The man came home in the middle of the night, passed by the cemetery, and saw two women making a fire in the graveyard
Li Sheng, who runs a shop in the county town, has a thriving business because of his warm and attentive service. Although his family home is located in Lijia Village, 80 miles away from the county seat, his longing for his parents made him decide to go home to visit.
One night, Li Sheng suddenly thought of his parents, so the next morning, he told the guys in the store: "I want to go home to visit my parents, you have to watch the store carefully." After hearing this, the man agreed: "Boss, go home, I will take good care of the store." ”
When Li Sheng arrived in the town 15 miles away from Lijia Village, it was already late at night. Although he could have stayed in the town and returned to the village the next day, he resolutely decided to leave the town and go straight to Lijia Village due to his longing.
When passing by a grave mound, Li Sheng found two women roasting a fire next to the grave. He wondered why the two of them were still making a fire in the grave late at nightWith questions, Li Sheng walked to the grave. When he walked up to the two women, he recognized them as residents of Lijia Village, with a mother named Xiuying and a daughter named Ling'er. Li Sheng hurriedly asked, "Why are you roasting the fire here?"Xiuying continued: "Li Sheng, we really can't help but make a fire here. This morning, the rich man of the village, Li Papi, and a group of family members broke into my house and said that my late husband Li Changgen had borrowed 500 taels of silver from him when he was alive and demanded that I repay the loan. In fact, my family never borrowed a penny from him during his lifetime. Due to the poverty of my family, even if it was 5 taels of silver, my family could not pay it. Seeing that I couldn't repay the loan, Li Papi ordered the family to drive our mother and daughter out of Lijia Village. Homeless, we had to make a fire here. ”
After Li Sheng heard Xiuying's words, a cloud of anger ignited in his heart. He said to Xiuying indignantly: "Xiuying, why don't you bring Ling'er to the county government to expose Li Papi's crime?"Xiuying replied indifferently: "I heard that the county magistrate and Li Papi are old acquaintances, and it may be useless to go to the county government to expose them." Li Sheng decided: "This may not be the case, you and Ling'er go home with me, and I will take you to the county government tomorrow." Xiuying thought for a moment and said, "If Ling'er and I live in your house, what will happen if Li Papi learns?"Li Sheng said firmly: "Even if he knows that you live in my house, I am not afraid." Xiuying promised: "Okay, Ling'er and I will stay at your house tonight." ”
After Li Sheng brought Xiuying and Ling'er home, Li Sheng's father worriedly warned: "If you bring them home, if Li Peel learns about it, he will definitely send a family member to make trouble." Li Sheng's mother also reproached: "Li Sheng, you are always asking for trouble. Li Sheng knew his parents' worries and tried to reassure: "Tomorrow I will leave Lijia Village with Xiuying and Ling'er, and I will no longer involve you." ”
Early the next morning, Li Sheng took Xiuying and Ling'er and left Lijia Village. After they arrived at the county seat, they went directly to the county office. In court, Xiuying tearfully stated what happened to her and Ling'er. However, the county refused to accept the case on the grounds of insufficient evidence. In the end, Li Sheng had no choice but to lead Xiuying and Ling'er to the backyard of the store. There, Li Sheng said to the two, "From now on, you can live with me in peace." Since then, Xiuying and Ling'er have settled in the backyard of Li Sheng's shop.
Three months passed in a hurry, and when Xiuying and Ling'er were strolling through the streets, they met a scribe from the provincial capital, named Wang Xiaowen. Ling'er's charm deeply attracted Wang Xiaowen, and he followed him all the way to Li Sheng's shop. There, Wang Xiaowen confessed to Li Sheng and Xiuying that he was determined to bring Ling'er back to the provincial capital. Xiuying and Ling'er agreed without hesitation, and Li Sheng could only bless them when he saw this: "You go to the provincial capital with him!."I had a chance to come and see me. ”
However, in the afternoon, Xiuying and Ling'er embarked on a trip to the provincial capital with Wang Xiaowen.
However, fate was changeable, and one night half a year later, Li Sheng's shop suddenly caught fire, and the entire store was reduced to ashes. Li Sheng had no choice but to return to Lijia Village, but unexpectedly encountered Li Papi's revenge. Li Papi broke into Li Sheng's house with a group of family members and announced: "Li Sheng, you dare to denounce me, now I will drive you out of Lijia Village, as for your parents, I will let them stay here." ”
After being driven out of the village, Li Sheng could only embark on a journey to the provincial capital alone to find Wang Xiaowen. However, he searched around the provincial capital, but found nothing. Eventually, he had no choice but to leave the provincial capital and began to wander aimlessly.
Day after day, Li Sheng wandered to the capital. He was reduced to begging, and one morning he came to the door of a mansion. When the two family members saw that he was in rags, they immediately chased him away. At this moment, a young woman walked out of the mansion, and when she saw Li Sheng, she walked up to him in surprise: "Uncle Li, how did you get to the capital?"It turned out that the young woman was Ling'er. Li Sheng looked at it, immediately recognized her, and hurriedly told her what happened to her. After hearing this, Ling'er said: "Uncle Li, please rest assured, now that Xiaowen has won the top prize in the examination, I will ask him to seek justice for you." So, Ling'er brought Li Sheng into the mansion.
Two hours later, Li Sheng finally met Wang Xiaowen. It turned out that not long after Xiuying and Ling'er followed Wang Xiaowen to the provincial capital, Wang Xiaowen took them to the capital, because Wang Xiaowen had a mansion in the capital. However, shortly after they arrived in the capital, Xiuying suddenly fell seriously ill and died soon after. Recently, Wang Xiaowen took an exam and won the title of champion.
Three days later, Wang Xiaowen wrote to the emperor, in which he gave a detailed account of the crimes of Li Papi and Zhixian. Not long after, the emperor named Wang Xiaowen as the minister of the Qin Mission, and was responsible for punishing Li Papi and Zhixian.
A month later, Wang Xiaowen arrived in Lijia Village with Li Sheng, Ling'er and a group of entourage. As soon as he arrived at Lijia Village, Li Sheng's subordinates immediately grabbed Li Peel and picked him up.
The next morning, in the court of the county government, Wang Xiaowen sentenced Li Papi to death, dismissed the magistrate from his post, and sentenced the magistrate to 15 years in prison. In the end, Wang Xiaowen announced that all of Li Peel's property belonged to Li Sheng.