Qin Nan saw Zeng Li starting to panic, so he said, "Don't panic, these are legends after all. It has been so many years, so the version must be different."
"I hope so..." Zeng Li glanced at the plaque again, then turned around and walked into the temple.
As soon as the three of them stepped into Grandma's temple, they smelled a musty smell, but the room was unusually empty. There was a statue of a god covered with yellow linen in front of them.
This statue looks really weird. The yellow linen cloth just covers the eyes of the statue. It is the same as the story Zeng Li told before. However, the original white linen cloth has turned yellow after the passage of time.
There were some gray mildew spots on the linen cloth, which seemed to be due to moisture.
There are two paper windows on the left and right sides of this room. This is the first time Qin Nan has seen it in real life. He has only seen it on TV before.
However, the window paper on these two windows has long since fallen off.
At this time, the weather outside the house was not very good, and it looked a little dark inside the house. Qin Nan turned on the flashlight, and there were two short hemp ropes on the beams on the left and right of Qin Nan.
This should be the place where the two hanged people were mentioned by Zeng Li.
He suddenly frowned as he watched, wondering: "Could it be that the two coffins disappearing in the yard are related to the two hanged people?"
He looked up again and saw that the roof was covered with all kinds of shapeless spider webs, and the wood on the beams also had some fungi growing on it. It was no wonder that there was a moldy wood smell coming from inside.
He looked around for a week and found nothing else. Except for the "god statue", the offering table, the incense burner, and a table and stool, he found nothing.
At this time, Qin Nan saw Zeng Li frowning and groping around the wall, seemingly looking for something.
"Hey, cousin, what are you doing?" Qin Nan asked doubtfully.
"Ah...I, I just want to take a look..." Zeng Li turned her head and said with a somewhat unnatural smile.
Qin Nan knew at a glance that she must be hiding something from him, so she smiled and said:
"You can tell at a glance that something is going on. I don't think you brought me here for no reason, right?"
When Zeng Li heard this, she smiled awkwardly. She thought about it and said:
"Uh...haha, actually, I came here to find something..."
"What are you looking for? Have you been here before? Or is there any treasure here?!" Qin Nan raised his eyebrows and said.
"No...no, where did this treasure come from..." Zeng Li smiled awkwardly, lowering her head and looking at Qin Nan from time to time.
As soon as he saw Zeng Li's expression, he knew that he had guessed correctly, so he sneered and said:
"Okay, just say what you are here for." Qin Nan sighed and said.
Zeng Li rolled her eyes, walked up to Qin Nan with a smile and said:
"As expected, I can't hide it from Brother Nannan. In fact, I heard that there is a bead hidden here, which is the crutch mentioned in my story.
There is a blue bead on the crutch of the statue. I heard it is very magical. It will turn red during the day and blue at night. If it is exposed to sunlight for a long time,
At night, if placed in the dark, the beads will also emit green light."
"Hey, no wonder you're here." Qin Nan said with a sneer, and then Zeng Li stuck out her tongue. Seeing that there was nothing to explore in the room, she came outside.
Qin Nan thought: No wonder this little girl would come to a place like this. She has always been very taboo about going to these places, but she actually offered to explore this place.
Qin Nan shook his head helplessly. He didn't believe there was any treasure in this place. He just wanted to avoid the gossip of his family and those unknown relatives and friends, so he came out with Zeng Li.
However, there are indeed many strange things in this rural area. The people here give people a very simple feeling. This is Qin Nan's first feeling.
Qin Nan walked around the small grandma's temple, observing every place inside, while Wu Haotian stood at the door of the grandma's temple, so that he and Zeng Li could be taken care of at the same time.
He looked at the incense burner in front of him, but there were only nine burnt incense sticks on the burner. There was no incense ashes in the incense burner, but these nine incense sticks were inserted into the solidified red wax liquid inside the incense burner.
Qin Nan hunched over and looked at the incense burner in front of him. He took out his mobile phone and took a photo. He sent the photo to Song Yi to see if he had any friends who knew antiques and to see what era it was from.
Qin Nan looked at the "god statue" with its eyes covered again. The statue seemed a bit rough up close and dark overall. At first glance, it looked like a carved puppet doll sprayed with black paint.
The statue's left hand held a crutch, and its right hand pointed at Qin Nan. Qin Nan followed the direction of the finger and looked out. It was facing the gate of the courtyard, which made him confused.
The more Qin Nan looked at the statue, the more he felt a chill on his back. He always felt like she was alive. He swallowed. Just when he was about to reach out to touch the statue, he saw the house on the right side of the courtyard gate.
Zeng Li's voice came from inside.
"Come here and see what this is."
Immediately, Qin Nan put down the right hand he was about to extend and walked towards the house where Zeng Li was.
As soon as Qin Nan entered the door, he found Zeng Li using the light of her mobile phone to look at something on the table by the door.
"What's wrong? Is there anything?" Qin Nan asked.
"Look, it's exactly what the rumors say. There is a yellow rag with the words 'Coffin given to the destined person' written on it," Zeng Li said.
Qin Nan also turned on the flashlight and took a look. These seven words were written very neatly. Just when Qin Nan was about to turn the white cloth over, Zeng Li reminded her:
"Hey, don't touch it. It will bring bad luck. I don't want to be unlucky with you."
Qin Nan sighed, then took out the disposable gloves he carried with him and said, "Sister, is this okay?"
Just when Zeng Li was about to say no, Qin Nan took action and turned over the white linen cloth, and saw a few small words written in pencil on the back:
"The coffin outside the house is misused, otherwise..."
The three of them looked at this line of words carefully, but the following words were very blurry and they couldn't make out clearly.
"It must be something bad. I don't know who moved the two coffins outside the house. I guess there must be bad luck in the family." Zeng Li said to herself.
Wu Haotian frowned, feeling that this piece of linen was a bit strange.
"This piece of linen seems to be a little thicker than ordinary linen..." Wu Haotian said softly.
Qin Nan also frowned, picked up the linen cloth, walked to the door, and let the light from outside the room shine on the moldy rag as much as possible.
At this time, Qin Nan saw what seemed to be a hand painted on Ma Buri. The hand stretched out its index finger and seemed to be pointing at something. Suddenly, he thought of the "god statue" in his grandma's temple next to him.
The "look" was also pointing at the door. Just when Qin Nan was thinking, Zeng Li behind him said:
"Come and see what this is."
Qin Nan turned around and looked at Zeng Li, who was pointing at a scroll hanging on the wall behind.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Qin Nan asked, somewhat confused.
"Didn't I tell you that there is a painting in this room, and that painting should be the one hanging on the wall, but why has it been put away?
It's impossible for anyone to take him away." Zeng Li said nervously.
Qin narrowed his eyes, put down the linen in his hand, walked to the scroll, stood on tiptoe, and took down the scroll hanging on the wall.
"What are you doing? Didn't I tell you that these things are untouchable?" Zeng Li said anxiously.
"This is untouchable, that is untouchable, so what adventure are we here to explore? Aren't you here to find the treasure? Like you, you are afraid of this and that. You might as well go home and listen to grandma and the others talk about it." Qin Nan said as he untied the baby.
The thread tied to the scroll.
"I...I'm too lazy to tell you." Zeng Li couldn't help but pouted her fists angrily and turned her face to the side angrily.
Qin Nan placed the painting on the ground and slowly unfolded the somewhat yellowed painting bit by bit.
(The events of this chapter take place on the third day of the Lunar New Year)