At the time of liberation, people's emotions were still pure. The older the town, the less affected by the outside world, and so were the people. I heard that the oldest house in the town was the one where Juzi's family lived - with a history of more than 300 years.

There are six families living in total from downstairs to upstairs. In the middle is a large patio. In the middle of the patio is an old well. Moss has covered the edge of the well.

Grandma Li and Father Li were not willing to be assigned to the house that was redistributed after liberation. It’s not that the house is not good, it’s large, clean and refreshing. It’s just that Grandma Li won’t let Juzi walk around at night.

, you must go home before eight o'clock. You must go to bed by the door and window before ten o'clock. Juzi is a well-behaved person, but she has never asked why.

The old widow Zhang Wang who lives in the deepest part of the courtyard is very old. She is already in her early 100s this year. Her wife died early, in her early 40s. Now Mrs. Zhang is already four years old.

We are living under the same roof, and my grandson and daughter-in-law are very happy. The great-grandson is already five years old. The only drawback is that the old lady has started to lose her teeth recently, and she looks a little worse. Some young people asked the old lady how old she was, and the old lady died a few years ago.

I have been saying that I am over ninety. I have been saying that for many years, and it is still over ninety. It is not easy to remember the age of love...

At noon that day, Juzi was preparing to go to school. Suddenly, a few people wearing big hats came into the yard and asked many questions to the people in the house. Juzi understood that there was a child missing in the town. Finally, someone seemed to see him in the house.

Happened around here.

"Grandma Li, we have asked everyone in the yard. If anyone else is not here, call them out for me and we can ask them all."

"Xiao Zhao, basically everyone is here. There is only an old lady Zhang in the innermost room. She is more than a hundred years old. She seems to be dying recently. Do you still want to ask?"

"That's it, forget it, at this age, what can I ask... Our director asked me to take you to say hello. He always told us about his father who used to be the housekeeper in your house, and what happened when he was a child.

Well, it’s quite interesting.”

"How long ago did that happen? If you don't mention it, don't mention it!"

"Okay, you're busy, we'll look elsewhere."

When Xiao Juzi was finishing her evening studies, she happened to see Mrs. Zhang washing a kitchen knife by the well. There was some blood on the knife.

"Old lady, what are you doing? Killing chickens to eat?"

"Huh?! Oh, Juzi, yes, grandma, I slaughtered a chicken today. Hey, I'm dying. Eat something if you can. Maybe you can still get up tomorrow morning."

"Why don't you move in with your children and grandchildren? It's inconvenient to be alone here."

"I don't want to be a nuisance. Besides, I don't know why, but I just don't want to leave here. I've always lived here."

Juzi naturally wanted to chat with Grandma Li when she came home, and they talked about Mrs. Zhang's affairs.

"You said that Mrs. Zhang killed a chicken in the house? Juzi, you are right? She has no teeth. Can she eat it?"

"That's right, she said it herself."

Half a month has passed, and the missing child has still not been found. Not only has he not been found, but another one has disappeared.

When Juzi came back from school that day, he saw old Mrs. Zhang basking in the sun in the yard, with something in her mouth. "Crunching, crunching", Juzi looked at the old lady's hands, and saw a handful of "golden dates" -

A kind of snack here, pasta, cannot be chewed without good teeth - Juzi thought about it, he may not be able to bite it, the old lady's teeth are really good. But Juzi thought again, that's not right, the old lady's teeth

Didn't it fall?

"Oh, Juzi is back, want some food?" After saying that, the old lady passed her hand to Juzi and said, "Just eat one or two. My teeth won't be able to hold any more. Old lady, you have such a good appetite."

"You are so young, and your teeth are not as good as mine, haha." As she spoke, the old lady laughed happily, revealing her snow-white teeth. Juzi naturally wanted to tell her grandma, saying that Mrs. Zhang's health has improved recently, and she finally

The most impressive thing is that she actually has a new set of teeth.

"Juzi, you have to know that birth, aging, illness and death are natural laws. When you get old, your body will deteriorate, collapse, and lose teeth. This is normal. If you go against the grain, it will be abnormal. How do ancient books explain abnormal things?

Monster, monster, monster, this word is used well."

Mrs. Zhang’s children and grandchildren often come to see her, usually once every ten days, sometimes together, sometimes individually. The sun rises and sets in the town as usual, but there are just a series of missing children in the town. The town

There has been a commotion here. Some people say that traffickers came from other places, some say that it was done by fox demons, some even say that the wolves in the mountains took it away, you name it.

That night, the police came here again to look for clues, so they were naturally a little busy. So they went to bed late. Juzi was still thinking about the disappearance of the child. She lay on the bed baking pancakes and turning over and over. Suddenly there was a sound outside the window: "Creak."

"Crunch" couldn't be heard clearly, but Xiao Juzi knew that it should be the sound of teeth biting something, and it was very crunchy. Which one? I'm still eating... While thinking about this, Juzi finally fell asleep.

Old Mrs. Zhang's health is getting better and better. She hangs out in the yard all day long, basks in the sun, and chats with people. She is basically the same person as she was a month and a half ago. Many people congratulated the old lady and said that people like you must have accumulated a lot of energy in the previous life.

It's amazing, there are a few people who are as lucky as you. When they get older, they don't ask for help. They are in such good health. What's more, their lost teeth actually grow new ones. This kind of new teeth only happens when they are young.

The children are still missing, one every ten days. The police can no longer withstand the pressure. The director has issued a death order. If they can't arrest anyone anymore, if they can't find the child, they will report it to the superiors and ask the superiors to send someone.

Assistance. Grandma Li went to the institute that afternoon and had a long conversation with the director in the room.

"You give these charms to families with children aged three to eight, and ask them to put them on their children's beds, room doors, and children's bodies."

"Will this work?"

"I can't guarantee whether it will work, but give it a try."

The day came when it was estimated that the child should be aborted, and the day passed in a state of uneasiness. From the evening to the next morning, the director stayed in the office. Fortunately, no one came to report the crime.

Xiao Juzi didn't see Mrs. Zhang when she entered the courtyard after school. The old lady didn't go out for activities today. She was tired these days and was resting at home. Just as she was about to go upstairs, two people came in at the door of the courtyard. Mrs. Zhang's grandson-in-law took her with her.

I brought my son to see the old lady. The child has such a cute, pink face, and the little fingers are plump and round. "It really looks like a jujube." I don't know why, when I think of chrysanthemums, I just think of golden jujubes.

The night in the small town is leisurely, cozy and comfortable; beautiful, quiet and profound. Xiao Juzi feels that grandma seems to be thinking about something recently, and often frowns deeply. Juzi wants me to say something happy.

"Grandma, today Mrs. Zhang's granddaughter-in-law came to see her. She just came in the evening. Their family is very filial."

"Oh, you said someone came to Mrs. Zhang's house? Didn't that night?"

"Yes, I came very late."

The Zhang family's daughter-in-law felt that the old lady was a little tired and listless today. She cooked some food and ate with the old lady, then sat down and chatted.

"Son, come as soon as you come. Why did you bring the little guy here tonight? Go back!"

"It's too late. We didn't plan to go back today. We will rest here tonight and go back tomorrow. Let the little guy sleep with you at night. You haven't seen him for a long time. He also misses you, ancestor.

Woolen cloth."

The little great-grandson of the Zhang family was named Guoxing. When Guoxing slept until midnight, he heard a creaking sound coming from his ancestor's place on the other side of the bed.

"Ancestor, what are you doing? Are you eating?"

"Yes, our ancestors are hungry."

"What are you eating?"

"Golden dates."

"Is it delicious? Can I eat it?"

As he said this, Guoxing had already crawled from one side of the bed to the other, but what Guoxing saw was his ancestor biting his own fingers, making a crunching sound. The ancestor licked his tongue and picked up Guoxing's finger.

Put your hand on Guoxing's mouth.

"Eat, this is your golden date."

"This is my finger. Ancestor, are you mistaken?"

"That's right, look at our ancestors."

As he spoke, he bit off the fingers of his other hand. Xiao Guoxing thought, why didn't his ancestors feel pain? Could it be that his fingers were really edible? But wouldn't they be gone if he ate them? Just thinking about it, ancestors

His fingers suddenly grew out.

"Look, the ancestor said it's okay. Little darling, how about letting the ancestor take a bite of yours?"

When Xiao Guoxing was listening to the words, his ancestor had already picked up his hand and put it to his mouth. Then Xiao Guoxing heard a "crunch", followed by pain, a heart-wrenching pain. The frightened Guoxing said "Ah"

There was a loud shout.

At this sound, the lights in the entire yard turned on. The first thing Grandma Li did was to run to Juzi, "Juzi, how many people came to Mrs. Zhang's house today?"

"Two, and a little baby."

After going downstairs, Grandma Li stopped everyone together, and then entered Mrs. Zhang's house. After entering, there was a loud noise inside, and it suddenly stopped after about five minutes. It was deathly quiet, and the people standing outside the house were

The silence was almost breathless. Suddenly there was a loud noise, very intense, and then it became quiet again.

Grandma Li was very weak when she came out. As soon as she came out, she sat down holding on to the wall.

"None of you should go in. Go and call the old director here personally."

The old director crawled in and then walked in with Grandma Li.

Xiao Guoxing was lying on the ground. He only had a torso, and his head and limbs were gone. There were clear teeth marks at the joints between his neck and limbs. The Zhang family's granddaughter-in-law was lying on the edge of the table with her head split open. There was a pool of black blood in the middle of the room.

"Director, the little wife hugged her from behind, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get out. It was because she was hugged that I saw her in the mirror. Her head was opened and she was still hugging her tightly.

.This old lady can’t be considered a human being anymore, but she’s not a ghost either. I don’t know what she is. It’s just that, old director, the situation here cannot be seen by others. You know what I mean.”

"Hey, seeing my son in this state, no wonder she had the strength to hold her. Well, was she killed by you?"

"I don't know. All that's left is this pool of blood. In fact, I didn't want to move here, but I know that this is the world between yin and yang. The location of the crypt here is wrong. It is the so-called place with too much spiritual energy, and it is easy to form some unclean things.

Things, if the people who live here don't pay attention, a lot of things can easily happen. Don't even think about demolishing this place. It's useless. If you demolish this place, those things will be moved to other houses. It's better to have people living there. Use people.

The yang energy can still be suppressed."

The old director spent three days behind closed doors to finish writing the report on this case. It was really difficult to write.

A new colleague was hired that day. Newcomers always have to be proactive when reporting, so he stayed late and took the initiative to work overtime. It was already very late after work, and when he walked deep into the alley, he saw an old lady squatting on the ground.
Chapter completed!