Early in the morning, the old man brought his son back to the fishing boat and found his grandson unconscious in the cabin.
At this time, Wang Shoudao happened to be looking for a boat to cross the river. Perhaps he came at the wrong time. There were no boats to ferry guests on the river, so he came to their fishing boat.
The old man and his son were not in the mood to do business at this time. They wanted to chase Wang Shoudao away. Wang Shoudao saw that the old man's expression was not right and asked him what had happened. The old man was also sad, so he told Wang Shoudao. At that time, the old man didn't know about the resurrection of the female corpse. This was what he said after his grandson was saved by Wang Shoudao.
The old man didn't know what was going on, but that didn't mean Wang Shoudao didn't know. When Wang Shoudao heard this, he immediately understood what was going on. When he went to the cabin to take a look, he was even more certain that this was an immortal beast using the female corpse's body to absorb the old man's grandson's Yang qi.
Through Wang Shoudao's method, he found the beast that cultivated immortality. It was a water snake in the river that had become a spirit.
Later, Wang Shoudao carved a wooden figure out of redwood and used a willow branch as a sword for the wooden figure. He asked Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, to cut down the water snake and save the old man's grandson's life. He also saved the old man's family. If the water snake was not removed, the old man and his son would not be spared sooner or later.
Han Gaozu Liu Bang had used the Chixiao Sword to kill the white snake to sacrifice to the flag for the uprising. His friends had probably heard of it. Usually, when there was a snake demon in the house, Han Gaozu Liu Bang was invited to guard the house. It was said that Liu Bang was the nemesis of snakes. Some snake-hunters who caught wild snakes and poisonous snakes for a living worshipped Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
The old man said that Wang Shoudao had carved wooden figures to kill water snakes. My great-great-grandfather had never heard Wang Shoudao mention it before, but Wang Shoudao had taught him the method of inviting gods.
Let's return to the topic. When I heard that my great-great-grandfather was Wang Shoudao's disciple, I immediately became excited. When I heard that my great-great-grandfather was the son-in-law of the Cai family, I immediately said that I wouldn't charge a single cent for the three corpses.
The old man said that he didn't want money, but my great-great-grandfather couldn't really let them do it for free.
The old man's son, who was also the middle-aged man, went down into the well for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. He shouted in the well and said that he had found one.
In ancient times, wells were not deep, usually no more than ten meters, because the underground water resources were much more abundant than now. The underground water level was also high. The distance between the well head and the bottom of the well was usually less than three meters. Sometimes, without a windlass and well rope, water could be drawn from the well by hooking a bucket with a carrying pole. If it was rainy season, water could even flow out of the well. "Of course, I'm talking about the wells here, not all the regions in the country.
When the person guarding the well heard the middle-aged man's shout, he hurriedly put another straw rope that he had prepared in advance into the well. The middle-aged man in the well pulled the straw rope and dived into the water again.
After a short while, the middle-aged man came out of the water and called the people above to pull the straw rope. As the straw rope was pulled, a male corpse was pulled out of the well.
The male corpse was still very well preserved. Other than his skin being a little soft and pale from being soaked in water, there were no signs of a corpse. The servants recognized him as the old chef's disciple, Zhang Jiang.
An hour later, just as noon was about to pass, Xiao Lan's body was also salvaged. Xiao Lan's body was in a similar condition as Zhang Jiang's body, except that there were bruises on some parts of her face, which looked quite uncoordinated. My great-great-grandfather understood that Zhang Jiang had beaten him up.
After a ghost turned into a fiend, the corpse would generally not rot. However, if the ghost was injured, the wound would appear on the corpse. It was like a butterfly effect or a chain reaction. When the undead was injured, its original host would also be injured. As for this, my ability to express words is limited. I really can't explain it accurately. It's fine as long as everyone knows.
After the two bodies were salvaged, my great-great-grandfather and the Cai family heaved a sigh of relief. Because Zhang Jiang's soul couldn't be retrieved from the well, my great-great-grandfather could only change his original plan.
My great-great-grandfather ordered the servants to find an empty room for Xiaolan's body in the Cai residence and place it properly. As for Zhang Jiang's body, just throw it into the woodshed.
After that, my great-great-grandfather asked the middle-aged man who went into the water to retrieve the corpse to take a hot bath. My great-great-grandfather put wormwood leaves in the hot water to get rid of bad luck. "In the early years, in our area, if someone passed away in the family, after the funeral was held and the deceased was buried, we would light some wormwood in the various rooms of the house to smoke it or sprinkle five grains to wash it off. It was mainly to get rid of bad luck. There was another saying among the people that this was done because they were afraid that the souls of the dead would not be willing to leave their homes. They would use wormwood to smoke them or sprinkle grains to wash them. The souls would not be able to stay at home and would leave their homes to go where they should go. However, I don't really agree with this statement. In my opinion, burning wormwood, scattering grains, and dispelling bad luck are one thing. Seeking psychological comfort is the real thing.
Back to the main topic. After everything was settled, Cai Wenye asked the chef to set up a banquet.
After lunch, Cai Wenye gave the three of them ten taels of silver each. The three of them refused no matter what. In the end, my great-great-grandfather came forward and rejected them a few times. The old man reluctantly accepted the ten taels of silver.
After the three of them left, Cai Wenye asked my great-great-grandfather what to do with Xiaolan and Zhang Jiang's bodies.
My great-great-grandfather thought about it and asked Cai Wenye where the corpse of the little gardener was buried.
Cai Wenye replied that after the little gardener died, his parents brought the body home and buried it somewhere. The Cai family gave his parents a hundred taels of silver for burial.
My great-great-grandfather said that it would be better to marry Xiaolan and the little gardener. This way, Xiaolan's wish would be fulfilled, and we, the living, would be able to rest assured.
Cai Wenye nodded in agreement. Then, he instructed the old butler, Cai Zhang, to go out of the city to look for the little gardener's parents to discuss the matter of marriage. Fortunately, the little gardener's home was in a small village outside the city, not far from the county town. However, I won't go into detail about how Butler Cai Zhang discussed it with the little gardener's parents.
After that, my great-great-grandfather ordered a few servants to wrap Zhang Jiang's body in a straw mat and carry it to a remote place outside the city. He poured lamp oil on it and burned it. After burning it, he dug a grave on the spot and buried it.
Normally, the corpse of a ghost that has turned into a fiend will not rot. The corpse is considered a place for the ghost to rest. If the corpse is burned at this time, the soul will disappear. However, I really don't know if the soul is scattered or forced to go to the place where it should go. In the past, there were many ghosts, but now there were few ghosts. Other than the current population, there was no place for ghosts to live. This was also largely related to the country's cremation policy.
Back to Zhang Jiang, he did not have parents. At first, he followed a group of beggars to make a living. When he was 18 years old, he met an old chef in the cold winter. The old chef took pity on him and gave him some food and a tattered cotton jacket. From that day on, he had been following the old chef no matter what. He could not be chased away, and the old chef had no choice but to take him in as a disciple.
The old chef had also heard about Zhang Jiang's matter at this time. He was also quite sad about Zhang Jiang's death, but he couldn't blame anyone else. If he wanted to blame someone, he could only blame his disciple for being disloyal and fickle. He was in the wrong first, so he had it coming. The old chef felt wronged, but he couldn't say anything.
In ancient times, polygamy and cheating were two different concepts. If you married a wife and wanted to marry a second or even third wife, no one would poke your spine behind your back. If you were not married, or if you were already married, fooling around with many women outside would be against the laws of nature. You would be soaked in a pig cage, riding a wooden donkey, and so on.
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