Yang Xiaobao walked into the courtyard and saw a middle-aged woman walking out of the west wing, carrying a kettle in her hand.
When she saw Yang Xiaobao, she said with a smile on her face: "Please come in quickly, please come in quickly."
Yang Xiaobao smiled and said, "Excuse me."
Then he followed the middle-aged woman into the main room.
Lao Ma and Rabbit Demon have already sat down on the worn sofa.
"Mom, let me come." The girl took the teapot and began to pour tea for Lao Ma and Rabbit Demon.
As soon as Yang Xiaobao entered the door, he smelled a musty smell.
The smell was like the room hadn't been occupied for a long time.
Moreover, he saw that the furniture inside was very broken, and some were even covered with a layer of dust.
"Look, we haven't packed up yet." The middle-aged woman said sheepishly.
The village chief waved his hand and said impatiently: "Stop talking and give them a place to live."
"well."
The middle-aged woman said and walked out of the room.
"Don't mind, we just came back yesterday." The girl said with a smile.
"You just came back yesterday?" The rabbit demon asked in confusion, "You don't live here?"
The girl smiled and said: "Most of the people in our village have moved out. Except for some old people who don't want to move, there are basically no people left. However, there is a rule in our village that we must come back to worship our ancestors one day a year."
"On this day of ancestor worship, no matter how far you are outside, you will come back."
Hearing what the girl said, Yang Xiaobao nodded, so that's what happened.
"Then what day is the ancestor worship?" Yang Xiaobao asked.
"It's the day after tomorrow," the village chief said.
"Ancestor worship must be very lively, right?" the rabbit demon said with a smile.
The girl chuckled and said, "Of course it's lively. I've loved this day since I was a child. A banquet is set up in the village and the whole village gets together to eat."
"I think this year is a bit mysterious." The village chief said unhappily, "Not to mention having a feast, it's good if we can carry out ancestor worship."
Yang Xiaobao saw that the village chief seemed to have something on his mind.
But if he didn't say anything, Yang Xiaobao wouldn't be able to say anything else.
While they were drinking tea and chatting, Yang Xiaobao realized that the people in Beichen Village all had the surname Xue and were from the same family.
The village chief's name is Xue Deyong, and the girl's name is Xue Tong.
They live in the county town, while the girl is supposed to go to college in Tiandu City.
The village exists in name only, and the village chief also exists in name only.
It's just that because he was the village chief in the past, if anything needs to be done in the village now, Xue Deyong will still be the one to take the lead.
"We also came from Tiandu City." Lao Ma said.
"That's great." Xue Tong said happily.
Village chief Xue Deyong coughed and said to Xue Tong: "Don't stay here. Go see if your mother can help."
Xue Tong chuckled, stood up and walked outside.
After Xue Tong left, village chief Xue Deyong asked Yang Xiaobao and Lao Ma: "Are you really here to climb the mountain?"
From his tone, he seemed to be very suspicious of Yang Xiaobao's remarks.
Yang Xiaobao smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, we are here to climb the mountain."
"Then I advise you to leave here as soon as possible tomorrow."
Seeing that Xue Deyong kept letting them go, Yang Xiaobao asked with some confusion: "Village Chief Xue, why do you keep driving us away? Do you think we are bad people?"
"It's just because I don't think you are bad people that I asked you to leave."
"Did something happen?" Yang Xiaobao asked.
"Nothing happened." Cao Deyong said.
Yang Xiaobao and Lao Ma looked at each other and saw that Cao Deyong didn't want to say something, so it was hard for him to ask.
"Well, since we are here to climb the mountain, let's go to the back mountain for a walk." said the rabbit demon.
"Okay, let's go for a walk." Lao Ma stood up and said.
Seeing that they were about to go out, the village chief Cao Deyong said: "I advise you to stay in this yard obediently."
"Why?" Yang Xiaobao asked, "Can't we go to the back mountain?"
The village chief opened his mouth and finally said: "Okay, if you want to go, I won't stop you, but you must come back before dark."
Yang Xiaobao agreed, walked to the yard with Lao Ma and the rabbit demon, and walked towards the gate.
He took the opportunity to look around the yard.
Suddenly, he saw several pieces of yellow paper taped to several corners of the courtyard wall.
There are also strange charms drawn on these yellow papers.
When Yang Xiaobao saw this scene, he couldn't help but frowned.
He didn't say anything, but walked outside the door under Cao Deyong's gaze.
Behind the village is a mountain, just a few steps away.
Yang Xiaobao, Lao Ma and the rabbit demon walked around the village.
It was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the fog was still very heavy. The village was deserted, and it didn't look like anyone was living there at all.
"Xiaobao, don't you think this village is a little strange?" Lao Ma asked.
"I feel it." Yang Xiaobao said, "The village chief is also quite strange."
"Yes, and I saw paper charms posted in his yard."
The rabbit demon immediately said: "It's a talisman to avoid evil spirits."
The old horse asked the rabbit demon in surprise: "You know so well that it is a talisman to avoid evil spirits?"
The rabbit demon shrugged and said: "Because I felt very uncomfortable as soon as I entered, as if I was pushed out by something."
After saying that, it turned around and looked at Yang Xiaobao: "Master, don't you help me think of a way?"
Yang Xiaobao said with a smile: "I will give you a talisman later. If you put it on your body, the evil-avoiding talisman will be broken."
The rabbit demon was relieved.
"Xiaobao, why do you think Cao Deyong put up evil spirits in his home?"
"There must be something unclean in the village." Yang Xiaobao said, "Although this evil spirit talisman is somewhat useful, it is not very useful because the painting is not right."
"Is there anything unclean in the village? Are you saying that there are ghosts in this village?"
Yang Xiaobao sighed and told the two people about the black cat he had just met, which was always shrouded in gloom.
"If your guess is correct, the black cat is infected with evil spirits."
Cats are yin and are easily contaminated with evil spirits, especially black cats.
Lao Ma nodded, sighed, and said, "This village is so weird!"
As he spoke, he turned around to look at the village already under his feet.
Yang Xiaobao also turned around to see the village.
He felt a chill in his heart and shuddered slightly.
He felt that this village shrouded in mist was like a huge beast, waiting for its prey to enter its mouth.
"Xiaobao, tell me, where is the south gate of the Gate of Hell?" Lao Ma asked.
Yang Xiaobao looked at the village, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I have to ask Shi Ran."
"By the way, do you think Shi Ran has been to this village? This village is not big, so we should be able to meet him, but why are there no traces of him?"
Yang Xiaobao frowned and said: "Old Ma, have you noticed that there are no other cars in this village except ours."
"Yes." Lao Ma said immediately, "When you said that, I also discovered this problem." This chapter has been completed!