Chapter 15: Departure
There was a black Jeep Robin Hood parked outside the door, with the engine still on, and a young man with short hair sitting inside, smoking.
When the young man saw me walking out of Yiyuanzhai first, he jumped out of the car consciously, put out his cigarette butt, and ran over to say hello to 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, the car has been filled with gas for you, and all the supplies are in the trunk. But..."
When he said this, Li Bang suddenly hesitated. This boy is about the same age as me. He has been in contact with me a lot on weekdays. He knows this boy'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 Master Hu, can you come to the side with me and have a few words alone?"
Seeing this guy acting so mysterious, I also became curious. I looked around and found that Mr. Xu, Xiong Ming and Hua Muling had not come out yet. After hesitating for a moment, I pulled Li
Stick walked around the stone lion at the entrance of Yiyuanzhai and found a deserted corner to stand.
I looked at Li Bang and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you kid? Is there something mysterious going on?"
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.
Seeing this kid taking 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: "Photos of Biluo Village? How come you have photos of that place?"
As I spoke, I pulled out the pile of photos from the envelope.
I took 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 and a wooden archway raised by two bamboos. One was not too wide.
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 crowded 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 kind of mysterious consciousness and worshiping some weird gods.
There are ten photos in total, and the content is roughly the same, but when I scrolled to the last photo, 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. I don’t have the energy to take 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 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 very similar to this guy!"
Li Bang said and pointed at the guy in the photo in my hand. When I heard Li Bang say 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 wrong, 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, "Yes! I understand!"
After giving instructions to Li Bang, I turned around and walked back to the Jeep, 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 time 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 nothing to say 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 through Huai County and drove north for forty minutes.
You can see the shadow of Biluo Village along the way.
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 there’s not even a single person in sight for such a long time?”
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 our left not far away 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, and it was strange to say that I only glanced at that place, and 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 my head 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 mouthed to Hua Muling: "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. But I could only follow her helplessly.
The two tile-roofed houses were not too far away from where we parked, and the vertical distance was probably less than fifty meters. However, most of them were covered with weeds 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 that 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 is sprinkled during the Qingming Festival and burns. It can only fly like a white butterfly. Blood and tears dye it into red azaleas. Foxes at sunset
On the sleeping tomb, in front of the laughing lamp of the children who return at night, there is wine in life and one must be drunk. One drop has never 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 mortal world. The green shadows are long on both sides of the bank. A generation of heroes sleep in the coffin, looking forward to it.
Chapter completed!