"You can drink it if you are told! As long as your Uncle Wen San is here, don't worry if it's a dead man's wine or some Lao Shizi wine. I'm not afraid of any problems." Liu Wensan raised his eyes and said with his hands behind his back.
"..."
It's not that I'm afraid of Lao Liu's ghost.
Instead, I went to drink the dead man's wine, which made me feel uncomfortable from the bottom of my heart.
Besides, Lao Liu might have been sitting here to kill people yesterday, and the bodies of Liu Zhi’s family of three were kneeling in front of them...
I forced a smile: "Uncle Wen, can you stop drinking?"
Liu Wensan continued: "This is also to train your courage. You don't dare to drink the dead man's wine. What if you want to drink the grave wine?"
The other villagers following behind also looked at each other, not daring to move forward, and all moving back, for fear that Liu Wensan would tell them to drink the dead man's wine...
I bravely picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
The spicy wine irritated my mouth, and my already chapped lips made me gasp in pain.
My actions made the villagers tremble in fear.
"What does it smell like?" Liu Wensan asked.
"It tastes like white wine... it's so spicy, and the alcohol content is very high." My face turned pale, and my expression was uglier than crying.
"Pour on the table."
Liu Wensan suddenly squinted his eyes and said something.
I poured the cup on the table, and he suddenly took out a lighter and lit it.
Whoosh, light blue flames burned on the table. The fire came and went quickly, and soon only water stains were left on the table.
Liu Wensan nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly said: "Go and help some people, prepare a few coffins, and boldly put the bodies into the coffins."
"People who die violently cannot be left in the yard. They can be placed outside. It's a simple matter, and there is no need for a gentleman."
"Have you notified Liu Zhi's family?" Liu Wen said in rapid succession.
The old prince came out and shook his head: "Wen San, all four members of Liu Zhi's family are here, and only the little one is left." He pointed to the locked door.
At this moment, the crying suddenly stopped.
A red, bloodshot eye was lying on the crack of the door looking at us.
When I saw Liu Zhi for the first time, there was this little girl who was a few years old beside him. She must be his daughter.
I sighed in my heart. This child lost her parents at such a young age, and I don’t know if she saw anything. I’m afraid this will be a lifelong psychological shadow.
"Is this the only one left?" Liu Wensan frowned.
I also looked at him carefully.
Liu Wensan was silent for a few seconds and then said: "Whose family in the village doesn't have a son and a half daughter? Let's see who will adopt him. Lao Liu left a lot of belongings. This can be considered her grandniece. I make the decision. Whoever adopts it will get it."
The few villagers also started talking about it, but those who dared to enter the yard were old and young, or they were unmarried young men.
The old prince said that this matter was not trivial. If he really wanted to raise a baby for free, the village would definitely have to think more about it. How about holding a small meeting with everyone to decide which family is suitable for raising him?
I also nodded secretly, Liu Wensan had no problem considering it.
What the old prince said is right. There is no guarantee that anyone who is greedy for money will take the child away for the sake of Lao Liu's inheritance. It will not be good for the child when the time comes.
But I also have some doubts in my heart.
Didn’t Liu Wensan say before that Lao Liu has many poor relatives?
Even if there are only four members of Liu Zhi's family, and the three older ones are here, there are still other relatives!
Why not inform them?
Liu Zhi may have murdered Lao Liu and was avenged by Lao Liu, so he deserved his death.
It would definitely be best for the child to be raised by the Liu family.
I leaned into Liu Wensan's ear and whispered in his ear. He shook his head and told me not to talk too much and just watch.
Liu Wensan's reaction made me feel that it was profound.
At this stall, the old prince walked out of the courtyard gate and went to call the whole village for a meeting.
The remaining few who followed us into the yard were already extremely courageous men. They followed Liu Wensan's instructions to get the coffin and carry the body out.
Liu Wensan called two more people to look through Lao Liu's house from the inside out to see if anything valuable was taken out and placed together.
After giving these instructions, he lit a cigarette and puffed away the smoke.
He and I stood at the door of the yard, and we also learned to light a cigarette, but we were still not very good at smoking, and the white smoke made our eyes a bit blurry.
There were quite a few villagers outside Lao Liu's house.
But because the old prince said they wanted to have a meeting together, they all gathered towards the entrance of the village.
It was not easy to discuss this in front of Lao Liu's house. He also called the village chief, and he would definitely be able to choose a suitable and good family.
There is a special coffin shop in our village, and not long after, three black coffins were carried back.
The bodies of the three members of Liu Zhi's family were put in separately.
The two men responsible for collecting valuables from Lao Liu's house also came out.
But their expressions were very unnatural, and they hesitantly told Liu Wensan that it was a ghost, and that everything of value in Lao Liu's house was gone.
My expression changed slightly, and I subconsciously said, "Did Lao Liu take everything away by himself?"
Liu Wensan shook his head and said: "For the dead, money is something external to the body. If you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death. He just wants money, and what he wants is the dead person's money. He won't take it from home."
When Liu Wensan said this, I was also shocked.
At the same time, another young man asked.
"Uncle Wen, are you saying that there was a thief at Lao Liu's house last night? Could it be that Liu Zhi and the others gave away the money and goods in advance?"
Others also nodded: "In our village, everyone is still very innocent. No one should have stolen from Lao Liu's house. A funeral is coming and Lao Liu has killed someone. Who is so bold as to touch Lao Liu's money?" Liu Wensan squinted. He opened his eyes, smoked half a cigarette in one breath, and threw the butt of the cigarette on the ground.
"I can't say for sure, but there's a high probability that it won't be the case. In this case, I will pay the child's support."
"Sixteen, wait here for Uncle Wen. I still have some cash at the bottom of the box. Go get it."
Liu Wensan patted me on the shoulder, asked me to stay here, and then walked in the other direction.
My heart was pounding.
I always feel that Liu Wensan has deep meaning in doing this.
He didn't say how to get rid of Lao Liu's ghost at the moment.
Besides, this matter of stealing money is not a trivial matter. He didn't mean to ask the village to investigate?
Not long after, the old prince, the head of Liuhe Village and his party also came back.
More than a hundred villagers followed, one from almost every household.
The village chief is a man in his fifties, who looks like a middle-aged man in his forties. He is wearing a white-washed tunic suit, clean and tidy.
When we got closer, the old prince asked me: "Luo Yin Po, where is Wen San?" I said I had gone back to the yard.
At this moment, the men who just now came to the side of the old prince and the village chief, and told them about the robbers at the old Liu family.
The old prince was so angry that he stood up and stamped his feet, saying how could there be such a heartless thing in the village!
The village chief also looked very ugly. He said that Liu Zhi and his family had not gone out since they arrived. They must not have sent money or anything. This meant they had been robbed. The village had to check carefully to find out whose home it was. Do it!
At this moment, a dark and thin villager came out from behind. He said cautiously: "Then old prince, village chief, how can this be done? You can't raise a girl for nothing, can you?"
I immediately realized that this villager should be the one they selected to adopt the little girl.
"I definitely won't let the child be raised in vain. Uncle Wen just took the money. He will pay how much it costs to raise the child." I explained.
The dark and thin villager nodded.
The clothes on his body were dirty and torn, and it was obvious that his family conditions were not very good.
I just don’t know if it can be good to my children...
Then I thought about it, even though the family was good, they were not willing to adopt this little girl.
About ten minutes later, Liu Wensan finally came back.
He was carrying a large leather box in his hand, which seemed heavy at first glance.
When he arrived at the gate of Lao Liu's yard, he put the box on the ground.
The village chief and the old prince stepped forward to explain a few words, and Liu Wensan nodded.
He clapped his hands, opened the suitcase, and said to the dark and skinny villager: "Li Ergen, right? You should educate this girl well. Lao Liu has been with me for so many years. He is like this." My grand-niece is innocent, and the family has left three hundred thousand in cash and two large yellow croakers, all of which are given to you!"
"You can't bully children! Otherwise, I, Liu Wensan, will not let you go!"
When Liu Wensan said this, he still had a smile on his face.
But who is he?
Yangjiang corpse hunter!
Who dares to take his money and treat the child badly? I'm afraid it means that my life will be long!
The dark and skinny villager's eyes were widened. He stared blankly at the box of money and sat on the ground with a thump... He was obviously frightened.
I was also stunned.
Uncle Wen, what's going on? You can't give that much money, right? Or does he really feel that he owes Lao Liu that much?
But I also gave him 300,000 yuan!
