Chapter 54 Permission
As soon as I entered the village, there were about a dozen families living here, but all of them were darkened, there was no light, no sound was heard, and the silence was terrible.
The houses stand there alone, dilapidated and old-fashioned, giving people the feeling that this place is a deserted village.
Just thinking about it, Liu Meng was the first to complain: "Will anyone live here?" ”
"Look at the ghosts here, this house is broken."
Although Liu Meng's words sound a little unpleasant, they are also telling the truth, and it really doesn't look like a resident here.
As we spoke, it seemed as if a voice was slowly approaching us.
"Knock Knock --!"
"Shhhhh
As soon as they heard this voice, everyone couldn't help but close their mouths at the same time.
I saw an old man with a withered face walking slowly over with a cane in the distance, his eyes were scattered but gloomy, and he didn't speak, just stared coldly at a few people.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhang Qiang was the first to step forward and asked politely to the old man:
"Hello, old man, a few of us are college students who came here to camp, and it's a little inconvenient now, can we borrow your house for us to stay for one night?"
Although Zhang Qiang asked like this, the tone was already very harmonious, but the old man didn't seem to intend to pay, as soon as he opened his mouth, it was a deep tone, which made people uncomfortable to hear, and said:
"Let's go, outsiders are not welcome here!"
Seeing that the old man had given the order to evict the guest, Zhang Qiang didn't seem to intend to give up, and immediately asked:
"Old man, look at us for only one night, you see you need our help in a place, we can help you, just ask us to stay here for one night."
At this time, although the strange wind had stopped, it was too late, and it was obviously unrealistic to find a place to camp.
So Zhang Qiang began to constantly talk about the strange old man, hoping to impress the old man with his three-inch tongue.
Liu Meng and Zhang Wenshu on the side also joined the persuasion camp, although the old man looked very strange, half of his body was about to enter the ground, but now, in order to make him agree to live in them, he couldn't care so much at the moment.
I also wanted to persuade me, but after thinking about it, I stopped my steps.
I saw that the old man didn't even look at us, he must have been an aboriginal who had lived in the mountains for a long time, and such a person would not welcome outsiders to enter.
Zhang Wenshu turned around and made a yes gesture to us, indicating that it was going well, and Chen Dong and I looked at each other, but neither of us spoke.
Just, will it be that easy?
Looking at the old man's expression, he was not moved at all, and he didn't even look at Zhang Qiang, his eyes stared deeply at the few people behind him, and he didn't see him acting.
In the middle of the ring, he spoke:
"You'll have to do me a favor to get in."
His words are confusing, no matter how he said before, he was not allowed to enter, but now he says that he can, what is his intention?
"You say what you say! As long as we can do it, we are guaranteed to go to the soup. ”
Zhang Qiang immediately patted his chest and smiled at the old man.
The old man didn't seem surprised by this, didn't continue to speak, turned around, and left alone.
Seeing this, Zhang Wenshu and several people waved towards me and Chen Dong, Xu Yi beckoned, signaling to follow, we were also positive, so we waited for them to wave, and immediately put on our bags and chased after them.
On the way into the village, the old man looked like he was in his old age, but he walked step by step, and this movement seemed to be very slow, but I don't know why, several people kept their backs far behind.
"Hey; Do you think that old man has superpowers? How to go so fast? ”
Xu Yi was the first to hold on, so he opened his mouth and complained.
"Shhh
Zhang Qiang immediately stopped him and didn't let him continue.
"What are you afraid of, can he still hear it?"
Xu Yi seemed to be unbelieving, and retorted, and Liu Meng, who was walking to his side, also knocked on his forehead and signaled him to shut up.
"If you don't finish talking, feed the ghosts in the mountains tonight."
The old man who was walking in front stopped and tapped his cane on the ground.
As soon as I heard him say this. Xu Yi's expression of disbelief was as if he had eaten.
As for Zhang Qiang and Zhang Wenshu, they immediately glared at her, and Liu Meng in front of him quietly put his hand on his waist and twisted it fiercely.
Seeing that he had said the wrong thing, Xu Yi, who had received the lesson, immediately became well-behaved, did not continue to speak, and hurriedly walked with his head down, but he was not convinced.
Xu Yi thought to himself: This old man is outrageous, he can hear it so low and so far away? What a hell of a life.
After walking some distance with the old man, he finally entered the village.
As soon as I entered the village, it was not at all the same as what I saw in the distance, I saw that there were lanterns lit in the courtyards of each house, but instead of red lanterns, they were a bunch of white lanterns.
Strange, why did the people in this village look happy? Just now, the old man blocked a few of us at the entrance of the village and prevented us from entering the village, but this time the group of people who came in were happy.
This village is really incomprehensible.
"Sister-in-law He? Are you there? ”
The old man with the crutch led us to the door of a house without a lantern, and through the candlelight peeking out of the window, it was obvious that there must be someone inside!
In that case, why did the old man bother to ask? Wouldn't it be nice to just knock on the door?
Just as he was about to say something, the candlelight at the door of the door of the sister-in-law who called him suddenly went out and ignored it.
"Hey, you say, the people in this village don't seem to like people very much. Why is it rude to close the door and blow out the lights as soon as you hear someone shouting? ”
Xu Yi began to talk to me and Chen Dong again, and Liu Meng and Zhang Wenshu on the side also heard him talk like this, but this time it didn't stop Xu Yi from talking.
Because it is indeed a bit strange here, as soon as we came in and saw us, they were all smiling, but as soon as they heard that we were going to spend the night, they immediately retreated and ignored it.
Then I asked a few more houses, and there was no doubt that the result was naturally the same, and it still had no effect, everyone was the same as the sister-in-law He, and some even threw things out of the house and drove us away.
"As for it? What do I have a deep enmity with you? Do this to me? ”
Xu Yi was also angry at these group of mountain people for no reason, and immediately lost his temper and went to the door to theorize.
Zhang Qiang hurriedly grabbed him and persuaded:
"Forget it, we're here to beg for help, don't make a fuss."
As soon as he heard what he said, Xu Yi was even more furious:
"What is pleasant and unpleasant, it is already unpleasant, what else should we do? If it's my fault, I'll admit it, but I can't even say a word and drive us away, isn't that too much? ”
Zhang Qiang didn't speak again, in fact, it makes sense to think about it carefully. Everyone is harmonious, why do you want to reject people thousands of miles away like this?
At this time, the old man who had been showing us the way spoke:
"Now, let's go to the next one, and if it still doesn't work, then please leave!"
The old man's words seemed to be full of regret and happiness, one was that he couldn't say it, he had mixed tastes, and no one knew what kind of medicine was sold in the old man's gourd.
With that, he led a group of seven people and slowly began to walk towards an unknown house in the corner of the village...
The place where the house sat and lay was also very remote, there was not a single neighbor around, only a white lantern hung at the door, and no one came out.
Several people looked at each other, and they could see that each other's eyes were full of doubts, although the old man who led everyone away before was in a bad temper, but this time he directly led to a place where no one came.
"Old man? No, old man, you don't remember the wrong way, is there anyone living here? ”
Xu Yi knew that he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly changed his tone and asked.
Looking left and right, it doesn't look like a place to live.
The house was covered with weeds, and there were some things that I don't know what they were, and even the windows looked like they were broken and no one had repaired them.
Although it was dark, I could see it clearly by the light of the lantern at the door.
It's not just Xu Yi, everyone thinks so in their hearts at the moment, could it be that no one wants it, the old man directly gave up a few of us and took us directly to the livestock shed?
At this time, the old man spoke, and asked in a low voice:
"Maverick, are you there?"
The hoarse voice made people tremble, but after a while, a big man in his forties came out of the house, with dark skin, who seemed to be used to rough work.
This is the calf in the old man's mouth? It's a fierce bull...
"What's wrong? Uncle Quan? ”
The big man who called the calf finally spoke, but as if he didn't see a few of us, he walked straight up to the old man and said.
"These people, come to stay at your house, is it convenient for you?"
The old man pointed at a few of us with his thin, withered fingers, and the strong man looked at it, glanced at it, and said:
"Since Uncle Quan has spoken, then I'll let them live here, but they are not allowed to run around without my permission!"
His words seemed to be addressed to the old man, but also to a few of us.
The people who have been tossing for a long time, there is still a little bit of reserve, and it is not easy to find a home, and they will make up for a while, and the night will pass.
"Good, good. We promise we won't mess around! ”
We immediately responded.
At this time, if you continue to pick and choose, you will really not be a person, according to the old man's words, you can only go to this deep mountain to feed the ghosts.
A few people came together while talking, and finally found a place to rest, and stopped pretentious.
"Then I'm leaving."
As soon as the old man's voice fell, he disappeared into the darkness.
"This old man Scud, slipping so fast?!"
Xu Yi was surprised, indeed, the old man walked very fast before, and everyone couldn't catch up, but now he suddenly disappeared, and those who didn't know thought they were seeing a ghost.
"Forget it, don't..."
Chen Dong was just about to persuade Xu Yi to leave it alone, when the middle-aged man who had been standing in front of us suddenly rushed up and grabbed Xu Yi's collar and said viciously:
"Don't say Uncle Quan, otherwise I want you to look good!"
His eyes were full of fierceness, his eyes were also bloodshot, and he looked very mad, and Xu Yi was also overwhelmed by this sudden intimidation, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing what to say.
The mouth opened, and I didn't see an opening for a long time.