There are ravines on the broken wooden boards of this door.

There is also a portrait of the door god that was pasted on it in the early years, but it has long been damaged and only the corners are left.

In the yard, the originally flat ground was covered with weeds. The houses inside had no doors and windows, and the walls were cracked and tiled.

In the door facing the front door, there is an old armchair, which is full of spider webs.

I walked in, glanced at the armchair, and saw a dark figure sitting there. It slowly became lighter and lighter as the day dawned, and finally disappeared.

"I'll kill you! How long has it been since anyone lived here!" The fat man complained next to him.

I turned around and took a look. Only Fatty and I came in. Tang Tiande was standing outside, seeming to be saying something to Tang Zuo and the others.

I said to the fat man, "Have a look and go out."

"Oh!" The fat man agreed and walked to a side room, "There is a coffin!"

I walked over quickly and saw a coffin parked in the room.

The coffin was unpainted, and the dark brown wood was somewhat rotten at the edges. Inside the room, there was only an offering table placed against the wall, with a portrait on it. Because the dust was too thick, it was difficult to see what the person looked like.

I didn't move the coffin, but pulled the fat man out.

"What's wrong?" the fat man asked.

"The village is very strange. Let's go check out other places." I pulled him out. "Someone died without being buried, but stayed in the house. There was no one else here, so who made the funeral hall and who put the coffin?"

"

After going out, Tang Yiming said: "They saw the same house in front as when they came before, with coffins parked there and no living people."

"Let's go and have a look!" I said and walked towards the village.

The fat man followed me closely, and we looked at each room from room to room.

With almost no exception, all houses contain one or several coffins.

This place is like a dead village. Everyone has died. None of them were buried. They all kept their coffins at home.

We all came back from various places and stood under an old locust tree at the end of the village to talk.

"Using the home as a tomb, this is a group of tombs!" Tang Yiming looked at me after finishing speaking, "Master Jiang, is there any way to know the location of the eldest lady?"

I took out the yellow paper charm and said, "I'll try it!"

The yellow paper charm was lit and slowly fell in the air.

What surprised me was that Tang Lian was actually in this village.

"Look for it!" Tang Yiming immediately ordered when he saw it, his voice carrying a sense of determination.

Tang Zuo did not hesitate and said to their men: "Bring out the guys! We have to dig deep to find the eldest lady."

I didn't stop him, even though I knew they wouldn't be able to find him, but in this case, it wouldn't be a problem to stop him.

Tang Yiming asked: "Master Jiang, Madam's tomb is behind the mountain in the village, could it be over there?"

I shook my head, "No! It's not that far. I probably can't find it during the day. We may have to wait until night."

Tang Yiming also understood, but still asked Tang Zuo to lead the people to find him.

Tang Zuo and the others took out a handful of folded military shovels from their waists, opened them, and walked towards the village.

They were divided into two groups, starting from the first house. After entering, there was a "ding-dong" sound, and I didn't know if it was really digging three feet into the ground.

The fat man joined in the fun and ran over. After a quick look, he came back and said, "They are looking to see if there are any secret passages or secret passages in the house."

Tang Yiming said: "If something goes wrong, there must be a monster! Since there are no living people up there, maybe there is one down below!"

I have no opinion at all on this.

I have seen and heard about remote mountain villages. For some reasons, it is not surprising that the living habits of the villagers are different from those outside.

However, this is the first time I have seen a good village turned into a cluster of tombs.

However, it was beyond my expectation that the Tang family actually found the agency to secretly communicate with others.

This is incompatible with what we do in this industry.

What do they usually do?

The Tang family has many properties, including antique shops, jewelry stores, real estate, etc. As far as I know, they are all places where rich people go.

But is it usually necessary to do this?

Tang Yiming should have seen the confusion in my eyes, but he had no intention of explaining and still stood there watching and waiting.

I didn't intend to ask, as each family has its own business, so it would be useless to ask too many questions.

Soon, Tang Zuo and the others came out of one house and entered another.

The fat man found a stone and sat down, "Butler, Ziwu! Are you tired? Come and sit and wait!"

The butler and I went over and sat together.

But my eyes are still looking at the village.

Just after walking through it, I had a rough impression of the layout of the village in my mind.

I took a small tree stick next to me and pulled it on the ground.

Go down the stone path into the village, there are several roads, and then there are houses.

After finishing the painting, I took a closer look and said, "Butler!" I shouted, "Look at the distribution of this village."

The butler looked down and asked, "Is it... a tic-tac-toe shape?" He was also very surprised.

"Tic-shaped?" The fat man came over, "Are the people in this village sick? The tic-shaped buildings are easy to be jailed. Do they think their life is too ordinary? Could it be that everyone in the village has committed a crime and has been jailed?

Shot? Then no one dug the grave, so it was left at home, but this doesn’t make sense!”

He muttered, and Tang Yiming and I looked at each other, and we both had more guesses.

"Tic-shaped buildings, in ancient times, were designated places for delinquents and criminals' families to live. The purpose was to restrict them and even exploit them!" Tang Yiming said slowly, "This type of structure can only be found on popular streets.

You can see it, but it is not a tic-tac-toe shape, it should be said to be a grid shape! But the buildings where people live are in a tic-tac-toe shape. This is the first time I have seen it, unless this village was prepared for certain people from the beginning.

"

I took his words and said: "But the people who live here are not willing to live here for the rest of their lives, so they began to think of ways to resist."

"They used the method of keeping the coffin at home to form a tomb here, and the tic-tac-toe-shaped confinement function became a dead end." Tang Yiming continued what I said.

"But what about their people? We have tombs, but there must be living people, right? Without living people, it's useless no matter how hard you try!" The fat man was a little puzzled.

"Of course there are living people." I smiled and looked into the village.

"Where is it?" Fatty followed my line of sight and saw that Tang Zuo and the others had moved to another room and continued to mess around.

I laughed and said, "I guess you can't see it during the day and only come out at night."

"Ah?" The fat man was a little discouraged, "I'm so confused that I really think I'm a ghost!"

"They have turned the village into a lifeless and deserted village. There are still coffins in the house. Outsiders will definitely be frightened when they see it!" I said, "It's fine if they scare people away. If they can't scare them away,

, someone will come out, lead the person in, and then disappear. When they wake up and see that they are living in a coffin house, even if they are not scared to death, they must leave quickly."

"In that case, the old lady that Tang Zuo and the others met first was sent by them?" Fatty followed my train of thought and said, "Then, what the hell happened, Tang Zuo and the others left, and here we are again!

When they found out, they made a paper man and wanted to scare us away too?"
Chapter completed!