Seeing that Huan Xiao didn't look like a ghost in disguise, the old woman breathed a sigh of relief, stepped aside to make way, and said:
"Come in and say it, it's not safe outside."
"Okay, excuse me"
Huan Xiao lowered his body and walked in.
The doors of the houses here are very low, only 1.45 meters tall. I wonder if this is a characteristic of Huai Village.
As soon as she entered the house, the old woman quickly closed the door, fearing that something might follow her.
The room was very dark, even darker than outside. Huanxiao could only vaguely judge the old woman's location through her voice.
A few seconds after closing the door, a dim yellow light appeared in front of Huan Xiao.
She looked carefully and saw that it was a kerosene lamp. The person holding the lamp was a woman with a withered appearance, who looked to be about thirty or forty years old.
This person should have been talking to the old woman just now.
The old woman introduced:
"This is my granddaughter, Sun Zhaoren. We are the only ones living here. Her parents have gone to work outside."
"Hello, my name is Xiaohuan. I went on a self-driving trip with my friends before, but somehow I ended up driving here."
Huanxiao smiled friendly.
The old woman pulled Sun Zhaoren over, but Sun Zhaoren was very repulsive and unwilling to get close to Huanxiao.
Seeing her like this, the old woman laughed and said:
"This child is pregnant. No one has come to our village for a long time."
As she spoke, she said with a sad face:
"Since our village has been haunted, no one wants to come back. Zhaoren's parents also refuse to come back to see me because they are busy at work. Only Zhaoren has a conscience and comes to the village every holiday. Take one look at me, an old woman, and think about those days..."
The old woman wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Sun Zhaoren.
"Mom, let's go back to the house and sleep. Get this person out. Who knows if she is pretending to be a ghost? I don't think she looks like a normal person."
Sun Zhaoren looked at Huan Xiao with disgust and begged the old woman.
Hearing this, the old woman's eyes were sharp and she lectured:
"You child, you have read the book into the dog's belly. Don't be so rude to others. If you drive her out now, she will be eaten by the ghosts outside. Wouldn't it be harmful to others?"
"..."
Sun Zhaoren didn't know what to say for a moment. She frowned and looked at Huan Xiao and asked:
"You didn't encounter any ghosts when you came here, did you?"
"Yes, I got separated from my friends just after meeting the ghost," Huan Xiao said.
After hearing this, Sun Zhaoren looked strange for a moment and looked at Huan Xiao suspiciously.
After a while, she said:
"It's okay to let you stay, but I want to explain to you that there are ghosts coming out of this village every night. They are real ghosts that can eat people. I'm warning you, don't get me and my mother in trouble. Don't be casual at night. Opening the door randomly"
"You kid!"
Hearing this, the old woman picked up the crutch next to her and hit Sun Zhaoren on the leg. The blow was so hard that Sun Zhaoren cried out in pain.
Sun Zhaoren looked at the old woman unconvinced and said:
"Nai, what I said is right. Let her be careful not to provoke bad things. It will also be good for us."
"Okay, okay, don't be so stubborn when you speak, speak your mind!"
The old woman looked like she hated iron, which showed that she loved her granddaughter very much.
Although Sun Zhaoren's tone was unkind, Huan Xiao was not angry. At least she was willing to take her in, so she couldn't ask for too much.
So Huan Xiao responded:
"Of course it's no problem, but I want to leave the village. Could you please take me out tomorrow?"
"...Don't think about it. Because of those ghosts here, the village is surrounded by ghosts building walls. The exit is opened every seven days. On weekdays, you can only go in but not out. The next time it will be opened will be five days later... Wait until you can survive. In five days, I will take you out, and it will be time for me to go back to school."
Sun Zhaoren finished speaking in one breath, looked down at the old woman, and found that the old woman had no objection, so she continued:
"You can live with me first. I'm old and my legs are weak. I can't let you hurt my baby."
"You, you are so filial at this time."
The old woman grinned, and then said to Huan Xiao:
"Xiao Huan, just stay with my granddaughter. She's a sharp-tongued person and is very kind to others."
After saying that, she happily returned to the back room on crutches, with no intention of talking to Huan Xiao again.
Huan Xiao watched the old woman leave until she disappeared into the darkness. When the old woman was out of sight, she looked at Sun Zhaoren again.
Huan Xiao asked:
"Then can I call you Sister Sun?"
"Okay, let's go, I'll take you to my house"
Sun Zhaoren picked up the kerosene lamp and led Huan Xiao the way.
At this time, Huan Xiao was surprised to find that the old woman did not hold the lamp. She quickly asked:
"Sister Sun, can your grandma walk without a light? Will she not be able to see the road and fall?"
"No, my grandma is very familiar with this house. She knows where everything is placed without even looking."
Sun Zhaoren's side face illuminated by the kerosene lamp glowed with a strange yellow light.
She took Huanxiao to the back room on the other side. The room was really not very nice.
Under the weak light, many cracks appeared on the yellowed white wall. A mirror as tall as one person was installed on the cabinet. There was a lot of dust on it, and even people could not see clearly.
No matter from the outside or from the inside, this house doesn't look like it's been taken care of regularly. Don't they wipe the dust regularly?
Seemingly seeing Huan Xiao's doubts, Sun Zhaoren took the initiative to explain:
"Normally, only my grandma lives in this room. She is too old to clean the house. She only wipes the frequently used places. I didn't come earlier than you. I won't come back until this afternoon."
"So that's it. Sister Sun, do you work in the school?" Huan Xiao asked curiously. She remembered that Sun Zhaoren had just said that he would go back to school in five days.
After hearing her words, Sun Zhaoren's expression was startled, with inexplicable emotions appearing in his eyes, he shook his head and said:
"No, I'm in school."
Surprised to see Huan Xiao, Sun Zhaoren raised his eyebrows and explained:
"Maybe I look older than my peers, but I'm only twenty years old and I'm in my second year of college. I just thought of coming to my place to help during the holidays."
"Ah, sorry, I said the wrong thing"
Huanxiao touched his nose awkwardly.
However, Sun Zhaoren was not angry. She looked very calm and said:
"It's okay. I'm used to it. It's good to look older, at least..."
As he spoke, Sun Zhaoren's voice stopped and he sighed heavily. As if remembering something from the past, Sun Zhaoren's expression became extremely complicated.
Seeing this, Huan Xiao was very interested and did not intend to ask further questions. Instead, he asked a key question and said:
"Sister Sun, you know that there are ghosts in the village at night, why do you dare to open the door and let me in? Aren't you afraid that I am a ghost disguised as a human?"
