Son-in-law of Chenglong

Chapter 1

"Little bug! Little bug! Come out quickly."

Some honest little boys responded and walked out of the gate quickly.

Seven or eight teenagers of similar age saw him outside the door, and immediately became happy.

A young man with delicate features and neat clothes lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Recently, a lot of outsiders have come to the village, and they are all asking about the stone tablet in the mountain. We have thought of a way to make money. Come and follow us." Together."

The official name of Xiao Chong is Wang Chong!

Because of the homonym of Chongchong, it is called Xiaochong by the friends in the village, which is a nickname that is quite close.

Xiao Chong's simple and honest face was stunned, and he asked blankly: "If you have any way to make money, just do it! Why do you have to call me? You all know that my mother is very strict, it is impossible Play around with you guys."

The teenagers immediately started laughing and winking, and it was the handsome boy who said first: "We don't want you to sneak out, as long as you draw a map of where the stele is, we will sell it to those outsiders." people, it doesn't cost anything."

Xiao Chong shook his head and said, "I don't know what kind of stele is. If you want to make money, go there. Mother wants me to recite essays. I don't have time to play with you. I'll go back first."

Xiaochong waved his hand and retreated into the gate of his house. Several teenagers looked at each other without making up their minds, and looked at the handsome boy together.

The handsome young man couldn't help swearing, waved his hands, gathered everyone together, and said in a low voice: "The old man with the white beard took us to the mountain to see the stele, but now we don't even remember to go in." The way is gone, but Xiao Chong has the ability of photographic memory, he must remember."

A tall and strong boy couldn't help asking: "Xiao Chong refuses, what else can you do? Besides, we don't remember, and he may not be able to remember."

The handsome young man shouted angrily: "Those people declared in the village that they are willing to pay a few hundred taels of silver for someone to lead the way. Do you know how much a few hundred taels of silver is? Your family can't save up in ten lifetimes, enough to buy most of us." a village."

The tall and strong young man fell silent immediately, and asked in a shy manner, "What should we do? Ye Jiuer, you have a lot of ideas, come up with an idea, so that we can get money from those outsiders."

Ye Jiu'er thought about it for a while, then suddenly slapped her thigh and shouted, "I have a solution, you all come with me first."

These teenagers huffed and disappeared in a blink of an eye, and the front of Xiaochong's house became desolate again.

Xiao Chong tilted his ears slightly, hearing that everyone outside had left, and couldn't help but lose his mind.He was originally a bit simple and honest, but when his mind was out of control, he was even a bit dumbfounded.

"That old man with a white beard took all the young people in the village to the mountains, and let us read those inscriptions. Those inscriptions are so weird, they are not in the current language, and everyone doesn't know any of them. See you at the old man with a white beard We didn't understand the words on the stone tablet, so we got angry and wanted to kill us, but for some reason, we let everyone back."

Xiao Chong's hands suddenly trembled, a chill came from the bottom of his heart, and deep fear burst out from his bones.

At that time, everyone's life and death were hanging in the balance, and the danger was tight. He didn't understand why the children in the same village didn't remember what happened at that time after they came back?

So Xiao Chong no longer wants to get involved in this matter, and would rather turn down the friends in the village under the pretext of studying.

He returned to his study sleepily, and sat at the desk where he usually read.There are 36 pages of rice paper on the desk, each of which is filled with strange characters in small letters.Relying on his photographic memory, Xiaochong remembered the appearance of the inscription he saw that day, and wrote it silently after returning home.

He didn't tell anyone about it.

Looking at these dozens of rice papers, Xiao Chong was in a daze for a moment. He had read them many times and compared them with ancient books at home, but he still couldn't make out a single word.

After reading these words for a long time, there is a faint power to bewitch the mind, which is very strange.

Xiao Chong heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and quickly threw the silent inscription into the brazier, pretending to be serious about reading.

Not long after, Wang Chong's mother, Pingping Tingting, came out.

Although his mother was ugly, she was quite beautiful, and her every move was like everyone else's. Seeing her son studying hard, she also felt comforted.

Wang Chong's mother was originally from a rich family. When she was a girl, she was famous for her poems and books in the village. It was only because of her ugly appearance. Although she married a scholar, her husband also came from the imperial examination. She became a servant all the way from the county magistrate, but the relationship between the husband and wife was not harmonious. .

After giving birth to her son, Wang Chong's mother simply asked her husband to return to her original place of origin to take care of the old house because her husband took concubines many times and rarely came to his room.

Wang Chong's father agreed without hesitation and sent their mother and son back to the old house in the countryside.

Wang Chong's mother took care of her parents-in-law, tidied up the house, and raised her son. She looked like a mistress, but she didn't care much about her husband, who was an official in the court.

It's just that she always has a suffocation in her chest, and she expects her son to stand out and win for herself, so the teaching is quite strict, and Xiaochong is usually most afraid of her mother's anger.

Xiaochong is a diligent reader and born with an excellent memory. He can never forget any book he reads once, and he can recite it fluently after reading it three or five times. Although he looks dull because of his dull temper, he is actually a gifted and intelligent child.

The mother knew that her son would be promising, and nine out of ten he would be named on the gold list in the future. It was not in vain for her own teaching, and she was happy but also worried.

Some time ago, a white-bearded old man cast some strange spells on all the children in the village and took them away in the middle of the night to see some inscriptions.

Although they were all sent back and the children were fine, there was a lot of trouble, and she was very worried that something would happen to her son again.

The mother looked at it for a while, and then suddenly said: "Chong'er, you are 12 years old now, and you have already passed the scholar. Next year, you should go to the township examination. I plan to send you to the academy for my mother."

Xiao Chong was taken aback, stood up and shouted: "How could mother think of sending my son away?"

The mother sighed, and said: "The incident a few days ago really scared my mother, and if there is an old man with a black beard or a yellow beard who arrested you, my mother will not live anymore. "

Xiao Chong was slightly startled, and suddenly he was speechless.

His mother paused, and then said: "Recently, there have been a lot of outsiders in our village, and they all want to inquire about that stone tablet. I don't know where that stone tablet came from, but it's not a good thing anyway. What if these people know about you guys? The children have all gone to look at the stele, and it is a very wrong thing to come to trouble you. I have arranged the carriage, and I can go on the road today. When you leave, take Yue Yue'er by your side to be a personal maid. Bring the six sons to be a book boy, and with them two taking care of you, your mother will feel relieved."

(End of this chapter)