Chapter 355: The Old Lady Who Sells Chestnuts
The night is dark, and the streets are sprinkled with paper money, drifting in the wind.
It was still nightfall, and from time to time there were still voices of people, which seemed a little harsh in the dark night.
And it was at this time that an old lady with a long clock was walking on this deserted street with a small wooden cart.
"Sell chestnuts......" An old shout spread far away, but no one responded, and even scolded from time to time, as if he had been woken up from his sleep by this shout.
The old lady, who had walked for some time, seemed to be a little tired, stopped, took out a small bench from the wooden cart, and sat down on the side of the road, with her hands tucked into her sleeves and trembling.
Now it's November, and the weather is already very cold, and the cotton clothes on this old lady obviously can't keep her warm.
"It's not going to be a good winter." The old lady shuddered and sighed.
And just as she was exclamation, a sound of footsteps came from far away in the silent street.
The old lady looked over, but saw a man approaching with a child.
"Old man, how do you sell these fried chestnuts?" The young man walked to the wooden cart, lifted the quilt for warmth, picked up a chestnut, and asked with a smile.
The man was wearing a green shirt and seemed to be unaffected by the cold weather.
On the contrary, the boy on the side was wearing a fur coat, and he was constantly shivering.
Seeing the appearance of the young man, the old lady was slightly stunned, she had never seen such a handsome person, this was more handsome than some famous sons she had seen before.
Seeing that the old lady was stunned, Li Si coughed lightly and picked up the chestnuts in his hand to show the old lady.
"Ah...... This son, my chestnut is three copper coins a catty. The old lady also reacted quickly and hurriedly responded.
"Three copper coins are not expensive." Li Si nodded slightly, and then said, "Then trouble the old man to help me weigh it, weigh me ten catties." ”
Hearing Li Si's words, the old lady was stunned, and then said helplessly: "Son, I only have five catties, not ten catties." ”
"Oh? Why do you bring so little? Li Si frowned slightly and asked.
"It's not good to sell, no one eats these chestnuts." The old lady sighed softly.
Seeing the old lady say this, Li Si could only shake his head, and then said: "Five catties is five catties, you can help me wrap it." ”
After saying that, he opened a chestnut and ate it, and gave one back to the little boy beside him.
The little boy took the chestnut and ate it too.
"Okay, I'll weigh it for you right away." When the old lady heard this, she immediately laughed, like a chrysanthemum.
Then she stood up and slowly reached out her old hand and grabbed the chestnut.
Seeing this, Li Si also discharged fifteen copper coins from his sleeve and put them on the side of the wooden cart.
"I have a headache ......" At this time, the little boy on the side suddenly said ꓹ and then fell to the ground in pain.
It's just that his expression looks a little stiff and unnatural.
At this time, Li Si also frowned and shook his head, as if he was trying to find a way to stay awake.
"You...... Chestnut ......" he said with difficulty, and fell to the ground like the little boy.
His expression was extremely smooth, showing the symptoms of a person's poisoning vividly.
Seeing this, the old lady smiled and poured the wrapped chestnuts into the barrel again, covering the barrel with a small quilt.
After doing this, she said to herself, "I thought there was no one today, but I didn't expect another one to come." ”
With that, she walked up to the little boy and picked it up with difficulty and stuffed it under the car, and then pushed the car away.
"Sell chestnuts...... an old shout was heard again.
With this shout, the car gradually disappeared into the night.
After the car disappeared, Li Si, who had already been "unconscious", slowly stood up and looked at the place where the small wooden car disappeared thoughtfully.
Then, with a mouthful, he spat out a chestnut that had been peeled off intact and fell precisely into the far crack in the stone.
It turned out that Li Si hadn't eaten that chestnut at all before, all he had done was to deceive the old lady.
Then he took the gourd from his waist and rinsed his mouth a few times, until he was more comfortable, and then stopped rinsing.
"It seems that it is really you." Li Si's brows furrowed slightly, he had been out of Dashi Village for several days, and he knew some time ago that there was a disappearance of children in this nearby village.
This caught his attention, so he went to look at the place where the child had disappeared, and found some broken chestnut shells.
So he suspected that the disappearance of these children had something to do with the chestnuts, and he noticed this old woman who had been selling fried chestnuts in villages and towns.
I tried it today, and it was she who abducted the child.
He had already smelled a strong drug-like smell from the chestnuts before.
Now, all he had to do was find out where the old lady had taken the child.
As for how to find it, it was naturally the little boy just now.
That little boy was none other than Xiao Xuan.
This old lady probably wouldn't have imagined that she had been abducted and abducted to a ghost.
Then, Li Si looked at some of the traces left under his feet and chased after him.
This is the trace left on the ground after the small break of the void palm, so that Li Si can easily find him.
It's just that the more he chases, the more Li Si feels that something is not quite right, because he has already walked out of the town and headed towards the wilderness.
But he clearly knew that this old lady was a person, and he had actually seen it with yin and yang eyes before.
Moreover, a ghost creature ran to the town to commit a crime, and it was really looking for death.
But that's what makes it weird.
After all, this old lady is a lot old, and if she touches something in the wild, she will definitely not be able to get out.
For example, when encountering a wolf on the shoulder, it is not something that an old lady can resist.
"Looks like there's something demonic." Li Si exhaled softly, and his eyes were a little solemn.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and chased in the direction of the old lady.
In a short time, Li Si had already arrived at a mass grave, where the graves were of different heights, and he even found a half-buried tombstone at his feet.
This shows that this mass grave has a long history.
And when Li Si entered here, there was a sound around him, and a pair of green eyes appeared in the darkness.
This is an animal that has been living in the tomb.
When these animals found out that Li Si had arrived, they all came out of their nests and stared at Li Si with greedy eyes.
They have already eaten many corpses, and now they salivate at the sight of a living person.
Looking at these animals, Li Si also recognized that these were foxes.
It's just that what makes him helpless is that these foxes didn't attack the old lady, but attacked themselves.
However, Li Si also confirmed one thing in his heart, this old lady must have something to do with the evil and weird, otherwise it would be impossible for these foxes not to trouble her.