78. Pig Demon
Ding Xiaowu was going to help Ding Liufeng away, and Ding Qingyun pushed him away silently.
She carried her younger brother up alone, spread the floor with her own clothes, and carefully put it on.
Wang Qilin climbed up to look into the distance, saw a village in the north, and then took Xu Da over.
This village is called Zhujiazhuang, and the shopkeeper Zhu of Juxianglou is from this village.
Just after lunch, the villagers packed up the guys and were about to go to the field. When they saw the two of them coming, someone quickly went to inform the clan elders.
Soon an old man dressed in a long-sleeved lab coat rushed over: "I listen to the visit of the Lord Tianjian, and the people of Cao are in a hurry to welcome you. I will forgive you for your crimes!"
Wang Qilin said in a gentle voice: "You are polite, my father-in-law is Wang Qilin, the little seal of the hometown Tingtianjian. I wonder if your father-in-law is?"
The old man said, "The little old man is called Zhu Manshun. I have heard of the reputation of the two adults. The incompetent boy in my family has mentioned the two adults many times, and he always praises him whenever he mentions it."
Xu Da said: "Shopkeeper Zhu of Juxianglou, right?"
"Yes, he is a dog. Oh, I wonder why the two adults came to our village?"
Wang Qilin pointed to the tomb hill and asked, "The ancestral tomb over there belongs to your Zhuangzi, right?"
Zhu Manshun: "Yes."
Wang Qilin asked: "Have there been any strange things in your ancestral grave? And have you encountered any strange things in your village recently?"
Zhu Manshun bowed and said, "The people of Caodao dare not deceive the adults. It is normal for the ancestral tombs to be the same. However, in recent days, people in the village have met lonely ghosts from time to time."
"Are you meeting a life-threatening ghost?"
Zhu Manshun shook his head: "Either a ghost begging for life or a ghost wandering. He will go away without waiting for people to get close, and will not harm others."
“Did you meet it on the country road?”
Zhu Manshun shook his head again: "No, I've encountered it when I was near the village, I came back from the farmland late, I went around at night, and looked for chickens and dogs at night."
Wang Qilin said: "This is a bit frequent, right? Haven't you ever thought about the reason?"
He saw that the whole village was indifferent and was quite shocked: Is he coming to Fengdu village?
Another villager respected Zhu Manshun, the patriarch, very much. Seeing that he was in contact with Tingtianjian, the villagers went home to avoid suspicion.
Zhu Manshun smiled bitterly and said, "It's true that we have guessed the reason, but we can't guess it."
After hearing them chatting, Xu Da was a little impatient. He covered his stomach and said, "Mr. Wang, you two talk first. I have a stomachache. I have to go and relieve my hands."
"The lazy donkey has a lot of shit and urine, go." Wang Qilin frowned.
He pulled Zhu Manshun and started chatting, of course he couldn't talk about anything. Local clan forces were always full of resistance to centralization.
But while chatting, he walked around the village, he found an abnormality:
There are no chickens and dogs on and off the streets.
Finally, I saw a few chickens under the tree at the door of the house, but they were tied with red ropes.
Can he understand how to tie pigs, dogs, cows and sheep with ropes? How to tie chickens?
And it is tied with a red rope?
Red ropes are evil-proof objects and will not be used on poultry and livestock at will.
Noting this, Wang Qilin said casually: "Brother-in-law, the five animals in your village are not prosperous."
Zhu Manshun said: "Yes, for many years, raising livestock is either lost or dies for no reason. So some people in the village speculate that we have problems with Feng Shui and cannot raise livestock. This is why there are always lonely ghosts coming during this period. They are here to steal the souls of animals."
Wang Qilin asked: "Have you ever thought about whether there is a problem with the ancestral tomb?"
The ancestral tomb is the heaven of every family.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Manshun shook his head quickly: "No, no, how could there be any trouble in our ancestral grave?"
But before, Ba Miao knelt and bowed to the tomb on the top of the ancestral tomb, at least there was something wrong with that tomb.
Half an hour later, Xu Daliu came back.
As soon as he came back, he smiled at Zhu Manshun: "Old man, your village is having swine fever? What's going on?"
"No, there is no swine fever," Zhu Manshun hurriedly denied, "Where did the adults get the news? Who is gossiping? Tell me, I'll ask."
"You're afraid you can't ask," Xu Da raised his trousers and said, "I heard the pigs next to me while squatting in the toilet."
Zhu Manshun:???
Xu Da continued: "Those pigs told me that for many years, the village is prone to getting lost in the livestock, and then suddenly there are poultry and livestock dead again during this period. People in the village say that they have swine fever. It is just a man named Zhu Kaige who raises pig demons at home, which makes the pigs and dogs in the village uneasy!"
Zhu Manshun shook his head in panic: "There is no such incident, no such incident, this is a rumor!"
Xu Da glanced at him sideways: "Can pigs spread rumors?"
Zhu Manshun was stunned and asked blankly: "Can pigs still talk?"
Xu Da said proudly: "I have heard that many talented people in the Heavenly Supervisory School have emerged, and there are so many secret techniques. Isn't it easy to understand a pig's speech?"
Wang Qilin interrupted their conversation and said, "Is there anyone in the village who called Zhu Kaige?"
Zhu Manshun hesitated.
Wang Qilin looked stern and said, "Lead the way."
Zhu Manshun said hesitantly: "Mr. Wang, there is really no pig demon..."
Wang Qilin said gently: "Brother-in-law, I will go bankrupt if I go down Juxianglou with just one word, do you understand?"
Zhu Manshun looked at him blankly and sighed after a long time.
Zhu Kaige's family was in a corner of the village. When he saw them walking, many people in the village quietly followed him to watch the fun.
On the way, Xu Da whispered: "Zhu Kaige is Zhu Manshun's nephew. I've asked about it. The villagers said that his pig demon was raising a pig, and there was no wind in his mouth. This family must have problems."
In broad daylight, Zhu Kaige's house was locked and when he walked to the door, he smelled a strong smell of pig shit.
Zhu Manshun went to knock on the door, but after a while there was no response. He turned around and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, sir, there should be no one in his family, why don't you wait for him to come back..."
"Get out of the way." Xu Da shook his hand.
Zhu Manshun walked aside.
A big foot flew up and both doors fell down.
There were old sows and piglets in the yard gnawing at the grass roots, and the door panels flew up and scared them to run around.
A donkey cart was blocked at the door, and Xu Da kicked it again, and the donkey cart flew with the donkey.
More villagers came to watch, and some people shouted: "The big fat man's house is open, and I'll let the adults from Tianjian come to catch the pig demon! Go and watch the fun!"
The yard was in a mess, and there was not even a door in the main house, so I used a row of wood to nail a fence-like thing to block the door to prevent the pig from entering.
The room was dark and sinister. Wang Qilin opened the fence and walked in. It was deserted and there was no sign of people.
There was ash in the stove, and he wanted to use these ashes to judge the time of the last fire.
But this is not easy to judge.
He pulled away the wood ash and saw some burning residue.
There are all kitchen knives and cookware in the kitchen, but the bowls and chopsticks on the cabinet are already covered with dust.
He reached out to wipe it on the bed.
All dust.
Xu Da pushed open the room and left and shook his head.
Wang Qilin held his breath and pushed open the toilet door.
The door opened, and a fat man with a pale complexion stood behind the door with a expressionless face.
The toilet is closed around it, with only a half-open skylight on the top.
The afternoon sun shone faintly from the skylight, and the fat man happened to avoid this layer of light.
He stood in the shadows, his face was dark, his eyes were blue and drooping, his eyes were dull, and there was an indescribable gloom.
The two looked at each other and no one spoke.
Zhu Manshun looked in on tiptoe, and he said in surprise: "Ah, Xiaokai, are you here? I'll call you several times, why don't you speak?"
Zhu Kaige smiled silly: "Too shit."
Wang Qilin looked at the toilet. The toilet was abnormally clean, with a layer of fine soil on the ground, and there was no smell.
Zhu Manshun waved to him and said, "Come out quickly and listen to the Lord of Tianjian who wants to ask you something. You have a bright mind and speak well."
Xu Da came over, he took a breath and said, "Your house is so weird, this toilet is more fragrant than the yard?"
He disliked the smell of the yard and kept breathing, so he tried to change his breath for a few breaths.
Then he frowned again: "Hey, has your family grown heather?"
The fat white man asked blankly: "What heather?"
Blue-eyed bags, haggard face, and the smell of heather...
Wang Qilin asked, "Where is your wife?"
Zhu Manshun hurriedly said, "How can he have a wife? Hehe, he met a daughter from a family when he was working in the county, but they looked down on him, so they still have no wife."
Xu Da sniffed again: "This is not right, there is also the smell of fried toon with lard. Are you eating in the toilet?"
Wang Qilin then thought of the dusty bed and bowls. He walked into the toilet and stomped his feet, and dust flew: "Dig for me!"
The fat white man was crazy and rushed up and pushed him.
Xu Dayan quickly pressed his shoulders and shouted loudly to press him to the ground.
The sudden change shocked Zhu Manshun. He shouted at a loss: "What's wrong? What's this for?"
Chapter completed!