Chapter 13: The Strange Liu Family
According to the old smoke pot, Liu Wang's home is in the southeast corner of the village, to rush to Liu Wang's home, you must first cross the Qingshui ditch, and then detour more than half a mile of mountain road, because the villagers of Liujiagou live a little evacuated, the front walk, walking is not so smooth, about half an hour later, we came to the back of Liu Wang's yard.
In front of it is a beautiful scenery of fertile fields, the ditches are smooth, and between the mountains and fields, lush and vibrant, it is a good place for feng shui.
The so-called beautiful mountains, beautiful water, and more beautiful people, presumably the small life of Liu Wang's family should be very happy, but why is it involved in Wang Cuicui's murder? !
"How is Liu Wang's family situation?"
While walking around the vegetable garden, the master suddenly asked the old smoke pot.
"Liu Wang's father Liu Gaodeng was originally a carpenter, but he also did shoe repair, repair houses, etc., some trivial things, kind, and the world, the villagers are very respectful of him, this year Gao Deng should be sixty years old, the year before last went up the mountain to pick wattle strips to weave a basket, accidentally broke his right leg, now he generally does not go out, Liu Wang's mother takes care of him, although the days are not as moist as before, but not bad, Liu Wang goes out to do some small business all year round, plus some income in the field, the family is also one of the best in the village." The old tobacco pot lifted the dry tobacco bag and filled a pot of tobacco, lit it steadily, and then took two puffs.
"In this case, then Liu Wang's family life should be vibrant, why is there a trace of strong dead air hovering over their house?!"
Master frowned, he didn't think that he was waiting here for the words of the old smoke pot.
"Uh...... Dude, you, you read that right? Liu Wang's family has a dead ...... Is it death...... How is this possible? β
The old tobacco pot was stunned, slowly put down the dry tobacco pouch, and looked up along the master's line of sight, but rubbed his eyes in astonishment...... "This is so bright, how can there be any dead air?" β
"Huh! Old village chief, even it is difficult for me to easily see the two qi of yin and yang, if you can see it as an ordinary person, then you will not worry about Wang Cuicui's death. β
I shook my head with a wry smile, and then asked Master, "Master, is Liu Wang dead?!" β
"Master thinks...... Not necessarily! β
Master hesitated for a moment, shook his head again, and denied my words, but shook his head again with not being quite sure, as if Master also had something to figure out.
"That's not right!"
Coldly, the old smoke pot was surprised, and looked at us in astonishment, and said: "In the past, whenever someone stood behind Liu Wang's home, and could hear the barking of his sunspots, their sunspots had a good sense of smell, and sometimes there was something strange in the village, they would scream a few times, not to mention, now even if we walked outside Liu Wang's yard, we didn't hear the screams of their sunspots!" β
"Does this have anything to do with our visit to Liu Wang's house?"
I asked inexplicably.
"It doesn't matter, but don't you think it's strange, Mr. Xiaojiu? Is there such a quiet house in other people's homes? Of course, except for the old shitman's family, his family was originally lifeless, but other people's families, even if they don't have dogs, even chickens and ducks will hum a few times, these are the characteristics of the countryside! β
The old tobacco pot tapped the dry tobacco pouch and said with a cautious face.
"Xiaojiu, the village chief has lived until now, he has eaten more bridges than you have walked, how can your life experience and insight into things be compared to that of a hairy boy, he is right, Liu Wang's family is indeed too quiet, and lifeless, even ...... Even compared to the old, it's not much better! β
The master nodded even more cautiously, and this time, he surprisingly agreed with the words of the old smoke pot.
But looking back, the question raised by the old smoke pot is not unreasonable, a native of the countryside, should know everything about the grass and trees in the village, which family has any big and small affairs, you can know at a glance.
"Well, it's safer for us to go to Liu Wang's house to see in person!"
I concluded.
When I finished speaking, I saw that the master and the old smoke pot were all looking at me in unison, I was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "What?" I'm calling the door again?! β
"Of course you proposed, of course it's you, hehe! Go, go, with Master here, it'll be fine! β
Master smiled and waved his hand lazily, motioning for me to hurry up and call the door.
"Oh......"
I honestly confessed and muttered casually: "Who made you the master, I am the apprentice, the so-called master has a mouth, and the apprentice is tired and breaks his legs......"
"Stinky boy! What are you muttering about?! β
Seeing the master flying up and coming, I hurriedly jumped away and rushed towards Liu Wang's door, and soon came to Liu Wang's door, I settled down, only to see that Liu Wang's door was closed, and ...... Or went up the door latch from the inside, in broad daylight, why did Liu Wang's family close the door?
"Ahem!"
I cleared my throat, don't look at the master's madness, but sometimes his face is as big as the sky, all the way, whether it is turning into a fate or asking for directions, he is using me as a faΓ§ade, and now, it is still no exception, after a pause, I smiled and shouted to the courtyard: "Is this Liu Wang's house?" β
ββ¦β¦ Nonsense! This is not Liu Wang's family, can it be your family? β
"Uh......" I was suddenly choked by an old voice, listen to the voice, this is the voice of an old man about sixty years old, it seems to be Liu Wang's father Liu Gaodeng, listen to the old smoke pot said, Liu Gaodeng has been at home since he broke his leg a few years ago, it may be a problem of illness, which made his temper so weird, I smiled and asked again: "Old man, I came with the old village chief to visit Liu Wang, hehe!" β
This has been said obviously, that is, let the old man open the door quickly, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, and Liu Wang's father did not hear from the slightest echo, I was dumbfounded, why the villagers in Liujiagou are either very easy-going, or very weird, it's really strange!
"Old man, open the door, we are from a foreign country, recommended by the old village, and come to your house to beg for saliva to drink!"
Worried that Liu Wang's father wouldn't hear it, I finally accentuated my tone a little, however, after waiting for a long time, there was still no response, this family is really strange, even if it is ironclad and does not open the door, at least say it!
"Bang!"
"Ahh
Just when I was in a hurry, I only heard the door being opened, and my spirit suddenly dispersed, and I took two steps back with a strange scream, only to see a gray-haired, skinny old man, limping to the threshold with a cane, squinting his cloudy old eyes, looking me up and down, and then slowly asked, "Who are you?" β
"Huh! Old man, Master and I are from the Daomen, and when we pass by here, we have nowhere to stay, so I want to ......"
I saw the old man's indifferent eyes, and his old face, this, where does this look like a sixty-year-old man, it is clearly a face that is too old!
"Sir, please come in......"
Before I could say anything, I heard Old Man Liu slowly get out of the way, stand on the side of the courtyard gate, and make an inviting gesture to me.
"Huh? Brother Gordon, you ...... How did you become like this? You, what the hell happened to you?! β
At this moment, the master came to the gate of the courtyard with Lao Yan Guozi and Jia Tiangui, and when Lao Yan Guozi saw Old Man Liu's face and figure, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he quickly stepped forward to hold Old Man Liu's arm, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Smoke pot, you're here too? Let's come in and talk......"
Old man Liu opened his cloudy old eyes, looked at the old smoking pot, said lightly, and bowed slightly to the master.
As soon as I walked into Old Man Liu's yard, I was so shocked that I couldn't speak......