The sound of nails in the room "knocking" sounded, just masking Ye Jingjing's footsteps.

She stretched out her head to look and saw Uncle Zhang with his head down, his hands busy.

It's just that she can't see what she's nailing from this angle.

Ye Jingjing was thinking about changing positions to take a look, when she heard Uncle Zhang put down the hammer and said to himself, "Follow, get the last two nails on the right side, and you're done!" ”

With that, he stood up and shifted his position.

It was this kind of movement that made Uncle Zhang expose what he was busy with, and also made Ye Jingjing hold her breath, feeling a chill to her bones in the middle of the night.

What Uncle Zhang is nailing is a coffin!

In an instant, all the scenes of gods and ghosts poured into Ye Jingjing's mind like a tide, making her whole person shiver fiercely.

She didn't have time to think about it, she just felt that if she didn't ask clearly, the night behind her would turn into a black beast, swallowing herself into it, surrounded by fear.

"Phew! What are you doing in the middle of the night to make such a gloomy and compassionate thing?! ”

In a panic, Ye Jingjing kicked the door open and dared to yell at Uncle Zhang.

Uncle Zhang obviously didn't expect someone to come in, and he didn't expect that it was Ye Guifei who came in, so he was startled, and the hammer in his hand fell off.

"Gui, Guifei Niangniang......"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and explain! If this palace finds out that you have two hearts, you are the only one who asks! ”

Ye Jingjing quickly flashed into the room and closed the door, saying loudly, to hide the fear and panic in her heart.

She's so scared of ghosts, especially with such a spooky thing in front of her.

Uncle Zhang looked at Ye Jingjing and then at the coffin, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

In the end, he gritted his teeth, stood up and wiped his hands on his clothes, and saluted, "Guifei Niangniang, little old man, I ......"

"Wait! Stay back! ”

Ye Jingjing pointed with her hand and stopped Uncle Zhang from approaching her.

Although she looked full of momentum on her face, she still scolded herself fiercely in her heart.

Ye Jingjing, you are a coward, you just said that you want to cheer up, why are you afraid now?!

And Uncle Zhang let out a long sigh, his face full of pain, "Concubine Niangniang, Xiao Lao'er tinkering with these things late at night looks really suspicious, but please rest assured, Xiao Lao'er definitely doesn't have any bad intentions." ”

Ye Jingjing looked at him vigilantly, "Whether there are two hearts or not, this palace will judge!" ”

Uncle Zhang smiled bitterly, "Niangniang, you won't think so much after listening to Xiao Lao'er's story." In fact, this coffin is prepared for Xiao Lao'er himself, and there is no one to rely on, of course I have to prepare the burial things myself. ”

Ye Jingjing was stunned for a moment, "What about your family?" ”

These words seemed to poke Uncle Zhang's sore spot, and he said indignantly, "Alas! If you have a family, it won't be so miserable! ”

He sat down in place very lonely, patting the coffin in despair, "Niangniang, you don't know, the little old man has only been with the prince for three years." Actually, once upon a time I had a happy family.

"At that time, I still had my wife, son, daughter-in-law, and my little grandson, and the family lived together, and I thought that the fairy days were nothing more than that. It's a pity, the sky is unpredictable......"

A cloudy tear fell from Uncle Zhang's eyes, followed by a silent cry.

"When the village tyrant of our village saw that his daughter-in-law was in excellent shape, he had a bad idea and wanted to occupy her; When I couldn't rob the door, I pestered us all day long, and finally even led people to beat us severely, my wife, son and grandson were all beaten to death, and my daughter-in-law also committed suicide with hatred......"

"What?!"

Ye Jingjing was taken aback, and then felt angry, and almost gritted a mouthful of silver teeth, "That village tyrant is too bad!" ”

Uncle Zhang burst into tears, "In the end, it was the prince who passed by who rescued the little old man and kindly took me as a servant, which gave me a place to stay." My family died tragically, and it stands to reason that I should live well to comfort their souls in heaven, but ......"

Uncle Zhang covered his face and cried, which made Ye Jingjing feel very distressed.

"But who would have thought that when the village tyrant was entangled, he poisoned the well in our backyard! I was also poisoned, and I was found out by the doctor a few days ago, and it's only been a month! ”

Ye Jingjing was even more surprised, "This ...... Didn't you ask the doctor to heal you? ”

Uncle Zhang shook his head, "There is no hope, Hua Tuo is helpless in his second life...... The prince is my benefactor, I don't want to trouble him because of my death, so I prepared the coffin in these last days, thinking that when I was about to die, I would lie in it and die, which was also decent. ”

Ye Jingjing only felt sour in her heart, and she couldn't tell what it tasted like.

Providence makes people, why are good people not rewarded?

"Old man, it's too ...... for you to do this"

"Niangniang doesn't need to be persuaded to make up her mind. Anyway, if you walk cleanly, it's not worth it. ”

Uncle Zhang smiled bitterly and stroked the coffin.

"Actually, when you and the Holy Lord visited today, it stands to reason that the little old man should not do this, so as not to surprise the Holy Driver. But I thought that if I didn't hurry up, it was likely that the coffin would not be finished, so I sneaked it up and scared the mother before I arrived......

"Out of the way, out of the way! I should apologize to you for misunderstanding you! Ye Jingjing hurriedly waved her hand.

At present, Ye Jingjing has no other thoughts in her heart about the old man who is about to pass away, only endless distress and sadness.

This old man's life experience is really bumpy, and anyone who hears it will shed tears.

Uncle Zhang trembled and stood up holding the coffin, suddenly found something, and said with a wry smile, "Niangniang, can I ask you for something?" I see that this nail is not easy to handle, and I need someone to help hold it, after all, I am old......"

"It's easy to say, it's just a matter of raising your hands!"

Ye Jingjing hurriedly ran over and helped Uncle Zhang hold the nail.

Out of curiosity, she took a look at the inside of the coffin with her spare eyes and found that the space inside was too huge, not to mention stuffing one Uncle Zhang in, even if two people were put in.

Just when she was wondering, Uncle Zhang suddenly said, "Niangniang, you are optimistic......"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pungent powder suddenly rushed to his face.

Ye Jingjing was taken aback, and her body hurriedly retreated, but she still accidentally inhaled the powder.

She was about to reflexively kick Uncle Zhang down, but she was shocked to find that her body was soft, lost her support, and fell down.

What's worse is that even if she wanted to shout, her voice couldn't make any sound, and only her eyes could watch Uncle Zhang's face become hideous little by little.

"Hmph, you have a simple mind and developed limbs, and you believe a lie casually?!"

Uncle Zhang laughed, and then lifted Ye Jingjing up with great effort and threw her into the coffin.

Ye Jingjing, who sensed what the other party was going to do, immediately showed a frightened expression.