Holding the porcelain bowl gently in both hands, the smell of wood chrysanthemums made me immediately hold my breath.

People in Muyang Village once told me that the wood chrysanthemum grows in the ravine, and although it looks very similar to the chrysanthemum, let alone drink it, as long as you smell its aroma more, you will immediately fall unconscious.

Facing the smiling old woman in front of me, I just felt creepy, she was by no means a good type! This is really just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den.

This vicious and treacherous old woman! Looking at me like this, do you think I don't know what's going on in the ravine? Fortunately, I taught in a mountain village for two years, otherwise I would have been put down by her!

I slowly put the bowl down and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry... I'm allergic to wood chrysanthemums. ”

Hearing this, the old woman's body trembled slightly, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

I got up and left, and this old guy still wants to harm me?

"Squeak—"

At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and in walked in a man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, dark skin, and red skin. A strong man with a bare body.

"Why are you going?!" The strong man asked sharply.

Looking at the strong pimple flesh on this man's body, I suddenly felt a little scared.

The old woman smiled and said, "Don't be so fierce... Look at how good this child is..."The old woman looked me up and down with strange eyes..."How fair the skin is, not tall or low... It's just wearing glasses.. Not so good..."

It's not good, they obviously have ulterior motives, but I can't force myself with them, this strong man called Hadron is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp... And I am now in a dilemma: I have already made it clear to this old woman for a while, but the other party has suddenly increased a very strong combat power...

I stood there awkwardly, and the old woman suddenly held my hand and said kindly, "Child, have you ever been married?" ”

"Huh?" I was confused and asked what kind of trouble was going on? "No.... No. I said hesitantly.

"Oops! That's great! The old woman smiled and looked at Qiangzi, "Your sister's marriage has finally come to an end!" ”

"Yes, Mom, you can rest assured now." Qiangzi smiled innocently.

What the? Suddenly a thousand grass and mud horses galloped through my heart, stunning me just to marry her daughter? That's weird, isn't it? Could it be that her daughter is an ugly monster who can't get married?

"Not very well," I tried to squeeze out a smile, "I'll have to go in a minute... And, I've ... I had someone I liked. ”

"Out of the way, out of the way." The old woman smacked her lips, "As long as you're not married." ”

I opened my mouth without tears, not knowing what to say, when my eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the black and white photo on the wooden table....

The photo shows a delicate girl staring blankly ahead, surrounded by a dark black wooden frame with a simple pattern...

Could it be that her daughter is this person?! ... No way... She looks dead! The statues are already here, who am I marrying?

"Mother... Mother-in-law. I pointed my trembling finger at the portrait, "Is she your daughter..."

The old woman smiled and showed her broken yellow teeth, "Yes, look at how good my daughter looks, you kid is cheap." A series of giggles followed.

Just kidding, right? I now have serious doubts that something is wrong with the old woman's nerves.

"She... Dead, right? I asked tentatively and softly.

"What do you say?" Hadron suddenly yelled at me.

"Dead.... He's dead! ”

As soon as the words fell, the old woman raised her face in pain, the wrinkles on her face were twisted and all squeezed together, and her eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, suddenly widened!

"Nonsense! Nonsense! You lied to me!!! The old woman tore her hair like crazy, "My daughter is still alive!" She hasn't married yet, how can she die!! ”

The old woman's body shook violently, and I was so frightened that I took several steps back.

"She's not dead! Not dead! The old woman muttered stupidly, the madness in her eyes turned into tears gushing out, "You're lying to me.... You lied to me! ”

The strong man named Qiangzi hurriedly bent down and gently stroked the old woman's back, his eyes were full of pain, "Yes, yes." My sister didn't die... Mom, don't be sad..."

The old woman couldn't stop crying, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of me, and she stared at me again, and her red eyes trembled and said, "Yes! My daughter is getting married! She's not dead! ”

The old woman grabbed my arm so tightly that her nails were about to dig into my skin.

Lunatic! This old woman is a complete lunatic! I can't help but panic in my heart, I don't want to marry a dead man...

The so-called yin marriage, I have heard of it for a long time, in order not to let the deceased be lonely on Huangquan Road, let a living person marry her, the specific practice is similar to the old-fashioned marriage, first worship heaven and earth parents, but in the end.... It is to put the living and the dead in coffins and bury them in the ground...

I just felt like I was falling into an ice cellar... It's horrible! It's better to just confess to this old woman.

I breathed a long sigh of relief and said boldly: "Mother-in-law, I'm sorry, I have to go, you have been living in your dreams... Your daughter she.... She's actually dead. ”

Qiangzi's face changed suddenly, and he stretched out his broad palm and pushed me violently, "Shut up!" ”

I staggered to my feet, "Why don't you tell her the truth!" Your mother isn't going to face reality, are you also crazy?! ”

"You!" Qiangzi glared at me speechless, and he turned and helped the crazy old woman to another room, and came out and gently closed the door.

I said, "What's the use of you doing that?" It can't change reality at all! ”

"Reality?!" Hadron sneered, "What is reality! The reality is that my good sister was made to have a big belly by the gangsters in the city, and committed suicide in shame! ”

Hadron was emotional, tears glistened in the corners of his eyes... I was stuck like a stake

Qiangzi continued: "My mother brought up my sister and brother alone, and my sister was sensible and studied hard at a very young age, and when she was admitted to university, she was about to graduate from college..... I didn't know that this kind of thing happened all of a sudden...."

I really didn't know how to comfort him. When this happens, no one feels good. Evasion is perhaps another solution .... But people always have to face reality... If you escape for a while, you can't escape for a lifetime. No matter how cruel the reality is, only by working hard can we get out of the haze in our hearts...

"Alright, let's go." Qiangzi sighed, his voice tinged with sadness.

"You.... Let me go? But.. Your mother..."

"That's it! You're not worthy of my sister at all, get out! Don't wait for me to regret it..."

"I'm sorry... There's nothing I can do...", I turned and walked out of the adobe house.

"Count your kid's life, if you change to Heigou Village, I will eat you to the point where you don't even have bones..."

Hadron's voice echoed behind me, I gently closed the wooden door, I shook my head helplessly, although they saved me, but the broken family behind me I was powerless.

I once again felt the weakness of my abilities, in the face of raped girls, in the face of kidnapping, in the face of zombies, my ability was patheticly small.... At this time, a strange thought arose in my mind, if I had an old Uncle Li who had that lantern in his hand and mastered one or two strange secret techniques... Maybe it won't be so embarrassing...

Walking on the path of the village, I asked the nearby villagers about the location of Uncle Li.

When I learned that they were staying at a Buddhist temple in the village, I immediately rushed over.

Sure enough, when I arrived at the temple, I saw those three familiar faces.

Tie Zhu and Cai Wen immediately greeted me, and Tie Zhu took me into his arms, "You kid is really worrying!" ”

Old Uncle Li took his pipe in his mouth and said, "You baby, I told you not to chase after you." But it scared the hell out of me. ”

"It's okay, it's okay.." Cai Wen patted me on the shoulder and said.

"Huh?" I remembered something and said, "Tiezhu, you're well?"

"That's right!" Tie Zhu said with a smile, "There are often people in the village who are poisoned by violet vines, and the people in the village bring me some herbs to drink, and I will be sober after a while." ”

After learning that I had killed the white-faced ghost, Cai Wen and Tie Zhu praised me again.

"Alright." Old Uncle Li knocked his pipe on the threshold, "Since everyone is fine, let's go." ”

"Good!"

I set off again with my luggage on my back.

We first purchased some food and water in Wangjiazhuang, and then looked for a way north.

After much inquiry, we learned that if we wanted to get around Heigou Village, we had to take the waterway. The big lake north of Wangjiazhuang is called Cliff Lake.

The four of us stood by the lake, with the endless blue water in front of us... A few boats rippled in the distance, and a few egrets flew by in the sky. The most striking thing is that two thousand high mountains can be seen in the distance, squeezing the wide cliff lake into a thin slit.

Uncle Li found a nearby fisherman and said, "Give us a ride, brother." ”

The fisherman, who wore a hat and was a gray-bearded old man, was indeed older than Uncle Li, and he took off his hat, looked at us with his eyes narrowed into a thin ravine, shook his head, and said, "I don't pull people in this boat." ”

"Hey, you're going to make it easier." Uncle Li took out twenty yuan and stuffed it into his hand, and at that time, twenty yuan could buy a hen.

I was immediately surprised that Uncle Li was so generous....

The old fisherman took the money, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket, "Where are you going?" His tone softened considerably.

"Let's go to the inferior ditch." Tie Zhuzui said quickly.

"Inferior ditch?!" The old fisherman's face changed greatly, "But the inferior ditch in the north of Heigou Village?"

"That's right!"

"Oh. You're going to bypass Heigou Village to Inferior Ditch. ”

"yes, what's the problem?"

"I'm sorry! I don't take this job. The old fisherman took out the twenty yuan in his pocket and handed it to Uncle Li.

"Why? Don't you even want money?" Cai Wen asked puzzled.

"What a hairy little ghost who doesn't know the height of the sky!" The old fisherman pointed to two mountains in the distance with a gloomy face.

"See? If you want to get around Heigou Village, you must go through the thin gap between the two mountains, where there is a ghost place where there is no return! ”

Tie Zhu said, "Why do you go and don't come back?"

"Because," said the old fisherman, in a low voice, "there are water spirits there!" ”

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