In troubled times, it is safer to travel with a large army.

"Did anything happen outside?"

"It's not clear, there are so many people in Zhuangzi, all of them have long legs, and I can't know all of their whereabouts. But—" Old Man Chen blinked, "-- Chen Fuang's wife probably knew that a few days ago there were neighbors who heard their husband and wife quarreling, and the quarrel was fierce. ”

"What is the reason for the quarrel?"

"His wife scolded him for finding a woman."

“……”

Dong Rui was curious on the side: "How does his wife know?" ”

How would the family know what a small traveling businessman like Chen Fuang had done outside?

"I'll take you there, and ask you face to face?"

County Lieutenant Li also followed.

Chen Fuang's family is west of Zhuangzi, his wife is dark and slightly chubby, three years older than him, and she looks like an ordinary peasant woman. The house is not big, and the family is old, He Lingchuan glanced at it and saw a set of patched bedding in the slightly open wooden door.

There were originally two boys in the family, but they were called back to the room by Chen's wife.

Although the name is "rich", Chen Fuang's family is not rich.

When Chen's wife heard Old Man Chen explain the intention of the three of them, she cried out: "He died so miserably, leaving us orphans and widows, there is no way to live in the future!" ”

Old man Chen knocked on the table: "These two officials are here to investigate the case, you have to cooperate well." ”

He didn't say a word, Chen Fuang at least went peacefully, and other unlucky people who were bitten by monsters called "so miserable death".

"With what?" Chen's wife cried like a spring, "Everyone is dead, what's the use of checking afterwards?" How will we live in the future? ”

Her crying was particularly sharp at night, and even He Lingchuan couldn't stand it a little, so he took out two ingots of silver from his arms and put them on the table: "I have a few questions, as long as you answer them truthfully, the silver is yours." ”

A lamp is like a bean, and it can't cut the charming color of silver.

When Chen's wife saw these two ingots of silver, she paused to cry. Old man Chen hurriedly persuaded again: "Your father and mother are here, and the two brothers are also in Zhuangzi, with these two cares, your mother and wife will not be able to suffer losses in the future, what are you afraid of?" ”

Chen's wife sobbed and said, "You ask, ask." ”

Before He Lingchuan could speak, Dong Rui had already taken the lead: "Why did you quarrel with Chen Fuang the day before yesterday?" ”

Chen's wife's face suddenly turned cloudy: "He found a broken shoe!" ”

"Where?"

"A few days ago, the convoy brought it back from outside."

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui glanced at each other: "You mean, the Chen family's convoy brought back a woman from outside?" How old is it? ”

"In his early twenties, half crazy, but very angry, and with a five or six-year-old daughter." Chen's wife pointed at Old Man Chen, "He knows it too." ”

County Lieutenant Li rolled his eyes on the side, can he still be angry when he is half crazy? It's purely a personal imagination. Old man Chen was not in a hurry: "I didn't bring her back, and I have only seen her twice, how can you know?" ”

Dong Rui didn't listen to their nonsense: "What about this mother and woman now?" ”

"I don't know."

"Don't know? Two big living people are gone? ”

"The monster attacked that night, and dozens of people were gone, are there still two of them?" Chen's wife said hatefully, "I can't figure out where I was dragged by the monster and eaten." ”

He Lingchuan pointed to the silver on the table: "What's going on?" ”

For the sake of the silver, Chen's wife reluctantly said: "When the convoy came back from Liuxian and stopped to fetch water at Hutoupo, the mother and daughter sneaked into the car. No one else found out until the convoy returned to Chenjiazhuang. ”

"Where did they come from?"

"I've seen her once, and she's in a shabby house piled with hay to the west, smirking at people passing by. I've been told that she's more confused than sober. ”

West? He Lingchuan was very keen on the position tonight.

However, when she was sober, she mentioned to her sister-in-law Wu, who was kind enough to deliver food, that she came from a small place called Maodun...... It seems to be called Maodun. "She was married, but her husband died, so her in-laws sold her two daughters, and then sold her as well." I guess she was a bit ...... back then."

Chen's wife pointed to her temple, and then said, "As a result, in less than five years, her second man fell off a cliff and died. ”

"And then?"

Then her mind was clear again, and she said things upside down, one moment saying that she had escaped with her daughter, and the other saying that she had picked her daughter by the roadside; One moment they said that their mother-in-law was going to sell them again, and then they said that there were monsters chasing them after them. ”

"Monsters chasing?" Dong Rui raised his eyebrows at He Lingchuan, "Doesn't this ask the point?" ”

"At that time, how did we know that there was a real monster, we just thought she was talking nonsense!" Chen's wife pursed her lips, "Maybe in her mind, the in-laws who want to arrest her and sell her are monsters." At that time, I told my sisters-in-law in the village about this idea, and they all thought it was right. ”

The boy in the house was about to sneak out to pee, but when he came out, his eyes were attracted by the monkey on Dong Rui's shoulder. When he heard this, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Xiao An said, the monster has been chasing them for a long time. Every time they relaxed, the monsters would ——! out of the darkness ”

He formed claws with both hands and was ready to pounce: "-Pounce out!" ”

"Xiao An?"

"It's that little girl." Chen's wife pointed to the inner room and scolded her son, "Go in!" Adults talk, children interject! ”

"It's fine." Dong Rui beckoned to the boy and grabbed a handful of candy, "Come, eat candy, by the way, what else did Xiao An say?" ”

The boy saw that the monkey on his shoulder was also peeling the sugar coating, and his movements were very dexterous, and he immediately became interested: "You give me the monkey, and I will tell you." ”

Chen's wife said angrily: "Don't be rude to the official!" ”

Don't offend people for an ugly monkey and let people take back the silver taels on the table!

The boy twisted his neck: "I want a monkey, otherwise I won't say anything!" ”

Chen's wife was about to slap him, Dong Rui pointed at the boy and whispered a few words to the ghost ape.

No one else heard it, but the ape jumped on the boy's shoulder, pressing him to the back.

The portion was not light, but the boy was overjoyed, and reached out to touch the monkey twice, and then tugged hard at the hair on its neck. Chen's wife was startled and slapped his hand away: "Don't mess around!" ”

The owner of the ugly monkey is still watching.

The ghost ape didn't care, anyway, this little thing couldn't pull it out. It grabbed a piece of candy from the table and peeled it unhurriedly.

Dong Rui urged: "Let's talk about it now." ”

Xiao An said that she is from Xingyun Village, and there is a very tall ginkgo tree at the entrance of the village. Late one night, when it was suddenly noisy outside, and the village was full of fires and the cries of adults, and for the first time she heard the adults crying and screaming like children. ”

(End of chapter)