"Honey, I just finished dinner with my client and am on my way home."

"I know tomorrow is your birthday, I will definitely rush back before your birthday, don't worry."

……

Throwing down my phone, I looked at the muddy path in front of me, and the lightning that lit up in the sky from time to time, and I regretted it slightly. It was still a sunny day just now, and it didn't take half an hour for it to rain. I regret that I should have called a substitute driver to take the main road, and now I will not be trapped in this poor and remote place.

At this time, it was getting dark, but the rain did not decrease in the slightest. I looked at the road ahead and it was a little difficult but it didn't seem to have obvious craters, so I took a breath and prepared to drive through. Since I was really unfamiliar with this part of the road, I turned on my mobile phone to navigate.

"Xincheng map will serve you wholeheartedly, please walk 2.5 kilometers along the current road and turn left into the national highway."

This section of the road is not very easy to walk, but fortunately it is not far, so I didn't think about it so much, and the car slowly moved forward with my foot on the accelerator.

It would have been a few minutes to drive two kilometers, but I didn't walk out for more than 20 minutes. Although nothing happened along the way, it was always up and down in my heart to walk on this barren road.

"Turn left at the intersection ahead and take the national highway."

Turn left at an intersection?

I looked up at the road in front of me, which was overgrown with weeds and a few crooked willow trees swaying in the wind. No matter which way I look at it, I can't see any exit from the left and right.

So I looked down at my phone, and sure enough, I saw that there was a T-junction on the navigation map of my phone. I couldn't help but feel bitter in my heart, I didn't expect that there would be times when I couldn't find the way to this electronic map, so I had no choice but to continue walking.

"You've gone off course and we're rerouting you."

"Please turn around ......"

I have to say that the stamina of this red wine is really not small, when I went out of the hotel was fine, and when I walked here, I felt groggy in my head, my mouth was dry, and I couldn't help but feel bored when I was bumpy on the road. Listening to the cold sound of navigation in my ears, I simply turned off my phone and threw it in the passenger seat.

I don't know how long I walked along this dark path and still didn't see the junction, but fortunately the rain had stopped at this time. At this time, my mouth was so dry that I was always trying to find a place to drink water, but just as the thought came to my mind, I suddenly felt a "pop" sound from under my feet.

It felt like the front bumper of my car had hit something, and I hurriedly got out of the car.

It didn't matter if I got out of the car, I stepped into a big mud puddle, and a chill instantly swept through my body. I walked to the front of the car with the rearview mirror in my hand, and sure enough, I saw that the bumper of the car in front of me had hit a large rock.

"Oh, that's bad luck."

I had a rough eye on the big rock, and I should be able to move it, so I stepped forward to remove it. But just as I was about to move the stones, I suddenly heard a car bell ringing in my ears.

In this frighteningly quiet place, I was really startled by the sudden ringing of the car bell.

I looked back and saw a man riding an old-fashioned girder bike with a flashlight in the dark of night. To be honest, in this place where birds don't, especially at this point in time, I was still a little scared when such a person suddenly came out of the road.

But when the bicycle drove up to me, a middle-aged uncle in his forties and fifties came down. The uncle looked kind-eyed, with a full beard, and he held a flashlight in his hand and said in a typical Henan dialect, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Oh...... I...... It's nothing but a rock. ”

"Oh, I've never seen you in the village, you're not from this village, are you?"

I waved my hand and smiled, "No, no, I'm just passing through here." ”

As I spoke, I moved the big rock, and just as I moved the stone, the uncle turned around and got ready to get into the car.

I hurriedly pulled my uncle and asked, "Do you know how to get on the national highway from this road?" I'm lost now. ”

"National highways? Hey, you've gone over, this national highway is behind, and from here is the way into the village. ”

"The way into the village?"

I lifted my arm and looked at my watch, and it was already ten o'clock at night. I was thinking about turning around and leaving, but at this time, the strength of the red wine just came up.

My head was so groggy that I was always trying to find a place to sleep, so I continued to ask, "Uncle, is there a guest house or anything in the village?" ”

The uncle thought for a while and said with a smile, "There is no guest house, but there is an old inn." ”

"The inn?"

The uncle nodded, and then I quickly smiled and said, "Uncle, then please lead the way, I really have some ...... in this place."

The uncle smiled and said, "Okay, I have to go back to the village, but my bicycle can't outrun your little car." ”

"It's okay, I'll just follow you."

Back in the car, I slowly followed the uncle. To be honest, there was a figure in front of me, so I wasn't so scared. It's a strange place, a mountain road that goes up in a circle, and on both sides of this mountain road are willow trees with forked branches except for more than one person tall weeds.

It stands to reason that it's summer, and this willow tree should be green and leafy. But the few leaves on the branches on both sides of the road are also pitch black. It's like having smoked it, except for the uncle in front of me, there is not even a shadow of a person on the whole road.

Not long after I followed my uncle, a round-arched stone gate appeared in front of me. This is not so much a stone gate as an arch, and on this arch is written a few small words "Liulin Town" squarely.

The arch was so small that it was impossible to get in by car, so I had to park outside the door and walk into the village. The village is built on the hill, and the whole village is in the shape of a terrace, and this inn is right at the right end of the village.

The uncle pointed to a particularly old-fashioned brick house in front of me and said, "This is the God of Wealth Inn." ”

Standing at the door of this inn, a stale smell is blowing in the face. I looked up and saw a dilapidated plaque with four big characters written on it: "God of Wealth Inn".

The middle-aged uncle walked in, and just as I was about to follow in, I suddenly felt a chill in my back.