Zhang Hong told me that this paper man Zhang is not from his hometown, he lives in the neighboring village, and he also has a secret warehouse, which is said to be full of paper people and paper horses. Zhang Hong had seen it once before, when he was tidying up the fish pond and needed to send fish fry in from outside, the delivery driver didn't know the road, so he went up the back hill and saw that there was a very dilapidated yard there, full of all kinds of paper items, and it was gloomy in broad daylight. The paper man Zhang came out and scolded the driver at that time, and the driver was so frightened that he drove away in the car, so he told Zhang Hong about it.

Zhang Hong didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that such an incident happened, he suddenly remembered it.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Zhang Hong said: "The warehouse is the nest of paper people. Let's go there and rummage through it, maybe we can find his secret, and then we will have the capital to negotiate with him. ”

I thought about it, and now there really is no other way, and it is impossible for me to fall into the net. If a private agreement is reached with the paper man, things may be slowing down.

Zhang Hong said: "You have a good rest, I'll go explore that place." He turned to leave, and I got out of bed: "I'll go with you." ”

He looked at me in surprise and asked me if I could do it.

I gritted my teeth and said, "No problem. The paper man is in the village, and no one is watching the warehouse, so the opportunity is rare, and the two of us can be more careful together. ”

I put on a long sleeve indiscriminately, I didn't dare to wear more, for fear of going out to make people suspicious, so I endured the biting chill and came out with Zhang Hong.

The sun was setting, the sky was dark, and it was about to get dark. My sister was worried about me, and I told her it was okay. She gritted her teeth and said, "Brother, I'll go wherever you go." ”

I was a little unhappy: "Don't make a mess, take good care of your mother at home, I will come back with your brother Zhang in a while, maybe the matter will be solved." ”

My sister's eyes were red and she told me to be careful.

Zhang Hong said that the place was quite far away and needed to be driven. We went to his house to pick up the car first, and his daughter-in-law looked at us very puzzled and asked where you are going at night.

Zhang Hong was impatient: "You stay at home, don't ask." By the way, when exactly do you fill out the divorce application form? I'm still waiting. ”

I saw his daughter-in-law's eyes rolling, as if she was hiding something. I followed Zhang Hong to the backyard to pick up the car, and his daughter-in-law followed behind: "Qiangzi, why are you wearing long-sleeved clothes on a hot day, is it hot or not?" ”

I squeaked and said, sister-in-law, I'm a heat cold.

Zhang Hong was unhappy and scolded his daughter-in-law: "You hurry up and fill out the divorce form, let's get together and disperse." As he spoke, he scolded: "Wandering under my nose all day long, as soon as I see you, I think of the scene when Lei Shuai wore pants that day, and I am tired of it." ”

His daughter-in-law begged: "Zhang Hong, I know it's wrong, can't we start again, live a good life in the future." ”

Zhang Hong scolded: "Get out, how far and how far, I'll find a big girl after you leave, whoever the hell is looking for you is a blood mold." ”

I was irritable, and I had to be patient to persuade the two of them at this time.

His daughter-in-law said with tears in her eyes: "Don't think I don't know what you do, I tell you, don't blame me for being unjust!" ”

Zhang Hong was so angry that he picked up the broom and was about to beat his daughter-in-law, but I quickly stopped: "Zhang Hong, do you have something serious?!" Do you want to see me die? ”

Zhang Hong lost his temper, scolded in his mouth, and took me to the backyard and drove away.

When I got out of the yard, I looked back and was a little worried: "Your daughter-in-law won't know anything." ”

"Knowing a bird, don't worry, I didn't tell anyone." Zhang Hongman didn't care.

We drove out of the village, bypassed the mountain road, and after more than 40 minutes we arrived at the bottom of a hillside. Zhang Hong parked the car, the two of us went up the mountain, the more I walked, the weaker I became, the temperature in the woods at night was very low, like autumn, the breeze blew, and the skin was like countless knives cut.

I stopped, crouching under the tree with my shoulders crossed.

Zhang Hong didn't say a word, took off his only single coat and asked me to put it on.

I looked at him weakly, my feet were weak, and I leaned against the tree and said, "Zhang Hong, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive tonight." ”

Zhang Hong was anxious: "Qiangzi, don't talk nonsense!" Damn, if you can't get by, I won't live! ”

My lips trembled: "Cold, I'm cold." ”

Zhang Hong wiped his eyes and said fiercely: "Qiangzi, if you can't get by, I will stab the paper man Zhang with a knife and avenge you!" Then I'm going to get shot again. The more he spoke, the more angry he became: "Killing one is enough, and two will be earned, and I will kill my daughter-in-law and Lei Shuai's pair of adulterers and adulteress!" ”

He snorted, his eyes blood-red.

I pulled him and shook my head weakly: "Zhang Hong, let me tell you a secret." I made a mistake at school...... He spent a year in prison and was expelled from school...... It's not interesting for me to live...... You, you have to live well. ”

Zhang Hong whimpered, squatted down and carried me on his back, he walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, crying and said: "Let's all live well, it's not worth putting your lives in for those scum." ”

I lay on his back in a daze. It was so cold that my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn't open them. I faintly heard Zhang Hong say: "...... Almost there...... Don't you sleep...... Hold on, don't sleep! ”

I bit the tip of my tongue hard, and a wave of pain came.

I barely opened my eyes and saw a clearing between the jungle on a hillside not far away, and a grocery yard in the moonlight. The courtyard is surrounded by a wooden fence that is high for one person, the gate is open, and there are piles of paper money, incense and candles, paper people and paper horses, and paper villa cars or something, which really makes people feel chills when they look at it.

I somewhat regained some of my energy and came down from Zhang Hong's back. He turned on the flashlight and shone it through, and the courtyard was silent and there was no one there.

"Is this it, the door is not locked." I say.

Zhang Hong said: "Whoever has a brain disease and comes to steal paper in the middle of the night, no one picks up this thing when it is thrown on the street, and whoever sees it in the middle of the night can be scared." ”

"This is the secret base of the paper man, so he is not afraid of being discovered in secret?" I say.

Zhang Hong shook his head: "Except for the two of us, who would care so much about such a bad old man as him." Let's go, go in and see. ”

We entered the courtyard one after the other, and everywhere the flashlight was lit, there were lifelike paper figures, similar to real people, with boys and girls, red lips and round eyes, and some wearing high pointed hats. The temperature in the courtyard seemed to be even cooler than outside, and the yin wind swirled.

The two of us gritted our teeth and walked inside, if it weren't for this, who would have been able to run here at night and be scared of the cold.

When I arrived in the back room, I pushed the door in, and as soon as I entered the door, I was almost choked out, and I couldn't tell what the smell was, like the residue of medicine poured out by someone boiling Chinese medicine.

The room was very chaotic, full of boys and girls, and there was a large coffin in the corner. There are a lot of symbols painted on the walls, all drawn with black crayons, crosses, and swastikas, which is very uncomfortable to see.

We only had a flashlight, which Zhang Hong was holding, and he looked around, and I looked at the room from behind. At this moment, Zhang Hong's throat gurgled: "Qiang, Hadron, come and see." ”

I hurried over, and in the white light of the flashlight, I saw a small offering table, low in height, like a long bench, against the back wall. On the offering table were three white candles, burning slightly, and in front of the candle there was a small saucer containing a Hessian object.

I recognized it immediately, it was the wooden peg that we smashed into the ground with the curse Lei Shuai.

Zhang Hong and I looked at each other, and their faces were not good-looking. He and I searched in the grove for a long time, but we couldn't find it, and I didn't expect it to appear in the warehouse of the paper figures.

This further confirms his identity.

I'm at this point now, and I thank him for it.

Zhang Hong used to want to grab the wooden peg and destroy it. I grabbed him and whispered, "Wait, it's weird here, let's figure it out." ”

Zhang Hong said: "How to figure it out, maybe the paper man Zhang will come back in a while." I think this thing should be burned quickly, it's a hundred. ”

I don't have an idea, I don't think it's appropriate. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of heavy coughing outside.

Zhang Hong's face turned white with fright, and I quickly snatched his flashlight with my hand and quickly extinguished it.

The two of us crawled and hid behind the big coffin, Zhang Hong's feet were weak, and he sat on the ground and his teeth were clucking.

Maybe it was because of the cold that distracted me most, and I wasn't as scared as he was. I crept my head out and saw a man coming in through the door, with a rickety figure.

He lit the lamp in the house, and a small dim light bulb of dozens of watts lit up on the roof. The light bulbs were dragged by wires, and they swayed in the air, making the light in the room sway back and forth, and the figures were eerie.