Chapter 4 Strange Stones

This unexpected discovery made Shen Laibao uneasy, because if the murderer was not found for a day, it meant that the murderer might attack him again, but he was new to the city, how to find the murderer? Who had malicious intentions towards Shen Laibao, he didn't know at all.

Seeing that he was stunned, Hua Ling pulled his sleeve with some fear, "Brother Laibao." ”

Shen Laibao came back to his senses and asked, "Sister Xiaohua, do you know about me falling into the pool that day?" ”

Hua Ling thought for a moment and asked, "Do you mean the incident where you have been in a coma for a long time?" ”

"Hmm."

Of course Hua Ling heard about it, but she was busy peeling melon seeds for him at the time, and she didn't listen carefully, so she thought about it seriously, vaguely remembered a little, and said, "I heard my mother and them say that it seems that it is because your family Xiu'er is entangled with you and wants to pay for your life." ”

Shen Laibao is a progressive young man in the new era, and this is easy to understand, he can guess ten sentences of the inside story when he says one sentence, and he whispered, "You mean, there is a person named Xiu'er in my family who drowned, so she found me?" ”

"That's what they said."

"Who is Xiu'er?"

Hua Ling said, "Xiu'er is the maid in your second aunt's room, she is very timid, and your second aunt is very fierce and often beats her." I've seen it when I've been to your house, and it's been beaten fiercely. Later, my mother said that Xiu'er must not be able to stay up, so she jumped into the pond by herself in the middle of the night, and several stones were tied to her body at that time. The day after she was gone, you also drowned, so they all said that Xiu'er was looking for you to pay for your life. ”

In the end, he is still young, and Hua Ling snorted coldly when he said it, which is really terrifying.

Shen Laibao patted her head, "There's nothing to be afraid of, there are no ghosts in the world at all." ”

Hua Ling's eyes widened, and she wrinkled her brows and said solemnly, "There are ghosts, I have seen them, I have seen them with my own eyes." ”

Shen Laibao asked curiously, "Where have you seen it, and what kind of ghost is it?" ”

Hua Ling gestured and said, "Last year, I went with my father to see the peach blossoms, and when I came back at night, I passed by the hill and saw it there. I didn't see what the ghost looked like, it was a cloud of green and red, my father said it was a ghost fire, and the coachman said it was a ghost lantern from Hades. ”

"That's not ghost fire, it's called phosphorus fire. It is because human bones contain phosphorus and meet the chemical effects produced by air. He can easily explain this to a child, because even if she knew, she wouldn't think he had a bad brain, but would think he would be even more stupid when she told an adult.

Hua Ling seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Brother Laibao, you are right, my father said that there are many graves in the hill we passed by, and asked the coachman to hurry over and not stay." But I haven't seen it anywhere else, Brother Noble, you know so much. ”

Shen Laibao laughed dryly, when he saw her say, his eyes lit up, he was not afraid, but full of curiosity, he suddenly felt that the little girl with such a heavy curiosity and such a bold heart must be a scholar when she grows up.

He wanted to ask more carefully, but he was afraid of scaring her, so he didn't ask. It wasn't until Hua Ling was gone that he thought about how to find that person.

The day after Xiu'er drowned, he was also poisoned. No matter how he thinks about it, he feels strange, so first he has to make sure that Xiu'er is jumping into the pond by himself or being thrown into the water. If it's the former, then he doesn't have to investigate Xiu'er's relationship with himself. If it's the latter, you'll have to pay attention.

When the next person came in to change his dressing, Shen Laibao looked at his thin body, whether the original owner came back or not, he had to take good care of this body, and he would start to strengthen his body tonight and go to the yard to run a few laps. In the future, you have to play a fool, and you have to be a fool who can fight back against others at any time.

When the medicine was about to be ready, he suddenly spoke, "I had a dream." ”

The subordinate said respectfully, "What did the young master dream of?" ”

"I dreamed that there was a sister in a big red dress who was wet and had a big stone tied to her body, sitting on the edge of the bed and talking to me."

The subordinate who was sitting in front of the bed shook violently, his face was quite bad, and he stood up silently and moved his position, "Did she say what her name was?" ”

"Xiu'er."

The subordinate trembled again, and then said to himself, "Red clothes...... It seems that Xiu'er is very resentful, she was wearing the clothes that people usually wear that day......"

Shen Laibao saw that he seemed to have seen Xiu'er after death that day, so he asked casually, "Did Xiu'er tie a stone to his leg when he died?" ”

"No, it's not right, it's tied to my back." The subordinate gestured to the back of his chest, "This, this, that stone is wider than her back, she is really determined to seek death." ”

Shen Laibao paused, "The stone is tied behind him?" What about the knots? ”

"Behind you, of course." The subordinate said, "It's also a sin, and if you die, you will die and find the young master to be unlucky." ”

"Why do you say you're looking for me?"

"The place where she jumped at that time was the place where the young master jumped. Oh, on that fence, there was a pair of embroidered shoes, which was terrible. Ouch, the villain doesn't scare you anymore. ”

Shen Laibao pondered, a person who really wants to die, will it be so difficult?

"Where did the stone go?"

"The wife said that it was unlucky, and she threw it into the land temple on Shili Street and sealed it with a yellow charm."

When the next person went out, Shen Laibao took his belt and tied a pillow on his back with his backhand, and he didn't screw it well for a long time, and he fell off after two jumps, such a light pillow can't work, let alone a stone wider than his back. He felt the need to see what the stone looked like, and maybe find some clues from it.

But...... Where is Ten Mile Street?

After thinking about it for a long time, he thought of a suitable guide - Xiaohua next door.

He planned to go and see it now, although the wound on his body was still faintly painful, but compared to life, this injury was nothing. As soon as he moved his short legs and got out of bed, before he could reach his shoes, someone outside the door came here with a loud voice, listening to the voice of an old woman, and there was a voice of dissuasion next to him.

This time, no one knocked on the door, and was pushed open directly, Shen Laibao looked up and saw an old lady in her fifties walking in quickly. The old lady's coiled hair was not yet all silver white, her face was ruddy and wrinkled, and she didn't look like she should be called an old man, but the color of her clothes was purple and red, and her jewelry was mainly gold, and she looked a little old and dull.

She stepped forward and grabbed Shen Laibao's hand and choked up, "My hard-working grandson, let grandmother see where you are injured." ”

Only then did Shen Laibao react, it turned out that this was the old lady of the Shen family, the old lady who hurt her grandson so much that she wanted to pick the stars to the moon.

When he flooded, it was the fifteenth, and Mrs. Shen went to the temple to burn incense and stay for three days according to the custom, and when she came back today, she didn't dare to tell her that the young master was drowning, but the injuries on his body couldn't be hidden, so he said that he was whipped by Master Shen.

Mrs. Shen was angry when she heard this, her grandson hit someone, but he also apologized, why did he still beat people, she understood the truth that knowing mistakes can improve Mo Dayan, didn't she understand that being a father didn't understand?

She looked at this precious grandson inside and out several times, angry and anxious, "That bastard Shen Jinshan actually beat you so hard." What about whips? What about whips?! If Shen Jinshan comes back and asks him to come to see me, he will whip my grandson a few times, and I will whip him a few times. Such a young child, it hurts to look at it, how did he become a father! ”

The old lady looked energetic, and it was not ambiguous to scold people, and Shen Laibao was stunned when she heard it, the heroine is this.

Mrs. Shen felt sorry for her son, but her husband was her God, and when she heard that the old lady was going to whip her husband, she hurriedly stepped forward to intercede, "Master, he also hates iron and steel, not to mention that this time it is indeed the treasure is wrong, next time let the master stop beating people, just teach well." The master is almost thirty years old, and he is still whipped, so it will be embarrassing for people to laugh, especially if the people in the Chamber of Commerce know. ”

Hearing that Mrs. Shen was still interceding for Master Shen, Shen Laibao couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Your husband has found you five sisters, and he beat your son, but you plead with him. I really don't know if I love Master Shen deeply, or if the rules and regulations of three obedience and four virtues have restrained her for too long.

So...... It's no wonder that the aunts weren't very respectful when they saw her.

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she also felt that there was some truth, so she didn't mention it again. Just let the subordinate bring him a message, and he will not miss a word.

Master Shen, who went out to socialize, came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the people who had been waiting for a long time. Hearing that Mrs. Shen was back, she said that she didn't need to go to ask for peace, so she knew that something was wrong. Hurriedly ran to plead guilty, and as soon as he squeaked outside the door, there was a bang inside.

Mrs. Shen is fifty this year, and Mr. Shen is still thinking about holding a ten-day birthday banquet for his mother. This will make Mrs. Shen angry, and said loudly, "What kind of birthday banquet is you going to do, before the autumn, you will make me angry to death in this spring!" ”

Master Shen was so miserable that he had to take a futon and kneel in the ancestral hall.

It is said that having a son hurts a son, and having a grandson is a grass. Master Shen, who beat Shen Laibao angrily, was already a grass in the eyes of Mrs. Shen, and after seeing the red marks and wounds on her baby grandson, Master Shen was not even as good as a grass.

After kneeling for half a night, when Mrs. Shen got up in the morning, Mrs. Shen carefully mentioned it when she served her, and Mrs. Shen remembered that her son was still kneeling in the ancestral hall, and immediately said "oh" and said, "Then let him come back, no meat is allowed for breakfast." ”

Master Shen, who was finally rescued from the ancestral hall, came out with trembling legs, just in time to see his son who was about to go out, this pair of eyes, his legs trembled even more, he sighed long, and ignored him.

He was scared!

Shen Laibao respectfully called him father, and went out, he had more important things to do, looking for Xiaohua, going to Shili Street, and looking for the stone that was sealed.