Shen Xue stopped and waited for me to approach, and then walked forward side by side with me.

"Ye is silent, Ye Feng is your cousin, right? Why does he have the same surname as you? She asked with a grin, her eyes flashing from time to time with a little star that might be called curious.

I replied impatiently, "My aunt is married to a man with the surname 'Night', and of course my cousin is also surnamed Night." Don't you think this question is boring? ”

It's this non-constructive question, I've been asked countless times since I was a child, and sometimes I'm going crazy to suggest that my cousin simply take my mother's surname, and save me trouble.

"Isn't it okay to just ask?"

Shen Xue pinched my arm aggrievedly, and I wanted to cry in pain. Is there any mistake, this girl is still less troublesome.

I kept two arm's lengths from her, stopped talking to her, and walked into the gray courtyard in a depressed mood.

The ancestor of the Shen family set up a long dining table in the hall of the left wing, and more than 20 people sat densely around the table.

Those people shouted and scolded Shen Xue's father loudly, obviously her father is not a fuel-efficient lamp, after all, he has been abroad, seen the world, and quarreled with more than 20 people.

The old ancestor slammed his crutches on the ground, making a "snap" sound, and everyone suddenly fell silent.

He slowly glanced at the people gathered around the dinner table, and said slowly in a hoarse and dry voice: "You people are also not small, it is rare for the Shen family to have guests to come, see what you all have become!" ”

After a pause, the old ancestor continued: "Come, our guests all come and sit next to me." ”

The old ancestor pointed to his lower head and motioned for us to go over.

I wasn't a polite person by nature, and I sat on the left with a big ass.

I only heard Shen Ke whispering in my ear: "It's very good, every household in the mansion has sent a representative, will it start fighting if the quarrel is not enjoyable later?" ”

I stepped heavily on the instep of his foot, and Shen Xue, who was sitting opposite, saw his cousin grinning and stomping his feet in pain, looking embarrassed, actually covering his mouth with his hand, and laughing gloatingly, it seems that this little girl really has sadistic tendencies.

Most people ate what was in front of them with their own hearts, and when it was almost over, the ancestor raised his head and said, "Sixth, this time you changed the furnishings at home without authorization, you should give everyone an explanation." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a person shouted excitedly: "He has completely defeated the feng shui of the mansion, old ancestor, you have to punish him heavily!" ”

In the originally quiet hall, there was a sudden uproar, and more than 20 people began to count Shen Xue's father loudly and noisily, and suddenly a loud voice suppressed all the voices and said: "When all the koi in the pool are dead, will it be our turn?" ”

Quiet, the harsh noise just now quickly disappeared, and everyone in the hall shivered involuntarily.

"Probably not, how can there be such an evil door!" One of them whispered.

"How not?" One of the people next to him snorted and said, "Don't forget the incident twenty-seven years ago, when all the fish in the pools of the mansion were also dead......"

"What happened twenty-seven years ago?"

I pricked up my ears to hear the rest of the story, but the man didn't say any more.

"Don't make any noise!" Shen Xue's father shouted and continued: "Old Seven, the fish in your yard are the most ferocious!" I'm going to stay there all night today, and I'm going to see what killed the fish!" ”

"Okay, just say this to you, Sixth Brother, we will all go to the ancestor tomorrow and wait for your explanation." The old seven said.

The people in the other courtyards thought about it and nodded their heads, after all, this is also a way out of the way, maybe the sixth child can really find the culprit.

A crowd dispersed.

I and the others were almost gone, and then with a flattering and humble smile on our faces, we asked the old ancestor of the Shen family: "That, old ancestor, what exactly is the bronze li......on you talked about today?"

The old fox yawned greatly, and without waiting for me to finish speaking, he stood up on his own, and said, "I'm so tired, people love to be sleepy when they're old, that little friend, the old man will go to sleep first, and we'll slowly set up tomorrow." ”

Damn it! It's rare for me to be so low-voiced, he doesn't even give a little face!

The smile on my face suddenly froze, although I wanted to be mad, but as soon as I opened my mouth, it became this sentence: "You old and good, haha, the old man should rest more." Do you want me to ask Shen Ke to help you massage? ”

Depressed, after all, on other people's territory, arrogant as I still have to bow my head with interest.

After the building was empty, the hall was exceptionally quiet.

With doubts in my head, I finally left helplessly with Shen Ke and others. Along the way, Shen Xue, who was very noisy all the time, didn't say a word, just lowered her head and walked slowly behind.

I walked over to her and asked softly, "Are you worried about your father?" ”

"Hmm." She looked at me and nodded slightly.

"So have you ever wondered how those fish died?" I asked again.

Shen Xue frowned in distress and said, "I just don't know, although my father and I both guessed that someone might have poisoned the pool, but the experts from the city couldn't find the problem, and there was no sign of poisoning on the dead fish." ”

"That means it's not the water quality that's the problem." I thought.

Shen Ke on the side interjected: "There are dogs in many yards of my family, could it be that some cheap dogs bite the fish to death?" ”

Shen Xue shook her head and said, "My father also doubted it, so the day before yesterday he asked the ancestor to let the entire family lock up the dogs, but this morning, the fish still kept dying." ”

"That's probably the work of rats. I've seen a few rats in shallow water, tearing and biting around a few fish, and finally biting the fish alive. Xu Lu also had a whim.

I coughed and pointed to the crux of the matter: "Although the situation you said is very likely, the current situation is that those dead fish have no scars on their bodies at all, and what else is there to see?" ”

Shen Ke and Xu Lu were immediately killed without saying a word.

"No matter how much he does, in the end it's a big deal to move out with my dad! In short, I've long been tired of living in such a gloomy place. ”

Shen Xue shook her head vigorously, as if she wanted to throw out all her troubles.

I smiled faintly, this little girl is really optimistic.

Looking up at the sky, I found that the surroundings were already dark, and the sky was full of stars without any pollution, and tiny stars were constantly twinkling, emitting a faint silver light.

This scenery that should have been refreshing and pleasant, but now, for some reason, it has become so weird, and even the surrounding air is full of oppression under the influence of starlight.