Then he nodded at the basic information on the header of the questionnaire and motioned him to read: "None of the people in the village are over sixty, and most of them are between thirty and fifty-five."
They always thought Huang Zhishu, who was in his fifties, was even only forty-eight. The youngest villager inside is twenty-six years old, but he is a bit stupid.
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Xue Meng thought of the sentence that Huang Zhishu said, "The old man died after his sixtieth birthday, that is joy and mourning", and his face turned pale. I dare not think about where all the old people in the village who have passed the age of 60 have gone.
Jiang Greed patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."
Xue Meng swallowed, nodded, sorted out the form decently, and put it in the bag.
After they finished tidying up, the banquet in the village was almost ready. Four tables were set up in the open space in front of Huang Zhishu's house, and the women who cooked had already started serving the dishes.
Looking at the poverty level in the village, they originally thought that the banquet would not go anywhere.
But to my surprise, the banquets at the four tables were full of fish and meat, including chicken, duck, pork, and beef, and even soft-shelled turtles and sea prawns. Huang Zhishu also took out two bottles of Moutai from home.
Neither Jiang Greed nor Xue Meng knew about wine, so they couldn't tell if it was real Moutai. But considering the poverty level shown in Sanshui Village, the four tables of banquets in front of them are by no means in line with the economic situation of the village.
They were arranged at Huang Zhishu's table, and Xue Meng sat next to Jiang Li, like a little quail, not even daring to move his chopsticks.
At the table they were sitting at, except for Huang Zhishu, the rest were all middle-aged men. It seems that unlike other villages, the banquet seating is arranged according to seniority and age.
Someone came to persuade Jiang Lu to drink, but Jiang Lu refused because he could not drink and drive.
They didn't try to persuade them anymore, they just drank, ate and chatted on their own, and even told the two men where they were going to spend the night in a woman's house today.
Jiang Greed heard what they said, and it seemed that the men in the village usually looked for any woman they wanted. There is no concept of husband and wife in their speech, it is more like treating women in the village as public property, which can be used by anyone.
And when they talked about these things, they didn't avoid Jiang Li and the two, as if they didn't treat them as outsiders at all. It's completely different from the enthusiasm but alienation in the morning.
Jiang Greed remained silent, Xue Meng just pretended not to hear. He pretended to check the time, took out his phone and took a quick look at the message sent to the group, the text message was followed by a bright red exclamation mark.
Looking at the signal box, it is also empty.
The communication signal did not know when it started, it was completely cut off.
Xue Meng turned his phone to vibrate and put it back in his pocket.
The man sitting next to him looked back at him with a big smile on his lips.
…
After eating at the banquet for nearly an hour, Xue Meng felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He forced a little food into his stomach under Jiang Li's gesture.
When the banquet was over, Jiang Li suggested that it was getting late and they should go back.
Huang Zhishu drank a lot of wine and sent them out of the village with a smile on his face.
The tense Xue Meng first breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised it again. He always felt that these villagers should not let them go so easily.
At this time, it was only around 5:30 in the afternoon. It was obviously not too late, but the sky had already darkened. When they walked to the parking place at the entrance of the village, they saw that there was a light mist in the woods.
Xue Meng sat in the driver's seat and started the car. But found that the fire did not start.
He felt cold, but he was not surprised. He was about to check what went wrong when he heard Jiang Li, who got into the car behind him, say, "The rear tire is also flat."
The two looked at each other, knowing that someone had tampered with the car.
Xue Meng glanced at the villagers who hadn't gone far, cursed in a low voice, and asked: "The mobile phone still has no signal, what should I do? Those villagers will definitely not send us out."
The location of Sanshui Village is too remote, the roads are winding, and there is no navigation. Let alone the dark evening, they may not be able to go out even in broad daylight.
Xue Meng gritted his teeth, took out the two peace charms in his pocket, stuffed one for Jiang Li, then searched in the car, found a small fruit knife and a wrench, and said ruthlessly: "At worst, I will fight with them. I think this place is very dark, maybe you can turn into a ghost and come back to take revenge after you die!"
Jiang Greed was amused by him, gave him the peace amulet, and asked him to hide the fruit knife and wrench next to his body, and motioned him to put on his bag and go with him: "Don't worry, if we can come in, we can go out."
Xue Meng looked at his thin and small body. Although he was quite tall, he didn't have much flesh. The people who sat at their table just now were all strong peasants.
"There are so many people in the village, don't be brave, if you really can't beat us, run to the woods. When Xiao Xiaoyu and Zhang Tianxing find out that we have lost contact, they will definitely call the police to find us."
The more he talked, the more he felt the drama, and his waist straightened a little.
Jiang Greed looked back at him: "People in the village won't do anything to us, we have to be careful about other things." @无限好文，全在晋江文学城
He told Xue Meng: "I am sure to deal with it, but you must listen to me."
Xue Meng's lips trembled when he heard "something else", but he nodded honestly. Probably because he was too nervous, his words unknowingly increased: "Do you know what those are?"
Jiang Greed shook his head: "I don't know."
He glanced at the fog gradually rising around him, and said, "I'll definitely find out in the evening."
There was indeed no problem in the village. If he guessed right, those things only appeared at night. And most of them are regular. As for what the law is, there is too little information to guess for the time being, but he feels that it is mostly related to the death of someone in the village.
Otherwise, Zhang Tianxing and the others came here on the first day yesterday, something should have gone wrong.
Xue Meng: ...
Is it really okay to be so reckless
Probably because his expression was too terrified, Jiang Greed seemed to think of something, and added worryingly: "Tonight, I mean if... no matter what you see me become, don't scream, don't be afraid, you know ?"
Xue Meng's expression suddenly became more frightened: ...
He really wants to ask what does "whatever it becomes" mean? Aren't we a species
When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again, and let out a weak "oh".
I was thinking about the thigh I was holding in my mind, what kind of leg is it
Before they could come up with an answer, the two had already returned to Huang Zhishu's house.
Huang Zhishu looked at the two people who had gone and returned with surprise on his face: "Why are you back again, did you lose something?"
Xue Meng cursed in his heart that the old thing is quite good at acting, but he squeezed out a smile on his face: "Uncle, our car broke down, and the mobile phone has no signal and we can't contact our colleagues..."
Huang Zhishu pretended to inquire about the situation, and then said: "Oh, there is a tricycle in the village that can take you out. It's getting late now, the tricycle is driving slowly, and there is no street light on this dirt road. It's not safe, or You are just going to settle down in the village tonight? Aren’t your colleagues coming tomorrow morning? Ask them to take you back when the time comes.”
Xue Mengxin said that you will be cold when my reinforcements come, but he has to pretend to be happy and agree.
Huang Zhishu arranged a temporary house for them in Westinghouse. The bedding inside is complete, obviously it has been prepared long ago.
The two saw it through but didn't tell the truth, thanked them and rested in the Westinghouse.
At this time, the sky outside was completely dark, Xue Meng looked at the time on his phone, it was only past six o'clock. It's June now, and the days are long and the nights are short. Normally, it doesn't get dark until after seven o'clock. But when he looked out of the Westinghouse window, the village was dark. Not even a single light was on.
He shivered, hugged the quilt and moved closer to Jiang Li.
Unexpectedly, he saw a little excitement in Jiang Greed's eyes, he was stunned, and asked suspiciously: "Why do I think you are a little happy?"
"Is it so obvious?" Jiang Greed looked at him innocently, then reached out to touch his face.
"have."
Xue Meng whispered: "Although you are a big brother, you are not afraid of such a thing, and you are not excited?"
You really make me feel insecure like this!
Jiang Li coughed lightly, adjusted his expression, went to the window to look out, then dragged on the slippers and went back to the bed, folded his clothes and lay down, saying, "Go to sleep."
There is a wrench under Xue Meng's pillow, and a fruit knife hidden in his trouser pocket, how can he sleep.
And there is such a big lantern hanging outside.
"Don't you need to take that lantern?" Xue Meng was not at ease, the outside was dark, and there was a lantern hanging outside their house, just like a light. It's as if he made a special trip to lure something to them.
Jiang Greed closed his eyes: "I've seen it. The tea stems in the lanterns are just the things we drink in the tea during the day."
It's called a tea stem, but I don't know what it is.
But one thing Jiang Greed was sure of was that this thing might attract something. They drank tea during the day, which must have left a smell, and it didn't make much difference whether there were lanterns or not.
Probably just Huang Zhishu was worried, so he took out another heavy insurance.
Xue Meng stopped talking immediately, he turned over a few times, and then quieted down.
Jiang Li was lying on the outside of the bed, with his hands folded on his abdomen, as if he was asleep. I was thinking in my heart, no matter what is coming later, it must taste better.
…
The surroundings gradually quieted down, and the darkness outside seemed to come in through the window. In the darkness, only a lantern under the eaves of the window exudes a faint light.
Suddenly there was a shrill dog barking outside, one after another, piercing the silence and darkness.
Xue Meng suppressed his throat and asked in a breathy voice: "There is no dog in the village, right?"
During the day they wandered around the village