Sun Quancai, who lives in Shazhou Village, is an old man in his fifties.
He was sitting in his dilapidated yard at the moment, smoking his pipe and pot moodily.
I've been having a rough time recently, and I feel very restless...
Starting more than two months ago, various natural and earthly disasters have occurred one after another!
The earth trembled and the fields collapsed...
As a result, the people are in dire straits.
Almost all the houses and courtyards in Shazhou Village were razed to the ground!
The thatched house built by Sun Quancai at the end of the village was naturally not spared.
When the thatched house collapsed, he and his youngest son, the third eldest son in the family, were working in the fields, so nothing serious happened.
It was just that while my wife was preparing meals at home, her leg was broken by falling wood.
Fortunately there was no life-threatening injury.
The earth was shaking violently at that time! It's really good to be able to save your life in such a situation...
As far as Sun Quancai knew, nearly half of the people in Shazhou Village died when the natural disaster struck.
Until now, there are still many bodies buried in the gravel ruins that have not been dug out.
There is no way to survive here...
Many people want to escape and escape to the next town!
Sun Quancai thought so too.
His other two sons have married and started families in the town next door, and they are also very filial.
A long time ago, I wanted to make arrangements for him and his wife to go live in the town.
However, I have always been reluctant to part with the few acres of land at the end of Shazhou Village...
I thought to myself, let’s wait until the third child also marries a wife.
So he stayed in the village.
In order to make it easier to take care of the crops, fruits and vegetables in the field, he, his wife and third son built a thatched house near this field.
However, who could have expected...
A natural disaster comes suddenly!
During the earthquake, the fields and houses were destroyed, and Shazhou Village was also abandoned.
My wife is also injured...
Suddenly I felt that there was no point in staying here anymore.
I just thought about moving to the next town and living a stable life together as a family for a few years.
However……
Due to the earthquake, the road out of the village was blocked by falling rocks, and the bridge collapsed.
For a while, I couldn't leave even if I wanted to!
in addition……
As time passed, Sun Quan began to realize.
I'm afraid the situation in the town next door is not as optimistic as that in Shazhou Village!
Now more than two months have passed, and the road out of the village is still not clear.
There is still no news about the two sons who live in the town.
He was worried and restless all day long and couldn't eat or sleep well.
This morning, after I cooked some medicine for my injured wife, fed her and put her to sleep, this old man, who was over fifty years old, stayed alone in the courtyard smoking a pot.
The third son ran to the bridge out of the village to help before dawn.
The able-bodied people in the village were all working there, hoping to build a smooth road out of the village as soon as possible.
Sun Quancai originally wanted to help, but he had to take care of his wife who had a broken leg, so he stayed at home.
now.
He finished smoking a pack of cigarettes and couldn't help but sigh.
He raised his cloudy old eyes and looked at the dilapidated courtyard.
I thought to myself, "No matter how difficult life is, I have to continue to live..."
Instead of sighing at nothing and helplessly worrying about the two sons outside the village, it is better to get the things in front of you done first!
Anyway, the earth has calmed down, and it’s uncomfortable to be idle.
Therefore, Sun Quan decided to renovate the thatched house that he had built simply before.
At the very least, it can provide shelter from the wind and rain, allowing the injured wife to live a little more comfortably.
some……
Just do it.
He put away the pipe and pot and stood up from the wooden pillar.
Get ready to work.
There's a lot of work to be done today...
But don’t be in a hurry, just take your time!
However.
That is the time it takes to stand up and put away the pipe and pot.
When he raised his eyes again, he found a figure other than Sun Quancai appearing in the dilapidated courtyard.
That figure appeared too suddenly! Sun Quan was startled.
He didn't even hear the slightest sound of footsteps before...
So he hurriedly looked at the figure.
She was a very elegantly dressed woman.
Wearing a gray Luo Shang, with a purple mink fur coat draped over her shoulders...
But, I can't see the face.
Because she was wearing a black gauze scarf at the moment, her head and face were covered in black shadow.
The old man was confused.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Girl? Who are you looking for?..."
After asking
"Old man, can you give me some food?"
The voice was hoarse.
When he heard her speak, most of his vigilance disappeared.
I thought to myself, "It turns out that she is a passerby begging for food... Judging from her dress, she seems to be a daughter of a wealthy family... She must have been affected by natural disasters and became homeless..."
But why do you need to cover your face with black gauze?
"Did you contract some disease? Do you dare not see people with their true colors?..."
Sun Quancai muttered in his mind for a long time, "It seems... we are indeed in serious trouble! Otherwise, a woman from a rich family wouldn't go to a remote place to beg for food..."
Covering your face may be because you are really sick, or maybe it's because wealthy people have many rules... you can't meet strangers.
But it doesn't matter.
Since he is a beggar, if he has some surplus food, he will give him some, and if he does not, he will send him away.
No matter how busy you are.
Finally decided to give her some steamed buns.
So, he said to the weird woman, "Please wait a moment, I will get you something to eat."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the simply built thatched house.
In the morning, my wife wanted to sleep after drinking the decoction and didn't eat much.
So there were only three steamed buns and half a bowl of porridge left.
Since the woman is in trouble, let her eat the remaining food.
Times are difficult in years of great disaster. If you can help, do so.
Think of it as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
In order to save some blessings for the two sons who still have no news...
I hope that more people can help them when they are suffering.
At this time, Sun Quan entered the hut.
Stopping at the broken table near my wife's bedside.
He rummaged through the messy broken table and found half a piece of yellow paper.
Wrap three steamed buns inside.
But.
While packing the cornbread, he suddenly thought of a question.
"Isn't the road leading in and out of the village collapsed?...This is obviously a woman from out of town!...How did she get here?"
Are there other paths that can lead to and from Shazhou Village? !
When he thought of this, the old man felt secretly happy.
"Since she can come in, we in Shazhou Village can go out!"
Then there is no need to work hard to build roads.
With joy, his hands became nimble.
"Maybe there is another way! You have to ask her carefully!"
After wrapping the steamed buns, I picked up the bowl again.
I plan to give it to the woman as well.
However, just as soon as he turned around.
But found that the original
The woman who was supposed to be waiting outside actually entered the house at this moment!
Standing just a few feet away from me...
At this time, the black veil covering her head and face had disappeared.
Face revealed.
However, when he saw the woman's face clearly, Sun Quancai was shocked.
"Crack!——"
His hand shook and he dropped the porridge bowl to the ground.
I saw that on the collar of the mink coat was a strange face that was as shriveled as a skeleton!
This scene frightened the old man so much that he hurriedly wanted to open his mouth and shout loudly.
But the next moment, the woman with the skull face rushed over and bit him on the neck...
There's quite a movement!
Sun Quancai's wife, who was sleeping in bed at this time, was awakened by these movements.
So I opened my sleepy eyes and looked.
In a blur, he could see his man's back twitching continuously.
So he rubbed his eyes and asked, "Master... what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, she finally saw it clearly!
There was a woman who was sucking the trembling old man Sun into a mummy.
This process is very fast!
Less than three breaths!
As soon as she woke up, she saw her husband being sucked into a skeleton wrapped in clothes...
The old woman with a broken leg lying on the bed was immediately dumbfounded.
Jam——
Old Man Sun's bones were thrown to the ground.
It made a crisp and eerie sound when it collided with the fragments of the porridge bowl.
The old woman was terrified.
Keep an eye on the figure in front of your bed!
What came into her sight at this moment was a beautiful woman wearing gray clothes and a mink fur coat on her shoulders...
