After coming out of the post house, Wang Qilin took Xu Da and Xie Toad home to stay for one night, and then took his sister and Heidou to hire a car and return to Fulong Township.

The first day of May.

The Poison Moon begins.

This month is very evil and is commonly known as the poisonous month and the evil fifth month. It has many taboos.

In the morning, Wang Qilin read the old almanac and said to Xu Da: "Be careful this month and keep yourself as good as jade. Be careful that if you commit the Nine Poison Suns and the Heaven and Earth Harmony Sun, you will encounter disaster."

Xu Da asked: "What do you mean?"

Wang Qilin showed him the old almanac: "The fifth, sixth, seventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh days of May are the Nine Poison Days, and the fourteenth day of May

For the sake of harmony between heaven and earth, couples are not allowed to have sex during these ten days. Those who do this will seriously injure their spirits and shorten their lifespan, leading to unforeseen death and unforeseen disasters!"

Xu Da asked: "How can I have a wife?"

Wang Qilin was impatient: "The point I'm talking about is sexual intercourse. Why are you paying attention to your wife?"

"Master Qi, I want a wife." Xu Da smiled playfully.

Wang Qilin said: "Okay, okay, don't bother yourself. If you have the energy, you might as well go and find out about Zhou Zhongsheng from me."

Xu Dadao: "Master Qi, I really take this matter to heart. I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night..."

"Wait, you're tossing and turning and can't fall asleep?" Wang Qilin laughed, "Fuck you, your snoring was too loud. Heidou fell asleep in the middle of the night and thought it was thundering. He actually pushed my sister awake and asked her to go outside to sunbathe.

Put away your clothes."

Heidou, who was happily riding a broom next to him, stopped and nodded.

Xu Dadao: "It might be really thundering."

Heidou shook his head: "Mom asked me to go out and check it out. It's just you who snores. I'll teach you how to do it."

"Guga! Guga! Guga! Hehe, where are you running? Guga! Guga! Ah, no!"

Qiao Niang hurriedly dragged him away.

Xu Da scratched his face and said: "It's probably the middle of the night. I tossed and turned in the first half of the night and couldn't sleep. Then I thought about Zhou Zhongsheng. I think the most reliable way to find out this person's place of origin is to go to the county government office. Dou Dachun will definitely be able to find out.

Come out, but it’s a pity that the county government is in danger now, so I can’t go.”

Wang Qilin looked at him sideways: "You want me to help Dou Dachun, right?"

Xu Dadao: "No way, I just hope you can be well, Mr. Qi, but how can we find this Zhou Zhongsheng? He was an errand here ten years ago. It is estimated that not many people in the village remember him and know where his hometown is.

There are fewer.”

Wang Qilin said: "Then let's ask around in the countryside first. If that doesn't work, I'll go find Mr. Cao. Do you know the address of Mr. Cao's home?"

Xu Da was stunned: "I know, I know, but what's the use of looking for Mr. Cao? He has lost his memory."

Wang Qilin smiled and did not explain.

He has amnesia!

Xu Da sent out his rogue brothers, and Wang Qilin also went to the village in person to ask well-informed people, but very few people knew about Zhou Zhongsheng.

This Youxing was unlucky. Not long after he came to Fulong Township, he encountered the Qin and Jin tribulations. This may be the reason why he survived and escaped with his life.

Unable to find detailed information about Zhou Zhongsheng, Wang Qilin decided to ask Du Cao.

Du Cao is not from Jixiang County. His family is in Dachong Township, Gaoyuan County, a neighboring county.

Wang Qilin went to the General's Mansion to borrow a horse, and three people and three horses drove over.

After leaving Jixiang County and entering Gaoyuan County, I didn't know which township I arrived at. There was a crowd of people gathered under a big willow tree at the intersection of a rural road.

Xu Da raised his butt from the saddle and took a look, his eyes lit up: "A cow-killer! Hey, rare, why don't you go buy some beef? We can't go to Master Cao's house empty-handed, right?"

In the past, during the Han Dynasty, the imperial court was very strict about the care of cattle. It is recorded in the law that the king's law prohibits the killing of cattle, and those who violate the prohibition will be punished.

By the time of the New Han Dynasty, the imperial court had been recuperating for many years, and the number of private farming cattle had increased. Finally, it could not only meet the requirements for cultivated land, but also had a surplus.

So the court changed the law and changed it to "official and private horses and oxen, because they are of great use. Oxen are the basis of farming, and horses can travel far away to provide for the army, so it only takes a year and a half to kill. However, there are many oxen among the people, and the life span of oxen is limited.

The fifteen-year-old cow can be reported and killed."

In other words, cattle were allowed to be killed after they had been raised for fifteen years. In addition, the imperial court would also select time every year to organize people to kill cattle. After all, the border areas were unstable and had wars with surrounding ethnic groups for years. They needed cattle hides, horns and cattle.

these strategic materials.

Now the imperial court allows people to kill cattle and eat beef, but the hides, horns and tendons cannot be detained privately and must be sent to the Yamen.

Beef is a good gift, so Wang Qilin acquiesced to Xu Da's proposal.

The three of them rode past and before they spoke, someone suddenly saluted them: "Sir, sir, please do justice to the people!"

Wang Qilin asked: "What's wrong?"

He dismounted and looked under the tree. He saw a large pot propped under the tree. There was boiling soup in the pot, and the rich smell of aniseed and soy sauce was wafting everywhere.

An old white cow was tied to a willow tree, and pieces of beef were hung on the branches. The largest piece of beef hung just above the pot. A young man took a knife to chop off the meat and threw it into the pot to cook.

Before the complaining old man could speak, the young man bent down and knelt obsequiously: "Hello, my lord, my name is Ma Dabao, and I am in charge of selling beef here. My lord, I did not break the law. These two cows have already lived for two years."

It has been ten years, and my neighbors here can testify for me that yesterday I went to the county government to issue a cow-slaughter order, and the county government allowed me to kill the cows."

Wang Qilin took the cow slaughter order, looked at it, nodded and said: "Well, it's not illegal..."

A thin young man sitting on the ground suddenly rushed towards him. The young man pushed him away and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, please go aside. If you disturb the adults, can you bear the responsibility?"

The young man was pushed to the ground, sat on the ground and began to wipe his tears.

The young man sharpened the butcher's knife neatly and said, "Sir, do you want beef? Wait a moment, this cow has been slaughtered for a long time, and the meat is not fresh. I will kill this cow right now and cut fresh meat for you to eat."

He walked quickly towards Lao Bainiu. Lao Bainiu said nothing and looked at him with huge eyes weeping.

Tears fell down in big drops, and dust flew into the soil.

An old man stood up and said sternly: "Dabao, do you have any conscience? Touch your heart and ask yourself, how did your brother bring you up? Isn't it because of these two cows? These two cows did everything for your family.

Ten years of work have fed you and raised you, and now you want to kill them?"

Ma Dabao said: "I have a slaughter order for my cattle. I can do whatever I want with them!"

"You have no conscience, you will be punished." Someone nearby cursed along with the old man.

"Why is this your cow? This is Xiangzi's cow. I have heard from your brother that all the chickens, ducks and livestock in the family are given to Xiangzi!"

The young man sitting on the ground got up, hugged the old cow and cried.

Ma Dabao snorted through his nostrils and said: "My eldest brother said it clearly, give the live ones to Xiangzi and give the dead ones to me. If the cow dies, it is mine."

The onlookers yelled angrily.

Wang Qilin understood. He pointed at Ma Dabao and said, "These two cows are your eldest brother's inheritance, the inheritance left to his son Xiangzi?"

Ma Dabao said: "Sir, I dare not lie to you. My brother said that the living things should be given to Xiangzi and the dead things should be given to me, because the house, furniture and farm tools at home were all left by my father, and they should belong to me."

"Then you are going to kill these two cows? You were raised by these two cows, and you relied on these two cows to get a wife." The old man said indignantly.

Ma Dabao saw that he had offended the public, so he simply took the knife and wanted to strike first and cook his life directly.

He wanted to swing his knife at the cow's neck, but he was faster than others!

A shadow of a knife flashed past, and half of the butcher knife in his hand was chopped off.
Chapter completed!