Grandpa and Grandma’s house isn’t very big, but ever since I can remember, this old brick and wooden house with two floors and a small rooftop has always looked like this. Even more than ten years later, it just looks old. A little bit. There are two bedrooms on the first floor and a small, clean open-air yard. The stove (kitchen) is built in the corner of the yard. There are also two bedrooms on the second floor. The small rooftop on the third floor is turned into a warehouse, where some bacon is hung and stored. Some home-made brews and tea are made, and clothes are dried outside.
Tai Qing and Tang Keyun slept in a room on the second floor that night, while the brothers were carried into the room where grandpa lived on the first floor. Grandma always disliked the smell of alcohol on his body after drinking. , so the old couple slept separately many years ago. This time, it was because of my influence that the old couple had to sleep together again. The next day, I kept hearing grandma scolding us, grandson and me, saying that the upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. I was treated like a little kid. An alcoholic may be as hopeless as my grandfather in the future.
Grandma has always been outspoken. Of course, she is also very kind. She knew that I couldn’t drink, so I made a joke last night. But she probably heard about my brother and Xu Lingyu from Tai Qing or Tang Keyun, and she was surprised. He didn't blame me too much. He just said that he was young and shouldn't let himself down for so-called love.
After all, she was still vaguely excited and looking forward to asking me about Xu Lingyu. I was a little annoyed by the question, and my head hadn't calmed down yet, so I had to prevaricate that it was a friend of mine who was better at playing and hadn't arrived yet. As a boyfriend and girlfriend, let her stop thinking nonsense.
But she rolled her eyes at me and said that Xiaomi had told me that when I looked at her, I could see flowers in my eyes, and that little girl was pretty and quiet, and she seemed to have a good impression of me, so she told me to take good care of it. Opportunities to pursue others.
I was so angry that I yelled downstairs: "Yang Taiqing, die for me!" Then my grandma grabbed her ears, picked up a broom and spanked her on the butt...
Closer to home, due to the arrival of Taiqing, I have a very sufficient and legitimate reason: the school arranges the holidays to organize the students’ personal internship files, and requires them to go to the market to have them stamped. It just so happens that Taiqing and I have a companion, so we can Go together.
Tang Keyun had already thought of her words. After all, she was a senior and had already had an internship, so she was going to let her chat with Grandma and the others at home and walk around. But Grandma and Aunt Li scolded Taiqing and us, saying that since they brought the girl out, how could they leave her alone!
Coupled with Tang Keyun's filial attitude of "I don't care, I will accompany the elderly", this made her even more popular with Grandma and the others. She said that young people should go out and run around, always accompanying them. These old people are not a problem, so I asked her to join me and take them to the city to have some fun.
Yes, everything doesn't go as planned.
Brother Shuanzi and Uncle Laogen rode a motorcycle to take us to the station. At the end, they told us to go back to play and pay attention to safety. We could make a call when we came back and they would pick us up. Brother Shuanzi also wanted to go to the city for a walk, but he had too much work to do at home, so he had to give up and said he would bring some delicious food when he came back. We agreed with a smile and waved goodbye to them.
Yunfeng County has 21 towns under its jurisdiction. Dengxing Village is in Shanngling Town, and Huangfeng Village is located in Huaxin Town, a hundred miles away. At the station, we also confessed the purpose and destination of our trip to Tang Keyun. .
"Humph, I'm just saying that you two must be hiding something from me, especially you, Chao Wei, you have already left school, what kind of internship materials do you still need to get? I knew there was something wrong as soon as I heard it, I'm really convinced by you two What a bastard!"
Listening to her tone, we both seemed very angry. I poked Tai Qing's arm and motioned for him to explain and appease her, while I walked to the side silently and wisely, waiting for him to calm her down.
Tell me, when have I ever seen this kid look so aggrieved? Haha: Sitting next to Tang Keyun, he explained patiently and honestly, yet aggrievedly. During this period, he even tried to hold her hand, but was thrown away several times... …
I had nothing to do, so I went to a nearby supermarket to buy some water and food.
When I bought it back, I found that the two people had actually reconciled. Seeing Tang Keyun leaning on Tai Qing's shoulder, I suddenly felt that I shouldn't drag them into the water and let them live their lives now. How wonderful this peaceful and beautiful life is.
The shuttle bus from Shanling Town to Huaxin Town runs 4 times a day, the earliest is at 8 o'clock, and the latest is at 6 p.m. When we arrived at the station, it was already 9:30, just in time to make the 10 o'clock bus.
Before setting off, I followed the ghost girl's instructions and prepared many "red pots" a few days ago, a dozen of them. As I said before, this thing cannot be found in the current plant encyclopedia. It is the fruit of an unknown and ancient mysterious plant.
And guess where it grows, if Zhang Tuo hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have been able to find it even if I turned Dengxing Village upside down.
This kind of russet, dry, hard fruit as big as a date pit actually grows on the old pine tree that is green all year round in Wawafen! And it was only when I climbed up the old pine tree to pick red pots that I could clearly see the dense canes entwined among the tangled branches of the old pine trees. Red pots grew from these rattans.
The time I was dormant in the cemetery with Zhang Tuo, he directly gave me a red pot and asked me to hold it in my mouth and recite a spell to activate the invisibility. I'm not afraid of your jokes. His black kick at that time caught me off guard and swallowed the red pot. I guess that's why the invisibility method failed.
The ghost girl said that this thing is really mysterious and magical, and the effect is simply beyond the knowledge of the world. Therefore, she also adheres to the concept of "I will not let go of anyone who can use it!" and asked me to bring some knowledge. By your side, you might be able to save your life if necessary.
After nearly an hour and a half of driving, the passengers on our shuttle bus were spread out, and the three of us sat together in the back row, so we didn’t have to worry about talking. Tang Keyun knew the ins and outs of why I was going to Huangfeng Village, and also understood the intention of our lies. She no longer got angry with us, but instead studied the course of action for this trip with us.
"Ahem, in short, our actions must be planned and principled. Based on previous research, I have summarized these three points: first, our core goal is to find Mrs. Liu; second, if those The bad guys have also arrived in Huangfeng Village, and we must try to avoid a head-on conflict with them; third, no matter whether this operation goes smoothly or not, we must ensure that we can escape unscathed and go back safely. Fourth...", she went on to say , but I waved my hand.
"Didn't you say three o'clock? Why did the fourth one come out?"
Tai Qing was also a little confused about this, but he obediently waited for Tang Keyun's next words.
"Hehe, the fourth thing is that after settling the matters at hand, you two, as hosts, will take me, a foreigner, to appreciate the customs and customs of your side."
Sweat, this girl has a bigger heart than my buddy. I am still worried about the success of the plan, but she is already making travel plans after completing the plan. No wonder most girls are synonymous with innocence and romance. I still have this mentality. I really can't keep up.
After getting off the bus at Huaxin Town, we were going to find a place to eat first. The places near the bus terminal are generally expensive places, and the food may not be that good. So we gathered together, hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take us there. Take us to a place in town where snacks and restaurants are concentrated.
It was only about four or five kilometers from where I got off at the station. The driver parked the car at a T-shaped intersection very skillfully. Before I could pay, Tai and Qing rushed to give me the money...
"Ahem, Chaowei, Yanzu, what delicious food are you going to treat me to?" Tang Keyun asked with a smile.
Tai Qing looked at me and said that he didn't know what to eat, so I waved my hand grandly, "Come on, I'll treat you to a big dinner!".
"I said Chaowei, your feast is quite unique, but it smells pretty good, so I'll give you a neutral rating." Tang Keyun looked at the big bowl of chicken rice noodles in front of her, and rubbed it. While rubbing the disposable chopsticks in my hands, I didn't forget to glance at Tai Qing's and mine's bowls, as if we were comparing whose food looked more appetizing.
Tai Qing even put two pieces of chicken in his bowl into hers. Hey, he had to eat these two's "dog food" wherever he went.
After taking the shuttle bus from the town to the countryside, if you want to go to Huangfeng Village, you can only take a taxi or take a private car. The geographical environment of Huangfeng Village is different from that of Dengxing Village. Compared with the latter group, Surrounded by mountains and enclosing a basin-like terrain, Huangfeng Village seems a bit ordinary.
There are no too conspicuous and abrupt mountains, just flat and clean-looking farmland and a small river flowing through the village.
The distance from Xiaoxing Township to Huangfeng Village is only five kilometers. The taxi driver charged us 40 yuan and said that the road was not easy to walk. We were all planning to pay, but our attention was attracted by an uncle with a loud voice.
"Huangfeng Village, Huangfeng Village! If you want to leave, hurry up!"
I rolled my eyes and said to the taxi driver, "Sorry, we won't take the seat anymore." Then I took them both and ran towards the uncle. Of course, the taxi driver was not willing to accept that his business was taken away. They called us and said they would give us 30 before leaving. Seeing that we didn't respond, they gave us another 20...
Tang Keyun also looked back, perhaps because she couldn't bear to see the driver bowing his head and sighing about his bad luck, and tentatively asked us if we should just take that driver's car.
I shook my head and told them to leave it alone, I had my own plans.
When the uncle who shouted saw us walking towards him, he naturally asked: "Are you taking a bus? Where to go? (Where to go)".
Tang Keyun didn't understand what he asked and winked at Tai Qing and me, "What did he say?".
The uncle glanced at Tang Keyun and said again: "Take a car, little beauty, where are you going?"
"Oh~", she made a sound of realization.
"Brother, does this car go directly to Huangfeng Village?" she asked again.
"Yes, where are you going?"
When he asked, Tang Keyun and Tai Qing both looked at me, and then the uncle also looked over. I vaguely remembered that Qin Cuicui's natal family was in a place called "Cao Yazi" in Huangfeng Village, but I was not sure whether there really was such a place in Huangfeng Village, so I asked him if he would go to Cao Yazi.
I didn't expect such a place to exist. The uncle waved his hand and said, "If you don't go, I won't go. I'll send you to the primary manufacturing plant at most. It's 4 yuan per person. Do you want to sit? I'll get in the car and drive away. I count you three." One less than full.”
I don’t know where exactly Cao Yazi and the initial manufacturing site he mentioned are, but since he mentioned it, I guess the distance between the two places shouldn’t be too far.
As for the primary manufacturing plant, you may have heard less about it. In our Lancang territory, many places are doing tea and walnut planting business, but the cost scale and economic benefits of tea and walnut are different. I won’t go into details here, but just briefly talk about the origin of this primary processing plant. Fresh tea leaves need to be processed as soon as possible after being picked. However, some tea gardens and tea fields are in the mountains, and transportation to the tea factory is time-consuming. Therefore, some preliminary manufacturing plants will be built nearby, and after simple initial processing, they will be sent to the tea factory for further processing.
However, in recent years, transportation has become more convenient and road conditions have improved a lot. In addition, many people have purchased motorcycles or cars. What's more, they have roller tea machines at home. Gradually, the primary manufacturing plant has been eliminated.
Tang Keyun and Tai Qing heard that it was only four yuan a person, so what were they waiting for? They could get up first and talk about it later, so they happily jumped into the car without waiting for my answer.
This kind of rural passenger transportation was really cheap, just like buses in the city. It was also a good business at that time.
Just after we got on the bus, another aunt got on the bus, and the two rows of seats were packed with people. I counted, and there were actually 10 people!
This situation reminds me of a joke I heard before, a cart full of breadmen.
The road into the village is not much wider than Dengxing Village, but it is a bit bumpy and hot. There are some cracks and potholes on the cement road, and the car is quite crowded. If it gets bumpy, it will easily collide with the people next to you. The two of them were fine, sitting next to each other, but my brother was a little miserable. The aunt who came up and sat next to me held in her arms the incense sticks she bought at the market. As the car bumped, the incense sticks would hit me from time to time. Pricked on the body.
The aunt must have noticed this situation and felt a little embarrassed. She apologized to me repeatedly. I am not the kind of person who is too petty, so I just told her that it was okay and took the opportunity to ask her about some things naturally.
"By the way, aunt, our nieces and nephews came back from other places to visit relatives this time. We haven't been back for many years. I wonder what the village is like now." I asked, and Taiqing and the others also voted. Look over.
The aunt looked at the three of us, and probably thought we didn't look like bad people. She smiled and chatted with us about the many changes in the village.
In the meantime, several people in the same car also came in with a few words from time to time. After all, except for Tang Keyun, Taiqing and we all have authentic Lancang accents, which brings us a sense of intimacy.
But later in the conversation, my aunt remembered and asked me which family my relatives were from. Without thinking, I said it was Qin Cuicui’s family in Caoyazi, who was the fourth aunt of our two cousins.
My aunt didn't express doubts about this nonsense relationship. She just looked at us young people again. I guess she wasn't too clear about some of the relatives in Qin Cuicui's family.
"Young man, is your fourth aunt Qin Cuicui, my mother, or Qin Cuicui?" the aunt asked.
"Qin Cuicui is the daughter of my fourth aunt. I heard something happened in her family this time. The elderly family members have inconvenient legs and feet, so they asked us juniors to come back and take a look."
The aunt was stunned for a moment, then asked: "That is to say, her mother is your fourth aunt, so you have to call her eldest sister Qin Cuicui? There is more than just an accident in her family. I heard that she married to Dengxing Village In that family of four, only an old man is still alive, and the others including herself also died some time ago."
She spoke clearly, with a hint of fear in her words. After all, for many of our local people who don’t know the truth, it is easy to speculate on this matter in a bad direction, such as evil stars, disaster gods, evil spirits and chaos. Ghosts and the like. Spread from person to person, it will eventually turn into a rumor that is far from the truth, even though the relevant departments have publicized the investigation results of this case and issued a wanted order for the fugitive Sancai Association who slipped through the net. , but in some places where information transmission is relatively closed, they still have their own doubts and opinions about the case.
Of course, as far as the results are concerned, the tragic fate of the Party Secretary and his family has always been there. In the past years, the Sancai Association has harmed the happiness of many ordinary families and taken away many lives.
