Xin Meng opened his eyes suddenly and found that he was lying on the hard and cold ground. He tried to get up, but his head was so dizzy that he couldn't help but rub his temples. He vaguely felt that he had forgotten something, but he couldn't help it. Can not remember.
He slowly recalled everything that had happened before. They seemed to have entered a horror game with zombies everywhere. In the end, he successfully passed the level under the protection of his new teammate You Yi, and then... What next
He looked around at the unfamiliar environment. Is this the second game
Dense forests, undulating mountains, and the endless chirping of insects and birds. Xin Meng was located on a high ground, and through the sunlight, he could see a valley below.
There is a large village in the valley, scattered with irregularly built brick houses, and you can still vaguely see people coming and going on the dirt road.
This is a village in the valley surrounded by mountains. From the surrounding undulating mountains, there is only one road leading to the outside. It is at the feet of Xin Meng. Only here is at a lower height, forming a small indentation. He I turned around and looked back, but I only saw darkness. I stretched out my hand to touch it, and it seemed like an invisible wall stood there, blocking the retreat.
It seems we can only go forward.
The other teammates were nowhere to be seen and were scattered somewhere.
Without much hesitation, Xin Meng picked up the backpack that had fallen beside his feet and rummaged through it. There were only some food in packaging bags and two bottles of water. He put the bag on his back and slowly followed the dirt road that had been stepped on. We walked down for almost half an hour before entering the valley.
The village has no guardrails, walls, or even a formal entrance. You can enter the village from anywhere. The people inside are dressed plainly, walking leisurely, and the men and women are very comfortable basking in the sun.
I had only been in the apocalypse for a few days, full of disgusting monsters and corpses, but it felt like a lifetime had passed. When I suddenly saw these living creatures, I immediately felt that they were extremely cute. Xin Meng wanted to go up and talk to them. , but I was afraid of being too abrupt.
However, he soon no longer had to worry about this concern. A new face suddenly appeared in such a closed village, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. They looked at him curiously, and soon there were several young people. People came towards him.
"Who are you? How did you get here?" A young man with a crew cut asked enthusiastically, "Why haven't I seen you before? Are you here to find someone?"
"That's it, who are you looking for? There haven't been outsiders in the village for many years!" A girl of eighteen or nineteen years old next to her also said. She had a thick braid on the back of her head that went around the back and hung down on her chest. , there is no makeup on her face, but she is very delicate, with a kind of purity and kindness that is hard to see in the city, which makes people feel very comfortable. At this time, her big eyes are looking at Xin Meng curiously.
Xin Meng wanted to shake her head at first, but after thinking about it, she added, "My friends and I came here to travel, but we got separated when we got here. I wanted to look for them to see if they were here too."
"Oh, then I'll go back to my dad and ask him to ask someone to help you find it!" The girl smiled cheerfully, "My dad is the village chief. I have a big speaker at home that can broadcast. Come with me!"
After saying that, he turned around and jumped forward, his braid swaying behind his back, very lively. Others also gathered around him enthusiastically, some pulled his arms, some pushed his back, and a group of people laughed. He followed the braided girl noisily and asked Xin Meng various questions, attracting the attention of many people along the way. The younger ones looked at him with wide eyes and curiosity, while the older ones showed him friendly smiles. .
This made Xin Meng, who was made uncomfortable by the excessive enthusiasm of the villagers, feel a kind of kindness, and her mood improved a lot. She took the initiative to follow the pace of everyone and walked deeper into the village.
The girl's home, or the village chief's home, is located in the center of the village. It looks better and larger than the other houses, but it is still a bungalow. There were a few chickens, but the door was open.
"Dad! We have a guest at home!" The girl arrived before she could. She was still far away from the door and shouted. When a group of people arrived at the door, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties had already stepped out of the door. He walked out and saw Xin Meng. His eyes lit up for no reason. He stepped forward to greet him and said with a kind smile: "This is strange. No outsiders have come to this village for a long time. Housheng, did you come here on your own, or did you come here by yourself?" Do you have friends with you?"
Xin Meng felt that the village chief's words were a bit strange, so she didn't ask why she came, but just asked how many people there were. But because he didn't know the situation, he couldn't say anything. He just repeated what he had just said to the girl. The villager touched a few strands of beard on his chin and said with a smile, "It's a small matter, I'll shout a loudspeaker for you. The villagers will help." Just look for it and you'll find it soon, just wait a moment."
After saying that, she entered the house. Xin Meng looked up at the roof and saw an old and worn-out loudspeaker installed there. It looked like it had been used for many years.
Soon, the village chief's voice came from the loudspeaker, but Xin Meng found that the other person spoke a dialect and he couldn't understand a word.
Xin Meng was a little curious. He had heard the accents of the teenagers in the village and thought that all people in this village spoke Mandarin. But it turns out there are dialects? But it’s really special. In a village with a dialect, shouldn’t the dialect be the mainstay and Mandarin spoken to the outside world? But all he heard was Mandarin. It seemed like the situation was reversed
He left a question in his mind and listened carefully to the village chief's speech.
The village chief's words were very brief, but he repeated them four or five times. The sound of the old loudspeaker was so loud that it was sure to be heard by the family living at the edge of the village. Xin Meng stood under the loudspeaker, and after listening for a while, he felt My ears were about to be deafened, so I quickly covered my ears and didn't dare to listen anymore. Looking around, I saw that other people had already blocked their ears, and they looked like they were used to it.
Xin Meng: "..."
Isn't he very enthusiastic? Why didn't anyone remind him...
Soon, Xin Meng saw villagers coming out of the surrounding houses, including men and women, old and young. Almost all of them would look at the village chief's house first. When they saw Xin Meng inside, they smiled at him, and then Just set out to find someone.
Xin Meng was welcomed into the yard by the girl with braided braids. A group of people brought out more than a dozen small ponytails from nowhere and sat up. Xin Meng looked around and saw that everyone was sitting down, so he followed suit. , the girl took out a tea vat from the house with water in it, and handed it to Xin Meng.
Xin Meng lowered her head and silently looked at the tea stains on the inner wall of the jar and the mysterious stains on the edge of the jar. She thanked her, then held the tea jar in her hands, and talked to the people on the left and right without saying anything. The people started chatting and showed that they were not thirsty at all.
The girl stared at him expectantly for a while. Seeing that he hadn't drank yet, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes. However, Xin Meng missed it because she turned her head to talk to someone. The girl pouted and circled the tip of her braid with her fingers. He muttered something under his breath.
While chatting with people around him, Xin Meng was also asking others about this place. Soon, he knew the basic situation of the village.
This village is called Xiuse Village. It is named because the surrounding mountains are picturesque all year round and are as colorful as spring flowers. Xiuse Village has existed for many years. It is unclear when it was established. It is just that our ancestors have lived in this flat valley for generations, relying on farming and hunting. Occasionally, young people will go along the mountain road to have a look outside, but Very few people stay outside. It is said that the villagers in Xiuse Village are very homesick.
This seems a bit unbelievable to Xin Meng, because the outside world is so prosperous, how could there be no one in the whole village that he likes? But think about it, this is a game after all, and many things may just be the settings of the game, so you can't take it too seriously. , and didn’t get to the bottom of it.
There were more than a dozen men and women, all young people of this generation, similar in age and good at playing. Xin Meng could see that they had a good relationship with each other, and among them, the crew-cut young man and the braided girl were the main ones. , looks like a leader.
The young man introduced himself as Wu Deli, and the braided girl was called Wu Xuehua. The two of them were cousins. In fact, it was not just the two of them, but the others were also more or less related. In a relatively closed village like this, everyone in the village was related by blood. The deceased people all have the surname Wu, and there is no one with a foreign surname. If the village had not been called Xiuse Village from our ancestors, it would be more appropriate to call it Wujiacun.
The people in the village were very enthusiastic and gave Xin Meng a good feeling. The boys and girls gathered around him and asked about the situation outside. Xin Meng had never been outside, so he had no idea what it was like, so he could only deal with it vaguely. Fortunately, no one took them too seriously, which made him feel relieved, and he had a better impression of these polite and friendly people.
He also took the opportunity to ask the village chief about broadcasting in dialects. When everyone heard this, they suddenly got stuck and looked at each other. Finally, Wu Deli told him that this was also passed down from his ancestors. They had to use dialects when broadcasting, and they didn't know why.
Xin Meng thought, this is probably because they are afraid that they will forget their ancestors and forget the language left by their ancestors
Time soon reached noon, and still no teammates were seen, and none of the villagers who went out to look for people came back.
Wu Deli and Wu Xuehua enthusiastically invited him to have lunch at home. Xin Meng was too embarrassed to bother them and refused at first, but later other boys and girls also started coaxing him to have lunch at the village chief's house. They all knew how to cook and it was a lot of fun together. It was quick and easy, and he only needed a pair of chopsticks. Xin Meng really couldn't refuse, so he had to say thank you and wanted to follow him to the kitchen to help, but he was stopped again. Half of the dozen or so people went to the kitchen, and the other half stayed. After coming down and continuing to chat with Xin Meng, Wu Xuehua also took out a plate of melon seeds from the house. They ate them while chatting, and threw the melon seed peels directly on the ground.
The people here are very simple, with a natural cheerfulness and straightforwardness.
In fact, as they said, the meal was ready in less than half an hour. Because there were many people, they simply ate in the yard. Wu Deli and the others moved two large tables and put them together, and everyone took them from the house. A folding chair was placed next to the table. Xin Meng wanted to help, but was always taken care of and couldn't even move her butt off the chair.
Wu Xuehua laughed loudly and winked playfully at Xin Meng, "There's no reason to let the guests do anything. All you have to do is sit here and wait for the food to be served before eating more!"
Xin Meng was made a little embarrassed, but she couldn't refuse others' kindness, so she could only nod awkwardly.
Soon, everyone was seated. Wu Xuehua's father, the village chief Wu Dacheng, sat at the main seat, and others sat mixed. Wu Deli and Wu Xuehua were responsible for going to the kitchen to serve the food.
When the food was placed on the table one by one, Xin Meng was a little surprised when he saw it.
Braised pork ribs, stewed beef, twice-cooked pork, braised pork with pickled vegetables, stir-fried pork, pot-roasted pork, soy sauce beef...
Among the more than a dozen dishes, most were meat dishes, with only one dish of fried shredded potatoes and a plate of vegetarian stir-fried baby cabbage.
He moved his fingers, and in the background of everyone giving orders, he quietly took out the card in his pocket, looked down, and saw what was written on the back:
[This is not a paradise for vegetarians.]
[But it must be a hell for carnivores.]