Chapter 291 Businesswoman

A businessman in Tianjin planned to go out and borrowed hundreds of taels of silver from the rich man for his capital. This matter was seen by a thief. At dusk, he went to the merchant's house to lurk, ready to sleep when he came back and steal the money. Unexpectedly, the merchant got the silver liang and did not go home. He set off directly for other places.

The thief waited at the merchant's house for a long time, but he didn't see the merchant return. He listened attentively. The merchant's wife tossed and tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep. Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and the room was bright and dazzling. A woman came to the house, beautiful, holding a rope in her hand.

The woman came to the bedside, gave the rope to her wife, and smiled at her. With such a smile, the wife was dizzy, took the rope in a daze, hung the beam, hanged herself, and soon died.

The thief was shocked. Seeing the woman leave with a smile, he immediately ran away. The next day, the family saw his wife's death and hurriedly reported to the official. The county magistrate arrested his wife's neighbor, indiscriminately, beat her severely, and tortured her to extract a confession. The neighbor couldn't support it. He condescendingly made a move, admitted to killing, and was imprisoned. Qiu Hou asked to be beheaded.

The thief knew about this and was indignant. He immediately went to the county government to complain for his neighbors and tell the truth. The county magistrate sent his men to inquire around, and the yamen came back and reported: "The house in the deceased's house was newly bought. A young woman died and hanged herself. The appearance and shape are exactly the same as described by the thief.

The county magistrate suddenly realized and shouted, "It turns out that the ghost is killing people. If you want to hang the ghost, you will be entangled in resentment after death, and it is difficult to be reincarnated, so you must look for a stand-in." The neighbor is now acquitted.