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"Yellow shirt, take care of your Xiong Xiong, don't let him come to my house to steal meat again!"

Standing on the courtyard wall with his hands on his hips, Jiang He roared furiously towards the place where the two monsters lived.

He got up late this morning as usual, yawned and prepared to make lunch after feeding the chicken. When he got to the kitchen, he found chicken blood and cleanly gnawed pig bones. The refrigerator door was open. The whole body is in the refrigerator, and the tomato juice is splashed from biting.

"You dead dog! Bad dog!" Jiang He angrily picked up the broom at the door and hit it, but the second idiot had already noticed that he was slipping away so fast.

"Tell you to sleep late, Grandpa Xiong ate all the meat you hid, hahahaha, you hateful two-legged monster, let's see if you still dare to hide and not give me meat!" There was also the juice of the tomato it had bitten into. As soon as Jiang He hit it, it ran away, as fast as a mouse.

Jiang He checked the refrigerator and found that all the meat in it was gone, including the fish balls and meatballs he bought before. The bear was not afraid of eating raw and getting sick.He was so angry that he planned to go out to find those two monsters to settle accounts, but there was no response after he opened the door for a long time. He didn't know that Zhang Huai took the key away when he left last night, and thought that Xiong Xiong deliberately punished him, and then he didn't know where. With the courage to come, he moved a chair and climbed up the courtyard wall with his strength.

As soon as he yelled that sentence, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure appearing on the river embankment. Fearing that he would see him without his image, he hurriedly climbed down from the wall and returned to the yard.After a while, he heard the sound of unlocking the door, and when he was surprised, he saw Zhang Huai's expression of surprise just like his.

"What did you climb so high for?"

If he was seen after it was over, then he must have been heard when he yelled... Jiang He fiddled with the hem of his clothes, thought for a long time before he hesitated and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhang Huai said: "Yesterday you fell asleep and I took the key. I wanted to come and open the door for you early this morning, but something happened." He frowned, looking a little tired, and his eyes were dark.

Jiang He wanted to ask what happened, but Zhang Huai was very busy and didn't intend to stay longer. Before leaving, he left a sentence: "These few days, you lock the main door and the bedroom door at home, and don't let anyone you don't know come in."

Zhang Huai didn't sleep at all last night. Not long after he left Jiang He and returned to his home, someone came to tell him something had happened.

After the new road is fully repaired, it is wide and flat, and vehicles of all sizes can easily pass through it quickly. Many people think that the road is well repaired, and they will praise Zhang Huai who advocates road repair in their hearts when walking on the road.On the night of family reunion on August [-]th, Wang Hulu, a carpenter in the village, rode a tricycle home after celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at his daughter’s house. He just got off the main road in a happy mood when he saw a man lying on the road towards his village. Through the moonlight, he saw that the person was covered in blood, and he also knew this person, Zhang Daming, who made tofu in the village.

Zhang Daming was stabbed dozens of times with a knife, and his neck was cut open. In fact, he was already out of breath before Wang Hulu found him, but he thought that there was still hope for sending him to the hospital.Not to mention the level of medical care in the town, even if Hua Tuo was still alive, he couldn't snatch people from Lord Yan. After tossing until dawn, everyone was exhausted.Zhang Huai went to the town police station to report to the police, took two police officers to check the scene at the intersection of the village, asked Wang Hulu about the specific situation when he saw Zhang Daming in detail, and then went to Zhang Daming's house.

Zhang Daming is honest. His parents passed away two years ago. He has a younger brother who has not been in contact with him for more than ten years.His family is an ancestral tofu maker in the village, and also sells various bean derivatives. He has been doing a small business steadily for decades, and he doesn't worry about food and clothing.It's a pity that Zhang Daming's life was not good. He was weak and sick since he was a child. His wife became blind within two years of marriage, and he had a son in his 40s.His son is 15 years old this year. He is studying in high school in the county. He goes home once a month. He has a day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When the police arrived at Zhang Daming's house, many people had already surrounded his house. Zhang Daming's wife, Wen Yanyan, was overwhelmed after hearing the news. The doctor from the village health center was among those who pinched her. Standing beside Wen Yanyan with both hands, her eyes were empty and her expression was blank.

After Wen Yanyan woke up once, she quickly fainted again. Seeing that the half-assed doctor wanted to pinch her, one of the policemen stopped her and said, "Don't pinch it, and send it to the hospital!" Yanyan was carried into the police car and rushed to the hospital in the town like lightning.

The group of people comforted Zhang Yuze with a few words and then parted ways. Zhang Yunyuan patted Zhang Yuze on the shoulder and said to the 15-year-old boy, "It's okay, Ozawa, let's go to my uncle's house with my uncle first."

Everyone thought that Wen Yanyan's problem was not serious, but the doctor suggested that Wen Yanyan should go to a hospital in the city for a comprehensive examination. Some illnesses could not be detected due to their limited level here. It will be safer to go to the city.The police are only responsible for sending people to the hospital, and they should not decide things that have nothing to do with the case.Zhang Huai went home and picked up some things, and returned Jiang He's door key to him, and then took Wen Yanyan to the city.

After three days of tossing and turning, Zhang Huai brought Wen Yanyan back to the village.

At this time, we can’t just say that Zhang Daming’s life is suffering alone. Wen Yanyan just lost her husband and was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. Wen Yanyan’s blindness was not caused by this more than 20 years ago, but now she just discovered The tumor is already advanced and has started to spread.Such an encounter is a huge blow to anyone.

Wen Yanyan's natal family rushed over to take care of Zhang Yuze after hearing that her son-in-law had an accident. Zhang Yuze hadn't spoken since his mother passed out. His grandparents and uncles were very worried about his mental state.

After Wen Yanyan came home, the crying at home continued throughout the day, and everyone who passed by Zhang Daming's house would sigh heavily.

Jiang He didn't know what happened, but he heard the sparrows talking on the big locust tree next to the yard. The sparrows didn't care what happened to their family, but regretted that they didn't have fresh mung bean cakes these days.When I went to buy vegetables, I heard the conversation between the aunt who sells vegetables and my sister-in-law, and then I knew that someone died in the village.

And Wen Yanyan's elder brother ran to the town to ask about the investigation results of the case. There was no surveillance on the country roads, and few people wandered outside at night. Here we are at Jianghe.Because there are hundreds of people in the village, except for the teachers who teach in the school for a long time or for a short time, Jiang He is the only foreigner who came to the village recently.

"When did you come to Nanxing Village? What did you do in Nanxing Village? Where did you go on the [-]th night of the eighth lunar month? Who were you with?"

Although he knew that he was completely irrelevant, Jiang He felt very sad when he was treated as a suspect and treated like a prisoner.He told the police the reasons and consequences of his coming to Nanxing Village, and said that he had been with Zhang Huai on the Mid-Autumn Festival. The police asked him what he did at the exact time, and he answered them all clearly.

While sending the police out, Jiang He clearly saw Er Fool raise his hind legs and quickly urinate on the wheels of the police car.But it was nothing, and the police didn't care. Before they reached the main road after leaving the village, the car broke down suddenly.

I don’t know when the story of night ghosts began to spread in the village. It is said that the ghosts in the ground were disturbed by digging the ground. Life.

People who believe in science naturally think this is nonsense, but there are also people who believe it deeply.

After the police car broke down on that road, it was rumored to be miraculous. Neither of the two people who died was willing. There must be great grievances. sign.

The adults warned the children not to run around on the new road, and they must go home before dark.Jiang He also grew up in the countryside, so he naturally knew the power of these legends. It wasn't until he lived alone for two years after graduation that he firmly believed that it was impossible for a person's house to have another "person".

But now Jiang He's faith is on the verge of collapse. After all, he can understand the speech of animals as an ordinary person, and his neighbors are still two monsters. Animals can become spirits. It makes sense for that person to become a ghost after death. yes...

I heard that the two people died at the same location...

"Hello!" A voice suddenly came from beside him, so frightened that Jiang He almost threw away the sketchbook in his arms.

The two idiots on the side yelled in disorder: "Come on!"

It is enough to have one unresponsive person in a family, but the other person who should be the gatekeeper is easily bought by the food.The person who came was actually Zhang Yunde, followed by a young girl, and Zhang Huai in the yard was closing the door.

Zhang Yunde bought a lot of Jiang He's favorite snacks, and seeing Jiang He's eyes widen in shock, he immediately laughed, "What are you thinking about, so engrossed?"

Jiang He's back was covered in cold sweat, and he didn't think it was funny at all. He dragged the second idiot by his tail and dragged it away from the big bag of food. The second idiot screamed like someone wanted to kill a dog.Zhang Yunde then peeled a ham sausage for the second fool, and pushed it outside the door with his foot.

"Why are you back?" Jiang He asked, seeing the man at the door squatting down and rubbing the head of the second idiot, the second idiot hummed in comfort, and Zhang Huai snatched the ham sausage away.The second idiot followed Zhang Huai to the kitchen, and at first he heard his very unhappy complaints, but he calmed down after a while.

"You're stupid, isn't it National Day? Xiaoxuan and I plan to travel out of the province, so we asked for leave in advance to stagger the peak season. By the way, take Xiaoxuan home to show my parents."

"Hi, my name is Ye Xuanling, and I'm Dede's girlfriend. I heard from Dede that you learned to paint. Can you draw me a portrait?"

"I can't draw well..."

"It's beautiful! Did you draw all the pictures on the wall? It's so cute!"

Ye Xuanling was a very lively and lovely girl, about the same age as them, but she looked like a fifteen or sixteen year old girl.She left her boyfriend and ran to look at the paintings on the wall, and expressed her sincere admiration: "I really envy people who can paint, who can express all the beauty they feel in pictures."

When his girlfriend was completely immersed in her own world, Zhang Yunde sat next to Jiang He and asked him, "Are you still used to it this month?"

Jiang He nodded and said it was okay, and then asked Zhang Yunde, "Which way did you take when you came back?"

Zhang Yunde said: "It's that new road. When I came back, I saw a lot of people surrounding the road. I heard that Zhang Daming died. Today is his first seven days. His family is doing things for him there and wants him to Reincarnate with peace of mind and don't come back to do bad things."

"what?"

"Don't you know? I have heard Zhang Daming's wife crying all the way. The whole road is full of yellow paper, which is infiltrating."

Jiang He's heart trembled, but his back was still cold.

"Are you afraid? There is nothing to be afraid of. Marx told us that matter determines consciousness. Consciousness is the reflection of the objective world in the human brain. Ghosts and gods are all imagined in the human mind. However, Zhang Daming's death It's really strange, I haven't seen anyone who has made enemies with him, so what's the benefit of killing him?"

"Generally speaking, there are several motives for killing, such as emotional entanglement killing, retaliation killing, purely for venting, aimless and indiscriminate killing, and passion killing. There is another kind of saying that is more difficult to define, that is, suicide It counts as murder, but the motive is hard to say. Is that Zhang Daming in your village rich? Does he have a mistress or something?"

Ye Xuanling finished watching the painting, and when she heard her boyfriend's question, she couldn't help expressing her opinion.

What she said earlier was quite reasonable, but what she said later was a bit dark. Zhang Yunde curled his lips and refused to agree: "Zhang Daming is not that kind of person, and he doesn't have time to find a mistress."

Ye Xuanling smiled coldly: "A man's inferiority is not a superficial phenomenon."

"Xiaoxuan, I won't..."

"Good, be obedient."

The whole room was immediately filled with countless pink bubbles, Jiang He shuddered, not daring to look directly at his good friend's incomparably upright face.

"Actually, there are some rumors. Zhang Daming was in poor health when he was a child. He had been married for more than ten years and had no children. Everyone said he was not good, and then they said that Zhang Yuze was his younger brother..."

"Little Eighth Uncle, Sixth Uncle is outside the door asking you to go back for dinner." Zhang Huai suddenly appeared and interrupted Zhang Yunde's words, and then heard a male voice outside the door calling Zhang Yunde's name continuously.

"Jiang Xiaohe, come back to eat with me too." Zhang Yunde said that he was going to cheer up Jiang He. The first time his wife came to his house in the future, it must be lively.The people on his side were in good spirits every happy event, and Jiang He lamented the impermanence of the world.

When he went out, he saw Zhang Huai put a dustpan of dog hair into a garbage bag, and Jiang He was very surprised: "Why did you lose so much hair?!"

Zhang Huai said blankly: "Yes, so don't feed it those things in the future."

Jiang He and Zhang Yunde looked at each other.