Zhang Hu has a sister named Chunmei. She is already seventeen years old and has not yet agreed to have a good family. She was already an older single woman at that time. Zhang Hu was very worried about this. He heard that asking for a visa in the Sea God Temple was very effective

Ming Dynasty During the Chenghua period, 70 miles east of Yangzhou city, there was a boatman named Zhang Hu. He made a living by carrying passengers on weekdays and would cast nets to fish in his spare time to improve his life.

Zhang Hu has a sister named Chunmei. She is already seventeen years old and has not yet agreed to have a good family. She was already an older single woman at that time. Zhang Hu was very worried about this. He heard that asking for a visa in the Sea God Temple was very effective, and he often took his sister to burn incense.

That day, Zhang Hu picked up a guest and sent him to Yangzhou. It was already late when he returned. He didn't pull the guest, so he was about to go back on the empty boat. Just as he was about to set off, a short-bearded man called him.

The man introduced himself: "My name is Huang Yong. He is a messenger. He has to send it with documents. But the money he has spent along the way. Please send me to Zhaoyang . After arriving at the place, I will borrow money from my relatives. No money will be short of you at that time."

Zhang Hu smiled and said: "People who go out are most afraid of encountering difficulties in losing money. Although I am not a good person, I am willing to accumulate some good deeds. Please come on the boat."

Huang Yong got on the boat happily, then felt a little embarrassed, and said, "I'm afraid you need to help you pay for my diet first. I'm really embarrassed."

Zhang Hu didn't care: "I have to eat alone, and adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks is not a hassle, so you can just take the boat with peace of mind."

The two are about the same age. As soon as they talked, they found that they were like-minded and got along very happily. Time soon came to midnight. Zhang Hu stopped the boat and prepared some wine and food to enjoy with Huang Yong.

Huang Yong was in a very good mood and said to Zhang Hu with a slutty brow, "We have a tiger bone wine in Zhaoyang, which has a mellow taste and a strong fragrance. When we arrive at the place, I will definitely invite you to have a good drink." Before he finished speaking, Huang Yong suddenly covered his stomach and screamed, lying on the deck and rolled in pain. Zhang Hu quickly dragged him into the cabin and gave him first aid, but after a while, Huang Yong lost his breath.

Zhang Hu was both afraid and regretful of carrying him. He wanted to throw his body into the water, but he felt that he was dissatisfied with his conscience. After thinking about it, he decided to go to Zhaoyang to find a cemetery to bury it. He erected a monument in front of the grave, and wrote: The tomb of Huang Yong, a native of Zhaoyang, so that his relatives could find him.

After making up his mind, Zhang Hu didn't dare to rest and rushed to Zhaoyang overnight. It was not dark yet. After docking, Zhang Hu ran to the street and knocked on the door of a iron shop to buy a hoe to use.

blacksmith was sleepy and asked casually: "It's not dawn yet. Why are you here to buy a hoe? You can't wait until dawn to talk about any urgent matters."

Zhang Hu was so nervous that he replied hesitantly: "Just just discovered that there were some corpses of cats and dogs on the river beach. It was very pitiful, so he thought about buying a hoe to bury them, which can be regarded as accumulating some good deeds."

blacksmith didn't care, but this was heard by the night patrolman. He saw Zhang Hu's behavior strange and his expression was panicked, and there must be something strange inside, so he quietly followed Zhang Hu to the cemetery.

Zhang Hu swung his hoe and dug a pit in a short while and put Huang Yong's body in. Just as he was about to bury it, the night patrolman suddenly jumped out and shouted loudly, "What a thief, you dare to kill someone, and you want to destroy the body."

Zhang Hu was so scared that his souls were all over the dead. He quickly threw the hoe, took out the only broken silver on his body and handed it to the night patrolman, asking him not to speak out. Unexpectedly, his behavior further confirmed the night patrolman's guess, and the shouting louder.

After a while, villagers rushed to all directions. The village chief called for someone to bring iron chains, tied Zhang Hu up, and instructed the night patrolmen to guard the body, and then took the villagers to the county government to file a complaint.

Night patrolman suddenly relaxed his energy, and he didn't sleep all night, so he gradually felt a little sleepy and fell asleep on the mound of soil next to him. After about an hour, the sky gradually became brighter. The Night patrolman woke up from his dream and turned his head to see that Huang Yong's body was gone!

night patrolman was frightened. If the county magistrate brought people to check, the body would disappear. At that time, good things turned into bad things. Not only did he have no credit, he might be questioned.

searched around and saw a new grave next to it. The night patrolman was quick to dig the grave, moved the body out, put it into the pit dug out by Zhang Hu, and then filled it with some soil. Then he stood by the side with uneasy.

After dawn, the county magistrate opened a trial and brought the yamen runners and coroner to the scene. They were hurriedly asking people to prepare tables, chairs and benches. The county magistrate asked on the spot: "Zhang Hu, how did you kill the victim? Why don't you call me?"

Zhang Hu's knees softened and knelt down, crying and said, "Master, the villain did not kill anyone. This person is called Huang Yong, a messenger. Because he has no money on his body, he took a ride. When the villain arrived at night, he didn't know what disease he had. He suddenly rolled over with his stomach and died in a short while. The villain was afraid of getting into trouble, so he found the cemetery and wanted to bury him."

County Magistrate stroked his beard and said, "According to you, you should not be guilty. If a scar is found on this person, what should you explain?"

Zhang Hu kowtowed and said, "Everything that the villain said belongs to In fact, if a fatal scar is found on him, the villain would rather live to live! "

County magistrate slapped the agglomeration and shouted, "Okay, I'll have a autopsy now!"

Coroner came up, cleaned up the thin soil, revealing the fake corpse. Zhang Hu immediately jumped up and shouted, "This person is not Huang Yong. The guest I carried was about twenty years old and had some short beards. This person is over thirty years old and is wearing neat mourning clothes. It is impossible for the villain to do it. Please The person was aware of it."

County Magistrate's eyes frightened and looked at the night patrolman. The night patrolman knelt down and told the truth about the matter. The county magistrate did not deal with him for the time being, but asked the inner court to come forward to identify it. The inner court looked at it and said, "This person is Qin Zhong, who sells oil on the street. He died three days ago."

Coroner stepped forward to perform an autopsy and found that Qin Zhong had scars hit by a heavy object on his body. There was a hairpin behind his head. It was obvious that he died of a murder.

At this time, a pair of men and women walked not far away. The daughter was wearing mourning clothes. It was Qin Zhong's wife Xiao E. who was teasing the man. The county magistrate ordered people to catch them. The man fled in a hurry, but Xiao E couldn't escape and was arrested.

County magistrate asked, "How did your husband die? Why are there scars on the body and a steel nail inserted behind the head?"

Xiao E was not afraid, and said frivolously: "The judgment is the matter of a big man like you. Why do you need to ask me a widow?"

County magistrate was about to get angry when he saw a man walking from afar. Zhang Hu shrank in fear and shouted, "There is a ghost, Huang Yong has turned into a ghost and ran over."

County magistrate looked up and saw a man running over, kneeling down and kowtowing to the county magistrate to solve the problem. The teacher said, "I am not dead, but I just suffer from the chronic disease of epilepsy. Last night, I felt a cold and my old illness recurred, so I fainted."

"Fortunately, brothers Zhang Hu took me to the shore and accepted the rustic spirit. He recovered in the early morning, so he went to borrow money from relatives and came to repay the debt. Unexpectedly, this farce happened."

After Huang Yong finished speaking, he thanked Zhang Hu again. Zhang Hu was both happy and sad, and said, "It's great that you are fine, but I have become a prisoner."

County magistrate waved his hand and said, "Since no life has happened, Zhang Hu has no guilt, so he untied his shackles."

Then, the county magistrate ordered Xiao E to be interrogated severely, but no matter what kind of punishment she used, she gritted her teeth and refused to speak. Just when she was at a loss, a fishy smell came, and then a green snake appeared.

There was a grass in the snake's mouth, which was gently placed on Qin Zhong's mouth, and the grass dissipated by itself. The green snake circled around Qin Zhong, bent around, It seemed that it was a complicated ceremony.

yamen runners were about to move forward, but the county magistrate raised his hand to stop him. After a while, a thunderous sound suddenly emanated from Qin Zhong's body, and the green snake left with confidence.

After a while, Qin Zhong suddenly sat up and shouted in horror: "I have turned a blind eye. Why do you still refuse to let me go? You have to kill me before you can be willing to! "

Xiao E collapsed to the ground in fear. After Qin Zhong said this, she lay down weakly again. The county magistrate stepped forward to inquire about the situation. Qin Zhong gasped and told the story.

It turned out that Qin Zhong's wife had an affair with Lu San, a friend in the pharmacy. Although Qin Zhong had heard of it, she endured it for the time being because she had not caught the evidence.

Xiao E noticed her husband's strangeness. Based on the principle of starting first and then getting hurt, she put down the rich wine and food, and kept looking at Qin Zhong. He persuaded him to drink, while he was drunk, Lu San, who was ambushing under the bed, suddenly rushed out and beat Qin Zhong.

Qin Zhong rose up to resist, suddenly ache in the back of his head, and he lost consciousness. After that, his soul kept floating around. It was not until he saw Xiao E appearing nearby that his anger returned to his original body.

County Magistrate asked the officer to save the green snake. After saying it, Qin Zhong was surprised: "Maybe this is God's good reward for me. I usually cherish small animals very much, often save some money and buy fish, turtle, , shrimp, crab, to release them. "

" One year, I saw a snake catcher playing with a green snake on the street. I bought it for 100 cents and released it back into the mountains and forests. Today, it may be that snake that came to repay the kindness. "

County Magistrate was shocked after hearing this, and turned to Xiao E: "Now that people, evidence and physical evidence are there, what else do you have to say? "

Xiao E could not deny it, so she could only confess her guilt and executed. The county magistrate ordered Zhang Hu to be released, sent someone to carry Qin Zhong away to recuperate, and then posted a notice to arrest Lu San.

After Lu San escaped, he went all the way to the Sea God Temple and was about to take a boat into the sea. Suddenly, a big green snake jumped out of the grass, and surrounded Lu San with countless small snakes.

Lu San was so scared that he screamed wildly, attracting nearby constables and arrested him. The county magistrate sentenced to two people for adultery and murder, and sentenced to death. He launched Caishikou beheaded.

More than a month later, Zhang Hu rode his boat by Zhaoyang. Thinking of what happened before, he deliberately stopped the boat to visit Qin Zhong. At this time, Qin Zhong had almost recovered and welcomed Zhang Hu very enthusiastically. During the conversation, Zhang Hu felt that Qin Zhong was honest and honest, very kind, and intentionally introduced his sister to him, and told the county magistrate about this incident, asking the county magistrate to be the matchmaker.

County magistrate was also very happy to hear this and said, "After rebirth, you can still have such a strange fate. This is the blessing of a good person! "So I paid out of my own pocket to hold a banquet for them and held a wedding during the season when the peach blossoms were in full bloom.

part of the story is from " Night Rain and Autumn Lantern Record ", and the infringement is immediately deleted.