Seeing that the two remained silent, Chen Tiezhu quickly explained, "In fact, we had more than a dozen people in our police station before, but later some were transferred to study, so now there are only three left. Our town is not big, with only a few hundred people, and they are basically all neighbors. There is nothing to do normally."
"I'm not exaggerating, but as far as I can remember, there has never been a murder or theft in this town."
"We usually deal with small matters like quarrels in one family or children not coming home at night."
As he said this, he had a proud expression on his face.
Zhou Luancheng nodded: "Then your place is really good. By the way, do you know Grandma Bu?"
Chen Tiezhu looked at Zhou Luancheng in surprise: "In our Zhulin Town, is there anyone who doesn't know Grandma Bu? Grandma Bu is very famous here. She cures sick children and can also treat some diseases that hospitals can't."
"Let me put it this way. When we were little, we were all raised by Grandma Bu. No matter how serious the illness was, Grandma Bu would give us a dose of medicine and we would be cured. That's how I grew up. Oh, and Pei Nuo as well. I remember that when I was little, I asked Grandma Bu to treat me a lot. There was also a period of time when I lived in Grandma Bu's house."
Sheng Chengan caught the important information: "Living at Grandma Bu's house? How old are you? Why are you living at her house?"
Chen Tiezhu thought for a moment and said, "It was not long after Pei Nuo came here. At that time, Pei Nuo was very ill. I heard from my mother that the doctors said that she could not be cured. But she went to Grandma Bu's place, took a dose of medicine, and recovered immediately. Because her illness could not be exposed to the wind, and I was afraid that she would catch a cold if I took her home, so she stayed at Grandma Bu's place temporarily."
Then he told Zhou Luancheng and Sheng Chengan about Grandma Bu's various deeds of saving people and bringing the dead back to life. In his eyes, she was like a god.
Sheng Chengan wanted to ask more, but Zhou Luancheng stopped him with a look and started chatting with Chen Tiezhu about other things.
From local customs and practices to food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Chen Tiezhu is also a down-to-earth person. He thinks that people coming from Beijing must want to understand their small place, so he tells them what they want to know.
Zhou Luancheng casually asked again: "Are there a lot of poisonous snakes here? What if you get bit by a poisonous snake?"
Chen Tiezhu sighed, "There's really nothing we can do about it. Many people are bitten to death by poisonous snakes here every year. When I was a child, my family members also warned me not to go to the mountains because a snake bite would kill me. We usually keep realgar fumigation at home, and snakes generally don't come to places where people live."
“So, as long as you don’t go to the mountains, it’s still much safer.”
After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and said, "However, Grandma Bu knows how to treat snake venom. As long as you are lucky enough to make it to Grandma Bu after being bitten by a snake, there will be no problem."
When he spoke, there was admiration in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was worshipping Grandma Bu like a god.
Sheng Chengan still couldn't help but ask: "Grandma Bu, does it cost money to see a doctor?"
Chen Tiezhu instantly felt that the god in his heart was insulted. He frowned and looked at Sheng Chengan with some dissatisfaction: "How can you talk like that? Grandma Bu definitely doesn't want money. Many leaders in the city have come to invite her to see a doctor, but she refused. I heard that leaders in the provincial capital have come to invite her."
Zhou Luancheng praised: "Grandma Bu is really an amazing person."
Chen Tiezhu nodded repeatedly: "Of course, I have never seen a more selfless person than Grandma Bu. She has never been married and has no children, but she is very kind to the people in the town. With her medical skills, she could have lived a better life a long time ago, but for the sake of our town, she never wanted to leave."
Although he was clearly praising someone, Zhou Luancheng felt inexplicably creepy. He glanced at Pei Nuo, who was leaning against Sheng Chengan and dozing off, and asked Chen Tiezhu, "Is there a place to rest? Can you clean up a place for Pei Nuo to sleep first?"
Chen Tiezhu was suspicious: "This place is not far from Grandma Li's house, why don't you go back? If Grandma Li knew Pei Nuo was back, she would definitely be happy. Two days ago during the Lantern Festival, Grandma Li was still talking about Pei Nuo when she was buying meat on the street."
Zhou Luancheng just said that it was inconvenient, and Chen Tiezhu didn't ask any more questions, wondering if it was because it was too late and going there would disturb the two old people's rest.
Moreover, Zhou Luancheng said that since they came here to investigate a case, they must first come to the police station.
While thinking, he took Zhou Luancheng and the others to the next room, where there were two single bamboo beds: "You can rest here. I'll go get you some bedding. It's still a bit cold at night."
After Chen Tiezhu left, Sheng Chengan couldn't hold back his words: "I think there must be something wrong with this Bu granny, and it's not a small problem. She's really capable of making everyone in the town believe in her."
Zhou Luancheng stood at the door, making sure that Chen Tiezhu's footsteps had gone far away, and then whispered to Sheng Chengan: "Of course there is a problem, but now the question is whether we can leave here safely. If we don't take Pei Nuo with us, it will definitely be fine, but if we take Pei Nuo with us, it may be a bit troublesome."
Sheng Chengan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean? You don't want to keep Pei Nuo here?"
Zhou Luancheng looked at Sheng Chengan helplessly: "There are two options now. Chen Tiezhu will bring the bedding later. You and Pei Nuo can go to sleep first. It is absolutely safe here. No matter how powerful she is, she won't dare to come to the police station to take action. I'll go out and take a look."
"Another plan is that you and Pei Nuo go first during the day tomorrow, and I will go and hold Grandma Bu back."
Sheng Chengan frowned, and after a while he said, "Isn't what you said the same? No matter what, you are the one in danger, how can that be possible?"
Zhou Luancheng glanced outside and said, "Do you think it's better for all three of us to get into trouble, or for me to be the only one in danger? And you don't believe me?"
Sheng Chengan stopped talking for a moment. Zhou Luancheng did have this ability.
Chen Tiezhu brought two quilts over: "These two quilts are new, but they have been stored for a long time and have a bit of smell. You guys just have to make do with them for now."
He enthusiastically went over to help make the bedding, and took out a bag of something and sprinkled it around the room: "This is realgar powder. I don't know what's going on recently. It's not even the Waking of Insects yet, but we can see snakes. But don't worry, I've only seen it once. Sprinkling the powder is mainly for prevention."
Zhou Luancheng asked, "Has this abnormal phenomenon happened before?"
Chen Tiezhu shook his head: "I don't quite remember, but it's a little early this year, so let's take precautions. Anyway, this powder was given by Grandma Bu, and it's quite effective in repelling snakes."
When Zhou Luancheng and Sheng Chengan heard Grandma Bu's name, alarm bells went off in their hearts...
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