23. Don't go out when it's dark

After lunch at 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the group drove in the direction of Shejia Village. Because there were many people, I drove two cars. She Dayuan drove one, and Mu Bairan drove one. At about half past three in the afternoon, the group finally arrived at Shejia Village.

"Arrived?" Mu Bairan frowned looking at the stone tablet at the entrance of the village with the words "Shejia Village" engraved on it. This village was a little different from what he expected. There is a parking lot next to the entrance of the village, which is about the size of a football field. The parking lot is full of cars, cars, SUVs, and buses. Look at the license plates of those cars, all of which are foreign vehicles. Look at the village again, the houses are also hung with the words "farmhouse village". It's clearly a rest stop for tourists, and it's still a village.

"Well, here it is. She Yu'er nodded and said.

Mu Wanyu looked around and asked, "Xiaoyu, what are you doing in this village? ”

"It used to be called Snake Village. Outside this snake village is Snake Mountain, and it is precisely because there are many snakes on this snake mountain that the people of our village have been catching snakes for generations. The snake on this snake mountain seems to be inexhaustible. The village has been around for a hundred or two hundred years, and the snake is still not finished. The people in the village have all developed the skills of catching snakes. Even a three- or four-year-old child knows a snake hunt or two. She Dayuan explained.

Mu Bairan nodded and then asked, "Then why is this village renamed Shejia Village now?"

"I heard that a few years ago, Snake Mountain was classified as a scenic development zone, and the state issued a sum of money to build the village. And because the people in the village were all surnamed She, it was renamed Shejia Village. She Dayuan interjected.

Several people entered the village, and the people in the village greeted her warmly when they saw She. She Dayuan also smiled and beckoned to them. Walking to an old door, Shedayuan stopped, and Shedayuan took out the key and opened the lock on the door. Bypassing the huge old banyan tree in the front yard, Dayuan opened the door of the main house again. As soon as the door opened, a musty smell mixed with the smell of wood came out.

She Dayuan smiled awkwardly and said, "I haven't come back for a long time." No one took care of it. ”

"It's okay, grandpa, let's just clean up. Mu Wanyu took the initiative to say.

"Hey, how can this work?" said She.

"It's okay, you've been eating and living for the past two days, and we've caused you a lot of trouble. Ling Lin said with a slight smile.

"There's no food in the house, so I'll go buy some food." Mu Bairan said.

"Well, do you know where to buy groceries? I'll go. She Yu'er said.

"It's okay, I just came here and saw it. ”

Hearing Mu Bairan say that he was going out, Ling Lin immediately said, "I'm ...... with you."

"Xiao Wanyu, let's go for a walk" Mu Bairan looked at Mu Wanyu and said without waiting for Ling Lin to finish.

Mu Wanyu nodded obediently

"It's cheaper, I only bought a pound in this city. Why are you doing this for a pound?" Mu Wanyu said as she squatted in front of the vegetable vendor's stall on the side of the road, holding a bag of potatoes in her hand.

"It's not cheap, we don't grow potatoes in this place. The potatoes were all shipped from somewhere else. The peddler looked at the two people in front of him, dressed neatly and neatly, and looked like they were from the city. The "city dweller" price was immediately activated.

"It's not cheap, I saw your potato fields before I entered the village. No, this potato, eight cents. It can't be any higher!" Mu Wanyu said fiercely.

In the end, the vendor couldn't resist Mu Wanyu, and Mu Wanyu bought a bag of potatoes at a satisfactory price.

Looking at the ancestors and grandchildren who had successfully bargained, Mu Bairan smiled and said, "The eldest lady also wants to bargain like this?"

Mu Wanyu shook her head and said proudly, "Grandpa, you don't understand. This group of people is very good at slaughtering people, and they are all black-hearted traders. ”

"Hahaha, you, in my opinion you are stingy. Okay, buy your stuff and go home. ”

As the two of them walked home, it began to get dark. When they got home, it wasn't completely dark. She Dayuan looked at the two of them and said nervously, "You can be regarded as back." ”

"Hmm, Grandpa She, is there something going on?" Mu Wanyu asked.

"Alas, you forgot to tell you before you went out. There is an unwritten rule in this village. She Dayuan said.

"What rules?" asked Mu Bairan.

"You can't go out after dark. She Dayuan said.

Mu Bairan thought about it, and when he came back just now, he did start to close the door from house to house. Many restaurants and supermarkets are also closed. So he asked, "Grandpa She, is there anything special about this?"

"Well, it's nothing. Just remember my words, I lived here these days and resolutely did not go out until dark. She Dayuan said.

"Duan Feifei, eh, where is Duan Feifei, have you seen Feifei?" asked Ling Lin when she saw Mu Wanyu walking through the hall.

"Isn't she here? I don't know. I just came back. Mu Wanyu said.

"Hey, Brother Mu, have you seen Fei Fei?" asked Sheyu'er as she hurriedly walked into the house.

Mu Bairan frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"Fei Fei is gone"

"What's going on?" asked Mu Bairan.

"Fei Fei was supposed to clean the guest room with me. I saw that there was a fire under the bed, so I thought about going up and lying down, but when I got up, Senior Sister Duan was gone. She Yu'er said a little anxiously.

"Will she go out?" asked Mu Wanyu. In Mu Wanyu's memory, Duan Feifei was a very outgoing girl. I don't usually like to stay in the dormitory. In a strange place like now, there's a good chance she's going out on her own.

"No, hurry, get it back. You can't go out at night!You can't go out at night!Can't!Can't!" She Dayuan suddenly trembled as if he was frightened, and his mouth was silent.

Seeing this, Mu Bairan said, "Grandpa She, don't worry. I'm going to go out and find someone. Then he looked at Mu Wanyu and said, "They will ask you." ”

After speaking, Mu Bairan walked out of the door.

Seeing Mu Bairan go out, Mu Wanyu found that She Yu'er's face also became a little embarrassed. So he asked, "Xiaoyu, do you know anything?"

"Hmmm......"

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Day and night are the line, white yang and black yin. On the street of broken souls, there is no choice. ”

"What do you mean?" asked Mu Wanyu.

She Yu'er said with a slight trembling body: "There will be a street here at night, and the living people on that street can't enter. He who went in never came out. ”

"Duan Feifei, Duan Feifei" Mu Bairan's voice resounded on the empty street. The deserted street was lit with street lights. Even Mu Bairan, a person who was raised by ghosts since childhood, now feels that the oppressive atmosphere generated by the strange silence around him now makes people uncomfortable.

After looking for a few turns, I still couldn't find Duan Feifei. Suddenly, when Mu Bairan turned a street corner, he heard the sound of selling. The next second, in front of him was a busy street. Mu Bairan felt a little strange, when did the night market be set up here. And the clothes worn by the people in this night market are like a hodgepodge of history.

Mu Bairan walked up to a stall selling face masks, the owner of which was a woman, wearing a cheongsam with a fox mask and a small round fan in her hand.

"Hello. Mu Bairan said politely.

"Let's go back quickly. This is not the place you should be. The boss said.

Mu Bairan was stunned for a moment when he heard the boss say this. The boss's voice was very familiar. Looking at that figure again, Mu Bairan dared to conclude that this boss was Duan Feifei.

Mu Bairan smiled and said, "What are you doing here, why don't you go back here at night to do business?"

"Yo, tsk, I really didn't expect that we were lucky enough to meet a rare character like you in school. The boss took off his mask, looked at Mu Bairan with a pair of pale green eyes and said playfully.

"Fox?" Mu Bairan said with a frown.

"How did you get confused by me?" Duan Feifei said with a wink.

"Nope. But where is this, what are you doing here?" asked Mu Bairan.

Duan Feifei took a black ghost mask from the mask rack, handed it to Mu Bairan, and said, "Welcome to Broken Soul Street." ”