Chapter 38: The Dissolute Lady (10) The corpses are piled up in the town...
Stacking corpses is a town saying to ward off evil spirits. It means piling one corpse on top of another to suppress the evil spirit of that corpse.
A corpse is actually just a body. If there is evil spirit, it is the soul of that body that has become evil, flying into the clouds and turning into streams of evil spirit.
Use another corpse to suppress it to prevent the soul corpse from causing trouble, and then the owner can feel at ease.
But corpses with evil spirits are usually those who have suffered injustice.
For example, some maids in wealthy families who were framed.
Liu Binghai looked at Brother Qiu and asked coldly, "What do you mean..."
Brother Qiu gave a wry smile. "Don't misunderstand, Madam. We have always treated our servants well, but we wouldn't do anything so unconscionable. This is a servant who used to come to our house. His name is Yuanbao. Have you heard of him?"
A strange servant named Yuanbao once came to Xu's dyeing workshop.
That day, Yuanbao broke into the Xu family drunkenly, carrying a long black stick and saying that he wanted to fight the Xu family to the death.
However, the Xu family had no dealings with this person.
Yuanbao's eyes turned black that day, his forehead was gray-green, and he stared with two eyes like lamps.
The Xu family was so frightened that they immediately asked a doctor to take a look. The doctor said that Yuanbao was possessed by a resentful ghost. The ghost was invisible but had fangs and was very creepy.
The master took out a yellow talisman and stuck it on Yuanbao's face, but the talisman paper instantly floated away like a leaf.
Yuanbao is extremely strong and no one can break free.
Like a leopard, he ran around the Xu family for a few laps, and then saw Xu Changxiang, the eldest son of the Xu family.
Xu Changxiang was a businessman with a kind heart. Yuanbao was probably a bully who only bullied the weak and feared the strong. When he saw Xu Changxiang, he howled twice and rushed over like a hungry wolf. Xu Changxiang's mother was so scared that she almost fainted in public.
Xu Changxiang's mother was so frightened that her forehead was dazed. She didn't know what to do for a moment, and just kept calling out "Changxiang, Changxiang..."
Yuanbao grabbed Xu Changxiang's neck, chuckled twice, but didn't say anything else.
Immediately afterwards, the Xu family's well suddenly made a strange "gurgling" sound.
Gurgle, gurgle, one sound after another, and strings of bubbles rose from the bottom of the well.
Yuanbao looked back at the well, his eyes shining as if he suddenly became craving for something to eat.
Then he grabbed Xu Changxiang's neck and rushed towards the well.
The Xu family was so scared that they screamed and cried out. Yuanbao dragged Xu Changxiang to the edge of the well, screamed twice, and then jumped into the well himself.
There was a splash and a sound came from the bottom of the well.
Xu Changxiang's mother's face turned pale and she hurried over to see her son.
Xu Changxiang was fine, but Yuanbao had fallen into the well and drowned.
No one knows the origin of this ingot, but everyone feels that it is contaminated with evil spirit. Since it died in the Xu family, only the Xu family can bury it. In addition, they have to find another corpse to suppress the evil spirit of the ingot.
To prevent this evil spirit from spreading everywhere and turning into a ghost to harm the Xu family.
Liu Binghai listened and laughed twice.
Brother Qiu asked, "What are you laughing at, Madam?"
Liu Binghai put the silver he gave him aside.
When Brother Qiu saw this, he was disappointed.
Everyone knows that when the lady does unlucky things, she only cares about money and not people. Why is she unwilling to accept it?
I felt a little uneasy and my face was full of doubt.
Liu Binghai glanced at Brother Qiu with the corners of his eyes, "Do you know why Yuanbao jumped into the well?"
Brother Qiu said, "It's hard to say. Who knows why?"
Liu Binghai smiled and brushed off the dirt on his body.
Brother Qiu is most afraid of the lady dusting him off.
I heard that when the lady dusted off the dirt, she had something in mind.
Liu Binghai smiled and asked, "Are there any questions about the Xu family's well?"
Brother Qiu's heart skipped a beat.
What doubts could there be in the well?
People drank water from that well every day, but no one died from drinking it.
"I heard that the Xu family used to be in the fabric business."
After hearing this, Brother Qiu looked at the lady silently, wanting to say something but stopping for a moment, and said nothing.
Before opening the dyeing workshop, the Xu family had been engaged in the fabric business.
But he is also an honest businessman and never does anything shady.
However, someone had died in the fabric store before.
He was hanged with cloth.
Outsiders don't know about this matter. The person who was hanged was a young worker in the store named Afang. After being raped by the store owner, Afang felt ashamed to face people, so she committed suicide in the store.
But how did this lady know this, and what does Afang’s matter have to do with Yuanbao?
Liu Binghai seemed to see through Brother Qiu's doubts and smiled faintly, "Does Yuanbao's voice sound a bit feminine?"
Brother Qiu thought about it and realized that it was true.
Then he suddenly realized, "What the lady means is..."
Liu Binghai raised his hand and said, "Don't call me Madam. I guess Yuanbao is possessed by that woman and is here to cause trouble for you."
Brother Qiu frowned and calmed himself down.
"So, this matter cannot be solved as simply as piling up corpses."
Brother Qiu's eye sockets shrank tightly.
Liu Binghai has done a lot of bad things recently, and he has also figured out some tricks. Stacking corpses can drive away the evil spirits of the corpses above, but it cannot drive away their resentment, anger, and fear.
If resentment accumulates too much, the ghosts will still come out to cause trouble and harm people.
She tapped her fingers on the table, thought carefully, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and her beautiful eyes drooped slightly, "I'm afraid that your housekeeper will have to stick a talisman on his forehead and kowtow in front of Yuanbao's corpse.
Brother Qiu was surprised: "How is this possible? The housekeeper is long gone."
At that time, the housekeeper of the fabric store was over fifty years old. Now, it has been nearly twenty years since the Xu family switched to a dyeing factory, and the housekeeper has long passed away.
Liu Binghai smiled again, "Then just ask your Master Xu to go there in person.
When Brother Qiu heard this, his eyes widened. "Asking our master to go? How is this possible? It's a joke."
hehe……
Asking a master to kowtow to a corpse is simply ridiculous.
Liu Binghai pushed back the silver and said firmly, "If it doesn't work, I can't do this."
Brother Qiu frowned.
The lady always cares about money and not people.
"Stacking corpses is useless if you don't dissipate their resentment," Liu Binghai said calmly. "You might as well go back and discuss this with the government and we'll talk about it later."
Brother Qiu was reluctant to move.
Liu Binghai knew that something ridiculous must have happened in the Xu Mansion, so he thought of folding Yuanbao's body.
And it’s definitely not a small inconvenience.
Brother Qiu thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. "How can I let my master kowtow to such a ridiculous thing done by the housekeeper?"
Liu Binghai smiled and said, "Please go back to the mansion and ask first, then come back and give me an answer."
A few days later, Brother Qiu came again and said that Mr. Xu had agreed to this matter.
It is impossible not to be afraid. Ever since Yuanbao jumped into the well, everyone in the mansion has been in a panic, and the lady has been sick every day. She is afraid that the man will come back and cause some trouble.
"When do you think you can leave? Just let me know."
Liu Binghai was not surprised. "Are you ready for the other body?"
Brother Qiu said, "It's ready. I bought a girl who died of illness at the entrance of the alley."
Corpse stacking involves placing one body on top of another to cover up the bad luck of that body and ensure that it will not harm the owner's family in the future.
No one was willing to do this unlucky and disgusting thing themselves, so they found the Ice Sea.
"Then let's go."
Along the way, Liu Binghai looked sideways at the little mole following behind him.
Little Mole was particularly mischievous. He followed at the back of the team and covered his nose with his hands from time to time.
He could faintly smell the stench of a corpse.
When they arrived at the cemetery, Liu Binghai took out a piece of talisman paper, stuck it on Mr. Xu's forehead, and ordered people to dig up Yuanbao's grave.
At this time, it was less than a year since Yuanbao jumped into the well. His body had already rotted and his bones were gradually being eaten by ants and bedbugs.
Liu Binghai looked at the grave, and the little mole behind him jumped over and looked into the grave.
"Who is it?" Brother Qiu shouted.
Liu Binghai turned around and said, "My younger brother, the follower."
The Xu family didn't say anything else.
Little Mole leaned over to Liu Binghai's ear and whispered, "Sister, stacking corpses is a profound art, do you know?"
hehe……
This kid always seems to know a lot.
Liu Binghai said nothing and ordered the Xu family to send the purchased corpse over.
Before coming, I had already changed the girl into clean clothes, and decorated the clothes with a plum blossom. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
Since it is bitter and cold, it can suppress the evil spirits in the body.
Then, a torch was lit.
It was afternoon now.
Generally speaking, people don’t want to do such unlucky things in the afternoon, as the yin energy is extremely heavy in the afternoon, and it will be even more so if it is done in a cemetery.
Unlucky things often happen in the morning.
While the sun is shining, we can suppress the bad luck.
I chose an afternoon specifically for the Drift Ice Sea today.
The purpose is to take advantage of the heavy yin energy and completely expel the bad luck from below.
The torch lit up, she circled around him, turned back and said to the old man of the Xu family, "Please kowtow!"
The old man from the Xu family had a yellow talisman stuck on his forehead. He was standing stiffly and looked very nervous. The yellow talisman stuck on his panicked face looked quite funny.
After hearing what Liu Binghai said, he was stunned for a moment, then he knelt down with a thud and kowtowed several times.
The torches circled the grave pit again.
"I see. The Xu family has already apologized to you." Liu Binghai said to the grave.
Everyone knew that at this time, there was only a messy corpse bitten by mosquitoes in the grave, and the wronged soul had long since left the body.
But even though he left, at this moment, he was probably still standing by and watching this scene coldly.
After saying that, Liu Binghai asked the Xu family to carry up the corpse they had bought.
After the body was brought in, the others stepped back and Liu Binghai carried the woman's body alone.
The body was very light, only about 70 kilograms.
She shouted, "Ling!"
There was a "creaking" sound, and the sound of loosening soil was heard around. It seemed that there were little wolves around again. The Xu family members held torches and looked nervous.
"You can go now." After the body fell, Liu Binghai said to the Xu family.
She will be responsible for any bad things that happen later.
When the Xu family heard this, they hurriedly held torches and helped the master of the Xu family leave the cemetery. The master of the Xu family's legs were trembling and he almost fell down, but he was unwilling to look back.
The sky gradually darkened, and only Liu Binghai and Xiaozhi were left.
Xiao Mole asked, "Sister, can you do it yourself?"
Liu Binghai ignored her, shrugged his shoulders twice, shook the girl's body, then turned over and the girl's body fell steadily into the grave.
Liu Binghai put on a mask and gloves and jumped into the grave.
There was a strange smell inside, a bit pungent even through the mask.
She smoothed out the rotten bones of Yuanbao's body, then maneuvered the girl into position and laid firmly on top of Yuanbao.
There is a rule for stacking corpses. The corpse at the bottom must be completely pressed down without any bones exposed.
Liu Binghai took a look, placed the girl's hands and feet in order, completely covering Yuanbao, and moved Yuanbao's broken bones inside.
The stacking of corpses was finally completed.
The drift ice sea climbed up.
Little Mole covered his nose and said, "Sister, it stinks."
Liu Binghai: "You can leave now, stinky."
Little Mole: "I'm worried about you, sister. Can you choose to do something happy among unlucky things in the future?"
When Liu Binghai heard this, he smiled inwardly, "What's the good news?"
Little Mole: "For example, helping a reputable official bury a corpse or something."
Liu Binghai: "Is there any high-ranking official with a good reputation?"
Little Mole thought about it and said, "It seems not."
Liu Binghai: "Let's go."
…
On the way back, Little Mole kept secretly looking at the drifting ice sea.
"Don't look at me." Liu Binghai said.
Xiao Zhi said, "Sister, you are so pretty, no wonder my brother Zhan likes you."
Liu Binghai didn't say anything, and Xiao Zhi continued, "Sister, Mr. Xu actually kowtowed to Yuan Bao. There's no such rule for stacking corpses."
Liu Binghai sneered.
When Xiao Zhi saw her sneer, a teasing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he knew something mysterious.
"Sister, do you also know about the fabric store?"
Liu Binghai turned around and looked Xiao Zhi up and down, "You are just a little beggar, but you know a lot about the world."
The little mole ghost laughed, "Sister, everyone says the Xu family is kind-hearted, but do you really think Xu Changxiang is a serious gentleman?"
Liu Binghai curled his lips indifferently, "They say if the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams will be crooked, and if the bottom beams are crooked, the top beams will be crooked. If Xu Changxiang was a decent gentleman, Master Xu probably wouldn't have raped the girl."
It's ridiculous to put all the bad things you have done on the shoulders of a shopkeeper.
Xiao Zhi opened his mouth wide, and was shocked for a moment, and asked, "Sister, can you tell fortunes?"
Oh……
I can't tell fortunes, but after traveling to this world and doing unlucky things for a long time, I do know a little about fortune-telling.
Halfway through the walk, there was movement in the jungle behind him. Liu Binghai stopped and looked back.
"What's wrong, sister?" asked Xiaozhi.
Liu Binghai looked at the jungle carefully. There was movement in the forest. A small animal jumping up and down appeared and disappeared in it, but after a while, there was no movement.
Liu Binghai shook his head and said, "Let's go."
Little Mole looked at the jungle in surprise, then turned back to Liu Binghai and continued muttering, "The Xu family is not an easy family to deal with."
When the Xu family was in the fabric business, they always did good deeds and helped some childless widows and orphans, earning a good reputation. However, there were also rumors that the Xu family only contacted some big businessmen under the pretext of doing good deeds for the sake of business.
In fact, when the Xu family's business grew, they no longer took care of the orphans and widows.
But when it comes to doing good deeds, do it out of emotion, not the basis, and you can't say anything about it.
However, after Xu Changxiang got married, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family dismissed most of the girls who did chores in the store and replaced them with men to take care of the store's chores.
This matter has been lingering in the minds of several businessmen.
In addition, Yuanbao brought the matter between the woman and the shopkeeper to light. When I think about it carefully, it seems strange.
Liu Binghai said calmly, "I think Yuanbao will hold on to Xu Changxiang's neck tightly. I'm afraid the incident at the fabric shop wasn't done by Master Xu alone."
The little mole's eyes widened again.
Father and son join forces...
We should be united and friendly, share the meat together, and keep the benefits within the family.
"So, how can we not let him kowtow to the girl?"
Xiao Zhi didn't say anything for a long time. After they walked for a while, they heard the sound of wolves nearby, but they were far away. They howled a few times but didn't catch up.
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Night, teahouse.
Zhang Ruochen drank tea with the housekeeper.
The newly harvested Maojian tea has a crisp green sound, and the new leaves and new tea have a pleasant fragrance.
Zhang Ruochen poured a cup for the housekeeper.
The housekeeper took a sip and said quietly, "She's still doing unlucky things. She even did things like stacking corpses. She's really brave."
Zhang Ruochen said calmly, "She has always been incredibly courageous."
"But what she did was the Xu family's business!" said the housekeeper.
Zhang Ruochen was stunned, and the teacup in his hand paused slightly.
The housekeeper said, "How can I get involved in the Xu family's affairs? If I do, I will be..."
Halfway through his words, the butler suddenly made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"Who told you that?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
"It's still Xiao Zhi." The housekeeper said, "I've been letting Xiao Zhi follow me, just to see her relationship with that man..."
Zhang Ruochen paused for a moment, then slowly put down the teacup in his hand. He said expressionlessly, "How are they?"
The housekeeper said truthfully, "Xiao Zhi said that no matter how she was asked to meet that Zhan guy, she refused. It seems that she really wants to break up with him."
Zhang Ruochen took a sip of tea. The tea leaves were fragrant, but so fragrant that they tasted bitter on the tip of his tongue.
He chuckled twice, "What's the point of breaking it off again? What's going to happen has already happened."
Butler: "It seems nothing happened..."
Zhang Ruochen looked up at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper moved his lips for a long time, "She was seriously ill a few days ago. I heard that the maid went to see her and told her some stories about her past in front of Little Mole."
Zhang Ruochen listened silently, not knowing what the housekeeper was up to.
The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't know whether I should tell the master."
Zhang Ruochen frowned, "Just say what you want to say. There's no room for grudges between you and me."
"Of course not," the housekeeper said. "I heard from the maid that the woman was afraid to have children because she was treated harshly by her mother's family. Her mother was weak and her father was unkind. She was extremely disappointed with her parents' status and dared not touch this relationship."
The housekeeper didn't want to mention this matter.
This is like a knife in the owner's heart. Whenever it is mentioned, it hurts terribly. Even though he has a child with Yunyan now, it seems as if the child is not his own.
Zhang Ruochen stared at the teacup for a long time without saying anything.
He felt mixed emotions in his heart, as if someone had stabbed him hard with a sword.
Her stubborn and unreasonable appearance in the past appeared before her eyes again.
He was dazed, but he didn't allow himself to be dazed. No matter what, he had no descendants.
No matter what, she had let him down, and in the end, she had let him down.
But why is this heart so painful, so bitter, and so stubbornly trying to be strong, but it's like a red brick trying desperately to be strong, and in an instant, it turns into shattered rubble.
Zhang Ruochen's face darkened, and he said nothing.
"Master, she's going to attend the town's chicken feast the day after tomorrow. Would you like to go and see her?"
There is a legend in the town that every year the King of Hell sends a group of little ghosts into the mortal world, disguised as chickens, to pick up the bad guys who have done many evil things. If anyone is found with marks on his forehead from being bitten by a chicken, he is undoubtedly a bad guy.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the bright night sky outside and thought about the times they had spent together.
If he could start his life over again, he would probably get rid of her on the first night of marrying her to avoid all the worries in the future.
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