The snow is still "poofing" the ground. It was already dark in the house. The village chief, the middle-aged man he met at the gate at the beginning, led Qi Xiaoting and them to a nearby house.

The house is not large, with only three north rooms and two east sheds. The north house was warm, the kang was also hot, and the smell of raw smoke filled the room. It looks like it has just been cleaned and the kang has been burned.

"This is a leisure yard, and there is a shed for tethering horses, so you can live here." The village chief introduced: "It is a narrow place, and only these three north houses can live. ”

"That's good." Li Hong exclaimed: "On a snowy day, it is very good to have a warm room. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "How much is the rent?" ”

The village chief was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "I have one thing to ask for, you promised me, and I will talk about the rent!" ”

Qi Xiaoting: "We are wandering Taoist priests, and we practice wherever we go." If you say anything, we will do our best! ”

Village Chief: "Thank you, thank you! It's nothing, it's just that a few people have disappeared in the village in recent years, and they can't find anyone alive or dead, and they can't be found. If you can crack it, you can also give the villagers an understanding and give me a clean slate! ”

Qi Xiaoting: "How many?" ”

Village Chief: "There are six of them. Although the reasons are different, they can't be found after they are gone. The village is not large, there are only 20 or 30 households, and there are accidents one after another, which makes people panic. They all disappeared when I was the village chief, as if I couldn't stop it. If there is another one, I will have to quit my job!

"Today, through the matter of Huzi, I can see that you are not like those witches and gods, who come first to talk about eating and drinking, and then look at the incense, and jump the great gods, it doesn't work and leave.

"You are truly capable! And I took the initiative to ask for help, which is why I came up with such an idea. It's really abrupt, and I really can't do anything else. If you want to stay a little longer, I can't ask for it! ”

When Qi Xiaoting saw the village chief say this, she couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she hurriedly passed on Long Yi in a brief introduction to fight for his opinion.

"Promise him. It's icy and snowy, just stay and wait for time. Long Yi said.

Qi Xiaoting nodded at the village chief: "There have been six missing people in a few years, and the village is so small, it is indeed strange enough." Due to the long time, I don't dare to guarantee all of you, but I will definitely do my best, starting with the most recent one, how about it? ”

The village chief bowed his hand to Qi Xiaoting and Li Hong: "Thank you so much!" Thank you so much! Even if I find one, I also have the face to explain to the villagers! ”

Qi Xiaoting: "Then, let's talk about the rent." ”

The village chief waved his hand: "What else are you talking about?" You are Taoist priests hired by our village, and you should be arranged by the village to live. In spite of staying, all expenses are out of the village. ”

While talking, a neighbor brought rice: half a pot of sweet potato polenta, a wheat flour cake, a plate of fried cabbage with shredded pork, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of old pickles.

Village Chief: "This is what Xiaohuzi's father, Gu Jinming, asked his neighbors to do." On snowy days, there is nowhere to buy fresh vegetables. Let's deal with it tonight, and tomorrow the village will send someone to the town to buy some fresh vegetables there. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "No, no, I see that there is a pot stove here." We will keep this meal today and cook it ourselves tomorrow, so don't let the villagers remember it anymore. ”

The village chief was surprised: "You do it yourself? ”

Li Hong smiled "hehe": "We take the head of the food and stay in one place for a long time, and we usually make our own fire." ”

Village Chief: "How can this work?" Didn't I say it just now, all the expenses are out of the village, don't be embarrassed. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "We are used to cooking by ourselves, and others may not know our tastes. Let's just say it, you don't have to worry about the meal! ”

Seeing the sincerity of what Qi Xiaoting said, the village chief had no choice but to nod in agreement: "That's good, that's good." I don't care. I'll have a treat tomorrow at noon! ”

After dinner, Qi Xiaoting arranged for Li Hong to be in the Xili room, and she and Jiao Na were in the Dongli room. Jiao Na couldn't get used to sleeping on the kang soil, so Qi Xiaoting had to send her into the space again.

Because he was worried about Huzi, who had escaped death, he didn't spend much time in the space, so he brought out the futon for Li Hong and came to Huzi's house.

In the afternoon, after the introduction of the village chief, Qi Xiaoting learned that this village is called Linbian Village, and there are only 25 or 6 families in the village, most of whom are surnamed Gu. Huzi's grandfather Gu Changzhu, father Gu Jinming, and mother Pang Yingrong. Huzi's name Gu Yukui, sister Gu Yuzhen.

The village chief's name is Gu Jinxing, and Gu Jinming is the leading brother in the five suits.

Gu Jinming's family had already had dinner, and two neighbors were sitting. After Gu Jinming's introduction, it was his cousin and sister-in-law. Uncle and sister-in-law were one of the middle-aged women who accompanied Pang Yingrong in the house in the afternoon.

Little Tiger is still sleeping. It is said that he has opened his eyes a few times and drank a few sips of water, but has not yet said a word.

Pang Yingrong stopped crying and ate half a bowl of porridge for dinner. Seeing Qi Xiaoting, he thanked him a thousand times, and said that after drinking Qi Xiaoting's potion, he had some strength in his body, and he was no longer flustered and short of breath. took Qi Xiaoting's hand and said, "You saved the lives of our mother and son!" ”

"If you save three, you won't have to get up and run around the courtyard!" The middle-aged woman quipped.

"That is, if I get my perfection back, I will set up a tablet for the master, put incense three times a day, and kowtow three times." Pang Yingrong said, tears streaming down his eyes again.

Qi Xiaoting: "This will break me." I have already told the village chief that I want to look for the people who have been missing for the past few years. Sister-in-law, I will definitely try my best to find out the matter of your family. ”

"That's a good feeling, thank you! Thanks! Thanks! Pang Yingrong said, snorting at Qi Xiaoting.

Qi Xiaoting's face was full of embarrassment, and she hurriedly said, "You guys are chatting, I'll go see the old man." "Flee and leave the Sili room.

In the east room, Gu Changzhu was talking to his uncle and nephew Gu Jingui. Gu Jinming hurriedly said to his father: "Dad, the master sees that you are here." ”

Gu Changzhu hurriedly patted the edge of the kang with his hand: "Master, please sit, please sit." I was supposed to eat at home tonight, but I didn't bother with it. Tomorrow, from tomorrow onwards, be sure to come to the house to eat. ”

Qi Xiaoting smiled: "It's not at home, it's also prepared by you, it's not the same!" I have already agreed with the village chief that from tomorrow onwards, we will cook by ourselves. ”

Gu Changzhu: "Then where is it!" You are new to the city, you want nothing, how can you start a fire on your own. Okay, I'm your cafeteria. Jin Ming can still cook, and he has been trained since he was a child. ”

"Uncle, when have your eyes never been able to see?" Qi Xiaoting hurriedly diverted the topic.

Gu Changzhu: "I've been like this since I was a child, since I can remember, I haven't seen anything, I don't know whether the sky is black or white, I don't know if the earth is square and round, and what color the soil is. It's all up to you. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "Do you see the light?" ”

Gu Changzhu: "I can't see it, I open my eyes and close my eyes, it's all black holes." ”

Qi Xiaoting: "Have you seen a doctor?" ”

Gu Changzhu: "I've seen it, and they all say that they have been brought since childhood, and there is no rule of law." ”

Qi Xiaoting: "I'll give you a hand of twisted gourd potion, you order it several times a day, one or two drops at a time, and see if it works!" The potion is colorless and odorless, and it does not irritate the eyes at all. ”

"Okay, I'll go, I'll go." Gu Changzhu happily took it: "The next year will be seventy turns, and in three years, it will be time for Lord Yama to go if he doesn't call himself." Before dying, you can look at the sky, the earth, and the tall forests, and this life will not be in vain! ”

Gu Jingui said to Qi Xiaoting: "My uncle's life is not easy. Blind since childhood, he married a disabled aunt at the age of forty, and his cousin died at the age of ten.

"After having grandchildren, I thought that my children and grandchildren would take care of themselves for the rest of my life, but I didn't think that such a thing would happen again. You saved the tiger and left them a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, this family will collapse! ”

Qi Xiaoting nodded: "It's really not easy." How did Zhen Zhen disappear, can you tell me more details? ”

Gu Jinming: "It's been half a month. Her mother had a cold for a few days, and I rushed to two more sets, and there was not much firewood at home, so she said to her mother, and went to the woods in the south of the village to chop firewood alone.

"Her mother can't wait, she can't wait. Estimating that the time was not short, I went to the woods with a scarf to look for it. The sheaves and sickles were there, but there was no one to be seen.

Her mother shouted but didn't answer, and hurriedly went back to the village to ask someone to help find it. Later, the people of a village were mobilized, and they searched all over the mountains, woods, ravines, and small rivers, but they couldn't find it. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "Is there a big beast here?" ”

Gu Jingui: "No. In the winter, when there is no work, the men love to go into the mountains to hunt. It's all foxes, hares, pheasants or something, and they've never been too big. ”

Gu Jinming: "It's also evil, in recent years, more than 20 small villages have been lost, and six have been lost. Even the wife of the doctor in the southwest compound was missing, and he was so anxious that the doctor asked from house to house in the village and looked for him from house to house. ”

"How's Dr. Zhi's medical skills?" Qi Xiaoting asked. She remembered what the village chief said about the death of Xiaohuzi.

Gu Jingui: "The medical skills are very clever, and people within a radius of several miles come to him when they are sick." His biggest feature is that it does not hurt when taking injections and medicines. No matter how serious the injury is, when you go to him to take medicine, you can't feel any pain. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "Oh? Did he use anesthetic? ”

Gu Jingui: "I don't know. Especially when changing the dressing, the bandages have glued down the new scab, revealing the red flesh inside, and I can't feel the pain. If you want to be elsewhere, it will squeak early. ”

Gu Jinming: "There is one thing that is not good: it is not shown to serious patients." invited him to come, and when he saw that he couldn't get up while lying on the kang, he turned around and left. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "There has to be an explanation, right?" ”

Gu Jinming: "He said that since people are sick and can't do it, that is, the life limit has arrived, and the king of Hades wants to recruit him back." He wants to save and save him, but it is against the will of heaven, and he will be punished. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "It is the duty of doctors to save lives and help the wounded, how can there be any reason not to save death!" ”