Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 249 Horse

Ma Yong, a native of Shandong, is greedy and rogue. He has lost all his wealth. The villagers look down on him and call him "hungry ghost" behind his back. Ma Yong was in his thirties. His family was poor and lacked food and clothing. In desperation, he had no choice but to go to the street to beg. The people are not ashamed of Ma's behavior, and no one is willing to help.

Old man Zhu, from his hometown, took his wife out to make a living when he was young, stole chickens and dogs, and did everything. Now he is old, he returns to his roots and is dedicated to doing good deeds.

On this day, Ma Yong went to the hotel to steal food. He was found by the clerk and beaten severely. Old Zhu felt sorry for him and immediately pleaded for him. He took Ma Yong home and gave him hundreds of copper coins to change his business.

Ma Yong received the copper money and didn't learn it well. He sat in the mountains and refused to work all day long. He soon spent all the copper money. He saw Zhu again and secretly ran to the neighboring county alone. This night, Ma Yong stayed in the school. It was cold in winter, and there was no firewood around him. He saw a statue of a saint in the house, so he took off the wooden board above his head and lit it for warmth. The officer was very angry when he knew about this. He said that he was going to be tortured. Ma Yong pleaded bitterly and said, "Don't hit me. I will try to make money for you."

The student turned his anger into joy and was about to release him. Ma Yong went to a rich man's house overnight and took the initiative to provoke and ask for money. The rich man was furious and was ready to teach Ma a lesson. Ma Yong suddenly took out a sharp knife and injured himself. Later, he falsely accused the rich man of murder and injuring people. It was the academic officer who tried the case and took the opportunity to extortion. In order to calm down, the rich can only resist anger and break the money to avoid disaster.

When the scholars in the school heard about this, they were indignant and went to the county government to complain. The county magistrate accepted the case, had an interrogation, slapped Ma Yong on 40 boards, put on shackles, and was taken to prison. Ma Yong was unbearable and died in three days.

It's night. Old man Zhu saw Ma Yong coming in his dream. E Guanbo took him and said to himself, "I have Mr. Negative's kindness, and I can only repay him in the afterlife." Then he woke up, and the concubine gave birth to a baby boy. Old Zhu knew that he was the reincarnation of Ma Yong, so he named the child Maer.

Ma'er is stupid and mediocre. In his twenties, he entered the county to study with the help of his father, Mr. Zhu. Once when I participated in a scientific examination, the horse stayed in a hostel and saw an article about "the nature of dogs" written on the wall. The words were profound. On a whim, he read the article repeatedly and kept it in mind.

On the day of the exam, the test question happened to be "the nature of dogs". The horse won a top ranking by relying on the memory answer paper. At the age of 60, he went to a neighboring county to work as a training instructor. I have been an official for several years, and I don't have any friends around me. The horse is a man and a man. He only recognizes money and is not affectionate. When managing students, they often take the opportunity to collect bribes, which is very unpopular. At the age of 70, the horse's beard was white, and he looked for prescriptions everywhere in order to make his beard black.

A student was wild and smashed Xigen and gave it to the horse for treatment. The horse crushed the root into mud and rubbed it on his beard. The next day, he got up and saw that his beard was as red as blood, like a spiritual officer in the temple. The horse knew that he was teased by the students. He was angry and furious. He sent someone to arrest the student and plead him for guilt. The student had already fled overnight.

The horse returned empty-handed, depressed and entangled, depressed all day, and died a few months later.