Zhang Ding was an unfilial son. After the death of his father, Zhang Lao, he did not go to the grave for several years.

That day, Zhang Ding drank a few more taels of wine, and he didn't know what was wrong. He suddenly wanted to go to his father's grave, so he bought paper money and went to his father's grave to pay homage. Who knew that this kid was so drunk that he ran to someone else's grave, burned paper and kowtowed, then patted his butt and went home.

His mistake caused his fatherffer.

It turned out that Zhang Ding had not come to pay homage for many years, and his father had long been poor. He finally hoped that his son would come to visit his grave, but he did not expect to send the money to someone else's house. The owner of the key tomb, known as Sun Laolai, was famous for being able to default on debts when he was alive, but he still had this virtue when he died.

When Old Sun Lai saw Old Man Zhang coming to ask for money, he glared at him and said, "This is the paper money he burned on my grave, why do you want it?" Helplessly, Old Man Zhang had to go to the yamen to complain, wanting the official to judge.

After Master Guan received Old Man Zhang's complaint, he asked the ghost to send Old Lai Sun over and asked why he didn't pay back the money he relied on others. Unexpectedly, Old Lai Sun shouted that he was wronged, saying that Zhang Ding had gone to his grave to burn the paper. Master Guan asked in confusion, "Zhang Ding is not related to you, so why did he give you money?"

Sun Laolai rolled his eyes, arguing that Zhang Ding had borrowed a sum of money from him and had not paid it back, so he must have come to pay it back this time. When the official heard it, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake. He frowned and thought for a long time, and finally patted the table and said, "This is easy to handle! I asked the ghost to hook Zhang Ding's soul, and it will be clear as soon as I ask him!"

He didn't expect Master Guan to make such a fuss. If he had to go through so much trouble and prove that he was lying, then Master Guan wouldn't have to throw him into the oil pan and fry him!

As the saying goes, "Money can make a ghost run the mill." He hurriedly found the two ghost messengers who were going to seduce ghosts, offered them gold and silver, and asked them to help him. The two ghost messengers got the benefits, so they naturally understood.

Besides, Zhang Ding was lying on the bed in the middle of the night, sleeping soundly, and was suddenly woken up by someone. When he opened his eyes, he was immediately scared to death, and saw two green-faced, fanged ghosts standing in front of the bed looking at him. A ghost reached out and gently pulled, and Zhang Ding's soul flew out of his body lightly and fell to the ground.

The two ghosts were not in a hurry to lock him up, but asked him whose grave he had gone to burn paper on yesterday. Zhang Ding felt puzzled: "I went to my father's grave to burn paper! Did burning paper cause trouble?"

Zhang Ding almost regretted it when he heard it. Had he known, he would not have burned that unlucky piece of paper, which caused him to get into trouble now. He trembled and asked the ghost, "Lord Ghost, can I come back?"

"It depends on what you say. If you say that you went to the wrong grave because your fault caused us so much trouble, then this trip is a one-way trip and you don't plan to come back! But if you say that you have borrowed money from Old Sun Lai before and haven't paid it back, this time you went to his grave to burn paper to pay back the money, then you are not at fault.

Hearing this, Zhang Ding immediately changed his words and said that he was going to burn paper at Sun Laolai's grave. The two ghosts smiled at each other and locked Zhang Ding in the underworld.

When Master Guan saw that Zhang Ding was hooked up, Old Man Zhang and Old Lai Sun immediately came over and ordered them to rise to the hall. Master Guan asked Zhang Ding, "Zhang Ding, whose grave did you want to burn paper on yesterday? To be honest, there must be no lie!" Zhang Ding quickly knelt down on the ground and replied, "Back to Master Guan, yesterday I specially went to burn paper on Old Lai Sun's grave."

Old man Zhang was stunned when he heard it, and scolded: "You unfilial son! You are not related to him, what kind of paper did you run to his grave to burn!"

Zhang Ding said seriously, "Father, I owe him a sum of money and haven't paid it back. I suddenly remembered it yesterday, so I went to his grave to burn paper. After saying that, he also blamed Old Man Zhang, "Father, you really are! This is not a New Year's Eve, how could I burn paper for you?"

Before Old Man Zhang could say anything else, Old Man Guan was already shocked and shouted, "Debt and money, this is a matter of course, what's there to talk about!" After saying that, Ling Guichai sent Zhang Ding back first, and the matter had come to light. Old Man Zhang not only didn't get the money, but also had to bear the cost of the lawsuit.

After Old Man Zhang went back, the neighbors heard the news that he had lost the lawsuit and came to comfort him. A person who had just come over said that after Old Lai Sun died, many people took the IOU written by him to collect debts from his son. It was understandable that the father paid the debt, but his son was even more capable of defaulting on the debt than his father. He said that he and his father had already separated and asked them to go to his father. These people went to court to fight the lawsuit, but they didn't win.

Everyone felt indignant when they heard it, and the more Old Man Zhang thought about it, the more angry he became. This Old Sun Lai, how much hard-earned money did the villagers owe when he was alive! Didn't the official say it? It is natural to owe debts and repay money! Why can he rely on it and not pay it back. No, we have to think of a way to make him pay back all the money he depends on.

After a while, someone whispered, "As the saying goes, the people don't fight against the officials, and the poor don't fight against the rich. Didn't you just lose the lawsuit? I think it's better not to bother the people and hurt the money."

Old man Zhang thought about it and said he had a solution. He said it like this, everyone look at me, I look at you, can this solution work? Old man Zhang slapped his thigh and said, "We have to try it, or I can't swallow this breath."

A few days later, Old Man Zhang contacted a group of people and went to find the two ghost agents in charge. He said that it was almost the Qingming Festival and wanted them to be accommodating and allow them to go back and give their children and grandchildren a dream.

Old man Zhang pulled Ghost Chop aside and said quietly, "Lord Ghost Chop, this time we will go back to nurture our dreams and let our children and grandchildren burn more and send them over during the Qingming Festival. At that time, we will each give Lord Ghost Chop two gold ingots as a reward."

When the two ghosts heard that this deal was cost-effective, they quickly agreed.

On the eve of the Qingming Festival, many people who were owed money by Sun Laolai had a strange dream. They dreamed that their deceased ancestors told them that they didn't need to burn anything during the Qingming Festival, just burn the IOU written by Sun Laolai to them.

This dream was a little strange. The more these people thought about it when they woke up, the more strange they felt, so they asked each other about it. It turned out that those who were owed money by Sun Laolai had such a strange dream. Everyone understood that this was the dream of their ancestors. Since it was the dream of their ancestors, then follow their instructions.

After the Qingming Festival, the two ghost messengers happily came to collect the compensation they deserved, but they didn't expect to receive anything. These people all complained to them with a sad face: We didn't receive anything during the festival, only a pile of IOUs! Alas, this can't be blamed on the children and grandchildren, because if their hard-earned money doesn't come back, their lives are stretched thin, so how can they take care of us! No, going back to ask for money in their dreams made the children and grandchildren anxious, and they actually burned a pile of IOUs, saying that they couldn't get it if Sun Laolai died, so we have the ability to ask for it ourselves.

The two ghost messengers didn't believe it at first, but after the investigation, it was really the case. The Qingming Festival people really didn't even receive a copper plate, only a pile of IOU. The two ghost messengers immediately patted their chests and assured them: "Don't worry! We will fight this lawsuit for you, but we will say ugly things first. When the lawsuit is won and you have the money, the gold ingot you promised can't be less!"

After the two ghosts went back, they ruthlessly sued Sun Laolai in front of the official. Hearing that the official was furious, he immediately had Sun Laolai arrested and passed on everyone to confront him. Everyone took out the IOU as evidence.

The official was shocked and announced loudly: Sun Laolai refused to pay the debt, which made the yin and yang worlds uneasy, and ordered to go up the knife mountain and down the oil pot to show punishment. After the account owed is clearly converted according to the yin and yang exchange rate, it will be repaid together with the principal and interest. If the property cannot be repaid after the sale, it will be punished by hard labor to earn money to pay off the debt until it is fully repaid.