Liu Zichen led Shen Mingyue around the village a few times, and her main job was to chat with the old men and women in the village.

This is her specialty - self-cooked.

The old women in the countryside originally liked to gossip about nothing, Liu Zichen could get along with anyone, and with a few simple greetings, he hooked up the addiction of these people, chatting about the strange things in Li Village. At first, everyone only talked about the recent death of the Li brothers, deliberately creating a mysterious atmosphere. Slowly, these senior people seemed to have experienced a lot of such things, and began to talk nonsense about old stories such as retribution for someone doing bad things.

Liu Zichen thought that the time was ripe, so he tentatively mentioned the death of Li Qiuyuan, the fourth elder of the Li family, but he didn't expect that the old women who were still chatting just now all shut up.

The atmosphere was a little awkward all of a sudden, and Liu Zichen didn't expect it, she regretted that she was in a hurry.

"......" Liu Zichen was about to say something to cover up.

An old woman came over and whispered, "Girl, don't inquire about this, but it's evil." She paused, "In our Li Village, no one dares to mention it." ”

Shen Mingyue couldn't help but ask, "It's so mysterious, can it be more evil than the Five Elements Heavenly Curse?"

"That's different, we haven't seen the Five Elements Heavenly Curse, who knows if it's true or not. But it's been decades since that, and it must be true. ”

Shen Mingyue was a little anxious: "Then you guys should talk about it." ”

Liu Zichen didn't stop Shen Mingyue from breaking the sand pot this time to ask in the end, they were originally going to investigate this matter, instead of covering it up, it was better to let Mingyue pierce this layer of paper.

The old woman was about to say something, but the little old men next to her shook their heads violently, and she had to stop talking stupidly.

Women can't keep small secrets, but they can keep big secrets.

"Hey, if you look closely, this little girl doesn't look like a ...... Who ...... that," said an old woman in the crowd suddenly.

Several old men and ladies next to him stared at Liu Zichen, and they all nodded: "Really, really." ”

Liu Zichen couldn't help but wonder: "Like whom?"

No one answered, and there was a mixed expression on everyone's faces, both surprised and fearful.

After a while, an old man finally snorted and said, "Girl, if you really want to know something, why don't you ask the goddess, she knows best." ”

"Who is the goddess?" Shen Mingyue said bluntly, she didn't like to play dumb riddles the most.

"Just ask and find out, who in Li Village doesn't know the goddess, crazy and crazy. These people were stunned and didn't say which one was called the goddess.

Shen Mingyue still wanted to ask, but Liu Zichen tugged at her sleeve and signaled her not to worry.

The two chatted with everyone for a few more words, and then hurriedly left.

When the two of them disappeared, the old man and the old lady began to be lively again, pointing and pointing from time to time, obviously still talking about Liu Zichen's appearance, and now that the person is gone, he no longer has scruples.

Liu Zichen didn't have time to listen to their gossip, and the top priority was to find the goddess with great powers.

In fact, she has already guessed eight or nine.

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After going home and asking Li Qihuai, he was guessed by Liu Zichen.

It turned out that on the first day they arrived in Li Village, the shopkeeper they saw was a goddess, and they realized that the strange eyes that were impressive were actually symptoms of epilepsy.

Liu Zichen went straight to the small store next to the road under the mountain, she didn't want to miss the opportunity.

Fortunately, the door of the small shop was open and the proprietress was also on duty.

Seeing the living goddess, Liu Zichen's hanging heart finally put it into his stomach, and the murderer should have no trouble killing such a powerless old woman. She was also a little puzzled, if the murderer was really related to the death of Li Laosi, how could this "omniscient" proprietress still live well?

Liu Zichen calmed down, bought a few bottles of soy sauce vinegar in the small shop, and bought a small bag of salt, and then pretended to sit down and rest.

Unexpectedly, the proprietress actually took the initiative to come over and take Liu Zichen's hand: "Girl, is it enough to buy such a little? It's not easy to come back." ”

Liu Zichen Bingxue was smart, she was slightly stunned and said, "Auntie, do you know me?"

"Look at what you said, you go back to my old woman's shop to take care of business, I understand, you pity me, I'm not confused. The proprietress caressed Liu Zichen's hand with a loving face, just as warm as the love of the elders for their children and grandchildren.

"Boss, what do you say is my sister's name?" asked Shen Mingyue without losing any time.

Liu Zichen cast an appreciative look at her, and he was also very much looking forward to this answer.

The proprietress suddenly turned her head to look at Shen Mingyue, with a confused expression on her face: "Ah, who is this girl? Fourth daughter-in-law, what is she doing so fiercely?"

Liu Zichen was stunned, and Shen Mingyue was also embarrassed.

"Well, this is the daughter of Li Qihuai's family, as soon as I come back, please forgive me. Liu Zichen tried to find some information from her words, and what she is most concerned about at present is whether the "fourth child" is the fourth child of the Li family, or someone else.

The proprietress smiled, patted Liu Zichen's hand gently, and said angrily: "Girl, you can fool me, how can Li Qihuai's daughter look like this, with big shoulders and round waist, and very rude." ”

"Auntie, I'm just going to see if your memory is good. Liu Zichen couldn't be sure whether this old lady was normal or not, she secretly paid attention to the old lady's eyes, which were bright and clear, not quite like she had any mental illness.

It is said that the eyes of the insane are dull and often unable to focus.

"Actually, this is a distant cousin of mine, who has just come from the city. She was witty.

"I'll just say, this water is exactly the same as when you first came from the city, and the old woman is neither dazzling nor deaf. The proprietress let go of her hand, as if remembering something.

"Why do you just call your second uncle's name, it's not big or small. The proprietress glared at her, "A few brothers of the Li family, but your second uncle is the best for you, you must not do this." ”

Liu Zichen nodded hurriedly: "I understand, I understand, it's because the second uncle treats me the best that I dare to call him by name directly, how dare I dare others, right?"

"That's not allowed to be so unobtrusive. ”

"I know, I will definitely change it in the future. Liu Zichen was perfunctory.

Shen Mingyue relieved the siege and said, "Hey, you haven't guessed my sister's name yet, you won't be able to remember it." Guess it......"

"The name of the people in the city, how can my wife remember it, by the way, what is your girl's name?" The proprietress suddenly looked at Shen Mingyue, looking like she was recalling something, "Oh, your name is Li Yi, you are Qihuai's youngest daughter, and you can't talk to anyone." ”

Ho, this is coming back again!

Liu Zichen and Shen Mingyue looked at each other, what kind of mess is this, it seems that the people in the village are right, this old lady is mentally a little wrong, Liu Zichen is a little hesitant, I don't know if I should continue to ask, can she really know something?

Intuitively, she thought that the old lady might have forgotten most things, but she only remembered her as a fake "fourth daughter-in-law" very well, and she had to give it a try anyway.

Before she could speak, the proprietress said to herself, "That's right, I almost forgot something, girl, you wait." ”

The proprietress walked back to the sales counter, groped for a long time before taking out a bunch of keys, she walked straight to a wooden door in the middle of the earthen house, a copper lock was hung on the wooden door with a buckle, the proprietress opened it gently, the movement was flexible and light, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

Shen Mingyue glanced at it secretly, it was full of cardboard boxes, and a bed could be vaguely seen.

I want to come here as both a warehouse and a bedroom.

After about ten minutes, the proprietress still didn't come out, Liu Zichen felt that something was wrong, she stood up and walked to the wooden door, and shouted softly: "Auntie, auntie......"

No one answered, Liu Zichen was surprised, and she was even more afraid of any accident, she called anxiously a few times, and Shen Mingyue asked in a low voice: "The boss lady won't pretend to be confused and then run away from the back door, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Liu Zichen glanced at her, "It shouldn't be possible." ”

"Girl—" A faint voice suddenly came from overhead, startling the two of them.

"I'm here...... the proprietress said hello to the two of them from between the wooden rafters, "You girl's mouth is really damaged, this is my own home, where can I go?"

Shen Mingyue couldn't wait to find a hole to get into, underestimating this old woman, her ears were very sharp. She pursed her lips and pretended to pull her hair to hide her embarrassment, but fortunately the proprietress did not dig deeper, but retracted her head. After a while, he came out of the wooden door again.

"I have a small attic here, and I am usually afraid of getting forgetful, so I put some important things there and lock them up with boxes. The proprietress was holding a piece of colorful things in her hand, "It's been so long that I can barely find it." ”

She handed the things in her hand to Liu Zichen, Liu Zichen took it with both hands suspiciously, and it was soft and smooth in her hand, and it turned out to be a piece of fabric with a good texture.

"I remember you told me that you had never worked as a female worker in the city, and that I would help you sew this piece of material. It's good for you, I've been making it for you for days and nights, but you don't come to get it...... How many days has it been? The proprietress seemed to be a little complaining.

"It's really hard work, aunt, I forgot about this a lot. Liu Zichen said casually.

The proprietress said angrily: "Forget other things, forget it, you dare not take it to heart about the things that this child urgently needs, you city people, you really haven't suffered a big loss." ”

Liu Zichen's heart was shocked, daring to love that this was a specially sewn child swaddling clothes, this proprietress had treasured it for so many years, and she gently spread out this piece of bright red fabric. Looking closely, a solemn peony flower is embroidered on the fabric, and two lines of words are tattooed with silk threads next to it-

"Fu Lu Shou is boundless, and the Qi family is peaceful in the world. ”

Liu Zichen couldn't hold back the shock in her heart, and found that a small word "autumn" was engraved in the heart of the peony flower, and she thought about it, this eighty percent is the name of the "fourth daughter-in-law".

Why did Li Qiuyuan's wife specially customize such a swaddling cloth? You must know that this is a remote countryside, even if ordinary people use swaddling clothes, most of them are simply processed with old thick cotton cloth, there is a good saying, the used fabric is comfortable, especially the delicate skin of children, the new fabric is easy to wear and hurt people, and the new dye is not very good for children.

Liu Zichen's mind was racing, but he never understood the truth.

Maybe it's because the child has just been pregnant for a long time, or maybe it's because I'm afraid I won't find it?

Seeing this piece of fabric with exquisite workmanship and classical design, she could faintly feel a special sense of ceremony, which was very wonderful, just like the illusion of heart-to-heart communication, and she seemed to be able to feel the ulterior motives of the "fourth daughter-in-law" in the air.

If her calculations were correct, this piece of fine fabric had been stored for at least ten or twenty years, but it was still as bright as new.

"Thank you, Auntie, then I'll put it away. Liu Zichen didn't have time to think about it, she handed the fabric to Shen Mingyue and asked her to quickly put it in her bag.

The proprietress nodded: "It's not, I see your body, the baby has already been born, don't you hurry up and take it back, keep letting me say something." ”

Before the words fell, an old man of sixty or seventy years old walked in outside the door, thin and tall, with a very serious expression on his face, he walked in and saw Liu Zichen and the two, his eyes were also cold. The old man carried a half-full sack and a black cone on his back, went straight to the backyard of the earthen house, put down his things, and then turned back.

"Crazy woman, what are you talking about here?"

The proprietress smiled: "Isn't this the fourth daughter-in-law here, I'm idle to chat with her." ”

"It's really an ecstasy for you, how many years has Wanqiu been dead, and you still talk all day long! Don't look at how old the girl is?" The boss seemed to be more normal, and he frowned and counted down the boss's wife.

"Jing Blind said, Jing Blind said...... "The proprietress muttered, "I didn't see Wanqiu standing here." ”

Liu Zichen thought to himself: There is indeed an autumn character in the name of the fourth daughter-in-law, and the proprietress said that this baby swaddling is the fourth daughter-in-law's thing, which should be true.

The boss scolded loudly: "It's crazy all day long, it's a joke! ”

The proprietress was obviously afraid of her husband, and she didn't dare to speak anymore when she heard this, so she took Liu Zichen's hand again, stroked it softly a few times, and then obediently walked to her backyard.

"This old man is so pitiful. Shen Mingyue couldn't help but speak, the full wrinkles and sparse gray hair were the best proof of the passage of time.

The boss glanced at her coldly and asked, "Have you bought the things?"

Liu Zichen nodded and said, "I've bought it all." ”

"Let's go, let's go. The boss waved his hand and said impatiently, "I will come here in the future."

"Hey, what kind of attitude do you have when you open the door to do business?" Shen Mingyue wanted to get angry, but was pulled by Liu Zichen, and was pulled out of the earthen house before she could react.

The two walked away, and Shen Mingyue was still angry: "Why is there such a big difference between the two of them? Look at the boss, it seems that we owe money to his family." ”

"It's someone else's family matter, and we can't take care of it. Liu Zichen thought for a while, "We have to report this matter to Tianyu as soon as possible." ”

Shen Mingyue said angrily: "It seems that we haven't had time to ask about the fourth child of the Li family before we were interrupted by that dead old man." ”

"Hmm. Liu Zichen was also a little regretful, but said, "Next time I have the opportunity, I am lucky to know so much." Let's go back and see what the others have come up with, and then make plans. ”