As soon as the cage was opened, a musty smell mixed with a fishy smell hit my nostrils.

Xiaoduo covered her mouth and nose and almost vomited.

"Why does this cage smell so fishy?" she asked.

Xiang Shengnan looked ashamed: "The chickens and ducks that my mother took before were shed and hid there, so it was inevitable that they would be tainted with some smell."

Hearing this, Xiaoduo's brows knitted together, and she decided not to eat chicken for three days.

She was carrying the things inside out one by one. Suddenly, something fell from inside and landed on her shoes.

She picked it up and looked at it for a few times.

This is a length of rope, very short, about five inches.

Xiaoduo was a little confused. This kind of rope is usually used to tie things up, and it is usually relatively long.

Even the rope used to carry water and tie the bucket is no longer than five inches no matter how short it is.

What is such a short rope used for? It can't be tied to anything, and judging from the port, it is very flat, as if it was cut recently.

"Duoer, what are you looking at?" Xiang Shengnan came to Xiaoduo's side.

Xiaoduo raised the five-inch rope in front of him: "What is this rope used for?"

Xiang Shengnan was stunned when he saw the rope.

It’s so short, it seems like nothing can be done!

"This rope looks familiar..." he said suddenly.

An unknown gust of wind suddenly blew over, and the rope was blown up lightly. This time, it landed on the bench that Mr. and Mrs. Sheng had overturned when she hung herself.

The young couple looked at each other and suddenly thought about it.

Isn't it the same rope that Mr. and Mrs. Katsu used to hang themselves a few days ago?

Xiaoduo was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she rubbed her fingers vigorously on her body, as if the rope was a scourge, a plague, or bad luck, and she had to rub it hard to clean it.

Xiang Shengnan also looked horrified.

"Let's clean up later. Let's go back first." He picked up Xiaoduo and left the old house in a hurry.

Returning to the new house at the entrance of the village, I saw Mrs. Sun holding her child and basking in the sun in the yard, while Yang Huazhong and the cattle dealer were smoking dry cigarettes and talking.

Xiao Duo's soul came back slightly, as if he had returned to the human world from the gate of hell.

very nice.

On this day, Xiaoduo looked like everyone was in danger, especially afraid of seeing ropes and other things.

Mrs. Sun noticed something strange about her and asked her several times to no avail. Mrs. Sun had to worry secretly and pay more attention to her.

Two days later, Da Sun and Wang Cuilian came to see Xiao Duo, and baby Luo came with them.

"Aunt Duo'er, I don't trust you, and I want to come and stay with you."

In the house, Baby Luo snuggled close to Duo'er.

Duo'er gently rubbed the top of Luo Baobao's soft hair, and she was sincerely pleased to see that the niece she had raised had almost caught up with her in height.

A full aunt's smile on her face.

"Auntie, it's okay, you have your heart." Xiaoduo said.

When Luo Baobao heard Xiaoduo's words, he smiled and left the space for Xiaoduo, Sun's Wang Cuilian and others to speak. He moved a stool and sat next to the cradle. He held his chin with his hands and looked at the cradle attentively.

's little cousin.

These days were really happy. I became sisters one after another, and two little cousins ​​were born one after another.

First there was the extremely beautiful Fuwa, and then there was Jiaojiao.

As a sister, she has a sense of pride that cannot be described in words.

When the two little cousins ​​grow up, she will teach them the horse stance and practice boxing and kicking skills. She will also teach them many things she knows, and will give them a complete set of beautiful dolls she has collected.

…

Beside the bed, Mrs. Sun and Xiaoduo were talking. As they were talking, the topic turned to Xiaoduo.

"Duo'er, what did you dream about last night when you were sleeping? You were talking nonsense all night long. Did you dream about something bad?" Sun asked suddenly.

Xiaoduo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in denial.

"Mom, I didn't dream, really."

"Dream or not, I heard you shouting for the rope all night long." Mrs. Sun was worried.

rope?

Both Wang Cuilian and Da Sun were surprised.

Xiaoduo herself turned pale, and the fingers on her legs were trembling slightly.

Mrs. Sun raised her hand and grabbed Xiaoduo's hand: "Duo'er, tell me what's going on. If anything happens, don't worry about it alone."

Da Sun also said: "Yes, Duo'er, just tell me if you have anything to do. Don't let your mother worry!"

Xiaoduo bit her lip lightly, her eyes averted, and her expression of embarrassment and hesitation made Sun and the others firmly guess that Duoer was indeed hiding something from them.

"Duoer!" Mrs. Sun held Xiaoduo's hand harder.

Xiaoduo had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell her about the five-inch length of rope that fell out of the things she packed yesterday.

"It's just a piece of rope. What's there to be afraid of? We have a lot of ropes at home." Mrs. Sun didn't care.

Wang Cuilian thought for a while and said: "The rope itself is nothing, but the victorious man and woman are on the rope. No wonder Xiaoduo is scared when seeing the rope. It will be fine after a few days."

Mrs. Sun's expression also turned bad, and she said in a low voice: "Duo'er, where is the rope your mother-in-law used to hang herself? Where did it go?"

Xiaoduo said: "It seemed like it was going to be burned at the time, but later I didn't know what happened. It seemed like I put the rope in a pile of things. What's wrong?"

Mrs. Sun shook her head, "Nothing, I'm just asking, maybe it's because the rope hasn't been burned and your mother-in-law is a little restless, so you can't sleep well?"

Xiaoduo opened her eyes wide: "Then Zhao Niang didn't say that, is it okay if you find the rope and burn it?"

Without waiting for Mrs. Sun's response, Ms. Sun rushed over and said: "The old rules say this, you can't keep the rope, you have to burn it quickly, otherwise there will be no peace. Madam Shuanzi also hung her neck at that time, so she put the rope away

It was burned down, but the firewood shed was still noisy afterwards, and the old Wang family devised a plan. It is said that even the entire beam was removed."

Xiaoduo stood up, "Then I'll call Sheng Nan in and ask him to burn the rope quickly."

"Aunt Duo'er, wait." Baby Luo suddenly stood up from the cradle.

"What's wrong, baby?" Xiaoduo asked.

Luo Baobao smiled and said: "Aunt Duo'er, can you show me the hanging rope?"

"Baby, what did you say!" Xiaoduo thought she heard wrongly.

But Luo Baobao changed his face to a serious one: "Aunt Duo'er, I'm serious, take me with you, I want to take a look."

"How can this be possible? It's such an unlucky place and you're still a child..." Xiaoduo refused Luo Baobao's request without even thinking about it.

The Sun family next to them were also helpless, "If the baby is obedient, that's not good-looking and is unlucky."

However, Luo Baobao became stubborn and no one could stop him.

"Granny, Aunt Duo'er, I am the daughter of a general, a tiger girl of a general. Those evil spirits do not dare to offend me. Take me to take a look. I really just take a look, even if it is to help me practice.
Chapter completed!