Vol.3 Strange Tales in the Countryside (28)
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"Don't worry! That's what I'm calling, and I'm sure I'll get the village chief to keep you!" You wait here for me, don't run around! ”
The old man nodded and promised, and rode away in the mule cart.
"It's really a money-oriented society!" Meng Qi'er said with emotion.
Because Meng Meng'er had made a fair comment from the position of the phoenix girl who came out of the mountain village just now, Duan Qingqing's hostility and disgust towards Meng Meng'er had subsided a little, and she also echoed at this time and said: "Yes, in this era, even the mountain villagers who we think are the most simple can only talk about money, and even the children in the kindergarten know that money is a good thing!" ”
Meng Li'er glanced at Duan Qingqing, she didn't quite understand why Duan Qingqing's attitude towards her had changed a little, you know, after the incident in the Psionic Club, Duan Qingqing almost didn't talk to her, let alone agree with her point of view, why did Duan Qingqing no longer go toe-to-toe with her at this time? This woman, there seems to be something eccentric. In fact, Meng Yi'er has always been unsure whether the "person who God wants them to wait" mentioned by the Daoist Commander exists, whether it is because the Daoist deliberately arranged for them to meet Duan Qingqing, and decided that Duan Qingqing is that person, and then took them to Youshui Village to do something with an unknown purpose.
Now that I think about it, they have never suspected the Taoist chief, and He Huan's encounters with ghosts are becoming more and more frequent, precisely after the Taoist chief appeared, and the supernatural events before that, it is difficult to say that it was not calculated by someone behind his back, and Lingshan Cemetery is the first scene where the Taoist chief appeared, if ......
Meng Li'er quietly glanced at the Dao Chang, at this moment, the Dao Chang was wiping his sweat with his shirt, and the wig bun pinned to the top of his head made him look strange, but he was wearing a very modern short-sleeved T-shirt, if it wasn't for the wig, walking on the street, the Dao Chang was an ordinary middle-aged man, or the most sloppy one.
Meng Qi'er shook her head and continued to think: If there is a problem with the Taoist, then all this can be explained, Lingshan Cemetery saved He Harmony and Meng Qi'er is the Taoist, it is the little Taoist who deliberately lost the wrong key to let He Huan and them drive the wrong car, they are also the ones who lured them to Bainiuguan, it is the Taoist who inspired Meng Qi'er's unique physique, and the one who went to Qingcheng People's Hospital and Qingcheng Medical College with them is also the Taoist, and the one who had to come to Youshui Village because of the disappearance of the little Taoist is also the Taoist, why, Is there a Taoist in every crucial link? Since the Taoist chief said that it was "that person" who asked them to come to Youshui Village, but he refused to say who "that person" was, and now when he arrived in Youshui Village, the Taoist chief looked unfamiliar with the place again, and it was strange to think about it, if it was like what the Taoist said before, he brought them to Youshui Village to find "that person", why did they wait obediently in the same place? Isn't it okay to go straight to it? Could it be that the Taoist chief did not know where "that person" lived, or even who "that person" was?
The more Meng Yi'er thought about it, the more strange she felt, and this Duan Qingqing, what was the purpose of the Taoist chief looking for her? To find the so-called truth in Youshui Village, I'm afraid it's better to find the fat witch of the Psychic Club who is proficient in tarot cards and divination, since Duan Qingqing has such a person by her side, does Duan Qingqing already know all the truth? In that case, why do you want to come to Youshui Village with them?
This...... Meng Li'er couldn't figure it out at all, she had never doubted the Taoist, but now, there were so many doubts that she couldn't pull them out even if she couldn't get rid of them.
Now the plan can only be to push the boat with the current, since the Taoist chief said that there is a great conspiracy behind this, then let Meng Yier take a look, what is the conspiracy behind this, anyway, the big deal is death, if death can die with He Huan, this life can be regarded as a well-deserved death.
Meng Li'er breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no burden, and the things that couldn't be figured out were simply left behind, the questions that time could solve, sooner or later they would know the answers, and if time couldn't solve them, it was useless to think about them.
He Huan and a few people were bored waiting, so they simply found a few clean places to sit down, the sun was about to set, watching the curling smoke gradually fade, everyone finally felt hungry, rested against the big tree for a while, and then ate something to pad the mat, when they arrived in the village, they didn't know if anyone was in charge of the food, as for the supplies, they didn't have to worry too much, they didn't believe that there was no shop in this village.
However, He Huan and the others will understand in the future that there is really not a single shop in this village.
Everyone looked at this Youshui Village while eating, and the place where everyone stayed was the entrance of the village, and the shadow was enough to see a few small courtyards in the village that were relatively close, but they couldn't really see it. There don't seem to be many people in this Youshui Village, but it is very consistent with what the old man said, but there seems to be something wrong with this village, and this kind of wrongness makes everyone very uncomfortable.
"Young man, I'm back!"
When a few people were bored, they saw a black shadow coming over with a cigarette pouch from afar, and when they were close to a few people, he reluctantly pulled the cigarette pouch out of his mouth and knocked it on the ground, only then he greeted him with a smile and said flatteringly: "Yo, it's all eaten!" Hungry, right? ”
Meng Li'er got up, patted the soil on her body, tried her best to squeeze out a smile, and said, "Uncle, it's not too early, let's go find the village chief quickly." ”
The uncle "sighed" and agreed, and turned around and motioned for everyone to go with him.
Meng Qi'er didn't bother, took the luggage and followed.
This village is not large, the pattern is also very loose, the village built by the mountains and rivers, is the planning of nature, there are not many traces of man-made, but it is the most natural. Most of the houses here are made of rock, sturdy and square, but they look a little bleak. At this time, the smoke has just dissipated, and it should be the time to eat, so there is basically no one outside.
"Huh? Strange ......" Li Minghao kept looking around, and then found that there was something different about this village than other villages.
Meng Li'er walked in the front, followed by the old man, at this time he tilted his head slightly, glanced at Li Minghao who was walking behind, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"This village, it seems...... No dogs! Li Minghao realized that in every village, there must always be dogs to watch the home and care home, as long as a stranger enters, these loyal little animals will definitely sound the alarm as soon as possible, and then spread ten to hundred, and the dogs in the whole village will follow and howl, which is definitely lively enough.
However, Meng Yi'er and his party had been walking in this village for a few minutes, passing through several dilapidated courtyards, and there was not a single dog barking in this village!
Meng Li'er frowned slightly and stopped.
Indeed, the village was so quiet that there was hardly any noise except for the footsteps of a few people, not even the most common cicada in summer!
"No wonder ......" He Huan approached Meng Li'er, lowered his voice and said: "No wonder when we were waiting at the entrance of the village just now, we felt that something was strange, but now that I think about it, it turns out to be a voice!" ”
Meng Qi'er turned her head and looked at Duan Qingqing and Dao Chang who were walking at the end, the two of them clearly heard He Huan's words, but their expressions did not change in the slightest, Dao Chang and someone here are familiar with each other, and there is nothing strange about not reacting, but, Duan Qingqing has always been very weak and timid, why didn't she make a fuss at this time? It's not like her style......
In short, Dao Chang and Duan Qingqing are both a little strange, and it is better to guard against them.
When the old man heard that there were no footsteps behind him, he also stopped, turned around and asked, "Why don't you leave?" ”
Li Minghao hurriedly said: "Oh, uncle, wait a while, we are a little tired, take a rest and leave!" ”
"Huh?" The old man was shocked for a moment, and said in his heart, Didn't these people just rest? Why did you just walk a few steps and then stop? Sure enough, people in the city are prone to kidney deficiency and are not in good health.
God knows how this old man came to this conclusion, but he still understands the truth of taking money to do things and talking less nonsense, since the owner of the family said that he wants to stop, then stop, anyway, he is an old man who has nothing to do at night, it doesn't matter if he is early or late.
Meng Li'er made a look, a bunch of people gathered together, gathered in a circle and discussed, the old man saw that there was nothing wrong, so he took out his cigarette pouch and hid far away, and smoked.
"Yi'er, I think it's really weird here, should we rest at the entrance of the village for one night and enter the village early tomorrow morning." He Huan looked at the sun, it was about to get dark, he observed, there is not even a street lamp in this village, it is really not safe to enter the village in the dark, in case there is any accident, everyone does not even know the road, how can they deal with it.
Meng Yi'er pondered for a moment and didn't speak, if there was really something wrong with this village, it would not be safe to stay at the entrance of the village, besides, if the mastermind behind the scenes was just trying to kill them for money, there was no need to lead them to this small village in the wilderness.
"I think, let's go into the village, there is no shop in front of the village, and it is not safe. Anyway, we still have a Taoist! Li Minghao has a lot of nerves, and life and death are a fart to him.
The Taoist chief nodded slightly, his expression solemn, and he didn't say anything more.
Meng Li'er observed the reaction of the Dao Chief, and then said: "Dao Chief, since you have arrived in Youshui Village, is the 'person' you said in your mouth, the person who called us here, also in this village?" Why don't we go to Him? ”
The Taoist chief was stunned for a moment, he was asked about "that person" before, and it has always been confidential, because "that person" has confessed that he can't tell the secret if he doesn't go to Youshui Village, so the Taoist chief has not said whether that person is in this village or not, nor who that person is, but now, Youshui Village has arrived, can the secret be said?
"Dao Chief, we won't take meaningless risks, and there's no need for this." Meng Li'er saw that the Taoist chief was frowning and looked very hesitant, and poured a handful of oil on the fire.
"Alas......" Dao Chang touched his beard, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said: "I am also entrusted by people to be loyal to people, and I brought Xiao Harmonic here to solve his problems, and I definitely don't have any other thoughts." As for 'that person', it's not that I don't want to say it, but I just promised her not to say it, so I can only keep it a secret when you ask. She only told you the truth when she arrived in Yushui Village, but I only know a little bit of the truth. ”
"Tell me ...... point," Meng Yi'er said with a humble eye.
Recently, everyone has become accustomed to the Taoist chief never talking about the main point.
"Uh-oh." The Taoist chief nodded and said, "The 'person' I mentioned does live in this village, but I don't know where she lives. ”
"Uh......" Li Minghao smiled bitterly and said, "Master, you old man is a liar!" ”
"No, no." The Taoist shook his head again and again, with a sincere attitude, and said: "I came to Youshui Village when I was young, but decades have passed, and it may not have changed much, but I can't remember exactly, I once asked 'that person' where her family lived, and she would naturally know when she said it...... So I'm speechless too......"
"You always know what that person's name is, right? Ask the uncle who led the way, doesn't he know where to live? He Harmony suggested.
"Ahem...... "The Taoist chief coughed lightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "It's not that I'm stupid, I also asked about this, she didn't tell me to say, she didn't ask me to ask, she also said that let's find the village chief first, live in the village chief's house, and when the time comes, we can naturally ask." ”
"Damn!" Li Minghao shouted depressedly and said, "Master, your old man is too funny!" I wouldn't have had to spend any money...... No way...... My family's money isn't blowing in the wind......"
Li Minghao howled a few words depressedly, and found that the old man turned his head to look at him, so he had to shut up and stare at him with resentment in his eyes.
The Taoist chief smiled embarrassedly and said, "Hey, hey, didn't you give the money before you had time to say it just now...... How can you blame me...... Hey, hey, hey......"
Li Minghao held his mouth, he had nothing to say, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence: "You won......"
"Okay, in that case, we have nothing to worry about, while it's still early, let's hurry to the village chief's house." Meng Yi'er knows that it won't help to wait any longer, and if you can only know the truth by following the plot, let's go into the village.
Meng Lier deeply felt that many times, many decisions were made out of helplessness, and it was really uncomfortable to be controlled.
"Let's go! Uncle, let's go to the village chief's house! Li Minghao shouted, and the old man knocked out the cigarette pouch, stood up and started to act.
After everyone left, behind the big tree where they had just rested, a pair of eyes lit up red......