and if Xue Tingxiang came to the scene, he would bury his grandfather, lest he would ruin his reputation.
Here, I hurriedly paid my respects, and over there I dragged the old man Xue to bury. Buried in the ancestral grave of the Xue family, just after the coffin was put down, the people from the county came to announce the good news.
Solution Yuan! Master Xie Yuan! Xue Tingxuan was elected, and finally someone in the Xue family was elected!
Because I heard that Xue Tingxiang was on the mountain, the person who announced the good news went up to the mountain with the magistrate Xu.
"Good news, Mr. Xue Tingxiang, Huyang Township, Xia County, Mr. Xue, is pleased to be the first place in the Shanxi Township Test in Jiacheng's sixth year, Xie Yuan!"
It should have been a voice full of joy, but because Master Xie Yuan had a mourning at home, it seemed somewhat restrained. On the tomb full of mountains, he also announced the good news to a coffin that was about to be buried. This news was probably the first time, and he was somewhat panicked.
If it wasn't for the Xu County magistrate to follow, it is estimated that no matter how much money was rewarded, this person would have to turn his head and run away.
Patriarch Xue was full of grief, half covering his old face: "Lian Xing, it's time for you to rest your eyes. Look at you, you've been waiting, you're just waiting for this day."
Xu county magistrate comforted: "Old man, condolences."
"Sir, you look at how good a happy event you are, but my old brother's mother-in-law is ignorant and gives the old man abruptly..."
Patriarch Xue didn't say the rest, and the county magistrate also knew what it was. The fact that Xue Cui'e was abducted was reported to the yamen.
While sighing, the magistrate Xu also had to admit that the old man was a smart man, and he was maintaining Xue Tingxiang's reputation all the time, for fear that people would misunderstand that his grandfather was seriously ill, and the grandson would end up in the exam in disregard of filial piety. Or maybe the grandfather died, but the family kept it a secret.
But no matter what it was, Magistrate Xu was not interested in knowing it. He only knew that Xue Tingxiang was a pity.
Originally at the level of Xue Tingxiang, he will definitely be awarded the Jinshi when he goes to the meeting in February next year. Now, because of filial piety, I can only take the exam next time, but if I miss this time, I have to wait another three years.
"Tingxiang, you also have a lot of condolences." Xu county magistrate stepped forward and patted Xue Tingxiang, who was wearing a filial piety in a hurry and stood in front of the grave and seemed extremely sad.
"Thank you for making this trip."
"Should be."
Seeing Ji Shi, the coffin should be filled with soil, and the group walked down the mountain.
Xue Tingxiang and Xu county magistrate walked side by side, talking while walking.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Xue Tingyan smiled and said: "Dai Xiao, can't walk around, and now my wife is pregnant with Liujia, I should accompany my wife at home to give birth. Of course, the knowledge can't be lowered until the next time."
"With your talent, you must be at your fingertips, Jinshi and the first."
"Thank you in advance for your auspicious words."