The four of us had already arrived at the third house’s yard, and gropingly squatted on the edge of the yard wall. When we had just squatted down, the footsteps were already very close to us.
"Squeak!"
It was the sound of the door being pushed open. The four of us held our breath and lowered our bodies as low as possible. The closer we were to the ground, the lower the concentration of the fog, so that we could see clearly what was ahead.
We clearly saw that it had four legs, and it should be two people. We can still be sure of this.
After the four of us looked at each other, we remained silent and waited for the two people to walk into the yard. After the two people walked into the yard, they hesitated for a moment and then entered the house.
"Let's go and take a look."
Lao Wu whispered to us, and the four of us quietly approached the house. The door was left half ajar, so we gently opened the door and walked in.
"Who is it!"
A man's voice suddenly sounded, startling the four of us.
"Who's out there!"
The man asked again after not hearing any response, and at this moment, Old Wu actually became a little excited.
After he recognized the man's voice and it was his friend, Old Wu quickly spoke.
"Is the Hadron you?"
After the man was stunned for a moment, he said in a somewhat excited tone.
"Is that you, Lao Wu?"
Now Lao Wu was sure that this was his friend Qiangzi. He didn't care that we were behind him or the red rope tied between us, and he quickly ran into the innermost room.
"Old Wu, please slow down!"
Chang Xiao shouted behind him, but Lao Wu didn't even listen to what Chang Xiao said behind him and just ran forward quickly.
"Old Wu, it's really you!"
After arriving in the room, Qiangzi saw clearly that the person who came was really Lao Wu. He couldn't help but get a little excited and stepped forward to hug Lao Wu. Lao Wu was also very excited.
"Didn't I say that? I didn't let you come, but you just wanted to come. Why can't you change your character and not listen to other people's advice?"
Qiangzi was very happy when he saw Lao Wu coming. But when he thought about his friends, he had to put himself in danger, and he felt a little blamed.
"You still have the nerve to tell me that we are still good friends? You didn't tell me that such a big thing happened. If I hadn't made the decision to come, I wouldn't have known that the situation here would be so serious."
Qiangzi sighed after hearing what Lao Wu said. Only then did he notice the three of us standing behind Lao Wu.
"Old Wu, what are you..."
"Oh, look at me, I was so happy that I forgot to introduce you to you. These are the helpers I brought. This is Chang Xiao. This is Chang Yi, who is Chang Xiao's apprentice. This girl's name is Xiao Li, who belongs to Chang Yi.
Junior sister."
Lao Wu started to introduce, Qiangzi nodded. After remembering our names, Lao Wu started to ask Qiangzi.
"Tell me for a moment, what happened in this village!"
Qiangzi sighed after hearing what Lao Wu said.
"With your personality, you must have made some inquiries to come here."
Old Wu nodded.
"It was a driver who told me that you dug a coffin in the river bed. Strange things happened after this coffin was found."
"Isn't it? In fact, this matter can be avoided. It's all my fault for not stopping it in time."
Qiangzi spoke, his tone full of remorse. Lao Wu didn't say anything more. After patting Qiangzi's shoulder, everyone sat down, and Qiangzi continued to speak.
"Isn't it that the market price of the sand and gravel is relatively high now? Everyone just thought that since the beds are dry now, the sand and gravel are just lying there, so why not dig them out and sell them for some money? The village also agreed, so
Organize everyone to dig out. I want to sell the sand and gravel in the river bed to get some money."
"The digging went quite smoothly at first, and everyone saw some benefits. We were all very happy, and everyone became more motivated. The river bed became longer and the pit became deeper.
, one day suddenly a big red coffin was dug up.”
After saying this, Qiangzi paused, looking at his expression as if he was recalling something terrifying.
"I didn't go to the coffin that day. I rested at home. I always felt uncomfortable all over that day, so I lay down at home to rest. When I fell asleep, someone seemed to say in my ear -
—We are back, no one can escape."
"I woke up all of a sudden. When I woke up, I realized that I had fallen asleep. This seemed to be a dream. However, this dream made me very uneasy. When I got up, I heard someone in the village say
Something was dug out of the riverbed."
"Everyone rushed over to watch the fun, and I went too. When I got to the river bank, I saw that they had dug out a big red coffin. As soon as I saw the coffin, I felt an inexplicable feeling in my chest.
of fear.”
After hearing this, Lao Wu asked Qiangzi.
"Is there anything different about the lipstick coffin?"
Qiangzi nodded after hearing Lao Wu's question.
"Isn't that right? The body of this coffin was actually engraved with reliefs. It was only after I walked in that I saw clearly that the carvings were peonies and phoenixes. As soon as I saw the reliefs, I knew that the person in the coffin was
His identity is not simple."
"The people in the village also knew what I did, so they all made room for me to see what the coffin was. I could only feel that this coffin was not a good thing, and I also reminded the villagers.
, and the village chief cannot be left outside. If possible, it should be dug out somewhere and buried again."
After saying this, Qiangzi stopped again and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Did the villagers not listen to you?"
I spoke from the side.
"Yes, when I said that, everyone thought what I said made sense. But at this moment, someone saw some gold in the pit where the coffin was buried. This time, everyone swarmed towards the pit.
I ran away, and those who were strong-minded naturally got some gold that I didn’t get, so I could only sigh from the side.”
After saying this, Lao Wu and we all understood the general ins and outs of this matter, and Qiangzi suddenly leaned against the wall next to him and sighed.
"No matter how much I tried to persuade everyone, they refused to listen and only wanted to take those things. Even when the village chief came, everyone ignored them. The most annoying thing is that the village chief also went to get those things."
"Didn't you tell your superiors that the villagers took the things in the pit?"