Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 87 Living with Mother and Daughter

The news of He Yunlu's death has once again become a hot topic in Qinghe County, and it is being talked about in every street corner.

"You know, He Yunlu is also dead!"

"Hey, this is all old news."

"What old news?"

"Your news is too far away."

"He Yunlu is dead, and he also killed Madam Liu and He Yunqing."

"What's going on? Tell me quickly."

"Yes, what happened? Tell me quickly."

Two people from the He family died, and they were soon forgotten. After all, Mr. He and He Yunlu had a bad reputation.

The reputation of these two people is not just bad, it can be described as terrible.

The people in Qinghe County wished the two men would die.

There is no telling how many decent women these two men have harmed.

After dinner, people talked more about Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing.

Both mother and daughter are beautiful. Even though Liu Ruyan is old and married for the second time, there are still many people who want to marry her.

As for He Yunqing, there are even more people he wants to marry.

The rumor among the people was that He Yunqing had a heart disease and Liu Ruyan was disfigured.

"He Yunlu sent someone to snatch Miss He away. Her mother definitely didn't want that, so she got into a fight with them and her face was disfigured. It was horrible."

"Yes, I heard about it too. His face was covered with scars, just like a centipede. It was scary."

"And Miss He is the one who has a bad fate."

"Why is her life so bad? Didn't the He family's wealth go to her?"

"Hey, that damned He Yunlu stayed in brothels all day. He had a dirty disease and passed it on to Miss He."

"Yes, I heard from the coroner in the government office that He Yunlu had many scars on his body, and they were all caused by internal diseases!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I heard from the girl from the Jiaofangsi that He Yunlu is ill!"

"Ah? Miss He was insulted by him?"

"No, it's just that when he was dying, his blood splashed onto Miss He, and she was infected with the disease."

The onlookers exchanged information with each other, trying to restore the context of the incident.

Within a few days, the entire Qinghe County knew about the He family's story, which was as good as a story in a novel.

In order to fight for the inheritance, He Yunlu fabricated a suicide note and was even more desperate to possess He Yunqing.

He Yunqing defended his innocence at the last moment and killed He Yunqing, but he contracted a heart disease and Liu Ruyan was disfigured.

One of the mother and daughter was disfigured and the other contracted a serious disease.

These days, the rouge shop was open for business, but no one came to the store.

In the past, men and women would come to the store.

The women came to buy things, and the men wanted to see the faces of Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing.

But after the news that Liu Ruyan was disfigured and He Yunqing was infected with a heart disease spread, no one dared to come to the rouge shop anymore.

Not to mention the rouge shop, even the people would take a detour three feet outside the rouge shop.

People in the county town avoided the mother and daughter for fear that they would also be infected with the disease.

On this day, someone finally came to the rouge shop.

The person who came was Wang Cheng, the county magistrate. Wang Cheng came to trade with He Yunqing.

In the past few days, Wang Cheng brought people from the yamen to count the He family's property.

The He family only had a few thousand taels of cash and twenty to thirty thousand taels of fixed assets.

Normally, all these things should be confiscated, but Wang Cheng did not want to confiscate the He family's property. Instead, he wanted to split it with He Yunqing in a 2:8 ratio.

He Yunqing naturally agreed.

So there were rumors among the people that He Yunlu forged the suicide note, and this was a deliberate rumor spread by the government.

"Captain Wang, please come in." He Yunqing invited Wang Cheng into the house.

Wang Cheng did not enter the house, somewhat disgusted. It was said that He Yunqing had a dirty disease, and he was afraid of being infected.

Wang Cheng saw He Yunlu's body with his own eyes. There were many scars on He Yunlu's body, and the scars were oozing with foul-smelling pus.

He Yunlu felt that those scars were caused by organ diseases.

"Not going in." Wang Cheng said, and asked his men to hand He Yunqing an account book.

In the past few days, the accountant of the yamen has checked the assets of the He family, and Wang Cheng came to share these things with He Yunqing.

Part of the He family's assets are gold and silver, part of it is antiques and paintings, and some of it is shops.

There are two types of shops: one is the medicinal materials shop, and the other is other types of shops.

He Yunqing took the account book, glanced through it, and did not frown.

There is something wrong with the account! ?

He Yunqing knew the He family's accounts best. In addition to these things, there should be 50,000 taels of cash.

But it’s no longer in the account book.

"Ms. He, there must be no problem with the account book!" Wang Cheng said.

The bailiffs did not discover the extra 50,000 taels, because they had already been given to Zhang Sheng by He Yunlu, so they were not reflected in the accounts.

He Yunqing nodded. She thought the government had embezzled all the money.

Wang Cheng continued: "Miss He, these things, we..."

Wang Cheng stretched out his finger, indicating that the profit should be split 20:80.

He Yunqing nodded silently. She didn't expect the government office to be so corrupt, stealing 50,000 taels of silver and splitting the rest 20% to 80%.

But this is also a good thing for He Yunqing.

Even the remaining things are still worth about 20,000 taels in total, which means 20% is 4,000 taels.

Four thousand taels is not a small amount.

"I only need a dozen herbal medicine shops, and I don't want any other ones." He Yunqing said.

The He family’s foundation is the herbal medicine shop, and they can make money from other things.

Wang Cheng was very happy. He said hurriedly, "That's great! I'll take the rest, including the He family's yard and the deeds to some other shops."

Wang Cheng ordered his men to take out more than a dozen deeds to herbal medicine shops, and then, fearing that He Yunqing would go back on his word, he hurriedly took his men away.

He Yunqing looked at the deeds of more than a dozen medicinal herb shops and breathed a sigh of relief.

The rouge shop is on the second floor, and the windows on the second floor are closed.

The window was open before because Liu Ruyan wanted to see the outside world.

But now the windows are tightly closed.

Liu Ruyan was petting a cat, her face was flawless and rosy. Her face was not disfigured as the rumors in the room said.

The rumor of disfigurement was deliberately spread by Liu Ruyan.

He Yunqing did not contract any internal disease, and this was also a rumor that was deliberately spread.

"Aunt Liu, Sister Yunqing, is it okay for you to defile yourselves like this?" Zhou Ping asked. His bodyguard term was only one day left.

Zhou Ping knows the truth about the two.

"Zhou Ping, you are right. We two will indeed be coveted by others."

"You see, after the message went out, there were fewer annoying men at the door."

"No one will miss us anymore."

He Yunqing said.

Zhou Ping once said that the mother and daughter were "innocent except for possessing a treasure."

So He Yunqing came up with the idea of ​​defilement.

This trick really worked, and no men in the county came to bother them anymore.

Zhou Ping did not comment.

Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing's self-degradation did indeed deter a lot of suitors, but it was very detrimental to He Yunqing's major life events.

"Zhou Ping, there is something." He Yunqing said.

Zhou Ping was silent for a moment, then asked, "What?"

He Yunqing: "I want to buy back the house you have. I grew up there and have feelings for it."

He Yunqing wanted to buy back the house from Zhou Ping because she grew up there and liked the original house very much.

Especially the big bathroom in the house, where He Yunqing and Yan Yi have been taking baths since they were young.

It’s just that the He family’s mansion was sold to Zhou Ping because it was haunted.

"Of course, I will add more money, how about three hundred taels?" He Yunqing asked. Zhou Ping looked embarrassed: "This..."

A house doesn’t matter, the main thing is that Zhou Ping likes the feeling of being alone. He can practice in the yard without being disturbed.

"Yes," Zhou Ping was about to agree. After all, it was just selling a house and he could buy another one.

What's more, a house bought for fifty taels can be sold for three hundred taels in less than a year. That's a lot of money!

"Yun Qing, how can you make it difficult for Zhou Ping? Zhou Ping doesn't want to sell!" Liu Ruyan said while petting the cat, "I have a good idea."

"Since you want to live in the original yard, we can move there and live with Zhou Ping."

"First, to satisfy your thoughts."

"Secondly, I can also take care of Zhou Ping. After all, he is a ninth-grade cultivator."

Liu Ruyan looked at He Yunqing and winked at her.

He Yunqing: “This”

He Yunqing wanted to buy the house, but Liu Ruyan's idea was also a good one.

The mother and daughter wanted to find a reliable bodyguard, but Zhou Ping still had to escort the caravan.

There are qualified warriors in the escort agency, but the mother and daughter don’t trust them.

After spending these days together, the mother and daughter knew that Zhou Ping was a trustworthy person.

Being able to live with Zhou Ping is like hiring a bodyguard in disguise.

"Aunt Liu, the house can be sold." Zhou Ping said. It's just one house, I can find another one.

Liu Ruyan shook her head: "It's decided! We will move in with Zhou Ping and then just pay Zhou Ping the rent. What do you think, Yunqing?"

He Yunqing was very smart and naturally understood Liu Ruyan's idea: "That's fine, Mom! Let's move there today."

Living with Zhou Ping is like having a bodyguard.

Although Zhou Ping can escort a group of convoys, when he is not escorting a group of convoys he is just a bodyguard.

He Yunqing didn't believe that Zhou Ping would not help when something happened to the mother and daughter.

Zhou Ping: "Let's reconsider this matter."

Liu Ruyan: "Zhou Ping, I have a very good relationship with your mother, and I often help you."

Zhou Ping: “.”

I have to repay a favor! And it’s a favor from my mother.

After discussing things, the mother and daughter prepared to go to Zhou Ping's house, not caring about Zhou Ping's thoughts at all.

He Yunqing acted quickly and moved the things to the He family's former yard that same day.

By the evening, Zhou Ping's bodyguard term had expired.

He Yunqing found three more escorts from the escort agency.

One of the escorts was Yuan Gong, whose annual salary was twenty taels.

There are also two young escorts whose cultivation is not high, but they can sense spiritual energy, and they get seven taels of spiritual energy every year.

Zhou Ping didn't expect that Engineer Yuan would be willing to do this kind of work.

With Yuan Gong's skills, he could earn more in a year by just going out as a escort.

According to Engineer Yuan, many people are vying for this job.

It is true that escorting can earn forty or fifty taels a year, but it is very hard and dangerous.

He has to be out escorting all year round and cannot take care of his wife and children, not to mention the possibility of death.

Although I earn less as a bodyguard for He Yunqing, I can take care of my family at home, and it is not that dangerous.

According to Mr. Yuan, there are several people who want to be bodyguards.

He Yunqing knew that Yuan Gong had some friendship with Zhou Ping, so he chose Yuan Gong.

Otherwise, Mr. Yuan wouldn’t have had this opportunity.

The moving work continued until late at night.

The three people from the escort agency were in place, taking turns on duty.

The house chosen by the mother and daughter is right next to Zhou Ping. According to Liu Ruyan, this is to prevent Xiaobai from working too hard.

Xiaobai was running back and forth between Liu Ruyan and Zhou Ping, it was so tiring.

Living close to each other can save Xiaobai some energy.

Zhou Ping felt that it was inappropriate, but Liu Ruyan brought up her mother again.

According to Liu Ruyan, her deceased mother owed her a lot of money. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring. The mother's debt should be repaid by the son.

Half a year later, Qingyuan County.

Zhou Ping opened the escort panel.

【Lifespan: 42 years and 7 months】

【Telepathic finger: three】

[The End of the World: Part 3]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

In the past six months, Zhou Ping has traveled back and forth through the tunnel between Qinghe County and Qingyuan County every month.

Every time you enter or exit the tunnel, Zhou Ping will reward you with life span.

Whenever the escort agency passes through the tunnel, they always think of Zhou Ping first.

This is not only because Uncle Lame takes care of Zhou Ping, but also because of Zhou Ping's strength.

On the surface, Zhou Ping has reached the ninth level of Buddhist cultivation.

The tunnel is pitch black and it is easy for ghosts to appear, so Zhou Ping's Buddhist practice is very important.

Another one is the ghost bride.

Everyone in Qinghe County knows that the ghost bride has set her sights on Zhou Ping.

It is most suitable for someone like Zhou Ping to take the tunnel.

It was also thanks to the tunnel that Zhou Ping's life span quickly accumulated to more than 40 years.

Zhou Ping also fulfilled his promise and brought Pu Ming's ashes back to Qinghe County.

Zhou Ping was also rewarded for bringing back Pu Ming's ashes.

The situation in Qinghe County at this time is completely different from that after the disaster.

There are rows of houses along the lake.

The people are no longer disaster victims, but have made a living by relying on the lake water.

There are not only fish in the lake, but also aquatic plants, which provide food for the people.

Especially the lake water in Qinghe County is very spiritual, there are many fish in the lake, and the taste is very delicious.

Qingyuan County has returned to normal and is even more prosperous than before.

Jinhua Temple was also rebuilt and is now very popular.

The people attributed the prosperity of Qinghe County to Jinhua Temple.

Many people believe that it is the Buddha’s blessing that allows the people of Qinghe County to live a good life.

Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi strolled in Jinhua Temple.

Xiao Qing wrapped her arms around Zhou Ping's shoulders and said, "These bald donkeys have done nothing, yet they are supported by the people."

Xiaoqing had reasons to be upset.

After Qingyuan County was hit by a disaster, the first truckload of food was delivered by Xiaoqing.

Later, Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing worked hard in Qingyuan County for more than half a year.

Xiaoqing worked hard to catch fish from the lake for people to eat when people didn't know how to fish.

Fan Shiyi also helped the county government restore order in Qingyuan County and coordinated food supplies for several nearby counties.

The man and the snake made great contributions, but they did not expect that all the benefits would be given to Jinhua Temple.

"Don't you get a lot of incense?" Fan Shiyi said with a smile.

The lake that appeared out of nowhere in Qingyuan County was named after Xiaoqing, and was called "Qinglong Lake".

There is a side hall in Jinhua Temple with a mural in it, which shows Xiaoqing catching fish for people.

The Wei Dynasty does not allow the establishment of temples for the demon tribe.

In order to take advantage of Xiaoqing's popularity, Jinhua Temple built a side hall.

Xiaoqing snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi came to the side hall where Xiaoqing's portrait was painted and lit a few incense sticks.

After visiting Jinhua Temple, the two prepared to leave.

A man with a young girl in ragged clothes and tears in his eyes knelt down at the feet of a young monk and said, "Master, please save our village."

(End of this chapter)