Chapter 4 Zhao Lao's Crooked News
It was almost evening when the village chief solved the problem of everyone's housing.
Xiao Mo and Li Shuai lived in Zhao Lao's house, Wen Qiayun and his little followers lived in Widow Li's house, and the unkind monk and Wang Zi lived in Zhou Tongzi's house.
Originally, dinner was still going to the village chief's house, but because of Xiao Mo's euphemistic refusal, the village chief finally sent this task to Widow Li and others. And generously emphasized that whatever is good at home will be taken out to the guests, and this part of the expenditure will be made up by the village after the guests leave.
And so they settled down in the houses of several people.
Widow Li's house is actually not small, there are no less than five or six rooms inside and out, not to mention that only Wen Qiayun and the two of them live in, even Xiao Mo and they all live in it are more than enough. But I don't know if the village chief is hindered by her special status, or if Widow Li herself is unwilling to let people live in, in short, only Wen Qiayun and the little follower are left.
Widow Li brought in a large laundry basin from outside, and the basin contained a clean set of bedding and pillowcases. After that, she pointed to the other room in the courtyard of Wen Qiayun and said:
"You can stay there for the next few days, I have cleaned that room very cleanly, you just need to change this futon and rest. Although you are guests, and the village chief has specially instructed me to treat you well, everyone has their own habits, so I hope that we can respect each other.
In this way, let me first talk about my habits as a person.
First, I don't like people to come into my house, in other words, I hope you don't come in this room.
Second, I have a very regular schedule, I go to bed at 8 o'clock every day, and then I lock the door of the house. Unless something big happens, I'll never get up again.
So if you have something to do with me, or if you need my help, you have to wait until I go to bed, or you will have to wait until the next day.
As for eating, if you want to eat, tell me in advance, or I'll do it to your liking. ”
After Widow Li finished speaking very strictly, although Wen Qiayun was not very comfortable in her heart, she did not show any dissatisfaction on her face, but nodded very understandingly. This also surprised Widow Li, and she couldn't help but be a little more wary of this woman who looked much stronger than her.
"We don't bother here for long, at least fifteen days, at most twenty days, so we won't disrupt your routine. As for what to eat. Because we don't have any taboos, we naturally do whatever we want. We eat what you do.
Of course. If we have something we want to eat, we will still mention it to you if conditions permit, as long as you don't get too troublesome. ”
Wen Qiayun said very politely, and Widow Li couldn't say anything, she glanced at the old-fashioned hanging clock hanging on the wall, and felt that it was almost time for dinner. sent Wen Qiayun and the little follower out, and closed the door himself.
Standing in the courtyard, Wen Qiayun looked at Widow Li's closed door with a strange face, and couldn't help but have huge doubts in her heart. Because she remembered that Xiao Mo had mentioned it. The root of the paranormal event is unnatural conditions and strange and bizarre deaths. And this widow Li obviously has the former characteristic, I don't know if she really has this habit, or if she is hiding something.
The little follower blinked, and there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes, Wen Qiayun turned his head to look at her, couldn't help but show a moving smile, patted her on the shoulder, and signaled that he would wait until he went back.
After that, the two of them took the bedding given to them by Widow Li, and entered the house that Widow Li had given them one after the other.
At the same time, Widow Li withdrew her wary gaze from a hidden window, turned and walked into the kitchen.
"Brothers, at first glance, are people with status, and their aura is much stronger than our village chief, but don't learn from the village chief about this, otherwise that old guy will have to pick my skin. Don't look at his usual kindness, but in fact he is fierce! ”
Zhao Lao frowned crookedly and said with a glare, and kept pouring wine into Xiao Mo and Li Shuai's cups as he spoke. Xiao Mo was not strong enough to drink, so he only drank a small half cup and said that he would not drink it, but Li Shuai was not afraid, and he would take as much as Zhao Lao came crookedly, and he drank very energetically for a while.
Because the wine was drunk very quickly, Zhao Lao Crooked was already a little drunk, seeing this, Xiao Mo took out five hundred yuan from his body, and then gently put it on the table in front of Zhao Lao Crooked.
Seeing that Xiao Mo actually let go of a few hundred yuan, Zhao Lao was stunned at first, then put away the greed in his eyes, and asked Xiao Mo puzzled:
"Dude, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Mo smiled and pretended to be mysterious:
"A little bit like what you inquired about, as for the two of us, it's your expense. It's not much, but it's a little bit of our heart. ”
Five hundred yuan is really not much, it also depends on where it is spent, if it is placed in the field village, it is definitely a lot, after all, the people in this village are generally self-sufficient, and there are not many places to spend money.
Zhao Lao's crooked eyes narrowed, but he didn't hesitate with this wine, and happily put the money on the table into his pocket:
"I don't dare to say anything else, in terms of news, I, Zhao Lao, dare to say second in the village, no one dares to say first. If you have anything you want to ask, just ask, whatever I know, I can say anything, and if you don't know, I will definitely not make up lies to lie to you. ”
Li Shuai raised the cup again at this time, and said to Zhao Lao:
"Dude, it's really fun, I'm doing one with you!"
Another glass of wine went down, Zhao Lao was really crooked, Xiao Mo signaled Li Shuai not to pour it anymore, otherwise he would fall asleep without waiting for them to ask this kid. So Xiao Mo hurriedly stepped into the topic and asked:
"Has anything strange happened in the village lately?"
"Strange things?" Zhao Lao rubbed his eyes crookedly and burped.
Xiao Mo's eyes rolled, and he said a little more bluntly:
"Has anyone in the village mysteriously disappeared or died mysteriously in the recent past? Well...... Even if it's suspected missing. ”
Xiao Mo's question made Zhao Lao's crooked wine suddenly disperse, and he knocked on his head and asked incredulously:
"How do you know? This matter was strictly banned by the village chief. ”
"Looks like something like this is happening?" Xiao Mo was overjoyed in his heart and said quietly.
Zhao Lao Crooked hesitated for a moment, but still replied:
"Buddies seem to be real people, I don't hide it from you, I have some festivals with the village chief, so if I tell you about this, you must not poke me out, even if I do, don't say that I sued you, otherwise I really can't stay here."
"Okay, don't worry, we will never do this kind of thing of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge." Xiao Mo solemnly assured.
Seeing that Xiao Mo made a guarantee, Zhao Laowei, as an authentic villager, may not be as scheming as outsiders, so this time he said without hesitation:
"Here's the thing, three days ago the shoehorn in our village died suddenly, and it stands to reason that the shoehorn is already in his fifties, and it is not a strange thing that he died suddenly. But strange is strange, but after the old Chinese medicine doctor Zhang in the village ran over to take a look, he was suddenly so frightened that he foamed at the mouth, and was finally carried out by his son.
This matter also spread, but because there were not many people present at the time, few people knew the truth. But I've been interested in this kind of thing since I was a child, so I hid in the dark and saw it clearly, and even the village chief told Xu Laohan at that time, and I heard and saw the death of the shoehorn.
I have to say that when I saw the body of the shoehorn, I was almost scared to pee my pants.
Guess what I saw? ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Laowei suddenly stopped with palpitations on his face, swallowed and spat at Xiao Mo and Li Shuai and asked.
The two shook their heads expressionlessly, and listened to Zhao Lao's uncontrollable voice increase:
"All that's left of the shoehorn is a handful of bones, and a shriveled skin! All his flesh and blood are gone! ”
Hearing this, Xiao Mo suddenly felt a chill in his back, and he could almost imagine that kind of tragic scene:
"How did you recognize the man's identity when there was only one skin left?"
"Look at his face, although there is no flesh on his face, but the rest of the dry skin is lifelike, as if it were ...... The shoehorn was originally just the same skin. ”
Xiao Mo and Li Shuai glanced at each other, both of them had some surprise on their faces, Xiao Mo nodded understandingly, and then continued to ask:
"Has anyone been killed but him? Also, how did the village chief give you a ban? (To be continued......)