You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Lin Chunjiao, who had been working on road repairs, shook her head upon hearing this.

The two aunties next to them laughed.

"What else can we do? Climb mountains and take photos, of course."

"That's right, they really love the sweet potato rice we cook at home."

"I also like pickled radishes."

……

Liu Chunhua asked in surprise, "You even went to your house?"

"Well, if they don't eat our food for free, they'll pay for it."

Su Chen took it to heart and asked, "Do you know where they all went to take pictures?"

"In the village, by the stream, and on that nearby slope."

"They even filmed me doing laundry and praised me for washing the clothes so clean."

Liu Chunhua glanced at the two of them with disdain.

"Aren't you worried..."

"worry about what?"

"Have you forgotten what happened with Ah Hao before?"

Ah Ying and Lin Chunhua nodded repeatedly.

That's what they were worried about, so when they encountered the man with the broken leg halfway down the mountain, they didn't dare let Su De go down the mountain alone. Instead, they chose to come back and wait to go down the mountain with Su Mao.

That way, even if the other person wanted to make a move, it would be two against one. In fact, when they left, the two brothers even tacitly tucked a wood-chopping knife into their waistbands.

The two women who spoke felt a chill run down their spines when Su Wenhao was mentioned.

But soon, the two of them refuted this.

“We’re different from Ah Hao.”

"That's right, we're not going up the mountain, we're just staying at home, and there are people everywhere."

"And they just ate, took pictures, and chatted with us; they didn't mention going to the Taoist temple."

Liu Chunhua cautioned, "It's still better to be careful."

The two aunties were clearly not happy to hear this. After fidgeting for a bit, they quickly found an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, he even pulled away the women who were watching the commotion.

Liu Chunhua chuckled: "Can't you tell good from bad?"

He then instructed Lin Chunjiao: "Don't associate with them too much in the village in the future. They're not only stupid, but they also don't listen to advice. You'll suffer a lot later, right, Achen?"

Su Chen curled the corners of his mouth.

"Mom, aren't they suffering now?"

Liu Chunhua paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Sude Sumao returned just before dinner time.

The two were covered in sweat from their journey, but their eyes shone brightly.

Liu Chunhua sensed something was wrong when she wrung out the towels for them. Only after they finished washing their faces did she ask, "Is the person with the broken leg alright?"

"It's nothing serious. I took him to the health center and the doctor checked him out. There's nothing wrong with him."

"Yes, it's a sprained bone that requires rest. He even offered us a thank-you fee, but we refused it."

Liu Chunhua nodded: "That's not about this person. What's making you so happy?"

Su De grinned, revealing a set of white teeth: "Mom, you figured it out?"

"Nonsense, I gave birth to you two. I know what kind of shit you're going to take just by the way you stick your butts out."

Su De chuckled: "The case is solved, the murderer has been caught."

Liu Chunhua immediately perked up: "Really? Who? Who?"

"Neighbor."

Su Chen thought for a moment: "Their neighbors, Old Chen? They're relatives."

"It's not Old Chen, it's A-Jie who lives on the other side."

Su Chen frowned: "Never heard of it."

“That’s normal. This Ah Jie is only in his early twenties. He was studying the whole time, but he dropped out after high school and stayed at home. He doesn’t go out to work. Let alone you, we’ve hardly ever seen him.”

Su De sighed as he spoke, "We saw him get out of the car with his hands cuffed as we came out of the clinic. We heard that he had gone to hide at his grandmother's house after committing murder. He was a very polite and gentle person. He didn't seem like such a ruthless person at all."

Su Mao nodded: "We were worried that we had arrested the wrong person, but after asking around, we found out that we found Mei Hong's lipstick in the corner under the bed in his room."

Liu Chunhua: "Then why kill him?"

"I do not know."

As he spoke, Su De looked at Su Chen with shining eyes: "Ah Chen, you get along well with them, so why don't you..."

Su Chen: "No need for that much trouble. The town is so small, the news can't be kept secret. They'll find out soon enough. A phone call later will tell us everything."

Liu Chunhua was getting impatient: "Then give me the mobile phone, no, who do I call in town?"

She looked at Su De and Su Mao, and Su De raised his hand: "I know the phone number for the convenience store."

Su Chen asked Hong Hong to call Xie Qianglong and the others back for dinner. When they returned, they immediately took the pot and headed to the stream.

She ignored all the food on the table, insisting on eating instant noodles and sausages, which attracted several children who followed her. Liu Chunhua had to call her several times before she reluctantly returned.

"Aren't you guys tired of instant noodles?" Liu Chunhua glared at her. "You have meat but you don't eat it. I don't know who you learned to be so stupid from!"

Old Man Su caught her gaze and coughed lightly: "Why are you looking at me?"

"You're just flipping through the food you're picking up, are you trying to make us all eat your saliva?"

Seeing this, Su Chen silently placed Xiao Ayun in Liu Chunhua's arms, and sure enough, her temper subsided a lot.

"Oh, Yun, do you want to eat some meat? Grandma will put a piece on your plate."

She picked up a piece of pork rib and gestured for Su Chen to put a bib on the little one so that A-Yun could hold the rib and suck on it. Then she picked up her chopsticks and asked, "A-Chen, shall we start teaching them how to plant rice seedlings after we finish eating? Or should we rest for a while?"

"Let's take a break, until 1:30..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than footsteps sounded outside.

The group turned around and saw that it was Hu Shiliang, so they quickly stood up.

Su Mao looked around but couldn't find a stool. He was scratching his head when Su Chen flipped his hand and took out a folding chair to unfold.

"It's a bit low." He put another box down for support before turning to Hu Shiliang. "Uncle Shiliang, have you been busy lately?"

Hu Shiliang is already planning to move to the town. He has been looking for a suitable candidate for the position of village chief and has to prepare a lot of materials. He is indeed very busy.

But he didn't intend to say any of this.

Hu Shiliang took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, took a bite, and muttered, "I heard that you two, A Mao and A De, took a stranger to town today?"

The two nodded repeatedly.

Su De asked, "Uncle Shi Liang, is it possible that he's come looking for you to thank us?"

"We really don't want any money."

Su Mao nodded: "That's right, that's right. He was injured like that when he was out and about. Anyone would lend a hand if they saw him like that."

Hu Shiliang waved his hand: "It's not about expressing gratitude."

"No?" The two of them were stunned for a moment, then their faces turned red with embarrassment.

Su Chen asked, "Uncle Shi Liang, just say what you want to say, stop beating around the bush."

Hu Shiliang stuffed the remaining meat into his mouth, chewed it haphazardly a couple of times, and swallowed it before saying, "Isn't it because an old tomb in Xitou Village was opened? I heard that people from other places used to visit their village often, taking pictures and such, just like in our village."

Su Chen suddenly realized: "Uncle Shi Liang, do you suspect that the person my brother and the others took to the clinic was also a tomb raider?"

Old Su frowned: "We don't have any large tombs around here, do we?"

Hu Shiliang laughed: "If it were a large, old tomb that everyone could see with their own eyes, do you think it would have survived until now?"

"Do you know how deep the old grave in Xitou Village is?"

Old Su shook his head.

"Four or five meters deep."

"I heard they dug a hole half a meter wide and crawled in. I don't know how they knew there was a tomb down there. It's amazing."

Liu Chunhua nodded: "If that's the case, maybe there really is a large tomb in our village!"

Hu Shiliang coughed lightly: "It's not impossible. According to what Old Zhou from Xitou Village said, since our village was able to produce an Achen, then the feng shui must be this!"

He gave a thumbs up.

"A place with good feng shui will definitely have a large tomb."

"Moreover, I calculated that there are more outsiders coming to the village recently than people going to the village."