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Zhang was very happy and started chatting with Xu about family matters. As they chatted, the topic of their conversation inevitably turned to Cui.

Xu told Zhang about Cui's recent eccentricities. "Aunt San, you also lived with the old lady in the old house before. Was she like this then?"

Zhang thought about it and said, "...it's true..." Although the old lady was also overbearing and unreasonable before, she didn't have the weird habits she has now. "The old man is gone...she is getting older year by year..." This is the only reason Zhang could think of.

"What Third Aunt said makes sense... Sometimes, when there are people in the room, she seems to be unable to see... I have seen it several times. Xiaocao is right in front of her, but she just can't see it and keeps calling... Xiaocao answers, but she seems to be unable to hear... She can only see and hear when people outside enter the room... Sometimes, she can sit alone in the room and talk, as if there are people in front of her... Those words sound creepy... Sometimes, she can get up and curse in the middle of the night... When we ask her, sometimes she says it's the old man, sometimes it's someone else... She doesn't know..."

Xu lowered her voice and told Zhang about Cui's peculiarities. Zhang's face turned pale and Xiao Lan felt creepy. She didn't expect Cui to have so many problems now. If a timid person lives with her, it will be painful. Xiao Lan thought so and lowered her head to see the strangeness on Daya's face.

Xiao Lan looked at Daya carefully and said, "Oh, Daya's eyes are swollen?"

When Zhang heard Xiaolan's words, she turned around and looked at Daya carefully. "What happened? Did Daya cry? Who wronged Daya?"

Daya had just cried. Although Xu washed her face carefully, the tears were still visible if you looked closely.

Daya said in a low voice, "I wasn't crying, it's just that the wind and sand blinded my eyes..." A child of this age would not lie, and when she said this, you could tell from her voice that she was full of grievance.

"You kid, you've cried and that's it. Are you still afraid that your third grandmother and I will laugh at you..." Xiao Lan said with a smile.

Daya shook her head, raised her head and glanced at Xu quickly. Xu naturally understood what she meant. She was asking her if she could talk about this matter.

Xu sighed, and then said, "In the afternoon, the old lady scolded Daya..." As she said this, Xu's eyes became red. Children naturally could not tolerate what adults could. Now, perhaps because she recalled the situation at that time, she started to cry softly.

Zhang asked directly, "What's going on? Daya is such a good child... How could the old lady have the heart to scold her..."

Xu glanced at Daya. Xiaolan was very smart and knew that Xu meant to say something which could not be said in front of Daya, so Xiaolan asked Xiaoqing to take Daya to the next room to play.

As soon as Xiaoqing and Daya left, Xu couldn't help crying. She didn't hide anything and told Cui why she scolded Daya. Zhang also sighed after hearing this. She knew that Cui must have done a lot of such things, and she didn't know how much she had done in private.

Zhang sighed and said, "The old lady did not do this properly..."

"Wu... Wu... Daya did something wrong, and the old lady wanted to discipline her, whether it was beating her or scolding her. I have no complaints... But the words she used to scold the children made me feel embarrassed... I didn't dare to learn them and tell Aunt San and Xiaolan... to avoid dirtying your ears! Although Daya is young, she is sensible now... She asked me what the old lady meant by the words she scolded her... I couldn't open my mouth... These words were unbearable to me, how could I say them to a little girl..."

Finally, Xu said with sobs, "The old lady was not like this before. I don't know what happened recently. Is she possessed by a demon or something?"

Zhang had been shaken by what Xu said. After thinking about the old lady's previous words and deeds, she said, "Now that you mention it, the old lady is really different from before..."

"Aunt San, I heard that there is an old lady in the next village. She used to be smart and capable... But after getting older, she became crazy... She said things she never said before and did things she never did before..." As Mrs. Xu spoke, she tapped her head with her hand, "I heard that something has bewitched her mind..."

Zhang had not heard about the incident in the neighboring village, but she heard from Xu that the old lady in the neighboring village was smart and capable, while Cui was always making trouble. "But the old lady didn't go anywhere..."

"Aunt San, I heard that the old lady next door has lost her soul," Xu said when she saw that Zhang and Xiaolan were listening attentively and Zhang even raised questions.

Xiao Lan found what Xu said interesting, so she asked, "Sister-in-law, how come the soul is missing?"

Zhang also asked, "That's right, how could a soul be missing for no reason?"

"It is said that the old lady next door has reached the end of her life span, and the King of Hell saw that she had accumulated merits and virtues, so he extended her life span... I heard that the King of Hell first took away her soul and spirit... He said that they went to the underworld to make up the number... leaving the old lady to enjoy happiness in the world of the living..." Xu said.

Xiao Lan took a quick look at Xu. It turned out that Xu had other intentions than giving her gifts this time. Xiao Lan vaguely guessed what was going on. After Xu said so much just now, she now completely understood it.

Mrs. Xu actually came up with such an excuse. It seems that she has been thinking about this matter for more than a day or two. She has now considered all aspects carefully.

Of course, Zhang didn't understand the deeper meaning of Xu's words, but Xiaolan understood it completely. However, she didn't want to talk.

Seeing that Zhang and Xiao Lan hadn't spoken for a while, Xu felt a little unwilling. The conversation had come to this point, so there was no reason not to continue. "Aunt San, I haven't seen the world, but I think our old lady is a bit like the old lady in the next village... This is the good fortune accumulated by Uncle San and Aunt San, and this is the King of Hell giving the old lady an extra life..."

"The old lady seems to be getting stronger and stronger, but her temper... Now that you mention it, it seems to be the case..." Zhang said.

Xu was delighted, but she didn't show it on her face. She wanted to hear what Zhang said, but she was also a little worried. She quickly glanced at Xiaolan and saw that Xiaolan lowered her head, as if thinking about something. She didn't know if Xiaolan believed it or not. No matter what, she had to give it a try... It would be best if Xiaolan believed it. Although the little girl was smart, she was still old after all... She also believed that she had said everything.