Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 537 Sleepwalking Again

On a summer night, the sultry air seemed to be frozen, making it hard to breathe. The residents of the courtyard went back to their houses early to rest, trying to find a bit of coolness in the heat. The deaf old lady went to bed early after dinner as usual. But in the middle of the night, she suddenly sat up from the bed, her eyes empty, and began to take off her clothes unconsciously. Then, she walked out of the house barefoot and staggered. The moonlight was like water, sprinkled in the yard, and the figure of the deaf old lady looked particularly strange under the moonlight. She walked step by step, as if being pulled by some mysterious force. An old cat in the yard was awakened by her footsteps, called "meow", jumped onto the wall, and looked at the uninvited guest vigilantly. The third uncle who lived in the west room got up to go to the toilet at night. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the naked deaf old lady. He was so scared that he screamed "ah" and almost dropped the oil lamp in his hand. "This...what's going on!" The third uncle stuttered, his face full of fear. But the deaf old lady seemed not to hear his voice, and continued to walk on her own. The third uncle quickly turned back to the house and woke up the third aunt. "Get up quickly, something big has happened! The deaf old lady is sleepwalking again, and she is walking around in the yard without putting on her clothes!" The third uncle said anxiously. The third aunt rubbed her sleepy eyes and followed the third uncle to the yard. Seeing the deaf old lady's appearance, she was also startled. She hurried back to the house, took a piece of clothing, and carefully put it on the deaf old lady. "What can I do? It's late at night, what if something happens?" The third aunt said worriedly. The third uncle shook his head helplessly and said, "Send her back to the house first, and talk to the first uncle about this tomorrow." The two of them took a lot of effort to coax the deaf old lady back to the house and settle her down. The next day, the third uncle found the first uncle Yi Zhonghai early and told him everything that happened last night. After listening to it, Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "This is not a trivial matter. The deaf old lady is old. If she runs around like this again, it will be bad if something happens. We have to think of a way." So Yi Zhonghai called everyone in the courtyard and held a small meeting to discuss the problem of the deaf old lady's sleepwalking. Sha Zhu scratched his head and said, "Why don't we send someone to take turns to watch the deaf old lady at night?" The second uncle disagreed and said, "How can this be done? Everyone has to go to work during the day, and we have to take turns to watch at night. Who can stand it?" Everyone talked and discussed for a long time, but there was no good idea. Days passed, and the deaf old lady's sleepwalking symptoms did not improve. Everyone was always worried, fearing that she would do something unexpected again. However, no one expected that something worse would happen. That night, the courtyard was particularly quiet. The deaf old lady sleepwalked again. She walked out of the house quietly. This time, she walked straight out of the courtyard and came to the alley. The next morning, the sun shone through the mottled leaves and sprinkled on the ground of the courtyard. Everyone got up as usual and prepared to start their day. The old man went out to stretch his muscles as usual. When he passed by the deaf old lady's house, he found that the door was wide open, but there was no one in the house. "Where is the deaf old lady?" The old man had an ominous premonition in his heart. He hurriedly looked around the yard, but there was no sign of the deaf old lady. The old man realized that something was wrong and immediately rang the big bell in the yard. "Dangdangdang..." The bell echoed over the courtyard, waking up the people who were still sleeping. Everyone ran out of the house and looked at the old man with an anxious face. "The deaf old lady is gone! Everyone hurry up and look for her!" The old man shouted loudly. After hearing this, everyone was panicked. Everyone began to search the courtyard carefully, leaving no corner untouched, but still could not find the deaf old lady. "Could she have sleepwalked again and ran outside?" Sha Zhu guessed. "It's possible, let's go to the alley and look for her!" said the grandfather. So, men, women, old and young in the courtyard rushed out of the courtyard and searched everywhere in the alley. As they searched, they shouted the name of the deaf old lady. "Deaf old lady, where are you?" "Deaf old lady..." However, after searching the entire alley, no trace of the deaf old lady was found. Qin Huairu said anxiously: "What can we do? The deaf old lady is so old, what if something happens..." Bang Geng also became anxious and said, "Why don't we go look nearby?" Everyone thought it made sense, so they divided into several groups and searched in different directions. Sha Zhu took a few young people to look for the east side of the alley. They asked door to door if they had seen an old lady. But the answer they got was no. On the other side, the grandfather took some people to look for the west. They searched the nearby alleys, the vegetable market, and even the river, but could not find the deaf old lady. Time passed by, and everyone's mood became heavier and heavier. At noon, there was still no news. Everyone gathered in the courtyard to discuss what to do next. "Why don't we call the police?" The third uncle suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement. The first uncle immediately ran to the police station to call the police. After hearing the situation, the police took it very seriously and immediately sent police forces to search for the deaf old lady with the residents of the courtyard. At the same time, Banggeng suddenly thought that the deaf old lady usually liked to bask in the sun under the old locust tree at the entrance of the alley, and she might be there. He quickly took a few friends and ran to the old locust tree. When they came under the old locust tree, they saw a familiar figure. "Deaf old lady!" Banggeng shouted excitedly. The deaf old lady was sitting under the old locust tree, her eyes were a little confused, and when she saw Banggeng and them, a trace of doubt appeared on her face. Bang Geng ran over and said, "Deaf old lady, why are you here? Everyone is so worried!" But the deaf old lady seemed to have no memory of what happened and said, "I... I don't know. I was here as soon as I opened my eyes." Bang Geng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you are okay. It's good that you are okay. Let's go back quickly. Everyone is looking for you." Bang Geng took the deaf old lady back to the courtyard. Everyone was very happy to see that the deaf old lady returned safely. The first uncle said to Bang Geng gratefully, "Bang Geng, thanks to you this time!" Bang Geng scratched his head and said, "First uncle, this is what I should do." After this incident, everyone paid more attention to the sleepwalking problem of the deaf old lady. Sha Zhu took the initiative to suggest that he would watch over the deaf old lady at night to prevent her from running around again. From then on, Sha Zhu would watch outside the deaf old lady's house every night until he confirmed that she had no signs of sleepwalking, and then he would go to rest.