Time Travel: Remarrying a Little Wolf Dog

When she quickly reached the door, she realized something was wrong and stopped.

But He An was still walking, so she was led forward a few steps before finally stopping.

"What's wrong?" He An was a little anxious, "Go into the house quickly and hide first!"

As he said this, he was about to push Su Yan, but Su Yan stopped him with a look.

"The noise outside is wrong."

He An: "What's wrong?"

"It doesn't sound like someone is fighting again. It sounds like someone is crying."

He An frowned, "No way."

Having said that, he still pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside.

As he listened, he realized something was wrong.

"...Why does it sound like you're cursing and crying? What's going on?"

Su Yan shook her head.

He An thought about it and decided to push Su Yan into the house, letting her hide there first, while he took people to the courtyard wall facing the street to listen.

Su Yan warned him, "Don't open the door and go out. The situation is still uncertain."

Although the clan leader conveyed Uncle He's words, saying that the county is now controlled by high-ranking officials of the imperial court and there is no need to worry.

But something like this had just happened in the county, how could we not be worried?

He An nodded to show that he understood, then turned and walked out.

Not long after, he came back smiling and talking.

When he saw Su Yan, he held her face and kissed her without saying a word.

When she looked up, she met Dudu's bright and puzzled eyes, and she laughed heartily at her little face.

Then, without waiting for Su Yan to ask, he explained the whole story of what he had inquired about.

It turned out that the county sent people to capture the rebel leader Wang Dasheng and the evil victims led by him.

Now all of them were tied up and paraded through the streets, being cursed by the people in the county.

"When the parade is over, these people will be taken to Caishikou and beheaded!"

Su Yan: "How many people are there?"

He An: "I heard from them that there are nearly a thousand people!"

Su Yan: "Hmm? So many, behead them all at once?"

He An nodded.

Wow, the punishment in ancient times was so severe that so many people could be sentenced to death at the same time.

But why do I suddenly feel refreshed?

Amitabha, Amitabha, it seems it’s time to fulfill my vow to the Bodhisattva... no, to atone my sins.

I hope the Bodhisattva can forgive her evil thoughts and continue to bless her so that her wishes will come true in the future like today.

Hee hee hee.

She could also burn two more scriptures, wishing these animals a speedy rebirth in the next life.

Su Yan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

The county continued to be bustling for a long time, and towards noon, the noise gradually faded away.

Su Yan guessed that these people went to Caishikou to watch the execution together.

This kind of scene was bloody to think about, so Su Yan didn't go there for fear of having nightmares at night.

He An wanted to go over there with great interest, but was stopped by He's grandmother on the grounds that he was injured.

Then she turned around, followed Grandfather He, Uncle He and Third Uncle He, and together they carried the basket full of rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs, and went there in a heroic and high-spirited manner.

She had bought these things from others with great difficulty, so they had to be used in the right place.

This public beheading lasted for more than two hours, according to the vivid description given by Grandmother He who returned.

Xie Zhuangyuan invited three generations of the Meng family, who had been executioners in the county.

There are still not enough people.

Finally, he had no choice but to ask someone to find a butcher in the county to see if there was anyone willing to come.

Unexpectedly, the butchers in the county were all excited and signed up enthusiastically, fearing that they would be late and miss the opportunity.

When Xie Zhuangyuan saw that everyone was so enthusiastic, he stopped selecting and waved his hand, allowing all those who had registered to join.

In the end, there were nearly thirty people gathered.

They lined up at the entrance of the vegetable market, and the scene was particularly spectacular.

After Grandmother He finished speaking, she took a sip of tea to calm her excitement before continuing, "Let these people get their due for all their evil deeds. It will be so satisfying!"

Su Yan also felt happy, but seeing that Grandmother He looked a little regretful that he couldn't do it herself, he remained silent again.

Were ancient people so bold?

No, the servants of the He family that she saw were not like this!

It took a long time for Su Yan to understand.

Because the living environment in ancient times was harsh and the average age of death was probably only around 40 years old, they were more willing to settle scores.

The attitude towards life is also more casual.

Well... maybe it can’t be said to be casual.

All we can say is that they have other pursuits that are higher than life, such as leaving their names in history.

Ancient people generally believed that if they failed to leave any words in the world after their death, their trip to the world would be in vain.

They pay more attention to friendship and insist more on loyalty, filial piety, courtesy and righteousness.

Influenced by this trend, people both value and don't value life.

How should I put it? It's the kind of person who is afraid of death, but is also willing to sacrifice his life for loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, etc. at any time.

But servants are another matter. The masters will not let their servants have such ideas.

Otherwise, if everyone had the idea that “I will be a brave man again in eighteen years!”, how many cases of servants killing slaves would there be?

So in ancient times, apart from those specially trained death warriors, secret guards, etc.

The servants of an average family are much more timid than ordinary people.

But at that time, Su Yan was still a little in awe of Grandmother He's special attitude.

Perhaps because Wang Dasheng and others were beheaded in public, the hatred and pain of the people in the county were vented.

Therefore, the spirits of the people recovered very quickly afterwards, and they were no longer as lifeless as they were in the previous few days.

It seems that I am ready to move on from this and continue living a good life.

However, their page has passed, but some people's page has just begun to be written.

Outside the west city gate, the county magistrate stared blankly into the distance, with a yamen runner in official uniform beside him.

The back was empty, no one was there.

He stood there in a daze for a long time, until he was urged by the bailiff, and then he slowly came back to his senses.

Then he looked back and there was still no one behind him.

Yes, the city gates are still closed, so how could any people come here at this time?

Although it was not the common people that he wanted to see.

The county magistrate sighed and said to the yamen runner, "No need to wait. No old friends will come. Let's go."

The bailiff frowned and said nothing.

The county magistrate turned around and looked at him. "Those in the county government who know about me either avoid me as much as possible or hate me to the core."

"Why do I see you don't have any reaction?"

The bailiff stammered: "...Sir...I..."

The county magistrate interrupted him and said, "I am no longer a great man. His Majesty has issued an imperial decree to dismiss me from my post and exile me a thousand miles away."

"Not only am I not an adult, I am now a sinner."

The yamen runner shook his head like a rattle, "I know you are a good man."

The county magistrate looked at him with interest: "Good man?"

The yamen runner nodded, "Yes, since you came to our county, you have built bridges and roads, established schools, educated the people... I don't know how many good things you have done. Everyone knows this."

The county magistrate remained silent.

The bailiff continued, "Today, everyone didn't know the magistrate was leaving, otherwise someone would have come to see him off."

The county magistrate said: "Even if they knew, what would happen? No one will come back."