"Empty?" Ma Xiaoquan turned to look at Zhao Minglan.
At this time, Zhao Minglan actually hid behind Ma Xiaoquan and did not dare to look in. Only then did Ma Xiaoquan realize that this girl had tricked him. She had never been to the bungalow at all.
"It's empty inside. If you don't believe it, look at it~" Ma Xiaoquan said.
After hearing Ma Xiaoquan's words, Zhao Minglan stuck his head out and looked into the room cautiously.
"It's really empty~" Seeing that the room was empty, Zhao Minglan jumped out from behind Ma Xiao and stepped into the room carelessly.
"This little girl..." Ma Xiaoquan shook his head helplessly and followed Zhao Minglan into the house.
The room was indeed empty, but the moment he entered the room, Ma Xiaoquan felt a strange and indescribable feeling coming from all around, like a wave of air, squeezing his chest.
Body.
On the other hand, Zhao Minglan didn't seem to feel this way. She walked around the room, looking here and there.
"After a long period of fuss, it turned out to be an empty house, which made me look forward to it for a long time. I thought there was some gold and silver in it."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, what era are we in now? You may have heard too many stories from storytellers. Oh, according to what you said, I took three steps forward, and then suddenly fell into a pit, and then I found a book
Martial arts secrets, can you practice peerless magical skills?"
Zhao Minglan rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan and said, "If you master any peerless magical skills, I will practice them with you..."
"Okay, okay..." Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Zhao Minglan, "Stop talking to me, let's go, go home, go home~"
Zhao Minglan refused to give up: "I'll watch it for a while, just in case there is some hidden mechanism."
Ma Xiaoquan said helplessly: "Okay, let's go. I'll cook today, okay?"
When he heard Ma Xiaoquan cooking, Zhao Minglan's eyes lit up: "Really, that's okay. Aunt Zhang just sent two eggs today. How about you make me some scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"
"Okay~"
"Hehe, let's go." Zhao Minglan grabbed Ma Xiaoquan's arm and jumped up and down happily. But just before she took two steps, her foot suddenly sank and she stepped on something.
Because Zhao Minglan was holding Ma Xiaoquan's arm, the moment his feet sank, Zhao Minglan pulled Ma Xiaoquan tightly out of instinctive reaction. Ma Xiaoquan was pulled by Zhao Minglan like this, and his center of gravity was also unstable, and he was almost brought down by Zhao Minglan.
"What are you doing?" Ma Xiaoquan stabilized his body and supported Zhao Minglan.
Zhao Minglan looked horrified. She did not speak, but pointed to her feet tremblingly.
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and looked at Zhao Minglan's feet, and saw that Zhao Minglan had stepped on a piece of floor. Well, it shouldn't be said to be the floor, but the bungalow seemed to be in disrepair for a long time, and the ground inside the house was also somewhat uneven. She stepped on it.
A pothole.
"Then you pull it out?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Zhao Minglan curled her lips: "I, I can't pull it out~I, I'm scared~"
"Huh? Can't you pull it out?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment and stretched out his hand to help her, but before he could use any force, Zhao Minglan cried out in pain.
"It's broken. It's not something like a animal trap, right?" Ma Xiaoquan guessed.
Upon hearing that it was a bear trap, Zhao Minglan's mouth flattened and she couldn't help but shed tears.
Ma Xiaoquan quickly comforted: "Don't be afraid, I'm here~ Just wait, don't worry, I'll take a look."
Before letting it go, Ma Xiaoquan would have really felt that this kind of unexpected situation was a bit tricky, but after experiencing yesterday's strange encounter, he has recovered most of his super powers and is no longer afraid of this kind of thing.
Ma Xiaoquan simply reached out to touch it, but Zhao Minglan quickly stopped him and said, "What if you get pinched?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled, shook his head and comforted: "No~" After saying that, he reached down.
However, I stretched out my hand and touched around, but I couldn't see anything entangled or clamped on Zhao Minglan's feet. I tried to pull it, but it didn't move. It seemed that there was a force sucking Zhao Minglan's feet.
"What the hell?" Ma Xiaoquan frowned slightly. He grabbed Zhao Minglan's ankle and touched it carefully again. After confirming that there was no obstacle, he comforted Zhao Minglan and said: "Sister Lanlan, close your eyes, I'm going to work hard."
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan himself didn't know why he said this, and he didn't know whether Zhao Minglan would be rescued or whether she would be injured if he pulled hard.
Zhao Minglan closed his eyes obediently, and Ma Xiaoquan did not dare to neglect. He released the gravity field instantly. After making sure that there were no obstacles around him, he slowly applied pressure to Zhao Minglan's ankle.
At this moment, that strange force seemed to cooperate and suddenly loosened Zhao Minglan's ankles.
Ma Xiaoquan successfully pulled Zhao Minglan's foot out of the hole.
Zhao Minglan was as frightened as a little bird, turned around and threw herself into Ma Xiaoquan's arms.
Ma Xiaoquan patted Zhao Minglan's back gently, but his attention was focused on the hole made by Zhao Minglan.
"Let's leave here, I'm so scared~" Zhao Minglan, who had regained her composure, let go of her hand with some embarrassment. She smoothed her hair from her forehead and murmured with a red face.
"Okay~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded and pulled Zhao Minglan out of the shabby house.
After the two of them walked for a while, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly pulled Zhao Minglan and asked: "Well, why are you suddenly dragging me to go to that house? Are you hiding something from me?"
Zhao Minglan seemed to have not fully recovered from the panic just now. She took a few breaths and then said: "Today, someone came to your house to find you. He said he was your friend and left a sum of money, saying he owed it to your brother.
, we couldn’t resist, so we stayed. Before that person left, he told us about the dilapidated bungalow.”
"You came after just saying it?" Ma Xiaoquan felt a little incredible. Zhao Minglan was also an adult, how could he be deceived so easily?
Zhao Minglan lowered his head in embarrassment and said: "He said, if I go to that shabby bungalow with you, tell you for me and let you stay with me."
"What a mess~" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Zhao Minglan with some annoyance, but seeing the innocent look on his face, he could only say helplessly, "Next time something like this happens, can you use your brain, in case there is someone in that shabby bungalow?"
You are a gangster, what if you are in danger if you go alone?"
Zhao Minglan flattened her mouth and said, "I also want to be with you, so..."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, held Zhao Minglan's shoulders with both hands and said: "Sister Lanlan, I have made it very clear to you. We can't do it. Don't waste your time with me. You still have to go to college. You
Aren't you going to participate in the winter recruitment? I support you and treat you as my sister, so there is no way we can be together."
Zhao Minglan resisted a little, but Ma Xiaoquan was too strong for her to break away. Although she knew it in her heart, she always imagined that Ma Xiaoquan would not say it, so she left a little hope for herself.
"Is it really impossible?" Zhao Minglan seemed not to give up.
"Yes, it's impossible, absolutely impossible~"
I thought Zhao Minglan would cry, but she suddenly calmed down and her expression became cold: "I understand, please take your hands away!"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, then let go of his hand. Zhao Minglan glanced at him and turned to leave.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, thinking that a woman's heart is as deep as the sea, but it's okay, it's better to make it clear this time than to have any illusions again.
After returning home with Zhao Minglan, Zhao Minglan ignored Ma Xiaoquan again. When Aunt Hong asked why, Zhao Minglan turned around and entered his house without saying a word. Ma Xiaoquan could only spread his hands in embarrassment.
Although Aunt Hong didn't know what happened between the two, in fact, she still didn't want Ma Xiaoquan and Zhao Minglan to be together.
It's not that Ma Xiaoquan is bad, or that Zhao Minglan has shortcomings, Aunt Hong just feels that they are like a family, the kind of family that only has family ties.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Ma Xiaoquan finally decided to go back to the dormitory of the factory to sleep. On the one hand, Zhao Minglan could no longer see him, so he was no longer bothered by the sight. On the other hand, Ma Xiaoquan was very interested in the shabby bungalow he had just visited.
He was going to explore and find out what was in the bungalow.
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan said a simple word to Aunt Hong, and then left.
Before leaving the house, Zhao Minglan's door seemed to move, but in the end it did not open.
...
When Ma Xiaoquan came to the dilapidated bungalow again, he was surprised to find that there was nothing here, just an open space.
"No, am I right? In broad daylight, a bungalow is gone?"
Ma Xiaoquan rubbed his eyes and looked again carefully. There really was no bungalow.
"That's strange, where is the bungalow?"
Just as Ma Xiaoquan was looking around, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
When he turned around, he saw it was Ma Liehuo.
Ma Liehuo hasn't come to work in the factory these days, but he is young after all, and has fully recovered from his last injury.
"What are you doing? What are you looking for?" Ma Liehuo asked.
Ma Xiaoquan did not answer Ma Liehuo's question, but asked: "Why did you suddenly appear here?"
Ma Liehuo was carrying a bag: "My old man asked me to go to the store to buy wine for him. Isn't this the closest way to go?"
"Oh, you are familiar with this road, right?" Ma Xiaoquan asked again.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoquan grabbed Ma Liehuo, pointed to the location of the previous bungalow and said, "There is a bungalow here, you know, right?"
Ma Liehuo was stunned, gasped and shook his head: "No, how could it be possible?"
"No?" Ma Xiaoquan was shocked, "You didn't lie to me, did you?"
Ma Liehuo said seriously: "Why am I lying to you? I leave here almost every two days. Even if I am building a bungalow, it can't be built in two days and then demolished in a while, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan held his chin and nodded. Ma Liehuo was right. With the current level of house building in this era, it is impossible to build it in two days and then demolish it. Then the problem is, the bungalow that Zhao Minglan showed him just now