Chapter 126: Does it look like a snake?
The mute girl still gave him a cold look.
Zhou Qinan still had a smiling expression on his face. "Mute sister, are you born speechless or are you unable to speak because of an illness? I heard that someone came to our house a few days ago to look for their relatives. Were you scared, mute sister?"
The mute woman had a blank expression on her face and did not give Zhou Qinan a good look.
He sprinkled some horse feed into the stable and turned around to leave.
I don't want to hear him say another word.
Zhou Qinan quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, sister Ya Niang, I am also your brother. I used to study in the academy and didn't have the chance to care for you. Now I'm home and I want to fulfill my responsibilities as a brother. If you want to learn how to read and write, you can come to the big room to find me..."
The mute girl's figure disappeared in the backyard.
Zhou Qinan stared closely at the figure of Ya Niang leaving...
After a long time, the corners of his mouth raised.
Walking out of the corner door of the backyard, there was a scribbled symbol drawn in an inconspicuous corner of the yard.
If you don't look carefully, you can't tell what it is and just think it's a mark left by a child while playing.
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Zhou Lang came back from outside, and Lin Shiqi told him about Lin’s visit.
Zhou Lang said, "I saw her lying outside Taohua Village. The villagers said she refused to leave. She must have been driven out by Lin Laogen and his sons, and she was just playing the victim there."
As the two were talking, the mute girl knocked on the door and came in.
"Dad, Mom, there's something strange about Zhou Qinan..."
The little guy said seriously.
Lin Shiqi and his wife looked at each other and said, "Tell me. What's so strange about it?"
The mute girl said, "He was testing me."
Then he relayed Zhou Qinan's words.
Lin Shiqi said, "Ignore him. He is a very dangerous person. He is not on the same page with our Zhou family. He is an ungrateful person raised by the Zhou family. You should have less contact with him in the future. If he talks to you, just continue to ignore him."
The little mute girl didn't ask why, as if she never questioned what Lin Shiqi and his wife said.
"good."
After the little mute girl left, Lin Shiqi said to Zhou Lang, "Will Zhou Qinan discover that something is wrong with the little mute girl?"
Zhou Lang said, "Mute girl acted well, no one should notice. Zhou Qinan is naturally cautious and will test everything. Just be careful."
"Yes. I just noticed that Lin's condition seems to be a little off. We should pay more attention to him. We can't let him hang himself at the entrance of our village..."
Lin Shiqi said, "In the original book, Lin was not hanged..."
"Things are developing differently now than in the book, so you have to be careful."
"good."
We must not let Lin be hanged in Taohua Village, as this would ruin the feng shui of Taohua Village.
After dinner, Zhou Lang and his wife did not close the door and leave work immediately as usual.
The two of them quietly went out of the village.
In the darkness, I saw a thin figure hanging on the tree at the entrance of the village.
Lin Shiqi never expected that this Lin family was so cruel and ruthless.
Zhou Lang stepped forward and sniffed his breath. "He was just hung up not long ago. He's still breathing."
"Get her out." Lin Shiqi.
The two of them worked together to untie her.
Load directly into pre-equipped sacks.
Zhou Lang is strong, so Zhou Lang will carry him.
"Go home and wait for me. I'll be back soon."
Lin Shiqi disagreed. "It's more than ten miles away. I'll go with you. If we run into any danger along the way, with me here, we can still enter the Concentric Lock space."
Taohua Village is far away from Linjia Village.
The road was muddy and difficult to walk on, so Lin Shiqi led the way for Tong Lang with a flashlight.
Zhou Lang carried the unconscious Lin on his back and walked all the way to the door of the old Lin family, which was more than ten miles away.
Everyone in Linjia Village was asleep.
It just so happened that the Lin family also had an old tree, so Zhou Lang hung Lin's body on it as it was.
The couple ran away quickly.
Before slipping away,
He patted the door next to the old Lin family before leaving Linjia Village.
After a while, Lin Shiqi heard five screams from Linjia Village behind him.
"Lin hanged himself! Lin hanged himself!"
"What a sin! Lin hanged herself at the door of her own house. What bad luck!"
…
The two of them stopped caring about it.
Return to Taohua Village along the original route.
The trip back and forth took a lot of time, and it was already midnight when we arrived at the village.
The road was muddy and difficult to walk on.
When I went there, I was nervous and brought someone with me.
When I came back, I felt a little more relaxed.
Especially when I was almost home, I slipped and fell.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, Zhou Lang stretched out his arms and hugged her back.
Let her survive.
As a result, the flashlight in Lin Shiqi's hand fell out.
Zhou Lang said, "Be careful, why are you in such a hurry?"
Lin Shiqi replied, "How can I not be anxious? I want to go back home after get off work, wash off all the dirt, and receive a package."
Just wait till night.
I did another important thing in the evening, which has delayed it until now.
"I can't run away." Zhou Lang bent down to pick up the flashlight.
Suddenly, his hand stopped somewhere.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shiqi asked.
Zhou Lang pointed at the place where the flashlight was shining and said, "What kind of pattern do you see? It's a bit strange. The scratches look like they were newly made."
Lin Shiqi moved closer to take a closer look.
"Indeed, it looks like it was just scratched there. Was this a random doodle by a kid?"
Zhou Lang said in a deep voice, "This location is very hidden. Normally, children would not graffiti to this extent. It looks like some kind of mark..."
If Lin Shiqi hadn't happened to drop his flashlight here, who would look here for no reason?
When Lin Shiqi heard what he said, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
She was a little bit incredulous.
"I remember now, this looks like a snake? It's a snake! There is a Snake Mountain in the neighboring Dayuan County. There is a group of bandits who occupy the mountain and kill people without blinking an eye. They use snake-shaped flags. It is said that every time they go down the mountain to rob, they will leave a snake-shaped symbol..."
"Are you sure?" Zhou Lang's voice became deeper.
"I can't confirm it, but look, does it look like a snake?!" The more Lin Shiqi looked at it, the more it looked like a snake.
Zhou Lang said, "If this is true, then our Zhou family has been targeted by bandits. Tell me more about this group of bandits."
The situation is serious.
Lin Shiqi tried to recall, "The government of Dayuan County had no way to deal with this gang of bandits. They also said that the three leaders of the gang were good at martial arts and did all kinds of robbery and looting. They had been causing trouble for the countryside for several years. The book said that it was Zhou Qinan who came up with a plan to help the government clear out the bandits in Sheshan after he passed the imperial examination."
The two spoke in low voices.
But this is also a place to talk.
Zhou Lang wiped off the snake mark and covered it with mud.
He took the flashlight and shone it around until he found no other signs.
The two of them returned to the room where they lived.
When passing by the main hall, the little mute girl next door came out to take a look.
Seeing that Lin Shiqi and the other man were covered in mud, he didn't ask any more questions and went back to the house to sleep.
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