The little lady of Xuanmen has become popular in the sixth palace by fortune-telling

Chapter 183 Overrun Rats
Village Chief Jian nodded: "We have to order people every day. There are many people in the village. We don't know where this hair comes from."

Xu Anan looked at the black and dirty hair and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Jia Ying, look through the hair to see what's inside."

Jia Yingcai endured his nausea and dug around with a stick, and found a few red embroidery threads inside. He was also stunned for a moment: "It's strange, why is the embroidery thread in the hair."

Only when the woman saw the embroidery thread, her face turned pale: "Village chief," her voice was trembling: "Is she back? She is back to take revenge on us."

Village Chief Jian's face turned sour when he heard this: "Shut up! Don't talk like crazy here. It's nothing."

The woman was scolded and for a moment she didn't dare to say anything anymore. Her hands hidden in her sleeves were trembling.

Yao Zhuoyu looked at Village Chief Jian: "Who is she?"

This time, Village Chief Jian did not tell them. He just said: "This is a private matter of our village. It is not convenient to disclose it to outsiders. The adults only need to find the final murderer."

They didn't want to say more, and Yao Zhuoyu couldn't press him to find out, but there might be nothing to gain from this trip.

"Miss, shall we go back to Zhou Mansion?"

Xu Anan yawned: "I'm tired from walking. Are there any vacant rooms in the village? I decided to stay here tonight."

Zhou Zicheng's expression changed: "Miss, no, this village is too weird and dangerous."

"It's okay." She looked at Village Chief Jian: "Are there any vacant rooms?"

Village Chief Jian nodded: "Yes, there is, but it's a bit crude. I'm afraid that you, noble lady, won't be used to sleeping there."

Xu Anan was very easy to talk to: "Go down and get ready. Just give me a quilt and a bed." She looked at Yao Zhuoyu and others again: "You go back, don't worry about me."

Jia Ying said bravely: "Miss, I'll stay here to protect your safety."

Xu Anan smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Mu Qing and Mu Yi were bound to stay. Mu Yi looked at the village with many trees speechlessly: "Brother Qing, did you rest on the roof last night and sleep on the tree branches tonight?"

Mu Qing patted Mu Yi's shoulder: "It will only take a few days."

Jian Cunzi took Xu Anan and others to his house. In his house, he and his wife, Jian Zhao, were the only son. His only son left Jianjiacun with his wife and grandson ten years ago and never came back.

So there was still an empty room in his house, which happened to be where Xu Anan lived.

As for Jia Ying, Mu Qing and Mu Yi, Village Chief Jian kindly vacated the woodshed so that the three of them could squeeze in at night.

As soon as they arrived at the place, Xu Anan immediately fell asleep without any ambiguity. Mu Qing was speechless for a while: "Those who don't know better think that the queen is here to enjoy the mountains and rivers. She goes to bed after eating and has a rest."

It was the same in the palace. As long as she had lunch, she would sleep for a while, and her schedule was ridiculously regular.

The three of them were wandering around the village with nothing to do, and then Jia Ying discovered that even if they ate, they ate at home, let alone cooking food.

He was a little puzzled: "The people in this village are too strange. Even if something sucks blood, it won't appear during the day. What are they afraid of?"

Mu Qing shrugged: "I don't know."

He looked at a few rats scurrying in front of him: "Why are rats everywhere in this village? It's like a disaster."

Jia Ying thought it was normal: "This thing only has one litter for its entire life, and one litter can have more than a dozen rats. It's normal for there to be more rats in the village."

Mu Qing followed the mice and saw that they were hiding at the entrance of the cave and looking at people. He cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, this mouse must have become a spirit. It still stares at the roadside when people don't leave."

He picked up a stone from the ground and hit the mice very quickly. The mice screamed and fled quickly.As night fell, Xu Anan gave Village Chief Jian ten taels of silver, which was considered as their food and accommodation for the past few days. Village Chief Jian took the silver and smiled, ten taels of silver, enough for them to work for several years.

So he took out all the meat and vegetables at home and cooked them without any secrets. He even made white flour steamed buns for Xu Anan and the others. This meal tonight was very rich.

There was the sound of crows piercing the sky outside, but they had no choice but to light a kerosene lamp, which seemed a bit dark. If it weren't for Xu Anan's presence, the old couple would have turned off the lights and gone to bed.

They are used to being frugal and save whatever they can.

It was very quiet outside, and only the occasional sound of wind could be heard.

"Ms. Xu, you can rest after washing up. It's best not to go out at night and ignore any sounds you hear. Just wait until the night is over."

Xu Anan nodded obediently. The old couple liked Xu Anan very much. Their child had not been home for ten years, so they took care of Xu Anan as if they were their own children.

After Mrs. Jian Zhao sent Xu Anan back to the house, she opened the door for her: "Miss Xu, sleep peacefully, nothing will happen to us here. There is a candle on the table, just light it if you are afraid of the dark."

After Mrs. Jian Zhao finished speaking, she left.

Xu Anan went to light the lamp, and the room suddenly became brighter.

"Squeak."

A mouse crawled across the rafters, jumped down and ran away through the broken window.

After a while, the mouse came back from the hole again, squeaking.

Xu Anan quickly picked up the mouse's head with quick eyes and hands. It struggled for a while and gave up resistance when it saw that it couldn't run away.

This was just an ordinary mouse. Xu Anan stared into its eyes and pulled out a piece of embroidery thread from under its belly, which was exactly the same as what was seen in its hair today.

As soon as Xu Anan let go of her hand, the mouse ran away. She sat under the lamp and looked at the ordinary embroidery thread, as if it was just a mouse that accidentally got on her body.

"Cuckoo."

I was startled by the chirping of birds outside.

"Ccrunch."

The sound of crunching bones was particularly penetrating in the silent night.

"Mother, there is something going on outside."

Xu Anan immediately opened the door and went out. Mrs. Jian Zhao heard the noise and wanted to stop it: "Miss Xu, just wait until the sound passes. Don't worry about it."

But she was still a step too late because Xu Anan had already ran out.

Mrs. Jian Zhao and Village Chief Jian looked at the threshold, but they didn't dare to cross it: "Old man, what should I do? Miss Xu ran out."

Village Chief Jian was also anxious. He had repeatedly warned him not to go out at night, but why didn't he listen? Village Chief Jian looked at the endless night outside, gritted his teeth, carried a broken lantern, and went to look for the person: "Old lady, if I don't come back , just carry out the coffin prepared for me and use it."

Mrs. Jian Zhao wiped away her tears: "Old man, be careful. If you can't find it, come back."

Watching Village Chief Jian disappear into the night, Ms. Jian Zhao sat back at the table.

Four or five mice jumped down from the rafters. Their dark eyes looked at Mrs. Jian Zhao. She waved her hands to chase them away: "Go, go, go away, I don't have food for you at home."

(End of this chapter)