Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 451 Cui Meng 1

Jianchang Cui Meng, the son of the family. He is resolute. When he was a teenager, he studied in a private school. His companions were slightly rebellious and often punched and kicked. The gentleman repeatedly banned it.

At the age of sixteen or seventeen, he is extremely skilled in martial arts. He can fly with a long pole and walk around the wall. In my life, I love to fight injustice, and it is duty-bound to hoe the strong and help the weak. As a filial person, his mother advised him to be safe and not to make trouble. Cui Mengnuonuo obeyed his orders and forgot it as soon as he went out.

Sometimes there is a neighbor, his wife is fierce, her mother-in-law is abused, lacks little food and clothing, her face is yellow and thin, and she is dying. The neighbor couldn't see it, so he secretly took some food to help his mother. When the wife heard the news, she scolded in all kinds of ways.

Cui Meng knew about this and was indignant in the middle of the night. He entered the wall and cut off the shrew's ears, nose, lips and tongue, causing her to die. Seeing this, Cui's mother was terrmented to death. Her son provoked a lawsuit for life and was very anxious. He hurriedly found a neighbor, comforted her in every way, tried her best to comfort her, and ordered her maidservant to marry her and give her to her neighbor as a wife. At least, she finally calmed down the matter.

Cui Meng knew that he was in trouble and knelt down to plead guilty. The mother ignored it, and his wife pleaded and said, "It's not his fault that he is reckless. But since he knew it was wrong, just beat him out. The mother was angry and rested less. She picked up the wooden stick, hit Cui Meng's back, and then took a silver needle to pierce Cui Meng's arm. With blood, she stabbed a pair of "cross pattern" and painted red paint to show punishment.

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On this day, a taxi from the village came to see Cui Meng and said, "The prince's face is fierce, and I'm afraid it's rare to end well. The good family should not end up like this.

Cui Meng said, "As the Taoist priest said, I also know that I am reckless and often make trouble. It's just that my nature is like this, and I have to calm it out. From now on, can we avoid disasters like this?

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Don't ask, it's inevitable. Please ask yourself if you can change it first. If I can restrain my temperament, even if it is one in ten thousand, I will try to share your worries and point out the way.

When Cui Meng heard the words, he smiled and said nothing.

The Taoist priest said, "Why, the prince doesn't believe in poverty? To tell you the truth, I'm not like a casual wizard. I only know how to deceive people. If you want to live, you have to do good deeds.

Cui Meng asked, "How to do good deeds?"

The Taoist priest said, "There is a descendant in the village, surnamed Zhao, Nanchang. Do you know him?"

Cui Meng said, "Do you mean Brother Zhao? This little baby is only twelve years old. In addition to studying well, there is nothing special. His family is poor.

The Taoist priest said, "Don't look down on people! As the saying goes, the future is terrible. Who can be accurate about what will happen in the future? Listen to my advice, from today on, treat the monk brother well and be generous. Even if he commits a death crime, he can save you. After saying that, he went away.

Cui Meng listened to the advice and really made friends with the monk brother, and the food supply was often Zhou Ji. He became a brother and was very close to him.

In the past year, the monk came to say goodbye and said, "I'm leaving." My brother should be clean and calm, and there will be a chance to meet in the future. The whole family moved, and there was no news.

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In the autumn of this year, Uncle Cui Meng passed away, and the two women went to the funeral. Lu met a group of family sidings, grabbed a man, cursed, and beat him hard.

A brief inquire: It turns out that the man's surname is Li Mingshen, and he has a beautiful wife, which is unparalleled. The evil young people in the village occasionally see it. They are greedy for beauty and want to seize it. Li Shen was originally a gambler and addicted to gambling. On this day, he gathered a crowd to make a big bet, and Li Shen also participated in it. He was so unsick that he lost dozens of copper coins and turned around to leave. The evil young master stopped him and said, "Brother Li, everyone is having fun. Why do you want to leave?" Li Shen said angrily, "If you have lost all the money, why do you stay?"

The evil young man said, "You don't have money, do you? I'll lend you three cents of interest. How much do you want to borrow? Just open your mouth, but you just have to write down to avoid repudiation.

Li Shen said, "Three cents of interest, isn't that usury? I can't afford it."

The young master laughed and said, "If you can't pay it back, you can pay it back slowly. I won't urge you. Tell me, how much do you want to borrow?

Li Shen stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty sentences."

The young master laughed and said, "Brother Li is really cautious. How many thirty essays can he lose in one go? Well, I'll lend you thirty mon. Write down the documents now and lend silver.

Li Shen raised gambling money and continued to gamble. Throughout the afternoon, I lost and borrowed, borrowed and lost, owed 3,000 yuan of copper coins, unable to repay, full of depression, and went home sadly.

The evil young master urged him tightly, turned his face and didn't recognize people. He came to ask for money every day and forcibly took his wife away, saying that he used her to pay off his debts. In this way, he forcibly occupied his wife day and night**. Humiliation.

Li Shen was not convinced and came to complain. The evil young master instructed the family, tied him up, forcibly dragged him, whipped him, and bullied him in all kinds of ways. He was about to force him to sign a "no regret letter" and voluntarily gave his wife. It happened that Cui Meng passed by and looked at him.