Li Zheng continued: "Captain Ke from the yamen brought two yamen servants and felt bad after smelling it. He said that he used to investigate murder cases and the smell was like this. Some people had been dead for many days, and the stench was

It was just like this, and there was a strong smell of blood in it. He immediately asked the yamen servant to climb over the wall and get in. As soon as he got a ladder and climbed in, the yamen servant screamed in fright, and he banged on the door desperately to get out.

I forgot there was a ladder to climb up, so I was scared."

"Captain Ke immediately smashed the lock with the back of his knife and opened the door. The yamen servant was so frightened that he wet his pants and couldn't tell, there were dead people and blood everywhere inside. So he went in to take a look, and sure enough, the Xie family

Everyone was killed from top to bottom, and their heads were missing, and their heads rolled everywhere. Headless corpses were lying on the ground in a mess, with blood splattered on the walls, tables, beds, floors, and steps.

There are blood everywhere, flowing into the depressions to form pools of blood, countless flies have settled on these corpses, white maggots are crawling everywhere on the ground, and the stench is astounding."

"You think, it was summer, and the body had been exposed to the scorching sun for several days, and it was completely rotten. Although the Xie family's house is so big, the smell can still kill people after entering, because too many people in the Xie family died.

The Yamen invited all the policemen in the county to help, and it took a long time to find most of the heads. Just like this, there are still a few heads that have not been found, and I don’t know which corner they ended up in.”

"At this time, they discovered the little grandson of the Xie family hiding in the Gong bucket. He was only three years old. Fortunately, he was clever and hid in the Gong bucket. Or maybe his family realized something was wrong and put him in it.

Don't talk. This child was really obedient. He stayed there for those few days without eating, drinking or making trouble. Fortunately, he was placed in the room and was not exposed to the scorching sun. He was not sunburned to death, but he was so hungry and thirsty that he fainted.

. Or maybe his life should not have been cut off. When the government officials were looking for the head, they knocked down Gong Tong, and then they discovered that he was inside. When they rescued him, the child was completely frightened."

"And the Xie family is just like this, and everyone else is dead. After contacting other relatives of the Xie family, I finally found that there is a distant uncle in the Xie family. After he came, he took the child to live with him. This house

Because it was the old residence of the Xie family, he was just a distant uncle and had no right to deal with it, so he could only leave it empty. But he thought it would be better to let others live in it than to leave it empty, but he also knew that it was a dangerous house and it was not feasible to rent it out.

Someone may come to rent it. This uncle has some insight. He thinks that instead of leaving it empty, it is better to invite people to live in it to create some popularity and slowly eliminate the ominous atmosphere."

"So I was specifically told that if anyone is willing to live there, they can live there for free for ten years. As long as the buildings inside are not demolished, the rest can be changed at will. It doesn't matter. The purpose is just to let people come in and increase the popularity, so that this place can gradually become more popular."

The murderous atmosphere of the haunted house has been erased. When the child grows up after ten years, the house will be returned to him so that he can continue to live in it. Of course, if he does not want to live in it at that time, he can make his own decision to sell it.

After all, he is the only one in the Xie family."

"But from last year to now, one and a half years ago, there were a few brave people who wanted to live in it. They saw that this house was so good and it didn't cost any money. But when I went in, I only looked around, and when I came out, I couldn't help but vomited.

I don’t want to live there anymore, there’s no one to even stay for one night. This year, no one even came to ask about it, everyone knows it’s a haunted house.”

Qiu Wuhen looked around casually, and saw that the ground was already covered with weeds, and there were dark red blood stains on the walls of the yard and under the corridor. Even in winter, he could still vaguely smell the smell of blood and the indelible smell of corpses.

It's been a year and a half, and the smell hasn't faded away yet. It's really scary.

Qiu Wuhen said to Grandma Su: "Old lady, we won't live in a haunted house, right? Haven't we already rented a house? Isn't that house good? I think it's okay."

Grandma Su shook her head and said: "The money must be saved for you to take the exam. And your wife told me that she has another idea. If you still fail to pass the exam, she will let you go to the Imperial College to study for four years.

You can become an official as soon as you get out of the year. And going to the Imperial College costs at least forty taels of silver. This is not a small amount. We have to save every penny. We did the math and found that based on your current income in the Yamen, if you want to make up for these four

Ten taels of silver, that will take at least ten years. I can’t wait that long. I also hope to see you become a general and become a prime minister in my lifetime, and you will be a first-rank official!"

"So shorten this time as much as possible and raise as much money as possible. Five taels of silver is used to rent a house. This is too luxurious, and it is only for half a year. We will use every penny to make a future for you.

, can't be wasted. Isn't this a haunted house? Don't be afraid. Zhang Banxian said back then that you are a person with high auspicious stars and a very tough life, so you can go through all the way and defeat enemies, overcome thorns and thorns, and get a first-class official position. This is not something that everyone can do.

To get it, you must be a very lucky person, and you are such a person."

"Since you are a person with high auspicious stars, why are you afraid of a haunted house? Anyway, the bodies have been collected and buried. The gangster who killed dozens of Xie family members has also been caught and beheaded. This case has been settled. Let's

All you need to do is tidy up the yard, clean it and move in, and there will be no problem.”

Qiu Wuhen turned to look at Li Zheng and said, "Have those Jiangyang thieves who killed the Xie family been caught?"

"No, they were caught quickly because they had names. And the kid testified that they did it, so they were caught quickly. They all admitted it, and the stolen goods were found, but the property was already gone.

They were all given to the child's uncle to keep for the child. All the furniture and bedding in the house are still there, and many of them have not been used."

"By the way, the three murderers were quickly executed after they were captured and brought to justice. The county magistrate also ordered that the heads of the three murderers be cut off at the execution ground and sent to Xie's family to hang them in the courtyard of Xie's family.

I hung it on the old locust tree to comfort the souls of the dead. After hanging it for several days, the head rotted and fell off. Only the hair was left hanging on the tree. When the head fell to the ground, only one was found, and the other two were found.

I don’t know where it went, or maybe it was picked up by a wild dog or something like that.”

Qiu Wuhen felt a little numb after hearing this. Although he visited the murder scene frequently, it was just work. Now he was actually asked to live in such a murderous house, which was simply disgusting.

Isn't the old lady too generous? She actually lives in a haunted house just to save money!

But this courtyard is really big, and the courtyards in movies and TV shows are nothing more than this. Moreover, it is located in the bustling city of Mingshan County, so it is quiet in the bustle. It is only a few blocks away from the Yamen and can be reached on foot, which is very convenient.

But this is a haunted house!

Qiu Wuhen looked at the others, hoping that the others would be normal and not as confused as the old lady. But when he looked at Su's mother, she smiled and said: "Old lady, this is a good idea, haven't people died in the haunted house before?

?What kind of dead people are there? Which old house has not killed people? Some died of illness and some were killed. It’s just that more people died in this house. It’s nothing. The most important thing is that it can save a lot of money. I think according to the

The old lady thought of the best thing to do."

"We have to save every penny to contribute to your future. Even though you have become a clerk in the Yamen now, I have also inquired that it is still very difficult for a clerk to become an official, and at most you can only

Achieve the seventh rank. - Mr. Linghu told us on the way. So taking the imperial examination is your only way. We can't take the path of clerk promotion, which cannot be promoted to the first rank. The clerk can only be a temporary

It’s just a transition to make a living to support the family. In the future, I will still have to go to the Imperial College in the capital to study. Without money, I can’t do anything.”
Chapter completed!