All the rooms in the old house that need to be used on weekdays are basically taken care of, but there are still a few rooms that Lu Qingjiu has not moved. Looking for someone to completely repair the whole house when I have free time.
After Lu Qingjiu arrived here, he almost fell on the bed, and the insomnia that plagued him in the past disappeared.
The air in the countryside is good, especially in the morning. Lu Qingjiu woke up around 7 o'clock, simply ate breakfast, took out the beans that had been soaked in advance in the water last night, and carried a large bag of beans to the big village at the head of the village. grinding disc.
Today, he and Yin Xun agreed to grind some beans and eat them. The beans were the ones that Yin Xun brought out from his house yesterday.
Most of the people in Shuifu Village knew the news that Lu Qingjiu had returned from the city. On the way, the villagers greeted Lu Qingjiu warmly and had a very friendly attitude. They seemed to like the college student who came back from outside. As soon as he responded, he had to live here for a long time, and it was not a bad thing to have a good relationship with the villagers.
When he arrived at the grinding table, Yin Xun was already sitting next to the grinding table, nibbling on the fried winter melon seeds in his hand. When he saw Lu Qingjiu coming, he stood up and greeted him, "Here you come?"
"En." Lu Qingjiu said, "You are so early?"
"Yesterday, my head was so swollen that I didn't sleep well." Yin Xun said, "It was only when I woke up in the morning that my face felt better."
Lu Qingjiu looked at Yin Xun and found that his face was indeed swollen, so he was relieved, and said, "You can put the beans, and I'll grind the mill."
"Okay." Yin Xun didn't argue with Lu Qingjiu either.
So the two divided the labor and quickly ground the beans.
This mill has been in the village for decades. When Lu Qingjiu was a child, he had the memory of climbing on the mill to play and being twisted and spanked by his grandmother. When he was a child, he was very skinny. every corner. It's just that almost all the friends in the village are gone now, and Yin Xun is the only one who is still living in the village.
The beans were grown by Yin Xun's family, and they were of good quality. The soy milk that was ground was white and fine, exuding the fragrance of peas. Bring it back to boil later, then add brine, and wait until the soy milk is coagulated into lumps, and the bean curd is ready.
The whole pot of beans turned into milky white soy milk. Yin Xun also put the bean dregs in the bag. This bean dregs is a good thing to feed pigs, but it can't be just thrown away.
The two were one after the other, Yin Xun took the soybean dregs and Lu Qingjiu took the soybean milk and returned to the old house.
"I'm going to feed the pig." Yin Xunyang raised the thing in his hand.
"Let's go." Lu Qingjiu thought for a while, but still said, "By the way, the neighbor's child named the two little wild boars yesterday."
Yin Xun said, "Li Xiaoyu? What name did he give the pig?"
"The big one is called Xiaohua, the small one is called Xiaohei." Lu Qingjiu replied.
"Why is it called Xiaohua?!" Yin Xun said, "Do you want to mention my sadness!"
"It was taken by a child, and it's not easy for me to argue with him." Lu Qingjiu explained helplessly to Yin Xun.
"Oh." Yin Xun didn't say anything after hearing this, but said with a face full of vicissitudes: "The big one is definitely better than the small one..."
Lu Qingjiu: "..." Please shut up quickly.
Taking advantage of Yin Xun's efforts to feed the pigs, Lu Qingjiu poured the soy milk into the pot, then turned on the fire. After the fire was boiled, it was simmered over low heat. As it boiled, he added brine and pressed it with a spoon. Ordering bean curd is a technical job. If you press it hard, it is too old, and if you press it lightly, it will not take shape. Lu Qingjiu had also made it at home before, so he was quite experienced, and a pot of soy milk had begun to slowly turn solid.
While making bean curd, Yin Xun's shout came from the yard: "Sake! Someone is looking for it!"
"Who is it?" Lu Qingjiu replied, "Who is looking for me?"
"You'll know when you come out and see." Yin Xun replied.
Lu Qingjiu turned down the fire and went to the courtyard. He saw Yin Xun standing in the courtyard, but it was the man next to Yin Xun who caught his attention.
"You... hello." Lu Qingjiu wanted to say hello to him, but he still had a spoon in his hand, so he could only wave the spoon awkwardly.
"Hello." The man opened his mouth, his voice was soft, but he could hear it clearly.
"What's the matter with you?" Being stared at by the man like this, Lu Qingjiu felt inexplicably embarrassed. The man was born very good-looking, still the same lazy look he had seen a few days ago, his eyes were unique phoenix eyes, the bridge of the nose was high, and the whole person was full of classical beauty like ink wash.
"I said I would come to you." The man said, "I am here."
Lu Qingjiu: "…"
He remembered that the man's name was Bai Yuehu, and he also remembered what the man said when the two met in the market before, but he didn't expect that he would really come to the door.
"What, you forgot?" Bai Yuehu stared into Lu Qingjiu's eyes.
"No, I didn't forget." Lu Qingjiu said, "Come on... come here, do you want to eat bean curd?"
Bai Yuehu said, "What is Douhua?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "Delicious food... Do you have luggage? Put it in the house first?"
Bai Yuehu nodded.
Lu Qingjiu led him to the guest room he had just cleaned, and when he saw Bai Yuehu entering, he was relieved.
Yin Xun stared at him dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Lu Qingjiu. He whispered, "Hey, you invited people in like this?"
"He's a good man." Lu Qingjiu said.
"How do you know?" Yin Xun stared.
Lu Qingjiu said, "Because he looks good."
Yin Xun: "..."
Of course, Lu Qingjiu was joking. In fact, he dared to call this Bai Yuehu into the house because of the cloth bag that Bai Yuehu gave him. The gecko tail in the cloth bag confirmed some of Lu Qingjiu's conjectures and everything that happened that night. It's not a dream, but a real fact. If there is no man, he may have become the meal of the huge gecko.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'm a big man, what could happen to me?" Lu Qingjiu patted Yin Xun on the shoulder, comforting his friend.
Yin Xun glanced at Lu Qingjiu, then at the man in the room, and muttered, "What's wrong with men, men aren't safe these days, although it's not necessarily you who is unsafe..."
Lu Qingjiu was shocked: "...what do you mean?"
Yin Xun: "You heard me wrong. I didn't say anything."
"I'm too lazy to tell you, the bean curd is still in the pot, you go and cut the meat, I'll fry it back in the pot and eat it later." Lu Qingjiu took Yin Xun back to the kitchen.
This meat was bought by Yin Xun in the morning. It is authentic pork with five flowers. It is very fragrant when it is used for frying. After Lu Qingjiu ordered the beancurd, he cut the pork belly into even three-finger widths, heated oil, and added garlic sprouts and watercress to stir-fry. After the meat comes into contact with the oil, it emits a rich aroma that is unique to meat. The white fat part of the meat is fried out of oil and turns into an attractive golden yellow. The whole piece of pork belly is curled up. Not bad for sure.
Yin Xun couldn't wait to take a piece with his chopsticks, chewed it twice, and sighed, "It's delicious, this meat is too fragrant."
"Bring it out, I'll cook another cabbage and egg drop soup." Lu Qingjiu reached out to wipe the sweat on his chin, and said, "Put out the rice and bean curd, I'll make a bean curd condiment later. "
"Okay." Yin Xun happily went to work.
Lu Qingjiu finished the rest, and the two people outside were already sitting obediently in front of the table, waiting for him. That's all for Yin Xun, Lu Qingjiu actually saw the anticipation on Bai Yuehu's face.
Lu Qingjiu put the things in his hand on the table and said, "Eat it."
Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu, who were next to him, picked up the chopsticks together and went to the meat.
Lu Qingjiu also picked up the double-cooked pork with a pair of chopsticks. After tasting it, he felt that the taste was really good. His cooking skills were actually quite average, but he didn’t know if it was because of the ingredients. Not greasy at all, on the contrary, it is very soft and glutinous, and it is very fragrant.
Lu Qingjiu tasted some bean curd again. The bean curd was also very successful. It was soft and firm, and it was very easy to eat with some specially prepared condiments. Lu Qingjiu could eat a big bowl by himself.
After eating two bowls of rice, he was almost full, and Yin Xun also ate the same, but seeing Bai Yuehu's posture, he didn't intend to stop at all. The most surprising thing was that his eating movements were quite elegant, as if he wasn't eating something common. Side dishes, but what exotic delicacies are being eaten.
Yin Xun touched his belly and said, "I'm full."
"I'm full too." Lu Qingjiu said, "Yuehu, wash the dishes later."
Bai Yuehu nodded naturally when he heard the words, and seemed to have completely integrated into this big collective family.
Lu Qingjiu didn't think there was anything wrong with letting him wash the dishes, although he didn't know why he wanted to live here, but since he lived here, he must be used to doing these things.
When Yin Xun was full, he got up and said goodbye, saying he was going home to take a nap.
On the other hand, Bai Yuehu picked up the bowl and chopsticks, rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen. Lu Qingjiu was also about to sleep for a while, so he moved a chair into the yard, ready to sleep in the sun. The sun in this early spring is much gentler than that in summer, and when it shines on people through the clouds, they only feel warm all over.
When Lu Qingjiu was sitting on the reclining chair in a daze and was about to fall asleep, he felt something dripping on his face. He woke up suddenly, only to find that the bright sun above his head had disappeared at some point, and only the A dark cloud. Tiny raindrops fell from the clouds and landed on his cheeks.
It is going to rain? Lu Qingjiu reached out and touched the tip of his nose and felt a little wet. He got up from the chair and was about to walk into the room when he heard a strange sound... Touch, touch, touch, as if someone was using a stone He smashed something heavily, it should be meat or something, because Lu Qingjiu could clearly hear the sticky sound after the meat was smashed.
Lu Qingjiu's footsteps moved slowly, he went around the corner and saw the backyard shrouded in rain. A man turned his back to him, holding a heavy stone in his hand. The stone was stained with bright red blood. He bent down and slammed the thing in front of him hard. Although Lu Qingjiu was far away, he could clearly see what he was smashing. It was a man whose flesh was blurred. The man's face could not be seen clearly. His long hair was mixed with the smashed and smashed flesh. , there is absolutely no way that person is still alive.
Seeing such a terrifying scene, Lu Qingjiu took a breath and yelled loudly, "What are you doing!"
The man's movements stopped, obviously he heard Lu Qingjiu's shouting, he turned his head slowly and let Lu Qingjiu see his face, it was no longer a human face, it was covered with dense The black hair, only vaguely visible facial features. The man let out a shrill scream when he saw Lu Qingjiu, and then the black hair grew longer and longer, and finally wrapped the man covered in blood completely.
Pfft! There was another sound of a heavy object falling into the water, but Lu Qingjiu was drank as if being slapped in the head, and his whole body instantly sobered up. Only then did he realize that he was still lying on the bench, and Bai Yuehu, who had finished washing the dishes, was standing next to him, looking at him expressionlessly.
"I seem to have had a dream." Lu Qingjiu said vaguely.
"Yes." Bai Yuehu said, "You had a dream."
Lu Qingjiu said, "I dreamed that there was a dead man in the backyard well."
Bai Yuehu looked at him and said nothing.
Lu Qingjiu said, "Really?"
Bai Yuehu was silent for a moment, before asking instead, "Then why did you come back here?"
Lu Qingjiu frowned: "I just feel tired in the city and want to come back."
Bai Yuehu said: "Just like that?"
Lu Qingjiu kept his mouth shut. In fact, he didn't want to mention the reason why he came back here, because it was too absurd, as if it was a joke.
Lu Qingjiu didn't say anything, and Bai Yuehu didn't ask, he looked at the sky, said that it was going to rain, then turned around and went back to the house.
Lu Qingjiu looked around the yard and suddenly felt the chill of spring.
He stood up from the chair and walked to the backyard, but saw a black well standing in the empty backyard. Seeing this scene, Lu Qingjiu nodded and went back to the house.
Sure enough, just as Bai Yuehu said, a light rain began to fall in the sky soon.
Spring rain is as expensive as oil, especially for farmers. Lu Qingjiu watched the rain moisten all things, and felt as if he had also participated in a touch of Zen.
But Bai Yuehu, who was sitting next to him, obviously didn't think so. He reached out to Lu Qingjiu and said, "Give me some melon seeds too."
Lu Qingjiu sighed, and divided the seeds into half of Bai Yuehu.
Bai Yuehu said, "You saw the yard just now, what do you think?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "The time is not up."
Bai Yuehu's eyes sank: "When are you going to wait?"
Lu Qingjiu: "Summer!"
Bai Yuehu: "What if we wait until summer?" He was about to say that the things in the well will come out in spring and summer, when he heard Lu Qingjiu sigh: "You don't understand this, you can only grow some watermelons in summer. Lei, the yard is too small, so we can only grow these vines."
Bai Yuehu: "...Are you just thinking about turning the yard upside down?"
Lu Qingjiu was inexplicable: "Otherwise?"
Bai Yuehu: "..." He continued to eat melon seeds in silence.
Lu Qingjiu propped his chin up, spit out the melon seed peel into the trash can next to him, and sighed, "I'm joking, let's call the police first, there must be something in that well."
Bai Yuehu said: "Well."
After a moment of silence between the two, Lu Qingjiu plucked up the courage and turned to look at Bai Yuehu: "I still have a question..."
"I'm a fox." Before Lu Qingjiu could ask the question, Bai Yuehu spoke very seriously, "It's the kind of monster that you humans like the most!"
Lu Qingjiu: "..." He didn't even ask.
Not knowing what Lu Qingjiu's expression made Bai Yuehu misunderstand, he stood up with a swipe, turned his back to Lu Qingjiu and said, "I'm really a fox." The words fell, and a few big fluffy tails came from Bai Yuehu. sticking out from under his clothes.
There was pure white fur on the tail, soft and fluffy, and it looked very touchable. Lu Qingjiu's hand was itchy, but he didn't dare to stretch it out, he just said, "Oh, I see."
I don't know if it was Lu Qingjiu's delusion, but he felt that after saying this, Bai Yuehu breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was relieved.
How could this fox show his identity so straightforwardly, isn't he afraid to scare himself? Lu Qingjiu felt a little bit lonely at the same time. He always felt that Bai Yuehu's behavior was a bit strange, as if... for fear that he didn't believe that he was a fox.
Well, but he has no reason to pretend that he is a fox, right? Lu Qingjiu explained this to himself.
Perhaps Lu Qingjiu's eyes were too eager for a white fluffy tail. After Bai Yuehu frowned and glanced at Lu Qingjiu, he said, "You can touch it."
Lu Qingjiu snorted and didn't respond.
"You can touch it." Bai Yuehu repeated it again, and the fluffy tails were shaking slightly.
As soon as Lu Qingjiu heard this, he immediately put his hand on it. After touching the fluffy tail, he even heard a sigh of joy in his soul. The big tail was fluffy and smooth, and it felt like soft satin... Lu Qingjiu He rubbed it hard, and after a while he reluctantly withdrew his hand: "Thank you, Brother Bai." This was the first time in his life that he touched the tail of a vixen, and it might be the last time.
Seeing Lu Qingjiu's happy face, Bai Yuehu nodded, got up and went back to the house.
But Lu Qingjiu didn't move. He actually encountered many times these strange creatures with so many types that it was hard to guard against them.
As time went on, he got used to it a little bit. If it were an ordinary person who would have self-destructed as soon as he met Bai Yuehu, he wouldn't have been scared to death.
But to be honest, it was the first time that Lu Qingjiu saw a humanoid and sane goblin like Bai Yuehu. Most of the things he saw before were things without self-awareness. For example, there was one at the door of their unit that would repeat others The big tree of gossip...
After the dream just now, Lu Qingjiu now determined that there must be something dirty in his backyard, so he picked up his mobile phone and called the police. Of course, he didn't say that he was dreaming, but just said that there was something in the well water, and he suspected that someone had accidentally fallen into it.
After hearing this, the police said they would come over as soon as possible and let Lu Qingjiu protect the scene. There is no police in the village, the police have to drive from the town, and it will probably be dark by the time they get here.
Lu Qingjiu went to the kitchen to get some flour, beat a few eggs, baked a big egg pancake, cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge, patted two cucumbers, and simply prepared a dinner.
The three of them were sitting by the well for dinner. Yin Xun was a little confused and said, "What are you doing here, what are you doing guarding the well's mouth, what's in the well?"
Lu Qingjiu: "There are ghosts."
Yin Xun took a bite of the cake and said vaguely, "You can't call the police if you have a ghost, right? Do they still care about this?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "There is always a reason for ghosts. What if the ghost's body is in the well."
Yin Xun: "..." He felt that the cake in his mouth had a little more flavor... He silently put down the cake in his hand.
At about ten o'clock, a siren sounded at the entrance of the village. The siren drove all the way to the entrance of Lu Qingjiu's old house, and then two policemen got out of the car.
"Did you call the police?" The young policeman knocked on the door of the old house.
"It's me." Lu Qingjiu said.
"You said someone fell into your well?" the policeman asked. "Are you sure?"
"I called the police because I wasn't sure." Lu Qingjiu said, "I just heard that something fell into the well."
The two policemen looked at each other, and the older one said, "Let's take a look first."
So the group returned to the backyard, and the young policeman took a flashlight and took a picture inside, then frowned and muttered, "There seems to be something floating in here."
The old policeman did not speak. After careful observation, he took out a rope from his bag. There was an iron hook on the rope. He threw the rope into the well, and then vigorously stirred it in the water, saying, "The hook is hooked."
"Can you pull it up?" the little policeman asked.
"I'll try." The old policeman tried to exert force, but the things in the water seemed very heavy and could not be hooked up. He shook his head and his expression became serious, "No, it's very heavy."
"It's not really a person, is it?" The little policeman became a little nervous.
"I'll call the bureau and ask them to send some people and equipment to confirm." The old policeman gave Lu Qingjiu a subtle look and said. "Maybe it's really a person."
Facing the suspicious eyes of the police, Lu Qingjiu thought it was useless for you to look at me, this matter really has nothing to do with me. Of course, he said that the police would not believe it, after all, he called the police and said that someone had fallen in the well.