I'm just an ordinary Taoist priest

Chapter 5 The Wife
The nephew of the village chief is Zhao Gensheng, who is the wealthiest person in the village.

Gu Yao had seen him in the past, but Zhao Gensheng at that time was not in the distraught state he is now, most of them were wearing silk clothes, with colorful wrenches on their hands, pointing at the pork shop.

He has been in the pork business for ten years, and he has long stopped slaughtering pigs himself. Now there are more than a dozen people in Baige Village who live in his shop, and they can be counted as influential figures in Baige Village.

But now, he looked like a beggar, being supported by the village chief and sitting on a chair, curled up into a ball, his lips trembling, unable to utter a word.

The village chief was anxious, chopping the floor: "Gensheng, talk, where's your mother-in-law, where's your child?"

The old Taoist looked at the house for a while, then opened the back window and looked at the pigsty behind him, then turned his head and asked, "Village Chief, are there only a few old pigs in his house?"

The village head replied: "The pigs raised in the backyard of his family are all the heroes who were raised when they made a fortune. He kept these old breeding pigs at home with his mind in mind."

"But there was a very big old pig, but it was slaughtered the night before and burned to ashes overnight."

While talking, he anxiously patted Zhao Gensheng's face, left and right, crackling and crackling: "Gen Sheng, Gen Sheng, hurry back to your soul."

Gu Yao has been standing aside, looking at the female ghost carefully, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the female ghost was very strange, just like the rumored mother ghost who guarded the baby.

"Mother-in-law of the village chief, are Zhao Gensheng's parents still alive?"

The village head stopped and patted his head: "My brother and sister-in-law have been gone for more than ten years. The little road chief asked what it was for?"

"Nothing, just ask."

That's not the case, but what's going on with this female ghost?

The old Taoist also closed the window at this moment, and walked back: "It's not because of monsters, those pigs are just ordinary old pigs."

"This female ghost"

The voice of the old man was also a little hesitant, obviously he was not sure what the origin of this female ghost was.

"Do you want to get rid of it?" Gu Yao asked.

"No, from the current point of view, this female ghost is saving people, so let's find out why first."

The old Taoist looked at the village chief: "Has his wife and children been found yet?"

The village chief was also surprised: "I don't know, yesterday I came to deliver the talismans, and I specifically reminded them not to leave, why is it disobedient?"

"Quack quack quack quack!" A series of hurried quacking sounds came from outside the door, and then a big goose rushed in and rushed straight at Gu Yao.

Gu Yao's face darkened, he was too deceitful, just about to make a move, but was stopped by the old man.

The old man stood in front of the white goose, stretched out a finger, tapped lightly, and the white goose stopped.

"Quack quack quack."

The white goose was trembling all over, and the goose droppings couldn't be held back anymore.

After shaking off the two lumps, he ran out in a desperate manner.

"It looks like something happened in the village."

The village chief sighed: "Every time Dabai behaves like this, someone died in the village. I don't know which family it was this time. Could it be Gensheng's wife and children?"

Leaning on crutches, the village head ran out with small steps. The old Taoist signaled Gu Yao to tie up Zhao Gensheng, and followed him out first.

When Gu Yao finished dealing with Zhao Gensheng and went out, he saw a large group of old people gathered by a small stream.

When I walked over, I saw a unconscious woman and a baby.

"What a sin."

"I don't know what kind of ghosts and gods the Gensheng family has provoked, and the cub that was finally born just left."

"Such a shallow creek can drown people, really. Ugh."

The crowd was whispering about the tragedy, and the village head stood at the front, watching the old man rescue the woman.

"The child is gone, and the woman is still alive. It is a blessing in misfortune."

Gu Yao squeezed in: "Old man, this matter should be reported to Jing Yesi."

"Someone was killed, and there is something wrong with that man, let's leave it to Jing Yesi."

He said so.

The old Daoist stood up, but before he could speak, he saw the woman rolling numbly, hugging the old Daoist's leg, crying, "No, you can't report to Jing Yesi, Xiao Daoist, Xiandao, don't report, don't report. "

Gu Yao and the old Taoist looked at each other: "Why can't you report it?"

Seeing the old man struggling to pull out his legs, Gu Yao thought to himself that this woman is really powerful, she was so submerged in the water that she was unconscious, and it took so much effort to wake up.

The woman murmured, unable to speak, but the village chief relieved her: "Everyone is gone. Don't watch the excitement after this evil thing happened. Go home first. This child can't lie here forever. Let's go home first." Let him go home."

"Yes Yes Yes."

The woman agreed very quickly, but she seemed a little afraid to touch the dead child.

Still the village chief sighed, bent down to pick up the child with some effort, and walked towards Zhao Gensheng's house.

Gu Yao and Lao Dao hung at the back: "Old man, this woman has a problem."

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see it."

"This woman is not the child's mother. Could it be that she is responsible for everything?"

"How do you know that?"

"This woman and that man both have single eyelids. I just took a closer look at this baby. It has double eyelids. It must not be their baby."

"What is double eyelid?"

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After entering the house, the woman dragged out a big cradle out of the house with all her strength. Looking at the delicate appearance of the cradle and those gold and jade ornaments, she knew it was very valuable.

"It seems that the relationship is very good. Is it possible that I guessed wrong again? Is the child's double eyelids mutated, or is there someone outside this woman?"

Gu Yao thought to himself.

Zhao Gensheng was tied tightly by Gu Yao, and when he saw the child coming home, he struggled so hard that his eyes popped out.

But no one paid him any attention.

Everyone sat down, and the old man looked at the woman: "Tell me why you can't report to Jing Yesi."

The woman glanced at the village chief, then at Zhao Gensheng, hesitated and said, "Auntie, do you still remember that I had a cousin named Yinling'er in the past?"

The village chief was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "I remember, I came here at the end of the year before last."

"Actually, that's not my cousin, it's my husband's. Pawn wife."

pawn wife?

what is that?
Gu Yao was puzzled. Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw the village chief's complexion change, and he stood up, like a raging lion, with his silver hair standing up slightly: "Wife? You two are big dogs." courage!"

She raised her hand, wanting to slap the woman, but in the end hesitated for a while, and didn't go on: "You two deserve retribution!"

I don't care about this place anymore, leaning on my staff angrily, I just left.

gone!

Leave Gu Yao and Lao Dao here.

Gu Yao then asked: "What is a pawn wife?"

The old Taoist moved the beads slowly, and instead of answering directly, he looked at the woman: "The village head said earlier that you have been married for many years and haven't given birth to a child. So, it's your problem?"

The woman nodded, lowered her face silently, and then slowly told about the pawn wife.

In this day and age, it is a great sin for a woman not to give birth to a child.

But Zhao Gensheng really loved this woman, and the family's fortune was also thanks to the support of the woman's family. The first few pigs were gifts from the woman's parents, and the earliest pork shop in the city was also a gift from her family.

Therefore, even though Zhao Gensheng made a fortune, he never divorced this woman.

But not being able to have children is always a big deal.

Gossip alone is enough to make you feel good, not to mention that the village is full of relatives, and a bunch of old people are pointing their noses and asking why there is no cub, is it okay, do you want to help or something.

Zhao Gensheng's elder brother asked for help several times.

Although it is possible to take concubines in this era, it is not so easy to take concubines, and you can take them if you want.

Formal concubine, is to meet the "forty years old, childless", otherwise it is illegal.

What's more, women's natal families don't want to take concubines. If your own daughter can't bear children, you take another concubine and give birth to a boy. Who will be the wife and who will be the concubine in the future.

Zhao Gensheng originally thought about adopting a boy from a family in the village to pass on the incense. After all, the village is full of relatives, and they all have the surname Zhao, but this woman also loves the man and thought of a crooked idea.

It is the pian wife.

Pawning a wife is also called "renting a wife" or "borrowing a belly". As the name suggests, you rent a woman and give birth to a child. After giving birth, you have nothing to do with the child anymore.

Pawning wives is illegal in name, but in fact, it is very popular among the people.

Generally, as long as the report is not reported, the court will turn a blind eye and close its eyes.

But if there is a disturbance, it will be handled in accordance with the law.

The woman tried her best to oppose the report to Jing Yesi, and it was for this reason that if she reported it, Zhao Gen would have to peel off his skin if he lived or died.

Gu Yao nodded and looked at the female ghost behind the man: "This must be the pawned wife."

(End of this chapter)