Song Lin lowered his head and said decadently: "Actually, the master and his old man signed a contract with the village chief, if the play can't be performed, he will have to pay five times the compensation, five or sixty thousand yuan for a play, if he really does things according to the contract, I'm afraid the master and his old man will have to take the entire drama troupe." ”

Under our relentless pursuit, Song Lin finally told the truth.

The fat man paused for a moment, and then asked Song Lin, "Uncle, he signed a contract with the village chief?" ”

Song Lin nodded decadently and said, "Yes, we also knew ...... after signing the contract."

"I didn't know until I signed the contract, what do you know?" I asked, confused

Song Lin sighed, and then told us that in fact, this village invites people to act every year, but there is no drama troupe that can continue to perform. Almost every theater troupe will encounter some strange things when they perform. So much so that later, no one dared to act in this village.

The more the fat man listened, the more he didn't taste it, and finally rolled up his sleeves and said angrily: "I know that no one dares to come to join the scene, but I actually invited my uncle to come here to perform this damn drama, and signed a contract with a good reputation, don't you understand that you want to trick my uncle?" ”

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to settle accounts with the so-called village chief.

"Actually, it's not to blame the village chief!" Song Lin was embarrassed: "When we discussed, the village chief told the master about the situation, but the master didn't think so at the time, didn't take it seriously, and agreed to the family with a big grin." This contract, the village chief followed the procedure, and he can't blame the family. ”

"Alas......" The fat man sighed, let go of his clenched fists, and sighed helplessly: "This uncle, it's really ......"

The fat man's mood at the moment can be described as worried and aggrieved, worried about the safety of Liu Jiaban. What is aggrieved is that this uncle actually loves him to such an extent, and would rather watch Liu Jiaban go bankrupt than take risks himself.

"Instead of sighing here, let's think of something else!" I patted the fat man on the shoulder and comforted: "It's not early, let's go back quickly, thinking as we go, your uncle will have to worry about it again." ”

The fat man nodded gloomily: "That's it." ”

Along the dark sheep intestine path, me, the fat man, and Song Lin rushed back to Liu Guozhong's residence with flashlights.

When we returned, we found that there were a few more uninvited guests in the house.

An old man on crutches sat opposite Liu Guozhong, and behind the old man, there were two young people.

As soon as we walked in the door, we heard that the old man seemed to be discussing the matter of Peking Opera with Liu Guozhong, and from the few words, we all learned that this old man was the village chief of Hujia Village.

"I said you, you don't need to be so deceitful, the day of the drama has not yet come, are you so eager to take away my uncle's drama troupe?" The fat man, who had only heard a few words, was furious, and quickly ran to the village chief, slapped the table fiercely, and glared at the three of them.

The village chief of Nahu was startled by the fat man's explosion, and the two young men quickly stood up and guarded the old village chief behind him.

"Alas, Xiaoqiang, don't be impulsive, did you misunderstand what the old village chief meant?" At this time, Liu Guozhong stretched out his hand and dragged the fat man behind him, and apologized to the old village chief repeatedly.

"Village Chief Hu, I'm really sorry, my nephew just came, I don't know what's going on. It may have caused some misunderstandings, but you have a lot of them, so don't take them to heart. Liu Guozhong bowed his hand to the old village chief and apologized

"What a misunderstanding, uncle, the date of the drama troupe's performance has not yet arrived, this old man is in a hurry to take the troupe away, there is no ghost in this who believes it." The fat man is unrelenting

Liu Guozhong was not angry, but after the fat man finished speaking, he patiently explained: "Village Chief Hu is not here to collect the opera troupe, he is here to discuss with his uncle." ”

At this time, the fat man was surprised, he looked at the two of them and said confusedly: "Discuss, discuss, discuss?" ”

"Hehe......" At this time, the village chief Hu on the opposite side smiled kindly and said slowly: "Little baby, you misunderstood, my old man didn't come to collect the drama from the master of Liu." I'm here to discuss with Class Master Liu to see if this play can continue. If it really doesn't work, Liu Banzhu will refund an extra third of the money to our village, after all, we signed the contract, and spent so much manpower and material resources to help build the stage, if you don't charge some breach of contract fees, I can't say anything about the old man on the village committee. ”

After Village Chief Hu finished speaking, the fat man's face suddenly turned as red as a monkey's ass. Things have come to this point, and it is clear that Village Chief Hu is not here to make trouble. How big the difference between the refund of five times the liquidated damages and the one-third of the liquidated damages should be, it is obvious that Village Chief Hu just wants to go through the procedures and deal with the rumors in the village.

After blushing for a moment, the fat man immediately came back to his senses and slapped his chest: "Village chief, don't worry, what can be done, I promise you, as long as the day comes, this play will definitely be performed for the old folks on the stage set up in the village." ”

"Really" Village Chief Hu was stunned at this moment, and fell into a burst of distraction

"Shut up" At the moment when Village Chief Hu was stunned, Liu Guozhong pulled the fat man over and stared at the fat man fiercely: "You kid knows something, don't slap your swollen face and be fat here." ”

…… In fact, Liu Guozhong is wrong, a fat man doesn't need to slap a swollen face, he is essentially a fat man.

However, the nervous uncle did not realize that he had made a logical mistake, and he was ready to apologize to Village Chief Hu. But before he could say anything, he was pulled back by the fat man.

"Uncle, I'm not lying, I've figured out the reason for the trouble, and figured out the details of that thing. Tidy him up, it's very simple for us, you can settle a hundred hearts when you are old. ”

Don't talk about Liu Guozhong, even I was confused when I heard it, when did the fat man figure out the details of something. How did I not know?

Liu Guozhong looked at the fat man suspiciously and asked, "Xiaoqiang, do you really know the details of the other party, are you really sure?" Isn't this a lie to my uncle? ”

"Really...... When I looked at the injuries of those brothers today, I had already analyzed from the breath who was the demon who was causing trouble. Uncle, don't worry, we don't have to lose money, this play can continue. After the fat man made a guarantee to Liu Guozhong, he assured Village Chief Hu: "Village Chief Hu, don't worry, as long as the day comes, this play will definitely be able to shine on the stage intact." ”

Village Chief Hu's breathing became more and more rapid, and even tears of excitement flowed out: "Xiaowa, are you serious, are you really coaxing me, an old man?" He gripped the fat man's hand tightly, and he couldn't help himself.

"Really, so you can't charge liquidated damages, you have to be ready for money!" The fat man held Village Chief Hu's hand at the same time, and his eyes shone brightly.

Village Chief Hu waved his hand excitedly: "No problem, as long as you can perform the show, our village not only doesn't want you to return the money, but is also willing to add 30% more to you?" As long as you can put on a show, it's fine. Village Chief Hu was so excited that he almost knotted his tongue.

I gently pushed Song Lin, a little puzzled why the village chief was so nervous. This is serious, and it's just a play. Why did I see him so shocked, the ups and downs are no less than when someone won the lottery and then died of his father.

Song Lin lowered his voice and explained to me in a low voice: "This village used to be a famous anti-Japanese village, and there are still many retired Eighth Route soldiers in the village. First, the anti-Japanese resistance is the memory of these older generations, and second, the older generation does not want their children and grandchildren to forget their roots, and hopes that they will know how this peaceful day came about. It is hoped that future generations will inherit the will of their ancestors and inherit their glory. ”

"So, they want to do it in a stage play!" I understood in an instant. I said no wonder the village chief attaches so much importance to this drama, it turns out that there is such an unknown meaning in it. Thinking about it, I used to want to review the clips of the anti-Japanese war for the villagers, but none of the troupes could perform it. Now the fat man patted his chest and assured the village chief Hu, you can imagine how surprised the village chief was.

At the end of the words, Village Chief Hu said a word of gratitude to the fat man again and again, and finally, escorted by the two young people, he blushed and strode out of the house.

When there were only four of us left in the room, Liu Guozhong put on his face, glared at Song Lin fiercely and said, "Who made you talk so much." ”

Song Lin lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Liu Guozhong.

"Uncle, this is a trivial matter, it's not about Brother Lin'er at all, even if he doesn't say it, I can do it very easily." The fat man hurriedly walked out to play the round

"Alas...... Never mind! Liu Guozhong waved his hand and sighed, although he didn't say anything more, but looking at that look, I already knew that he had finally decided not to pursue it anymore.

"I also know the hard work of this forest, I can't bear to watch the troupe fall!" Liu Guozhong sighed again, and then he said to the fat man: "You stay tonight, let's have two drinks, and by the way, you tell your uncle about the details of that thing." Otherwise, uncle, my heart will always hang and I can't let go. ”

"Ah...... No, uncle! The fat man rubbed his eyes, yawned, and said sleepily: "It took me a long time to treat those brothers today, and now my head and body are exhausted, and I really can't keep up my spirits." I want to sleep first and drink with you another day. ”

Seeing that the fat man was really tired, Liu Guozhong didn't ask much when he was distressed, and hurriedly asked Song Lin to lead the two of us to the room to rest.

Song Lindai's house had only two wooden beds, and the straw mats on them were tattered. It's just that the fat man and I don't care very much about this, if you choose the Taoist profession, you have to be prepared to endure hardships, and those who can't endure hardships can't practice martial arts, and they can't be Taoist priests.

After sending Song Lin away and closing the door, the fat man and I each chose a bed and climbed up.

After a few minutes, I couldn't hold back the curiosity in my heart, and asked the fat man on the other bed, "Fatty, tell me, what is the origin of that thing?" ”

Unexpectedly, the fat man asked me in a daze: "What, what is the origin?" ”

"Is that the thing that is doing it to the troupe brothers?"

"I don't know where he came from, I haven't even seen him look like him!"

I jumped up, opened my mouth wide and said, "You...... You didn't find out the details, so you hastily agreed to the village chief, this is ......"

The fat man rolled his eyes, and said with disdain for me: "You don't know that money, rice, oil, and salt are expensive, if we don't act, we will have to honestly lose money, one-third of 50,000 is almost 20,000." No matter how small a mosquito is, it's also meat! "Obviously, Scrooge is a very fine account, and the abacus crackles.

"That'...... What if it's zombies who are making trouble? What do you do? "I kind of couldn't laugh or cry

The fat man was stunned for a moment, then looked at me and laughed: "I said how is it possible, you have watched too many movies, how can there be zombies in this world?" ”

I was speechless...... I couldn't say a word for half a sound. It wasn't long before the sound of a fat man snoring soundly from sleep could be heard in the room. And I, because of this problem, lay in bed and couldn't close my eyes.

Perhaps, the fat man was right. There are no zombies in this world at all.

But if there are no zombies, why are there zombie stories passed down from generation to generation?

Did I watch the movie and think too much? In the eyes of ordinary people, don't they also think that ghosts and gods do not exist, and that drawing talismans to exorcise ghosts is illusory?

And I'm not now engaged in a profession that ordinary people think is unreal, doing things that people think are only possible in movies?

It's because I really haven't seen it, I've experienced it, so I don't know! Or is it really just an illusion.

Perhaps, life is actually just a movie. In and out of the play, it is all a play, and we can't tell the truth from the false. Therefore, many real things disappear under the guise of truth, but the essence is false, but it takes the place of reality.

Isn't it?