Weird past in the countryside

Chapter 58

With Daddy Douzi's promise, Mu Stick and I went to inspect the other two fortified points with peace of mind.We saw that although the night watchman was listless, he still stared at the intersection very dedicatedly.

We walked around the fortification points one by one, not daring to slack off in the slightest.After midnight, we went back to the dormitory to call the next group, Ning Xiaoyue and Yu Ling'er.

When I arrived at the dormitory, I saw that the two girls had already fallen asleep on the kang, and the master and Wei Meng were not there. I guessed that the master and Wei Meng went to sleep in the guard room for fear of affecting their rest.

I patted Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue squinted her eyes and looked at it. Seeing that it was me, she yawned and said, "Ah, Henry Zhang, are you in my class? Let's go out now." She said He patted Yu Ling'er who was also sleeping soundly.

I saw Xiaoyue suppressing her drowsiness, and felt a little bit reluctant.I said: "Xiaoyue, why don't I patrol for you, so you can get a good night's sleep."

Xiaoyue shook her head quickly when she heard this: "How can that be, you have been up for half the night, I just woke up, a little sleepy, and I feel refreshed after going out."

Yu Ling'er also got up, put the satchel on her back, and pulled Ning Xiaoyue out of the room.

I smiled wryly and said, "Paralyzed, what's this called? This damn mistress, how can he really torment people."

Mu Zhuer smiled: "Yangzi, my heart hurts."

I nodded: "My heart hurts, I feel sorry for all of us, now I wish that Xiao San and the others could come earlier, so as to save us from having to suffer this."

The wooden stick comforted me: "Don't think about it, it's useless to think so much. Hurry up and get some sleep. I'm too sleepy, so I don't care about you." The snoring came out.I can't help laughing, the speed of falling asleep is too fast.

Seeing him sleeping soundly, I also felt tired, fell on the kang with my clothes, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up, it was already high in the sun.I found out that Master and Wei Meng had also returned, and the two girls probably returned to Ning Xiaoyue's house.

I asked Master, "Master, were you okay last night?"

Master shook his head: "It's okay, everything is normal."

In this way, we persisted for five days.These five days have all been calm and safe.But the problem still came, the villagers who were on duty at night couldn't take it anymore, and complained to the village chief every day, saying that we were looking for trouble for nothing, if this continues, the body will collapse and they don't want to do it anymore.In addition to comforting us, the village chief came to our place to continue complaining.

In the end, even Master was a little shaken.Master is also doubting whether his judgment is accurate. It has been five days. If the judgment is correct, it is time to come.

I had to keep cheering up Master, and I said, "Maybe it's because the time is not up, why don't we hold on for another two days?"

The master thought for a while and said to the village chief: "Village chief, how about this, you tell the villagers who are on duty at night, let's hold on for two more days, if nothing happens in these two days, I will think about other countermeasures."

The village head nodded, and went out to do village work.

Master watched the village chief walk out of the school step by step from the window, thinking deeply.

I leaned forward and asked Master, "Master, if there is no movement after two days, what shall we do?"

Master seems to be answering me, but also seems to be talking to himself: "There will be results, definitely."

For the next two days, we will still be on duty at night to patrol at night.But we saw that the villagers who were on duty at night were already very slack, and it was good to be listless.One group was simply sleeping against the bunker.We can only talk about it so that they can cheer up and concentrate on night duty.

Soon, two days passed, and there was still no movement.Early in the morning of the third day, the village head came to find Master, and when he entered the door, he cried and said, "Master Yuan, what should we do? Those villagers said that there are no ghosts coming. I have to stay up late in fear all day long, and my body can't take it anymore." , They all dropped their picks and quit."

Master nodded and said to the village chief: "Let's do this, village chief, we are also doing it for the good of the village. That may be our miscalculation, you go back first, wait for us to discuss and see if there is a better way. When we have a decision , I'll find you again."

The village chief agreed, turned and left.

Master watched the village chief leave the school from the window again.He turned to me and asked, "When you and Mu Stick were on duty, did you meet anyone other than the village chief on the first day?"

I thought about it and replied, "I don't seem to have met anyone."

Mu Stick added from the side: "No, we met the village head again when we were on the midnight shift again."

I patted my head: "Ah, that's right, the village chief said that he also came out to make inspections, because he was afraid that the night duty would be lazy and sleep in the middle of the night."

Master nodded and said to me, "Go and call Xiaoyue and Yuling'er."

I hurried to Xiaoyue's house and called out the two girls.I saw that both of them looked tired, and their faces were not very good-looking.Yuling'er is better, she can meditate and adjust her breath when she's free, and her complexion remains pretty good.Xiaoyue is very haggard, her eyes are not as bright as before, and even the bags under her eyes have come down.

I said to Xiaoyue: "Look at you, you are tired, you still don't want to do night watch for you."

Xiaoyue is still very stubborn: "Of course not, if you can persist, I can too."

Yu Ling'er asked: "Xiao Yangyang, why are you looking for us? Sister Xiaoyue was sleeping, and you woke me up."

I hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, you two, my master asked me to come find you."

Hearing Master's call, the two of them didn't ask any more questions, and hurriedly followed me back to the dormitory.

Seeing them coming, Master asked the same question as me: "You two, did you meet anyone during your night watch, especially at midnight?"

The two of them sat down and thought about it for a while, and then Xiaoyue said: "We seem to have met the village chief. He walked in front, but we didn't see clearly at first. Who did Linger call? Later, the village chief agreed. , we walked up and found out that it was the village chief. He said he was worried about the night watchman, so come out and have a look.”

Master nodded silently.I seemed to understand something from Master's expression.I asked Master back: "Master, when you are at midnight, you also..."

Master said, "That's right, we also met the village head."

Mu Zhuer said: "Master Yuan, this doesn't seem to explain anything. He is the head of a village, and he is worried about the safety of the village. There is nothing wrong with going out to inspect the village at night."

Master said: "Of course it is true, and I have always thought so. But I thought about the past, and found that things seemed not so simple."

We were all shocked when we heard it, and we all wanted to know the truth of the matter.I hurriedly asked, "Master, did you find anything?"

Master nodded, then shook his head again: "I'm not sure, but it's a bit of a coincidence."

Ling'er said: "Senior brother, don't be tricky, tell me quickly, and I will judge for you."

Master turned to me: "Yangzi, do you still remember the loss of Douzi's soul?"

I said, "Of course I remember. Because of this, Mu Zhuer and Wei Meng almost died, and we were almost killed by Qiao Er."

The master nodded and said, "I've been thinking that to use Douzi to make a yin boy, you must have his birth date, and Douzi's birth date is only known to his parents. But his parents said that they didn't tell anyone about the birth date. How did Xiaosan know Douzi's birth date?"

I guessed randomly: "Perhaps Xiao San figured it out."

The master smiled: "Our Xuanming Sect doesn't have a fortune-telling method, and even if it is a fortune-teller, it is impossible to calculate the horoscope of the birthday so accurately. I have never figured out this problem. Later, the day I sent you away, I met Mrs. Ma from Qianjie at the gate of the school, and I realized that there might be another explanation for the matter."

Master spoke very mysteriously, which aroused our interest.

Ning Xiaoyue asked: "Sister-in-law Ma in Qianjie, isn't that old lady Ma specially delivering babies in our village?"

Muguer asked: "Xiaoyue, why don't the villagers in your village go to the hospital when they give birth?"

Xiaoyue replied: "In our village, we always find the old lady Ma to deliver the babies. Those who don't go to the hospital will spend a lot of money. Master Yuan, are you talking about her?"

Master nodded and said, "That's right, it's her."

I became more and more confused: "Master, when you met a midwife, why did things have another explanation?"

The master said: "Because I know that besides Douzi's parents, there are other people who know his birth date."

I suddenly realized: "Huh? You mean the old horse woman?"

The master was noncommittal and said, "In addition to the old woman, there are people who know."

Things seemed to be getting more and more complicated, and everyone didn't speak this time, waiting for Master to continue.

Master paused for a moment, then continued: "Sister-in-law Ma saw me and said hello to me. I asked her, why are you going? Mrs. Ma said that she just picked up a big fat boy for Liu Hu's house. Then I went to report to the village chief. I laughed at that time, and I asked her, why do you have to report to the village chief when you have a baby? Mrs. Ma said, our village has this rule, and you have to report to the village chief when you have a baby or a dead person , the village head will register and leave a foundation."

This time I understood a little bit: "Master, you mean, besides Douzi's parents, there are at least two other people who know the birth date, one is Mrs. Ma, and the other is the village chief?"

Master said: "That's right, you still remember that when we came out of Douzi's house that day, we said we would come at night. Did we meet anyone when we came out?"

I thought for a while and replied: "Ah, I remembered, I met the village head at that time."

Master looked dignified, and he nodded.

I was taken aback, and tentatively said, "Could it be? Could it be that the village head gave the mistress the date of birth?"

My words startled everyone present.

Ning Xiaoyue quickly said: "Xiao Yang, what nonsense are you talking about? How is it possible? The village chief has been doing things for the village. Although he has not achieved much, he has worked hard and the villagers all recognize him. How could he help Xiao San to harm us? What about the people in your own village?"

I hurriedly said, "I'm just guessing, and I don't believe the village head did it either."

The master said, "Whether he is the village head or not may soon be known."

(End of this chapter)