246 The helplessness of belonging to the ghost village
The thick drowsiness was disturbed by the Yaksha's lesson, especially me and Xie Bi'an, he clearly aimed at the two of us, and we didn't have time to refute the scolding, but he reflexively walked into the house in a huff.
"Uncle Bai, what did we do wrong?"
Xie Bi'an was about to say ha, but Fan Wusu said, "Go into the house and sleep." 」
As soon as the words fell, he left us, and Xie Bi'an and I glanced at each other, and the tacit understanding was full of tacit understanding to buy and take the left foot together, and follow Fan Wushu.
Early in the morning, I opened my eyes slightly, and was hesitating to get up to go to the toilet, when I turned my head sideways to see Xin'er's enlarged face.
"Sister Zou Zhou, hurry up, let's go catch crickets, okay?"
Xin'er was so playful that I couldn't cope with it at all, and after running through a few grassy fields, I was so tired that I lay motionless on the ground, and my mind was full of only sleep.
"Sister Zou Zhou, look, that's Grandpa Cheng. Xin'er said happily, pulled me up by one arm, and pointed to a black dot in the distance, "Sister Zou Zhou, the grass cake he made is delicious, do you want to eat it?"
Speaking of eating, I remembered that I hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so I nodded when I got up, and by the way, I looked at the place where she was pointing, and found that the voice of the person who came was just like the old man Cheng I saw last night.
He approached and looked at me a few times, listened to Xin'er's introduction, and showed a little surprise on his face, and in a second, he disappeared completely.
Xin'er said that he wanted to eat grass cakes, so he nodded and said yes, and he would go back to make it immediately. I walked behind, pretending to look at the scenery on either side, and noticed that he occasionally glanced at me slightly sideways.
The kitchen is spacious, very simple, the stove made of mud, the pots and pans are made of wood, the ingredients are fresh and fragrant, and there are a few goldfish in a water tank.
Xin'er and I were waiting outside, and there wasn't much time, so Uncle Cheng came out with a plate of green soft cakes.
I took a sip, it was fragrant and refreshing, and it was very appetizing to my liking.
Uncle Cheng said that grass pastries should not be eaten too much, and when he saw that we had finished eating, he did not prepare any more, but brought out two cups of green tea.
His eyes fell on me more and more, and I panicked, thinking, could he have recognized me as the one lying on the grass last night?
I took the initiative to open the conversation.
"Uncle Cheng, your skills are so good, did you learn them yourself or were you taught?"
His eyes were slender, and when he listened to me, his eyes widened slightly, "Oh, a friend of mine taught him, and his craft at making grass cakes is even more exquisite. 」
"Yes, yes, Grandpa Wang's cooking is also delicious. 」
"Grandpa Wang?" I looked at Xin'er, "Is that Uncle Wang we met yesterday?"
"That's right, Sister Zou Zhou, the relationship between the two of them is good, just like my sister-in-law and brother. 」
I smiled, touched Xin'er's head, and turned to look at Uncle Cheng, "Hahaha, Xin'er is really funny when she speaks. I silently doubted that they were really a good match.
"Hahaha, the time is up, the young master must be looking for you now. 」
I didn't understand, Xin'er held my hand, a little anxious, and told me to hurry back to the main house.
As he said, Qiu Gully, Xie Bi'an and others are looking for us everywhere.
After entering the table, seeing the table full of delicacies and good wine, Qiu Yan said.
There is a rule that if there is a guest at home, whether it is honorable or humble, it must be welcomed and entertained as a distinguished guest.
What you have at home is what you have to come up with, and you can't be stingy.
In this way, it is a blessing, and in the coming year and beyond, the wind and rain will be smooth here, and their life will be stable and harmonious.
After speaking, Qiu Yu invited Wang and Cheng, two old men, to have dinner with us.
After the meal, I saw that the atmosphere was not active enough, and said with a smile: "I ate the grass cake made by Uncle Cheng before, and now there is still a lingering fragrance in my mouth. 」
"Oh?" Qiu Yan was taken aback, "I didn't expect that Zou Zhou would be lucky enough to be able to eat the pastries made by Uncle Cheng. 」
"Good luck? hahaha, too
It's thanks to Xin'er's blessing. I said, "It's just that if I want to, since Uncle Wang and Uncle Cheng are good friends, I wonder if you can tell me something about this?"
The corners of Xie Bi'an's mouth twitched, and he pulled out a smile that was not easy to see, and quietly winked at me with his head sideways.
In an instant, the needles on the dinner table became audible, and Xie Bi'an secretly stepped on my feet under the table.
I paused and continued, "Actually, we're in a hurry right now, we've been here for almost two days, and there's no news at all, and if we continue like this, we're afraid we won't be able to go back to our lives. 」
"Ahem, ahem," Qiu Yu tapped his hand on the table, "What I want to say, since the two old men don't know, I don't want you to be aggressive. 」
What do you mean by this? The Qiu Gully, who had spoken softly before, frowned at this time, and looked unhappy.
"Well, I'm sorry, we didn't mean that at all, we just thought that if we heard something, we wouldn't have to bother you any more. 」
"It's not a big deal. 」
Xie Bi'an: "If we say so, we will still be unable to get over it, since Brother Qiu Gu feels that we are aggressive for our own purposes, we have no reason to continue to stay. Saying this, Shebi Allah pulled me up, and then so did Fan Wusu and Yaksha.
We turned around and walked to the door, and a hoarse voice stopped us, "Stay here!"
Xie Bi'an turned his head to stare at Uncle Wang, and hesitated for a few seconds, "It's not time to talk about serious things now, if you really want to tell us, it's not too late to talk about it then." With that, we all left the mansion in the hills.
The grass is so big, we want to lie there, unrestrained, looking up at the still blue sky and white clouds, but the bottom of our hearts is the waves beating against the heart.
In the blink of an eye, evening came, and the sun was setting. I lost the sunshine and gradually felt cold.
The four of us walked side by side, ready to find a place to sleep at night, when Qing Cang came running.
"My lords, young master, please go back. 」
Yaksha was the first to say, "No. 」
"Your Excellency!"
"Go back and tell him that we don't have nowhere to go. 」
"But ......"
Xie Bi'an answered, "Why don't you discuss with us?"
Qing Cang's face was red, and he immediately buried his head in silence, and when Yaksha saw this, he glared at Xie Bi'an with angry eyes, "Okay, let's go back now. 」
This transformation is a five-body throw that I admire.
By the time we got back, it was already dark outside.
It was still a big round table, Qiu Yan sat on the upper seat, his eyes staring at his wife and children, and the two old men sat on either side, their eyes gloomy and silent.
As soon as we walked in, Qingcang behind us gently closed the door, and at this moment, there were only us in the room, and there were no idle people.
The hill did not look at us, but whispered, "Sit down." 」
Seeing that we were seated, he slowly raised his gaze at the two of them, glanced at us, got up and walked behind Uncle Wang, "The two old men are very old, how can they remember all the things, you must have asked nothing that day, and you naturally feel strange in your heart, I will give you time now, but it can't be too long." 」
With that, he sat back in his place and picked up his son.
"So, do you know something?" I asked.
Uncle Wang nodded, "That's right, I've been here for hundreds of years, and I don't dare to say much, but I know a little bit about the past few hundred years." 」
Fan Wusu said coldly: "I want to hear it in detail. 」
Uncle Wang glanced at Uncle Cheng on the other side and said, "At first, this place will not accept outsiders, and anyone who comes here by accident or on purpose can be regarded as the greatest luck to be able to die for a lifetime, but later, I don't know what the reason is, more and more people come here, and the curse-like death at the beginning has become a myth. At this point, he stopped.
Uncle Cheng continued: "Lao Wang and I are lucky, we came here at that time, and I heard the locals talk about it. We
I didn't dare to tell anyone, wandering around, trying to find a place to live, and as a result, I started to be a housekeeper at the young master's house. 」
"Yes, it's been hundreds of years, and we thank the old lady for her kindness. Life was supposed to go on like this, just a year ago, our young master met the young lady. Uncle Wang glanced at Wen'er, his eyes were full of love, "This child has a hard life, the family is in decline, and his only brother has also died, so he quietly came here and was found by me and Lao Cheng in the haystack. 」.
Uncle Wang continued, "Seeing her is like seeing us back then, and we can't bear to let this little girl be alone, so we will take her home. Our young master fell in love with her at first sight, and we were also happy. It's just that I didn't expect that later, the old lady deliberately investigated her identity and background, and even the background of me and Lao Cheng was revealed, just like that, the young master took us here in a fit of anger. 」
Uncle Cheng sighed, "The foreign ghosts who came here are no different from the ghosts here. 」
"So, we're in vain?" shouted Yaksha.
"No, but I hope you'll let us go. Uncle Wang said.
"Tell me, although we are acting impartially, we are not at all humane. Xie Bi'an smiled, "You can say whatever you know, and you can say whatever you want, and we'll just listen." 」
At this moment, the eyes of the two old men suddenly lit up, and I guess they were all worried when we entered the door.
"Yes, yes, the reason why our land is full of life all year round is because the soil is full of the corpses of many old dead ghosts. Uncle Wang said, "According to legend, the ghosts born and raised here, even after death, turn into ashes, as long as they are pieced together, they can be restored, we are all old people, young children, listen to the words of me and Lao Cheng, but I believe it, and I beg you to give it a try." 」
Xie Bi'an snapped his fingers, and his eyebrows fluttered, "It's good that you didn't say anything about this matter earlier, we have guessed some of it ourselves, and we don't plan to bring you all back at all." 」
The tension on Qiu Qi's face suddenly dissipated, and he quickly put down the child and quickly walked to our side, "With your words, we are relieved, thank you. 」
At this time, Qing Cang outside the door knocked on the door and shouted, "Young Master, it's not good. 」