Vol.3 Strange Tales of the Countryside (39)

After ten years of effort, a weak chicken, and a dwarf, finally heard a few "pops" and "poofs", the thing fell from the branches, rolled a few times, and landed firmly on the ground, startling a gust of wind and dust on the dirt road, choking the two of them coughing a few times, and then gave up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The "boy" lay face down on the ground and complained, as if lamenting that fate was so unfair, and that he was just sleeping honestly in the tree, when he was poked down with a thick twig.

"What the hell is this?" The Taoist took the long branch in He Harmoni's hand, broke it in half with a "snap", picked the shorter one, and tentatively poked the "child" lying on the ground, perhaps the Taoist was too nervous, and the strength was not mastered well, and the branch "poof" stabbed into the position of the tail of the "child", which is the part we commonly call "chrysanthemum".

"Uh...... Dao Chief, you have a very strong taste...... Even children don't let go of ......," He Huan said with humble eyes.

Elder Dao's face flushed, he had read all the A-movies in the world, how could the Dao Elder not have heard of the word "****", even if he hadn't heard of it, at least he had seen it.

"I ...... I'm ...... I made a mistake, I made a mistake!" explained the Taoist with a red face.

He Huan didn't know why, probably just to mediate the tense atmosphere, and by the way, he had the idea of teasing ^ the Taoist chief, and he mended the knife in time: "No wonder the White Bull View is full of children......"

He Huan is honest on weekdays, and his mouth is not very active, but today he is very beautiful in mending the knife, and this sentence makes the Taoist chief speechless.

Dao Chang pursed his mouth, held back for a long time, and didn't know how to refute, so he had to eat a dumb loss, coughed lightly twice, relieved the embarrassing atmosphere, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Na, look, it's just a paper man, what's there to be afraid of!"

He Hui looked at the branch that poked into the paper man's "chrysanthemum", and indeed saw the edge of the broken paper hole.

"Paper Man...... Why is it placed on a tree? Why is it not in the daytime?" When He Hui asked this sentence, the Taoist chief had already flipped the paper figure over, and he only saw that the two red halos were extremely dazzling.

"Estimated...... It's custom, isn't it...... I put it on the tree at night, maybe just because I was just in charge. Dao Chang shrugged his shoulders, he had already seen all kinds of unbelievable horror scenes, this kind of paper man was just a drizzle of existence for him, nothing to be afraid of, anyway, this paper man had no ghost power on it, it should be just a mortal thing, and there was nothing special.

This paper man still looked creepy in He Huan's eyes, a small mountain wind was blowing, He Huan unconsciously hugged his shoulders, and looked at the surrounding environment, not to mention Meng Yier and Li Minghao, there was not even a bird around. He Hui looked around and asked, "Dao Chief, don't you say it's raining in this mountain?

The Taoist chief has taken off the backpack he was carrying on his back, and he lowered his head to grope in it, and he said without raising his head: "This is what you don't know, in order to make it easier to burn, the general paper man is smeared with a layer of grease on it, and this paper man is of course no exception, but ah, this paper is stronger than usual, and the grease is thicker, it seems that it is specially made to put it on this tree." ā€

Hearing this, He Huan couldn't help but shudder, he felt more and more that this Youshui Village was not as simple as he imagined, not only was it not simple, but it also exuded a mysterious and unpredictable atmosphere. I don't know what happened to Meng Yier and Li Minghao, and whether there will be any danger.

"Dao Chief, let's go!" He Huan was worried about Meng Qi'er and the others, and began to urge Dao Chang to come.

The Taoist chief was still groping in the backpack, looking at his face, he looked serious, and when he heard He Huan's urging, his eyes finally lit up at this moment, and he groped out a small object from the backpack.

Through the miserable white moonlight, He Huan squinted his eyes and looked at the object in the hand of the Dao Chief, and the Dao Chief Yu Guang saw that He Hui was looking at him carefully, turned his head and raised the thing in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's better for this thing to be burned, otherwise it will be difficult to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon for a long time, and then become the essence!"

"Isn't it true that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, you are not allowed to become a jing?" He Huan blinked his idiot-like dead fish eyes and said.

This time, the Taoist chief did not skimp on his middle finger, looked at He Hui with disdain and said, "Hey, I said that no one checked the water meter, so it won't be like this, right?"

He Huan coughed twice and said: "During the two sessions, it's better to be honest, messing around with feudal superstition is to do things......"

The Taoist chief didn't bother to pay attention to him, and with a crisp "pop" popped off the lighter, lit the flame, and was about to start burning the child's paper figure.

"Stop!"

Dao Chang's hand shook, and the lighter fell to the ground, extinguishing the flames.

He Hui and the two of them were shocked, and they turned their heads to look behind them in unison.

"This paper figure can't be burned!"

A woman's voice approached from the darkness, not too loud, a little weak, but extremely firm.

The Dao Leader took two steps into the darkness and asked in surprise, "Miss Qingqing?" are you...... Why are you here?"

He Huan opened his mouth and didn't say anything, he still remembered the words of the Taoist chief, for the sake of Meng Qi'er, he had to keep his distance from Duan Qingqing.

Duan Qingqing stood still, glanced at He Huan a few times, a trace of lost color flashed in her beautiful eyes, she was in the east guest room early, and heard everything that the Taoist chief and He Huan said in the courtyard of the village chief's house, the dilapidated stone house and simple wooden door are not soundproof at all, even if the two of them suppress the sound low, they can't stop Duan Qingqing from lying at the door and listening, this is the so-called "the wall has ears".

At first, she still felt sweet and happy about the worry revealed in He Huan's words, she thought that He Huan would never leave her alone in such a strange place, but unfortunately, things were not as beautiful as she imagined, He Huan couldn't stand the Taoist chief's persuasion, and agreed that he used that simple gatekeeper to defend Duan Qingqing, putting her in danger and ignoring it, the purpose was to find Meng Qi'er's slut!

Duan Qingqing waited in the house for a long time before getting dressed and walking out of the courtyard, she saw He Huan and the others walking in the direction of entering the village from a distance, her heart seemed to have knocked over a few cans of glass bottles with spices, mixed tastes, and was pierced by the glass to the heart. The pain and soreness turned into a wave of anger, and she decided to act, and things could not be delayed any longer.

Originally, she just wanted to quietly follow behind He Hui and Dao Chang to see if there were any variables, but she didn't expect Duan Qingqing to watch from a distance that Dao Chang and He Hui were about to burn this paper figure, and she really couldn't help but show up, so she came out and drank them.

"I ...... When I came out to get up at night, I was a little scared...... I wanted to look for you but didn't find it, so I came out to take a look, and when I saw you walking this way from a distance, I chased after me......" Duan Qingqing had already thought of a way to explain, although this statement was full of loopholes, but she could only explain it like this.

The Taoist chief said in his heart that Duan Qingqing's girl is really not simple, and the lie really comes as soon as she opens her mouth, especially with that pitiful look, she is a man who is not strong-willed, and she may be confused by her, but fortunately, he and He Huan are still relatively strong-willed, and they will not easily give in to such low-level lies.

As the Dao Chief was thinking like this, he felt a small breeze blowing around him, and he watched in amazement as He Huan passed by him and went straight to Duan Qingqing.

He Huan looked ashamed, and said hesitantly: "I'm sorry, Qingqing...... We don't want to leave you alone, it's just that this kind of place is really dangerous, and we don't want you to go on an adventure with us. ā€

The Taoist looked at He Huan's figure, and then looked at the relief and peace of mind in Duan Qingqing's eyes, and couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, this is simply a crow's mouth, he is an old diao, he really can't see through these young people with strong blood, people are stupid and kind, Duan Qingqing's clumsy acting skills and lies can even deceive him, he He Huan doesn't want to think about how this so-called timid Duan Qingqing is "timid" The ground was in the dark and felt dark and could not even bring a flashlight for so long, although He Harmony and Dao Chang also did not bring flashlights, but that was because He Harmony was so anxious that he didn't bring anything at all, Dao Chang was confident that he had a Tianming Fu to use, so he didn't bring a flashlight, the moonlight was clear, and the two big men were companions without flashlights, if the same thing was put in Duan Qingqing, who was known as "timid" 's girl, she can't say it at all, even if there are various reasons why she didn't bring a flashlight and a mobile phone, but at least she should go faster to catch up, and it is impossible to follow He Harmony and Dao Chang for so long without even taking a look. Such a fake reason, I'm afraid that only a "kind person" like He Huan who is gullible about others will believe it.

Duan Qingqing was very moved, she knew that He Huan was not the kind of person who would leave any relatives and friends in danger and ignore them, especially Duan Qingqing, she was so special to He Huan, she could be regarded as both relatives and friends, and also friends.

"Xiao Huan, I knew you wouldn't leave me!" Duan Qingqing had tears in her eyes, at this moment, she really wanted to nest in He Huan's arms and feel his warmth and heartbeat.

He Huan saw the streamer in Duan Qingqing's eyes, and he instantly understood that he was wrong again.

The Taoist didn't want He Harmony to continue to make mistakes, so he hurriedly came over, his body was just blocking Duan Qingqing's sight from looking at He Harmony, he smiled with a shy old face, and said, "Miss Qingqing, you said that this paper figure can't be burned, why can't it be burned?"

Being interrupted by the Taoist Chief, Duan Qingqing realized that her feelings were too obvious, and quickly changed back to her usual gentle and optimistic appearance, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and said: "Dao Chief, this paper figure was not on this big tree when we came, it only appeared in the middle of the night, I am afraid that there is something to say in the village, so I deliberately put it on, in case we burn it inexplicably and destroy the customs of other people's villages, it will be too disrespectful, not only will we not be able to do things, but it will be even more troublesome if we are kicked out." ā€

The Taoist chief had already put the lighter back in his backpack, and he didn't plan to burn the paper figure again, in fact, he just looked at the paper figure weirdly, and he was afraid that something should not happen, otherwise he wouldn't bother to care about such idle things.

"Qingqing, what about this paper man?" He Hui asked.

Duan Qingqing smiled warmly, her round eyes were bent into the shape of a half-moon, like the moon in the sky, but they were not so white and unkind, but flashed with the warm brilliance of the sun, she smiled: "Xiao Harmony, you didn't break it, did you? If it doesn't break, put it back!"

He Huan nodded, walked back to the paper man in a few steps, bent down to turn it over, the paper man stared at He Huan's face with burning eyes, seeing that he was uncomfortable, he deliberately did not look at the paper man's gaze, held it with both hands, and carefully turned it over. He Huan's original intention was to pick up the paper man and put it back on the tree, and when he turned over, the hole in the paper man's butt was exposed.

"Ahh

"What's wrong?" Duan Qingqing leaned over and looked at the paper man.

"How did you break it?" Duan Qingqing frowned slightly, the "chrysanthemum" part of the paper figure had been broken, revealing the empty space inside.

"That...... I accidentally stabbed the ......" The Taoist chief was very depressed, he remembered that he had been teased by He Huan just now because of this matter, this one could have been turned over, but it was mentioned by Duan Qingqing, it was really embarrassing.

"Dao Chief, your taste is strong enough......" Duan Qingqing's eyes dodged, her face flushed, she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.

"Ahhh......h......h

Duan Qingqing was stunned, her face became more and more ruddy, and she laughed embarrassedly.

He Huan also followed the "poof" for a while, and forgot all kinds of troubles for the time being.

The jokes have also been made, and the three of them have returned to their usual routines.

He Hui picked up the paper figure on the ground and silently walked to the big tree, only he was more than one meter eight tall, and of course he should do this kind of work of climbing up and down.

There is an old saying that it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, although He Harmony is to put things, but also personally understand the meaning of this sentence, I think he and the Taoist also spent the old nose to poke the child paper figure down with a branch, and now it is more difficult to put it on it with bare hands, which is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.

The Taoist saw that He Huan's hands and feet were not bright, and he hurried over to help, but with his height, it had no effect on helping or not helping, the two discussed it and decided to build a personal wall.

Duan Qingqing stood under the tree and prayed silently, hoping that "that person" would not find this hole, and that he could fool the past.

"What are you doing here!"

Everyone was busy working, but an angry rebuke suddenly came from behind......