Chapter 67: Digging Ding Jiuye's grave
"So when I haven't found out why people died for no reason in your village, you'd better be honest, otherwise you won't be able to get rid of the suspicion of murder." Mao Zheng's voice was so loud that everyone could hear it.
At this time, the village chief stood on a high place and followed Mao Zheng's words and said: "Folks! Since the death of Na Ding Jiuye, how many people have died in our village of two or three hundred people? Why is it that after the death of the ninth master of Nading, the number of people in our village can only be maintained at eighty. Why is all this? β
When Uncle Zhang said this, the villagers below couldn't help but talk about it, but Li Laifu's face couldn't be hung up, because he was a close relative of Na Ding Jiuye.
"It's as if our village has been cursed, one life and one death, always at eighty, eighty! Even less than half of the population in its heyday, how many families in the village have gone extinct over the past few decades? Even my old Zhang family can now say that there is a possibility of extinction at any time, think about it, right? β
Uncle Zhang saw that everyone was talking about it, and it seemed that his words had an effect, and then said: "This Master Mao, don't look at him young, he is a capable person, and he can see at a glance that there is a problem with the feng shui of the Ding family, which affects everyone's survival." You've just seen what he's capable of. β
Speaking of this, Uncle Zhang looked at Li Laifu viciously, and Li Laifu lowered his head. In fact, he Li Laifu, although he is a close relative of Ding Jiuye, is also a victim, and he has been almost extinct over the years, because he is the only one in the Ding family, and there is only one daughter below.
"Do you want to go out of the village and see the outside world? Do you want to? Do you want to marry your daughter-in-law outside? Uncle Zhang's words simply spoke to everyone's hearts.
"Yes! How could you not want to. β
"Yes!"
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The villagers all replied, who wouldn't want to get out of this mountain village? I've been stuck here for decades, and I don't know what's going on outside. Those young people of the new generation do not know even more, they have only heard of the legends of their fathers and grandfathers.
"Just think about it, this Master Mao is everyone's hope, even if it is a curse, he has a way." Uncle Zhang gave the villagers a dream, and at the same time boasted about Mao Zheng, all of which made the villagers approve of his approach.
It's just that this hair is sweating in everyone's hot eyes. This hasn't done a good job yet, just boasting about it, isn't it that if you can't do it, you have to do it, and catch the ducks on the shelves.
But he thought about it, he was the apprentice of the two real masters, but don't fall into the name of the master, the ghost town itself can come and go freely, what are the little ghosts in this village? As long as you find the source, you must give it a good idea once and for all, and do the right thing for heaven.
Thinking of this, his waist stood more straight, and he was simply majestic and majestic, cooperating with Uncle Zhang's words, which was very appropriate.
"Let's go, let's go with Master Mao to see Widow Liu, there is a master here, everyone can rest assured that they will find out. Also, Li Laifu, I will forget about your disrespect to me just now, if you find out that you are involved with the dead people in our village, you can wait to dip in the pig cage! Hum! When he turned around, Uncle Zhang snorted coldly.
"Ahh Li Laifu covered his stomach and couldn't help opening his mouth wide. I and Ding Jiuye are originally relatives, what if I find out that I am implicated in the slightest, if this Master Mao deliberately arranges himself and maliciously slanders, then wouldn't he die without a place to be buried?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly regret it. How did I eat lard and was blinded, how long can this old man live, at that time, the position of the village chief is not mine, even if it is not mine, I can fight for it, at this time, Li Laifu really wants to slap himself in the mouth. At the same time, there is also his wife standing dumb.
When the group of people came to the corpse of Widow Liu, Mao Zheng took the lead in stepping into the scene. I saw the body of Widow Liu lying on a rotten mat, obviously preparing to be sent for burial as soon as the mat was wrapped.
Mao was squatting beside Widow Liu's body, and when he looked closely, he saw that Widow Liu's skin was blue, purple, and white. In order to make everyone trust, Mao Zheng took out another silver needle and inserted it into Widow Liu's body, and pulled it out without silver needles and no different colors, obviously this is not poisoning. He said to everyone: "This widow Liu looks like she died of poisoning, but everyone can see clearly, this is not poisoning and dying, at this time, it is typical to be enchanted by evil in the body. You see these black epidermis, which are the bruises brought about by Widow Liu's dying struggle, and the purple ones are the traces of evil. β
Mao Zheng explained to everyone in a colorful way, and the villagers did not change color. The master came to find the crux of the problem, but where did this evil come from? Is it some kind of curse?
"Master Mao, you can say it. How do we do that? A young man stood up and said.
Mao Zheng said with a smile: "The top priority is to find the true grave of the ninth master of Nading. β
Mao Zhengzhen's words were amazing, and the villagers all gave an 'ah' in unison.
Seeing everyone's surprise, Uncle Zhang hurriedly explained for Mao Zheng: "Just now we came back from Ding Jiuye's grave, and after Master Mao's careful inspection, it was an empty tomb, and Ding Jiuye's real body was not buried at all?" β
"How is that possible? My aunt and I go to the sacrifice every year. β
"That's right! How could it be that the tomb was so well repaired? β
For a while, all people could not accept this statement, and they all expressed doubts.
"That's fine! Let's dig it up and see if it's an empty grave. Uncle Zhang said. In fact, he is also very skeptical about this matter, and now that everyone is saying that this is the case, just go and take a look, don't you know.
"Little master, do you think this is good?" Uncle Zhang asked Mao Zheng.
"Why not? I'm in favor of digging it up and seeing. Mao Zheng said.
"No, village chief. This is digging people's ancestral graves! Li Laifu said.
"Humph! Digging people's ancestral graves? We don't want all the villagers to be martyred for your aunt. We also wanted to get out of the village and see the outside world. A young man stepped forward.
"Since there is no objection from everyone, now that all the men have taken their hoes, let's go and dig them out."
After a while, except for Li Laifu, the other men all took their hoes and walked towards Ding Jiuye's grave.
For a while, the hill was lively. Everyone wielded hoes and dug towards the grave of the ninth master.
In about two hours, the coffin of the ninth master of Nading was revealed. Everyone showed joy, only Li Laifu bowed again and again at the grave, and apologized to Ding Jiuye.
After a while, Ding Jiuye's coffin was raised, and all of a sudden everyone surrounded the big black coffin, and Uncle Zhang taught a chisel to his nephew, and his nephew slowly pried open the black coffin with the chisel, at this time, everyone held their breath, afraid of missing every detail.
The coffin board was slowly slipping down, clatteringββ! fell to the ground. Everyone took a closer look at the coffin, which was empty, and there was nothing.