Chapter 2: A Ruthless Family
The eldest brother jumped to the side with a "whoop", and some of the brothers and sisters actually shouted to cheat the corpse.
Everyone scattered like fried chickens, until they heard the humming of their "fourth child", and then they gathered around again.
Seven or eight faces squeezed in front of Li Haotian, which also allowed him to see this group of "family members" clearly.
It was seven vegetable-colored faces, each with deep-set eye sockets and skinny bones. Older men and women are naturally "parents", and the teenager with hairy lips must be the eldest brother.
And these seven mouths all spew a suffocating stench from their mouths, as well as dark yellow teeth that grow or don't.
Li Haotian was nauseous for a while, and actually sat up all of a sudden, spitting to the side. However, there was nothing in the stomach, just a few retching strokes.
"The fourth is alive. ”
"The fourth brother is not dead. ”
Everyone cheered, and Li Haotian only looked at the surrounding environment at this time.
This is a grass hut with four leaky walls, and there is no furniture in the house except for a cool pot. On one side was a tattered wooden bed, on which there was only a quilt with only a piece of cloth left. And he seems to be lying on a table that makes a "squeak" sound when he moves.
Looking at the "family" in front of them, they are all wearing ragged clothes that can only cover critical parts, and their bodies are black and muddy, and they look like they haven't taken a bath for at least a year. At this time, a gust of wind blew, and all kinds of strange smells on their bodies flew into Li Haotian's nose, and he was nauseous again.
However, he was about to retch a few more times when he screamed. Because he felt that something was wrong with his body, he looked down, but found that his body had actually become smaller, and he was wearing the same clothes as them, which was naturally a frame that had not been washed for a year, and the voice that screamed just now was not the original baritone, but became the sharp voice of a boy who had not passed the voice change period.
Seeing that the "fourth" was about to jump up, the family actually pounced at the same time and pressed Li Haotian on the table again.
"Fourth, don't run away again. You escaped in the morning and almost fell to your death, and we will definitely take care of you this time. "Mother" said vigorously on Li Haotian's head.
was held down by seven people, of course Li Haotian couldn't move, and the wounds on his body were still painful, it seems that this is the injury left by "almost falling to death". Li Haotian also wondered why it was so painful, he hadn't woken up from the dream yet, even if the pain was a little stronger, he was still "in a dream"
Since it's in a dream, you'll wake up in a while, and it's not time to wake up yet, so you don't have to compete with the person in the dream. And the pain on his body is so real, he can't hold on anymore, and the hero doesn't eat the pain in front of him. Li Haotian thought about it, and his body relaxed. "You guys let it go, I'm not running, it's just an internal urgency just now. ”
The "parents" glanced at each other, and everyone let go. However, the mother gave the eldest brother a look, and the eldest brother stared at Li Haotian, and it seemed that if he had the intention of running, he would pounce like an eagle catching a chicken.
Li Haotian went out to urinate under the "guard" of the "big brother", and looked around, it was actually in a small mountain corner, and there were a few scattered houses nearby. Although other people's houses are better than "own" ones, they are not much better.
The so-called convenient place is a dirt pit in the woods behind the house. After the convenience was completed, Li Haotian looked around to find a place to wash his hands.
"What are you going to do?" said the eldest brother nervously.
"I wash my hands. ”
"Wash your hands? ”
Li Haotian grinned, it turned out that people here don't wash their hands after urinating. The eldest brother led the way and came to a pond. Li Haotian lowered his head and washed his hands, and at the same time saw the face of "himself".
Oh my God, it's really a teenage turtle boy who doesn't look good. The black mud on his hands has a thick layer, quite a few years, and it is not something that can be rubbed off in a while.
Li Haotian pinched himself fiercely, but he didn't wake up.
When the eldest brother took Li Haotian home, the "mother" had already caught the old hen, and did not find the knife for a while, but actually bit the chicken on the neck, biting the chicken to death, and drinking the chicken blood, and the brothers and sisters next to him were greedy.
Li Haotian shuddered in fright, and saw that everyone was quite vigilant looking at him. Especially the eldest brother staring at him from the side, which made Li Haotian very awkward. So he honestly lay down on the bed that smelled of sweat. Facing inward, he closed his eyes as if he were asleep.
Gradually, Li Haotian got used to the smell, but his mind was exceptionally clear.
He was analyzing what had happened: the sensation of being sucked into the racket when it was smashed, the real pain just now, and the long-term inability to wake up.
Isn't this a dream, but a self-traversal?
It wasn't long before the sound of talking came from outside the house.
"Village Chief, you're here, but I haven't ...... you for a long time" The words behind "Mother" turned into a laugh.
"How are your fourth children preparing?" an old man's voice sounded.
"The fourth child of our family is sleeping, and he will be alive tomorrow, so as to ensure that the Kuncang beast is satisfied. "Mother" giggled, and "father" had to laugh beside her.
"That's the best. You must know that this Kuncang beast has been guarding our village for decades, otherwise the village would have been wiped out by other fierce beasts in the vicinity. Before the previous year, the mountain village did not pay tribute to the Kuncang beast, and the village was destroyed by the Kuncang beast. Therefore, tomorrow's dedication is related to the safety of the whole village, and there must be no mistakes. The village chief said coldly.
"No, no, even if the fourth child of our family can't go, there are still so many boys. "My father slipped his beard and patted the horse.
"It's better to be so. The village chief snorted coldly as he spoke.
It was still the "mother" who reacted quickly, "Village elder, I will send someone to send you half a chicken when it is ripe in a while." ”
"Did you send it?" the village chief smirked.
"Naturally, I went, to ensure that the village chief was satisfied. "Mother" laughed again, and "Father" giggled as if he hadn't heard anything.
The village chief left with a "hehe" twice.
Although there were many hidden emotions in the conversation between the "mother" and the village chief, Li Haotian didn't have time to think about it, but it was the village chief's words about the Kuncang beast that made him sober up.
It turns out that there is a so-called vein beast called "Kuncang Beast" near this village, and in order to keep the village safe, the village has to offer a boy to the vein beast every year as a tribute. In connection with the previous conversation of the "parents", Li Haotian almost guessed that the "father" won the lottery, so this year's boy will be selected by their family, and his "fourth child" was unfortunately selected by his parents as a sacrificial boy.
If it's in a dream, it doesn't matter, but if it's not in a dream, but really crossed into an inexplicable world? Li Haotian thought about it and became nervous, no matter what, he couldn't die, at least he couldn't become a delicacy in the mouth of the Nengkun Cang Beast.
Li Haotian made up his mind, thinking about the terrain he had just observed at his convenience. Although he couldn't tell the difference between east and west, he saw a pond on the east side of the dilapidated house, where he had just washed his hands and photographed his face. On the south side of the house is a meadow, and if you run from there, you will definitely be found. On the west side of the dilapidated house are other houses in the village, and it is believed that they will not be able to run far before they will be discovered. Only the north side is a hillside, and if you can cross this mountain, at least you won't be spotted.
Li Haotian thought of the escape route, so he didn't move. And the eldest brother who stared at him obviously didn't have such good patience, and in a moment he snored.
Li Haotian turned around slowly, and coughed softly twice, but the eldest brother didn't react. He got out of bed slowly, and saw that his brothers and sisters outside were staring at the old hen meat that had already wafted out of the smell, so he crawled out of a large hole in the broken house, and walked cautiously in the direction of the hillside. After walking out of the hundred zhang, he spread the girl and ran up.
It didn't take long for him to run halfway up the mountain, when suddenly the voice of "mother" shouted from the bottom of the mountain, "Xiao Si ran away, Xiao Si ran again." Catch him this time, you must break both of his legs!"
Li Haotian was shocked, he didn't want to break his legs, so he stepped harder, and it didn't take long for him to see the top of the mountain.