Chapter 18 The Smell of Meat
Ji Yayun is undoubtedly the one who cares about Sang Lan the most, but this temple is not big, except for the four of us, who is there.
In the end, even Lin Tong thought that I was drunk and fainted.
In fact, after vomiting, I was really dizzy, so I only insisted that Sang Lan must have been here, leaning on the pillar and sitting on the ground, and fell asleep after a while.
I don't know how long it took, but in a daze, I heard what seemed to be someone calling my name.
It was a woman who shouted me, and it was not Xu Fu who shouted me, but Xu Fuan.
I was really sleepy, but this woman couldn't stop shouting, and she could only open her eyelids by force.
It didn't matter if I opened my eyes, I immediately saw an incredible scene.
There are three clay sculptures on the high platform, the patent leather peels off, revealing the true color of the mud fetus, and it is impossible to tell who is enshrined in the middle.
However, it can be distinguished by the posture and posture that there are golden boys and girls standing on both sides.
At this moment, I saw that the clay sculpture on the right was actually alive!
Not only did she live, but she also became a woman in ancient costume in a white Luo skirt, and Jin Lian walked down from the altar!
I rubbed my eyes vigorously, and I saw that the woman's figure was very familiar, and she felt like Sang Lan, but no matter what, I couldn't see her face clearly.
The woman walked down the altar and didn't step forward, just stood by the platform, beckoned to me, and said, "Xu Fuan, come here." ”
The voice seemed to be magical, and I barely thought about it, so I got up and walked over with vague steps.
When I got closer, I still couldn't see the woman's face, and I felt that her head and face seemed to be covered with a veil, but she obviously didn't have a veil on her face.
The woman didn't care about my direct gaze, but just swiped a finger as long as a green onion in front of my eyes, and pointed in one direction.
Looking in the direction of her finger, she found that at some point, the two candlesticks on the table in front of the shrine were actually lit.
I didn't know what was going on, but when I looked closely at the candlestick, I didn't find anything strange.
Just as I was thinking strange, the woman pointed to the candlestick on the other side, and then turned sharply to face me.
This time, somehow, I was able to see her face clearly.
However, I'd rather not see this face because it's just terrifying.
This face can never be described as ugly, with eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose, but it has an uneven, rough black skin.
What was even more terrifying was that when the woman was facing me, the black bumps on her face actually flashed at the same time.
Only then did I see that the concave and convex black skin was actually made up of countless small black heads the size of thumb belly, insects that did not look like insects, and people who did not look like people!
In that flash, it was these little heads who opened their eyes at the same time!
I was so frightened that I couldn't shout, so I just hurried back, but before I could take two steps back, I felt a pair of hands grab my arm violently!
"Ah......h
I screamed and woke up.
Seeing a big hairy face in front of him and two soft-lined women's faces, he realized that it was Nan Ke's dream just now.
Dou Dabao still grabbed my arm and asked, "Have a nightmare?" ”
"Get out!" I shook him off.
It's not that I'm so angry when I wake up, anyone who has such a nightmare, and if someone catches me like this again, he won't be able to stand it.
Seeing that I was relieved, Ji Yayun bit her lip and said:
"Except for this hall, we have searched the rest of the rooms, and we have not found any trace of anyone coming."
Lin Tong also wanted to say something, but I waved my hand and motioned for her to get out of the way first.
The dream just now is terrifying, but it is also too weird, so decent, how can you have such a dream?
I got up and walked to the table in front of the altar.
It is said to be a candlestick, more like an old-fashioned lampholder. In the dream, it was lit, but in reality, there was a half-cut wick on it, and the surface was covered with dust.
I looked at the candlestick, turned my head to look around, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong.
At this time, Dou Dabao said to me: "When we are asleep, we have seen all the other rooms. To say that this temple is strong enough. Over the years, there have been heavy floods, and everything in those houses has been washed away, and the houses have not collapsed, which is definitely not cutting corners. ”
I slammed my head and punched him in the chest, "But remind me!" ”
Seeing that the three of them were not clear, I pointed to the table in front of me and said:
"Don't you say that everything in the other houses is washed away by the water? This house has also been flooded, how can this wooden offering table be so upright? ”
"It seems a little strange to say that. However, it is not possible to ensure that the table is made of good wood, and you must know that some wood is not light......"
Dou Dabao tried to lift the table as he spoke, but under the force, the offering table did not move at all.
"Don't bother, there's definitely something wrong with this table. Not only is there a problem with the table, but there is also a chance that the two candlesticks are not right. Looking at the traces of water on the surrounding walls, the water level was obviously higher than the table, and everything else on the table had been washed away, how could these two candlesticks be so right? ”
As I spoke, I crouched down, intending to see if there was anything strange under the table, when I stumbled upon a detail and couldn't help but be taken aback.
As Dou Dabao said, this temple can be said to be full of materials, I don't know how many floods it has experienced, the houses have not collapsed, and even the cement floor is rarely cracked.
But at one of the table legs inside, there was a big crack in the floor. And the leg of the table seems to be deep into the crevice.
Dou Dabao also saw this, and exclaimed: "Damn, this table leg is built in the concrete floor, no wonder it can't be lifted!" ”
I didn't bother to talk to him, but looked around the table again, straightened up, and gasped again and again.
Lin Tong was a little impatient from just now, and at this moment he couldn't help but say, "After sleeping for so long, it's time to wake up, right?" I don't understand, what's the point of comparing to a table? ”
I said, "Sister, I'm not fighting with the table. Wouldn't I be interested if I said that the table didn't grow out of the ground on four legs, but out of the ground? ”
Lin Tong frowned, "What do you mean?" I didn't get it. ”
With a wrong finger, I popped a reed out of my finger and inserted it through the gap in the corner of the table, the reed was thinner than paper, but it was only inserted less than two millimeters and could not be inserted again.
I was even more convinced of the idea, put away the reeds and said to the three of them, "I have seen the texture of this table, from the table top to the legs, it is actually coherent. No matter how skilled a craftsman is, he can't splice the wood grain so perfectly.
That can only be an explanation, the table is a whole, carved from a whole piece of wood. As for the riveting of the corners, we have also seen it, it is all fake, there is no mortise and tenon at all!
If you want me to say, this table was originally a big tree root growing in the ground, or even a tree, and I don't know who made it into a table for what purpose! ”
Lin Tong was stunned for a long time, swallowed his saliva and said, "Even if what you say is right, then what does this mean?" The person who made this table showed his skills when he was well fed? ”
"It should be easy to know what's weird about this table."
As I spoke, I pulled out a lighter, lit a fire, and tried to light the wick of one of the candlesticks.
I didn't intend to succeed at one time, but as soon as the lighter was hit, the wick was immediately lit.
The other candlestick is also just a little bit away.
Dou Dabao nodded and said, "The lamp oil in it hasn't been washed away yet." ”
Before he finished speaking, he sniffled, "Where did the fragrance come from?" Looks like someone is stewing meat! ”
Needless to say, I can already smell a smell of stew. But I don't think there's another scent in it......
To tell you the truth, none of us expected that this trip would be so tortuous, so we didn't bring much food.
At this time, I smelled the smell of stew, and the stomachs of the four of them were 'gurgling' louder than the other.
Dou Dabao's brain turned fast at this time, and he patted his thigh and said: "The meat must be stewed, maybe it is the dead fat man who is making a fire and beating rice, hurry up, let's follow the fragrance to find them, we will definitely be able to find them!" ”
I agree with this, and when I saw that the candlestick was lit, there was nothing unusual in the hall, and I immediately turned around and ran out.
The two of us didn't run slowly, and when we arrived at the gate, we remembered that Ji Yayun and Lin Tong didn't follow.
When I turned around, I saw that the two of them were still standing at the door of the main hall in a daze.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and find someone! Dou Dabao stomped his feet.
Lin Tong and Ji Yayun glanced at each other, and then quickly followed, Lin Tong grabbed me and said with a complicated expression:
"Little junior brother, it seems that I made a mistake that I made not long ago."
"What ......"
Before I could ask any more, it dawned on me what she meant by 'wrong'.
When we came, the yard was full of knee-deep weeds, and when we looked back, they were completely gone.
Not only that, but the original dilapidated house seems to have a new look, and there is no longer a scene of desertion!
Dou Dabao hurriedly said: "Don't ink, anyway, if you have more damn lice, don't bite, find Pan Pan and them first!" ”
He and I had a thought, and immediately beckoned Ji Yayun and the others to look for it along the smell of meat.
Although I didn't go far along the way, the more I went, the more frightened I became. It was not only the unknown temple that became new, but along the way, it seemed that the whole village had changed, and there was no sign of great flooding, but as if there were still people living there, but only two houses, although the house was 'new', but no one was seen.
Dou Dabao said as he walked in his head: "This trip is really strange to get home, I really doubt that we were caught by some Frankenstein into the time machine and returned to ......."
The chatter stopped abruptly, and in its place, Ji Yayun shouted: "Lan Lan! ”
She is not hysterical, the fact is that when she was about to reach the entrance of the village, she saw dozens of people gathered in a clearing from a distance, and among them, the most obvious were the figures of three people.
"Auntie!" A sordidly dressed but very modern figure turned his head sharply and ran towards him.
Another guy with hair like a chicken nest was stunned for a moment, and then ran over, "Aunt Yun, woe, you're finally here!" ”