My wife is not a demon

"The old man is called Yuan Lao Gua, you can just call me Lao Gua." The old man rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly.

After all, the name is indeed a bit too mediocre.

Chen Mu nodded: "Let me ask you, old man, how many people are left in this village now?"

"There are not many. Since the riot six years ago, the dead and those who left have left. The rest are either old, weak, sick, or have nowhere to go. Look at this village. Can it live in people?"

Yuan Laogua shook his head and sighed.

Chen Mu glanced at the half-bed cowshed and the bony old cow next to him, and continued to ask, "Where were you when the villagers rioted six years ago?"

"Officer, didn't the old man just say that I ate the wild mushrooms on the mountain, ran around for several days, and finally couldn't get out of bed."

Yuanlaogua smiled wryly. "At that time, the old man thought he was going to die, but fortunately God confiscated my life.

Later, when I learned that they went to the cliff to make trouble, I didn't pay attention to it at first, after all, they had made trouble before, and at most they just scolded them.Unexpectedly, they actually killed the magistrate and his family members.

You said how did this matter come to be like this, alas, people, once you are in a hurry, you can really do anything. "

At the end, Yuan Laogua realized that there was something wrong with his words, and quickly changed his words and said, "I mean, people should not be too emotional."

Chen Mudao: "You mean, when the villagers made a scene before, there was no bloodshed, right?"

"Of course not. If the people don't fight with officials, who has the guts."

Yun Laogua curled his shriveled lips and lowered his tone. "What's more, the county magistrate is not actually a bad official, and he still takes good care of our people on weekdays. The main reason is that the tax is driving people into a hurry."

"What tax?"

Chen Mu's eyes moved slightly.

Since the Empress Dowager took power, taxes have been reduced year by year in order to reduce the pressure on the common people.

Although some places have not implemented policies, Dongzhou, a rich place second only to the capital, should not have too serious harsh taxation incidents.

"This one……"

Realizing that he was talking too much again, Yuan Laogua smiled wryly. "It's just some shitty taxes, but it's much better now."

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to elaborate, Chen Mu returned to the previous topic.

"Before the villagers rioted, I heard that someone from the Tiandihui came to lure you. Have you seen him? What does he look like?"

"I've never seen that before."

Yuan Laogua shook his head and said honestly. "I also heard someone say it later, but I have never met anyone from the Tiandihui. Maybe I was sick in those days, and the people from the Tiandihui secretly encouraged them. In short, since the government posted a notice, it must be true , I hate these guys from the Heaven and Earth Association!"

Chen Mu took out a small notebook.

The special black charcoal pen writes beautiful small characters on the paper, recording the clues one by one.

Yuanlaogua had been in the village at that time.

Even if he was afraid of lying on the bed, he should get some information.

Therefore, it is doubtful whether there were people from Tiandihui bewitching at that time.

"Think about it carefully, before the villagers rioted, did any other strange things happen, such as many people getting sick or something."

Chen Mu asked carefully, "Don't worry, think carefully, and say what you can think of."

Yuan Lao Gua originally wanted to shake his head, but seeing Chen Mumingliang's shining eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and recalled carefully.

Chen Mu didn't urge him, and just waited with peace of mind.

The unpleasant smell of cow and sheep dung still lingers in the air, as if the village has been completely abandoned in the stinking ditch.

No one cares whether it lives or dies.

Chen Mu was in a low mood.

Villages in places like Dongzhou are like this, and the situation in other places may not be much better.

Although the queen mother has been working hard to find ways to revitalize the country's economy and people's living standards in recent years, the mess left by the previous emperors cannot be changed overnight after all.

As Hall Master Shi said, there is no permanent prosperity.

What should be destroyed will eventually be destroyed.

Fortunately, the queen mother is courageous after all, and many capable officials have appeared in the court, and the situation will gradually improve.

After a while, Yuanlaogua still shook his head:

"I'm sorry, sir, I really can't think of anything strange, and I don't care about illness or anything."

Hearing this, Chen Mu felt a little disappointed.

Although the harvest is not big this time, at least some clues are worth scrutinizing.

Just as he was about to leave, Yuan Lao Gua remembered something and slapped his head suddenly: "By the way, how could I forget that. But a month before the villagers rioted, a strange thing happened."

"What strange thing?" Chen Mu's sharp eyes locked on him.

Elder Gua said: "There were some red flying insects in the sky, and there were many, hovering over our village. Later, everyone thought they were locusts, so they all went to catch them. But those flying insects disappeared."

Red flies?

A key piece of information was presented in front of Chen Mu again.

"Have you seen it? What does it look like?"

Chen Mu stared at the other party.

Yuan Laogua thought for a while, and then stretched out his thumb: "It's about this big, with sharp teeth, and we reported it to the officials. At that time, the magistrate of the county came to check in person, but there was no news after that."

"What about other than that?"

Chen Mu tried to dig out some more clues.

It's a pity that this time the old man really has nothing to provide, he shook his head and smiled wryly: "That's all I know, old man, I don't know anything else at all."

Chen Mu also stopped forcing the other party to recall, and went to visit several other families in the village.

Sure enough, as Yuan Laogua said, there are only a few sick, disabled, elderly and weak people left in the village.

These people know less information than the elder melon.

Without finding any other useful information, Chen Mu stopped staying, bid farewell to Yuan Laogua, and left Jixi Village.