Chapter 329: Resurrection
Wow~
Pouring a basin of water for washing face into the gutter at the corner of the street, Li stared at the gurgling stream for a long time, then she held the wooden basin and moved back step by step.
Ever since her son passed away unexpectedly, she felt as if a huge piece of emptiness had been dug out from her chest, a void that could never be filled. As a result, she had no interest in anything. Now, she dressed, washed, made fire and cooked every day just out of inertia that she had developed over the years.
The only thing that was still on his mind was "revenge".
But to be honest, when it was late at night and there was no one around, Li asked herself whether Wang the cobbler was more to blame for her son's death, or whether she was more to blame for not being able to bear the loneliness.
The answer seems obvious...
But what Li wanted was not the answer, but the word "peace of mind"!
The only way to make her feel at ease right now is to drag Wang the cobbler together to "atone" - at least that's what Li thought.
So, a woman who is too stubborn is so fuckable... bah , so scary!
But after Li walked back a few steps with the wooden basin in her hand, she saw three middle-aged women huddled together in a corner, chattering about something. They seemed to be speaking in low voices, but in fact they wanted everyone on the street to hear them.
If it were in the past, Li would have joined them long ago and become a glorious "gossip girl".
Now...
She looked straight ahead and even deliberately adjusted her path to avoid the three women as much as possible.
However, although the people could be avoided, the content of the discussion could not be avoided and it was clearly heard by Li.
"Have you heard that the eldest son of the cobbler family fainted in the middle of the night last night? When he woke up, he was talking nonsense and looked like a ghost!"
Li had heard about Wang Jia Dalang's illness a long time ago. It was said that he had a high fever at night after returning from the yamen that day, and he saw many doctors but his condition did not improve.
"Not only is he talking nonsense, he's like a completely different person. At such a young age, he's actually talking about marrying Tian Danu, the daughter of Tian Biantan - he even said he's already got half a piece of cloth at home, and is planning to ask Liu Pozi to be the matchmaker!"
Li's footsteps suddenly paused .
Before his son died, wasn't he thinking about that girl Tian?
Moreover, on the second day of the Chinese New Year, my son even brought home half a piece of cloth, saying that he wanted to ask Granny Liu to come to our house to act as a matchmaker...
"Yes, yes, yes, that's not the strangest thing. I heard that the child's appearance has changed. There's an inexplicable crescent-shaped birthmark on his left buttock!"
There is a crescent-shaped birthmark on the left buttock?
Li's hands trembled and she almost dropped the wooden basin on the ground. Wasn't there a mark like this on her son's butt?
What is going on?
How could the son of the cobbler Wang...
"It seems that the child also said that he buried the eight taels and six cents of silver that he secretly saved under the old elm tree in the yard. When Wang the cobbler heard this, he almost dug up the elm tree at home, but he didn't find even a hair!"
Under the old elm tree?
Li was stunned for a while, and suddenly ran home - she was in such a panic that she naturally didn't notice the relieved expressions on the women's faces.
But when Li returned home, he immediately took out his tools and started digging under the old elm tree. He actually dug out eight taels and six cents of silver!
Like most ordinary women these days, Li believed in the supernatural and mysterious things - otherwise she would not have repeatedly mentioned the concepts of "reincarnation" and "afterlife" in court.
Now that she encountered all these strange things, she suddenly had more thoughts in her mind, wondering if it was her son's "ghost" that was lingering, and he didn't reincarnate, but...
Thinking of this, she became possessed again and stumbled all the way to the house of Wang the cobbler at the end of the street.
Because he had three young children to take care of, Wang the cobbler was not detained in the government prison, but awaited trial in his own home. Of course, in addition to Wang the cobbler's family of four, there was also a yamen runner in charge of guarding the family.
When Li arrived, she saw Wang the cobbler standing at the door of , slapping himself in the face with tears streaming down his face, mumbling over and over again: "Dad is useless, it's all because of Dad!"
Li was originally very anxious, but when she saw his look, she suddenly became timid. She hesitated at the door and didn't dare to go in for a long time.
"Mother, mother!"
At this time, I heard the noise of the children in the main room: "Don't forget the silver buried under the big elm tree. I earned it with great effort. Don't let others get it for free!"
Wang the cobbler's wife had died more than two years ago, so where could his son have a mother?
Besides, the silver was clearly buried under his own elm tree.
This is clearly calling himself!
Li suddenly became excited and rushed into the yard regardless of anything, heading for the main room.
"It's you?!"
Wang the cobbler finally saw her at this time, and his red and swollen face immediately sank, and he angrily cursed: "It's all because of you, this evil woman, that my son has become half-human and half-ghost, and now you dare to come to my house!"
"Stop, stop, stop!"
He stamped his feet like an actor, and came forward with his teeth bared and claws bared, saying: "Don't you want to die with me? I will grant your wish today!"
As he said this, he was ready to fight Li to the death.
The guard nearby saw him and, fearing that something had happened, hurriedly hugged him around the waist.
But Li took advantage of this opportunity and crouched down to go into the inner room.
Then he saw Wang the cobbler's eldest son, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang. His hairstyle and features were surprisingly similar to those of his own son!
Wang the cobbler’s son was not like this before!
Li was even more excited. She went up to hold the child in her arms and took off his pants. When she saw the familiar crescent-shaped birthmark on his buttocks, she burst into tears: "My son, my poor son!"
At this time, Wang the cobbler and the yamen runner also chased in. They were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene. Wang the cobbler was furious and said, "Are you really crazy? This is obviously my son, how can you..."
"Mom~!"
At this moment, the cobbler's son called out, "I want to eat the pea yellow you made yourself."
Although the tone was a bit dull and didn't seem to be from the heart, Li didn't have time to carefully distinguish it.
She cried tears of joy, hugged the child tightly and cried, "My son, my poor son, I will never let you leave my side again!"
Wang the cobbler was even more annoyed. He threw himself forward and shouted, "Hey! You crazy woman, take my son..."
“Wait, wait!”
But just as he rushed forward, he was stopped by the yamen runners, who pulled him to the corner and said in a serious tone: "Wang the cobbler, your son clearly died last night, but he looks like this now that he has recovered. Could it be... could it be that he has been resurrected by someone else's body?"
"What?!"
Cobbler Wang was horrified, and then he roared angrily, "That little beast was causing trouble for me when he was alive, and now he's dead and wants to harm our Dalang! I... I'm going to find a magician right now to collect his ghost!"
As he said this, he twisted his body and tried to rush out.
"don't want!"
Li also left the child behind, rushed over and hugged Wang the cobbler, crying, "Even if he was taken away by the magician, your son would not survive. I beg you to be kind..."
“Pah~!”
Cobbler Wang spat in her face and said angrily, "Who is the one who keeps yelling for revenge? Now you're making sarcastic remarks! If I don't take him in, will my son's death be in vain?!"
Li was speechless, but she refused to let go no matter what.
The two were arguing fiercely, and the yamen runner on the side tried to smooth things over, saying, "Since this matter has become so chaotic, why don't you both take a step back and treat the child as your own, and let him call you father and her mother as usual..."
“No way!”
Wang the cobbler said angrily, "She wants to drag me down with her anyway, why should I give her half of my son?!"
Li was so excited that she couldn't help but blurt out, "Is it okay if I don't sue him? As long as you don't ask a magician to take him away, I... I won't sue him!"
