Chapter 66 Pearl

Li Hua, a farmer in Changzhou, is rich in land. He is in his fifties but has no son. He has only one daughter named Xiaohui. She has a beautiful appearance and is deeply loved by the old couple. However, the weather was unpredictable. Xiao Hui's life was short, and she died of illness at the age of 14.

When his daughter died, the family was desolate and desolate. Li Hua was so sad that he didn't want to live. In order to pass on the incense, he married another concubine. A year later, she gave birth to a son, which was regarded as a pearl on his palm and named Pearl.

After a few years, Pearl grew up and was born burly and cute. However, she was demented. At the age of five or six, she was still speechless and stammered. Even so, Li Hua still loved him in every way, only knowing his good but not his evil.

On this day, a one-eyed monk came to the city and changed his fate everywhere. The old monk had strange skills and could know the secrets of his boudoir. The people shouted magic and speculated in private that the old monk was not a mortal, but a fairy. So they scrambled to make friends and worshiped.

Every time the one-eyed monk changed his fate, the lion opened his mouth, less than a thousand copper coins, and refused to accept it. The people were ignorant. They knew that the monk was not a good person, but they obeyed him and did not dare to disobey him at all.

Not long after, the one-eyed monk came to Li's house and said to Li Hua, "Please ask Tan Yue to give a hundred strings of copper coins." Li Hua shook his head with a smile, stretched out a finger and said, "Just give me ten strings."

The monk was unhappy: "It's too little. Does the benefactor send the begling?"

Li Hua was not angry either: "At most, 30 strings, take them away if you want, don't invite them."

The monk said harshly, "You must give a hundred strings, and you can't miss a pen."

Li Hua was also annoyed, "You think it's too little. I won't serve you anymore." He put away the copper money and returned to the mansion angrily.

The monk sneered, "Don't regret, don't regret." Without finishing her words, Pearl's heart ached, and her face was as dusty. She didn't live on the bedboard and howled.

Li Hua knew that he was a monk who made trouble. His son's life was manipulated by others. He had to compromise. He rushed to get 80 strings of copper money and asked him to raise his hand and let Pearl go. The monk said coldly, "At this time, is the donor still stubborn? As I said, a hundred strings of copper coins can't be less than a penny. Hey, the donor is really generous. Just eighty strings of copper money, just want to buy a life? I'm sorry, the monk can't help.

Li Hua had no choice but to return home, and the servant came to report in a panic: The young master is dead.

Hearing the bad news, Li Hua became stiff in an instant, and his heart was full of grief and turned into boundless anger. "Huh, killing for his life. The monk killed Pearl. I must not let him go unpunished.

With a slight meditation, a lawsuit was handed over to the government. Human life was at risk, and the county magistrate did not dare to neglect him. He immediately escorted the old monk to the case. After an interrogation, he searched his body and found two wooden people, a small coffin and five small flags.

The human evidence and material evidence were all there, and the county magistrate was furious and immediately sentenced: the demon monk grass sweed the human life, and immediately killed him with a random stick.

The culprit Fu Fa, Li Hua thanked him very much. When he returned home, it was already dusk. Master Li was talking to his wife **. Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open and a child, about seven or eight years old, opened his mouth and said, "A Weng, Why did you walk so fast? Don't wait for me. I can't catch up with you."

Li Hua is full of doubts: Who is this child? Why are you chasing me?

Just as he was about to ask, the child flashed, like smoke, climbing up to the head of the bed. Li Hua was horrified and hurriedly pushed him down to the ground, but fell to the ground silently.

The child smiled and said, "Awong, Why are you pushing me?"

Li Hua was so scared that his face turned pale. He pulled his wife's legs and ran out. The child also tended to follow, and his mouth was "father, mother" kept screaming.

Li Hua ran to his concubine's room and locked the door in a panic. As soon as he took a breath, suddenly there was a flower in front of him. I don't know when the child had knelt down in front of his knees.

At this point, Li Huaqiang calmed down and asked, "Hey, kid, what on earth do you want to do?"

The child laughed and said, "Aweng, don't be afraid. I mean no harm. I am from Suzhou. My surname is Zhan. My parents died when I was six years old. My brother and sister-in-law were not compatible, so I had no choice but to live in my grandmother's house. Once when I went out to play, I was enchanted by a one-eyed monk and killed under the mulberry tree. After my death, the ghost was driven by the evil monk and did a lot of harmful things. Fortunately, A Weng killed the evil monk and Zhao Xue for me. If you don't dislike it, I would like to be your son to repay your kindness.

Li Hua hesitated and said, "How can people and ghosts depend on each other?"

The child said, "Don't worry about this. It's easy for me to serve. I just need to give a small room, a quilt, and a cup of cold porridge every day. You don't have to bother with anything else."

Li Hua nodded and said, "In that case, I will keep you, but there is one thing to remember: be safe and don't harm others."

The child agreed. From then on, he settled down in Li's house, got up early and went to bed late, and went in and out of each room, just like Li Hua's own son.

On this day, the child came to Master Li's concubine's room and saw her crying and mourning her son, so she asked, "How long has Pearl died?"

The concubine said, "Seven days."

The child murmured, "It's cold, and the body should not decay. You can send someone to open the coffin for autopsy. If Pearl's body is not damaged, I can also borrow the corpse to return the soul."

Li Hua was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately mobilized his men to open the grave. Opening the lid of the coffin, Pearl's body was vivid.

The child said, "A Weng, I'm going to return the sun." As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a ssh and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Li Hua was secretly surprised and sent someone to carry Pearl's body home. After a moment, "Pearl" woke up from ** and shouted, "Water, bring me water quickly."

After drinking a bowl of water, "Pearl" sweated all over, and then she was able to walk on the ground. Li Hua couldn't help but be happy to see his son's death and resurrection. What's more gratifying is that after Pearl returned to the sun, he became smart and was no longer the stupid boy he used to be.

That night, "Pearl" went to bed. After closing her eyes, she was silent. No matter how her family shouted, she did not respond until the next day.

Li Hua was surprised and asked, "Child, what's going on?"

"Pearl" said, "Dad, don't worry about it. The reason why I was unconscious last night was that I went to the underworld to catch up with an old friend. This friend's name is Gezi. He is a companion I met when I followed the demon monk in the past. At present, he is the adopted son of Jiang Yuanwai in hell, and his life is worry-free. Last night, he invited the child to play, and he just sent me back with a white-nosed yellow horse.

Li Hua suddenly realized that Pearl in front of him was not Pearl, but young Zhan. He asked, "Since you went to the underworld, have you seen Pearl?"

Young Zhan said, "I saw that Pearl has been reincarnated. He has no father and son fate with his father. The reason why he devoted himself to Li's house is just to recover a hundred copper debts for Jinling Yanzifang."

Li Hua was silent and thought, "In the past, when I went to Jinling to do business, I really owed Yan Zifang a hundred pieces of copper money and didn't pay it back. It's just that this matter is very secretive. I don't expect Zhan to know about it. It seems that he is right. Pearl really has nothing to do with me."

Mrs. Li asked, "Son, have you seen Sister Hui?"

The teenager said, "I don't know. I'll inquire for you if I have a chance."

After two or three days, the teenager said to Li's wife, "Sister Hui is very good in the underworld. She married the little prince of Chujiang as her wife. She has luxurious food and clothing. There are hundreds of servants and maidservants who serve her alone."

Li's wife asked, "Why didn't she go back to her mother's house?"

The teenager said, "After the death of a mortal, she has nothing to do with her parents, and she doesn't remember much about what happened in her life. She must be mentioned again and again to make an impression. Yesterday, I asked Jiang to help me. I finally met Sister Hui. She invited me to sit in Coral **. I said, 'My parents miss her very much.' But Sister Hui's face was confused and drowsy. I also said, 'When my sister was alive, she liked embroidery and pedicled flowers. Once, scissors pierced her fingers and blood dripped on the brocade. My sister was skillful and followed the blood drops. Taking advantage of the situation, I embroidered a red cloud. So far, my mother still hangs it at the head of the bed. Whenever she sees the embroidery, she thinks of my sister. Don't you remember any of these things?' After my reminder, my sister remembered the past and said sadly, "Little brother, you go back and tell your mother. When I tell my husband, I will go back to the mansion to visit her."

Li's wife asked, "When will Huier come back?"

The teenager said, "I don't know."

After a few days, the teenager said to Li's wife, "My sister is back. I have a lot of attendants. Prepare more meals." While talking, he moved the tables and chairs to the middle hall, entertained the guests, and said, "Sister, sit down and rest first. Don't be too sad." Li's wife saw that he was busy, but the room was empty and there was no half a figure. It was inevitably very strange. The teenager explained, "There are different people and ghosts. Although my sister is nearby, it's a pity that you can't see it."

After a while, the teenager went out of the door to see off the guests, burned paper and sacrifice wine, and came back to report, "The entourage's carriage and horse have left first. My sister asked her mother: The set of green quilt she used to sleep in the past was the one that was scalded out of the hole by the candlelight. Is it still there?"

Li's wife said, "Yes." I quickly opened the box and found it.

The teenager said, "My sister told me that she was tired and wanted to go back to her boudoir to rest. She ordered me to send the zizizi to her and come back to my mother tomorrow."

Li's wife said, "I have always kept Huier's room for her. Send the quilt quickly. Go quickly."

Before Xiaohui's death, she was a close friend of her daughter with her eastern neighbor Zhao's daughter. This night, Miss Zhao saw Xiao Hui coming in her sleep. She smiled as usual and said to herself, "I have turned into a ghost. From then on, I have been separated from my parents forever. I want to borrow your body to meet your family. Don't be afraid."

The next morning, Miss Zhao was talking to her mother when she suddenly fell into a coma. After a while, she slowly woke up and said to Zhao's mother, "Time urges people to grow old. Xiao Hui and aunt have only been separated for a few years. I don't expect that my aunt has gray hair."

Zhao's mother shouted inexplicably, "Daughter, are you crazy?"

Miss Zhao smiled and didn't answer. Yingying bowed twice, turned around and went out. Zhao's mother knew something different and quietly followed her. She saw her daughter walking all the way and soon walked into Li's house.

As soon as she entered the hall, Miss Zhao hugged Li's wife and cried. Mrs. Li panicked and couldn't speak for a long time. Miss Zhao said, "The child came back yesterday. He was tired and didn't have time to talk to his mother. My daughter is unfilial and leaves her parents in the middle, which makes you miss you every day. It's a great sin.

Mrs. Li was surprised and happy, and said in a trembling voice, "Are you Huier?"

Miss Zhao nodded.

Mrs. Li looked gratified and said with a smile, "Huier, I'm very happy to hear that you are honored below. But you are the daughter-in-law of Pluto at this moment, and you have to abide by the woman's way in the future, you know?

Miss Zhao said, "I understand. My mother can rest assured that my father-in-law treats me very well, and my parents-in-law also love me very much. I don't dislike my daughter because she looks ugly. Xiaohui liked to hold her chin with her hands before she was alive. Miss Zhao often held her chin in her hand when she spoke, and her expression was similar to Xiao Hui.

Not long after, young Zhan ran in and said, "The person who picked up my sister has arrived."

Miss Zhao got up to say goodbye and cried, "The child is gone." As soon as he finished speaking, he fainted and woke up after a long time.

A few months later, Li Hua suddenly became seriously ill, and it didn't work to ask for medicine. The teenager said, "This is a devil's death. Dad can't save it. There were two evil spirits sitting at the head of Dad's bed, one with an iron stick and the other with a hemp rope. They refused to leave no matter how much they begged.

Mrs. Li cried and prepared her shroud. At dusk, the teenager shouted, "Idle people wait to avoid it. My brother-in-law came to visit my father." After a while, the teenager stroked his palm and laughed. Mrs. Li asked him, "What are you laughing at?"

The teenager said, "I laughed at two evil spirits. As soon as I heard my brother-in-law coming, I was so scared that I trembled and hid under the bed to make a shrinking turtle."

Mrs. Li asked, "Where's the devil? Where is it now?"

The teenager said, "It's really gratifying to be chained and taken away by my brother-in-law and tied to the saddle. Mother, don't cry anymore. Dad will recover soon. When his brother-in-law said goodbye, he said: He will beg Pluto to give his father and mother a hundred years of life.'"

When Mrs. Li heard the words, she turned sadness into joy. At night, Li Hua's condition really recovered.

In the future, the teenager focused on reading. Because of his intelligent personality, he was admitted to the county school at the age of 18, and still talked about underworld things from time to time. When the neighbors were entangled and sick by evil spirits, the teenagers pointed out the location of the evil spirits one by one and roasted them with fire, and their condition was often cured.

Due to repeated leaks of secrets, the teenager was punished by ghosts and gods. He was infected with evil diseases and was blue and blue all over. He finally picked up a life. Since then, he has restrained his temperament and no longer dares to talk nonsense.