The young man was tied to the stool with a horrified look on his face, looking at the old man with gray hair, even a sparse beard, and wrinkles on his face that could kill a fly.
Who would have thought that the old man in front of him, who seemed to have been half buried in the ground, would have such strength to subdue him and tie him tightly to the stool.
Seeing the other person kneeling in front of me with tears streaming down his face, he thought he was really his son, but he was really not!
Moreover, the moment the old man knelt down towards him, he was so frightened. This kneeling, if he had any ink in his chest, he might say that he smelled the breath of death at that moment.
He was flustered no matter what, so he quickly spoke out and begged the old man kneeling in front of him.
"Old man, you have recognized the wrong person, can you let me go first?
I'm not your son, my father has been dead for more than ten years!
You really got the wrong person! "
The old man didn't seem to hear his plea, but still cried to him with tears streaming down his face: "Son!
There is nothing I can do!
I don't want to die!
Can you lend me some of your life? "
After saying that, he bowed down to the strong young man and knocked his head on the ground, very sincerely!
His words frightened the strong young man. Can you extend your life?
The young man looked at the old man in front of him, whose mouth was almost completely gone, with only the last few sparse yellow teeth remaining, and he became increasingly panicked and frightened.
He didn't know why, but he felt that the old man in front of him was panicking, and as the old man kowtowed faster and faster, the panic in his heart gradually turned into fear.
As the old man kowtows, this is really kowtow!
While the strong young man was begging, he felt that the gums in his mouth seemed to be a little loose, but he didn't care and continued to beg. The old man in front of him would loosen his bonds and let him go.
As he was talking, he suddenly felt that his gums and the last big tooth fell off without any warning. As he spoke, he fell off and fell on his tongue.
Then he was horrified to discover that the pale hair of the old man who had been kowtowing to him had gradually turned black, and the sparse hair had gradually grown into thick and thick black hair.
What was even more frightening was that when the old man kowtowing in front of him raised his head, he found that the wrinkles on his face had begun to disappear.
When the old man opened his mouth to chant, he found that the big yellow teeth in the old man's mouth had disappeared and were replaced by new teeth that had grown back, white, bright and healthy.
Then he discovered that there was a smell on his body, and his hands turned from young to old and became covered with wrinkles.
He couldn't see his face, but he could feel that his strong muscles were gone.
Moreover, his entire body was exuding an aura of decay. This aura of decline was also known as the aura of an old man.
The teeth were still falling out, and even though he had stopped begging and even closed his mouth, he could still feel the teeth getting looser on his gums.
Soon, if anyone can come in at this time, they will see a young strong man kneeling down to worship an old man sitting on a stool.
It's just that this old man was tied to a stool and accepted the kneeling of the young man.
The old man who was tied to the stool was in tears and filled with grief and anger.
Soon, the old man sitting on the stool fainted.
The young man stood up, checked the physical condition of the old man on the stool, and after determining that it was unlikely to survive, he untied the rope and helped the old man to the bed.
Then, he turned around and walked out of the house, opened the courtyard door and walked away.
After dawn, a woman walked through the courtyard gate of this house. When she saw the courtyard door was half open, she said hello at the door: "Brother Achun, my father is looking for you!"
No one responded inside, so the woman opened the courtyard door and walked in. The next moment, the woman ran out of the house crying in fear, her face turned pale with fright.
No one can see a scrawny old man dying in the house and remain calm.
If there is, then it is definitely not an ordinary person!
That day, a group of people rushed into the hospital, but Brother Achun was nowhere to be seen. There was only a skinny old man who had just died on the bed!
If it was just a single incident, it might be over. After all, it was an old man who died at a healthy age.
Although I don’t know where this old man came from, he is quite old anyway, and he feels like he is in his seventies, eighties, or nineties.
So it's not surprising that an old man dies, if that's all.
Unfortunately, in this village, there is not only such a strange case of the death of an old man, but in a short period of time, several old people appeared inexplicably and died in courtyard houses where there should not be any old people. This is very strange. .
And in the courtyards where the old people died, young and strong young men disappeared invariably.
As the saying goes, it cannot be repeated again and again. If it is just one or two, it may be a coincidence.
But if there are several, in this case the only option is to report to the official.
Otherwise, it would be terrible to die like this!
Nowadays, troubles only occur in those courtyards where single people live alone, but almost everyone believes that if this continues, it will no longer be just those courtyards where single people live alone.
For this reason, the villagers decided to send someone to report to the official.
Who is going?
Of course the village chief.
The village chief's surname is Tian and his first name is Xiaoer, which is also Tian Xiaoer.
The name Tian Xiaoer was given to him by his father when he was young, but even when he grows up, he is almost fifty now, and he still uses the name Tian Xiaoer.
It is now impossible for one person to go to the scene to report to the authorities. At least two people are required to go together.
Otherwise, they might have been dragged into the mountains by jackals, tigers and leopards and eaten before they even reached the county seat.
So this time Tian Xiaoer took two young men with him, and the three of them went out together with hatchets and pitchforks in their hands. They left the village and followed the mountain road to reach the town.
After arriving in the town, we followed the main road to the county and reported to the Yamen.
But obviously, even the wolves in the mountains may not be willing to step outside the confines of this village.
So when they reached the village boundary, they encountered a pack of wolves.
There are not many wolves, only six wolves!
To be honest, most people without bows, arrows and armor would eventually be at a disadvantage when facing a pack of wolves.
If they only had hatchets and pitchforks, the three of them alone could not fight against the wolves. In this case, they could only retreat while on guard.
The wolves did not immediately pounce on them to bite and attack them, but slowly approached and pressed forward slowly.
Animals in the wild should try not to injure themselves when hunting, because once an animal in the wild is injured, it may be life-threatening.
Therefore, even if the wolves are determined to win over the three people in front of them, they will not be so impatient to rush forward and bite them. They will usually use all possible methods to consume the opponent's determination and physical strength to resist.
However, Tian Xiaoer and the two young men in the village did not escape back to the village as they wished, and they had no intention of escaping back to the village.
They had already reached the village boundary. The road was too far. Under the watchful eyes of the wolves, they did not dare to retreat too far away on guard. This would easily force the wolves to attack in advance.
Wolves cannot climb trees, so Tian Xiaoer and the two young men in the village retreated towards a locust tree at the boundary of the village.
The village boundary between them and neighboring villages is based on this locust tree. This locust tree must have been planted for more than a hundred years, or even longer.
It is precisely because of this that this locust tree is so thick that it is unbelievably thick, and its branching branches and leaves completely vividly describe what it means to be a century-old tree person. Of course, this word may not be appropriate to use here.
But this locust tree is really big. It is more than a hundred years old or even more than a hundred years old. It makes this locust tree like a big open umbrella, covering a large area.
There are countless thick branches and aerial roots on it, making it easy for people to climb up.
Tian Xiaoer and two young men from the village climbed up the locust tree as quickly as possible. As expected, wolves cannot climb trees.
But the wolf saw the man climbing up the tree and became anxious!
Although the wolf cannot climb the tree, once the wolf rushes towards the locust tree, it can rush up to more than ten feet or even almost two feet before falling.
Tian Xiaoer, who had passed the age of knowing his destiny, breathed a sigh of relief, but the two young men behind him turned slightly pale with fear.
"Village chief, what should we do now?"
"Yes, village chief! Let's climb the tree now so that these wolves can't bite us.
But we can’t go down either!
This wolf seems to be targeting us!
They haven't left yet! "
That's right!
The wolves did not climb up the tree just because these three people could attack them and they would leave.
Not so, but all the wolves came to the tree and lay down.
It seems that these six wolves have already planned to fight with Tian Xiaoer and the three of them, so they just stay under the tree. They probably mean that the three of them have to come down!
That's right!
Wolves are very patient, and they can resist hunger better than humans!
When wolves detect prey, they often need to catch their prey through hunting and other methods. Sometimes, in order to chase a prey, they need to run dozens of kilometers away.
The wolf is more patient and waits under the tree for these people on the tree. The moment they really can't hold themselves back and fall down, it will be the time for them to start eating meat.
Therefore, it is impossible for these wolves under the tree to retreat in order to eat enough.
"Village chief, what should we do?"
Tian Xiaoer had no choice but to grit his teeth and said: "There is nothing we can do now. There is only one option left, and that is to kill these wolves!
It's a pity that we don't have a bow and arrow. If we had a bow and arrow, we could shoot all these wolves to death in this tree!
What else can be done now?
Since you are unlucky enough to encounter this pack of wolves, you can only consume them away.
Find a spot!
Find a comfortable place to sit down, don't let yourself fall down and be eaten by a wolf due to negligence!
These wolves can't consume us, and we still have some bread to eat on the way to the county, but the wolves have nothing. If they feel hungry, they will leave to find food on their own! "
That's right!
Tian Xiaoer and the two young men who came out with him all carried dry food for lunch. After all, they had to rush to the county. If they didn't bring food, they would definitely suffer!
Moreover, a round trip to the county town is enough in one day if the place is close. If the place is not close, you have to sleep outside for one night.
Therefore, it is appropriate to bring dry food.
Carefully, we each found the most comfortable position in this century-old locust tree and sat down.
After all, trees are trees. Even a locust tree that is more than 100 years old cannot easily find a very suitable position where one can stay for a long time without falling.
After all, you may have been very energetic for a quarter of an hour, two quarters, and a half when you were in the tree, and you were able to be careful and careful at all times to prevent yourself from falling, falling into a wolf, and having your kisses eaten and turned into wolf shit.
But over time, there will be negligence.
But as long as they are careless, they will fall down, and even if they don't fall to death, they will be eaten by wolves, because they don't know how long the wolves under the tree will besiege them.
This is very desperate!
However, Tian Xiaoer and the others are not helpless.
Especially Tian Xiaoer, a village head who is considered to have lived a long life in the countryside and has rich life experience. As long as he uses his brain, he will always find a solution.
He took off his belt, passed it under his ribs and tied his body to the tree. This way, even if he couldn't sit properly and accidentally fell, he would still have the belt as a last resort to save his life.
After doing all this, he told the two young men next to him about this method and asked them to tie their bodies to the tree with their belts just like him.
After doing all this, the three of them felt relieved and took out the dry food noodles from the bags they carried with them and started eating.
What is dry food?
The reason why dry food is called dry food is because we can try our best to ensure that it can be impacted, so that this food will not deteriorate, rot, and go rancid so quickly.
So most methods will be to dry out the food!
And dry food is exactly like that.
"Village chief, have you brought water?"
A young man asked.
Tian Xiaoer shook his head. Isn't this question nonsense?
Why bring water?
When a traveler encounters a ditch, he can just lean down and take a sip. There is no need to bring water with him. How pretentious!
It’s not like we don’t have rivers and ditches in this place!
Without water, dry food becomes inedible after chewing a few mouthfuls.
After stuffing the dry food into their arms again, the three of them endured the feeling of weakness after their blood surged when they encountered a life crisis.
While enduring a brief moment of weakness, they waited a long time, thirsty and uneasy, until darkness fell.
It's even more difficult to be in the tree after dark. They have to be careful not to slip off. It's really uncomfortable to sit in the tree for a long time.
Long-term discomfort and mental stress can make people very tired. Under the extreme tension and exhaustion, several people accidentally fell asleep on the branches.
But luckily there were no tigers or leopards nearby, so even though they were sleeping in the trees, they were still relatively safe.
When the sky turned pale and some light could be seen under the trees, they woke up after a long sleep.
They desperately found that their bodies were numb, and not only did the wolves under the tree not disperse, but they seemed to have added more members.
There were no longer six wolves at the bottom, but seven.
One more head.
A torturous emotion instantly appeared in everyone's heart, including Tian Xiaoer, the village chief who was over fifty.
The persistence of the wolves made them feel that they would not give up easily.
Tian Xiaoer is just the head of an ordinary mountain village. He has no military experience or has seen anything big in the world.
So when he faced the current situation, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
And vague despair!
A person in his fifties wouldn't die from a wolf's mouth today, would he?
Unexpectedly, just when they didn't even dare to move their numb buttocks, an old man with thinning and white hair suddenly appeared under the tree. He actually ignored the wolves and walked straight over.
(End of chapter)
