In the early morning, the mountain village is shrouded in mist, and the white expanse is like a fairyland.

When the first rays of sunlight rise, the mist quietly dissipates, revealing its original appearance.

The black tiles, the stone walls, the dirt roads, and the big trees at the entrance of the village are all welcoming a new day.

Chen Yimu stood by the stop sign and took everything in his eyes.

What several travelers said made him feel strongly curious.

Identifying the direction, Chen Yimu walked back along the side of the road.

After walking for a few minutes, a dirt road passed through the field on the left side of the front and appeared in front of Chen Yimu's eyes.

Walking through the dirt road, Chen Yimu came to the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.

When I looked at it, I saw that the branches and leaves of the banyan tree were dense, extending dozens of meters from left to right, like a huge umbrella cover.

There are several stone tables under the tree, and four stone benches are placed in an orderly manner next to each stone table.

Chen Yimu blew away the leaves and dust on the stone bench and sat down.

Looking at the whole village, there was no one on the road at this time, not even a cat, dog, chicken or duck.

Odd!

The time displayed on the phone is now 7 o'clock.

Chen Yimu waited, then got up and walked towards the village.

The houses in the village are so badly damaged that some of them may collapse when the wind is a little stronger.

Walking all the way in, the doors of every house in the village are closed.

The whole village was silent, and there was an eerie atmosphere.

When Chen Yimu turned around to leave, the whole person jumped backwards.

A pair of eyes appeared in the crack of the door of the room on the side, staring directly at Chen Yimu.

"Whew~ almost scared to death!" Chen Yimu clutched his chest, his heart pounding.

"Hello." Chen Yimu said hello.

But the man behind the door didn't seem to hear.

Chen Yimu frowned and approached, and through some light, he saw that the person behind the door was lying on the ground.

Squatting down, Chen Yimu stretched out his hand and waved back and forth by the door.

"Ah...... Ah......h

Suddenly, the man behind the door began to scream, as if frightened.

Chen Yimu was also frightened by this move and hurriedly retreated.

This shout seems to have turned on a switch.

"Ah...... Ah......h

"Yike...... Yikes......"

"Uh......h Woo......"

“……”

Shouts rang out from the houses on both sides of the road.

Immediately after, there was a violent slamming of the door, and the door panel slammed, threatening to collapse at any moment.

Beep!

The sound of radio waves echoed through the village.

Chen Yimu hurriedly covered his ears, looked up, and saw a big horn tied to a telephone pole.

"Bang bang bang, give me some quiet, or I won't have to eat!" A voice shouted from inside the loudspeaker.

The shouting and knocking on the doors of the houses on both sides suddenly stopped.

"Girls?" Chen Yimu was stunned for a moment.

Listen to the voice, the owner of this voice should not be very old.

The village is empty, how can a girl leave here.

Following the horn wires on the telephone pole, Chen Yimu slowly walked towards the back of the village.

At the back of the village there is a row of houses, which look relatively new, with faded red cloth hanging from the door, as if they had not been built very long.

"Who are you?" A voice remembered behind Chen Yimu.

Chen Yimu's body tightened, and he hurriedly knocked his head to look.

A girl, who looked like she was seventeen or eighteen years old, wore a ponytail, wore a pair of light-colored jeans and a white top, frowned, and looked at Chen Yimu.

Chen Yimu replied: "I passed by here, so I came in and had a look." ”

"There's nothing to see here." The girl said and turned to leave.

"Eh, hey, were you talking through the loudspeaker?" Chen Yimu hurriedly chased after him.

The girl didn't answer, didn't look up at Chen Yimu, and walked forward by herself.

"Are you alone here?"

"Can I stay in Satoma for a while?"

“……”

No matter how Chen Yimu asked her, the girl never spoke.

The girl walked into a room, and Chen Yimu saw that it was a kitchen.

The earthen stove for burning wood, the chopped firewood, and the neat dishes and chopsticks have been placed.

Chen Yimu counted roughly, there were three stacks of rice bowls, and there were ten stacks of rice bowls.

Looking at the residual water stains on it, it should have just been washed.

"Could it be that she takes care of ...... alone" Chen Yimu was a little surprised.

I saw the girl walk to the stove, lift the lid of the pot, and a layer of water vapor appeared.

Bring a tray and place five bowls, and the girl scoops out the white porridge from the pot.

Fifteen bowls were filled and divided among three trays.

The little girl carried a tray and walked in the direction of the entrance of the village.

"I'll help you!" Chen Yimu said.

The little girl looked up at Chen Yimu and thought to herself that this person was so strange, why didn't she run away.

"You have to go back and forth several times, I'll help you, we'll be done in one trip!" Chen Yimu said.

The girl seemed to be thinking, then nodded slightly.

Chen Yimu carried a tray in each hand, followed behind the girl, and walked towards the entrance of the village.

"It's time to eat!"

Standing on the dirt road, the girl shouted: "I cooked porridge for you today, eat it slowly, and whoever doesn't eat it slowly will be hungry!" ”

Chen Yimu heard movement in the room and saw someone picking up the crack in the door.

This time, I didn't think about the situation I encountered, but calmly, and everything seemed to be in order.

The girl walked to the nearest room and knocked on the door.

Boom!

Boom!

Two short and three long, like a code.

The knock fell, and the door opened.

There was a man squatting in the room, his hair disheveled, his hair shaky and clumpy, his whole body in tatters, and his hands seemed to have been dug into coal.

"Third uncle, drink porridge, drink slowly!" The girl handed over a bowl of porridge and whispered.

The man's eyes were glazed, and when he saw the porridge handed by the girl, he hurriedly held the bowl with both hands, and poured it directly into his mouth regardless of the temperature of the porridge.

"Slow down, slow down......" the girl reminded.

Fortunately, along the way, the porridge was a lot colder, otherwise something would definitely have happened.

Chen Yimu looked at the man and couldn't help frowning, the girl turned around and came back and saw Chen Yimu's expression.

"Haven't you seen a fool?" The girl shouted.

Displeasure, anger, and a hint of panic.

"I don't know what it means, I ......" Chen Yimu didn't have time to explain, the girl glared at him, and knocked on another room.

One by one, the girl delivered bowls of porridge to each of them, telling them to drink them slowly.

But everyone's attention was not on the girl, but on the bowl, in the porridge.

When they had eaten well, the girl took back her rice bowl one by one.

Chen Yimu followed behind her, and suddenly the girl stopped, turned her head and said: "This is the village of fools, also called the plague village, it will only bring misfortune, you hurry up, go!" ”

"There's my dad here, there's people in our village, and I hate it when people look at them strangely."

"Do you know that they are also ordinary people, and they also want to live a normal life with us."

"But they don't have a choice, this damn village is cursed!"

The girl roared hysterically, and as she roared, tears flowed down her eyes......