Boss Zhou had fallen into the water more than once,
especially in waters like a pond;
In Hell,
in dreams,
all of them,
but this was the first time he had fallen into the water in real life, and it had been by a crazy old man who had struck a bull on the head.
If he had known,
he wouldnât have been so mean,
why did he have to stoop so low to the level of a madman,
to suffer this âBarbaric impactâfor no reason..,
moreover, what made Zhou Ze even more shocked was that this old man actually grabbed his shoulders tightly after he fell into the water, and at the same time, his legs tripped over his calves. He was planning to drown at the bottom of the water with Zhou Ze.
There were some villagers on top who started to prepare to go into the water to save people, but Zhou Ze didnât dare to give the villagers the right to choose his own fate. Instead, he directly grew fingernails and poked at the old manâs back.
The old man who was still in the grip just now..,
suddenly shivered,
he collapsed.
Zhou ze carried the old man out of the water. Boss Zhouâs swimming ability was average, but this wasnât a big river. It was just a small pond. It wouldnât be a big problem to carry an old man who didnât have much weight.
After going ashore, Xu Qinglang rushed to Zhou Ze and shouted:
âWhat happened to you? What Happened?â
âIt was crazy Cui who knocked the young man into the pond. This crazy Cui is crazy and swears all day long, and now he is ready to kill people.â
âCall the police. He has no children, so it doesnât matter. But what if someone else is pushed into the pond by him next time?â
âYes, call the police. Itâs best to have the mental hospital take him in. Heâs getting more and more outrageous.â
The little girl knelt beside her grandfather. She looked at the unconscious grandfather wiping his tears and called for him to wake up quickly.
âSend him back. He has a clue.â
Zhou ze said to Xu Qinglang.
Xu Qinglang nodded. Without suspecting him, she walked over and carried the old man.
âIâll send him back first. Thereâs no hurry to call the police. Letâs settle the matter in front of US first. Donât panic, everyone.â
With that, Xu Qinglang carried old man Cui out of the crowd.
Zhou Ze and the little girl followed behind.
The little girl was still crying along the way. Zhou Ze felt a little sorry for her. He was the one who made the joke, and it was such a joke. He deserved to be dragged into the water by her grandfather.
âWhere is your home?âZhou ze asked the little girl.
âHis home is in the mud house at the intersection ahead. This old man has no children, and he likes to drink too much. Thereâs something wrong with his brain, so his life isnât very good.â
Xu Qinglang was still very familiar with the situation in the village.
Soon, everyone arrived at the location of the mud house.
In the middle of the second, third, and fourth floor houses, there was a mud house that had been standing there for a long time in the last century. It was indeed quite eye-catching.
The door was not closed. Perhaps there was nothing in the house that was worth stealing.
There were three rooms in the mud house. In the middle was the living room. Half of the room was filled with junk such as cans and bottles that the old man had recently collected. The other half was dedicated to the idol. The other end of the altar was clean.
On the left was the bedroom. It was an old-fashioned wooden bed. On the right was the kitchen. It was still using an earthen stove.
Xu Qinglang placed old man Cui on the bed first. Then, he looked at Zhou Ze and said, âWake him up now?â
There was a sense of distrust in his words.
It was not that he did not trust Zhou Ze. Xu Qinglang did not trust this old man who had been crazy since he was very young. What clues could there be.
This was not some novel that was placed on the bookshelf in a bookstore,
an old man could live in a ring picked up in the wilderness,
the most awesome person in Shaolin temple was the monk who swept the floor in the Scripture Pavilion.
âHe has the Yin-yang eye.â
Zhou ze said.
He could tell at a glance that he was a ghost,
other than the yin-yang eye, there was no other explanation.
Moreover, Zhou Ze did not sense any other aura fluctuation from the old man. If the old man was a metaphysician, there was no need for him to directly use his head to push himself into the pond to play the game of mutual destruction.
âYin-yang Eye?â
Xu Qinglang looked at the old man lying on the bed, still unconscious.
âI really didnât expect it.â
âHe can see my identity at a glance.â
Zhou Ze walked to the threshold and sat down.
âIâm going out to buy something for dinner,âXu Qinglang said as she walked out of the house.
Zhou ze waved to the little girl beside him, who appeared a little timid, indicating for her to come over.
The little girl was a little shy. She called out to him a few times before she came over. At the same time, she said apologetically,
âUncle, my grandfather didnât do it on purpose. He really didnât do it on purpose.â
âYes, yes, I know. Itâs uncleâs fault. He made too much of a joke.â.
âBy the way, do you know what happened in the village recently?â
The little girl nodded.
âThen did your grandfather say what the reason was?â
âGrandfather said, grandfather saidâ¦â
The little girl found it difficult to speak. She pinched her fingers as if she was hesitating whether she should say it or not.
âDonât worry, tell uncle. Uncle wonât tell anyone.â
âGrandfather said that it was the villagers who were greedy for compensation. For that bit of money, they even gave up their ancestral graves. When the ancestors found out, they were so angry that they stomped their feet.
Grandpa also said..,
âOriginally, the location of our villageâs ancestral graves was very good. This time, they shouldnât have been relocated to our place. It was the village chief and someone above who colluded and forcibly moved this line to this side.
âA few years ago, the western village was demolished. The people of the western village lost a lot of houses and money. Everyone moved into the city. The villagers were so envious that they all wanted to demolish it.â
Zhou ze nodded when he heard that.
The ancestors had their own opinions. Perhaps they did, but the ones who destroyed the village should not be those ancestors who had âReturned soulsâ.
âWhat else did your grandfather say?â
âHe told me not to run around at night. He said that it was not peaceful recently and that there was something dirty running around the village. I asked grandfather what it was and if it was a fox or a wild dog. Grandfather did not tell me.â
Something Dirty,
running around?
Only coming out at night?
Zhou ze lit a cigarette and slowly pondered in his heart.
What the girl said about the western village should be the village where Old Xu was previously. The eastern village and the western village should have the same surname, and everyoneâs ancestral graves should also be arranged together. With Old Xuâs current wealth, he should be disdainful of coveting this little compensation, the reason why he took on this matter was also because he saw that his own ancestor was also lying inside.
If it was not because of the ghosts..,
could it be that he had become a spiritual being and was acting strangely?
If it was a spiritual being, then everything would make sense. However, dealing with spiritual beings was actually a little more troublesome than dealing with ghosts.
At this moment, the sound of coughing came from the room. The old man had woken up.
Zhou Ze walked to the door of the bedroom and looked at the old man who had already sat up.
The old man glanced at the little girl who was standing next to Zhou ze and immediately scolded, âYou Damned Brat, if you dare to lay a hand on my granddaughter, Iâll..
Iâll⦠Iâllâ¦â
After thinking for a long time, old man Cui still couldnât think of any way to further threaten her.
âI came here to solve the problem on someoneâs behalf. I donât have time to fool around with you. If you keep pestering me, Iâll find some connections to send this girl to the Welfare Institute. Anyway, you donât look like you can take care of a good child.â
âYou⦠You Dareâ¦â
The old manâs arrogance immediately weakened.
The little girl was very smart. She pulled a wooden stool for Zhou Ze to sit down. Zhou ze thanked her and blew out a smoke ring. He pointed at the old man and said,
âTell me, whatâs going on? You have Yin-yang eyes, right? You should be able to see things that the villagers canât.â
Old Man Cuiâs lips quivered and he asked tentatively, âAre you really here to help?â
âI lied to you. Is there any benefit?â
âOkay, let me tell you. This is a sin. This is a sin created by the descendants! This group of people who have forgotten their ancestors, this groupâ¦â
âLetâs get straight to the point. are those people who caused trouble in the village the souls of our ancestors?â
âNo⦠No.âOld Man Cui shook his head.
âThen why did you scold them?â
âI was just angry. What a good ancestral tomb, what a good feng shui location. My parents, my grandparents, were also buried there. In the end, when they dug them up, everyoneâs corpses rolled together.
âThereâs me in You, and thereâs You in meâ¦â
âNo one knows who belongs to whom!â!
âTell me, if this isnât a sin, then what is it?â
Zhou ze nodded. âContinue. What exactly is it?â
âHave you seen my doorstep?â
âI have. Itâs very high.â
âBe more specific.â
Zhou Ze stood up and walked to the doorstep of the living room. This doorsill had been there for a long time, just like this old mud house. However, there were two recent signs of friction on the outside.
âThat night, he came and knocked open my door, wanting to come in.
âBut the threshold was too high,
âHe couldnât jump up.â
Zhou ze raised his head and looked at Old Man Cui, who was still sitting on the bed, and said in a low voice,
âZombie?â
âCough, cough, coughâ¦âold man Cui coughed. âWhat else could it be other than zombies?â
âThen why didnât You Say Anything?â
âThat day, he was wearing clothesâ¦âold man Cui said with a ferocious expression, âHe was wearing the clothes of a local. How would I know who he was pretending to be? It was dark, and I couldnât see his face clearly, so I didnât dare to go outside to take a look.â
âIâm back.â
Xu Qinglang came back with some cooked vegetables and bought a few boxed meals.
âYouâre awake.âXu Qinglang glanced at old man Cui.
âHehe.âOld Man Cui smiled and didnât say anything else. He knew Xu Qinglang. After all, he was a child who grew up in this area. Without the help of others, old man Cui walked slowly to the living room.
Xu Qinglang put the vegetables on the small table and took a few benches.
The boxed lunches were placed on the table, and the cooked vegetables were spread out on the plastic bag,
zhou Ze sat down next to him. He glanced at the small table and asked curiously,
âWhy did you only buy three sets of boxed lunch?â
âWhat do you mean you only bought three sets?
It was just the three of us, so I bought three sets,
could it be that your appetite has improved today?
Then Iâll give you a portion of my rice.â