He Niannian said that he had no opinion, and took out some things from the trunk, two boxes of biscuits and a box of oranges, because he didn't expect to visit other people's homes, so he could only pick some things that seemed to be handy from the things he bought and planned to eat.

"This, this one is not needed, put it back quickly." When Li Mu saw it, he waved his hand again and again, not letting her take it.

"Mayor Li, I'll still call you Uncle Li, it's the first time I'm going to visit, why can't I be empty-handed, if you don't let me take it, then I still don't want to go to your house for dinner." He Niannian said a little scoundrelly.

"This, this, okay, but just take one, it won't be so much."

"Forget it, Uncle Li doesn't welcome me, so I'll eat instant noodles by myself." He Niannian said deliberately disappointed, and then he was going back.

"Don't, that's not what I meant, forget it, let's go." Mayor Li had no choice but to step forward and take the box of oranges, which was heavier.

"Okay." He Niannian happily followed.

Mayor Li's house is not far away, and they walk on a loess path, with stone houses on both sides, and basically every household is cooking, and there is a chimney smoking from the roof.

From time to time, I saw a row of corn stalks stacked on the wall of the house, which was used to burn the kang in winter, so that it was warm to sleep at night and the house was not cold. A very small number of houses are piled up under the roots of the walls of tree branches and firewood.

I didn't meet anyone on the road, and I turned a corner in front of the road, which was lined with courtyards on one side and a large low-lying wasteland on the other.

The wasteland is a forest, but now the trees are bare.

When he arrived at the second house, Mayor Li stopped, "It's here." ”

As he spoke, he pushed open the iron door and motioned for He Niannian to come in.

As soon as I came in, I saw a six- or seven-year-old child outside the balcony shouting, "There's a picture, Dad, stop quickly." ”

"Oh, it's not anymore, Dad, you go a little further ahead."

The little boy said while looking at the TV in the room through the glass, "Okay, stop, Dad don't move anymore." ”

He put a trumpet on his hand and shouted at the roof.

"Xiaobao, grandpa is back." Mayor Li looked at the little boy on the balcony lovingly and beckoned to him.

"Grandpa." The little boy turned his head and saw his grandfather and hurriedly ran over.

"Grandpa, you've bought something delicious." He looked at the box in Mayor Li's hand with bright eyes, wanting to take it.

Mayor Li patted his hand lightly, "There are no rules, this is brought by a guest, hurry up and call your grandma to eat." ”

"Eh, I'll go." Xiaobao smiled, and ran to the east wing, shouting as he ran, "Grandma, mom, it's time to eat, grandpa is back, and he brought something delicious." ”

"This kid." Mayor Li had a happy smile on his face.

At this time, the man who turned the antenna on the roof walked down the ladder, "Dad, you're back." ”

The man was less than thirty years old, burly, a head taller than Mayor Li, wearing a dark blue sweater, an army-green gown on the outside, thick black eyebrows, a Chinese face, dark skin, and an honest face.

"Well, this is Xiao He, come to our house for dinner today." Li Mu nodded, looking at his son very satisfied.

"Xiao He, this is my eldest son, Li Jian, just now Xiaobao is Li Jian's child."

"Brother Li is good." He Niannian greeted politely.

"Hello," Li Jian smiled innocently, reached out and took the things in He Niannian's hand, held it for her, and then carried the box in his father's hand as well.

At this time, Li Mu's wife opened the curtain and walked out, shouting at the people in the courtyard, "Come into the house, the food is ready." ”

"Let's go, let's eat." Li Mu led He Niannian up the steps and into the house.

Although Canglong Town is at the foot of the mountain, in fact, the average altitude here is already more than 2 kilometers, even if it has just entered winter, the temperature in Canglong Town is a few degrees higher than that of the place, so the people here put on cotton clothes early and burned the fire.

He Niannian looked at the low kang table on the kang, and here they were all sitting on the kang to eat, which was warm and saved the bench.

She sat on the edge of the kang, or she was embarrassed to take off her shoes and sit inside, on the kang was a black and red cabinet, on which was an old-fashioned color TV, playing cartoons, the picture quality was not very good, but Xiaobao watched it with relish.

The meals are actually very simple, with fragrant corn porridge, steaming white flour cakes, white radish stew, potato slices fried meat, cabbage slices fried bacon, and an egg stall.

To be honest, it is not abundant, it can also be said that in this season, cabbage and radish are home-cooked dishes, and it is not like in the city, where you can eat out-of-season vegetables, and green vegetables are even more impossible.

"The food is simple, Xiao He can make do with it." Aunt Li said embarrassedly, in fact, this meal is already very good for them, she also went to buy pork, she can usually eat half a catty of meat for two or three days, this time she has eaten all of them, and there are eggs, their family eats one for Xiaobao every day, and no one else eats it.

"Grandma, it's so meaty." Xiaobao sat inside next to his grandmother, sucked his saliva, and whispered, he wanted to eat meat, but he didn't move, knowing that there were guests today, he couldn't be too casual, and he had to be polite.

"No, it's already good, thank you for your hospitality." He Niannian shook her head slightly, saying that these meals were already very good, and she hadn't drunk corn porridge for a long time, and she missed the meals made by her mother, which looked very ordinary, but had the taste of home.

"Okay, let's eat, after eating, I have to send Xiao He back to the town government." Li Mu looked at the sky and motioned for everyone to eat.

So the whole family began to eat, He Niannian drank a bowl of porridge, ate a corner of cake, and ate a lot of dishes, mainly because Aunt Li was too enthusiastic, and she gave her vegetables one by one, so that she didn't have a chance to speak, so she could only bow her head and fight against the food.

At about half past six, the sky was already dark, and the sickle-like moon hung in the sky, Li Mu took a flashlight and sent He Niannian back.

"Uncle Li," He Niannian chatted with him as he walked, asking him about some of the things he wanted to know. "Is there a river in the town, called the Mishui River?"

"Yes, if you want to paint, it's best to go at noon, it's early in the morning and late in the evening, it's cold over there." Li Mu responded.

"Then, what about the rest of the town, can I also go and see it, and the mountains are fine, right?" He Niannian continued to ask.

"No problem, but," Speaking of this, Li Mu stopped and looked at the other party, his expression was a little serious, "You don't want to go out at night, do you know?" ”

"Can't go out? What do you mean? He Niannian looked at him puzzled.

"Just don't go out after eight o'clock in the evening, don't go out of your room, no matter what's going on outside, don't go out to see, don't be nosy, you know?" Li Mu's tone also became serious, and he specially reminded her.

"Oh, got it." He Niannian nodded honestly, indicating that he would be obedient.

Seeing this, Li Mu relieved himself and continued to walk forward, but his pace sped up a little.

At this point in time, the lights were on, and the road was not dark, and after a while, they arrived at the town hall, the only two-story building in the town, and from the outside, there were three or four rooms in the whole building with lights on.

Li Mu watched He Niannian enter the room, and once again told her not to go out at night, before leaving with a flashlight.

He Niannian sat on the bed, looked at the darkness outside the window, blinked twice, and at this time Meow Meow appeared next to the bed,

"Niannian, do you want to go out and have a look at night? I don't think he will tell you for no reason. ”

"Well, you can take a look after eight o'clock, but, Meow Meow, when I asked the Mishui River, the mayor behaved normally, which means that he didn't know that the river was so heavy, but it was colder in the morning and evening." He Niannian recalled the conversation with Li Mu before, as well as the other party's expression, although she was behind him and her eyes couldn't see it, but her mental power kept observing the other party's expression.

"Perhaps, there is nothing special about that river."

"Niannian, I think it's better to go and see it tomorrow." Meow Meow thinks it's very simple, and it's good to take a look at it in the past.

"You're right, there are so many guesses, why don't you go and see tomorrow, let's rest too."

In order not to look abrupt, He Niannian deliberately wore a lotus pink down jacket outside, because there was an inexplicable defensive magic coat, and her physique had improved, she didn't have to wear so much at all, but in winter, she didn't want to attract too much attention.

She just took off her down jacket and lay down on the bed.

He Niannian is actually not sleepy, with her mental power, it is no problem not to sleep for a few days and nights, but she will still take a rest.

At eight o'clock in the evening, she sat up, listened to the movement outside, and attached her spiritual power to her eyes and ears.

Looking at the dark night outside, the stars and moon in the sky disappeared, and then the wind blew with the sound of crying.

He Niannian's eyes moved, and he felt a strong yin qi, "Meow, let's go out and have a look." ”

Meow Meow's toes moved, and she landed firmly on He Niannian's shoulder, and stroked her beard with her paws to express her agreement.

He Niannian just stood up and stopped, everything outside returned to calm, and the yin qi or something was completely non-existent, "What's the matter?" Let's go? ”

Meowmeow's spiritual power is even more huge, it is instantly released, and Meow screams, "No, it's the energy group that follows you, that is, the ghost, it appeared, and then, the vision outside disappeared." ”

"Okay," because the unlucky ghost often disappears, causing her to often forget that there is another ghost with her.

"Then let's rest, let's go to the Mishui River tomorrow to have a look, and by the way, ask the unlucky ghost what is going on tonight." He Niannian sat down again and didn't plan to go out.

Meow meow went back to her nest, the suitcase of the temporary residence - the beautiful and beautiful nest that He Niannian said, hum, fooling the cat.

Early the next morning, He Niannian used the noodles cooked in a pot, and gave Meow Meow two canned fish, and when she finished eating, Mayor Li came over.

He was holding a plastic bag with buns in his hand.

"This is made by your aunt, taste it, it's still hot." Li Mu handed the bun to He Niannian, and looked up to see a gray-white cat on the folding table on the ground, squatting on the table and eating the fish on the plate in small bites.