Chapter Forty-Six: Night Detective

I immediately bowed my hand to Uncle Fugui and said, "Thank you so much for daring!" But my partner is not just the two of us, there are two more behind me, and my legs and feet are slower and I can't keep up. ”

Uncle Fugui looked helpless when he heard this, it seemed that I was going to eat him, so I had to nod and say, "...... Then call them over with us. ”

I left Rui Wei by their side at the moment, ran to the back and called Father Yan and Wang Shaoting over, and introduced Uncle Fugui: "This is my father, this is my brother." Originally, my next plan was to point to Rui Wei and say, "This is my daughter-in-law." But seeing her clenching the dementor stick, looking fully guarded and her little face tense, I was afraid that if she said this and would be knocked mercilessly, wouldn't it make me lose face in front of so many people.

Immediately changed his words and said, "This ...... It's my sister. ”

I was thinking, after all, we were still on the run, and it would seem more natural to pretend to be a family.

So the four of us walked slowly forward with their group. The more I walked, the higher I felt, and I felt like I was climbing a hill, probably going up a mountain.

As the position increased, the field of view also widened, and I looked into the distance and saw a large black shadow in front of the village road, which looked like a village, probably the village where these people lived, and was now haunted.

Rui Wei was also constantly looking back at this time, and suddenly, the two of us said "huh" at the same time, because even through the flying rain and mist, we could still clearly see that in the background of this dark night, a small flickering flame suddenly flashed on the location of the village, fluttered twice, and then disappeared. Didn't the villagers leave completely? Or is that what they call a "ghost"?

I looked carefully at the team again, and found that their composition was indeed a little strange, there were fathers with children, but not mothers, there were old couples supporting each other, but there were no children.

After walking some way, I saw a small forest, and a relatively flat clearing was opened up at the edge of the forest, and many grass huts were set up, and bonfires were lit. Uncle Fugui stopped and shouted to the crowd: "Everyone disperse, listen to the gong announcement." ”

I saw that the villagers scattered in an orderly manner when they heard his order, and each walked towards the grass hut, neatly and orderly, as if they were used to such a process.

Seeing that only the four of us were still standing, Uncle Fugui said with an embarrassed face, "You guys live in the shack on the edge." He turned his head and instructed the people next to him, "Tell Sister-in-law Liu that they will add food for four people in the evening." ”

We approached the hut he was talking about, and although it looked simple on the surface, it was very sturdy, and there were some simple household items stacked inside. Wang Shaoting sat down, gently flicked the hay spread under him, and found that there was a thick layer of moisture-proof felt underneath, and said with emotion: "It is so perfect, it seems that it is not a temporary residence, but is intended to be used for a long time." ”

I settled the three of them, and as soon as I turned around, I wanted to go out and talk to someone. Wang Shaoting grabbed me and said, "We are still on the run, so it's not good to make less trouble." ”

I crouched down and smiled at him, "This...... My master taught that if you have doubts, you must understand everything you don't understand......"

When Rui Wei next to me heard me say this, he pouted and said, "Which master?" Even their own people are fooled! ”

I said "Huh", turned back to him and said seriously: "Haven't you always looked at him unpleasantly, when did you become your own person?" ”

She heard the joke in my words, and her little face turned red, and she wanted to stand up and clean me up.

I hurriedly walked out and deliberately shouted, "What? Sister, are you hungry? Then I'll tell them to hurry up and start eating! ”

When she heard this, she was even more anxious, and she walked after me, and I continued as I ran: "Huh? Do you have to eat two servings alone? Got it! ”

This time, she stopped all of a sudden, as if she was embarrassed to appear in everyone's sight at this time, and just grabbed the edge of the grass shed and said fiercely to me: "If you have the ability, don't come back!" ”

I giggled and ran to the edge of the campfire, and saw several women busy with their work, some around a stone table made of stones to prepare materials, and some sitting next to the campfire, adding firewood and looking at the pot.

I walked over and said with a smile, "Sisters, do you need my help?" ”

When they heard my voice, they all turned their heads to look at me, and when they saw my face, one of the younger women in the purple dress asked, "Are you the guest brought by the village chief?" ”

I touched the back of my head and smiled and replied, "Haha, yes, I've been taken care of by you." ”

In my usual style of being a friend of women, I thought I could have a conversation with them, but she just lowered her eyebrows and said "oh", then turned around and went back to work.

At this time, I also noticed that they all seemed a little preoccupied and absent-minded, with two red circles under their eyes, as if they had cried.

Seeing this scene, I didn't bother them anymore, but walked around outside, judging from the material preparation of this place of residence, it is estimated that they have been running this place for some days, what the hell is so powerful, can force so many people away together?

I became more and more interested and wanted to go to the village to find out.

As soon as I was thinking about this, I heard a "banging" gong sound not far away, and then people from various grass huts began to come out one after another and began to gather in one place. I followed along to take a look, and it turned out that it was time to eat.

It is said that it is open rice, but in fact, it is a big pot of wild vegetable porridge, and there is not even an oil star in it, which is a little difficult to swallow. This is a strange contrast to the simple but not impromisingly dressed clothes of the villagers.

And what really made people unable to eat was the atmosphere of the scene, my eyes swept all the way over the faces of the villagers, and the emotions I saw were all worry, sadness, and hopelessness, which couldn't help but make me wonder: hauntings are just a terrible thing after all, why do these people in front of me seem so depressed, instead of the fear that they should usually feel?

I also deliberately chatted with Uncle Fugui about some family matters, such as how the recent harvest was, what local specialties there were, what customs and so on, but he kept all kinds of perfunctory things to me, obviously no intention of giving the truth. In this case, even if you ask him the details of the haunting, he will not say it.

Before the meal was finished, suddenly a person squeezed in the periphery, and said something in the ear of the rich uncle, and his face suddenly became ugly, and his brows were furrowed. But as soon as I looked up and saw that I was staring at him, I deliberately pulled the placket of my shirt, adjusted my expression to calm mode, stood up and hurried away with the man.

I was even more suspicious, and I couldn't help but touch Rui Wei beside me with my elbow, and whispered, "Senior sister, do you want to go out and play around at night to stretch your muscles?" ”

She turned her head to see my high spirits, probably guessing that even if she said that I would definitely go alone, she nodded a little helplessly and said, "Okay, but you have to listen to my command." ”

When I saw her answer, I saluted happily and said, "Yes!" I remembered that the ancients didn't like this kind of etiquette, so I quickly changed it to a gesture, but she was holding a bowl and chopsticks in her hand, and her helpless appearance made her laugh sullenly for a while.

Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with the Blood Rock Furnace, it is very necessary to observe the people's feelings and understand some of the life of the people in this era to improve their horizons, increase their knowledge reserves, and make greater contributions to the development of history...... The above are the common phrases used in the answers to history questions in middle school.

After eating, the two of us pretended to go back to our shed, and seeing that no one was noticed, we slipped down the hillside and headed straight in the direction of the village.

By this time the light rain had stopped, and the clouds were still thick, revealing a crescent moon in the midst of the falls, and the faint moonlight was pouring down, but it was enough to illuminate the way ahead. I kept my eyes wide as I watched all the way, but it was as if I didn't see the fleeting light of the fire I had seen when I was going up the mountain. If it weren't for Rui Wei seeing it at the same time, I really began to suspect that it was my hallucination.

After walking for about half an hour, I had come to the edge of the village, and when I looked inward along the road into the village, it was pitch black, and there was no light, and I pricked up my ears to listen, except for the rustle of the leaves blown by the wind, there was no suspicious sound.

Rui Wei shook his head and motioned for me to enter the village, and we carefully slipped through the side wall of the village house and walked slowly towards the village. This village is really doing well, the houses are all decently repaired, and there are many high-rise compounds, which are not as simple as the village where Rui Wei lived before.

As soon as I walked out of the short section, Rui Wei suddenly pulled me and said to me in a voice that was almost breathless, "Something is wrong. ”

In the same way, I asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"The door is not closed." She said.

I looked at the courtyard gates on both sides of the road, and sure enough, they were all empty or even ajar.

If it is said that the folk customs are simple and simple, it is possible to not close the door at night, but in addition to preventing thieves, the gate is also the place where the two qi of yin and yang meet, the most critical place of feng shui of a family, where to open, how big to open, where to face, and what decoration on the door is exquisite.

"Go in and have a look." Rui Wei whispered as he pointed to a courtyard with a half-open door.

I nodded, but grabbed her by the arm, motioned for her to break off, and then went over first, gently pushing open the courtyard door.

Who would have thought that the gate of this courtyard looked quite new, but the door shaft was very jerky, and when it was pushed, it made a "squeak" sound, which was particularly harsh in the silent village.

I was shocked, but it was too late to remedy it. I had to look back at Rui Wei, meaning to ask her if she wanted to go in.

Just as we looked at each other, a white shadow suddenly flashed rapidly through a large gate not far away. We were startled at the same time, and as soon as Rui Wei waved at me, we both flanked the courtyard left and right.

Gathered in front of the gate, Rui Wei gently touched the courtyard gate with a dementor stick, and the courtyard gate slowly opened, listening to the inside, there was no suspicious sound, and there was no white shadow in the courtyard.

It's still the old rule, I walked in first, let Rui Wei stay still, and observe the situation at the gate.

There was a lot of grass growing in the yard, and it felt like it had been left untended for a long time, and my footsteps made a "rustling" sound when I stepped on the grass. The clouds were still obscuring the only glimmer of light on the moon, and I turned around, unable to even see the sorrow at the gate.

When I finally reached the door, I was about to reach out to push the door, when I felt a drop in my right shoulder, and I saw a white hand on my shoulder.