Shu Xiaoai's mind turned, and she pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Seeing that you are from other places, I am afraid I don't know the name of the lake behind our village, the backwater lake, the lake is very calm all year round, no matter how heavy the snow is in winter, it will not be frozen, no matter how heavy the rain is, there will be no ripples on the water surface, unless it is artificially stirred up the water surface, otherwise, it is like this all year round, before, many people were executed there. Speaking of this, Sister-in-law Chen sighed, "The residents who used to live very close to the backwater lake have moved away, and no one dares to live there, and few people go there in broad daylight." ”

"Sister-in-law, as soon as you say that, I feel very curious, what kind of evil law?"

Sister-in-law Chen pointed to the woman next to her, "Xiu'e's little sister ran there at the age of seven or eight without knowing anything, played by the lake, and fell in, at that time, the whole village and the next village mobilized everyone to salvage together, but nothing was found, when the salvage, Xiu'e's husband said that the more he went underwater, the more he felt cold and shivering, and when he came up, he clearly felt that one foot was grabbed by his hand, if it wasn't for someone around him, shouting for help in time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to come up." ”

Li Xiu'e nodded, "Yes, after my house came up, there were a few bruised finger prints on my feet, and since then, everyone has never dared to go into the water again." ”

"It's scary. Shu Xiaoai said casually, "Was it an execution ground before, and why did so many people be executed?"

"Decades ago, where was the current law, when a big mistake was made, and life and death were directly decided by the village committee, and now, many people don't have to die, but not at that time. ”

"What if there is an unjust, false and wrongful case?"

Sister-in-law Chen waved her hand, "What else can I do, I have to stop it, the village was not allowed to talk about these things before, but in recent years, the country has opened up, the atmosphere of the village has changed, and the village committee does not have so much power. ”

Shu Xiaoai didn't dare to ask any more, so she shifted the topic to the situation in the village, and the women sat together, nothing more than Lala's homely routine, talking about their own men.

The sun goes down, and everyone goes back to his home.

When Shu Xiaoai and Sister Xu entered the house, Venus was cooking, and Sister Xu covered her mouth and smiled, "Your husband is still cooking, my family is like an uncle at home, and he eats in front of him." ”

"To be honest, I'm not very good at cooking, and my husband always comes at home. ”

Sister Xu said enviously, "You are blessed, you are raised by your husband white and tender, and I will also cook." ”

Shu Xiaoai entered the door, sat on a chair, and watched Venus rice stir-fry.

"It's good that you can cook, otherwise we'd both starve to death. ”

"I'm used to living alone, and I do everything by myself. Venus said, her voice lowered, "There are not many residents in the village, and I looked around and saw that many of the courtyards were deserted, and they didn't look like people. ”

"I didn't listen to what Sister Xu said, the young and strong people have gone out, and a group of old women and children are left behind to guard one acre and three points of land at home. ”

"If you don't come to the countryside to experience life, you don't know how difficult life is, Miss Shu, our actions are decided by you, have you thought about your actions at night?"

Shu Xiaoai's eyes rolled, "I have already thought about it, tonight, I am going to act in person, you must cooperate with me." ”

"What play?"

She pursed her lips, "Let's eat first, and I'll tell you after eating." ”

"Good. ”

***

When night fell, the village of Fengshui was silent, except for the lights of each house, the whole road was pitch black, from time to time there was the sound of dogs barking, dark clouds filled the sky, and there were no stars in the sky.

There were bursts of screams from the courtyard on the right side of Sister Xu's house, followed by a burst of scolding.

Shu Xiaoai got off the bed and opened the door, Sister Xu hadn't slept yet, the door was open, and when she saw her come out, she said, "Are you shocked?"

Shu Xiaoai nodded, "Yes, come out and have a look." ”

"You can hear it at both ends for three days, and after a long time, you will know that the child next door will be beaten once every few days, alas, pitiful. ”

"Was it her mother who hit him?" I heard just now that it was a woman's voice.

"It's a stepmother, it's good to get used to it, go to bed early. ”

After Sister Xu finished speaking, she closed the door.

It's good to get used to it?

Don't the neighbors around you care?

It doesn't matter if you are killed?

Listening to Sister Xu's tone, it means that it has not been a month or two since she was beaten, it should have been a long time.

The screams still sounded in her ears, and Shu Xiaoai frowned.

Curious, she pinched her hands and feet to the next door, and looked through the gap in the wooden door.

found a long-haired figure tied to a tree in the yard, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but through the scream just now, she knew that it should be a man.

This man's hair is so long, he has never cut his hair.

Next to him stood a woman with a whip, whipping him with a whip.

Shu Xiaoai suddenly felt a little unbearable, how painful should this be?

Looking at the middle-aged woman still didn't stop, Shu Xiaoai couldn't stand it anymore, and stretched out her hand and patted the door.

"Who?" said the voice of a middle-aged woman.

"It's me, open the door. ”

The footsteps came quickly, the door opened, and when she saw Shu Xiaoai, the middle-aged woman wondered, "Who are you?"

"I'm the one who lives next door, we have to sleep at night, can you not be so noisy?"

"I'm in my yard, what are you doing?

Shu Xiaoyi said angrily, "I don't care, just come and say, if you can listen to it, just listen, if you can't listen, he is not your biological child, if it is your own child, are you willing to do it?

"Yo, an outsider is meddling in my house at my doorstep, what's wrong with killing her? I haven't been killed for more than 20 years, get out of the old lady, and take care of other people's family affairs and even beat you together!"

With that, she closed the door and let out a dull sound.

Shu Xiaoai had to go back, the rural people went to bed early, and almost many people turned off the lights at eight o'clock.

The two of them came out of the house and quietly opened the door slightly, and Venus carried things and Shu Xiaoai's quick figure disappeared into the night.

Head to the back of the road and head deeper into the village.

Shu Xiaoxin counted in love, and when she stood in front of a big iron door, she whispered, "It should be this one." ”

After saying that, she took off her coat, revealing a white dress, the mask on her face, and her long hair, which did not need to be groomed, and it was enough to scare people in this night.

She took the iron hook and rope he handed him, and said to him, "You wait outside, and I'll go in alone." ”

"Be careful. Venus was a little uneasy.

Shu Xiaoai nodded, "It's okay." ”

She stood by the door, hung the iron hook and rope on the wall, and climbed up the wall with a sharp kick.

Follow the wall to the top of the lower room, and then enter the courtyard from the outside staircase.

The lights in the upper room have not been extinguished, but the door has been closed, and there is no dog in the yard, which makes Shu Xiaoai feel very lucky, if she has a dog, the moment she climbs the wall, the dog should bark.

Shu Xiaoai stepped forward, approached the door, and then stretched out her hand and knocked softly on the door.

"Who?"

Shu Xiaoai stretched out her hand, shook the door, and replied in a pinched voice, "I~"

After saying that, he hurriedly re-entered the bungalow, and as soon as he went up, a light was reflected in the courtyard.

"What about people?" a male voice came, it was Wu Dagang, the male owner of this house.

"I'm locked the door, shouldn't it be a thief?" Shu Xiaoai guessed that he could also come out, and it should be Wu Dagang's current wife Chen Juan who spoke.

"Bring the light, I'll take a look. ”

The light flickering around shone a few times before it was closed.

Shu Xiaoai pulled her hair forward, and then took advantage of the gap between him entering the house to stand up and dance.

Suddenly there was a scream, which belonged to Chen Juan.

Wu Dagang turned around, but he was also frightened enough.

But he still pretended to have the audacity to shout, "You are a human or a ghost!"

Shu Xiaoai didn't say a word, laughed a few times dullly, and jumped off the bungalow.

This jump was not tight, and it hit his foot directly.

Venus carried her back quickly.

Wu Dagang can be said to be stupid, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, Chen Juan had palpitations, and asked tremblingly, "Dagang, what is it...... Is it Yueqin?"

Wu Dagang pretended to be calm, closed the door, and turned back to the room.

This night, neither of them fell asleep.

Shu Xiaoai's feet hurt terribly, and Venus soaked her feet in cold well water, which relieved the swelling and pain.

When she was about to go to bed, Shu Xiaoai suddenly found that there were more than a dozen missed calls, all of which were from Zhong Yuchen.

She hurriedly called him back, and as soon as she connected, his gloomy voice came from the other end, "Why are you calling back now?"

"I went out at night and only came back now, didn't I just see your missed call? ”

"Well, remember to bring your mobile phone next time you go out, where do you live?" Zhong Yuchen leaned back on the sofa and asked lightly.

"Rented a house and stayed in a villager's house. ”

Hearing this, Zhong Yuchen changed his posture and chewed her words repeatedly, "A house, where you and Venus live?"

"Wouldn't it be better for us to blend in with the villagers and not arouse their suspicions?" Shu Xiaoai explained. ”

"Don't tell me sù I have a bed......"

"Ahem...... There is only one big wooden bed here, but Venus and I can't lie on the ground without a quilt. ”

As soon as the words fell, his angry voice came, "Give him the phone!"

"Zhong Yuchen, don't get excited, I explained it to you, I wouldn't have told you if I had known. ”

He reiterated, "I said, give him the phone." ”

Shu Xiaoai covered the phone with her hand and looked at Venus, "He's angry, you take it easy." ”

Venus took the phone and whispered, "BOSS." ”