Blacksmith?

Zhou Zhen immediately wrote down this information.

The villagers who walked past them just now should all be compatible ones from the space-time tunnel!

So many people, if they go to this Yue's blacksmith shop, it means that there must be something wrong with the blacksmith shop.

After thinking about it, Zhou Zhen followed Uncle Dolphin and soon came to the door of the village chief's house.

Push open the hidden courtyard door and enter, everything inside is exactly the same as yesterday.

Ponds, vegetable gardens, persimmon trees...... There are also children wandering around the yard, these children are playing by themselves, and most of them don't care about the arrival of Uncle Dolphin and Zhou Zhen.

"Bo Yan, Uncle Dolphin, this way!" Just like yesterday, Zhong Song stepped out of the crowd and waved at the two of them.

Zhou Zhen and Uncle Dolphin immediately walked towards him.

When he arrived, Uncle Dolphin asked in a low voice, "What are you eating today?" ”

Zhong Song replied excitedly and mysteriously: "There is meat today!" ”

Zhou Zhen watched this scene quietly beside him, whether it was Uncle Dolphin or Zhong Song, the reaction of these two people was exactly the same as yesterday.

He didn't continue to pay attention to the two friends, but looked around and began to observe his surroundings.

Soon, Zhou Zhen saw in the crowd that there were a few new faces in the courtyard today, two men and one woman, and all three of them were adults!

The only woman among the three adults was a thin and petite young woman, who looked to be in her twenties, and given the living conditions of the age, the actual age of the other party might be a little younger, with long yellow hair in a bun, a wooden hairpin inserted, and a sewn skirt, no different from the married women of the village;

The other two men, one was tall, although thin, but the muscles of the bare arms were strong, and he seemed to be a good farmer, and the other had been following the female villager, and the two had a subtle similarity in temperament, as if they were a couple;

The last man looked to be in his thirties, dark and thin, probably with a heavy burden of life, with a slightly clumsy back and a half-worn homespun cloth cloth around his neck, which was supposed to be used to pad his shoulders or wipe sweat while working.

The three of them stood in the courtyard a little dazed, without any intention of communicating with the others, and their expressions were confused, and they seemed to be very unconscious.

Zhou Zhen's gaze swept over the three of them, and he suddenly felt that something was not right.

Their bodies, as if something was missing, are very weird!

But Zhou Zhen looked at it and looked carefully, but he didn't find anything wrong with the three of them.

Thinking quietly about this matter in his heart, Zhou Zhen continued to observe the others.

His eyes swept over most of the courtyard, and in a group of children playing with mud, he saw the figure of Lu Xingkuan.

The other party had his back to Zhou Zhen at the moment, the black mole on his neck was very clear in the skylight, and his ragged clothes were torn by the cold wind, shivering slightly from the cold.

Zhou Zhen immediately walked towards Lu Xingkuan, he came to Lu Xingkuan's side, stretched out his arm, and gently patted the other party's shoulder.

Lu Xingkuan immediately turned his head, and after seeing Zhou Zhen, he asked very quietly, "What did you find last night?" ”

Zhou Zhen didn't answer immediately, but stared at Lu Xingkuan seriously.

At this moment, the road is wide, the facial features on the immature face are complete, and the empty eye sockets of last night are now filled with a pair of black and white eyes without leaving the slightest gap, and everything seems to be normal, as if the eyeballs have never been gouged out.

Zhou Zhen looked at the other party's eyes, nodded slightly, and said calmly: "I didn't gain anything last night. ”

"Master Lu, over there, did anything happen last night?"

Lu Xingkuan's face was very ugly, and he said in a low voice: "I had a dream last night. ”

"There was a *** who smashed Lao Tzu twice with a brick!"

"Lao Tzu couldn't see that *** face clearly."

"I have a very strong intuition, though."

"The *** who smashed Lao Tzu with a brick is among these children!"

"If there is a chance, Lao Tzu must kill him!"

Dream?

Hit twice with a brick?

This......

He smashed the village chief's Ji Tanuki with a brick last night, but that wasn't the road......

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen suddenly reacted, part of the "number" of Lu Xingkuan had been snatched by Ji Li!

Lu Xingkuan's dream last night was actually smashed by him.

In the game of "touching the blind", whoever is caught will be robbed of his "number"!

Lu Xingkuan can maintain his sanity now because the "number" that the other party has lost is not too much.

But if you do it again, there will definitely be a problem with the other party!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen immediately changed the topic and asked, "Master Lu, today's 'touch the blind' game, it's your turn to catch people." ”

"Who do you want to arrest later?"

Lu Xingkuan glanced at the spacious courtyard and said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, I'm blindfolded, I can't see anything, of course, whoever I can catch, I will catch whomever I can." ”

"But don't worry."

"You're the one who followed me after all, and if the time comes, when I accidentally catch you, you cough."

"That way, I'll immediately change my target."

Zhou Zhen nodded, he would definitely not believe Lu Xingkuan's nonsense.

Wait a minute, if he really coughs, Lu Xingkuan may be the first to come and arrest him!

The main purpose of asking this question is to determine the mental state of the other party......

After thinking about it, Zhou Zhen said quietly: "Since this is the case, then I will rest assured." ”

"It was cold in the morning, and my hands and feet were numb from the cold."

"When the hot soup comes up, I will continue to give my share of the hot soup to Lu Ye, so that you can warm up and catch others."

As they spoke, the two women from yesterday worked together again to bring out a large pot of hot soup full of meat.

Just as the hot soup was being served, a small figure came out of the thatched hut, leaning timidly against the door frame, staring at the pot of soup.

This figure is Ji Li.

Two women, one pulling out a large basket with a wooden bowl and spoon, the other shouting for everyone to line up to receive food.

The whole courtyard was suddenly hectic, noisy, and in the open space in front of the cauldron, there was immediately a long line of crooked and twisted lines.

Zhou Zhen was relatively high in the queue this time, and he didn't wait long before he received a bowl of hot soup.

He didn't drink it, but walked towards the inconspicuous corner with the wooden bowl in his hand.

After waiting in the corner for a while, Lu Xingkuan walked over empty-handed.

Today it is Lu Xingkuan's turn to be a "blind man", according to the rules, he has no soup to drink today.

Zhou Zhen did not hesitate, and immediately handed over the wooden bowl and spoon.

Lu Xingkuan, as yesterday, took the bowl and spoon, and immediately took a big gulp.

After a while, all the children finished drinking the soup and returned the utensils, the two women quickly packed up their things and carried the pots and pans back to the house, Chu Hu walked out and announced with a smile that he had started the game of "touching the blind": "Today it is the turn of Ji Li, Bolu, Suibai, Ding Nu and Xinchun to be 'blind'!" ”

Well?

Zhou Zhen was stunned, there are five people who are "blind" today?

The next moment, Ji Li, Lu Xingkuan, and the three confused adults all walked over, allowing Chu Hu to take out the black cloth and blindfold them.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Hu looked around and said in a deep voice: "I'll count dozens, the game will begin!" ”

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

"Four ......"

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To the north of the village, this is already the edge of the village, the blacksmith shop is also a thatched house, but it maintains a certain distance from other thatched houses, slightly isolated from the outside, its house is also higher than ordinary thatched houses, and the courtyard wall is similar to the village chief's house, which is made of adobe.

On top of the adobe, there are also straw mats to cover it to increase the life of the earthen wall.

In the middle of the wall, where the earthen wall is placed, neatly planted trees, these trees have lost their leaves at the moment, only the bare branches stand in the winter morning, and they are very single species, all of them are trees.

Looking at the crown width and height, it should not be the same batch of planting, and the middle has either been replanted or cut down, which is uneven, blocking the view of the outside world.

The courtyard gate is made of sturdy wooden doors, with reinforced nails nailed to the four corners, and a varnished plaque is erected at the top of the door: Yue's Blacksmith Shop.

Although the plaque looks like it has only recently been painted, it is relatively old as a whole, and it seems to have gone through a lot of wind and rain.

The gate of the courtyard was closed, and it was quiet inside, and there was not a single movement to be heard, not even the sound of poultry and livestock.

Step, step, step......

The sound of faint footsteps sounded, and two villagers in patched clothes suddenly walked out of the nearby alley one after the other.

The black-clad messenger and observer came to the door of the blacksmith shop, surveyed the courtyard in front of them, and cautiously did not enter directly.

After glancing at each other, the observer came to the courtyard gate, gently knocked on the courtyard door, and shouted, "Is there anyone?" I have a broken kitchen knife at home, and I want to get a kitchen knife! ”

As soon as the words fell, there was movement behind the closed courtyard door, the latch was removed, and a teenager walked out.

The other party looked eighteen or nineteen years old, his dark face was full of fatigue, and he seemed to be very tired, he drooped his eyelids, looked at the observer, and said bluntly: "There are three kinds of kitchen knives, which one do you want?" ”

The observer cautiously said, "What is the cheapest?" ”

The boy said, "Two hens, or something like that." ”

"Now that there is stock in the shop, you can take the knife and go."

"If it's on credit, I don't count if I say it, you wait for me to go in and ask."

The observer said: "I didn't bring anything, I want to give an account on credit, and I'll give it in two days, please go in and ask if it's okay." ”

The boy nodded: "Okay." ”

After speaking, go back to the yard directly, and with a bang, re-tie the door.

The observer turned around and was about to say something to the black-clothed messenger, when a large group of people suddenly walked out of the surrounding alleys.

These people were numerous, and after appearing, they quickly dispersed, and at once the entire blacksmith shop was faintly encircled.

The black-clothed messenger and observer had unchanged expressions, secretly looking at the villagers who had suddenly appeared.

These villagers are all ragged, and judging from the state of their joints, skin, and hair, they are all hard-working people who have worked hard for many years, but now they are calm, agile, and cooperate with each other seamlessly, as if they had been trained for a long time like soldiers.

At this moment, the formation that was scattered seemed to be huge, but it could be switched to a squad that could be used by three or five people at any time to continue fighting, and this formation was not unfamiliar to black-clothed messengers and observers.

This is one of the signature formations of the Hwakook Ghost Group!

These villagers are the ghost group of Huaguo!

The black-clad messenger and the observer glanced at each other, and without waiting for the boy to come out, they immediately turned and walked in the opposite direction to the blacksmith's shop.

However, they had just taken two steps when a villager with gray hair and a stiff body with eyes like torches suddenly stood in front of them.

The villager asked in a hoarse voice, "You two, are you from this village?" ”

The black-clothed messenger coughed, pretending not to care, and asked, "What?" You're not? ”

The villager didn't speak, the hand behind his back gestured, and several teams around him immediately changed their positions and surrounded all the black-clothed messengers and observers.

The gray-haired villager looked at them coldly and said, "Since they are all from the village, they must know each other." ”

"Name me, these people here!"

The expression on the black-clad emissary's face narrowed slightly, and the observer was equally silent.

The time they have traveled has been too short to recognize the whole village!

Moreover, even if you recognize it all, it is useless.

Interpersonal relationships, grievances and hatreds in this village...... They don't know either!

Seeing that the two of them did not speak, the gray-haired villager suddenly said coldly: "It seems that you are outsiders. ”

"Grab it!"

As soon as the words fell, the villagers who surrounded the black-clothed messenger and the observer immediately raised their rakes, hoes, sickles, and clubs...... Stormy towards the two of them.

The two hurriedly dodged.

Ping Pong ......

For a while, the black-clothed messenger and the observer did not know how many sticks, nail rakes, and hoes they had received, and at the critical moment, the two of them could only try to avoid the sharp edge of the sickle and other sharp weapons, and their bodies were bruised everywhere, scarred, and their faces were distorted in pain.

Driven by the survival instinct, the two didn't know where the strength came from, so they cooperated with each other, pushed away a relatively weak crowd, and rushed out of the encirclement!

After getting out of the encirclement, the two of them didn't care about 3721, and immediately picked a random direction and ran wildly.

Seeing the two fleeing, the gray-haired villager was not in a hurry at all, tilted his head slightly towards one of his subordinates, and gave a brief order: "Chase after you." ”

"But don't chase too hard."

"Lure out the two of their companions together, and catch them all!"

The subordinate nodded in understanding: "Yes!" ”

Soon, he led some of the villagers to chase after him with a kick-and-stomp.

At this time, the courtyard door of the blacksmith shop suddenly opened again, and the young man just opened the door and said, "The eldest father said that you can give you a kitchen knife." ”

The words fell, the courtyard door opened, and the young man appeared in front of many villagers with a cold and flickering kitchen knife.

The villagers reacted, and they all looked back at the boy.

The gray-haired villager immediately walked towards the young man, came to a stop not far from him, and said calmly, "Yue cymbal, I have some questions and want to inquire with you." ”

Ask for a commuter pass!

PS: The complicated formula is not displayed at all, and the latte is still hard for a long time......

(End of chapter)