The fat man leaned against the door frame, smoked a cigarette for a long time and didn't speak, and after a while, he thought about it and said, "Then find a chance to reject the girl, if you don't say it, I'll help you say it." ”

"Well, go to bed early, we'll have to work tomorrow. ”

The fat man closed the door, the light went out, and only the cigarette butt in his hand burned in the darkness, and the scorching flame was accompanied by a faint halo, but it was extremely beautiful when you looked closely.

Life is like this cigarette, not because it burns quickly and the time is very short, but when it burns, it looks beautiful, but when it hits the ground, it is just a pile of black ash.

The next day, we got up early in the morning, and the fat man suggested that we try our luck at a friend of his in the far suburbs.

The suburbs of Shanghai, close to the railway line, are basically farmland, but some places are sparsely populated and there are no mountains, but the vegetation coverage is still relatively large.

The fat man's friend is called Song Baoyu, he met in society, and he is a few years older than us. A local farmer built a house in the suburbs, enclosed a piece of land, and engaged in breeding and fish ponds. The small life is not bad, and it can be regarded as a prototype of the early self-employed.

The fat man borrowed a car, and when the three of them arrived at the place, it was not very good, and large dark clouds floated overhead. It looked like it was going to rain, and the wind was relatively strong, blowing down the surrounding farmland layer by layer. After getting out of the car, the fat man looked around, there were a few houses scattered around, and the road was not very wide, which looked a little desolate.

The houses were surrounded by huge fences, and the sound of dogs barking was heard, and the fat man turned back and pointed to the house and said, "This is the house, I'll call the door." ”

He stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a hoarse voice came from inside, "Who?"

After a while, a man of five big and three thick came out of the house, wearing a black coat, holding a blue-rimmed rice bowl in his hand, wearing old green military trousers, with his legs rolled up, and a pair of tattered military shoes on his feet. Flat-headed, looking a little chubby but with very dark skin, it should be said that it is relatively strong.

"Who?"

He asked, with small eyes, squinting at us.

"Song Baoyu, it's me!"

The fat man shouted with a smile.

The man on the opposite side walked closer, took a closer look at the fat man, and said, "Oh, isn't this Cui Zhen?" My eyes are not good, myopia is more than 800 degrees, you come in quickly." ”

He opened the door, and the fat man said as he walked inside with his luggage: "These are my two brothers, come and stay with you for a few days, are you okay?"

"It's fine, little thing. Come and go, go upstairs, there are empty rooms above. ”

He led the way, and I smiled wryly and said, "Eight hundred degrees of myopia, isn't it like being blind without glasses?"

"Haha, this grandson doesn't like to wear glasses, saying that wearing glasses is too much like an intellectual, people are good, and you still don't worry about the friends I made?"

When I entered the house, it looked like the structure was relatively old, and the decoration was not very good, the tiles on the ground were pitted, and the whitewashed walls were also a little damaged. But I was surprised that there was a TV.

Upstairs, the room was relatively empty, there were two wooden beds, the fat man threw our luggage on the ground, Song Baoyu said with a smile: "I'll go and boil some boiling water for you, wash it well at night, and then slaughter a chicken, and give you the wind today." ”

After Song Baoyu went down, I looked in the room, the place was very spacious, the window was facing the door, looking from the inside out, it was dark, the dark clouds were pressing down, there was a well in the yard, but I didn't see the poultry raised, and I didn't see the dogs.

"There are two courtyards in front of and behind Song Baoyu's house, and the Land Bureau basically doesn't care about this area. In front is a small yard with miscellaneous items, and in the back is a large yard with a fish pond and some poultry and livestock. You guys pack up first, I'll go and say hello to Song Baoyu, after all, I'm going to live here for the next few days. ”

After the fat man finished speaking, he walked briskly, and Luo Qiong and I stayed in the room. The surrounding houses are not villages at all, and they feel very desolate, but from time to time there will be trains passing behind them, and there is a rumbling sound when they pass the railway.

In the evening, Song Baoyu cooked a few dishes, and the brothers drank a cup. During the dinner, I asked, "What about your parents? Why don't you see them?"

"I have three siblings in my family, I am the youngest, and this is the house that my father built when he was young. My parents were old and in poor health, so my last sister lived in the city, where there were many hospitals and convenient transportation, so I sent my parents to live there. I stayed to look at the house and plant the land by the way. ”

It turned out to be a person living alone, I nodded after listening, and at this time a yellow-haired dog walked in slowly, looking at the body bones are quite weak, and the walking appearance is also a little lame.

"Ah Huang come here. ”

Song Baoyu called, and the dog staggered over to him and lay down beside Song Baoyu.

"This is my father's dog, now he is in his teens, and his health is not good when he is old, but he is very humane, I go out to farm during the day, and he is watching at home. He slept in the yard at night, and did not bite the animals. Come, Ah Huang, eat a piece of meat. ”

Song Baoyu picked up a piece of chicken on the table and threw it over, Ah Huang wagged his tail, and ate it deliciously.

"I also want to have a dog. ”

Reached out and touched Ah Huang's head, and said with a smile.

The wine didn't last long, and the servants went upstairs, ready to sum up the things that would go out to hunt the earth beasts tomorrow. First of all, we have to make sure if there are earth beasts here, if not, shouldn't we run for nothing?

"I see there's a forest behind me, it's not very big, but we can try our luck there. ”

The fat man said, pointing out the window.

"Is there a graveyard or something?"

I asked after a moment of deep thought.

"Cemetery, there should be, and it is more difficult to pick up this kind of place from someone's funeral home, so most of them are buried in a nearby area. What do you mean?

"Generally this kind of place has more yin qi, and most of the earth beasts we have come into contact with now like to stay in places where yin qi is heavier. So I guess I can find traces of the earth beast near the grave. ”

While we were discussing, there was a sudden sound of a dog barking in the courtyard outside, at first a few times, then suddenly barking wildly, barking louder and louder, and more and more impatient. After a while, I heard Song Baoyu shouting: "Ah Huang, what's wrong?"

Luo Qiong stood up and walked to the window to look out, and it didn't take long for him to suddenly turn around and shout, "Brother, there's something outside." ”

When I heard this, I immediately got up from the ground, walked to the window and looked out, and vaguely I could see that something seemed to be hovering outside the dark door.

"Can you see what it is?"

I asked nervously.

"I can't see clearly, but it doesn't seem to be small, and it doesn't seem to be an ordinary hare or something. ”

Luo Qiong shook his head and said, I immediately turned around and took out the Tushan knife, and rushed downstairs quickly, Song Baoyu, who was standing in the courtyard, looked at me strangely and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You come into the house and pull Ah Huang in. ”

I opened my mouth to instruct, Song Baoyu saw that my face changed a little, hurriedly complied, and after pulling Ah Huang into the room, I walked to the door with a Tushan knife and looked out through the wooden door. In the faint light, there seemed to be something hovering outside the door, with the reflection of fur, but it was impossible to see what it was. Then came the sound of the top door, and the sound of claws scratching the door.

"Bang, bang, bang, the hearts of those who listen are hairy. ”

The fat man and Luo Qiong also rushed out, and the three of them stood in the courtyard.

"Xiaoshan, what's out there?"

The fat man asked.

"I don't know, but it's certainly not an ordinary beast, and if you don't run away when you hear our voice, you're very bold!"

I gently put my hand on the deadbolt, and then lifted the deadbolt a little bit, the fat man and Luo Qiong waited solemnly, just when I pulled out the deadbolt completely, a strong force hit the door outside, and then a black shadow jumped in from the outside.

I hurriedly closed the wooden door and shouted, "This thing has been put in, caught, maybe it will open tonight!"

I closed the door, and the black shadow that burst in was extremely fast, burrowing into the pile of wood behind it.

"Do you see what it is? ”

I asked, slowly closing in.

"I don't know, but I look like a wild dog......"

Luo Qiong is not entirely sure.