As a credit knife man, it is understandable that he doesn't know me, the forty-nine road credit knife people are a huge group, and they only started to meet this year, except for those core children, a large part of the people have never seen me, maybe he is a side of which family.

But he is shoddy, this is not the style of a credit knife man.

Most importantly, there is no breath of proverbial quotation in the words he engraves.

At first, I thought that he just wanted to take a few ordinary accounts, and when he came back in the future, he could find a few people who could talk, but he didn't want to involve any cause and effect with these people, so he didn't use proverbs.

But after seeing the rags he sold, I dismissed the idea.

The broken iron pieces he sells will break down in a few days, and it's not boring to come back to find someone else.

So the question is, what does he want to do when he gives people a broken knife with his own breath on credit?

After I was silent for a moment, I rejected Lin Xiangning's proposal to come to us, and only said that I would contact us another day.

After hanging up the phone, I said to Yang Shu: "Let's go, let's find that old man to chat." ”

Poplar clenched his fists and turned around happily and left.

I followed him out of the alley, but when we got back to the intersection, the old man with the knife was gone.

I asked the adjacent stalls, and learned that the old man packed up his things as soon as we left, and rode his bicycle east.

It's just past noon, how can the stall be closed at this time?

The old man probably noticed something, not only took the stall, but also fled in the opposite direction from us, obviously being a thief.

I sighed and turned around with the poplar tree in pursuit.

But the temple fair was crowded, we chased all the way to the temple fair, and we never saw the trace of the old man, and in front of it was the busy county road, extending in all directions, and there was no way to find the trace of the old man.

Yang Shu was annoyed: "I said I should do it at that time, you have to wait a while!" ”

I scratched my head, though I was cautious and didn't want to get into conflict with my peers, but I have to say that sometimes being impulsive isn't necessarily a bad thing. Now that he has lost him, if he really notices something, he will definitely not come back to set up a stall, and it will be difficult to find him.

Then a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind: "Go, go back!" ”

Poplar didn't know why, but he still turned around with me and returned to the temple fair.

It didn't take long for me to slow down, point to a woman in front of me who was carrying a child and whisper, "Let's follow her." ”

This woman was the one who had taken the knife on credit at the old man's stall not long ago, and I could perceive the breath of the old man on the kitchen knife, which was in her basket.

"You want to wait for the rabbit? But that old man scared us away, will you still go to her to collect the debt? ”

I smiled: "Not necessarily, but even a little clue is better than looking for a needle in a haystack." ”

At the moment, we don't have any clues about the death of Zen Xin, so let's follow this woman first, and by the way, you can also check the situation nearby, this cold day, no one can carry the child all the way to the temple fair, she should live nearby.

As I expected, the woman went west after more than half an hour at the temple fair.

We followed far behind, to a long-distance station on the outskirts of the county, and saw her enter a small inn at the end of the street.

This small inn is a few old houses renovated, although facing the street, but at the end of the street, the door hangs a faded spray-painted signboard, the four words of the Aijun Hotel are almost unclear, obviously some years.

There are many more hotels on this street, but most of them are cleaner and tidier than this one.

We watched across the street, and there were no guests for a long time, so I thought about it and simply took the poplar tree directly into the hotel.

As soon as we entered the door, we heard the cry of a child inside, and no one came out to greet us after standing for a while.

Yang Shu shouted impatiently: "Is there anyone there, stay in the hotel!" ”

After shouting a few times, I saw a woman hurriedly greet her: "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to patronize the dancing child...... Do you want to stay at the hotel? ”

This woman was the one who took the knife on credit at the temple fair, she looked only in her early thirties, with a goose egg face and big eyes, but her complexion was yellow, her hair was slightly unkempt, and the ochre-red down jacket on her body had not yet had time to take off.

I nodded, "Is there a two-bed room?" ”

"Yes, with TV, hot water, 30 yuan a night, I'll show you?"

The woman warmly welcomed us to a guest room at the end of the corridor, the room was not big, about ten square meters, clean and tidy, the room was still old-fashioned wooden doors and windows, but the glass was wiped very clean, and there was an old-fashioned big-headed TV on the TV table.

I threw my backpack on the bed: "Okay, it's bright, I'll live here." ”

The woman was very happy to see that we were willing to stay: "Diagonally opposite is the bathroom, there is hot water to bathe, there is a water dispenser in the corridor, rest assured to drink, it is all clean water, the store can also cook noodles, if the two brothers do not dislike it, they can also make some stir-fry or something, what do you need, just talk to the eldest sister ......"

I waved my hand at the poplar tree: "Go and register your ID card with this eldest sister." ”

Yang Shu didn't react, and followed the woman with a promise, and when he came back, he shouted angrily: "Why do you want me to pay again?" Brother, if you don't give me an explanation today, we'll cut off our friendship! ”

I lay on the bed, resting my head on my hands and looking at him with a smile: "Do you want to pay for the hotel?" ”

He nodded, and without waiting for him to speak, I asked again, "Then do you live?" ”

He was stunned, a little unable to turn this corner, but still nodded: "Stop." ”

I spread my hands: "Isn't that enough, it's natural to pay for the hotel, what's wrong?" ”

He scratched his head.

I endured and endured, but after all, I couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Only then did he react and walked towards me through gritted teeth: "You also live, why don't you pay?" ”

I wondered, "You've paid it all, why do I have to pay?" ”

He paused, then reacted and pounced on him with a roar.

"Are you my brother, it's easy for me to make some money, and you ...... around me again"

He roared and grabbed my neck and shook it vigorously, looking at the angry energy, I don't know, I thought we had some deep hatred and hatred that we didn't share.

I was almost out of breath by him, so I had to kick him over: "Don't get excited, little money, it's all small money!" When I go back, my brother invites you to go to the mountain city to eat hot pot, fat sheep, fat cow, prawns, and crabs as you like, this is always okay, right? ”

Only then did he stop his movements angrily: "A word is a certainty, without regret!" ”

I nodded again and again: "A word is a certainty!" ”

He couldn't have imagined that he would really fall for this dinner.

We tossed for a long night, and we were already tired, so we took a hot shower, rested at the hotel, and didn't even go out at night, so the proprietress fried two side dishes, and dried up the whole rice cooker.

I have to say that the craftsmanship of the proprietress is still good, the home-cooked dishes such as fried meat with green peppers and bear's paw tofu are delicious, and two dishes and a pot of rice, a total of 30 yuan for us, much cheaper than the restaurant.

Of course, the meal money is also paid by the poplar.

He asked me for money, and I replied to him that he would not squeak.

He had already spent a lot of money before, and if he turned his face now, wouldn't all the previous money be spent in vain?

Who said that we Yang Shu was stupid, he still calculated this account clearly!

I wanted to find a chance to talk to the proprietress but she seemed to be alone in this small shop, and she had to take care of the children, so she didn't have time to chat with us. We never saw her man or relatives show up, and there were no other guests staying in the room, so we had to hold our minds and wait for our chance.

It was quiet that night, and the old man with the knife did not appear.

The next day, we went to the temple fair again, but not only did we not find the old man, but the other vendors were more than half less than yesterday, and I went back to the hotel to ask the proprietress to know that the temple fair here was only the most lively on the day, unlike some places, which were placed for several days.

But we didn't get nothing, we learned in the chat, the proprietress surnamed Xia, the man is the captain of the county fire brigade, and he can't live at home for a few days all year round, the salary is not much, but it is tired and dangerous, especially recently it is very busy, just in time for the alternation of winter and spring, the county is always on fire, and even the treasure land blessed by the Bodhisattva has not been spared.

When I got the news, I couldn't help but be puzzled, so I asked her where the fire broke out in the Big Buddha Temple.

As far as I know, the death of Zen Xin and the fire in the meditation room have not been reported, at least not by ordinary people.

She told me that just two nights ago, the incense burning in the Guanyin Hall of the Big Buddha Temple caused a fire, and although the fire was brought under control in time and the main hall was saved, the statues of the gods inside were burned down, and the two monks who rushed to fight the fire were stoned to death.

When I heard this, not only did I not resolve my doubts, but my suspicions became even heavier, and I carefully asked about the time of the fire, and it turned out to be the same night as the death of Zen Xin!

I repeatedly confirmed with her, and she said that she could not be mistaken, because the Big Buddha Temple was close to here, and that her husband came back in the middle of the night to get his clothes after he went to put out the fire that night, and he hugged the child and kissed him again and again.

But after saying this, she regretted it again, and repeatedly told us not to say it, because it is related to the reputation of the Big Buddha Temple, if people know that the Buddha statue has burned down, it will have an impact on the incense of the Big Buddha Temple, and this matter is confidential to the outside world, and if we spread it, it may be found out that her husband leaked the secret.

Although this statement can also explain why the Big Buddha Temple is tight-lipped about the fire, but for us, this reason is completely untenable, we are also Jianghu people, and we are going straight to the death of Zen heart, and the Big Buddha Temple has no reason to hide such an important clue from us.

Unless, they have some unavoidable hardships, or they have a shady insider!

Combined with the attitude of the superintendent of the Great Buddha Temple towards us yesterday, I think that the latter is more likely, that is to say, the death of Zen Xin is very likely to be caused by the inner ghost, and it may even be done by the prison, after all, as soon as Zen Xin dies, he is the most likely person to be promoted to abbot.

Sending the proprietress away, I sneered, what a prison, is his "prison" a prison guarding and stealing?

Master Zen Xin treated me well, so he gave him all his support to challenge the Black Dragon Sect, and I couldn't let him die in vain!

So I pulled the poplar tree out of the door: "It seems that tonight, we are going to sing a night visit to the Big Buddha Temple!" ”