The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

Ganqing closed his eyes tightly, wrapped in the quilt, sweating like rain.He didn't even have the courage to open his eyes, he only hoped that the sound of knocking on the door and shouting would stop automatically.

Is it a ghost?

In his panic, he suddenly thought of Yi Xiangquan's words.

"...Wouldn't it be sad for wise people to ask fortune tellers when they encounter problems? They believe that they can only turn to heaven for help when they encounter strange people, strange things, strange diseases and insoluble difficulties. These events are bizarre and unbelievable. Believe it, but in the end it can be explained..."

Qianqing threw off the quilt, a little surprised that he thought of these words.If Xiangquan was here, he would definitely not be hiding under the blanket.

Yi Xiangquan would definitely laugh at him.

Dry clear "bass" to get up.The morning sun has already appeared, and the morning light penetrates the window paper, and the window lattices are framed one by one, forming regular sunlight patterns on the black ground.

There was no one outside the window, no sound.

Ganqing stood up while supporting the rough tabletop, and took steps to push open the door.The path in front of the house was originally covered with snow, but at some point it was shoveled out into a smooth path leading to the hall without footprints.He felt strange, but he had a splitting headache and his mind went blank.

Sporadic snowflakes began to fly again, covering the quiet and sparsely populated village.

The mountain where the village is located forms an irregular circle.This place was originally a flat land, but after thousands of years of changes in the mountain, huge cracks formed, which separated the whole mountain.

Wu Village is located here, with mountains on one side, rivers on one side, and ravines on one side.

The mountain has become the only place where you can leave the village other than the suspension bridge.There are many broken stones, one side is a deep ditch, and the other side is turbulent.The terrain is high and dangerous, and the stones have formed weird shapes due to weathering, making it impossible to pass.

The river seems to have been deliberately led into the village.Changing the course of the river is extremely difficult and requires great wisdom.I never thought that this small and dilapidated village could change the river course at will.

Qianqing was just thinking wildly, when he heard someone calling him.In the distance, Heihei and Shuiyun came to greet him.Ganqing only said that he didn't sleep well, hesitated again and again, and told the two of the strange noises he heard last night.

When Ganqing spoke and someone sang, Shuiyun suddenly fell silent.

She seemed to hesitate for a long time before saying to Qianqing: "I don't need to tell you... The singing you heard is not a dream, it is real."

Ganqing was just taken aback, and Shuiyun said again: "It's Grandma Meng, Feng Jiuniang's mother-in-law. Feng Jiuniang takes care of her on weekdays. She is a little...demented."

Qianqing asked suspiciously: "I came yesterday, why haven't I seen her?"

Hei Hei just lowered his head and rubbed his thick coarse cloth shoes against the snow, making a clear creaking sound.The sun has already risen, and it dragged the shadows of the three of them like ink splashed on the snow, as if a fairyland was constructed with just a few strokes.

Nothing seemed to have happened or would happen in this wonderland.

Facing Qian Qing's question, Shui Yun grinned and said awkwardly: "Grandma Meng is quite troublesome. Some old people become confused when they get old, and act like children, can't remember things, can't remember people, and sometimes laugh Sometimes cry..."

The sun shines on Shui Yun's heroic face, she speaks like an adult.That look did not belong to a child.Qian Qing was also slightly taken aback, and after a brief hesitation, asked, "Where does she live?"

Shui Yun said calmly: "Feng Jiuniang was a widow, and her husband left a large house for Granny Meng to live in. Granny Meng is hard to take care of. She usually locks the door to prevent her from running around, but at night, she always climbs the window. run out."

Gan Qing thought to himself, as long as it’s not a ghost.It's scary enough to hang out at night.

Several people walked to the hall, ready to have breakfast.However, Hei Hei suddenly stopped and asked Qian Qing a question.

"Master Xia really saw the shadow last night?"

Gan Qing was taken aback: "You mean the night before? Indeed, but I don't know if it was a dream, I obviously locked the door——"

"It should be a dream."

Without raising her head, she went straight into the hall.

Qianqing felt a little suspicious, but didn't ask.He also went to the hall to have breakfast, although it was simple tea and light food, it tasted special, and the country tea dishes also had indescribable beauty.

Although the people in the village are a bit strange, they are all very kind, and they are a little bit smug about their cleanliness.

Qu Ze was also sitting at the dining table, eating in a muffled voice.Qu Ze was originally lively and cheerful.He was born in a poor family and depended on Fu Shangxing for life, but he is smart and capable, can read and write, and also understands medical skills.

Ganqing knew that it was her mother who arranged for her to find her, and she also knew that she didn't hold grudges against her.

I'd better apologize-

Before the word "Fu" in "Fu Shangxing" could be spoken, Qu Ze actually took the lead in asking about the truth.

"Master Xia, did you hear any strange noises last night?"

"That's Mrs. Meng singing." Feng Jiuniang picked up a dish with her chopsticks angrily, "That's howling wolves in the middle of the night."

Qu Ze curled his lips: "I don't sound like that. Not like a wolf, not like a human—"

"Is the village haunted?"

Qianqing answered unconsciously, but the people around him suddenly stopped moving.

Qian Qing was taken aback.He didn't remember the drunken talk yesterday; when the haunting was brought up today, everyone reacted so strongly.

Ganqing sneered, ghost?If Yi Xiangquan was here, all ghosts would be arrested.

Several people continued to eat, but remained silent.Qu Ze's feet were injured, so he went back to his house to rest after eating.Hei Hei and the others went to wash clothes by the river, and Wu Bai studied.I was bored at leisure, so I wandered in the village.

The houses in the village are scattered and messy.Some are newly built, while others are old houses.

A house attracted Qian Qing's attention.

That house seemed to be the oldest and strongest, and it would have been a nice house a hundred years ago.However, it was too big, and the kitchen was connected to the toilet—Qing Qing had never seen such a layout.

He knew that the house was unoccupied and cleaned.Hei Hei told him yesterday that no one lived in this house, it was dirty and poor, there was no need to go there.

Hei Hei's words were counterproductive. It didn't matter if he was clean, but just because of Hei Hei's "no need to move around", he was determined to take a look.

Qian Qing strolled over, only to see that the front door was locked, as if it hadn't been opened for a long time.He touched the door lightly, and the dust accumulated, leaving a clear fingerprint.The windows are extremely thick, but very old.Ganqing poked the paper on the window, trying to see inside the house, but it couldn't be pierced.

Qian Qing was surprised, how could light pass through the thick window?Confused, he slipped to the latrine on the west side of the house, and a bad smell hit his face.Qianqing ran away quickly, and went to the kitchen from the other side to have a look.

The kitchen is no different from other rooms, the only difference is that it smells fragrant after it is cleaned.

It is meaty.And the sound of boiling water.

Qianqing frowned, is it broth?Possibly a stew too.

Ganqing pushed the kitchen door, but it didn't open, but was locked with a latch.

There are people in the house.

Hei Hei, Duan Er and Feng Jiu Niang are doing laundry.Shui Yun is practicing archery, Wu Bai is studying, Qu Ze is recuperating, and Granny Meng is in the west house——

Who is in the house?

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