The courtyard is not big. Two rooms and a pile of firewood occupy most of the courtyard.
The middle-aged man said to Lu Zeyu behind him:
"Just call me Uncle Wei. You can stay here tonight."
Looking along where Wei Guo's finger pointed, a dilapidated warehouse was located on the east side of the courtyard.
Opening the door, a musty smell flooded into my nose.
The room was about a dozen square meters, with a shabby single bed occupying one side of the corner.
The messy tools took up most of the room, leaving only a part of the space where you could barely put your feet down.
Looking at the dilapidated room, Lu Zeyu looked embarrassed.
Wei Guo brought over a quilt, patted the bed and said:
"You can sleep here tonight. Cover it tightly in the middle of the night. Don't turn on the light. Don't get out of bed if you have nothing to do."
After that, he walked out without looking back.
The confused Lu Zeyu was left alone to face the empty room.
The one lying on the bed dared not sleep, for fear that something might plot against him in the middle of the night.
What happened today was completely beyond Lu Zeyu's cognition. As an atheist, today was really thrilling.
The exhaustion of the day made Lu Zeyu drowsy, and his double eyelids kept fighting.
Finally, the fatigue of the day came over him, and he fell into a deep sleep.
The sweet and disgusting smell came, and Lu Zeyu opened his eyes drowsily and got out of bed to check.
It was difficult to see in the dark room, so I could only move forward gropingly.
There was a slimy tactile sensation, and the smooth surface was covered with a layer of mucus.
Lu Zeyu woke up suddenly, how could there be such a feeling in this room.
"ah!"
Trembling, he stepped back and took a stick in his hand.
Lu Zeyu quickly pulled it up and hit it in the direction just now.
Just as he pulled it out, there was a painful sound from the other side, and the sweet smell disappeared without a trace.
A beam of bright light hit Lu Zeyu's face, and the fierce light made it impossible to open his eyes.
Wei Guo’s voice came:
"What are you doing if you don't sleep in the middle of the night?"
Just when Lu Zeyu was about to explain what happened to him, he opened his eyes and his pupils suddenly shrank, and found that there was nothing in the direction just now.
Turning around, there was a pile of old furniture and tools like sticks.
Seeing that he had no way to defend himself, he could only sneer and say:
"It's okay, uncle, I was sleepwalking just now."
Wei Guo turned around and shouted:
"Calm down when you sleep. If you don't sleep, others will."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Lu Zeyu quickly agreed, and before leaving, Wei Guo turned around and looked at him deeply.
Facing the sudden danger just now, Lu Zeyu tried his best not to close his eyes.
The fatigue of the day came back again, and he fell into a deep sleep as soon as he lay on the bed.
When I woke up again, it was already bright at noon the next day.
After walking out of the house, Wei Guo was sitting at the door repairing a music box seriously. When he saw Lu Zeyu coming out, he said embarrassedly:
"It belongs to my girl. She is going out with her mother and will be back in a few days. I will just be repairing it."
Looking at the shy Wei Guo, Lu Zeyu realized that this was a good opportunity to get closer.
"My neighbor's daughter also has one. She loves it and takes it with her wherever she goes every day."
Wei Guo looked up and said:
"Yeah, what a coincidence."
"Uncle Wei, how old is your daughter!"
After hearing this, Wei Guo's hand paused for a moment, as if he realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly rummaged through the tool box.
"She is eight years old. She is acting like a monkey every day, and her studies are even more confusing."
Lu Zeyu wanted to say something more, but Wei Guo didn't want to continue the conversation.
Pointing to the table in the middle of the courtyard, he said:
"The food is there, let's eat it and go for a walk afterward. Come back before dark."
Beside the dinner table, a black dog lay there, baring its teeth at Lu Zeyu when it saw him.
"Dahei, come here."
After hearing Wei Guo's shout, Black Dog reluctantly walked over.
He saw Wei Guo take out a cigarette from the cigarette case and start puffing away.
Lu Zeyu thought about it and asked:
“Where can’t I go in this village?”
After hearing these words, Wei Guo puffed out smoke while describing the direction for Lu Zeyu.
"Over there, go this way...these places."
"Going here?"
"Better not go."
"..."
After memorizing the route in his heart, he continued to ask:
"Uncle, how do you leave the village?"
"The car will arrive in a few days, and you can leave. Remember to leave as soon as the car comes, and don't stay too long, otherwise you won't be able to leave."
Can't leave?
He wanted to continue asking, but Wei Guo stopped talking no matter what.
Lu Zeyu could only continue eating breakfast while continuing to ask to see if he could get anything valuable.
As he walked to the door, Wei Guo's deep voice came.
"Remember to come back before dark."
After agreeing, Lu Zeyu walked straight towards the village.
When Lu Zeyu noticed what was in front of him again, there was a store in front of him.
Damn it, Uncle Wei warned me not to come here.
With the thought of coming back, I walked towards the inside of the store.
There weren't many things in the canteen. They were piled with dust, and patterns made of dust appeared on the merchandise.
Lu Zeyu's pupils shrank, and a scarlet creature seemed to be peering at him from behind the shelves. It was very conspicuous against the white walls.
"What's behind the boss lady's shelf?"
A middle-aged woman was sitting at the counter. After hearing this sentence, she turned back and looked at the shelves.
There were only whitewashed walls and crumbling and rusty shelves.
He just asked lightly:
"Do you want to buy it? What should I do for fun?"
"A bottle of wine, that bottle, and a cigarette."
After hearing this, the woman took out a carton of cigarettes from the counter.
Part of the dust on the wine bottle had disappeared, and this pattern told Lu Zeyu that it was not an illusion.
Looking at the unknown wine and cigarettes, three black lines appeared on Lu Zeyu's head.
What is this? I'm afraid it's not fake, right?
Seemingly seeing Lu Zeyu's embarrassment, the landlady said:
"If you want love, I am the only one in the whole village."
After hearing this, Lu Zeyu reluctantly nodded in agreement:
"Okay, then bring me a bottle of wine and two packs of cigarettes."
"We only sell strips."
After hearing this, Lu Zeyu couldn't sit still anymore.
"A black shop!"
"If you like it, buy it or not."
The middle-aged woman showed no expression and still said calmly:
"Would you like it?"
"want!"
Lu Zeyu, who went out with cigarettes and alcohol in his arms, was on the verge of tears. The money that was not rich in the first place became even poorer.
After coming out of the store, people on the road avoided Lu Zeyu after seeing him.
It was as if he had seen some kind of monster. What was strange was that there was not a single child in the village.
A lazy male voice came.
"Do you want to know about this village?"
Looking around, there was no one around, and Lu Zeyu was about to ask a question.
"Here, on the ground."
Following the sound, a drunk man lay on the ground and smiled silly at Lu Zeyu.
After approaching the man, the strong smell of alcohol filled Lu Zeyu's nose.
"Then what do you want?"
The man's hand holding the jug opened, and the jug immediately knocked off a piece of paint.
Looking in the direction of the man's finger, he firmly protected the wine bottle in his pocket.
"You have to make excuses when you give others a drink. But if you give me a drink, I'll tell you. Isn't it just a bottle of wine!"
While speaking, he put his hand on Lu Zeyu's shoulder.
"What a fitting message for a bottle of wine."
As he spoke, he took away the wine in his arms.
"Eh!"
