Chapter 4: The Phantom (1)
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The sky gradually brightened. Shen Yuyu woke up from her slumber and found herself leaning back in Zhu Future's arms, and Zhu Future hugged her tightly with both hands. Shen Yuyu doesn't know how to fall asleep at night, this frightening night has finally passed, what will happen today? Zhu Future was still asleep, snoring. Shen Yuyu doesn't like snoring, but at this time, listening to Zhu Future's snoring, there is a kind of down-to-earth emotion in his heart. Shen Yuyu didn't want to wake up Zhu Future, so he still let him hug him, lean on his warm arms, open his eyes, and consider Zhong Fei's safety. Zhong Fei hasn't come back yet, and the withered and charred hand that was thrown in at night was indeed Zhong Fei's dagger, Shen Yuyu was terrified when he thought about it, could Zhong Fei have been killed? Was it a human or a ghost who threw Zhong Fei's dagger in? Shen Yuyu suddenly felt cold again.
Suddenly, Shen Yuyu felt Zhu Future's body tremble violently, and he pushed Shen Yuyu away, shouting in his mouth: "No, don't kill me, don't kill me-"
Zhu Futures woke up from a nightmare covered in cold sweat. Shen Yuyu wiped the sweat from his forehead for him, and said gently: "In the future, the sky is dawning, the sky is dawning-"
It was a peaceful and beautiful morning.
The sky when the dark clouds receded was blue, as if they could see Shen Yuyu and their figures.
Standing on the top of the hill, they could see the Phoenix Village in the distance. In the faint smoke, Phoenix Village looks so simple and peaceful, full of rural flavor, but Phoenix Village and Meihuajian seem to be two completely different worlds.
Shen Yuyu and Zhu Future stood solemnly on the top of the mountain, looking at Phoenix Village.
Shen Yuyu thought of Zhang Xiuxiu, if they listened to Zhang Xiuxiu's words, nothing would happen. Shen Yuyu thought, is Zhang Xiuxiu looking at the peak of the plum blossom tip at this time, can she see the peak of the plum blossom tip? It was a clear place, without a trace of clouds, and the morning sun was rising over the eastern col. Shen Yuyu really hoped that Zhang Xiuxiu would let her father bring someone up the mountain to find them now, but she had no way to contact Zhang Xiuxiu, and there was not even a mobile phone signal here.
Zhu Future was numb in the face of such a beautiful view. His face was pale, and there were dark red traces on his clothes. On a regular basis, he would happily take a camera and take a picture. But now, in addition to melancholy, there was fear in his eyes. Truth be told, he had never experienced such a frightening night. The tip of the plum blossom will be a painful memory for him.
Shen Yuyu knew that Zhu Future's mood was unusually heavy, and she was the same. She just wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible and get back to safety. Shen Yuyu got into the tent and took out a kettle and two pieces of bread. She walked up to Zhu Future and handed him the bread: "Future, eat something." ”
Zhu Future showed a wry smile: "Yuyu, you can eat it, I can't eat it." ”
Shen Yuyu stubbornly stuffed the bread in his hand: "If you can't eat, you have to eat, if you don't eat, you will have no strength, I still want you to protect it, you are a man, you must protect me!" You must eat, I watch you eat, if you don't eat, I won't eat either! ”
Zhu Future stared at Shen Yuyu's fair face and muttered, "Yuyu, you say I'm a man?" Am I really a man? Don't you always say I'm cowardly? ”
Shen Yuyu looked at his sad appearance, remembering many details of Zhu Future's care for herself last night, her heart was sour, she said sincerely: "Future, you are a man, a real man, I used to say that you were cowardly, I was wrong, I was really wrong!" You don't have to take it to heart, okay? In the future, you eat, eat to have strength, and we have to leave this place. ”
Zhu Future's eyes were moist. He picked up the bread and munched on it with a big gulp, looking at Shen Yuyu with wet eyes. Shen Yuyu was moved by his eyes, and said softly: "In the future, you eat slowly, don't choke, come, drink some water." With that, she handed the kettle to Zhu Future. The sun hit Zhu Future's face, and his pale face had a layer of gold. His heart is still in the dark, because Zhong Fei is still in the dark, not knowing whether he is alive or dead.
Zhu Fufu finished eating bread and looked into the forest under the peak, where would Zhong Fei be?
Shen Yuyu said: "In the future, let's go down the mountain and go back to Phoenix Village, we won't stay here anymore, okay?" ”
Zhu Future said: "No, we have to find Zhong Fei, we can't throw him alone at the tip of the plum blossom!" ”
Shen Yuyu's face was embarrassed: "But, but if you continue to stay in the mountains, there will be danger!" ”
Zhu Future's voice became extremely firm: "No matter how big the danger is, I have to look for Zhong Fei, as you just said, I am a man, not a coward!" ”
Shen Yuyu was very moved.
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Zhang Xiuxiu had a hunch that something would happen to Shen Yuyu. This morning, when she woke up, the feeling was even stronger. She opened the door and saw her father, Zhang Datou, sleepy-eyed, about to go out to the col behind the village to hoe sweet potatoes. People in the village usually wake up early to do some farm work and then go home for breakfast. Zhang Xiuxiu said to him: "Dad, I'll go with you." Zhang Datou said: "What are you going to do, you are a scholar, the grass is not hoeed, but the sweet potato vine is hoeed." You might as well help your mom cook at home! Zhang Xiuxiu pouted and said, "Dad, you look down on people, I have to go hoeing with you today." With that, he went to the utility room where the farm tools were put and took a hoe, and walked out of the house with Zhang Datou.
They came to the col behind the village, where there was a field of farmland, where several people were already working. Someone greeted Zhang Datou from afar, and Zhang Datou responded to them loudly and happily. Zhang Xiuxiu was talking to her father while hoeing the grass: "Dad, I think you should take someone up the mountain to find Shen Yuyu and them!" ”
Zhang Datou said absentmindedly: "Who is Shen Yuyu?" ”
Zhang Xiuxiu said: "Your memory is really a problem, Shen Yuyu is the female college student who went to the tip of the plum blossom yesterday!" ”
Zhang Datou said, "Oh-"
Zhang Xiuxiu said: "Dad, did you hear my words, you better take someone to find them back, if something happens, it will be too late." ”
Zhang Datou said: "There shouldn't be an accident, didn't you say that after three days, see if they don't come back, and then look for it?" ”
Zhang Xiuxiu said anxiously: "But I've changed my mind now!" ”
Zhang Datou said: "Just after the sacrifice, you want everyone to go up the mountain to find them, are the people in the village willing?" ”
Zhang Xiuxiu said: "I don't care, you are the village head, whether everyone wants it or not, it's your business." ”
Zhang Datou stopped talking and continued to hoe. Zhang Xiuxiu was a little annoyed when she saw that her father was ignoring her, walked over, snatched the hoe from her father's hand, and said angrily: "Dad, do you agree or not!" Why do you care so much about what I say! Zhang Datou smiled and said, "You said that you came to help me hoe the grass, but you wanted to force me to find those college students!" You say, they are full of food, and they come all the way to us, what are they doing on the tip of the plum blossoms? Isn't that messing us up? ”
Suddenly, a person ran over in the village, and he said loudly as he ran: "Big head village chief, it's not good-"
Zhang Datou saw clearly, this person was villager Zhang Hongliang.
Zhang Hongliang ran to Zhang Datou, sweating profusely, and said breathlessly: "Datou Village Chief, it's not good-"
Zhang Datou frowned: "Say it quickly, what's wrong?" ”
Zhang Hongliang said: "Zhang Changfa, he, something happened to him-"
"Ah-" As soon as Zhang Datou heard this, his heart rose, "Hongliang, go quickly!" ”
They galloped towards the village.
Zhang Xiuxiu stood there, looked up at the top of the misty plum blossom spire in the distance, and her heart was full of melancholy, what happened to Shen Yuyu and them now? The mysterious tip of the plum blossom would not answer her question, and a bold idea suddenly occurred to her mind. Zhang Xiuxiu's face was heavy, surprised by her bold idea.
When Zhang Datou rushed to Zhang Changfa's house, Zhang Changfa was lying on the bed unconscious, his teeth were tightly closed, his mouth was crooked, the corners of his mouth were still drooling, his eyes were looking at Zhang Datou obliquely, he couldn't say anything, and his hands were still twitching.
Zhang Hongliang said: "I was about to work in the field, and when I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw him under the old camphor tree, and suddenly his legs went weak and fell to the ground...... I carried him back to the house, hurry up to find you, Uncle Longhair, what's wrong? Yesterday I went up to the mountains to hunt, and I heard that I also caught a pheasant. How did it end up like this early this morning? ”
Zhang Datou said: "Hongliang, you hurry up and ask Zhang Muwang to drive the tractor over and send Changfa to the hospital, it's late and it's troublesome, Changfa has a stroke!" ”
Zhang Hongliang said: "Datou village chief, you forgot, Zhang Muwang's tractor drove to the town a few days ago to make money for the construction site, where can I call him!" ”
Zhang Datou was anxious and yelled at him: "Go and call a few young people and carry your long hair to the hospital in the town!" ”
Zhang Hongliang wiped the sweat on his forehead: "Okay, okay, I'll go right away, go right away!" ”
Zhang Datou continued to roar: "What are you talking about, don't you hurry up and call someone, if you delay the long-haired disease, I will only ask!" ”
Zhang Hongliang walked out of Zhang Changfa's house quickly and rushed away. If the village chief Zhang Datou is the head, he doesn't dare to slack off, what does Zhang Changfa really want, Zhang Datou will hate him to death, then his life in Fenghuang Village will not be better, who in Fenghuang Village dares to disobey Zhang Datou, in fact, he is not only the village head, but also the patriarch of the family surnamed Zhang, and he decides big and small things.
Several young people in the village carried Zhang Changfa and rushed towards Qingshi Town. Zhang Datou followed behind, using the shabby mobile phone to make a call: "We have carried it out, yes, mayor, we have carried it out, your car is here to pick us up, great, great, we meet on the road, we hurry up here, your car also drive faster, Changfa is a descendant of the revolution, if he has three long and two short, how can he explain to his parents who sacrificed!" ”