The master didn't say anything, clasped his hands together, and Qiu Wuhen took Qian Jinzhi and the others out of the cemetery and returned to the city.

Sitting on the carriage, Qian Jinzhi asked Qiu Wuhen: "Did you hear ghosts talking underground in your old house?"

Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Yes, the old lady and Xie's mother, including my wife, all heard it, and they heard it in different rooms and different beds."

"But I couldn't hear the voices clearly at all. There were men and women, and they were crying and laughing. The voices were very soft and intermittent, but I didn't hear them."

Qian Jinzhi said nervously: "That's really not a joke. It was a haunted house. The entire Xie family was killed. I went to see it."

"Oh my god, it was so tragic. Even the dogs were not spared, and hundreds of people were killed."

"It is unheard of to say that such a cruel massacre of a family is unheard of. Don't they just want money? Just kill the people and take the money. Why kill all the people? If they want to silence them, that doesn't exist."

"After all, the three of them are the guardians of the Xie family. Everyone else is dead, but the three of them are still alive. Who doesn't know that they did it, so why bother to silence them?"

"Anyway, I think that house is quite evil. Now that something like this has happened, you should really listen to what Master Tai said and move out as soon as possible. Don't live there anymore."

"If you don't have money, I can lend it to you first. It doesn't need to be that big to rent a house, and your family doesn't have much. If you can't, you can just move to my place. Although my house is smaller, it should be enough for your family."

Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Thank you, but the house has just been cleaned up. The whole family likes it very much, and I have no idea of ​​moving out yet."

"Then we also know that our courtyard is haunted, but the Su family believes that I am a tough person and can control these ghosts. So far, I haven't found anything weird."

"As for the ghost talking underground, don't worry about it. It's not like I really saw a ghost. Maybe it's just an auditory hallucination."

"Well, I won't advise you. Anyway, if you want to move out one day, just tell me and I will help you find a way to find a house."

"Thank you so much."

"Then let's go find those classmates who burn silver hairpins, clothes and shoes now?"

Qiu Wuhen nodded and glanced at her approvingly, thinking that this medicine shop owner was really quick in thinking and quickly discovered the key.

Qiu Wuhen nodded and said: "Yes, I think those two so-called Yinchai ghosts that Wang Xiaosi saw must have been faked by someone. They wore her clothes and shoes, and used the dim light to pretend to be her to scare Wang Xiaosi.

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"It's possible. We just opened the coffin for an autopsy, and her body was perfectly fine inside the coffin, and there were no signs of damage at all. Could it be that the person who burned the clothes took away the clothes and pretended to be her."

"But then again, why does he want to scare Wang Xiaosi?"

Qiu Wuhen said: "I don't know, but the sloppy monk once said that he carved eight statues of people and placed them all in the belly of the Tathagata Buddha, hoping to use the Tathagata Buddha to calm their ghosts."

"All the seven dead people were carved, but the eighth one, Wang Xiaosi's sculpture, was not finished."

"Maybe he didn't die at that time, but died later. This is consistent with what the sloppy monk said, which means that Wang Xiaosi is definitely going to die."

"As for why this person wanted to scare Wang Xiaosi, we can only know the answer if we find him."

"Perhaps he just wants Wang Xiaosi's life, and pretending to be a ghost to scare him to death is just a means. So finding him may be able to reveal the secret of Wang Xiaosi's suicide."

Qian Jinzhi said: "Then who should we go to now?"

"Looking for my student Chuncan."

"Chun Can is your student?"

"Yeah, but what I teach them is not eight-part essay, but arithmetic and problem solving."

"Arithmetic? Does she want to be a bookkeeper?"

Qiu Wuhen didn't have any more explanation. He smiled and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions. Maybe this is her hobby."

While they were talking, the car had already arrived at the Yamen Gate. Qiu Wuhen and Qian Jinzhi got off the bus and went straight to Feizhi County's private school.

Linghu Ding was explaining the Analects of Confucius. Linghu Zhi and Chun Can listened carefully and took notes from time to time. However, Fei Wutong and Fei Wudan could only work hard, staring at the book with their eyelids fighting.

Qiu Wuhen looked at it at the door and shook his head. These two people had such a learning attitude and wanted to be a scholar.

Qiu Wuhen called to Linghu Ding at the door: "Mr. Linghu, I have something to do with Chuncan."

When Linghu Ding heard this, he quickly put down the book, stood up, bowed and said, "Mr. Qiu is here, Chuncan, Mr. Qiu has called you, go quickly."

Chuncan was overjoyed, and quickly put down her books and pens, straightened her clothes, and then jumped out. She raised her pretty face and said to Qiu Wuhen with a smile: "Sir, are you calling me?"

Qiu Wuhen pointed outside and said, "Let's go outside the courtyard and talk, so as not to disturb other people's classes."

With that said, he took Chuncan out of the school and outside.

Qiu Wuhen said: "When Yinchai held her funeral, did you and other classmates help burn her clothes and skirts?"

When Chun Can heard what Qiu Wuhen originally asked, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

He nodded and said: "Yes, I burned it with some classmates. She and I are the best sisters in the school, so please help me. What's wrong?"

"Then think carefully. Did you burn the orange dress she was wearing on the day she died, including her shoes?"

Chuncan was stunned for a moment and said, "I can't remember this. We were all burning at the time."

"Yin Chai's family is not very rich, but they do have a lot of clothes, but some of them are very old. I really can't remember if they have the orange one."

"Because Yinchai likes to wear bright-colored clothes. Many of the clothes are very bright. I forgot whether I burned that one."

Qiu Wuhen nodded and asked, "Besides you, who else participated in burning clothes at that time?"

"There are also two boys, one named Zhuang Niu and the other named Xiu Niang."

Qiu Wuhen's heart moved and he asked: "Is this strong cow tall and strong, that's why it's called a cow?"

"Yes, we all call him that. He is taller than you and very strong. In fact, he is mainly fat."

"My family has some money and good food. A fat head and big ears are just like a pig. In fact, it would be better to call me a fat pig, but a fat pig is a curse. It is better to call me a strong cow. He also likes to hear it."

"Is the one called Xiu Niang a woman?"

Chuncan chuckled and said, "I knew you would guess that he is a woman. In fact, he is a man, but he looks delicate and is about the same height as me."

"But he speaks softly and moves like a woman. He is actually a man and has a beard, so he is called Xiu Niang in the school."

"Because his mother and sister are both embroiderers. They work in the embroidery room and are very good at embroidery. I heard that this embroiderer can also embroider."

"It's just that he never admits it in front of me, but everyone calls him that, so he acquiesces."

"Where do the embroiderers and the strong ox live?"

"I don't know exactly where he lives, but he may be in school now. Do you want me to take you to find him?"

"Okay, then I'll do the hard work for you."

Chuncan took them to the county government school.

Coincidentally, it was during the break when they came. The school was in a separate courtyard not far from the Yamen, and the whole courtyard was full of students from the school.

Chuncan quickly found Xiu Niang, and took Qiu Wuhen and the others over to make introductions. When Chun Can introduced Qiu Wuhen as the yamen's Master Xing, Xiu Niang's face immediately turned pale, and she raised her hands in fear and saluted.

Qiu Wuhen said: "I heard from Chuncan that you and she participated in burning Yinchai's clothes. Is that true?"

The embroiderer looked at the spring silkworm again in fear.

Chuncan said: "You must tell the truth, they are investigating a murder case."

Xiu Niang trembled immediately, glanced at Qiu Wuhen, nodded slowly, and said, "Yes."

Seeing his expression, Qiu Wuhen had already guessed it.

Said: "Let me ask you, the orange-red clothes that Yinchai wore on the day he died, did you take them away?"

He immediately shivered again, shook his head and said, "No, no, I didn't take it away."

Qiu Wuhen said: "If you don't tell the truth, I will have to take people to your house to search."

"If her clothes are found, you are interfering with the Yamen's handling of the case. This alone can punish you, spank you, and kick you out of the school."

Qiu Wuhen didn't know if he could do this, so he just made random nonsense and took it for granted.

Unexpectedly, these words immediately touched Xiu Niang's biggest worry, because he didn't know whether he could do this. Now that Master Xing Ming said it was okay, what else couldn't be done.

He was so frightened that his knees weakened and he was about to kneel down, but Qiu Wuhen grabbed him and lifted him up.

Staring at Xiu Niang, he said, "The students around are watching. You'd better tell the truth now."

"If you confess now, after my investigation, you have nothing to do with this case, I will not pursue this matter against you. You can still continue to study in the Yamen School, and you can also take the imperial examination and gain fame."

"But if you still want to deny it, then the only thing waiting for you is severe punishment and the result I just said."

The embroiderer finally couldn't resist the strong pressure, nodded and said: "Yes, I took her clothes away."

Qiu Wuhen looked around and said: "There are a lot of people here, let's go, you follow us to your home, you go and ask for leave from your husband, just say it's urgent, don't talk about us, just say you're not feeling well."

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"Then take us to your house, hand over those clothes, and then tell us what's going on on the way. I won't say it here, so as not to attract attention."

Xiu Niang knew that this was for his own good, so she nodded gratefully, quickly ran to ask for leave from her husband, and then took Qiu Wuhen and the others out. Their home was not far from the school, and they could be reached on foot.

Qiu Wuhen said to Chuncan: "Thank you very much. You can go back to school. We will investigate here."

Chuncan nodded and said: "Mr. Linghu said that you should write a model essay when you are free in the past two days. Now we are using Mr. Linghu's model essay to learn how to write an essay."

"Mr.'s article is much better than the others. Mr. Linghu said that your article is the most useful and the handwriting is the best. He also asked us to imitate your handwriting and practice calligraphy."

Looking at her adoring look, Qiu Wuhen smiled and waved: "Go quickly, I will come when I have time."
Chapter completed!