【001】Ghost marriage

Spring comes silently and goes quickly as people come and go in a hurry. In the blink of an eye, two and a half months have passed since the trip to Hanmei Town.

Ran Qin took Jiang Rong, who was frail and sick, and was properly placed under Zhiqing's careful arrangements.

Because of this fatigue, Zhiqing's body gradually weakened and he was not in good condition.

After a good night's sleep, my mind has not yet fully awakened. While listening to the various noises in life on the street, there seemed to be a knock on the door, so I turned my head and turned to the door to listen carefully for a while.

, when he was sure there was a knock on the door, he asked loudly in the direction of the door: "Who is it?"

Someone outside the door replied: "It's me, Master Zhong."

I just came back from City A and haven't had a good rest for a few days. Could it be that someone came to my door to ask for something? Zhong Kui secretly guessed as he put on his clothes.

I put on my clothes so quickly that I didn't even have time to button the last button, so I hurriedly opened the door to see who was visiting me so early.

As soon as he opened the door, a pair of rough, calloused hands handed him a cheap cigarette. A layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He stroked his beard on his chin and smiled, causing the wrinkles on his face to squeeze together.

Zhong Kui looked at the honest farmer brother and let him in quickly. After the farmer entered the house, he seemed a little cautious and flustered. It seemed that he did not come to the county town often.

"Brother, what's your name? You came all the way here, right?" He took the initiative to strike up a conversation while pouring water. The purpose was to ease the atmosphere and shorten the distance, so as to prevent him from being so embarrassed all the time.

"Minggui, my surname is Lu, you can call me Boss Lu."

"No way, let me call you Big Brother!" Zhong Kui said politely, and handed him a cup of hot tea.

The two sat down, and Zhong Kui tried his best to put on an apologetic smile and said: "I just returned to the county a while ago, and I found the neighborhood committee to implement the property rights. Some old people who know me asked me to go to a gathering. I went there yesterday.

Come on, drink some wine and feel a little confused. I just woke up and you are here."

"Hi - hi~ Master Zhong, I'm sorry to disturb your dream." The big brother seemed to have something to hide, he hesitated for a long time without saying anything serious.

As time went by, Zhong Kui became impatient. "You're welcome. If you have anything to say, just say it. I've always been so straightforward. How do you think this big old man should behave like a girl?"

"Okay, then I'll tell you straight." Big Brother smiled bitterly and continued: "To be honest with you, Master Zhong, this is a scandal, and I don't even know how to put it down..." As he said, he sighed,

Under the other party's probing gaze, he added: "The bones of my niece and the old girl were stolen by tomb robbers two days ago."

"What are you talking about? Tomb robbers stole your niece's bones?" Zhong Kui said in surprise. He looked at Boss Lu seriously, trying to see from his face whether he was joking or something. From the look of shame on his face

It is not difficult to see that he is not joking or deceiving people.

"Grave robbers, they didn't just steal the bones of your niece and old girl! They should have also lost other burial objects." This is Zhong Kui's most basic understanding of tomb robbers. In addition to stealing the treasures in the tomb, tomb robbers don't seem to be able to do anything.

Become interested in corpses.

Boss Lu shook his head seriously and said: "That's what's strange. My Lu family is not rich. What valuable burial objects are there? The simplest thing is a thin quilt and old clothes. But tomb robbers

Leave them all in the coffin and take away the bones."

Zhong Kui smiled bitterly, "Damn it, even if the cemetery was stolen, you'd be looking for me. He dared to think of me as Sherlock Holmes. The idea stirred his mind, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Why don't you report the crime?"

"The government cares about this?" Big Brother stared at Zhong Kui in surprise with his cloudy old eyes, which made him feel quite embarrassed. There was an air of condemnation in his eyes, seemingly saying: Don't push back, how can I go to the government for this kind of thing?

Department, how can they file a case for me?

Zhong Kui pretended to pick up the tea cup, took a sip of tea in a disguised manner, turned away his face, avoiding Boss Kailu's sharp gaze and said, "Tell me the exact time and place."

"The location is Huanggang Village, and the time is uncertain. Because when we saw it, only the coffin was left. The coffin had not decayed yet, and other items inside were moldy and rotten."

"What day was it the day before yesterday?"

"The 6th, Wednesday."

"June, 6th, Wednesday?" Zhong Kui murmured silently, "Yin year, yin month, yin day." Suddenly he raised his head and looked at Mr. Lu Da Dao: "Is there anyone celebrating a happy event near you?"

Boss Lu shook his head and said, "It seems not." Then he looked nervous and asked, "What does this mean?"

"If I'm not wrong, someone stole your niece's bones and the old girl's bones to hold a ghost marriage." Zhong Kui looked at Boss Lu with a solemn expression and asked: "Are you, the old girl, and your niece never married? They are

How did you die young?"

As soon as Mr. Lu heard Zhong Kui mention his poor eldest daughter and niece, he felt sad. His cloudy old eyes instantly became moist, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.

"The old girl died when she was twelve years old. I gave her the name casually. You know we don't have much education. As soon as the child is born, we have to choose a name for the household registration. I couldn't come up with Wen Crepe's name, so I gave it to him casually.

It’s the name of an old girl who is eager to apply for her household registration.” Mr. Lu wiped away his tears and his nose also flowed out.

Zhong Kui hurriedly handed over the tissue and continued waiting for him to continue talking.

"That year, there was a lot of rain. The dropped wheat ears were about to soak in the fields. Her mother and I tried to snatch the wheat ears and take them home despite the rain. Our old girl was also very obedient that day and helped us.

After cooking, he sat obediently on the wooden bench and waited for me without saying a word.

We went home to eat. We waited and waited. It wasn’t until we picked up all the wheat ears in the field and carried them home that we found out that she had fallen ill. She was sent to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment and was told that it was tonsillitis that caused the abscess to fester and affect her breathing.

His organs could not breathe normally, and he died of suffocation after more than ten minutes of resuscitation."

His girl died at the age of twelve, but he looked so old. It was hard for Zhong Kui to ask her age, so he had to apologize: "I'm sorry, I have touched your sadness. How long has it been since your old girl died?"

"Three years!"

"Oh. So what happened to your niece?"

"Niece, alas, they are all poor babies. She was suffering from liver qi, and her illness complicated her death for a long time."

"How long was the time between their deaths?" Zhong Kui suddenly felt like a doctor asking about his condition. He smiled wryly at himself and said, "You can tell me the whole story in one breath, so that I don't delay by asking questions one by one.

Bad time."

"The two of them died half a month apart. Some people say that our ancestors had bad feng shui. Alas! Poor child."

"Big brother, everything has already happened, don't be sad. I will try my best to help you."
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