Before the ruins,

Watching the ambulance carry the child away, Lian Ge turned his gaze again, and looked at the ghosts behind him, and the two figures,

The middle-aged ghost wife looked in the direction where the ambulance was going, and couldn't help but move a few steps forward, followed closely, and paused again, just looking to the side,

The middle-aged ghost's mother also raised her head and looked to the side, and the middle-aged ghost looked at that side, her eyes reddening.

A group of ghosts watched, each of them was a little silent, and they either looked into the distance or looked to the side, their eyes were a little trance.

......

“...... Heavenly Master is merciful, thank Heavenly Master for his kindness to let the little ghost come back, thank Heavenly Master for saving my child. ”

After a long time, the middle-aged ghost, his wife, and mother turned their eyes back one after another, and the middle-aged ghost turned around again and knelt down towards Lian Ge,

“...... Thank you, thank you, thank you, ......"

And the wife, and the mother, also followed, and knelt down.

This time, the two ghosts who caught the middle-aged ghost were not stopped.

"Get up. ”

After receiving this family's salute, Lian Ge waved his hand and helped these people up.

"It's over. As for you leaving your post without permission, leave it to the prefecture to deal with. ”

Looking at this middle-aged ghost, and then at the leading ghost who was in a trance next to him, Lian Ge said out loud.

“...... Then I'll quit and take them down. ”

The leader of the ghost sent down again, and said respectfully towards Lian Ge,

Lian Ge nodded, and then looked at the ghosts? And this family? Didn't say anything more.

The leader of the ghosts gestured to the other ghosts, and a few ghosts captured the middle-aged ghosts and their families?

A few more respectful steps back? Immediately after, a group of ghosts and that family? and the fat man Chen, suddenly disappeared from Lian Ge's sight.

......

"Let's go. ”

Looking at the quiet col? Turn your gaze back? After saying a word, Lian Ge moved his feet away again and walked up the ramp.

On the shoulder, the guinea pig turns its head? He also looked to the side.

Embark on the road that winds around the mountainside again? Following the previous direction, Lian Ge walked forward again.

......

“...... Here, it's the junction of the three provinces, and if you go south, that's southern Yunnan? If you go east, over the mountain? See, it's the one over there? It is Sichuan and Shu Province. If you go over there, it's Qingnan Province......"

Coiled around the mountainside? Beside some potholed mountain roads? An old farmer with a hoe on his shoulders? The accent is a little heavy, and he smiled and pointed out the way to Lian Ge,

"Thank you, old man. ”

“...... You're welcome, what's polite, the young man came from out of town, came out to travel?"

The old farmer took the hoe off, put it on the ground, smiled and waved his hand,

"Come out for a walk. ”

“...... It's good to go out for a walk, it's not like the old man and me, I've been in this place for most of my life, and I've been so far away from each other. ”

The old farmer smiled, said something out loud, raised his head again, and looked at the sky above his head,

“...... Slow down, young man, I'll go first. ”

As he spoke, the old peasant cocked his hoe again and walked away into the distance.

......

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced in the direction of Sichuan and Shu Province,

It's not far from home.

But it's not time to go home.

Turning his gaze back, Lian Ge smiled slightly, moved his steps again, and walked forward along the somewhat potholed mountain road at his feet.

......

"Sassy ......"

It seems that the weather is getting colder, and the cold wind with some chill blows over the road from time to time, and the branches and leaves of the trees on the rolling hills,

Some of the birds, too, seem to have taken refuge under the dense foliage, and from time to time there are only a few, landing in the weeds by the roadside, leaping lightly, foraging for food.

Stepping on the mountain road under his feet, Lian Ge either climbed over or bypassed the hills, walked forward, and looked at the scene on the side of the road.

A few days ago, I left the col, passed through some villages, and climbed some mountains.

Either sleeping in the open or spending the night, it took a few days for Lian Ge to come here.

......

“...... Wear thick clothes and don't catch a cold......"

It seems that there are some villages nearby, Lian Ge walks along the mountain road, and from time to time some pedestrians pass by the roadside,

Or a middle-aged woman carrying a basket and a child, or a villager carrying a hoe and some farm tools to the terraced fields on the mountain,

From time to time, people passing by looked sideways at Lian Ge.

The rising morning sun gradually climbed to the sky, the swaying sun gradually became warmer, and the clouds and mist lingering in the distant mountains and forests dispersed a little.

After walking for a while, Lian Ge stopped,

On his shoulder, the mouse erected its forelimbs and sniffed to one side,

“...... Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

It was a village in a valley again, and by the side of the road, a fairly wide fork in the slope, leaning against the foot of the hill next to it, stretched into the valley.

At the end of the slope is the entrance of the village in the valley.

Entering from the entrance of the village, tall and low houses are scattered at the bottom of the valley, connected by several winding roads.

It is the meal, in the house, stretching out the faint smoke of cooking, from time to time the breeze blows, and brings the aroma of some food,

"Let's go. ”

“...... Squeak, squeak. ”

Glancing at the mouse on his shoulder, Lian Ge smiled slightly, said something out loud, and then turned around and walked along the slope towards the village in the valley.

......

“...... Xiaocheng, where are you running with Rang Tongtong? ”

Maybe it's just time to eat, and there aren't many people on the village road,

Or they are eating in the house, or they are still busy in the kitchen, or they are eating and talking in the yard, and a few neighbors are eating,

After a long time, I saw a villager carrying a hoe and a farm tool, coming down from the side of the valley and the terraced fields on the mountain, and going to the village.

Standing at the entrance of this village, Lian Ge looked at the village again,

At this time, a boy of eight or nine years old, leading a younger girl, ran out of the village.

Seeing this, a passer-by villager next to him smiled and asked,

“...... Uncle Xu, Yu Tong and I are going over there to play. ”

“...... It's time to eat, have you eaten......"

“...... Ate ......"

The villager asked again, but before he could finish speaking, the boy took the girl by the hand and ran away.

“...... Now this kid is really ......"

Smiling, he looked in the direction where the boy and the girl were running away, and said a word, and the village people carried farm tools and walked towards the village.

Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the little boy and girl again,

The boy led the girl and ran as fast as he could, to the edge of the village, in the middle of the wall of two houses, just enough for one person to cross.

“...... It's here, it's here......"

Panting, the boy and girl stopped one after another, stuck their heads out of the alley, looked left and right, and then shrank back one after another.

“...... Yu Tong, yesterday...... Did your dad come back and tell you?"

“...... Well, said it...... He was especially pleased...... This morning, before you came to me, you were still talking to Aunt Xu, who lives next to our house......"

Together, the boy and the girl whispered,

“...... Well, I'll do it again today...... I'm sure I'll be able to do it......"

“...... Does it really work......"

“...... Surely, your dad is so superstitious that he will believe it...... When the time comes......"

Listening to the words coming from the narrow alley with the breeze, Lian Ge smiled slightly.

It seems to have broken the conspiracy of the two children.

Turning his gaze, the smile on his face gradually faded, and then he looked at the village,

Lian Ge moved his steps again and walked towards the village.