Chapter 14 Shroud Shop
The leaves of the hibiscus tree have fallen all over the ground in the winter season.
The flowering period of hibiscus flowers has passed.
This makes the trail look gloomy and cold all day long.
"If it's hibiscus blooming, it must be a completely different scene."
Chen Beibei looked at the gloomy path and thought to himself.
The three-tailed fox had been away for a while, and Chen Beibei had also set foot on that path at this time.
This time.
In Chen Beibei's heart, he is still very unoptimistic about that shroud shop.
At least.
The owner of the shroud shop is a strange woman.
It is impossible for normal people to come to such a place to open a store, after all, to open a store in such a hidden place, there is a ghost if things can be sold.
I walked along the path and walked inside for about ten minutes.
A somewhat old house appeared.
Unlike the tall units around it, one house is a two-story bungalow.
"No wonder the owner of the shroud shop found it."
Chen Beibei thought to himself.
The owner of the shroud shop doesn't like to come into contact with other people, this is what the three-tailed fox said.
If you live in a unit, you will inevitably have some contact with the residents upstairs and downstairs.
But.
This is not the case with such a separate small bungalow.
Even if you spend ten days and a half on your own, some neighbors who are strangers may not come to your house once.
No matter what you do, at least you don't make too much noise, and it almost doesn't affect others.
The white tiles on top of the house are probably too old and are already covered with cracks.
The gate is vermilion, but the paint on it has peeled off quite a bit.
On the gate, use a brush to write these three large black characters.
- Shroud shop!
……
There isn't even a brand, and that's the case with this shroud shop, if not seen with your own eyes.
Probably no one would believe that there is such a shroud shop in Sakura City.
The door was ajar, and although he could go in directly, Chen Beibei still knocked on the door a few times.
"Please come in."
It's the voice of a three-tailed fox.
Chen Beibei walked in, the room looked a little dark, and in the room, by the window on the left, sat a beautiful woman in a red gauze skirt.
"Is this a place to sell shrouds?"
Chen Beibei looked at the woman in the red gauze skirt and asked her.
If that woman can speak, then it is naturally the best.
It doesn't matter if you don't speak.
The woman had been sitting under the window embroidering clothes, and when she heard Chen Beibei speak, she glanced up at Chen Beibei, and then lowered her head and continued to work.
"Well, this is a shroud shop, and these are the shrouds on the wall. Guests can choose from whatever they want. ”
The three-tailed fox said.
Apparently.
On weekdays, if a customer comes to buy a shroud, it should be the same.
Women shouldn't be very good at talking to others.
"Hmm. I know. ”
Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and replied to her.
In fact, when he first walked into this shroud shop, the first thing Chen Beibei saw was those gorgeous shrouds.
That was something Chen Beibei had never seen before.
Whether it is workmanship or design, it is very superb. And every shroud is different from the usual shroud.
It looks like you're making the most beautiful wedding dress.
"Do you think these shrouds are beautiful?"
The three-tailed fox asked.
"Hmm."
Chen Beibei replied.
"The price will be relatively high, but if you can make the deceased beautiful and leave in such beautiful clothes. It's worth the money, right? ”
The three-tailed fox picked up a blue suspender puff skirt and gently stroked the lines on the skirt with his hand. It can be seen that even the three-tailed fox regards these shrouds as incomparably precious clothes.
"Well, I'll take another look."
Chen Beibei said.
The blue suspender tuft that the three-tailed fox picked up made Chen Beibei think of something.
Such a shroud......
It's supposed to be worn by young women, right?
When Chen Beibei thought so, he couldn't help but take a closer look at the other shrouds hanging on the wall.
This is true for every single piece.
There is no such longevity clothes that belong to the elderly that are most common in longevity shops.
"Could it be...... Is this shroud shop just for women who unfortunately passed away at a young age? ”
Chen Beibei thought secretly, and couldn't help but have a trace of worry in his heart, "Can such a shroud shop really be able to operate?"
Chen Beibei didn't go around the shroud shop for too long, after all, Chen Beibei didn't come to buy shrouds.
If you stay in it for too long.
The owner of the shroud shop may be suspicious, in that case, the three-tailed fox may lose the job that he has managed to find.
Chen Beibei can clearly feel that the three-tailed fox really likes this job.
So.
Chen Beibei is still more cautious in the shroud shop.
When Chen Beibei looked at the shroud, the woman had been silently wearing her clothes.
The woman was wearing a red gauze skirt, with several hairpins stuck obliquely on her head, and her face was a little indifferent.
Or maybe this indifference is just Chen Beibei's feeling.
Because the three-tailed fox said before that the owner of the shroud shop doesn't like to interact with people, Chen Beibei will think so.
Perhaps, she was just too focused on the needle and thread in her hands.
"These shrouds are all beautiful, but I haven't found what I'm looking for yet."
Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and said to her.
"Don't have what you want?"
The three-tailed fox asked.
"Well, sorry to be in it for so long."
"It doesn't matter, after all, everyone wants to buy the most suitable shroud for the deceased."
The three-tailed fox replied.
……
When I left the shroud shop, it was still morning, although I felt like I had been in the shroud shop for a long time.
In fact, it was only ten minutes.
I feel that it has been for a long time, but it is just the atmosphere inside, which makes people feel like an illusion.
This trip.
In fact, it can be said that there is no gain, at least, it does not make Chen Beibei's work on the three-tailed fox feel at ease.
After all.
Whether it's a shroud shop or the owner of a shroud shop, there are many things that make people feel abnormal.
The shroud shop was opened in such a hidden place, and it only sold shrouds for young women.
Generally speaking.
It's rare for a young woman to die suddenly.
Although the price of the shroud inside is relatively high, it is difficult to even sell a shroud. No matter how high the price is, it's all useless.
As for the owner of the shroud shop.
Even Chen Beibei, who has seen many beauties, has to admit that that woman does have a unique temperament.
It's like a bouquet of roses that has been sealed and placed in a display case.
Can be appreciated.
But it is impossible to get, or touch.
Chen Beibei believes that no one will not think that the owner of the shroud shop is not beautiful, but Chen Beibei also believes that no one will think that he will be favored by the owner of the shroud shop.
There is another thing that makes Chen Beibei feel abnormal, that is, since there is not even a sewing machine in the shroud shop.
You know, this shroud shop makes it yourself and sells it.
It's not like most shroud shops, buying from other channels and selling them to make some of the profits.
Sewing machines are now very popular.
As long as it is a sewing-related production industry, almost all of them are inseparable from sewing machines.
Even some people buy sewing machines separately at home, just for their own improvements, and for the convenience of sewing clothes.
The price of the sewing machine is not expensive, since you still choose to sew the shroud by hand, it is really hard to figure it out.
If you sew it by hand, a piece of clothing takes time.
It's really beyond imagination.
At least.
It is impossible for ordinary people to endure loneliness, sit in the room slowly, and sew stitch by stitch.
The path full of hibiscus trees is very dark and the temperature is cooler than the surroundings.
When Chen Beibei just walked to the door of the community, several women came up to him.
The women talked and laughed, and spoke with an accent that was native to Sakura Castle.
Chen Beibei didn't care about their conversation.
After all, it's the end of the month, and these women should have come here to collect rent.
"Falling Sakura City hasn't been peaceful lately, so let's go together."
A woman said.
"Did something happen?"
A fellow traveler asked.
Chen Beibei subconsciously slowed down, if anything happened in Luoying City recently, the three-tailed fox still works in Luoying City every day, and sometimes when he gets off work, it is already dark. It's still more dangerous.
"You may not know about this yet, because things seem to be normal. However, in fact, someone in the police station has already started to investigate the matter. ”
The woman said.
"I also heard from a relative of mine who works in the police station, as if it was eight months since March this year. Seven young women have already died in Sakura Castle. ”
"Young woman?"
The people who were traveling with him seemed to be intrigued and began to inquire.
The woman heard that her companions were intrigued by what she had said, and spoke more vigorously.
Between these women.
When you get the news that others are interested in, you always have a special pleasure.
"yes. However, the women did not have any external injuries, and no one could prove that they were killed by someone else.
And there is no connection between those who died, and it seems that everyone died and committed suicide by accident.
So this thing has not been noticed. ”
As she spoke, the woman sat down on the flowerbed by the roadside, apparently intent on telling the story well.
The other women also sat down, and the matter of collecting rent was put aside for the time being.
"Although it appears that the deaths of these seven women were entirely accidental or suicide, there is no evidence or clue that anyone killed them. But this sudden intensive incident of the death of young women. It was still included in the scope of investigation by the police station. ”
The woman said.
"Has the investigation begun?"
A woman dressed in green put down her bag and asked curiously.
"Well, the investigation has already begun. However, for the time being, it is only a covert investigation. The matter was not made public. ”
The woman replied.
"So any clues?"
"I don't know about this, anyway, there may be a murderer hiding in the current Sakura City. It's better for all of us to be careful, especially here in the North District, where the security conditions are relatively poor. ”
"Well, then when we collect rent in the future, let's all go together. It's safer when there are more people. ”
……
The conversation of those women made Chen Beibei feel that this matter did not seem to be so simple.
Young women.
Isn't the shroud shop where the three-tailed fox works specialized in making shrouds for young women?
Chen Beibei did not stop in Luoying City, but went home directly.
Chen Beibei wanted to wait for the three-tailed fox to come home and ask about everything about the shroud shop.
"Master, you're back."
Guan Hu is planting some succulents in the yard, and he still looks very careful.
"Hmm."
Chen Beibei nodded.
"Master, where have you been today? When I woke up in the morning, the host was already out of the house. ”
Guan Hu asked as he dug a hole for succulents.
"I went to the place where the three-tailed fox worked."
"How?"
"I'm a little worried, the three-tailed fox works in a shroud shop, but the owner inside looks a little strange. And some bad things have happened in Sakura City recently. ”
Chen Beibei replied.
"Do you need me to investigate the owner of that shroud shop?"
Guan Hu put down the succulents in his hand and walked over to Chen Beibei.
Apparently.
When Guan Hu heard that Chen Beibei was a little worried about the three-tailed fox, he was already very concerned about this matter.
"No, maybe I'm just thinking too much."
Chen Beibei looked at Guan Hu and said to her.
Guan Hu is just a monster with very weak demon power, although he can transform into a human form, but his human form cannot be maintained forever.
In those relatively backward villages, Guan Hu can also turn into a fox and go to find out the news.
But.
The shroud shop is in a bustling city like Sakura City, and if Guan Hu turns into a fox and runs around Sakura City, the vehicles coming and going will also become a threat. What's more, animals like foxes, haunting the city, are estimated to be taken away by those curious people in a short time.
"I'll go to my room and rest for a while, and then call me when it's time for lunch."
Chen Beibei looked at Guan Hu and said to her.
"Yes, master."
Guan Hu replied.
Now there is still a long time before the three-tailed fox gets off work, Chen Beibei has to take a look at the reward task in the system on the bed.
Chen Beibei's balance is temporarily more than 200,000 left.
That's not a lot, at least, in front of a valuable commodity like the wallpaper of the Geisha Museum.
Chen Beibei's more than 200,000 gold coins are simply not enough to see.
And when he took the three brothers and sisters to buy things in the courtyard store before, Chen Beibei could clearly feel the desire of the three brothers and sisters for some goods.
But.
The three of them ended up buying only two low-priced items.
The bowl that the hopping sister bought.
and the stuffed panda that the hopping brother bought.
Now that he is free, Chen Beibei plans to earn more gold coins, and then buy more things for the Shishen who live in the courtyard.