Lee House.Inside the closed door.There was silence.It's not so much silence as dead silence.Although the Li family is not a big family, there are often more than ten or twenty people walking around in the mansion, and there are people who help the Li family take care of business; There are guards who are responsible for the security of the house; There are maids who serve people; There are ...... for cleaning the garden and handling chores Now in the huge courtyard, there is not even a single figure to be seen.The stone-brick path was dusty, and no one paid any attention; The fallen leaves of the flowers and trees have turned yellow, and they are gently tumbling in the breeze, and no one has cleaned them; Only the weeds under the flower trees take advantage of this opportunity to grow wildly......
In the backyard, in a slightly dimly lit meditation hall.An old lady knelt on the futon, bowed her head to the statue of the Bodhisattva in front of her, counting the rosary in her hand, and chanting words in her mouth.It was Li Zheng's grandmother and the old lady.Before the 21st, after Li Zheng was arrested by the Strange Case Division, Li Zheng's father Li Jingde and mother Wang Huilan were busy outside, hoping to get Li Zheng out as soon as possible.It's a pity that Li Jingde and Wang Huilan failed to get Li Zheng out, and Lian's plea didn't seem to have been heard by the Bodhisattva.Twelve days ago, a master surnamed Yun of Wutang broke into their house in the middle of the night and told them that Li Zheng had escaped from the prison of the Strange Cases Division, and that they were afraid that they would be worried, so he had come to inform them.I don't know if it's true or not.Besides, even if it's true, Li Zheng, the kid, has never been out of Jiangyin City since he was a child, and he escaped from prison, and he must be arrested outside, how can he survive?
Ten days ago, people from the Strange Case Division arrived and told them that Li Zheng had become a rat in prison, as for the reason, it may be because the Li family has unclean things, it may be because the Li family has a hidden factor of "mutating into a beast" in the blood of the Li family, or it may be because Li Zheng himself forcibly awakened his talent and could not suppress his beastly nature......
In short, the matter is still under investigation, and the results will be available soon, and they will be informed when the time comes.As for now, for their own good, and for everyone's good, please make sure that they do not leave Jiangyin City until the results of the investigation are out, and listen to the summons and questioning of the Strange Case Division at any time.He also said that this is still an extrajudicial mercy from the master of the Strange Case Division, otherwise they will definitely be arrested, so please cooperate with them.If there is a mistake, they will use thunderous means against them, and do not say anything unexpected......
After passing the word, the people from the Strange Case Division left.In a conspicuous position at the gate of their house, a notice was left to inform everyone that the son of the Li family had become a mouse, probably because the Li family had unclean things, so please be careful about Yunyun.actually said that his grandson had become a mouse, Lian naturally didn't believe it, but his worries did not decrease at all.Since the Strange Case Division issued an announcement saying that his grandson had become a mouse, wouldn't it be a slap in the face if his grandson appeared?
In this way, the danger of his grandson has not been reduced at all.The old lady was looking forward to her grandson's return, but she was also worried about her grandson's return, so she could only ask the Bodhisattva to reward her with a method of both, and be sure to bless her grandson's safety......
From that day on, the old lady abstained from meat, ate only two meals a day, and even picked up Buddhist scriptures and studied things like "Jing Ding Jing".If she doesn't eat meat and tries to be "calm and pure", maybe she will become less dirty, so that it will be easier for the Bodhisattva to hear her plea.However, how easy is it to "calm and purify"?
Just the word "quiet", the old lady worked hard for several days, but it didn't seem to have any effect.Let's just say that now, while the old lady is counting the Buddha beads and chanting the Buddha, she began to think crankily in her mind, and for a while she wondered if her grandson was picked up by the master as written in the novel, and if she was picked up by the master, she would definitely learn a very powerful skill, and she would go home when she had achieved something in her studies, and she should not be afraid of the people of the Strange Case Division at that time......
After a while, I wondered if I had done too few good deeds and was "unkind to the rich", which led to this kind of disaster for my grandson......
As he thought in his heart, the corners of his eyes twitched from time to time, and his brows furrowed from time to time.By the time she realized that she had deserted, the "Bodhisattva" had already been thrown into nowhere.And in the market, the sound of selling or arguing from time to time always interrupted her and "pulled" her out of the state of chanting Buddha.The old lady was annoyed, irritable, but unable to.I can only look up from time to time, look at the solemn statue of the Bodhisattva in front of me, absorb the power of the Bodhisattva, and try to keep myself calm.At this time, there was a louder noise outside, as if dozens of people were shouting together outside their house, and the sound was as piercing as the cicadas in the middle of summer.The old lady's brows were furrowed, the corners of her eyes twitched, and her hands counting the rosaries began to tremble......
A moment later.The old lady closed her mouth, swallowed hard, and got up.Since you can't calm down, you can't stay here any longer—you can't disgrace the bodhisattva.The old lady walked outside, and Xiaomei, who was waiting in the house, hurriedly stepped forward to hold her.Since the people of the Strange Case Division announced the information that Li Zheng had turned into a rat, the descendants of the Li family have gone a lot.These subordinates themselves are just working in the Li family, and the Li family has no right to keep them.Only Xiaomei is an orphan that no one wants, and she was picked up and raised by the Li family and did not leave.In addition, it was Uncle Zhong, the old man of the Li family, Xu Shou, the grandson of Uncle Zhong, and the little servant Tie San who stayed.When Li Zheng was at home before, Xiaomei had been serving Li Zheng, but now that the rest of the people are gone, Xiaomei will come to serve the old lady again."
Old lady, shall I pour you a glass of water?"
Xiaomei asked."
No, I'll go out for a walk, you go and ask the master, let him go and see, what's going on outside, why is it so noisy?"
The old lady walked straight out of the door, hoping to take a turn in the yard so that her irritable heart could be calmed down, so that she could come back and continue to ask her grandson.Xiaomei went to the main hall to find Li Jingde.Since the people from the Strange Case Division brought the news that Li Zheng had turned into a rat, Li Jingde and the Wang couple basically stayed in the main hall and didn't go out much.When I went out, I was blinded by people, so I simply didn't go out.Fortunately, the family does not have to worry about food and clothing, and there are still a few subordinates to call, so it is not too down.Walking on the road, the wind blows, the dead leaves are mixed with dust and sand rolling, and the wind and sand of Xiaomei are blind, and the corners of the eyes can't help but be moist.Since that news, the old lady has said that the yard will not be cleaned in the future, and when this catastrophe has passed, when will it be cleaned again.At this time, there is a lot of dust!
It's only been a few days, and so much dust has accumulated!
Xiaomei paused for a moment at the door of the main hall, wiped the corners of her eyes, and felt that there was no abnormality, so she walked in.In the main hall, Li Jingde and Wang Huilan sat relatively dry, their eyes were like black holes, and they couldn't see any light.Li Jingde held a pipe in his mouth and smoked it one by one, and the ash fell a thick layer on the ground.Because the Wang family doesn't like it, Li Jingde usually doesn't smoke in the house at all, even if he smokes very little outside, for fear of smell.I don't know why, but now I'm pumping in the room.On weekdays, whenever he smells a little more cigarette smoke on Li Jingde's body, Wang will say that he has been smoking for a long time, let alone smoking in the house.Now, she doesn't bother to care about Li Jingde's smoking, and she seems to be able to tolerate the smell of smoke.Xiaomei couldn't help but be stunned when she saw this scene, and after a while, she stepped forward and said, "Master, just now the old lady heard a noise outside and wanted you to see what was going on."
But the noise will be gone, maybe......
Don't look at it, sir, you can decide for yourself. ”"Okay, I see, cough!
Cough!
”Li Jingde didn't say a word, suddenly coughed, waved his hand to let Xiaomei leave.Xiaomei was not so obedient at the moment, but boldly stepped forward and said: "Master, smoke less, you also have to take care of your body!"
”"I see, go ahead."
Li Jingde agreed, but put the pipe in his mouth and took several puffs in a row.Xiaomei still didn't go, and persuaded again: "Master, you must take care of your body, otherwise the young master will come back and see you so thin, how sad it should be!"
Besides, in the future, the young master's affairs will have to worry about the master, and you must take care of your body!
”Hearing Xiaomei say, "Otherwise, the young master will come back", Li Jingde and Wang's eyes lit up, but they turned gray again in an instant.The master said that Li Zheng had escaped from prison.The people in the Strange Cases Division said that Li Zheng had turned into a rat.I don't know who is real and who is fake.Even if he didn't turn into a mouse, how do you know that he is still alive?
Since the people of the Strange Case Division said that he had become a rat, how could they allow him to continue to live?
Even if he survives temporarily, he has never been out of Jiangyin City since he was a child, how can he survive outside?
Even if he can survive for the time being, how can he come back with the Strange Case Division?
In short, it's a dead knot.I want to do something, but I am afraid that I will not help, so I can only stay at home all day, waiting for news and waiting for the opportunity.In this way, he didn't bother to explain to Xiaomei, but still waved his hand and said, "I know, you can go." ”Xiaomei didn't insist this time, said goodbye to the old lady, and walked out of the main hall.In Xiaomei's mind, such a good person as the young master will definitely not become a mouse.The people in the Strange Case Division said that the young master turned into a rat, and there must be a conspiracy in this.But even the master can't do it, what can she do as a maid?
She could only do what she could.turned around, but did not return to the Buddha hall.She remembered the old lady's instructions.It can be seen that the old man is not going to check the situation outside.The most filial lord on weekdays, at this time, has become less obedient and filial.I don't even pay much attention to what the old lady commands.Then she can only do it for her little girl.She was ready to peek through the crack in the door to see what was going on outside.