Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 127 No.40 Six Counterattacks
"Dad staggered out of the temple. He knew that my three siblings were going to the temple fair today, but my mother was still in the store. Although the world is so big, there is no way to go?"

"He was lucky and wanted to take advantage of the dark night to bring my mother out of the house to join us, but he didn't know that two official servants from Suzhou Prefecture had already been ambushed at home, just waiting for the believers from all walks of life to fall into the trap. But the Yamen also has When I miscalculated, my father was very good at boxing and kicking, and even my mother had been practicing martial arts for many years. With all her courage, my mother was stabbed in the back, and she killed Gongsang and fled to Shiyuan."

"I was still young at that time, and I was ignorant and didn't understand everything. But I also knew that the peaceful days were gone forever. We cried around my mother."

Not long after Brother Shi came to get the medicine, while my father was bandaging my mother, a man jumped from the gable wall of the West Waste Courtyard and stabbed my father's right arm like a ghost. He fell to the ground in pain. "

The man said sadly: "Do you think you are good at martial arts?"That's why I let you go on purpose. Otherwise, how would I have tracked you down and found all these accomplices? "I thought to myself that this man is very vicious. He doesn't even care about the lives of his colleagues. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him. He is really a bastard in the hands of that dog officer."

"Dad struggled with this bitch reluctantly. Seeing that the three of us were dumbfounded, he shouted in a hissing voice: "We can't let this official go out today, otherwise none of us will survive. ""

"A word woke up the dreamer. I haven't been practicing martial arts for too long. I just learned Taizu Changquan. Brother Shi is a weak scholar, and my sister has been practicing swordsmanship for many years. But she didn't have the weapon in hand, so we each picked it up on the ground. The branches and dead trees joined the battle group, but as expected we still fell behind, and each of us suffered injuries of varying severity."

"Dad was hit in the vital part with another knife, and he laughed miserably and said: "Forget it, let's go to the underworld together as a family to seek justice from King Yama. ""

"The bitch was laughing proudly. Unexpectedly, my mother woke up at some point and grabbed his arm from behind. Brother Shi reacted quickly and lifted a clay flower pot from the waste garden on the ground and smashed it on his head. , my sister and I took turns beating each other with sticks. The bastard loosened the knife in his hand and fell to the ground unconscious. We were afraid that he was not dead. My sister picked up the knife and each of us made a stab.

Both father and mother were dying at this time. After a while, they passed away one after another.

During this day, I had no father or mother, became an orphan, and even killed someone.

Taoist Ahu's story ended here, because he was clenching his fists and bursting into tears.

Wang Heng looked at Ahu's appearance. More than 20 years ago, he was only eleven or twelve years old. He suddenly lost all his support and his situation was really pitiful.

Lao Shi took over the conversation with unusual excitement on his face and said, "Since Mr. Master loves to hear stories so much, let me tell you the end."

"When I was a child in private school, my master told me the story of joining the army. At that time, the world was peaceful and the people were happy. I even fantasized about the chaos in the Central Plains. How I could train an amazing army to fight for the royal family and turn the tide."

"It wasn't until I was 15 years old that my clan was fighting for property and Shiyuan was taken away by a collateral clan, and I finally woke up in the world. I once lived on the streets and was like a beggar. Later, my luck finally returned and I was able to join the Baiyuan Sect. Relying on the power of the Baiyuan Sect, we regained a small part of the money including Shi Yuan."

"There was quite a fight just now. The government may find this place soon. As a rebel and rebel in the government's words, I may be executed before I even have the chance to speak out."

"The feeling of being at the end of the road is here again. Has the road in this world come to an end?"

In the dark night, A'e, Ahu, and I were all in a state of dementia and didn't know what to do.

After all, I was a few years older than them, and I thought more carefully than they did. I went to the east courtyard to get some shovels and prepared to dig two big pits. The official who was killed by us had to be buried deeply, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law could only be temporarily buried in the pit. Abandon the garden and move it again when the time comes.I dug the hole silently until the tiger's mouth was cracked. A'e and Ahu later came to help. The physical exertion seemed to alleviate a little bit of the grief.

After half a night's work, we dug two big pits and buried the bitch first. The faces of the father-in-law and mother-in-law were as if they were alive. No one could fill in the soil with their hands. When it was about to break, A'e said cruelly: "No more." It's too late to bury him.

All kinds of wild chrysanthemums can be seen everywhere in the abandoned garden. I dug up many of them by their roots and planted them on two graves. The dead ones are the most important. May they all rest in peace.

At dawn, it rained heavily. This autumn rain saved us. Nine times out of ten, when we tracked our father-in-law and mother-in-law, we followed the blood trail. The heavy rain washed away the bluestone street and the yellow mud road. Down to the second night.

We stayed in the east courtyard for three consecutive days and did not dare to go out. A'e and Ahu hid in my bedroom. I lied that I had a cold and asked the maid to put the food in the study.

Three days later, no official business came to the door, and I felt a little more at ease, so I dismissed the two servants at home, a man and a woman. I just said that I wanted to go on a trip, gave them a sum of money and sent them away.

I don't get along very well with my neighbors on weekdays. Maybe someone heard the fighting and screaming that night, but they didn't know why, and no one had time to ask.

An old man Gao came to ask me because he hugged me when I was a child. After a few days, I had already thought of a countermeasure. My right leg was injured that day, and my ankle was bruised and swollen, so I told him That night when I was working in the vegetable garden, a red-chained snake jumped out. I was so frightened that I screamed and rolled around. I accidentally twisted my ankle and screamed "Huang Gu Lang" in pain.

Old Man Gao was dubious, and passed the matter lightly.

More than a month later, I dared to approach Dinghui Temple Lane. The pear candy shop owned by my father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as the small courtyard where they lived, had been razed to the ground and nothing remained.

The thousand-year-old ginkgo trees on both sides of the twin towers of Dinghui Temple. The golden color of the trees has fallen into the dust, covering the green blood on the blue bricks. I rubbed my eyes hard and fell into a trance. The green blood flowing on the ground, Did it ever exist?
A'e kept her filial piety for a year, and we decided to go to the church to get married. My wet nurse was from Xishan, Dongting. I asked her to find a farmer in a nearby village to find a godmother for A'e. I pretended that A'e was the steward of the book house. Later, the wet nurse found a Qugan natal family. They had no daughters and liked A'e very much. A'e got married to Qugan's natal family.

After A'e and I got married, Ahu could officially enter and leave Shiyuan. My brother-in-law from the country came to the city to study business.

Days passed. After the birth of my little sister, we generally lived a comfortable life. A'e and Ahu also adapted to their new identities as Dongting Xishan people.

During the time of my little sister’s fifth birthday, according to the custom of a married woman in Xishan, she had to stay at home for three to five days and give her parents some cakes. When we were setting off on the boat in the morning, my little sister suddenly felt cold and hot, so I left her in Suzhou. Accompanying A'e to Xishan, Qu Ganniang and others are still waiting.

My little sister's cold and fever will be cured on the same day. She and I calculated on our fingers that there would still be four days before my mother would come back.

Unexpectedly, A'e didn't come back on the fifth day. I spent the whole night in fear. At dusk on the sixth day, A'e came back with a small sedan. A'e's complexion was sallow and she suffered severe internal injuries. When she got home, she even vomited. A few mouthfuls of blood.

(End of this chapter)