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Chapter 75 Three Corpses
Following Liao Fan, Chen Luo was observing along the way, and at the same time proved his conjecture. Sure enough, the timeline they are in at this moment should be around the Republic of China.

The woman is still with the four, ready to lead the way, and sometimes, some seemingly useless people are the biggest movers of the plot.

Whether it was the little fat man, the senior Huang Yongyi or that Xue Datou, they all walked their own way very coldly, and did not look at the woman who came to report the letter, but Chen Luo walked up to the woman and asked: "Auntie, you said someone died by the river? How many people were there?"

The aunt is obviously an enthusiastic person. When she heard someone questioning her, she couldn't help saying: "Three of them died. We saw it when we were washing clothes by the river this morning. It almost scared the big girls to pee. Are you I don't know how many people were disturbed by the river at that time, we have no knowledge at all in a small mountain village like ours, and dead people are rare."

"Then do you know how those three people died? Do you know each other?"

"Of course I know them. Because we didn't make offerings, the mountain god got angry and cursed those three people to death," the aunt said with lingering fear.

Sure enough, when the aunt said this, Chen Luo knew the important point was coming, and the other three people also pricked up their ears to enjoy the next performance of the aunt.

"Let me tell you that our village has always been taken care of by mountain gods since ancient times. I still remember that when there was a flood three years ago, we worshiped the mountain god and the water receded. Four years ago, when there was a severe drought, we worshiped the mountain god. It’s raining. Five years ago our village got a plague. It’s because we sacrificed to the mountain god. Our illnesses were automatically healed. We have had the custom of offering sacrifices to the mountain god since ancient times, but who knew that a village official from another place came two years ago, It is said that we are feudal superstitions, so we are not allowed to sacrifice, but since this year, people in our village have always died, and they always died in the same place, and then rushed down from the upper reaches to the river, which is really scary."

"You said that you knew the dead people, why didn't you go to their families?" Chen Luo asked.

The aunt said: "Although we knew each other, those who died were all bachelors. There was no one in their families, and they had no relatives to claim them after they died. They had to be released to Yi Zhuang. Otherwise, what would I ask you to do?"

Chen Luo touched his chin, always feeling that this matter seemed a little strange.

At this time, Huang Yong suddenly asked a question: "Auntie, you said that you used to sacrifice to the mountain god every year, but it stands to reason that even the village officials would not care about this custom. Why didn't the village official let you sacrifice? gone?"

The aunt suddenly looked around to make sure there was no one else around, and then lowered her voice: "We can't spread this matter, but to be honest, you are not considered outsiders anymore, after all, you will stay in Yizhuang for two or three years. , and always solve some problems for us, as long as you inquire about this matter carefully, you may be able to inquire about it, so it should be okay to tell you, our sacrifices are all living people!"

The four of them were surprised together: "A living person?"

"Four little ancestors, keep your voice down, yes, they are living people. Because there are always more women in our village than men, so every year the sacrifices are made of virgins aged 16 to 20. The new village official said that we cannot To do this is to deprive others of their lives at will, and it is illegal, so we have not offered sacrifices for two years. As a result, people have been dying this year."

"No wonder they called a stop!" The little fat man's expression became serious.

The village is not very big, just a few steps away, there are still many people surrounded by the river beach, those people are whispering by the side, some older girls feel curious to look at it, but immediately withdraw their heads.

When the four of them came here, the people around them subconsciously distanced themselves from the four of them, because Chen Luo and his characters were set as Taoist priests in Yizhuang, who greeted the dead every day. The person who said hello approached.

Chen Luo came to the corpse, looked at the corpses, and found that they must have been soaked in the water for a long time, and the corpses were swollen beyond recognition. It was not easy for the aunt to recognize these people from the same village.

"Can you see the cause of death?" Liao Fan came to Chen Luo and asked.

Chen Luo shook his head: "It can't be seen, there is no obvious trauma on the outside, and there is no sign of poisoning. It's hard to say about the internal injuries. You can have an autopsy when you go back."

"You know how to dissect?" Liao Fan stared at Chen Luo with wide eyes, looking a little surprised.

"I can't, but I can cut meat." Chen Luo said calmly.

Huang Yong wrapped the three corpses in a cloth, picked up one and left, relying on their physical attributes at the moment, it was still very easy for one person to carry the weight.

Liao Fan relied on his young age and strong combat effectiveness, so he served as the captain, and the captain did not need to carry the corpse.

"Come on." Liao Fan walked in front and said to several people.

The three corpses are all men, all of them have big arms and round waists. I heard that none of them asked for a wife. I really don't know how they died.

Not too far back and forth, a few people returned to Yizhuang, put down the corpses, felt bored, and planned to go back to the village to ask more about these corpses.

"Oh, I usually don't do such mind-boggling things. Whoever you like to do, I'll just go and see the scenery with you." Liao Fan's Taoist robe has big cuffs, his left hand is inserted into his right hand, and his hands are clasped together , it really looks like that.

But when the people returned to the river just now, the people had already left, and only a few women were left beating their clothes. The women looked at the four men warily, presumably they hadn't approached yet, A few women started shouting.

"It's impossible for them to let us get close. Let's find out where that aunt is and ask him." Xue Datou said.

So, a few people walked towards the village. Although some people in the village gave them colored glasses, not all of them were like this. After all, people in Yizhuang also need to eat. They have to go to the village to find villagers to exchange for some food. It was the village head who came to receive them. Of course, there were also some hospitable villagers who would also receive them. In this uninhabited place with a radius of [-] miles, they were the only village. Those who need to be rescued can barely do without monks and Taoists, which is why the four of them can stay.

The village is not big, with only a few dozen households. The village lives a self-sufficient life all year round. Two years ago, the village chief was the biggest here. Two years later, the village officials came and brought some officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers told the villagers, They had to listen to the village officials, so they listened to the village officials. After the officers and soldiers left, they still listened to the village officials.

The development in the past two years has indeed been quite satisfactory, and the advanced thinking of the village officials has brought them a lot of benefits, but this year, these extremely smart villagers do not intend to listen to the village officials.

(End of this chapter)