Chapter Twenty-Four: The Villagers Who Were Attacked
"Uncle, can you fix it tonight?" Yang Cheng asked uneasily.
He jumped out of the carriage with Xia Yuqiu, looking at the broken wheels, one-third of the wooden wheels were broken, and the other wheel was also loose, this kind of car that had not been maintained for many years could not run long distances at all.
The old coachman took a solemn sip of shisha and pouted, "No, if it's okay in the city, you can continue on the road with a new one." But here, you can only find a carpenter to make a wheel, and I am afraid it will take two days. It's so late tonight, it's even more impossible. ”
"Is there another way?" Yang Cheng let out a long sigh and looked in the direction of Tanglin City: "How far is this from Tanglin City?" ”
The old coachman calculated, continued to smoke his cigarette and said, "Hmm...... We set off at noon, and it should have been seven or eight hours by now, probably more than 100 kilometers. ”
More than 100 kilometers, relatively speaking, this distance is insurance for Yang Cheng and Xia Yuqiu, and it is within a safe range, I am afraid that the people of Yunyue Kingdom will not be able to find out their itinerary in a short time.
Looking at the brightly lit village not far away, a few children in the village were chasing and fighting, and a few wisps of cooking smoke were rising.
"Otherwise, let's take a rest here tonight and go into the village to see if we can get some help." Xia Yuqiu frowned.
"That's all it can be." The old coachman shrugged his shoulders, put the hookah away, and slowly walked towards the village with two horses.
The three of them walked together to the village, and when the children in the village saw strangers, they were immediately attracted by the beauty of Xia Yuqiu, and they surrounded them.
In the night, the cozy sound of the domestic animals was made, and the villagers were drawn to it, and the focus was on the three people.
"Come on, everybody, and look at these two old horses. Hee-hee-hee, the two horses are so dirty and ugly. Hee-hee-hee. A mischievous child laughed and circled around the horse, the horses making restless noises.
Seeing that the horses were a little uneasy, the old coachman waved his hand again and again, pretending to be fierce and vicious, and said, "Go!" Go! A few little kids are playing! ”
"Oh! Rotten carriage, bad carriage, old monster with old horse! The naughty child grimaced at the coachman, and several children followed and coaxed the three of them in a circle.
The old coachman was so angry that he blew his beard, his face was red and black, and he picked up his hookah and scared a few children: "Oops! You little boys, if you are naughty and mischievous, I will teach you a lesson for your parents! ”
When the children saw the old coachman lose his temper, they shouted, "Let's go quickly, the old monster has lost his temper." Let's go! A few little kids stuck out their tongues and grimaced and fled, giggling and slapsticking echoing through the village.
Yang Cheng walked all the way to observe this village, although the village is backward and small, but it is complete, every family raises chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, and there is a large rice field in front of the village, and outside the suburbs, you can live a self-sufficient life without relying on the market.
When night fell, the three of them came to the stable, and the old coachman led the horses and came to the village with oil lamps to ask for help. All the villagers looked at each other strangely, not knowing what the three of them were doing, because there were not many passers-by, let alone strangers who came to the village.
At this moment, a skinny old man walked slowly, with white hair and a kind face. He was followed by a young and beautiful woman, who had a simple appearance, a classical beauty, and a young and beautiful woman with short hair. Serious comparison, not inferior to the summer rain and autumn points.
"Three visitors, I don't know what happened to my village? I am the village chief of this village, Huang Fumao ......" The white-haired village chief said in a weak and hoarse voice, speaking slowly, and trembling with a cane supported by the woman.
Yang Cheng observed that the two of them had no malicious intent, and replied: "Hello village chief, we are passing here, but unfortunately the carriage broke down, so we came to the village to ask for help." ”
"I see." The old village chief spoke calmly, and when he saw that the wheels of the carriage were broken, he said to the woman: "Qingqing, did your father come back from going out to herd cattle, let him help the three visitors repair the carriage." ”
The young woman's name is Qingqing, her eyebrows are delicate, she is dressed in a simple white cloth dress, her face is gentle, and she is about her early twenties, a few years older than Xia Yuqiu.
"Grandpa, dad hasn't come back yet, why don't you invite the three of you to the village to rest first, I think the three of you should be very tired after a day of traveling." Qingqing said.
Mu Ran, the old village chief, nodded and said, "It's okay." Three, it's getting late, you probably haven't eaten yet. If you don't mind, you can come to my house to rest first, but we are coarse tea and light rice, so I am afraid that it will not suit the appetite of the three distinguished guests. ”
"It's okay, it's okay, I can do anything, hahaha." The old coachman smiled from ear to ear when he saw the village chief Huang Fumao's hospitality.
"Thank you so much village chief, is it just appropriate?" Yang Cheng said.
Xia Yuqiu also said: "Village chief, will we be too disturbed in the past?" ”
"It's rare that there haven't been guests in the village for a long time, so the three of you don't have to be polite. Come to my house and rest for a while, and when my son-in-law returns, he will help you fix the carriage. The old village chief said hospitablely.
At this time, Yang Cheng also had no rice in his stomach for a day, and his stomach was so hungry that he was drumming.
"Well, we'll bother." Yang Cheng said politely. The three of them followed the old village chief into the village, and the people in the village saw the village chief greeting him, and saw the strangers quietly watching together.
The three of them followed the village chief Qingqing to a farm, where a young woman was cooking, and when she saw a guest, she was a little surprised at first, and then smiled: "Dad, who are these three guests?" ”
"Oh, these three are passing by here, but unfortunately the carriage broke down, so they came to our village to ask for help." The old village chief said, and then introduced Yang Cheng and the others: "Three, this is my daughter Huang Shifen, everyone can sit casually, just treat it as your own home......"
"Yes, it's rare to have a guest, three of you can sit casually." Huang Shifen said with a smile, and then looked outside the courtyard: "Dong Xing hasn't come back yet, I have cooked a few side dishes, so I'll go add some rice." The three of you will stay for a meal and let me fix the carriage for you when my husband comes back. ”
Xia Yuqiu nodded, and now he can feel from entering the village road that the village chief's family is still very hospitable and very simple.
"Need help?" Yang Cheng was a little embarrassed by such enthusiasm.
"You rest, I'll just come by myself." The woman Huang Shaofen smiled and said to Qingqing, "Qing'er, you entertain the guests." ”
"yes, okay." Qingqing agreed and made tea for the three of them. Seeing this, Yang Cheng had no choice but to sit quietly on the chair.
The three of them sat in the farm, there were some fruit trees planted in the farm, the old coachman was quietly drinking tea and blowing the wind comfortably, while Xia Yuqiu looked around without saying a word. Only Yang Cheng was the only one who chatted with the old village chief with a smile.
"Young man, your pupils are red, where are you from?" The old village chief smiled faintly.
Yang Cheng smiled slightly, obviously avoiding this question a little, and said, "We came from Tanglin City and are going to Gulansi City. ”
"Tanglin City, Donglin City is more than a hundred kilometers away from here, are you going to Gulansi City?" The old village chief said.
"yes, we left at noon."
"Oh~~ Gurans City is nearly five hundred kilometers away from here, fortunately, your carriage is in trouble now, if it breaks down in the barren mountains and mountains on the way, it will be bad, and my son-in-law will come back in a while and let him check with you to ensure that the journey is safe." The old village chief's scrawny body seemed to be able to blow with a gust of wind.
Yang Cheng smiled: "I think so too, fortunately, I met you, thank you so much." ”
"Where's the word?" The old village chief said that the two talked and laughed happily, and the night gradually deepened, at this time the woman Huang Shaofen had already cooked several dishes, and at the dinner table, the old coachman was hungry, but he did not dare to move the chopsticks.
Qingqing and Huang Shaofen lingered at the gate of the farm, waiting for her husband to return. I waited for a long time, and I saw that the food was getting cold, but I still didn't see anyone.
"Strange, Qing'er, why hasn't your father come back so late today from herding cattle, usually he has already arrived home at this point. Could something be wrong? Huang Shaofen worried.
Qingqing patted the woman's hand and comforted: "Mom, don't worry, Dad, he may have been too far away today, so he couldn't come back in time." ”
Xia Yuqiu touched the ring and looked back without saying a word, and the old coachman was already hungry when he smelled the aroma of the food. Just when everyone was looking forward to Dong Xing's return, suddenly a young man's shout came from far away in the village: "Oh no! Oh no! Village Chief, Dong Xing, Uncle Dong! Uncle Dong, he was injured!! ”
Hearing the news, everyone looked over, and the young man ran quickly with Dong Xing on his back, followed by a strong man. Suddenly! The whole village came alive and every family came to see what was going on!
"Liu Er! Something is wrong! Huang Shaofen ran to the money, only to see Dong Xing covered in blood, his face full of pain, and bean-sized sweat kept coming out.
"Dad!!" Qingqing exclaimed, and also walked up quickly, and the atmosphere in the village became solemn for a while.
Looking at Dong Xing's thigh, he didn't know what was hurt, half of his hemp pants were torn, and there was a deep scratch on his leg! No one could have imagined that this kind of thing would happen, Yang Cheng and Xia Yuqiu walked out of the farm quickly, followed by the old coachman and the old village chief Huang!
Liu Er panicked, panting and put Dong Xing on the ground, panting heavily, as if he hadn't stabilized his mind from the terrifying incident just now, and said vaguely: "Just now, when we came back from herding cattle, when we came back, we were ...... by monsters."
Seeing that Liu Er was vague, the strong man then said, "Let me say it, it's like this!" I was attacked by a monster when I just came back! Liu Er and I escaped quickly, so we escaped! Dong Xing himself had to pull the cow to run, so he was attacked! Our cattle have been kept by that monster! ”
All of a sudden, the people of the village were talking and terrified, and the woman cried out, "It's a monster!" It's definitely Warcraft!! ”
"It must be that demonic beast from Nanshan again, last time our two sheep in our family were also taken away!"
"This monster is tormenting our village like this, what should we do."
Everyone was talking, and Huang Shaofen was shocked and said, "Liu Er!? Where did you go to herd the cattle!? ”
Liu Er was asked like this, and said vaguely: "This, this, it's all my fault, I asked them to go to Nanshan to graze cattle, because the grass here is almost eaten, and I see ...... over there in Nanshan."
"You guys! Why are you so confused! I've said it all, I can't go to Nanshan! There's a monster living in a cave there! Huang Shaofen cried angrily.
At this time, Dong Xingqiang endured the pain and said: "Daughter-in-law, don't blame them, I'm fine......"
"You're hurt like this, it's okay, you're so confused! We can't go to Nanshan!! The woman cried and scolded, "When will you listen to me?" Now the man is hurt, and the cow is gone! ”
Yang Cheng was silent, and suddenly it was not clear whether Huang Shaofen cared about cattle or people......
At this time, the old coachman touched his beard and frowned: "It's over, it's over, I'm afraid that the repair of the car will be delayed for a few days." ”
Everyone exploded, and just as this was, Xia Yuqiu, who was the only one who remained calm, suddenly spoke: "What kind of monster did you encounter!?" ”
The two of them, who were still trembling, were suddenly attracted by the exquisite voice, and when they saw Xia Yuqiu, they were even more shocked by their beauty in the next second, and they were stunned for a few seconds before answering: "I, I didn't see it clearly, I was too scared to look at it." ”
"Me too, how dare we look, it's too late to escape." The strong man also said.
The villagers were terrified, their faces were pale, and they ran to find their children, for fear that the monster would come down the mountain and take the child.
“……”
Xia Yuqiu and Yang Cheng were silent, but they couldn't be blamed on the two, after all, ordinary village names, it was correct to subconsciously run away when they saw the murderous demonic beast! Xia Yuqiu carefully observed the injury on Dong Xing's leg and found that the injury was not serious, and the scratches were very small, so it should not be a powerful demonic beast.
After a while, Dong Xing hesitated for a moment, and when he recalled it, he felt palpitations, and said bitterly: "I, I saw it, the appearance of that demonic beast is a bit like a mouse." ”
"Mouse!?"
Everyone was talking about the monster mouse. Yang Cheng's face suddenly had some black lines, and a rat attacked the villagers! The first reaction in my mind in my memory is the Night Mouse, the Thorny Rat, the Giant Hamster, and the three cuties in the Lost Realm. Because when the game was designed, there was no mouse boss, because making a mouse boss would laugh off people's big teeth, so the possibility of a boss was directly ruled out......