~

Ruan Zhao checked out of the guesthouse and walked back to his new home with his two children, taking his belongings and chatting and laughing all the way.

When I came back, I happened to meet Wang Shufang who had just arrived home.

Wang Shufang seemed to have lost her keys and was standing at the door, turning around anxiously.

Qin Ze stopped where he was, staring in Wang Shufang's direction with a frown on his face.

Ruan Zhao pushed him and said, "Let's go and say hello."

Qin Ze nodded and followed.

~

"sister in law!"

Wang Shufang seemed not to hear it and stood there in a daze.

"sister in law!"

When they got closer, Ruan Zhao called out again, and Wang Shufang heard it and was startled.

"Ouch!" Wang Shufang took a step back, clutching her chest. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Ruan Zhao. "It's Xiao Ruan! I was wondering who it was! I was so scared!"

Ruan Zhao glanced at the dark shadow following behind her and asked as if chatting about family matters.

"Sister-in-law, where have you been?"

Wang Shufang: "Oh, I went to the city. My mother is going to celebrate her 70th birthday, and I wanted to make her a couple of sets of clothes, so I went to the department store and bought some cloth.

When I came back, I found that I couldn't find the key to the house.

You're talking about my brain! Oh! Really! "

Ruan Zhao lowered his eyes to glance at the key in her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you go to my house and sit for a while, and then go home when the commander comes back."

Wang Shufang hesitated for a moment, and while hesitating, she put the key in her trouser pocket.

But she herself seemed unconscious and didn't notice her own movements at all.

"This...your house isn't cleaned up yet. I'll delay your work if I go there."

Ruan Zhao directly took Wang Shufang's arm and said with a smile, "Don't bother me! Sister-in-law, please don't be polite. My house is already cleaned up."

When Ruan Zhao approached Wang Shufang, the black shadow felt a strong pressure and shrank back.

Wang Shufang instantly felt a little more relaxed.

~

Ruan Zhao pulled Wang Shufang into his home. Wang Shufang was a little surprised when she saw the scene in the yard.

"Xiao Ruan, you guys are really quick and nimble. I remember when Commander Yang and his family left, this yard wasn't like this."

Ruan Zhao: "Haha, this is all Captain Qin's doing. We were thinking of growing some vegetables in the yard, so we moved all those flowers away."

Wang Shufang nodded in agreement, "It's good to grow some vegetables. We are all farmers, so growing vegetables and grains won't waste the land.

Teacher Yang's family is from the city, and they usually like to mess around with all these flowers and plants. In my opinion, they are useless!"

Ruan Zhao's expression changed. He heard that Wang Shufang and Commander Yang's family didn't seem to have a good relationship.

"Sister-in-law, are you also from the countryside?"

When Wang Shufang mentioned this, she beamed with pride. "That's not true! My family has been poor peasants for eight generations!"

That's it!

In this era, the poorer the family, the better its reputation. On the contrary, those wealthy capitalists have become despised by everyone.

In a few years, the situation of capitalists will become even more difficult when gangs of several people emerge.

"Xiao Ze, Xiao Mu, put your things in the house first and go boil some water. I want to talk to your Aunt Wang for a while."

Qin Ze and Ruan Zhao looked at each other, and knowing that Ruan Zhao wanted to deal with the ghost following Wang Shufang, they quickly agreed.

"I know mother."

~

As soon as the two children left, Ruan Zhao pulled Wang Shufang to sit on a small stool in the yard.

After Wang Shufang stayed with Ruan Zhao for a while, the uncomfortable feeling in her body dissipated a lot.

She moved her arms and shoulders, her face full of confusion. "That's really weird!"

Ruan Zhao deliberately asked, "Sister-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"

Wang Shufang explained: "You don't know, on my way back, I felt a tight pain in my back, as if something was pressing on me.

After spending some time with you, my back feels much easier."

Ruan Zhao guided her and asked, "Sister-in-law, I saw that you were fine when you went to the city. When did you feel uncomfortable?"

Wang Shufang thought for a moment, "It seems that after I came out of the department store, I wanted to buy some jewelry for my mother, so I went to an antique shop and bought a jade bracelet.

After coming out of the antique shop, my back started to feel uncomfortable. I wonder if it was a cold?"

Ruan Zhao pretended to be curious. "Antique? I've never seen an antique in my life. Can you show it to me, sister-in-law?"

"What's so special about this!" Wang Shufang casually took out the box containing the jade bracelet and opened it directly. "I carefully selected this. Can you help me see if it looks good?"

As soon as the box was opened, a cool breeze blew out.

The black shadow standing behind Wang Shufang had a noticeably thicker black aura around him.

"oops!"

Wang Shufang suddenly clutched her shoulder, nearly dropping the jade bracelet in her hand. "What's going on? My shoulder is starting to hurt again."

Ruan Zhao caught the jade bracelet quickly, then glared at the black shadow behind him, and the black shadow took several steps back in fear.

"Sister-in-law, you're not catching a cold!"

Wang Shufang didn't think much about it and asked casually, "If it's not the wind, then what's wrong with me?"

Ruan Zhao deliberately pretended to be carefree and heartless and said, "You're being targeted!"

Wang Shufang was stunned. "What? Who's targeting me?"

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "No one is here! Xiao Ruan, please don't scare me."

Ruan Zhao smiled, then approached her mysteriously. "Sister-in-law, I'm not talking about a living person!"

As he spoke, he raised the jade bracelet in his hand.

"Sister-in-law, this bracelet belonged to a dead person. You bought it, so the owner of the bracelet has been targeting you. This is called a ghost watching the door in the village!"

Wang Shufang's hair stood on end instantly. She had heard of ghosts staring at doors in the village before.

Now she didn't even dare to look around, for fear of seeing something horrible.

Wang Shufang grabbed Ruan Zhao's wrist, and her voice trembled.

"Xiao Ruan, you didn't lie to my sister-in-law, did you? I'm a coward and can't stand being scared!"

Seeing that Wang Shufang was not disgusted by his talk about ghosts, but instead believed what he said, he felt at ease to help her solve her doubts.

"Sister-in-law, you've felt it yourself, haven't you? It was only after you bought this jade bracelet that you felt your back was particularly heavy, as if something was pressing on it, and your head was dizzy, right?"

Wang Shufang nodded quickly, "Yes. But the bracelet seller said this jade bracelet is new. I've bought some jade before, so I know a bit about it. This bracelet doesn't look like it's been worn before!"

Ruan Zhao explained, "Sister-in-law, this bracelet is indeed new, but it was also taken from someone else's hand."

As she spoke, she raised the bracelet.

"Look, sister-in-law, there is a Chinese character for happiness engraved inside this bracelet.

This is a dowry for weddings or funerals. It is a new bracelet that the family puts on someone when they die.

Bracelets like this should come in a pair, and this is one of them you bought."

Wang Shufang's face turned even worse after hearing this. She had seen the character "喜" (happiness) when she was buying the product. She had thought it was a good and auspicious character, so she bought it.

"Xiao Ruan, what is a wedding or funeral?"

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