This question obviously made the atmosphere in the room awkward. Lin Jue's expression froze for three seconds before he said, "This... I don't have it for now."
Hearing this, the old lady sighed and said, what should I do? She is so grown up and she has not found a partner yet. At that time, she told him not to take the civil service exam. Now she is working everywhere, and she doesn't even have five insurances and one housing fund, let alone buying a house and marrying. daughter-in-law.
Listening to the old lady's complaint, Zhou Jiayu felt in a trance, as if he had returned to the time when he became a civil servant, and the uncles and aunts around him were talking all day long about the short things of these parents.
No one in the room dared to say a word. After all, they didn't seem to have five insurances and one housing fund.
When people are old and have no children to accompany them, it is easy to be lonely. Now that someone finally speaks, there are many things in their mouths.
Zhou Jiayu learned from the old lady that after the Cloak Man's parents died, he lived with the old lady for a while. But this period was not long, and soon Xiaotian disappeared. It didn't appear again until a few years later.
The old lady shed tears as she talked, saying that the child had a hard life, and that he had never been blessed since childhood, and that she was incompetent as an aunt and couldn't control him.
It seems that the news said that the wife of the third son of the Meng family is not a member of the Fengshui family, but has something to do with it. The old lady before graduation seems to have no knowledge of Fengshui, and she is not wary of them.
After staying at the old lady's house all morning, at lunch time, everyone declined the old lady's warm invitation and left her residence.
Everyone was silent when they came out. Lin Jue sighed, "I really don't understand what Meng Yangtian wants to do." They also knew the name of the man in the cloak.
"Let's find a place to eat first." Zhou Jiayu said, "Everyone is hungry."
So a few people found a restaurant nearby and ordered a few dishes. This area is quite far from the city center, and there are only small restaurants where you can eat, and the hygiene situation is quite worrying.
But everyone was hungry, and no one cared so much, so they started to plan with their rice bowls in their hands. Of course, Lin Zhushui was not interested in these things as usual, and he never touched his chopsticks from beginning to end.
"What's next?" Shen Yiqiong said, "It seems that the old lady doesn't know where Meng Yangtian's father is buried, so let's just go there?"
The old lady had a lot of complaints about Meng Yangtian's father. She said that Meng Yangtian's father had no conscience and refused to come back when his mother was dying. He only appeared in a hurry at the funeral once. .
"I definitely can't go this way." Lin Jue said, "Isn't Xu Jian very familiar with the Northeast area? I'll call to see if she has any clues." Telephone.
The phone was dialed quickly, and Lin Jue and Xu Jian communicated. She briefly mentioned the matter of the ancestral tomb of the Meng family and asked Xu Jian if they had any information.
Zhou Jiayu thought she would talk for a while, but she didn't expect the call to end soon, Lin Jue put down the phone: "Xu Jian said that he couldn't make it clear on the phone, so come and talk to us directly." The Xu family owed them a Sir, please, it is normal to be a little enthusiastic now.
After eating, the group found a place to rest, ready to wait for Xu Jian to come over.
Zhou Jiayu took the kraft paper with him, and took it out during his nap to study it. Since he dripped blood on it, there was a little bird that looked like a sacrificial eight on the kraft paper, and there was no change in other places. . Zhou Jiayu rubbed the paper, and suddenly wondered what would happen if Lin Zhushui also dripped blood, and would he also see the future that he cared about most
With this thought in mind, Zhou Jiayu went to the next door and knocked on Lin Zhushui's door, and told Lin Zhushui his thoughts.
After Lin Zhushui listened to it, he simply took out a needle from his pocket and pierced his finger, smearing his own blood on the paper.
Zhou Jiayu watched expectantly.
But to his disappointment, nothing happened after Lin Zhushui's blood was wiped off, no other changes appeared on the kraft paper, and Lin Zhushui didn't seem to see anything.
"It seems that a piece of paper can only be used once." Zhou Jiayu said, "If there is a pattern on this piece of paper, it cannot be used again..." He was a little regretful, but fortunately he was mentally prepared for this situation.
"Yeah." Lin Zhushui said, "It's the same whether you can see it or not."
After Zhou Jiayu's experiment, he planned to go back to his room to rest, but before leaving, Lin Zhushui gently held his wrist: "Sleep in my room," he said.
Zhou Jiayu hesitated for a moment, and agreed with no promise.
So the next moment, the two became Lin Zhushui sitting on the bed, Zhou Jiayu lying on his stomach, Zhou Jiayu felt Lin Zhushui's flexible abdomen through the thin spring clothes, and involuntarily used his face rub rub.
Lin Zhushui was recording something, but he felt that Zhou Jiayu's movements stopped instantly after his actions. Then he lowered his head and said seriously, "My good-looking or his good-looking?"
Zhou Jiayu was asked inexplicably: "What?"
Lin Zhushui said, "That security check."
Zhou Jiayu: "..." He didn't expect that Lin Zhushui still remembered this, his face flushed all of a sudden, and he said that I don't remember it for a long time, and even if I remember, it must be Mr.
"Really?" Lin Zhushui half-smiled.
Zhou Jiayu knew that he was wrong, and hurriedly gave a good flattery, saying that Lin Zhushui was the most beautiful in the world, and everyone else was a cloud, and he didn't even bother to look at him when he was naked.
Lin Zhushui didn't speak, he stretched out his hand and scratched Zhou Jiayu's face, and the matter was over.
In the afternoon, Xu Jian and the others rushed over, along with Xu Rinliang. Before he came, Zhou Jiayu was very curious about what happened to Xu Rinliang's hairstyle, but now he really didn't let him down.
I saw Xu Rinwang's long hair reaching his waist and tied into a ponytail, looking like he was about to ascend to immortality at any time.
Zhou Jiayu: "...Pfft."
Shen Yiqiong didn't even give Xu Ruizang face, he laughed on the spot, almost didn't pass, Xu Ruizang's face was gloomy, and he made a note for Shen Yiqiong.
It seems that Xu Jian's aesthetics can't be corrected in this life. It always goes from one extreme to the other. Zhou Jiayu thinks that Xu Rinwang might as well have a bald head. Shit to tease.
After laughing, we have to talk about the business. Xu Jian and the others are really familiar with the Northeast side, and they also know a lot about the Meng family. They are not surprised when they know that they are going to find the ancestral tomb of the Meng family. .
"A lot?" Lin Jue was surprised, "What are they doing with the Meng family's ancestral tomb?"
"Before the Meng family's accident, there were rumors in the industry that their family had found a rare treasure." Xu Jian explained, "After the Meng family's accident, some people suspected that their family's accident had something to do with the treasure, which could destroy a big family. things, who wouldn't be tempted?"
Lin Jue was surprised: "Then they are not afraid of being killed by that baby?"
"Risks and opportunities coexist, but this matter is relatively hot on our side, and I haven't heard much about it elsewhere." Xu Jian said, "Although the ancestral tomb cannot be found, I can take you to the Meng Family Ruins to see it. "
Zhou Jiayu and the others thought that the Mengjia ruins must have disappeared after the fire, but according to Xu Jian, the ruins are still there. It is just not suitable for human habitation, and it has become a dead place and has not completely disappeared.
After confirming the plan, everyone planned to set off tomorrow to see the situation of the Meng Family Ruins.
It stands to reason that I haven't seen Xu Jinxuan for such a long time, so I should have a good supper to catch up with the old days, but everyone was afraid of Zhou Jiayu's physique, so they had to change the supper to a small talk.
During the chat, Xu Ruizang quietly asked Zhou Jiayu and Lin Zhushui how the development was, and Zhou Jiayu said that it was almost the same.
Xu Ruwang asked in detail how much it had reached, and Zhou Jiayu answered deeply: "There are some things, don't make it too clear."
Xu Ruizang let out a long oh, his expression very admirable.
As everyone knows, Zhou Jiayu, a coward, has only developed with Lin Zhushui to the point of contributing to the five-fingered girl, and he is still 108,000 miles away from the home base.
The next day, the group went to the Mengjia ruins.
The Meng family lived in a cluster of active volcanoes. The place was originally remote. After the fire broke out decades ago, it became a no-man’s land. Usually, no one went there at all.
Zhou Jiayu knew that the most serious problem after a volcanic eruption was that ash and toxic substances would spread around with the wind. I don't know if the lava that spewed out at that time had cooled down...
The only way to enter the mountain is to walk. Everyone changed their equipment and prepared masks to prevent poisonous gas.
Xu Jian is quite experienced. He said that he had been there twice and found nothing special. In fact, the buildings are still there, but because the volcano is still active, it is no longer suitable for human habitation.
It took half a day to walk there. Zhou Jiayu carried his bag and observed the surrounding environment.
In fact, near here, you can clearly see the strangeness of the environment here. Although it has been 40 years, the volcanic eruption still left a deep imprint on this area. There are almost no tall trees on the surface, only low Dwarf bushes. Because there is no dense vegetation, the mountain is also exposed. Xu Jian said that this place used to be a forest, but now it is completely gone, and now it is easy to cause mudslides when it rains heavily, so it is generally best not to come here in summer.
Although it is only a few details, it can be seen from this that it used to be a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, but unfortunately it encountered a natural disaster and everything changed.
"It's almost there." Xu Jian walked at the front. "Around the front of the mountain, you can see where the Meng family lives. Their clan is very prosperous..." He also sighed when he said this, obviously thinking of something unpleasant.
Following Xu Jian and walking forward for a while, Zhou Jiayu stood on the top of the mountain and finally saw the ruins of the Meng family in Xu Jian's mouth.
The real people of Mengjiaguo are prosperous, and the mountains are full of buildings. These buildings are neatly arranged, forming a large-scale village, and you can even see the road that traverses the village.
It seems that the Meng family is very different from the Xu family in Sheshan, and there is no such thing as escape from the world. Although the old house is in the deep mountains, it is not backward.
"Their clan was considered prosperous at the time." As he walked down the mountain, Xu Jian said, "When the volcanic eruption happened, I was a little kid, but I vaguely remember that it caused the volcanic eruption. Feng Shui Earthquake."
"It seemed to be quite a riot at the time." Lin Jue sighed, "But people are more forgetful..."
In just 40 years, the new generation has almost forgotten about the Meng family. Not to mention the events that happened that year, almost no one remembers.
The path down the mountain is a bit steep, so be careful.
Zhou Jiayu looked down and looked at the ruins of the Meng family, but what came to mind was the man in a cloak sitting in a wheelchair. He didn't know whether he was hiding his identity or for other reasons. in a thick cloak.
After a long journey, everyone finally arrived at the destination, the Meng Family Ruins.
The buildings here are row upon row, and it can be seen that they have been carefully planned. The streets are wide and empty, with some black dust accumulated, and no traces of weeds can be seen. The skin of the building was supposed to be white, but after a layer of dust adhered, it turned into an unpleasant gray-black.
It is extremely quiet here. Walking on it, you can only hear the sound of your own footsteps on the concrete floor. Neither insects and birds are audible. It seems that it has really become a restricted area of life.
"Have the streets here been cleaned?" Lin Zhushui asked suddenly.
Xu Jian was stunned when he heard the words, and then nodded: "Yes, after the accident, the government also tried to rescue, but it was too late, so after the volcanic eruption stopped, they sent someone in, roughly cleaned the streets, and also Want to find the body of the victim…”
"Have you found it?" Lin Zhushui asked.
"No." Xu Jian said, "Later there was news that they all entered the mountains when the volcano erupted... Hundreds of people, no bones left."
When everyone heard the words, they fell silent.
Lin Jue sighed softly, saying that it was really a sin.
The Meng family site is well preserved, and even though it has been more than 40 years, the years on it seem to be frozen in that accident. Zhou Jiayu even saw a high-rise building inside. The high-rise building should have more than ten floors. With the level of technology 40 years ago, it is definitely not an easy task to build such a building in the deep mountains.
"If there is nothing wrong with the Meng family, it is estimated that they are already the dominant force in the Northeast. Their family is full of yang energy, and the most suitable thing to do is to get rid of those yin and private things." Xu Jian said, "It's a pity..."
"The Meng family should have an ancestral hall, right?" Lin Jue said, "Where is it?"
Xu Jian said: "At the east end of the village, at the foot of the mountain, I've been there before, and I haven't seen anything useful."
Although it was said that there was nothing there, everyone went to the ancestral hall to have a look.
This ancestral hall is very beautiful, and the splendor of the past can be vaguely seen. Whether it is the exquisite patterns carved on the sturdy roof beams and pillars, or the materials used for the doors, windows, tables and chairs, they are all fine products.
However, the top of the altar was a little messy, the tablets were all overturned, and the place where the incense burner should have been placed was empty.
"Someone has come here." Xu Jian was a little unhappy, "These people are really not virtuous, and they dare to touch dead people's things."
"People come here often?" Zhou Jiayu noticed that there were some footprints in the ancestral hall, and these footprints were obviously stepped on before them.
"People used to come often, but now there are not many. After all, so many people have come and found nothing." Xu Jian said, "The Meng family's sacrifices are not in the ancestral hall, they have a special place, that place is very close to the volcano. ."
Because of this, almost no one was spared when the volcano erupted.
"It's weird." Lin Jue suddenly said, "This trace is new, has someone just been here?"
Zhou Jiayu looked at the place Lin Jue said, and found that there was some soil attached to the position near the door frame. The soil was obviously brought in from the outside and was still wet.
"Huh?" Xu Jian asked suspiciously, "It wouldn't be so coincidental, it would be nice to have more than a dozen people here all year round..."
"I don't know." Lin Jue looked around the desolate village, "Be careful, don't you stay here tonight?"
When we walked in, it was almost completely dark, and after turning around a little, they planned to set up camp here. Xu Jian chose a flat with a yard, took off the lock on the door, and said that everyone will spend the night in the yard today.
"Okay, let's keep vigil separately." Lin Jue said, "The traces just now were abnormal, everyone should be careful."
Zhou Jiayu nodded, took out the small gas stove he carried with him and prepared to cook.
After walking the mountain road for a day, everyone was a little hungry. Zhou Jiayu simply made some easy-to-eat food, and everyone was ready to rest after eating.
Although the weather was not cold and there were no beasts at the moment, Lin Jue still assigned the order of the vigil. Zhou Jiayu was naturally with Lin Zhushui, and the rest of the people were combined at will, and they were divided into three groups of people to watch the night separately.
The weather is good today. After the sky darkened, there were a few stars and a bright moon in the sky.
Zhou Jiayu lay in the sleeping bag and fell asleep after a while, until he was woken up by Shen Yiqiong, the first vigilante in the early morning.
"Can, get up." Shen Yiqiong gently pushed Zhou Jiayu.
Zhou Jiayu woke up in a daze, stretched out his hand and wiped his face heavily: "Hmm... Changed?"
"Well." Shen Yiqiong said, "Mr. is outside, you can go."
Zhou Jiayu nodded and left his tent.
Lin Zhushui really woke up early. At this time, he was sitting quietly beside the fire. Zhou Jiayu yawned and sat next to him, calling out to Mr.
"Well." Lin Zhushui said, "Still sleepy?"
Zhou Jiayu said: "It's okay, just wait for a while."
After Shen Yiqiong and the others climbed into the tent to sleep, the place was completely quiet. I have to say that at night in the ruins, there is an uneasy silence, except for the occasional crackling of the fire, there is no other sound, like a black and white mime.
This abandoned city smells of dead silence, as if life has become something out of place here.
Zhou Jiayu sat next to Lin Zhushui, and the two talked in a low voice, talking about some irrelevant topics.
Mingyue climbed to the sky dome, and Zhou Jiayu, who was sitting beside the fire, suddenly heard a strange sound and smelled a strange smell in his nose.
It was a smell of scorched meat. With the rustling sound of heavy objects dragging on the ground, Zhou Jiayu's expression suddenly became tense: "Sir?"
Lin Zhushui tilted his head slightly and hummed.
"Did you hear that?" Zhou Jiayu asked.
Lin Zhushui frowned: "No, but there is something around."
The most inspirational here is Zhou Jiayu. Sometimes what he can see, Lin Zhushui can only perceive a rough outline. The voice and breath seemed to be only Zhou Jiayu could feel him, his throat was dry and he said, "I smell something burning..."
Lin Zhushui didn't say a word, he took out a piece of talisman and gently stuck it on Zhou Jiayu's chest.
After the talisman paper was attached to his chest, the feeling of palpitations was a little better, but in fact Zhou Jiayu still had an instinctive fear. It was as if the rabbit saw the wolf, and the prey was being targeted by the predator. The cold air that came out of his bones made his breathing heavy, and even his hands and feet became cold.
"Bang bang bang." Something knocked on their door.
Lin Zhushui didn't move, and some doubts appeared between his eyebrows: "How can there be the breath of a living person."
"Is there a living person outside the door?" To be honest, when Zhou Jiayu heard the knock on the door, the first thing Zhou Jiayu thought was that the knock on the door was something dirty, but seeing Lin Zhushui's reaction, it didn't seem strange to him outside the door. things but humans.
"Open the door, help—" Seeing that there was no movement, the voice sounded again, but this time it became a call for help from a strange woman. She seemed to have encountered something extremely terrifying, and her voice was distorted. She shouted, " Help, help me—"
"It's a living person." Lin Zhushui concluded, "You sit here and don't move, I'll go take a look."
Zhou Jiayu said hello.
Lin Zhushui stood up and walked to the door. And the feeling of suffocation still lingered around Zhou Jiayu, he even began to have an indescribable fear of the fire in front of him, and involuntarily stepped back a little.
Lin Zhushui stood at the door and opened the door. The moment he opened the door, two people rushed in outside the door, a man and a woman, all covered in embarrassment, rolling and crawling into the garden.
They were covered in a dirty black ash and looked very dirty.
"Help, help—" The man's face was full of fear, and he kept roaring after entering the yard, turning his head to look behind him.
Zhou Jiayu also followed his gaze and looked out. After seeing the scene outside the house, his body froze, and at this moment he finally understood the source of his fear.
There was a raging fire burning outside the door, but the flame was not hot, but had a cold smell.
Among the flames, stood hunched figures. At first glance, these figures would be thought to be shadows against the light, but if you look closely, you will find that they are not standing against the light at all, but their bodies are scorched, even You can still see their white eyes staring here.
These charred corpses began to slowly move towards the yard. There were an extremely large number of them, and at a rough glance, there were at least over a hundred of them.
Zhou Jiayu, who saw this scene, cursed in his heart, and an idea popped into his mind at an inopportune moment—if the black-skinned Shen Yiqiang was stripped and left among these people, Shen Yiqiong would be recognized. what.
Shen Yiqiong, who was still sleeping at this time, sneezed suddenly, murmuring in his heart who the hell was talking bad about him behind his back.
"Bang." After putting the two in front of him, Lin Zhushui neatly closed the door in front of him. He turned his head and faced Zhou Jiayu: "What did you see?"
Zhou Jiayu's lips and tongue were dry: "There is a fire outside, and there are many charred corpses..."
As he spoke, the people in the yard all woke up when they heard the movement. Lin Jue climbed out of the tent and looked at the two men and women in the yard who were embarrassed: "What's going on?"
Zhou Jiayu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
The author has something to say: Zhou Jiayu: Looking at these scorched corpses, I inexplicably remembered the time when I saw a confession from my husband on the Ferris wheel...
Lin Zhushui: You wait.
Zhou Jiayu:
Lin Zhushui: There are many people this time, and the peach heart can be bigger.
Zhou Jiayu: No, no, no! !