Tell him to go to town tomorrow and see if he can find a suitable one. If there is one, just take him.

Anyway, they were all things that were commonly used at home. The third brother didn't think much about it. He just thought that Ni'er had always been thinking about buying furniture, so why did she buy these first.

If I had enough money, I would definitely buy them all at once. Why would I have to be so frugal here and decide what to buy first and what to buy later?

It's normal for a child of her age to pester her parents for food and toys. It's all her fault for not being capable enough.

Children have their own ideas. As long as Nie'er tells them, I just buy them. Seeing their happy faces, all my tiredness and worries disappear.

Nier had just laid down when she heard the sound of a small stone falling near the window. She thought it was a bird that was awake in the middle of the night disturbing her sweet dream, so she ignored it. But it happened again.

I had to get up, dress and go downstairs to try to drive away the annoying bird. I was afraid it might come back again after I fell asleep.

I opened the door and looked around, but didn't see any birds. Just as I was about to close the door, something rolled over on the ground and stopped when it hit my feet. The sound was different from that of ordinary stones, and seemed to be duller.

A little curious, I looked up and around, but there were neither birds nor people. I wondered where they came from.

I picked it up and rubbed it in my hand. It seemed like there was something on it. It was actually wrapped with a strip of cloth, which was quite interesting.

I took the cloth off and read the words on it in the moonlight: 'Putting talismans on paper during a housewarming ceremony will cause the burning of paper money to destroy the house'.

Ni'er, holding the cloth strip, recalled that her father was the first one to open the door on the day of the housewarming ceremony. He had a strange expression on his face, and when asked, he said nothing, as if nothing had happened. Now thinking about it, it seemed very suspicious.

I was there when the paper money rekindled, and it almost burned down the newly built house. But I have to go find my father to verify the former incident to know whether it is true or not.

I don't know who this person is or what his purpose is, but he knows everything that happens in my family.

It looked like he had been observed for a while and knew that he could recognize words, which was a bit scary, but he didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

If it was a murder for money, there would be no need to do such a thing. This man can read and write, so he should not be from the village.

There's a high probability that he has some kung fu skills, otherwise how could he hide it so well.

It felt like there wasn't anyone around, but he should still be here, watching me open the door and throwing a small stone at me.

I don’t know whether he is an enemy or a friend. Since he is unwilling to show up in this way, I won’t call him out. It would be terrible if I wake up my father and mother.

He is not from the village, but he can read and write. He has so much time every day to observe what happens in his own family. What kind of person must have so much free time?

This is probably something only bored rich people would do.

'Rich people', Ni'er went back to the room and locked the door, chewing on these words over and over again. There are not many rich people. The master is one, but it is definitely not him who did it. The other one is Miss Lin.

It's most likely her. I really can't think of anyone else who would send people to do such a thing.

But why was she targeting her own family? In fact, the two families had no connection at all.

The thought of this gave me a headache, and I rubbed the cloth strips with my fingers in the dark.

Yes, how come we left him behind, and this guy who ‘puts up talismans and burns paper money’.

It was my grandma who did it last time. She splashed dog blood on the doorstep. It was really unforgettable. When I think back on it, the disgusting smell still lingers in my nose.

Does this sentence mean that the two things were done by the same person?

The person who had the talisman paper pasted on her should basically be grandma, but she was lying on the kang, unable to move.

That would be the eldest uncle or the second uncle, but what about burning paper money?

I remember that we didn’t do anything like this at this time of year before, which is very strange.

I haven't heard that anything happened to grandma. Even if something really happened, she would inform dad and would never burn paper under the tree.

I remember that when I had my ghost marriage, I walked a long way into the mountains. Who would bury someone here?

Then it's not a problem with the person, but something else. Burning paper money has nothing to do with people no matter what the matter is. Ni'er, who has no experience in this area, can't figure it out, so she has to find someone who knows about it to ask.

It would be better to wait until tomorrow to ask my father and mother, and if that doesn’t work, then ask my master. It turns out that I have too little experience, and being young has its own troubles.

In the past, when I heard people say, "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice," I always disagreed, thinking that they were taking advantage of their age. Now it seems that there is some truth to them.

If it was really as I thought, and he was sent by Miss Lin, he should not be interested in the money at home.

And it shouldn't be aimed at my home, otherwise why would they give a piece of cloth to tip off.

I don’t know if what I think is right. I will ask Jinshui when I have a chance to see if I can get some useful information.

But you must not let anyone else find this piece of cloth, so put it in your pocket. When you go to see the master tomorrow, throw it away on the way.

I was getting ready to go to bed and my mind was empty, but then something like this popped up. After thinking about it, I suddenly became very alert.

He stared at the ceiling with his big eyes open. It took him a while to calm his mind. His eyelids gradually became heavy and slowly closed, and his breathing gradually became even.

With the crowing of a rooster, sounds came one after another. It was not time to get up yet, so Nier picked up her clothes to cover her head, turned over and continued to sleep.

Until the rooster crowed three times, the sunlight shone through the window and onto my eyes which were blocked by my clothes.

I slept late last night, and when I got up I felt a little dizzy. With my hair a mess like a chicken coop, I got off the kang, stepped on the ground, and my legs and feet felt weak.

He opened his eyes slightly, looked at the position of the shoes, closed his eyes, roughly aimed, and walked over.

He staggered from side to side, and tried several times but failed to step on the shoes. He stood there, forced his eyes open, looked around, and walked towards the shoes with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Finally I put on my shoes and casually combed my hair with my hands. There was no mirror or comb, and the only comb in the house was used by my mother. I was too lazy to go to another room to comb my hair, so I had to make do with what I had.

Yuanbao was barking softly outside again, and scratching the door with his paws.

Nier quickly opened the door, otherwise the screams would get louder and louder in a while.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, he quickly washed up, put the willow branch in his mouth, chewed it, spit it out, scooped up clean water with his hands to rinse his mouth, washed his face, and instantly felt refreshed.

When I entered the house, I saw my father and mother already having breakfast, so I pulled out a chair and sat down.

Yan Zi couldn't help laughing when she looked at Ni'er.

The third brother followed his wife's gaze and couldn't help laughing.

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