Although Zhuge Wolong was only a erudite scholar, it was a bit too much for him to actually know how to read traces.
But Old Man Zuo actually agreed with him and even opened several rooms to take a look.
"There are all traces of the daily life of a family of five.
Five coffins, it seems that they are all dead!
The coffin stayed there for two or three days and was carried out within the first seven days. I was afraid there were no relatives left at home! "
Old man Zuo was more precise. He could infer how many people there were from the traces of life in the home, and then infer how many days the coffin had been parked based on the traces of its placement. Then he could infer whether there were any relatives in the home.
After all, in this day and age, it was the rule to leave the coffin for seven days before nailing it for burial.
On the one hand, it allows relatives who are far away to see the deceased for the last time. In these days when there were no cars or horses and people could travel around the world on their own feet, it might take a day or two to go back and forth across a few high mountains.
What if it's farther?
On the other hand, there are many people who fake their own deaths these days. They stop for seven days to avoid burying people alive.
This is the reason for the old rule that after death, a person needs to remain inactive for seven days.
But judging from the fact that the coffins had been parked in the courtyard for less than seven days, it meant that the people in this courtyard had no relatives and did not need to stay for that long.
There is no need to pay attention to these taboos. After stopping for two or three days to confirm that the person is really dead and not fake, you can bury him.
But the whole family was dead, and they were buried after only two or three days, so it felt a bit weird no matter how you thought about it.
But no one present felt scared. After all, strange cases had nothing to do with them. They were not knights, nor were they police officers.
Suddenly, Ah Wu, the wedding girl ghost, gently approached Chen Yun and said: "In this house, I smell a trace of evil spirit!"
Sure enough, Chen Yun felt like he was like Conan. Conan died wherever he went, and monsters happened wherever he went!
However, I am so lucky!
Not a disaster star!
No matter how you look at this situation of dying wherever you go, you don't look like a person with great luck!
"Is there a demon?
Can you tell what kind of monster it is? "
The Mountain Divine Weapon has already appeared in Chen Yun's hand, and he has become very proficient in taking out things from the Dragon Ball.
He only needs to speak and open his mouth slightly, and the thing he wants to take out can be taken anywhere within a foot in front of him, just like taking the object in.
The military ration bag is transferable. Under the guidance of the scroll of the Book of Mountains and Seas, Chen Yun has used the land seal to take back his ownership of the military ration bag.
Then with the help of the land divine seal, Old Man Zuo easily identified the owner of the military ration bag, so he had a storage bag that could hold thousands of kilograms of items.
Therefore, at the same time that Chen Yun spit out the mountain magic weapon from his mouth, the old man Zuo also took out his own weapon from the ration bag.
Zhuge Wolong was a scholar, and he retreated very consciously. It was a credit to him that he stayed out of the way at this time.
"Oh, it's okay!
There is only a trace of evil spirit in our courtyard now, not much!
But the courtyard where you knocked on the door just now, young master, is full of evil spirits. I'm afraid something will happen tonight! "
Ah Wu, who was wearing a bright red wedding dress, reached out to her pretty face and gently touched the hair on her temples. She gave Chen Yun a charming look and chuckled.
If he hadn't known that she was a female ghost, her current delicate and graceful figure coupled with the beauty's usual unintentional smiles would have simply seduced people.
No matter how Chen Yun despises Ah Wu, a female ghost who cannot be beaten, she is a ghost king after all. If she was not born to be restrained by him, how could she be subdued in such an embarrassing manner?
Otherwise, how could the ghosts around her have obeyed her!
Therefore, some basic common sense, understood through the connection between demons and ghosts, is still much clearer than people like them.
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the courtyard door, and Chen Yun and others looked up.
It turned out that it was the man who had opened his door just a crack in the yard where they knocked just now, and walked in.
Although he was a little nervous, he still held a tray with several bowls of rice on it. He just opened the courtyard door that was not closed and walked in. As he walked, he said urgently: "I knew you didn't close the courtyard door." !
How could you not close the courtyard door? "
Chen Yun quickly stepped forward and raised his hands: "Brother, what are you doing?"
The man hurriedly handed over the tray in his hand. There were only four large bowls of rice on it, each bowl of rice covered with a pickle.
Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reached out and took it. He was about to say something, but before he could speak, the other party said it first.
After the man saw Chen Yun taking the tray with rice, he said urgently: "There are some strange things happening in this village and in the mountains. When I saw you just now, I didn't want to pay attention to them.
But I am worried that something might happen to you while walking in the mountains at night, so I remind you that there is a yard behind where you can stay overnight.
Seeing that you didn't bring any dry food or anything, let's eat these few bowls of rice first. It's not as good as outside in the mountains, so we can make do with it.
In addition, you should go into the house to sleep early tonight, and remember to close the door of the courtyard tightly, and the doors of each room in the courtyard should also be closed tightly when sleeping.
Also, no matter who calls the door, don't open it!
Don't open the door even if one of you asks the others!
It would be a disaster if it were opened!
Can you remember it? "
Chen Yun asked with some confusion: "What happened?"
The man looked at the sky and said without further explanation: "It's getting dark and I have to go back. If it's later, it'll be too late.
Remember, close the courtyard door and the room door tightly at night. No matter what sound you hear, don’t be curious, let alone open the door! "
After saying this, the man turned around and left. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he once again shouted to Chen Yundu who was escorting him out of the gate: "Start now, close the gate of the courtyard!"
Chen Yun nodded: "Yes, close it immediately!"
After hearing this, the man hurriedly walked back. In the dark sky, he could still see the road, but the distance was a bit blurry. At this moment before dark, he hurriedly walked in the darkness and light. The man at the junction, the shadow behind him was actually struggling.
Zhuge Wolong sighed longly: "It is said that unruly people come out of poor mountains and harsh waters, but there are also simple people!
Then let's... eat? "
This is actually in the tone of a question.
The corn in the mountains is relatively coarse and has no oil and water, so if you use this to fill your stomach, you will eat more.
Therefore, the four bowls of rice that the man sent were each big bowls, which can be as much as three or four bowls for an ordinary family, which shows that the people in the mountains are indeed very kind.
The corn rice is a bit throaty, but each big bowl of corn rice is topped with a large piece of pickles, which is a bit too generous!
For a man from the mountains, he was so generous in giving a large piece of pickles to each of the passing guests. You must know that pickles in this era represent salt, and salt is very expensive!
Although not as expensive as meat!
After all, most civilian families now have pickles to eat one day every three to five days.
On weekdays, the whole family is holding their rice bowls, looking at the piece of pickles hanging on the wall, looking at the vegetables and eating.
But now, this man in the mountains actually gave out four large pieces of pickles so generously, which made people feel so luxurious!
"How dare you eat it!"
Zhuge Wolong stared at the grandfather and grandson in front of him with his mouth open, and he worked hard to eat the corn rice in his mouth. The pickles were delicious.
"You can really tell that something is wrong with the rice at a glance. How dare you two eat it?"
(End of chapter)
