To be honest, even if Cen Zhengnian didn't mention it, Chuxia would not be able to live in this yard anymore.
"An An and I will move to the research institute. I'll pack up and bring my things over later."
Chuxia and Anan have not lived in this house for long, so they don't have much stuff. But even if they don't have much, moving is still a hassle.
Cen Zhengnian said: "The institute's house has all the basic furniture, so you only need to bring clothes and daily necessities."
Chuxia nodded, moved a stool and sat under the jujube tree.
Cen Zhengnian looked at her, went into the kitchen and left with the thermos. Not long after, he came back and poured a cup of hot water for Chuxia.
As the temperature of the hot water emanated from the cup, Chuxia felt the chill on her back slowly disappear. She stood up and took down the dried wormwood hanging on the doors of each house.
This is hung in early summer during the Dragon Boat Festival, and it has the effect of dispelling miasma and warding off evil spirits.
Chuxia handed the dried mugwort to Cen Zhengnian and said, "Light the mugwort and fumigate all the rooms to get rid of the bad luck. Throw away all the things that need to be thrown away."
She didn't want to go to the house where the murderer had been for the time being.
Cen Zhengnian didn't say anything. He touched Chuxia's head and asked Cen Huaian to stay in the yard with his mother while he and Jiang Zhida fumigated the house together.
The smell of burning mugwort soon drifted into the yard, and the whole yard was filled with a strong aroma of mugwort. As Chuxia smelled this smell, her mood gradually stabilized.
She took a sip of tea and looked up at Cen Huaian beside her. He looked at her with worry in his eyes and put his hand on her knee.
"Mother."
Chu Xia rubbed his hair and her voice returned to normal: "I'm fine."
At this time, Teacher Fang's voice came from outside. Cen Huaian stood up and said to Chu Xia, "Mom, don't move. I'll go open the door."
Teacher Fang happened to not be at home today. When she came back, she saw her mother preparing a brazier and asked her to step over it.
She said that Mother Fang was feudal and superstitious, but after Mother Fang finished telling her what happened next door, Teacher Fang went back and silently stepped over the brazier.
Because he was close, Teacher Fang could also smell the scent of mugwort coming from next door, and could even see some white smoke floating out.
She thought about it, turned around and went to Chuxia's house next door.
"Chu Xia, are you okay?"
Chuxia was sitting on a stool drinking water with her head down. The two dogs were lying beside her. When they heard the noise, they immediately stood up and barked "Woo woof! woof!" in the direction of Teacher Fang.
Chu Xia patted Huang Zi and Hei Zi's heads, raised her head and looked at Teacher Fang standing in front of her: "I'm fine, I just didn't expect to catch a murderer when catching a thief."
Teacher Fang asked Chuxia again if she needed any help.
Chuxia shook her head and was about to speak when Jiang Zhida came out of the main room with a pink handkerchief tied on his face. He coughed twice and used his hands to disperse the smoke.
"Cousin, the main room is fumigated, how about the study room? Hey, Teacher Fang is here too."
Teacher Fang was stunned when she saw Jiang Zhida's outfit. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. She just said "hmm" and her face was almost distorted from enduring it.
Chuxia had just seen Jiang Zhida dressed like this, and the handkerchief was provided by An An.
"It's all smoked, who knows where that person has been."