Under the closed door of the hall, on the backyard wall, the slightest mist followed the breeze, looking inside the courtyard wall, the house was permeated.

Through the windows of the hall door, the sky outside the house was getting dark under the thick fog.

In the hall, the incandescent lamps hanging from the roof swayed softly, swaying gently with the misty breeze.

At the dining table, the old man turned his back to the dining table, looking at the closed door of the hall, his cloudy eyes showed fear, as if he saw the picture again,

His mouth was open, his eyes were staring, and he was silent again.

On the side, beside the old man, the middle-aged man listened to the old man's words and looked at the front, trembling slightly.

“...... Eat first, eat first...... Just keep talking, and the food should be cold for a while. ”

The old man listened, first paused, then turned around, and greeted with a smile,

It's just that in Lian Ge's sight, the old man trembled just now.

“...... Come on, lad. ”

With a smile, the old man stood up, separated the overlapping dishes and chopsticks, and placed them in front of several people.

"Thank you. ”

glanced at the old man, took the dishes and chopsticks, Lian Ge thanked him, turned his gaze, and then looked at the middle-aged man and the old man,

The old man and the middle-aged man listened to the old man's voice, and slowly turned around one after another,

“...... Lao Chen, let's eat something first. I've been busy all morning, and I don't dare to blink my eyes...... Then Master Qi is gone, let's eat by ourselves......"

Putting the chopsticks on the bowl in front of the old man, the old man smiled and said a word, and sat back down,

“...... How about a taste of my craft, young man,"

The old man turned around and greeted Lian Ge again.

glanced at the old man, and the old man at the table, the middle-aged man, Lian Ge picked up the chopsticks, picked up the chopsticks at random, and took a bite,

"It's good. ”

“...... It's good, it's good...... Then boy, you can take care of yourself and eat whatever you want,"

The old man took the chopsticks, responded with a smile, turned around again, and looked at the somewhat silent old man, the middle-aged man,

“...... Lao Chen, the second baby of the Chen family, this is on the table, and he doesn't move a single chopstick, do you have an opinion about me, a cook?"

“...... Besides, there are still guests here, how can there be such hospitality?"

When the old man heard the sound, he paused again, picked up the chopsticks, was silent, put the food in his mouth, chewed it one by one, and didn't know if he tasted it.

The middle-aged man also held chopsticks, held the vegetables, and fed them to his mouth.

The old man looked at the two men, was silent, turned his head, and did not say anything more.

Glancing at these people, Lian Ge turned his gaze, holding chopsticks, holding the dishes on the table, and eating at will.

......

“...... The temple seemed to sink all at once, and the walls, beams, and roofs collapsed at once...... Brought the old master down to the bottom. ”

The old man swallowed the chewing dish in his mouth, stopped his chopsticks, was silent again, trembled slightly, raised his head, and said in a loud voice,

When the middle-aged man and the old man heard the voice, they slowed down their movements one after another, and were a little silent,

The middle-aged man slowly turned his head and looked at the closed door of the hall, his eyes showing fear.

I didn't look away, I didn't say anything,

Sandwiched the chopsticks dish to the greedy mouse, Lian Ge sandwiched the dish, ate, and listened quietly,

“...... Sensing that the temple had collapsed, the villagers in front of the temple who had just gotten up and were about to go back were scared at first...... Then he hurried to begin to put down the fallen walls, beams, tiles, bricks...... Move to the side, dig underneath, and try to dig out the old master......"

Looking at the front of him, the old man's cloudy eyes were a little dazed, and his face was a little painful.

“...... At the beginning, I could still hear the shouts of the old master under the fallen temple, just like before, when the daughter-in-law of the old Shen family came to me......

The old man said, slowly raising his head,

Slowly turning his head up, looking at it with a cloudy gaze,

“...... Help, help...... Help, help!"

There were some tears in his cloudy eyes, and the old man's face was painful, but he didn't dare to close his eyes.

With his mouth open, it seems to be towards the top, it seems to be towards the surroundings, shouting one after another,

There was despair in his tone, I don't know if it was the old master's or the old man's at the moment.

“...... Help, help......"

The old man's cries echoed in the hall,

The hall was quieter.

The chopsticks holding the dishes paused slightly, Lian Ge didn't turn his gaze, and looked out of the window through the window in the hall.

I put the dish on the chopsticks into my mouth and ate it without saying anything.

The old man and the middle-aged man were also silent one after another, looking at the front of them, their cloudy eyes mixed with despair and fear, trembling all over,

“...... Help me...... Help ......"

The old man shouted again, and the voice gradually subsided, and he tilted his head and gradually lowered it again, and some muddy tears flowed from his reddened eyes.

“...... But it's useless, it's useless at all......"

With his mouth open, the old man was in pain, glaring and saying,

“...... It's like the daughter-in-law of the Shen family...... I didn't save her, I hurt her, I hurt her......"

“...... At the beginning, I could still hear the old master's shout, and later, the voice became lower and lower, little by little...... In the end, it's gone......"

“...... When we move that piece out and dig it out...... The old master's body was covered in blood, and his back was also flattened......"

Slowly turning his head, the old man fell silent again, with some tears in his cloudy eyes,

“...... The master who came with the old master said that in the past, it was this land temple that suppressed the resentment in the village, but now, the land temple can't suppress it......"

“...... After giving the money that should have been given to the old master, the masters who came with the old master took the old master and left overnight......

“...... After that, the evil things in the village are getting more and more serious......"

Turning his head slowly, the old man looked at the closed door of the hall, trembling slightly, and said,

“...... If you close your eyes and open them again, you'll be in a dream...... The orphan and the widow are waiting in a dream......"

“...... The people in the village did not dare to sleep or close their eyes...... But how can you survive ......?"

“...... The old master had told the villagers not to go out...... But now, what else can be done...... We old guys, rotten here, there are still many young babies in the village, the old Xu family, the Chen family...... I'll let them go out, and if they can, go out...... Don't stay here......"

“...... If there is any resentment, if it is a debt owed by our ancestors, it will be repaid on me......"

The old man slowly turned his head, trembling slightly, looking around the hall, and said over and over again,

“...... If there is any grievance, let it be recompensed on me, and if it is against you, take it from me...... I'm not going anywhere, I'm the head of this village......"

“...... If there is a debt in the village, I should pay it back and take it from me...... Retribution on me, stop tossing the village......"

The old man spoke, his cloudy gaze turning, as if shouting around the hall,

There was pain on his face, and there was some despair in his eyes.

In the hall, the old man's voice echoed, becoming quieter and quieter.

“...... Knock knock, knock......"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the closed hall.