Chapter 7 Be a good person, be a bad person
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In the Dagan Kingdom, deep in the southwest mountains, there is a small mountain village located on a Niu Mountain range, called Niujia Village.
There are sixty or seventy families in Niujia Village, and most of the villagers are very poor. The Zhang Sanniu family on the high ground in the north of the village is even more poor, and the extremely poor households who cannot even eat enough. When talking about the Zhang Sanniu family, the villagers shook their heads and sighed, and they were willing to help, but they did not have the ability.
Until one day, after Zhang Ergou, the second son of Zhang Sanniu family, was born, the interested villagers began to discover that this originally poor family had undergone earth-shaking changes in just a few years.
First, the land planted by Zhang Sanniu's family is much better than before. Regardless of floods and droughts, it can guarantee a bumper harvest every year. It seems that you know the weather every year and you have never missed it.
Later, the meals eaten by Zhang Sanniu's family were much better than before. Whether it was running on the mountain, swimming in the water, or flying in the sky, there was no shortage of meat all year round, and you could often smell the aroma of meat coming from his family.
Then, there are all kinds of puzzles that happened to Zhang Sanniu's son Zhang Ergou. Zhang Ergou seemed to have always predicted the things in the village in advance. This year, whose house would catch fire, whose child would drown next year, and who would be hunting in the back mountain in the next year. Almost every word, the number of times in the village was too many. Almost no one in the village doubted what Zhang Ergou said.
Some villagers who had even believed Zhang Ergou after hearing what Zhang Ergou said and tasted some sweetness, were even more convinced of Zhang Ergou. Every time it was spring and summer, the Zhang family planted whatever they planted, and they also planted it.
There are also several hunters who saved their lives in times of crisis after hearing Zhang Ergou's reminder and treated Zhang Ergou as his life savior and were very grateful.
There are so many magical things that happened to Zhang Ergou. Zhang Ergou's fame gradually grew bigger. Some ignorant villagers even believed in some rumors: Zhang Ergou was the reincarnation of the Nine Heavens God, with boundless magic power. He knew five hundred years ago and five hundred years later, and all good and misfortune were known, and all evil demons were hidden... Then he hung a portrait of the Nine Heavens God like Zhang Ergou at the door of his house to seek peace in the house.
"Hao~! He Fang's demon dares to be arrogant here, why don't you show your true body quickly? Let my mother-in-law use divine fire to purify you monster!"
That morning, an old woman with a hoarse voice, ugly appearance, and skin like old tree bark, was surrounded by a group of villagers with horror and hoe in her hands. The old woman was holding a peach wood sword dripping with blood in her hands, and she wanted to fight against the demons in a stern voice.
"Kill the demon?"
Seeing this kind of situation, Zhou Ming sneered, walked to the door, and said to the witch in front of him: "I think, the so-called demon is you, the locust tree spirit?"
"What did you say..." The witch was stunned for a moment, her head shortened.
Suddenly! Zhou Ming pointed to the witch and said sternly: "Last year, a 16-year-old child in Yangjialing fell ill and was possessed by you as a water ghost. He pushed into the fire and burned to death. After death, his soul was swallowed by you, and your life increased by three years!"
"Two years ago, a 18-year-old child in Dadong Village fell ill. He was also possessed and burned to death by you as a water ghost. His soul was swallowed by you, and his life span increased by two years..."
"Two years ago, Xishui Village..."
"In the past decades, you have caused trouble. There are more than a dozen children possessed by you as water ghosts. The locust tree spirit has sucked so many children's souls. Your life has increased by more than a hundred years, right?"
Listening to Zhou Ming's words, the villagers were in a state of turmoil.
"What? The old witch is a locust tree spirit, who specializes in swallowing the souls of children?"
"The old witch looks older than she is in her seventies or eighties, and she lives for a hundred years, can she live a hundred years?"
"How could it be that the water ghost is possessed every time?"
"Is what the Nine Heavens God said is true?"
The villagers all took two steps back and looked at the witch not far away with horror.
The witch turned pale and said in anger, "Shameless evil demons are talking nonsense, why don't you die quickly!" After that, the witch held up the blood sword and rushed towards Zhou Ming.
"Lotus Tree Spirit, you should be the one who died!"
Zhou Ming's face turned solemn, he took out a ball object from his sleeve, threw it at the witch's feet, and a loud bang. Two or three seconds later, a burst of choking black smoke dissipated, and the witch, covered in blood, had already fallen to the ground and moaned.
"Dear uncles and aunts, this locust tree spirit that harms people has been knocked down by me with my palm divine thunder. I will seal the body of the locust tree spirit. You will put this locust tree spirit into the fire and help me eliminate this demon who harms the side!"
After saying that, Zhou Ming took out an ebony of unknown material from his sleeve, took out a knife and slashed it up. With a burst of exclamations, a dazzling blood mark suddenly appeared on the dark ebony.
"Lotus Tree Spirit, this old witch is indeed a Lotus Tree Spirit!"
"I'm so despicable. The souls of more than a dozen children were swallowed by this locust tree spirit."
"Burn her to death, burn her to death!"
The angry villagers raised the wailing witch and threw it into the burning fire.
"Is this Zhang family's second goblin really a god reincarnated?" In the crowd, the pale-faced inner chief Li Shouzheng regretted the invitation of the old witch to Niujia Village.
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In a blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed, and the name of the Nine Heavens God Lord Zhang Ergou is becoming more and more popular, and there are more and more "miracles" that happen to Zhang Ergou, such as the ironworking technique that is self-taught, the superb carpenter work, and never returning empty-handed when hunting. Some inventions and creations that occasionally come out bring endless benefits to the village.
What’s even more rare is that the Nine Heavens God has a heart like a Bodhisattva. If anyone in the village has difficulties, if the family encounters difficult things, they will donate generously and help each other. If there are difficulties, finding the God is almost a word-of-mouth sentence passed down by the villagers.
When I heard that the god, who was in the year of starting a family and starting a career, wanted to marry his daughter Xiuniang, Wang Xiucai at the east end of the village agreed without much objection. The god of Jiutian was very powerful and his daughter would be able to enjoy the rest of his life.
At this moment, the village chief Li Shouzheng's family.
Li Shouzheng's second son Li Wenhao was crying, making a fuss in his bedroom, making the family uneasy and chaotic.
"No, I must take Wang Xiuniang, the daughter of Wang Xiucai, as my concubine! She is mine, and no one is allowed to rob me!"
Li Wenhao's eyes were red and he said, "I heard that Zhang Ergou also fell in love with his favorite Wang Xiuniang, and he was furious and couldn't extinguish his anger!"
"Oh my heart, that Wang Xiuniang is the woman the Lord of the Nine Heavens is fond of. What are you snatching from the Lord of the God? You are not afraid of being punished by God. Good son, be good. There are so many women in the world. Don't worry about Wang Xiuniang, okay?" Li's mother advised hard that Li's mother, who believes in gods and Buddhas, does not want to offend the true gods on earth.
"What the Nine Heavens God, I think it's just a dog! A mangy dog! He dares to steal my Li Wenhao's woman, I want to make him look good!"
He was furious with Li Wenhao and immediately called a group of minions to go to Zhang Sanniu's house for a big fuss. If it weren't for being blocked by the enthusiastic villagers around him, he would have probably smashed the entire Zhang family.
"Haha, Li Wenhao, I didn't expect you to jump out, very well, very good..." A sneer flashed in my eyes, and Zhou Ming made a decision in his heart.
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One night two days later, a bad news came from the family of Li Shouzheng, the second son of the village chief, Li Wenhao, suddenly died in the wind while walking with his wife Zhou. The Li family was in chaos. Because it was impossible to find out what was strange, they had to bury the matter.
When Zhou Ming heard about Li Wenhao's death, he laughed very happily in private. Li Wenhao's heart was not good at all. In addition, he was lustful. Just drink some of the [Golden Sword Grass] juice he matched for him. Once he did a violent move, his heartbeat would be faster and he would not be far from death.
As for how he knew the effects of [Golden Sword Grass], after using the [Elementary Hunting Card], he knew hundreds of poisonous weeds similar to [Golden Sword Grass].
In this life, his survival philosophy is: no matter who it is, as long as he goes against me, he will die!
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Time is like an arrow, and more than thirty years have passed. In addition to his wife Wang Xiuniang, Zhou Ming has also taken several concubines including Li Erya, Sun Qianqian, Zhang Xiaoya and other concubines. Although there are often jealous things in the backyard, these women have 20 to thirty children, and there are sixteen males alone. In addition to their grandchildren, there are as many as hundreds, which is a huge family.
The family business is getting bigger, and Zhou Ming also has his own arrangements for his sons. For example, he built a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, mill, oil press shop, textile factory, brick kiln factory and other village-run enterprises in the village. Each son is responsible for one part and helps each other when encountering difficulties. There is no possibility of starvation from descendants.
In the agricultural field, Zhou Ming, who has accumulated hundreds of acres of land in recent years, is preparing to make another big deal.
"Dad, except for the opposition of the Li family, a wealthy family in the village, the other villagers are very supportive and want to follow our Zhang family!" Outside the door, the eldest son Zhang Sheng walked in and reported a message.
"Haha!" Zhou Ming sneered, as if he had expected it, and said slowly: "According to how much land is invested, we should concentrate on using oxen and tools, and then work together to dig ditches to improve irrigation... How could the Li family think of these good things? It would be good if they didn't force the mud legs to sell their children and their daughters to sell themselves! Our collective farm cooperative plan is digging the roots of the Li family! It would be strange if they didn't fight for us!"
"Dad, I have long disliked their Li family, but Dad, there are many male members of the Li family. If the fight starts, I'm afraid..." The eldest son said with some concern.
"Don't be afraid," Zhou Ming smiled and shook his head: "In order to deal with their Li family, I have been preparing for many years. Sheng'er, go and call the second and third brothers over here, I'll show you something..."
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A few days later.
At the north of Niujia Village and at the door of Zhangjia, two groups of people were gathering, each with about a hundred people. The group of people outside held sharp swords, a sharp sword, axes and blades with cruel smiles on their faces.
The people in the Zhang family yard were mostly holding hoes and shoulder poles, but they were also polished to a shiny place.
Two crowded crowds were yelling at each other, and the situation was about to break out.
"Old dogs from the Zhang family, if you set up a 'collective farm cooperative', our Li family will immediately slaughter the entire Zhang family!"
"Yes, I'll wash the Zhang family! I'll wash the whole family!"
"Go into the Zhang family and grab money and women!"
At this time, a group of black dots suddenly flew out of the Zhangjiayuan, and a pungent smell of sulfur was emitted from the air.
"What is this?" In the crowd, a male man from the Li family took a black ball with his hand and looked closer.
"boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Ah!" "Ahh!" "My legs!" "My hands are gone!" "…!"
Chapter completed!