The plot of the fairy tale is simple.
An evil story.
A pair of brothers and sisters, Jia's stepmother was not a person because of their poor family circumstances, and they were taken to the depths of the forest by their father and abandoned.
They had stole the bread and tried to knead it into crumbs as a way to go home, but they were eaten by the birds.
The two brothers and sisters lost their way in the forest.
Fortunately, they came across a hut made of candy.
Surprised and happy, the siblings demolished the house and feasted.
The owner of the hut is a witch, and she treats the two children who suddenly arrived with a pleasant face, but actually treats them as her own reserves.
After the witch shows her wicked face, the two witty children work together to fight back.
The elder brother deceived the witch and delayed the time; the younger sister tricked the witch into looking at the boiling pot with a lie and pushed the witch into the pot.
They took part of the witch's property, went to a river, asked Mr. Mallard to carry them across the river and went home.
After returning home, the vicious stepmother was long ago killed by a mechanical seance.
And the soft-hearted father, of course, can only be innocent.
So the family lived a happy life.
End.
Nan Zhou did not comment on this story.
After reading this fairy tale when he was young, he carefully designed several candy houses in his mind according to the cookbook.
… Now I can finally see the deity.
Although there is no clear expression as usual, Nan Zhou's mood is obviously good.
The evidence is that he keeps his hands in his pockets, taps his toes, and looks around much more often than normal.
This kind of simple childishness that was buried under the sober and cold exterior and occasionally revealed, made Jiang Fang like it to death.
He said "Let's go."
Of course, they walked so easily because they did not retreat.
There was no open space behind them.
The road is surrounded by a large arc of trees.
The tangled vines entwined it, densely packed, filling every possibility they could look backwards seamlessly.
This is of course the setting of the replicas, requiring that they must go forward.
Given that there was no way to go, they did as they were asked.
The mottled pebble road stretched all the way to the edge of the forest, and the line of sight became brighter, and then there were differences.
On one side is a colorful hut with smoke rising up a hundred meters away.
And there are obviously ncs waiting at the door.
It was a pair of small figures, holding hands.
They look like a pair of little princes and little princesses.
When the little girl in the pink skirt saw a visitor, she hurriedly stood on tiptoe, and waved her handkerchief at them cheerfully and excitedly.
The other road is in the opposite direction, close to the edge of the woods, and extends away in a twisting way.
This snake-like trail is sparsely vegetated, and the road ahead is unknown.
The three looked at each other.
Although I really wanted to visit the candy house, Nan Zhou knew that it was equally important to secure the escape route.
He pointed his thumb down to the more desolate one.
Jiang Fang nodded slightly, acquiesced to Nan Zhou's judgment, and pointed to the unknown road.
The two turned their heads and asked Li Yinhang's opinion together.
Li Yinhang naturally followed the ticket.
Unconsciously, the tacit understanding of the three no longer needs language to express.
They collectively left the three backs of nc, and walked to the opposite side of the road, gradually drifting away.
Two little ncs who warmly welcome guests "...?"
…
The further the road goes, the more moist the soil.
A pungent watery smell gradually became stronger.
And after a fast walk for nearly 10 minutes, they finally reached the end of the road.
Turning around again, what appeared in front of them was a huge swamp.
The swamp was so large that Nanzhou could not find the boundary for a while.
On the green-colored swamp, there were finely broken, milky white bubbles, like the skin of a leprosy, constantly squeezing and fermenting poisonous juices.
On the dry branch on the side, an ordinary bird was slowly picking its feathers.
It was the only living thing they could see except them.
Jiang Fang broke a branch and threw it into the swamp.
The swamp is like the mouth of a greedy animal, squirming hungry, swallowing the branches in one bite.
Li Yinhang broke out in a cold sweat.
This big swamp is the edge of the entire map.
In other words, even if they encountered any danger in the candy house, and the back road was blocked, this seemingly wrong way of life is also a dead end with no escape.
Their exploration is very valuable.
Thinking of this, Li Yinhang didn't even want to go to the candy shop.
... but she just thought about it.
When she was about to ask them if they wanted to stay here to investigate, her stomach suddenly twitched.
A clear hunger pangs up from the bottom of his stomach.
Under this convulsion, the stomach bag squeezed out a dull "grunt" sound.
Li Yinhang licked his lips a little embarrassedly.
Facing such a large pool of slop-like silt sewage, his stomach growled, which was essentially as embarrassing as burping out of the toilet.
Nan Zhouzheng was thoughtful, when he heard the sound, he looked at Li Yinhang, "Are you hungry too?"
… also.
Li Yinhang's heart tightened suddenly.
She should have noticed the information buried behind this abnormal change in desire and desire in the copy of the brain invasion.
She said "Well, here's the brain—"
"Brain stem. Nucleus doubt. Vagus nerve." Nan Zhou said, "The cranial nerve in charge of the digestive and respiratory systems is mainly used to tell you, 'You are hungry'."
This also echoes the story of "Candy House".
It is not because of the famine that the family is in distress, the two brothers and sisters will not be abandoned.
Not because they were hungry, nor did they stumble into the witch's house by accident.
Jiang Fang put one hand on his waist and belly, and rubbed lightly, "So, it's a time-limited checkpoint."
Of course.
They can clearly experience the feeling of hunger slowly amplifying in the body just by physical sensation.
Like a monster, it is slowly opening its bottomless mouth.
Nan Zhou succinctly said, "Go back."
Now this hunger is still tolerable.
On the way back, they tried to eat a bit of the food they had redeemed for their points.
The purpose is not so much to fill the stomach as it is to be an experiment.
Everyone ate a cookie to get a simple estimate of how fast they were hungry.
The vagus nerve is also involved in swallowing.
So hunger is temporarily suppressed.
But less than halfway through, they were as hungry as they were before the biscuits.
So, they divided the remaining half of the pack of biscuits to ensure that they had enough energy before approaching the candy house and their minds would not be overly affected by hunger.
As they approached the fence made of chocolate bars, the long-awaited pair of dark-haired siblings again posed for a photo-like intimacy, and gave them the most radiant smiles.
Their eyes are beautiful malachite green, like velvety gems.
They held hands side by side and bowed politely to the guest.
Etiquette is thoughtful and quite polite.
"Guests from afar—"
If it were left in the past, Li Yinhang would definitely release his goodwill to this kind of minor's nc.
But because blood sugar gradually entered a state of lack along the way, Li Yinhang had no intention of wasting time with them.
Under the influence of Nan Zhou and Jiang Fang, she directly asked, "What is the mission?"
Siblings "… "
It was probably the first time they had experienced being so thoroughly used as a tool person.
Even if the previous players felt hungry, at least they knew how to be polite to nc.
The younger sister opened her mouth and was stunned for a while before she regained the language organization function, "You... you guys come first."
Nan Zhou, who was beside him, looked up at the candy shop that he had been longing for since he was a child.
The "lawn" leading to the house is decorated with a grid of stone slabs for people to rest on.
Visitors can step inside without worrying about damaging the ground.
The lawn is a large piece of green velvet cake, with a hint of green coconut, an attractive matte color in the sunlight.
The macaron's pretty skirt adorns the eaves.
The roof is made of Napoleon puff pastry, with cake embryos, raspberry jam, butter sauce and a layered puff pastry baked to a crisp golden brown.
Crispy muffins make up the wall.
Multi-coloured blended mousse paint that shimmers in beautiful gradients in the sun.
In this situation, Nan Zhou misses his used up props, Ma Liang's sketchbook
Jiang Fang saw what he was thinking, grabbed his hand apologetically, shook it, and his eyes were soft.
Nan Zhou immediately recalled the reason why Jiang Fang ran out of props, and the strange pain came up in his heart, and even the strong appetite subsided a lot.
He firmly held Jiang Fang's palm back and showed his desire for protection in front of outsiders without any shyness.
Originally, Jiang Fang, who just wanted to comfort him, "… "
Jiang Fang whispered, "There is someone else."
Nan Zhou also replied softly to him, "It's because there are other people around."... That's why I want to protect you.
The decoration inside the house is just as attractive as the outside.
The decoration on the lower edge of the wall crack is a wavy Breton with a thick layer of apple puree sandwiched inside.
Shell-shaped madeleines are shaped into bite-sized pieces and adorned with pictures of siblings on the walls.
There are high-end tea sets on the small coffee table, and a few plates of fluffy and delicious souffles.
The small teapot on the side snorted the fragrance of tea.
However, the wooden floor is still laid in the house, and all kinds of furniture are not all made of candy.
The happiness of being in it is not too sweet.
Everything is so right.
The older brother poured tea for them enthusiastically.
The aroma diffused when Ceylon black tea is poured into the bone china tea cup blends with the surrounding sweet fragrance, triggering a wonderful and profound chemical reaction, which is even more exciting.
The younger sister said obediently, "Travelers from afar, are you hungry?"
Saying that, she pushed the soufflé on the small table towards them.
"... Please use it."
With the stimulation of food, the hunger that had been suppressed for a while immediately surged out.
What's more, this hunger was told her by nerves.
Hard to resist.
can not resist.
Li Yinhang almost couldn't help but stretch out his hand.
But she immediately grabbed her wrist with the other hand.
Although there is no evidence, her intuition tells her that the things here must not be eaten easily.
Nan Zhou on the other side sat there quietly, his eyebrows lowered.
After thinking for a while, he asked softly, "Do we need to do something for you?"
"… 'Do something'?"
The younger sister picked up one of the black tea cups, brought it to her lips, and curled her crescent-like eyes, "I don't need it."
"Our lives are very happy, and we don't need anything from you."
This answer completely exceeded Li Yinhang's estimation.
… what
Nan Zhou's expression remained unchanged.
… lie.
Nan Zhou likes the settings in "Candy House" the most.
He had read the book many times.
It can be said that since entering this candy house, they have faced countless senses of disobedience.
First, in the original story, the brother and sister finally took the witch's treasure, left the candy house, crossed the river, returned to their father, and lived a prosperous and happy life.
And now, they're back in the candy house.
…and claim to be the master.
Second, the two brothers and sisters are obviously ordinary farm children, but now they are elegant in manners, dressed in splendid clothes, and have no sense of simplicity.
No, this elegance seems to come from a kind of proficiency.
They are very skillful in attracting coming and going, hungry guests.
Seems like it's a business.
Third, in the original story, they were smart kids.
But he is also a child who knows how to use lies to achieve his goals.
Their words should not be taken entirely as the truth.
All kinds of doubts point to many problems respectively
Why did the two brothers and sisters return to the witch's candy house
Where has their father gone
Is it supposed to follow their instructions and do "eating pastry" as a task
Or resist the temptation to be too superficial and try to unearth the hidden quest
Perhaps it was because none of the three had the intention to use a knife and fork, but one looked at the sky, the other looked at the ground, and the other looked around, and the younger sister's tone changed subtly.
Her voice became a little dissatisfied, "You guys, why don't you eat?"
Li Yinhang forcibly held back the surging stomach acid, "I don't like sweets."
This is obviously not a good reason for rejection.
Because the faces of the brothers and sisters have sunk.
Jiang Fang knew that Li Yinhang had already refused, and the next person must not be too tough.
So, he reached out his hand with kindness: "My teammates like sweets very much."
As he said that, he was going to take the knife and fork on the edge of the bowl and cut the cake for Nan Zhou, but he seemed to have accidentally knocked the silver fork off.
The fork rolled exactly close to Nanzhou's feet.
He apologized mildly and turned to Nan Zhou again, "Mr. Nan, help me pick it up, thank you."
After this interaction, seeing that they were willing to eat, the brother and sister looked much better.
This also bought them a little time to continue to observe safely and collect clues.
Nan Zhou leaned down and was about to pick up the silver fork at his feet when his corner of the eye landed on a spot not far from the bottom of the sofa.
Suddenly, a fourth doubt flashed in his mind, which he had faintly felt strange before, but had not been able to clearly perceive it.
… wooden floors.
Why is the interior of the candy house a wooden floor
Is it because of practicality that it is inconvenient to live
But what practicality does the large green velvet cake lawn outside limit the activities of the occupants? What is it convenient to talk about
According to common sense, how can a house built with candy block the light and the rain? How can people live there
In the fairy tale world, everything is obviously possible.
Why is it so important to be authentic in flooring and furniture
- Something Nan Zhou glimpsed in the corner of his light gave these questions a clue to answer.
There is a thin nail, wedging firmly between the cracks in the wooden floor.
The tip of the fingernail is pale and looks like a transparent thorn if you don't look closely.
And the weirdest thing is that the nails were inserted vertically on the floor with the nail root down and the nail tip up.
This is not normal.
Normally, even if someone's fingernail gets stuck in the crack of the floor and accidentally pulls it off when pulling it out, it should be with the tip of the fingernail facing down, and it will definitely be cleaned up immediately, and it won't be left to get stuck all the time. in the gap.
That nail-up scene looks like... the floor once cracked through it.
And one fell out of it.
In his dying struggle, he clawed at the cracked edge of the floor and flipped his fingernails.
The nails stuck to the edge of the cracked floor because of the stickiness of flesh and blood.
And as the floor was closed again, the nail was also treated as a thorn and forgotten here.
… it’s like a hand buried alive, desperate for help.
A strong sense of crisis swept Nan Zhou's heart.
He quietly reached out to the nail.
- The next moment.
From the space at the bottom of the sofa, Nan Zhou accidentally met a pair of green eyes.
I don't know when, the upper half of my brother's face and a pair of eyes appeared on the other side of the bottom of the couch, staring closely at Nan Zhou.
Those innocent eyes that belonged to children, when looking straight at people, also revealed an animal-like coldness and scrutiny.
His voice was compressed by the gap in the sofa, adding a bit of dullness and gloom. "…Guest, did you find the fork?"
Nan Zhou's expression did not change, and he showed him the silver fork in his palm from a distance.
The boy blinked, and in an instant, he was replaced with a beautiful innocent smile, "Then please taste it quickly, the tea is going to be cold."
Nan Zhou hummed, straightened his waist, and put the dropped silver fork back beside the small plate.
Nan Zhou held the fingernails that were quickly pulled out and hidden in the palm of his hand, and reached into his thumb, carefully sketching the shape and traces of the fingernails.
The blood on the nails has dried, and a thin layer of blood can be scraped off.
But the nails themselves are not dry and brittle, and it can be seen that the time to peel off is not long.
He looked at the siblings.
Their hands are all intact.
Moreover, just when Nan Zhou's hand touched the wooden floor, he felt a strange warmth.
This warmth is not obvious when stepping on it with your feet across the shoes.
But when you touch it with your hands, the warmth becomes particularly clear.
This warmth is by no means normal.
Under the floor, as if burning a huge boiler.
It is conceivable that if the floor of the house is also made of cakes, even if it is not deformed, it is easy to be baked soft by such heat.
Nan Zhou glanced at Jiang Fang.
Jiang Fang blinked at him lightly, with a hint of inquiry.
Nan Zhou was stunned.
Jiang Fang is more sensitive to these details.
He may have found out that the temperature under his feet was abnormal long ago, so he dropped the silver fork and wanted Nan Zhou to help him verify his opinion.
Nan Zhou easily thought of the boiling water pot in which his sister pushed the witch into it and boiled it alive.
Judging from the strange temperature transmitted from the depths of the floor, the two brothers and sisters who replaced the witch and became the new owners of the candy house, and the strange nails wedged in the cracks of the floor at a strange angle—
The food here is not edible.
Not even a single bite. :,