Upon hearing this, everyone stared intently at the copper coins and talismans on the ground, which were covered in saliva. Their surprise was instantly replaced by fear. These copper coins and talismans were clearly used by Taoists to exorcise demons and catch ghosts.

Most people wouldn't even touch these things.

I originally thought this puppy had found a copper coin somewhere.

Unexpectedly, it looked like a ritual implement.

Zhao's father and mother instinctively pulled their three little sons to their sides and held their hands.

Mother Qian immediately retreated to the far side, clutching her chest in lingering fear. "In-law, why didn't you tell us sooner that Shanghe Village was haunted? There are so many of us, including several babies, and Tianfu is only a few months old. What if he had been attacked by a ghost? Wouldn't that have caused something terrible?"

Su Baishi, who was already in a bad mood, gave her an even worse look after hearing this. "Since you've finished the birthday banquet, hurry up and take your family of precious children back to Qianjia Village. Otherwise, if anything happens, our Su family can't afford to pay for it!"

After saying that, he pointed to Su Erhu's pocket and said, "Remember to take the two bird eggs that your in-laws gave you as gifts at the banquet back with you! After all, we don't like them, and they'll just rot here."

Su Erhu, who was suddenly called out, was immediately embarrassed.

But he obediently listened to Su Bai's words, reached into his sleeve and searched for a long time before finally taking out two small eggs and putting them back into Qian's mother's hand.

"How could this be a bird egg..." When Qian's mother saw the egg back in her hand, her face turned a little ugly. These past few days, the old hen in the house had been very lazy, only eating grain and not laying eggs. All the chickens had laid only one egg in two days, and it was not very big.

These two eggs were the result of her saving up for two days. Although they were a bit small, they could still be worth a few coins if sold.

But this old woman Su actually started to complain?

The woman lowered her head and snorted softly. Sure enough, now that the family has money, things are different.

Thinking of this, Mother Qian tucked the two eggs into her bosom and waved her hand dismissively. "We're all family, so let's not be so formal. Since the little puppy has found these strange things, how can we just finish our meal and leave? Come on, let's go take a look!"

Looking at her righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Su Hua finally understood where Qian Shi's personality came from.

If Qian Shi was a tough nut to crack, then Qian's mother was a tough pig.

Clearly, there is a strong family tradition of learning.

However, now is not the time to dwell on that. Su Hua patted Xiao Hei's head and pointed to the talisman on the ground, "Xiao Hei, can you tell us where you found these two things?"

Xiao Hei was naturally clever, and it stared at Su Hua's movements with its bright black eyes for a while.

Then it raised its soft little paws, pointed outside the fence, and barked softly, "Woof! Woof woof!"

Fearing that its master wouldn't understand, it simply grabbed Su Hua's clothes and jumped to the ground.

He took off running towards the courtyard gate.

Halfway there, it turned back to look at Su Hua, "Woof! Woof woof woof!"

"Let's go!" Su Hua lifted her foot and followed, and Su Bai's group also followed in a flurry of footsteps.

When they arrived at the fence on the east side of the courtyard, they saw Xiao Hei standing by the fence. At his feet was a small hole that was half-closed, about the size of the opening of a bamboo tube. A piece of yellow paper was sticking out of the hole.

When Xiao Hei saw Su Hua following, it quickly ran to the side.

I went to three different places, and each place had a hole about the size of a bamboo tube opening.

The three caves are connected, forming a unique triangular symbol that seems to completely surround the old Su family's courtyard.

Qian's mother was watching from a distance when she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

She thought the puppy had picked up some copper coins while playing somewhere else, and that it was just a ghost story in Shanghe Village.

But this, this, this is clearly the Su family's house being haunted.

She suddenly realized that she had spoken too soon!

Su Bai's eyes narrowed, her chest heaving with anger. "Su Dahu, Su Erhu, Su Sanhu, dig them all out! I want to see what kind of disgusting bastards dare to come to my old Su family and play tricks on me!"

"Yes." The three brothers quickly replied, their similar faces also clouded with worry.

What kind of bullshit hole is this? It's clearly designed to target their family.

The three of them split up, and one of them picked up a stone that fit his hand and started digging.

The hole wasn't deep, and in no time the three brothers dug it upside down. Further down, all they found was untouched hard soil.

Apart from the first small hole that Xiao Hei led them to, which contained only two copper coins and two talismans, the other two holes contained three copper coins and three talismans, with some wet bloodstains on the copper coins.

They were country folk who toiled in the fields their whole lives and knew nothing about catching ghosts or warding off evil spirits.

But I've also heard people say that the objects used by Taoist priests to perform rituals, exorcise ghosts, and ward off evil spirits are always in odd numbers. Moreover, the more objects there are, the more powerful the magic attached to them is.

“Mother, let’s go find Uncle Chengde. The soil at the entrance of this hole is still fresh, which means it was dug in the last two days.” Su Dahu pursed his lips, a dark look flashing in his eyes. “But no one from outside the village has come in the last few days, which means that the person who did this was from our village. No matter who it is, as long as they did this, there will be traces, and someone will be watching. We have to find this person as soon as possible.”

“Big brother is right,” Su Erhu echoed. “These damn talismans and copper coins buried here, I don’t know if some kind of spell has been cast. I won’t feel at ease until we find out who’s behind this.”

He used to have eyes that lit up whenever he saw copper coins, and even after his family's life improved, he couldn't shake this habit.

Only now, seeing these blood-stained copper coins, does one feel a chill run down their spine.

Su Sanhu nodded. "Uncle Chengde just said he was going to the neighboring village to find the village chiefs. They should still be in the village by now. I'm fast on foot, so I should be able to catch up if I go now."

"Go, go now!" Madam Su was so angry that her hair stood on end. "If I don't catch this filthy, harmful thing today, I'm not a Su woman!"

Su Hua's lips twitched upon hearing this. You weren't even surnamed Su to begin with, were you?

However, if I'm not mistaken, these nine copper coins and nine talismans are meant for her, not for the Su family!

The thought had barely formed when Aunt Zhou, who had just left, returned. She seemed to be on fire, appearing before Su Hua in the blink of an eye. She grabbed Su Hua's hand, exclaiming, "Quick! Hua'er, quick... quickly go hide in the mountains! Meng Yun'er has invited Ma Xiangu to catch you!"