The male host is a scholar from Anjizhou, Zhejiang, named Wang Wenfu, who was twenty-five years old when he got married. The hostess's name was Li Yuexian. Although she was two years younger than her husband, she had been widowed for three years. She was introduced to Wenfu by a

There was a family with only four members, but they had a husband and a wife, brothers and brothers, and a master and a servant.

The male host is a scholar from Anjizhou, Zhejiang, named Wang Wenfu, who was twenty-five years old when he got married. The hostess's name was Li Yuexian. Although she was two years younger than her husband, she had been widowed for three years. She was introduced to Wenfu by a matchmaker named Zhao.

Hongxiang is seventeen years old and is Yuexian's personal maid. She comes to the Wang family with Yuexian. Zhang Biying was eighteen years old, and she and Wenfu were neighbors. Both of his parents died six years ago. Wenfu's father adopted the twelve-year-old Biying at home and treated him as his own son. Now, the old man has passed away. Although Zhang Biying did not change his name or surname, Wenfu still regarded him as a biological brother, and even Yuexian called him "second uncle". The maid Hongxiang calls him "Second Master"; of course, Biying also affectionately calls Wenfu and his wife "brother" and "sister-in-law".

After more than a year of peace and harmony, a major famine occurred in Anjizhou . Wang Wenfu then discussed with his wife: "When my father was alive, he often went to Sichuan and Guangzhou to sell medicinal materials and earned this family business. Now there are many old customers there. I also want to sell some medicinal materials there and earn some money. I'm not afraid of years of famine. What do you think?"

Li Yuexian said: "The leader should take a longer view of life. Of course I support it, but I really can't bear to be separated from you."

Wenfu said: "I will be away for a year at most, and I will come back in maybe five or six months." After that, he packed his bags and kissed his wife goodbye.

When Wenfu traveled far away, Zhang Biying, as the "second master", became less scrupulous and gradually started teasing Hongxiang behind Li Yuexian's back. Biying was born with a white face and red lips, and was extremely beautiful; while Hongxiang was already in love. Although she rejected him several times, Biying couldn't help but "offensive" again and again, and finally had an affair with him.

Unexpectedly, it was the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Qiao Qiao Festival, and Biying said to Hongxiang: "Tonight the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. Although we are mortals, we can't waste the night!"

Hongxiang said : "My aunt and I sleep upstairs, and the door of the building is closed tightly when it gets dark, and you sleep downstairs again, separated by the upper and lower parts. Isn't it more difficult to get through than Magpie Bridge ?"

Biying said: "It doesn't matter, I have an idea. At night I grabbed the tail of the chicken in the cage, When the chicken crows, I will call you or me. I will pretend to be asleep, and you will open the door and go downstairs. When you go up, you will leave the door ajar. How about you let me go upstairs and sleep with you? "

Hongxiang said worriedly: "What will happen if Auntie finds out?

Biying said: "She is in the east room, you are in the west room, and I quietly went upstairs. How could she know?" "Hongxiang agreed with a smile.

Because it was a festival, Yuexian prepared fine wine and food downstairs, and everyone drank a few glasses of wine. In the dead of night, Yuexian was suddenly awakened by a burst of rooster crows, and hurriedly called Hongxiang. Unexpectedly, Hongxiang had a small amount of wine and was intoxicated. When she called "Second Uncle" again, Biying naturally refused. Yuexian had no choice but to open the door of the building and come down to inspect it himself. Biying took a peek and saw that it was Yuexian. He was greatly disappointed and quickly lay down on the bed and pretended to be asleep, not daring to move.

Yuexian went downstairs and took a look at the chicken coop. He didn't find anything unusual, so he said to himself: "It's probably the weasel that came in to steal the chicken, and ran away when he heard the noise. How could the second uncle be so drunk, with the chickens squawking around him, but he didn't even wake up?"

When he was about to go upstairs, he suddenly saw Biying lying naked. Firstly, he was still a bit drunk, and secondly, he was really a little emotional, so he couldn't help but go up and kiss him gently. Bi Ying was very clever. He hugged her with both hands and pretended to shout: "Sister Hongxiang, you want to kill me!" Gulu got up and pressed her under him.

Yuexian was surprised at first: It turned out that Hongxiang had hooked up with him; then she was overjoyed: Since he regards me as Hongxiang, I will make mistakes, so what does it matter? After some extravagance, Yuexian went upstairs in the dark and returned to bed. She thought that she was the only one who knew about this, but she never expected that Biying was secretly amused. When it comes to this kind of thing, after the first day of the lunar month, there will be the fifteenth. What's more, Yuexian is extremely beautiful, how can Biying give up so easily? Yuexian stayed in the empty room for a long time, facing this handsome young man all day long, but finally couldn't hold it anymore and fell into his arms again.

Before he knew it, a year had passed. After Wang Wenfu finished selling medicinal materials and made a lot of money, he returned home. The couple met each other and had some intimacy. Wenfu stayed for half a year, but when he went out again, he took Zhang Biying with him. On the one hand, he could see the world and learn how to do business; Although Biying had a thousand unwillingnesses in his heart, he could not shirk it.

Wang Wenfu and Zhang Biying arrived in Guangdong and stayed in an inn. After about two months, half of the medicinal materials were sold. Wenfu said: "You stay here and continue to collect the debt. I will buy some goods from here and I will replace them with you when they are sold out."

Biying said: "Why don't you stay here to collect the debts? I will take the goods back and exchange them for my brother when they are sold out."

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Wenfu said: "You first get to know the relationship with the customers here. When I go back, I will sell goods and purchase medicinal materials, and I will have to find regular customers. You can't take over for the time being."

Biying was really unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it. Early the next morning, Wenfu said goodbye to the owner of the shop. Biying took his luggage and said, "I'll give my brother a ride."

The two got on the boat. At dusk, the wind was strong and the water was smooth. Biying said, "It's hard to stop the boat at this time. I'll go ashore tomorrow and go back." Wenfu had to let him go.

At the second watch, Wenfu suddenly had a stomachache. When he got out of the bow of the boat, Biying shouted: "Brother, the boat is fast and the water is tight here. How about you be more careful and wait for me to help you?"

Wenfu said: "I am an old Jianghu, you don't have to worry."

Biying followed the bow of the boat and secretly thought in his heart: I might as well kill him, so that I can be a long-term couple with Yuexian. Without a drug or a husband, how could you miss such a good opportunity? So he walked to him and called his brother, but he pushed hard with his hands, and Wenfu fell into the water with a "gudong" sound. Biying pretended to shout: "It's not good, it's not good! The boatman is coming to save us, my brother lost his footing and fell into the water!"

The boatman rushed to the bow of the boat and said, "There are ten lives lost in this place. How can we save them? We can't even salvage the bodies."

Biying pretended to be anxious, trumpeted for a while, and then ordered the boatman to sail the ship to Zhejiang.

After arriving home in a few days, Zhang Biying said to Li Yuexian: "My brother asked me to deliver the goods first, and he is still collecting the bills in Guangdong. The business went smoothly this time, and there was more than sixty taels of silver besides the inventory fee. Please take care of it." Yuexian was surprised and happy, and hurriedly asked Hongxiang to organize the food and wine. The two went upstairs to drink, each expressing their love for each other.

One day, Zhang Biying went to various pharmacies to collect accounts and got more than fifty taels of silver. When he was about to go home, he suddenly bumped into someone and grabbed him. Biying looked up and saw that it was Wang Wenfu! Behind him were two officials from the government office, who stepped forward without any explanation, tied him up, and headed straight to the county government office.

It turned out that after Wenfu fell into the water, he managed to survive by hugging a willow tree that was broken by the wind and drifted down the river. After landing, the transaction fee was gone, so I had to return to the shopkeeper's house and file a complaint with the county government. The county magistrate estimated that the defendant had returned to Zhejiang and it would be inconvenient to pick him up from across the province, so he signed a capture sign and asked Wenfu to take him back to Anji Prefecture for delivery. The local government then sent two men to follow Wenfu to his home to arrest him. Not wanting to bump into him on the road, he locked up and took him to the prefecture. The governor general Biying was temporarily imprisoned and sent to the Guangdong government the next day.

When Wenfu returned home, Yuexian was shocked and said: "Second uncle said you would be delayed for a while, why are you back so soon?"

Wenfu said bitterly: "Don't mention him, that beast seeks wealth and murder, and is as ruthless as a snake or scorpion." Then he elaborated on the part about pushing himself into the water. Yuexian was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. Early the next morning, Wenfu said goodbye to Yuexian and accompanied two servants to escort Biying to Guangdong.

After arriving in Guangdong, Wang Wenfu still stayed at the shop owner's house and went to the county government together the next day to hear the trial. The county magistrate read the complaint and asked the shop owner: "Is it true that Zhang Biying plotted to kill Wang Wenfu?"

The shop owner said: "Wang Wenfu and Zhang Biying boarded the boat together the night before, and only Wang Wenfu came back alone the next day. He was soaked all over, and when asked why, he said he was pushed into the water by Zhang Biying. That's all I know."

The county magistrate asked Zhang Biying, and Biying said: "My brother fell into the water, and I hurriedly called the boatman to rescue him.But it was dark and the water was tight, and the boatman said it was impossible to salvage. My brother thought that I would not save him until he died, and he felt resentful in his heart. In fact, I did not murder my brother. "

The county magistrate asked Wang Wenfu again: "Is what he said the truth? "

Wenfu said: "I was standing on the bow of the ship, and my left hand was still holding the cable tightly. How could I lose my footing? He called me all the way and came to my side. I never expected that he would push me hard. When I fell down, I still held my hands tightly on the edge of the boat. He kicked my left hand hard and then pushed my right hand away before I fell into the water. Sir, please see, the swelling on several fingers of my left hand has not completely subsided, and there are traces of scratches from his nails on my right hand. "As he spoke, he stretched out his hands to show to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate angrily rebuked Zhang Biying and said: "How dare you deny it in court, a shameless murderer? Come and join me! "

Biying was so frightened that she said repeatedly: "I'm willing to recruit. "

The county magistrate then asked him to hang him and was imprisoned. Wenfu took care of some business matters and then hired a boat to go home.

Besides, Zhang Biying was in prison. In addition to the fifty-odd taels of silver he collected from Ji'an Prefecture, he also asked the jailer to collect several private accounts for him in Guangdong, and he unknowingly accumulated more than two hundred taels of silver. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, and silver can make money. If you take care of yourself, you won't suffer much even if you go to jail.

Not long after, officials from the province came to inspect the prison. Biying insisted that Wang Wenfu had slipped and fell into the water. He had to give in because he could not afford the punishment. He also plausibly said: "If you say that I am seeking wealth, all the money will be given to my sister-in-law Li Yuexian, and my maid Hongxiang can testify; if you say that I am killed, Wang Wenfu is living peacefully at home." The great master of Wanwang Qingtian is aware of it. "

When the provincial officials heard that this was justified, they immediately ordered him to be released from the shackles, exempted from hanging, and sent him to Zaolinyi for three years as a military exile. The crime of military exile was not serious, and if someone guaranteed , he could pay silver to redeem his sentence. Since Zhang Biying had a lot of money and a jailer was willing to guarantee him, how could he miss this opportunity? As a result With only 18 taels of silver, he was exempted from prison and gained freedom. Of course, he also had to spend some money to reward the jailers, especially the one who guaranteed him.

Because he missed Yuexian, Biying took a boat back to Ji'an Prefecture the next day and rented an empty room in a secluded Sijing Lane. When they arrived at Wang's house, they all heard Wen Fu's voice and had to go back in despair; Wen Fu almost discovered it once, which made him dare not come to the door easily again. After much deliberation, only by "arranging" Wenfu's death can we confidently and boldly become a long-term couple with Yuexian.

After thinking about it for a few days, his eyes suddenly lit up: Li LaoTou in the yamen liked male sex. When he was first arrested, he was locked up in Ji'an Prefecture Prison for a night. He had already been in love with Li LaoTou for a whole night, so he went to discuss with him. There must be a way. So he brought some gifts to Li Laotou and told him how he was released from prison.

Li Laotou said: "Congratulations, although you have suffered a lot, your face has become more and more beautiful. "

Biying pulled him to sit down in a secluded restaurant, persuaded him to drink a few glasses of wine, and sighed: "My life was almost ruined by Wang Wenfu. Brother Li wanted to express this for me no matter what.

Li Laotou said with a smile: "You are not venting your anger, you clearly have other motives." "

Biying was exposed by him, so he stopped hiding it and said: "As long as Brother Li arranges for him for me, I will definitely repay this kindness.

Li Laotou said: "This is not difficult. As long as you sleep with me tonight, I will take care of whatever arrangement you want."

Biying said happily: "This is not difficult. I will wait for Brother Li's instructions." "

Li Laotou said happily: "Very good! Listen to me, a new group of bandits have been captured in the state, and they haven't been brought to court yet. The leader is Song Qi. All you have to do is give him a little money and let him live in his home. I'll ask him to accuse Wang Wenfu of being the home of the stolen goods. I'll take him to the state, beat him up with sticks and boards, and then ransack his house. Won't his family be ruined in an instant? "

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Li Laotou said again: "You can write down a few things about the colors, shapes, etc. of the clothes, jewelry and other items in his home. When Song Qiji is familiar with them, I will report them one by one in court, which will make it difficult for Wang Wenfu to explain."

Biying thanked him again and again, and "dedicated" his body again that night. The next morning he resigned and returned to Sijing Alley, took some more money, and quietly gave it to Li Laotou in the evening, asking him to pass it on to Song Qi.

On this day, Wang Wenfu and Li Yuexian were chatting at home. Suddenly, more than twenty official officials from the government barged in. They first locked Wenfu with a chain, and then went upstairs to search all his clothes, jewelry, gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables. Seventy-eight times out of ten, it went into everyone's pockets, and only a little was taken back as "stolen goods" and turned over to the government. When Wenfu arrived at the court, he was slapped with a stick before he could argue a few words.

Li Laotou had already secretly told the guards not to relax their hands, so he was so powerful that he fainted on the spot. After waking up, he still refused to recruit. The interrogator said angrily: "All the witnesses of the stolen goods are there, how dare you deny it again!" Another slap in the face. Poor Wenfu couldn't bear it, so he had to give in and was thrown into prison.

But Yuexian saw her husband being taken away by the lock, and Hongxiang and Hongxiang were so shocked that their faces turned pale and they collapsed to the ground. After a while, he regained his composure, and then asked Hongxiang to go find out. Hongxiang went away for a while, then came back and said to Yuexian: "My master was raped by the robber Song Qi for no reason. He was severely punished and had to surrender. Now he is in prison."

Yuexian burst into tears, so Hongxiang packed some food and wine. Yuexian took off the gold hairpin on her head and asked Hongxiang to pawn some silver on the way and send it to Wenfu for use in prison. Hongxiang arrived at the state prison again. When Li Laotou saw Hongxiang crying, he felt a little guilty after all, so he opened the prison door and let her in. From now on, Hongxiang kept coming and going without asking for money.

Before they knew it, half a year had passed. Yuexian and Hongxiang were struggling to support themselves by selling things. Unfortunately, their rather substantial property was sold off. In the end, even the bed curtains were not left behind, leaving only the four empty walls. At night, the master and the servant slept on the bare floor and struggled through the day. Even the house was labeled as for sale, but the buyer found out that it was a "stolen" home, so no one dared to buy it.

Yuexian and Hongxiang suffered from hunger and saved some rations to provide Wenfu, but they did not dare to tell them in front of Wenfu. There was really no rice that day. The two of them were anxious and burst into tears. Hongxiang suddenly felt anxious about family planning and said to Yuexian: "I have a way to save myself. Why don't you sell me to someone else to get some money and you can make do with it? If you just stay here and wait, Rabbit, if we are hungry for a few more days, all three of us will become ghosts in the ditch."

Yuexian heard this and cried loudly: "Hongxiang, I appreciate your kindness, but you have been with me through thick and thin, how can I let you go?"

Hongxiang also cried: "It is really hard for me to let go of my aunt, but it is better to be separated than to die. Maybe we will meet again in the future. But once Hongxiang is gone, no one will deliver food to the master."

Yuexian cried: "I can't say, I am the only one who will show up."

There is no end to the road. It happened that the matchmaker Zhao who was the matchmaker for Yuexian and Wenfu was passing by here, and when she heard the crying inside, she opened the door and came in. Yuexian pulled her to sit on the edge of the water tank, while he sat on the fire bench and explained the reason why he wanted to sell red incense. Matchmaker Zhao said: "It just so happened that there was a pawnshop owner Wang Chaofeng in Linghu Town. He was almost fifty years old and didn't have a son and a half, so he wanted to get a concubine. With Sister Hongxiang's appearance, she could get her with just a few words. Twenty taels of silver. How about I go find him right away?"

Yuexian said, "Thank you, mother, for saving the lives of three of us."

Matchmaker Zhao came out and brought Wang Chaofeng over soon. It was also fate in his previous life that Wang Chaofeng met Hongxiang and gave thirty taels of silver to Yuexian without saying a word.

Yuexian said with shame: "I really can't provide anything for the dowry at home. Please be patient."

Wang Chaofeng said cheerfully: "Don't bother with this. I can see that the bond between your master and servant is very deep, and you will not resort to such measures unless it is absolutely necessary. I will go back today and hire a boat to marry tomorrow." After that, he left with Matchmaker Zhao.

Hongxiang and Yuexian hurriedly bought firewood and rice. After cooking, they were sent to prison together.When the couple met, they hugged each other and cried. They were so sad that even the jailer felt miserable.

Wenfu shed tears and said, "Good wife, why are you here in person?"

Yuexianjiang told in detail that there was no rice at home and had to sell Hongxiang to Huizhou people, and the three of them burst into tears. Wenfu said: "Good wife, you show up to deliver meals, which makes me feel uneasy. As a rule, we can deliver meals here. It only costs grains of silver and four cents a day, and we have three full meals."

Yuexian wanted to give all the silver to her husband, Wenfu said: "Just put one ingot here, and the rest will be enough." You can take it back and use it slowly. I will send it to you when you need it. You must not come to this kind of place next time."

Yuexian calculated that one or two cents was ten cents, and there were four or five taels of silver in one ingot, which was enough for him to use for three or four months, so he gave him one ingot and hid the rest with him.

I just heard a jailer shouting: "Come on, hurry up, it's getting late, the chief is coming to check, it's about to be locked up."

The master and the servant returned crying bitterly, and they cried all night long. The next day, the sedan arrived, and Matchmaker Zhao and Wang Chaofeng came to pick it up. Hongxiang cried loudly, but Yuexian was reluctant to leave wherever she was willing to go. After the matchmaker urged her repeatedly, Hongxiang left in tears. Yuexian cried until she fainted. From then on, she was lonely and even more pitiful.

Let’s talk about the black-hearted Zhang Biying. Ever since he caused Wang Wenfu to be imprisoned, he has been counting on going to Wang’s house to be happy. Li Laotou repeatedly advised him: “No, Wang Wenfu was unjustly imprisoned, and his resentment is deep in his bones. He only thinks that you are still in Guangdong Prison, so there is no way.” No matter what, I can't think of you. If I knew you were here, I would immediately understand the reason why I was wronged. Why don't I get you out? Don't be impatient. I hope you and Yuexian will be happy for a long time."

Biying said: "My brother Li, you. Can't you completely get rid of the root cause of the problem for me? "

Li Laotou said: "The thief Song Qi has been involved in many cases. Now that his case has not been fully investigated, how can there be any reason to execute the person who harbored the stolen goods first?

Biying asked again: "Then, can't you do something about his diet or other aspects and send him on his way early?"

Li Laotou shook his head repeatedly and said: "Not to mention, since Wang has been implicated in a serious case of a gang of robbers, once there is something wrong, he will definitely be suspected of killing and silenced." If you ask questions, then even I will inevitably go to jail.

Biying asked back: "Brother Li, look at me living like a year now, how can I survive?" "

Li Laotou said: "Wang just sold his maidservant and still has money around him. More than a year later, when I ran out of money and fainted from hunger, I persuaded him to sell his wife again, and he naturally agreed. You can save thirty taels of silver and prepare for the wedding.

Biying said with a smile: "This is indeed a good idea, but I really can't wait any longer. What should I do?" ? "

Li Laotou thought to himself: If he can't stand it anymore and goes to find Li Yuexian in private for a long time, the news will inevitably leak out and even I will be implicated. He shook his head and said: "Well, since I helped you, I will help you to the end. You prepare a host at the prostitute's house. I will bring someone to express my gratitude in the afternoon, and I guarantee you will find out your whereabouts.

Biying was overjoyed and shouted: "Good brother, I'm waiting at a certain prostitute's house." "

As soon as Li Laotou left, he went to the prostitute's house and prepared a sumptuous banquet. At dusk, Li Laotou came with someone. This man's name is Zhang Ba, and he is a famous thief. Stealing people's money is like picking something out of a bag. The four of them sat down to have a drink, drinking and drinking, enjoying themselves very much.

Unconsciously it was already the third watch, and Li Laotou said: "It's almost time, you two can go."

Bi Ying then led Zhang Ba to the door of Yuexian's house. Zhang Ba gently pried open the door, then tiptoed into the inner room and climbed up the small building. Yuexian had been working hard for days and had already fallen asleep. Zhang Ba used some tricks to steal the silver. Before dawn, the two returned to the prostitute's house. Except for giving some of the stolen money to the prostitute, the rest was divided between the three of them.

But Yuexian said that when Yuexian got up in the morning and saw that the door had been pried open and the money was gone, he was so frightened that he trembled all over and cursed: "You cruel thief, you have killed me." After crying bitterly, he went straight to the Yamen.

Li Laotou had arrived first and deliberately asked: "Why are you here so early?"

Yuexian said: "It's hard to explain, please let me see my husband."

Li Laotou opened the cell door, and Yuexian couldn't stop crying when he saw her husband. It took a long time to tell her about the loss of silver at night.

Wenfu cried: "God, I didn't want my husband and I to suffer such a hard life. I expected to sell my maid and survive for more than a few years, but I didn't expect God to take my life and my husband's life. It's so hard!"

Yuexian cried: "I have been married to my husband for several years and expected to grow old together, but I was forced to have no way to heaven and no way to earth. Now I can only say goodbye to you and go home to find a short life. I will never see you again in this life." After that, the couple cried bitterly.

Li Laotou advised: "How can the lady have such an idea? If you seek death, how can your husband be alone? As the saying goes, a good death is worse than a bad life. I have an idea. Let you both live for a year or two. Maybe you will meet an upright official, or maybe the court will grant amnesty. The couple can still meet each other. What's wrong?" When Wenfu heard this, he shed tears and asked if he had any good ideas. Li Laotou said: "If you transfer the eldest lady to one person and get some bride price, won't both of them be able to live on?"

Yue Xian said: "The slave family is already a remarried woman. How can there be any reason to remarry out of integrity while the husband is still alive?"

Li Laotou said: "This is wrong again. If you carry your husband away to look for a Han, it is a breach of integrity; if You are remarrying now to save your husband's life. How can you say that it is a breach of integrity? If Madam is willing, I have a relative who is a loyal person and asks him to give me thirty taels of silver. The interest will be one or two taels per month, which is enough to cover your husband's expenses in prison. I will not use any of my capital in the future. If you pay back the money, your husband can redeem you and reunite you. What's not beautiful about it? "

Wenfu asked again: "What if I can't get out of prison and die here? "

Li Laotou said: "If unfortunately this happens, I will return the money to the eldest lady, and she will repair the house for you for seven years, and perform sacrifices at the end of the year. In this way, you, Wang Wenfu, are well-fed and have a happy life, and the eldest wife is careful about her husband's life and death, and is full of integrity. Isn't it a hundred times better than seeking death in vain? "

After what he said, both husband and wife bowed their heads in silence. Yuexian thought to herself: How could they know that I was already an unfaithful woman, and how could I be qualified to talk about "chasteness" or not? It made me feel so scared and ashamed.

I could only hear Wen Fu shouting: "Good wife, Brother Li is really a wise man! If this is the case, you and I can still survive; if you take short-sightedness, I will be dead."

Li Laotou said: "Husband and wife are determined in the previous life, and the separation of life and death is actually beyond our control. If you guys The plan is settled, I will go and talk about it for you."

Seeing that the couple had no objection, Li Laotou went straight to Sijing Alley and said, "Congratulations, the matter is settled. You can come up with thirty taels of silver and we can get married tonight."

Biying was so happy that he clapped his hands. , hurriedly went upstairs and took out three envelopes of eleven taels of silver, handed them to Li Laotou and said, "According to Brother Li's instructions, the silver has been prepared."

Li Laotou asked him to organize the banquet, invite bearers, etc., and repeatedly told the bride: "You must first tell the bride that you are in charge of something, and you go out early and come back at night. You have three meals and tea." The bride must prepare it herself, and there is no need to light a lamp and wait in the evening to avoid burning. It is best for you to speak less and use a false voice to prevent her from hearing it. After two months, when the love is deep and the root of the problem is eliminated, then I can let you do whatever you want.

Li Laotou returned to the prison with a smile and said that the matter had been settled. He took out thirty taels of silver and showed them to them. He also wrote a receipt and gave it to Yuexian to collect.

Wenfu hugged his wife and cried loudly, and scolded Song Qi: "You damn thing, what grudge do I have against you that caused the destruction of my family?"

Song Qi was locked in the next cell. When he heard Wenfu scolding him, he agreed: "Wait a moment, because the injustice has its end, the debt has its owner, and the little girl must be found.Even though I am a robber, I can't bear to see your loving couple being torn apart alive today. Maybe it's fate? I would like to advise you: Today is a happy day for the eldest lady, so how can you wear these old and coarse clothes to the house?

said, then looked at Li Laotou and said: "Thank you for being able to see through it. Go to the husband's house quickly and get some clothes and jewelry for her to wear. You will look like a matchmaker." "

The rest of the prisoners said, "That makes sense. "

After listening to Song Qi's words, Li Laotou was worried that he would reveal the truth, and felt a little uneasy, so he went to Zhang Biying and asked him to buy some clothes, jewelry, etc., and then took him to the prison. It was already dark. Li Laotou took Yuexian to his home to dress, and then asked his wife to send Yuexian there. Yuexian went to the prison to say goodbye to her husband, and she cried until the sky was dark, and even the evildoers shed tears. Everyone joined in. After persuading each other, we broke up.

Yuexian got on the sedan chair and walked to Sijing Alley. After entering the door, he went to the hall to be greeted, and everything was as expected. At the third watch, Li Laotou, his wife and the bearers all left, leaving only the newlyweds. Yuexian kept crying upstairs. Biying blew out the lamp first, then took off the red scarf on her head, and repeatedly comforted her: "No wonder you are in pain, but today is an auspicious day for me. I hope my wife will not worry about it." "

Yuexian had to hold back her tears. Biying repeatedly comforted and begged for sex, but Yuexian couldn't avoid it, so she had to reluctantly comply. After a lot of trouble, Yuexian asked Biying her name, age, etc. Biying replied: "My surname is Lang, I am the second oldest, and I am twenty-five years old this year. I worked for someone somewhere and made a lot of money, but it was a bit harder. I went there early in the morning and didn't come back until late at night. You can prepare three meals a day by yourself without waiting for me. If I don't come back, you can go to bed first and don't light the lamp. I will bring my own lantern back. There is a secret door on the door, which can be opened and closed outside the door. You must remember. "

Yuexian said: "This is quite comfortable. "There was no words all night.

It was getting dark the next day, and Zhang Biying was already dressed. When Yuexian woke up and was about to get up, Biying said hurriedly: "I told you that I don't need to trouble you. The door can be bolted from the outside. " Yuexian went to sleep again.

After Biying opened the door and went out, he locked the door from the outside and went to the brothel for a while. He also went to the incense shop and bought a large bag of aphrodisiacs and hid them beside him. He then found Li Laotou and had a drink in the restaurant and thanked him repeatedly. It was not until the second watch that he returned to the house in Sijing Lane. Seeing that there was no light inside, he opened the door button and entered the door.

Yuexian asked upstairs: "Who is it? " Biying agreed and went upstairs. Yuexian lit the lamp, but Biying hurriedly stopped and said: "No, I had an eye disease when I was a child, and now my eyes shed tears when I see the lights. It hurts and hurts." "

Yuexian had no choice but to take off his clothes and lie on the pillow. He had already taken the aphrodisiac himself, and holding another pill in his hand, he quietly stuffed it into Yuexian's lower body while caressing her. After a while, he saw Yuexian's legs stretching and shrinking. Knowing that it was the effect of the medicine, he thought to himself: "When I make her happy now, my love will deepen. "

So he used the power of the medicine to cheer up the spirit of the dragon and horse, making Yuexian feel ecstasy and extremely happy. Biying took the opportunity to ask: "Do you still miss your ex-husband at this time? "

Yuexian said: "I don't have time at this time. Let's think about it slowly tomorrow.

Biying asked again: "I heard that you had a husband before Wang. Of the two husbands, which one do you prefer?" "

Yuexian said: "Hello. "

Biying asked again: "Have you ever had an extramarital affair? "

Yuexian shook his head and did not answer, and Biying said: "I heard that you have a second uncle who once had a good relationship with you. Is it true? "

Yuexian was shocked and said: "How did you know?

Biying said: "Your second uncle is a good friend of mine." "

Yuexian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Idiot, since we are friends, how can I tell you this kind of personal relationship? You must know that I have a second uncle at home, and you deliberately risked me, is that right?

Biying said: "Do you have the courage to swear?"

Yuexian smiled and said, "You're talking nonsense again." Even if there is such a thing, it was not done in your house, how can you ask me to swear? I'm just saying that if this is the case, there's nothing you can do about it.

Biying said: "Yes, it really has nothing to do with me."

There was a family with only four members, but they had a husband and a wife, brothers and brothers, and a master and a servant.

The male host is a scholar from Anjizhou, Zhejiang, named Wang Wenfu, who was twenty-five years old when he got married. The hostess's name was Li Yuexian. Although she was two years younger than her husband, she had been widowed for three years. She was introduced to Wenfu by a matchmaker named Zhao.

Hongxiang is seventeen years old and is Yuexian's personal maid. She comes to the Wang family with Yuexian. Zhang Biying was eighteen years old, and she and Wenfu were neighbors. Both of his parents died six years ago. Wenfu's father adopted the twelve-year-old Biying at home and treated him as his own son. Now, the old man has passed away. Although Zhang Biying did not change his name or surname, Wenfu still regarded him as a biological brother, and even Yuexian called him "second uncle". The maid Hongxiang calls him "Second Master"; of course, Biying also affectionately calls Wenfu and his wife "brother" and "sister-in-law".

After more than a year of peace and harmony, a major famine occurred in Anjizhou . Wang Wenfu then discussed with his wife: "When my father was alive, he often went to Sichuan and Guangzhou to sell medicinal materials and earned this family business. Now there are many old customers there. I also want to sell some medicinal materials there and earn some money. I'm not afraid of years of famine. What do you think?"

Li Yuexian said: "The leader should take a longer view of life. Of course I support it, but I really can't bear to be separated from you."

Wenfu said: "I will be away for a year at most, and I will come back in maybe five or six months." After that, he packed his bags and kissed his wife goodbye.

When Wenfu traveled far away, Zhang Biying, as the "second master", became less scrupulous and gradually started teasing Hongxiang behind Li Yuexian's back. Biying was born with a white face and red lips, and was extremely beautiful; while Hongxiang was already in love. Although she rejected him several times, Biying couldn't help but "offensive" again and again, and finally had an affair with him.

Unexpectedly, it was the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Qiao Qiao Festival, and Biying said to Hongxiang: "Tonight the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. Although we are mortals, we can't waste the night!"

Hongxiang said : "My aunt and I sleep upstairs, and the door of the building is closed tightly when it gets dark, and you sleep downstairs again, separated by the upper and lower parts. Isn't it more difficult to get through than Magpie Bridge ?"

Biying said: "It doesn't matter, I have an idea. At night I grabbed the tail of the chicken in the cage, When the chicken crows, I will call you or me. I will pretend to be asleep, and you will open the door and go downstairs. When you go up, you will leave the door ajar. How about you let me go upstairs and sleep with you? "

Hongxiang said worriedly: "What will happen if Auntie finds out?

Biying said: "She is in the east room, you are in the west room, and I quietly went upstairs. How could she know?" "Hongxiang agreed with a smile.

Because it was a festival, Yuexian prepared fine wine and food downstairs, and everyone drank a few glasses of wine. In the dead of night, Yuexian was suddenly awakened by a burst of rooster crows, and hurriedly called Hongxiang. Unexpectedly, Hongxiang had a small amount of wine and was intoxicated. When she called "Second Uncle" again, Biying naturally refused. Yuexian had no choice but to open the door of the building and come down to inspect it himself. Biying took a peek and saw that it was Yuexian. He was greatly disappointed and quickly lay down on the bed and pretended to be asleep, not daring to move.

Yuexian went downstairs and took a look at the chicken coop. He didn't find anything unusual, so he said to himself: "It's probably the weasel that came in to steal the chicken, and ran away when he heard the noise. How could the second uncle be so drunk, with the chickens squawking around him, but he didn't even wake up?"

When he was about to go upstairs, he suddenly saw Biying lying naked. Firstly, he was still a bit drunk, and secondly, he was really a little emotional, so he couldn't help but go up and kiss him gently. Bi Ying was very clever. He hugged her with both hands and pretended to shout: "Sister Hongxiang, you want to kill me!" Gulu got up and pressed her under him.

Yuexian was surprised at first: It turned out that Hongxiang had hooked up with him; then she was overjoyed: Since he regards me as Hongxiang, I will make mistakes, so what does it matter? After some extravagance, Yuexian went upstairs in the dark and returned to bed. She thought that she was the only one who knew about this, but she never expected that Biying was secretly amused. When it comes to this kind of thing, after the first day of the lunar month, there will be the fifteenth. What's more, Yuexian is extremely beautiful, how can Biying give up so easily? Yuexian stayed in the empty room for a long time, facing this handsome young man all day long, but finally couldn't hold it anymore and fell into his arms again.

Before he knew it, a year had passed. After Wang Wenfu finished selling medicinal materials and made a lot of money, he returned home. The couple met each other and had some intimacy. Wenfu stayed for half a year, but when he went out again, he took Zhang Biying with him. On the one hand, he could see the world and learn how to do business; Although Biying had a thousand unwillingnesses in his heart, he could not shirk it.

Wang Wenfu and Zhang Biying arrived in Guangdong and stayed in an inn. After about two months, half of the medicinal materials were sold. Wenfu said: "You stay here and continue to collect the debt. I will buy some goods from here and I will replace them with you when they are sold out."

Biying said: "Why don't you stay here to collect the debts? I will take the goods back and exchange them for my brother when they are sold out."

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Wenfu said: "You first get to know the relationship with the customers here. When I go back, I will sell goods and purchase medicinal materials, and I will have to find regular customers. You can't take over for the time being."

Biying was really unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it. Early the next morning, Wenfu said goodbye to the owner of the shop. Biying took his luggage and said, "I'll give my brother a ride."

The two got on the boat. At dusk, the wind was strong and the water was smooth. Biying said, "It's hard to stop the boat at this time. I'll go ashore tomorrow and go back." Wenfu had to let him go.

At the second watch, Wenfu suddenly had a stomachache. When he got out of the bow of the boat, Biying shouted: "Brother, the boat is fast and the water is tight here. How about you be more careful and wait for me to help you?"

Wenfu said: "I am an old Jianghu, you don't have to worry."

Biying followed the bow of the boat and secretly thought in his heart: I might as well kill him, so that I can be a long-term couple with Yuexian. Without a drug or a husband, how could you miss such a good opportunity? So he walked to him and called his brother, but he pushed hard with his hands, and Wenfu fell into the water with a "gudong" sound. Biying pretended to shout: "It's not good, it's not good! The boatman is coming to save us, my brother lost his footing and fell into the water!"

The boatman rushed to the bow of the boat and said, "There are ten lives lost in this place. How can we save them? We can't even salvage the bodies."

Biying pretended to be anxious, trumpeted for a while, and then ordered the boatman to sail the ship to Zhejiang.

After arriving home in a few days, Zhang Biying said to Li Yuexian: "My brother asked me to deliver the goods first, and he is still collecting the bills in Guangdong. The business went smoothly this time, and there was more than sixty taels of silver besides the inventory fee. Please take care of it." Yuexian was surprised and happy, and hurriedly asked Hongxiang to organize the food and wine. The two went upstairs to drink, each expressing their love for each other.

One day, Zhang Biying went to various pharmacies to collect accounts and got more than fifty taels of silver. When he was about to go home, he suddenly bumped into someone and grabbed him. Biying looked up and saw that it was Wang Wenfu! Behind him were two officials from the government office, who stepped forward without any explanation, tied him up, and headed straight to the county government office.

It turned out that after Wenfu fell into the water, he managed to survive by hugging a willow tree that was broken by the wind and drifted down the river. After landing, the transaction fee was gone, so I had to return to the shopkeeper's house and file a complaint with the county government. The county magistrate estimated that the defendant had returned to Zhejiang and it would be inconvenient to pick him up from across the province, so he signed a capture sign and asked Wenfu to take him back to Anji Prefecture for delivery. The local government then sent two men to follow Wenfu to his home to arrest him. Not wanting to bump into him on the road, he locked up and took him to the prefecture. The governor general Biying was temporarily imprisoned and sent to the Guangdong government the next day.

When Wenfu returned home, Yuexian was shocked and said: "Second uncle said you would be delayed for a while, why are you back so soon?"

Wenfu said bitterly: "Don't mention him, that beast seeks wealth and murder, and is as ruthless as a snake or scorpion." Then he elaborated on the part about pushing himself into the water. Yuexian was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. Early the next morning, Wenfu said goodbye to Yuexian and accompanied two servants to escort Biying to Guangdong.

After arriving in Guangdong, Wang Wenfu still stayed at the shop owner's house and went to the county government together the next day to hear the trial. The county magistrate read the complaint and asked the shop owner: "Is it true that Zhang Biying plotted to kill Wang Wenfu?"

The shop owner said: "Wang Wenfu and Zhang Biying boarded the boat together the night before, and only Wang Wenfu came back alone the next day. He was soaked all over, and when asked why, he said he was pushed into the water by Zhang Biying. That's all I know."

The county magistrate asked Zhang Biying, and Biying said: "My brother fell into the water, and I hurriedly called the boatman to rescue him.But it was dark and the water was tight, and the boatman said it was impossible to salvage. My brother thought that I would not save him until he died, and he felt resentful in his heart. In fact, I did not murder my brother. "

The county magistrate asked Wang Wenfu again: "Is what he said the truth? "

Wenfu said: "I was standing on the bow of the ship, and my left hand was still holding the cable tightly. How could I lose my footing? He called me all the way and came to my side. I never expected that he would push me hard. When I fell down, I still held my hands tightly on the edge of the boat. He kicked my left hand hard and then pushed my right hand away before I fell into the water. Sir, please see, the swelling on several fingers of my left hand has not completely subsided, and there are traces of scratches from his nails on my right hand. "As he spoke, he stretched out his hands to show to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate angrily rebuked Zhang Biying and said: "How dare you deny it in court, a shameless murderer? Come and join me! "

Biying was so frightened that she said repeatedly: "I'm willing to recruit. "

The county magistrate then asked him to hang him and was imprisoned. Wenfu took care of some business matters and then hired a boat to go home.

Besides, Zhang Biying was in prison. In addition to the fifty-odd taels of silver he collected from Ji'an Prefecture, he also asked the jailer to collect several private accounts for him in Guangdong, and he unknowingly accumulated more than two hundred taels of silver. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, and silver can make money. If you take care of yourself, you won't suffer much even if you go to jail.

Not long after, officials from the province came to inspect the prison. Biying insisted that Wang Wenfu had slipped and fell into the water. He had to give in because he could not afford the punishment. He also plausibly said: "If you say that I am seeking wealth, all the money will be given to my sister-in-law Li Yuexian, and my maid Hongxiang can testify; if you say that I am killed, Wang Wenfu is living peacefully at home." The great master of Wanwang Qingtian is aware of it. "

When the provincial officials heard that this was justified, they immediately ordered him to be released from the shackles, exempted from hanging, and sent him to Zaolinyi for three years as a military exile. The crime of military exile was not serious, and if someone guaranteed , he could pay silver to redeem his sentence. Since Zhang Biying had a lot of money and a jailer was willing to guarantee him, how could he miss this opportunity? As a result With only 18 taels of silver, he was exempted from prison and gained freedom. Of course, he also had to spend some money to reward the jailers, especially the one who guaranteed him.

Because he missed Yuexian, Biying took a boat back to Ji'an Prefecture the next day and rented an empty room in a secluded Sijing Lane. When they arrived at Wang's house, they all heard Wen Fu's voice and had to go back in despair; Wen Fu almost discovered it once, which made him dare not come to the door easily again. After much deliberation, only by "arranging" Wenfu's death can we confidently and boldly become a long-term couple with Yuexian.

After thinking about it for a few days, his eyes suddenly lit up: Li LaoTou in the yamen liked male sex. When he was first arrested, he was locked up in Ji'an Prefecture Prison for a night. He had already been in love with Li LaoTou for a whole night, so he went to discuss with him. There must be a way. So he brought some gifts to Li Laotou and told him how he was released from prison.

Li Laotou said: "Congratulations, although you have suffered a lot, your face has become more and more beautiful. "

Biying pulled him to sit down in a secluded restaurant, persuaded him to drink a few glasses of wine, and sighed: "My life was almost ruined by Wang Wenfu. Brother Li wanted to express this for me no matter what.

Li Laotou said with a smile: "You are not venting your anger, you clearly have other motives." "

Biying was exposed by him, so he stopped hiding it and said: "As long as Brother Li arranges for him for me, I will definitely repay this kindness.

Li Laotou said: "This is not difficult. As long as you sleep with me tonight, I will take care of whatever arrangement you want."

Biying said happily: "This is not difficult. I will wait for Brother Li's instructions." "

Li Laotou said happily: "Very good! Listen to me, a new group of bandits have been captured in the state, and they haven't been brought to court yet. The leader is Song Qi. All you have to do is give him a little money and let him live in his home. I'll ask him to accuse Wang Wenfu of being the home of the stolen goods. I'll take him to the state, beat him up with sticks and boards, and then ransack his house. Won't his family be ruined in an instant? "

will be praised again and again.

Li Laotou said again: "You can write down a few things about the colors, shapes, etc. of the clothes, jewelry and other items in his home. When Song Qiji is familiar with them, I will report them one by one in court, which will make it difficult for Wang Wenfu to explain."

Biying thanked him again and again, and "dedicated" his body again that night. The next morning he resigned and returned to Sijing Alley, took some more money, and quietly gave it to Li Laotou in the evening, asking him to pass it on to Song Qi.

On this day, Wang Wenfu and Li Yuexian were chatting at home. Suddenly, more than twenty official officials from the government barged in. They first locked Wenfu with a chain, and then went upstairs to search all his clothes, jewelry, gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables. Seventy-eight times out of ten, it went into everyone's pockets, and only a little was taken back as "stolen goods" and turned over to the government. When Wenfu arrived at the court, he was slapped with a stick before he could argue a few words.

Li Laotou had already secretly told the guards not to relax their hands, so he was so powerful that he fainted on the spot. After waking up, he still refused to recruit. The interrogator said angrily: "All the witnesses of the stolen goods are there, how dare you deny it again!" Another slap in the face. Poor Wenfu couldn't bear it, so he had to give in and was thrown into prison.

But Yuexian saw her husband being taken away by the lock, and Hongxiang and Hongxiang were so shocked that their faces turned pale and they collapsed to the ground. After a while, he regained his composure, and then asked Hongxiang to go find out. Hongxiang went away for a while, then came back and said to Yuexian: "My master was raped by the robber Song Qi for no reason. He was severely punished and had to surrender. Now he is in prison."

Yuexian burst into tears, so Hongxiang packed some food and wine. Yuexian took off the gold hairpin on her head and asked Hongxiang to pawn some silver on the way and send it to Wenfu for use in prison. Hongxiang arrived at the state prison again. When Li Laotou saw Hongxiang crying, he felt a little guilty after all, so he opened the prison door and let her in. From now on, Hongxiang kept coming and going without asking for money.

Before they knew it, half a year had passed. Yuexian and Hongxiang were struggling to support themselves by selling things. Unfortunately, their rather substantial property was sold off. In the end, even the bed curtains were not left behind, leaving only the four empty walls. At night, the master and the servant slept on the bare floor and struggled through the day. Even the house was labeled as for sale, but the buyer found out that it was a "stolen" home, so no one dared to buy it.

Yuexian and Hongxiang suffered from hunger and saved some rations to provide Wenfu, but they did not dare to tell them in front of Wenfu. There was really no rice that day. The two of them were anxious and burst into tears. Hongxiang suddenly felt anxious about family planning and said to Yuexian: "I have a way to save myself. Why don't you sell me to someone else to get some money and you can make do with it? If you just stay here and wait, Rabbit, if we are hungry for a few more days, all three of us will become ghosts in the ditch."

Yuexian heard this and cried loudly: "Hongxiang, I appreciate your kindness, but you have been with me through thick and thin, how can I let you go?"

Hongxiang also cried: "It is really hard for me to let go of my aunt, but it is better to be separated than to die. Maybe we will meet again in the future. But once Hongxiang is gone, no one will deliver food to the master."

Yuexian cried: "I can't say, I am the only one who will show up."

There is no end to the road. It happened that the matchmaker Zhao who was the matchmaker for Yuexian and Wenfu was passing by here, and when she heard the crying inside, she opened the door and came in. Yuexian pulled her to sit on the edge of the water tank, while he sat on the fire bench and explained the reason why he wanted to sell red incense. Matchmaker Zhao said: "It just so happened that there was a pawnshop owner Wang Chaofeng in Linghu Town. He was almost fifty years old and didn't have a son and a half, so he wanted to get a concubine. With Sister Hongxiang's appearance, she could get her with just a few words. Twenty taels of silver. How about I go find him right away?"

Yuexian said, "Thank you, mother, for saving the lives of three of us."

Matchmaker Zhao came out and brought Wang Chaofeng over soon. It was also fate in his previous life that Wang Chaofeng met Hongxiang and gave thirty taels of silver to Yuexian without saying a word.

Yuexian said with shame: "I really can't provide anything for the dowry at home. Please be patient."

Wang Chaofeng said cheerfully: "Don't bother with this. I can see that the bond between your master and servant is very deep, and you will not resort to such measures unless it is absolutely necessary. I will go back today and hire a boat to marry tomorrow." After that, he left with Matchmaker Zhao.

Hongxiang and Yuexian hurriedly bought firewood and rice. After cooking, they were sent to prison together.When the couple met, they hugged each other and cried. They were so sad that even the jailer felt miserable.

Wenfu shed tears and said, "Good wife, why are you here in person?"

Yuexianjiang told in detail that there was no rice at home and had to sell Hongxiang to Huizhou people, and the three of them burst into tears. Wenfu said: "Good wife, you show up to deliver meals, which makes me feel uneasy. As a rule, we can deliver meals here. It only costs grains of silver and four cents a day, and we have three full meals."

Yuexian wanted to give all the silver to her husband, Wenfu said: "Just put one ingot here, and the rest will be enough." You can take it back and use it slowly. I will send it to you when you need it. You must not come to this kind of place next time."

Yuexian calculated that one or two cents was ten cents, and there were four or five taels of silver in one ingot, which was enough for him to use for three or four months, so he gave him one ingot and hid the rest with him.

I just heard a jailer shouting: "Come on, hurry up, it's getting late, the chief is coming to check, it's about to be locked up."

The master and the servant returned crying bitterly, and they cried all night long. The next day, the sedan arrived, and Matchmaker Zhao and Wang Chaofeng came to pick it up. Hongxiang cried loudly, but Yuexian was reluctant to leave wherever she was willing to go. After the matchmaker urged her repeatedly, Hongxiang left in tears. Yuexian cried until she fainted. From then on, she was lonely and even more pitiful.

Let’s talk about the black-hearted Zhang Biying. Ever since he caused Wang Wenfu to be imprisoned, he has been counting on going to Wang’s house to be happy. Li Laotou repeatedly advised him: “No, Wang Wenfu was unjustly imprisoned, and his resentment is deep in his bones. He only thinks that you are still in Guangdong Prison, so there is no way.” No matter what, I can't think of you. If I knew you were here, I would immediately understand the reason why I was wronged. Why don't I get you out? Don't be impatient. I hope you and Yuexian will be happy for a long time."

Biying said: "My brother Li, you. Can't you completely get rid of the root cause of the problem for me? "

Li Laotou said: "The thief Song Qi has been involved in many cases. Now that his case has not been fully investigated, how can there be any reason to execute the person who harbored the stolen goods first?

Biying asked again: "Then, can't you do something about his diet or other aspects and send him on his way early?"

Li Laotou shook his head repeatedly and said: "Not to mention, since Wang has been implicated in a serious case of a gang of robbers, once there is something wrong, he will definitely be suspected of killing and silenced." If you ask questions, then even I will inevitably go to jail.

Biying asked back: "Brother Li, look at me living like a year now, how can I survive?" "

Li Laotou said: "Wang just sold his maidservant and still has money around him. More than a year later, when I ran out of money and fainted from hunger, I persuaded him to sell his wife again, and he naturally agreed. You can save thirty taels of silver and prepare for the wedding.

Biying said with a smile: "This is indeed a good idea, but I really can't wait any longer. What should I do?" ? "

Li Laotou thought to himself: If he can't stand it anymore and goes to find Li Yuexian in private for a long time, the news will inevitably leak out and even I will be implicated. He shook his head and said: "Well, since I helped you, I will help you to the end. You prepare a host at the prostitute's house. I will bring someone to express my gratitude in the afternoon, and I guarantee you will find out your whereabouts.

Biying was overjoyed and shouted: "Good brother, I'm waiting at a certain prostitute's house." "

As soon as Li Laotou left, he went to the prostitute's house and prepared a sumptuous banquet. At dusk, Li Laotou came with someone. This man's name is Zhang Ba, and he is a famous thief. Stealing people's money is like picking something out of a bag. The four of them sat down to have a drink, drinking and drinking, enjoying themselves very much.

Unconsciously it was already the third watch, and Li Laotou said: "It's almost time, you two can go."

Bi Ying then led Zhang Ba to the door of Yuexian's house. Zhang Ba gently pried open the door, then tiptoed into the inner room and climbed up the small building. Yuexian had been working hard for days and had already fallen asleep. Zhang Ba used some tricks to steal the silver. Before dawn, the two returned to the prostitute's house. Except for giving some of the stolen money to the prostitute, the rest was divided between the three of them.

But Yuexian said that when Yuexian got up in the morning and saw that the door had been pried open and the money was gone, he was so frightened that he trembled all over and cursed: "You cruel thief, you have killed me." After crying bitterly, he went straight to the Yamen.

Li Laotou had arrived first and deliberately asked: "Why are you here so early?"

Yuexian said: "It's hard to explain, please let me see my husband."

Li Laotou opened the cell door, and Yuexian couldn't stop crying when he saw her husband. It took a long time to tell her about the loss of silver at night.

Wenfu cried: "God, I didn't want my husband and I to suffer such a hard life. I expected to sell my maid and survive for more than a few years, but I didn't expect God to take my life and my husband's life. It's so hard!"

Yuexian cried: "I have been married to my husband for several years and expected to grow old together, but I was forced to have no way to heaven and no way to earth. Now I can only say goodbye to you and go home to find a short life. I will never see you again in this life." After that, the couple cried bitterly.

Li Laotou advised: "How can the lady have such an idea? If you seek death, how can your husband be alone? As the saying goes, a good death is worse than a bad life. I have an idea. Let you both live for a year or two. Maybe you will meet an upright official, or maybe the court will grant amnesty. The couple can still meet each other. What's wrong?" When Wenfu heard this, he shed tears and asked if he had any good ideas. Li Laotou said: "If you transfer the eldest lady to one person and get some bride price, won't both of them be able to live on?"

Yue Xian said: "The slave family is already a remarried woman. How can there be any reason to remarry out of integrity while the husband is still alive?"

Li Laotou said: "This is wrong again. If you carry your husband away to look for a Han, it is a breach of integrity; if You are remarrying now to save your husband's life. How can you say that it is a breach of integrity? If Madam is willing, I have a relative who is a loyal person and asks him to give me thirty taels of silver. The interest will be one or two taels per month, which is enough to cover your husband's expenses in prison. I will not use any of my capital in the future. If you pay back the money, your husband can redeem you and reunite you. What's not beautiful about it? "

Wenfu asked again: "What if I can't get out of prison and die here? "

Li Laotou said: "If unfortunately this happens, I will return the money to the eldest lady, and she will repair the house for you for seven years, and perform sacrifices at the end of the year. In this way, you, Wang Wenfu, are well-fed and have a happy life, and the eldest wife is careful about her husband's life and death, and is full of integrity. Isn't it a hundred times better than seeking death in vain? "

After what he said, both husband and wife bowed their heads in silence. Yuexian thought to herself: How could they know that I was already an unfaithful woman, and how could I be qualified to talk about "chasteness" or not? It made me feel so scared and ashamed.

I could only hear Wen Fu shouting: "Good wife, Brother Li is really a wise man! If this is the case, you and I can still survive; if you take short-sightedness, I will be dead."

Li Laotou said: "Husband and wife are determined in the previous life, and the separation of life and death is actually beyond our control. If you guys The plan is settled, I will go and talk about it for you."

Seeing that the couple had no objection, Li Laotou went straight to Sijing Alley and said, "Congratulations, the matter is settled. You can come up with thirty taels of silver and we can get married tonight."

Biying was so happy that he clapped his hands. , hurriedly went upstairs and took out three envelopes of eleven taels of silver, handed them to Li Laotou and said, "According to Brother Li's instructions, the silver has been prepared."

Li Laotou asked him to organize the banquet, invite bearers, etc., and repeatedly told the bride: "You must first tell the bride that you are in charge of something, and you go out early and come back at night. You have three meals and tea." The bride must prepare it herself, and there is no need to light a lamp and wait in the evening to avoid burning. It is best for you to speak less and use a false voice to prevent her from hearing it. After two months, when the love is deep and the root of the problem is eliminated, then I can let you do whatever you want.

Li Laotou returned to the prison with a smile and said that the matter had been settled. He took out thirty taels of silver and showed them to them. He also wrote a receipt and gave it to Yuexian to collect.

Wenfu hugged his wife and cried loudly, and scolded Song Qi: "You damn thing, what grudge do I have against you that caused the destruction of my family?"

Song Qi was locked in the next cell. When he heard Wenfu scolding him, he agreed: "Wait a moment, because the injustice has its end, the debt has its owner, and the little girl must be found.Even though I am a robber, I can't bear to see your loving couple being torn apart alive today. Maybe it's fate? I would like to advise you: Today is a happy day for the eldest lady, so how can you wear these old and coarse clothes to the house?

said, then looked at Li Laotou and said: "Thank you for being able to see through it. Go to the husband's house quickly and get some clothes and jewelry for her to wear. You will look like a matchmaker." "

The rest of the prisoners said, "That makes sense. "

After listening to Song Qi's words, Li Laotou was worried that he would reveal the truth, and felt a little uneasy, so he went to Zhang Biying and asked him to buy some clothes, jewelry, etc., and then took him to the prison. It was already dark. Li Laotou took Yuexian to his home to dress, and then asked his wife to send Yuexian there. Yuexian went to the prison to say goodbye to her husband, and she cried until the sky was dark, and even the evildoers shed tears. Everyone joined in. After persuading each other, we broke up.

Yuexian got on the sedan chair and walked to Sijing Alley. After entering the door, he went to the hall to be greeted, and everything was as expected. At the third watch, Li Laotou, his wife and the bearers all left, leaving only the newlyweds. Yuexian kept crying upstairs. Biying blew out the lamp first, then took off the red scarf on her head, and repeatedly comforted her: "No wonder you are in pain, but today is an auspicious day for me. I hope my wife will not worry about it." "

Yuexian had to hold back her tears. Biying repeatedly comforted and begged for sex, but Yuexian couldn't avoid it, so she had to reluctantly comply. After a lot of trouble, Yuexian asked Biying her name, age, etc. Biying replied: "My surname is Lang, I am the second oldest, and I am twenty-five years old this year. I worked for someone somewhere and made a lot of money, but it was a bit harder. I went there early in the morning and didn't come back until late at night. You can prepare three meals a day by yourself without waiting for me. If I don't come back, you can go to bed first and don't light the lamp. I will bring my own lantern back. There is a secret door on the door, which can be opened and closed outside the door. You must remember. "

Yuexian said: "This is quite comfortable. "There was no words all night.

It was getting dark the next day, and Zhang Biying was already dressed. When Yuexian woke up and was about to get up, Biying said hurriedly: "I told you that I don't need to trouble you. The door can be bolted from the outside. " Yuexian went to sleep again.

After Biying opened the door and went out, he locked the door from the outside and went to the brothel for a while. He also went to the incense shop and bought a large bag of aphrodisiacs and hid them beside him. He then found Li Laotou and had a drink in the restaurant and thanked him repeatedly. It was not until the second watch that he returned to the house in Sijing Lane. Seeing that there was no light inside, he opened the door button and entered the door.

Yuexian asked upstairs: "Who is it? " Biying agreed and went upstairs. Yuexian lit the lamp, but Biying hurriedly stopped and said: "No, I had an eye disease when I was a child, and now my eyes shed tears when I see the lights. It hurts and hurts." "

Yuexian had no choice but to take off his clothes and lie on the pillow. He had already taken the aphrodisiac himself, and holding another pill in his hand, he quietly stuffed it into Yuexian's lower body while caressing her. After a while, he saw Yuexian's legs stretching and shrinking. Knowing that it was the effect of the medicine, he thought to himself: "When I make her happy now, my love will deepen. "

So he used the power of the medicine to cheer up the spirit of the dragon and horse, making Yuexian feel ecstasy and extremely happy. Biying took the opportunity to ask: "Do you still miss your ex-husband at this time? "

Yuexian said: "I don't have time at this time. Let's think about it slowly tomorrow.

Biying asked again: "I heard that you had a husband before Wang. Of the two husbands, which one do you prefer?" "

Yuexian said: "Hello. "

Biying asked again: "Have you ever had an extramarital affair? "

Yuexian shook his head and did not answer, and Biying said: "I heard that you have a second uncle who once had a good relationship with you. Is it true? "

Yuexian was shocked and said: "How did you know?

Biying said: "Your second uncle is a good friend of mine." "

Yuexian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Idiot, since we are friends, how can I tell you this kind of personal relationship? You must know that I have a second uncle at home, and you deliberately risked me, is that right?

Biying said: "Do you have the courage to swear?"

Yuexian smiled and said, "You're talking nonsense again." Even if there is such a thing, it was not done in your house, how can you ask me to swear? I'm just saying that if this is the case, there's nothing you can do about it.

Biying said: "Yes, it really has nothing to do with me."However, now that something big has happened to your family, why doesn't your second uncle come and take a look? "

Yuexian said: "He did some trivial things and was locked up in a prison in Guangdong. How could he get out? "

Biying said: "I heard that he is not greedy for money, but he really likes you. In order to be a long-term husband and wife with you, he pushed your husband into the water. "

Yuexian said: "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe someone deliberately made up these dirty words to slander us. But who can defend us now? "

Biying thought to herself: This woman is very sharp-tongued, and is used to pretending to be innocent. If I flatter her for a few more nights, then I will be able to explain the truth. She is hiding her head and showing her tail like this. What a coward!

Unexpectedly, two months later, the two of them really fell in love like fish in water, like glue like paint. One night, when they were enjoying themselves, Zhang Biying suddenly shouted: "My dear, I have a question for you." "

Yuexian asked: "What are you talking about?

Biying said: "On the Chinese Valentine's Day when the rooster crows at night, my sister-in-law goes downstairs to sleep with her uncle." "

Yuexian was shocked. It was difficult to conceal the information, so he had to say: "This is indeed true, but where did you hear it?

Biying said: "Zhang Biying told me personally that if you came up to kiss him first, he would deliberately treat you as the maid Hongxiang. Later, there were many wonderful things, no need to say." I just heard that now that he has been pardoned and released from prison, and has returned here, he still wants to rekindle his old relationship. I want to see you again for a while. What do you think? "

Yuexian said: "I am now in your home, how can I understand him?

Biying said: "He cares about you very much. He has begged me again and again. I have promised to let him see you. How should I reply to him now?" "

Yuexian said: "Since you are willing, why not let me see him?

Biying said with a smile: "What if you two reminisce about your old relationship?" "

Yuexian said: "This is impossible. When Biying heard this, he pressed her under him again and said with a smile: "You just said you can't do it, why do you want to do it with me again?" "

Yuexian smiled and said: "In my dream, you are talking about Zhang Biying.

Biying stopped pretending and said in her original tone: "Sister-in-law, do you think I am really some kind of bastard?" "

Yuexian was shocked, "I don't believe it. If you are indeed Zhang Biying, it's really a blessing from heaven! "

Biying stood up and lit the lamp. Only then did the two of them see each other face to face. Yuexian couldn't help but sigh: "It's been two months. You left early and came late, but I have been kept in the dark. However, since you are determined to marry me, which is a very happy thing, why are you so secretive?

Biying said: "I'm afraid that if brother Wenfu finds out, it won't be interesting enough, so I have to do this." "

Yuexian also frowned, "If your husband finds out, it would really be inappropriate emotionally. But Li Laotou is the matchmaker, and it happens to be you. How could it be such a coincidence? Now my life is much easier, except for my husband.

Biying said: "Since you still miss him now, I will return you to him, okay?"

Yuexian hugged him and said, "How can I let you go!" "

Biying laughed, and quietly stuffed an aphrodisiac into his lower body. After a while, Yuexian shouted: "It's not good, my lower body is itchy, come and join in the fun." "

Biying felt relieved because she could see each other with her true face, so she served her with all her heart, which made Yuexian scream: "I'm so happy!"

Biying said: "If I hadn't used this clever trick, how could you be so happy?" "

Yuexian said: "Your trick on the seventh day of July has long passed. What does it have to do with today's events?

Biying said: "Hey, I used another trick to marry you." "

Yuexian asked: "What other plans do you have? I have been married to you for a hundred years now. Tell me now and it will make me happy. "

Biying then explained in detail how he found Li Laotou after returning from Guangdong, how he designed Song Qipan to harm Wang Wenfu, tortured him severely, and how he designed to steal silver.

Yuexian said: "So that's it, it's really a good plan. "

Biying hugged her again and said, "I have really tried my best to get you as my enemy. Alas, I finally got my wish today."

Yuexian suddenly sighed: "Although there are plots here, it is actually God's will. "

Biying asked hurriedly: "How do you say this? "

Yue Xian said: "Since you were escorted to Guangdong, one day I passed by the Tutu Temple and went in to pray silently: If I can meet my second uncle again in this life, I will go to the temple to burn incense and worship to thank the gods. Now we are reunited. Isn't this the blessing of the gods? Well, it's already dawn, so I'll get up, make soup, take a bath, and go to the temple to fulfill my vow.

Biying said: "Sure enough, let me go with you." "

Yuexian said: "You are so bold. If someone from the Yamen sees it and tells Wang Wenfu, we will have no good fruit to eat. I went alone quietly, even if I bumped into someone, what would I be afraid of? " When Biying heard that it made sense, he covered his head and went back to sleep. He had to get up before dawn for two months in a row. Now that the matter was settled, he could have a good night's sleep.

As expected, Li Yuexian went to the Tutu Temple to pray, then went to the prefectural government office and loudly complained about the injustice: "Master Qingtian, the women of the people have an sworn hatred. I hope that the master Qingtian will make the decision for the women of the people. "

Zhizhou hurriedly ordered the officials to take her to the court. Yuexian told Zhang Biying how she first pushed her husband Wang Wenfu into the water, how she and Li Laotou planned to bribe the thief Song Qipan to kill her husband after returning from Guangdong, and how she stole money to set up a trap. They complained one by one. Zhizhou was furious. He issued a warrant to arrest Zhang Biying and took Li Laotou. After a while, everyone knelt down in the hall. Zhizhou asked Song Qi first: "Why did you listen to Li Laotou and harm Wang Wenfu?" "

Song Qi saw that the matter had been exposed, so he had to say: "I don't know Wang Wenfu, but there is an eighty-year-old mother in the family, and Li Laotou promised to provide money to support her. Besides, although I am bound to die sooner or later, if I offend Prison Leader Li, I will be tortured before my death. How dare I disobey him?

Zhizhou shouted to Zhang Biying again: "You slave, you are ungrateful and your heart is as snake-like as a scorpion. Hurry up and get the truth!" "

Biying couldn't argue a word, he could only kowtow and beg for mercy. The governor ordered Song Qi, Zhang Biying, and Li Laotou to be beaten with forty boards each and taken to prison; Wang Wenfu was released in court. He also handed over thirty taels of silver recovered from Li Laotou from selling his wife, and returned the clothes and jewelry that had been taken from the Wang family. The couple thanked each other and left.

Yuexian took her husband back to his house in Sijing Lane, cooked soup, let him bathe and change clothes, and drank together. Wenfu asked impatiently: "How can a good wife save my life?" "

Yuexian only concealed the affair with Biying on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and explained the rest from the root to the bottom, and said: "There is still seven or eighty taels of silver left by Zhang Biying in the box. It should have been ours, and it can be used by us to rebuild our home and live a peaceful life. It's just that Hongxiang has suffered a lot, and there has been no news. I wonder how she is doing now? "

Wenfu said: "Let's rest for a few days, and then we can go to Linghu Town to visit her together. "

As it happened, two days later, Hongxiang and Wang Chaofeng came to the state government office to visit their old master, and were led to Sijing Alley. They met each other, feeling sad and happy. Later, Hongxiang gave birth to a son, Yuexian gave birth to a daughter, and the two The family got married, and there was constant contact. Na Zhang Biying was looked down upon by everyone in prison. No one, no matter the prisoner or the jailer, was kind to him, and he was not even provided with food. Soon he died of illness. Let’s talk about Li Yuexian. She often had domestic affairs with Hongxiang. When Zhang Biying was mentioned, both of them felt ashamed, regretful, and blamed themselves. Especially Yuexian, she blamed herself deeply: If I hadn't had an affair with Zhang Biying, who was dressed like a beast, I wouldn't have hurt my husband, and I wouldn't have suffered so much. After all, the reason why the originally happy little family was torn apart and almost destroyed was because of myself! How could I not deeply repent?

From then on, she fasted, chanted Buddha's name, was willing to do charity, often helped the orphans, widows, and the poor, helped people solve their problems, and made many good friends. Over time, local people called her the "Female Bodhisattva".

Yuexian suddenly sighed: "Although there are plots here, it is actually God's will. "

Biying asked hurriedly: "How do you say this? "

Yue Xian said: "Since you were escorted to Guangdong, one day I passed by the Tutu Temple and went in to pray silently: If I can meet my second uncle again in this life, I will go to the temple to burn incense and worship to thank the gods. Now we are reunited. Isn't this the blessing of the gods? Well, it's already dawn, so I'll get up, make soup, take a bath, and go to the temple to fulfill my vow.

Biying said: "Sure enough, let me go with you." "

Yuexian said: "You are so bold. If someone from the Yamen sees it and tells Wang Wenfu, we will have no good fruit to eat. I went alone quietly, even if I bumped into someone, what would I be afraid of? " When Biying heard that it made sense, he covered his head and went back to sleep. He had to get up before dawn for two months in a row. Now that the matter was settled, he could have a good night's sleep.

As expected, Li Yuexian went to the Tutu Temple to pray, then went to the prefectural government office and loudly complained about the injustice: "Master Qingtian, the women of the people have an sworn hatred. I hope that the master Qingtian will make the decision for the women of the people. "

Zhizhou hurriedly ordered the officials to take her to the court. Yuexian told Zhang Biying how she first pushed her husband Wang Wenfu into the water, how she and Li Laotou planned to bribe the thief Song Qipan to kill her husband after returning from Guangdong, and how she stole money to set up a trap. They complained one by one. Zhizhou was furious. He issued a warrant to arrest Zhang Biying and took Li Laotou. After a while, everyone knelt down in the hall. Zhizhou asked Song Qi first: "Why did you listen to Li Laotou and harm Wang Wenfu?" "

Song Qi saw that the matter had been exposed, so he had to say: "I don't know Wang Wenfu, but there is an eighty-year-old mother in the family, and Li Laotou promised to provide money to support her. Besides, although I am bound to die sooner or later, if I offend Prison Leader Li, I will be tortured before my death. How dare I disobey him?

Zhizhou shouted to Zhang Biying again: "You slave, you are ungrateful and your heart is as snake-like as a scorpion. Hurry up and get the truth!" "

Biying couldn't argue a word, he could only kowtow and beg for mercy. The governor ordered Song Qi, Zhang Biying, and Li Laotou to be beaten with forty boards each and taken to prison; Wang Wenfu was released in court. He also handed over thirty taels of silver recovered from Li Laotou from selling his wife, and returned the clothes and jewelry that had been taken from the Wang family. The couple thanked each other and left.

Yuexian took her husband back to his house in Sijing Lane, cooked soup, let him bathe and change clothes, and drank together. Wenfu asked impatiently: "How can a good wife save my life?" "

Yuexian only concealed the affair with Biying on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and explained the rest from the root to the bottom, and said: "There is still seven or eighty taels of silver left by Zhang Biying in the box. It should have been ours, and it can be used by us to rebuild our home and live a peaceful life. It's just that Hongxiang has suffered a lot, and there has been no news. I wonder how she is doing now? "

Wenfu said: "Let's rest for a few days, and then we can go to Linghu Town to visit her together. "

As it happened, two days later, Hongxiang and Wang Chaofeng came to the state government office to visit their old master, and were led to Sijing Alley. They met each other, feeling sad and happy. Later, Hongxiang gave birth to a son, Yuexian gave birth to a daughter, and the two The family got married, and there was constant contact. Na Zhang Biying was looked down upon by everyone in prison. No one, no matter the prisoner or the jailer, was kind to him, and he was not even provided with food. Soon he died of illness. Let’s talk about Li Yuexian. She often had domestic affairs with Hongxiang. When Zhang Biying was mentioned, both of them felt ashamed, regretful, and blamed themselves. Especially Yuexian, she blamed herself deeply: If I hadn't had an affair with Zhang Biying, who was dressed like a beast, I wouldn't have hurt my husband, and I wouldn't have suffered so much. After all, the reason why the originally happy little family was torn apart and almost destroyed was because of myself! How could I not deeply repent?

From then on, she fasted, chanted Buddha's name, was willing to do charity, often helped the orphans, widows, and the poor, helped people solve their problems, and made many good friends. Over time, local people called her the "Female Bodhisattva".