In addition to the work and busyness of doing their own things, the days in the countryside are more idle and lonely time. And sitting under the loquat tree in the yard and drinking tea is our greatest pleasure.

That evening, after we finished our meal, we sat under the loquat tree as usual. Before his ass was hot, the owner of Huang Zhuang suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "I almost forgot—I have to go back to the island city!" He smiled apologetically at us, stood up, and returned to the room with his shoulders high and low to pack his belongings.

The second uncle turned off the radio, walked to the window of the owner of Huang Zhuang, and asked, "What do you bring?" ”

The voice of the owner of Huang Zhuang came from the house: "You look at it." Then, shouting from inside the house, "Applejack, go wash the car for me." ”

On the path at the end of the wooden bridge in front of the village is an old seven-seater Toyota van, which is the special car of the owner of Huang Zhuang, the "farmer's car". The wheels were stained with mud, and the body was sprayed with three mottled characters: Yirenzhuang. In addition to the driver's seat and the passenger seat are retained, the two rows of seats in the back are all removed, and at a glance, it is clear that it is convenient to pull fodder, fertilizer or farm tools. I helped Applejack roll out a plastic pipe and connect it to the faucet by the fence. Unscrewed the faucet, and a strong stream of water shot into the body, splashing mud.

After a while, the owner of Huang Zhuang limped out of the hut wearing a silk island dress printed with coconut palm sand, a black top hat with a ring of gold wire on the brim and a rose embroidered on the crown. I looked at the black top hat and was stunned, I was surprised how I could see such a fashionable and foreign black top hat in this remote rural farmhouse courtyard.

The second uncle also came out of the kitchen, he carried a clucking old hen in one hand, a bag of sweet potatoes with mud marks just dug up yesterday and a large bunch of green and yellow bananas that were picked today, walked up to the owner of the yellow village, and said proudly: "Hehe, bring it all, the green farm food, the village can't finish it." ”

Huang Zhuang smiled.

I took the agricultural goods from my second uncle and put them in the car. The owner of Huang Zhuang approached me and asked, "Big reporter, do you want to go back to the island city to have a look?" ”

I was startled - I suddenly realized that it had been quite a few days since I had come to Yirenzhuang from the island city! "Why can't I remember that I'm from Island City?" I laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Haha, I can't miss it!" The owner of Huang Zhuang asked me, "I really don't want to go back to the island city?" ”

I had a feeling that he was testing me.

I pondered for a moment and said, "Why can't I find a reason to go back to the city?" ”

Master Huang nodded at me, his gaze meaningful: "Actually, I feel that you have been suffering. He said.

I smiled bitterly and said, "The owner has a good eye!" ”

I believe that the eyes of the owner of Huang Zhuang can see through the heart.

"The reason why people are so painful is because they always cling to the past." The owner of Huang Zhuang seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be saying to me, "Actually, people should live like the flowers, grasses, chickens, and dogs in this countryside, simple, comfortable, heartless, how good!" ”

Huang Zhuang said as he opened the door of his "car".

I tried to help him into the car, but he waved his hand and refused, jumped lightly and climbed into the cab with great agility. Although Huang Zhuang has one leg and foot that is not flexible, it does not affect him to drive a car. He started the engine and honked the horn twice. Immediately, I opened the car window, poked my head out and beckoned to me, saying, "Big reporter, the most bitter thing in life is longing!" ”

After he said this to me, the corners of his mouth appeared with a mysterious and strange smile. He rolled up the windowpane, stepped on the accelerator, and the van slammed onto the road to the island city......

Once again, I was stunned.

"Let's continue with the tea." The second uncle said to me.

We sat down again under the loquat tree and drank tea, and neither spoke. The absence of the owner of Huang Zhuang obviously made the village suddenly lack the backbone, and it seemed a little empty and lonely.

"The hardest thing in life is longing!" ——I sipped a piece of tea, thinking and recalling the words of the owner of Huang Zhuang. What does the owner of Huang Zhuang want to tell me? Could it be that the owner of Huang Zhuang also has the same state of mind as me?

"Master Huang Zhuang is in such a hurry to rush back to the island city, there should be something at home, right?" I asked tentatively, breaking my silence.

The second uncle didn't answer, shook his head, and looked at Applejack.

Applejack hesitated, then gave a thoughtful look.

"Brother Huang's family is not in the island city, but in the western county of the island." Applejack said.

I was shocked, I remember the night I came to the village, the owner of Huang Zhuang told me that he was from the island city.

"Does Master Huang often go back to the city?" I asked again.

"Not often," said the second uncle, shaking his head, "I will come back once a few days in the middle of the month." ”

"The owner's wife is in the island city, right?" Still a little curious, I asked.

The second uncle looked dazed, shook his head noncommittally, looked at Ajie, and said, "The owner of Huang Zhuang has not started a family, after so many years, if we get married, we can't not know, right?" ”

Applejack nodded.

"To whom?" I asked.

The second uncle said: "Every time the owner of Huang Zhuang returns to the city, he always brings some local products. ”

"I guess it's for my friends in the city." Applejack said, "We rarely inquire about Brother Huang. ”

I also think that the owner of Huang Zhuang should have no family in the island city. If you have a family, there is no need to hide it. However, if it is purely to visit relatives and friends in the city, it is not necessary to set these days in the middle of the month every month. Thinking about it this way, I think that the owner of Huang Zhuang is a mysterious person, and he must go back to the island city to visit an even more mysterious person. Thinking of the moonlit night when I met him digging a pit, I felt more and more confused, but it was inconvenient to break the casserole and ask the end, so I sighed: "It's quite hard to be a farmer, busy during the day, and ...... at night."

Before I finished speaking, I saw that the second uncle's face was inexplicably gloomy. He stared at me and asked, "You...... Did you bump into something? ”

I smiled and didn't answer.

The air is somewhat solidified.

I saw Applejack's face stiffen as well.

After a while, the second uncle sighed and said, "It's all my fault." ”

Seeing that I was puzzled, the second uncle explained: "The stone house where the owner of Huang Zhuang lives was built in the village decades ago and has been idle since then. The owner of Huang Zhuang rented this pond and used it. That is, four years ago, the owner of Huang Zhuang brought me to the village, and in order to make room for me, he moved to the stone house that had been idle for a long time. As a result, I fell for the evil ...... that night" The second uncle's voice was low and full of guilt.

Applejack nodded and added, "It's really evil, I was in good health, but after moving that house, I started to get sick." He then recalled: "That night, the moon was very big and everyone slept. I got up to pee and saw Brother Huang walking towards the pond with a hoe on his shoulder. I thought it was strange, so I chased after him and asked him what he was doing so late. He didn't speak, his eyes were as wide as a light bulb, and he walked straight ahead. I was a little frightened, so I went up and grabbed the hoe from his shoulder. However, his hands were like iron pliers, and he couldn't grab them at all. ”

"You're glad you didn't grab the hoe." The second uncle said, "If he wakes up, he will be in trouble!" ”

"What's the trouble?" I asked.

"If he is woken up, he will lose his life, and if he doesn't do it, he will fall into the pond and drown." The second uncle said.

Applejack continues, "I couldn't grab his hoe, so I had to follow him. After walking to the woods, Brother Huang bent down and dug up the ground. ”

"Is it digging a big hole?" I asked.

"Yes." Applejack said.

"Did you hear him?"

"I hear you."

"What do you hear?"

"I don't understand."

"Do you know who he's talking to?"

The second uncle interjected: "Talk to the land lord!" ”

Applejack nodded.

I was stunned, and I felt even more incredible.

Applejack glanced at me with a serious expression, "Brother Huang is a person who can talk to the gods!" He said in a firm tone.

"Did you ask him afterwards?" I asked Applejack.

"I asked him the next day, but he doesn't remember anything." Applejack said.

"Well, it's all my fault." The second uncle sighed and said, "There is a custom in our countryside, if the old house is idle for too long, and then live in it, you have to do things, and ask the great god to exorcise evil spirits." The second uncle looked remorseful and told me, "If you bump into him again in the future, don't wake him up." He was still in a dream, and when he was frightened, his soul would run away. ”

I'm a little speechless.

The second uncle stubbornly believed that the owner of Huang Zhuang had hit the evil spirit, and he repeated it over and over again: "It's all my fault...... It's all my ......."

"You're a superstitious boss!" Applejack sneered at the second uncle. Then, his gaze wandered a little, and he looked at the stone house of the owner of Huang Zhuang several times, where there was a rooftop. Applejack stands up and walks straight to the stone room. A ladder made of sticks leans against the wall of the house, and Applejack climbs it, then leaps and falls firmly onto the rooftop. He stood there, took out a mobile phone from his trouser pocket, held the mobile phone in both hands, faced the empty four fields, and shouted as he spun around: "Green! Green! ”

The second uncle said to me, "He's looking for a signal!" ”

I see, 'green' means the signal is clear. I burst out laughing.

Applejack held her phone, spun in the directions, and shouted, "Green! Green! ”

I think he must have missed the outside world so much.

He jumped up and down on the rooftop, frowning and laughing.

"Big reporter, do you know what game Island City is playing now?" He called out to me.

I told him that "Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West" are outdated, and now it is fashionable to play "Legend"!

"Have you played yet?" He asked.

I said I played StarCraft.

He stopped spinning, stood on the rooftop, leaned down, looked at me with adoration, and exclaimed, "Oh my God, you're so good, that's high-end!" ”

I smiled. I know Applejack is also thinking about the outside world.

Yes, there are all kinds of thoughts hidden in everyone's heart.