After listening to the stories told by the old man, the events of twenty years ago seemed to have come to a conclusion, and it came to Lu Chu’s mind—ordinary women could not give their true love, beautiful women coveted wealth and left their hometowns, and a few years later, men were finally abandoned by ordinary people. The woman was moved, married with her, and even had a child, but it seemed that because the beautiful woman came back, the man began to go out frequently, his personality became cold, and finally a dispute led to the loss of their child. Most of the villagers believed that the strange death of the man was the revenge of his unborn child.
People in the village believe in ghosts and gods, but when Guo Jianping died, the scene was too bizarre, with the corpses of severed snakes piled up all over the room and the murderer who could not be found, which made his death tinged with mystery. Things that people can't explain are often labeled ghosts.
However, the old man didn't know much about too many things. At the same time, she repeatedly told Lu Chu not to inquire about those things. That's not what a young man like him should know.
As for whether it is the revenge of the unborn baby, Lu Chu is still not sure, he always feels that the matter is not so simple.
Since it is a two-person mission, this "round" should not be so easy.
After dinner, Lu Chu greeted the old man and went out.
Thinking that this was a two-person mission, Lu Chu finally remembered Song Gui who had disappeared. He has been used to being alone for so long that he doesn't feel much even if the teammates who are supposed to act together are not around.
Walking on the road, Lu Chu looked around without any trace. Until now, his eyes are still in the period of adaptation, and can recognize most objects in life, but cannot distinguish colors. After he can see the world, there are two regrets, one is that he didn't bring a picture of his parents, and the other is that he didn't see the color of the radish.
Lu Chu used the excuse of having fun, chatted with a few people intentionally or unintentionally on the way, and found the small courtyard that was used as a school.
He swayed over as if taking a walk, stood outside the courtyard and laid a few bricks, and looked in from the bottom of the wall. The yard is quite big, suitable for children to play. There are only three rooms in the classroom, of which only one is actually used for teaching. Because the village is not big, children of school age can only sit in one classroom. Among them, the children range from six years old to teenagers. For the poor villagers, it is good to have free education, and it does not matter whether they are divided into classes or not. Of the other two, one is used as an office, and the other is used as accommodation for Guo Jianping, who has just arrived in the village and has nowhere to live.
After that incident, the village lost a teacher who taught for free, and these houses were abandoned as a result.
The meal that Lu Chu had just had was lunch, and it was at the time when the sun was at its highest, and the sun was shining brightly. Even so, standing in front of the yard that was once used for teaching but is now full of weeds, Lu Chu still felt a little the chill.
After climbing over the short wall in a not-so-clean manner, Lu Chu entered the courtyard.
Apart from the lush weeds and trees in the courtyard, there were no other clues. The rooms used as accommodation and offices were locked, and the rooms used as classrooms were wide open.
Because of that incident back then, this "school" was immediately abandoned, and no one dared to tidy up the things inside, for fear of being contaminated with filth, and people gradually forgot about it after a long time. When Lu Chu came here, he thought of this point—maybe there are some important clues among those things that were too late to sort out.
After looking around, Lu Chu opened the door and walked in. Suddenly, a musty and damp smell came over his face, choking Lu Chu back a step.
After he got used to it, he began to search the classroom.
The classroom is not big, the students’ stools are a row of narrow benches, and the desks are also connected by a long row. If you look closely, you will find that the tables and stools are just a whole piece of wood that has been slightly treated. They've been rotting and giving off a strange smell.
There is a stack of homework books on the desk that have not been corrected in the future. The homework books are rough white paper sewn together with thick threads, and now they have yellowed and lost their lines. Lu Chu picked up a book and opened it, and found that there were countless times of alterations on it. It is understandable when you think about it carefully. At that time, poor people did not have the ability to change their homework frequently. , until it can't be used, it's more frugal.
Most of the characters written in these notebooks are crooked, and at first glance they look like the characters of students who haven't learned how to write for a few years.
After flipping through all the notebooks, Lu Chu found another notebook in the lecture table. Looking at the smooth cursive characters in it, Lu Chu knew that it should be Guo Jianping's handwriting. The book is probably used as a teaching plan, and there is no desirable information in the content.
"Um... this is?"
Flipping through the pages, Lu Chu took out a photo in the notebook.
The photo was yellowed, and the word "Guo" was written with a pen on the back. Turning the front, it was a black and white photo. A handsome man with eyes was hugging a green and beautiful girl intimately.
90% of the man in the photo is Guo Jianping, the girl looks sweet, she must not be the Wei Rong she has seen before, maybe it is the girl Guo Jianping once liked, the one who disappeared after a few years of marriage with him.
The office and the house next to it were locked, and the windows were also closed from the inside. The windows had not been cleaned for many years, and they had long been covered with a thick layer of dust, making it impossible to see what was going on inside from the outside. At present, Lu Chu has no idea of smashing the window into the investigation, so today's investigation has to be abandoned.
When he climbed over the wall again, Lu Chu's movements were much more agile and dexterous.
After returning home, Lu Chu realized that he had been out for a long time.
People in the village go to bed early and prepare to go to bed when it gets dark. Except for festivals or major events, few people go out at night. It is one thing to use less electricity and it is inconvenient. When you go out, you will encounter dirty things.
It is said that the village occasionally sets up an opera stage for several consecutive days and sings until late at night. At this time, people who like to listen to opera will take their stools and go there to occupy a place. When you go home with a bench, don’t look at the roofs of other people’s houses, because maybe you will see something in white clothes singing human dramas with a pinched throat, and you will be infected with strange diseases when you come back.
When Lu Chu returned home at this time, the old man was just about to make dinner, so Lu Chu hurried up to help, and when the two of them finished their meal, the sky was about to darken.
Lu Chu made his own bed, thinking that there is no time limit for this mission, and Song Gui doesn't know where he is, so it seems that he doesn't need to worry, and if he can find some clues from twenty years ago, he will collect them first. If you can't find it, just let nature take its course and wait for Song Gui's arrival. Since it is a two-person task, there must be limitations in doing it alone.
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After a night without dreams, Lu Chu woke up with the sound of cocks crowing outside. When he went out of his house, he found that the old man had woken up early. He was sitting cross-legged on a futon, burning paper devoutly, and chanting , After a while, she stood up, patted her knees, and bent forward.
It appears to have been going on for many years.
The old man was devout and Buddhist, and Lu Chu couldn't help but bowed his hands to the pieces of paper on the wall. Seeing this, the old man smiled lovingly and asked, "Good grandson, are you hungry? Grandma will cook for you."
Lu Chu smiled shyly, "A little bit."
"That's fine," the old man turned around and went to the kitchen, "My dear grandson, wait for a while."
Lu Chu followed her and said, "Grandma, I'll go with you."
After breakfast, the two cleaned the yard together. Just as Lu Chu was chatting with the old man with a smile, he suddenly heard a commotion outside. Their family lived close to the village, so they were always the first to know about anything.
Hearing the noise outside, Lu Chu put down the big broom in his hand, and yelled at the old man, "Grandma, I'll go out and have a look and be right back", and then ran away without a trace.
The old man Tuliu smiled and shook his head, "It's still a child's temper, so irritable."
After Lu Chu came out, he found that many people in the village had gathered together. Among them, the village head stood at the front, smiling kindly at the five young people, bending down to shake hands with them from time to time, with a very respectful attitude.
Lu Chu curiously tugged at the sleeve of the boy who was about his age next to him, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what happened?"
The boy's cheeks were red, a little rough, his eyes rolled around, and he looked very active. He also lowered his voice and said: "I heard from my mother that some young people in our village came to make movies. I stayed here for a while, and said that I want to... take what... um... take a scene! Yes, it is a scene!"
"Making a movie?" Lu Chu showed a yearning look, "It's amazing!"
The boy was also very excited: "Yes, I think so too! I heard that they came here this time and gave the village a lot of money. If they like a family and live in that family, that family will probably get a lot of rewards! "
Lu Chu was chatting with the boy, and the village head over there had also finished chatting with the five young people. Thinking about the rewards a few people gave him just now, the village head secretly said that the young people in the city are different now, so he suddenly thought of a What movie, and give them so much money to the villagers.
Thinking of this, the village chief smiled even more happily, and said to a few people: "In this case, let me take you around the village first. Our village is poor, so it's not as good as the people in your city. If you think you want to live in someone's house, just say , everyone in the village is good-natured and kind.”
Although the words were true, the village chief still hoped that these people would live in his own home, so that he might earn a lot of money.
No matter what I think in my heart, I still have to go through this game again.
The five people came in two cars, both of which were large off-road vehicles, which were loaded with their shooting equipment and were parked at the entrance of the village.
Hearing what the village chief said, all five of them nodded in agreement, and one of them said: "Then ask the village chief to guide us."
Seeing this, the surrounding villagers quickly made a way out to allow these people to pass.
It was because the people in front dispersed that Lu Chu saw the faces of the five people. At that moment, he was surprised and stood there with his eyes slightly closed.
Among the five people, Song Gui stood in the middle. He seemed to have seen Lu Chu, and he was waving his hand in this direction. The others didn't know what he was doing, but Lu Chu knew that he was greeting him.
But what surprised Lu Chu was not Song Gui, who was going to meet sooner or later, but the tall man who fell on the edge of the five people. The man also took a look at Lu Chu, nodded almost invisible to him, and then looked in other directions.
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