"Gu, Gu editor-in-chief, do you know, what do you know?" The old housekeeper stood in the east verandah, face to face with Gu Yiling, Gu Yiling stood up and sat on the verandah, the rain outside became heavier, crackling and knocking on the top of the verandah, Gu Yiling squinted at the gate, and then turned his gaze back to the old butler, and then said with a hippie smile, "I know a lot, I want to see what you can give me." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Editor-in-chief Gu, I, I ......" The old housekeeper was hesitant, and seemed to have no idea where to start.

"First of all, let me ask, is the Shi family guarding something?" Gu Yiling narrowed his eyes, waiting for Steward Shi's answer.

The old housekeeper hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, "Yes, Shijia, no, the entire Shijia Village is in this deep mountain to protect one thing, but now, there are fewer and fewer people who understand the mission." ”

"What's that thing?"

"I don't know." Steward Shi hurriedly shook his head, for fear that Gu Yiling would misunderstand, "In this matter, only the elder level and the head of the Shi family can understand, but now these elders don't know where they have gone to spend their old age in peace, so there are very few people who know about this matter, after all, I am just a housekeeper, and I am a foreign surname, and I can't be involved there." ”

"So, another question, do you know the snake?" Gu Yiling decided to ask in a different way, Steward Shi touched his head, his expression was a little confused, "Ba snake?" I don't know, but in this mountain we always worship the ghost snake lady, that, does that count? ”

"Ghost Snake Girl?" This name seems to have been heard somewhere, Gu Yiling touched his chin and tried to recall.

"Yes, it's the ghost snake Niangniang, she is the guardian saint of this mountain, that is, it is the ancient well that entered the village, it has been rumored that it is the entrance to the ghost snake Niangniang's mansion for generations, but no one has confirmed it."

Gujing, is it the one next to the red barrel at the entrance of the village? Gu Yiling frowned, "Was there anything unusual about Mrs. Shi before she died?" Gu Yiling raised a new question.

"Strange, if you want to say something different, there has been no one in the past few days, but there was an incident more than ten years ago, after that incident, the old lady's strangeness has continued to this day, and since then, the old lady has become less and less talkative."

"I don't like to talk...... Gu Yiling remembered Mrs. Shi who had been refusing to speak on the train.

"Well, I don't know the specifics, I only know that that time the old lady and the late old man insisted on the eldest young master in the matter of choosing an heir, but the rest of the family did not agree, so everyone broke up many times unhappily, and in the end they were not able to choose an heir, and then the old man died suddenly, and several elders in the family strongly recommended the second young master, and it was decided. But since then, the old lady rarely expressed her opinion again, and almost no longer spoke, and a person who was once so happy suddenly ...... Hey......"

"This......" Gu Yiling felt in her heart that this old lady must be very fond of Shi Aming, even if she died, following Shi Aming explained everything, it is estimated that she originally planned to let Shi Boss be the owner of this house, but it was just ...... It seems that the events of more than ten years ago should also be investigated.

"Do you have any places here where I can look at something like a chronology?" If you want to know, you already know, and you can check the others slowly.

"There are books in the east wing of the historian's house, but they can't be shown to outsiders casually." The old housekeeper thought for a moment, "Oh, but there may be one in the village head, the old scarhead of the village may also have it, their family used to make paperwork, and there must be something left." ”

"Okay, then I'm leaving!" Gu Yiling had already gotten up as he spoke, and the moment he stood up, his white coat rubbed against the pillar and was stained with ashes, he quickly took it off, carefully cleaned it, and finally beckoned and took the big black umbrella from the side.

"Wait, Editor-in-Chief Gu, don't you ask where the old scar is?" The old housekeeper shouted from behind, Gu Yiling waved his hand, and smiled very easily, "The village is so big, I can look for it while enjoying the rain, and I can be happy." ”

Ah, this Gu editor-in-chief...... The old housekeeper didn't know what to say, and stood at the door and watched for a while, but he had no choice but to leave.

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"General!" Lu Xiaoruo won the fifteenth chess duel, and the old man kept wiping his sweat in a hurry, revealing a shallow scar on his forehead.

"Girl, you can't let me be an old man, keep winning, it's ......" Old Scar got up and added a pot of water.

Lu Xiaoruo blinked, "But old man, you told me not to show mercy to my subordinates, and I must compete with each other, I'm afraid that you won't be happy." Lu Xiaoruo said sincerely, the old scar head didn't expect her to be so dead-eyed, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, "It's not, girl, let it, I may not be able to see it." In the process of playing chess with Lu Xiaoruo, he kept emphasizing that he was the strongest chess player in the whole village, but he didn't expect that this girl ......, "That girl, didn't you say that you are not proficient in chess?" I ...... to deceive the old man like this."

"No, no, sir, I really didn't lie to you, I only know a little bit about the rules of chess, and what I really know is Go, but there may be similarities, and it is quite easy to play." Old Scarhead's home is relatively old, with four rooms, a two-story building, the first floor is full of clutter, and there are some yellowed black and white photos on the wall, including him, his son and daughter, and his late wife (Lu Xiaoruo has asked about them all), he is currently living alone, and they are playing chess in a relatively tidy place on the first floor.

"Go? You're still going to have that thing, ah, great, let's have the next game? "The old scarhead was in high spirits, and began to rummage through the cabinets to find Go and chessboards, and he hadn't played a game with others for many years......

"Ruo'er, are you here?" Gu Yiling stood outside the house with an umbrella, he had been looking for her for a long time, to know that she had already come here, Lu Xiaoruo was overjoyed, and rushed over first, "Young master, why are you here too!" ”

Old Scarhead looked up, a little puzzled, "May I ask who you are?" ”

"My guardian!" Lu Xiaoruo answered before Gu Yiling, and he was a little proud, but Gu Yiling immediately made a straight face when he heard it, "Who is your guardian, your parents can't beat me to death if they know." ”

"My mom won't, my dad will."

"That's okay, your dad alone is enough for me, compared to the guardian, isn't it better for me to be your boyfriend, I look young, tall, and handsome, so I won't be ashamed of you." Gu Yiling didn't know whether what he said was true or not, Lu Xiaoruo couldn't laugh well, "Can someone still praise themselves like this, I said that Tan Jiang is taller than you, more handsome than you, calmer than you, better than you, why don't I go to him?" ”

"It's Tan Jiang again, why does everyone like him, no, I'll open it for him when I go back!" Gu Yiling pretended to be angry, but he was really not very happy in his heart.

"Open Tan Jiang? Do you want to go to the street tomorrow to ask for food? Don't talk about me, you can get the six boats under your feet, maybe they will capsize that day, and I will stand on the shore and still fish you up. Lu Xiaoruo honestly didn't want to be Gu Yiling's girlfriend at all, she felt that her liking was already more than friends, but but, with Gu Yiling's flowery attitude, she must not be jealous to death if she is by his side, yes, yes, if she doesn't have a big heart, she will definitely die suddenly, she gives up, let's be a good grandfather and granddaughter.

"Eight."

"Huh?"

"I said there were eight."

Lu Xiaoruo shut up, wait, she went back and pulled them all into the friendly group, so that everyone could get to know each other.

"Hey, you just take care of the two of you talking, and ignore me, an old man!" The old scar is angry to death, and when he comes, he will make trouble with each other, what about me? What about my existence?!

"I'm sorry, you're old Scarhead, aren't you?" Gu Yiling put away the umbrella and walked into the house, "I was introduced by the old housekeeper of the Shi family over there, saying that you used to do clerical work, and I want to ask about the Shi family village......