Lijiang Village is very remote, and after the bus arrived at the transfer station, it changed to two local black cars in succession, and Xia Chen and Wu Yan arrived at their destination in the day and night.

At night, the village seems to be quiet, without the colorful streetscape of the city, without the noisy atmosphere, only the occasional sound of insects chirping among the grass lingers in the ears.

"Let's find a place to live first, about the Tower of Babel, and ask the villagers about it after dawn. ”

Xia Chen said to Wu Yan, who nodded in agreement.

The two wandered around the village, and when they saw that the house in front of them was brightly lit, they stepped forward and knocked on the door.

It was an old woman who came out, carrying her back and walking with a staggering step, as if her legs and feet were not sharp.

"Who are you looking for?"

The old woman did not open the door immediately, but stood vigilantly inside the half-man-high fence and asked.

The house is surrounded by a fence, and even the door, which is made of tree branches, does not look solid.

In order to dispel the old woman's suspicions, Xia Chen and Wu Yan stood in place and said in a cordial tone: "Hello old woman, my friends and I are out on a trip, passing through here, I want to find a place to stay, I don't know if your family is inconvenient?"

"Of course, we won't miss the cost......" Seeing that the old woman was a little hesitant, Xia Chen hurriedly added.

"Come in!"

When he was introduced to the door, Xia Chen sighed in his heart, it seems that no matter where he goes, this money is better than favors, I have to say that it is quite ironic.

The house is a little dilapidated, made of loess, so simple that the ground has not been treated, it is the real ground......

Although the environment is unsightly, it is better to have roof tiles to cover your head than to feed mosquitoes in the ridges.

"You haven't eaten yet, I'll cook two dishes for you. The old woman accepted the money, and her attitude changed one hundred and eighty degrees, not only was her tone much kinder, but she even knew how to read tea.

Both of them were cultivators, and their requests for food were not high, and seeing that the old woman was inconvenient to move, they couldn't bear to let him run back and forth, so they moved a small bench for her to sit.

"Old woman, are you alone in your house?" Wu Yan moved the other two benches in the back room, stretched out his hand to give one to Xia Chen, and said curiously after sitting down.

"In these years, whoever wants to stay in the countryside, and the young people have run to the city, leave me behind

These old people who are about to be buried are waiting at home to die......"

The old woman sighed faintly, her expression was lost, and Wu Yan's nose was sour when she listened.

Xia Chen looked at the old woman and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, this is the cruel status quo, but it is also the most real life.

Just when the three of them were silent, there was a noise outside the house, and then a person hurriedly ran into the door, and before he could catch his breath, the man shouted excitedly: "Mom, I'm back!"

"It's really you, my son......" The old woman looked at the visitor, and excitedly stepped forward with her cane, and held him in her arms.

Xia Chen and Wu Yan looked at each other, and couldn't help but have the same idea, what a coincidence!

The person who came was the old man who was saved on the bus, but he didn't expect him to be the son of the old woman.

After a short period of warmth, the old man noticed the existence of the two, he helped the old woman to the two of them, and said excitedly: "Mom, these two are my benefactors, don't you know, on the car back, I ......"

The bolt briefly explained the situation encountered in the car, the speaker had no intention of listening, the old woman's hand holding the cane kept trembling, hearing what happened to her son, her heart also followed the ups and downs of the plot, and after that, the old woman looked at Xia Chen and Wu Yan gratefully, trembling and about to kneel on the ground.

"Old woman, don't do this, we both just did what we had to do. Xia Chen hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and followed the bolt to help the old woman back to the bench.

"Quick, make something delicious, the benefactor hasn't even drunk saliva so far, we can't be so unconscionable. ”

"Mom, you sit, I'll do these things......" The bolt responded, beckoned the two of them to sit and rest, and ran into the kitchen with a smoke, and soon, I heard the sound of a ping-pong kitchen knife rising and falling.

Seeing that this family was so enthusiastic, Xia Chen and Wu Yan couldn't refuse the kindness of others, and waited quietly for dinner.

Not long after, the wine and food were served, and at the urging of the old woman, the two sat down at the table.

The dish is very simple, there is no meat, they are all green vegetables, the only thing that can be considered meaty should be the dish of tomato scrambled eggs, although it looks cold, but the two of them know in their hearts that this is the best hospitality that their family can come up with.

The wine is my mother's sorghum, which has a mellow taste, is hot in the throat, and warm in the stomach

Warm.

"Auntie, there's something I want to ask you. ”

Seeing that the current atmosphere is good, Xia Chen didn't want to wait for dawn to inquire about the authenticity of the news from the two.

The old woman smiled innocently: "You are talking about Li Dazhuang, I didn't expect his jokes to spread to the city, it's really a shame for our village......"

"Auntie, you misunderstood......" Seeing the old woman open and close her mouth and talk about Li Dazhuang, Xia Chen felt guilty in his heart.

"To tell you the truth, my friend and I are very interested in these strange and supernatural things, and we often run to these kinds of places. ”

"I heard that there was a mystery here**, no, I came to explore with my friends non-stop. ”

"The Li Dazhuang in your mouth should be the witness of the year, I don't know how much you know about this incident?"

Listening to Xia Chen's words, the old woman fell into deep thought, as if she was recalling what had happened back then.

"I remember that this incident was quite big back then, and many people even came to the city, and many people asked Li Dazhuang about the location of the incident. ”

"I was curious and followed, but I didn't see the strange place that Li Dazhuang said, and the people who came here stayed for three days without finding it, and finally left disappointed. ”

"Since then, Li Dazhuang has become the laughing stock of our village, and the object of our discussion before and after dinner. ”

"I didn't expect that after many years, there are still people who believe his nonsense, let me tell you, this trip is a wasted run, it is all a dream of Li Dazhuang's wandering soul, how can there be such a place......"

After the old woman finished speaking, she advised the two not to work in vain, it was not worth it to go back and forth, and there was no need to confess for such a thing.

Xia Chen smiled faintly, "It's okay, anyway, my friends and I are quite idle, and we don't dare to be interested in anything, but these are the only ones who have a soft spot." ”

"I don't know if you can take me to meet Li Dazhuang tomorrow, I want to go to the field to see. ”

"This one...... Bolt, tomorrow you take the two benefactors to find Da Zhuang, I don't have good legs and feet, so I won't follow. The old woman turned her head to look at the bolt and said seriously.

The plug nodded, indicating understanding.

At this time, Xia Chen's eyes focused on the old woman's legs, and said meaningfully: "Auntie, your leg injury doesn't look like an old injury, but a recent one, can you easily tell me how it hurt?"