The next morning, when Wen Baiyu went to the small restaurant, he saw an envelope stuffed under the crack of the door, picked it up and opened it, and it turned out to be twenty-two yuan, which happened to be yesterday's two bowls of fried noodles and bus money.

More than a month later, Wen Baiyu went to the hospital to remove the plaster, and the doctor told him not to exercise vigorously and to recuperate his legs.

Wen Baiyu's life is on the right track again, there are no zongzi, no ancient tombs, no supernatural events, everything is so beautiful, except that he is still a bachelor of the 10,000-year-old right-hand party......

However, Wen Baiyu discovered three very strange things.

The first thing is that Zhong Kui and Zhong Jian, the two insurance salesmen, have come to the restaurant every day to eat, sometimes two bowls of fried noodles, sometimes two bowls of tomato and egg noodles, in short, noodles that do not exceed ten yuan. Two people come every day, and every day around twelve o'clock. Wen Baiyu could only sigh that the pressure of being an insurance salesman was really big enough, and he had to be dedicated until the early hours of the morning every day.

The second thing, the little angel-like Xi Chi is on time at eleven o'clock every night in the small restaurant, the reputation is to help, as long as Zhong Jian comes, Xi Chi will run over to "chat", although Xi Chi can't speak, but Zhong Jian looks very gentle, often tells him some jokes at work, Xi Chi is holding the fleshy cheeks, lying on the table while laughing and listening to him, big eyes flickering and blinking, not to mention how cute it is.

Tang Zi saw this situation, and once said with emotion: "Now little girls really like older ones, isn't it so secure?"

Small...... Woman...... Child......

Another person who recognizes Xi Chi as a little girl, maybe Zhong Jian also thinks Xi Chi is a cute little girl......

The third thing is to describe it as weird!

Although the business of the small restaurant is good at noon, but it is not waiting, the business is booming in the evening, but the most prosperous is at midnight, as long as it is from one to twelve o'clock, the waiting number has to be lined up to more than 100!

There is no other reason, Wen Baiyu found that as long as Wan Qi Jinghou wrapped his arms and stood at the door of the small restaurant, good guy, no customers dared to come that night, Wan Qi Jinghou was like a natural door god, a special town. Wen Baiyu saw several times that there were obviously customers happily walking towards the small restaurant, and then saw Wan Qi Jinghou, his face was as white as a dead man, and then he turned around and ran, shouting while running, "Woo hoo lament, the pit friend is honest and deceive me, the big zongzi is still there!"

Wen Baiyu didn't know what kind of temper he had at that time......

Wen Baiyu found the account and calculated, in the month he came back, his net income fell by 30% compared to the previous month!

Wen Baiyu was settling accounts in a depressed mood, gritting his teeth and holding a cigarette, typing on the calculator, and a piece of cigarette ash fell in front of the computer's keyboard.

Tang Zi came over at this time, and said unusually twistedly: "Boss...... That one...... I'll tell you something. ”

Wen Baiyu raised his head, looked at him with an unkind face, and said, "You say." ”

Tang Zi said, "That, boss...... I want to take a leave of absence tomorrow......"

Wen Baiyu said in surprise, "Excuse me?"

Tang Zi nodded and said, "I received a call from my hometown today, my mother said that Xiaohong in our village is getting married, that is, tomorrow, I have to go back to pay the money." ”

Wen Baiyu: "......"

Where is Tang Zi's hometown, Wen Baiyu doesn't know, it is said to be very close to Beijing, but it is a very remote rural area, but the little red in their village, Wen Baiyu always hears about it, because it is the goddess of Tang Zi's secret love, it is said that she is very good-looking, Tang Zi's original words are "Although not as good-looking as Brother Wan Qi, but really good-looking." ”

Wen Baiyu thought to himself that the goddess of her crush was getting married, and this stupid big man still had to pay a share of the money, which was enough to stay up, so he waved his hand, bit his cigarette and said, "Go, go, go." ”

Tang Zi nodded happily and said, "Okay boss, I'll be back early the day after tomorrow!"

The kitchen just called and asked Tang Zi to bring the dishes up, Tang Zi turned around to leave, suddenly stopped, turned back again, and said to Wen Baiyu very solemnly: "Boss, don't go out tomorrow night." ”

Wen Baiyu rarely sees Tang Zi so serious, not to mention, as soon as Tang Zi is serious, he is called handsome, after all, he is tall and upright.

Wen Baiyu said, "Why?"

Tang Zi said: "Because tomorrow is the Midyear Festival, the ghost door is wide open." ”

Wen Baiyu: "......"

Wen Baiyu glanced at him, didn't take it seriously, looked down at the computer and typed the calculator, and muttered, "What year is it, and ...... superstitious"

Early the next morning, Tang Zi left with his luggage, Wen Baiyu got up, turned on the TV, and it happened to be the time of the morning news, and the news was broadcasting the latest news.

Wen Baiyu glanced at it, Xi Chi happened to come out of the bedroom, Wen Baiyu pointed to the TV and said to Xi Chi: "There have been so many children who have lost children recently, and it has been the seventh in a month, pay attention when you go out." ”

Xi Chi: "......"

Xi Chi's eyes flashed, and Wen Baiyu added, "Don't always come to the restaurant at midnight, be careful of being taken away by the big bad wolf!"

Of course, Wen Baiyu was talking about Zhong Jian, while Xi Chi was grinning, and Wen Baiyu who was laughing was very temperless.

Wen Baiyu was just about to go out, Xi Chi came over and tugged at the corner of his clothes and handed him a piece of paper.

――The restaurant closes early today, on the fifteenth day of the ghost month, and the yin qi is too heavy.

Wen Baiyu looked stunned for a moment, and didn't take it seriously, there are quite a few people who still want to believe in this thing.

Wen Baiyu went to the restaurant, he didn't see Wan Qi Jinghou at home, and there was no Wan Qi Jinghou in the restaurant, it was eleven o'clock, and he had already started to serve guests, but he hadn't seen anyone yet.

Tang Zi asked for leave today, and Wan Qi Jinghou didn't come, except for the back kitchen, he took care of the scene alone, and his liver hurt when he was tired.

Wen Baiyu asked the cook, "Have you seen Wan Qi Jinghou?"

The cook said, "Didn't he ask for leave, didn't he tell the boss?"

Another one who asked for leave! Could it be that the goddess of Wan Qi Jinghou is also getting married today, didn't she say that today is Halloween, and there are still people who are getting married today?

Because Wan Qi Jinghou was not there, there were a lot of guests in the small restaurant today, Wen Baiyu was a little busy, from noon to more than eleven o'clock in the evening, he was busy, and Xi Chi also helped him serve the food after he came over.

Suddenly, the phone rang, Wen Baiyu hurriedly ran over to answer it, but it was not a call to order food or order takeout, but Zhong Jian......

Zhong Jian said, "Hey, hello, is it Wen Baiyu?"

Wen Baiyu said, "Do you want fried noodles for takeout?"

Zhong Jian coughed and said, "No...... Please tell Xi Chi, my business is too busy today, and I don't have time to pass. ”

Wen Baiyu: "......"

Are you in love!!

Wen Baiyu really wanted to throw away the phone, but finally conveyed the words to Xi Chi.

Xi Chi was a little lost, his big eyes were gray and abrupt, Wen Baiyu looked at it and couldn't bear it, and said: "Anyway, he'll come back tomorrow, besides, it's a good thing to be busy with business, if you're not busy, you don't have money and don't drink the northwest wind, it's almost twelve o'clock, you go home and go to bed first." ”

Xi Chi nodded, and when he left, he wrote a note to Wen Baiyu.

-- I must go home before 12 o'clock.

Wen Baiyu nodded perfunctorily.

It's already more than twelve o'clock, and there are still many people waiting for the sign, and business is particularly prosperous today, and Wen Baiyu can't catch up with customers, and it's almost a little bit when the stall is closed.

Wen Baiyu closed the door of the store tiredly, and then walked home, and when he walked to the door of the community, the main entrance that he usually walked was closed!

Wen Baiyu let out a foul mouth, and then walked around to the back of the community and walked through the small door.

The back of the community is a little desolate, and there are many trees, it has passed the dog days, it is cool at night, today it is extraordinarily cool, the wind blows, Wen Baiyu shiveres.

Wen Baiyu walked a few steps, and saw a fire at the fork in front of him, and a gray-haired old man squatted on the ground, drew a circle with a notch on the ground with a stone, and then put the paper money in the circle and lit it with a lighter.

"Whoa-" With a bang, the paper money burned, and the flames were very large, setting off the gloomy narrow road extremely strangely.

Wen Baiyu shuddered, feeling a chill on the back of his neck, so he planned to take a few quick steps.

The old man squatted on the ground, and with a voice in his mouth, he said, "Child...... Child...... I don't know how you're doing now, I'm powerless, old man, I can't save you...... I just hope that someone will save you......"

As the old man spoke, he suddenly fell to the ground with a grunt, and his clothes almost caught fire.

Wen Baiyu himself was about to walk over, and when he saw this situation, he subconsciously rushed over to help the old man and said, "Are you okay, pay attention to the fire, don't ignite it." ”

The old man thanked him again and again, and said, "Young man, you have a good heart. ”

Wen Baiyu laughed dryly, and the old man said again: "Young man, do you know, in the past ten years, you are the second person to talk to me......"

Wen Baiyu thought to himself, this old man is estimated to be a widow and has no children and relatives, otherwise it would be pitiful to burn paper money here alone.

The old man said faintly, "The first person to talk to the old man is a child...... The children are kind, he is not afraid of me, and he gives the old man apples to eat...... It's a pity that good people are not rewarded, and the old man is not capable...... The kid ......."

Wen Baiyu subconsciously asked, "What's wrong with the child?"

The old man said, "The child was lost and taken away." ”

Wen Baiyu thought of the news he watched in the morning and said, "Was it abducted by human traffickers?"

The old man said quietly, "Human traffickers, if it is human traffickers, it is not so terrible...... Lad, you know what...... Some people want to live forever and use the hearts and blood of ninety-nine young children to refine medicine, and I heard that as long as they take this medicine in the phoenix coffin, even those who have been dead for a thousand years can be reborn......"

Wen Baiyu shuddered, thinking that he really shouldn't stop, this old man obviously has a problem with his brain!

Wen Baiyu didn't stay anymore, he wanted to leave when he missed it, but with a "snap", the old man grabbed his arm and looked at him faintly.

Wen Baiyu's eyes suddenly widened, his back was cold with fright, his legs and stomach turned tendons, and the old man's body began to slowly fade, becoming more and more transparent, floating in the air......

The old man said, "Young man...... You have a good heart to save these children...... I have been wandering for ten years, some people have arrested me, some people have driven me, but no one has ever been as kind as the child, before dawn, you must save the child, otherwise you ...... It's too late......"

After the old man finished speaking, the circle on the ground that burned paper suddenly emitted a blue light like ghost fire, turning into a giant hole, Wen Baiyu shouted "ah", and the whole person fell into the hole.

Wen Baiyu fell down the hole, thinking in his heart that he was so deep, he wouldn't fall directly to hell!