The next morning, the hungry stomachs of the three of them were growling, not to mention, the two dry buns that people gave them came in handy at this time, although they were dry and hard, but they were better than having an empty stomach. Dealing with a half-full, looking up, the sun rose again, and the temperature outside gradually warmed up, and the three of them came out of the old house where they were hiding this time and walked in the direction of the ancestral shrine of the Zhu family.

Along the way, they were like pins and needles, for fear that if they were not careful, a big dumpling would pop out of the alley or old house. But as soon as the whole ancient village arrived in the daytime, it was as if it was asleep, completely different from the strange scene of last night.

The old street in front of the ancestral hall of the Zhu family is very clean and almost spotless. The three of them looked into the courtyard, and the huge black coffin that stopped under the old jujube tree last night was long gone.

At this time, they heard the sound of footsteps on the street, and the three of them reflexed, thinking that it was last night's big zongzi coming out, so they quickly turned back to see that it was none other than the mysterious old man who guarded Zhujia Village. The old man was dressed the same as when he saw it during the day yesterday, and he was sweeping the streets with a big broom in his hand. No wonder it's so clean.

"Guys, are you up early? Looks like you slept well last night? Ma Chengfeng stood at the door of the ancestral hall of the Zhu family, looking up at his cloudy old eyes, asking and carefully observing his reaction.

"You three babies haven't left yet? Dare to come back? The old man put down the broom and asked coldly.

"Oh, no, did you come back halfway through, it looks like we're going to have to mix up some food with you!"

"No, no, let's go! Living people are not welcome in Zhujia Village! The old man turned around and was about to leave.

Ma Chengfeng rushed forward in a few steps to stop him and asked, "Master, didn't you hear the bell last night?" So noisy can you sleep too? ”

The old man slowly raised his head, glared at him with eyes like knives, and said fiercely: "Bell? Hum...... Do you hear the bells? I'm sorry, old man, I'm getting old, behind my ears! Sleep till dawn! ”

"Stop! Are you hiding something from us? What the hell is the bell all about? Say! He asked, blocking his way.

"I think you are listening, there are no living people in this village, where is the bell, maybe I snored last night, this Loess Plateau is uncovered, the old man I hit the gourd again, what's the matter, snoring is also illegal?" He quibbled.

Na Xiu wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Chang Xiaoman. "Jungler, we don't mean that, we think that you are always guarding Zhujia Village alone, and we are also afraid that it will not be safe at night, what if there are bandits with beards or something?"

"Hmph...... Girl, you are really good at laughing, how do I think you are bandits, old man? Let's go! Taking advantage of the dawn, if you are diligent today, you should be able to walk to the county seat before sunset. The old man opened his big hand and pushed Na Xi away, and stopped paying attention to them.

"Gentlemen, I heard that our Zhujia Village was majored by a wealthy man surnamed Zhu here during the Republic of China, right? Dare to ask, where is the grave of the rich man Zhu? With such a giant businessman, the three of us want to go and pay homage! ”

"I don't know who you're talking about, anyway, I didn't know there was such a person."

"Humph! Pretend to be deaf and stupid! I see that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin! Na Xiu was in a hurry to go home to go on a date with his white sister, and he didn't want to delay any longer, so he rushed up and stretched out his hand to put his hand on the old man's shoulder and wanted to drag him back for interrogation.

Unexpectedly, his hand just touched the old man's shoulder, and he felt as if he had been electrocuted, and the whole person shook violently, and his right hand suddenly slipped off his shoulder.

"Shhh...... You? You? Na Xiu covered his wrist, although his wrist didn't hurt, but he felt numb and crispy.

That young man is the best of the younger generation in the rivers and lakes, he has been a mercenary since he was a child to make money, and he has also fought with many people in the rivers and lakes, but he has never seen this kung fu. How could it be easily freed by others?

"Huh? Don't do it, brother! This person is well hidden! Ma Chengfeng hurriedly stopped him.

The old man pretended to be deaf and stupid, not a drop of water leaked, and there was no truth to tell, after all, he was the guardian of Zhujia Village. They all have to be polite to others. Otherwise, it will really become a beard for robbing homes and houses! But now he didn't have a word of truth in his mouth, and he couldn't ask any clues, so he was afraid that it would be pointless to stay.

Looking at the figure of the old man in the distance, he stomped his feet angrily.

"Since he doesn't want to say it, let's find another breakthrough!" Ma Chengfeng said that there were so many zongzi in the village last night, where did these zongzi stay during the day? Also, where is the coffin they carried into the ancestral hall of the Zhu family, let's take advantage of the dawn to find out first.

This is easy to say, but Zhujia Village is large in scale and can accommodate thousands of people at the beginning, and it is definitely not easy to search all of them in one day.

On this day, the three of them went out of this house and into that house, and until about three o'clock in the afternoon, they searched more than 200 ancient houses, but they found nothing. Seeing that the sun will set again in more than an hour, it is time for the three of them to make a plan, if they want to stay in Zhujia Village tonight to continue the search, then they can't be as hasty as last night. It is estimated that the old man has already taken precautions tonight.

When night fell, Ma Chengfeng was sitting in front of Gudu, holding a rudimentary fishing rod and fishing. This is the location where he found the man in white on the opposite bank the other night.

But he wasn't waiting for the man in white to appear, but to fill everyone's stomachs.

"Oops, it's hooked, it's hooked, Xiaoman take the basket!"

This Yellow River carp was not lightweight, and it struggled desperately underwater, and the brute force almost dragged Ma Chengfeng into it. The three of them dismantled a door panel, set up a fire, and ate grilled fish to fill their stomachs.

"What time is it? We're making such a big fuss here, won't the old thing take care of it? Na Xiu asked them as he chewed on the delicious fish in his mouth.

Xiao Man proposed, "Where do you say he stays at night?" Could it be that he still lives in the old house of the Zhu family? Why don't we try our luck in a moment? ”

Ma Chengfeng looked up at the moon and knew that there was still an hour before midnight, and last night was almost midnight, and the sound of the bell ringing came from the village, so will it still be this time tonight?

"Wait, let's see if that group of zongzi will appear tonight, this time we must not lose it, I want to see what secrets they have!"

As the minutes passed, the ancient village continued to sleep quietly as during the day. Seeing that it was past midnight, I still didn't hear the strange bell of last night.

(End of chapter)