Wang Baxian knew what Luo Xu meant, but what worried him was whether the people in that village would be willing to take them in.

In any case, if you don't go, no one will come to invite them, and there will be a glimmer of hope if you go.

The two made a quick and decisive decision and immediately went to the small village to seek shelter from the rain. Wang Baxian couldn't run, Luo Xu put a hand on his shoulder, Wang Baxian suddenly had a feeling of being full of strength, and he didn't feel tired when he ran fast.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the entrance of the village, and came to the door of the family closest to the entrance of the village. Luo Xu stepped forward and patted the door, perhaps because the rain and wind were too loud, and the people inside might not have heard the sound of knocking on the door.

"Anyone?"

Luo Xu shouted loudly.

"Who?"

This time, the people in the house heard a voice.

Luo Xu said: "We are passing by, the rain is too heavy, can we go in to avoid the rain?"

The man inside fell silent, and after a long time, his voice came out again.

"I'm sorry, my house is too small to fit in. Go and ask somewhere else. ”

"Let's go, sir, let's go to the next one and ask. ”

I asked five in a row, but no one would open the door for them. Luo Xu and Wang Baxian were already a little disheartened, there were all families in this small village, and nearly half of them had already rejected their request to stay overnight, and it seemed that there was little hope of finding a place to stay tonight.

Wang Baxian was very optimistic, and said with a smile: "Master, it's a big deal, let's stay away from the cat in the pigsty outside, I'm nothing, I'm afraid I've wronged you, Master." ”

There is a pigsty outside the yard of every house, although it can hide from the rain, but it stinks, if you really want to spend a night inside, Luo Xu would rather be in the rain outside.

When he arrived at the sixth house, Luo Xu raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

It was a woman's voice coming from inside.

"Sister-in-law, hello, I'm passing by, it's raining too much, can I go in and hide from the rain?"

The voice inside fell silent again, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian glanced at each other, knowing that it was estimated that this family would be useless, and when they were about to go to another house, the door opened, and a village woman about forty years old appeared in front of them.

"It's raining heavily outside, so come in. ”

"Great!"

The two didn't expect that someone would really take them in, and they were very excited. The village woman took them into the house, and saw that Luo Xu and Wang Baxian were soaked, and said, "I have men's clothes at home, but they are left by my man when he was alive." The clothes of the dead may bring bad luck to you. ”

Luo Xu said: "Don't bother sister-in-law, you can get a brazier for me." ”

The village woman nodded and went out.

Wang Baxian said: "It seems that there are still good people in this village, but it's a pity that such a good woman and a man died early." ”

After a while, the village woman came in with a brazier. Wang Baxian and Luo Xu surrounded the brazier, and their bodies gradually warmed.

"Sister-in-law, what do you call it?"

The village woman smiled: "You can call me sister-in-law Zhen, everyone in the village calls me that." ”

"Sister-in-law Zhen, thank you. We are not staying at your house for nothing tonight, you have this money, it is a little bit of our heart, thank you for taking us in. ”

Luo Xu took out a thousand yuan from his body, but Sister-in-law Zhen refused to ask for anything. She is a warm-hearted person who takes pleasure in helping others and does not expect anything in return.

Luo Xu had no choice but to give up, thinking that when she left, she would stuff the money in her house, and Sister-in-law Zhen would always find out.

"Two, I'll cook some noodles for you, and drink it with hot soup, and your body will be warm. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen went to the earthen stove, added some water to the pot, and then went to the back of the stove to make a fire.

Luo Xu carried the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Technique, and the soaked clothes on his body quickly dried. He put his hand on Wang Baxian's body, and the clothes on Wang Baxian's body soon dried out.

Twenty minutes later, Sister-in-law Zhen cooked the noodles, brought over two bowls of steaming noodles, and put them in front of Luo Xu and the others.

The noodle soup is filled with red chili seeds, the red oil gives off an enticing aroma, and two eggs lie on each bowl of noodles. Sister-in-law Zhen is usually reluctant to eat herself, but she is not stingy at all when entertaining guests.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian picked up the rice bowl and ate it, and Sister-in-law Zhen found that the clothes on their bodies were dry, and asked curiously, "Why did the clothes on your bodies dry so quickly?"

Luo Xu said: "Oh, the clothes on our bodies are specially designed for the outdoors, windproof and waterproof, as long as the fire is baked after getting wet, it will dry quickly." ”

"Yo, this is high-tech!" said Sister-in-law Zhen.

"Yes, yes. Luo Xu and Wang Baxian both nodded.

"There are still noodles in the pot, and I will serve them to you after eating. Sister-in-law Zhen said.

Luo Xu asked, "Sister-in-law Zhen, why don't you have your eldest brother?"

Sister-in-law Zhen sighed, "He didn't study well outside, mixed with society, and was beaten to death." ”

Wang Baxian said: "Little sister-in-law, you are still young, find someone to marry." ”

Sister-in-law Zhen smiled, "It's easy to say, but I don't want to marry again, I live freely and unrestrained alone." ”

Luo Xu said: "Many families in the village are reluctant to open the door for us, only Sister-in-law Zhen is willing to take us in, which really touches us." I believe that good people will be rewarded, and you will definitely be blessed. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen smiled: "Hey, I'm a family with four walls, I'm not afraid of stealing or robbing, even if it's Jiangyang thieves, I dare to let them in, who will not be able to get along with me as a woman!"

"You're so open-minded!" Luo Xu smiled.

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "What is open-minded, to live here is to suffer, if someone really gives me a knife and lets me go to see the king of Hades, and when I see the lord of Hades, maybe I have to thank him." ”

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian both laughed.

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "Don't believe it, look at our village, just such a few people, lifeless, living here, there is no fun at all." ”

"Young people have gone out to work, right?" Luo Xu asked.

Sister-in-law Zhen nodded, "Now it's the Chinese New Year, and not many people come back." This village is cursed. ”

"What do you mean?" Luo Xu asked.

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "It's okay to sue you. In the past, this village was very wealthy, and the village was much bigger than it is now. At its peak, there were three or four thousand people. Then the village became cursed, and the population became smaller and smaller. A lot of young people don't want to come back when they go out, and they all think that this place is unlucky. ”

"Why?" Luo Xu remembered the two indifferent old men in the afternoon.

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "There is a mountain in front of the village, and the mountain used to be rich in a kind of stone, what is it called...... Amethyst, yes, that's the name. ”