Nantai County, located in the southeast of China, has a village called Liuqu Village.

There is a group of simple farmers living here, and the winding mountain roads around the mountains are not open to traffic, and they can only walk by foot for two or three hours to get to the town.

Because the transportation here is not developed, no one is willing to invest their own money here, not because they can't invest here, but because they need too many assets.

It will cost more than 100 million yuan to build a road alone, and the developer needs a long-term investment of a lot of money, even if it can be developed and the capital can be recovered, it will take five or six years, and no one wants to spend their money here.

Because this money needs too much, even if it is put in the bank, it is more profitable than investing here, Li Bing is not very old, he is in his early twenties, 1.78 meters tall, sunny and handsome, graduated from East China Normal University.

Because of family reasons, there is no money, no way, and it doesn't matter.

This year, there are a lot of students graduating from normal universities across the country, and more than one million graduates are unemployed at home, accounting for most of them, so even if many students graduate, they can't find a suitable job.

Li Bing's mother, a retired worker, gets up early every day and works late to find a job for her son, and finally won a position as a rural teacher. Although it is not a famous primary school, it is also an official national teacher probationary period of two years.

On this day, Li Bing's mother packed her son's luggage early and told Li Bing to get up and go to work to report. After getting the appointment notice, Li Bing notified him to be appointed as a volunteer teacher in Liuqu Village, and the term of office will expire after two years and then be distributed.

In Liuqu Village, I heard that the children there could not afford to build a school, so they had to walk to the town's Guanming Primary School every day. The mountain road is difficult to walk and you have to pass a necessary road, and in front of it is the most famous mass grave in the village, where some people who died in previous battles and children who were not raised in the village were left here.

Every night, you can see a lot of shadows walking back and forth here, the children generally walk for two hours after school at four o'clock, and the children go home one after another at six o'clock, but only Wang Cheng's Wang Gouzi did not come back.

Wang Cheng's wife, Li Erju, looked up at the clock on the wall so late, why hasn't the child come back yet? "Father of the child, go to the village chief's house and ask, is the child lost?"

Wang Cheng thought about it, let's go to the village chief's house to have a look, and come to the village chief's house to tell the village chief about the matter.

"What? Lost your child? The village chief hurriedly took Wang Cheng to organize the youth of the whole village to look for his son Ergou, because ordinary people can't afford to use flashlights because of the backwardness here.

More than a dozen people, holding lanterns and wooden sticks, searched all the way along the path for an hour, and finally saw Wang Cheng's son Ergou on the grave not far from the mass grave, but now Ergou is turning in circles.

The village chief saw that the child looked at the front intently, and didn't say a word, it seemed that he had encountered a ghost hitting the wall, and everyone took the second dog home under the leadership of the village chief. The next day, the villagers unanimously decided to invite a teacher to teach in the village, and each family would cook for the teacher for three days.

It was such a coincidence that the village chief received a notice from the county, saying that according to the conditions of Liuqu Village, the county had unanimously decided to send a teacher to the village.

It should be possible to arrive tonight, let the village chief prepare to welcome the new teacher, why hasn't it arrived yet, Li Bing complained while walking the mountain road, for him, who grew up in the city, it was already dark before he had suffered such hardships, but he hadn't seen the legendary Liuqu Village yet.

Ahead, not far away, Li Bing saw a shiny thing, and when he got closer, it turned out to be a lake, and the bright light reflected by the person in it was particularly obvious in the dark night, and suddenly, there were more than a dozen children with bare buttocks, standing on the water and throwing mud at him.

Li Bing thought to himself, the children here are really naughty, I thought it was still playing in the lake here, and I just wanted to identify myself and say, I am your teacher.

But when I think about it, it's not right, these children don't stay at home in the middle of the night, what are they doing here? Besides, how can a child stand on the water?

The more Li Bing thought about it, the more wrong it became, and at this moment, an old man suddenly appeared in front of him, grabbed Li Bing's hand and ran away.

Originally, Li Bing wanted to break free of these calloused hands, but he felt that this old man should be a person, because those calloused hands were warm, and he ran about five or six hundred meters before stopping.

The old man turned around and grabbed Li Bing vigorously and said, "You are Teacher Li, right?" When I heard that you were coming, I rushed over to pick you up after I was busy with my farm work. Just now, the village chief said that I would always wait for you here, but you won't come. I was going to go back, but I saw a dark shadow in the distance and came to take a look. ”

The old man excitedly continued, "Hehe! I didn't expect it to be Mr. Li, you came, you can just call me Lao Liutou, I am a farmer here. Let's go back quickly, the village chief is waiting for you. ”

Originally, Li Bing wanted to ask about the lake just now, but although old Liu Tou looked old, he walked very fast.

After a while, the village arrived at the entrance of the village, and a group of people stood at the entrance of the village with lanterns. Seeing the enthusiasm of the villagers, Li Bing also put what had just happened behind him.

"Teacher Li, welcome to you!" The village chief excitedly shook Li Bing's hand.

Feeling the simple sincerity of his door, Li Bing secretly swore from his heart that he must teach the children here well.

Early the next morning, Li Bing came to a grass hut with two rows of desks made of stones. Li Bing has six children to teach: Wang Ergou, Zhuzi, Erya, Tianniu, Shishi, and Sun Cheng.

Among these children, only one of Erya's children did not come to class today, Li Bing turned around and asked, "Who of you knows why Erya didn't come to class?" ”

Because these children were in contact with Li Bing for the first time, they were all shy. Shi walked up to Li Bing with a red face and said vaguely: "Teacher, Erya's father is sick, and he takes care of his father at home." ”

"Oh, okay, I got it." Li Bing replied.

The children here don't know if they haven't been educated much, and they have been naughty and messy in class, how many times Li Bing has said it, it took a lot of effort, and Li Bing, who was tired, had a dry mouth.

Alas! On the first day of work, if the child does not come to class, it is better to go to the student's home to have a look, which can also increase the relationship between teachers and students, and it can be more convenient to communicate in the future.

After being hungry for a day, Li Bing came to the village chief's house to eat something casually, and then learned about the local customs in the village with the village chief.

Li Bing left his home for the first time, and it was also the first time he joined the work. Don't really say it, I want to come out when I'm at home, and I miss home when I come out.

Go back to the dormitory, open your suitcase, and take out your wallet. When he left home, his parents gave him 2,000 yuan, which Li Bing didn't plan to want, but in order to reassure his parents, Li Bing took the money with tears and left the home where he had stayed for more than 20 years.

It's already dark, and I wanted to go to Erya's house, but how can I go so late? Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow!

Lying on the bed tossing and turning and unable to sleep, I panicked, but I just didn't know what was going on. It seemed to be a sign that something bad was going to happen, but I didn't expect to lose sleep on the first day I left home.

Early the next morning, Li Bing came to school. When it was time for the roll call, Erya still didn't come to class, and it seems that I have to go to Erya's house to see it today. So Li Bing got out of school early today.

Li Bing was busy for a day, returned to the house and cleaned up briefly, and came to the small shop at the head of the village.

The owner of the commissary greeted him warmly, "Hello Mr. Li!" ”

"Hello Uncle Zhao, weigh me two catties of snacks." Li Bing said to the owner of the commissary.

"Okay!" Zhao Lao Han Ma Li called the dim sum and said that he didn't want any money.

Li Bing had no choice but to throw down the ten yuan and turn around and leave. Walking on the way to Erya's house, Li Bing saw an old yellow dog on the side of the road, and he didn't know why this old yellow dog kept following him.

Li Bing wondered, what was going on? Why does this dog follow me all the time? Is there something you want to tell me? Or did I mess with it? But I didn't provoke him, did I?

Li Bing stopped, bent down and touched the yellow dog's head, and said softly to the dog: "You wait for me here, I will take you to me when I come back, and I promise that you will not go hungry in the future." ”

The yellow dog seemed to understand what Li Bing said, and sure enough, he sat there motionless.

Looking at the dog in front of him, how did Li Bing feel as if he had seen a particularly poor old man, and this lonely old man was old but no one took care of him!

After inquiring all the way to Erya's house, Li Bing raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Is anyone home?" Li Bing knocked for a long time and no one spoke, and gently pushed the door, but the door was not locked.

Li Bing walked into the courtyard and saw that the courtyard was overgrown with weeds, like no one had lived in it for a long time. The yard is not large, and three thatched huts are connected together. "Erya? Are you at home? Li Bing shouted a few times, but no one answered him.

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew, which frightened Li Bing into a cold sweat, as if someone next to him had been observing him.

Li Bing saw that the door of the front room was not closed, so he walked in. Seeing a black-and-white portrait in the main hall, the person in the photo showed a strange smile.

Li Bing thought to himself, this should be Erya's deceased mother, I heard the village chief say that Erya's mother has been dead for a long time.

Cough! Cough! Cough!

Several sounds came from the back room, and there seemed to be someone in the back room. Li Bing walked in and saw a person curled up on the dilapidated wooden bed, so he shouted, "Hello, you are Erya's father." ”

However, this person did not answer Li Bing's words, but he heard what he said with a smile in his mouth, as if he was very happy. Li Bing thought to himself, isn't Erya's father sick? Why is a person hiding under the covers and laughing? Thinking about Li Bing, he walked over slowly.

Lifted the old quilt with small flowers, ah! The scene in front of him shocked him: Erya's father bit a finger in his mouth, like a child eating a lollipop, licking and giggling with his bright red tongue.

Li Bing was frightened and panicked: This ...... Whose finger is this? Could it be Erya's body? Why haven't I seen Erya? Where did Erya go?

At this moment, there was a strong wind outside, and the door "clanged" chaotically, and the sound was like a woman crying sadly.

Li Bing couldn't stay, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran out of Erya's house, and staggered all the way to the village chief's house, but fortunately the village chief was at home.

"Teacher Li, why are you here? Come and sit in the house. The village chief warmly beckoned Li Bing into the house, turned to the woman who was washing clothes and said, "Old woman, come and make some tea, Teacher Li is here!" ”

Li Bing hurriedly pulled the village chief to sit down, and he didn't care about drinking tea, so he told the village chief what had just happened.

After hearing this, the village chief just frowned and was not too surprised, and said calmly: "I will deal with this matter, you see that you are still used to coming to our village in the past two days, right?" If there is anything, just tell me, I will try my best to help you, you also know that we are in this poor and remote country, and the transportation is not convenient. I've had a few teachers before, but they couldn't stand it, and they all left within a few months. ”

Li Bing listened to the village chief's chatter, thinking that the village chief had simply forgotten the purpose of his visit. He always had a vague sense that the village chief and the people in the village were hiding something. Since he didn't say it, Li Bing didn't continue to ask.

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening, and the village chief's family had already prepared the meal. Li Bing stayed and drank two glasses with the village chief, and it was almost midnight after drinking. People in the countryside go to bed early, so now the night is quiet, and occasionally there are a few night cats barking in the trees.

The village chief also drank too much, took Li Bing's hand, and said to him seriously: "Teacher Li, you are the first time to come to our village, and the farmers here are relatively honest and honest, if you need anything, just say it, don't be embarrassed." ”

Picked up the wine glass in front of him, took a sip, and then said: "You take this place as if you are at home, our people here are not educated, and we can't know a few words, so we respect you who read." So far, there has not been a single college student in the village who has walked out of the mountains. ”

"You are here to be the hope of our Liuqu Village! In this way, children have the opportunity to learn about the outside world and have the opportunity to get out of this big mountain. The village chief burst into tears as he spoke.

Li Bing looked at the old tearful village chief, it seems that the village chief has really worried a lot about the village.

He solemnly said to the village chief: "Village chief, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to teach the children to read, and give all the knowledge I have learned to the children, and there will definitely be children in our village who will go out of the mountains and live a well-off life as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, I'm much more relieved to have you say this." The village chief gratefully shook Li Bing's hand.

Li Bing stood up and said, "Village chief, it's not too early, so you can rest early." I have to go back, and I'll have to teach the kids tomorrow. ”

Li Bing was walking on the way back, when a cool breeze suddenly blew, freezing Li Bing's goosebumps. What's going on? Why did a gust of wind suddenly blow when you were fine just now?

The village was pitch black, and occasionally a few dog barks could be heard. Li Bing is not a timid person, but at this moment, when it was dark in front of him, he felt that something flashed around him. Could it be that your own eyes are succumbing?

Although the head was a little dizzy, it was still awake, and when I looked up not far ahead, under the moonlight, there was a little girl wearing a small blue cotton jacket and blue cotton pants, and her shoes were also blue, embroidered with a small red flower. The little girl sat on the ground with her head bowed and cried all the time.

Driven by curiosity, Li Bing walked over and said, "Little girl, why are you sitting here, why do you keep crying?" Where is your home? ”

At this time, there was a picture that Li Bing would never forget: the little girl slowly raised her head, her face was full of flesh at all, and it was crawling with maggots. Yikes! Yikes! Yikes! smiled at Li Bing all the time.

At this time, Li Bing's legs couldn't move out, and his mouth couldn't make any sound. What's wrong with him? He didn't offend her either, did he? And they've never met, so why did she come to him?

"Little handsome guy, you better come down and accompany me, I'm really cold and lonely by myself." The blue female ghost giggled and smiled at Li Bing as she walked in front of him.

Suddenly, a slap knocked Li Bing to the ground, and tears flowed out of Li Bing's eyes: "Do you want to do it?" Why are you coming to me? ”

The blue female ghost didn't speak all the time, but approached Li Bing again, and giggled at Li Bing, "As long as you come down to accompany me, I will tell you everything." ”

In an instant, the flesh on the female ghost's face was rotten and fell down, her teeth were exposed, and she fell down one by one, and a blood-black tongue stretched out. While laughing, he licked his face, and every time he licked it, a piece of rotten meat would fall off. It's just that it will be chewed and swallowed by the female ghost again in his stomach.

It was so disgusting to eat the meat that fell off his face, Li Bing was sick to his stomach all the time, and he vomited so much that Li Bing's bile came out. Faced with the female ghost's approaching step by step, Li Bing really had nothing to do, so he was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.

The female ghost grabbed Li Bing's hand on the ground, revealing a hideous face, "Can you still escape?" ”

Li Bing was so frightened that he smashed the hand that the female ghost grabbed him. With a "snap", Li Bing actually smashed the hand that the female ghost grabbed him.

Li Bing turned around and ran, but how could a person run past a ghost?

After a while, he was chased by the female ghost, approaching Li Bing step by step, and the remaining other hand grabbed Li Bing's neck: "Giggles!" I'll just say you can't run! You still don't believe it! ”