Chapter 35: The Journey
Before liberation, there was such an old landlord, bullying men and women to fish and meat in the township for the harm of one party, one year the place was flooded and then drought, the poor villagers could not open the pot at home, he also went to collect rent, anyway, there was no money to use the girl and daughter-in-law to pay off the debt, and forced several families to die, and when he walked back with the "spoils" at night, he suddenly encountered a fog and got lost, and when he was in a hurry, he saw a white-bearded old man, and he begged the old man to take him out.
The old man said that this is a sealed passage in the underworld, and it is okay to go out if you want to, but you have to fill the "ghost gate" with a living person, and when will the "door" be filled before people can pass.
The old landlord did not hesitate, and pushed the big girls and little daughters-in-law who repaid the debts into the "ghost gate", and the old man said that it was a pity, but there was still one missing, and the landlord kicked him in with the old man's white beard......
After that night, the old landlord never went home, but the girls and daughters-in-law did not return one after another after a few days, only saying that they went to other places in a daze, as for the old landlord, I don't know what happened outside the "ghost gate......
This thing has passed for more than two months, when people began to gradually forget, but some villagers saw him in the back mountain, everyone was curious, and they went to see it, most of them thought, this old thing's life is really hard, and he can live for two months without eating or drinking in the bald mountains!
When I saw the old landlord, he happened to be eating, and someone with good faith approached to take a look, and guess what?
At this point, I stopped and took a bite of the bun.
Zhou Yi was anxious to listen to the following, and urged directly, "Don't eat it yet, say it quickly!" ”
I asked the boss to serve me another bowl of tofu brain, and continued, "The old landlord eats a big ball of white flowers, slimy, and rotten...... There is a knowledge of killing pigs in the village, saying that it is a brain, looking at the shape and size, it seems to be a human! ”
Zhou Yi covered his mouth in surprise, and when he saw me sending a large spoonful of white tofu brain into his mouth, he retched and almost didn't vomit there.
Later, it was found that the old landlord's skull and stomach were empty, but there were no external injuries on his body...... The old people analyzed that night, everyone else turned over the 'ghost door' and was sent back, only half of him went in, his brain and stomach were in the 'door', and his body was outside the 'door', so there was a big separation between inside and outside, and in the end, he ate himself......"
"Okay, okay, you're not disgusting!" Zhou Yi protested, the shopkeeper was busy greeting other guests, thinking he was calling him, and turned around and asked Zhou Yi, "Little girl, do you want another bowl too?" ”
She made the girl retching again, and she glared at me angrily, "Don't bluff me with ghost stories, what I just said is true!" It has nothing to do with ghosts and ghosts! If you don't believe it, ask Du ......" She stopped in time.
I laughed, it turned out to be Du Longbiao. Although I rarely talked to him about my experiences over the years, with what he knew about me, it was easy to guess that I would not "settle" easily. Besides, Professor Tong knows a lot about me in the past few years, and Tong Yang naturally knows a lot, so in order to ease the relationship with Du Longbiao, he must have mentioned me a lot.
I wanted to ask Zhou Yi if she was Biaozi's girlfriend, but it was unlikely at her young age, Du Longbiao sometimes had no score, but he was not so unconscionable. Since he introduced it, I have to take this matter again.
In the end, I didn't grab it from her when Zhou Yi paid the bill, after all, I had to make some effort this time, and she took advantage of it for breakfast a month.
Professor Tong and I weren't completely honest just now, but one thing is for sure - when I think of this as a business, I do need money or things in exchange.
Zhou Yi asked me when I could leave, and I said let me prepare first.
She began to ask excitedly, if she wanted some strange detection equipment? Or convene a panel of experts?
I said no, I want to draw a talisman, and I want to set up a magic circle......
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We got on the train in the evening, and we were told that it would take a whole night and that we would arrive tomorrow morning.
After I sat down, I said, "You're really picky, and you can't afford to spend money to buy two hard seats." ”
She said, "Money is spent on what is needed, and you see, how much I prepare our dinner." She took out a roast chicken, two bags of peanuts, two boxes of biscuits, and a bottle of elm ditch roast knife from her bag. She pulled out two more glasses.
"It's illegal to drink alcohol at your age abroad." I say.
"You three, I'm seven!" Before she could eat, she had already taken a sip, and her glass was more than half empty.
I can't help but be stunned, who is this person Du Longbiao knows? A little girl, she drinks more than men.
In less than two cigarettes, she had already drunk most of the bottle, and while instigating her oily hands, she asked me, "Why don't you eat or drink, this meal is a gift from me, and you won't be deducted from breakfast." ”
I said you can eat it, I drink tofu brain at noon is a bit top.
She was still smiling, but when she heard the word "tofu brain", she lost her appetite and said, "You are really boring, I really don't know how you worked with your partner in the past...... By the way, your former partner in the police force must be a more boring and boring person! ”
I put away my smile and glanced at her coldly, not because I couldn't make a joke, but because I didn't allow anyone to talk about my comrades. Three years ago, there was a teammate who didn't have a long brain to play with the police in front of me, and as a result, I beat his face into a thousand flowers, causing the guy to leave the team early, and later went to the police, and I don't know if he said that he didn't say the reason for the beating.
Zhou Yi saw that my face was not good-looking, and he hurriedly put on a smiling face, "Okay, okay, I can't afford to mess with you, let's talk about something serious, when you get to the place, what are you going to do?" ”
I looked at the flow of people still walking around the door of the carriage and didn't speak.
"The police in the village have all been withdrawn, and if we encounter any trouble during the investigation, it will be really difficult to find help. Would you like to say hello to the town's police station first? ”
I still don't speak. She also looked back at me, "Yo, what are you afraid of, the 'trouble' is ......"
There were three people walking by at the entrance of the carriage, a sturdy man with a big waist and a round waist, a sturdy old man, and a middle-aged man with a dark face, the same three people I met on the train a few days ago.
"You know them?" I asked.
"Do you still need to know?" Zhou Yi said, "At a glance, you can tell that it is a 'black stick head'." ”
Stick head is a kind of name for "mountain people" in the old days of Northeast China, in addition to hunting and collecting mountain treasures, they mostly look for stick mallets (ginseng). And some sticks are unruly, clever and reckless, and wantonly destroy the mountains and forests, so everyone adds a "black" word in front of their name to show their debasement. Of course, this is the way it was said in the past, and there are not many people who still call it that, and when it came out of the mouth of the young Zhou Yi, it really stunned me, and I asked her, "How do you see it?" ”
Zhou Yi smiled, "The younger one is a 'trip', a pioneer, you see that his tiger mouth is gone, he practiced the mountain knife when he was a child, and it is both hands, ordinary farmers can't chop wood and chop wood...... The older one is the 'blackhead', although the person looks shriveled, but the pair has the lid (knees) and has been bending, ready to jump at any time, either attacking or running, the person is so fine, of course it is the head...... The one who is not too old in the back is 'Eagle Move', his eyes are small and violent, and his eyes are quite tricky, and he is indispensable for searching for treasures. ”
Zhou Yi talked about these treasures, so I had to look at her with admiration, but I didn't understand it thoroughly, and told her, "Since they are not good people, let's call the police." ”
"No, no one has stolen money, and the police can't do it...... Hey, don't stare so much, it's easy to startle the snake. ”
"You're saying they haven't got what they want yet?" I deliberately tested her.
"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Zhou Yi said, "In the past few years, there have been a lot of cultural relics unearthed in the old mountain, and they must have come here, and it has nothing to do with picking mountain treasures and looking for mallets...... Oops, they're going to run! ”
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