Chapter 96 Dig it out
"This was a bookstore. I heard that a few years ago, the house was exposed to rain and the rain broke some of the books. Later, a new bookstore was built in front of me. After the old bookstore was renovated, it was not built. It was replaced by old things that were not used in the academy for the time being."
Miao Hong has been here three times, and three times he moved the old desks replaced in the classroom with a few classmates. However, he never expected that there was a secret passage hidden in this old and moldy old bookstore, and this secret passage actually led directly to Yaxuan in the Yanyue Mountain Room.
"Teacher Jiang, please take your people around here to see if there are any corpses or something."
Although she said that, Hua Jingyao was not sure. Since Zhang Shanchang came out of here with his body, he would not go far. Although the old bookstore is located in a remote place in the academy, it is a college after all, and it may be seen by people. Therefore, she believed that if Zhang Shanchang wanted to bury the body, he could only choose the forest behind the old bookstore.
But two months later, from late spring to middle of summer, it was the season when flowers and plants were growing vigorously. The place where the corpse was buried was probably lush and there was no sign of the new and old soil.
Although you have to dig three feet of the ground, you can't dig up the entire forest.
Hua Jingyao hooked her fingers, and Xiaoli ran over: "Let's go and go to the forest with her sister."
After saying that, Hua Jingyao took the lead and walked forward, but after walking a few steps, she found that Xiaoli didn't follow him. She said, "You kid, go quickly."
Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, but still followed him. Hua Jingyao frowned. What's wrong with this child? It seemed reluctant. If it were normal, wouldn't he have jumped to the front long ago?
Did he know that Zhaoyang’s eldest son was purging him?
Or when she was in Zheluxiang, she was worried that he would reveal the stuff in front of Miao Hong and send him into the house. Is this silly child unhappy?
When Princess Zhaoyang talked about this, the maids followed from afar and could not be heard by others, so it should be the second reason.
Look, I have learned to be cautious and need to educate myself well.
When I walked into the forest, I was as Hua Jingyao guessed, the ground was full of fragrance, and there was no sign of new digging on any piece of soil.
Besides, it has been two months. It has been a few rains in the past two months. Even if there are traces left, it may have been washed away completely.
Jiang Houde and his men, no matter how many, swung the shovels they found from somewhere and began to dig three feet into the ground.
"Who are you? Who asked you to dig the ground?"
An old scholar in his forties ran over and asked loudly from afar.
"This is Mr. Liu, he is the gentleman from the academy. When Zhang Shanchang was sick, he and another gentleman went to visit Yanyue Mountain Room." Miao Hong said.
Zhang Shier Young Master Zhang had already met him and clasped his fists and said, "Master Liu, it's always good. Today we are drinking in the Qin family courtyard. We originally wanted someone to come and invite you over. Lord Qin said you must be disdainful of being with me and wait for the children, so I didn't come to invite you. I didn't expect to meet you here."
Mr. Liu also recognized Zhang Shier Young Master. The anger on his face was restrained and he said politely: "So it's Shier Lang. Lord Qin is right. I definitely won't go there. Today, besides you, is there the monkey from the Gong family? Humph, I can't even avoid it, and I will never go."
Zhang Shier Young Master smiled and said, "Look, I really made me Lord Qin say it right. Your temper is by the way. At the dinner table today, Gong Liu scolded you. Let's go there, let's talk to you carefully."
As he said that, Mr. Zhang Shier put his arms around and held Master Liu who could be his father and walked out of the woods. Master Liu took a few steps and suddenly reacted and asked, "You brought these people. What did you bring them to dig? Do the mountain master know?"
"Oh, you are getting old and nagging. Let's go over there and talk about health preservation, and care what these are done." Zhang Shier said.
"What do you say? How come I get old, I..."
The sound gradually faded away, and the old and the young walked out of the forest.
Hua Jingyao smiled and said, "Dig, continue digging."
When she looked up, she saw Xiaoli standing under a tree, looking down at her toes with her head down, and didn't know what she was thinking.
Hua Jingyao sighed. This child was really stubborn.
She walked over, tiptoed to pat Xiaoli on the shoulder, and said softly: "Be good, when you go back, my sister buys you candy. Can you help them now? Smell the smell of the corpse."
At this time, You Shuncai's voice came from the front: "Girl, come and take a look."
"Here you come." Hua Jingyao agreed and walked quickly to the other side.
Xiaoli raised her head, her eyes were calm that was completely inconsistent with him. He looked at Hua Jingyao's back and said softly: "Okay."
Even Hua Jingyao herself did not expect that in her opinion, the possibility that nothing in a thousand miles would actually appear.
The reason why You Shuncai called Hua Jingyao over was because there was a piece of land that was obviously lower than elsewhere.
You Shuncai said: "Zhang Shan is a scholar. I don't think he has done a hard work. If he really wants to bury the body, it shouldn't be buried too deep. Mr. Miao also said that it happened to rain heavily that day. Unless he pressed a stone slab on the body, he would let the rain rush, and even if it was not exposed, it would sink."
Hua Jingyao did not hesitate. Anyway, she was lucky. She dig wherever she dig. Don’t wait, dig.
She took a shovel and wanted to dig it with her. Hengjili reached out and snatched the shovel.
It turned out to be Xiaoli.
Hua Jingyao said, "You are here just in time, let's dig together."
After digging a few shovels, Xiaoli stopped. He squatted down, picked up a handful of soil with his hands and put it under his nose and smelled it. Then, he pointed at his feet and said, "Stinky, the corpse smells!"
As You Shuncai said, the corpse was not buried deep. Zhang Shanchang was a scholar who had never done physical work. Not only was the pit not dug deep, but the soil on it was not compacted. Thanks to the lush branches and leaves of the forest, it blocked some of the rain and did not let the heavy rain hit the ground directly. Otherwise, the corpse below would have been exposed long ago.
It was a female corpse, which had rotted.
But it can still be seen that the clothes on her body are women's skirts.
Jiang Houde and several subordinates had experienced this kind of scene for the first time, and several people were very angry.
Hua Jingyao had no choice but to let You Shuncai report the case, and at this time there were already people watching the fun outside the forest.
The sunset covered half of the sky, and the heavy makeup made the forest turn golden red.
When Qin Wei rushed over after hearing the news, Zhang Shanchang was also brought over. Seeing the body covered with the straw mat he had found temporarily, Zhang Shan sighed and said nothing.
Chapter completed!