The ancestral hall of Shima Village, also known as Shima Temple, is actually three houses with earthen walls and black tiles on the roof. In the middle room, there is a memorial tablet of Liu, the ancestor of Shima Village.

Mr. Liu was a native of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. He fled to Shima Village and was also the first villager in Shima Village. At that time, Shima Village was a barren mountain with no name. Mr. Liu was building his old house.

While there, a stone horse was dug out.

It is said that after the stone horse appeared, Mr. Liu's luck immediately changed and he got rich somehow. He was originally a bachelor, but he married eight beautiful wives in one go.

Mrs. Liu believed that the dug-out stone horse changed her luck, so she named the place Shima Village. At the same time, Ms. Liu also built a stone horse temple and enshrined the stone horse in it.

It is a pity that when the Qing Dynasty fell, the Shima Temple was destroyed and the stone horse enshrined in it was also lost. As for the current ancestral hall and the three tile-roofed houses, the descendants of Shima Village restored it on the original site.

Liu's memorial tablet was also put up by later generations.

At that time, when the Shima Temple was rebuilt, later generations found some torture instruments on the original site. Those torture instruments were used to deal with villagers who violated village rules. In order to show respect for their ancestors, later generations put those torture instruments

They are all placed in the side room of Shima Temple, only for viewing and have never been used.

Originally, the villagers brought Li Tianzhen to the ancestral hall with the intention of using family methods against her. However, Li Tianzhen's attitude of taking the initiative to confess her crime made the villagers, who were already cruel, soften immediately.

After arriving at the ancestral hall, the villagers did not immediately execute him, but asked Li Tianzhen to admit his crime in front of his ancestors.

As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the roof. Li Tianzhen's previous confession was originally to delay time. Now, in order to delay herself for more time, of course she is willing to admit her guilt.

"It's all my fault. I am willing to confess my crimes to the ancestors of Shima Village." After Li Tianzhen said that, he immediately knelt on the ground. After kneeling down, Li Tianzhen moved into the ancestral hall step by step. After entering,

After entering the ancestral hall, Li Tianzhen immediately kowtowed in front of the memorial tablets of Liu's ancestors.

After kowtowing, Li Tianzhen put his palms on the ground, touched his forehead to the ground, and then mumbled a confession in a low voice. As for what Li Tianzhen was reciting, because Li Tianzhen's voice was too low, no one present could hear him clearly.

However, everyone can still see that Li Tianzhen is sincerely repenting. Since Li Tianzhen is sincerely repenting, the villagers can't say anything and can only watch from the side.

The villagers had to wait for Li Tianzhen to confess before making the next plan.

The reason why Li Tianzhen could take the initiative to kneel down in front of her ancestors and repent was because she wanted to spare herself the pain. She knew that most of the villagers were kind-hearted, and as long as she showed enough sincerity, the villagers were likely to be

He will forgive himself. Even if the villagers don't forgive him, this can delay time.

As long as Li Tianzhen can keep kneeling in front of the ancestor's tablet, the villagers will never touch her until she takes the initiative to stand up. Therefore, Li Tianzhen can keep kneeling and wait for the arrival of her mother-in-law.

Just when Li Tianzhen was pretending to repent, a harsh shout suddenly came from the villagers.

"It's not good, it's not good, that idiot Liu Dakui went to call the exterminator!" It was Widow Chen who shouted this.

Previously, at Zhang San's house, when Li Tianzhen sent Liu Dakui away, Widow Chen felt something was wrong. Because in her heart, Li Tianzhen was definitely not the kind of person who could truly repent. If Li Tianzhen could truly repent, she would not

The five points of land that Widow Chen has been dominating will not be returned.

Li Tianzhen had many tricks, and Widow Chen knew about it. At that time, she felt that something was fishy, ​​so she followed Liu Dakui out.

After following her out, Widow Chen saw that Liu Dakui was heading towards Songpo Village, and she felt that Li Tianzhen might have asked Liu Dakui to move reinforcements, so she followed Liu Dakui for a while.

In order to determine what Liu Dakui was going for, Widow Chen took the initiative to chase him. After all, Liu Dakui was a fool, so Widow Chen found out in a few words that he was going to find his grandmother. After getting the news, Widow Chen ran away immediately

Come back.

Widow Chen never lies. Therefore, the villagers will never doubt what she says.

It can be said that Widow Chen's words undoubtedly pulled off Li Tianzhen's last veil, allowing her to reveal her ugly face. After the villagers knew that Li Tianzhen was pretending to repent in order to delay time, the villagers

They were completely angry.

"We people in Shima Village are not afraid of killing the family members!" Just when the villagers were holding back their anger and were about to explode, Liu Laizi roared at the most appropriate time.

When Liu Laizi roared, the villagers immediately became excited. Just as the villagers were getting angry, Qian Yongfu stood up.

"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet." Qian Yongfu said as he stood on the big rock next to him.

The big stone was half a meter long, and when Qian Yongfu stood on it, he appeared to be a head taller than everyone else. By doing this, he could not only attract everyone's attention, but also make his voice spread further, making people feel more confident.

Everyone can hear it.

Qian Yongfu yelled like this, and everyone became quiet. After everyone was quiet, Qian Yongfu began to talk about business. "What is going on, we have to ask Li Tianzhen. Before asking clearly, please don't

noisy."

Even if the case is being tried by the Yamen, the prisoner must sign and write a bond! Therefore, the villagers still agree with Qian Yongfu's suggestion of asking Li Tianzhen first.

As soon as Qian Yongfu finished speaking, Liu Laizi began to question Li Tianzhen.

"Tell me the truth, did you ask your son Liu Dakui to ask your mother to kill the housewife?" Liu Laizi asked.

Of course Li Tianzhen knew that she would never admit this matter. If she did, the villagers would definitely tear her into pieces.

"No, I don't." Li Tianzhen answered decisively.

Although Li Tianzhen pretended to be the same and answered so sincerely, because she had told many lies to the villagers before, the villagers did not believe her words.

"She's dishonest. Let's put her on the tiger's bench and see if she still admits it?" Liu Laizi hates Liu Renqing with all his heart. Now that he finally has the opportunity to deal with Liu Renqing's wife Li Tianzhen, of course he won't let it go.

"Tiger Bench! Tiger Bench!" As soon as Liu Laizi finished speaking, the villagers all agreed.

Everyone has his or her barbaric side. Now, the wildness of the villagers has been completely mobilized. In fact, the villagers cannot be entirely blamed for this, after all, it was Li Tianzhen who committed the murder first.

The villagers all knew what kind of person the family slayer was. Li Tianzhen asked Liu Dakui to call the family slayer. Needless to say, everyone knew the motive of Li Tianzhen. And on weekdays, Li Tianzhen and Liu Renqing, the couple,

It can be said that the village has done all kinds of bad things, but never a single good thing.

Now, Li Tianzhen asked Liu Dakui to find the exterminator, obviously to deal with the villagers! Can the villagers spare her?

Just when everyone was very angry, calm Qian Yongfu spoke.

"In order to prevent accidents, we should invite the old Taoist Zhushan here first! In these ten miles and eight villages, he is the only opponent of the family exterminator. Although the old Taoist Zhushan is greedy for money, he is also a conscientious person and will definitely help Shima.

From the village." After Qian Yongfu finished speaking, he pulled Wang Wu and said to him: "Wang Wu, you have fast legs and feet, so you can go for a run!"

"Okay! I'll ask Master Zhushan to interrogate this evil adulteress Li Tianzhen here!" After Wang Wu finished speaking, he trotted away.

The skills of the old Taoist Zhushan are not inferior to those of the Miemenpo. Therefore, as long as they can invite the Zhushan Old Taoist, the villagers will no longer be afraid of the Miemenpo, and they can deal with Li Tianzhen with confidence and boldness.

To be honest, if it were not for Liu Renqing and Li Tianzhen, Shima Village would be a very peaceful, quiet, poor, but happy little village. Therefore, Shima Village has become what it is now, thanks to the Liu family
Chapter completed!