Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 161 Offerings
Li Dai left her daughter's residence with an uneasy expression.

He failed to achieve his goal, wanted to get back Zhao Chenji's income, and learned a new news that slightly affected his self-confidence, so he naturally couldn't feel better.At this time, all his thoughts were shifted to how to fight wits and bravery with his stepmother in the future, and what kind of stepmother to choose to compete with his stepmother for the power of the central government. How could he have the time to ask his daughter about her life in Saga Mountain?He is too lazy to take care of disobedient children!

But as a father, he is too lazy to take care of his daughter, but there are others who care about Li Lijun.As soon as he left, Li Shen came to the door, and asked Li Lijun worriedly: "Brother Dai, did you make things difficult for you? When I saw him leave just now, his face was not very good-looking."

Li Lijun smiled and asked him to sit down, and let Erhong serve tea.To his question, she answered lightly: "Aye didn't do anything, but she thought I had lived in your family's property for a long time, and urged me to move back to the forest farm. She probably won the Dou's property for me. angry about the industry."

Li Shen said disapprovingly: "Our family is happy, can he control it? Fortunately, he didn't know that Ah Weng had gifted this property to you, otherwise he might have to grab it."

Li Lijun felt that Li Dai would not be able to do such a thing: "If it is my mother's inheritance, he may not care, and give it away if he wants to give it away. But the great uncle pointed out that it was for me, and he didn't want it. As for disposing of it casually, otherwise the elders of the clan would not easily spare him."

Besides, this property is of special significance to Li Lijun and Zou Wang, so they will cherish it, but Li Dai may not be able to appreciate it.From his point of view, this is just a "resort in the countryside" hundreds of miles away from Chang'an City.When Chen Weng was alive, he looked down on this place, and of course it is impossible to feel how important it is now.

He was afraid that he hadn't connected this property of Prince Zou's Mansion with his deceased wife's "maternal vegetable farm" in his memory.

Li Lijun didn't intend to point out this fact, so Li Dai always thought that she got the Dou family forest farm, but she didn't think it was comfortable enough to live there, so she must have been living in the other property of Prince Zou's mansion.Anyway, Prince Zou's mansion doesn't know what to say, so what's the point of asking Li Dai to say a few words?After he returned to Chang'an, she became even more quiet.

Li Lijun didn't want to mention Li Dai, so he changed the subject: "Uncle Shen has just been to the Liujiazhuang area? I heard some gossip, but I don't know if it's true or not. Please ask Uncle Shen to clarify for me."

Li Shen laughed and said: "I also heard that the original lady in charge of Bieye was a good correspondent and gossiper. She must have told the rumors of Liujiazhuang to the servants of Bieye, and the news has reached your ears again. Right? Actually it’s nothing, the rumors about the Liujiazhuang are really getting weirder and weirder, I can’t believe it. If there is no physical evidence, I would think that someone deliberately made up a lie to deceive the world!”

The news that Li Shen learned in Jingyang was similar to what Shi Qing obtained after searching around, only fresher and more comprehensive.

Under pressure from all sides, the magistrate of Jingyang finally admitted the fact that "big snakes cannibalize people".Although the big snake itself has not been seen yet, there are large snake scales and traces of the big snake crawling on the side of the meteorite cave, which is an indirect proof of the existence of the big snake.Under Liu Dalang's confession, the government also found the place where the giant snake had piled up the bones after eating people, which can be regarded as an explanation to the victim's family.Nowadays, government notices have been posted all over Jingyang, reminding the public to be careful of giant snakes, and if anyone finds its tracks, they must immediately report it to the Yamen, so as not to be harmed by it.

Because Liu Dalang was an accomplice of the big snake, he has already been brought to court and has been tried, and now he is only waiting for the verdict.Li Shen estimated that he could escape the death penalty, and the living crime was inevitable, and it was [-]% likely that he would be sentenced to exile.It's just that the family members of the murdered Guanjiazi hated him deeply, whether they would allow him to reach the place of exile safely is another story.

The Liu clan was free from the suspicion of crime, but there was a Liu Dalang in the clan, and they were also disgraced. They stepped up to sell the house property under their name, planning to move to a place where no one knew them and start over.

Villagers in Liujiazhuang and several nearby villages began to worship the "Rat King" secretly.One reason is that the "Rat King" does not kill people in the rumors, and they will pay gold when they eat their livestock. Even if the payment is a bit late sometimes, the gold is always real. No loss, but gain Yi, naturally prefers it in my heart, hoping that one day it will come to my barn, so that I can make a fortune as well.Secondly, it is also because the whereabouts of the giant snake mentioned by Liu Dalang is unknown, and it will return to the lair next to Liujiazhuang at some time. The villagers are worried that it will eat people again, so they hope that the rumored "rat king" with great powers will protect them.

The village man who had been kidnapped came back and said a lot of powerful things about the "Rat King", such as how huge it is, how powerful it is when it whips up strong winds, and its tail is almost invincible in the world.This "rat king" also had a grudge against the giant snake and came to settle accounts with it. When he found out that it was not there, he even dared to occupy its lair to dig gold. Even if he saw the giant snake, he would be able to fight it .Right now, the villagers have nowhere to turn for help. With such a powerful "rat king" living nearby, they certainly hope that it can protect them.

If only a few animals were needed to satisfy the "Rat King" and willing to protect the whole village, how could they be reluctant?Although the farmers are not rich, they can still get a few chickens and a sheep by gnashing their teeth.Under pressure, the rich men of the Liu family who had already decided to move away also donated a batch of livestock to enshrine the "Rat King".It is said that the "Rat King" has already eaten two of their sheep, which should mean a promise.

Zhuangzi nearby was also worried that the giant snake would pass by and hurt people, and he also wanted the gold of the "Rat King", so he followed suit.Now there is a lot of rumors in the local area. It is said that the local wealthy family intends to build a small temple for the "Rat King", which can be regarded as providing it with a shelter.

When Li Shen talked about these things, he laughed while talking. He really didn't know whether he should lament the ignorance of the villagers, or criticize the local government for their dereliction of duty.It is the government's responsibility to protect the villagers, but as a result, all the villagers are counting on the monster.The magistrate of Jingyang still thinks that he has done a good job, and he is determined to be promoted, so people really don't know what to say.

Li Lijun didn't know what to say.The people in Liujiazhuang actually plan to build a temple for the gopher?Is the little mouse really going to leave his hometown of the gold mine and stay in the countryside of Jingyang to eat incense?When she let Liu Dalang and the village man go, she never expected that things would develop to this point!

She looked at Li Shen, and carefully probed: "Uncle Shen, in this way, except for the missing giant snake, Liujiazhuang has recovered its calm now, right? If I send someone over to take over the field, it shouldn't be a big deal. question?"

Li Shen smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem. I have already arranged everything, and I am asking them to double the land of the two Zhuangzi and prepare to plant winter wheat. It is already a bit late at this time, I hope there is time." He said Even the land of Liujiazhuang has been arranged.

Li Lijun quickly thanked him, and then tried again: "Uncle Shen, have you visited the rumored giant snake's lair? What does it look like inside?"

Li Shen hurriedly said: "It's just a hole dug out of a rocky mountain. People probably lived in it, but it has been abandoned for many years before it became a snake den. The hole is messy and dirty, and there is nothing to see. You can Don't go in! Nowadays, no one dares to get close to it. It would be bad if you encounter a big snake. Even if you meet the "rat king", although it is rumored that it is not harmful, who can say What about quasi-monsters? It’s better to keep a respectful distance.”

(End of this chapter)