There was a black JEEP Robin Hood parked outside the door, with the engine still on, and a young man with a buzzcut sitting inside, smoking.
When the young man saw me walking out of Yiyuanzhai, he jumped out of the car consciously, put out his cigarette, and ran over to greet me.
I know this guy, he's a guy from Yiyuanzhai, his name is Li Bang, he's a very smart guy.
Li Bang came over to greet me and said with a smile: "Little Hu, your car has been filled with gas and all the supplies are in the trunk. But..."
When he said this, Li Bang suddenly hesitated. This kid is about the same age as me. He has been in contact with me a lot on weekdays. He knows this kid's temper very well. He has never been so hesitant to talk to me.
So, I asked: "What's wrong? How come you have become so stained? If you have anything to say, say it quickly, and if you have any farts, hurry up!"
Li Bang thought for a while, and then as if he had made a lot of determination, he handed me a color and said softly: "Little Hu, can you come to the side with me and have a few words alone?"
Seeing this guy acting so mysteriously, I also became curious. Looking around, he found that Mr. Xu, Xiong Ming and Hua Muling had not followed him out yet. After hesitating for a moment, he took Li Bang and walked around the stone lion at the entrance of Yiyuanzhai and found a corner where no one was. Stand still.
I looked at Li Bang and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you kid? Is there something mysterious about you?"
Li Bang looked at me first, then looked around again. After a while, he took out an envelope from his coat pocket and handed it to me.
Watching this kid take things out of his arms so skillfully, I couldn't help but think of the group of people who bought island country love action movies under the overpass.
"What is this?" I asked as I took the envelope.
Li Bang looked at me and said word by word: "A pile of photos!"
I asked in surprise: "Photo? What photo?"
Li Bang looked at me and said slowly: "Photos of Biluo Village where you are going!"
I almost screamed in surprise and asked loudly: "Pictures of Biluo Village? Why do you have pictures of that place?"
I said as I pulled out the stack of photos from the envelope.
I held the photo in my hand and flipped through it quickly. I saw that the scene in the photo was almost the same as the place I had seen in my dream. There were seven or eight dilapidated houses, a wooden archway raised by two bamboo sticks, and a narrow strip. But the fast-flowing river and the four-person-thick old locust tree at the entrance of the village...
However, the Biluo Village in my dream was empty, but the Biluo Village in this photo was packed with people.
I saw these people kneeling on the ground one by one, with their heads lowered and their hands in the sky, as if they were doing some mysterious consciousness and worshiping some strange gods.
There are ten photos in total, and the content is roughly the same, but when I scrolled to the last one, a man wearing a huge bamboo hat and black clothes suddenly appeared in the photo.
When I saw this person, I couldn't help but be shocked. I was so surprised that I almost screamed, "How could it be him?"
Seeing how panicked I was, Li Bang couldn't help but said quickly: "Hey, Mr. Hu, can we please keep our voices down!"
I grabbed Li Bang and asked, "Did you take this photo? Have you been to Biluo Village?"
Li Bang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Hey, my little Mr. Hu, where have I been to Biluo Village? Let alone going, I have never even heard of that place. Also, this photo is not from I took the photo! You know that I am as timid as a needle nose. Seeing such a scene, I guess I would have been scared to death. How can I still think about taking pictures!"
I asked: "Then where did you get this photo?"
Li Bang said cautiously: "A man gave it to me when I was pumping gas last night."
I asked: "A man gave it to you? What kind of man? Did you see what he looked like?"
Li Bang shook his head and said: "I didn't see his face. I had to pee urgently after refueling, so I ran to the toilet next to me to pee, but before I got there, I was pushed against the wall by someone. However, Although I didn't see his face, I could see a little bit through the reflection of the glass on the side."
I hurriedly asked: "What does that guy look like?"
Li Bang frowned and said, "I can't see clearly, but I just know that the guy is wearing a big bamboo hat and ragged black clothes. He looks...looks...looks a lot like this guy!"
Li Bang said and pointed at the guy in the photo in my hand. When Li Bang said this, I couldn't help but grit my teeth and said, "It is indeed him!"
Li Bang heard what I said and asked in surprise: "What? Does Mr. Hu know that guy?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know! What did that guy say to you after he pressed you against the wall?"
Li Bang scratched his neck and said: "He asked me to give you this pile of photos, and he also said not to let others know the contents of the photos, otherwise... otherwise..."
I frowned and said, "What else?"
Li Bang said with some embarrassment: "Otherwise he will cut off my little Li Bang!"
I almost lost my temper after listening to Li Bang's words, and cursed: "You don't know whether you are a sharp or stupid kid, do you fucking believe this?"
After saying that, I raised my hand and was about to punch the kid. Seeing that something was not going well, the kid turned around and ran away. But at this moment, someone from Yiyuanzhai shouted: "So where did you two go! Where do you have to hide to say something?"
The person who spoke was Xiong Ming. This guy had obviously been looking for me for a long time and was already a little impatient.
After I responded, I whispered to Li Bang: "You don't need to tell others about this. After I leave, you just pretend to be sick and stay at home. If you have anything to do, wait until you get back."
Li Bang kept nodding and said, "Yes! I understand!"
After telling Li Bang, I turned around and walked back to the JEEP car, and said to Mr. Xu, "Uncle Xu, let's go."
Mr. Xu lit a cigarette, frowned for a long time, and then said slowly: "I have given the address to Little Bear. You should be careful on the road, and don't be brave in everything! Also, remember to come back alive."
I nodded and said, "I understand, don't worry! During this period when the old man and I are not here, Yiyuanzhai will be working hard for you."
Mr. Xu didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly.
After I finished speaking, I waved to Xiong Ming and Hua Muling, turned around and got in the car, stepped on the accelerator and drove towards Huai County.
There was no conversation all the way. The three of us set off at around seven o'clock in the morning. We had already passed Huai County at around ten o'clock in the morning. According to the map Xu Erye gave us, we passed Huai County and drove north for forty minutes. You can see the shadow of Biluo Village within a short distance.
However, what we didn't expect was that the three of us drove straight north for nearly an hour without seeing the so-called village.
"I asked Hu Tian, are we going the wrong way?" Xiong Ming said loudly while driving.
I took a look at the map, then looked at the direction and the surrounding scenery, frowned and said, "No way! The map Xu Erye gave us is clearly in this direction! Why are there actually some barren mountains and broken ground here? You’re talking about Biluo Village, but it’s been so long and there’s not even a single person there?”
I originally wanted to say something, but Hua Muling suddenly patted Xiong Ming on the shoulder hard, "Stop...stop!"
Xiong Ming understood immediately, first accelerated, then braked and stopped beside a tree.
After the car stopped, Hua Muling rushed out of the car without saying a word, held on to the tree trunk and retched, and the little soy milk she drank in the morning was all poured out again.
Hua Muling vomited for a while and then gradually recovered. She shouted softly: "Hu Tian! Hu Tian!"
I walked over and handed him a bottle of water, and then asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Hua Muling took a sip of water, then nodded and said, "Much better!"
Then, Hua Muling pointed to a short distance to our left and said, "There is a family somewhere. Should we...should we go and ask where Biluo Village is?"
I looked in the direction of Hua Muling's finger, and sure enough, there were two shabby tile-roofed houses hidden behind a patch of weeds. If Hua Muling hadn't reminded them, I would have thought they were deserted houses where no one lived.
I looked at the two shabby tile-roofed houses. It was strange to say that I only glanced at that place. A cold feeling suddenly rose in my heart, and then goosebumps appeared all over my body as if there was an electric shock.
I turned to look at Hua Muling and found that she was also looking at me. It was obvious that she had the same feeling as me. I said to Hua Muling with my mouth: "There is something weird in this place! Wait for me here. I’ll go over and take a look.”
Hua Muling grabbed me and lowered her voice and said, "If you want to go, I'll go with you."
I frowned and said, "That place might be dangerous, I'm afraid I can't take care of you!"
Hua Muling shook her head and said, "I don't need you to take care of me!"
After saying that, Hua Muling shook off my hand and strode towards the two tile-roofed houses. And I could only follow her helplessly.
The two tile-roofed houses were not too far from where we parked, and the vertical distance was probably less than fifty meters. However, most of them were covered with weeds about half a person's height. If we wanted to get there, we had to go to the side road. Go up.
Because this place is so remote, most of the roads are walked by people, so it is not flat. The road was not very far originally, and Hua Muling and I were careful to be careful about everything around us. I walked for a full ten minutes.
And just when the two of us were about to walk to the door of the shabby-roofed house, we suddenly heard a burst of singing coming from in front of the door.
The singer's voice is very hoarse, like the sound made after smoking too many cigarettes. Although it is called a song, it actually has no tune. Several notes switch back and forth.
However, compared to this song, the words sung by that person immediately attracted my attention, "There are many wooden fields in the south and north of the mountain. The grass spreads during the Qingming Festival and burns. It can only fly like a white butterfly. Blood and tears dye it into red cuckoos. Foxes at sunset On the burial mound, children return home at night in front of the laughing lamp. If there is wine in life, you must be drunk. Not a drop of it has ever reached the underworld. Even if the beautiful figure is sitting in front of the bed, I have no choice but to fall in love with the world. The green shadows are long on both sides of the bank. A generation of heroes sleep in the coffin, looking forward to it. The hero returns to the world, and the days in Biluo Village are like years..."
