Tong Liu thought about it and frowned, "You mean, dogs?" ”

This village is not big, when we passed the village road, the yards on both sides were silent, we did not hear a dog barking, dozens of families did not have a dog, it is quite rare in the countryside.

Sure enough, we went from house to house to see, and the houses were empty, not to mention the dogs, not even a single livestock.

Tong Liu said strangely, what happened in the village? So much so that the whole village moved en masse? Why didn't that uncle mention this stubble just now?

I comforted her and said that this is normal, people have been working outside for half a year, and they are hired by you to salvage, so naturally they don't know much about things at home.

This trip seems to be empty, we are all a little disappointed, seeing that the moon is westward, we can only go back the same way.

When I passed by the entrance of the village, there was a small fish pond there, and I was just about to go around it, but Tong Liu grabbed me again, "You, look, is there something there?" ”

In the moonlight, the pond water was black, and in the shadows on the shore, there was indeed a vague shadow moving.

I clenched my baton and whispered to Tong Liu, "You wait for me here, don't move." ”

I tiptoed and leaned up gently, and found that there was indeed a black whirring thing not far away, with its head facing the water, dangling from time to time, and I was shocked, could it be a wolf again?!

But this time he was still much calmer than last time, after all, he had a weapon in his hand and a dagger on his waist. But when I got closer, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, it was a person, pouting his ass into the water. I said hello before the man turned around and made a silencing gesture to me, "Shhhh ”

I asked what scared me away.

He said ghost, otherwise what else could there be in the water? Fish?

I waved my hand to the other side, "Doctor Tong, come here, it's okay, it's an uncle!" "Ever since she said she was a "veterinarian," I called her "doctor."

There was no movement over there, I shouted a few more times, but there was still no response, I was wondering, and suddenly I heard an exclamation of "ah" from the other side, it was Tong Liu's voice.

I was in a hurry, directly into the pond, three strokes and five kicks to the opposite bank, in the panic, the police dagger did not know where to throw, can only feel out the baton, to the grass, in the separate place for a long time, there is no trace of Tong Liu, is anxious, suddenly saw the other side of the grass and trees shaking, I rushed over, found Tong Liu sitting on the ground, the face is already a miserable white.

She said that someone was holding me and trying to drag me away.

"Do you see what it looks like?" I asked.

"No ......" Tong Liu seemed to have palpitations, "The strength is so great that I can't breathe, and I can't turn my head back." ”

I pulled her up and looked up and down, and she was not hurt except for a bumping ankle, and I was relieved to help her and go back to the other side.

The old man had already retracted himself and sat on the shore, humming a little song with a sip of food and wine.

I asked Tong Liu to sit down as well, and when she took off her shoes, she found that her feet and neck were already very swollen.

I asked the old man, "Uncle, what is your surname?" ”

"No name, no surname, popping out of the cracks in the stones." The old man said, took another sip of wine, and then began to eat the food—his "dish" was very simple, he dipped a nail in the salt in the bowl, and instigated it—there was such a drunkard in my hometown in the countryside, who ruined his house and had no money to eat, but he could not do less, and he could only rely on salt to borrow the taste of wine.

"Uncle, apart from you, is there anyone else in the village?" I asked again.

"It's all gone—" said the old man.

"Why?"

"Feed the freshly beaten grass, overnight, and don't eat Ermaozi."

The old man is crazy, his behavior is strange, he doesn't speak with the right lips of the horse, and he may have mental problems, Tong Liu and I glanced at each other and thought of going together.

"Snow Head?" I tried to call him, and sure enough, the old man glanced at me, "Gaha? ”

"There's a big guy in your village—"

"It's not big now, it's a head shorter." The old man interrupted.

Yes, without the pillars of earning money, the family is poor and short-minded, and they will definitely not be able to raise their heads.

"Uncle Xue, what did you and the big man see when you were picking ice?" I'm straight to the point.

The old man looked at the pond in a daze, and didn't reply for a long time.

Tong Liu planned to change his approach and asked him what he was looking at.

"What the hell." The old man opened his mouth and said, then glanced at Tong Liu, "Just now, didn't you see it too?" ”

We asked for more than ten minutes, but every time we came to the key topic, we were interrupted by his nonsense, and finally we had to give up, it seems that this trip is really redundant, but then I think about it, at least I know that there is a lot of things in the village, and I can persuade Professor Tong to teach them when I go back, so that everyone can pay attention to it.

I walked back with Tong Liu, she limped, her feet hit the ground and she broke out in a cold sweat, I said this is not good, or try your luck on the road, maybe you can get a ride.

"In the middle of the night, I hit a ghost car." She said.

"If you don't think I'm taking advantage, then I'll carry you."

"I'm afraid you'll think you're sinking."

Jokes aside, in fact, we are both very anxious, at this rate, let alone dawn this morning, even if it is dark, we will not be able to go back.

Just when we were worried, Lao Xuetou calmly walked past us, muttering as he walked, "Now the little young children, they don't have to be in the moon and the dark wind to get a target, and they are not afraid of plunging into the water nest and becoming two little water ghosts." He gave us both a blank look, "Wait here, I'll tell my son to take you back." ”

Son? Isn't there no one else in the village? Besides, Lao Xuetou has been a widow all his life, and he has no offspring. Have we mistaken the right person?

When the two of us were stunned, Lao Xuetou came back from the front, leading a donkey behind him, "Ermaozi, call brother, call sister-in-law." ”

We were relatively speechless......

I don't know if the old man is really confused, I don't understand what he said, but he can still know our way back, he led the donkey in front, Tong Liu sat on the back of the donkey, and our speed was suddenly several times faster.

On the same side, the old man didn't have anything to say, just walked with a sip of salt and wine, and the two of us also thought about our own thoughts, and talked less, but we also discussed, just to bring the old man back, and it was also regarded as a "evidence" for the expert group.

The old man loves the donkey very much, and every time he crosses the mountain, he can't wait to carry it over, but let Tong Liu ride it all the time, and we are also quite touched - the old man has been lonely all his life, and he can call the donkey his son, which shows the depth of his feelings.

After crossing the mountain in front of us, we will reach the lake, but people can go up, the donkey is very difficult, Tong Liu feels sorry for the donkey, and even more sorry for the old man, and asks if there is any other way? Don't be tired, it's better not to go too far. I know she's worried about me, I'm going to work at seven o'clock, and I'm going back late, even if it's a violation of work discipline.

The old man said, there is a shortcut, I don't know if you dare to go, a while ago there was a heavy rainstorm, there was a lot of water nests, there may be danger.

Tong Liu smiled, "Someone in the water is safer than on the shore." ”

We walked for nearly half an hour, and finally we were about to cross this watered hole, and we crossed a road in front of us, and a large tree fell on the side of the road, blocking our way.

I suddenly stopped and looked back, and Tong Liu asked me, what did I find again?

I shook my head, "Nothing. "But I always felt strange in my heart, it seemed that something was following us all the time, and when I turned back several times, I couldn't see anything.

The ground was too wet, the donkey's hooves kept slipping, and then it fell into the muddy water, Tong Liu could only jump down, and the three of us dragged it out together, but found that the donkey struggled deeper and deeper, and soon lost its kneecaps, the old Xue Tou was a little anxious, Tong Liu comforted, "Uncle Xue, don't worry, this is not a swamp, let's go to the village over there to find a few more people, and we will definitely be able to drag Li Yueyang and his brother up." ”

I just wanted to ask, where is there a village? But when I turned my head, I saw that in a small valley in the distance, there were lights on, dark and dark, flickering and flickering, and there were really people.

But at this time, the donkey suddenly let out a long scream, and the two hind hooves were pulled out violently, and the old snow head shouted "not good", and we only knew at this time that the donkey was shocked!

It doesn't matter if the donkey jumps, the hooves are out of the mud, but the feet slipped, and he was suddenly planted into the water nest next to him, Tong Liu didn't have time to let go of the reins in his hand, and was also taken down, the water was very deep, and in an instant, a person and a donkey did not enter the water. I jumped down, grabbed Tong Liu's hand for the first time, and then grabbed her waist for fear of slipping away, and struggled to swim up, but found that I couldn't do it at all - Tong Liu's wrist was wrapped around the reins and was sinking with me. I instinctively touched my waist, but then I remembered that the dagger had been lost a long time ago, and I wanted to break the reins, unless I was really Superman.

I have long heard that hollows can occasionally be found in the mountains around Songhu, some horizontal and vertical, some are naturally formed, and some are artificially dug in ancient times to store things.

I could only pray secretly at that time - man-made, there is a bottom, if it is natural, I don't know which dark river ditch it will sink into.

It's still sinking, but I won't let go, because I know that once I let go, I'll never see her again, and even if I can live, I will only live in a huge shadow of deep self-blame and guilt.

It was getting darker and darker, and we couldn't see each other's faces clearly, but I knew she was shaking her head at me and trying to push me away, but soon, her movements were getting lighter and lighter, and I knew she was dying......

The donkey finally sank to the bottom, and our bodies were stunned, so I took advantage of this opportunity to finally free my hand, groping for the reins, and after a while, I finally let go of the rope.

When I was running up, I felt that someone seemed to be piercing down beside me, maybe Lao Xuetou was trying to save his donkey, but when I dragged Tong Liu ashore, I found that the old man was pestle at the water's edge, looking under the water in a daze.

I didn't have time to think too much about it, because Tong Liu was already motionless, and all the intake and outflow were gone.

During the rescue, I tried my best, but she still did not respond, and finally I pinched her mouth open, and I could only artificial respiration. But as soon as I got closer, she choked out a mouthful of water and sprayed it all on my face, and then began to cough violently, and finally relieved my breath for a long time, I sat on the ground, "It's a little later, and you will be 'successful' by me......"

Unexpectedly, her first words after the catastrophe were, "You ate garlic last night?" ”

Tong Liu was very upset about the loss of the donkey by the old snow head, and just wanted to say something to apologize, I saw that the water was churning again, I was busy grabbing the baton, but I saw that it was the donkey that came out of the water, and it was not dead, it was struggling to shake the ground with four hooves, and the old snow jumped into the water one step at a time, I instantly remembered what I had just passed by, and shouted, "Uncle, don't-"

The old man's water nature was very good, and he dragged the donkey ashore in three times and two times, Tong Liu looked very happy, and walked over to congratulate the old man, but before the words were spoken, he stayed there-