Yang Xiao recognized it at a glance. This well was the one he saw in the ruins of the flour mill. At that time, there was a "Bodhisattva's head" pressed on it.
"Wait a minute." Kuang Hongyi stopped the maid who was leading the way. He obviously recognized the well, "Why is the mouth of this well sealed?"
The maid was stunned, and her whole body became visibly frightened. She even turned her face away, not daring to look directly at the well, "Don't ask me, I'm just a servant, I don't know anything."
After saying this, without waiting for anyone's reaction, the maid hurriedly quickened her pace. This maid was about 15 or 6 years old. She was thin and not outstanding in appearance. She probably had a low status in the mansion, so she must be a rough maid in some courtyard.
Soon after, they came to a quiet courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up. There were sparkling waves on the west side of the courtyard. If they looked carefully, they saw a large pond.
It is said to be a pond, but its area is comparable to that of a smaller lake. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the wide water, and the beauty is thrilling for a while.
"This place is natural, not built later. The Feng family just kept it organized." Shi Dali looked at the other end of the lake, "This water looks like living water."
The maid was not in such a good mood to listen to their chat. The sun was about to set, and she had to walk back alone. She was almost dying of anxiety. "Dear guests, you have worked hard all the way. Go back and rest quickly. Your elegant house is over there." .”
Looking in the direction of the maid's finger, I saw two large tile-roofed houses, one large and one small, sitting by the lake not far away. The style of the house was quite ancient, with white walls and gray tiles, and its outline was revealed among the trees.
Yang Xiao immediately recalled the three cards in the script. The card in the first chapter showed the Feng family mansion located on the old street, and the second card showed these two old houses.
"Just now, the instructor of the nursing home gave an order, saying that the environment of the elegant house is simple and the place is small. Let the guests make do with it and divide them into two groups, each living in one room." The maid spoke quickly, "Just divide it like a carriage. There are many people. Those with fewer people will live in the larger room, and those with fewer people will live in the smaller room, where drinks and meals have been prepared for everyone."
After saying this, the maid seemed to finally be relieved. She quickly hurried in the direction she came from. She walked out for about ten steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at a few people with strange eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said: "Dear guests, this backyard is rarely visited by people. It's dark at night. If you have nothing to do, don't walk around. Keep the doors and windows closed at night. If you hear something or see something, don't be curious."
"You...what do you mean?" Shi Guanming was a little nervous, "Don't leave, please speak clearly. I told you."
But the maid acted as if she didn't hear her. She swung her legs quickly and slipped away like a puff of smoke, never looking back.
It was getting late, and it was obviously not a good choice to stay in this strange place. Moreover, it was deep and secluded. If something really happened, even if I screamed my throat, no one would come.
More importantly, Yang Xiao felt very strange here, indescribably strange.
After a while, Yang Xiao finally realized something was wrong. It was too quiet here.
Not only is it unpopular, there is no sound of birdsong here. The vast lake is quiet, not a single water bird comes to look for food, and there is no water left by fish swimming on the water near the shore. The pattern is like a pool of stagnant water.
"Go ahead and get through this first night. Just be careful and you'll be fine." Kuang Hongyi seemed to have become the temporary leader of the team.
Stepping on a gravel road paved with gravel, Yang Xiao and the others arrived at the so-called elegant house, which was actually a larger wing with a luxurious mahogany square table in the center and several chairs around it.
There is a carved wooden bed on each side of the wing. A plain curtain is hung on the wooden bed. There is a bookcase next to the window with pen, ink, paper and inkstones on it.
The overall style of the room is simple and simple, coupled with two desks and kitchens as tall as one person, as well as some exquisite ornaments such as strange stones and porcelain, it also creates an elegant atmosphere.
When you open the window, you can see the golden lake outside. You can imagine that when the owner of the house has nothing to do, he comes to stay here for a few days, read, paint, and cultivate his love. This is a beautiful thing in life.
There are two large food boxes on the wooden table in the middle. When you open it, you can see that they are some exquisite dishes. After cooking for so long, everyone is a little hungry. After seeing Kuang Hongyi and Xu Su pick up the chopsticks to pick up the dishes, Yang Xiao and Su Tingting soon joined.
After eating and drinking, and the sky gradually getting dark, the group of people sat around the table and lit candles with the fire sticks found in the room.
Before they could discuss what to do next, suddenly, there was a rustling sound nearby, as if someone was approaching quickly.
And there was more than one person listening to the footsteps.
"Is it someone from the second room who came to see us?" Su Tingting was a little suspicious.
Kuang Hongyi directly blew out the candle on the table, and then extinguished the one standing behind the window. Then a few people tiptoed to the door, held their breath, and looked out through the gap.
Under the dim cover of night, not far away from the door, I saw many people walking towards me. These people hugged each other in twos and threes, and their movements were very strange.
After getting closer, Yang Xiao squinted and finally saw clearly that it was not a hug at all, but brightly colored paper figures.
The paper figures were held one by one by a living person. In the darkness of the night, and because they were moving so fast, it looked like the paper figures crowded together were floating.
In addition to the person at the front who was holding a paper lantern to guide the way, there were two other people, both men, who should have been dressed as servants in the palace. The last two people were holding a paper man in each hand and carrying another on their backs. In total, 3 living people and 7 paper figures.
The paper man is dressed in bright red, with a red hat, red mandarin jacket, and red boots. In the night, you can only vaguely see the exaggerated eyebrows and eyes painted on the pale face, and the hollow eyes have rough lines and a strong look of death.
These people hurried past the door with the paper figures, not intending to come in. They turned around and went straight to the lake. Then they put down the paper figures and quickly arranged them in a line. The arms of the paper figures were raised flat, palms facing down, and behind them. One puts his head on the shoulders of the previous one, facing the lake, forming a single file.
"Paper man putting a shoulder to it?" Kuang Hongyi frowned.
The three people by the lake didn't say a word. The leader used the open flame in the lantern to light a handful of paper money and threw it into the air. With this moment of firelight, Yang Xiao could see the leader's face clearly.
This is an older man with a hooked nose, mustache, thin lips, and sunken pupils. He has a sinister and sinister face. He is obviously much better dressed than the other servants in the house.
After the paper money in the air was burned up, the three of them knelt down at the same time and kowtowed several times to the lake. Then the hook-nosed man took out something from his cloth pocket, muttered something in his mouth, and suddenly pressed the first piece of paper. people's faces.
