After Granny Chen left, only the village chief Yang's grandson, He Fei and Zhao Chengbing, who were pretending to be businessmen in the city, were left in the relatively spacious compound.
"Two guests, come in."
It seemed that he believed his granddaughter's words and really regarded He Fei and He Fei as city dwellers. Village Chief Yang, who always maintained a gloomy look, took the lead in inviting the two of them. This made He Fei, who was continuing to formulate his speech in his mind. Quite unexpected.
Main room.
The main hall, which is fully furnished but not at all modern, is relatively new to He Fei and Zhao Chengbing. To be honest, the two of them, who grew up in modern cities, have never been in contact with rural areas, especially those with electricity connections like this. None of them are accessible, and the backward villages that can only rely on well water for water have never been exposed to it.
Staring at the quaint living room with a sense of age in front of him, he glanced at the old furniture around him. He Fei was a little lost in front of the wooden table. Zhao Chengbing was also looking around with curiosity on his face. It wasn't until the old man sitting opposite the wooden table coughed that the two of them were separated. Back to reality.
Seeing the two city dwellers looking at him, Village Chief Yang looked at Xiaoxia who was serving tea and pouring water at the table and then said to them: "Two gentlemen from the city, the old man is Yang Cunshan, the village chief of Jingtao Village. , this is my granddaughter Xiaoxia, Xiaoxia’s parents went to the city to work half a year ago, and during this time we were the only two left in the family to live together."
Village Chief Yang seemed to be a cheerful person. As soon as they met, he briefly introduced the situation at home to the two of them. Seeing this, He Fei, who knew etiquette very well, did not dare to neglect, and immediately pointed at himself and Zhao Chengbing to Village Chief Yang. The grandson introduced himself: "Hello, Village Chief Yang, my name is He Fei, and this is my friend Zhao Chengbing. We are businessmen from the city. It's getting late when we pass here. I hope I can stay with you..."
"Why!"
He Fei was still repeating in front of the old man what he had said to Xiaoxia at the gate of the hospital not long ago, but before he could finish his words, Village Chief Yang on the opposite side interrupted him with a sigh. Not only that, before He Fei and the other two were surprised, The old man sighed inexplicably. The next moment, the old man raised his head slightly. After looking at the two people with complicated eyes, Village Chief Yang actually said something that shocked He Fei and his wife:
"Old man, I don't care if you are businessmen who are here to stay, or what your purpose is for coming to the village. Now that you two gentlemen have entered our Jingtao Village, it will be difficult for you to get out."
What!
"Can't get out? Village Chief Yang, why do you say that?"
As soon as these words came out, He Fei's heart trembled, and Zhao Chengbing raised the question on the spot. It was obvious that the fat young man was startled, and he hurriedly asked after being shocked. However, Xu vaguely understood something from the old man's words. He Fei raised his hand to stop his classmates from questioning, then stared at the old man with suspicious eyes, and asked tentatively: "Village Chief Yang, could it be that something terrible happened in the village?"
Not to mention, He Fei's powerful comprehension and understanding ability made Village Chief Yang slightly startled. He really didn't expect that the other party would understand the meaning of his words so quickly. That's not all. If he just guessed that something happened in the village, he would be surprised. That's all, but why could the young man named He Fei on the other side further guess that it was a 'terrible thing'?
"Huh? You are not from the village, how do you know?" Seeing what one of the young people said, Xiaoxia, who had just filled tea for several people, couldn't help but look curious and surprised, and asked subconsciously.
Although the simple-minded girl said it casually, these words in He Fei's ears confirmed his suspicion. It was very obvious that the reason why He Fei had a deep understanding of Village Chief Yang's uneasiness was precisely It comes from his personal experience not long ago.
Bloody man!
Many bloody people with seven orifices bleeding like zombies were wandering outside the village.
"You two..." Village Chief Yang's reaction was similar to that of his granddaughter. His originally cloudy eyes suddenly widened and looked at the two of them after He Fei expressed his guess. Especially He Fei, who was stared at by the old man. .
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a prophet. I have experienced it personally outside the village. This is what happened..."
As mentioned above, in order to eliminate the misunderstanding, He Fei then began to tell, giving a complete account of how he was attacked by bloody men in the wasteland outside the village, how he escaped, and finally escaped into the village, etc. This pair of grandfather and grandson.
Perhaps they were really impressed by He Feiyan. When he finished narrating his own experience, both Village Chief Yang and Xiaoxia were shocked, especially Village Chief Yang. His old face was full of astonishment. After a long time, he seemed to have figured out something. After his expression calmed down a little, he sighed and stared at He Fei and said: "I never thought that someone could survive after encountering those living corpses. Young man, you are really lucky."
Who is Fei? Being very concerned about details, he ignored the old man's emotion and immediately discovered a key word in the other person's words:
Living corpse.
"Living corpse? What is this?" He Fei hesitated slightly, while Zhao Chengbing simply asked.
It's a pity that Village Chief Yang didn't answer this time. Not only did he not answer, but his already gloomy old face became even more ugly. The old man seemed to be hesitating or struggling with something, until He Fei said something to the old man's ears:
"Village Chief Yang, let's not talk secretly. Although we are outsiders, since we are here, we can be considered involved in this matter. As you just said, everyone is involved. not going."
Seeing that the two of them were so curious, and seeing that the other party seemed to understand, finally, after hesitating for a moment, Village Chief Yang made a decision.
"Okay, now that the matter is over, there's no point in hiding this from you two. What's more, you two can't help but disbelieve the facts before you."
After taking a long breath, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water. Then, the old man's expression changed, and he told He Fei a story as if he was recalling a terrible experience that he didn't want to think about. He said it was a story. In fact, it is a terrifying and strange thing that is both real and absurd and is happening right now.
At the same time, this incident is also the main reason for the panic among all the villagers in Jingtao Village.
It turned out that He Fei and Zhao Chengbing had discovered in the village that it was not the norm for every household to stay behind closed doors. In other words, this was not the case in Jingtao Village in the past. Although the village was located in a remote area and most of the villagers were poor, Jingtao Village was still a peaceful and peaceful place. In the village, the villagers are hardworking and simple, relying on the fields outside the village, and people live a simple life of working from sunrise to sunset.
Apart from working in the fields every day, there is basically nothing else to do. But then again, as poor as poor, life as simple as simple, Jingtao Village does have its own unique characteristics, just like the name of the village. There are many peach trees in Jingtao Village. Many naturally formed peach trees grow in the village and even outside the village. No one knows how long these peach trees have been there, even village leaders like Village Chief Yang who have stayed in the village all their lives. No one knows that, at least in Village Chief Yang’s personal memory, there have been many peach trees growing in the village since he was a child.
Whenever summer comes, villagers not only pick peaches for their own consumption, but those who can't eat them carry poles or donkey carts to the nearest town to sell them.
Of course, the above is not the key. The key is that something happened in the village recently, a terrible incident caused by a foreign woman.
As mentioned before, the overall size of Jingtao Village is not large. It can be considered a medium-sized village at most. There are hundreds of people in the village. In addition, they live in the same village all year round. Almost all the villagers know each other. It is conceivable that such a remote village Where will the law enforcement be located in the village? Usually, if something big happens, the village chief and a few respected old people in the village will take care of it. Likewise, because all the villagers know each other well, there have never been any vicious cases such as theft and robbery in the village over the years.
I thought that the peaceful and simple life would continue until one day, the arrival of a person and a woman broke the tranquility of the village, and even later dragged the entire village into the abyss of eternal destruction!
About two months ago, a strange woman in shabby clothes came to Jingtao Village, and this incident inevitably attracted the attention of the villagers. After all, Jingtao Village is located in a remote place, and few outsiders have come here for many years. For a while, many villagers who had finished their farm work went over to ask, but what was unexpected was that no matter who asked, this woman, who looked about 30 years old, always looked confused and shook her head. She asked where she lived, but she didn’t know. I still don’t know why I came here. The only thing the woman knows is her name.
Zhao Huanzhen, except that she called herself Zhao Huanzhen, seemed to have forgotten the rest. Looking at the woman's dirty clothes and dazed appearance, everyone gradually understood, and then concluded that this woman must have a mental problem, otherwise there would be something wrong with her. It is absolutely impossible not to know all the questions. Even so, now that people have entered the village, how can the simple and kind villagers have the heart to drive them away or watch her starve to death?
In desperation, everyone invited Village Chief Yang and several other village elders. After some discussion, everyone found an empty house in the village for the woman to live in. After settling in, each household would give the woman gifts from time to time. some food.
The crazy woman named Zhao Huanzhen also seems to be very afraid of strangers. Since she moved into Jingtao Village, the woman rarely goes out and stays in the house most of the time. Occasionally, when villagers go in to bring some food, what they see is often The woman was sitting in a corner in a daze, paying no attention to anyone.
Xiaoxia, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, is kind-hearted. In addition to the environment in which she grew up, which makes the girl innocent and cheerful, she also cares about Zhao Huanzhen more than others. That said, in reality, Xiaoxia often goes to Zhao Huanzhen's house to bring food to her. Not to mention sending clothes, although Zhao Huanzhen was unconscious, but after being in contact with Xiaoxia for a long time, the woman's attitude towards Xiaoxia gradually changed. She no longer was as indifferent and indifferent to other villagers, but occasionally used In a friendly manner, she said some incoherent words to Xiaoxia. Not only that, after a period of contact, Xiaoxia also discovered that Zhao Huanzhen loved to eat peaches. In addition to being in a daze at home, the crazy woman would go out to pick peaches next to the peach trees in the village from time to time. eat.
Days passed by day by day, but only one month passed before Zhao Huanzhen disappeared inexplicably, completely missing from the village! ?
