The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

Not long ago—when Qianqing just woke up, in the hall of Wu village, Shuiyun, Wu Bai, Feng Jiuniang, and Heihei were eating dinner.

The dinner was much worse than when it was dry.Half of the side dishes are exquisite, and the other half are cooked indiscriminately.The former was made by Hei Hei, while the latter was made by Feng Jiuniang.

Everyone's expressions were stiff, and they all said nothing, each with their own thoughts.

"Master Xia is really gone?" Shui Yun opened his mouth.She had seldom spoken since the mute's death.

Wu Bai shouldn't, most likely he still resents Feng Jiuniang.However, he is a well-educated person, he has read a lot, but he just keeps silent and eats with his head bowed.

Hei Hei also looked at Feng Jiuniang: "Young Master Xia, are you really leaving?"

"Let's go, I've told you so many times." Feng Jiuniang's face was pale and ugly.She just looked down at the dishes, ate a few mouthfuls indiscriminately, and perfunctory them: "He left early in the morning. Seeing that you were still hungover, he went up the mountain alone. He wanted to return home, and wanted to find Quze. But yes, then How can the rich young master want to stay in our poor place. Why do you ask?"

After Feng Jiuniang finished speaking, she continued to eat.Unlike the usual appearance with hands on hips and high eyebrows, he no longer looks bright, and seems to have something on his mind.

Shui Yun muttered something, as if "I don't remember saying goodbye either".Hei Hei put down the bowl and chopsticks, as if he couldn't eat.

She just looked at Feng Jiuniang, looking at her with clear eyes.However, there was suspicion in that gaze.

Feng Jiuniang was looked at with a guilty conscience: "What do you see me doing?"

"Feng Jiuniang, tell me the truth," Hei Hei stared at her with earnest eyes and a very tactful tone, "Master Xia, to the end, to the end..."

"Why do you keep asking about him?" Feng Jiuniang took the opportunity to interrupt, and said coldly, "He's gone, don't you feel distressed? I advise you not to think about it, who is he? It's not a good family, it's useless to think about it. Go away Still not willing? When I find you someone to marry later, you don’t want to."

Feng Jiuniang's words were harsh, and Heihei blushed from being scolded.Hearing Feng Jiuniang's words, Wu Bai suddenly raised his head, his face frosty: "My sister wants to ask you, you didn't do anything outrageous for money, did you?"

This is Wu Bai's first conversation with Feng Jiuniang since Musu's death.He looked angry, but suppressed it, and said coldly: "It's best to explain clearly while everyone is here."

Feng Jiuniang didn't expect Wu Bailai to do this, and said sternly, "You brat! What can I do that's outrageous?"

Wu Bai sneered: "Have you done less harm than good?"

Feng Jiuniang was in a hurry.She was already guilty, and she stood up all of a sudden, as if she wanted to criticize, but she didn't say anything.At the dinner table, several people were silent.The sun was setting, the light faded, and no one lit candles in the hall.In this darkness, I suddenly heard a voice——

"anyone there?"

The voice is not loud but clear, ethereal as if coming from the clouds.

It is said that at sunset, the yin energy is at its strongest, and a sudden sound is extremely frightening.Shuiyun still had food in his mouth, and stared wide-eyed: "You guys... heard that?"

"Could it be the voice of Young Master Xia?" Hei Hei stood up suddenly, with a slight joy on his face.

Feng Jiuniang's face turned livid.She frowned and said tremblingly, "You heard it wrong, it's howling wolves."

Wu Bai took two steps in three steps, and opened the door of the hall.A gust of icy air penetrated the room.He turned his head and raised his eyebrows, "It sounds like a young man's voice."

Hei Hei heard this and hurried out.Feng Jiuniang stopped her and said angrily, "Young Master Xia is gone! How could someone be in the village? You must have misheard in the barren mountains!"

Wu Bai argued: "I heard it is clearly—"

"Is anyone there?"

The voice came again.Everyone was shocked in vain, it was clearly a human voice!

"It doesn't sound like Mr. Xia's voice. Mr. Xia's voice is clearer, this one is more calm and gentle." Shui Yun put down the bowl and chopsticks, chewed and came to the door, "Is there someone outside the village?"

Hei Hei frowned: "It must be a passerby at the other end of the ravine, wanting to stay overnight."

Hearing this, Feng Jiuniang let out a long sigh of relief.He gave Wu Bai a vicious look, and shouted to the door: "I'm sorry, the bridge in the village is broken, you can't get across, you should find another place!"

After Feng Jiuniang finished speaking, she drove the juniors back and closed the door with a "bang".Hei Hei wanted to take a look, but was held back by Feng Jiuniang: "You still don't think there are enough troubles? You take care of everything about cats and dogs?"

Hearing "dog", Wu Bai became even more angry.He didn't speak, and the voice from outside the door floated in again.

"Take me up, please. The bridge is broken, I know. But I'm not on the other side of the ravine."

Shui Yun's eyes widened: "What, what does this mean? What does 'I'm not on the other side of the ravine' mean?"

He raised the lantern in a dark and quick manner: "The passer-by is in trouble, so we must help."

Feng Jiuniang wanted to stop her, but Wu Bai said sternly, "You should accumulate some virtue."

Before the words finished, Hei Hei and Shui Yun left.The surroundings are lonely and cold, the night has already fallen, and the distant mountains seem to press down like a curtain of darkness, making people breathless.The forest quietly covers the mountains.It was pitch black, except for the dim light of the dark lanterns.

Shuiyun remembered the night when he stood guard in front of the coffin.Qianqing pulled himself up and said he saw a ghost.Now, both of them are terrified.

"Young master... that young master... where are you?" Shui Yun trembled.In the distance, Wu Bai also shook off Feng Jiuniang and ran out in a hurry.

"Please trouble me to find some thick ropes, which are as long as thirty feet."

The man spoke again.

Wu Bai turned around and went back to get the rope, but was stopped by Feng Jiuniang.Hei Hei with the lantern was in front, and Shui Yun was behind. They clearly identified the speaker's direction and hurried forward.

Ahead is the ravine.

"Master? You—"

"I see your lamp, here it is. If you get the rope, hang it down."

Hei Hei took a breath.

This is the place where Granny Meng fell off the cliff.

Shui Yun couldn't believe it, and quietly asked Hei Hei: "Why is this person under the ravine?"

Hei Hei was pale and a little scared.The ravine itself was deep, and it was dark all around.But when she looked down, there was a layer of unmelted snow at the bottom of the ravine, which was slightly bright, so a white figure could be seen standing on the snow with fluttering clothes.Granny Meng's body is right here, next to Bai Ying.Hei Hei let out a "Yeah", and tremblingly said to Shui Yun, "Could it be Bai Wuchang?"

Shui Yun's face turned green with fright, and he shouted boldly: "You, who are you? Why are you passing by here!"

"It's just passers-by, girl, don't panic."

Shuiyun was a little relieved.At this time the rope had come, Wu Bai threw it out at once, Shuiyun stepped forward and pulled it, and tied the other end tightly to the stone, the three of them worked together to prevent it from slipping.The rope was pulled taut all of a sudden.At this time Feng Jiuniang also came.

Standing on the edge of the ravine, Hei Hei shouted, "Is it tied up?"

The people below responded.The three began to pull on the rope.

Feng Jiuniang stood aside, motionless.Her skirt swayed in the darkness, like a flower quietly blooming in the dark night, not so much a flower, but a withered vine, firmly guarding her body, but insisting on poking her head out wantonly and crazily.She stared at the rope coldly, and asked loudly: "What do you do? Don't you want to say your name?"

As soon as the words fell, Shui Yun and Wu Bai exclaimed "My God"——

Hei Hei's eyes widened, and Shui Yun murmured: "The rope seems to be loose!"

There were only a few thumps, like the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and the sound of falling stones.

Wu Bai was shocked, and broke out in a cold sweat: "The rope broke, did he fall?"

Feng Jiuniang stepped forward slowly, hiding a sneer.She went to the cliff to probe and saw a white shadow at the bottom of the ravine. She couldn't help feeling scared, but she said, "I'm afraid this rope has been loose for a long time. This passerby, I'm afraid..."

Wu Bai said viciously: "You just handed me this rope!"

Heihei and Shuiyun looked at Feng Jiuniang in surprise after hearing this.Feng Jiuniang said to Wu Bai, "You're really promising. After the death of a wolf cub, you yell at your elders all day long!"

"you--"

"The rope will naturally loosen after a long time, so what do I do. If you ignore this passer-by, maybe he won't suffer. If you are very good, you must come to our village." Feng Jiuniang said lukewarm.

Hei Hei was furious: "What's the benefit of you doing this?"

"Why don't I understand what you said? It's natural for this passer-by to die in the mountains—"

Shui Yun just understood what Hei Hei and Wu Bai meant, and said in surprise: "Feng Jiuniang, you, did you do it on purpose?"

Feng Jiuniang hugged her shoulders and shouted sharply: "What are you talking nonsense about? Did I do it on purpose? I just don't let you meddle in your own business! After Xia Qianqing has been away, you don't think it's messy enough? These passers-by are not good people—— "

"Xia Qianqing...he left?"

This sound made everyone completely stunned.This was not issued by the people present, but from the bottom of the ravine.Feng Jiuniang trembled, but Hei Hei cried out happily: "Master, are you alright?"

"Nothing. Please find two ropes and pull me up."

Wu Bai ran back to find the rope, not forgetting to give Feng Jiuniang a look.Shui Yun was happy, but wondered: "What happened to the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground just now?"

Nobody paid any attention to her.But Feng Jiuniang was even more disturbed - her words just now must have been heard clearly by the people under the gully.She raised her voice unnaturally and asked, "Who are you?"

There was a gust of night wind, and there was silence everywhere.Feng Jiuniang and the others quietly listened to the answer under the gully.

"Fortune teller." The man answered unusually calmly.

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