Chapter 44
The night in the countryside is very lively, and it is summer, by the pond, in front of the empty shrine, a group of aunts are dancing in the square, and this excitement lasts until more than nine o'clock in the evening before gradually dissipating.
In the wooden house next to the ancestral hall, the stall set up in front of Liu Shanxi's house has long been put away, and others are sitting in the back room, fiddling with a paper figure in their hands.
The dancing aunt dispersed, and the entrance of the ancestral hall was deserted again!
At this moment, at Tuozi's house, Su Chen walked out of the room where he was resting, opened the courtyard door of Tuozi's house and walked out, but he hadn't gone far before he heard cheers at the corner of the alley.
"yes, I guessed right, I knew that Mr. Su would come out. β
Under the street lamp around the corner, Yinli Sannu stood there, and at this moment, Liu Xin looked at her two roommates with a proud and excited expression.
So, is this a bet on yourself?
Seeing the third daughter, Su Chen was a little curious, and Yin Li couldn't respond to his roommate's pride, and said apologetically to Su Chen: "Mr. Su, Xinzi said that you will definitely come out at night, and I want to follow you to see the excitement." β
"I'll definitely come out at night?" Su Chen glanced at Liu Xin in some surprise.
Receiving Su Chen's gaze, Liu Xin smiled and replied proudly: "Mr. Su, I'm not stupid, the third uncle's house is also in the town, if we want to live, we can go back to live, there is no need to stay in this village, Mr. Su, you want to spend the night in this village, there must be something to do at night." β
"So instead of going back to town, you're waiting for me here?"
"We went back, went back to have a meal, and then Kaiyin left the third uncle's car, and the car stopped in the front village. β
Hearing Liu Xin's answer, Su Chen was a little helpless, this girl is quite thoughtful, but he does have important things to do tonight.
"I've got something to do in the evening, so you might as well go back. β
"Mr. Su, don't, let's go with you, and let us have a long experience, and see what the difference is between that ancestral hall and Uncle Liu. β
It was still Liu Xin who spoke, and this time Su Chen's face was not helpless but surprised.
Seeing Su Chen's surprised eyes, Liu Xin was even more proud, and said, "Mr. Su is curious about how I know, if I tell the reason, Mr. Su, you can bring us." β
"Let's talk about it first. Su Chen didn't respond, he was curious about how Liu Xin saw this.
"Hehe, it's actually very simple, first of all, Mr. Su, you are a capable person, you definitely don't come to this village to see the scenery or anything, there are definitely important things, so I pay close attention to you during the day, although we have walked a lot of places in Waxiba Village, and you have stopped to see some places, but I feel that you are obviously not interested in these places, only after arriving at the ancestral hall. β
"You didn't stay for more than three minutes anywhere else, but you stayed in the ancestral hall for more than ten minutes, and the most important thing is that I noticed that you were still standing there for a while, although I don't know what you are doing, Mr. Su, but this scene reminds me of some scenes of Taoist monks meditating and practicing on TV before. β
"At the same time, I also noticed that when Mr. Su was standing there quietly, the look of Uncle Liu looking at you was a little wrong, at that time, Brother Tuozi handed Uncle Liu a cigarette, but Uncle Liu took the cigarette upside down, although he soon found out that he came over and changed it, but it was enough to explain the problem. β
"People only make this kind of wrong move when they have something on their minds, and Uncle Liu's heart is Mr. Su, and I also noticed that after Mr. Su's fiancΓ©e's group came in, the old man in the straw hat and Uncle Liu also looked at each other for a few seconds. β
"To sum up, this ancestral hall and that Uncle Liu are not simple, Mr. Su should go to that Uncle Liu tonight. β
After listening to Liu Xin's explanation, Su Chen was a little surprised, this girl's observation was really subtle enough, not at all like what her appearance showed was so big.
"Mr. Su, although I don't have your skills, after all, I am also the one who has watched five hundred episodes of Conan. β
Looking at the smug smile on Liu Xin's face, and seeing the expectant expressions of Yinli and Zhang Qian, after pondering for three seconds, Su Chen nodded and agreed.
"Great, Mr. Su, don't worry, we will definitely not hold you back, we will do what you want us to do." Zhang Qian also assured on the side.
Although Yin Li didn't say anything, the pair of bright eyes that couldn't hide it in the dark night blinked one by one, showing the joy of the owner.
Ancestral temple!
When Su Chen arrived there with Yinli and the third daughter, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, the door of the ancestral hall was locked, but the door of Liu Shanxi's wooden house on the side was open, and there was a faint light inside.
"Mr. Su, that Uncle Liu is not here. β
After entering the wooden house, Yinli Sannu found that there was no one in the entire wooden house, but there were several paper figures on the ground, and the whole wooden house was full of paper money and incense candles, with faint lights, giving people an eerie feeling.
"Aren't the people there?"
Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, but before he could answer, a figure appeared at the door, it was an old man in his sixties, dressed as an ordinary villager.
Seeing the old man appear, Yinli and the three daughters were a little surprised, how did the old man come here when he didn't sleep at home this big night?
When he saw this old man, Su Chen was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a smile, "What does the old man want to buy?"
"Buy something to wear. The old man replied.
"Okay, is the old man from this village?" Su Chen was not surprised and continued to ask.
"Hmm. β
Su Chen glanced at an account book on the table, opened the account book and picked up the pen, "Is it convenient for the old man to leave his name?"
The old man hesitated for a moment, and Su Chen explained: "Uncle Liu has something to do today, I'll look after the store for him." β
"Chen Guanzhi," the old man whispered. (From now on, almost all of what you see are dragon names)
Su Chen wrote the old man's name, but the old man didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the store again.
"This old man is so strange, how can he come here to buy clothes, is Uncle Liu still a tailor?"
After the old man left, Zhang Qian asked curiously, I don't know why, after the old man walked in just now, she was a little depressed and didn't dare to speak.
It's just that as soon as Zhang Qian finished saying this, another figure appeared at the door, and this time an old woman walked in with a cane.
However, when she saw this old woman, Yin Li Sannu only felt a little chill all over her body, and the old woman was like an ice vault that exuded cold air.
"Where's Xiao Liu?"
The old woman spoke, and Su Chen explained when she heard the old woman's words: "Uncle Liu is not here now, what is the matter with you, old woman?"
"Last time, I asked Xiao Liu to cut a dress for me, but it ended up with a hole, how should I wear it?"
The old woman came to the door to ask for the guilt, Su Chen was a little embarrassed, this Uncle Liu was not careful, and quickly replied: "Old woman, it was Uncle Liu who made a mistake, I will tell him when the time comes, let him cut it for you again." β
"Tell Xiao Liu to hurry up, I still have to wear new clothes to attend the birthday banquet of the White Horse Lady. β
"Don't worry, it won't delay you. β
Hearing Su Chen's assurance, the old woman nodded with satisfaction and walked out of the door, and as the old woman walked out of the door, the cold feeling disappeared instantly.
When she got here, how could the three girls not understand that there was something wrong with either the old man or the old woman before.
"Mr. Su, who are these two just now?" Yin Li asked curiously.
"As you think, these two are not people, this Uncle Liu's business is not ordinary, this is the business of the living during the day and the business of the dead at night. β
Su Chen's words made the third girl shudder, she had lived so much, she hadn't seen a ghost once in so many years before, and she had met five in just one or two days.
"There are so many ghosts in this world, it seems that I haven't encountered ghosts for so many years before. β
Because of Su Chen's presence, the three girls calmed down after panicking for a while, and Su Chen smiled when he heard Zhang Qian's exclamation and explained: "Actually, this has something to do with the circle of contact, a circle has a circle of cognition. β
"I understand, in fact, just like Conan, ordinary people may never encounter a murder in their lifetime, but Conan can happen wherever he goes, the reason is the same. β
Liu Xin's answer made Su Chen a little speechless, which means that he is a man with his own BGM like Conan, but Conan brings a murderous BGM, and he brings a ghost BGM.
"Mr. Su, didn't you say that ghosts generally can't leave their graves and walk around easily, so how did these ghosts come here?"
"Normally, ghosts in the underworld can't go very far, but there are still some places where you can go, such as here. β
"Why?"
"As I said, ghosts also have needs, and they have to live in the underworld, just like us normal people, they also have to wear clothes, generally speaking, the descendants of the deceased will burn paper money to the deceased, but it is useless to have money, these ghosts will take money to exchange for items, which is not bad, some of the dead may have no descendants, and they have to make money to buy the items they need, so there is a yin shop specializing in ghost business. β
"Is this a yin shop?, is that the money collected?" Zhang Qian asked curiously.
"Of course not. β
Su Chen shook his head, Yin Dian is a ghost business, and there are many ways to trade, some ghosts may exchange things for their former life, and some may take money directly, in short, as long as the seller thinks it is worth it.
"In this way, Uncle Liu is really a good person, serving the ghost satisfaction. β
"Good person?" Su Chen glanced at Zhang Qian, the Yin shop is a profiteering industry, this is a cross-border business, I don't know how high the profit is, Su Chen once heard a ghost complain when he was in the underworld, saying that he went to the Yin shop to buy a set of clothes and spent a gold bar.
There is no price limit for yin stores, and it is completely up to the owner to sell the land at a high price.