Zhang Haisheng took a few sips of coffee, swallowed it slowly, raised his head to face Yuan Peng sitting in front of him, and said, "Yuan Peng, if you invite me to drink coffee today, it doesn't mean that I will definitely go out of the mountain to help you." ”

"I don't want you to help me with anything, since I invite you to coffee and think that you are a friend worthy of my association, no matter what you think of me, or what you think of us officials, I can sit on this position and how much bitterness is behind it, I don't think you know, whether you are pretentious or indifferent to fame and fortune, but I want to say something to you, you listen, your parents have worked hard to raise you to adulthood, and provide you until you graduate from college, and have been saving money for you, I hope that you can glorify your ancestors, and when you return to your hometown, they can raise their heads in front of their neighbors, be upright, and have the capital to boast of their faces. Now you have failed the hopes of your parents just to fulfill your indifferent reputation for fame and fortune, I hope you can think about it for them, you can only say so much and not say much, I believe you can understand," Yuan Peng got up and walked out of this café alone after saying these meaningful words. When Yuan Peng walked out of this café, he paused at the door of this café for a while, looked up at the sunny day, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and then left.

On the weekend of this week, everyone just rested, Yuan Peng invited colleagues who are willing to go to work to the banquet, the bright moon emerged from the thick clouds, it seemed particularly lonely, a silver-gray Santara parked at the door of the restaurant, the car door opened, Yuan Peng, Xiaowei, Huang Lei and Mengjie walked out of the car, walked into the red carpet like the stars of the awards party, walked into the private room, everyone sat down around a large round table, saw Yuan Peng and Xiaowei husband and wife walked in, Huang Lei and Mengjie then stood up and said: "Manager Yuan is good." ”

"Hello everyone, we used to be comrades-in-arms on the same front, although some have left, but those who can stay are elites, I hope you and I will encourage each other in the future, you don't have to be polite, sit down," Yuan Peng looked at everyone on the left and right after speaking, and everyone sat down. At this time, Yuan Peng was recruiting troops for himself and preparing to do something big. After they sat down, they didn't move their chopsticks, and everyone was looking at Yuan Peng, who was sitting on the top seat, but didn't say a word. Yuan Peng said to everyone: "I'm really sorry for everyone, we are waiting for an important person, we can't move the chopsticks before the guest arrives, this is our hospitality, don't lose the courtesy." ”

Huang Lei, who was sitting on the side, said: "Yuan Peng, who are you waiting for?" ”

Xiaowei faced Yuan Peng, because she understood Yuan Peng's thoughts, and said, "Are you waiting for Zhang Haisheng?" ”

Yuan Peng nodded and said, "Well, yes." ”

"Will he come, Yuan Peng," because Zhang Haisheng is an unruly character, everyone believes that this crazy student Zhang Haisheng will not come, and they will think that Yuan Peng is in vain.

"He will definitely come, he will come, definitely, definitely," in fact, Yuan Peng couldn't make up his mind in his heart. If Zhang Haisheng came today, it would be fine, if he didn't come, he planned to give up Zhang Haisheng and find someone else, at least the three stinkers could also top Zhuge Liang, and this was also Yuan Peng's last resort, and he had no choice. Yuan Peng sat in his place and closed his eyes in meditation, waiting for a long time and not seeing Zhang Haisheng walk in. Yuan Peng opened his eyes and shook his head, at this time, someone pushed open the door of the private room, and he was out of breath when he ran in, this person was Zhang Haisheng, it seemed that this Zhang Haisheng ran all the way, so he was sweating.

"Yuan Peng, is this considered to be releasing your pigeons," Zhang Haisheng joked at this time.

"It's good to come, come and sit down," Yuan Peng raised his head and looked at Zhang Haisheng who was standing in front of him, and said with a smile on his face.

The sky was full of dark clouds, and sometimes lightning broke through the thick clouds, and from the distant heavenly plan, the overcast wind blew up the fallen leaves on the ground, and suddenly there was a mournful sound. There is a village in the midst of these mountains, this village is on the mountainside, surrounded by greenery, we walk into this village, it looks very desolate, there are very few people living here, except for some old, weak, sick and disabled those who cannot walk. Climbing up this slope, there are paved stone slabs at your feet, and their stone slabs are covered with moss. This stone road is a little steep, when you walk on it, you believe to be careful, there is a low cliff next to it, there are many thorns between the cliffs, there is a family on the cliff wall, and the sorrow and joy come out of this family. Walking up the cliff, I saw that this family was doing a funeral. At that time, they were basically adobe houses, but these adobe houses were very dilapidated, with many cracks in the walls, and the main hall was the mourning hall they arranged. The family members knelt in front of the mourning platform, relatives and friends came to worship, and I don't know who in the family died?

The next day, before dawn, the funeral began, and the group was dressed in filial piety and carried the red coffin on the mountain road. Suddenly the wind was blowing, the surrounding branches and weeds were fluttering, the clouds gathered in the sky, and the pressure became lower and lower, and suddenly a lightning bolt pierced the thick clouds, and a thunderclap resounded through the sky, so that it was suddenly startled, and the torrential rain fell suddenly. They walked very hard in the middle of the mountain road, braved the pouring rain, and their whole body was soaked, and it seemed that it was not suitable to travel today. Walking to the back mountain, the rope carrying the coffin suddenly broke, the coffin fell and rolled down the mountain, everyone scattered in panic and returned home. The rope carrying the coffin suddenly broke in the middle of the walk, and the coffin fell down as an unlucky thing. The family invited an old Taoist method of opening the altar, sprinkling a lot of glutinous rice around it and folding willow branches. Lao Dao closed his eyes and applied pot ash around his eyes, soaked willow branches in clear water, and used willow leaves to clear his eyes to see yin and yang. Lao Dao slowly opened Yang Jing, took off the willow leaves covering his eyes, and saw an old man sitting in the courtyard crying alone, and the Taoist ordered his family to sprinkle lime on the ground. The Taoist picked up the wicker soaked in the clear water and stepped forward to beat it, only to hear a scream. The Taoist said while pumping: "You have already entered the Yin Division, and you are under the jurisdiction of the Yin Division, why do you linger on the world to do evil?" If you don't leave quickly, your soul will be scattered. The family looked at the messy footprints on the ground and was speechless in surprise. His family rushed forward and said, "Dao Chief, why are there so many footprints on the ground? What's going on? ”

"After the old man dies, his resentment gathers and he can't bear to leave, let's talk about it, how did you treat the old man before his death?"

The family knew that they could not hide from the eyes of the world, so they told the truth, the deceased was an eighty-year-old woman, born of an unfilial child, complaining that she was old and useless to make it cruel torture, the old man sat on the threshold all day long and looked at the passers-by, his eyes were blood-red, and sometimes there were old tears flowing, and the old man turned into resentment after death and could not bear to leave, and such a strange thing appeared at the time of the funeral. Lao Dao looked at the family helplessly, shook his head, and said: "The old man has passed away, found the coffin that fell and put it in the mourning hall, burn more paper money or clothes to show filial piety in order to ask for the old man's forgiveness, if the old man forgives you and is willing to leave, then everything will be fine, if the old man refuses to forgive, it will be more auspicious, you can do it yourself," the Taoist chief had no choice but to leave. That night, the wind was constantly clattering, and the wind creaked against the door. The family was awakened by the closed door and sat at the head of the bed listening to the wailing that seemed to be outside the door. The family looked around when they walked out of the door, and their spine was cold, and when they walked out, there was a strong wind blowing on the doors and windows, but the surrounding residents were so quiet, the old man's cry echoed around, and heard the sound of footsteps approaching, and his family was frightened, and the next day, the family died in their bedroom for some reason, their eyes were round, and their skin was black.

In the office, a colleague held a magazine in his hand and told them this story in a frightening way. After the man had told the story, some people doubted its authenticity and said, "Is this true?" ”

"Of course it's true."

"Do you know what happened here?"

"Yimen Village."

Yuan Peng turned to face everyone and said, "Yimen Village is a ghost village, which has been sealed as a forbidden place, and no one is allowed to enter it. ”

The more Yuan Peng said this, the more curious people became, and the more daring people said: "This week's weekend happens to be the Midyear Festival, and we will form a team to go to Yimen Village to find excitement." ”

"You're crazy, you have to go to this place anyway."

"Boss, do you want to come with me?"

"I," Yuan Peng pondered for a moment and said, "Whatever." ”

"The boss is going too, and whoever of you who is going with us can sign up with me."

In the end, only five of them went, and the rest of them had their own arrangements. This week's weekend is the Midyear Festival. After saying goodbye to his wife Xiaowei, Yuan Peng drove Santara to meet the other four people, got into a car and rushed to Yunnan. At noon, the car was parked on the side of the road, and the five men ate some bread and drank some mineral water to quench their thirst. They ate and chatted.

"What strange things do you think will happen to us when we go to Weimen Village this time?" One of them looked up at them as he ate the noodles in his mouth, then took a sip of mineral water and chewed the bread in his mouth.

"Maybe we will meet ghosts, like the scholar Ning Caichen."

"You are Ning Caichen, I am Yan Chixia, specializing in catching evil ghosts and monsters, and changing the right way in the world," after finishing speaking, everyone laughed.

"Okay, you guys hurry up and eat, we'll hurry after eating," Yuan Peng sat on the driver's seat and turned to face the four of them. They traveled all the way to eat and sleep in the open air, and did not arrive in Yunnan until noon on the fourth day. The five of them inquired all the way to the Forest of Death, and then drove the car back to park in an inn, and walked on foot, before arriving at the Forest of Death, Yuan Peng faced these people behind him, and said: "You have to keep up, this forest is very vast, don't get lost, out of this large forest may be the village of Yimen." "They walked into this forest, and it was covered with foliage, and they went into the depths of this forest, and they didn't know whether it was night or day. The five of them came here as if they had entered a great labyrinth, and they kept going around in circles until it was dark, and they came out of the forest until dark, and came in a big circle to the bottom of a mountain, and there was a village on the side of the mountain, which might be the village of Yimen that they were going to. Along this mountain road, I came to the gate of Yimen Village. In front of the gate, there was a woman squatting, with gray hair and a strange expression. When one of them approached, he saw the old lady sitting on a stone sharpening a kitchen knife that had long been rusted, and this kitchen knife must have been useless for a long time, and one of them stood aside and said, "Hey, old woman." Her words were a little rude, and the old lady continued to sharpen her kitchen knife as if she hadn't heard.

"Boss, is this mother-in-law deaf and dumb," the man took a few steps back to Yuan Peng's side and faced Yuan Peng.

"Hugh has to talk nonsense," Yuan Peng stepped forward and leaned over the old lady and said very respectfully: "Mother-in-law, we strayed into this place, do you see if we have any place to take in the middle of the night, is there any accommodation here?" ”

The old lady stopped what she was doing, raised her head and looked at Yuan Peng standing in front of her, showed a weird smile, stood up and stretched out her finger to point to the old mansion halfway up the mountain behind her. Yuan Peng stretched out his head and looked at the place where the old lady was pointing, and said, "Oh, I know, thank you." ”

When they spared the old lady and walked towards the old house in the middle of the mountain, the person walking on the side was very unconvinced by Yuan Peng: "You see, she was originally deaf and dumb." ”