The two of them were smeared with mud on their bodies, and the crowd cheered, rejoicing in the arrival of the Moon Demon God.

The sedan chair stopped on the ground, and no one came out of it.

The person carrying the sedan chair said a few words to the host, and the host walked to another stage: "Everyone, now, the selection is about to begin!" The first competition is to carry a sedan chair. Each child had to work with three palanquin drivers to carry the empty palanquin from the dead tree on my left to the largest dead tree in the distance. Timing by me, according to the speed rating, the first place is 10 points, the second place is 5 points, and the last place has no points. Give a little time to prepare! In addition, this sedan chair is very light, so there is no need to worry about the safety of children. ”

"It turned out that the sedan chair was empty." Rockelle sneered.

"This method is very unfair, the child has no strength at all, and the speed of each time is still determined by the sedan driver. If the palanquin man deliberately favors anyone, whoever wins. It's too easy to fake. Dongfang Tuo sighed in a low voice.

An old lady next to her heard it and came over to talk.

"Yes, Sister-in-law Ah Yun cheated on his son in this link. That day, before the competition, we watched Sister-in-law Ah Yun say something in the ears of those palanquins, and we didn't know what benefits we were going to make a deal for them! Originally, my granddaughter was supposed to win that game. Hmph, later Ah Yun's sister-in-law's son was eaten by a wild beast, which can be regarded as retribution. ”

When the two of them heard this, they broke out in a cold sweat. Even if Sister-in-law Ah Yun has done something, the child is innocent. Thinking of everyone's attitude that day, I found that most people in this village were very indifferent in their hearts. But the two of them were afraid that the old lady would find out, so they did not refute her.

Dongfang Tuo asked, "Then this competition, is your granddaughter here?" ”

"It's coming, it's the one on the right, her name is Aman. How about it, my granddaughter is beautiful, she is fourteen years old this year, and she has a childhood sweetheart named Anan, who is just in front of the crowd, and is already sixteen years old, past the age of the Moon Demon God to select students. So I plan to go to work outside in three days. In a few years, Anan and Aman will be able to live a good life when they come back with money. When the time comes, I will be able to hold my great-grandson as well. A smile appeared on the old lady's face, "Just for Aman's selection, my daughter-in-law gave all the ancestral jade pendants to the palanquin man." When he went to receive the bread, he secretly sent it over. This time~ The sedan chair man will definitely help our family. ”

Roccol thought to herself: double standards are really everywhere. She squinted her eyes and stared at the old lady with a slightly dissatisfied look, and was pulled by Dongfang Tuo's arm, and stopped looking.

Dongfang Tuo whispered: "You shouldn't despise grandma. Because in this game, the other two children were only six or seven years old, and Aman should have won. Her mother paid bribes just to make the game fairer. It's a helpless move. ”

Luo Keer nodded, looking at Ah Man's innocent appearance, and couldn't help but worry about it. I don't know what else the Moon Demon God will do to come out.

The old lady looked at them again: "You two, look at the eyes, rarely go out of the house." ”

"Yes, we live at the foot of the village, and we usually live at home." Roccol replied.

"Yo, that's not good. People, you should go out and walk more. So how old are you? Is it over fourteen? ”

"We're all sixteen."

The old lady shook her head: "Then you can't participate in the selection anymore, the standard of the Moon Demon God is under fourteen years old." It's time for you guys to go out and work! ”

"Grandma, I want to ask, do you still have contact with those who go out to work?" Dongfang Tuo asked.

"There's no contact, and the phone can't work for a year. However, there is generally an agreement, such as coming back once a year, or coming back after three years. ”

"Have any of the people who have gone out come back?" Lockelle threw out a sentence.

The old lady was stunned, and her expression became more and more solidified.

Dongfang Tuo straightened the corner of Luo Keer's clothes, and Luo Keer suddenly realized his gaffe, and hurriedly changed his words: "I will definitely come back, I will go out to make a lot of money." When you've earned enough, you'll be back. ”

The old lady immediately smiled: "Yes, I will be back soon." ”

In fact, everyone can guess that those men who go out to work may have suffered accidents. The world has changed dramatically in this year, and no one can guarantee that the outside world is safe. But in order to survive, someone has to go out on adventures. At the same time, in order to survive, they would rather deceive themselves that their families outside are safe and sound and will definitely return.

"Okay, now the first game begins!" The host shouted, "First, my nephew." ”

The little boy had a great time carrying the sedan chair, gritting his teeth, and even feeling difficult to lift it. The other three try to focus on themselves as much as possible. The four of them slowly moved forward.

The same is true of the second little boy, who moves as slowly as a turtle. Even, it is impossible to move to the destination.

These, of course, are dominated by the sedan chair driver.

When they arrived at Aman, the three palanquin drivers obviously sped up. In the end, this game was won by Aman.

The host suddenly walked up to the palanquin driver angrily and argued in a low voice.

Suddenly, a palanquin driver took out a small agate ring from his pocket and threw it on the stone with a "pop". The ring was broken in two.

"Just your little thing, are you embarrassed to give it away? It's much worse than the big jade pendant of the Aman's family. ”

The host's face began to turn blue, his eyes were bloodshot, and he used his good hand to hit the palanquin man who threw the ring.

The sedan chair man caught the fist with one hand and pushed the host, who had no strength because of cold hunger, to three meters away.

"Is there anyone else going to be a host? That didn't work just now, change it again! ”

Seeing this, Anan waved his hands desperately: "I'm coming, I'm coming!" ”。

"Okay, it's you!" The palanquin man pointed to Anan.

Anan excitedly stood on the stone and looked at Aman.

Aman gave him a shy smile back.

"The second game, make a cookcake! Whoever does more in the same amount of time wins. ”

I saw the palanquin man bring three large buckets and put them in front of the three children. In front of each of the children there was a stone table for making bread.

Roccol pulled Dongfang Tuo and stepped forward, trying to see what was inside.

The three children each took out a lump of mud and came out, and the color was the same as the cake eaten by the old man!

"Oh my God, is that the pie made of this kind of thing? Can you really eat it? ”

"This thing is very similar to Guanyin soil. After eating, there is a feeling of fullness, but there is no nutrition, the body will not absorb, and it cannot be eliminated from the body. ”

"What is the Moon Demon God's plan? The villagers were able to eat these things willingly! ”

"Pushed to a certain point, these things have become good. They couldn't tell the difference between good and evil, and now they could only rely on the Moon Demon God, and there was no other choice. Let's wait and see. ”

In the second game, it was the eldest Aman, who made five cakes. The other two little ones only made two.

"People like us who grew up in a normal environment, when we were six or seven years old, we didn't know how to make cakes at all." Dongfang Tuo sighed.

"yes." Roccol echoed, and at the same time searched his brain for memories of his childhood, but he still couldn't think of it.

Anan shouted excitedly: "In both games, Ah Man won." The third game doesn't need to be compared. The student worker in this issue is Aman! Everyone's applause and encouragement! ”

The bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused. There was a burst of cheers from the crowd. Roccol looked at these people in the deep fog and couldn't help but feel heartache.

Next, Aman was about to be picked up by a sedan chair. She is complaining to her lover about the pain of parting.

"Anango, you have to wait for me. If you go to work outside the home, don't be fascinated by other people. ”

"I will wait for you for the rest of your life, go with peace of mind, and become the pride of our village."

When the two complained to each other about the pain of parting, Roccola and Dongfang Tuo looked at each other.

"Dongfang Tuo, are you afraid?"

"Of course I'm afraid, I'm afraid you're in danger."

"If the situation is in crisis, we will chant mantras together, pull each other by the other, and get out of here."

Dongfang Tuo nodded.

At the moment when Aman was about to get into the sedan chair, Luo Keer held her arm tightly.

The arm had been thinned to skinny bones, and the bones were painful to Roccol's hand.

"Aman, wait. I have something to talk to you about, shall we go first? ”

The relatively healthy skin of the two aroused the suspicion of the palanquin man.

"You two, where did you come from?"

"We are the people of this village."

"Nonsense, your appearance is too different from theirs."

The palanquin man wanted to grab Rocquel, but Dongfang Tuo blocked it.

"Listen, folks, this village is mixed with spies. They want to hurt you! ”

"That's them, they're disrespectful to the Moon Demon God! It's our enemy! "The women I met yesterday also came forward to identify them.

Four palanquin drivers surrounded the two of them. The villagers were staring at them with vicious eyes.

"Oh no, it's been spotted." Dongfang Tuo tried his best to protect Rocco.

Luo Keer also protected Dongfang Tuo in turn: "These people really don't know what to do. Kindly help them, but there is no distinction between good and evil! ”

Suddenly, a villager wanted to throw a sharpened log at them. At the last moment, Roccol and Dongfang Tuo held hands and recited a spell together.

In front of me is no longer the place full of horrors, but Tianhai No. 1 Middle School under the blue sky and white clouds.

Surrounded by beautiful autumn colors and filled with fruity aromas. The breeze was gusting, a little cold, but refreshing.

"Luckily we came back. You're not hurt, are you? Dongfang Tuo saw that Luo Keer's face was full of sadness and tried to comfort him, but he couldn't find a more suitable language.

"I wasn't hurt, but unfortunately it wasn't good at all. Because, that world, is over; And the world, soon, will become like that. ”

Feeling tired, Rochard crouched down and leaned against the wall behind her.

She saw two colonies of ants on the ground, fighting for a dead grasshopper. Both sides did not admit defeat, but the ants did not think that in this case, if the Roccoles next to them stepped on it, they would all be destroyed.

Roccol stood up and hung the sect above the colony of ants, which were still snatching food. She slowly moved her feet down, still not affecting the "interest" of the animals.

"Well, they won't understand." Roccol didn't really step on it, and retracted her foot.

Dongfang Tuo looked at Luo Keer's sad side face blankly, and a feeling of distress welled up in his heart. He just wants to bury this feeling in his heart at the moment, not to say it, not to show it. Just silently, two people quietly, basking in the sun, how beautiful. He didn't want the day of destruction of the world that Roccol often talked about, he just wanted this moment to be still.