Yaoshui Town.
Baoqing Pavilion.
"Wei Qing, you beast, how could you harm my Dazhu like this! Are you even human?"
"Every one of you in the Wei family is the nemesis of my Kong family. You have brought disaster to both of my sons!"
Tang Li and Wei Qing were in the inner room when they heard a crying sound. They hurried out and saw Kong Yang lying on the ground, crying loudly.
"Auntie, what's going on?" someone asked. "Let's talk it over. Get up quickly."
"I won't get up. I, an old woman, am here to seek justice today, otherwise I will not live." Kong Yang's roar became louder and louder, attracting a group of people.
"Kong Dazhu was arrested by the government, but it has nothing to do with my husband." Tang Li said coldly.
Kong Yang pointed her finger at Wei Qing and pointed at him forcefully: "It was this bastard who wrongly accused my Dazhu and caused him to be arrested!"
Tang Li was almost mad with anger. Kong Dazhu falsely accused her husband, causing him to spend so many days in jail and almost be executed. Yet, he was the one who filed the complaint first!
Tangli walked in front of Kong Yangshi.
Bang!
Tang Li slapped Kong Yang directly in the face, twisting her face.
"Kong Dazhu falsely accused my husband of colluding with bandits. He committed the crime of false accusation and deserves his punishment! Are you questioning the government's judgment? If so, you are framing the government and will be sentenced to hard labor along with your son!"
Is she going to be arrested and forced to do hard labor even like this?
She is old and can't survive a day of hard labor!
Kong Yang was so frightened that she stopped crying.
Dazhu framed Wei Qing?
It was Wei Qing who went too far, breaking Shuan'er's leg and robbing her family of their money. That's why her son did this! After all the blaming, it was still Wei Qing.
But now, she wanted to ask someone for help, so she could only swallow her anger and say, "Dazhu framed Wei Qing? I don't know anything about this. Xiaotao's brother, for the sake of our in-laws, please forgive my Dazhu. You see, nothing has happened to you, and you're still a good person. Don't hold a grudge like that, okay?"
"I, an old woman, am kneeling down to you. Please go and talk to the government and ask them to spare my son!" Kong Yang said as she knelt down towards Wei Qing.
"Xiaotao's brother, if you help my Dazhu once, our Kong family can marry Xiaotao back into the family with honor, and she won't have to live alone and miserable outside." said the old man Kong.
It was as if he had given the Wei family a great gift.
Do you really think that bolt is a treasure?
Tangli almost laughed out loud.
"My sister is not worthy of your son who is lazy, ugly, short, incompetent, and paralyzed in bed. We dare not accept your gift. Kong Dazhu was arrested because he deserved it. His case was tried by the government. If you feel dissatisfied, you should go to the government. If you continue to act so unreasonably, we will report the case to the police. Then you two old people can accompany Kong Dazhu to do hard labor."
Tang Li's eyes lit up as he spoke: "That sounds great. How about I help you and reunite your family?"
Old Man Kong was so frightened that his legs were shaking, and he quickly pulled up Kong Yang, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Stop messing around, you bitch! You want to do hard labor, but I don't want to do it!"
Old man Kong took Kong Yang away dejectedly.
Wei Qing grabbed Tang Li's hand and touched it lovingly.
"If a son is not taught well, the fault is with his father and son. It's the fault of this couple of parents that Kong Shuan and Kong Dazhu developed like that. They don't think so, but instead blame others. It's ridiculous." Tang Li was speechless.
Everything is someone else's fault. Anyway, they are not wrong, and their son is not wrong. I don't know where their behavioral logic comes from.
"Ignore this kind of person." Wei Qing said.
Reality will teach them how to behave.
Wei Qing took Tang Li's hand and walked into the shop.
At Wei Qing's amusement, Tang Li laughed and forgot about the disgusting old couple.
…
Besides, Old Man Kong and Mrs. Kong Yang naturally couldn't bear to watch their eldest son do hard labor for the rest of his life.
The two went to the county government office several times and finally found a way. The other party said that they could get their son out, but they had to pay money.
The two men gritted their teeth and sold all their land, scraping together 20 taels of silver, which they sent out. In the end, all the money was gone, and not a single person showed up.
The two men returned to Kongjia Village exhausted, only to be faced with a bare house, a few remaining fertile fields, and the lame Kong Shuan. Both old men had white hair and looked decades older.
Of course, this is all later.
…
At night, Wei Qing suddenly dreamed of the old man Yin he met in the prison.
In a small thatched cottage, old man Yin was chopping wood, and a young girl was picking vegetables. The sunlight fell on them. It was a very warm scene.
When Old Man Yin saw Wei Qing, he put down his hatchet and walked up to Wei Qing.
"Brother, have you dug up anything under the locust tree?"
Wei Qing shook his head.
Old Man Yin's face suddenly changed, and he began to nag Wei Qing to dig, and if Wei Qing ran, he would chase him.
Wei Qing was chased all night, and after waking up, he remembered this incident particularly clearly.
He told Tangli about this.
Tang Li was also very sad. Old man Yin was also a poor man. If it was really like in Wei Qing’s dream that his soul lived with his daughter after death, it would be a beautiful and dreamy ending.
"Wife, shall we go to Hedong County?"
"Well, it was his last wish after all."
"Yeah, otherwise he would chase me in my dreams again at night." Wei Qing had a sore back and didn't sleep well the whole night. He was really scared of being chased.
Tang Li smiled and massaged his back. After that, the two packed up and went to Hedong County together.
The two of them went there by carriage, and when they arrived, they quickly found the big locust tree.
Wei Qing took his tools and started digging under the big locust tree, and soon dug out a wooden box.
Wei Qing took out the wooden box, brushed off the dust on it, opened it, and found a stack of papers inside.
Tang Li also came over, took out a piece of paper and started reading.
Tang Li was frightened and took out another one. As she looked at it, her eyes became wider and wider.
"Husband, this is the design drawing of a crossbow!" Tang Li said in shock.
This crossbow is different from ordinary bows and arrows. Ordinary bows and arrows rely on the strength and proficiency of the archer to work, but with this crossbow, even a woman can easily knock down a big man!
Old man Yin actually left such a good thing for Wei Qing!
Crossbow...
Regarding the crossbow, the novel features a plot in which Gu Ying's ideas for improving the bow and arrow, despite the state's backward weaponry, impressed the emperor. This led to the creation of a powerful army, and Gu Ying's name became known throughout the land. The novel mentions that Gu Ying obtained the crossbow from a farmer, who claimed that lightning struck a locust tree, leading to the discovery of the crossbow's design.
Could this be it?
If Wei Qing hadn't been caught and thrown into prison, and had happened to live next door to Old Man Yin, become friends with him, and been told that something was hidden under the locust tree, then the box would have remained buried there until the thunder struck...
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