Unexpectedly, we haven't reported our home yet, and this old man told us where we came from.

All three of us looked at ourselves and made sure there was no sign of Huaicheng. They all looked at the old man strangely.

Huaicheng is a title between ghost fox immortals and Taoist priests, similar to Jianghu black words. The secular people did not know the name.

Now such a sentence suddenly came out of the old man's mouth, which made people can't help but be vigilant.

The old man saw us looking him up and down and asked, "What?" Didn't the three of them come from Huaicheng? ”

I hesitated for a moment and said, "There is nothing wrong with the three of us coming from Huaicheng. But...... How do you know? ”

The old man's face was as usual. Said lightly: "It was the river god who told me." said that there were three guests from Huaicheng today, and they wanted us to entertain them. ”

I looked at the big river next to the village and thought, "Is this the river god referring to?" ”

Perhaps because of the orders of the river god, the old man did not dare to snub us, but he did not have any enthusiasm, and pointed to the village completely in the form of completing the task. said, "Please come with me." The quarters were already ready for the three of them. ”

We followed the old man inexplicably, and the more we thought about it, the more strange it became.

Mr. Lu asked, "Old man, are you river gods human, or ......?"

The old man said: "The river god, of course, is an immortal, how can it be a human?" ”

Mr. Lu frowned and said, "In this way, the old man has seen the immortals?" ”

The old man sighed and said lightly: "We people are lowly and fatal, how can we be blessed to see the side of the gods?" The order of the river god was brought to us by a trustee. ”

When I heard this, I thought to myself, "Eighty percent of the terrible ghost arrived in advance, possessed the living man, and gave this order." This order seems to be arranging our food and clothing, but it is actually giving us a hint: don't play tricks on me. I can control every one of you. ”

As the old man walked, he said lightly: "You don't have to call me old man." People like us. How can you be worthy of the word "master"? My name is hemp rope. That's what you call me. ”

I couldn't help but say, "Your name is really ......."

Ma Rope smiled bitterly and said, "It's really casual, isn't it?" The people here live a hard life. Everyone doesn't have a surname, and when they give birth to a child, whatever they have next to them, they will be called. When my mother gave birth to me, she happened to see a hemp rope, so I have a name. ”

All three of us laughed dryly twice, but didn't answer.

As I walked along, I saw that the houses in the village were getting worse and worse. And most of them are darkly lit. Occasionally, there are one or two with oil lamps on, and the hemp rope will scold: "You have a lot of lamp oil." When you die, let the river god clean you up. ”

I thought to myself, "Isn't the oil lamp just for lighting?" This village is reluctant to light an oil lamp, what kind of poverty has it become? ”

By this time, the old man had led us to a courtyard. He pointed to the gate and said, "The three of you can barely live here." The village is poor, and there are no houses that can be handled. ”

I looked at the yard, and it was terrible, but all the way through, it was the best house we had ever seen.

It seems that the hemp rope has no intention of following us in.

The three of us stood at the door for a while, then arched our hands to the hemp rope and said, "Old man, then we will go in first, you go to bed early." ”

Ma Rope smiled suddenly, but there was no joy in his smile, and I heard him mutter, "Go to bed early, it would be nice to go to bed early." ”

Then he looked up at us and said; "Tonight, sleep quietly in this courtyard. If nothing happens, don't just walk around. There are people in our village who don't like to see the living. If you run into them. They have to be frightened, and you have to be frightened. It's not good for anyone. ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "Okay, we understand, just don't come out at night." ”

Ma Rope sighed and said, "That's the best." Then he walked away with his hands behind his back and shook his head.

Xue Qian said: "Something is wrong with this old man. ”

I said, "It's not just that there's something wrong with this old man. I don't think the whole village is quite right. ”

Mr. Lu waved his hand, pointed to the courtyard and said, "Let's go in." ”

The three of us walked into this small courtyard and found that the yard was very tidy. The house was also very clean. The bed was covered with clean bedding. I looked over the stove and saw a pot on it.

I lifted the lid and a wave of heat came out. Along with the hot air, there is a burst of aroma of rice.

Xue Qian said: "The villagers here are really thoughtful. Forget about preparing a place to live, and help us cook. ”

Mr. Lu said: "I guess this courtyard was originally inhabited. They cooked and prepared to eat. Then the god of the river appeared and drove them away, and wanted to give us this courtyard. The family was in such a hurry that they forgot to bring the pot down. ”

I said, "Then we are too immoral." If the family is angry, will they poison us? ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "Don't you know if you try?" ”

I shook my head: "I have my own dry food, so I don't have to try it." ”

Luckily, we came here well prepared. All sorts of things are ready.

Xue Qian lit the oil lamp on the table, and I put the dry food on the charcoal fire, ready to roast it before eating.

Mr. Lu smiled: "After a while, the old man saw you lighting the oil lamp, and he was going to secretly scold you outside the wall." Don't we have candles? Light a candle. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Mr. Lu, you are confused. The hemp rope is outside, how do you know if you are lighting the oil lamp in the village, or the candle you brought yourself? Should scold or scold. Since he scolded us, we don't need him to light the lamp oil, isn't that too much of a loss? ”

I stuffed the dry food in my mouth and said, "Lao Xue, this village is poor and jingling, you can save them some." ”

Xue Qian smiled: "It's a big deal to give them the candle when you leave." ”

None of us touched the pot of rice, but just took out the dry food in our bags and made do with it.

It's not really that we're afraid of poison in our food. I just think that this village is too poor and don't want to eat their food. What's more, this village is full of weirdness, and their food gives people a sense of ominousness.

When we had finished eating, Mr. Lu said, "Let's go to sleep and blow out the lamp." ”

I lay on the bed, smelling the cotton on the mattress and the dust in the room, and gradually became sleepy.

I muttered, "What's the secret of this village?" Shall we go out and have a look? ”

Mr. Lu said something next to him. I didn't hear clearly.

I wanted to look up and listen, but my head was heavy. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I don't know if I've slept for too long, and I feel like I've been woken up. I opened my eyes in a daze, and found that I was still in the dark. Only a little light leaking out of the window reminded me that I was sleeping in a poor village.

At this time, I heard Xue Qian yawn and asked, "Lu Laodao, what are you going to do?" Why did you wake me up before dawn? ”

Mr. Lu whispered, "Listen, there's movement outside. ”

I listened with my ears sideways, and there was a sound of bamboo outside, as if someone was playing music.

Mr. Lu said: "Spirit, let's go out and have a look." ”

I said yes and got out of bed. Bubian Island Cai.

The three of us cautiously opened the door and walked lightly through the courtyard. But when we were about to open the courtyard gate, we realized that something was wrong.

The gate of the courtyard seems to have been locked from the outside.

Xue Qian said: "This old guy is not kind, he actually locked the door." Why, can't he trust us? Afraid we'll sneak out at night? ”

I sighed and said, "As it turns out, the three of us really can't believe it. Aren't we trying to figure out how to get out right now? ”

Mr. Lu looked at the low courtyard wall and said, "It doesn't matter if the gate is locked, let's go out over the wall." The fact that the hemp rope locked us in the yard so nervously shows that there are some shady secrets in their village. ”