2. Qingyang Town
I wondered in my heart, who is this person? Stand behind the window and watch what I do. Maybe it's because of the 'Necronomins' I wrote, but when I saw the dog, I remembered the Tibetan mastiff girl in the book.
I watched for a while, and it wasn't until the figure had left that I put down my night vision binoculars.
Although I felt strange in my heart, I still didn't think much about it. Maybe they just happened to be standing there and playing. When I'm bored, don't I look at the building across from me with my goggles? I don't watch it very often, though.
I shook and laughed at myself for being suspicious, undressed and went to bed.
The next day I was still dreaming when there was a knock on the door. It was Simon who came to me and asked me how I was getting ready and when I was leaving.
I said that since it had been decided, we would leave as soon as possible, and I would pack my things.
Actually, I don't have anything to pack, I can't really think of anything to bring other than a laptop and toiletries, after all, we are going to the countryside, not to the forest. Daily necessities can be bought at the village commissary.
At noon we set off after dinner, and before we left, I went to the police station again, and the answer was the same. I had no choice but to leave with Simon.
To go to Lijiatuozi, I originally wanted to take the train. But Simon refused, and he insisted on driving his own car. I had no choice but to follow him.
Ximen and I took turns driving, passing through various cities along the way. In the middle, it cost more than 1,000 yuan for gas alone, but fortunately, it was Simon who paid for me, and I was reluctant to drive so far.
Three days later, in the afternoon, we arrived at the Qingyang town that Yang Xiaoqi had told me, and to my surprise, it was not as backward as we thought. There is even a bit of bustling appearance in the town. However, it is very desolate, and there are few people on the streets of such a large town, which always makes people feel cold and cold.
The Toyota at the west gate was domineering, and the brake pads made an abnormal noise when they first entered the town. He said that he would find a place to repair the car in this town and take a look, so as not to be caught blind when it breaks down on the road.
We drove along the main street of the town, and when we approached the police station, we finally found a car repair shop, but instead of a car, it was a farm tractor or something. The master who repaired the car saw our off-road and said that this car could not be repaired.
I said to Simon, "That's broken, and we must be careful about the road behind us."
Simon laughed and said that he had been repairing cars before he became an editor. As he spoke, he borrowed tools from the boss and lay down next to the car to tinker.
I didn't look like a joke when I saw him. Put your mind at ease and just pull the boss to chat.
The countrymen are honest, and when I took out a cigarette and handed it to the boss, the two of them felt that it was almost a lot.
After saying something useless, I asked the boss how to get to Li Jiatuozi here?
When the boss heard my words, the cigarette in his hand suddenly fell off, and he picked it up and put it in his mouth and continued to smoke, "What Li Jiatuozi?" Haven't heard of it. ”。
I chuckled in my heart and hurriedly said, "It's Li Jiatuozi, that lonely village." There are more than 30 families in the whole village, and there are no villages in front of or behind. You don't know? Boss, you're not a local, are you? ”。
"My family is from this Qingyang Town, and we don't have this village here in the Li family Tuozi you mentioned. No. With that, he went back to the back room, not knowing what he was doing, as if he was not willing to talk to me.
I was bored, and I didn't want this person, my family is also rural, and I don't remember the names of some nearby villages. This is normal.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Simon finally got it right, and he directly replaced it with a new brake pad. He said that he once drove through the Sichuan-Tibet line, and almost all the parts on the car that were easy to break were ready, so I didn't have to worry about the car.
I said, "I'm not worried about the car now, I'm worried about not being able to find the road." ”。
"What? You don't know the way? Just ask this boss if you can't. Simon said.
I said, I asked, but they said they didn't know.
Simon said that it was not surprising, and we would ask a few more people. If it doesn't work, ask the police.
I'm right, it's difficult to find the police, and it's so close to the police station, so I don't have to worry about the road conditions.
Simon and I found a small restaurant in the town, and after asking for a few dishes, we talked nonsense there. As he spoke, he brought up the town.
I said, "Don't you think this Qingyang Town is a bit desolate?" There wasn't even a person on the road in broad daylight, like a ghost town. ”。
Ximen threw me peanuts and told me to be careful when I speak, we don't know the geography and folk customs here, and it won't end well if you offend people.
So saying, he called the proprietress of the restaurant, it was a young woman in her thirties, very plump, and passable, to my surprise, this woman's skin was very white, not like the kind of white that should be found in such a small place. Overall, this woman is still very attractive.
I unconsciously looked at her twice, and she noticed me and smiled at me, and there was a little charm in that smile. Yes, it's charming.
She sat on my side, and I wasn't a small-faced person, and Simon was even more cheeky.
After chatting for a while, I learned that the woman's name was Ali, 32 years old, and from the chat, I guessed that she should be a single woman.
Simon put a cigarette on the woman and asked, "Boss, why is your town so deserted?" How can you not see anyone on the street? ”。
Ali waved her hand to indicate that she would not smoke, and said, "There are few people here, and the young ones have gone to work outside, and the remaining lonely and widowed old people will come out in this winter." I said that you two are relatives? ”。
I said, "Yes, I have an old relative in the village under the jurisdiction of this town, but he has not been here for many years and has forgotten the road and does not know how to go." Sister, are you familiar with the villages around here? ”。
"Cooked. That's where I grew up. There is nothing I don't know about these ten miles and eight villages, you say, what village is it? Ali asked. 、
"Oh, that's good. The existence of my old relatives is called Li Jiatuozi. It's a small village, it's not big, and there are no villages around, you know..."
Before I could finish speaking, I saw that Ali's face had changed, unusually pale, and there was no blood.
"What's wrong? Big sister, your face is not right," Simon asked.
"No... Not... Nope. Oh. I haven't really heard of that village you're talking about. Hey, I'll go see if the soup you asked for is ready," and without waiting for us to speak, he sat up and left.
Wrong. This is absolutely not normal.
The performance of the car repair just now was already a little strange, and this Ali was even more wrong when she heard Li Jiatuozi's reaction.
I glanced at Simon, and he was a human spirit. I can see that he has no reason and can't see it.
Sure enough, he frowned and whispered, "Zhang Xin." That Li Jiatuozi seems a little strange. Two people in a row said they didn't know, unlikely. When that 'Yang Xiaoqi' told you the story, he really didn't lie? ”。
I said, "I think this woman was lying." ”。
Simon stopped talking.
It was getting late, and soon it was getting dark. There was a cold wind outside, whining, and it was the first time I had heard such a wind, as if it was blowing in someone's ear. In this case, don't say that you haven't found the way to Li's family Tuozi, even if you find it, you can't go. There's a graveyard down the road, after all. I don't want to touch this stuff at night.
Seeing that it was not early, I asked Ali if there were any hotels or anything like that in this town, and a guest house.
Ali said, "I'm also a hotel here. There are a few empty houses, which are much stronger than guest houses. It's cheap, so stay here. ”。
That's great, it's windy outside, and I really don't want to go out.
There is no nightlife in the town at night, and in the winter it is even earlier to go to bed.
Ali led us to the second floor, and I looked at it, and there were six houses in total, and Ali lived in one of them. The rest is used as guest rooms.
Fifty yuan a night, in this Qingyang Town, it can be regarded as a five-star treatment.
My room was next door to Ali, and I was surprised to find that it was still very clean, and there was even a color TV and VCD, which were all old things. I brought my laptop with me, but I don't have an internet connection here, so I can't access the internet.
After dinner, Ali said that Qingyang Town would not come to the guests at night, so she closed the door early, and Ximen and I sat in the hall for a while, feeling that it was not interesting, and went back to their rooms to rest.
I thought to myself that this Ali is really bold, aren't you afraid to live with two big men like this, and when I think that there is a police station opposite here, a louder voice can attract the attention of the gatekeeper, and I will understand where her courage comes from.
I don't know if it's because of the change of place, I always can't sleep, I can't write anything when I turn on the computer, and I have no choice but to watch TV.
At eleven o'clock, I was in a daze and was about to feel a little sleepy when I was woken up by a voice next door.
It was a wheezing sound, and it sounded a little weird to intermittently. It's like someone is covering their mouths and sending it out.
My heart skipped a beat and I realized it was coming from Ali's room next door.
I wondered what it was and pressed my ear to the wall. In fact, the walls are wooden planks, and I can kick them through as soon as I step down.
After listening carefully, I blushed for a moment, damn this is the voice of the woman doing that thing next door.
The wheezing sound made people's faces blush and their hearts beat.
Who could it be? Ali said that he was alone in this hotel, so how could she be on this big night....
Is it solving it on your own?
I felt my face start to heat up, and my bottom was rising too.
This is not the way to go, I remembered that Ali said that at the end of the hallway was a bathroom. In order to relieve the bath fire, I decided to take a shower, and in this winter, the cold water is excited, and I don't think about anything.
Put on your clothes, grab a towel and pull the door open and go out.
There wasn't even a light in the hallway outside, it was dark, and there wasn't even a glimmer of light except for some lights coming from Ali and my room.
I wonder how this buddy Simon sleeps so early.
Fortunately, there is still a light in the bathroom, but the solar water has been accidentally hot, and this time it is really a cold shower.
After washing, my heart is much calmer. After getting dressed and returning to the room, I suddenly found that Ali was sitting on the bed in the room.
I was taken aback and didn't know what to say.
She smiled and said, "I want to take a bath too, and when I see the lights inside, I know you're inside, so I'm waiting here for you to come back." ”。
I cursed in my heart! Is this seducing me?
She was still wearing pajamas, and it was the kind of thin summer wear, and half of her thighs were leaking, so in order to relieve the embarrassment, I asked thoughtlessly, "You really don't know the road of Li Jiatuozi?" ”。
Unexpectedly, after listening to me, Ali sat directly on the left side of the bed and said slowly: "That village has long ceased to exist. ”。
Doesn't exist anymore? What do you mean?